scholarly journals Returning Water Data to Communities in Ndola, Zambia: A Case Study in Decolonising Environmental Science

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mando Chitondo ◽  
Kelly Dombroski
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Water Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Water Issues

Many scientific research projects carried out in developing countries gather data and fail to return any summary of the findings to the community that provided the data. Residents from communities experiencing water issues are therefore deprived of effective participation in the use of findings, since communities might be seen as only a source of data. Indigenous writers have revealed the injustice of this reality and have suggested that this is typical of colonial or ‘colonising’ research methods. It is concerning because accessing research knowledge encourages communities to examine their issues and empowers them to formulate solutions. Inspired by decolonising methodologies, we explored different ‘decolonising’ approaches to returning research findings to participant communities using the results of a recent water research project conducted in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. In this case study, we describe participant communities experience regarding access to research findings and conclude that face-to-face discussion is the preferred approach to returning water research findings in Ndola.

scholarly journals Resilient Research in the Field: Insights and Lessons From Adapting Qualitative Research Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110161
Author(s):  
Syahirah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Lauren Tuckerman ◽  
Tim Vorley ◽  
Cristian Gherhes
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Building Resilience ◽  
Digital Methods

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the implementation of unprecedented social distancing measures, restricting social interaction and with it the possibility for conducting face-to-face qualitative research. This paper provides lessons from a series of qualitative research projects that were adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure their continuation and completion. By reflecting on our experiences and discussing the opportunities and challenges presented by crises to the use of a number of qualitative research methods, we provide a series of insights and lessons for proactively building resilience into the qualitative research process. We show that reflexivity, responsiveness, adaptability, and flexibility ensured continuity in the research projects and highlighted distinct advantages to using digital methods, providing lessons beyond the COVID-19 context. The paper concludes with reflections on research resilience and adaptation during crises.

Tracing Online Lecturer Orchestration of Multiple Roles and Scaffolds Over Time

2018 ◽  
pp. 258-275
Author(s):  
Bronwen Cowie ◽  
Elaine Khoo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Online Learning Community ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Over Time

The chapter focuses on how time and the temporal aspects of the affordances and constraints of the online environment can be leveraged as a resource in online learning community development. It provides an analytical case study account of the experiences of a lecturer and his students in a fully online research methods Masters level graduate course in a tertiary institution in New Zealand. Although very experienced in teaching the course in face-to-face contexts, the lecturer was a novice with regards to teaching online. Over the period of the course, the lecturer came to realise how the structure or strict linearity of interactions over time, as they are experienced in face-to-face settings, can be disrupted in online settings. The chapter illustrates how the lecturer used time as a resource through the orchestration of multiple roles (pedagogical, managerial, social, and technological) and the introduction and fading of scaffolds focused on nurturing a learning community integral to fostering student learning. Course curriculum and assessment redesign coupled with the lecturer's orchestration of roles supported students to take more responsibility for their own and the group's learning as part of deepening their understanding of education research methods.

Digital Mentoring via Emerging Technologies

2022 ◽  
pp. 130-153
Author(s):  
Zeliha Seçkin ◽  
Alev Elçi ◽  
Onur Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Face Negotiation ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Geographical Space

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transformation era and the evolution from mentoring to e-mentoring. One of the groups most affected by this situation is the mentees doing graduate studies. In this context, e-mentoring enables the mentee and mentor to carry out their academic study using digital technologies in mutual interaction, regardless of time and geographical space. This study is designed as a case study of the qualitative research methods where the study group consists of graduate students. Five main themes and 14 sub-themes are determined from the interviews with mentees on e-mentoring perceptions. According to the research findings, mentees prefer a two-stage approach in mentee-mentor matching. Mentees emphasize that they favor matching with emerging technologies at the first stage and finalizing the mentor selection process by mentee-mentor face-to-face negotiation in the second stage. Mentees also mention that besides some e-mentoring advantages, there are psycho-social benefits of face-to-face mentoring.

scholarly journals Scoping Review: online gaming interventions for congenital heart patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Heart Patients ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Education Interventions

Online patient education gaming interventions should be designed for the adult cohort with congenital heart disease since current resources are not optimal. To date, these types of interventions are currently being used throughout the healthcare environment. Even though my area of expertise encompasses the design and evaluation of patient education interventions, I have primarily focused on face-to-face and/or telephone based interventions. My knowledge in the area of online gaming is severely limited. As a result a scoping review was undertaken in order for the acquisition of a better understanding of what online gaming is; its associated characteristics, and the most common outcomes associated with these interventions. This case study presented an overview of a scoping review that was conducted with the main goal of summarizing and disseminating research findings, identifying research gaps, and making recommendations for future intervention design and evaluation. The stages for the conducting a scoping review were presented along with some practical lessons learned.

scholarly journals Scoping Review: online gaming interventions for congenital heart patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Heart Patients ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Education Interventions

Online patient education gaming interventions should be designed for the adult cohort with congenital heart disease since current resources are not optimal. To date, these types of interventions are currently being used throughout the healthcare environment. Even though my area of expertise encompasses the design and evaluation of patient education interventions, I have primarily focused on face-to-face and/or telephone based interventions. My knowledge in the area of online gaming is severely limited. As a result a scoping review was undertaken in order for the acquisition of a better understanding of what online gaming is; its associated characteristics, and the most common outcomes associated with these interventions. This case study presented an overview of a scoping review that was conducted with the main goal of summarizing and disseminating research findings, identifying research gaps, and making recommendations for future intervention design and evaluation. The stages for the conducting a scoping review were presented along with some practical lessons learned.

scholarly journals Proses Kolaboratif dalam Perencanaan Berbasis Komunikasi Pada Masyarakat Non-Kolaboratif

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ely Sufianti ◽  
Dewi Sawitri ◽  
Krishnai Nur Pribadi ◽  
Tommy Firman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Authentic Dialogue ◽  
Key Aspects

The collaborative process is a key element of the communicative-based planning. This process requires participations, equality of power, as well as adequate competence of the actors who engage the process. This condition seems difficult to occur in the societies, especially those in developing countries, in which people’s participation, equality of power, and competence are considered low (uncollaborative society). The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the collaborative process can occur or not in the context of such societies.  The empirical investigation was conducted by using the qualitative research methods with a case study approach to sidewalk vendors arrangement planning at Banjarsari, Surakarta City. It shows that the planning involves the collaborative process stages and authentic dialogue, which are the key aspects of collaborative process.

Tracing Online Lecturer Orchestration of Multiple Roles and Scaffolds over Time

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Bronwen Cowie ◽  
Elaine Khoo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Online Learning Community ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Over Time

The chapter focuses on how time and the temporal aspects of the affordances and constraints of the online environment can be leveraged as a resource in online learning community development. It provides an analytical case study account of the experiences of a lecturer and his students in a fully online research methods Masters level graduate course in a tertiary institution in New Zealand. Although very experienced in teaching the course in face-to-face contexts, the lecturer was a novice with regards to teaching online. Over the period of the course, the lecturer came to realise how the structure or strict linearity of interactions over time, as they are experienced in face-to-face settings, can be disrupted in online settings. The chapter illustrates how the lecturer used time as a resource through the orchestration of multiple roles (pedagogical, managerial, social, and technological) and the introduction and fading of scaffolds focused on nurturing a learning community integral to fostering student learning. Course curriculum and assessment redesign coupled with the lecturer’s orchestration of roles supported students to take more responsibility for their own and the group’s learning as part of deepening their understanding of education research methods.

The Biopolitics of Transformation to ERM Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Ahmed Diab ◽  
Abdelmoneim Bahyeldin Mohamed Metwally
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Disciplinary Power ◽  
Privately Owned

How risk management technologies are implemented in developing countries is largely under-researched. Using a perspective on bio-politics, this paper dissects how an infusion of risk management technologies permeates as a powerful managerial tool in governing subordinates. The notions of power/knowledge relations, disciplinary power, and governmentality enabled the authors to rehearse the Foucault's biopolitics perspective in an analysis of risk-based rationalities and risk management technologies. Qualitative case study research methods guided them to gather empirical evidence from a privately owned, Egyptian insurance firm. They found that risk management technologies are conjoined with institutional and discursive ramifications in a developing country where burgeoning neoliberal economic remedies are being diffused and adopted. Further, risk management technologies go hand in hand with this ensuing neoliberal agenda, making it inescapable for organisational managers in such a developing country to adopt these technologies for their survival and sustainability.

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