Educator and researcher
Hi everyone, and welcome to The Scholar’s Way for 2026! As I start the year back at work, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I do. A nice introduction to my new subscribers and a reminder of why you are here if you’ve subscribed for a while. So buckle …
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Hi everyone! A quick note to let you know the deadline has been extended to submit an abstract for our upcoming research paradigms book. Final abstracts are due 28 November 2025 at 12PM AEST (Melbourne time; UTC+11). So you still have time! 🎉 We are looking for stories from all different paradigms – how did …
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We are seeking chapter contributions for a forthcoming edited book titled The Researcher’s Compass: Choosing Your Paradigm, Finding Your Voice. This book aims to demystify research paradigms by offering accessible, reflective, and grounded accounts of how paradigms shape research design, practice, and identity. The book will be co-edited by Dr Lynette Pretorius and Dr Basil …
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Let’s talk about one of the most complex parts of research – understanding the philosophical underpinnings of your worldview and how this shapes the way your research is done. This is called a research paradigm and is one of the areas I get the most frequent questions about from graduate research students. The popularity of …
