We would like to invite you to the upcoming webinar of our CASAE Methodology webinar series on Autobiographical and Autoethnographic Research with Dr. Shauna Butterwick and Dr. Virginia Rego.
When: Tuesday, June 16th from 11am to 12:30pm BC time (Regina, SK:12 noon; Toronto, ON: 2pm; Halifax, NS: 3pm).
About the Webinar:
In this webinar we will explore the contributions of autobiographical and autoethnographic research to the broad field of adult education, particularly how this form of inquiry provides a powerful opportunity to understand who we are as educators. As Parker Palmer (2007) wrote ”as educators good teaching cannot be reduced to technique but is rooted in the identity, and integrity, of the teacher” (p. 10). We will touch on some of the key characteristics of these approaches, what they share and how they differ, what is involved in crafting and telling stories, and some of the risks and benefits. Shauna Butterwick will map out some key aspects of this methodology grounded in her knowledge of the relevant scholarship and her experience advising doctoral students using this approach. Doctoral graduate, Virginia Rego, will join Shauna sharing her personal journeys of arriving at this form of self-inquiry which was rather accidental and serendipitous, reflecting on the process and offering some advice.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Shauna Butterwick
Shauna is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Her research and teaching in the broader field of Adult Education focused on informal and nonformal learning particularly women’s learning. Shauna’s research into re-entry programs, welfare reform, and social movement learning used feminist, social justice, and arts-based approaches. She has advised 29 doctoral students, several of whom engaged in autobiographical inquiry as their methodology and recently developed a curriculum on this approach. She believes that all successful doctoral journeys involve a process of self-inquiry.
Dr. Virginia Rego, National and International Results Coordinator, BC Ministry of Education
Virginia’s dissertation, “You are My Mirror: One Teacher’s Autobiographical Narrative Inquiry into Mental Illness”, grew out of her many years as a K-12 teacher and experience working for the Ministry of Education in BC. In her inquiry, she called upon artifacts, story, academic research, and real-life experience of mental illness. Her initial ‘safe’ research topic was on teacher identity; after exploring various pathways, Virginia began her process of self-inquiry. Taking to heart Biesta’s (2013) claim that a teacher’s educational responsibility is the call to act in the intervention of others, Virginia proceeded to ‘show up’ in her research mapping out her own struggles and vulnerabilities. Showing up to share her experience with others in this webinar is another act and she welcomes comments and questions about her journey.
Please, manifest your interest in attending by sending an email to jose.sousa@uregina.ca, and we will send you a zoom link for the meeting.
NOTE: Feel free to send questions about the topic in advance that you would like answered in the webinar.
Thank you!
José Wellington (Welly) Sousa (Prairies Rep.)