1.1 What Led Me to This Research?
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when I decided to pursue this research and write this book on social investment in
the O&G sector.
1.2 Positioning Myself in the Research Aims and Questions
Before working with O&G social investment, I pursued a Master’s degree in Education at the University of Otago in 2009. My Master’s research aimed to understand
how neoliberal education policies proposed by the World Bank Group have influenced Brazil’s education policies since the 1990s. In my Master’s research, I analysed
reports and periodicals published by the World Bank Group and the Brazilian government. In my analysis, I utilised the theoretical perspectives that introduced me to the
concepts of discourse, language and power that I have adopted in this book.
This research is shaped by my life experiences. My Master’s research has provided
me with the theoretical knowledge that helped me frame the current research aims
and questions. My research aims and questions were shaped by my professional
experiences in the O&G sector. My personal and professional experiences along
with the theoretical framework adopted in my Master’s research shape how I position
myself as a researcher in this research.
As illustrated in Fig. 1.1, my position, as a researcher, has reflected in all phases of
the research process, culminating in the research contributions. The research contributions will, in turn, contribute to my knowledge and practices of social investment
and answer the research questions. The research contributions will hopefully shape
Fig. 1.1 My position as a researcher and the research cycle
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when I decided to pursue this research and write this book on social investment in
the O&G sector.
1.2 Positioning Myself in the Research Aims and Questions
Before working with O&G social investment, I pursued a Master’s degree in Education at the University of Otago in 2009. My Master’s research aimed to understand
how neoliberal education policies proposed by the World Bank Group have influenced Brazil’s education policies since the 1990s. In my Master’s research, I analysed
reports and periodicals published by the World Bank Group and the Brazilian government. In my analysis, I utilised the theoretical perspectives that introduced me to the
concepts of discourse, language and power that I have adopted in this book.
This research is shaped by my life experiences. My Master’s research has provided
me with the theoretical knowledge that helped me frame the current research aims
and questions. My research aims and questions were shaped by my professional
experiences in the O&G sector. My personal and professional experiences along
with the theoretical framework adopted in my Master’s research shape how I position
myself as a researcher in this research.
As illustrated in Fig. 1.1, my position, as a researcher, has reflected in all phases of
the research process, culminating in the research contributions. The research contributions will, in turn, contribute to my knowledge and practices of social investment
and answer the research questions. The research contributions will hopefully shape
Fig. 1.1 My position as a researcher and the research cycle