Auto-Ethnographic Study

Although not mentioned in this week’s Marshall/Rossman chapter, feminism and autoethnography has popped up before in prior readings, so there is some familiarity with both concepts. Now comes what their synthesis looks like in practice.

Education is among the sectors that have benefited the most from the advent of modern technology, and especially information and communication technology (ICT). Traditional education systems faced many challenges and huge limitations at delivery, in practice, and in application. Tools of education such as chalk, blackboard, books, classrooms, laboratory items, and so on, were mostly manual and cumbersome. Even the structure of the traditional literature content, and pedagogy was a challenge to both the teacher and the learner.

Elizabeth Ettorre, an sociologist who using a feminist participatory action research process to analyze voices. Particularly, the theme of this auto-ethnography she wrote is a vision of is it truly equal? Or are we still trap by other, more on society expectations view? The author of this journal wants to challenge every of having an loving eyes not the arrogant eyes to those lesbian. In my opinion, this challenge is most fulfillable since in Canada, part of America, and other more country have approve and set LGBT right for loving the same sex, one woman love another woman. It is only the matter of time, how long can all the people can view them normally and not to push them alway from the society. In conclusion, using loving eyes to see

One of the main points Hernandez makes in his auto-ethnography is the oppression that surrounded his environment. Another main point is the importance of giving back to the community and how being part of it benefits an individual.

My auto-ethnography encompassed a three-day stretch (Thursday afternoon to Saturday afternoon) in which I visited Boston to help celebrate my rabbi’s installation as the first woman rabbi in New England’s largest Reform Jewish Synagogue (Temple Israel of Boston). As points-of-reference: this particular rabbi was also the person who oversaw my conversation to Judaism and was particular influential with guidance during some very rough life events. Also, I have remain in close contact with both the Temple (as an institution) and its congregation (as a common group and subculture). For example, I will be traveling up there again later on in the year to do some teaching. So this return to Boston - the same city/region where I did my undergrad and

In this Auto-ethnography I’ll write about the artistic community I’m part of. It’s been around ten years since I became part of this diversified community ever since my mom force me to go to a private art class. From such a forceful action it turned into something that I learned to appreciate later on. I plan on covering how art has transformed my views by letting me think more out of the box. Since creativity is something I rely on constantly, by learning different art techniques I been able to integrate them together into several of my projects (school related). Another thing I’m going to discuss is the benefits and downfalls of being part of this community. Especially the misconception that has followed me my whole life that people with

This article discusses the topic of employee engagement and offers an approach to address this deficit from a contemporary, rather contentious, auto ethnographic point of view that employee engagement is an individual concept and argues that organisations would benefit from this method. It is noted that employee engagement has been presented as a solution in the search for sustainable economic growth. Kahn’s concept of personal engagement at work emphasises the importance of understanding self in employee engagement. Although employee engagement is a recent term, it ties into the larger conventional concepts of personal and work engagement. Auto ethnography is where the researcher connects personal experience for the purpose of understanding

• We should study the emplacement of the people within ethnographic studies. This means analysing people within the structure in which they are in. The experiencing, knowing and emplaced body is essential when it comes to sensory ethnographic studies.

The method of ethnographic research was popularized by anthropologists. And has since then moved over to other social sciences, as proof of its effectiveness. There are many researchers that favor this approach over others, given the nature of the data collected as a result of the interactions with the subjects of a study. On the other hand, the are those who argue the compromised position a researcher would see itself in after having observed the subjects of study from “the inside”. I consider myself included on the first group, as research information obtained by submerging yourself inside a culture could be considered more honest, therefore, more reliable.

Design education coursework will allow students to exercise their creativity without the restrictions and limitations they will face upon entering the work force. Ideally, design education gives students the foundation they will need to become successful professionals and valued contributors to the world of design.

According to Merriam (2002), methods of Ethnographic research include interviews, observations, and archival research. Through these methods, researchers are able to gather information on the shared activities and patterns of individuals (Creswell, 2007). Several procedures are necessary in order to conduct ethnographic research. The problem must be stated, a phenomenon of interest to study, gaining access, collecting data, phenomenological data analysis, gathering themes, and compiling the research information (Creswell, 2007).

Today’s education differs much from the education fifty years ago. One of the reasons they are so different is because of technology. In the past fifty years the world of technology has grown tremendously, affecting everything, including education. A few things that have been brought into the world of education are computers, video and digital equipment such as DVDs, digital cameras and recording devices. The technology also includes information presentation technologies which includes the Smart Board, and different interactive whiteboards. There are many more that schools did not have fifty years ago.

Additionally, Januszewski and Molenda (2008) who suggested the gold-standard definition of educational technology, stated that the focus of EdTech research is now on the “appropriate application of processes and technologies” (p. 2) to enhance learning. Two things can be inferred from this statement: 1) the question is how to use technology, rather than what technology to use; and 2) the focus is to enhance learning. To find answer to this question, EdTech researchers need to look beyond the classroom and the individual learner and pay attention to the ways technology is being used in the real-world settings. They should take into account the “social, political, economic, cultural and historical contexts within which educational technology use (and non-use) is located” (Selwyn, 2010, p. 66).

Technology is a worldwide utility. It is the works of devices that have helped an immense amount of occasions; ranging from breaking codes of enigma, as a result of Turing's work, to benefiting the environment by having electronic documents rather than on paper. A mighty entity where technology provides a helping hand is in education.

Education has evolved tremendously over the past centuries. From one room school houses, segregated schools, to public and private schools, forms of education and how we receive it are always changing. In the past decade, technology has become a large part of education and schooling. Views on types of schooling and education are changing rapidly. Videos and articles can be found all over the Internet on basically any subject you can think of. Much of today’s schooling is done through online classes. Due to the increasing popularity of technology in education and the availability of the service, how schools are run will change and the need for teachers and staff will lessen. In the near future all schooling will be done by and through technology.