Katie's Notes

An academic blog by a linguist specialising in qualitative healthcare research & medical humanities

Week 44: Initiated contact with participants

The biggest achievement in Week 44 was initiating contact with prospective participants for my research. On 1st November, when I started sending emails to the participants, I was already nervous and uneasy, because I could only obtain the data with their voluntary help and support. As of 4th November, I have received positive responses from them, saying they are willing to take part and help me recruit further participants.

I am very lucky and feel that being helped by someone is such a fortunate event. I would like to give them something in return by sharing research findings when I have completed my thesis.

 

My achievements in Week 44

  • edited Chapter 1
  • filled in fieldwork/time away forms to submit

Goals for Week 45

  • continue editing Chapters 1 and 3
  • define criteria for the data collection
  • check case study approach