scholarly journals Differential Social Experiences of International Students in a Residential Hall in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-71
Author(s):  
Atsushi Hasegawa ◽  
Chiharu Shima
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Different Levels

The present study examined differential social experiences of international students living in a residential hall called ‘Nihongo House’ (Japanese language house) at a Japanese university. By conducting social network analysis (SNA), as well as making use of ethnographic data collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, we explain how constellations of interpersonal relations at the house transformed over the course of one semester and what factors were responsible for those changes. Additionally, we present three focal cases of international students. These students—with different motivational orientations, personal dispositions and abilities, and social standing—went through diverse social processes, which led to different levels of success in respective accounts. Based on the analysis, we discuss how social experiences of these students in this particular setting can be understood in relation to their language use and potential development and how this type of residential hall can effectively nurture interpersonal relationships. Abstract in Japanese 本研究では、日本の大学における外国人留学生と日本人学生の人間関係構築プロセスを記述し、言語使用・習得への示唆を考察する。特に、寮という制度的に区切られた空間に着目し、寮の中で、1) どのように人間関係が構築され、コミュニティが形成されたのか、2) どのような要因が人間関係構築やコミュニティ形成に影響を与えたかを明らかにすることを目的とする。対象は日本国内のある大学に近年設置されたテーマ別寮の一つである「日本語ハウス」に住む留学生と日本人14名である。データとして、学期開始前と終了後に行った社会ネットワーク調査、半構造化面接、参与観察、寮に関する文書等を一学期間収集した。これらのデータを言語社会化の観点から分析した結果、メンバーによる活動の企画や参加を通したコミュニティ形成の過程が観察された。一方で、個人による参加のプロセスの違いや、コミュニティ全体としての関係、細分化された個人間での関係といった多層性を持った複雑な人間関係の存在が明らかとなった。また、異なる参加のパターンを見せた３名の留学生のケースを紹介し、彼らの参加プロセスに与えた影響について、言語能力（日本語や英語）、各学生の所属する複数のコミュニティ（サークルや授業等）における日本語ハウスコミュニティの位置づけ、ハウス内外の環境という観点から例証し、生活・学びの環境づくりについて考察する。

Influence of Interpersonal Relationships on Helping Norms among Japanese University Students

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1119-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ibusuki ◽  
T. Naito
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Moral Orientation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Strong Relation

The present research assessed the effect of interpersonal relationships on two aspects of Japanese university students' moral judgment, manner of application and contents of helping norms. In Study 1, 68 university students (34 men, 34 women) answered questionnaires which requested evaluation of behaviors in helping situations with variable behaviors by agents and different interpersonal relations between agent and victim and between subject and agent. Subjects were asked to evaluate each case on two scales, moral evaluation and expectation. Female Japanese students showed strong relation-based morality on these two dimensions. In Study 2, 30 female students were interviewed using questions from the questionnaire given in Study 1 and others about the moral reasoning behind their relation-based judgments. Their answers showed that the female Japanese university students tended to make judgments without reference to the principle of universality or justice even when they knew the principle. The result suggests a relation-based moral orientation rather than a justice orientation.

scholarly journals La Santa Cruz de Huatulco, elemento sociocultural turístico

2019 ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Sonia López-Hernández ◽  
Gabriel Garduño-Félix
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Economic Interest ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Different Levels

In 1984, more than 21,000 hectares of Santa María Huatulco were expropriated, including the entire coastal area in favor of FONATUR, as a result of the positive global tourism trend and that Mexico began in the 1960s with the development of the Integrally Planned Centers. (CIP) to contribute to the economic development of backward or isolated areas of the country (Espinosa C., 2013). However, this model of tourism development of Sun and Beach, brought to the community challenges and impositions of regulations, new subsistence techniques and change of ownership of the land; what questions and deeply questions the methods, customs and, fundamentally, the identity of the community, leaving aside the importance of the local culture that was not subsumed to the economic interest but ignored. This descriptive research was carried out by crossing techniques at different levels: first of all, the data sources that were processed in the analysis were not solely of a disciplinary origin. Different institutions were attended as they are religious, historical and tourist. The data collection work is qualitative based on review of the hemerobibliographic file, as well as semi-structured interviews (Quivy, 2004, page 185) and non-participant observation (Quivy, 2004, page 188).

scholarly journals Social discrimination and stigma on the community of health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic. An ethnographic approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Argyriadis ◽  
Athina Patelarou ◽  
Vasiliki Kitsona ◽  
Alexandra Trivli ◽  
Evridiki Patelarou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Government

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that caused the pandemic since March 2020, has affected among others, health professionals who work in covid-19 units by facing social discrimination. The aim of this study was to record the experiences of health professionals working in the first line of treatment of the pandemic, to analyse the effects of the pandemic on the interpersonal relationships of health professionals, and to ask about the stigma they faced during their work with people with covid-19. This is a qualitative study with an ethnographic approach based on 160 semi-structured interviews with health professionals living and working in the Epirus Region, Greece. For the data collection we used semi-structured interviews, discussions and participatory observation. Specifically, the interviews were conducted on health professionals and more specifically doctors, nurses, rescuers, physiotherapists and administrative staff, working in covid-19 units at the University General Hospital of Ioannina (Reference hospital for Ioannina, in Epirus), which assists in the treatment of patients with covid-19, and in the branch of the rescue department of Ioannina. The data were analysed in four thematic units based on their common characteristics: a) emotions and experiences of health professionals, b) interpersonal relations of health professionals, c) social exclusion and discrimination, and d) health professionals as patients. The results showed that the main emotions that health professionals experienced when they were moved to covid-19 clinics were fear, anxiety, distress, anger and insecurity. These feelings worsened when their family environment treated them with fear and hesitancy. Their social environment tended to avoid them, leading to a state of self-isolation. To conclude, health professionals faced discriminating behaviors and stigma both from their families and social environment, and from other health professionals. The government struggled to handle the situation in keeping a balance between both the security and well-being of health professionals as it was not prepared for a pandemic like this.

Displacement through incarceration: an opportunity for personal re-engagement

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
David N. Eades
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Carceral Geography ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight that interpersonal relations within a visits venue in a carceral space can be restorative. This provides implications for staff working in institutions to support a visits programme to assist those incarcerated. Design/methodology/approach The experiences of those formerly incarcerated are captured through an ethnography of engagement by way of semi-structured interviews and field notes. In methodology it draws upon the fields of criminology and prison sociology, and in particular using an ethnographic approach within the field of Carceral Geography. Findings Interpersonal relationships developed, with a “significant other” within the liminality of displacement, are therapeutic in nature and potentially contribute to ongoing healthier relationships than previously experienced, once a person is released from incarceration. These also assist those incarcerated transition into the community when released. Research limitations/implications The sample within the study was only small, did not include the impact of family members, nor the impact of not having visitors upon people who are incarcerated. The feedback received was all positive. Other people might have had alternative experiences that were not captured in this study. Practical implications A practical outcome of this research is to encourage the development of interpersonal relationships and the reconstruction of social networks for those incarcerated as a means of early intervention for their recovery and future progress reintegrating back into society. Social implications The impact of a significant other helps those formerly incarcerated to value the importance of close supportive relationships in contributing to the lives of others socially. Originality/value Assisting those incarcerated develop a relationship with a significant other provides a unique protective element as a social intervention. Staff within institutions have a unique role within their service to facilitate visitors and to encourage those incarcerated to connect with a significant other so as to help their mental health, support their general well-being and give them hope for the future.

scholarly journals Caring for family members in the ICU: challenges faced by nurses in the interpersonal praxis of user embracement

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 954-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolinny Nunes Oliveira ◽  
Emanuelle Dias Caires Araújo Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Interpersonal Process ◽  
Nursing Theory ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Data Saturation

The objective of this study was to understand the interpersonal process of embracement between nurses and family members in an adult ICU. It is exploratory, descriptive and observational study, with a qualitative approach, conducted among ten nurses working in an adult ICU, selected using non-probabilistic sampling and established by data saturation, based on three data collection techniques: theme-drawing-text, semistructured interviews and non-participant observation. The analysis, based on Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations and from a tridimensional focus, identified: reason, emotion and volition, that the embracement provided to families manifested certain shortcomings related to the communication process, the development of autonomy for discharge and the interpersonal relationship between nurses and the family. The nurses' concepts in relation to user embracement were positive, demonstrating their willingness to provide it, although they encounter formational and experiential difficulties in putting this nursing theory into practice, insofar as interpersonal relationships and, consequently, in the embracement of families.

scholarly journals The Emotional States Elicited in a Human Tower Performance: Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrine Damian-Silva ◽  
Carles Feixa ◽  
Queralt Prat ◽  
Rafael Luchoro-Parrilla ◽  
Miguel Pic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Predictive Capacity ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level

Human Towers are one of the most representative traditional sporting games in Catalonia, recognized in 2010 as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). The objective of this research was to study the emotional states (well-being, discomfort, and affectivity) elicited by a representative performance of the colla de Castellers de Lleida. This research is based on an ethnographic case study, with mixed methods in which 17 key informants (castellers) voluntarily participated. Participant observation was used; the data were recorded in a field diary and oral sources (semi-structured interviews). The content analysis was done using the Atlas.ti software (version 8.4.4). An SPSS database was also created. The statistical techniques were: Descriptive statistical techniques, cross tables with Pearson's Chi-square values (significance level of p < 0.05). We also used a classification and regression trees (CRT) to examine the predictive capacity of five independent variables (data source, logic, semantic units; contexts of a performance) of emotional states. The results reveal that the comments (n = 132) were mostly oriented toward well-being states (n = 70; 53%), The internal cooperative logic of the Human Towers enhances the intense interpersonal relationships of socio-emotional well-being.

scholarly journals CONCEPTS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP OF PERSONS IN TEENAGERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
I. Pozdnyakova ◽  
D. Derina
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Different Levels

The problem of ideas about the interpersonal relationships of adolescents with different levels of intellectual development is poorly studied in special psychology. The article examines the results of a study of ideas about the interpersonal relationships of adolescents with mental retardation and mild mental retardation, gives recommendations for correcting their deficiencies. The study involved 35 adolescents aged 13-15 years with different levels of intellectual development.  For the study were used Wechsler test, questionnaire for teenagers. The article presents the characteristics of ideas about interpersonal relations of adolescents with mental retardation and mild mental retardation (verbal and non-verbal presentations). Teenagers with a higher level of intellectual development demonstrate more formed ideas about interpersonal relationships.

Incluir la diversidad familiar en las aulas infantiles a través de los Proyectos de Trabajo

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-251
Author(s):  
Elena Balongo González ◽  
Rosario Mérida Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public College ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
Different Levels

Resumen:Este artículo presenta una investigación cualitativa realizada en un colegio público de infantil y primaria de la provincia de Córdoba1 (España). Mediante un estudio de caso, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y observación participante registrada con documentación pedagógica, se evalúa el nivel de inclusividad que promueve la metodología de Proyectos de Trabajo (en adelante, PT) en Educación Infantil. Los resultados revelan que esta metodología aporta la flexibilidad suficiente para atender adecuadamente las diferentes necesidades del alumnado y sus familias. Concretamente los PT incrementan la motivación y colaboración de las familias en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje de sus hijos porque: (1) Admiten diferentes niveles de implicación familiar; (2) Incorporan los variados recursos y propuestas sugeridas por las familias; (3) Facilitan el ajuste a las demandas del alumnado con necesidades educativas especiales (déficit y sobredotación); (4) Se apoyan en las familias para ayudar a los aprendices en la búsqueda y adaptación de la información hasta convertirla en conocimiento; y (5) Comparten la agradable experiencia emocional de disfrutar la aventura de aprender acompañando a sus hijos e hijas.Abstract:This article presents emerges from a qualitative investigation carried in a maintained in a public college of child education and primary from the province of Cordoba (Spain). By means of a case study, semi structured interviews and participant observation, recorded through teaching documents, we have tried to evaluate the level of inclusion promoted by the methodology of Working Projects (from now on PT) in Early Years education. Results show that this methodology affords enough flexibility to successfully meet the needs of the students and his families. Particularly the PT increase the motivation and collaboration of the families in the processes of education - learning of his children because: (1) the PT admit different levels of familiar implication; (2) incorporate the varied resources and offers suggested by the families; (3) facilitate the adjustment to the demands of the student with educational special needs (deficit and intellectual giftness); (4) rest on the families to help the apprentices in the search and adjustment of the information up to turning her into knowledge; (5) share the agreeable emotional experience of enjoying the adventure of learning accompanying to his sons and daughters.

A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine Culture in Nice and London

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Lacey Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Low Prevalence ◽  
French Paradox

The French Paradox is the theory that France has an unexpectedly low prevalence of coronary heart disease compared to levels that would be predicted by their high consumption of fats. Aside from high-fat foods, wine is portrayed by English media to be a staple of the French diet. In this article, I explore the wine-drinking cultures in Nice, France, and London, England, that were revealed by conducting semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and descriptive surveys. I describe two mealtime vignettes of my ethnographic experience that are symbolic of my main findings from this study. Specifically, I find that residents of Nice consume wine in smaller portions, often during shared social experiences at meals, whereas Londoners are more likely to consume wine in larger portions and more frequently for relaxation than their counterparts in Nice. Wine connoisseurship in London is a relatively novel practice, and wine drinking is often associated with the potential for inebriation, whereas mindful appreciation of high-quality wines is a staple element of French identity in Nice. Further epidemiological research is needed to determine causality of French wine culture's impact on cardiovascular health. However, it is evident from my research that the aesthetics of French wine culture may be a powerful tool to promote mindfulness and moderation.

scholarly journals CORRENDO NA ESTEIRA ROLANTE - A EXPERIÊNCIA DE COORDENAR UM CURSO DE GRADUAÇÃO EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR PRIVADA - Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5212/OlharProfr.v.11i1.081101

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Franco Carvalho Jacobucci ◽  
Giuliano Buzá Jacobucci
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Private Institution ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Multiple Functions ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The University

A coordenação de um curso de graduação em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior privada é um cargo de destaque social-acadêmico e de suma importância para a Instituição, dada a possibilidade de gerenciamento e integração dos eixos acadêmicos ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária, além da promoção do curso perante a sociedade. Todavia, mesmo sendo uma atividade administrativo-pedagógica de grande relevância, as pesquisas sobre a problemática da coordenação de curso são muito escassas. O presente trabalho se caracteriza como uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo observação participante e se constitui como um estudo de caso. Os objetivos da pesquisa foram caracterizar as múltiplas funções atribuídas ao coordenador de curso de graduação em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior privada, identificar e analisar as relações interpessoais do coordenador no ambiente universitário. Foram identificadas 17 funções formais da coordenação e dez funções informais, as quais foram caracterizadas em formais pedagógicas e técnico-administrativas, e funções informais técnico-administrativas e sociais. Foram analisadas as relações interpessoais do coordenador de curso, que permeiam as quatro dimensões do universo universitário: curso, outros cursos (graduação e pós-graduação lato sensu), administração e comunidade. Os dados do trabalho fomentam uma discussão sobre as atribuições do coordenador de curso e da necessidade de realização de múltiplas funções, além de traquejo para manter relações interpessoais positivas no ambiente acadêmico. Abstract: The coordination of a graduation course in a private Institution of Higher Education is a prominence social-academic position and of extreme importance for the Institution due to the possibility of management and integration of the academic axis: teaching, research and university extension, besides the promotion of the course to the society. Although it is even an administrative pedagogical activity of great relevance, the investigations about the problematic of the course coordination are very few. The present work constitutes a case study of a qualitative research with the participant observation. The research’ purposes were to characterize the multiple functions attributed to the graduation course coordinator in a private Institution of Higher Education and to identify and to analyze the interpersonal relationships of the coordinator in the university environment. We identified 17 formal and 10 informal functions of coordination and characterized them as formal pedagogical, technicianadministrative and technician-administrative informal functions and social functions. We identified and analyzed the interpersonal relations of the course coordinator that compound the four dimensions of the academic universe: course, other courses (graduation and post-graduation - lato sensu), administration and community. The data of the work foment a discussion on the course coordinator attributions and the need of accomplishment of the multiple functions, besides the skills in order to keep positive interpersonal relationships in the academic environment.

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