Revising my title

After catching up with Helen about where I am with the project, we talked about the possible revision of my title of the project, to allow my to focus on what I am trying to learn.

My title relates to styles and approaches of an adult dance exercise class - however what I've really been researching and what has been taking my interest is more to do with motivation, keeping people interested and enjoying classes, how I can improve my practice to create more enjoyment in my classes and the social aspect of classes.

We also looked at a couple of my research methods which might conflict with the universities ethical conduct guide. For exampe I had thought about having someone observe me teaching a class, but Helen explained that it would still be a bit of a murky situation in regards to ethics due to the class participants even if they were not being watched specifically. We talked instead about me doing my own observation of my own teaching, alongside observing other teachers in their classes and using these observations to apply new tools to my classes after.

I feel a lot more focused back on the project now and I am going to keep developing and revising my question as I focus in more on my key texts and see where the research path takes me. Helen mentioned about the idea that if you haven't revised your title then the research hasn't really progressed anywhere. So its good to recognise if your title doesn't match your research as it may be leading the project down a different path.

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