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Papers by Idilio Moncivais
Qualitative Inquiry, Aug 8, 2020
A silky gray, blending with the velvety darkness yet standing strong against the golden blaze of ... more A silky gray, blending with the velvety darkness yet standing strong against the golden blaze of the daytime. Freckles of the metals you are mixed with dancing in the trickles of light shine through the blinds of the window-the blinds blocking the light to steal some of the joy of your embrace with the sun in a fit of jealousy. Long, strong rods, adorned by sweat, gentle enough not to pierce soft, medium-Brown flesh, weakened by sedentary days but strong enough to endure the 300-plus pounds it weathers every day. 300-plus pounds of anxiety-the scribbles and tiny utterances of to-dos, what-ifs, hows, and whys. The mighty rods wrap in an embrace, a hug, a holding. 300-plus pounds of frustration. The staff says more cuts. More planning for the hypothetical. Dry replies and check-ins in which nothing is said, but everything is said. The chair is rocked back, but the solid foundation swings back with the rock. The chair swings back but pushes forward. A fresh breath-to say, always keep going. Reminding that forward is the only option. 300-plus pounds of laughter. Friends share sweet wine and memories.
Qualitative Inquiry
Members of a graduate educational ethnography course created pandemic poetry. The instructor was ... more Members of a graduate educational ethnography course created pandemic poetry. The instructor was pedagogically stretched in translating what had always been an in-person research poetry creation experience to a virtual setting, but the students responded with powerful poetic renditions. In this article, course members’ poetry is featured, and a brief review of the course materials used and guidance provided to the class, along with a methodological reflection, are offered.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how researchers situated themselves and how they learned ... more The purpose of this paper is to discuss how researchers situated themselves and how they learned to effectively communicate each other throughout the process of collabora-tive cross-cultural research. Co-researchers, with diverse cultural backgrounds (Korean and Caucasian-American), reflect on the meanings and implications of their collaborative experiences. The implications of multicultural collaboration in qualitative research, including challenges and benefits, are presented. In the paper the authors introduce themselves as researchers, overview the cross-cultural research that the authors collaborated on, detail the method used to reflect on the collaborative research, and highlight areas or themes that seemed particularly salient in the research experience.
Qualitative Inquiry, Aug 8, 2020
A silky gray, blending with the velvety darkness yet standing strong against the golden blaze of ... more A silky gray, blending with the velvety darkness yet standing strong against the golden blaze of the daytime. Freckles of the metals you are mixed with dancing in the trickles of light shine through the blinds of the window-the blinds blocking the light to steal some of the joy of your embrace with the sun in a fit of jealousy. Long, strong rods, adorned by sweat, gentle enough not to pierce soft, medium-Brown flesh, weakened by sedentary days but strong enough to endure the 300-plus pounds it weathers every day. 300-plus pounds of anxiety-the scribbles and tiny utterances of to-dos, what-ifs, hows, and whys. The mighty rods wrap in an embrace, a hug, a holding. 300-plus pounds of frustration. The staff says more cuts. More planning for the hypothetical. Dry replies and check-ins in which nothing is said, but everything is said. The chair is rocked back, but the solid foundation swings back with the rock. The chair swings back but pushes forward. A fresh breath-to say, always keep going. Reminding that forward is the only option. 300-plus pounds of laughter. Friends share sweet wine and memories.
Qualitative Inquiry
Members of a graduate educational ethnography course created pandemic poetry. The instructor was ... more Members of a graduate educational ethnography course created pandemic poetry. The instructor was pedagogically stretched in translating what had always been an in-person research poetry creation experience to a virtual setting, but the students responded with powerful poetic renditions. In this article, course members’ poetry is featured, and a brief review of the course materials used and guidance provided to the class, along with a methodological reflection, are offered.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how researchers situated themselves and how they learned ... more The purpose of this paper is to discuss how researchers situated themselves and how they learned to effectively communicate each other throughout the process of collabora-tive cross-cultural research. Co-researchers, with diverse cultural backgrounds (Korean and Caucasian-American), reflect on the meanings and implications of their collaborative experiences. The implications of multicultural collaboration in qualitative research, including challenges and benefits, are presented. In the paper the authors introduce themselves as researchers, overview the cross-cultural research that the authors collaborated on, detail the method used to reflect on the collaborative research, and highlight areas or themes that seemed particularly salient in the research experience.