Interpretive phenomenological analysis of a lawsuit contending that school-based yoga is religion: A study of school personnel

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Cook-Cottone ◽  
Erga Lemish ◽  
Wendy Guyker
Keyword(s):  
School Personnel ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
School Based

We Drank the Cola in Collaboration

2017 ◽  
pp. 159-177
Author(s):  
Sarah Q. Coupet ◽  
Guerda Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Teacher Professional

Developing high quality teachers is at the center of education reform and previous research has highlighted, high quality in-service teacher professional development leads to improved instruction, student learning, and ultimately promotes social equity. Using an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) theoretical framework, the voices and experiences of educators in Haiti were captured. This study reveals the following themes: 1) an opportunity for self-improvement, 2) an avenue for improving students learning, and 3) an approach to contributing to colleagues' development. An understanding of these themes from a cross-cultural perspective is provided with the objective that school personnel, receiving this population of students will develop an understanding of Haitian student's educational experiences.

We Drank the Cola in Collaboration

2018 ◽  
pp. 620-638
Author(s):  
Sarah Q. Coupet ◽  
Guerda Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Teacher Professional

Developing high quality teachers is at the center of education reform and previous research has highlighted, high quality in-service teacher professional development leads to improved instruction, student learning, and ultimately promotes social equity. Using an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) theoretical framework, the voices and experiences of educators in Haiti were captured. This study reveals the following themes: 1) an opportunity for self-improvement, 2) an avenue for improving students learning, and 3) an approach to contributing to colleagues' development. An understanding of these themes from a cross-cultural perspective is provided with the objective that school personnel, receiving this population of students will develop an understanding of Haitian student's educational experiences.

Interpretive phenomenological analysis of a lawsuit contending that school-based yoga is religion: A study of school personnel

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Cook-Cottone ◽  
Erga Lemish ◽  
Wendy Guyker
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School District ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract This study focused on the perspectives of school personnel affiliated with the Encinitas Union School District in California following a lawsuit arguing that their yoga-based program included religion and therefore was unsuitable for implementation in public schools and was unconstitutional. Participants (N = 32) were interviewed using a semistructured interview, and data were analyzed according to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five super-ordinate themes (including sub-themes) were identified in an iterative process, including: participants' perspectives on the roots of yoga and the type of yoga taught in their district; the process of introducing a yoga-in-the-schools program in light of this contention (including challenges and obstacles, and how these were met); perspectives on the lawsuit and how the process unfolded; effects of the lawsuit on school climate and beyond; and perspectives on yoga as, and as not, religious. The study attempts to shed light on the impact of an ongoing lawsuit on a school district at the time of implementation of a program for students' well being.

scholarly journals ‘A sense of purpose’: Older prisoners’ experiences of successful ageing behind bars

2021 ◽  
pp. 147737082199514
Author(s):  
Hila Avieli
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Older Prisoners ◽  
Unified Process ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Better Than

There is growing interest in ageing offenders and their lives in prison. However, this subject is often studied from a deprivation perspective, focusing on issues such as lack of medical care and proper environmental conditions. This article highlights experiences of wellbeing while ageing in confinement, using the conceptual framework of successful ageing. An interpretive phenomenological analysis perspective was used to analyse the narratives of 18 older prisoners. The narratives revealed four themes: ‘Like all other older men’: comparing ageing in prison with ageing within the community; ‘Better than what I have outside’: prison as an escape from a life of loneliness, poverty and delinquency; ‘Here I get some respect’: the older prisoner as a mentor; and ‘I feel accomplished’: experiences of growth and self-discovery as a means for successful ageing in prison. The findings suggest that ageing in prison may not be perceived as a single, unified process, but as a personal and individual phenomenon, and that old age may facilitate positive changes in the lives of ageing offenders in prison.

The lived experience of stigmatisation in patients after stoma reversal

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Owen ◽  
Alexia Papageorgiou
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Stoma Reversal ◽  
And Coping

Aim: This small−scale, exploratory, qualitative study was conducted to investigate how the experiences of having a stoma and subsequent stoma reversal affected the lives of the participants.Method: Five participants were interviewed about their experiences. Manual thematic analysis, using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), was employed to interpret the data. Results: Common themes were identified as emerging from the data. Themes before reversal were: acceptance and coping; social impact; and anticipation of returning to normal. Post−reversal themes were: returning to normal; interference with anticipated return to normal; and ongoing social impact. Conclusion: This exploratory study provides a rich account of the experiences of stoma patients who underwent reversal operations. It enhances our understanding of the transition encountered when changing from a person with a stoma into someone without one. This research has found that the anticipated return to normal can be hampered by a mix of physical and psychological processes.

scholarly journals Connecting with Deities: The Practice of Spirit Mediumship among the Chinese in Kuantan, Pahang

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-70
Author(s):  
Melvin Bok Yee Foo ◽  
Elena Chai
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Folk Religion ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Spirit Mediumship ◽  
Official Status

The belief towards the spirit medium is one of the oldest beliefs in Chinese folk religion. This research explored spirit mediumship practices among the Chinese in Kuantan, Pahang, and interviewed 10 spirit mediums by applying interpretive phenomenological analysis. The findings indicate that the ability to interact with deities is either due to unavoidable illness, hereditary, naturally acquired, or learned. Indeed, a spirit medium may or may not convey messages to the audience or the deities from ritual performances. However, the ritual had revealed an “indispensable and official” status among mediums and worshippers. Although some expectations of this practice have faded due to modernity, it is still popular among the Chinese, especially in bonding the Chinese together as one community.

The Difficulties the Caregivers of Cancer Patients Experience in the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice KARABUGA YAKAR ◽  
Sıdıka OGUZ ◽  
Ferda KARAKAS ◽  
Hatice TEKIN ◽  
Nurullah ONER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Diversity Sampling ◽  
Patients Experience

Abstract Purpose This is a qualitative study using interpretive phenomenological analysis to determine the difficulties experienced by caregivers of cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods Fourteen cancer patients were interviewed between 20 December 2020 and 20 January 2021 using maximum diversity sampling. The data were collected using semi-structured interview forms, one-on-one interviews, and online interview technique. Results The experiences of caregivers of cancer patients regarding the Covid 19 pandemic were presented under four themes, namely emotional problems, economic problems, neglect of health, and behavioural responses associated with Covid 19”. Conclusions It was found that caregivers of cancer patients were emotionally affected, faced economic difficulties, neglected their own health, and developed behavioural responses to the risk of Covid-19 during the pandemic.

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