Abstract
In this paper, I discuss my use of reflexive writing during my PhD fieldwork, which was an eight month ethnographic study of one early learning and childcare setting. Going into my fieldwork, I was keen to explore how reflexivity could help me negotiate issues that arose because of my professional background as a preschool teacher. In the essay, I discuss my reasons for using reflexive writing during my fieldwork, and argue that reflexive writing exposed issues that might otherwise have remained hidden.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-91 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Ethics & Social Welfare |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- reflexivity
- early childhood
- ethics
- ethnography
- childcare settings
- fieldwork