The Dance of Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Lis Engel ◽  
Rikke Schou Jeppesen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
General Level ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Movement Experience ◽  
Movement Theory

Abstract This article is about language and lived experiences and analysis of movement of dance within Physical Education studies in Denmark with a special focus on how the language of movement and dance can be related to lived body and movement experience. The issue of the challenges and possibilities of expressing movement experience and analysis in words is discussed at the general level and exemplified in the context of a dance educational event where the movement theory of Rudolf Laban is applied. A central question arising out of this example of working with language and lived experience of movement is: What influence does language have on our way of understanding and communicating a dance experience? The article proposes that a bodily anchored lived language – through an ethic-aesthetic phenomenological approach – may supplement, expand and broaden a given professional terminology in order to articulate, communicate and unfold the experiential dimensions of dance.

The “Silenced” Voices of Women Cancer Survivors: Bodily Experiences From an Existential Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos António Laranjeira ◽  
Paula Ponce Leão ◽  
Isabel Leal
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Gynecological Cancer ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Historically Situated ◽  
Female Bodies

This study explores women’s embodiment from an existential–phenomenological approach. Gynecological cancer was chosen as the condition of interest to understand socially formed gender via female bodies as a lived experience of socially and historically situated women. This empirical material is based on individual interviews with 10 Portuguese cancer survivors. A phenomenological–hermeneutical method, inspired by Ricoeur (1976), was used to extract the meaningful content from the women’s experiences. These narratives include life changes and recovery transitions in and through the lived body. By seeing cancer survival in terms of the lived body, this study opens the possibility of articulating a deeper and clearer understanding of people’s experience of cancer trauma with gender-sensitive health services.

scholarly journals Immigrant Children's Bodily Engagement in Accessing Their Lived Experiences of Immigration: Creating Poly-Media Descriptive Texts

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kirova ◽  
Michael Emme
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Arts Based Research ◽  
Phenomenological Inquiry ◽  
Visual Texts ◽  
New School ◽  
Conscious Level

In this paper, we explore the role of the lived body in meaningful understanding beyond linguistic conceptualization in phenomenologically oriented inquiries. In this exploration we consider the role of visuality (i.e., still photography) and enactment (i.e., tableau) as possibilities for accessing meaning beyond language-bound descriptions of the phenomenon of moving childhoods--that is, children's lived experiences of immigration. We suggest that immigration is an experience that interrupts the familiarity of the lifeworld, and thus brings immigrant children's awareness of their bodies to a conscious level. We ask: What methods of inquiry can be used to access more directly the "embodied understanding" and, in particular, the lifeworlds of immigrant children as they leave the familiar "home world" and enter the "alien world" of a new school? In addressing this question, we focus on one aspect of phenomenological inquiry--gathering experiential accounts, or lived experience descriptions, in investigating childhood phenomena--which presents a particular challenge to researchers working with young children. We present an example of a method that bridges hermeneutic phenomenology and arts-based research methodology (i.e., fotonovela) developed specifically to engage immigrant children bodily in accessing their lived experiences of their first day of school in the host country, and in the development of a polymedia text showing these experiences. We believe that the example demonstrates how fotonovela facilitates immigrant children’s recollection of and reflection on their experience of being at the door of a new classroom. Moreover, the production of visual texts, when shared with or read by others, has an evocative power similar to that of a phenomenological text. Thus, we argue, fotonovela is a particularly suitable method for engaging children in developing polymedia descriptive texts about their lived experiences.

scholarly journals The Lived Experiences of the Lombok Earthquake Survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mumtaz Tauba ◽  
Suryani Suryani ◽  
Imas Rafiyah
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Religious Aspects ◽  
Earthquake Survivors

Background: The large-scale earthquake which had struck off Lombok, an island in West Nusa Tenggara, made the survivors faced poor conditions, difficulties, and lack of supplies. Besides physical losses, the survivors also experienced various psychological health disorders that significantly affected their psychological condition as well as life.Purpose: This study was aimed at exploring and gaining deeper meaning from the lived experiences of the Lombok earthquake survivors.Methods: This study used a qualitative method with a descriptive phenomenological approach to elucidate the phenomena from experiences. The participants were ten (10) survivors of the Lombok earthquake, who were determined by purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi's method.Results: The results showed six emerging themes, including (1) problems solving skills when disaster strikes, (2) surviving from the limitations and difficulties, (3) feeling accustomed to earthquake, (4) family is a key source of strength to continue life, (5) getting closer to God by doing religious prayers and actions to have peace of mind, and (6) learning from the disasters to become a better human being.Conclusion: The lived experience of the Lombok earthquake survivors was a long journey where they survived and adapted the difficult situations, as later, they could turn the under-pressure conditions to chances for their personal development. The findings of this study provide insights for nurses to greatly contribute to solving post-disaster psychological issues by strengthening the survivors’ religious aspects, trauma healing, play therapy, and peer-support group.

scholarly journals The Lived Experiences of Pregnant Women During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forough Mortazavi ◽  
Fatemeh Ghardashi
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Descriptive Phenomenology ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Supportive Community ◽  
Condition Of Women

Abstract BackgroundWith the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, pregnancy and childbirth for women are taking place in unusual circumstances. We explored the lived experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand their experience of pregnancy so that better support could be provided.MethodsWe used a descriptive phenomenological approach to understand the lived experience of pregnant women in COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data using a purposive sampling method through in-depth interviews in cyberspace with a semi-structured questionnaire. We used Colaizzi’s seven-step content analysis method to analyze the research data with the help of MAXQDA software version 2020.ResultsWe conducted this descriptive phenomenology study on 19 pregnant women in a period between the 10th to the 20th of May, 2020. The participating women were already pregnant when the first signs of the epidemic appeared in the country and at the time of the interview. We acquired four themes including disruption of the tranquility and regular routines of daily life, new challenges caused by the epidemic, resilience and strength in facing the crisis, and adaptation with new conditions.ConclusionsThe psychological condition of women has deteriorated during the COVID-19 epidemic. The general mobilization the health system is necessary for alleviating pregnant women's difficulties in situations like the COVID-19 epidemic. Planning to establish virtual training classes, virtual counseling, and creating a safe and supportive community environment are among the most effective ways to enhance the peace and tranquility of pregnant women.

scholarly journals Lived experiences of young pregnant women who smoke

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Johnson ◽  
Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor ◽  
Elizabeth Norton
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Smoking During Pregnancy ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Smoking Cessation Services ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy ◽  
And Child Health

Background Smoking tobacco during pregnancy can lead to adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes. Aim To gain insight of smoking during pregnancy from young pregnant women's lived experience. Method A descriptive phenomenological approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five women aged 18-20 years who had smoked tobacco during pregnancy. Findings Themes that emerged from the data were related to culture and routine, psychological wellbeing, self-efficacy, public opinion, recognition of harm, whom they spoke to about smoking, and the approaches that helped behaviour change. Conclusions Midwives were seen as the trusted health professional by the young women and a non-judgemental approach was valued to promote self-efficacy. Smoking cessation services were not recognised as beneficial, and cutting down, rather than using nicotine replacement therapy or e-cigarettes, was preferred.

scholarly journals The lived experiences of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive phenomenological study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Forough Mortazavi ◽  
Fatemeh Ghardashi
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Descriptive Phenomenology ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background With the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, pregnancy and childbirth for women are taking place in unusual circumstances. We explored the lived experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand their experience of pregnancy so that better support could be provided. Methods We used a descriptive phenomenological approach to understand the lived experience of pregnant women in COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data using a purposive sampling method through in-depth interviews in cyberspace with a semi-structured questionnaire. We used Colaizzi’s seven-step content analysis method to analyze the research data with the help of MAXQDA software version 2020. Results We conducted this descriptive phenomenology study on 19 pregnant women in a period between the 10th to the 20th of May, 2020. The participating women were already pregnant when the first signs of the epidemic appeared in the country and at the time of the interview. We acquired four themes including disruption of the tranquility and regular routines of daily life, new challenges caused by the epidemic, resilience and strength in facing the crisis, and adaptation with new conditions. Conclusions The pregnant women were under intense stress during the COVID-19 outbreak. The general mobilization the health system is necessary for alleviating pregnant women’s difficulties in situations like the COVID-19 epidemic. Virtual training classes and virtual counseling may enhance the peace and tranquility of pregnant women.

scholarly journals Understanding the Lived Experiences of Athlete Elderly in COVID-19 Pandemic in Tehran (A Phenomenological Approach)

Salmand ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-61
Author(s):  
Rasoul Norouzi Seyed Hosseini ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Proper Analysis

Objectives: Epidemics create extensive socio-behavioral changes in all areas, sport is no exception. The current study aimed at understanding the lived experience of athletic older adults from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods & Materials: The present qualitative research applied a phenomenological approach. The study participants were 16 athletic older adults in Tehran City, Iran who were selected by the purposive sampling method. Through in-depth and unstructured interviews, the required data were collected. The obtained data were analyzed using the seven-step Diekelman’s (1993) approach. Results: According to the obtained data, 4 categories of meanings were identified about the lived experiences of the explored elderly from the COVID-19 pandemic. These categories included the experiences of psychosocial isolation and thinking about death; the marginalization of older adult's sports; mood swings and lifestyle changes, and finding opportunities for sports activism. Conclusion: These concepts of experiences in the life-world of athletic older adults in Tehran from the COVID-19 pandemic were the constitutions of their social action. In the case of proper analysis and application, they can be helpful in better managing professional sports in epidemics.

scholarly journals LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ELDERLY REMARRIED WIDOWS: ADJUSTMENT AND COPING TO NEW ROLES AS BI-PARENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Abdullah Junior Serad Mangarun
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Coping

Background: At present, the existing studies which explore the factors influencing elderly widows to remarry and their achievement towards successful step-parenthood are limited. Remarriage and step-parenthood are integrated into the complexities of the social phenomena in human experiences, which entail coping and adjustments to life changes.Objective: The study explored the lived experiences of elderly widows regarding coping and adjustments to remarriage and step-parenting as new roles.Methods: The study made use of a phenomenological approach, particularly the transcendental approach, to have a better understanding of their lived-experience after remarriage. Self-made open-ended questions were raised in the series of interviews using interview guides. The study was conducted in Iligan City, Philippines, where all the six participants reside. Purposive sampling was used wherein participants are selected based on criteria necessary to answer the objectives of the study: (1) He/ she should be at least 60 years of age; (2) must be remarried after the death of the previous spouse; and, (3) must be a bi-parent. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.Result: Three themes emerged in all interviews: (1) adjusting to a new marital role, (2) sharing responsible parenthood, and (3) rewarding new parental role. Results highlighted bi-parenting among elderly widows as an aptly complex lived- experience as widows enter remarriage.Conclusion: It is concluded that the remarried widows view life after remarriage with the new family and children as a positive experience despite the challenges. Remarriage and being with another family can improve the wellbeing of the elderly widows. Having children and a new partner around is an opportunity to bring back a complete family structure together. This research recommends further that the understanding of their experiences and phenomena should be the basis of identifying their status. Researchers and clinicians should provide essential information to elderly remarried widows about the healthy and proper coping and adjustment to this life-changing event.

scholarly journals Lived experiences of HIV community workers participating in a community empowerment programme

Curationis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Horn ◽  
Petra Brysiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

Background: Both non-governmental organisations and governmental organisations are very involved in the development and implementation of community empowerment programmes (CEPs). Because of various health issues within the community, 10 CEPs were launched in Ladysmith with a focus on addressing the particular needs of HIV-affected and -infected members. Of the 10 programmes, however, only four were deemed sustainable after five years.Objectives: The researcher explored the lived experiences of HIV community workers participating in two CEPs in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal in order to develop recommendations for CEPs.Method: Data were explored using a qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Ten participants who had been involved in HIV CEPs for more than six months were identified and individual interviews were held.Results: Three themes emerged, namely, giving of yourself, maintaining sustainability and assisting the CEPs and community workers. Each of these themes also contained a number of subthemes. Exploring the lived experience of the community workers revealed that there are a number of ways in which to promote the sustainability of CEPs.Conclusion: The community should be involved in all aspects of the CEP and community workers must respect the community and their knowledge, experience and value systems.

LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NURSES WITH COVID-19 CARE IN INDIA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Meena Ganapathy ◽  
Shailaja M J Mathews ◽  
Nupoor Bhambid ◽  
Ujwala Jadhav ◽  
Dipali Awate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Fourth Theme

Background: In India in March 2020, the Covid-19 started spreading rapidly, bringing pressure and challenges to nursing staff as frontline health care workers. To explore the lived experiences of nurse Objective: s with Covid-19 patient care. Methods: Using a phenomenological approach, 25 nurses were selected as samples. The Results: lived experience of nurses caring for Covid-19 patients is summarized into 4 themes; the second theme was the negative emotions experienced by them with ve subthemes in the third theme, we found them gaining control with subthemes and in the nal fourth theme of growing under pressure, we found three subthemes. Though initially, they struggled with this experience with their perseverance and dedication they slowly gained control of the situation and emerged with the meaning of this experience and insight. Coping styles, new team, and psychological Conclusion: growth played an important role in providing meaning to their new role of warrior.

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