The Decolonising 51吃瓜app project seeks to work with students to help develop a better understanding of how racism affects students' experience at university.
What are we doing?
We are looking for student volunteers to keep a research diary to catalogue your experiences of Higher Education, to support us in digging deeper into the issues of racism in Higher Education, and to act as real life learning examples for staff and other students.
The project will run for six months (from January - June) and you will receive regular support from the Decolonising 51吃瓜app Research Team throughout the process.
Why a diary study?
Diary studies are seen as an empowering way to capture a diarist's experiences as they allow you to share your experience in your own terms, decide for yourself what is of the greatest relevance and choose what you do and do not share with us. In this way, you have control over your own story.
How will it work?
You can choose the format for your diary, it could be typed, audio or video - whatever works best for you. You will be asked to make a minimum of one entry per week into your diary, but can make more if you wish to. Once a month, a member of the Research Team will be in touch to make sure you have the support you need to keep up with your diary and we will collect the diary entries that you choose to submit every three months.
Towards the end of the academic year, you will also be invited to participate in an interview to discuss your diary entries in more detail and ensure we are representing your story appropriately. Your entries will be confidential and will be shared in various ways such as in reports, papers and on our website.
You will receive a £30 voucher at the end of the study to say thank you for your time. There will also be the opportunity to podcast and publish about your experiences.
Who do I contact to get involved?
You can read more or email the team via decolonisingdmu@dmu.ac.uk.
Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020