A New State of Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Yvonne Denhup
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Parental Bereavement ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Conversational Interviews ◽  
One Year ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

In spite of growing bereavement literature, the meaning of the lived experience of parental bereavement is not well understood. This article presents selected findings from a Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological study which aimed to describe the lived experience of bereaved parents who experienced the death of a child due to cancer. Conversational interviews were conducted with six parents who experienced the death of a young child due to cancer at least one year prior to participation. The nature of parental bereavement was revealed to be a new state of being into which parents enter immediately after the death of a child and which has no end point. Findings will equip health professionals and others who work with bereaved parents with a deeper understanding of the meaning of parental bereavement.

The importance of supportive relationships with general practitioners, hospitals and pharmacists for mothers who ‘give medicines’ to children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 174462952095100
Author(s):  
Carmel Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study ◽  
Insight Into

A purposeful sample of 15 mothers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities participated in this hermeneutic phenomenological study through interviews and completion of a diary. The aim of the study was to explore mothers’ lived experience of ‘giving medicines’ to children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. Findings yielded multiple themes, one of which gave insight into the importance of supportive relationships with health professionals. The general practitioner (GP), hospital and pharmacist are key in providing supportive elements to mothers’ daily role. Having the support of a helpful GP was key in helping mothers cope on a daily basis for child related queries on illness, getting prescriptions or seeking advice. Accessibility to the hospital and avoiding the emergency department with their child was recommended. The pharmacist was central to the daily activities relating to ‘giving medicines’ and a good relationship resulted in a happier mother.

Using the Flipped Classroom Instructional Approach to Foster a Mathematics-Anxious-Friendly Learning Environment

2015 ◽  
pp. 1259-1282
Author(s):  
Chris L. Yuen
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Linear Equations ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

This chapter examines the nature and characteristics of mathematics anxiety learning and provides instructional implications for highly mathematics-anxious learners, which are informed by lived experience. The discussion comes from research on the Mathematics Anxiety Learning Phenomenon (MALP), a hermeneutic phenomenological study using Wilber's Integral Model as the underpinning framework. Based on the lived experience data, hermeneutic themes were developed, and it is shown that those themes are capitalized upon in the flipped approach to foster a mathematics-anxious-friendly learning environment. Using the themes from the study, the chapter argues that the flipped approach could be beneficial to students who are highly mathematics-anxious. The system of linear equations with two variables, a common mathematics topic, is used to illustrate how the flipped approach to instructional design could recognize mathematics-anxious adult learners.

scholarly journals New roles and challenges within the healthcare workforce: a Heideggerian perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthea Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Dynamic Relationships ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore insights based on the phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, on the dynamic relationships between human experience and work roles. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the findings of a hermeneutic phenomenological study of nurse mentors, the topics of new roles and role challenges are explored, along with a consideration of their relevance to wider issues of workforce redesign. Heidegger’s philosophy of Dasein, in particular his concepts of inauthentic and authentic self, provided an interpretational lens. This paper applies these philosophical concepts to challenges associated with a changing workforce. Findings – Concepts elaborating human existence as proposed by Heidegger may offer analytic structures for understanding shifts in the lived experience of a changing workplace. In particular, the concepts could help managers to explore the implications of introducing novel work roles or extending roles. The understanding gained can also extend to situations where work practices may need to be challenged. Originality/value – As work roles and skill mix undergo rapid shifts, this paper offers an original way of understanding the experience of work roles.

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