This week is I guess the busiest week I have so far since joining the program. Although it is not related directly to my study, so far I 'enjoy' the new dynamic involved as a result of my participation. In particular I really enjoy 'outside office activities' such as group lunch (we had a Ferry cruise lunch yesterday touring the lake for about one hour...), and also a group dinner where everybody brought their food from their respective countries.... Enjoyed the meals from Africa, Australia etc....
I now can comfortably disagree to the saying that 'doing research study is a long and lonely journey..' Not if you can spent time wisely with other people in your community, and more importantly, getting some sort of rewards for your participation (in my case it was a scholarship - talking about synergy :-).
Anyway, this memo is actually written to share a good news about me finding the most CLEAR single paper on how to conduct my research.
I have been reading several books on the research methodology (Grounded Theory) and still (really-really) struggling to outline every little steps involved in each research stages (Entering the field, collecting data -interview, transcribing the interviews, sorting, coding, more coding and eventually, after reaching the saturation stage, writing down the theory).
The steps outlined clearly in this paper can be compared to having a cookbook on your side while cooking, only that I am cooking a different meal.
I can humbly thank God Almighty for every little progress (or sign of progress) that I have... and Thank also to my daughter, the sole source of motivation. Dad Loves you.
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