I'd like to kick off this conversation again that I started on Linked in a few months ago.
https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=4276460&type=member&item=5932981799532658691&commentID=-1&trk=groups_item_detail-b-jump_last#lastComment
Here are a few questions that are framing my research and that I'm pondering on now as I collect data.
What is feedback? What does it encompass?
What influences the way teachers teach and give feedback?
What do you think students expect from feedback in dance technique classes?
How do you respond to feedback in technique class? Either thinking back to when you were a dance student, or in the present.
How would you
describe your identity, values and role as a dance technique teacher?
How did you
learn to teach dance technique?
What is your
approach to feedback in dance technique learning? How would you describe the
way you embody and facilitate this approach?
What or who do
you consider your main influences as a dance teacher?
How do you see
your experiences as a dance student impacting on your teaching practice?
What kind of
teacher-student relationship do you hope to build in dance technique classes?
My setting is Contemporary technique teaching in higher education courses but am happy to hear all thoughts from other dance education settings and styles etc.
I've moved quite a long way now from my original thoughts about confidence and self esteem towards questions around learning and teaching in relation to feedback. I'm still interested in the impact that feedback has on emotional and mental well being and I've read some accessible and insightful literature on the subject but when it comes down to including psychological aspects of dance training in my own research I feel I don't have the necessary skills and knowledge. I don't have any background in psychology. Plus I felt I really had to narrow my focus in order to make the research more manageable and realistic in terms of it's scope.
Looking forward to hearing from you about any of the above and hope all is going well.
