Activity 2 - Being the Worker Researcher.

This activity was designed to help establish and understand the advantages and disadvantages of combining the roles of worker and researcher to produce accurate or inaccurate results.
I feel a significant source of influence that has not been addressed is having participants trust due to present relationships with them. This can be recognised as an advantage because the participant would share more personal information to research methods than to a stranger conducting the research. It would perhaps develop more depth to my answers and more precise results. However, this can also be considered as a disadvantage, knowing that the information may be biased as the participant may express answers influenced by their relationship with the researcher. This source of influence lacks reliability and may produce very different answers if the research were to be conducted for a second time.

Relating this to my Project question would be interesting as their background and exposure of true character is crucial for my research.

Working for a performing arts company, 'Lemon Jelly Arts', allows me to teach students ranging from 3 years of age to the more mature 18 year old. I believe applying my research to a variety of ages will award me with more accurate results developing valid Primary Research. My research will develop and reveal more project answers in comparison to participants of a more restricted age bracket. It enables me to investigate and consider a wider scope of opinion. It reveals more aspirations as to why dance and drama motivates society to adopt it in a career. This is another source of influence I found relevant.