Grounded Theory Methods:

Grounded Theory :Looking Ahead

Jordan Wright Final Reflection EDU 895 July 12, 2013 Taking The DivePh.D. programs can make you question your path:

The pressure is on to decide what to do, how youre going to do it, how youll defend it, how youll Survive

When I thought about taking a third research class Youre Kidding, Right?

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Day OneDr. Yuknis announced:

We will do a GTM project on jobsIn addition to writing a sample proposal.

Being summer and all, My natural reaction:

In 6 weeks? On Top of Quals?!

Relief in sight I was happy to learn it was not lecture driven. Like some classes that shall not be named.

It was not like other classes in which certain professors made me feel like Just saying.

The Group I learned the most from interacting with the groupCredibility can be powerful with peer reviewers Just when I thought I knew pretty much everything about the Deaf community, I realized how much diversity exists within this small group. Then I thought about the diversity thats going to affect how I tackle my dissertation*sigh*

And then there was coding. Words, words, more words! Theres a code for everything. There has to be an app for this. and still waiting for qual results.

Getting my second windAt first, coding seemed like a big maze I remember feeling overwhelmed with all the data I saw contrasts instead of similarities

But I got my second wind and realized

Ph.D. student/Boot Camp = Same thing. Yes Sir, mrs. Sir!

After the QualStorm Passed..I returned to class with a newfound sense of optimism and fresh eyes for GTM :

GTM = Confidence I started to understand patterns and triangulation I started to better understand how I might go about framing the groundwork for my dissertation.

Confidence is Sexy.

Charmaz: Inspiring

Thinking about the futureAs a result of this class I feel:GTM really is the best fit for what I want to do

Especially since everyone *ahem* seems to have an opinion about Deaf-Blindness in general:

Looking Forward The dissertation seems like less of a myth

How I imagine walking into my dissertation defense:

What it will really, probably be like: *cringe*

I enjoyed working with yall!