scholarly journals Congregational Discernment: One Church Case Study

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Harris ◽  
Gaynor Yancey ◽  
Selena Steward
Keyword(s):  
Church Leadership ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Difficult Conversations ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Christian Congregations ◽  
Academic Year

This case study reflects the congregational practices of members and staff within a congregation in the southwest of the United States which self-identifies as a congregation within the Christian tradition. The congregation has completed processes and procedures that resulted in the congregation self-identifying as a welcoming and affirming congregation to all people. A Master of Social Work intern was embedded for an academic year, as her field internship experience, in the congregation as part of the ministerial staff. The intern examined congregational and denominational processes that included difficult conversations, daily practices, and decisions with specific reference to LGBTQI+ issues as part of a national research study of Christian congregations determining inclusivity in their membership, governance, and leadership functions. The case study included participant-observation by the intern of the lived experiences of church leadership and members as a result of these conversations and decisions specific to the practices of a congregation with membership of approximately 700 people. Findings included a decision for affirmation and inclusion that resulted in the congregation being discharged from the denomination. There was significant impact on the ministry including the loss of membership and finances. Additionally, ministries of inclusion are enhanced as formerly marginalized populations are now central to the congregation.

scholarly journals “Oh This Learning, What a Thing It Is!”—Putting Sustainability First in Teaching Techniques and in Content

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Gusc ◽  
Coen Heijes
Keyword(s):  
Management Accounting ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Masters Students ◽  
Academic Year

Although sustainability has become a strategic topic at many universities, working towards a learning approach in which sustainability is the fundament underlying and permeating the entire course is hardly straightforward. This paper is a case study on the development, the teaching, and the evaluation of one specific course that aims to achieve this. Based on (participant) observation, documents, and discussion with students and other stakeholders, we describe and analyze the results of the transformation of the course ‘advanced management accounting techniques’ for Masters students at the University of Groningen, in the academic year 2017–2018. We show how the course was transformed in a way to increase both a general, a business, and an accounting awareness of the importance of sustainability, while also applying a new teaching approach, namely lemniscate learning, to support this. Our course was the first in the faculty to make this transformation, and although the majority of the students were enthusiastic, the faculty staff was cautiously positive. In presenting our findings, we aim at supporting educators and other stakeholders at universities, by supplying a case study on the transformation of our course, and by scrutinizing the problems that we encountered, the feedback, both positive and negative, that we received, and the challenges that still face us, both on a course and a university level. Thus, we hope to be a source of inspiration and advice for others and to further advance our understanding of the dilemmas, practicalities, and challenges in working towards sustainability in teaching.

Participant Observation and Community Engagement: An Anthropological Approach to Promote and Assess Transformative Learning with Ngo Internships In Ghana

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Kate Patch ◽  
Andrea Allen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Michigan State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Anthropological Approach ◽  
Academic Year

For the fifth year in a row, Michigan State University leads the nation in study abroad participation among public universities in the United States. During the 2007-08 academic year, the most recent year for which data are available, 2,969 MSU students studied abroad. This reflects a 6 percent increase from last year's data. They participated in more than 250 programs in 60 countries on all continents

When Internal Migration Fails: A Case Study of Central American Youth Who Relocate Internally Before Leaving Their Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 233150242110427
Author(s):  
Angel Alfonso Escamilla García
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Internal Migration ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Central American ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Labor Exploitation ◽  
Central American Youth

Executive Summary This paper examines the experiences of Central American youth who have attempted internal relocation before migrating internationally. Based on interviews and participant observation with Guatemalan, Honduran, and Salvadoran youth migrating through Mexico, this paper shows how youth from the Northern Countries of Central America turn to their domestic networks to escape labor exploitation and gang violence before undertaking international journeys. The paper further demonstrates how those domestic networks lead youth into contexts of poverty and violence similar to those they seek to escape, making their internal relocation a disappointment. The failure of their internal relocation attempts makes them turn to international migrant networks as their next option. This paper sheds light on the underexplored issue of internal migration among Central American youth and that migration's synergy with Central American youths’ migration to the United States. The paper finds that internal relocation is unsuccessful when the internal destination fails to resolve the issues from which youth are attempting to escape. This failure ultimately triggers their departure from their home country.

scholarly journals Understanding the mechanisms of administrative burden through a within-case study of Medicaid expansion implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Camillo
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Public Programs ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Formal Policy ◽  
Medicaid Eligibility

The importance of the administrative burden problem in public programs has been apparent during the COVID-19 crisis in the United States as millions of newly unemployed people have had to wait for unemployment checks and public health insurance benefits due to paperwork requirements, agency staff shortages, and outdated information technology systems. The resulting burdens have extended financial hardship, caused the coronavirus to spread, and eroded citizen and agency morale. Administrative burdens have long been known to be costly, yet remain fixtures of public benefit programs across the world. To reduce them, we need to understand their mechanisms. Formal policy solutions per se will not reduce administrative burdens because they do not exist solely by design. This article contributes to behavioral public administration by providing a comprehensive, empirical-driven theoretical framework for understanding the complex processes through which supply-side administrative burdens are instituted, modified, and eliminated. Using a retrospective within-case study method that utilizes participant observation, documentation, and archival records, the article traces the process by which a state eliminated administrative burdens in the process of implementing an initially straightforward expansion of Medicaid eligibility, thereby creating a model for simplifying and streamlining enrollment that was incorporated into the Affordable Care Act.

scholarly journals Access Under Duress

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (GROUP) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Bonnie Fan ◽  
Sarah E. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Violence ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Rust Belt ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Public Meetings

This paper examines the rapid turn to remote public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a mix of archival materials, participant observation, and interviews within and around two mid- to large cities in the Rust Belt and Midwest regions of the United States, we consider how public officials introduced digital meeting platforms and surveys in place of traditional forms of in-person public consultation. We also examine emergent strategies of residents as they worked to have their voices heard and concerns met during a time of compounding crises (e.g., pandemic, economic recession, racial violence). Drawing from this case study, we articulate the concept of disruptive testimony, forms of public witnessing that trouble established hierarchies of power, surface conflict, and open opportunities for social change. We argue consideration for collective counter-power is increasingly important to GROUP scholarship as it attends to civic engagement beyond participation in formal, sanctioned government processes.

A Cultural Rights Approach vs. Nationalist Mobilization: An Applied Anthropological Case Study of the Uyghur Diaspora Community

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Mahesh Debata ◽  
Robert Tian
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Terrorist Organizations ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
Political Refugees

We discuss the political activities of a population of Uyghur migrants in the United States who are mainly political refugees. Our interest in this topic was triggered by the activities of Uyghur diaspora organizations over the past decade, and the Chinese government's accusations that some Uyghur overseas organizations are terrorist organizations (Mackerras 2004, Shichor 2007, Tian 2004). We have been involved with different communities at various times between 2004 and 2008. Data collected for this study were gathered through participant observation, personal interviews, local newspapers and online discussion groups. We interviewed a random sample of 25 informants from different regions. We also participated in organizational meetings and community parties. Due to the sensitive nature of the study, all the Uyghur informants' names are pseudonyms. Our aim is to raise awareness and share with other applied anthropologists what we have learned about avoiding the unnecessary misuse of resources.

Power in the Parish

2019 ◽  
pp. 111-131
Author(s):  
Brett C. Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Depth Interviews

Catholic parishes in the United States are complex organizations (where multiple communities coexist and interact). Relying on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and a case study approach, this chapter explores three parishes in Southern California that showcase the complexity of interactions among different racial and ethnic communities. These parishes are shared in various configurations by white, Latino, Black, and Asian parishioners, and this chapter illuminates the power dynamics of race and ethnicity as they work themselves out in American life. In shared parishes, the cultural work of constructing Catholic identity necessarily involves deploying distinct cultural expressions of Catholicism shaped by broader power dynamics of race, ethnicity, and language. This chapter lays bare this process as parishes illustrate power-in-action, with parish interactions variously producing, perpetuating, and challenging existing power dynamics and race relations.

scholarly journals Internships: The Nuts And Bolts Of An Effective Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
C. Kenneth Meyers ◽  
Sara Kurovski ◽  
Stephen E. Clapham
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Effective Program ◽  
Internship Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Braxston Public Engineering and Consulting Group (BPECG) is a nationally known and respected company that is magnate for students who wish to receive a valued internship experience.   Under the able direction of Amy Greene, the work experiences were coordinated during the summer and interns were well paid for their contributions.  The case study chronicles the trials and tribulations faced by a competent, highly energized engineering intern who faces the malaise of an organization that is unprepared to provide a valid learning experience. As the case unfolds, Greene has an Eureka experience and learns from a colleague how interns can and do make vital contributions (ROI’s) to their assigned organizations. Upon reviewing the contributions that interns made in three organizations, she redesigns Braxston’s Internship program, reviews the State University Intern to Work Program that addresses, among many other factors, the internship purpose, supervision, learning objectives,  and intern and employer obligations.  The case includes an Intern Evaluation form and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the university and the company. Last, the Questions and Instructions provide for focused discussion and analysis and the references enable learners to research the top internship programs in the United States.

scholarly journals Manajemen Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler di SD Al Irsyad 01 Purwokerto

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-168
Author(s):  
Slamet Nuryanto
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Management Function ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Academic Year

The study was aimed at describing the management function of extracurricular activities in Al Irsyad 01 Elementary School of Purwokerto along with supporting and inhibiting factors in the implementation of such activities. This is a qualitative descriptive research with case study as research approach. Data collection is done by in-depth interview, documentation, and participant observation. To maintain the validity of the data, this study uses extension opt-in techniques, observational persistence and triangulation. The findings of this study indicate the existence of an extracurricular activity program conducted by the school for one academic year, the existence of organizational structure on each type of extracurricular activities, including the process of planning, implemention, and evaluation of extracurricular activities.

Gendered differences in emigration and mobility perspectives among European researchers working abroad

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Scheibelhofer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Highly Skilled

This paper focuses on gendered mobilities of highly skilled researchers working abroad. It is based on an empirical qualitative study that explored the mobility aspirations of Austrian scientists who were working in the United States at the time they were interviewed. Supported by a case study, the paper demonstrates how a qualitative research strategy including graphic drawings sketched by the interviewed persons can help us gain a better understanding of the gendered importance of social relations for the future mobility aspirations of scientists working abroad.

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