scholarly journals Analysing a Resilience Development Program: who benefits?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Jonathon Heather ◽  
Elizabeth Shannon ◽  
Sue Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
The Body ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Program Participant ◽  
Health Service Manager ◽  
Public Sector Health

Objective: This article presents findings from an analysis of resilience and resilience development. Design: Convergent, mixed-methods research used an online survey to gather data from participants in a resilience development program, in combination with a small number of semi-structured interviews with managers. Setting: The research was carried out on public sector health and human services managers and staff, during a time of ‘downsizing’ and organisational restructuring. Main outcome measures: The Wagnild Resilience Scale was used to measure resilience levels and their association to respondent demographic, educational and professional groupings. Results: Interviews with senior managers found a consensus of opinion that resilience was important; and the resilience development program either had, or potentially had, benefits for their workforce. Perceptions about exactly who would benefit differed between senior managers and participants in the program. Participant survey results indicated that respondent characteristics (age, occupational group, highest level of education and departmental role) were associated with differing levels of resilience. Conclusions: This study found that resilience development may benefit two groups of employees in particular: non-nursing staff under 50 years of age, and managers. These findings add to the body of knowledge associated with staff resilience development, organisational change management and organisational learning. These results inform health service manager practice by suggesting potential target groups for resilience development. 

Gauging Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Dialectical Code Switching in Classroom Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129
Author(s):  
Tilisa Thibodeaux ◽  
Drake Curette ◽  
Stacey Bumstead ◽  
Andrea Karlin ◽  
Gayle Butaud
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Linguistic Differences

This study explored pre-service teachers’ knowledge and awareness of dialectical code switching in classroom settings. A Likert-type scale survey and semi-structured interviews were conducted as part of an embedded, mixed-methods research design. Twenty-two undergraduate students responded to the online survey and 28 volunteered to be interviewed by the researchers. Results indicated that pre-service teachers have limited knowledge of code switching but felt that nurturing a relationship with students, understanding their cultural backgrounds, and paying careful attention to linguistic differences can help students feel empowered and ultimately lead to successful learning experiences in the classroom.

scholarly journals Using Predictive Evaluation to Design, Evaluate, and Improve Training for Polio Volunteers

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Denise A. Traicoff ◽  
Dave Basarab ◽  
Derek T. Ehrhardt ◽  
Sandi Brown ◽  
Martin Celaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Workplace Performance ◽  
Worker Training ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Training Quality ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Survey Responses

Background: Predictive Evaluation (PE) uses a four-step process to predict results then designs and evaluates a training intervention accordingly. In 2012, the Sustainable Management Development Program (SMDP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used PE to train Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program volunteers. Methods: Stakeholders defined specific beliefs and practices that volunteers should demonstrate. These predictions and adult learning practices were used to design a curriculum to train four cohorts. At the end of each workshop, volunteers completed a beliefs survey and wrote goals for intended actions. The goals were analyzed for acceptability based on four PE criteria. The percentage of acceptable goals and the beliefs survey results were used to define the quality of the workshop. A postassignment adoption evaluation was conducted for two cohorts, using an online survey and telephone or in-person structured interviews. The results were compared with the end of workshop findings. Results: The percentage of acceptable goals across the four cohorts ranged from 49% to 85%. In the adoption evaluation of two cohorts, 88% and 94% of respondents reported achieving or making significant progress toward their goal. A comparison of beliefs survey responses across the four cohorts indicated consistencies in beliefs that aligned with stakeholders’ predictions. Conclusions: Goal statements that participants write at the end of a workshop provide data to evaluate training quality. Beliefs surveys surface attitudes that could help or hinder workplace performance. The PE approach provides an innovative framework for health worker training and evaluation that emphasizes performance.

scholarly journals An Investigation Into the Interactive Teaching Practices of Librarians in Information Literacy Instruction at the University of Auckland Library

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Neda Zdravkovic
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
The University

<p>The development of constructivist learning theory has greatly influenced the design and delivery of the Information Literacy instructional programmes. Student-centred teaching methodology has been widely adopted in the IL instruction, however, the challenges library presenters face while practicing interactive teaching methods in their classes still require further investigation. This study aims to respond to the need for a deeper understanding of IL instruction from a teachers' perspective and provide an insight into currently applied interactive practices in IL classroom teaching, as well as associated challenges and effective solutions. An explanatory, sequential mixed methods research design has been applied to further investigate the quantitative information collected in the first phase of the project (an online survey emailed to 55 Subject Librarians at the University of Auckland (UoA)) followed by the second phase of qualitative, in-depth data gathering conducted in the form of nine individual 45 minutes long semi-structured interviews with Subject Librarians at the University of Auckland. The findings confirm the themes already discussed in the library literature, but also reveal new and unexpected elements of IL classroom instruction offered at the tertiary level in New Zealand region. Eleven original interactive classroom activities successfully employed in IL classroom teaching by Subject Librarians at the UoA are also identified during this research project and presented in the report. Suggestions are made for further research.</p>

scholarly journals A Holistic Pedagogical Model for STEM education in schools: Its Design and Evaluation through Mixed Methods Research with Surveys and Interviews

10.29007/t43b ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian M. Stracke ◽  
Guido van Dijk ◽  
Jan Fasen ◽  
Fred Lisdat ◽  
Anita Wesolowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
International Research ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pedagogical Model ◽  
Research Consortium

This article discusses how to innovate school education. It provides a holistic framework for pupil-centered learning processes developed by an international research consortium. It is based on the findings from a literature review, three online survey and semi-structured interviews with participation of teachers (n=211), headmasters (n=21) and learners (n=337) from more than ten countries. The research results are used for a teacher training programme and an online course that the international research consortium is currently designing and implementing. This article presents the holistic pedagogical model Learn STEM as the first outcome of the Mixed Methods Research conducted by the international research consortium.

scholarly journals Planes, straws and oysters: the use of metaphors in healthcare reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Millar ◽  
Helen Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Healthcare Reform ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Policy Proposals

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the metaphors used by senior managers and clinicians in the delivery of healthcare reform. Design/methodology/approach – A study of healthcare reform in England carried out a series of semi structured interviews with senior managers and clinicians leading primary and secondary care organisations. Qualitative data analysis examines instances where metaphorical language is used to communicate how particular policy reforms are experienced and the implications these reforms have for organisational contexts. Findings – The findings show how metaphorical language is used to explain the interactions between policy reform and organisational contexts. Metaphors are used to illustrate both the challenges and opportunities associated with the reform proposals for organisational change. Originality/value – The authors provide the first systematic study of patterns and meanings of metaphors within English healthcare contexts and beyond. The authors argue that these metaphors provide important examples of “generative” dialogue in their illustration of the opportunities associated with reform. Conversely, these metaphors also provide examples of “degenerative” dialogue in their illustration of a demarcation between the reform policy proposals and existing organisational contexts.

scholarly journals ‘A Slow Build-Up of a History of Kindness’: Exploring the Potential of Community-Led Housing in Alleviating Loneliness

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11323
Author(s):  
Jim Hudson ◽  
Kath Scanlon ◽  
Chihiro Udagawa ◽  
Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia ◽  
Mara Ferreri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Research Project ◽  
History Of

This article explores the potential of community-led housing (CLH) in combatting loneliness, and represents a mixed-methods research project carried out from just before the beginning of the pandemic, through 2020. Methods comprised a nationwide quantitative online survey of members of CLH groups (N = 221 respondents from England and Wales), followed by five case studies of communities representing a range of different CLH models. This qualitative element comprised participant observation, and semi-structured interviews at each group. The article also considers data from a smaller research project carried out by the same team in July 2020, that aimed to capture the experience of the pandemic for CLH groups, and comprising an online questionnaire followed by 18 semi-structured interviews. We conclude that members of CLH projects are measurably less lonely than those with comparable levels of social connection in wider society, and that such benefits are achieved through combinations of multiple different elements that include physical design, social design and through social processes. Notably, not all aspects of communities that contribute positively are a result of explicit intentionality, albeit the concept is considered key to at least one of the models.

Management challenges in delivering an international sport and development program

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric MacIntosh ◽  
A. Lauren Couture ◽  
Kirsty Spence
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Partnership ◽  
Program Participant ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
International Sport

Purpose – The primary purpose of this paper is to explore stakeholder perceptions of an international sport for development program so as to identify some of the management challenges within a strategic management framework. The secondary purpose is to provide recommendations for the focal organization’s leadership based on those stakeholder perceptions. Hence, participants in this study directly experienced the facilitation and implementation of the international sport for development program. Participant viewpoints are expressed in efforts to identify improvement opportunities in the delivery and operations of this sport for development program. Design/methodology/approach – In this qualitative research, a case study design was chosen to produce a detailed account of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada’s (CGC) International Sport and Development (IDS) program. Interviews were conducted with 24 alumni of the IDS program, five CGC IDS administrators, and ten host IDS organization administrators from African and Caribbean regions. Findings – Findings demonstrated shared perspectives regarding the challenges and various management practices among the three stakeholder groups investigated. In particular, funding and human resource stress was found to be the largest obstacles of maintaining programming and achieving desired outcomes. Several strengths and limitations in the program design, monitoring and evaluation strategy, and program documentation of outcomes were found which can presumably be used to help formulate management strategy moving forward in efforts for continuous improvement. Research limitations/implications – The study does not take into account the stakeholder group of participants whom were deemed to be on the receiving end of the program and not responsible for the delivery and operations of the initiatives which were the focus of the study. Practical implications – Recommendations in lieu of present challenges and objectives are also offered and are based on information from the facilitators and implementers of the principal program of research and the results of the semi-structured interviews. Originality/value – This study examines three different stakeholders that are responsible for the facilitation and implementation of the design, delivery, and daily operations of sport for development projects within an international partnership context.

scholarly journals Traveler Motivation and Destination Loyalty: Visiting Sacred Places in Central Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Liza Rybina ◽  
Timothy J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sacred Places ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Destination Loyalty ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
Central Asian

Visiting sacred spaces is becoming a growing trend in tourism in the Central Asian region. Sacred sites are said to have the power to heal the body, enlighten the mind, and inspire the heart. This study explored the motivations for visiting sacred spaces among tourists from three Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The study used a sequential mixed methods research design. In the first stage, a general list of motivations was produced, based on the analysis of 14 semi-structured interviews. The second stage quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 211 tourists from Central Asia. Data collection took place during tours to sacred sites in the city of Turkestan in South Kazakhstan. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and regression analysis. The relationships between motivation factors and destination loyalty were tested. The results show that among the five motivational factors identified in this study, only three (Spiritual and Religious Motives, Cultural and Historical Motives, and Wellness and Healing) have a significant relationship with sacred site destination loyalty. The remaining two factors (Nature, Fun, and Social Contact) have not been proven to have a significant relationship with destination loyalty. The study adds value to the literature on traveling to religious sites, especially those in formerly atheist countries, and provides recommendations to practitioners and policymakers to enable them to develop a niche tourism area by segmenting tourists’ motivations and destination loyalty in their sacred places. It also contributes to the diversification of tourism products in those destinations that have historical religious heritage resources.

scholarly journals An Investigation Into the Interactive Teaching Practices of Librarians in Information Literacy Instruction at the University of Auckland Library

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Neda Zdravkovic
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
The University

<p>The development of constructivist learning theory has greatly influenced the design and delivery of the Information Literacy instructional programmes. Student-centred teaching methodology has been widely adopted in the IL instruction, however, the challenges library presenters face while practicing interactive teaching methods in their classes still require further investigation. This study aims to respond to the need for a deeper understanding of IL instruction from a teachers' perspective and provide an insight into currently applied interactive practices in IL classroom teaching, as well as associated challenges and effective solutions. An explanatory, sequential mixed methods research design has been applied to further investigate the quantitative information collected in the first phase of the project (an online survey emailed to 55 Subject Librarians at the University of Auckland (UoA)) followed by the second phase of qualitative, in-depth data gathering conducted in the form of nine individual 45 minutes long semi-structured interviews with Subject Librarians at the University of Auckland. The findings confirm the themes already discussed in the library literature, but also reveal new and unexpected elements of IL classroom instruction offered at the tertiary level in New Zealand region. Eleven original interactive classroom activities successfully employed in IL classroom teaching by Subject Librarians at the UoA are also identified during this research project and presented in the report. Suggestions are made for further research.</p>

scholarly journals Operationalization of knowledge management in knowledge-intensive Pakistani banks: a qualitative case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Bashir Memon ◽  
Wajid Hussain Rizvi ◽  
Sumaiya Syed
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

This exploratory study deals with the core issues related to the operationalization of knowledge management in knowledge-intensive Pakistani banks. In terms of scientific relevance, this study is important, because it contributes to the body of literature on knowledge management issues in the context of banks in Pakistan. A qualitative research approach involving semi-structured interviews with senior managers and HR heads was adopted for the study. A total of sixteen interviews were conducted with senior managers and HR heads. All the interviews were carried out face to face amongst purposively selected participants from four commercial banks. The research findings were derived from the rigorous analytical process based on the qualitative content analysis method for making replicable and valid inferences from data in their context. The findings indicate that the present knowledge management system of the banks in Pakistan has helped members to meet the information needs through capture and to share explicit knowledge.

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