This semester for my ethnographic research, I will be researching into journaling and diminishing the stereotype around ‘journaling is for 12 year old girls’.
It has come to my attention that many academics find there is so much to gain from a journaling journey. Journals keep one’s mind working and always thinking and reflecting. It helps one to not only remember and understand their life as a whole but also helps students remember important information that they need. It extends an individual’s self-awareness which is a great way to improve your quality of life.
Also, the benefits of journaling are incredible. Once you remove the stigma of what you think journaling is, you will slowly see your life improve once starting a journaling journey. Although there are countless mental benefits, there is also so many physical benefits which even include boosting your immune system.
As my main method of research is participation observation, I am fully aware that a bias end result may occur. To lower the risk of this in my final findings, I will be comparing my results in the participation to secondary research of scholarly articles and other sources. Not only this, as I will be asking fellow students and online participants poll-based questions for my quantitative data, this will be done in hopes to balance out the bias in my final result.
Every answer will be anonymous, besides my personal experience as I truly want the end result of this research to reflect the raw emotions that journaling is all about. If no emotion come about through this research, I still would like the end result to have a personal feel to it as I find journaling to be such a personal journey.
This is why I have decided for the Digital Artefact to be a blog post. When I write and read blog posts, I feel as though it is a time for the writer to truly connect with their audience and that is the whole purpose of this research. As my original media niche is wellbeing/lifestyle influencers, they share their personal life to their audience just like I want to mine. If I think my findings appear to not be portrayed correctly as a blog post, I will consider other options such as an audio log or YouTube video.
Until Next Time, R.
References
Tank, A., 2020. This Is How Journaling Can Make You A More Effective Leader. [online] Fast Company. Available at: https://www.fastcompany.com/90423383/the-benefits-of-journaling-for-leaders <Accessed 28 August 2020>
O’Connell, T, 2011, The Case of Reflective Journals: Is the jury still out? [online PDF download], Research Gate. Available At: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232947360_The_case_of_reflective_journals_Is_the_jury_still_out <Accessed 28 August 2020>
Purcell, M, 2020, ‘The Health Benefits of Journaling’, viewed 19 August 2020, < https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-health-benefits-of-journaling/ >
Daymon Christine and Holloway Immy (2011) ‘Ethnography’, Qualitative Research Methods in Public Relations and Marketing Communications. Routledge: New York. viewed 19 August 2020
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