Category Archives: Domains

Going old school…

My PhD Gantt chart for July 2021 has the following activity: Set up and test tech requirements for telephone interviews. In my mind I expected this to be quite straightforward. I would make the calls from my phone to the participant’s landline or non-smartphone using Microsoft Teams, the calls would also be recorded using Teams.Continue reading “Going old school…”

Ireland and the lifelong learning curve: the intergenerational contribution to digital literacy for life.

Participant Information Letter – Adult participants aged 55 years and older living in Ireland Dear Participant,  I am Sandra Flynn, a PhD student at the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University. I would like to invite you to take part in a research study about intergenerational relationship support for the development of digital literacy skillsContinue reading “Ireland and the lifelong learning curve: the intergenerational contribution to digital literacy for life.”

Draft, pilot, reflect, revise…

Today, 21 June, 2021, my students embark on Stage 3 of their MSc research projects, collecting data, analysing data and all the rest that goes with it. I will reiterate my previous advice to them on the importance of a data requirements table (Saunders et al., 2016, p. 714). This mapping exercise helps ensure thatContinue reading “Draft, pilot, reflect, revise…”

Organising the chaos… Nvivo and the literature

I refrain from using the term literature review in the title of this post since I’m a long way from that point in my research project. I have, however, been reading a lot in the months since I shared my rationale in this post for wanting to use Nvivo for my literature review. I haveContinue reading “Organising the chaos… Nvivo and the literature”

“Get yourself a granddaughter!”

January, 2021. For readers outside of Ireland this is the month of the third lockdown to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Over the course of a few days an email exchange with a neighbour went like this: Her: “Can I phone you at some point today or tomorrow for help with the constant emailContinue reading ““Get yourself a granddaughter!””