Author Archives: Andrew Goldberg
ARP: Participant Facing Documents
Invitation to workshop: Consent Form and Information Sheet:
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ARP: Methodology
I had several commitments that I wanted to adhere to in choosing a research methodology. First, in keeping with the principles of Action Research, I wanted to run a workshop for students that not only provided me with the kinds … Continue reading
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ARP: Action Pan
Brainstorm Project Ideas Ethics Form Draft Workshop Format Share Workshop Proposal with other PgCert members and Acting and Performance Staff Plan logistics of workshop (space, materials, etc.) Recruit Students (including consent forms) Run Workshop Digitally Document Workshop outputs (visual material … Continue reading
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ARP: Rationale
Several intersections interests and concerns led to this topic. At the local level, we are a new course, experimenting with new forms of actor training. The students, understandably, are concerned with the economic viability of their choice of academic study … Continue reading
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Action Research Project: Research Question (Pinned Post)
“Industry Baby”: Surfacing Acting Students’ (Mis)perceptions, hopes, dreams, and expectations in relation to Vocational Actor Training (VAT) As a University and as a course, we often talk about preparing our students for “industry.” And indeed, equipping our students with the … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practices: Race
Finnegan and Richard’s 2016 report, “Retention and Attainment in the Disciplines of Art and Design,” provides urgent statistical data for the need to address racial disparities in retention and attainment in art school. What I found particularly important about this … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practices: Faith
As someone raised Jewish and who has lived and worked in education in New York City for the past thirty years, I have found the discourse around religion in education in the UK incredibly foreign, more so than the other … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practices: Disability
Inclusive Practices: Blog 1 – Disability Collectively, the assemblage of articles, resources, and films around disability for this blogging task, speak to the wide range of experiences of disabled students, and consequently some of the challenges and opportunities of thinking … Continue reading
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Thoughts on “Race and the Neoliberal University”
Coming from the US, I found this comparative essay deeply resonant. I left the US, and higher education in general, undergoing a deep and painful and messy reckoning with issues of racial justice. Even considering the response to the BLM … Continue reading