scholarly journals Supporting Student Experience During the Pandemic and Beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sanderson ◽  
Rachel Spacey ◽  
Xiaotong Zhu ◽  
Rhianne-Ebony Sterling-Morris
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
New Geography

This article reports the findings from a small-scale, qualitative and phenomenological institutional research project, undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic, on the experiences of undergraduate students from groups who are traditionally under-represented in higher education in the United Kingdom.  Documenting the first two phases of a longitudinal study carried out at one university in England, the over-arching research question investigated here using semi-structured interviews was: How has the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacted student experiences and learning at university? Key themes identified included worry, a sense of loss, feelings of connection and support, a sense of a new geography of campus life and students' need to feel "in the loop". Evidence of changes with longer-term implications were also found, namely, an evolution in the relationship between students and their institution. A series of suggestions are presented based on the findings aimed at mitigating some of the ongoing negative effects of the pandemic on students.

scholarly journals Identifying a space for young Black Muslim women in contemporary Britain

Ethnicities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146879682110018
Author(s):  
Sheymaa Ali Nurein ◽  
Humera Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Black Community ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Black Muslim ◽  
And Coping

Young Black Muslim Women (BMW) have complex, intersectional identities and exist at the margins of various identity groupings. Given this, members of the community can face societal relegation across, not only race and gender lines, but across religious ones, too. This paper explores the lived experiences of intragroup discrimination, identity and belonging in 11 young Black Muslim Women in the United Kingdom. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and thematically analysed through the lens of intersectionality. The use of an intersectional framework facilitated an understanding of the manner in which the sample was multiply marginalised. Two key themes emerged from the interviews: firstly, around experiences of intragroup and intersectional discrimination and, secondly, around the challenges of responding to and coping with the negative effects of such discrimination. Participants discussed the cross-cutting nature through which they faced discrimination: from within the Black community; from within the Muslim community; and as a result of their gender. The non-exclusivity of these three identities result in constant encounters of discrimination along different dimensions to their personal identity. They also developed diverse means of coping with this marginalisation including drawing from religious beliefs and mobile identifications, i.e. performing different aspects of their identities in different contexts. The present study contributes to existing knowledge in its focus on an under-researched group and emphasises the negative effects of intragroup discrimination. The paper importantly highlights the diversity within the Black community and considers the (in)visibility of Black Muslim Women within society.

Negative effects of self-help materials: three explorative studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Papworth ◽  
Aileen Ward ◽  
Karen Leeson
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Training Need

AbstractWithin the field of adult mental health, self-help is now a pivotal treatment modality. However, earlier research indicates that some individuals react negatively to this. Through three, small-scale studies, this paper explores both clinicians’ experience of harm in patients as a response to self-help materials as well as patients’ own reports. In Study 1, a postal survey was administrated to clinicians; in Study 2, semi-structured interviews were conducted with clinicians; and in Study 3, patients were sent a postal survey. Over 18% of clinicians indicated that they had experienced self-help materials resulting in harm to patients. The interviews uncovered four main themes: the patients’ clinical presentation, how the materials were presented within the therapeutic contact, certain personality characteristics in patients, and the characteristics of some materials. Between 12% and 24% of patients reported experience of negative effects (depending upon how this is defined), although the latter finding is limited by a small sample size. Proposals are made that are linked to best practice and it is suggested that there is a generic training need for clinicians in materials’ use.

Not too many but also not too few

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Uhrich ◽  
Michael Luck
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Retail Stores ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Sales Personnel ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical mechanisms that underlie the negative effects of low customer density on shoppers' emotions and behavioural responses in retail settings.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses three different qualitative techniques to explore the research question: semi‐structured interviews, shopping with consumers, and focus groups.FindingsThree major issues contribute to unfavorable consumer responses to low customer density levels in retail stores: exposure to undesired social influence from sales personnel; loss of social cues and evaluation criteria; and lack of social stimulation.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research assist store managers to resolve the problems associated with low customer density in retail stores. For example, the results suggest that the negative effects of low customer density can be mitigated by providing appropriate training for sales staff as well as by actively communicating the quality, price level, and image of the store.Originality/valueEmpirical evidence shows that the effects of customer density on shopper outcomes follow an inverted U‐shaped trend. Previous research has focused on explaining the negative consequences of high customer density, while the explanatory mechanisms for the negative effects of low customer density remain largely unclear. This research partially fills this gap in the literature by identifying the psychological processes that account for the negative effects of low customer density.

Faculty and undergraduate student perceptions of an integrated mentoring approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Livingstone ◽  
Nicola Naismith
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Diverse Discipline ◽  
Undergraduate Mentoring ◽  
Mentoring System

The role of an academic mentor is typically diverse, discipline specific and institutionally heterogeneous. Mentoring relationships are commonplace, yet the experience and delivery of mentoring in universities reflect a broad spectrum of approaches and execution. This article reflects on the pedagogic evolution of mentoring, examining the student response to systematic changes in undergraduate mentoring. Much has been written on mentoring, but this research focuses on student experiences when pastoral, professional and curriculum-based mentoring models are integrated and applied together, rather than adopted as separate, distinct approaches. The research employs a mixed methodology, adopting qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to investigate how mentoring relationships evolved following the implementation of an updated contemporary mentoring system. Initially, faculty responses to the changing mentoring system were related through semi-structured interviews. Student experiences were then collected in a pilot study via questionnaires disseminated across all undergraduate levels and subsequently analysed. Key findings suggest that by adopting multifaceted approaches to mentoring which blend the modern and traditional, institutions can effectively add significant ‘value’ to the student experience. Typically (but not exclusively), the undergraduate students’ personal and academic development is enhanced when a system which integrates the pastoral, professional and curriculum-based models is applied.

scholarly journals Other oriented perfectionism, player-coach relationships and performance in tennis

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (78) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
John Hollowell ◽  
Richard Buscombe ◽  
Andry Preston
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
High Standards ◽  
And Performance ◽  
High Level ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

Other oriented perfectionism describes a pre-occupation with the expectation that others will achieve excessively high standards of performance.  Projecting unrealistic expectations on to each other in a player-coach dyad may disrupt the working relationship and impact on the athlete’s experience within the sport.  This study uses Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis to explore, from the coach’s viewpoint, the effects of other oriented perfectionism in tennis coaching.  After conducting semi-structured interviews with high level coaches from the United Kingdom, two superordinate themes emerged. ‘Negative effects of coaches’ other-oriented perfectionism’ and ‘Redefining perfectionism’. The findings of this study assist in highlighting areas for possible intervention as well as identifying avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status and health inequalities among older people from Bangladeshi ethnic minority group in England

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Z Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Western Country ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
London Borough ◽  
The United Kingdom

The study aims to examine what socio-economic, health and psychological problems of older Bangladeshi (55 years and older) experience in later life and what members of the Bangladeshi community perceive to be the reasons for these difficulties. It also aims at finding out the extent to which gerontological theories, that highlight the problems associated with later life, reflect the experiences of older people across ethnic and cultural differences in the United Kingdom. The research has been carried out in the London Borough of Croydon where a small number of Bangladeshi communities live. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with older people from the mixer of men and women so as to answer the above research question i.e. the problems and the effects of ageing process far from home where they made their later life abode. In a qualitative semi - structured interview study in the London Borough of Croydon, 17 older persons from the Bangladeshi communities were asked about their problems of ageing and how they feel about living and growing old in a western country.

scholarly journals Students’ Perceived Challenges of Attending a Flipped EFL Classroom in Viet Nam

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Huu Anh Vuong ◽  
Choon Keong Tan ◽  
Kean Wah Lee
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
English Grammar

Flipped classroom is gaining more and more popularity among educators and researchers all over the world; however, its implementation in Viet Nam is still in infancy. This small-scale research project attempts to investigate students’ perceived challenges when attending a flipped English grammar class. Qualitative research design was adopted to address the research question. The participants include 34 second-year students majoring in the English language at a state university in Viet Nam. The instruments consist of an open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was employed to address the qualitative data. The findings highlight that Vietnamese students encounter several challenges when attending the flipped classroom including difficulty in self-regulated learning, heavy learning workload, lack of immediate support and lack of ICT resources. Accordingly, the present research has some pedagogical implications to help address those obstacles for successful implementation of this innovative teaching mode in the Vietnamese EFL context.

scholarly journals Students’ experiences about PBL as they learn Developmental Mathematics at a Higher Education Institution in Trinidad and Tobago: A qualitative case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Rhonda Dookwah ◽  
Gabriel Julien
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Developmental Mathematics ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Structured Interviews

This action research highlights the experiences of undergraduate students who studied Developmental Mathematics using the Problem-Based Learning(PBL) strategy. They were exposed to fifteen weeks intervention at a Higher Educationinstitution in Trinidad and Tobago called HilltopCollege. A review of the existing literature within the local context indicated that there is a paucityof information about theirexperiences.Consequently, their experiences are critically important since they can be an impetus for the formulation of policy and implementation towards the teaching/learning of Developmental Mathematics inthis country.Thus, it is absolutely necessary that policy makers heed the voices of these students especially when they are formulating curriculum that pertain to Developmental Mathematics. A qualitative case study was conducted to carefully ascertain their experiences and answer the research question: What are students´ experiences with Problem-Based Learning in the study of Developmental Mathematics at Hilltop College? Twenty-four students participated. A structured questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were utilized with four focusgroups. Data were analyzed under six major headings: Approach to teaching, social relationships, resources, pace of teaching, emotional intelligence and the role of the teacher. Recommendations strongly advocating that student-centered strategies be employed when studying Developmental Mathematics were also offered.

Child protective workers’ reflections on principles underpinning the assessment of children in need: The case of Estonia

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1255-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karmen Toros
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Child Involvement ◽  
Provided Examples ◽  
Deficit View

This article presents the findings of a small-scale, qualitative study that included 20 child protective workers from different regions in Estonia. The research question guiding this study was as follows: What principles underpin child protective workers’ assessment activities in cases with child protection concerns? The respondents provided examples of assessment principles through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that workers’ assessments are adopted from a deficit view rather than from the needs and possibilities. The majority of the participants underscored the importance of child involvement and partnership in the decision-making process; nevertheless, their case reflections showed that only five of them included the child in the assessment.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status and health inequalities among older people from Bangladeshi ethnic minority group in England

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Z Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Western Country ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
London Borough ◽  
The United Kingdom

The study aims to examine what socio-economic, health and psychological problems of older Bangladeshi (55 years and older) experience in later life and what members of the Bangladeshi community perceive to be the reasons for these difficulties. It also aims at finding out the extent to which gerontological theories, that highlight the problems associated with later life, reflect the experiences of older people across ethnic and cultural differences in the United Kingdom. The research has been carried out in the London Borough of Croydon where a small number of Bangladeshi communities live. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with older people from the mixer of men and women so as to answer the above research question i.e. the problems and the effects of ageing process far from home where they made their later life abode. In a qualitative semi - structured interview study in the London Borough of Croydon, 17 older persons from the Bangladeshi communities were asked about their problems of ageing and how they feel about living and growing old in a western country.

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