scholarly journals Job Seeking and Daily Workforce Experiences of Autistic Librarians

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Graduate Degrees ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
Job Experiences

Anecdotal accounts suggest that librarianship is a rewarding career for some autistic adults, though no empirical evidence exists to support such claims. Additionally, barriers may exist for autistic librarians, both in job seeking and in on-the-job experiences. As autistic adults are un- and underemployed more than their neurotypical peers, it is important to understand the role that libraries can play in supporting their employment. In this qualitative study, ten librarians with graduate degrees, who self-identify as autistic, describe their experiences in job seeking and daily working experiences in the library field through interviews in multiple formats. Results indicate issues around disclosure and accessibility, and that librarians thrive when their skills are prioritized and when they feel like they are helping or doing meaningful work. Additionally, these librarians find their way into the profession through exposure to libraries and take comfort in working with like-minded people. Finally, autistic librarians in this study describe the hope that hiring managers and library supervisors have at least some knowledge and understanding of autism, along with the willingness to learn more.

Direct Participation and Meaningful Work

2019 ◽  
pp. 372-387
Author(s):  
Duncan Gallie
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Substantial Evidence ◽  
Work Task ◽  
Organizational Participation ◽  
Direct Participation

In this chapter, two aspects of the meaningful work context are considered: task discretion and organizational participation. It argues that these provide opportunities for values associated with meaningful work to be realized at both an intrinsic and instrumental level. Drawing on both theoretical arguments and empirical evidence, the chapter explores the extent to which meaningful work values are realized in both domains. Two types of direct participation are found to be complementary: task discretion is particularly important for increasing the scope for informal learning, while organizational participation is a stronger lever for securing higher levels of training provision. The chapter presents substantial evidence that participation in decision-making, both at the level of the work task and in wider organizational decisions, is an essential precondition of meaningful work.

scholarly journals Talk Is Silver, Code Is Gold? Beyond Traditional Notions of Contribution in Peer Production: The Case of Drupal

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rozas ◽  
Nigel Gilbert ◽  
Paul Hodkinson ◽  
Samer Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Free Software ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Peer Production ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
The Creation

Peer production communities are based on the collaboration of communities of people, mediated by the Internet, typically to create digital commons, as in Wikipedia or free software. The contribution activities around the creation of such commons (e.g., source code, articles, or documentation) have been widely explored. However, other types of contribution whose focus is directed toward the community have remained significantly less visible (e.g., the organization of events or mentoring). This work challenges the notion of contribution in peer production through an in-depth qualitative study of a prominent “code-centric” example: the case of the free software project Drupal. Involving the collaboration of more than a million participants, the Drupal project supports nearly 2% of websites worldwide. This research (1) offers empirical evidence of the perception of “community-oriented” activities as contributions, and (2) analyzes their lack of visibility in the digital platforms of collaboration. Therefore, through the exploration of a complex and “code-centric” case, this study aims to broaden our understanding of the notion of contribution in peer production communities, incorporating new kinds of contributions customarily left invisible.

scholarly journals Obtaining employee commitment to living the brand of the organisation

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Boyd ◽  
M. Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Critical Success Factor ◽  
Critical Success

In the competitive business environment, brand management is viewed as a critical success factor. The importance of building a brand-centric organisation in which employees are ambassadors for the brand is often espoused, but there has been little empirical evidence of how managers should set about achieving this. This exploratory qualitative study consisted of four case studies in organisations where employees are acknowledged to ‘live the brand’ to obtain empirical evidence of those factors that influenced employee performance. The study uncovered six key practices that managers should implement in an integrated manner when driving an intervention to enable employees to live the brand. The findings also contradict some of the human resource literature in what was found to be unimportant.

scholarly journals Exploring Autistic Adults’ Psychosocial Experiences Affecting Beginnings, Continuity, and Change in Camouflaging Over Time- A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Loo ◽  
Truman Teo ◽  
Melanie Liang ◽  
Dawn-Joy Leong ◽  
Diana Weiting Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Psychosocial Experiences ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Psychosocial Influences ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
Over Time

Many autistic people develop camouflaging strategies to mask or compensate for their underlying autism-related differences in order to get by in predominantly non-autistic societies. Autistic adults have described camouflaging as a “lifetime of conditioning to act normal”, suggesting that camouflaging develops over the autistic person’s lifespan. Yet, very little is so far known about the course of camouflaging motivations and behaviours over time or the psychosocial factors that may influence autistic people’s camouflaging trajectories. In an exploratory qualitative study within an Asian sociocultural context, we interviewed 11 Singaporean autistic adults in depth about their camouflaging experiences throughout their lives. We aimed to better understand the beginnings, continuity and changes in their camouflaging motivations and strategies over time, and related psychosocial influences. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Twenty-six themes were identified, and were organised across four phases - pre-camouflaging, beginnings, continuity, and change over time. The earliest camouflaging motivations were predominantly relational, linked to a negative self-identity shaped by adverse social experiences. Strategies were increasingly complex and better integrated into one’s sense of self over time, or more selectively engaged in. Our findings highlight the role of psychosocial pressures precipitating camouflaging. They also emphasise the need for both individual psychological and societal-level changes to move from pathologizing autistic differences to acceptance, understanding, and inclusion, so as to reduce psychosocial pressures on autistic people of all ages to camouflage.

What's Missing From the College Transcript?

2022 ◽  
pp. 234-253
Author(s):  
Steven Cederquist ◽  
Barry Fishman ◽  
Stephanie D. Teasley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Future Assessment ◽  
Hiring Process ◽  
Graduating Students ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter describes a qualitative study of how organizations use information to evaluate and hire graduating students into entry-level positions from one pre-professional undergraduate program. The study investigates how campus recruiters and hiring managers make sense of student job applicants' cognitive, non-cognitive, and technical abilities from data presented in résumés, academic transcripts, and through various interview techniques. The findings provide insight into the opportunities and challenges to incorporating alternative representations of learning—Comprehensive Learner Records—into the recruitment and hiring process. The findings also reveal how information about learning and learners is used to establish pipelines for recruiting and hiring recent college graduates. The study informs the design of future assessment and credentialing infrastructures, with the goal of expanding how “learning” is measured, defined, and represented in higher education to enhance diversity, equity, and opportunity for learners.

scholarly journals It’s the fear of the unknown: Transition from higher education for young autistic adults

Autism ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1575-1585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
Education Courses

More young people with a diagnosis of autism are enrolling and successfully completing higher education courses than ever before and this is set to increase; however, while there is a burgeoning body of literature surrounding the transition into this stage of education, there is a paucity of research that investigates the transition as this population exit higher education. This exploratory qualitative study is one of the first to identify the specific experiences of young autistic adults making this transition, drawing on semi-structured interviews with 21 students and recent graduates. Findings indicate that transition out of higher education is challenging on both practical and psychological levels, manifested by feelings of anxiety and loss. However, there is also evidence that the same phenomenon can also be understood as a positive departure with important implications for identity development. Findings are discussed in relation to future research and implications for practice in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals The Role of Emotions in the Process of Making Choices about Welfare Services: The Experiences of Disabled People in England

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Baxter ◽  
Caroline Glendinning
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Experimental Psychology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Behavioural Economics ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Making Choices

Choice is central to developments in many areas of welfare. Making choices, for example about health, social care, employment and housing, can be very emotional. This article draws on theories from experimental psychology and behavioural economics to analyse empirical evidence from a longitudinal, qualitative study of support-related choices. It argues that if people are expected to make emotion-laden choices, and to minimise negative aspects associated with the process of making a choice, they need to be supported in doing so. It contributes to the limited evidence and debate to date about the process costs to individuals of choice.

Health Care Services and the Coproduction Puzzle: Filling in the Blanks

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1424-1449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maddalena Sorrentino ◽  
Chiara Guglielmetti ◽  
Silvia Gilardi ◽  
Marta Marsilio
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Meaningful Engagement ◽  
Relationship Of

This qualitative study analyzes an Italian hospital’s endeavor to introduce a coproduction practice and the critical factors that affect its efficacy and efficiency. The empirical evidence shows that the meaningful engagement of the patient can be achieved only by factoring in the socioorganizational conditions of all stakeholders; that no divide exists between organizational production and client coproduction, rather, it is a relationship of interdependence that in turn raises critical issues; and that formalized and effective “practices-in-use” cannot work unless there is strong managerial commitment and enforcement of the new coproduction initiative.

Freedom as a trigger for musical creativity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1321103X2097480
Author(s):  
Luciano da Costa Nazario
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Dysfunctional Beliefs ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Creative Agency ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
The Social

This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored how freedom in music can stimulate creative development in students. A series of musical and pedagogical activities, called Creative Freedom, which involved favourable conditions for autonomy and creative agency, was developed. This study was conducted between 2013 and 2018 in two different universities and involved a total of 72 musical volunteers. The data analysis methodology chosen for this study was grounded theory, with the aim of understanding the social and individual meanings present during the empirical research. The findings showed empirical evidence that freedom can enable creative development through the minimization of dysfunctional beliefs and the promotion of a more positive self-concept, allowing students to glimpse musical abilities that they had not previously noticed.

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