scholarly journals CONSTRUCCIÓN NARRATIVA DE LAS IDENTIDADES DEL PROFESORADO

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
M. Mar Prados Gallardo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
The Self ◽  
Current Investigation ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Analytical Tools

Abstract.The notions of I-positions and voices are proposed as analytical tools for studying how two university teachers use both of these narrative resources to construct and negotiate possible professional identities. We develop a conception of identity as a continuous and evolving narrative in which the self is constituted as a multiple, dynamic and constantly in negotiation reality from which individuals define who they are. We present some example of the analyzes performed through semistructured interviews autobiographical to university teachers and through discussion groups developed by teachers from secondary education. Finally, both benefits and limitations of the current investigation are discussed with regard to possible future studies.Resumen.En este trabajo se proponen las nociones de posiciones del yo y de voces como herramientas analíticas para estudiar las posibles identidades profesionales del profesorado a través de sus narrativas. Se desarrolla una concepción de la identidad como un continuo y cambiante relato (narrativa) en el que el yo se constituye en una realidad múltiple, cambiante y constantemente negociada, y a partir de la que los individuos establecen quiénes son en su relación con otros y con los contextos en los que participan. Se presentan, a modo de ejemplo, algunos de los análisis realizados a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas de carácter autobiográfico a profesores y profesoras universitarios y a través de grupos de discusión desarrollados por profesores y profesoras de educación secundaria. Finalmente, se plantean conclusiones y algunos alcances y limitaciones con vistas a futuros estudios.

Revisiting the Birthplace of the Cannabis Social Club Model and the Role Played by Cannabis Social Club Federations

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Jansseune ◽  
Mafalda Pardal ◽  
Tom Decorte ◽  
Òscar Parés Franquero
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Social Clubs ◽  
Social Club ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Country Specific

Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are a nonprofit model for the supply of cannabis originating in Spain. This article aims to provide an overview of current CSC practices in Barcelona, exploring the role played by CSC Federations in shaping them. This analysis draws on 32 semistructured interviews with CSC managers ( n = 15) and with other stakeholders in Barcelona ( n = 17). We build also on field observations at other CSCs based in Barcelona. We found a heterogeneity of CSC practices, some of which were not in line with the self-regulatory codes developed by the CSC Federations. In applying an earlier CSC typology, we identified also country-specific CSC features. While the CSC Federations have contributed to unifying the cannabis movement and made efforts to homogenize CSCs’ practices, in the absence of (government) cannabis regulation, their efforts have to some extent been undermined.

scholarly journals The Political Asceticism of Mamata Banerjee: Female Populist Leadership in Contemporary India

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Proma Ray Chaudhury
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Political ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Political Landscapes ◽  
Religious Iconography

Abstract Operating within the androcentric premises that support idealized models of populist leadership, self-representations cultivated by female populist leaders often involve precarious balancing acts, compelling them to appropriate contextualized traditionalist discourses and modes of power to qualify for conventional leadership models. This article engages with the stylistic performance of populist leadership by Mamata Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress in the state of West Bengal, India, focusing on her adoption of the discursive mode of political asceticism, nativist rhetoric, and religious iconography. Through an interpretive analysis of selected party documents, autobiography, and semistructured interviews with Banerjee's followers and critics, the article delineates Banerjee's populist self-fashioning as a political ascetic and explores perceptions of her leadership. The article argues that while the self-makings of female populist leaders remain fraught and contested, they contribute substantially toward redrawing the boundaries of both conventional leadership models and the broader political landscapes they inhabit.

scholarly journals Cidadania docente universitária: a perspectiva dos diplomados

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (196) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arménio Rego
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The Self ◽  
Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Performance Score ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Global Performance ◽  
Participatory Behavior ◽  
The One ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Dois objetivos nortearam o presente estudo: a) mostrar como os diplomados com um curso superior se sentem influenciados por quatro comportamentos de cidadania (comportamento participativo, orientação prática, conscienciosidade e cortesia) de antigos professores, no que concerne a duas variáveis de impacto (motivação profissional e autoconfiança); b) estudar as concepções desses indivíduos acerca do significado da excelência docente universitária. Foram inquiridos 209 diplomados com curso superior, que foram convidados a descrever os comportamentos de um antigo professor à sua escolha. Os resultados mostram que: a) as quatro categorias comportamentais explicam 79%, 70% e 40% da variância, respectivamente, numa cotação global de desempenho docente atribuída pelos diplomados aos seus antigos professores, na motivação profissional dos mesmos, e na sua autoconfiança; b) os inquiridos consideram que os excelentes professores são os que se orientam fortemente para essas quatro categorias comportamentais. Palavras-chave: cidadania; professores universitários; motivação profissional; autoconfiança; qualidade no ensino superior. Abstract This study aims to show how the citizenship behaviors of university teachers (CBUT) relate with: a) the professional motivation and self-confidence of their students; b) a global performance score given by their students. Four CBUT dimensions were investigated: participatory behavior, practical orientation, conscientiousness and courtesy. A sample of 209 graduates, from several organizations and occupations, was collected. The main results are: a) the four CBUT dimensions explain 79% of the global performance score variance, 70% of the professional motivation variance, and 40% of the self-confidence variance; b) according to the graduates, the excellent teacher is the one who scores well on the four CBUT dimensions. Keywords: citizenship behaviors; university teachers; professional motivation; selfconfidence; quality in higher education.

scholarly journals The effect analysis of mediation variable of task productivity on the self-efficacy and employees’ performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Annissa Chairum Soebandono ◽  
Levi Nilawati
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
The Self ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Individual Task ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediation Models

This research was conducted for analyzing the effect of mediating variable that is individual task proactivity as one of the proactivities of behavior towards the relationship between self-efficacy and the employees’ performance in the logistics companies of shipping the goods. It uses convenience sampling, which is a non-probability sampling method for getting the sample of 52 employees. They were divided into two divisions, namely infrastructure and quality assurance. The questionnaire consists of two parts, in which some were assessed by themselves and others that were assessed by the supervisor. They were analyzed using path analysis using analytical tools developed by Hayes, Preacher-Hayes with the simple mediation models. It was found that employees have self-efficacy, individual task proactivity, and relatively high performance, in which individual task proactivity can be a mediating variable on the effect self-efficacy on performance.

scholarly journals Inroads to Integrative Health Care: Registered Nurses’ Personal Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affects Professional Identity and Nursing Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon W. Bertrand
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Twin Cities ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Integrative Health ◽  
Integrative Health Care ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Personal Use

Nurses are increasingly using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for relief of personal health issues. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore how nurses’ TCM experiences affect nurses’ professional identities and practices. Symbolic interaction is the research framework used. Mixed methods of coding facilitate data analysis. Sociological theories explain the findings. The study included 20 semistructured interviews of 10 practicing nurses and 10 faculty members in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The data provide the basis for several new conclusions. Nursing subspecialty practice norms determine how TCM experience affects nurses’ professional identities and nursing practices. Mutable nursing careers enable nurses to incorporate TCM into their nursing ‘‘toolbox.’’ Among the significant findings from this study is that nurses try TCM and share that information with others, creating inroads for integration of TCM into Western medicine.

Creating a safe space: A qualitative inquiry into the way doctors discuss spirituality

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Best ◽  
Phyllis Butow ◽  
Ian Olver
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
The Self ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Patient Needs ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Spiritual History ◽  
The Way

AbstractObjective:Spiritual history taking by physicians is recommended as part of palliative care. Nevertheless, very few studies have explored the way that experienced physicians undertake this task.Method:Using grounded theory, semistructured interviews were conducted with 23 physicians who had experience in caring for advanced cancer patients. They were asked to describe the way they discuss spirituality with their patients.Results:We have described a delicate, skilled, tailored process whereby physicians create a space in which patients feel safe enough to discuss intimate topics. Six themes were identified: (1) developing the self: physicians describe the need to understand and be secure in one's own spirituality and be comfortable with one's own mortality before being able to discuss spirituality; (2) developing one's attitude: awareness of the importance of spirituality in the life of a patient, and the need to respect each patient's beliefs is a prerequisite; (3) experienced physicians wait for the patient to give them an indication that they are ready to discuss spiritual issues and follow their lead; (4) what makes it easier: spiritual discussion is easier when doctor and patient share spiritual and cultural backgrounds, and the patient needs to be physically comfortable and willing to talk; (5) what makes it harder: experienced physicians know that they will find it difficult to discuss spirituality when they are rushed and when they identify too closely with a patient's struggles; and (6) an important and effective intervention: exploration of patient spirituality improves care and enhances coping.Significance of results:A delicate, skilled, tailored process has been described whereby doctors endeavor to create a space in which patients feel sufficiently safe to discuss intimate topics.

Education-related goal appraisals and self-esteem during the transition to secondary education: A longitudinal study

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 481-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kati Vasalampi ◽  
Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽  
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
The Self ◽  
Goal Progress ◽  
Goal Striving ◽  
One Year ◽  
Education Academic ◽  
Transition To Secondary Education

This study investigated whether adolescents’ appraisals of their education-related goals change during the transition from comprehensive school to postcomprehensive secondary education (academic vs. vocational track) and how such appraisals contribute to their self-esteem. Six hundred and seven 16-year-old adolescents were surveyed three times: (1) at the beginning, (2) at the end of the final spring term of comprehensive school, and (3) one year after the transition to postcomprehensive secondary education. They were asked to appraise their education-related goal in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic reasons for goal striving, goal progress, effort, and stress. The results showed that, when adolescents ended up in a mode of education that was congruent with their skills, their intrinsic reasons for goal strivings and goal progress increased. Moreover, progress towards goal attainment contributed to self-esteem, and self-esteem also predicted goal progress. Furthermore, the higher the self-esteem in comprehensive school, the lower the level of extrinsic reasons for goal striving after the transition.

Authentic or Artificial Materials: The Effects of Material-Types on L2 Motivation

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Shirai
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Materials ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
L2 Motivation ◽  
Artificial Materials ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Journal Entries ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract This preliminary study sets out to examine the extent to which authentic materials affect Japanese university students’ classroom motivation, seeking an effective way to teach mixedlevel language classes at universities. The motivation questionnaires consisting of eight motivation items as quantitative data and journal entries and learners’ comments in semistructured interviews as qualitative data were collected and analyzed. The results of null hypothesis tests on the questionnaires indicate that authentic materials had a significantly more positive effect on freshmen’s self-reported motivation than artificial textbook materials, but not on second-year and fourth-year students’. The study also explores the relationship between enjoyableness and meaningfulness of teaching materials to seek the most effective way of using authentic materials, and discusses the effects of other possible factors such as activities and topics. The conclusion suggests that appropriate use of authentic materials, especially enjoyable ones, can be helpful for university teachers of relatively larger classes of freshmen with mixed proficiency levels to raise their L2 motivation. The challenges of conducting this research and suggestions about future studies are also discussed.

Self-Report of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior vs. School Nurse Evaluations in Dutch High-School Students

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Jan de Wilde ◽  
Petra van de Looij ◽  
Judith Goldschmeding ◽  
Christina Hoogeveen
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Nurse ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors

Background: Systematic screening to identify adolescents at risk for suicidal behavior is crucial to suicide prevention. Aims: The current practice of screening and follow-up actions taken by school nurses in schools for secondary education in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was studied. Methods: In Rotterdam, an approach was developed in which, as a standard routine, students are invited to an interview with a school nurse after filling out a youth health survey in classroom setting. This health survey comprised, among other subjects, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and questions about suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The results from the interviews and the self-report questionnaires of nearly 4000 first-grade students in secondary education were analyzed. Results: The vast majority of invitations were not followed by any action from the school nurse. Also, the majority of students whose self-report led to an “Attention Subject” for the nurse were not considered to be at risk by the nurse. The self-report of recent suicidal thoughts added to the predictive value of emotional distress as measured by the SDQ and other self-report conclusions. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the additional value of self-reported suicidal thoughts for Dutch preventive practices in youth health care.

scholarly journals ‘I JUST WANT TO RUN’: how recreational runners perceive and deal with injuries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e001117
Author(s):  
Evert Verhagen ◽  
Marit Warsen ◽  
Caroline Silveira Bolling
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Health Gains ◽  
Injury Occurrence ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Running Injuries ◽  
Recreational Runners ◽  
Healthy Activity

Running injuries impact the health gains achieved through running and are linked to drop-out from this otherwise healthy activity. The need for effective prevention is apparent, however, implementation of preventive measures implies a change in runners’ behaviour. This exploratory qualitative study aimed to explore Dutch recreational runners’ perception on injuries, injury occurrence and prevention. An interpretative paradigm underpins this study. We conducted 12 individual semistructured interviews with male (n=6) and female runners (n=6). Through a constant comparative data analysis, we developed a conceptual model to illustrate the final product of the analysis and represent the main themes’ connection. We present a framework that describes the pathway from load to injury and the self-regulatory process controlling this pathway. Runners mentioned that pain is not necessarily an injury, and they usually continue running. Once complaints become unmanageable and limit the runner’s ability to participate, an injury was perceived. Based on our outcomes, we recommend that preventive strategies focus on the self-regulation by which runners manage their complaints and injuries—providing information, advice and programmes that support the runner to make well-informed, effective decisions.

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