EduTalks with EduCare

We sat down with Kristina Akopyan, a medical doctor, consultant, and researcher to talk about research ethics, its principles and standards. Especially, we were interested in how research ethics comes forward while researching people, and how the fine line between harming and protecting research participants comes into play.

In this episode, Mariam Petrosyan talks to two students who were forced to move out of their homeland following the war conflict in Artsakh. On a Sunday afternoon, as they shared their experiences as students at home, they also talked about the losses and new hopes.

In this episode, we talk to English language student-teachers who found time and energy to teach Artsakhi kids in the most difficult times during and after the war conflict during September-November of 2020. As we talk, they share their experiences, feelings and views about why they opted to volunteer to teach the classes to kids, what it meant for their own education and the education of others.

Music played by Verjine Zabounian

Do you know where the word "plagiarism" comes from? And what are the key reasons for the students to plagiarise and buy academic papers? In this episode, we talk to Christine Goroyan about her research among Armenian students, their motives to buy academic papers and reasons to plagiarise. Back in 2015, Christine, with a team of other students from the American University of Armenia well explored this issue.

In this episode, 6 university students share their impressions from the remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in early March through September 2020. They talk about being fed up with Zoom sessions, the need for human connection and what they have gained in learning during that time.

In this episode, we talk to Hasmik Knyazyan, a cultural anthropologist, who shares her observations about the laundry practices in the city of Yerevan, and the history and the stories behind it. As we walked through the streets in Yerevan and watched the hanging laundry outside, Hasmik commented on what laundry may be telling about the culture and the practices of a household. What will your laundry tell about you?

In this episode, Ani Kojoyan is sharing the research she co-ran back in 2013-14, where she explored the issues of masculinity in the Armenian TV series and the role of gender violence in relation to masculinity.

Excerpts used from "Հարազատ թշնամի" episodes 310 and 270. Armenia TV Production

We all have stories to tell. Life itself is a narrative full of our stories. We sat down with Irena Grigoryan to talk about her research, which she did while studying in Slovenia. She shares how she explored the narratives of high-skilled people who have returned to Armenia and have (or have not) paved their ways.

What's your story?

Չկա մարդ, ով չունի պատմություն։ Կյանքն էլ ինքը մի պատմություն է, պատմությունների մի շտեմարան։ Մեր հյուրը՝ Իռենա Գրիգորյանը, պատմում է Սլովենիայում մագիստրոսական ծրագրի շրջանակներում իր գրած թեզի մասին։ Հետազոտությունը կառուցել էր նարրատիվ մեթոդաբանությամբ, որտեղ ուսումնասիրել էր Հայաստան վերադարձած և բարձր որակավորում ունեցող մարդկանց կյանքի պատմություններ։

Պատմեք ձեր պատմությունը։

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Karaoke version of Triggerfinger, I follow rivers

Познер. В гостях Михаил Жванецкий

SFX: DDmyzik Loops Laid Back Loop

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In this episode, our guest, Dr. Byurakn Ishkhanyan, shares her experience while doing her masters in the Netherlands. She discusses the challenges of her research, ways to find research participants and that research cannot always be as smooth as we plan.

Materials used:

Boon TV. Byurakn Ishaknyan. Accessed May 24, 2020

Voice Experiment - Russian Love Declaration Maybe.flac Copyright 2013 Iwan Gabovitch, CC-BY3 license.

Kishi Bashi. In Fantasia. Accessed on www.youtube.com May 24, 2020