scholarly journals Exploring perceptions of instructors about childbirth preparation training courses: A qualitative study

10.19082/4215 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 4215-4224
Author(s):  
Marzieh Otogara ◽  
Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Hazavehei ◽  
Jalal Poorolajal ◽  
Nahid Radnia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Childbirth Preparation

Exploring the antecedents of English language teachers' teaching self-efficacy: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Goudarz Alibakhshi ◽  
Hossein Abdollahi ◽  
Behzad Nezakatgoo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Institutional Variables ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Variables ◽  
Training Courses

PurposeThis study aimed at exploring the antecedents of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' self-efficacy (SE). That is, the main purpose was to deeply delve into the main variables and latent which lead to a high sense of SE among teachers of English as a foreign language.Design/methodology/approachA phenomenological inquiry was employed to explore the antecedents of language teachers from their eyes. In this study, the phenomenon is SE antecedents. The researchers employed this method to help identify the meaning behind the human experience as it is related to a phenomenon or notable collective occurrence. A semistructured interview checklist was developed, carefully worded, reviewed by five teacher educators known as experts in qualitative research methodology and teacher education and edited based on the experts' feedbackFindingsThe findings showed that the antecedents of SE can be categorized into personal variables, educational variables and institutional variables. Personal variables include verbal intelligence, language proficiency and some other traits. The institutional variables include support from administration, support from colleagues, support from the community and quality of work life. The educational antecedents include preservice and in-service training courses. Preservice training courses included the following: the courses on general language skills, courses on teaching methods, practicum courses, etc.Originality/valueThis study was undertaken in a specific context and the participants are specific. Almost all studies on SE are quantitative, and this qualitative study explored the antecedents of teachers' SE from their own eyes. Some of the explored studies were not mentioned in any of the related studies.

scholarly journals Necessidades formativas de condutores de visitantes em Parques Nacionais

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcial Cotes ◽  
William das Neves Salles ◽  
Alexandre Schiavetti ◽  
Juarez Vieira do Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
National Parks ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Training Courses

Este estudo descritivo, exploratório e quanti-qualitativo teve como objetivo identificar as necessidades formativas de 79 condutores de visitantes dos Parques Nacionais (PARNA) do Caparaó (PNC) e Serra da Capivara (PNSC). As informações foram coletadas a partir de entrevista semiestruturada, cujo tema gerador contemplou as necessidades formativas apontadas pelos próprios condutores. Os resultados revelam que os condutores investigados têm preferência por cursos de capacitação predominantemente práticos e que contemplem mais a realidade específica de cada PARNA investigado. Neste sentido, os profissionais apontam as necessidades de que os cursos possuam caráter prático e sejam ministrados no interior dos PARNAS, contemplando tanto os conhecimentos instrumentais necessários à atividade de condução quanto as características ecológicas específicas do parque, região, bioma e ecossistema em que as atividades ocorrem. Os cursos mais reivindicados pelos condutores investigados foram os de primeiros socorros, os de segundo idioma e os de características ecológicas do parque, da região, do bioma e do ecossistema. Educational needs of visitors’ instructors in National Parks ABSTRACT This descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative-qualitative study had the objective of identifying the educational needs of 79 instructors of visitors from the Caparaó (PNC) and Serra da Capivara (PNSC) National Parks (PARNA). Information was collected from semi-structured interviews, whose generating theme contemplated the educational needs pointed out by the instructors themselves. Results show that the investigated instructors have a preference for predominantly practical training courses that more closely reflect the specific reality of each PARNA investigated. In this sense, professionals point out the need for the courses to be practical and delivered within the PARNAs, taking into account both the instrumental knowledge required for the professional activity and the specific ecological characteristics of the park, region, biome and ecosystem in which the activities take place. The most claimed courses by the investigated instructors were first aid, second language, and ecological features of the park, region, biome, and ecosystem. KEYWORDS: Ecotourism; National Parks; Visitor Instructors; Formative Needs.

scholarly journals The Integration of Verbal Humor into EFL Classrooms: The Issues of Appropriateness and Relevance in Focus

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Minoo Alemi ◽  
Hessameddin Ghanbar ◽  
Atefeh Rezanejad
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Training

The present study examined the manifestations of Iranian male and female EFL teachers’ use of humor in the classroom environment. To this end, a qualitative study with 30 participants was implemented in two English language institutes in Iran. Equally, 15 male and female EFL teachers were selected by convenience sampling and their classes were audio-recorded and later transcribed for the examination of the types of humor they used and their frequency. Wanzer, Frymier, Wojtaszcyk, and Smith’s (2006) method of humor analysis and categorization of appropriateness was exploited for the analysis of the types of humor collected from the participants of the study. The results suggested that the use of humor by male teachers was more frequent than that of female teachers. It was revealed that 57% of the humor production was by male EFL teachers and 43% was produced by female EFL teachers. The results revealed that the most frequent humor type in male teachers’ classrooms was “funny comments” (27%), with “teasing students” (3%) being the least frequent one. In the case of appropriate humor use, similarly, female teachers used “funny comments” (52%) as the most frequent one, while there was no instance of “providing humorous examples”. Considering inappropriate humor use, both male and female teachers used “funny comments” (45%) as the most frequent type. The findings of the present study can be of use to EFL teachers and suggests the need for workshops and training courses on the integration of humor into EFL classes.

scholarly journals A qualitative study on the necessary content for entrepreneurship training courses in the viewpoint of young entrepreneurs

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (75) ◽  
pp. 214-251
Author(s):  
Yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh ◽  
Mahdi Shomali ◽  
Atefeh Barkhordari ◽  
Azam Mandegariyanخ ◽  
Roya Shafizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Young Entrepreneurs

scholarly journals Paediatric oncology ward nurses’ experiences of patients’ deaths in China: A qualitative study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruo Han Ma ◽  
Xue Ping Zhao ◽  
Zhi Hong Ni ◽  
Xiao Ling Xue
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Paediatric Oncology ◽  
Weak Support ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Oncology Ward ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Professional Nurses

Abstract Background Considering cancer death is second only to accidental death in the number of lives claimed each year,nurses in paediatric oncology wards often experience helplessness, sadness, frustration and such other adverse emotions when they witness children’s death due to cancer.However,there is a lack of qualitative studies on nurses who witness the death of children in paediatric oncology wards in China. Method A qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview guide with 22 paediatric oncology ward nurses. Interviews were recorded and simultaneously translated and transcribed. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Results The analysis resulted in the identification of three main thematic categories: Different emotional expression, Different copingstrategies, A weak support system. Nursing managers should pay attention to problems faced by nurses in paediatric oncology wards, and take targeted measures in terms of continuing training courses, improving the psychological adaptability of oncology professional nurses, and providing them substantive support. Conclusion Nurses in paediatric oncology wards have strong stress responses to facing the death of children. They reported experiencing complex psychological feelings and have different coping attitudes. Healthcare authorities should recognise and understand the needs of paediatric oncology ward nurses, who often witness the death of children. Appropriate and effective support measures should be planned and implemented for these nurses to maintain their mental health, thus enabling them to better serve patients.

Perceptions of primiparous women about the effect of childbirth preparation classes on their childbirth experience: a qualitative study

Midwifery ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 103154
Author(s):  
Robab Hassanzadeh ◽  
Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh ◽  
Shahla Meedya ◽  
Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi ◽  
Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Childbirth Experience ◽  
Childbirth Preparation ◽  
Primiparous Women

Qualitative study on “hydropic degeneration” of The hepatocytes in viral hepatitis

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 568-569
Author(s):  
Le Meizhao ◽  
Ye Ming ◽  
Song Xiaoming ◽  
Xu Jiazhang
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Viral Hepatitis ◽  
Chronic Active Hepatitis ◽  
Microscopic Observation ◽  
Hydropic Degeneration ◽  
Light Microscopic Observation ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Endoplasm Reticulum ◽  
Mixed Fluid ◽  
Peripheral Cytoplasm

“Hydropic degeneration” of the hepatocytes are often found in biopsy of the liver of some kinds of viral hepatitis. Light microscopic observation, compareted with the normal hepatocytes, they are enlarged, sometimes to a marked degree when the term “balloning” degeneration is used. Their cytoplasm rarefied, and show some clearness in the peripheral cytoplasm, so, it causes a hydropic appearance, the cytoplasm around the nuclei is granulated. Up to the present, many studies belive that main ultrastructural chenges of hydropic degeneration of the hepatocytes are results of the RER cristae dilatation with degranulation and disappearance of glycogen granules.The specimens of this study are fixed with the mixed fluid of the osmium acidpotassium of ferricyanide, Epon-812 embed. We have observed 21 cases of biopsy specimens with chronic severe hepatitis and severe chronic active hepatitis, and found that the clear fields in the cytoplasm actually are a accumulating place of massive glycogen. The granules around the nuclei are converging mitochondria, endoplasm reticulum and other organelles.

American Speech-Language Pathologists' Training and Legislative Knowledge When Working With Immigrant and Refugee Populations: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1148-1161
Author(s):  
Camilo Maldonado ◽  
Alejandro Ashe ◽  
Kerri Bubar ◽  
Jessica Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Limited English Proficiency ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Federal Mandates ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

Background American educational legislation suggests culturally competent speech and language services should be provided in a child's native language, but the number of multilingual speech-language pathologists (SLPs) is negligible. Consequently, many monolingual English-speaking practitioners are being tasked with providing services to these populations. This requires that SLPs are educated about cultural and linguistic diversity as well as the legislation that concerns service provision to non-English or limited English proficiency speakers. Purpose This qualitative study explored the experiences of monolingual, American, English-speaking SLPs and clinical fellows who have worked with immigrant and refugee families within a preschool context. It investigated what training SLPs received to serve this population and what knowledge these SLPs possessed with regard to federal legislation governing the provision of services to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) communities. Method Ten American clinicians with experience treating CLD children of refugee and immigrant families in the context of preschool service provision participated in the study. Semistructured interviews were utilized to better understand the type of training clinicians received prior to and during their service delivery for CLD populations. Additionally, questions were asked to explore the degree to which practitioners understood federal mandates for ethical and effective service provision. The data collected from these interviews were coded and analyzed using the principles of grounded theory. Findings The results of this study revealed that there was a general sense of unpreparedness when working with CLD clients. This lack of training also attributed to a deficiency of knowledge surrounding legislation governing service provision to CLD populations.

Student Anticipations and Reactions to Hybrid Format Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Ginsberg
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Hybrid Format

Abstract This qualitative study examined student perceptions regarding a hybrid classroom format in which part of their learning took place in a traditional classroom and part of their learning occurred in an online platform. Pre-course and post-course anonymous essays suggest that students may be open to learning in this context; however, they have specific concerns as well. Students raised issues regarding faculty communication patterns, learning styles, and the value of clear connections between online and traditional learning experiences. Student concerns and feedback need to be addressed through the course design and by the instructor in order for them to have a positive learning experience in a hybrid format course.

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