Author Archives: Eva Feld

What are meaningful connections betweenMA Innovative Fashion Production (MA IFP) students and students from other MA courses within the School of Design and Technology, and do they increase the students’ feeling of belonging to the UAL community? Blog Post 1: … Continue reading →

This action research project wants to find out what the needs of  MA Innovative Fashion Production (MA IFP) students are to make meaningful connections to other MA students. The results should inform the development of an intervention, such as a … Continue reading →

Content Research Methodology The research methodology chosen for this project is an action research methodology (McNiff 2020, Costello 2003). Qualitative, iterative and reflexive. My approach to action research, from the many highly debated ones (McNiff, 2002, p.5) here is theory … Continue reading →

Blog Post 4: Critical Friends – Have you got feedback for me? For the purpose of not making isolated professional judgements, to increase the depth of my inquiry, and for my work to hold up to critical scrutiny, I sought … Continue reading →

Content Findings Summary of Findings Meaningful connections are both of practical and emotional nature. The students are interested in meeting other MA students for various reasons (needs further sampling). They are well aware of what connections they seek to make. … Continue reading →

Action Research Project: You and Your Connections Link to interactive presentation. Thank you for your attention. Thank you To Andrew and John, Thank you for your guidance and patience, your encouraging words when tasks seemed very difficult. I was always … Continue reading →

Bell, J. (2010). Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers in Education, Health and Social Science. 5th ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Open University Press, p. 30. Available at: https://www-vlebooks-com.arts.idm.oclc.org/Product/Index/155387?page=0&startBookmarkId=-1 (Accessed: 16 November 2025). Bilgin (2021) Why positionalities matter:  reflections … Continue reading →

This section was used to stay on track during the project. Especially as all listed aspects of the project have gone through iterations as the project progressed. This is captured by V1 for Version 1 and so forth.