The unmentionable has become an actual ‘thing’ in my life
Yes, that’s right….I have finally embarked upon the road to PhD.. at the age of 50. I know, right? RIDICULOUS! I’ve been very resistant to the whole concept of writing for a PhD for a VERY LONG TIME. Mostly because, with multiple additional learning needs, my scholarly experiences have been arduous. So it’s been much easier to simply avoid the whole PhD concept. However, a PhD has now become a ‘must do’, so… I am doing it… on a part time basis over five years.
If you’re still awake at this point and want more on this subject then you’ll be delighted to know that I plan to blog my way through the PhD process by posting weekly progress lists.
Week 1 of 36 allocated (part time) PhD weeks (Day 1 of 180):
Publishable PhD words written – minus 1500
PhD suitable papers published – none
Cups of tea drunk – eleventymillion
Miles run – 11.5
Cakes baked – none
Books read for pleasure – If I Die Before I Wake (see 2017 reading page for link to book review)
Books read for PhD – one chapter of Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks
Blogs read for PhD – Dr Helen Kara
Research undertaken – 27 of 46 students have completed the first survey
Meetings with PhD supervisors – two scheduled for Nov
Meetings with ALN support – one scheduled for Nov
Average level of guilt felt when squeezing PhD days in work diary – moderate
Overall average stress level – tolerable
Average success rate – pretty much as expected
Plan for next week:
- meet with one supervisor
- remind research students to complete survey
- decide focus group date
- choose journals for possible publication of two articles
- write 1st draft of one article
- exercise more
- bake more
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