I like titles. They break up text, point to content, separate meaning, organise information, indicate, announce... I am considering what title to give my section about analysing the data. How did I make meaning out of the oral tellings, transcripts and notes? How did I analyse my encounters with the participants, the ensuing transcripts, my reflections and evolving understanding, my decisions, my subsequent conversations with the participants, my organisation of the content and my writing and re-writing of the stories? I started with the title: 'What happened?' Then I thought of other, more fitting titles: 'Mapping the Stories', 'Charting the Research Journey', 'Moulding the Transcripts', 'Moving Stories', 'Making Sense of the Stories', 'The Stories'...
Perhaps I am not ready to seal this chunk of EdD work with a title. Titles seal.
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