scholarly journals “You Can Do So Much Better Than What They Expect”: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography on School Integration With Newcomer Youth

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110560
Author(s):  
Emily Matejko ◽  
Jessica F. Sanders ◽  
Anusha Kassan ◽  
Michelle Zak ◽  
Danielle Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Independent Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Barriers To Advancement ◽  
Developmental Systems ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Individual School

Newcomer adolescents make up a large minority of Canada’s population and their positive integration experiences with education systems across the country are critical for both their development and the country’s long-term success. The current study examined newcomer adolescents’ ( n = 4, between 16 and 18 years old) integration experiences using an arts-based engagement ethnography to understand what influences their positive integration into the school system. Artifacts, interview, and focus group data were analyzed systematically using ethnographic research guidelines. Five structures were identified: (1) barriers to advancement at individual, school, and macro levels, (2) fluctuating relationship with cultural identity, (3) limited trust in systems, (4) resilience through independent learning, and (5) facilitating factors to positive integration experiences at the family and school level. In keeping with a relational developmental systems theory framework, each structure accounts for multiple inter- and intra-individual factors at multiple environmental levels. These findings outline considerations for systemic issues in academic institutions and offer suggestions for how institutions can better support newcomer adolescents.

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on protected area management and conservation outcomes in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Powlen ◽  
Kelly W. Jones ◽  
Elva Ivonne Bustamante Moreno ◽  
Maira Abigail Ortíz Cordero ◽  
Jennifer N. Solomon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Support ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Technical Capacity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Relief Efforts ◽  
Management And Conservation

Protected areas (PAs) are under immense pressure to safeguard much of the world’s remaining biodiversity and can be strained by unpredicted events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding the extent of the pandemic on PA inputs, mechanisms, and conservation outcomes is critical for recovery and future planning to buffer against these types of events. We use survey and focus group data to quantify the impact of the pandemic on Mexico’s PA network and outline the pathways that led to conservation outcomes. On average, across 62 PAs, we find substantial changes in management capacity, monitoring, and tourism, and a slight increase in non-compliant activities. Our findings highlight the need to increase short-term relief efforts and long-term livelihood diversification initiatives for communities dependent on tourism, who were most vulnerable during the pandemic. Increased management support, including technical capacity and financial resources, could also better sustain management activities in future shocks.

scholarly journals Permissible progress: Sexual(ities that) progress in and beyond English primary schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 239965442090247
Author(s):  
Joseph J Hall
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Moral Panics ◽  
Progressive Politics ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
Familial Context

This paper examines what is permissible sexual progress in English primary schools by exploring the possibilities – but also the limitations – of the introduction of familial sexualities. In recent years, Stonewall (a prominent and politically mainstream Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans charity) have increasingly utilised ‘the family’ as a ‘child-friendly’ topic to encourage primary educators to broach same-sex relationships by incorporating their ‘inclusive’ range of Different Families resources into lessons. This strategic manoeuvre emerges in a socio-political and spatiotemporal context dominated by neoliberal sexual politics and follows ‘moral panics’ surrounding queer progressive politics inspired initiatives, most notably No Outsiders (2006–2009) which previously unsettled institutionalised discourses of ‘childhood (sexual) innocence’ in pursuing radical, but arguably necessary approaches for disrupting and undoing heteronormativity. In spite of this, Stonewall’s Different Families, Same Love initiative is now the dominant approach for introducing lesbian and gay sexualities in English primary schools; yet, little is known about how primary-aged children respond to this intervention. Focusing on a leading exponent of Stonewall’s initiative, I explore 4–9 year olds dis/engagements with gay and lesbian sexualities when introduced in a familial context. Reflecting on mixed ethnographic and focus group data, I question not only which gay and lesbian sexualities ‘progress’ in contemporary English primary schools, but also how well. To this end, recommendations are made for improving families’ curricula without losing sight of the limits of this approach.

“One Out of Ten Ain’t Going to Make It”: An Analysis of Recovery Capital in the Rural Upper Midwest

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Palombi ◽  
Amanda N. Hawthorne ◽  
Andrew Irish ◽  
Emily Becher ◽  
Elizabeth Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Consensual Qualitative Research ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Recovery Capital ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Short And Long Term

Substance use and associated fatalities are disproportionately experienced by rural communities. This study used consensual qualitative research methodology to analyze focus group data from individuals in short- and long-term recovery in rural Michigan and Minnesota. Coding was conducted within a recovery capital framework to improve understanding of the resources and barriers participants experienced in their recovery. Key findings included barriers related to transportation, as well as access to and availability of sober meetings and sober living activities. Participants perceived connections to culturally appropriate treatment as particularly important. A reconstruction of social networks from those promoting addiction to those supporting recovery was also prominently emphasized. Recovery capital appears to be a useful framework for assessing how rural communities are experiencing substance use crises, in addition to identifying areas of low capital and high need in supporting long-term recovery.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN OLAHAN SAWI HIJAU UNTUK MENUMBUHKAN JIWA WIRAUSAHA PADA KELOMPOK WANITA TANI MT AL MUHAJIRIN DI KELURAHAN TAMALANREA JAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Khaeriyah Darwis ◽  
Andi Rahayu Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Ice Cream ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
The Family

Training of the processed green mustard aims to build the entrepreneurship spirit of MT Al Muhajirin mothers with the utilization of processed green mustard food which, if developed to long-term, will foster a productive economy that can increase family income. Also, it is expected later KWT MT Al Muhajirin able to form a Trade Business that produces green mustard chips and ice cream. The activity of dedication to the community of KWT MT Al Muhajirin is done by the method of training in practice and theory. For two days, community members are invited to understand the purpose, benefits,and application of processed green mustard as nutritious food ingredients and economic value. Presentation of learning materials related to the importance of community empowerment through the independent learning process, this group is conducted by the material, objectives and practical benefits of each theme. In the last session, community service activities are presented demonstrations of cooking food, process the green mustardinto chips and ice cream is healthy, practical and favored by all walks of life. The process of processing the green mustard greens as raw materials for obtaining these types of food is done by the method of demonstration while providing explanations that must be mastered when will process the green mustard into healthy food for the family, and economic value. Keywords:Entrepreneurship, Green Mustard Processed, Green Mustard ice cream.

scholarly journals Everything in Moderation? A Mixed Methods Study on Perceptions of Parents' Drinking in the Presence of Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 551-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janne Scheffels ◽  
Inger Synnøve Moan ◽  
Elisabet Storvoll
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Parental Drinking ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Drinking Frequency

Introduction Parents are often warned about the negative consequences of drinking alcohol in the presence of their children, while surveys indicate that children fairly often see their parents drink and also being drunk. We applied a mixed method approach to explore attitudes towards parents' drinking in the presence of their children, using (1) survey and (2) focus group data. In the analysis of the focus group data, we also addressed which consequences of parents' drinking the participants emphasised, and how they reasoned for their opinions. The results were merged in order to compare, contrast and synthesise the findings from both data sets. Methods The data stem from a web survey among 18–69-year-old Norwegians (Study 1, N=2171) and from focus group interviews with 15–16-year-olds and parents of teenagers (Study 2, 8 groups, N=42). Results In both data sets, drinking moderately in the presence of children was mostly accepted, but attitudes became more restrictive with an increased drinking frequency and with visible signs of intoxication. The results from Study 2 showed also that definitions of moderation varied and that the participants used contextual factors such as atmosphere and occasion to define when drinking was acceptable and when it was not. In reflections on the importance of moderation, they emphasised parental responsibility for the family as a unit and parents' immoderate drinking as posing a risk to children's safety. The participants also underlined the importance of parental drinking in the alcohol socialisation process. Conclusion Parents' drinking in the presence of children was generally accepted as long as the drinking was moderate. The focus group data showed that definitions of moderation varied, and that social context also was used to define moderation.

scholarly journals “Healthier Than Just Healthy”: Families Transmitting Health as Cultural Capital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Mollborn ◽  
Bethany Rigles ◽  
Jennifer A Pace
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Socioeconomic Attainment ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents’ socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of “health” is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents’ health and class goals for children are often met simultaneously by building children’s cultural capital in community-specific ways. This study uses observational, interview, and focus group data from families in two middle-class communities to illustrate how health-focused cultural capital acquisition plays out in everyday life. As parents manage children’s lives to ensure future advantages, they often focus on health-related behaviors and performances as symbols of class-based distinction for their children. The synergy between family and community cultural capital is strengthening class and health advantages for some children, even as health-focused cultural capital often has drawbacks for stress and well-being. The intensification of and value placed on “health” in cultural capital may have long-term implications for health, socioeconomic attainment, and inequalities. If health-focused cultural capital continues to become increasingly salient for status attainment, its importance could grow, widening these gaps and reducing intergenerational mobility.

scholarly journals The idealization of ‘compassion’ in trainee nurses’ talk: A psychosocial focus group study

2020 ◽  
pp. 001872672095215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Dashtipour ◽  
Nollaig Frost ◽  
Michael Traynor
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Uk National Health Service ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gain Access

Why do nurses in training continue to draw on the ideal of compassion when responding to their experiences of nursing work in the UK National Health Service (NHS), despite the difficulties that they face in developing compassionate, long-term relationships with patients in practice? To answer this question, we draw from a psychosocial analysis of focus group data from 49 trainee nurses in the NHS. First, we show how this ideal leads them to blame qualified nurses for failures in patient care. We suggest this is an unconscious defence against the anxiety evoked both by the vulnerability of their position as those who need to gain access to the profession, and of being unable to conduct compassionate nursing work. Second, we emphasize that less powerful occupational groups, such as trainee nurses, may adopt defences that underpin dominant organizational policy, such as idealization, despite further disadvantaging their group and benefitting those in power. We conclude by questioning the particular emphasis on compassion in nurses’ training, which can prevent occupational solidarity and the ability to reflect on the structural and organizational factors required to conduct patient-centred nursing work.

Corpus literacy instruction in language teacher education: Investigating Arab EFL student teachers’ immediate beliefs and long-term practices

ReCALL ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48
Author(s):  
Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

AbstractWith the increasing recognition of the pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics, there has been a growing interest in developing teachers’ corpus literacy to popularize the use of corpora in language education. This longitudinal study investigated Arab Gulf EFL student teachers’ immediate and long-term responses to corpus literacy instruction. After teaching a corpus literacy component to two classes of student teachers in a graduate computer-assisted language learning course they attended, the author collected focus group data about their views on this instruction and their own expected future uses of corpora in language learning, teaching and research. Two years later, a group of these student teachers (n = 19) responded to a follow-up questionnaire exploring their beliefs about corpus literacy integration and their multiple uses of corpora. The student teachers reported very positive immediate and long-term perceptions of corpus literacy instruction, but it was found that such instruction has not brought about all the desired changes in their long-term uses of online corpora as a linguistic and pedagogical resource, or their attitudes towards doing corpus-based TESOL research. However, it is expected that the popularization benefits gained from corpus literacy integration could lead to better future developments in using corpora for language education and research purposes in the target context.

PEMANFAATAN PENDAPATAN PEDAGANG BAKSO IKAN TUNA KELILING DI KOTA AMBON

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-96
Author(s):  
Hardianti Abubakar ◽  
Yolanda MTN Apituley ◽  
Lilian M. Soukotta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Average Income ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Tuna Fish ◽  
Fish Meat ◽  
The Family ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
Origin Area

As a form of diversified processed fish meat, tuna meatball is very popular to people in Ambon. This type of food is sold by traders from Java by walking or cycling. Difficulties living in the origin area require traders to leave their families and go out looking for jobs in other areas with hopes that the family needs are met. The purpose of this research is to analyze (1). Characteristics of mobile tuna meatball traders in Ambon, (2). The amount of income received by mobile tuna meatball traders in Ambon, and (3). Percentage income utilized by the mobile tuna meatball traders either in family or personal needs. The study was conducted by survey and data obtained through interviews and observations from May to October 2018. The results show that the average age of meatball traders was between <25-65 yo, having education in junior and senior high school level, with the highest number of dependants 1-2 people and <5 years trading experience. The average income of tuna fish meatball traders is Rp. 4,747,231, - which is used for personal and family needs. Seven  traders use more than 50% for family needs and the rest for personal needs, while six traders utilize more than 60 % for personal needs and the rest for family needs.

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