Research Design

Chapter 3: Research Design

Quote 1:" Finally your project must be something you yourself must be passionate about"(67).

entering my first stages of research, It is safe to say i held a very broad topic on arts engagement and the community.  But there was a lot of research already done. I began to make my research slightly more personal focusing directly on dance and the MCLA and Berkshire community. But then I began to loose passion. After some self reflection I was able to organize my own data and navigate the data I wanted to receive as well as the REAL question I wanted to ask, How do artist Develop in a community that is not their own? Out of the self reflection I generated the conversations that would get the answered to my questions, what questions to ask, who would I ask, What is the Importance. Also when i would hit a block in my research, personalizing the question or process was helpful to re-generate thought or further research. 

Quote 2: "It almost always takes longer than you think it will to get what you need done"(81).

I must admit, as a college student, I am guilty of being the ultimate procrastinator. Doing a research project has taught me how to manage work in a timely manor. It has also helped me to manage life thoroughly. It was really helpful that I manage a step By step agenda of everything I had to do for My research. this helped me to better analyze what I was doing and why I was doing it. Taking a glance at the assignment before you actually commence working on it is a part of process i learned, and it helps generate thought before doing the section of the research I would tackle.  Also going back was easy due to the fact that I have reference to my thinking because I recorded the process.