scholarly journals The After Effect: Lived Experiences of Typhoon Yolanda Survivors

2020 ◽  
pp. 1076-1089
Author(s):  
Bayron Barredo
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Different Types ◽  
After Effect ◽  
Depth Interviews

Natural calamities cause massive affliction among affected communities. As a result, most survivors have to rely on their coping mechanisms and deal with their losses and consequent emotional grief. Taking November 8, 2013, super typhoon Haiyan, which was known as “Yolanda” locally, as an example, this study aims to report findings from within a phenomenological study designed to investigate the lived experiences of Yolanda survivors in Tacloban City. This study is based on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, which recognises the role of self in interpretation and utilises hermeneutic phenomenology, which is concerned with understanding texts. In-depth interviews with survivors were conducted, and their responses were audio-recorded and transcribed. Five emergent themes were identified: (1) unperturbed and used, (2) emotion-focused outcomes, (3) divine faith, (4) ways of coping, and (5) resilience. In the process, the participants did not only survive but established a new sense of purpose and their renewed awareness in life was awakened. Future studies may investigate different types of coping assistance at various points in the recovery process, and additional research is needed to elucidate how different types of religious involvement may intercede the effects of a natural disaster.

Making sense of international faith-based disaster relief volunteer experiences: Barriers and contributors to successful operations

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-354
Author(s):  
Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Making Sense

This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of five deployed international disaster relief volunteers from a faith-based group in Thailand. This study explored what participants perceived as contributors and barriers to their successful operations and how they made sense of their roles in the disaster recovery process. Organizational and cross-cultural barriers were identified. Through the lens of sense-making theory, four additional themes emerged: participants’ first assignment, the motto of being part of the solution, their firm belief in the organization’s values and practices, and their perception of necessity. Implications for faith-based organizations and directions for future studies are provided.

scholarly journals Understanding the Meaning of Multicultural Collaboration in a Public-School EFL Class

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Patricio Andrés Pino Castillo ◽  
Allyson Donoso ◽  
Katherin Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Safe Learning Environment ◽  
Depth Interviews

This phenomenological study sought to understand the meaning of multicultural collaboration in a Chilean English as a Foreign Language class purposefully selected because of its high percentage of students from different cultural backgrounds. Through participant observation and in-depth interviews, the essence of the phenomenon was identified. Findings revealed that the students’ and the teacher’s positive attitudes towards multiculturalism, along with their respect and acceptance for diversity, propitiated a healthy and safe learning environment that made multicultural collaboration possible. Future studies should explore how these conditions may be replicated in other multicultural educational scenarios.

Protest and protect

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Chen ◽  
Liling Zhou ◽  
Shufang Han
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Mixed Feeling ◽  
Chinese Mothers ◽  
Direct And Indirect Benefits ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract A phenomenological study reveals Chinese mothers’ perception and interpretation of smartphone (tablet) in their everyday communications and interactions with their young children. In total, 23 in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Data of the current study indicated that Chinese mothers’ perception of smartphone (tablet) in their everyday lives’ communication and interaction with young children is both grounded and reflective of their parenting philosophy and family communication style. Data of the current study indicated that today’s Chinese mothers have a mixed feeling toward the role of smartphone and tablet plays in their parenting practices. According to those participants, the smartphone and tablet both help and hurt their communications and interactions with their children. There are both direct and indirect benefits of using smartphone for parenting. Similarly, the smartphone (tablet) also hurts Chinese mothers’ communications and interactions with their children directly and indirectly.

EXPRESS: The Concept of Authenticity: What it Means to Consumers

2021 ◽  
pp. 002224292199666
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Nunes ◽  
Andrea Ordanini ◽  
Gaia Giambastiani
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Consumer Data ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Consumer Assessment ◽  
Depth Interviews

The literature is filled with numerous idiosyncratic definitions of what it means for consumption to be authentic. The authors address the resulting conceptual ambiguity by re-conceptualizing authenticity, defining it as a holistic consumer assessment determined by six component judgements (accuracy, connectedness, integrity, legitimacy, originality, and proficiency) whereby the role of each component can change based on the consumption context. This definition emerges from a two-stage, multi-method concept reconstruction process leveraging data from more than 3,000 consumers across no less than 17 different types of consumption experiences. In stage one, they take a qualitative approach employing both in-depth interviews and surveys (one conducted on a nationally representative sample) to identify authenticity’s six constituent components. The final components are based on themes emerging from consumer data that were integrated and reconciled with existing definitions in the literature. In stage two, quantitative analyses empirically estimate the six components and support the composite formative nature of the construct. While the authors document how certain components contribute to assessments of authenticity differently across contexts, they also show authenticity has consumer-relevant downstream consequences while being conceptually distinct from consumer attitudes. Their findings offer practitioners direction regarding what to emphasize in order to convey authenticity to consumers.

Awareness of Guilt and Shame in Intimate Violence

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvi Eisikovits ◽  
Guy Enosh
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intimate Violence ◽  
Male Batterers ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this article is to examine the role of moral feelings—guilt and shame —in the emergence and aftermath of intimate violence, and the way in which these emotions affect the self and behaviors of those involved. This is a phenomenological study using content analysis of in-depth interviews with 20 male batterers and their female partners. The findings indicate that the extent of authenticity and assumption of responsibility concerning moral feelings will determine whether these will or will not lead to intimate violence. Thus it becomes possible to trace five alternative paths of the relationship between moral feelings and intimate violence. Implications for theorizing and future research about the role of moral feelings in intimate violence are suggested.

scholarly journals Faculty Members’ Lived Experiences with Choosing Open Educational Resources

Open Praxis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Troy Martin ◽  
Royce Kimmons
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Open Textbooks ◽  
Depth Interviews

The cost of textbooks has continued to increase with significant financial effects on students in higher education. Although many faculty express a desire and willingness to adopt and create open textbooks (and OER generally), few actually do. To better understand this gap between attitudes and practices, this phenomenological study builds upon the findings of a survey of faculty members at a large, nationally-ranked, high-research-activity university in the U.S. and uses in-depth interviews to understand faculty members’ lived experiences with OER adoption and creation. Results indicated that though faculty might be motivated to use and create OER to reduce cost and improve pedagogy, they are regularly stymied by quality considerations, copyright fears, technical difficulties, and sustainability concerns. We explore each of these issues in some depth and provide discussion and suggestions on how similar institutions (e.g., high-research-activity) should respond to help support OER adoption and creation.

scholarly journals Institutes of innovative development: Their role in regional clusters

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (190) ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
Anna Bykova
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Innovation Clusters ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research Centres ◽  
Perm Region

The role of technological innovation in enhancing competitive advantage at the level of individual companies and industries, regions, and even countries, has increased interest in the innovation component of the cluster, and has led to revision of the concept of the treatment of cluster effects and of approaches to their study. As a result of theoretical research and analysis of practical situations, in the late 1990s W. Feldman and J. Audretsch developed a theory of economic development through the establishment of innovation clusters. In this paper we aim to identify the quantitative link between the participation in innovation clusters and universities, research centres, and other institutes of innovative development; we will also try to find the key factors affecting them. We used econometric procedures for 413 companies (based on the data of accounting and statistical reports) of the Perm region (Russia). The regression outcomes allow defining the ?stimulating? factors affecting participation in cluster relationships. The quantitative analysis was supplemented by in-depth interviews on different types of relationship forms among companies and institutes promoting innovation within the framework of a cluster concept.

scholarly journals Lived Experiences of Iranian ICU Nurses In The Care of Patients With Covid-19: A Phenomenological Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehraban shahmari ◽  
Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi ◽  
Akram ghobadi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Professional Challenges ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background: Covid-19 pandemic with its sudden and widespread global outbreak has stunned health care systems. Nurses are at the forefront of fight against this pandemic, and Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are more at risk of infection as they have a greater interaction with infected patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted to explore the lived experiences of Iranian ICU nurses in the care of patients with covid-19.Methods: This is an interpretive phenomenological study in which, 15 ICU nurses were purposefully selected. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used to collect data. The transcripts of the interviews were recorded and then analyzed by Diekelmann (1989) method with hermeneutic approach.Results: Ten of the samples were female and five were male. The mean age of participants was 32 years and their average work experience in the intensive care unit was 6 years. Three main themes were obtained from data analysis, including beyond usual care, the emergence of a new image of nursing and the Realization of professional challenges. Conclusion: Working in difficult and unknown conditions with many challenges caused mental and physical depreciation of nurses in the intensive care unit. However, the nurses showed a spirit of self-sacrifice and did not give up their relentless efforts to fight this unknown enemy, and fulfilled their professional responsibilities to provide the best care to patients. By doing so, the nurses showed a new image of nursing to the society. Therefore, full support should be provided to healthcare workers, especially nurses by the authorities in order to prepare them to respond to unwanted crises.

scholarly journals The role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for South African traffic officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Jacobs ◽  
Annelize Van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Interpretive Paradigm ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Work And Life

Traffic officers are faced with many stressful situations, yet each traffic officer might cope differently with these stressors. Spirituality is regarded as an essential defence in stressful situations. Therefore, this article provides a basic framework guiding traffic officers and practitioners, on how spirituality can be used as a coping mechanism when faced with various work-related stressors. An interpretative, qualitative study was conducted utilising purposive sampling in which 10 traffic officers participated in in-depth interviews. In line with the interpretive paradigm, data were analysed using content analysis. The research findings indicate when utilising spirituality to various degrees in their workplace, traffic officers displayed adaptive coping capabilities. Traffic officers associated less spirituality or a lack thereof with weaker coping capability. Furthermore, spirituality in traffic officers is informed by their spiritual or religious foundation, their purpose in work and life, their connection to a spiritual source, and the fruits of spirituality. The coping ability of traffic officers is influenced by their upbringing and background, by stressors in their work environment and by their coping mechanisms. The role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers culminated in their ability to interpret the meaning of spirituality, and then implementing spirituality as a coping mechanism.

Palliative care clients' and caregivers' notion of fear and their strategies for overcoming it

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 777-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Penman ◽  
Bronwyn Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Different Types ◽  
One Step ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Australian Department

AbstractObjective:This paper aims to clarify our understanding of fear and explore the strategies employed by people with life-limiting conditions and their caregivers in addressing the emotion of fear as they journey through the dying process. The role of fear is discussed: different kinds of fear, the tangible and intangible measures by which people manage their fear, and the ways of transcending fear.Method:The findings of a larger research project funded by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing are drawn upon. In-depth interviews were conducted with clients and caregivers relating to the psychosocial and emotional issues in palliative care. Secondary analysis was utilized to examine the perceptions of fear in this cohort.Results:While there were many other findings, the results highlighted in this paper relate to the notion of fear among interview participants. Interview data showed that people with life-limiting conditions and their caregivers had different types of fear and employed a variety of strategies to deal with fear. Four themes emerged embodying these strategies: calling on their own resilience and inner resources, maintaining human relationships, gaining the ability to “keep one step ahead” in the dying process, and engaging in spirituality and religion.Significance of results:The implications of the findings for healthcare professionals are highlighted. The recognition of emotions is embedded in palliative care; healthcare professionals should view the management of emotions as an integral part of professional practice. Addressing fear is essential because unresolved fear can impinge on one's ability to cope. Our paper brings together different perspectives on fear and how vulnerable individuals attempt to cope with it while at the same time providing a view of the challenges confronting healthcare professionals who are engaged with them and committed to optimizing health outcomes for palliative care clients and their caregivers.

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