scholarly journals Inventing animate floats: transformation and interpretation in Nigeria’s Abuja Carnival

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 267-280
Author(s):  
Michael Adérèmí Adéoyè
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Material Objects ◽  
Technical Process ◽  
Theatre Design ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study focuses on the technical process through which available materials and space are transformed into motif-based animate floats and desired landscapes for carnival performances. Carnival performances are often guided by underlying conceptual scripts which basically depend on the technical processes of theatre design as a major requirement in connecting the carnival performance with its audience and which has not received adequate attention from existing theatre scholarship. The study adopts Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory, Intertextuality as the framework for analysing the interplay of carnival performances, material objects, technical process of theatre design and the carnival audience. The research design combined case study and survey. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and participant observation. Ahmed Yerima, whose works in carnival productions informed this study, was selected as a case study. The study concludes that the technical process of theatre design is central to carnival performances because it catalyses the underlying imaginative dramatic scripts into visual pictures and animate carnival floats, thereby eliciting meaning from the conceptual dramatic scripts to the carnival audience. Adequate attention should therefore be paid to theatre design as the process of transforming imaginative scripts into visible pictorial carnival floats. Keywords: Materials, Animate objects, Theatre design, Carnival performance, Transformation

The pandemic and homeless people in the Turin area: the level of housing adequacy shapes experiences and well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Leonardi ◽  
Silvia Stefani
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Homeless Services ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose Considering the case study presented, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of the pandemic in local services for homeless people. Drawing from the concept of ontological security, it will be discussed how different services’ levels of “housing adequacy” shaped remarkably different experiences of the pandemic for homeless people and social workers in terms of health protection and agency. Design/methodology/approach This paper focuses on a case study concerning homeless services for people during the COVID-19 pandemic in the metropolitan and suburban area of Turin, in Northern Italy. In-depth interviews with social workers and participant observation during online meetings of workers from the shelters constitute the empirical data that have been collected during the first wave of the pandemic in Italy. Findings According to the findings, the pandemic showed shelters as unsafe places that reduce homeless people’s decision power and separate them from the rest of the citizenship. Instead, Housing First projects emerged as imore inclusive and safermore inclusive and safer spaces, able to enhance people’s power over their own lives. The pandemic did not create emerging issues in the homeless services system or discontinuities: rather, it amplified pre-existing problematic aspects. Originality/value The case study presented provides empirical insights to recognise at the political and organisational level the importance of housing as a measure of individual and collective security, calling for an intervention to tackle homelessness in terms of housing policies rather than exclusively social and emergency treatment.

Understanding the gendered impact of disasters on women, household dynamics and coping strategies: a case study of Bangladesh.

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
N. Rezwana
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Household Dynamics ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract This chapter discusses the vulnerability of women in Bangladesh, the strategies women adopt to cope and survive in post-disaster periods, and presents firsthand accounts of these dynamics from remote and disaster-prone regions of the country. The data were obtained through household surveys, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation in four research sites in Bangladesh during the period 2012 to 2019. This analysis recommends greater attention to gender mainstreaming in prevailing disaster management plans and policies, and suggests immediate actions to improve women's lives in the disaster-prone regions.

Foreign Bodies at Work: Good, Docile and Other-ed

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorman Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractThe lived, and oftentimes silenced, experiences of "foreign workers" articulate the negotiation of power relations between "citizen" and "foreigner", and "Us" and "Them". These are translated into discursive practices that, in effect, legitimize and entrench differences — hence, inequalities — that effectively discipline the "foreign worker" as "not one of Us". By taking the example of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore as a case study, I argue in this paper that the workspaces of "foreign construction workers" in Singapore typify that of a "total institution", which correspondingly moulds the worker into a discursive ideal — the "good, docile Other". Such impositions and productions of Otherness, however, face rupture as workers (re)negotiate, (re)work, and (re)inscribe their everyday lives through the employment of what James Scott (1985, 1987) terms "everyday 'resistances'" in rising above that which subjugates them. I will present in this paper primary data elicited and collated from direct participant observation, fieldwork, and in-depth interviews conducted in a construction project in Singapore.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE TOURIST VILLAGES MANAGEMENT BASED ON JAVANESE LOCAL WISDOM ‘MEMAYU HAYUNING BAWONO’ BEST PRACTICE OF DESA WISATA PENTINGSARI, YOGYAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Ramang H. Demolinggo ◽  
Darmawan Damanik ◽  
Kadek Wiweka ◽  
Putu Pramania Adnyana
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Tourist Village ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Economic And Social Impacts

Purpose of the Study: This study aims to identify the potential of Pentingsari Tourist Village and tourist characteristics and analyze the presence of local wisdom Memayu Hayuning Bawono in Pentingsari Village, especially its implementation in the sustainable Tourist Villages management. Methodology: This research uses a "multi-method" or mixed-method approach. In addition to conducting non-participant observation in the Pentingsari tourism village, researchers also conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sampling method. While the accident sampling method was adopted to distribute questionnaires involving 72 respondents (tourists). Main Findings: This research found that tourism and local wisdom have become unity and seem to strengthen one another. In other words, harmonization between the environment, arts and culture, and community life aspects through local wisdom, can become a tourism commodity. On the other hand, tourism provides economic and social impacts to preserve the local sense of the community. Implication/Applications: This case study can be useful as a role model of sustainable tourism management based on local knowledge. Besides, this study can enrich references related to the concept of sustainable tourism based on local wisdom. Originality of the study: The paper is original, and this is the current study to examine the local wisdom Memayu Hayuning Bawono in Pentingsari Village, particularly related to tourism issues.

scholarly journals KURIKULUM PESANTREN MULTIKULTURAL (Melacak Muatan Nilai-Nilai Multikultural Dalam Kurikulum Pondok Pesantren Sunan Drajat Banjarwati Paciran Lamongan)

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sulton
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

<p>The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach with case study design. Data collection was conducted by the researcher himself as a key instrument, whereas for determining the human data source using snowball sampling technique. Data was collected by means of; (1) in-depth interviews; (2) participant observation; and (3) study the documentation. For data analysis using descriptive techniques whose application is done in three flow of activities, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion or verification. To determine the credibility of the data, conducted by a variety of techniques, namely (1) triangulation; (2) checking colleagues; and (3) checking members.</p>

scholarly journals The Role of Teachers in The Development of National Characters in Religion Based School: a Case Study In SD Muhammadiyah 3 Nusukan Surakarta Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 366
Author(s):  
Roy Ardiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
National Character ◽  
Literacy Studies ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Depth Interviews

<em>The phenomenon of the spread of religious-based elementary schools in the community will certainly have an impact on the development of the Indonesian Human Resources Development Index. This includes efforts to strengthen the National Character. The purpose of this study is to describe the role of teachers in religion-based elementary schools in strengthening the national character of students. This research uses a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were 37 students and teachers. Data collection techniques used in this study were participant observation, in-depth interviews, literacy studies, and questionnaires. Analysis of the data used is Miles and Huberman Interactive Analysis. The results showed that teachers have an important role in strengthening the Nationality Character in Religion-Based Primary Schools, namely (1) Teachers not only teach about concepts but also emulate them, (2) Provide effective communication media between students and parents, (3) and supervise every student's behavior</em>

scholarly journals Researching intimacy through social media: A cross-platform approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (60) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Cristina Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Cross Platform ◽  
Media Interaction

This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of how to study the way people build intimacy and manage privacy through social media interaction. It explores the research design and methodology of a research project based on a multi-sited case study composed of three different social media platforms: Badoo, CouchSurfing, and Facebook. This cross-platform approach is useful to observe how intimacy is often negotiated across different platforms. The research project focuses on the cities of Leeds (UK) and Barcelona (Spain). In particular, this article discusses the methods used to recruit participants and collect data for that study - namely, participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and user profiles analysis. This cross-platform approach and multi-method research design is helpful to investigate the nature of intimacy practices facilitated by social media at several levels: online/offline, across different platforms, among different types of relationships, within both new and existing relationships, and in different locations

scholarly journals Exploring Children's Science and Mathematics Ability with Leaf Diary: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Resti Yulia ◽  
Nenny Mahyuddin ◽  
Nurhafizah Nurhafizah ◽  
Komareeyah Sulong
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Ability ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose – This study aims to explore Leaf diary activity to develop the Science and Mathematics ability of children aged 6 years.Design/methods/approach – The method used is a case study. The unit of analysis is based on predetermined criteria, using the purposive sampling technique. Research informants are mentors and children involved in leaf diary activity in Solok, Indonesia. The data collection process used participant observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. Data analysis used structural analysis techniques.Findings – The results showed that leaf diary activity could develop: (1) children's ability to classify leaves based on their shape; (2) the ability to compare leaf size based on length, as well as large or small size.Research implications/limitations – All research informants were from Solok District, Indonesia, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.Practical implications – This case study contributes to the implementation of Leaf diary as an alternative activity that teachers or parents can do to develop children's science and mathematics ability.Originality/value – Leaf diary activity can help children explore the natural environment so that basic science and math abilities and concepts in this activity are carried out well. Paper type Case study

scholarly journals PESANTREN NUSANTARA: Internalisasi Nilai-Nilai Multikultural di Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Yusuf ◽  
Mochamad Hasyim
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research aims to uncover and analyze (1) The strategy of planting the values of multicultural education in students in Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan (2) Values of multicultural education in Pesantren Ngalah Pasuruan. This research uses qualitative-natrualistic with a type of case study. The presence of researchers is absolute. Primary (1) data type, and (2) Skunder. Determination of Informant (1) purposive sampling. (2) Snowball sampling. Data collection 1) in-depth interviews; 2) participant observation; and 3) documentation. Data Analysis technique l) data reduction, 2) data presentation, and 3) withdrawal of conclusions/verification. Checking the validity of data using credibility, including; (1) An extension of observation, (2) Triangulas (a) triangulation of the source, (b) triangulation technique, and (c) triangulation of time. The findings of this research (1) The strategy of planting the values of multicultural education in Santri Pondok Pesantren Ngalah (1) The composition of Kiai (a) cognitive multicultural, (b) affective multicultural, (c) multicultural psychomotor. (2) Focus Group Discussion (FGD), (3) Experiential Learning, and (4) the drafting of Ngalah book, (2) The values of multicultural education developed and implemented in Pondok Pesantren Ngalah include; (1) Religious value, (2) nationalist value (3) Humanist value, (4) Value of democracy, (5) Pluralist value, (6) inclusive value (open), (7) tolerance value

scholarly journals Investigating self–settled Syrian refugees’ agency and informality in southern cities greater Cairo: a case study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Sobhy Montaser
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Urban Refugees ◽  
Greater Cairo ◽  
Informal Practices ◽  
Host Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose This paper aims at contributing to our understanding of how self-settled Syrian refugees (registered and non-registered) use informal practices to forge their non-political agency and how this agency could be considered as political acts. Design/methodology/approach This paper was conducted per the qualitative data analysis (in-depth interviews and participant observation), attributed to the critical ethnographic approach, through which refugees’ everyday struggle is explored, additionally, that was incorporated with the analysis of Syrians’ Facebook groups and formal sources. Findings The research paper concluded that everyday struggle strategies are considered as political acts by acquiring rights that many self-settled Syrian refugees are stripped of by international humanitarian agencies and host government. Hence, registered and unregistered refugees equally forge what is called “informal citizenship” through their presence via a blend of agency forms ranging from hidden agency to explicit one and via their incorporating into the informal contexts, leading them to carve a position of semi-legality that help them to circumvent the formal structural hardship. Originality/value This paper endeavors to study how urban refugees as change agents can convert their illegal presence to “probably refugeeness” to unsettle the prominent recognition of them as illegal non-citizens in southern cities.

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