scholarly journals THE (IM)POSSIBILITY OF THE INTELLECTUAL WORKER INSIDE THE NEOLIBERAL UNIVERSITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3 set/dez) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Grant Banfield ◽  
Helen Haduntz ◽  
Alpesh Maisuria
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Human Freedom ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The University ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Over Time

The university was born and has always existed in tension between the impulse to human freedom and resignation to the constraining powers of church, state and capital. In this era of neoliberalism where the global domination of capital is almost complete, the university has succumbed. The time has come to de-colonise, to de-capitalise and to build anew the universality (the university) of human freedom. In opening conversation around this provocation, work is drawn from a research project entitled The Changing Nature of University Academic Work. The project is an ongoing qualitative study employing in-depth interviews with Australian and English academics. It aims to shed light on how academics interpret changes over time to universities and their own day-to-day work. The analysis of interview data has revealed three dominant but inter-related themes: the rise of managerialism, the push to anti-intellectualism and the subservience of academic work to economic imperatives.

Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers’ experiences

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Miller
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Transition To Motherhood ◽  
Transition To Fatherhood ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Made In

This chapter focuses on a qualitative longitudinal (QL) research project, Transition to Fatherhood, and later episodes of fathering and fatherhood experiences. It begins by exploring the research design of this study and considers the inherent gendered and other assumptions made in it, which mirrors an earlier research project on Transition to Motherhood. Following an examination of some of the methodological issues that arose during this qualitative longitudinal study, the chapter turns to reflect on the important question of what adding time into a qualitative study can do. It considers what happens when narratives collected in later interviews are incorporated into earlier analysis and findings as lives and fatherhood experiences change, as well as the benefits of researching individuals over time.

scholarly journals The Path to Becoming a Resident Assistant at a Japanese University

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Graham G. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Resident Assistants ◽  
Resident Assistant ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
The University

<p class="apa">Resident Assistants (RAs) are a mainstay of many universities worldwide that offer accommodation to visiting students. They look after both the administrative side and, more importantly, the emotional side of ensuring visiting students, including students from other countries, fit primarily into the university accommodation, and also the host culture as a whole. With an increase in the number of foreign students coming to Japan, it has become necessary at hosting universities to employ RAs at university-provided accommodation for non-Japanese students. This qualitative study used interview data from three RAs employed at a university in Tokyo and inductively produced six sub-headings of data. The aim of the study is to find out motivations for becoming an RA and participants’ perceptions prior to and during their jobs as RAs.</p>

Withdrawal from Sport and Schlossberg’s Model of Transitions

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek A. Swain
Keyword(s):  
Career Change ◽  
Horse Racing ◽  
Common Experience ◽  
Transitional Experience ◽  
Personal Histories ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Over Time

The present study involved three in-depth interviews with 10 informants who had voluntarily withdrawn from hockey, horse racing, football, and racquet-ball. The personal histories of the informants were examined for diversity and commonality of experience. A synthesized description of career change experience was written as a general story, identifying a sequence of experiential units that reflect the shifts in focus within the common experience. The general story indicated that withdrawal from sport was not simply an event but a process that began soon after the athletes became engaged in their career. This study supports and extends a model proposed by Schlossberg (1984) which attempts to account for diversity in the experience of transitions. The model is considered helpful in developing an understanding of the process of a transitional experience such as retirement from sport, considering the context in which the experience takes place, the meaning it has for the individual, and how it changes over time.

scholarly journals Lockdown 101: Managing economic lockdowns in an epidemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 4-21
Author(s):  
Emanuel Ornelas
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Over Time

Countries worldwide have implemented lockdown measures to contain the covid-19 pandemic. After more than three months of restrictions to economic activities in many countries, the question has turned to the best ways to lift lockdowns while keeping the epidemic in check. Here I use basic economic principles to shed light on the key tradeoffs. A central message is that there is no “health vs. economics” dichotomy. Rather, some degree of lockdown is typically optimal in crisis like this, balancing its economic costs against its health benefits. Moreover, the optimal lockdown is dynamic, changes over time and eventually becomes more lenient, although the path is not necessarily monotonic.

scholarly journals How Patient Work Changes Over Time for People with Multimorbid Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study (Preprint)

10.2196/25992 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Yin ◽  
Joshua Jung ◽  
Enrico Coiera ◽  
Kenneth W K Ho ◽  
Sanjyot Vagholkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Patient Work ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
Yoram Gorlizki ◽  
Oleg Khlevniuk
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Joseph Stalin ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Regional Leaders ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Over Time

This chapter suggests how a public discursive framework can help provide a benchmark for comparing the Soviet Union with other regimes, including that of contemporary post-communist Russia. It summarizes how substate leaders and their strategies can shed light on dictatorship and on how it changes over time. It also explains that the Soviet case falls into two broad categories, one empirical and historical, the other comparative and theoretical. The chapter draws attention to a parallel act of delegation at the regional level. It also recounts how Joseph Stalin handed over power on a provisional basis to regional leaders due to his inability to penetrate the inner recesses of local administration.

Learning terminology in order to become an active agent in the development of Basque biomedical registers

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igone Zabala Unzalu ◽  
Itziar San Martin Egia ◽  
Mikel Lersundi Ayestaran
Keyword(s):  
Basque Country ◽  
Active Agent ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Biomedical Terminology ◽  
The University ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Normalization Process ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe aim of this article is to describe some theoretical and methodological bases underpinning the design of the course Health Communication in Basque (HCB) at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Based on some relevant theoretical tenets of the socioterminologic and communicative approaches to Terminology, the authors assume that terminology planning must be adapted to the sociolinguistic situation of each language. Moreover, the article claims that terminology planning for a language undergoing a normalization process must acknowledge the target situation of well-developed languages, in which terminology changes over time and varies according to communicative situations. Taking into account the sociolinguistic situation of Basque, the authors conclude that the most important goal of the HCB course should be to help students become active agents in the development and consolidation of Basque biomedical terminology. Thus, the most relevant learning objectives defined in the syllabus involve language awareness with regard to terminology variation: using term formation rules to create different kinds of denominative variants, actively thinking about the grammaticality and genuineness of different variants of terms, and managing terminological variation according to functional criteria.

scholarly journals Views from the boundaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (70) ◽  
pp. 032-049
Author(s):  
Daniel Nordgård
Keyword(s):  
Economic Models ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Over Time

This article explores how Norwegian record label managers understand their current positions and future possibilities in a market that is increasingly driven by on-demand subscription-based streaming. It adds to a growing body of research by adopting a qualitative approach, seeking to describe issues at a personal or company level, and provide nuance and dynamics in a discourse that is often described in dichotomies and on aggregate levels. The article argues that stakeholders have more varied attitudes than simply being for or against the innovation, the new economic models and their eff ects on their own business, and the market in general. It also demonstrates that perceptions change as markets develop, and stakeholders and their businesses adjust. The article uses four in-depth interviews to assess a 2013 government-initiated project, and provides insights into differing positions and changes over time.

scholarly journals Changes over time in attitudes towards the management of older patients with heart failure by general practitioners: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Moscova ◽  
Fabien Leblanc ◽  
Jacques Cittee ◽  
Julien Le Breton ◽  
Sophie Vallot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Beta Blockers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of chronic heart failure (CHF) are common in older patients, who are usually treated by general practitioners (GPs). In 2007, the French ICAGE study explored GPs’ attitudes to the management of this condition in older patients. Objectives To explore changes over time in GPs’ attitudes towards the management of CHF in patients aged ≥75 and to identify barriers to optimal management. Methods In 2015, we performed a qualitative study of 20 French GPs via semi-structured interviews and a thematic content analysis. The results were compared with the findings of a 2007 study. Results In 2015, the perceived barriers to diagnosis were the same as in 2007. Echocardiography was still the preferred diagnostic method but the GPs relied on the cardiologist to confirm the diagnosis. Many GPs were still unaware of the different types of CHF. In contrast, they reported greater knowledge of decompensation factors and the ultrasound criteria for CHF. They also prescribed a brain natriuretic peptide assay more frequently. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta blockers were more strongly perceived to be core treatments. Few GPs initiated drug treatments and optimized dosages. Although patient education was never mentioned, the importance of multidisciplinary care was emphasized. Conclusion Our results evidenced a small recent improvement in the management of older patients with CHF. Appropriate guidelines and training for GPs, patient education and multidisciplinary collaboration might further improve the care given to this population.

In What Ways Do Bereaved Parents After Terror Go on With Their Lives, and What Seems to Inhibit or Promote Adaptation During Their Grieving Process? A Qualitative Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Dyregrov ◽  
Atle Dyregrov ◽  
Pål Kristensen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Terror Attack ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Life Tasks ◽  
Professional Helpers ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Over Time

The aim of this article was to identify the ways in which bereaved parents go on with their lives following terror killings and to discuss what appears to inhibit or promote adaptation during their grieving process. The results of the study are aimed at presenting advice to professional helpers. From 22 in-depth interviews with parents bereaved by the 2011 terror attack in Norway, four main themes concerning coping were identified: (a) decisions, mindsets, and cognitions; (b) proactive and confronting activities; (c) avoidant and protective activities; (d) coping through support and assistance. A variety of coping strategies were employed: avoidance, protection and distraction, adaptive and maladaptive rumination, thought control, and confrontation. Most parents used several strategies to varying degrees and interchangeably over time, likely more or less adaptive and functional. The importance of helping the bereaved flexibly regulate the oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-orientated life-tasks is emphasized for helping them cope effectively.

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