scholarly journals Vhuthu in the muta: A practical theologian's autoethnographic journey

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhelm Van Deventer
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Interactive Narrative ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Church And Community ◽  
And Linguistics

A practical theologian constructs his autoethnographic and interactive narrative with Venda people and others. His own journey is integrated with those of church and community members. These joint lived experiences were shared in the households and families of the relevant co-participants. The concept of Vhuthu in the muta is explored in relation to its potential and problematics by means of auto ethnographic stories, relevant literature, art,poems and linguistics. The article appreciatively and critically reflects upon Vhuthu and its possible value for practical theology.

scholarly journals THE POLITICS OF RECOGNIZABILITY: GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF IRANIANGAYMEN’S LIVES UNDER REPRESSIVE CONDITIONS OF SEXUALITY GOVERNANCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Martino ◽  
Jón Ingvar Kjaran
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Male Subject ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Politics Of Recognition ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

AbstractIn this article we examine accounts of self-identifying Iranian gay men. We draw on a range of evidentiary sources—interpretive, historical, online, and empirical—to generate critical and nuanced insights into the politics of recognition and representation that inform narrative accounts of the lived experiences of self-identifiedgayIranian men, and the constitution of same-sex desire for these men under specific conditions of Iranian modernity. In response to critiques of existinggayinternationalist and liberationist accounts of the Iraniangaymale subject as a persecuted victim of the Islamic Republic of Iran's barbarism, we address interpretive questions of sexuality governance in transnational contexts. Specifically, we attend to human rights frameworks in weighing social justice and political claims made by and on behalf of sexual and gender minorities in such Global South contexts. In this sense, our article represents a critical engagement with the relevant literature on sexuality governance and the politics of same-sex desire for Iraniangaymen that is informed by empirical analysis.

scholarly journals Recommended methodologies to determine Australian Indigenous community members' perceptions of their health needs: a literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosetta Lillian Smith ◽  
Sue Devine ◽  
Robyn Preston
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Research Methodologies

When addressing disparities in health status of Indigenous Australians, it is necessary to consult with Indigenous people to explore their health needs. The process of improving health outcomes is complex; it requires acknowledgement of underlying cultural and social determinants of health and active engagement of Indigenous people to define the issues and identify solutions. The aim of this study is to explore the most appropriate research methodologies to determine Australian Indigenous community members’ perceptions of their health needs. A scoping review was conducted in BioMed Central, CINAHL, Informit Health, MEDLINE Ovid, ProQuest and Scopus databases and Google Scholar for all relevant literature published between 2009 and 2018. Extensive manual searches of reference lists were also undertaken. The limited number of articles relating to needs assessment with Indigenous community members prescribed broadening the scope of the review to include articles that describe methodologies to enhance Indigenous people’s engagement in the research process. Twelve papers met the inclusion criteria. Three major themes emerged: (1) the imperative to develop and implement Indigenist research methodologies; (2) participatory action research (PAR) and community-based participatory research (CBPR) as appropriate methodologies to conduct research with Indigenous community members; and (3) yarning or storytelling as a culturally appropriate Indigenous method of data collection.

Dismantling Cultural Walls

2019 ◽  
pp. 207-228
Author(s):  
Christie Billups
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Powerful Means ◽  
Desire To Change

Stories are powerful means of building relationships among people. When human beings feel connected, community is formed. The author, an Assistant Professor of Theology, examines the potential for dismantling cultural walls through her theology course, Faith Behind Bars, via letter-writing as sources of transformative narratives, circles as means of critical reflection, and community-building as a key predecessor to activism. Stories, rituals within peace circles, and the strength of kinship bind learners in the class to one another and community members in shared comprehension of injustices and the desire to change systems. It is a spirit of compassion and investment in relationships that spurs people to act as peacebuilders, both independently and collectively. Experiences, connection, and knowledge all contribute to a responsive and practical theology that is relevant and contributes to building peace and nurturing justice.

Perceptions of F/OSS Community

2007 ◽  
pp. 68-94
Author(s):  
Andrew Schofield ◽  
Grahame S. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Support Provision

The role of online communities is a key element in free and open source software (F/OSS) and a primary factor in the success of the F/OSS development model. F/OSS communities are inter-networked groups of people who are united by a common interest in F/OSS software. This chapter addresses holistic issues pertaining to member participation in F/OSS communities, specifically considering their reasons and motivation for participating. It collates the relevant literature on F/OSS community participation and presents the results of an empirical study into members’ perceptions of their own participation. We identify primary reasons for participation such as problem solving, support provision, and social interaction and rank their importance by the participants’ preferences. We then separate development and support activities and compare the community members’ perceptions of the two. Finally, we draw conclusions and discuss the potential for future research in this area.

Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 125-221
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Sequential Method ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Phase

After reviewing the relevant literature covering community intervention strategies, destination sustainability, and quality, this chapter explores local people who are involved in ecotourism and related operations in the PA-based destinations of India. The study adopted exploratory sequential method under which different sets of people are interrogated during the qualitative phase of the study through focus group discussion and expert interviews. The result of qualitative phase is used for scale development, and a questionnaire survey was administered among local community members in the descriptive stage. Pilot study and cross-destination analysis are also executed before proceeding for descriptive research.

scholarly journals Connecting communities to primary care: a qualitative study on the roles, motivations and lived experiences of community health workers in the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Mallari ◽  
Gideon Lasco ◽  
Don Jervis Sayman ◽  
Arianna Maever L. Amit ◽  
Dina Balabanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are an important cadre of the primary health care (PHC) workforce in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Philippines was an early adopter of the CHW model for the delivery of PHC, launching the Barangay (village) Health Worker (BHW) programme in the early 1980s, yet little is known about the factors that motivate and sustain BHWs’ largely voluntary involvement. This study aims to address this gap by examining the lived experiences and roles of BHWs in urban and rural sites in the Philippines. Methods This cross-sectional qualitative study draws on 23 semi-structured interviews held with BHWs from barangays in Valenzuela City (urban) and Quezon province (rural). A mixed inductive/ deductive approach was taken to generate themes, which were interpreted according to a theoretical framework of community mobilisation to understand how characteristics of the social context in which the BHW programme operates act as facilitators or barriers for community members to volunteer as BHWs. Results Interviewees identified a range of motivating factors to seek and sustain their BHW roles, including a variety of financial and non-financial incentives, gaining technical knowledge and skill, improving the health and wellbeing of community members, and increasing one’s social position. Furthermore, ensuring BHWs have adequate support and resources (e.g. allowances, medicine stocks) to execute their duties, and can contribute to decisions on their role in delivering community health services could increase both community participation and the overall impact of the BHW programme. Conclusions These findings underscore the importance of the symbolic, material and relational factors that influence community members to participate in CHW programmes. The lessons drawn could help to improve the impact and sustainability of similar programmes in other parts of the Philippines and that are currently being developed or strengthened in other LMICs.

scholarly journals Teacher’s Working Condition and Hybrid Teaching Environment – A Narrative Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
Neha Anand ◽  
Abbey Bachmann
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Everyday Functioning ◽  
Veteran Teacher ◽  
Online Teachers ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Hybrid Teaching ◽  
Virtual Platform

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire system of education around the world is living each day under rapid experimentation to grapple with unforeseen challenges. The event of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted a student’s track of learning but also disrupted the everyday functioning of schools. In the case of the United States, since the beginning of March 2020, when schools were pushed into remote learning options, most teachers had minimal training and resources to teach online. Teachers faced technological challenges and suffered a severe lack of pedagogical knowledge to engage students in an online platform. The overnight switch of face-to-face to remote teaching has added to existing teacher workloads, including accommodating student learning and engagement on the virtual platform. The narrative study considers the experiences of Ally, a veteran teacher, who experienced doubts about her sense of confidence as a teacher with the overnight change of instructional formats. Qualitative analysis was conducted from two interviews, 12 written reflections, and observation notes. Following a review of relevant literature, we report the narrative account of this teacher’s lived experiences. Next, we present suggestions and implications for research and practice while addressing the following research question: What were the lived experiences of a veteran teacher while pursuing a hybrid teaching instruction format, in both the traditional and online delivery format?

Challenges Faced by Community Volunteers in Community Development: Voices from Volunteers in Chegutu District, Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110345
Author(s):  
Itai Kabonga ◽  
Kwashirai Zvokuomba
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Spiritual Support ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Volunteers ◽  
Depth Interviews

Volunteer scholarship in Zimbabwe tends to focus on volunteer motivations, volunteers’ role in community development and, to a lesser extent, volunteers’ challenges. In this study, we captured the lived experiences of volunteers in the current milieu of socio-economic challenges. We discovered that the major challenges affecting community volunteers in the Chegutu District are poverty and vulnerability, burnout, too much work, lack of community appreciation of volunteerism and lack of adequate volunteer paraphernalia. We move beyond other studies to explore how volunteers are coping with the challenges. Volunteers are reliant on spiritual support and encouragement by some community members. The study adopts a qualitative approach with data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussion. The findings are presented and discussed thematically.

Human Perceptions and Reflections on the Urban Context

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-155
Author(s):  
Gina S. Lovasi ◽  
Stephen E. Lankenau
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Human Perceptions ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Momentary Assessment

To highlight quantitative and qualitative approaches to better understand perceptions and reflections of urban residents relevant to the links between environmental features discussed in Chapter 5 geographically referenced health outcomes discussed in Chapter 7. Strategies to capture what residents perceive, feel, and recommend regarding their environments include characterization of lived experiences (via surveys, focus groups, in depth interviews) as well as detailed assessments of taking place within urban contexts (via ecological momentary assessment, photovoice, ethnography). Participatory approaches that engage community members are illustrated with examples from Bogotá, Madrid, and Philadelphia.

MATERIAL SCOPE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC ORDER IN THE CONTEXT OF POLICE RESPONSIBILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol Special Issue ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Justyński
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Legal Literature ◽  
Systematic Improvement ◽  
The Social

This article presents the material scope of public safety and public order in the context of the Polish police jurisdiction. The considerations are based on the assumption that safety, as one of the social rights, is an inalienable human right while human rights are the product of moral and political agreements between people. When attempting to define the material scope of the notions of "public safety" and "public order", it should be noted that both in the process of making and applying the law and in the legal literature, the use of the term "public safety and order" has been accepted. Nevertheless, the concepts of public safety and public order are not unequivocal. The relevant literature presented in this article is dominated by approaches that define both public safety and public order as a desirable state. Most often, public safety is related to the functioning of the state and its citizens, while public order refers to a narrower sphere of complying with norms and maintaining the efficiency of public institutions . Both concepts are of an administrative nature, i.e. they are concerned with issues related to the implementation and observance of regulations in force in a given country. Public order, just like public safety, is also a certain internal condition of a state, as no organised community can allow its members to exercise their will without any restrictions. Rules governing the conduct and coexistence of community members are defined by appropriate norms, such as customs, moral and religious principles or legal norms, all of which are subject to permanent changes, which in turn makes it necessary for the institutions established to protect public order and safety to adapt by systematic improvement of their organisation in the functional dimension.

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