scholarly journals Spreading one’s Wings, Milestones, Deus ex Machina: Self-creation as a Process of Changing Your Life with the Examples of Narrations Provided by Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Chmielińska ◽  
Monika Modrzejewska-Świgulska
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Narrative Interviews ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Ways Of Life

Abstract This paper presents narrative-biographic research conducted with participation of women who declare that they have introduced important changes into their lives. The qualitative data was collected using narrative interviews as well as a tool to examine changes in the biographic perspective; namely, Line of life. In the presented paper, the authors reconstructed biographical self-creation, meaning the ways of life in which important changes are a central category of a story about life. The authors reconstruct three different ways of narrators’ lives – “spreading one’s wings,” “milestones,” “deus ex machina,” and a case study that describes the process of self-creation and introduction of important changes into a life in more detail.

scholarly journals Relações entre saberes na Educação do Campo: a experiência da UFVJM

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Diogo Neves Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Ways Of Life ◽  
The Ideal

The construction of conditions for the establishment of relationships between different knowledge is one of the pillars of the ideal of Education for Rural Areas. The work discusses how this panorama was expressed in the experience of the degree course of Education for Rural Areas from the Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys. The result of a case study, built from a cross-sectional approach, of a descriptive nature, with qualitative data treatment, is presented. The focus is directed to the discussion around four dynamics present in the course: Community Time Meeting, Cultural Night, Mystics and Projects coordinated by teachers. From the presentation of these experiences, reflections are outlined structured in three argumentative axes: the place of science in the relations between knowledge; the relationships between knowledge as encounters of ways of life; the counterpoint between “contextualization” and “perspective” in the relations between knowledge. Concluding that the relations between social groups define conditions for the establishment of relations between knowledge, the results of the work point out the imperative to collaborate with the creation of a new knowledge economy more just and appropriate for rural populations.

A Profile of Wine Tourism Entrepreneurs: Study in Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Adriana Backx Noronha Viana ◽  
Luísa Cagica Carvalho ◽  
Inna Sousa Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
Study Methodology

Background: Wine tourism is one of the tourism components adopted as part of Portugal’s strategy due to its eminence as a wine producer. Such strategy has received great prominence in recent years and aims to promote regional development from an economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective. The aim of this study was to understand the entrepreneur profile in this sector. Methods: The study uses a qualitative, case study methodology with data analysis and triangulation. In this study, a literature review of scientific studies was carried out on the scientific knowledge in the area of study from a critical perspective and an interview was conducted where qualitative data were collected. Results and Discussion: The entrepreneurs have shown the following characteristics: initiative, innovation capability, optimism, creativity, creative energy, tenacity, selfconfidence, capability for long term involvement with the project, and learning capacity. Conclusion: The study shows that most entrepreneurs state that they have established partnerships with other companies, particularly with restaurants, catering businesses, hotel units, tourism companies and companies that organize tours. This is one of the factors of economic importance recognized by another study which enables increased prominence of the company and widens the value of wine tourism.

scholarly journals Moral economy, solidarity and labour process struggle in Irish public transport

2019 ◽  
pp. 0143831X1989123
Author(s):  
Emma Hughes ◽  
Tony Dobbins ◽  
Doris Merkl-Davies
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Competitive Tendering ◽  
Labour Process

This article empirically applies Knut Laaser’s integrated conceptual framework, combining Sayer’s moral economy (ME) theory with labour process theory (LPT), to examine how two rival Irish unions engaged with an uneven moral economy and consciously sought to build collective worker solidarity during a dispute over competitive tendering and marketization. Using qualitative data from a case study of BusCo in Ireland’s public transport sector, the article enriches sociological understanding of trade union solidarity, and how it is engendered, contested and experienced.

scholarly journals A Review of Anti-Corruption Wars in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnamdi Nwaodu ◽  
David Adam ◽  
Okechukwu Okereke
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Recent Attempt ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Financial Crimes

Corruption still subsists as one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria. The existence of this phenomenon in virtually all aspects of the nation’s socio-economic life is said to be one reason why poverty level remains high irrespective of her position as the six highest suppliers of oil to the whole wide world, and a possessor of numerous other human and natural resources. A recent attempt by the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb this societal ill led to the establishment of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices & Related Offences Commission (ICPC) among others bodies. This paper historically explores the anti-corruption war in Nigeria and specifically zeros itself to review EFCC’s role in this war. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative-textual case study (NTCS), a research method that sources the required quantitative and qualitative secondary data on the phenomenon of study from secondary sources like the internet, World Wide Web, online databases, e-libraries  et cetera. On the strength of the qualitative data sourced, it was discovered that the agency has made some successes but is being hindered by political, administrative and judicial bureaucracy from efficient performance. The paper therefore boldly recommends that transparency be enshrined into all aspect Nigerian political and administrative life and extant anti-graft laws be reviewed, harmonized and strengthened to enhance the effectiveness of fight against corruption and breach of corporate governance ethics by those holding political and non-political positions in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Politics and Audit in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Azham Md. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Study Format

This work investigates the role and contribution of external auditing as practised in Malaysian society during the forty year period from independence in 1957 to just before the onset of Asian Financial Crisis in 1997.  It applies the political economic theory introduced by Tinker (1980) and refined by Cooper & Sherer (1984), which emphasises the social relations aspects of professional activity rather than economic forces alone. In a case study format where qualitative data were gathered mainly from primary and secondary source materials, the study has found that the function of auditing in Malaysian society in most cases is devoid of any essence of mission; instead it is created, shaped and changed by the pressures which give rise to its development over time. The largely insignificant role that it serves is intertwined with the contexts in which it operates. 

International benchmarking for performance improvement in construction safety and health

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 916-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance W. Saunders ◽  
Andrew P McCoy ◽  
Brian M. Kleiner ◽  
Helen Lingard ◽  
Tracy Cooke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Project Lifecycle

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance knowledge on the advantages of integrating safety earlier in the construction project lifecycle. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is used to collect data from construction sites in the USA, which performs poorly in construction safety and health, and Australia (AU), which performs well in construction safety and health. Qualitative data are collected to determine how and when safety is considered in the project lifecycle in both countries, and then the results are benchmarked to determine the benefits of addressing safety earlier in the process. Findings – Data show that addressing a potential hazard earlier in the project lifecycle has performance benefits in terms of the level of hazard control. Research limitations/implications – The processes that are identified as possibly explaining the performance difference are just based on qualitative data from interviews. Targeted research addressing the relationship between these processes and safety outcomes is an opportunity for further research. Practical implications – The case study data are used to identify specific processes that are used in AU that might be adopted in the USA to improve performance by integrating safety earlier into the decision-making process. Social implications – This paper highlights the advantages of integrating safety as a decision factor early in the process. Worker safety is not just an issue in the construction industry, and thus the findings are applicable to all industries in which worker safety is an issue. Originality/value – This paper advances the safety in design literature by quantitatively supporting the link between when a hazard is addressed and performance. It also links the results to specific processes across countries, which advances the literature because most research in this area to data is within a single country.

Successful AP Music Theory Instruction: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Nathan O. Buonviri
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Music Theory ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Attention To Students ◽  
Placement Exam

The purpose of this case study was to examine the instructional approach of a highly successful Advanced Placement Music Theory teacher. I visited the participant’s class twice a week for 14 weeks, taking field notes, conducting interviews, and collecting instructional artifacts. Analysis of qualitative data revealed three main themes: classroom atmosphere, instructional strategies, and the Advanced Placement exam. The participant’s classroom atmosphere was built on effective pacing, student rapport, and an active, open learning environment. His instructional strategies included offering individual attention to students, asking questions to model thinking, and connecting sight to sound. He used the Advanced Placement exam as both an instructional guidepost and motivational tool. Implications for music educators include the need to focus on specific approaches conducive to successful theory teaching, which may share both similarities and differences with approaches they use when directing ensembles.

scholarly journals Departicipation of Youth in Agricultural Sector (Case Study at Delanggu Village, Delanggu, Klaten)

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
D Dilahur ◽  
U Umrotun ◽  
P Priyono ◽  
Choirul Amin ◽  
M. Farid Aminudin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Quota Sampling

This study is carried out in Delanggu, Klaten, that has high productivity of rice but undergoing a decrease in the role of the sector of agriculture. The goal of this study is to observe young people departicipation in the sector od agriculture and fators that influence it. The method used is survey method. The population is all of the young people in Delanggu, 1.419 peoples. The sampling uses stratified proporsional quota sampling where respondents are divided into three groups of age, 15-19 years old, 20-24 years old, and 25-29 years old. Every sampling in eah group is taken 5% proportionally, with its homogenates consideration, while the characteristic, which has determined in order to fulfil the number of determined quota in each age group. Collected data is presented in the form of frequency and cross table. Qualitative data analysis uses logical thought, deducyive-inductive, analogy ang comparison, whereas analyzing frequency and cross table uses quantitative data analysis. The use of both analysis is adjusted to the data and goal of the study.

scholarly journals Accessibility and transportation: a spatial analysis of Go Transit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Campana
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Social Separation

This major research paper presents a spatial analysis of GO Transit’s accessibility coach and explores accessibility and transportation using service design theory. Social implications are also investigated in order to understand the communication of spaces for those with physical disability. There are three guiding questions in this case study, which are: (1) How is the GO Train passenger carrier car designed for able and disabled riders? (2) What kinds of choices are available to able and disabled riders while using the GO Train’s accessibility coach? (3) What implications do these choices and affordances suggest about the separation of able and disabled riders? To address these questions, an observational study of the accessibility coach was conducted. The data collected yielded qualitative data that was then analyzed using concepts informed by service design theory, accessibility scholarship and social separation concepts. The findings of this study indicate that.

scholarly journals MEMAHAMI “MAKNA LAIN” INSENTIF TERHADAP KINERJA BANK YANG HOLISTIK: PERSPEKTIF INTERDISIPLINER

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Driana Leniwati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Right

Theoretically, financial incentives motivate the employee to improve performance but also found empirical evidence that shows the financial incentives are often inversely proportional (Young and Lewis 1995; Jenkins et al 1998). Base on the phenomena is interesting to look more at the meaning of incentives for Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) in the performance improvements. This study uses an interdisciplinary perspective of management accounting, psychology, and spirituality and borrows psychological needs and spiritual theories to see the motivation of CRM in improving performance based on their needs. The method used is a case study with an interpretive approach. Qualitative data is obtained by conducting interviews with several CRM in one of a commercial bank. The results of this study found there are other meanings of incentives for CRM. These meanings are inclined about security, loyalty, and accountability for their work, the meaning of appreciation, self-actualization, and spiritual which defeats the meaning of basic needs. The meanings that arise not depending on the period of work or position but more on the awareness of each. Understanding these meanings can be taken into consideration in making the right incentive scheme for employees. So that, incentives can really motivate employees to improve their performance.

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