Research Methodology

Action research is the methodology used to put together my research report due to the report being based on my practical work. Action research process works as a cycle to identify the problem, plan to fix the problem, put the solution into action, reflect, adjust the plan and begin again. In each phase, there are mini-cycles that take place in making decisions so the cycle is continuous. 

The Problem:

The main problem I had was to find what organic jewellery means to me. 

The Plan:

I gathered information from other authors to help define what I mean by organic jewellery and found jewellers that work with techniques and subject matter that I was interested in.

Action:

After understanding the bases of my theme and deciding which techniques to experiment with, I made prototypes.

Reflection:

I observed that most of my prototypes did not lead to finish pieces of jewellery. I also observed that some of the prototypes referred in some way to the anatomy of leaves. 

Adjustments:

I needed to address why my work was so focused on leaves and possibly refine my topic into something less broad. Most importantly, I wanted to use my prototypes or what I’d learned from making my prototypes to make finished pieces of jewellery.

Kolk, M., (n.d.), Action Research Cycle