The distinctions of Heideggerian phenomenological research method

PurposeThis current paper attempts to bring more light to the current debate of understanding phenomenological research methods, in order to clarify the interpretive phenomenological inquiry with Heidegger's philosophy of phenomenology.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uniquely presents the three distinctions of Heideggerian thoughts in conducting interpretive phenomenological research: (1) realizing the problem of identity; (2) recognizing the inadequacy of ontology; and (3) interpreting the subject matter through historical critiques.FindingsThe paper also discusses the basis of phenomenological research issues of a priori knowledge, data analysis process and qualitative research issues of validity, reliability, and creditability. In the conclusion and recommendation, this paper suggests six key points to implement a proper research strategy to employ Heideggerian phenomenological inquiry in social science and policymaking research where investigators are dealing with the multiplicity of existing and alternative worldviews.Originality/valueThe paper idea is fresh and adds new knowledge to the field.

Alternative learning media post-covid-19: uncertainty reduction theory perspective

This study aims to determine how users respond to the use of social media during online learning after the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of uncertainty reduction theory. This study uses a phenomenological research method, where data collection is carried out by means of Focus Group Discussion (FGD), which was conducted twice on 15 users of online learning applications. Through this research, it is known that the user's response from the compulsion in using the online learning model is that the subject tends to feel mostly bored, difficult to discipline, tendency to be lazy, and has the proclivity to be dishonest. In addition, in terms of emotional connection, teachers and students do not have a good bond, which is far different when using the offline learning modality. The majority of users prefer to utilize the offline learning system when the pandemic ends. One person prefers to use a hybrid system which is a combination of online and offline learning method.

Qualitative Study on Male Nursing Students’ Cognition of Nine-Valent Preventive Vaccine

Objective: To investigate the cognition degree of male nursing students to HPV and nine-valent vaccine and the influencing factors of male willingness to receive nine-valent HPV vaccine. Methods: Qualitative research semi-structured interview was conducted on male nursing students, and phenomenological research method was used to record, ran scribe, encode and classify the interview data and extract the topic. The number of interviews was determined according to the information saturation. Results: Seven themes were summarized in this study, which were mainly divided into two aspects. The promotion of vaccination includes two aspects: self-benefit and benefit of others. The prevention of vaccination mainly includes low awareness rate, feminization of vaccine information, high cost and safety and effectiveness. Conclusion: Male nursing students have low cognition degree and inoculation intention to human papillomavirus and nine-valent vaccine, so it is necessary to further strengthen publicity and carry out college education to improve vaccination.

Tingles, Triggers and Therapeutic Sensations: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) among Young Adults

This qualitative study explored the experiences of university students watching Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos towards psychological effects and mindfulness. ASMR experiences were shown to phenomenologically overlapped with mindfulness and well-being. This study entailed a phenomenological research method used in determining the nature of human experiences regarding a phenomenon through the descriptions of participants in the study. Snowball sampling method was used whereby locating the additional informants was expanded through the recommendation of others for interview. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, Accomplishment (PERMA) Model were employed to analyse written interview transcripts. Findings revealed how participants viewed ASMR as applicable to enhance their well-being. ASMR is also seen as a potential benefit for participants to improve mindfulness; Participants also reported a better ability to cope with stress and a notable reduction in perception of cognitive workload. A future inquiry could investigate the effects of ASMR on specific cognitive activities.

Rehabilitation of Inmate Young Offenders and the Education system:Offenders’ Perspective in South Africa

Unemployment, lack of education and few opportunities are, but few of the factors that lead to young people in South Africa and elsewhere turning to crime. These young people face the law after being caught and they get incarcerated inthe correctional service centres. It seems that many of educational programmes aimed at rehabilitating young inmate offenders seem not being effective as some of these young inmate offenders become hardened criminals through institutionalization in correctional service centres. This paper thus, explored the views of inmate young offenders of the benefits of educational programmesthey derived while incarcerated in South Africa. The young inmate offenders‟ age ranged from 17 years to 27years, 5 females and8 males. A qualitative phenomenological research method was used with a sample of 6 inmate young offenders to describe young inmate offenders‟ views of benefits they derive from educational programmes in correctional centres. Based on the available and access to the participants a purposive sample was employed for this research study.An open-ended questionnaire instrument which contained a set of a variety of questions on benefits of educational programmes were completed by the research participants. Toconduct this study in line with ethical considerations, permission was given by the university‟s ethical committee and later the Department of Correctional Services allowed the study to be conducted in their correctional centres. Data that was thematically analysed discovered educational programmes offered and availed to inmate young offenders to be beneficial. The study showed that although formal education was offered,the educational programmes faced many other challenges which were also mentioned in other studies and even in this study the offenders pointed them out, e.g.lack of resources and shortage of staff.The study also revealed that the rehabilitation programme played a critical role inreducing gangformation and fights in the entire inmate community. The collaboration of the state, community, family members of the offenders, churches, traditional leaders and non-profit organisations is required in rehabilitation of the IYO.

Psychosocial Factors in the Experience of Epilepsy: A Qualitative Analysis of Narratives

Introduction. Epilepsy is a complex disease. The consequences of epilepsy are varied and manifested in all aspects of people with epilepsy’s (PWE) lives. The purpose of this study was to define individual experiences of epilepsy, expressed in narratives, and to find the stem of each narrative—a core event in the PWE’s experience of the disease around which they structure their overall narrative. Method. A qualitative, phenomenological research method was used. We conducted semistructured interviews with 22 PWE and analysed the content using a combination of inductive and deductive methods, based on which we determined the stem narratives. Results. The stem narrative of the epilepsy narrative is an important life experience of PWE. We divided the stem narratives into four groups: lifestyle changes, relationship changes, the consequences of the inciting incident, and the limitations of the disease. In our study, we found that the stem narrative was, in all but one case, a secondary (psychosocial) factor resulting from epilepsy, but not its symptom (epileptic seizure). The stem narrative, where aspects of life with epilepsy are exposed, points to a fundamental loss felt by PWE. Conclusion. The narrative of the experience of epilepsy has proven to be an important source of information about the disease and life of PWE and also about the aspects at the forefront of life with epilepsy. The secondary epilepsy factors that we identified in the stem narratives were the greatest burden for PWE in all cases but one.

Eksistensi Braggadocian Behavior Pada Media Sosial Tiktok

Eksistensi diri merupakan suatu usaha manusia untuk mencari dan memahami arti kehidupan bagi dirinya yang diyakini sebagai sebuah bentuk dari nilai batiniah yang paling utama, dimana tidak ada satu orang atau individu pun atau sesuatu yang dapat memberi pengertian tentang arti dan maksud dari kehidupan seseorang tersebut, jadi setiap manusia harus menemukan cara sendiri untuk menghadapi kondisi dan lingkungan sekitar.Penelitian Ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana Eksistensi Braggadocian Behavior Pada aplikasi Media Sosial Tiktok (studi Fenomenologi pada Remaja Di Kota Makassar). Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yakni : metode penelitian fenomenologi dari Alferd Schutz, dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan tipe penelitian deskriptif. Peneliti menyimpulkan kedalam tiga pembahasan yakni, pemahaman, tujuan dan manfaat yang didapat oleh remaja dalam menggunakan tiktok. Jika diuraikan maka sebagai berikut: pemahaman: dengan menggunakan aplikasi Tik Tok remaja jadi memiliki pemahaman tentang aplikasi video pendek, aplikasi untuk mengasah kreativitas, dengan menggunakan aplikasi Tik Tok mereka meyakini bahwa bisa menunjukan ekspresi dirinya, aplikasi Tik Tok dapat dijadikan sarana hiburan, dan bisa digunakan untuk mengeluarkan skill (keahlian) yang dimiliki. Selain itu tujuannya, menunjukan bakat, eksistensi diri,. Untuk manfaatnya sendiri diperoleh hasil bahwa tingkat percaya diri meningkat, menghilangkan stres, kreativitas makin berkembang dan keluar dari zona nyaman. Mereka dapat merasakan perbedaan antara eksis di media sosial dengan eksis di kehidupan nyata. Namun tidak dapat dipungkiri juga kalau media sosial Tiktok memiliki peran dalam membantu mereka untuk mendapatkan ke eksistensian diri dalam lingkungan pertemanan. Tiktok menjadi ketergantungan hanya jika pengguna/remaja penggunanya mengejar pembayaran dari follower(pengikut) yang banyak menonton aktifitas mereka. Kata Kunci : Eksistensi, Braggadocian Behavior, Media sosial, Tiktok ABSTARCT Self-existence is a human effort to seek and understand the meaning of life for himself which is believed to be a form of the most important inner value, where no one person or individual or something can give an understanding of the meaning and purpose of one's life, so Every human being must find his own way to deal with the conditions and environment around him. This study aims to determine the extent of the existence of Braggadocian Behavior in the Tiktok Social Media application (Phenomenology study of Adolescents in Makassar City). The method used in this research is: phenomenological research method from Alferd Schutz, with a qualitative approach and descriptive type of research. The researcher concluded into three discussions, namely, understanding, goals and benefits obtained by adolescents in using tiktok. If described, it is as follows: understanding: by using the Tik Tok application teenagers have an understanding of short video applications, applications to hone creativity, by using the Tik Tok application they believe that they can show their self-expression, the Tik Tok application can be used as a means of entertainment, and can used to issue skills (expertise) that is owned. Besides that, the goal is to show talent, self-existence. For its own benefits, it is found that the level of self-confidence increases, relieves stress, creativity develops and gets out of the comfort zone. They can feel the difference between being on social media and being in real life. But it cannot be denied that Tiktok social media has a role in helping them to get into their existence in a friendship environment. Tiktok becomes addictive only if its users / teenagers are chasing payments from followers who watch a lot of their activity. Keywords: Existence, Braggadocian Behavior, Social Media, Tiktok

Opinions of university students on effects of distance learning in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic

This study aimed to examine the opinions of university students’ about distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study could be guiding for similar situations in the future. The study was carried out according to the phenomenological research method, one of the methods in qualitative research methods. The data were collected from 84 students from 4 different public universities in four regions, Black Sea Region, Mediterranean Region, Central Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia Region between April and December 2020, with a semi-structured interview form through Instagram interviews. According to the findings, the majority (f=61) of the participant declared that they were well informed by their universities and instructors about the processes of distance education. Almost half of the participants stated that they had no important problem reaching the distance education system. However, most of the participants (f=47) declared that they had problems in time. The participants shared the opinion that the course documents loaded by the instructors were sufficient, clear and instructive, and the live courses were useful. Most of the participants (f=62) declared that using homework, projects and presentations as a means of course measurement method is useful. The study showed that participants (f=70) had no communication problem with their instructors during the process. Students (f=75) also suggested distance education be used in similar situations. Before the study consent of the Social Sciences Research Committee was taken, students’ approval was taken online.

Major Causes of Female Dropouts at Different Educational Levels in Karachi

This research revolves around the causes of female dropouts in Karachi at different educational levels, including primary, secondary, high school and university levels. In this research exploratory sequential mixed method has been used. After the literature review, the phenomenological research method for the qualitative phase of research has been adopted. In this regard, the interviews have been taken by different educationalists in Karachi on the basis of their experience and age via the convenience sampling method. All the hypotheses have been tested and accepted at this stage. Under the umbrella of results of the first phase, the questionnaire has been designed for quantitative research, i.e. the second phase of the research. The sample size for the second phase is 200; the data has been collected via quota sampling. The frequency of every element included in the quantitative phase has been detected separately by using descriptive analysis through SPSS. Finally, conclusions have been made on the basis of data analysis.