How we view our theoretical competency: Early childhood pre-service teachers' self-evaluation of a professional placement experience

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Agbenyega
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mentor Teachers ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Theoretical Approaches

RECENT EFFORTS TO RENOVATE the teaching of young children have led to a greater emphasis on teachers' theoretical understandings of children and teaching, and how they translate their understandings into practice. This qualitative research analysed and discussed how early childhood pre-service teachers in one Australian university perceived their theoretical competence and how they used this in their pedagogical decision making and adaptations in their professional placement. The paper investigated how the pre-service teachers justified and enacted decisions about which pedagogical and theoretical approaches to use in their classrooms, and how they reconciled potential conflicts and contradictions between their own ideas, pedagogical and theoretical knowledge, and those of their mentor teachers. A framework analysis of rich qualitative data obtained through focus groups in class illuminated the pre-service teachers' theoretical competency, theoretical confidence, theoretical preparation and theoretical reflexivity. The paper concludes with recommendations for improving early childhood pre-service teachers' professional practice.

scholarly journals Motherhood and Decision-Making Among Women Living with HIV: A Systematic Review with Qualitative Research Synthesis.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariadna Huertas-Zurriaga ◽  
Patrick Albert Palmieri ◽  
Joan E. Edwards ◽  
Sandra K. Cesario ◽  
Sergio Alonso-Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Reproductive Decision ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Reproductive Decision Making ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract Objective: To explain the reproductive decision-making process of women living with HIV according to their experiences.Design: Systematic review with qualitative research synthesis. Studies were assessed with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme and the JBI Checklist for Qualitative Research. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO, and the results reported in adherence with the PRISMA statement and the ENTREQ recommendations.Setting: Studies with qualitative data from member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development were selected to maintain consistency in the conditions of women living with HIV, including socioeconomic, human rights, and access to health services.Participants: Studies published in journals from 1995 to 2019 with qualitative data about reproductive decision-making among women living with HIV were searched in multiple databases, including CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE (through PubMed), Scopus, Social Science Citation Index, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Spanish databases Cuidatge, Cuiden Enfispo, and SciELO.Results: From the 4,198 articles identified and assessed, 18 were included for analysis and synthesis with 1,333 participants from 10 countries. Three meta‐categories were constructed from 15 themes that emerged from 45 subthemes to give new meaning to the phenomena of reproductive decision-making for women living with HIV as 1) Shattered identity, 2) Barriers, inequities, and misinformation, and 3) Coping, resiliency, and support.Key Conclusions: Reproductive decision-making is a complex process with multiple challenges that women living with HIV encounter with knowledge deficiencies and limited social support. Decisions need to be taken judiciously by women living with HIV in collaboration with clinicians within the context of a supportive health system. Implications for practice: An integrated approach to care with comprehensive multidisciplinary counseling are needed to support women living with HIV as they engage in reproductive decision-making. Clinicians require professional development as well as evidence-based clinical guidelines and educational resources to support person-centered care for these women, and their families.

scholarly journals Self-evaluation in perspective of Surah Al-Isrā verse 14th

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasmah Usman ◽  
Achmad Abubakar ◽  
Muhsin Mahfudz
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Data Analysis Method ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Subject

This paper describes, knows, understands, and analyzes self-evaluation from the perspective of surah Al-Isrā verse 14. Self-evaluation in psychology is called self-introspection, which means self-correction, while in Islam, it is called muḥāsabah or muḥāsabah al-nafṣ. Muḥāsabah, in the person of a Muslim in particular, is an attempt to count and evaluate himself, how many sins he has committed and what good he has not done. This study is qualitative research under the literature study method, which focuses on the question of self-evolution from the perspective of surah Al-Isra verse 14. The data source comes from the ministry of religious affairs' translation of the Qur'an, and books related to self-evaluation contain self-evaluation from surah Al-Isra' verse 14. Data were analyzed using the qualitative data analysis method. Self-evaluation in QS Al-Isra': 14refers to the word al-ḥisāb, if an evaluation may be done by oneself on all the deeds that have been done. Explaining this, in surah Al-Isrā'a verse 14, Allah evaluates His creatures on the day of reckoning (the trial of the Hereafter). Therefore it is a man who is commanded to judge his own deeds. Suppose it is associated with the point of evaluation of education. In that case, the meaning of al-ḥisāb indicates that the assessment results depend on the intensity of the subject in completing the exam question. Therefore, the task of educators is to motivate the subject of the learner to learn and maximum when completing the exam question seriously.

Consumer Engagement through Conditional Promotions

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Loss Aversion ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Retail Store ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Consumer Decision Making ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates consumers' response to conditional promotions (CP) offered in an offline retail store. Using qualitative research inquiry, we decipher the consumer decision-making process by finding the linkages between 'pre-cart' and the 'post-cart' add-on purchases. Thematic analysis of qualitative data (focus groups and personal interviews) resulted in four themes, i.e. 'Criticality of Product Utility,' 'Mode of Payments,' 'Loss Aversion by Consumers,' and 'Inability to Think Out-of-Box by the Consumers.' We add value to the existing marketing literature by finding the relationship between products purchased in 'pre-cart', i.e., without the knowledge of CP and 'post-cart', defined as add-on products added to the cart to avail the CP offer while purchasing in an offline retail store. Further, we find that consumers' willingness to avail CP varies with different relative distances from the target purchase cart value (high vs. low) and mode of payments (cash vs. digital). We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of the research.

scholarly journals The Underreported Significance of Transcription Decisions: Perspectives Gained from Two Different Vantage Points

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian Cibils
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Transcription Process ◽  
Significant Process ◽  
Vantage Points ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

In this paper, I propose redefining transcription as a significant process within qualitative research, and as more deserving of attention and of transparency in reporting. Although interviewing has become one of the most frequently used methods of qualitative data collection, when summarizing the methodology adopted in their studies, researchers are still not likely to describe either the transcription process itself or the decision-making process that led up to it. One of the problems with transcription is that it is frequently addressed separately from the broader philosophical, ideological or epistemological contexts of a study, and dealt with as a minor independent logistics issue, and its resolution reduced to its mechanics or its physical completion. In this article, I highlight the significance of decisions made about transcription as illustrated by an account of two contrasting experiences. I explore the choices made related to who undertakes the process and how it is completed as based on theoretical underpinnings. These decisions, as illustrated in the examples, reflect views on what is to be known and what is considered to be the data, and will, ultimately, determine the limitations or the possibilities for analysis and interpretation.

scholarly journals A Concise Review on Qualitative Research in Dentistry

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 942
Author(s):  
Hollis Haotian Chai ◽  
Sherry Shiqian Gao ◽  
Kitty Jieyi Chen ◽  
Duangporn Duangthip ◽  
Edward Chin Man Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Concise Review ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Saturation

Qualitative research collects non-numerical data that explores human behaviour, attitudes, beliefs and personality characteristics unamendable to quantitative research. The qualitative research questions are open-ended, evolving and non-directional. The study design is flexible and iterative. Purposive sampling is commonly used. The sample size is determined by theoretical saturation. Data collection is generally through in-depth interviews, focus groups and observations. Qualitative research commonly uses thematic analysis and framework analysis, although there is no consensus on analysing qualitative data. The reporting format can be comprehensive, a summary, developmental or selective, subject to the research question. Qualitative research’s potential functions are to describe the form or nature of what exists (contextual), to examine the reasons for or associations between what exists (explanatory), to appraise the effectiveness of what exists (evaluative), and to aid the development of strategies (generative). Qualitative research can be time consuming to conduct because it explores evolving questions; difficult to generalise because it recruits limited participants; and arduous when it comes to making systematic comparisons because responses are subjective. However, qualitative research can provide depth and detail, create openness, simulate people’s individual experiences and avoid pre-judgements. This concise review provides an overview and suggestions for dental researchers when conducting a qualitative study.

scholarly journals Thinking about the Coding Process in Qualitative Data Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Individual Study ◽  
Methods Textbooks ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Made In

Coding is a ubiquitous part of the qualitative research process, but it is often under-considered in research methods training and literature. This article explores a number of questions about the coding process which are often raised by beginning researchers, in the light of the recommendations of methods textbooks and the factors which contribute to an answer to these questions. I argue for a conceptualisation of coding as a decision-making process, in which decisions about aspects of coding such as density, frequency, size of data pieces to be coded, are all made by individual researchers in line with their methodological background, their research design and research questions, and the practicalities of their study. This has implications for the way that coding is carried out by researchers at all stages of their careers, as it requires that coding decisions should be made in the context of an individual study, not once and for all.

scholarly journals The Living Codebook: Documenting the Process of Qualitative Data Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Reyes;Reyes ◽  
Elizabeth Bogumil ◽  
Levin Elias Welch
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Transparency is once again a central issue of debate across types of qualitative research. Workon how to conduct qualitative data analysis, on the other hand, walks us through the step-by-stepprocess on how to code and understand the data we’ve collected. Although there are a fewexceptions, less focus is on transparency regarding decision-making processes in the course ofresearch. In this paper, we argue that scholars should create a living codebook, which is a set oftools that documents the data analysis process. It has four parts: 1) a processual database whichkeeps track of initial codes and a final database for completed codes, 2) a “definitions and keyterms” list for conversations about codes, 3) memo-writing, and 4) a difference list explainingthe rationale behind unmatched codes. It allows researchers to interrogate taken-for-grantedassumptions about what data is focused on, why, and how to analyze it. To that end, the livingcodebook moves beyond discussions around inter-coder reliability by documenting the process by which analytic codes are created, refined, and debated.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HONESTY VALUE IN EARLY YEARS CHILDREN THROUGH SNAKE AND LADDER MEDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-496
Author(s):  
Endah Hendarwati ◽  
Wahono . ◽  
Aris Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Childhood Education

Purpose of Study: This research aims to explain children's honesty through the snake and ladder media. This study was conducted in Cahaya early childhood education age 4-5 in Jembatan Merah, Surabaya. By choosing this media as a supporting medium that allows children to be honest. This research will bring the child into real-time situations to introduce moral education through a field trip. There were several aspects that must be considered in determining the purpose of planting honesty in early childhood, there were age, physical aspects and psychological aspects of children. Several factors can also influence the development of the child's honesty value, innate (internal) and environmental (external) factors. Methodology: This research used qualitative research to describe the results. Subjects this research were 9 children of Cahaya early childhood education aged 4-5 years in Jembatan Merah Surabaya, with the reason that in this institution happened the problem of children still not able to care and keep everything, to say honestly, admitted a mistake and forgive a friend who was mistaken. This research used descriptive qualitative data analysis. The research instrument was obtained through observation with the observation sheet, interview with teacher and child, and documentation during activity with snake ladder media. Results: The results of research, it was known that the children were able to care and keep things together, accustomed, to tell the truth, willing to admit mistakes, apologize if they were wrong and forgive friends who were mistaken. The four indicators seen children begin to develop so honesty in children can be taught in schools by using the snake ladder media honesty. Implications/Applications: The implantation of early years children’s honesty can be conducted through learning activities that use interactive media to children. In accordance with Gagne's opinion, media is the various types of components in the student environment that can stimulate students to learn.

Coding in Qualitative Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Yaghi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Sufficient Data ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Potential Problems

In this chapter, Yaghi offers detailed suggestions on how to code qualitative data after they have been gathered. Based on his doctoral dissertation, this chapter explains that the logic behind coding qualitative data is to turn a significant amount of information into categories that can be used to explain a phenomenon, reveal a concept, or render the data comparable across different case studies. It also elaborates through examples from author’s fieldwork in Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan on four potential problems that may face researchers in coding qualitative data. These are the questions of preparation, categorization, consistency, and saturation. The chapter concludes by asking researchers to be flexible, and open to the process of trial and error in coding, to confront the data with questions before categorization, and to gather sufficient data on their topics before running their qualitative surveys.

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