scholarly journals Building and Mobilizing Social Capital: A Phenomenological Study of Part-time Professors

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Sarah Jamieson ◽  
Jenepher Lennox Terrion
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Barriers To Communication ◽  
The University

This paper explores the experiences of new part-time professors (instructors hired on a semester-by-semester basis that have been working at the institution for less than five years) and considers the phenomenon of how they connect with peers. It examines whether a lack of connection exists among part-time professors at the University of Ottawa and how this may affect their experience (i.e. teaching and career), lead to barriers to connection, and affect their social capital (i.e., their ability to access or use resources embedded in their social networks). Using Moustakas’ (1994) phenomenological approach for collecting and analyzing data and Creswell’s (2007) approach for establishing validity, we uncovered several thematic patterns in participants’ experience that indicate barriers to connection and affect the ability to access and mobilize social capital: Feeling uncertain or impermanent, isolated, overwhelmed, and like second-class citizens. The paper concludes that inadequate social capital may not only influence part-time professors – it may also have problematic implications for students, the department, and the University as a whole. Keywords: Social capital, barriers to communication, phenomenology, qualitative methods, part-time professors

scholarly journals Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gain Access

This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

scholarly journals MODAL BUDAYA DAN MODAL SOSIAL: PENUNJANG BERKEMBANGNYA TOKO BANGUNAN YUNA JAYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-111
Author(s):  
Ayu Musliha
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Maintenance Process ◽  
Participatory Observation

: In fact, the development of a business does not only talk about how economic capital is managed by business actors. Cultural capital and social capital are also important aspects in the process of developing a business. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques through interviews and participatory observation. The informant investigates the business owner and one of the customers. The results of the study indicate that the capital owned by the business owner benefits the business actor for running his business. Meanwhile, social capital in the form of trust can enhance existing social networks and build new social networks. The maintenance process is carried out by business owners through loyalty to sales / bosses and buyers. So, it can be concluded that social capital and cultural capital also play an important role in the process of developing a business.

scholarly journals Jejaring Sosial Dalam Penanganan Bencana Banjir Di Kota Pangkalpinang Tahun 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sujadmi ◽  
Luna Febriani
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Flood Disasters ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Abstract This paper discusses on social networks in overcoming disasters that occurred in Pangkalpinang in 2016. This is the second largest flood after thirty years ago, 1986. Flood disasters bring many impacts to community, both psychologically, economically and sociologically. There are many efforts made by the parties concerned to overcome this flood. This condition arises with the existence of social networking systems that exist in the community.This study uses descriptive qualitative methods, and data collection techniques used are observation, interviews and documentation studies.The results of the study showed that social networks that emerged in the community were able to help the recovery process of the community after the flood, both economically, psychologically and sociologically. The network model developed is quite diverse which is supported by social capital in the community. Tulisan ini membahas tentangjaringan sosial dalam menyikapi musibah bencana banjir bandang yang terjadi di Kota Pangkalpinang pada awal tahun 2016 lalu. Banjir besar yang terjadi kedua kalinya setelah kurun waktu tiga puluh tahun yakni tahun 1986 lalu. Bencana banjir di Kota Pangkalpinang ini tentu membawa dan memberikan dampak dalam berbagai lini kehidupan baik secra psikologis, ekonomi, maupun sosiologis. Beragam upaya dilakukan oleh berbagai pihak dan kalangan untuk menyelesaikan persoalan ini baik pada saat bencana maupun pasca bencana banjir. Tindak tanggap darurat pun muncul dari berbagai sisi dan pihak. Kondisi ini muncul dengan adanya sistem jejaring sosial yang tumbuh subur di kalangan masyarakat. Metode kualitatif deskriptif digunakan untuk melakukan kajian ini dengan teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan adalah observasi, wawancara dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwasannya jejaring sosial yang muncul dalam masyarakat mampu membantu proses pemulihan masyarakat pasca banjir baik secara ekonomi, psikologis, maupun sosiologis.model jejraing yang dikembangkan pun cukup beragam yang kesemuanya tidaklah luput dari kuatnya modal sosial yang tumbuh subur dalam masyarakat

scholarly journals Book Review. Alex Broom and Katherine Kenny’s Survivorship: A Sociology of Cancer in Everyday Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes Sántha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
The University ◽  
Fight Against Cancer

Cancer has become the second largest cause of death and a central concern in modern societies. Despite increasing survival rates, there is hardly a family that is not directly engaged with the fight against cancer. The brand new book Survivorship: A Sociology of Cancer in Everyday Life (appeared as recently as March 2021) approaches the phenomenonfrom the the perspective of everyday lives of survivors, their micro-social networks, and health care professionals. Authored by Alex Broom and Katherine Kenny, sociologists from the University of Sydney, and elaborated with a range of qualitative methods, the chapters of the book address issues of social norms, individual tensions of survivors, and emotional approaches to survivorship.

The Concept of Nontraditional Student

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-60
Author(s):  
Treinienė Daiva
Keyword(s):  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Nontraditional Student ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Learning Differences ◽  
Status Characteristics ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

Abstract Nontraditional student is understood as one of the older students enrolled in formal or informal studies. In the literature, there is no detailed generalisation of nontraditional student. This article aims to reveal the concept of this particular group of students. Analysing the definition of nontraditional students, researchers identify the main criteria that allow to provide a more comprehensive concept of the nontraditional student. The main one is the age of these atypical students coming to study at the university, their selected form of studies, adult social roles status characteristics, such as family, parenting and financial independence as well as the nature of work. The described features of the nontraditional student demonstrate how the unconventional nontraditional student is different from the traditional one, which features are characteristic for them and how they reflect the nontraditional student’s maturity and experience in comparison with younger, traditional students. Key features - independence, internal motivation, experience, responsibility, determination. They allow nontraditional students to pursue their life goals, learn and move towards their set goals. University student identity is determined on the basis of the three positions: on the age suitability by social norms, the learning outcomes incorporated with age, on the creation of student’s ideal image. There are four students’ biographical profiles distinguished: wandering type, seeking a degree, intergrative and emancipatory type. They allow to see the biographical origin of nontraditional students, their social status as well as educational features. Biographical profiles presented allow to comprise the nontraditional student’s portrait of different countries. Traditional and nontraditional students’ learning differences are revealed by analysing their need for knowledge, independence, experience, skill to learn, orientation and motivation aspects. To sum up, the analysis of the scientific literature can formulate the concept of the nontraditional student. Nontraditional student refers to the category of 20-65 years of age who enrolls into higher education studies in a nontraditional way, is financially independent, with several social roles of life, studying full-time or part-time, and working full-time or part-time, or not working at all.

scholarly journals ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke

2021 ◽  
pp. 026921552110007
Author(s):  
Hannah Stott ◽  
Mary Cramp ◽  
Stuart McClean ◽  
Ailie Turton
Keyword(s):  
Support Groups ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Psychological Sense ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Objective: This study explored stroke survivors’ experiences of altered body perception, whether these perceptions cause discomfort, and the need for clinical interventions to improve comfort. Design: A qualitative phenomenological study. Setting: Participants’ homes. Participants: A purposive sample of 16 stroke survivors were recruited from community support groups. Participants (median: age 59; time post stroke >2 years), were at least six-months post-stroke, experiencing motor or sensory impairments and able to communicate verbally. Interventions: Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were analysed using an interpretive phenomenological approach and presented thematically. Results: Four themes or experiences were identified: Participants described (1) a body that did not exist; (2) a body hindered by strange sensations and distorted perceptions; (3) an uncontrollable body; and (4) a body isolated from social and clinical support. Discomfort was apparent in a physical and psychological sense and body experiences were difficult to comprehend and communicate to healthcare staff. Participants wished for interventions to improve their comfort but were doubtful that such treatments existed. Conclusion: Indications are that altered body perceptions cause multifaceted physical and psychosocial discomfort for stroke survivors. Discussions with patients about their personal perceptions and experiences of the body may facilitate better understanding and management to improve comfort after stroke.

Reversing the flow of short-term missions within a partnership model: Perceptual outcomes

2020 ◽  
pp. 009182962097237
Author(s):  
Simone Mulieri Twibell
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
And Function ◽  
Bidirectional Flow ◽  
The Church

Short-term missions provide opportunities for the formation of cross-cultural relationships and joint evangelistic endeavors. Scholars have challenged the typical unidirectional nature of short-term mission and partnership efforts, advocating for a more bidirectional flow of resources. This article analyzes the dynamics of reverse short-term missions with the goal of understanding their contributions from the perspective of the American hosts. The author suggests that reverse short-term missions bridge social capital across social networks and function as “networks of invigoration” by bringing information benefits to their hosts. These types of exchanges have the potential to help the American church reinterpret familiar experiences and see the mission of the church in a new way. Five perceptual outcomes are identified: alteration of perspectives; service opportunities for the hosts; renewal of spiritual commitments; first-hand exposure to a different culture; and contact with faith-mission models.

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