Posts tagged barriers to research
“I’m not mature enough for this!” Why do teachers shrink in the face of research, and does it matter?

‘I’m not mature enough for this,’ how often do we feel this way when thinking about research? Such irrational feelings of incompetence can lead to lost opportunities in engaging with research, or even taking those first tentative steps on the research journey. So, what can be done about this? In over twenty years of research supervision, these are some statements that are frequently cited, along with suggested strategies to negate these.

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