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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear ListMembers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am Dr Colin R Purcell-Lee currently amending a
viva proposal to an EdD in International Educational Leadership & Management
at a UK university. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My research dissertation involves 'Identifying
an Appropriate Continuing Professional Development response to the Dark [or
Shadow] side of Educational Leadership'. The research is text-based
and I suggested using a Dialogical Hermeneutic and Foucauldian approach to
analysing a range of relevant documents.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am now required to use CDA and
Foucault rather than Hermeneutics; As I am not a linguist, CDA appears
rather daunting.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am required to produce a 2 - 3 page document
outlining CDA and how this will be employed by me in selection of texts and in
relation to the analysis.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My previous clinical practice involved
counselling/psychotherapy with victims of war, torture and oppression
consequently I might require a new vocabulary and set of understandings in order
to demonstrate an accceptable level of CDA knowledge and its application to
texts (official and course material).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have some texts on CDA off the net and
Maggie Maclure's book Discourse in Educational and Social Research particularly
her chap. on 'Definitions of Discourse . . . '.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there any really accessible texts that would be
of assistance?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Colin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>