Feedback Response

Overall, I received a lot of positive feedback about the direction of my project. From everyone's comments and suggestions, I feel very confident about my observations and my thesis. Many people noted that they liked my idea of comparing and contrasting the two tutoring styles that I divulged from my data. I was hesitant at first to include that in my paper because the names and concepts were of my own creation but according to my feedback I should include it in my paper. Another student suggested that I draw comparisons from my literature review write about how they measure up to the actually tutoring sessions that I observed. There are many theories that I've read about concerning working with student athletes but not all those on paper turn out to be efficient in practice and I think that would be an interest concept to unpack.

In regards to the advice that I probably won't take, someone suggested that I ask the student athletes specific questions about their opinions about working as a registered student. I originally included that idea in my data collection but I didn't want to overwhelm myself with subjects and so I wanted to focus on my personal observations only. If I interviewed actual students that could provide valuable information for a different angle.  Another difficulty with interviewing students would be biases, as a registered student they are required to come visit the RWC and so many of their attitudes about the center itself might already be less than stellar. If they happen to have a personal vendetta against a specific tutor that could come out in the interview. My data is to strictly focus on the physical aspect of the tutoring session and different methods that are used as well as their actual effectiveness. The majority of the feedback that I received confirmed the direction that my project is going and I plan to continue and hopefully produce an effective research paper.