scholarly journals Visual Inspection of Sequential Data: A Research Instrument for Qualitative Data Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa AlDahdouh
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sequential Data ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Hierarchical Tree ◽  
Learning Patterns ◽  
New Instrument

Sequence analysis has been widely used to investigate the patterns of similarities and differences of sequential data in biology and sociology. However, the debate on the usage of sequence analysis in social sciences has not been settled yet. Among a long list, sequence analysis methods have been criticized for ignoring the qualitative information behind the sequences. This paper presents a new instrument for inspecting sequential data visually in qualitative studies. The method includes building a hierarchical tree of relations among the categories which is then used to recode the categories systematically. The recoding process is meant to give meaning to the differences among categories and, therefore, increases our ability to see the differences. The instrument is a fruit of a qualitative study carried out to explore student’s learning patterns. The focus in this paper will be on the algorithm of recoding the categories and how the emergent codes can be plotted to generate insights for further qualitative investigation.

scholarly journals Writing Anxiety Among Saudi Female Learners at Some Saudi Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Nafilah M. Aloairdhi
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Writing Apprehension ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Specific Formula

Writing is an important skill in language learning and in academic achievement. The level of writing anxiety could affect students' achievements positively or negatively. This research aimed to examine the writing anxiety among Saudi female learners enrolled in English language departments at some Saudi universities. It also aimed to identify the sources of writing anxiety. To this end, a mixed method study was designed in which Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) Scale by Daly and Miller (1975) and an open-ended question were used to collect necessary data from 105 randomly selected learners. For data analysis, two different statistical procedures in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and a specific formula suggested by Daly and Miller (1975) were applied. Coding was applied to qualitative data. The results indicated that the participants (N = 105) experience moderate level of writing anxiety. In addition, the main sources of writing anxiety were evaluation, generating ideas, grammar, time pressure, and lack of confidence.

Thematic Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
Jean-Frédéric Morin ◽  
Christian Olsson ◽  
Ece Özlem Atikcan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Distinct Method

This chapter evaluates thematic analysis (TA), which is one of the oldest and most widely used qualitative analytic method across the social sciences. TA is a flexible method for identifying and analysing patterns of meaning — ‘themes’ — in qualitative data, with wide-ranging applications. The method has a long, if indeterminate, history in the social sciences, but seems likely to have evolved from early forms of (qualitative) content analysis. TA is now more likely to be demarcated and acknowledged as a distinct method; however, confusion remains about what TA is. The popularity of TA as a distinct method received a considerable boost from the publication of Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology by social psychologists Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke in 2006, which has become one of the most cited academic papers of recent decades.

The impact of the “Stirrup Some Fun” therapeutic horseback riding program: A qualitative investigation

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Elliott, PhD ◽  
Janet A. Funderburk, PhD, LRT/CTRS ◽  
James M. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Therapeutic Riding ◽  
Horseback Riding ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Therapeutic Horseback Riding ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
The Impact

Therapeutic horseback riding is an intervention utilizing horses in the treatment of individuals with emotional, cognitive, and/or physical disabilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived impact of a therapeutic riding program on children with mild to moderate physical and mental disabilities. Two groups of participants including five children (with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities) and at least one parent of each of the five children were interviewed to investigate the impact of the Stirrup Some Fun Therapeutic Riding Program (SSF TRP). Qualitative data analysis procedures were used to explore participants’ views and opinions of the SSF TRP. Several themes emerged from the interviews with the participants and their parents, including (a) enjoyment, (b) the child/animal connection, (c) social relationships with volunteers, (d) perceived physical benefits, and (e) the social and mental benefits of the program.

scholarly journals Linking numbers to perceptions and experiences: Why we need transdisciplinary mixed-methods combining neurophysiological and qualitative data

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 205979911770311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald Deschepper ◽  
Stefaan Six ◽  
Nicole Vandeweghe ◽  
Marijke De Couck ◽  
Yori Gidron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Subjective Data ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Linking Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Neurophysiological Data

Today, more and more problems that scientists need to tackle are complex problems. Many examples of these can be found in the health sciences, medicine and ecology. Typical features of complex problems are that they cannot be studied by one discipline and that they need to take into account subjective data as well as objective data. Two promising responses to deal with complex problems are Transdisciplinary and Mixed Method approaches. However, there is still a lacuna to fill, with transdisciplinary studies bridging the social sciences and biomedical sciences. More specifically, we need more and better studies that combine qualitative data about subjective experiences, perception and so on with objective, quantitative, neurophysiological data. We believe that the combination of qualitative and neurophysiological data is a good example of what we would like to call transdisciplinary mixed methods. In this article, we aim to explore the opportunities of transdisciplinary mixed-methods studies in which qualitative and neurophysiological data are used. We give a brief overview of what is characteristic for this kind of studies and illustrate this with examples; we point out strengths and limitations and propose an agenda for the future. We conclude that transdisciplinary mixed-methods studies in which qualitative and neurophysiological data are used have the potential to improve our knowledge about complex problems. A main obstacle seems to be that most scientists from the biomedical sciences are not familiar with the (qualitative) methods from the social sciences and vice versa. To end this ‘clash of paradigms’™, we urgently need to cultivate transdisciplinary thinking.

scholarly journals Follower perceptions of the emotional intelligence of change leaders: A qualitative study

Leadership ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Smollan ◽  
Ken Parry
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Change Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Change Leaders ◽  
Follower Perceptions ◽  
The Impact

We present and explore a follower-centric model of how employees perceive the emotional intelligence (EI) of change leaders. Qualitative investigations of EI are rare and have not explored the field of organizational change leadership. Accordingly, we analyse qualitative data from a series of interviews set within the context of organizational change. We examine follower attributions about the abilities of their leaders to manage and express their own emotions and to respond appropriately to the followers’ emotions. The findings reveal that the ways in which leaders deal with emotion might be the key to followers sharing their own emotions with them. The impact of perceived leader EI on follower responses to change is also discussed. The complexity and ambivalence of our participants’ perceptions of the EI of their change leaders highlight the utility of a qualitative investigation.

When More Is Less: Integrating Qualitative Information and Boolean Statistics

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bear F. Braumoeller ◽  
Yevgeniy Kirpichevsky
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Data Generating Process

Gordon and Smith (2004) do a great service by introducing innovative and creative quantitative methods that incorporate information from qualitative sources. It is nevertheless important to examine the conditions under which the proposed estimators will be useful in practice. These conditions prove to be surprisingly restrictive: with the possible exception of extremely low-information settings, virtually all of the cases of discernible causation must be coded as such, those codings must contain virtually no errors, and the process by which qualitative researchers produce evaluations of discernibility must conform to the authors' model of the qualitative data-generating process (QDGP) if the procedures are to retain any comparative advantage.

A Survey of the Discipline of Political Science in Iran

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-127
Author(s):  
Maryam Rutner
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
The Social ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
University Curricula

AbstractThis survey examines the content and purpose of the political science discipline in respect to seven prominent universities in Iran and its significance for the Iranian society. It is based on quantitative and qualitative data including personal interviews and survey results, as well as theses conducted by political science students, academic articles written by scholars in the field, and university curricula. The survey suggests that Iranian political science after the 1979 revolution addresses contemporary political problems and challenges related to Iran only to a limited extent, and is predominantly theoretical and “borrowed” in nature, despite the goal during the Cultural Revolution to indigenize and Islamicize the social sciences.

scholarly journals Challenges of Addressing Environmental Problems due to Quarrying Operation in Uwandani Ward, Pemba

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Seif Hamza Moh’d ◽  
Ahmad Kanyama
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Local People ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The Government ◽  
Collection Methods

<p><em>This paper examines the challenges of</em><em> addressing environmental challenges arising from aggregates quarrying at Uwandani Ward in Pemba, Zanzibar. Specifically, the study examines i) the socio-economic importance of quarrying</em><em>,</em><em> ii) the environmental impacts</em><em>,</em><em> iii) the interventions done to address environmental problems</em><em>,</em><em> and iv) the constraints over interventions. Data collection methods included household questionnaire survey, key informants interviews and participant observations. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and content analysis techniques were used in the analysis and processing of quantitative and qualitative data. The findings showed that although the revenue generated from quarrying operation is crucial for the livelihood of the local people, persistent environmental problems have been difficult to address due to lack of education, poverty, rapid increase of quarrying operations, drought and climate change variability, apathy in the community and inferior technology used in the quarrying operations. Furthermore, the challenges of tackling environmental problems are contributed by unsuccessful piecemeal interventions of the government because of the lack of clear recognition and appreciation of the artisanal quarrying operation contribution in the livelihood of local people. This paper recommends that the government recognizes and appreciates informal quarrying operations in order to put effective policies to develop the sector and address its environmental problems. This should be accompanied by the participation of all stakeholders in planning and implementation to address environmental problems through bottom-up approaches.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Qualitative investigation of the factors that generate ambivalent feelings in women who give birth after receiving negative results from non-invasive prenatal testing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Yotsumoto ◽  
Akihiko Sekizawa ◽  
Satomi Inoue ◽  
Nobuhiro Suzumori ◽  
Osamu Samura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Prenatal Testing ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Anticipatory Anxiety ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Negative Results

Abstract Background: Women who receive negative results from non-invasive prenatal genetic testing (NIPT) may find that they later have mixed or ambivalent feelings, for example, feelings of accepting NIPT and regretting undergoing the test. This study aimed to investigate the factors generating ambivalent feelings among women who gave birth after having received negative results from NIPT. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to women who received a negative NIPT result, and a contents analysis was conducted focusing on ambivalent expressions for those 1562 women who responded the questionnaire. The qualitative data gathered from the questionnaire were analyzed using the N-Vivo software package. Results: Environmental factors, genetic counseling-related factors, and increased anticipatory anxiety, affected the feeling of ambivalence among pregnant women. Furthermore, pregnant women desired more information regarding the detailed prognosis for individuals with Down syndrome and living with them and/or termination, assuming the possibility that they were positive. Conclusions: Three major interrelated factors affected the feeling of ambivalence in women. High-lighting and discussing such factors during genetic counseling may resolve some of these ambivalences, thereby enhancing the quality of decisions made by pregnant women.

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