Gender, Work and Economic Restructuring in a Transcarpathia (Ukraine) Village

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Generational Differences ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Field Site ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Group Interviews

This paper combines two sources of qualitative data, focus group interviews and ethnographic research, to discuss gender as a factor in changes to work and identity in a rural Ukrainian village. Analyzing data from focus groups I conducted in the winter and fall of 1997 at my dissertation field site in Transcarpathia, I argue that in this community gender differences are as important as generational differences in shaping participants' evaluation of work opportunities before, during and in particular after the Soviet period. The important relationship between gender and work opportunities in this village stems both from traditional divisions of labor and the loss of professional jobs, such as teaching and administrative positions, available to women during the Soviet period.

Nursing Students’ Experiences With Death and Terminal Patients During Clinical Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022282095051
Author(s):  
Şenay Gül ◽  
Seyhan Demir Karabulut ◽  
Handan Eren ◽  
Mahinur Durmuş İskender ◽  
Zehra Göçmen Baykara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
First Time

The aim of this study is to explore nursing students’ experiences with death and terminal patients during clinical education. A secondary analysis of qualitative data that were collected through 11 focus group interviews with nursing students was performed. Data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. There were a total of 9 themes across 3 contexts. Data were grouped under the following themes: feelings experienced when encountering death for the first time, reactions to the first encounter with death, factors affecting the reactions to death, involvement in terminal patient care, being informed about the physical process that terminal patients are going through, students’ approach toward terminal patients and their relatives, health professionals’ approach toward terminal/dying patients/their relatives, changes in the ideas about death, and changes in the ideas about terminal/dying patients. The study shows a lack of guidance on the part of teachers who also avoid patients and families who are considered terminally ill.

Perception of customer retail experiences in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kacprzak ◽  
Katarzyna Dziewanowska
Keyword(s):  
Generational Differences ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Cultural Trauma ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
New Perspective

Purpose Poland’s political and economic transition of 1989 resulted in a cultural trauma experienced by consumers, which has influenced their perception of the retail experience. However, younger Polish consumers can remember neither communism nor the transition period. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the differences in perception of customer experiences in retail between Poland’s pre- and post-transitional generations. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey is first conducted with a sample of 1,045 Polish consumers measuring their perception of utilitarian and hedonic customer experiences in retail environments. Then, five qualitative focus group interviews with 29 participants provide an in-depth understanding of the survey results. Findings The quantitative study suggests that the pre-transitional generation is focused on utilitarian experiences, whereas the post-transitional generation is attracted to hedonic experiences in retail environments. The qualitative study provides an understanding of how the utilitarian and hedonic aspects of customer retail experiences are perceived and how the cultural trauma manifests in consumers’ values. Originality/value The study provides a new perspective on the customer experience in retail contexts from a society that has undergone a cultural trauma. The findings focus on generational differences in consumer attitudes toward hedonic and utilitarian experiences in a post-transition society and expand the theory of cultural trauma into the field of customer retail experience.

Suicide: Qualitative data from focus group interviews with youth

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1563-1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Coggan ◽  
Pam Patterson ◽  
Jacqui Fill
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

Children's Knowledge and Beliefs about AIDS: Qualitative Data from Focus Group Interviews

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn J. Hoppe ◽  
Elizabeth A. Wells ◽  
Anthony Wilsdon ◽  
Mary R. Gillmore ◽  
Diane M. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Group Interviews

Transition to Puberty as Experienced by 12-Year-Old Swedish Girls

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gun I. Rembeck ◽  
Evelyn Hermansson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Old Swedish ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Physical Changes

The purpose of this study was to describe 12-year-old girls’ experiences of entering puberty. A qualitative approach was used to gather data from focus group interviews, and content analysis was used to identify common themes from the responses of 18 girls. Findings revealed four main themes: (a) growing up—awareness, bodily changes, longing; (b) mother—a close and important relationship; (c) menarche—a personal and important occurrence; and (d) sex and relationships. Girls sought understanding for their feelings and thoughts during this transition period. Mothers were important to be close at hand and provide understanding. When entering menarche, the girls felt a greater need for integrity. They strongly experienced their sexuality physically and had many questions about sex and their physical changes. They longed to discuss these issues and learn more about sex but stated adults had failed them in this regard because the adults believed the girls were too young for this information. School nurses have opportunities to meet the needs of girls during the transition to puberty.

scholarly journals The Realization of English Vowels by Kuwaiti Speakers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hanan A. Taqi ◽  
Nada A. Algharabally ◽  
Rahima S. Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
English Vowels ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Received Pronunciation ◽  
Insight Into

Learning to speak a language does not necessarily mean learning to realize all the phonemes of that language. When a sound does not exist in a speakers’ mother tongue, s/he tends to use a phonotactic; hence, either replacing the sound with another that might sound similar, eliminating the sound, or adding a sound to make it possible to realize. In some cases, the orthography of the target language causes confusion and is considered misleading to non-native speakers. There are only 6 vowels in Arabic phonetics, long and short. Yet, there are 20 phonetic vowel symbols in Received Pronunciation, and 16 in General American. The following study investigates the realization of the English vowels by Kuwaiti speakers, and the effect of orthography on such realizations. 64 male and female Kuwaiti speakers are recorded reading 55 words and 10 sentences. The data obtained was analyzed by Praat (qualitative data), and SPSS (quantitative data). Focus group interviews were also conducted to gain further insight into the topic. It was found that not only do the speakers replace the vowels that do not exist in Arabic, but they also mispronounce vowels that exist in Arabic as they are negatively affected by the English orthography.

A longitudinal analysis of students’ autobiographical memories of participation in multiple Sport Education seasons

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Wahl-Alexander ◽  
Oleg Sinelnikov ◽  
Matthew Curtner-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Group Interviews

The purpose of this study was to examine middle school students’ recollections of their participation in a significant number of Sport Education seasons over a period of five years. Thirty-one (18 boys and 13 girls) eighth-grade students (average age at data collection = 13 years) who had all participated in at least 17 Sport Education seasons served as the participants in this study. Autobiographical memory theory guided qualitative data collection, which included surveys, formal interviews, focus group interviews, and autobiographical critical reflections. Student responses were categorized into general events, which had a focus on evaluating, preparation, first season, integrity, competition, and gamesmanship. Descriptive event-specific memories included authenticity and gameplay as most memorable aspects of students’ experiences within multiple Sport Education seasons. The findings suggested that participating in multiple Sport Education seasons leads to better developed student roles and a stronger sense of fair play. More importantly, adherence to the central features of Sport Education and meaningful participation in several iterations of quality Sport Education seasons may be required for students to move closer to achieving the lofty goals of the model for students to become competent, literate, and enthusiastic sportspeople.

scholarly journals Caregivers Lack of Disclosure Skills Delays Disclosure to Children with Perinatal HIV in Resource-Limited Communities: Multicenter Qualitative Data from South Africa and Botswana

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sphiwe Madiba
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Perinatal Hiv ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Perinatally Infected ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Training

To promote the appropriate implementation of procedures for health disclosure to children, it is important to understand the reasons why caregivers delay the disclosure of healthcare information to children. This paper explored the views of caregivers on what makes disclosure to children with perinatal acquired HIV (PAH) difficult and what could make disclosure in these cases easier. Data were collected using focus group interviews with caregivers who were purposely selected from a multicenter study conducted in Botswana and South Africa. Forty-seven nondisclosed caregivers of children between 5 and 18 years who were receiving ART were interviewed. Caregivers felt that children should be told of their HIV-positive status despite the fact that none had disclosed this information to the children. The caregivers reported lack of disclosure skills but believed they were primarily responsible for disclosure to children and required support from healthcare workers (HCWs) during the disclosure process. They believed that counseling on how to approach disclosure and training on when and how to disclose will make the disclosure process easier. HCWs have a crucial role to play in promoting disclosure to perinatally infected children. The development of appropriate disclosure guidelines and training for HCWs will facilitate disclosure to children.

scholarly journals Enhancing Adolescent Girls’ Well-Being in the Arctic—Finding What Motivates Spending Time in Nature

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2052
Author(s):  
Varpu Wiens ◽  
Kari Soronen ◽  
Helvi Kyngäs ◽  
Tarja Pölkki
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Main Category ◽  
Finnish Lapland ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Published Research

Background: According to previous studies, the natural environment positively influences well-being, including that of adolescent girls. However, knowledge is lacking on what motivates adolescent girls to spend time in nature. A secondary analysis of qualitative data was conducted employing three preexisting sets of interview data that had formed the basis of previously published research reports. A novel perspective on what motivates adolescent girls in the Arctic to spend time in nature was uncovered—a finding that previous articles have not reported. Aim: The aim was to describe what motivates adolescent girls in the Arctic to spend time in nature. Methods: The participants were adolescent girls aged 13 to 16 living in the province of Finnish Lapland. The girls wrote about well-being (n = 117) and were interviewed (n = 19) about the meaning of seasonal changes, nature and animals’ influence on well-being. Also, five focus group interviews (n = 17) were held. The materials were analyzed by inductive content analysis. Results: After the secondary analysis, three generic categories were found: (1) wanting to have pleasant emotions, (2) the possibility of participating in activities and (3) a desire to feel better. The main category of “need to experience positive sensations” was formed. Conclusion: Based on these results, through personalized guidance and advice, it is possible to strengthen adolescent girls’ willingness to spend time in nature.

scholarly journals Capturing Stories of How Young Adults Experience Entry Into the Workforce: A Qualitative Research Protocol on Data Collection During the Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110043
Author(s):  
Erika Wall ◽  
Anna Berg Jansson ◽  
Sven Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Research Protocol ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Retail Setting

Background: In present research protocol, the project entitled “A sustainable working life for young adults—leadership, learning, and insecurity” is presented and discussed. The study which aims to describe and analyze the expectations of young adults in the retail workforce in terms of leadership, learning and development and how these aspects can be understood from a health promotion perspective. The project is limited to young adults (18–28 years) employed in a retail setting. Methods: The project is based on qualitative data collected through focus group interviews and individual interviews made during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in year 2020 what here will be reflected upon. Discussion: It is concluded data collection carried out during the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, may be significant to what interviewees highlighted in the interviews, but also to what was not discussed in the interviews. It may be the case that the increased focus on the coronavirus meant that other issues that are important to young adults as they establish themselves in the labor market were overshadowed.

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