Women’s Participation in the Jordanian Military and Police: An Exploration of Perceptions and Aspirations

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine R. Maffey ◽  
David G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Civilian Workforce ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
The Military ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Cross National

Cross-national research contends that women’s military participation has been associated with military function and organization, social structure, culture, and political factors. This exploratory study of Jordanian women suggests that these factors and their subcategories simultaneously help and hinder them. Using Segal’s updated model for women’s participation in the military, we explore how the meaning of Jordanian military women’s experiences compare in a cross-national theoretical framework. We review Segal’s updated model variables and compare it to interview data based on a grounded theory approach. Using semistructured interviews with a nonrandom sample of women who served in the Jordanian military or police, we place their experiences in a cross-national context and provide exploratory qualitative analysis of how these women navigated social and cultural norms. Our results showed that participants perceived their positive experiences and ability to achieve aspirations as enablers to their success, which they considered unlikely in the civilian workforce.

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Doctoral Students' Mentoring Relationships with Faculty in Counseling Psychology:

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 754-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne S. Lark ◽  
James M. Croteau
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Faculty Mentors ◽  
Lgb Students ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

This qualitative study investigated lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) doctoral students' mentoring relationships with faculty in counseling psychology. Data from semistructured interviews with 14 LGB participants was analyzed using a grounded theory approach. After submitting a preliminary description to a peer audit, and a "member check," a final description of these LGB doctoral students' mentoring relationships with faculty was constructed. The description included two interactive LGB-specific contextual themes (safety in the training environment regarding LGB issues and students' level of outness/disclosure regarding sexual orientation) that helped shape three themes regarding LGB students' experience of mentoring relationships (formation, functions, and impact). Seven recommendations for faculty mentors are made based on the results, and implications for research are addressed.

scholarly journals A Cyclic Model Describing the Process of Sustaining Meaningfulness in Practice: How Nurses Continue Working at One Home Care Agency

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 233339361878826
Author(s):  
Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe ◽  
Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani ◽  
Yukari Takai
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Japanese Nurses ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Care Agency ◽  
Home Care Agency

This study aimed to elucidate the experiences of home care nurses who had continued working a single agency, to gain insight into the prevention of premature turnover. We adopted a grounded theory approach to qualitative exploration of the experiences of 26 Japanese nurses working in a home care agency, using semistructured interviews and participant observation. Nurses’ experience progressed through three phases: “encountering difficulty,” “enjoying the fruitfulness,” and “becoming dissatisfied.” Nurses’ cognitive rounding involving these phases was conceptualized as “cycle of sustaining meaningfulness.” To move from encountering difficulty to enjoying the fruitfulness, nurses needed to discover the meaningfulness of practice, and to move from becoming dissatisfied to encountering difficulty, they needed to requestion their practice. During their time at the agency, nurses progressed through the phases of the cycle of sustaining meaningfulness repeatedly. Knowing the point at which nurses are in the cycle and assisting their further progress could aid in their retention.

scholarly journals I Would Rather Just Go Through With It Than Be Called a Wussy

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birte Meissner ◽  
Jason Bantjes ◽  
Ashraf Kagee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Gender And Health ◽  
Suicide Completers ◽  
Goal Directed Behavior ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Worldwide suicide is a deeply gendered phenomenon. In South Africa, approximately 80% of suicide completers are male. This study aimed to investigate how a group of young South African men understand and think about suicidal behavior. In-depth semistructured interviews and thematic analysis using a grounded theory approach revealed that this group of young South African men had permissive attitudes to suicide and viewed suicide as a morally defensible alternative in specific situations. They spoke of suicide as a goal-directed behavior that provides a means of regaining control, asserting power, communicating, and rendering oneself visible. From this perspective, suicide was understood as a brave act requiring strength and determination. These data have congruence with the Theory of Gender and Health, which proposes that constructions of masculinity may be implicated in the attitudes and beliefs young men in South Africa hold toward suicide.

Relational turbulence and psychological distress in romantic relationships in the military

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 942-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kale Monk ◽  
Erin D. Basinger ◽  
Bryan Abendschein
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Turbulence Theory ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Relational Turbulence ◽  
Relational Transgressions ◽  
The Military ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

To understand the process of relational turbulence and psychological distress in the context of the military, we used a grounded theory approach to analyze individuals’ experiences in online forums. Analyses revealed a process by which perceived changes in individuals’ romantic partners or their relationships and suspicions of infidelity led to a cycle of turmoil. Participants reported a tension between caring for their partner and upsetting experiences and relational transgressions, which contributed to them feeling caught in the cycle. In addition to feeling conflicted, the cycle of turmoil also encompassed relational turbulence, psychological distress, and fighting between partners. The conceptual model identified in this study has implications for both theory and practice, including underscoring the importance of relational turbulence theory and identifying feeling conflicted as a potentially viable point of intervention.

scholarly journals Continued Participation of Adolescent Males in Rugby Union: Stakeholders’ Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Paul A. Sellars ◽  
Stephen D. Mellalieu ◽  
Camilla J. Knight
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Theoretical Integration ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Adolescent Participation ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

This study explored stakeholders’ perceptions of Welsh adolescent participation in rugby union. A Straussian grounded-theory approach was adopted and data collection was conducted via semistructured interviews with 15 individuals involved in Welsh adolescent rugby union. Data were analyzed through open and axial coding procedures and theoretical integration. Stakeholders perceived that continued rugby participation resulted from a positive evaluation of one’s participation in the sport and one’s ability to cope with the demands experienced throughout transitions during adolescence. Overall, the findings provide a substantive grounded theory of stakeholders’ perceptions of continued adolescent participation in Welsh rugby union, and applied implications, in an aim to promote continued sport participation.

scholarly journals The Evolution of Active-Sport-Event Travel Careers

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Buning ◽  
Heather Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Career Model ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Active Sport ◽  
Practical Implications

Using the event-travel-career concept, this study examined the trajectory of active-sport-event travel careers through stages of development and the corresponding factors and dimensions perceived to influence career progression in the sport of cycling. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 amateur cyclists engaged in lifestyles geared toward active event travel. A grounded theory approach revealed that active event travel careers evolve through a complex progression of 9 core themes and related subthemes. The core themes included the first event, starting out, motivation, temporal, travel style, destination criteria, event types, spatial, and later in life. On the basis of these findings, a 6-stage active-sport-event travel career model is proposed consisting of initiation, introduction, expansion, peak threshold, maintenance, and maturity. From this model, theoretical contributions, suggestions for future research, and practical implications for sport tourism and event management are discussed.

scholarly journals Education Student Perceptions of Virtual Reality as a Learning Tool

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelia R. Domingo ◽  
Elizabeth Gates Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

The purpose of this study was to ascertain student perceptions of the use and value of three-dimensional virtual environments. A grounded theory approach was used to gather and examine data. Just over half of student participants reported positive experiences. However, most experienced technical difficulties. Despite the technical challenges of operating within the virtual space, the majority reported positive aspects of using the virtual space, including increased meaningful social interactions and reduced social anxiety. Overall, students reported positive experiences and value of virtual reality, but technical difficulties demonstrate the need for adequate technology and institutional technology support.

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