Papers by Raji Swaminathan
Critical Approaches to Questions in Qualitative Research, 2017
Critical Approaches to Questions in Qualitative Research, 2017
Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting
Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting
Routledge eBooks, Nov 4, 2019
Routledge eBooks, Dec 23, 2021
I-Manager's Journal of Education Technology, Mar 15, 2013
Educational Technologies (Ets) (Mulvihill& Swaminathan, 2012b) and creative qualitative inquiry a... more Educational Technologies (Ets) (Mulvihill& Swaminathan, 2012b) and creative qualitative inquiry approaches (Mulvihill& Swaminathan, 2012a; Mulvihill& Swaminathan, 2013), the particular focus of this article drills more deeply into one exemplar, namely the uses of photography, aided by educational technologies to position the visual within the inquiry process. In the social sciences, visual methods encompass photography, video, and graphic representations. In this article, the authors focus on photography as both a tool for data gathering in research as well as a source of data for analysis. In addition, the authors discuss pedagogical uses of photography. Photography and Visual Images in Everyday Life Keith Kenney (2009) argues that the use of the visual medium such as photographs, videos or 'mashups' for communication is on the rise in every area of life. No less powerful or complex than linguistic systems; visual communication refers to 'looking' or 'framing' and not merely 'seeing.' Maria Sturken and Lisa Cartwright (2001) assert that seeing is arbitrary in the sense that we see all the time. Looking, in contrast, is directed. Looking (or visuality) is the act of making sense of what we notice in the world (Rose, 2006).
I-Manager's Journal of Education Technology, Dec 15, 2011
This article describes and analyzes the experiences of two tenured university professors at two d... more This article describes and analyzes the experiences of two tenured university professors at two different US universities located in the Midwest as they collaborate to design and carry-out innovative pedagogies related to teaching doctorallevel qualitative research methods courses. One of the primary elements of the innovations under examination is the form and function of educational technologies (ETs). ETs are understood to be tools for data collection, data analysis and data display, as well as conceptual conduits for understanding socially constructed knowledge. The authors also argue that ETs have epistemological histories (and futures) and innovative pedagogies for graduate education ought to include robust experimentation with multi-genre/multi-modal texts (Bakhtin, 1981; Bochner and Ellis, 2002; Janesick, 2010; Willis, 2008) that use ETs. Blogs that include audio and visual data representations, social media tools for communication and collaboration, as well iPad and iPhone technologies are all ripe for experimentation as they relate to creative qualitative inquiry (CQI) and the creation of new innovative pedagogies.
Routledge eBooks, Apr 7, 2017
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Mar 1, 2004
Routledge eBooks, Apr 7, 2023
Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting, 2019
This paper tells the stories of displacement and reintegration from the perspective ofstudents, f... more This paper tells the stories of displacement and reintegration from the perspective ofstudents, families, teachers of a school that was forced to relocate or close from a space that they had occupied since the school was founded. The narrative is based on existing documents, retrospective and current narrative interviews of those involved in the change process and minutes from meetings, documents, videos or other documentation recorded by individuals, journal entries and remembered conversations. Their stories reveal the interconnections between people and places and describe how experiences are framed by economic, political and cultural factors.The personal stories show us how these constructs shape the experiences of displacement and frame choices and possibilities for action and change by the displaced.
The purpose of this session is to offer various ways photography can be used to advance social ju... more The purpose of this session is to offer various ways photography can be used to advance social justice. How can photographic arts-based research projects help generate a resistance to the prevailing culture? Does protest photography exist as a unique genre? How might we theorize the power of the photograph within participatory action research as it relates to self and collective efficacy? Research where photographs document conditions that require change, are often conducted under difficult conditions. Protest photography showcases power, revealing stories of protestors, and those in authority who might photograph protestors. Examining the photographers and the photographed helps us understand the politics of resistance. In this presentation, we will discuss what we can learn from protest photography, the ethical implications of photographic arts-based projects, and the pedagogical implications. In addition, we will provide educators with tools to assist early-career-researchers with projects involving photography including pedagogical prompts for photographic arts-based projects
Arts-Based Educational Research and Qualitative Inquiry: Walking the Path Thalia M. Mulvihill, Ba... more Arts-Based Educational Research and Qualitative Inquiry: Walking the Path Thalia M. Mulvihill, Ball State University and Raji Swaminathan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee This book introduces novice researchers to arts-based qualitative research methods. In the last decade, qualitative research has expanded to include new and emergent methods that has led to more novice researchers seeking out arts-based expertise to support their work. Following primarily the strands of visual, narrative, and performative inquiry, the book is relevant for all novice qualitative researchers interested in arts based inquiry methods.
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Papers by Raji Swaminathan