“This Pandemic Brought a Lot of Sadness”: People with Disabilities’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

Development Studies ◽

Research Activities ◽

Narrative Interview ◽

This qualitative study was undertaken as part of the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded Inclusion Works programme which aims to improve inclusive employment for people with disabilities in four countries: Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged early in 2020 the work of this consortium programme was adapted to focus on pandemic relief and research activities, while some other planned work was not possible. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) led a piece of qualitative research to explore the experiences and perceptions of the pandemic and related lockdowns in each country, using a narrative interview approach, which asks people to tell their stories, following up with some further questions once they have identified their priorities to talk about. 10 people with disabilities who were involved in Inclusion Works in each country were purposively selected to take part, each being invited to have two interviews with an interval of one or two months in between, in order to capture changes in their situation over time. The 10 interviewees had a range of impairments, were gender balanced and were various ages, as well as having differing living and working situations.

“The Situation has Exposed Persons with Disabilities to Double Edged Pain”: People with Disabilities’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda

10.19088/if.2021.009 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mary Wickenden ◽

Brigitte Rohwerder ◽

Jackie Shaw ◽

Stephen Thompson ◽

Eric Wakoko

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Research Activities

Collaboration in the Marriage Relationship among Persons with Disabilities

Disability Studies Quarterly ◽

10.18061/dsq.v28i1.71 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Celia H. Schulz

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Mutual Respect ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Open Coding ◽

High Level ◽

Study Participants ◽

This study reports on a subset of data obtained from a larger study. A qualitative study of persons with disabilities was conducted to examine the phenomenon of collaboration with others in their lives. Participants were administered two semi-structured in-person interviews about their experiences with collaboration. Each of the participants were then observed as they collaborated with others in their lives in two participant observation sessions. Since not all participants were married, selected data relevant to the marriage collaboration from interviews and participant observation sessions of a subgroup of four married study participants were then isolated and coded using open coding analysis. Accuracy of data was insured through the use of triangulation via multiple coders and member checking. The analyzed data fell into five large categories: 1) Practical Considerations; 2) Collaboration on Occupation; 3) Structures and Patterns of Collaboration; 4) Social Considerations; and 5) The Qualities that Make the Marriage Collaboration Exceptional. Data indicated that study participants collaborated with their spouses in a variety of ways over time and that there were qualities in their collaborations with their spouses which indicated a high level of mutual respect and love. Some unique issues in the marriage collaboration for people with disabilities also emerged, such as feelings of imbalance in the contributions to the marriage regarding physical tasks, a need for alone time or -conversely- a fear of being alone.

“The Situation has Exposed Persons with Disabilities to Double Edged Pain”: People with Disabilities’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda

10.19088/if.2021.010 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wickenden, Mary Wickenden, Mary ◽

Brigitte Rohwerder ◽

Jackie Shaw ◽

Stephen Thompson ◽

Eric Wakoko

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Research Activities

Development of love over time: A qualitative study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e502642008-001 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel W. Cox ◽

Abby L. Bjornsen ◽

Rhea Owens ◽

Thomas C. Motl

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Gendered differences in emigration and mobility perspectives among European researchers working abroad

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v7i1.178 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 33-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elisabeth Scheibelhofer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Relations ◽

The United States ◽

Research Strategy ◽

The Future ◽

Highly Skilled

This paper focuses on gendered mobilities of highly skilled researchers working abroad. It is based on an empirical qualitative study that explored the mobility aspirations of Austrian scientists who were working in the United States at the time they were interviewed. Supported by a case study, the paper demonstrates how a qualitative research strategy including graphic drawings sketched by the interviewed persons can help us gain a better understanding of the gendered importance of social relations for the future mobility aspirations of scientists working abroad.

When Culturally Significant Songs are Decontextualised: The Initiation Song Somagwaza, A Case Study

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies ◽

10.25159/1016-8427/3919 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

Author(s):

T Dowling ◽

Somikazi Deyi ◽

Anele Gobodwana

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Comparative Method ◽

Popular Song ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Ritual Music ◽

Constant Comparative Method ◽

Small Focus ◽

While there have been a number of studies on the decontextualisation and secularisation of traditional ritual music in America, Taiwan and other parts of the globe, very little has been written on the processes and transformations that South Africa’s indigenous ceremonial songs go through over time. This study was prompted by the authors’ interest in, and engagement with the Xhosa initiation song Somagwaza, which has been re-imagined as a popular song, but has also purportedly found its way into other religious spaces. In this article, we attempted to investigate the extent to which the song Somagwaza is still associated with the Xhosa initiation ritual and to analyse evidence of it being decontextualised and secularised in contemporary South Africa. Our methodology included an examination of the various academic treatments of the song, an analysis of the lyrics of a popular song, bearing the same name, holding small focus group discussions, and distributing questionnaires to speakers of isiXhosa on the topic of the song. The data gathered were analysed using the constant comparative method of analysing qualitative research.

A Qualitative Study on Employees’ Experiences of a Support model for Systematic Work Environment Management

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16193551 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (19) ◽

pp. 3551 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Therese Hellman ◽

Fredrik Molin ◽

Magnus Svartengren

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Work Environment ◽

Work Groups ◽

Comparative Method ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Environment Management ◽

Group Interviews ◽

Over Time ◽

Support Model

Background: The aim is to explore how an organisational work environment support model, the Stamina model, influences employees’ work situations and the development of sustainable work systems. Methods: It was a qualitative study with semi-structured, focus-group interviews, including 45 employees from six work groups. Eighteen focus group interviews were conducted over a period of two years. Data were analysed with constant comparative method. Results: The core category, shifting focus from an individual to an organisational perspective of work, illustrated how communication and increased understanding of one’s work tasks changed over time and contributed to deeper focus on the actual operation. These insights were implemented at different time points among the work groups during the two-year process. Conclusions: Our results indicate that working with the model engages employees in the work environment management, puts emphasis on reflections and discussions about the meaning and purpose of the operations and enables a shared platform for communication. These are important features that need to continue over time in order to create a sustainable work system. The Stamina model, thus seems to have the potential to promote productive and healthy work places.

Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers’ experiences

Fathers, Families and Relationships ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447331476.003.0003 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Tina Miller

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Research Design ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Research Project ◽

Transition To Motherhood ◽

Transition To Fatherhood ◽

Over Time ◽

Made In

This chapter focuses on a qualitative longitudinal (QL) research project, Transition to Fatherhood, and later episodes of fathering and fatherhood experiences. It begins by exploring the research design of this study and considers the inherent gendered and other assumptions made in it, which mirrors an earlier research project on Transition to Motherhood. Following an examination of some of the methodological issues that arose during this qualitative longitudinal study, the chapter turns to reflect on the important question of what adding time into a qualitative study can do. It considers what happens when narratives collected in later interviews are incorporated into earlier analysis and findings as lives and fatherhood experiences change, as well as the benefits of researching individuals over time.

Enabling Occupation: The Importance of an Affirming Environment

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/000841740106800204 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 68 (2) ◽

pp. 80-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Karen L. Rebeiro

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Environment ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Occupational Engagement ◽

Occupational Performance ◽

The Social ◽

The Individual ◽

Occupational therapists have become increasingly concerned with factors beyond the individual which impact occupational performance. Several recent models propose that the environment is a significant influence on occupational performance and upon its meaningfulness. An in-depth, qualitative study was conducted which explored the meaning of occupational engagement for eight women with mental illness (Rebeiro & Cook, 1999). This study yielded several important insights about the environment, which have recently been replicated by Legault and Rebeiro (2001) and Rebeiro, Day, Semeniuk, O'Brien, and Wilson (In Press). Participants suggested that environments that provide opportunity, and not prescription are more conducive to fostering occupational performance. Participants further suggested that an environment that provides Affirmation of the individual as a person of worth, a place to belong, and a place to be supported, enables occupational performance over time. A series of research studies indicated that the social environment is an important consideration in planning therapeutic interventions which aim to enable occupation. Implications for occupational therapy practice, education and research are offered

Framing the development and directions of business sustainability efforts

Corporate Governance ◽

10.1108/cg-11-2015-0148 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 709-725 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Nils M. Høgevold ◽

Göran Svensson

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Business Networks ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Sustainability ◽

The Status ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to frame the development and directions of business sustainability efforts. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was undertaken with respect to a convenience sample of reputable companies in Norway, which have implemented significant business sustainability efforts within their organisations, their business networks, the marketplace and in the society, beyond the level of mere compliance. Findings Different directions are associated with the development of corporate efforts in connection with business sustainability. Business sustainability efforts are not static, but dynamic and based upon continuous flexibility to changes and adaptations over time. Research Limitations/implications The current study highlights the need for further research into the development and directions of corporate efforts in connection with business sustainability in the marketplace and society. A key suggestion for further research is to further explore the existence of other directions. Practical Implications The directions reported, provide a framework to assess the development or the status of companies’ business sustainability efforts in the marketplace and society. Corporate efforts in connection with business sustainability develop over time as experiences are gained and personal impressions move the identified directions forward. Originality/value This study contributes to seven interconnected directions of corporate efforts in connection with business sustainability that are both relevant and potentially fruitful to both scholars and practitioners.