Affirmation, validation, and empowerment: Influences of a composition competition on students’ self-concepts as musicians

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Albert
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Case Design

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in a composition competition influenced four K–12 students’ self-concepts as musicians. Research questions explored motivations for these four students to enter into a composition competition, influences of the competition on students’ self-concepts as musicians (if at all), and effects of the competition besides those of self-concept as a musician (if at all). Data sources for this multiple case design study included semi-structured interviews, journals, and wiki interactions. Findings determined that acceptance to the competition, performance of students’ works, and the reception that students received validated and strengthened their self-concepts as musicians. Suggestions for teaching practice include providing constructive feedback from competition adjudicators, creating face-to-face and online experiences for student composers to network, and offering non-adjudicated composition festival experiences for students.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING AIRLINE BRAND EQUITY DRIVERS: LESSONS FROM A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-93
Author(s):  
Kallol Das ◽  
Karman Khanna ◽  
Surankita Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Cross Case Analysis ◽  
Case Design

There is increasing consumer involvement and hence, investor interest in the airlines industry, as far as emerging economies is concerned. A study of the literature by the authors did not produce any research paper on the process drivers of brand equity in the context of airlines. Therefore, the present study makes an attempt to address this gap. The primary research question is: What are the driving factors for building brand equity in the case of airline services? This paper uses a “two-case” multiple-case design employing theoretical replication. The cases are based on two Indian organizations, Indigo Airlines and Go Air. Both these businesses are similar in many aspects but have achieved very contrasting outcomes. The primary research question is broken down into following two secondary research questions. How is Indigo Airlines building its brand? How is Go Air building its brand? Data collection involved use of documents, archives, observations, participant-observations, and surveys. Data analysis involved conducting cross-case analysis. The findings have been used to develop a conceptual framework for building brand equity in airlines.

Formal Service Practitioners' Views of Family Caregivers' Responsibilities and Difficulties

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Guberman ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lavoie ◽  
Jacinthe Pepin ◽  
Sylvie Lauzon ◽  
Maria-Elisa Montejo
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Formal Service ◽  
The Family ◽  
Treatment Plans ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Case Design

ABSTRACTThis article identifies home care practitioners' perceptions of the responsibilities, difficulties, and needs for support of caregivers. It is based on a study undertaken in Quebec with 55 practitioners and 10 administrators from 10 CLSCs located in rural, urban, and metropolitan areas. The study had a qualitative, multiple-case design and used logs recording all contact with caregivers in the space of a week, followed by semi-structured interviews. Analysis reveals that practitioners tend to perceive the work of caregivers as mainly instrumental and clinical, ignoring the family relations that tie them to their relative. Although aware of the difficulties facing caregivers and the negative impacts of caregiving, a majority of practitioners have high expectations of caregiver participation in treatment plans, albeit as quasi-nurse's aides. Our analysis offers an explanation for this apparent contradiction by examining practitioners' values with regard to family responsibility for care.

scholarly journals COVIDifying Education through the Lens of Award-Winning Educators in a State University in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-56
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Quinto
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
State University ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Phenomenology ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Summative Assessments ◽  
Award Winning

Paradigm shifts in the field of education have been an issue in the Philippines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. To fill this gap, this study sought to highlight the pedagogical practices and teaching experiences of award-winning educators in a State University. The qualitative data extracted from semi-structured interviews were analyzed following a thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology. One finding revealed that the educators’ years in service and educational attainments were helpful in their migration from face-to-face to distance education, even though the number of course preparations was a weight on their shoulders. Secondly, the educators conducted their classes through preparation and implementation via fifteen instructional methods, formative and summative assessments, and feedback. On another note, the educators determined six roadblocks in their teaching practice with explanations on how they overcame them. Amidst all these, they mentioned that it is imperative to uphold empathy in the conduct of their classes.

scholarly journals COVID-19, Distance Learning and the Digital Divide: A Case of Higher Education in the United States and Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-133
Author(s):  
Sunaina Asher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Faculty And Administrators ◽  
K 12

This multiple case study describes the experiences of students, faculty and administrators with distance learning during this pandemic in the context of a Midwestern University in United States and an elitist University in Lahore, Pakistan. The participants were invited to talk about their experiences through a Zoom interview. Data were analyzed thematically and the findings revealed that the issue of the digital divide was as much as problem in higher education as in K-12. Digital divide in Pakistan is far greater due to lack of investment in educational technology. The paper ends with acknowledging the potential limitations and making recommendations for leadership and teaching practice.

scholarly journals Teaching Practice Patterns in ECE Teacher Program in Distance Education in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 857-868
Author(s):  
Sri Tatminingsih
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Tutorial ◽  
Practice Teaching

This purpose paper describes a pattern of micro teaching in teacher education through online learning programme using the moodle application. This article was the result of a study with qualitative paradigm. Research method with survey and data collecting using structured interviews and questionnaires. The research subjects were students who took online tutorial in Strengthening Teaching Courses (STC) in The Early Childhood Teacher Education in Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesia in 2018. The finding of the research are online micro teaching patterns in the Online STC that have similarities with face-to-face tutorials. Teaching practices should be a cycle: planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection on their own teaching practices. In addition, to evaluate themselves, students can also be evaluated by the others students and peers by online. In online tutorial, the pattern of micro teaching developed is simpler to understand by students independently and can be an alternative practice teaching course in online teacher education program

Patterns of Internal Communication in the Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) at Manufacturing Organisations

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-444
Author(s):  
Sharina Samsudin ◽  
◽  
Che Azlan Taib ◽  
Hanissah A. Razak ◽  
Rushami Zein Yusoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Process Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Data Collections

Organisations need to perform, productivity needs to be improved and organisations’ activities need to be more effective, especially after the world economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the need for quality improvements is crucial in both manufacturing and service sectors. The main purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of internal communication patterns in TQM implementation in Malaysia's manufacturing organisations. This is a multiple case study done using qualitative in-depth interview technique of data collections with 14 informants representing five large manufacturing organisations. Open-ended questions in semi-structured interviews enabled informants to describe their answers based on themes. The study has been carried out in manufacturing organisations originating from three different continents; two Malaysian local organisations, two eastern and one western organizations, and all of them located in Malaysia. In selecting the informants, the study adopts a judgment type of purposive sampling techniques. Results show that the most preferable and reliable communication medium between superiors and subordinates is still face-to-face meetings, although we are in the era of technology and IR4.0. Meanwhile, telephones are popular among the administration staff. The preferable form of communication between internal-operational is formal, without denying that informal form ofl communication is also important. Keywords: Internal communication, organizational communication, multiple case study, systematic process analysis, TQM.

The classroom culture of a middle school music technology class

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-399
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Albert
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Music Technology ◽  
Classroom Culture ◽  
Musical Composition ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
School Music

The purpose of this study was to examine the culture of an American middle school music technology classroom based in musical composition. Research questions explored students’ perceptions of how they co-create the classroom culture with the teacher and how the classroom culture influences participation in musical composition activities, if at all. Data sources for this ethnographic case study included field notes from multiple class observations, audio- and video-recordings, and semi-structured interviews. Findings determined that teacher and students’ mutual use of constructive feedback in their discourse, the teacher’s role as co-learner, his facilitation of “messiness” as part of the learning process, and his pedagogical style helped to create an affirming classroom culture that motivated students to compose. Implications for teaching practice include critical examination of classroom cultures and thoughtful inclusion of technology in music education courses.

scholarly journals Family Firms and Innovation from Founder to Successor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Francesca Maria Cesaroni ◽  
Gail Denisse Chamochumbi Diaz ◽  
Annalisa Sentuti
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Prodigal Son ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Game Changer

Several empirical investigations indicate that family firms are more innovative under the founding generation’s leadership and become less innovative in later stages, while others state the opposite. Within this debate, limited attention has been devoted to understanding how intra-family succession might be an opportunity to maintain or improve family firms’ innovativeness. This paper aims to explore how family firms’ innovativeness may evolve from the first to the second generation and understand which conditions may favour or hamper this change. A qualitative approach based on a multiple case study was adopted, conducting seven face-to-face semi-structured interviews with founders and successors that formed the basis of four case studies. The results reveal four different dynamics that characterise how a first-generation family firm’s innovation capacities are or are not passed on to the second generation: decline, transformation, consolidation and preservation. Findings also show that these dynamics depend on the founders and successors’ approaches towards innovation. To better depict differences between them, we propose a typology of founders (lone innovator, collaborative innovator and orchestrator innovator) and successors (prodigal son, game changer, talent scout, faithful disciple) and explain how they influence the evolution of innovation from the founder generation to the next.

scholarly journals Teaching Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of Physical Therapist Faculty in Brazil, Cyprus, and The United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Laura Plummer ◽  
Beliz Belgen Kaygısız ◽  
Cymara Pessoa Kuehner ◽  
Shweta Gore ◽  
Rebecca Mercuro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
The United States ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Teaching Presence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a global transition from in-person to online instruction leaving many higher education faculty with little time or training for this responsibility. Physical therapist education programs were especially impacted since a large part of the development of skills rely on face-to-face onsite practice. This phenomenological study explored the perceptions of physical therapist educators in three countries—Brazil, Cyprus, and the United States, who transitioned to an entirely virtual medium of teaching during the pandemic. Sixteen faculty participated in 1:1 semi-structured interviews. Trustworthiness of qualitative inquiry was ascertained using triangulation, thick descriptions, and peer reviews. Four major themes emerged from analysis of participants’ interview data: adapting pedagogy in real-time, expected excellence, limitations of the medium, and informing future teaching practice. All participants described teaching during the pandemic as one of the most challenging experiences of their professional careers. Despite available resources, faculty noted challenges in making authentic connections with students, adapting to technological interruptions, assessment of student understanding of content, and managing work-life balance. Despite the challenges, faculty worked collaboratively with peers to innovate new approaches of creating social, cognitive, and teaching presence. Unique opportunities arose from the pandemic to enhance future teaching practice.

The Perspectives of Iranian EFL Teachers on the Integration of ICT into their Teaching Practices

2015 ◽  
pp. 94-119
Author(s):  
Parivash Mozafari ◽  
David Wray
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Depth Data ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Individual

This chapter reports the findings of a multiple-case study that was carried out during October-January 2013 held with 9 Iranian EFL teachers -five male, four females- from across 6 schools in the capital city of Tehran. Underpinned by a socio-cultural epistemology and utilising an interpretivist qualitative paradigm, this study aimed to explore participants' perspectives on the integration of computer and other ICT (information and communication technology) tools into their teaching. The focus was the individual and contextual factors which had influenced and shaped the perceptions and practices of these teachers. In so doing, in-depth data was collected based on a total of 36 face to face individual semi- structured interviews that were guided by 27 observations of classroom practices. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that ICT uptake by participants was seriously hampered by several interacting and interrelated areas that influenced participants' perspectives and practices.

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