Recently, I’ve been called in to work full-time; something I wasn’t expecting, couldn’t refuse and which has totally derailed my study plans. All the same, I love teaching in this…| The Psyched Up Educator
Two weeks into the Msc Applied Psychology and it’s been interesting that so many of the famous (or notorious) studies I’ve come across have significant factors I wasn’t aware of. …| The Psyched Up Educator
Using thematic analysis in psychology This is a summary of the first part of the journal article. In this section, Braun and Clarke define thematic analysis. In the next part, they outline a guide …| The Psyched Up Educator
As our tutors for the MSc Applied Psychology get ready for the start of the semester (next week), my Moodle area is being populated with course information and – more importantly – our …| The Psyched Up Educator
It’s quite a jolt these days to realise my friends and I are at the age when the divorce rate is rising, and many people find themselves entering their 5th decade as singletons. A few people …| The Psyched Up Educator
Time is precious. I think most people, whatever their situation, would agree and none more so than students who are also employees, partners, parents etc. For this reason, it is essential to unders…| The Psyched Up Educator
If you know me at all, you know I’m a total learning junkie. This means that over the years, I’ve been to more conferences and training days than your average educator. One of the most …| The Psyched Up Educator
Yesterday I had a nasty shock…a REALLY nasty shock. I found out that my doctoral studies could not be funded because they start in 2 weeks’ time (end of June 2018), whereas the funding …| The Psyched Up Educator
Yesterday I was grateful to finish up on my third course in the University of Pennsylvania’s MOOC on Positive Psychology and Research Methods. This unit used a study of ‘grit’ as …| The Psyched Up Educator
Through my life, I have always looked forward to the next ‘adventure’ whether it is geographical, academic, relationship-oriented or ‘other’ in nature. I feel I’ve always had ‘meaningful’ goals, an…| The Psyched Up Educator
