scholarly journals Understanding Mentoring Style of Mentors and Science Identity Formation in Historically Excluded Undergraduate Students in Natural History Collections

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Pirlo
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Science Identity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Natural History Collections ◽  
Stem Workforce ◽  
Understanding Of Science

Abstract Background: Science identity formation is integral to the transformation from a student to a member of the STEM workforce. However, the formation of a student’s science identity is affected by various factors such as support from mentors and community members, the student’s perception of their peers’ acceptance of them, as well as the student’s own perception of their role in research. The aim of this study is to investigate mentors’ understanding of science identity formation, their mentoring style, and if it is effective when working with students from historically excluded populations. A phenomenological approach was used to conduct this study. Structured interviews were conducted with natural history collections faculty members of various backgrounds and career levels. Results: Three themes emerged that contribute to science identity formation through mentoring: 1. Factors for science identity formation; 2. Mentorship among different career stages, and 3. Defining own mentoring style. Predominantly, participants realized that their own experience as a mentee shapes how they approach mentoring.Conclusions: Although this study describes the mentee’s science identity formation from the mentor’s point of view, the study’s participants realized the importance they play in a student’s science identity formation, and that mindful mentoring is necessary for success when engaging historically excluded groups in the STEM workforce.

scholarly journals Semantically Linking Specimens and Images

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Hyam
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Semantic Data ◽  
Metadata Record ◽  
Natural History Collections ◽  
The Web

Many of the world’s natural history collections are creating high resolution digital images of their specimens. They often make these available on the web through some form or zoomable viewer. For historical reasons, a hotchpotch of technologies are used to achieve this. This diversity has lead to two issues. Firstly, maintenance becomes costly as technologies need replacing. Secondly there is little chance to share data between institutions or provide a unified user experience. A researcher visiting four different virtual collections may have four very different experiences. Similar issues exist in the archives and libraries disciplines. They also need to share high resolution, annotated images of the physical objects in their care. In response to this issue many have coalesced around the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF). IIIF is a set of shared application programming interface (API) specifications for interoperable functionality in digital image repositories. It separates the notion of a viewer, which may be used as part of a website or other application, and the web services that feed data to that viewer. By using a common API for serving data about images, different viewers can be used to view the same images, thus providing an upgrade path that does not require replacement of viewer and server software at the same time and allows different viewers to be used for the same image data. Potentially more importantly, it facilitates the construction of applications that view data from different collections as if they were in the same place. From the researcher’s point of view, the experience could be the same whether the virtual specimen is hosted locally or in a museum on another continent. There is one important thing that has been deliberately omitted from the IIIF standard. This has both enabled its rapid adoption but also makes it incomplete for building research applications. IIIF transmits no semantic data about the subject of the images, only labels. The IIIF data therefore needs to be bound to semantically rich data about the specimens being viewed, in some uniform way. Consortium of Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF ) specimen identifiers are now widely adopted by natural history collections in Europe. Each individual collection object is designated by a URI chosen and maintained by the institution owning the specimen (Groom et al. 2017, Güntsch et al. 2018, Güntsch et al. 2017, HYAM et al. 2012). Under Linked Data conventions, content negotiation is used at the server so that users accessing an object using a web-browser are redirected to a human-readable representation of the object, typically a web-page, whilst software systems requiring machine-processable representations are redirected to an RDF-encoded metadata record. CETAF specimen identifiers are therefore ideal partners for IIIF representations of specimens. But how should we join the two together in a semantically rich way that will be generally understandable? SYNTHESYS+ is a European Commission funded programme that facilitates collaboration and network building among European natural history collections. It is concerned with both physical and virtual access to the 390 million specimens of plants and animals housed in participating institutions. Under Task 4.3 of this project, we have been working to create a reliable way to link between the RDF metadata about specimens and images of those specimens in IIIF as well as from images of specimens back to metadata of those specimens. By January 2021, we aim to have ten exemplar institutions publishing IIIF manifest files linked to CETAF identifiers for a few million specimens and for this to act as a catalyst for wider adoption in the natural history community. This presentation gives an update on the rollout of these implementations, paying particular attention to the challenges of semantically annotating specimens with images.

Professional transition and identity formation of surgical care practitioners: a phenomenological interpretation of their lived experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 229-239
Author(s):  
Carolina Britton ◽  
R Di Napoli
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Hero's Journey ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Identity Narratives ◽  
Professional Transition

Surgical care practitioners are non-medical members of the surgical team, who provide direct surgical care to patients, delegated by consultant surgeons. The surgical care practitioners’ professional role is within the new non-medical or nursing workstream, practising under the medical model of care in response to staff shortages and the rising expectations that are affecting the National Health Service. This article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon of the emergent professional identity of surgical care practitioners. Six surgical care practitioners were purposively sampled for in-depth, semi-structured interviews whereupon their concepts of professional transition and professional identity formation from their individual points of view were explored using a phenomenological approach. Transcripts and reflective texts were subject to repeated interpretation in a hermeneutic circle of understanding. Interpretation of the results in context allowed for a discussion informed by self-interpreted constructions and revolved around eight cluster themes that emerged explicating how surgical care practitioners experienced professional transition and professional identity formation. In addition, a notion of ‘journey’ in the development of professional identity (narratives about professional identity formation: the hero’s journey) was embedded in the reflections of the participants and their narratives produced rich accounts of the phenomenon under investigation.

scholarly journals Sponsor Partnerships - It's a lot like dating

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Janina Panizza
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Corporate Sponsorship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Time Component ◽  
Comparative Case Studies ◽  
Business To Business

<p>This research is an investigation into the scope and evaluation of corporate sponsorship relationships with performing arts organisations (PAOs). Based primarily on Relationship Theory, the aim of this research is to develop a framework for investigating strategic business-to-business marketing and development opportunities. The idea is to find a simple lens to explore ways to enrich the current sponsorship relationship beyond the dollars for tickets experience.  This investigation is based on behavioural observations that are the result of a complex mix of variables from business and artistic environments. The phenomenological approach focuses on interpreting behaviours from each participants’ point of view and the interaction of those behaviours (Bryman & Bell, 2011, pp16-19). The method adopted was one of comparative case studies built on the experiences of multiple expert informants. Data was primarily collected through a series of semi-structured interviews covering both sides of the sponsorship relationship.  In searching for existing best practice materials in current literature, it became evident that many of the approaches suggested by the studies strongly resembled dating. From this the Dating Analogy Model was developed (Appendix A). The findings of the interviews strongly correlate with the framework of the dating analogy following many of the same behaviours one would expect to find in any successful partnership. The key repeated themes were:  • Research • Values congruence • Communication • Partnership • Investment of time • Regular evaluation  This report finds that the Dating Analogy Model provides an opportunity to examine the interaction of each perspective. While transactional sponsorship arrangements appear to dominate, they also have elements that create deeper, enduring, high value engagements that strongly align with partnering relationship theory. How those relationships look varies according to the nature of the business of the sponsor, the nature of the interaction (in kind, cash or a combination), and the reasons for sponsoring that particular PAO. This report also shows that the high time component of relationship management needs to be balanced against the expected value of the gains.  This report also acknowledges that the analysis conducted has limitations. Cost and time comparisons with other trust funding sources were not included in this study. It is also acknowledged that the validity of the Dating Analogy Model would benefit from practical application or a workshop exercise.</p>

scholarly journals Men's Confrontation with Pregnancy from Women's Point of View: an Ethno Phenomenological Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-239
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Erfanian Arghavaian ◽  
Robab Latifnejad Roudsari ◽  
Abbas Heydari ◽  
Mohsen Noghani Dokht Bahmani
Keyword(s):  
Infant Health ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Successful Pregnancy ◽  
Fetal Survival ◽  
Expectant Father ◽  
Self Actualization

Introduction: In providing pregnancy services, particular attention is given to the mother and her infant and comparatively less consideration is paid to men’s role. This study aimed to explore how Iranian men are confronted with pregnancy from pregnant women’s point of view. Methods: This study was conducted, using an ethno-phenomenological approach. 25 Pregnant women were recruited via purposeful sampling from health centers, hospitals, and private obstetric clinics in Mashhad, Iran. In-depth semi-structured interviews (n=25), vignettes, (n=13) as well as observation were used for data collection. The data were organized with MAXQDA software version 10 and analyzed, using van Manen descriptive- interpretive phenomenological approach. Results: The main theme which emerged was: "adaptation, skillfulness and self-actualization of man in confrontation with pregnancy". This was derived from two themes: 1) "spouse's emotional engagement" subthemes spouse’s emotional confrontation with pregnancy occurrence, man's sentimentality following being an expectant father, husband`s confrontation with wife's motherhood, man's emotional excitement, seeing the symptoms of fetal survival, husband's gender orientation and 2)"Concentration, vigilance and active efforts of spouse during pregnancy" subthemes managing wife towards successful pregnancy, efforts to acquire paternal skills and pregnancy as an issue to expand spouse's mental horizons. Conclusion: Besides an overwhelming sense of emotion, men tend to be supportive in managing successful pregnancy. As an opportunity window pregnancy seems to develop thinking, vision and horizons of life among men and increases their responsibility. By promoting male participation in pregnancy, important steps could be taken to improve maternal and infant health using spouses` support approach.

scholarly journals Fatores que Dificultam a Permanência de Estudantes com Deficiência no Ensino Superior

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-439
Author(s):  
Isabela Samogim Santos ◽  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching Modality

A inclusão representa um desafio em todas as modalidades de ensino, desde a Educação Infantil até o Ensino Superior. Torna-se, desse modo, fundamental entender as diferenças e as especificidades das pessoas com deficiência para implantação de modelos educativos inclusivos em cada modalidade de ensino. Este artigo teve como objetivo identificar e analisar, a partir do ponto de vista dos estudantes com deficiência, os fatores que dificultam a permanência nas instituições de ensino superior e, eventualmente, promovem a evasão nesta modalidade de ensino. O estudo proposto foi de natureza qualitativa, em recorte transversal. A pesquisa foi realizada em duas universidades localizadas numa cidade de médio porte do interior do estado de São Paulo, sendo uma pública e outra privada. Após a definição dos critérios para recrutamento dos participantes, sete universitários com deficiência aceitaram participar voluntariamente da pesquisa. Os instrumentos utilizados foram entrevistas semiestruturadas e a entrevista reflexiva, sendo que os dados obtidos foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicaram que diversas práticas no interior da universidade podem estar associadas à exclusão, variando de questões objetivas, como a ausência de recursos adaptados e barreiras arquitetônicas, a aspectos relacionais, como a presença de preconceito e resignação dos próprios estudantes com deficiência. Desse modo, apesar do notório aumento de estudantes com deficiência no ensino superior, este estudo revelou que ainda existem necessidades de mudanças significativas na cultura institucional para que a inclusão seja, de fato, uma realidade nas universidades. Palavras-chave: Estudantes com Deficiência. Ensino Superior. Inclusão. Permanência. AbstractInclusion represents a challenge in all levels of teaching, from early childhood to higher education systems. Based on that, it is essential to understand the differences and specificities of people with disabilities for the implementation of inclusive educational models in each teaching modality. This article aimed to evaluate, from the point of view of undergraduate students with disabilities, the challenges they face to stay in the university and the factor that may be associated to drop off the institution. Using a qualitative approach, the research was conducted within two universities located in a medium-sized city in São Paulo state. After defining the criteria for recruiting the participants, 7 undergraduate students with disabilities voluntarily accepted to participate in the research. The instruments used were semi-structured interviews and the reflective interviews, and the data gathered from the fieldwork were analyzed through content analysis. Findings pointed out that several practices within the university may be associated with exclusion, ranging from objective issues, such as the absence of adapted resources and architectural barriers, as well as negative relationships which expose them to prejudice. Thus, despite the notorious increase of undergraduate students with disabilities in higher education in Brazil, this study revealed that there are a range of necessary changes to become the universities truly inclusive. Keywords: Students with disabilities; Higher education; Inclusion; Exclusion.

scholarly journals Sponsor Partnerships - It's a lot like dating

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Janina Panizza
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Corporate Sponsorship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Time Component ◽  
Comparative Case Studies ◽  
Business To Business

<p>This research is an investigation into the scope and evaluation of corporate sponsorship relationships with performing arts organisations (PAOs). Based primarily on Relationship Theory, the aim of this research is to develop a framework for investigating strategic business-to-business marketing and development opportunities. The idea is to find a simple lens to explore ways to enrich the current sponsorship relationship beyond the dollars for tickets experience.  This investigation is based on behavioural observations that are the result of a complex mix of variables from business and artistic environments. The phenomenological approach focuses on interpreting behaviours from each participants’ point of view and the interaction of those behaviours (Bryman & Bell, 2011, pp16-19). The method adopted was one of comparative case studies built on the experiences of multiple expert informants. Data was primarily collected through a series of semi-structured interviews covering both sides of the sponsorship relationship.  In searching for existing best practice materials in current literature, it became evident that many of the approaches suggested by the studies strongly resembled dating. From this the Dating Analogy Model was developed (Appendix A). The findings of the interviews strongly correlate with the framework of the dating analogy following many of the same behaviours one would expect to find in any successful partnership. The key repeated themes were:  • Research • Values congruence • Communication • Partnership • Investment of time • Regular evaluation  This report finds that the Dating Analogy Model provides an opportunity to examine the interaction of each perspective. While transactional sponsorship arrangements appear to dominate, they also have elements that create deeper, enduring, high value engagements that strongly align with partnering relationship theory. How those relationships look varies according to the nature of the business of the sponsor, the nature of the interaction (in kind, cash or a combination), and the reasons for sponsoring that particular PAO. This report also shows that the high time component of relationship management needs to be balanced against the expected value of the gains.  This report also acknowledges that the analysis conducted has limitations. Cost and time comparisons with other trust funding sources were not included in this study. It is also acknowledged that the validity of the Dating Analogy Model would benefit from practical application or a workshop exercise.</p>

scholarly journals Exploration of Factors Affecting Post-Secondary Students’ Stress and Academic Success: Application of the Socio-Ecological Model for Health Promotion

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3779
Author(s):  
Konrad T. Lisnyj ◽  
David L. Pearl ◽  
Jennifer E. McWhirter ◽  
Andrew Papadopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Post Secondary Students

Overview: There has been an increase in the frequency and severity of stress experienced by Canadian post-secondary students, which has adverse implications on their academic success. This work applied the socio-ecological model for health promotion to explore the contextual factors that influence this relationship at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, and public policy levels. Methods: Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, we conducted 38 semi-structured interviews with undergraduate students and on-campus staff who provide services to this population at a post-secondary institution in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Thematic analysis inductively identified overarching themes among participants’ perspectives. Results: Several positive and negative factors were identified at each socio-ecological model level, demonstrating the complex interplay of demographic, psychological, emotional, social, physical, and academic factors impacting students’ academic stress. Conclusions: A lack of communication and knowledge seems to underlie many factors, highlighting the need to strengthen communication strategies to promote awareness, accessibility, and availability of services and programs on campus. Results also pointed to focusing on proactive, resilience-focused, upstream mental health promotion efforts at post-secondary institutions to reduce stress and improve academic success. This knowledge can help Canadian campuses better address students’ needs.

scholarly journals Qualitative evaluation of an intervention to reduce energy poverty

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Constanza Jacques-Aviñó ◽  
José Luis Dvorzak ◽  
Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo ◽  
Dolors Rodriguez Arjona ◽  
Andrés Peralta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the “Energía, la justa” program, aimed at reducing energy poverty in the city of Barcelona, from the point of view of the target population and the workers involved in the intervention. METHODS: A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory pilot study was carried out, with a phenomenological approach. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted: to three users, three energy agents who performed interventions in the homes, and six professionals who participated in the program coordination. A thematic content analysis was carried out using Atlas-ti software. Interviews were conducted between October 2016 and March 2017. RESULTS: Trust in a contact person (e.g. social workers) facilitated the participation, although there were difficulties reaching people who had illegal energy supplies, immigrant women or immigrants who subrent properties. Regarding implementation, home visits, energy efficiency advice and the relationship with energy agents were the best assessed aspects. However, not being able to carry out reforms in deteriorated dwellings was considered a limitation. The program also contributed to raise awareness on energy rights, to save on utility bills and to generate tranquility and social support. CONCLUSIONS: Programs such as this one can promote energy empowerment and improve psychosocial status. However, strategies with a gender and equity perspective should be considered to reach other vulnerable groups.

Joseph Sidebotham: vicissitudes of a Victorian collector

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence M. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Species Limits ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Natural History Collections ◽  
As Species ◽  
Scientific World

Joseph Sidebotham (1824–1885) was a Manchester cotton baron whose natural history collections are now in the Manchester Museum. In addition to collecting he suggested a method for identifying and classifying Lepidoptera and investigated variation within species as well as species limits. With three close collaborators, he is credited with discovering many species new to Britain in both Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. A suspicion of fraud attaches to these claims. The evidence is not clear-cut in the Lepidoptera, but a possible reason is suggested why Sidebotham, as an amateur in the increasingly professional scientific world, might have engaged in deceit.

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