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- Title
The Challenging and Empowering Elements of Doctoral Data Collection.
- Authors
Nyika, Lawrence
- Abstract
Data collection was the most challenging aspect of my doctoral journey as an African immigrant student due to a highly unpredictable research environment. This article reports on my doctoral fieldwork experiences in one Canadian province's public secondary schools. The purpose of the article is to highlight data collection challenges and supports in qualitative research. Several barriers to doctoral fieldwork are evidenced in the article, whose successful navigation was enabled by an empowering spiritual experience and supportive and engaging supervision. Doctoral data collection narratives may not appeal to every reader, but their academic and therapeutic significance should not be underestimated.
- Subjects
DOCTORAL degree; ACQUISITION of data; SECONDARY schools; FIELDWORK (Educational method); IMMIGRANT students
- Publication
Qualitative Report, 2018, Vol 23, Issue 9, p2143
- ISSN
1052-0147
- Publication type
Article