scholarly journals Impact of Gendered Cultural Codes on Academic Performance of Female Students at a University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Lilian Manwa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Cultural Codes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>This study sought to establish the impact of gendered cultural codes on the academic performance of female students at a university in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. The qualitative paradigm involving a case study design was considered the best approach for the current study. A case study design was chosen since the study of culture, gender and academic performance is ethnographic in nature hence the design is most suitable. A sample of thirty female students was conveniently sampled from a population of all part two to four female undergraduates at the institution. In-depth interviews and open-ended questionnaires were the tools which were used to collect data. This study revealed that the academic performance of university female students was greatly influenced by gender codes. The findings indicated that gender codes such as domestic chores and societal beliefs that females are home makers have negative effects on their academic performance. The study also revealed that students advocate emancipation from the bulk of domestic chores. This study recommends that the education system design a syllabus which includes gender issues that will be included in the mainstream curriculum where it can be considered as a subject. This may gradually initiate males in doing domestic chores without destroying the cultural fabric of the society.</p>

scholarly journals Living in a care home during COVID-19: a case study of one person living with dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Davies-Abbott ◽  
Catrin Hedd Jones ◽  
Gill Windle
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to understand the lived experience of a person living with dementia in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It responds to the absence in research of the voices of people with dementia living in care homes during the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a single case study design applied thematic analysis to semi-structured interview data to discover the experiences of one person living with dementia in a care home during a period of lockdown. Findings Five themes reveal how the participant responded to the practical and emotional challenges of the pandemic: autonomy; fears; keeping connected; keeping safe and other people living with dementia. These themes highlight the participant’s ability to adapt, accept and dispute lockdown restrictions, revealing considerable insight into their situation. Research limitations/implications The pandemic has restricted access to care homes, which informed the single case study design. This approach to the research may restrict the generalisability of the findings. Other researchers are encouraged to include the voices of people with dementia living in care homes in further studies. Practical implications Implications for practice, presented in this paper, promote quality psychosocial approaches when health-care workers engage with people living with dementia during periods of restricted activity. Originality/value Unlike other studies about the impact of the pandemic on care homes, this paper explores the experience of the pandemic in care homes from the perspective of a person living with dementia.

scholarly journals Influence of British Pottery on Pottery Practice in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Edem Etim Peters ◽  
Ruth Mataba Gadzama
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Art Works ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The pottery narratives of Nigeria majorly linked with the activities of a great British potter Michael Cardew who Established pottery centres in Nigeria, and trained many Nigerians in Pottery. Cardew studied under Bernard Leach (1887 – 1979) who travels extensively and taught pottery around the world.Leach studied pottery under Master Kenzan VI in Japan and returned to England in 1920 to establish his own pottery at St. Ives with Shoji Hamada. The impact in pottery created by Cardew in Nigeria from 1950 is a direct British Pottery influence imparted to him by leach at St. Ives. A British potter and artist, Kenneth C. Murray studied pottery under Bernard Leach at St. Ives in 1929 and returned back to Uyo in Nigeria to produce and teach students pottery. Murray produced pottery wares from the Kiln he built at Uyo and took his students to exhibit the ware along with other art works at Zwember gallery (Britain) in 1937. Chief Adam Joshua Udo Ema also studied pottery in 1949 in Britain and later returned to work as a pottery officer at Okigwe Pottery centre as well as established three pottery centres in Nigeria Namely; Ikot Abasi Pottery centre at Etinan, Pottery centre at Mbiafun Ikono, and pottery centre at Ikot Ntot in Abak. Many other Nigerian studied pottery in Nigeria. Lady Kwalii pottery experience was influenced by Michael Cardew. Her pottery influence seen pottery products exhibited in various parts of the world depicted a coordination of Niger and British Pottery influences. A case study design is considered for methodological approach. Data were taken from primary and secondary sources and analyzed respectively. British influence on Nigeria is indeed outstanding.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KOMPARATIF PENERJEMAHAN KATA SLANG DALAM DIALOG DI FILM DEADPOOL 2 BERDASARKAN GENDER PENERJEMAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aprianto Budie Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Translation Equivalent ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Word Translation ◽  
Almost All

ABSTRAK: Didalam penelitian ini peneliti fokus dalam menganalisis perbedaan dalam hasil penerjemahan kata slang terdapat pada dialog fim Deadpool 2 yang dilakukan oleh para partisipan yang dibedakan berdasarkan gender para penerjemah. Selain hal tersebut peneliti juga berusaha mencari tahu kesetaraan makna yang terdapat dalam hasil penerjemahan yang dilakukan oleh para partisipan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan desain penelitian studi kasus. Partisipan yang terlibat dama penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa pria dan wanita dari tingkat 3 pada semester 5. Data penelitian adalah berupa dokumen penerjemahan yang dilakukan oleh para partisipan. Hasil dari penelitian tersebut adalah hasil penerjemahan kata slang yang dilakukan oleh partisipan pria total terdapat 37 persamaan dari 4 partisipan dalam menerjemahkan� kata slang, dan yang diterjemahkan berbeda oleh 4 partisipan terdapat total 28 perbedaan, sedangkan pada hasil penerjemahan 4 partisipan wanita terdapat 40 persamaan dalam menerjemahkan 18 kata slang, dan terdapat 27 perbedaan dalam menerjemahkan kata-kata tersebut. Sedangkan untuk kesetaraan baik dalam kata, gramatikal, tekstual dan pragmatik, baik partisipan pria maupun partisipan wanita dalam menerjemahkan hampir semua mencapai partisipan telah mencapai kesetaran/kesepadanan baik� pada tingkat kata, gramatikal, tekstual, dan pragmatik. Dalam kesetaraan kata totalnya adalah 52 kesetaraan dari total 8 partisipan. Sedangkan untuk kesetaraan gramatikal total kesetaraannya terdapat 44 kesetaraan/kesepadanan dari total 8 partisipan pria dan wanita. Untuk kesetaraan tekstual terdapat 51 kesetaraan dari 8 partisipan pria dan wanita. Sedangkan untuk kesetaraan pragmatik terdapat 50 kesetaraan dari total 8 partisipan pria dan wanita.KATA KUNCI: Komparatif; Kata Slang; Gender;� Kesetaraan makna.>�ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORD TRANSLATION RESULTS IN THE DEADPOOL 2 FILM DIALOGUE BASED ON TRANSLATION GENDER�ABSTRACT: In this research, the reseacher focuses on anlayzing the differences on translation result in translating slang words in the movie entitled Deadpool 2 conducted by partisipants based on their gender. In this reserach the researcher also find out the translation equivalence in the translation result conducted by all the particpants. Qualitative method with case study design is used in this reserach. There are ten partcipants are involved in this reserach, they are four male students and four female students in third degree, in the fifth semester. The data of the reserach is in the form translation results conducted by all eight participants. The result of the research are from 18 slang words in the dialog in the movie there are 11 similarities from 4 male participants, and there are 21 differences in translating slang words by 4 male� participants. The translation result from female partcipants there are 40 similarities in translating 18 slang words and 27 differences in translating slang words by 4 female participants. Meanwhile on the translation equivalent almost all the particpants� achieve translation equivalence, there are 52 equivalences in word from 8 participants,� 44 equivalences for grammatical equivalence, 51 texstual equivalences and 50 pragmatik equivalances from 8 males and females participants.KEYWORDS: Comparative; Slang Words; Gender; Translation Equivalence.

“Any Alternative Is Great If I’m Incarcerated”: A Case Study of Court-Ordered Community Service in Los Angeles County

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-53
Author(s):  
Melanie Sonsteng-Person ◽  
Lucero Herrera ◽  
Tia koonse ◽  
Noah D. Zatz
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Depth Interviews

California courts increasingly order community service for those convicted of nonviolent and minor misdemeanors or infractions, assigning unpaid work to be performed. While court-ordered community service has been used as an alternative to incarceration and the payment of fines, little is known about the monetary and personal costs for those completing it. A case study design is used to examine court-ordered community service performed in Southeast Los Angeles. Data were gathered from a quantitative dataset of 541 court files of those assigned to community service and 32 in-depth interviews with attorneys and court-ordered community service workers. While the quantitative data and Attorney interviews found that negative outcomes of community service can drive community service workers deeper into debt and result in new warrants that place defendants at risk for rearrest, individuals that completed community service appreciated the opportunity to pay off their criminal justice debts and stay out of jail.

scholarly journals The modern technology are using education for adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhavidan Sivalingam ◽  
Murugan Subbaiyan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Today’s youth have unprecedented access to modern technology and use them in expected and unexpected ways. Youth spend many hours a day using the technology, and the vast majority of them have access to Internet, cell phones, smart phone, video games and many more. Recent evidence raises concern about effects on academic performance. This chapter provides an overview of the impact of modern technology on the educational attainment of adolescents. The purpose was to examine the relationship between adolescent usage of computers and academic performance. Within the qualitative research the case study design was adopted. Interviews and focus group discussions were the primary tools used to gather data. The study found out that modern technology impacts learning both positively and negatively. Recommendations were made for parents, educationists, the media, and policy makers among others, for ways to increase the benefits and reduce the harm that technology can have for adolescents.

Ties to the outside: An exploration of faculty interactions with external organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karley A Riffe
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Work ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Faculty Interactions ◽  
Embedded Case Study

Faculty work now includes market-like behaviors that create research, teaching, and service opportunities. This study employs an embedded case study design to evaluate the extent to which faculty members interact with external organizations to mitigate financial constraints and how those relationships vary by academic discipline. The findings show a similar number of ties among faculty members in high- and low-resource disciplines, reciprocity between faculty members and external organizations, and an expanded conceptualization of faculty work.

Topik-Topik Komunikasi Dakwah Dalam Mesej Akidah Kepada Masyarakat Orang Asli di Selangor

Sains Insani ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Zulkefli Aini ◽  
Abdul Ghafar Don ◽  
Ahmad Irdha Mokhtar ◽  
Nur Uswah Ahmad Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Verbal Feedback ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Orang Asli ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Beliefs And Practice ◽  
Islamic Faith ◽  
Selection Of

One of the factors that can affect a person's behavior is a communication message. In the context of the da`wah, preachers who involved actively in da`wah communication with the Orang Asli should be able to ensure that the message conveyed can be understood by the target group. In addition, the selection of the correct messages of da`wah based on the foremost priority simplify the process of sharing information between the preachers and the Orang Asli. Accordingly, this article aims to identify specific topics of Islamic faith (akidah) submitted by the Orang Asli in the process of da`wah communication and to identify verbal feedback given by the preachers to the Orang Asli of the topics. This qualitative study using case study design and data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Interviews involving nine preachers were active in da`wah activity to the Orang Asli community in Selangor. Data were analyzed thematically according to the specified objectives. The study found that the topics frequently raised by the Orang Asli is concerned about belief in Allah, belief in Malaikat, and belief in Qada' and Qadar. The topics may be found within the framework of worldview in their beliefs and practice of ancient traditions. Therefore, the preachers gave verbal feedback on these topics is based on a clear and precise sample corresponding to the level of their thinking. The emphasis on these topics is very important to strengthen and purify the faith of the community.Keywords: Communication; Message; Preacher; Indigenous community Abstrak: Elemen mesej dalam komunikasi merupakan salah satu faktor yang dapat memberi kesan terhadap perubahan tingkah laku seseorang. Dalam konteks dakwah, pendakwah yang terlibat dalam proses komunikasi dakwah dengan Orang Asli seharusnya berkebolehan memastikan kandungan mesej yang disampaikan boleh difahami oleh sasaran dakwahnya. Di samping itu, pemilihan mesej dakwah yang betul mengikut keutamaan memudahkan proses perkongsian maklumat antara pendakwah dengan Orang Asli. Sehubungan dengan itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti topik-topik tertentu dalam mesej akidah yang dikemukakan oleh masyarakat Orang Asli kepada pendakwah dan mengenalpasti maklum balas lisan yang diberikan oleh pendakwah kepada Orang Asli terhadap topik tersebut. Kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kes dengan pengumpulan data melalui temu bual separa struktur. Temu bual melibatkan sembilan orang pendakwah yang aktif dalam aktiviti dakwah masyarakat Orang Asli di Selangor. Data kajian dianalisis secara tematik mengikut objektif yang ditentukan. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa topik-topik yang sering dikemukan oleh Orang Asli kepada pendakwah dalam penyampaian mesej akidah ialah berkenaan tentang keimanan kepada Allah SWT, keimanan kepada malaikat, dan keimanan kepada qada’ dan qadar. Topik-topik berkenaan didapati berada dalam kerangka worldview kepercayaan dan amalan tradisi mereka. Sehubungan dengan itu, pendakwah memberikan maklum balas lisan terhadap topik-topik tersebut adalah berdasarkan keterangan yang jelas dan contoh yang tepat bersesuaian dengan tahap pemikiran mereka. Penekanan terhadap topik-topik tersebut merupakan perkara yang penting dalam rangka mengukuhkan dan memurnikan akidah masyarakat Orang Asli.Kata kunci: Komunikasi; Mesej; Pendakwah; Komuniti Orang Asli

Capturing Transformative Moments in a Participatory Values-Based Event

2021 ◽  
pp. 154134462199624
Author(s):  
Felix Okechukwu Dike ◽  
JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji
Keyword(s):  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Fresh Perspective ◽  
The Stability

The theory of transformative learning (TL) has been criticized secondhand for its lack of clarity in capturing and explaining in detail the processes undergone by learners who are going through TL experiences and their link to learning outcomes. Using a case study design, and carefully synthesized TL processes (TLPs) from Mezirow’s TL theory, we present—moment by moment—the TLPs linked to outcomes identified among a group of teachers who participated in a values-based workshop. Participants were followed through interviews for over 72 weeks to trace the stability of their TL outcome. TL processes identified were compared to Mezirow’s 10 processes. The article discusses ontological transformations gained and offers fresh perspective to identifying TLPs that can be linked to outcomes.

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