scholarly journals Factors Supporting and Preventing Academics from Becoming Lifelong Learners

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Zeynep Ayvaz-Tuncel
Keyword(s):  
Learning Needs ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Lifelong Learner ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
New Information ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The Individual

In present circumstances, it has become inevitable for individuals to continue obtaining new information and skills throughout their lives. Having learned to learn and information literate individuals are able to meet their learning needs both in career and personal terms by themselves. The important aspect is the individual feels the need to learn and knows how and where to meet these needs. Feeling those can be considered as the basic requirement to make efforts in order to meet them. However, the surrounding circumstances may support or prevent meeting these needs. Therefore, the main questions to be answered in this study are as follows: (1) what are the factors supporting academics, holding office in the faculty of education, to become lifelong learners? and (2) what are the factors preventing academics, holding office in the faculty of education, from becoming lifelong learners? Since the situation of being a lifelong learner will be examined by being based on the present working conditions, the study is designed as embedded multiple case study. It is endeavored to ensure maximum variety in the study group by taking into account the various academic titles, gender and fields of study. The interview form is developed based on the literature and revised according to the opinions of specialists. The data has been collected by having individual interviews with academics and a content analysis has been performed. In conclusion of the analysis performed, such themes as the need to become lifelong learners, the factors supporting to become lifelong learners and the factors preventing from becoming lifelong learners have been reached.

scholarly journals To Be Resourced or to Become a Resource: Understanding Novice University Teachers’ Resource-Mediated Identity Construction

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110107
Author(s):  
Hao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Development Data ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Problem Awareness ◽  
Journal Entries

This article reports on a multiple-case study which aims to investigate how novice university teachers construct professional identities as they process and utilize resources to promote professional development. Data were collected from 35 novice university teachers in China through prolonged individual interviews as a major source of data, with journal entries and other written protocols as a supplement. Data analysis reveals three types of resource-mediated identities, that is, resource collectors, resource providers, and resource users. The difference between the three types of identities further shows that resource utilization can be most effectively optimized if teachers display a higher degree of autonomy deriving from their agency and proactively engage with resources to resolve specific problems in self-directed efforts. Suggestions with regard to promoting teachers’ problem awareness and improving organizational management are discussed.

scholarly journals Sustainable Management Model in a mining unit in the process of closing in Mexico. Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rosa Elia MARTÍNEZ-TORRES ◽  
Patricia RIVERA-ACOSTA ◽  
Juana María HUERTA-GONZALEZ ◽  
Maricela OJEDA-GUTIÉRREZ
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Individual

As part of an Integrated Multiple Case Study (Yin, 2013), a method applied for the implementation of a Sustainable Management Model for the Mining-Metallurgical Industry of Mexico, the individual study of the mining analysis unit is presented, which is in the closing stage and belongs to the Au-Ag-Pb-Cu-Zn Mineralization Trend of the national territory. In addition to collaborating with the validation of the Model in field, this study aims to evaluate whether environmental, practices comply with legislative requirements and align with the international suggestions of the UN (2016) through Sustainable Development Goals selected from the agenda 2030. The contribution of this study lies in the importance that is generated from the closure strategy they have followed and how it impacts on the environment, involving ecological and social aspects primarily; the mining unit in the closing stage has been involved in clashes led by radical groups, arguing excessive devastation of important areas, forcing the corporation to execute plans for total closure.

Creating the Role: How Dramatherapy Can Assist in Re/Creating an Identity with Recovering Addicts

Dramatherapy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 106-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Newman
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Personal Challenges

This article focuses on the use of role with two individuals in group dramatherapy treatment after active addiction. With current studies evidencing the success of the 12-step programme, this case study looks at psychodynamic dramatherapy after 12-step based primary treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. Once the role of the addict is removed, the symptom roles of ‘liar’, ‘failure’ and ‘the depressed’ are often left. Once a member of Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous the role of ‘recovering addict’ is inserted and the individual is accepted into the recovery community. The multiple case study research focuses on methodology that enables improving resilience and self worth. The study uses the application of role in dramatherapy to identify, express and begin to reconfigure roles and sub-roles. It gives an honest account of personal challenges in relation to the (im)possibilities of brief therapy. Through two qualitative multiple case studies, the research focuses on two individuals in a group setting who differ in identity-related circumstances into addiction, the therapeutic process and how a psychodynamic dramatherapy role method can assist in the (re)creation of identity post addiction.

scholarly journals How Can the Organizing Work Involved in the Joint Regulation of Lean Projects Promote an Enabling Organization and Occupational Health?

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-116
Author(s):  
Sébastien Bruère ◽  
Marie Bellemare ◽  
Sandrine Caroly
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Multiple Case

The objective of this article is, through an empirical study, to further understanding of the actions and decisions taken in the context of Lean implementation projects carried out under joint regulation (Lévesque and Murray, 1998) agreements. We, therefore, attempt to identify factors that may facilitate the organizing work involved in joint regulation of Lean projects to allow workers to develop a broader range of health-minded work methods and habits. Our assumption is that factors which influence joint regulation, such as the union’s capacity for action, management’s attitude and the purpose of the change, also influence the occupational health outcomes of Lean projects. We believe that the organizing work involved in joint regulation (actions and decisions) has an impact on these factors and influences the occupational health outcomes. Our research question is therefore this: What are the actions and decisions involved in joint regulation of Lean implementation projects that lead to closer correspondence with enabling organization criteria? This empirical study was exploratory in nature and had a multiple case study design. Two cases of lean projects were documented through eight individual interviews and the collection of documents. The main results indicate that, while joint regulation appears essential in terms of meeting enabling organization criteria, it alone is insufficient to explain the health effects of Lean projects. All stakeholders need to define the project goals, modes of assessment and management rules, both cooperatively and transparently, and through their involvement in decisions regarding all processes.

scholarly journals USING PARTICIPATORY VISUAL METHODS TO TEACH CHARACTER EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evans M. Olao ◽  
Bernard L. Misigo ◽  
Karsten Speck
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Educational Stakeholders ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Multiple Case

<p>The rising cases of youth engagement in anti-social behaviour in Kenya present the need for educational stakeholders to invest in the teaching of character education. This paper has explored the use of participatory visual methods (PVM) in the teaching of character education. A multiple case-study design was used where eight grade three teachers were selected purposively. Data were generated through drawings, individual interviews and reflective journals. These were later analysed thematically through systematic open coding. The findings showed that PVM are learner centred and that they advance collaborative learning. This child-centeredness encouraged active learning and excitement among learners. It also boosted learners’ memories and overcame the language barriers that learners experience during communication in class. This paper concluded that participatory visual methods are new approaches as an alternative for better teaching of character education in early childhood. This conclusion has implications for early childhood teacher education on child-appropriate teaching styles to be used in character education. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0771/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

An investigation of postsecondary violin instructors’ remedial pedagogy: A case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa A. Mio
Keyword(s):  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
External Data ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Individual

Applied violin instructors at the postsecondary level often implement remedial pedagogy with incoming first-year students in order to address technical/musical habits or deficiencies. As students strive to alter their technique, resistance to change and low self-efficacy often result. Using a descriptive qualitative multiple case study research design, 10 postsecondary violin instructors from across North America were interviewed to gain insight into their personal perspectives and experiences implementing remedial pedagogy with first-year violin students. The interview data and external data sources were analyzed through the theoretical framework of attribution theory and teacher attribution scaffolding theory. The results indicate that many participants address correction through effective communication, based on the individual physiological/psychological wellbeing of every student, their level of self-efficacy, motivation, resistance to change, and postsecondary expectations. The pedagogical expertise and applied experiences presented in this study should inform current and future violin pedagogues about how to effectively address technical/musical deficiencies so that the wellbeing of students remains a priority throughout the remedial process.

Narratives of Depression

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Robertson ◽  
Chris Venter ◽  
Karel Botha
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Life Narratives ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Political Narratives ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Narrative Format ◽  
The Individual

The purpose of this study was to explore the life narratives of a group of self-identified depressed individuals. A qualitative research approach, specifically a multiple case study method was used, consisting of interviews in narrative format with people who were suffering from depression. The common themes seemed to be: the participants attached negative meanings to their life experiences; they used negative language, particularly in the form of generalisations, to articulate their stories; and they found socio-political narratives to be subjugating. The study suggested that a narrative approach to therapy could be fruitful in the treatment of depression, especially through helping people to find positive meanings for life experiences; re-authoring life narratives using fewer negative generalisations; confronting and transcending subjugating political stories; assisting the individual to discover and build upon unique outcomes; and encouraging the extemalisation of depression.

Integrated reporting as a strategy for firm growth: multiple case study in Colombia

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo A. Macias ◽  
Angelica Farfan-Lievano
Keyword(s):  
Firm Growth ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
International Integrated Reporting Council ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the implementation of the integrated reporting (IR) framework in a group of Colombian enterprises. Design/methodology/approach This is a multiple-case study in six enterprises that use the IR framework. The selected enterprises, all of which were located in either Bogota or Medellin, were Argos, EEB, EPM, ISA, Nutresa and Ocensa. The authors conducted individual interviews of reporters and performed a documentary analysis. Findings The few Colombian firms that use the IR framework all have ambitious expansion goals in the medium term. The main reason for the adoption of the IR framework in these firms is that it facilitates access to resources from new foreign investors. Research limitations/implications Since the framework was published recently, only a few Colombian firms follow it, and several of them do not apply all of its components. In the future, there will be more reports and a higher level of framework application. Practical implications In the firms studied, the IR framework is an important tool to support the search strategies of new sources of financial capital. Social implications If the use of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) framework were to diminish the application of the GRI, firms would be less likely to evaluate the impact of their activities on numerous stakeholders (other than shareholders). Originality/value This is the first Colombian study of IR to include both documentary analysis and personal interviews.

The Perspectives of Iranian EFL Teachers on the Integration of ICT into their Teaching Practices

2015 ◽  
pp. 94-119
Author(s):  
Parivash Mozafari ◽  
David Wray
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Depth Data ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Individual

This chapter reports the findings of a multiple-case study that was carried out during October-January 2013 held with 9 Iranian EFL teachers -five male, four females- from across 6 schools in the capital city of Tehran. Underpinned by a socio-cultural epistemology and utilising an interpretivist qualitative paradigm, this study aimed to explore participants' perspectives on the integration of computer and other ICT (information and communication technology) tools into their teaching. The focus was the individual and contextual factors which had influenced and shaped the perceptions and practices of these teachers. In so doing, in-depth data was collected based on a total of 36 face to face individual semi- structured interviews that were guided by 27 observations of classroom practices. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that ICT uptake by participants was seriously hampered by several interacting and interrelated areas that influenced participants' perspectives and practices.

scholarly journals Individual Development of Professionalism in Educational Peer Group Supervision: A Multiple Case Study of GPs

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibi Hølge-Hazelton ◽  
Charlotte Tulinius
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Group Supervision ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Professional Behaviour ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Individual

Background. Research has shown that peer-group supervision can strengthen GPs’ professionalism, but little is known about the individual learning processes. To establish professionalism beyond professional behaviour, identity and idealism need to be included. The inner attitudinal values of professionalism within the individual are, however, difficult to assess. Aim. On the basis of a multiple case study, this paper describes the process of professional learning and challenges for individual GPs, as they take part in supervision groups focusing on children cases. Methods and Results. By using a two-dimensional theoretical model, it is shown that all GPs developed their professional behaviour, and many of them strengthened their professional identity in this domain towards a changed professionalism. Most participants emphasized the positive experience of sharing worries with families indicating care and interest. Some participants learning processes were very linear/convergent; others were complex/divergent—starting out with a relatively simple objective, realizing how multifaceted the issue was after the first year leading to a final development of new perspectives or action possibilities. Conclusion. The composition of supervision groups, as well as the professional background of the supervisor, may play a significant role in the development of professional behaviour and professionalism.

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