Entering the Workforce or Going to Graduate School: Themes in Psychology Alumni Decision Making

2020 ◽  
pp. 009862832097777
Author(s):  
Chehalis M. Strapp ◽  
Kyla Bredimus ◽  
Tashawna Wright ◽  
Rochelle Cochrane ◽  
Elizabeth Fields
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation Students ◽  
Consensual Qualitative Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Self Knowledge

The goal of the current study was to explore how psychology majors decide whether to enter the workforce or attend graduate school. Thirty-two psychology alumni, including 22 women and 10 men ( Mage = 28.88 years, SD = 5.25) participated in semi-structured interviews about their ending time as an undergraduate and figuring out next steps. Using consensual qualitative research (CQR) themes emerged related to gaining experience, relationships, uncertainty, and self-knowledge. Alumni entering the workforce reflected on internship experiences, uncertainty, and finances, while alumni entering graduate school emphasized first-hand experiences, self-knowledge, goals, and location. Additional differences emerged for alumni identifying as first-generation students. Results highlight diverse factors influencing the decision to enter the workforce or attend graduate school.

scholarly journals Researching disabled children and young people’s views on decision-making: Working reflexively to rethink vulnerability

Childhood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Louise Skyrme ◽  
Simon Woods
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research Assumptions

Issues relating to qualitative research with disabled children and young people will be discussed. Semi-structured interviews with boys who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy were conducted to explore their thoughts on how they might make a decision to take part in medical research. Assumptions about disabled children’s vulnerability can impact how researchers conduct qualitative research, and how they are involved in significant decision-making. Working reflexively and in partnership with children illustrates their competence, supporting reconsideration of their vulnerability.

Caught in Limbo: Mapping Social Spaces for First-Generation Students in Graduate School

2021 ◽  
pp. 016059762110015
Author(s):  
Michael A. Miner
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Research University ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation Students ◽  
Social Spaces ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Group Experience ◽  
Large Research

The share of college students who are first-generation has grown rapidly in recent decades. Less attention has been paid to the educational experiences of graduate students. This article asks: How do first-generation students in graduate school differ from one another in their experiences with the socialization process? Based on data from in-depth interviews with 41 graduate students at a large research university, this article examines student narratives of experiences and circumstances to characterize multiple social spaces in graduate school. Contrary to notions suggesting that first-generation students share a similar group experience, these data reveal that first-generation students have divergent experiences and circumstances that characterize four distinct regions. Drawing on social capital and socialization theories, I find that students occupy social spaces that (1) modify, (2) adapt or (3) defy the socialization processes of graduate school. Findings also show barriers for those that are (4) excluded.

scholarly journals What influences decisions about ongoing stroke rehabilitation for patients with pre-existing dementia or cognitive impairment: a qualitative study?

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verity Longley ◽  
Sarah Peters ◽  
Caroline Swarbrick ◽  
Audrey Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Clinical Pathways ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Rehabilitation Potential ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To identify factors influencing clinicians decision-making about ongoing stroke rehabilitation for people with pre-existing dementia/cognitive impairment and the impact on clinical practice. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with stroke specialist healthcare professionals analysed using thematic analysis. Setting: Acute stroke unit, inpatient stroke rehabilitation units, and community stroke services. Participants: Twenty three professionals from six multidisciplinary stroke teams involved in decision-making about stroke patients’ rehabilitation potential and clinical pathways. Results: Factors influencing decision-making about ongoing rehabilitation were (1) gaining understanding of the individual patient, (2) clinician’s knowledge of dementia/cognitive impairment, (3) predicting rehabilitation potential, (4) organizational constraints, and (5) clinician’s perceptions of their role within the team. Decision-making led to two outcomes, either accommodating the pre-existing dementia/cognitive impairment within delivery of rehabilitation or ending rehabilitation for that patient to allocate limited resources where they were perceived more likely to be effective. Participants felt that patients with pre-existing dementia/cognitive impairment had difficulty demonstrating the required rehabilitation potential within the short timescales available in the current model of service delivery. Participants identified a need for training to improve their knowledge and confidence for decision-making and delivery of rehabilitation for this growing population. Conclusion: Clinicians’ decision-making about ongoing rehabilitation for patients with prestroke dementia/cognitive impairments is influenced by gaps in their knowledge and by service constraints. Increased training and more flexible, patient-centred services would enable clinicians to better accommodate these patients in rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Choice? Factors That Influence Women’s Decision Making for Childbirth

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Regan ◽  
Katie G. McElroy ◽  
Kristin Moore
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Consensual Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Types Of Knowledge

This article reports the findings from a mixed-methods study on factors that influence women’s decisions about birth, with the view that women’s decision making about birth can affect the use of cesarean surgery. Data was collected from focus groups and structured postpartum interviews and was analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research method. The findings relate specifically to the factors reported as influential in making decisions about birth including how the women categorized, prioritized, and/or favored certain types of knowledge about modes of birth. Four major information categories were identified but only stories about birth and/or attending a birth appeared to have a lasting effect on birth choices. These findings have implications for prenatal and perinatal education and nursing practice.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Primary Care Physicians’ Prescribing Behavior of Anticoagulant Therapy for the Management of Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in the Community: a Qualitative Research Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shera Chaterji ◽  
Lay Geok Lian ◽  
Ting Yee Lee ◽  
Liwei Chua ◽  
Sabrina Wee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Anticoagulant Therapy ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Medication Cost ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Factors Influencing

Abstract Background: Oral anticoagulant therapy use in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains suboptimal despite the availability of both warfarin and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Primary care physicians’ (PCP) decision-making to initiate and select appropriate anticoagulant medication is pivotal in reducing complications among patients with AF.Aim: This study explored the factors influencing PCPs’ decision-making in anticoagulant initiation and adjustment for patients with non-valvular AF. Design of study: Qualitative research based on the theoretical framework of the Generalist Wheel of Knowledge, Understanding and Inquiry. Method: In-depth interviews or focus group discussions were conducted with 27 PCPs in general practice in urban Singapore. The audio-recordings were transcribed, audited and coded to identify themes, which are framed according to the “clinician”, “patient”, “medical condition and treatment” and “healthcare system and policy” domains.Results: Personal training and experience with anticoagulant therapy; understanding patient risk-stratification; AF detection during clinical practice; medication cost; clinical support services for anticoagulation monitoring and constraints in existing care model influenced PCPs in their anticoagulant prescription. PCPs preferred to seek guidance from cardiologists in managing patients with newly diagnosed AF and attempted to engage their patients in decision-making regarding anticoagulant therapy. They perceived sub-specialized primary care clinics focusing on AF co-management with cardiologists as an ideal setting for initiation and maintenance of anticoagulant therapy.Conclusion: PCPs’ decisions on anticoagulant therapy is influenced by personal attributes, patients, clinical presentations, anticoagulant properties and healthcare system. Their proposed care model to address the barriers awaits feasibility and acceptance assessment in future research.

scholarly journals Visiting the “enemy”: visitation in politically unstable destinations

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Farmaki ◽  
Katerina Antoniou ◽  
Prokopis Christou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stepping Stone ◽  
Travel Decision ◽  
The Way

Purpose This study aims to examine the factors shaping the intentions of people to visit a hostile outgroup. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory, qualitative research approach was followed. Specifically, 77 semi-structured interviews with citizens of the divided island of Cyprus were conducted. Findings This study identifies several categories of visitors and non-visitors, depicted along a continuum, and concludes that there is a multiplicity of factors in the socio-political environment which influence the travel intentions of people. Originality/value This study not only imparts insights into the way travel decision-making evolves in politically unstable situations but also serves as a stepping stone towards understanding the conditions under which reconciliation between hostile nations may be encouraged by travel.

Outbound Mobility and Students' Decision Making Process

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-52
Author(s):  
Rashim Wadhwa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
International Student ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Indian Students

The author explores the decision making process of Indian students and factors influencing the decision of going abroad from the lens of prospective students. The study involves a sample of 362 prospective students from India. The author used a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to collect data. The findings revealed that Indian students' decision making process involves four stages and differs according to the type and level of education. This study also provides insights into international student recruiters related to potential clients' choices and usage of different marketing strategies.

Preferred Qualities of Community Rehabilitation Providers in State Vocational Rehabilitation

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Kaseroff ◽  
Allison R. Fleming ◽  
Garrett E. Huck ◽  
Brian N. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Consensual Qualitative Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Community Rehabilitation ◽  
Placement Services

Objective:State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies rely heavily on community rehabilitation providers (CRPs) for placement services. However, little has been published on what CRP qualities are most sought after by state VR staff. The purpose of this article is to explore the abilities and skills that VR staff prefer and seek in the CRPs with whom they contract.Research Design:A Modified Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR-M) approach was used to assess specific qualities state VR staff look for when selecting a community rehabilitation provider. Thirty-five counselors, supervisors, and administrators participated in semi-structured interviews to provide their perspectives of these desired attributes.Results:The results revealed four overarching domains of desired qualities including: professional skills, interpersonal skills, personality attributes, and knowledge. Categories in each domain further specify state VR staff preferences.Conclusions:Results support the need for standardized CRP training and certification to advance provider preparation and the counselor selection process.

Factors influencing the implementation of off-site manufacturing in commercial projects in Western Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1449-1468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Mark Correia ◽  
Monty Sutrisna ◽  
Atiq U. Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Commercial Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Construction Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Traditional Sector

Purpose Off-site manufacturing (OSM) application in vertically higher and spatially larger projects within Western Australian (WA) commercial sector has demonstrated the potential of benefitting from such a construction technique, but introducing a new methodology to a traditional sector such as commercial sector is not always straightforward. The acceptance of the new methodology, level of awareness of the stakeholders involved and the readiness of the supply chain to deliver, for instance, may influence the success of its implementation. Given the infancy of such methodology in the WA construction industry, this research project aims to analyse factors influencing the implementation of OSM construction method in WA. Design/methodology/approach Following a thorough literature review, an existing research agenda in OSM was used to inform the direction of this research, i.e. focussing on external macro aspects of the decision making to implement OSM. Three projects in WA were studied, and the data collection was facilitated through archival study and semi-structured interviews with construction practitioners who were the stakeholders of the three projects. Data analysis was conducted through content analysis to draw the findings and conclusion of this research. Findings The analysis of the studied cases revealed relevant economic/financial, technological and regulatory factors, as well as social factors influencing the implementation of OSM, particularly in WA commercial projects. These findings were then used to develop an overall understanding of the external macro factors influencing decision making in implementing OSM that forms a formal research agenda aimed at enabling successful implementation of OSM in WA construction industry, particularly in its commercial sector. Originality/value The research findings presented in this paper identified factors that significantly influence the implementation of such alternative technology in a traditional sector. These factors were then structured to form the subsequent research agenda to continuously pursue the implementation of OSM in the sector. While the research agenda takes into account the unique characteristics of the WA construction industry, it contributes to the global and the Australian national research agenda, and the research methodology reported in this paper can be used to develop similar research agenda elsewhere.

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