TITLE:
The Art of Collaborative Autoethnography: Exploring the Evolution of a Self-Organizing, Non-Traditional Doctoral Cohort
AUTHORS:
Ashley Gleiman, Davin Knolton, Kevin Mokhtarian
KEYWORDS:
Collaborative Autoethnography, Self-Organizing Systems, Adult Development, Non-Traditional Doctoral Student
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.6,
June
30,
2015
ABSTRACT:
Using collaborative autoethnography methods, this article presents the
exploration of three non-traditional doctoral student’s journey as they
evolved into a self-organized cohort. Individual processes involving
self-authorship, self-observation, personal reflections and analysis, combined
with group dialogues and conversations about the experience lead to a formed
sense of community amongst the researchers. Composite themes develop through a
collaborative analysis of individual personal narratives highlighting
significant learning experiences, adult development considerations, and the
culturally adaptive nature of non-traditional doctoral students that often remain
unexamined in other methodologies.