scholarly journals The effects of using social biographical texts of scientists on students' attitudes in science courses: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riza Salar ◽  
Ayhan Aksakalli
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Repertory Grids ◽  
The Social ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Group Interviews

Biographies of scientists are often used in the teaching environment, both in textbooks and in course contents - sections from the lives of scientists are often included to encourage students to pursue and enjoy science. This research investigated the effect of social content biographical texts of scientists on students' attitudes towards science courses. The research was a mixed-method study and consisted of 51 science teachers. The participants were determined according to a convenience sampling method. Focus group interviews, repertory grid technique, and individual interviews were used to collect data in the study. Through focus group interviews with teachers, it was discussed what kind of changes biographical texts might make to students' attitudes to science. Later, 51 teachers explained the social biographical texts to their students and observed the changes in the students. Based on their observations, they scored the repertory grids. Finally, an individual interview was held with fifteen teachers. As a result, it has been determined that social biographical texts were able to increase students' interest, motivation and questioning skills, while able to decrease their anxiety.

scholarly journals The Phenomenon of Anti-Doping Policy Legitimacy in the Social Psychology of Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-131
Author(s):  
D.V. Bondarev ◽  
K.A. Bochaver ◽  
V. Barkoukis
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Global System ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competitive Athletes ◽  
Group Interviews

Anti-doping represents a global system where an athlete is in the center of a control and regulations. The perception of legitimacy is important for compliance with rules and regulation within the anti-doping system. However, the concept of legitimacy in anti-doping is not sufficiently defined, which makes it difficult to develop psychodiagnostic tools for its assessment within the framework of relevant psychological theories. The aim of this study is to review psychological literature on legitimacy perception and identify a framework within which legitimacy can be studied in anti-doping area. Reviewed data were structured by three categories of legitimacy: “proper”, “just” and “appropriate” and a respective matrix for a focus group interview had been developed. Four focus-group interviews had been conducted among Russian competitive athletes (N=22). The focus-group interviews revealed three main themes: trust to anti-doping organizations, equal and transparent anti-doping rules and possibility for athletes to influence anti-doping policy. Legitimacy of anti-doping is an important psychological construct that may be operationalized through the perception that anti-doping is functioning proper, just and appropriate. In addition, athletes voiced their concerns on the transparent and equal implementation of the anti-doping rules and possibility to influence anti-doping policy.

scholarly journals Truth-telling and the Asymmetry of the Attitude to Truth-telling to Dying Patients in Latvia

2013 ◽  
pp. 55-78
Author(s):  
Ivars Neiders ◽  
Vija Sile ◽  
Vents Silis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Truth Telling ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Gradual Evolution ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Dying Patient

This article deals with concerns related to truth-telling in interaction between the doctor and the dying patient, exploring such issues as conflicting duties of veracity and non-maleficence, truthfulness and deception, and reasons behind physicians' decisions either to withhold or to disclose information about patients' diagnoses and prognoses. It focuses on various attitudes to truth-telling to dying patients, such as symmetry and asymmetry, both of which can be positive and negative. The empirical part of the article reports on the methods and results of the qualitative study carried out in Latvia during the summer of 2012. This study was based on the assessment of three case scenarios from the quantitative instrument designed by Dalla-Vorgia et al. in 1992. By means of semi-structured and focus-group interviews, evidence was gathered about physicians' and medical students' attitudes towards truth-telling, which allows the drawing of conclusions about the presence of asymmetry and symmetry in both cases. Additionally, an insight about the standards used for making decisions in case scenarios was gained and the origins of these standards were explored, revealing the aftermath of a gradual evolution from the ethics of the Soviet era to modern standards of medical ethics. 

scholarly journals Learning through modelling in science: Reflections by pre-service teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-224
Author(s):  
Siv Gundrosen Aalbergsjø ◽  
Per Øyvind Sollid
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Models And Modelling

This study analyses pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) experiences of working with models and modelling and their ideas about their usefulness in science education. Although several studies have investigated pre- and in-service teachers’ views on models and modelling, research is lacking in the Norwegian context. This study addresses this gap by exposing PSTs to a one-day course on modelling in chemistry and exploring their ideas through focus-group interviews. We found that teaching using modelling-related activities promoted PSTs’ understanding of models and modelling, especially relating to the scope and limitations of models. Additionally, the PSTs increased their understanding of why such learning activitiesare important and how to incorporate them while teaching science. Norwegian PSTs responded positively to modelling-based teaching, which seemed to promote metacognition and critical thinking. Therefore, modelling-based teaching could be an effective tool for educating science teachers in how to promote such skills in their classrooms.

scholarly journals Kommende pædagogers mestringer af pædagogfaglig identitet

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Martin Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Identity Threats ◽  
Group Interviews

I seks fokusgruppeinterviews er det blevet undersøgt, hvordan kommende pædagoger mestrer trusler imod pædagogfaglig identitet. Gennem en analyse af materialet fremstår to mønstre for mestring: Et robust mønster, hvor fordringen på identitet går på personlig udvikling og bidrag til pædagogisk indsats. Og et skrøbeligt mønster, hvor en udefra pånødet fordring på kernefaglighed placerer den kommende pædagog i en krydsild af identitetstrusler med besværlige mestringer til følge. AbstractSix focus group interviews have been done to investigate, how social educators-to-be cope with threats to their professional identity. The finding is, that there are two patterns of coping: A robust pattern, where the claim to identity is about personal development and contributions to social educational endeavors. And a fragile pattern, where a claim to professional core competences imposed from the outside places the social educator to be in a crossfire of identity threats with troublesome copings as a result.

scholarly journals LEADER APPROACH IN ESTONIA: SEVEN KEY ELEMENTS IN THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEADER

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mati MÕTTE ◽  
Maret PRITS ◽  
Kersti ARO
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Common Vision

The present paper focuses on the two questions concerning the strategic planning of rural development and implementation of the LEADER approach. Firstly, which of the seven key elements of the LEADER approach are valued more than others? Secondly, how does the implementation of local development strategies (LDS) through the action of projects reflect the social innovation element? The empirical study is based on assessment documents of LDS of the two funding periods and qualitative analysis of focus group interviews. The results of the study show how well the strategies entail the seven key elements during the period 2007−2013 and period 2014−2020. Also it is investigated how well the seven key principles in the LEADER approach is implemented. Through the applied study significant changes are visible, but the contents of the LDSs do not reflect all the seven key elements in the equal extent. The evaluation of the period 2007-2013 highlighted that the most attention has been given to area-based approach, also to bottom up approach and to implementation of innovative approach. The study shows weakly addressed the formulation of common vision for some sectors, but also has been difficult to give sense to the element of innovation. The output of the research is providing a suitable knowledge for decision makers to implement the key elements in the best possible way that in turn will reflect by implemented project.

scholarly journals Status Quo and Innovative Directions for Inpatient Fall Interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-365
Author(s):  
Ji Yea Lee ◽  
Juhee Lee ◽  
Yeonsoo Jang ◽  
Eun Chae Kim ◽  
Yong Gu Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Status ◽  
Group Interviews

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore nurses’ experience of falls, and their perception of the status quo of inpatient fall interventions.Methods: The participants were 28 ward nurses in a university hospital, Seoul, Korea. Five focus group interviews and three individual interviews were conducted. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: The findings from this study suggest that nurses face limitations in providing conventional fall interventions due to patient disease related characteristics, situations in hospital, and medical devices used in the hospital settings. Although nurses adopted their own strategies to prevent falls effectively, they expressed the need for innovative approaches to overcome these limitations.Conclusion: Systematic, technology-based approaches are needed to create a safer physical environment and to improve current nursing interventions to prevent falls.

scholarly journals Children’s knowledge of bushfire emergency response

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briony Towers
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Education Process

In the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfire disaster, the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommended that bushfire education be made a formal part of the Australian national curriculum. Crucially, the success of any hazards education program depends on the degree to which the learner’s existing knowledge and experience is accommodated in the education process. Yet accommodating children’s knowledge in bushfire education is hampered by a lack of research on how children conceptualise bushfire hazards. To address this gap, this paper presents a detailed qualitative analysis of children’s knowledge of bushfire hazards with a specific focus on emergency response. Across four bushfire-prone locations in south-eastern Australia, 26 focus group interviews were conducted with 87 children aged between 8 and 12 years. To better understand the construction of children’s knowledge, individual interviews were also conducted with 37 parents. Through their engagement in the research process, children demonstrated a capacity for engaging in serious discussions about bushfire hazards and although their knowledge was often characterised by gaps and misconceptions, they also demonstrated a capacity for understanding the fundamental principles of emergency response, particularly when they had been involved in bushfire planning within their household.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Prospective Science Teachers' Views on the Problems and Solutions Regarding Science and Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-141
Author(s):  
Fulya ZORLU
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
State University ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Prospective Science Teachers

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigation of the prospective science teachers' views on the problems (as are the waste of natural resources, the information pollution, sharing information without confirming their validity of information, communication problems among people, spending extra time and money, the laziness, the obesity, the environmental pollution, the global warming etc.) and solutions regarding science and technology. Research method of this study was case study method. The four second year prospective science teachers attending education faculty of a state university were participated to this study. The data tools of this research were used questions in focus group interviews. The data obtained from the focus group interviews were analyzed using content analysis method. According to the results obtained from this study, prospective science teachers were expressing many problems within the framework of individual, social and environmental on science and technology sourced problems. Considering the results obtained from this study, it can be said that the solutions suggested by the prospective science teachers to solve the science and technology sourced problems are limited and can be improved.

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