scholarly journals Unexpected departures: experiences of grief and epistemic injustice within the Tamil community

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith Sundaralingam
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Participant Perspectives

This narrative based qualitative research study examined how grief (vastly defined) and epistemic injustice has been existent in the Tamil community since their time of mass arrival from Sri Lanka to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The narratives shared by three Tamil participants discussed direct experiences of the civil war, loss, adapting to a new way of living, and describes how their knowledge has been taken up in Canada. Narrative research was conducted through the use of semi-structured interviews in order to better understand participant perspectives. Anti-colonial and anti-sanist frameworks were used to theorize the research, alongside literature on epistemic injustice. Data analysis involved thematic analysis. The findings highlighted the experiences of the war, adapting to living in Canada, overcoming barriers, racism, and resilience in the Tamil community. Keywords: Tamil, civil war, Sri Lanka, community, grief, loss, epistemic injustice, experiences

scholarly journals Unexpected departures: experiences of grief and epistemic injustice within the Tamil community

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith Sundaralingam
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Participant Perspectives

This narrative based qualitative research study examined how grief (vastly defined) and epistemic injustice has been existent in the Tamil community since their time of mass arrival from Sri Lanka to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The narratives shared by three Tamil participants discussed direct experiences of the civil war, loss, adapting to a new way of living, and describes how their knowledge has been taken up in Canada. Narrative research was conducted through the use of semi-structured interviews in order to better understand participant perspectives. Anti-colonial and anti-sanist frameworks were used to theorize the research, alongside literature on epistemic injustice. Data analysis involved thematic analysis. The findings highlighted the experiences of the war, adapting to living in Canada, overcoming barriers, racism, and resilience in the Tamil community. Keywords: Tamil, civil war, Sri Lanka, community, grief, loss, epistemic injustice, experiences

scholarly journals HOW IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE PARENTS’ EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THEIR CHILD’S SCHOOL SYSTEM DIFFERENT IN CANADA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senel Poyrazlı
Keyword(s):  
School Counselors ◽  
School System ◽  
Research Study ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
Parents Experiences

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to determine the experiences of a group of immigrant and refugee parents related to their child’s school system and interactions with the school personnel, including the teachers, administrators, and school counselors in Canada. Twelve parents who immigrated from Turkey and living in the Greater Toronto Area participated in semi-structured interviews. Results showed that these parents’ experiences were surprisingly much more positive compared to the experiences of immigrant parents in many other parts of the world, including in the U.S. These parents felt welcome and accepted by their child’s school personnel. They also reported not experiencing any discrimination due to their cultural, ethnic, and/or racial backgrounds. The reasons for this difference, and recommendations in relation to how to make immigrant and refugee parents’ experiences related to their child’s school system positive, are discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of Performance-Based Methods in Teaching of Difference with Youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madison Elizabeth Gaudry-Routledge
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Canadian Education ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Construction Of Identity ◽  
Marginalized Groups

This qualitative research study explored the pragmatic ways in which youth ages 8 - 17 are taught within the Canadian education system, specifically Ontario, on topics of difference and power and how this influences their understanding of the construction of identity and the systemic oppression of marginalized groups. This study aimed to present findings from four elementary and high school educators and their perceptions of implementing performance-based practices with youth as a critical pedagogical tool in order to address issues surrounding difference. Through semi-structured interviews, these educators described their experiences using these methods in their classroom. Using a thematic analysis, this study revealed several benefits of including performative methods in the educational setting but found that there are a number of challenges that could impede the effective implementation of these practices. Including critical performance-based practices in the classroom has the potential to empower youth as they navigate their identities.

scholarly journals Effects of Performance-Based Methods in Teaching of Difference with Youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madison Elizabeth Gaudry-Routledge
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Canadian Education ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Construction Of Identity ◽  
Marginalized Groups

This qualitative research study explored the pragmatic ways in which youth ages 8 - 17 are taught within the Canadian education system, specifically Ontario, on topics of difference and power and how this influences their understanding of the construction of identity and the systemic oppression of marginalized groups. This study aimed to present findings from four elementary and high school educators and their perceptions of implementing performance-based practices with youth as a critical pedagogical tool in order to address issues surrounding difference. Through semi-structured interviews, these educators described their experiences using these methods in their classroom. Using a thematic analysis, this study revealed several benefits of including performative methods in the educational setting but found that there are a number of challenges that could impede the effective implementation of these practices. Including critical performance-based practices in the classroom has the potential to empower youth as they navigate their identities.

scholarly journals “We Are All Trying to Find a Way to Help Ourselves”: A Look at Self-Help Strategies Among Psychotherapy Clients

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherilyn Chang ◽  
Rajeswari Sambasivam ◽  
Esmond Seow ◽  
Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan ◽  
Sharon Huixian Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Psychotherapy Clients

Objective: This study examined self-help strategies engaged by psychotherapy clients and explored their views on such self-help approach.Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a qualitative research study was conducted. A total of 15 psychotherapy clients were recruited, and data were collected via semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of data was conducted using inductive approach to examine the content.Results: Three main themes revolving around self-help strategies were identified: (1) types of self-help strategies, (2) reasons for engaging in self-help activities, and (3) effectiveness of self-help strategies.Conclusion: The self-help approach to manage distress is common among psychotherapy clients. This study provided insights into understanding how and why clients use self-help strategies in their daily lives.

Location-thinking, value-thinking, and graphical forms: combining analytical frameworks to analyze inferences made by students when interpreting the points and trends on a reaction coordinate diagram

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P. Parobek ◽  
Patrick M. Chaffin ◽  
Marcy H. Towns
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Reaction Coordinate ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Analytical Frameworks ◽  
Chemical Representations

Reaction coordinate diagrams (RCDs) are chemical representations widely employed to visualize the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters associated with reactions. Previous research has demonstrated a host of misconceptions students adopt when interpreting the perceived information encoded in RCDs. This qualitative research study explores how general chemistry students interpret points and trends on a RCD and how these interpretations impact their inferences regarding the rate of a chemical reaction. Sixteen students participated in semi-structured interviews in which participants were asked to interpret the points and trends along provided RCDs and to compare relative reaction rates between RCDs. Findings derived from this study demonstrate the diversity of graphical reasoning adopted by students, the impact of students’ interpretations of the x-axis of a RCD on the graphical reasoning employed, and the influence of these ideas on inferences made about reaction rate. Informed by analytical frameworks grounded in the resources framework and the actor-oriented model of transfer, implications for instruction are provided with suggestions for how RCDs may be presented to assist students in recognizing the critical information encoded in these diagrams.

scholarly journals Factors contributing to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Minnie ◽  
Hester Klopper ◽  
Christa Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Combination Of Methods ◽  
Organisational Factors

The objective of this study was to explore and describe the factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV. This was achieved through a qualitative research study that was exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. A sample of 13 pregnant women participated. Data obtained from semi-structured interviews was analysed according to a protocol based on a combination of methods of analysis. The three main themes, namely factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women not to be tested for HIV and organisational factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, were divided into nine subthemes. Conclusions and recommendations to promote counselling to pregnant women being tested for HIV are provided. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om die faktore wat die besluit van swanger vroue om vir MIV getoets te word, te verken en beskryf. Dit is gedoen deur middel van verkennende, beskrywende, kontekstuele kwalitatiewe navorsing. ’n Steekproef van 13 swanger vroue het deelgeneem. Inligting is verkry deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude. Hierdie inligting is ontleed aan die hand van ’n protokol gebaseer op ’n kombinasie van ontledingsmetodes. Die drie hooftemas, naamlik faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om vir MIV getoets te word, faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om nie vir MIV getoets te word nie en organisatoriese faktore wat swanger vroue se besluit beïnvloed om vir MIV getoets te word, is in nege subtemas onderverdeel. Gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings ter bevordering van berading van swanger vroue vir MIV-toetsing, word verskaf.

scholarly journals Meanings Attributed by Adolescents to Intrafamily Sexual Violence and Assistance in the Judiciary

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira Roque ◽  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Geraldo Romanelli ◽  
Cintia Aparecida da Silva ◽  
José Eurípedes Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Secondary Victimization ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Childhood And Youth

Abstract The aim was to know and analyze the meanings of intrafamily sexual violence experienced and the Court support for adolescents who underwent the questioning. A qualitative research study through semi-structured interviews and free observation with nine adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years old, in a specific Court of Childhood and Youth. Data was analyzed using the technique of content analysis, with “Distance and negative”, and “Secondary victimization” pointed out. First, by signifying the intrafamily sexual violence suffered, the adolescent presents memory lapses about what happened, and it shows a wide spectrum of detrimental effects of intrafamily sexual violence. Secondly, it shows that the intervention of the Judiciary Branch has caused secondary victimization, gaps in care, and reproduction of power relationships. It was concluded on the importance to articulate a children and adolescents rights guaranteeing system, considering the new social frameworks, as well as the issue of human development.

Using human resource activities to implement sustainability in SMEs

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 652-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Langwell ◽  
Dennis Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how small- and medium-sized organisations that were already participating in recognised sustainability programmes in Iowa, USA, in how they were utilising activities normally associated with human resources (HRs) to implement sustainability – activities included communication, engagement, incentives and recruitment and retention. Design/methodology/approach – The authors were interested in how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were utilising HR functions to implement sustainability. This was an exploratory, qualitative research study utilised semi-structured interviews to obtain data. Findings – Based on the findings, some of the functions are being utilised more than others, with some activities not being implemented at all. Research limitations/implications – This research offers empirical research on how sustainability is achieved in SMEs. Practical implications – This paper outlines some practical methods that any SME could utilise to help implement sustainability within an organisation. Originality/value – This paper adds empirical research on how SMEs are implementing sustainable practices into their operations by using activities normally associated with the HR department.

scholarly journals Using Enterprise Education to Prepare Healthcare Professional Graduates for the Real World

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deema Refai ◽  
John Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Real World ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Enterprise Education ◽  
Professional Health

This paper reports an investigation of the extent to which enterprise education (EE) is used in professional health schools at HEIs to develop graduates' ‘soft’ and ‘functional’ enterprise skills, and assesses the effectiveness of the process of delivering this education. A qualitative research study was carried out, using personal interviews with employers and academics, and thematic analysis was used to identify themes and codes. It was found that although experiential and interactive learning approaches are often used in pharmacy schools, the emphasis is typically on discipline-related material and therefore only ‘soft’ enterprise skills are developed. There appears to be resistance to developing ‘functional’ enterprise skills in pharmacy disciplines. Suggestions are offered for facilitating the development of healthcare graduates who are more enterprising, while highlighting the importance of raising the awareness of academics in this regard and embedding EE as part of a school's philosophy.

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