A Qualitative Study of Teachers' Understanding of Sustainability

2015 ◽  
pp. 206-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiaowei Cristina Chang ◽  
Resa Marie Kelly ◽  
Ellen P. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Real World ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative

This qualitative study was focused on exploring how in-service teachers' who were attending a three-day “Educating for Sustainability” workshop made sense of sustainability. Another goal of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of the portrayal of the three dimensions of sustainability (environment, economy and social equity) in short movies that served as “real world” exemplars of sustainability that were freely available online through YouTube or other websites. Data was collected largely through individual semi-structured interviews, but also through questionnaires and written and drawn documentation. The findings, obtained through the constant-comparative method of coding, indicated that teachers' spontaneous descriptions of sustainability emphasized the environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability, but overlooked the equity dimension of sustainability. The videos helped teachers incorporate the 3E's into their sustainability discussions when all three dimensions were addressed, but when the social equity dimension was missing, then it tended to go unnoticed.

scholarly journals Care of Children With Disabilities in Rural Areas: Meanings and Impact on Everyday life and Health. Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 160940692094760
Author(s):  
Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito ◽  
Juan Antonio Flores-Martos ◽  
Pedro Moruno-Miralles
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Maternal Caregiving ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
The Impact

The general objective of this study is to describe and analyze the meanings that participants gave to the experience related to maternal caregiving activities of children with disabilities in the rural context and their impact on daily life and health. In order to achieve this general objective, the following specific objectives were established: (1) To describe the meanings given to experiences related to caregiving activities of children with disabilities; (2) To analyze the impact on daily life and health that these mothers attribute to those activities; (3) To describe how they experience the support provided by the social and healthcare system in rural areas. An interpretative paradigm was selected, using a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. Twelve mothers were included. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A discourse analysis of the narrative information was performed using open, axial, and selective coding processes and the constant comparative method.

The Writing Process and Multimodal Composition

2014 ◽  
pp. 69-83
Author(s):  
William Kist
Keyword(s):  
Writing Process ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
Multimodal Composition ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative ◽  
Professional Artists ◽  
Nonlinear Fashion

This chapter expands upon an interior monologue the author created during the experience of composing a comic strip for publication. Building on this reflection regarding the processes of composing in multimodal form and on the work of John Steiner (1997), four professional artists were interviewed using semi-structured interviews to get at the steps they take when writing multimodally. Categories of the data are uncovered and refined using the constant-comparative method. Some of these trends include: gaining knowledge through practice of a medium’s structure and affordances including the necessity of writing in nonlinear fashion and being able to write collaboratively. Implications for instruction are suggested.

scholarly journals Skills necessary to grow micro entrepreneurs into small business entrepreneurs

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Perks ◽  
M Struwig
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative ◽  
Over Time

This article outlines a qualitative study that was undertaken to determine the necessary skills for growth of micro entrepreneurs to become small business entrepreneurs. Various interviews were conducted over time with micro entrepreneurs and small business entrepreneurs. The results of these interviews were analysed using the constant comparative method. Thirteen skills were identified as necessary for growth of micro entrepreneurs to become small business entrepreneurs. It was further concluded that micro entrepreneurs do not need to possess all thirteen skills, but must have as many of these skills as possible.

scholarly journals Development of Bisexual Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1669-1678
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Perera Gómez ◽  
Ysamary Arenas
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Method ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Physical Attraction ◽  
Constant Comparative ◽  
Bisexual Identity ◽  
Major Project

Abstract Bisexuality is the sexual, romantic, emotional and physical attraction that a person experiments for both of the biological sexes (men and women). Since the Venezuelan society is built under a heteronormative paradigm sometimes is considered that those sexualities, that drift apart from the social reality, are not comprehended thus generating a reject. Therefore, we conducted a study that was titled “Construction of Bisexual Identity in Venezuelan Adults: ‘It is Not a transition, I Just Simply Am Like That’” that had as a general objective the understanding of the bisexual identity in Venezuelan adults. This article contemplates one dimension of this major project degree. In-depths interviews were carried out to willing participants and the obtained data were analyzed with the constant comparative method following an emerging design. Among the results four major categories were described, however, in this article we will be only focusing on the development of the bisexual identity.

scholarly journals Applying Constant Comparative Method with Multiple Investigators and Inter-Coder Reliability

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Olson ◽  
Chad McAllister ◽  
Lynn Grinnell ◽  
Kimberly Gehrke Walters ◽  
Frank Appunn
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative ◽  
The Impact

Building on practice, action research, and theory, the purpose of this paper is to present a 10-step method for applying the Constant Comparative Method (CCM) of grounded theory when multiple researchers perform data analysis and meaning making. CCM is a core qualitative analysis approach for grounded theory research. Literature suggests approaches for increasing the credibility of CCM using multiple researchers and inter-coder reliability (ICR), but documentation of methods for collaboration on CCM data analysis is sparse. The context for developing the10-step CCM approach was a qualitative study conducted to understand the impact of webcams on a virtual team. To develop a methodology for the study, the researchers reviewed grounded theory literature to synthesize an approach for conducting CCM with multiple researchers. Applying action research, an integration of literature and practical experience conducting the qualitative study resulted in a model for using CCM with multiple researchers performing data analysis. The method presented in this paper provides practical guidance for applying CCM collaboratively and shares the researchers’ perspectives on the value of ICR.

scholarly journals What counts as a voiceable concern in decisions about speaking out in hospitals: A qualitative study

2022 ◽  
pp. 135581962110438
Author(s):  
Mary Dixon-Woods ◽  
Emma L Aveling ◽  
Anne Campbell ◽  
Akbar Ansari ◽  
Carolyn Tarrant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
System Versus ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Source Of Information

Objectives Those who work in health care organisations are a potentially valuable source of information about safety concerns, yet failures of voice are persistent. We propose the concept of ‘voiceable concern’ and offer an empirical exploration. Methods We conducted a qualitative study involving 165 semi-structured interviews with a range of staff (clinical, non-clinical and at different hierarchical levels) in three hospitals in two countries. Analysis was based on the constant comparative method. Results Our analysis shows that identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as a occasion for voice by a given individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria. It instead often involves discretionary judgement, exercised in highly specific organisational and cultural contexts. We identified four influences that shape whether incidents, events and patterns were classified as voiceable concerns: certainty that something is wrong and is an occasion for voice; system versus conduct concerns, forgivability and normalisation. Determining what counted as a voiceable concern is not a simple function of the features of the concern; also important is whether the person who noticed the concern felt it was voiceable by them. Conclusions Understanding how those who work in health care organisations come to recognise what counts as a voiceable concern is critical to understanding decisions and actions about speaking out. The concept of a voiceable concern may help to explain aspects of voice behaviour in organisations as well as informing interventions to improve voice.

Linking Trajectories of Illness and Dying

2001 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin L. Olson ◽  
Janice M. Morse ◽  
Jane E. Smith ◽  
Maria J. Mayan ◽  
David Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Physical Deterioration ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Constant Comparative ◽  
New Phase

Despite the large number of theories regarding illness and dying, there is an absence of theoretical work that follows the trajectory from the onset of illness to death. This qualitative study expanded the illness constellation model to include the experience of dying. Following unstructured interviews with 41 individuals (15 ill individuals receiving palliative care, 13 family members of individuals receiving palliative care, and 13 palliative care nurses), data were transcribed and analyzed using NUD*IST 4.0 and the constant comparative method. Until they begin to experience rapid physical deterioration, the response of individuals receiving palliative care to illness is remarkably similar to the experience of other ill individuals. As the ability to maintain self-integrity is lost, however, ill individuals enter a new phase (enduring to die), characterized by progressive withdrawal, not previously outlined in the illness constellation model.

scholarly journals Why is mathematics valuable?: a comparison of Turkish and German mathematics teachers

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (44) ◽  
pp. 1171-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yüksel Dede
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Multiple Choice Questionnaire ◽  
Constant Comparative

This study was based on the data obtained from "Values in Mathematics Teaching in Turkey and Germany [VMTG]" project which lasted two years. The VMTG project compares German and Turkish mathematics teachers' and their students' values. The purpose of the study is to investigate Turkish and German mathematics teachers' views on why math is valuable, and explore the mathematical values behind their views. The study was undertaken with 9 Turkish and 13 German mathematics teachers. Even though several data collection instruments (i.e. observation sheets, Likert type (multiple choice) questionnaire, and questionnaire consisting of open-ended questions) were used in the project, only the data gathered from semi-structured interviews were the basis for the analysis of the study. Collected data were subjected to constant comparative method. Results revealed that two different major categories emerged: (1) isolated thinking and (2) connected thinking. Discussion, recommendation and further educational implications were provided at the end based on the data.

Towards a theory of therapeutic processes in crisis intervention: A grounded qualitative perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (S2) ◽  
pp. S147-S147
Author(s):  
J. Denis ◽  
S. Hendrick ◽  
R. Bruffaerts
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Therapeutic Processes ◽  
Psychic Functioning

To provide an effective crisis intervention, there is a need to better understand how these interventions work. The aim of this study was to develop an explanatory theory of therapeutic processes implied in the psychological process of crisis intervention.ObjectivesWe aimed to reduce the gap between clinicians and researchers by showing how a qualitative method may reveal experiences about how professionals explained their clinical practice in crisis intervention and what their representation are of people in crisis.MethodIn depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed and independently reviewed by using Grounded Theory Methodology (GTM). Data were analyzed with the constant comparative method. The study was conducted in crisis experts in Psychiatric Emergency Room (PER). A purposive sample of 17 professionals in crisis intervention included in our study.ResultsResults showed that therapeutic processes are managed in multiple interactions and regulations. Crisis intervention is an opportunity to highlight the psychic functioning. There are multiple settings of interventions oriented by the context of the institution and theorical background of professionals. The social realities slow down the possibility to elaborate the end of the intervention.ConclusionThis study illuminates that clinicians and professionals in crisis intervention need guidelines to better improve their therapeutic interventions. They also need a political support to create specialized training and develop medical and psychological services to take in charge people in crisis. This research contributes to show the discrepancy between what the professional thinks to do in their interventions and what he really do.

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