I wanted to share a little of what my inquiry is about.
My inquiry is based around Mental Health within the Arts...what support systems are available to us, how accessible they are and how many of us actually know they exist!
I am looking into the psychological-emotional demands of being a professional dancer. I want to map the facilities that are available to performers - including mental health care and emotional support. I also want to look at the possibilities of making dancers more aware of the support that is available, as well as making the profession aware of the possible need to support dancers better in this way.
I am carrying out interviews with 5 professionals who are at different stages of their careers within the arts. I am hoping to learn from them, information about the facilities available, whether they have experienced them for themselves and how they heard about them. Do they refer their students or employees? Do they have to pay for these services?
I am also doing a lot of book and internet based research into these facilities to really learn what is out there. I am finding a lot of interesting things that I am excited to document and share!!
I feel as though my professional artifact is going to be a great way for me to share my findings and really spread the word to other performers about what is out there. I need it to be something that will really speak but I am struggling at this point to decide on what to do and how to best format it??
Due to my schedule out at sea, I am not often available to attend the Skype discussion. However I really want to get involved in the community and share information. I would love to hear about other peoples inquiries. I would also love to know if anyone has any information or experience about mental health within the arts...any useful websites, journals or blogs that may support my inquiry?
Thank you in advance :)
Module 3
We are a couple weeks into the term now and I have been very busy with my Module 3 inquiry!
Unfortunately I have been unable to attend the Skype Sessions due to being at sea. Although this has been frustrating, browsing other peoples blogs from the course has proven super helpful in keeping me in the loop of what has been discussed and helping to guide my personal learning.
I have spent time going over my inquiry plan from Module 2 and using the feedback given to consider any changes that I want to make. I am pleased with my plan but I do think it is important for me to be open to the fact that my inquiry might inspire questions that I hadn't even considered, leading me to further questions in other areas! This is something that I have noticed is highlighted a LOT in my Module 3 Handbook...to be looking for my research to lead me to ask more questions, rather than looking for a closed answer.
I have also completed my Study Plan - I think this is such a helpful tool in making sure I keep on top of my work. I am starting to see already how easy to is to get so deep in amongst carrying out the research that it is hard to know when to 'stop' and start analysing. So the plan is a great tool at staying within time limits.
Something I am struggling with at the moment is waiting on other people! I am waiting to hear back from participants to carry out several interviews - it is proving hard to find times that work for both parties, especially for me being out at sea for the majority of October. This just means that as soon as I get confirmation and the interviews take place, I need to be in a good spot with the rest of my research...allowing me to start my analysis on track.
Unfortunately I have been unable to attend the Skype Sessions due to being at sea. Although this has been frustrating, browsing other peoples blogs from the course has proven super helpful in keeping me in the loop of what has been discussed and helping to guide my personal learning.
I have spent time going over my inquiry plan from Module 2 and using the feedback given to consider any changes that I want to make. I am pleased with my plan but I do think it is important for me to be open to the fact that my inquiry might inspire questions that I hadn't even considered, leading me to further questions in other areas! This is something that I have noticed is highlighted a LOT in my Module 3 Handbook...to be looking for my research to lead me to ask more questions, rather than looking for a closed answer.
I have also completed my Study Plan - I think this is such a helpful tool in making sure I keep on top of my work. I am starting to see already how easy to is to get so deep in amongst carrying out the research that it is hard to know when to 'stop' and start analysing. So the plan is a great tool at staying within time limits.
Something I am struggling with at the moment is waiting on other people! I am waiting to hear back from participants to carry out several interviews - it is proving hard to find times that work for both parties, especially for me being out at sea for the majority of October. This just means that as soon as I get confirmation and the interviews take place, I need to be in a good spot with the rest of my research...allowing me to start my analysis on track.
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