scholarly journals Nation Media Group and ‘The Truth’: How the firm’s slogan shapes its newspapers’ financial news gathering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kapchanga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Financial News ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Media Group

The study used qualitative research design where semi-structured interviews were conducted through face-to-face, telephone and Skype. Informed consent was obtained from the respondents after having received and understood all the study-related information. The data was gathered for three months and covered Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The research used referral sampling, involving 120 reporters and editors who handle financial news.

scholarly journals Nation Media Group and ‘The Truth’: How the firm’s slogan shapes its newspapers’ financial news gathering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kapchanga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Financial News ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Media Group

The study used qualitative research design where semi-structured interviews were conducted through face-to-face, telephone and Skype. Informed consent was obtained from the respondents after having received and understood all the study-related information. The data was gathered for three months and covered Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The research used referral sampling, involving 120 reporters and editors who handle financial news.

scholarly journals Citizenship Practices Among Youth Who Have Experienced Government Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-50
Author(s):  
Kate Butler ◽  
Cecilia Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Nous Avons ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Système De Santé ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Government ◽  
Youth Citizenship

Abstract. Expressions of youth citizenship are evident in young people’s actions, behaviours, and lived experiences. While youth citizenship literature has proliferated in the last two decades, the focus has often been on rights and responsibilities, rather than the differences in citizenship practices amongst youth themselves. Using a qualitative research design, our study explores how youth-with-care-experience practice citizenship. We conducted twenty semi-structured interviews with youth-with-care-experience between the ages of 14-24 in Greater Victoria, Canada. Analysis of participants’ narratives reveals three types of citizenship practices: self-responsible, dissenting and reluctant citizenship. We discuss our findings in the context of the literature on youth citizenship, focusing on the ways that it is contextualized by experiences with family, peers, institutions, and the government care system. Résumé. Les expressions de la citoyenneté des jeunes sont évidentes dans leurs actions, comportements et leurs expériences vécues. Alors que la littérature reliée à la citoyenneté des jeunes a proliféré dans les deux dernières décennies, l’emphase a souvent été mise sur les droits et les responsabilités, plutôt que sur les différences dans les pratiques de la citoyenneté chez les jeunes. En utilisant un modèle de recherche qualitatif, notre étude explore comment la citoyenneté est vécue par les jeunes qui ont été pris en charge. Nous avons effectué vingt entretiens semi-structurés avec des jeunes qui ont été pris en charge âgés entre 14 et 24 ans dans la région de Victoria, Canada. L’analyse des données révèle trois types de pratiques de la citoyenneté: auto-responsable, dissidente et réticente. Nous discutons de nos résultats dans le contexte de la littérature sur la citoyenneté des jeunes, en mettant l’accent sur les façons dont la citoyenneté des jeunes est contextualisée par des expériences avec la famille, les pairs, les institutions et le système de santé.

scholarly journals Malaysian evidence supporting theoretical integration of roles of non-executive directors

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-14
Author(s):  
Hairul Azlan Annuar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Company Directors ◽  
Code Of Corporate Governance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of independent non-executive directors (INEDs) in Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs), other than the control role prescribed by agency theory and reformatory documents such as the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research design, consisting of face-to-face interviews with 27 company directors of Malaysian-owned PLCs, was instigated. Findings The interviews revealed that INEDs do more than just monitor their executive counterparts. Apart from the control role, INEDs of Malaysian companies provide a conduit for mitigating uncertainties in the environment and perform invaluable services to the host companies. Research limitations/implications This research utilized interviews. Generalizations may be an issue when interviews are used as the method of inquiry. Also, the sample is not random as access to many of the interviewed directors depended on recommendations. In addition, respondents were consciously selected in order to obtain various board positions that include independent and non-independent directors. Originality/value There are limited studies using qualitative research design in investigating INEDs’ performing other roles apart from the control role of the board in developing countries. Many of previous studies and literature in this area of corporate governance were predominantly based upon experiences of western economies.

scholarly journals Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Maredi Mojapelo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Community libraries are crucial for people to have access to information to satisfy their multiple needs. As custodians of information and knowledge in diverse spheres, they play a role in the socio-economic development of nations. This article attempts to investigate challenges faced by libraries in three different settings in post-apartheid South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research design. The users, librarians and a well-placed official of the relevant department were interviewed. Convenience sampling was used to select users and librarians while purposive sampling was used to select an official. Face-to-face interviews and observation and a checklist were used to collect data. Senior officials of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture need to study challenges revealed by the findings and to take action to remedy the situation.

scholarly journals Community Supported Agriculture as a Driver of Food-Related Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Liliána Birtalan ◽  
Attila Bartha ◽  
Ágnes Neulinger ◽  
György Bárdos ◽  
Attila Oláh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Nutritional Characteristics

Background: There is a growing amount of research interest to understand the role of food in well-being. The demand for community supported agriculture (CSA), bringing people spatially, economically, and socially closer to food, is continuously expanding. CSAs play an important role in both sustainable agriculture practices and influencing consumers’ food-related practices, but yet have received little attention in well-being research. Methods: This study explores food-related well-being among CSA members by using an exploratory, qualitative research design and a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews. Results: The findings stress the relevance of psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of food-related well-being beyond the nutritional characteristics of food in CSA. Conclusion: The role of sustainable agriculture in contributing to food-related well-being becomes particularly evident based on consumers’ experiences. These results are important in convincing people that their food-related experiences belong to their perceived well-being as well as stimulating people to elevate their multidimensional expectations in relation to food.

scholarly journals The Effect of the Covid‑19 Pandemic on Students and the Living and Learning Spaces at a South African University

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106
Author(s):  
Blessing Kanyumba ◽  
Nondumiso Shabangu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
South African ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Research Design

In March 2020, the South African President Mr Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national lockdown due to the rising cases of the Covid‑19 pandemic. As a result, some of the higher education institutions closed under lockdown level 5 and strategies had to be developed to adapt to the “new norm”. Consequently, students and the living and learning spaces in South Africa were affected, necessitating therefore that transformation in all spheres takes place. This study, through a qualitative research design, investigated the effect of Covid‑19 on students and the living and learning spaces at a selected university in South Africa. Fifteen students and ten Residence Advisors (RAs) were telephonically interviewed. The results revealed that the living and learning spaces had been significantly transformed by the Covid‑19 pandemic. The operations of these spaces had been compelled to change in order to comply with the Covid‑19 regulations, such that student learning was shifted from face-to-face to online learning. This meant more time spent indoors, stricter measures now in place and the RA roles having been broadened to ensure that they also monitor compliance. The study also noted that even after the pandemic, things will still take time to get back to normal. This article concludes that Covid‑19 has had a huge effect on the living and learning spaces as well as students at the selected university and that both students and staff should play their roles effectively to ensure that everyone remains safe.

scholarly journals Numerical turn in economic and financial reporting: Towards more independent rigor in journalistic practises

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kapchanga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Local Newspapers

<p>The study used qualitative research design. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews between June 2019 and March 2020 from economic and financial journalists in 10 local newspapers domiciled in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Chain-referral sampling was employed in the identification of the participants who also recruited others for the research. The data collected was exposed to an analysis where transcripts were dissected and themes identified. The themes discovered were then verified, confirmed and qualified by searching through the data and repeating the process to identify further themes and categories. </p>

scholarly journals On Being Unable to be A Single Mother by Choice in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-34
Author(s):  
Hanife KAHRAMAN
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Research Design

Motherhood, which seems to be a women’s issue in principle, has always been a phenomenon that needs to be regulated through various practices by the rulers, in order for the patriarchy to sustain itself. This affects especially the lives of women who are not married but want to have a kid in many ways. In this research, the women in Turkey who want to but cannot have a kid because they are not married were asked semi-structured questions. The research evaluates why these women want to have a kid, what the psychological and social effects of being unable to have a kid are, how they cope with this situation, and whether they prefer to be a mother in a society where gender equality is ensured and single motherhood by choice is possible. In the research, case study, which is a type of qualitative research design, and homogenous sampling, which is a purposive sampling method, was used. Twenty women who were single and over 30 years old were interviewed face-to-face. The women were asked 16 questions. Then content analysis of the responses was done. The findings reveal that the women who cannot have a child have serious psychological and social problems.

scholarly journals Numerical turn in economic and financial reporting: Towards more independent rigor in journalistic practises

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kapchanga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Local Newspapers

<p>The study used qualitative research design. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews between June 2019 and March 2020 from economic and financial journalists in 10 local newspapers domiciled in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Chain-referral sampling was employed in the identification of the participants who also recruited others for the research. The data collected was exposed to an analysis where transcripts were dissected and themes identified. The themes discovered were then verified, confirmed and qualified by searching through the data and repeating the process to identify further themes and categories. </p>

scholarly journals Corporate espionage and the deterioration of investigative business reporting among Kenyan newspapers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kapchanga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
Qualitative Research Design

<p>The study used the qualitative research design, where data was collected through semi-structured interviews between August 2019 and January 2020. The qualitative data gathered were exposed to an analysis where transcripts were dissected and themes identified within the collected data. The themes discovered then underwent verification, confirmation and qualification by searching through the data and repeating the process to identify further themes and categories. </p>

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