I caught a cold and was sick for the entire week. They say that catching a cold is a sign that you need to rest. I am feeling much better after sleeping a lot during the week.
On Tuesday, I had a supervision meeting for the first time in a month and gained some useful tips on literature reviews and methodology sections. I initially planned to write Chapter 2 next month, but it turned out that I need to write in-depth discussions of my data collection, transcription, coding, interpretation and translation.
I borrowed three books on interviewing from the library and bought two books which are more relevant to my project. These are my supervisors’ favourites and I like them too!
1) The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research, edited by Ivy Bourgeault, Robert Dingwall, and Raymond De Vries
2) Interpreting Qualitative Data, by David Silverman.
Back to the Future
Earlier this week, while I was unwell and lying in bed, I remembered some movies my father likes. I watched his favourite movie, Back to the Future, for the first time in 20 years. The series still gives me wonderful feelings, and, again, I was moved by some of the stories’ messages.
Throughout Parts 1, 2 and 3, the slang term ‘chicken’ was used to insult Marty. He always reacted to the provocation, and it was described as a part of his inner personality that results in trouble and ruins his life. In the last scene of Part 3, he stopped overreacting to the ‘chicken’ insult, and his future changed.
That final scene of Part 3 was really moving and reassuring.
Jennifer: Dr. Brown, I brought this note back from the future and now it’s erased.
Doc: Of course it’s erased!
Jennifer: But what does that mean?
Doc: It means your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one, both of you.
Marty: Where are you going now? Back to the future?
Doc: Nope. Already been there.
My goals for Week 44:
- Finalise Information Sheets and Consent Forms for all participants
- Start contacting the participants and scheduling my observations
