scholarly journals Experimenting with ZMET: Issues and adaptions

Author(s):  
Tauheed Ahmad Ramjaun

This paper is aimed at academic researchers considering the adoption of the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET) as a qualitative data collection method. It is meant to warn about the practical difficulties and challenges that the inexperienced ZMET researcher might face on the field. It argues that while the use of ZMET can allow for a deeper exploration of issues with participants, there could be potential challenges and issues that a novice ZMET researcher could face. Several recommendations are provided on potential adaptions to the technique based on the author’s own experience.

Author(s):  
DAYANG NADIA MAWI ◽  
HUMIN JUSILIN

Masyarakat Bajau Sama’ di Kota Belud masih mengamalkan tradisi makan sirih. Kajian ini berfokus kepada budaya makan sirih yang digambarkan melalui peralatan budaya yang digunakan. Aspek reka bentuk, motif dan corak dikenal pasti dalam konsep peralatan budaya yang menyimpan mesej dan nilai murni dalam masyarakat. Istilah selapa digunakan etnik Bajau Sama’ merujuk kepada peralatan budaya ini. Umumnya, komponen pelengkap sesebuah selapa tradisional terdiri daripada anak lapa/cupu, kelekati dan gusu yang masing-masing diperbuat daripada bahan logam. Sesebuah selapa yang dilengkapi ramuan piak sirih dipercayai sangat berkait rapat dengan falsafah kehidupan masyarakat.Memandangkan peralatan budaya makan sirih amat rencam, maka kajian ini berusaha mendokumentasi peralatan dan makna budaya penggunaan selapa dalam etnik Bajau Sama’ Kota Belud. Kajian juga berusaha untuk menginterpretasi makna dan kaitan penggunaan selapa terhadap adat dan budaya. Kajian yang bersifat kualitatif ini adalah untuk mendapatkan data dan sumber secara terus di lapangan. Maklumat kajian sebahagian besar diperoleh daripada responden yang mengamalkan tradisi makan sirih dan pengumpul peralatan budaya. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan Pendekatan Erwin Panofsky (1955) yang menekankan aspek ikonografi, deskripsi dan pengklasifikasian. Nilai-nilai budaya makan sirih bukan sahaja dipaparkan melalui konsep visual tetapi dapat dinyatakan melalui perlakuan makan sirih dalam kalangan masyarakat Bajau di Kota Belud.The Bajau Sama community in Kota Belud still practices the betel leaf-eating tradition. This research focuses on the culture of eating betel leaf, which is described through the use of cultural equipment. The aspects of design, motives and patterns are identified in the cultural equipment, which stores unique messages and positive attributes of the community. The term of selapa is used by the Bajau Sama’ to refer to the equipment used for consuming betel leaf. Generally, the main components of a traditional selapa consist of lapa/cupu, kelekati and gusu which are made of metal. Selapa, which consists of sireh plak ingredient, is believed to be very close to the community’s lifestyle philosophy. Since there are many ways of eating betel leaf, this research focuses on documenting the equipment and the meaning behind the culture of using selapa by the Bajau Sama’ ethnic of Kota Belud. This research also aims to interpret the meaning and relationship of using selapa with regard to the customs and culture of the community. A qualitative data collection method was employed during the fieldwork to collect raw data and other resources. Most of the information in this research was gathered from respondents who eat betel leaf and collect antique selapa equipment. The data was analysed using Erwin Panofsky Approach (1955) which emphasizes the iconographic aspect, description and classificatory. The values of the betel leaf-eating culture are not only visually presented but also interpreted ithrough the practice of betel leaf-eating culture among the Bajau community in Kota Belud.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 311-320
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farriz Aziz ◽  
Kamariah Yunus ◽  
Fatihah Nazmi

The rapid developments throughout language technologies have catered tremendous chances for learning and teaching vocabulary in second language learning. The development of vocabulary knowledge does not merely oscillate in academic vocabulary, high frequency vocabulary and technical vocabulary, English major students should also need to learn low-frequency vocabulary or rare vocabulary which enhance their language proficiency. In order to accommodate students with vocabulary knowledge of rare words, it should come with the best resort of teaching technique that can help them to learn in a meaningful way. One of the rarely used multimedia tools is animated cartoons. This paper aims at exploring the students’ perceptions of using animated cartoons in improving their English vocabulary knowledge of rare words in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu. Employing a semi-structured interview, the qualitative data collection method was conducted. Employing the qualitative data collection method, semi-structured interviews were conducted to six students who learned vocabulary using animated cartoons to obtain their perceptions towards these multimedia materials in improving the English vocabulary knowledge of rare words. The results of semi-structured interviews highlighted the positive responses from the students who preferred animated cartoons as these materials in improving their English vocabulary knowledge of rare words. In conclusion, this study contributes to the current literature on English vocabulary learning of rare words by exposing and underlining the impacts of animated cartoons which provide opportunities for students to encounter a conducive technological-based learning environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 566-578
Author(s):  
Badar Mohammed Almamari ◽  
Fakhriya Al-Yahayai ◽  
Mohammed Alamri

The purpose of this study is to identify how landscapes, places, and geographical forms of land influenced craft making identity by addressing Omani crafts enterprises in urban and rural areas. This has been done by interviewing local craftspeople and analysing their responses as a qualitative data collection method using open-ended questions to seek reliability and credibility in the study. The interviews in this research were mostly conducted with participants belonging to ten enterprises under the management of the Public Authority for Crafts Industries (PACI), Department of Art Education and the Handcrafts Centre. Consequently, this study highlights the importance of studying the influence of landscapes, places, and geographical forms in shaping local people's crafts identity by investigating their craft industries in rural and urban areas.


Author(s):  
José Calderón

This article is part of The Weekly Qualitative Report's occasional series on "How-To Collect Qualitative Data." The qualitative data collection method described is that of focused discussion groups (FDG's). This method involves the moderator, or scripter as is the preferred term in focused discussion groups, to move beyond that of a non-participant data collector to that of an engaged participant-observer, observer-participant who is willing to get into the discussion with the participants and to provide accurate information to them while prodding them to discuss the topic in increasingly personally meaningful ways. Focused discussion groups are particularly helpful for working with marginalized, under-resourced populations around issues of health and poverty. Optimally, the scripter would share the sociocultural background of the participants.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Karninik Karninik ◽  
Siti Lamusiah ◽  
Sri Maryani

Abstrak: Penelitian psikologi sastra memiliki peran penting dalam memberikan umpan balik dalam perwatakan yang dikembangkan dalam menganalisis karya sastra yang kental dengan masalah psikologis. Dalam psikosastra, konflik merupakan pergejolakan antara id, ego dan superego. Ketiga hal tersebut dapat ditemukan dalam sebuah karya sastra melalui tokoh-tokoh yang ditampilkan pengarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan unsur psikologi id, ego dan superego pada tokoh utama dalam novel Dilan, Dia Adalah Dilanku Tahun 1991 Karya Pidi Baiq. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Metode analisis data berupa identifikasi data, klasifikasi data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menemukan unsur id, ego dan superego. Unsur psikologi id tokoh Milea yaitu id Milea memenuhi kepuasan, memenuhi kesenangan, menolak ketidak nyamanan yaitu berbohong, id Milea menangis karena memutuskan hubungannya dengan Dilan, id Milea untuk memenuhi rasa ngantuk,id Milea menolak rasa tidak nyaman. Unsur psikologi ego tokoh Milea yaitu, menggambarkan tentang mengendalikan keputusan, bentuk penalaran dalam mengambil keputusan, menyelesaian masalah. Selanjutnya unsur psikologi Superego dikelompokan ke dalam kelompok benar dan salah, hati nurani, serta merintangi dorongan id yaitu tindakan Milea yang bertingkah laku ramah, hati nurani yang merasa bersalah. Abstract: Literary psychology research has an important roles in characterization prividing which was developed in analyzing literary works that are thick with psychological problems. in psychology, conflict is a struggle between the id, the ego and the superego. these three things can be found in a literary work through the characters displayed by the author. The aim of this research are to describe the psychological elements of the id, ego and superego to the main character in the dilan novel, Dia Adalah Dilanku 1991 bye pidi baiq. the data collection method used is descriptive qualitative. Data analysis methods included the data identification, data classification, and conclusion. the results of the study found the elements of id, ego and superego. psychologies  element id milea are id milea has satisfaction, satisfies pleasure, refuses discomfort that is lying, id milea cries because she decides her relationship with dilan, id milea to satisfy drowsiness, id milea refused discomfortable feels. Psychology elements of milea's ego characters are, describes about controlling decisions, solving problems. then the elements of superego psychology are grouped into groups of right and wrong, conscience, and hinder the id's encoragement that is the act of milea who has kindly characters, feels conscience guilty.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Handayani Suhelmi ◽  
GistituatiNurhizrah Nurhizrah ◽  
Yahya Yahya

The purpose of this research is to describe the leadership style of Junior High School. This research focused on the leadership style of the headmaster, communication with the teachers, employees and the improved teachers’ performance. This research was conducted at Junior High School and used qualitative data collection method with one headmaster of junior high school and 10 teachers. This research used observation, interview and documentation study. The result shows that the headmaster of Junior High School had done the leadership duty very well; by used democratic and transformational style, and authoritarian if needed. The subject always tried to improve teachers’ maximum performance, communicated efficiently and interactively. Then, there are some major role in the school’s improvement and achievements, either academic or non academic. It became the proof that there is a relationship between maximum teacher performance and student achievement at Junior High School. From this research results, there were suggested that headmaster need to maintain and improve the school’s quality. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nur Wening ◽  
Muhammad Al Hasny ◽  
Ridha Fitryana

This research aims to formulate marketing strategy to increase visitors of Gembira Loka Garden and Zoo (KRKB Gembira Loka) in Yogyakarta. This research is qualitative research and uses interview, observation, and documentation as data collection method. The data is analyzed by using SWOT analysis with internal and external variable identification. The internal variable shows that location is the main strength of Gembira Loka KRKB with 0.17 by value and 5 by rating. From external variable, the result of EFAS table shows that Gembira Loka KRKB has good enough chance while the thread has less result than the chance. Gembira Loka KRKB is in quadrant 1, which is the position in which a company is considered to be in a beneficial situation due to its chance and strength. In such case, the company can utilize the chance by maximizing the strength. The following strategy to go through in this condition is supporting aggressive planning.


Author(s):  
Endang Maruti

The research aims to uncover the symbols in the novel The Alchemist and to gain knowledge about the moral teachings in the symbol. This research is descriptive qualitative approach. Data sources in this study are words, phrases or sentences in the novel Alchemist. Data collection method is a literature study method with note taking technique. Data were analyzed using description and content analysis methods. The results showed that the novel The Alchemist contained many symbols. These symbols include: (1) wise parents, who symbolize both negative and positive things. From his appearance, parents can symbolize something bad, but behind his old age he symbolizes a knowledge that is very much and wise; (2) stones that symbolize something hard, not easily broken, and can provide clues to something; and (3) deserts or deserts which can be interpreted as symbols of drought, aridity, unattractiveness, emptiness, despair, determination for ignorance, and also as symbols of devotion.  


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