But for how long. I am full of good intentions!
Much has happened since I was last here - I presented at a conference in Geneva July 2009 and there were 4 brethren in the audience including my brother. I have had very little contact with him - it's a long story that perhaps I will tell another time.
Right now - I have two research projects on the go.
One is a quantitative study - I will be looking for a very large sample to test. I have a colleague working on this with me - Andrew is a research methodology expert currently working at the University of Bournemouth so he can provide me statistics help as well as resources including money for the questionnaires. Great! Now that I am no longer at the London Metropolitan University his collaboration is essential. So if you are an ex member of the Exclusive Brethren and would like to take part please email me on brethrenresearch@googlemail.com. No names will be used on the questionnaires so it will be completely anonymous. I am hoping to present the results of this research at a conference in New York this July.
The second study is qualitative. I want to know more about what it is like to be brought up in the brethren. I know what it was like when I was a child though I have forgotten much of it and I have someone lined up who will be interviewing me - I feel a bit nervous about that because I do still get triggered off sometimes and end up occasionally an emotional mess!! But I would also like to interview others particularly those with childhoods more recent than my own. I also want to know more about the experiences of leaving and what people do to help themselves, how do they cope with the transition. And what is life like now.
Lots to talk about really. If you think you might be interested in helping me here - again please email me!
I hope I come here more often now - as part of the qualitative research I need to be keeping a research diary anyway!
But for my first posting in a long while that will do for now.
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