“Hearing everyone's projects gives me insights into my own project.”
“This is my first PEER where I am developing a whole new project, which I am loving doing in this space. I’m getting tons of new ideas from others as it takes form.”
“It was affirming to hear that my work is interesting and also great feedback on where to refine and define pieces. It was great to have time to think deeply on my project and its process.”
“As a novice researcher, I made progress on my identity through PEER. I have a stronger sense of belonging and feel like I am able to contribute something of value too.”
“I gained self-confidence. I have a sense of community and belonging. I feel included.”
“I am excited about doing research again. I feel like this program has reminded my reasons for why I want to do research.”
“This was definitely one of the highlights of attending PEER: Improving self sense of belonging as a researcher in education and connecting with people in other disciplines as well.”
“It was cool to be able to help with other projects in a field outside my own. I was able to see how interdisciplinary and interconnected education research is.”
“I definitely saw growth in my skills and knowledge. It was great to build a sense of community and feel like others have similar ‘blocks’ as you do. This validated that I can/do think like a researcher and have similar experiences as other researchers.”
“This was a really good motivator as I was feeling stuck and unsupported. Thank you for this opportunity to build community of like-minded individuals”
“If you are interested in conducting research and don’t know where begin or feel overwhelmed, the PEER field school is perfect to give you the boost you need to help you continue heading in the right direction. Generative writing is such a powerful tool. It was especially helpful for me because I have not been very good at putting things down on paper in the past.”
“This workshop was very helpful for me as I am thinking about expanding my research in education. I enjoyed the discussions, and I feel more confident about how to proceed with my research questions.”
“In the PEER field school I learned what I will need to do to transform my math ed research question from an idea into an actual, realistic, legitimate project.”
“Interviewing is actually easier than I thought it would be! I'm less scared to do it now.”
“It feels great to find others who feel my research questions are important to someone other than me.”