So now that I have this question that I’m ready to tackle, how do I actually intend on doing it? I quickly realized that the question I had formulated was no small feat to try and answer. I would need gathered resources in order to help approach this subject with a bit of professionalism. Also, I realized if you need to make something
applicable and important you need to apply it to something that is related to your own experiences. Therefor, I decided a good plan would be to also infuse some of my own experiences and findings within my research in order to really bring this inquiry process to light. To further describe in detail what I am going to do, I plan on using resources that I gather within our own Inquiry class here at UBC, EDUC 451. During this class we explore resources found by ourselves as well as classmates as we each endeavour into our own inquiry questions. One thing that we have found as a class so far is that a large amount of our questions actually have a lot in common. Therefor, it only makes sense to aid and share experiences with each other while taking part in collaborative inquiry. These resources can also be such things as videos or readings that we use in presentations or group work, which can be very useful if used in the right way. I also have the idea to use resources that I can draw from other courses that might be able to touch on my subject of inquiry. The more resources I can find the stronger my solution will be!
With that said, I also would like to incorporate some of my own findings during research. So far I have gathered a few useful journal articles as well as some websites that hold valid and resourceful information that will help in the exploration of my topic. Some examples draw on real studies that were previously done that will help in supporting my findings.
As I mentioned before I will also be drawing from my own personal experiences while out on my practicum. This will help me personally relate and reflect on how proper scaffolding and autonomy are used. I also took the opportunity of tapping into another valid source of knowledge while conducting an interview with school staff at my practicum placement about what their experiences have been regarding scaffolding and autonomy.
Once these sources and experiences have been combined I hope that I will be able to effectively find a solution to my question.
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