When Art Meets Research: A Review of John Williamson’s The Case of the Disappearing/Appearing Slow Learner: An Interpretive Mystery

When Art Meets Research: A Review of John Williamson’s The Case of the Disappearing/Appearing Slow Learner: An Interpretive Mystery

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In this article I straddle the conventions of literary analysis and educational book reviews to evaluate “The case of the disappearing/appearing slow learner: An interpretive mystery,” a doctoral dissertation by John Williamson (2015).I examine the artistic and educational research components of the dissertation.I break convention with the traditional journal article, by applying a literary analytical lens to the dissertation written as sippy cups a novel.I also apply the lens of an initiate to educational research.

I present an overview of the study, followed by an analysis of the study’s epistemological and methodological commitments.I conclude that the dissertation is epistemologically and methodologically coherent, notwithstanding the shortcomings.Therefore, I frame my critique as what is missing in the dissertation.Finally, I consider the learning I intend to take forward with me as a graduate student, and I offer brief recommendations regarding the value of reading dissertations, Military Airplane Model Kit especially those that successfully break with traditional reporting.