scholarly journals Transference and counter-transference in systems psychodynamic group process consultation: The consultant’s experience

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Cilliers ◽  
S. Rothmann ◽  
W. H. Struwig
Keyword(s):  
Group Process ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Organisational Development ◽  
Group Relations ◽  
Process Consultation ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Group Emotions ◽  
Purposive Sample

This study explored consultants’ experiences of transference and counter-transference when conducting group relations training from the systems psychodynamic stance. A phenomenological research design was used with semistructured interviews conducted on a purposive sample of 13 organisational development consultants in a financial institution. The data was analysed by means of content analysis. The results showed that consultants have varied receptiveness in terms of receiving projections and managing transference. These differences involve triggers, characteristics and systemic valence. The consultants experienced counter- transference on five different cognitive and emotional levels. Distinguishing between personal and group emotions, receiving projections and managing transference, all contribute to the complexity of organisational consulting. Opsomming Hierdie studie het ondersoek ingestel na konsultante se ervarings van oordrag en teen-oordrag tydens groepverhoudingsopleiding vanuit die sistemiese psigodinamiese posisie. ’n Fenomenologiese navorsingsontwerp is gebruik met semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude gevoer met ’n doelgerigte steekproef van 13 organisasie ontwikkelingskonsultante in ’n finansiële instelling. Die data is ontleed deur middel van inhoudsontleding. Die resultate het aangetoon dat konsultante uiteenlopende ontvanklikheid het wat betref die ontvangs van projeksies en die hantering van oordrag. Hierdie verskille behels snellers, kenmerke en sistemiese valensie. Die konsultante het teen-oordrag ervaar op vyf verskillende kognitiewe and emosionele vlakke. Om onderskeid te tref tussen persoonlike en groep-emosies, die ontvang van projeksies en die hantering van oordrag, dra alles by tot die kompleksiteit van konsultering.

scholarly journals Coleadership Among Chief Residents: Exploration of Experiences Across Specialties

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Pettit
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Chief Resident ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Many departments have multiple chief residents. How these coleaders relate to each other could affect their performance, the residency program, and the department. Objective This article reports on how co-chiefs work together during the chief year, and what may allow them to be more effective coleaders. Methods A phenomenological research design was used to investigate experiences of outgoing chief residents from 13 specialties at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics over a 2-year period from 2012 through 2013. Thematic analysis of semistructured interviews was conducted to investigate commonalities and recommendations. Results Face-to-face interviews with 19 chief residents from 13 different specialties identified experiences that helped co-chiefs work effectively with each other in orienting new co-chiefs, setting goals and expectations, making decisions, managing interpersonal conflict, leadership styles, communicating, working with program directors, and providing evaluations and feedback. Although the interviewed chief residents received guidance on how to be an effective chief resident, none had been given advice on how to effectively work with a co-chief, and 26% (5 of 19) of the respondents reported having an ineffective working relationship with their co-chief. Conclusions Chief residents often colead in carrying out their multiple functions. To successfully function in a multichief environment, chief residents may benefit from a formal co-orientation in which they discuss goals and expectations, agree on a decision-making process, understand each other's leadership style, and receive feedback on their efficacy as leaders.

Domestic workers’ lived realities of empowerment and disempowerment within the South African labour legislative context: Two sides of the same “coin”

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-83
Author(s):  
Christel Marais ◽  
Christo Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Employment Standards ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Elusive Concept

South Africa is heralded as a global ambassador for the rights of domestic workers. Empowerment, however, remains an elusive concept within the sector. Fear-based disempowerment still characterises the employment relationship, resulting in an absence of an employee voice. The dire need to survive renders this sector silent. This article explores the role that legislative awareness can play in the everyday lives of domestic workers. By means of a post-positive, forwardlooking positive psychological and phenomenological research design the researchers sought to access the voiced experiences of domestic workers within their employment context. Consequently, purposive, respondent-driven selfsampling knowledgeable participants were recruited. In-depth interviewing generated the data. The distinct voice of each participant was noted during an open inductive approach to data analysis. Findings indicated that empowerment was an unknown construct for all participants. They lacked the confidence to engage their employers on employment issues. Nevertheless, domestic workers should embrace ownership and endeavour to empower themselves. This would sanction their right to assert their expectations of employment standards with confidence and use the judicial system to bring about compliant actions. The article concludes with the notion that legislative awareness could result in empowered actions though informed employee voices.

The Power of Peers: Why Some Students Bully Others to Conform

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1704-1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharyn Burns ◽  
Bruce Maycock ◽  
Donna Cross ◽  
Graham Brown
Keyword(s):  
Group Process ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Group Status ◽  
School Time ◽  
Individual Perceptions ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Purposive Sample

Utilizing an interactionist perspective, two associated sensitizing constructs, and a combination of social psychological theory, this article reports on the influence of the peer group on individual perceptions, and its impact on initiation and persistence of bullying. The specific research question, “How does the need to conform with peers and the peer group influence the initiation and persistence of bullying others?” is investigated. Semistructured, one-on-one interviews with a purposive sample of 51 Grade 7 students (aged 12 years) were conducted during school time to investigate factors that influence students to bully others and what might help them to stop. Emerging from the theme of peer group was the need for belonging and group status, in particular social norms or the need to conform, which was influential when students described why they initiated and persisted with bullying others. The influence of labeling, the group process, and the aspiration to be like others within their group emerged as key constructs. The implications of these data for schools will be described and recommendations made.

Conceptualising Doctoral Supervision in Malaysia as a Small Culture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafidah Sahar ◽  
◽  
Nur Nabilah Abdullah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Group Process ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Doctoral Supervision ◽  
Shared Norms ◽  
National Systems ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Supervisory Practice

Research on doctoral supervision in the field of Intercultural Communication has traditionally been applied to cross-cultural comparison, particularly across national systems and cultural boundaries. However, recent years have witnessed that such comparison is being challenged and re-analysed in light of potential risk of over generalisation and stereotyping in its observation. In this research, we consider the relevance of small cultures (Holliday 1994, 1999) as an alternative approach to conceptualise doctoral supervisory practice as a dynamic on-going group process through which its members make sense of and operate purposefully within particular contexts and shared behaviours. Narrative-based qualitative research was designed to generate and analyse the data. The participants were a purposive sample of six recently graduated PhD students at a Malaysian public university. One-on-one narrative interviews were conducted with the students to gather their supervisory narratives. Analyses of the students’ transcripts were completed using a holistic-content approach (Lieblich et al. 2008). Findings reveal a distinct set of behaviours and understandings that constitute the cultures of supervisory practice in the Malaysian university context. Through the notion of small cultures, this research proposes that cultures of PhD supervision can be best understood through an analysis of shared norms, behaviours and values between students and supervisors during supervisory practice. This research hopes that the move from a focus on large culture (i.e. Malaysianness per se) to a focus on the meaning-making process between students and supervisors from different backgrounds can assist education practitioners such as PhD supervisors to avoid stereotyping and overgeneralising.

Giving voice to teachers through interpretative phenomenological research: a methodological consideration

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gideon Boadu
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Methodological Consideration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pedagogical Reasoning ◽  
Educational Issue ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenology ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design

PurposeThis conceptual article aims to examine the application of interpretative phenomenology to research on teacher experience. It covers methodological theory and practical interpretative approaches that are pertinent for generating useful insights into an educational issue.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on an illustrative research on secondary teachers' disciplinary and pedagogical reasoning and classroom practices in Ghana, this article explores the author's musings and introspection around carrying out an interpretative phenomenological research and demonstrates how the approach helped to amplify teachers' voices.FindingsThe article demonstrates that the canons of interpretative phenomenology and qualitative research in general, while translatable to practice, need to be regarded as a series of emergent decisions and actions rather than prescriptive set of principles. The article explains that educational researchers must recognise interpretation as the lifeblood of the approach and move beyond the description of essences and explicate participants' experiences of phenomena using workable frames of interpretation.Originality/valueThe article extends the current methodological knowledge base by contributing to international discussions on qualitative research and to an understanding of the applicability of interpretative phenomenological research design to research on teacher reasoning and practice. It also serves as a useful methodological resource for novice researchers.

scholarly journals Semester students’ perceptions about online class during COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Bhan Singh Dhami
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Online Class ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design

Face-to-face delivery of education system had been greatly affected due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As an alternative to it, classes were run online wherever there was access to the Internet with technological devices. With this scenario, this study explored the perceptions of semester students about online class at master’s level during COVID-19 pandemic. By using the phenomenological research design of qualitative study, purposive sampling technique was used to collect the views of three students of master’s level studying at third and fourth semesters at an affiliated campus of Tribhuvan University (TU) and a constituent campus under Far Western University (FWU) of Nepal. Semi-structured online interview was conducted to collect the data. The result showed that the students were positive towards online delivery mode due to the need for getting education during COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Factors in the Experience of Epilepsy: A Qualitative Analysis of Narratives

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Simona Mlinar ◽  
Zvonka Rener Primec ◽  
Davorina Petek
Keyword(s):  
Complex Disease ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Psychosocial Factor ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Secondary Epilepsy ◽  
Phenomenological Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Source Of Information

Introduction. Epilepsy is a complex disease. The consequences of epilepsy are varied and manifested in all aspects of people with epilepsy’s (PWE) lives. The purpose of this study was to define individual experiences of epilepsy, expressed in narratives, and to find the stem of each narrative—a core event in the PWE’s experience of the disease around which they structure their overall narrative. Method. A qualitative, phenomenological research method was used. We conducted semistructured interviews with 22 PWE and analysed the content using a combination of inductive and deductive methods, based on which we determined the stem narratives. Results. The stem narrative of the epilepsy narrative is an important life experience of PWE. We divided the stem narratives into four groups: lifestyle changes, relationship changes, the consequences of the inciting incident, and the limitations of the disease. In our study, we found that the stem narrative was, in all but one case, a secondary (psychosocial) factor resulting from epilepsy, but not its symptom (epileptic seizure). The stem narrative, where aspects of life with epilepsy are exposed, points to a fundamental loss felt by PWE. Conclusion. The narrative of the experience of epilepsy has proven to be an important source of information about the disease and life of PWE and also about the aspects at the forefront of life with epilepsy. The secondary epilepsy factors that we identified in the stem narratives were the greatest burden for PWE in all cases but one.

scholarly journals Leading Intergenerational Learning in Organizations: An Example from Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soner Polöat ◽  
Gizem Günçavdı ◽  
Yılmazer Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Intergenerational Learning ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Know How ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Department Directors

Within the fact that there are members of different generations in organizations nowadays, intergenerational learning in organizations has become more and more important. Some managers are observed to confuse about how to lead intergenerational learning environments in their organizations which makes important to conduct a research on this problem. Thus, this study was conducted and it aimed to understand the intergenerational learning process and how to lead it in a production facility in Turkey. The study group includes 61 people who are employees, team leaders, department directors, field directors and instructors. The study was carried out in the phenomenological research design. The data were gathered through interviews and analysed with content analysis. The results brought out six main themes, which are which are creating zone, acting according to generational differences, increasing motivation, supporting personal development, recording and managing “know-how”, and creating intergenerational respect and understanding.

scholarly journals NILAI-NILAI KARAKTER RITUAL KING HO PING SEBAGAI SUMBER BELAJAR IPS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Eko Prasetyo Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Musical Performances ◽  
Puppet Show ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Wayang Kulit

The purpose of this research is to find out the King Ho Ping ritual procession and character values ​​in the King Ho Ping ritual as a source of social studies learning. This research uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological research design. This research is located in the Hok Swie Bio temple in Bojonegoro Regency. The results showed that the King Ho Ping ritual began with a shadow puppet show continued with musical performances and Liong and Barongsai attractions. The climax of the ritual is to pray three times and the end of the ringing signal as a sign of the procession of the gunungan battle begins. Sub character values ​​that arise are 1) respecting differences in religion and belief; 2) firm stand; 3) cooperation between followers of religion; 4) appreciation of the nation's own culture 5) maintain the nation's cultural richness; 5) respect for diversity, ethnicity, religion and culture; 6) please help; 7) anti-discrimination; 8) lifelong pursuit; and 9) responsibilities. Marketer values ​​in the King Ho Ping ritual can be integrated in social studies learning materials in a thematic integrated social studies learning design based on topics, namely the integration of social life with the integration of geography, history, sociology, and economics. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui  prosesi ritual King Ho Ping dan nilai-nilai karakter dalam ritual King Ho Ping sebagai sumber belajar IPS. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain penelitian fenomenologi. Penelitian ini berlokasi di kelenteng Hok Swie Bio Kabupaten Bojonegoro. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ritual King Ho Ping dimulai dengan acara pergelaran wayang kulit dilanjutkan dengan karawitan dan atraksi Liong serta Barongsai. Puncak ritual dilakukan sembahyang sebanyak tiga kali putaran dan diakhir bunyi gendering sebagai tanda prosesi rebutan gunungan dimulai. Sub nilai-nilai karakter yang muncul yaitu 1) menghargai perbedaan agama dan kepercayaan; 2) teguh pendirian; 3) kerja sama antar pemeluk agama; 4) apresiasi budaya bangsa sendiri 5) menjaga kekayaan budaya bangsa; 5) menghormati keragaman, suku, agama dan budaya; 6) tolong menolong; 7) anti diskriminasi; 8) pembejaran sepanjang hayat; dan 9) tanggung jawab. Nilai-nilai karketer dalam ritual King Ho Ping dapat diintegrasikan dalam materi pembelajaran IPS dalam desain pembelajaran IPS terpadu tematik berdasarkan topik yaitu integrasi kehidupan sosial dengan keterpaduan geografi, sejarah, sosiologi, dan ekonomi.

Lived Experiences and Life Satisfaction of ChildFree Women in Late Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Stahnke ◽  
Amy Blackstone ◽  
Heather Howard
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
High Life Satisfaction ◽  
Childfree Women ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Analyze Data ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the overall life satisfaction of older adult women who have not had children. We explore the following questions: (1) What is the overall sense of life satisfaction of childfree women over 65 years of age? (2) What is the lived experience of being a childfree woman in U.S. society? and (3) How does being childfree inform women’s overall life satisfaction? Using a phenomenological research design to analyze data from interviews with 14 childfree women over the age of 65, we found that nearly all participants report a high life satisfaction and many report a strong sense of resiliency, though they also report an awareness of the stigma associated with their status as nonmothers. Implications for both theory and practice are considered.

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