Wanna collaborate, mate? Some reflections on research and collaboration
I have been thinking about writing on the topic and have indeed made the odd tweet about it, but since it has been heavily promoted in academia, I thought I would put my thoughts in a more coherent way (I hope). And no, I won't be citing other works in this blog. These are some reflections on how I view and feel about research. No strain, no gain or why I do research*? As a teacher and an inquisitive person, I do feel the need to probe into things that happen around me in my classroom. I am also of a very sensitive and perceptive nature and capture things others might not be aware of. So you could say it is a very much personal interest and predisposition. I also view this as a way to express myself, to create and develop myself. It is also a challenge for me and I feel that straining myself is the only way to grow. Further, I consider researching (or scholarship) to be a natural stage of a teacher's development journey and this is how it was pretty much for me. In the begin...