Author Archives: Grace O'Driscoll

Presentation Slides ARP blog posts for assessment ARP.1 Ethical Action Plan, and project background ARP.2 Critical Race Theory and the Action Research Project ARP.3 Reflecting on Research Methods ARP.4 Designing, Circulating, and Digesting the Survey ARP.5 Expanding the Outcomes ARP.6 … Continue reading →

Aparna, K. and Kramsch, O. (2018) ‘Asylum university: re-situating knowledge exchange along cross-border positionalities’ in G. K. Bhambra et al. (eds) Decolonising the university. Pluto Press, 2018, pp 95-256. Arshad, M., Dada, R., Elliott, C., Kalinowska, I., Khan, M., Lipiński, … Continue reading →

Survey data analysis : About half of the total student survey respondents had used the Fine Art Subject Guide Bibliography. Of students who had used the resource 42% reported finding it helpful, the balance did not complete the survey beyond … Continue reading →

‘Practices of representation always implicate the positions from which we speak or write’ Stuart Hall (1990, p.222). I had taken elements of my personal positionality into account in designing the research vehicle, reflecting on embedded advantages of being white, and … Continue reading →

Racism is normal : Here exemplified by the hegemony of white voices in the original Bibliography and the absence of social justice content. Also in the failure to meet the commitment made in UAL’s Anti Racism Action Plan (2021, p.11). … Continue reading →

Having designed my research to make the project manageable in the timeframe and safely positioned (Lenette, 2022) I now see exciting possibilities to scale up at the outcomes stage. These broadened outcomes are supported by the CRT framework review. My … Continue reading →

Matthews et al. (2010, p.201) describe questionnaires as well placed to collect ‘opinions and wishes’ which reflects my refined research question; now focused on understanding effects on student engagement when using the bibliography, and their preferences for change. Having initially … Continue reading →

My initial expectation for ARP was to organise a student group to collaboratively diversify the Fine Art Subject Guide Bibliography, a ‘dynamic community… [in] co-production’ as evoked by Aparna and Kramsch (2018, p.106). Similar projects at UAL and other institutions … Continue reading →

For the Action Research Project I am proposing to use a CRT framework developed for the library and knowledge sector (Leung and López-McKnight, 2021, p. 13-15), to guide and expand the outcome actions. I used this framework in my MSc … Continue reading →

Research Question : How does the lack of contemporary and representative research themes in reading list resources affect student engagement with library research and librarian support? I am planning to continue with the project identified for my Inclusive Practice Intervention; … Continue reading →