ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Heroes' Journey: A Young Couple's Experience with Choriocarcinoma
Author: Marlowe, Dan
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grief,Cancer,Content Analysis,Learning Theories,Case Studies,Correlation,Coping,Divorce,Family Environment,Emotional Response,Child Rearing,Death,Parent Role,Fathers,Mothers,Pregnancy

A 20 year retrospective qualitative case study was conducted to investigate the relational impact of choriocarcinoma (a type of gestational cancer) on a couple of child-bearing age. A unique feature to the study was that the primary investigator was the couple's biological son, initiating the first known auto-case study design. Using holistic content analysis, investigators learned that anticipatory grief played a central part in the couple's ultimate detachment and divorce. While the wife began to refocus her emotional energies on her children, in psychological preparation for her possible death, the husband focused on ways to keep the family finances together in preparation for life after cancer. He perceived her emotional detachment from him as abandonment. In spite of taking separate paths, the two perceived one another as heroes. The conceptual and clinical implications for a young couple battling gestational cancer are discussed.
The Role of Emotions in Fieldwork: A Self-Study of Family Research in a Corrections Setting
Author: Arditti, Joyce A.
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Design,Content Analysis,Psychological Patterns,Correctional Institutions,Program Implementation,Interviews,Caregiver Attitudes,Emotional Experience,Emotional Problems,Role Perception,Transcripts (Written Records),Child Caregivers,Concept Mapping,Experimenter Characteristics,Family Relationship

In this study, we document a reflexive process via bracketing techniques and the development of a conceptual map in order to better understand how emotions that arise in the field can inform research design, implementation, and results. We conducted a content analysis of field notes written by a team of researchers who administered an interview to caregivers bringing children to visit an incarcerated family member at a local jail. Our self-examination revealed themes around the team's discomfort connected to the institutional jail setting and intense emotions regarding the life situations of study participants, their treatment by jail staff, and our own concerns about leaving the research setting. We offer recommendations for scholars conducting research in similar environments with vulnerable participants. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.)
The Evolution of a Coding Schema in a Paced Program of Research
Author: Winters, Charlene A.
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,Data Analysis,Information Management,Difficulty Level,Coding,Systems Development,Adults,Females,Chronic Illness,Computer Mediated Communication,Discussion Groups,Social Support Groups,Rural Areas

A major task involved in the management, analysis, and integration of qualitative data is the development of a coding schema to facilitate the analytic process. Described in this paper is the evolution of a coding schema that was used in the analysis of qualitative data generated from online forums of middle-aged women with chronic conditions who participated in a computer support intervention in the rural west. The coding schema evolved over three phases of the research project and included coding tree nodes based on study-driven categories and nodes that arose from the data and changes in conceptual thinking. This paper provides researchers with information about a potential approach that can be used when coding large amounts of qualitative data from a multi-phased study. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Exploring Asian Female Pastors' Leadership Roles in the Church: Using Deborah's Story
Author: Lin, Yu-Fen
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Focus Groups,Leadership,Asians,Clergy,Administrator Role,Christianity,Protestants,Phenomenology,Hermeneutics,Barriers,Churches,Religious Organizations,Feminism,Foreign Countries

Women in many Christian cultures are told that men are strong and should lead the church. Consequently, some women rationalize that they should not assume top leadership roles in the church. When they do assume such roles, many female pastors experience challenges.  The purpose of our qualitative case study was to give voice to Asian female pastors (AFPs) by having them share challenges they experienced in the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church and relate those challenges to the experiences of Deborah in the biblical story found in Judges 4 and 5. Reported in this paper are the results of focus groups centered on a feminist commentary of Deborah's story. The voices of the AFPs speak to reconstruct traditional patriarchal  theological thought. (Contains 1 footnote.)
A Grounded Theory Approach: Conceptions of Understanding in Engineering Mathematics Learning
Author: Khiat, Henry
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grounded Theory,Mathematics Education,Comprehension,Learning,Student Attitudes,Engineering Education,College Students,College Faculty,Foreign Countries

Mathematics is of utmost importance in engineering courses but studies on engineering students' conceptions of understanding in mathematics learning are found lacking in the literature. Therefore, this research attempts to address the above issue by answering the research question: &quot;What are engineering students' conceptions of understanding in mathematics learning?&quot; It employs the grounded theory methodology (Strauss &amp; Corbin, 1990, 1998) and data are collected from in depth interviews with a total of 21 students and six lecturers. The substantive theory of engineering mathematics understanding (comprising of conceptual, functional, procedural, disciplinary and associational understanding) emerges in this study. The emergence of functional, disciplinary and associational understanding is unique in the context of engineering mathematics learning and has implications on successful engineering problem solving. (Contains 5 figures and 2 tables.)
Career Motivation in Newly Licensed Registered Nurses: What Makes Them Remain
Author: Banks, Zarata Mann
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role Models,Altruism,Job Satisfaction,Nurses,Nursing,Interviews,Work Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,Motivation,Persistence,Career Choice,Entry Workers,Vocational Interests

Despite vast research on newly licensed registered nurses (RNs), we don't know why some newly licensed registered nurses remain in their current jobs and others leave the nursing profession early in their career. Job satisfaction, the most significant factor emerging from the literature, plays a significant role in nurses' decisions to remain in their current jobs. This study examined the lived experiences of newly licensed registered nurses early in their careers. The researcher interviewed 14 newly licensed registered nurses to ask why they chose nursing as a profession and to determine factors that would influence their choice to stay in nursing as a career. Data were collected from newly licensed registered nurses through in-depth, face-to-face interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide developed by the researcher. Data analysis identified the emerging themes of altruism, self-fulfillment, challenging career, and the influence of role models as determining factors for nurses staying in the field. Findings suggest that those in positions of healthcare management should consider how they can create a workplace environment that provides newly licensed registered nurses the opportunity to fulfill these employment expectations.
A Data-Driven Conceptualization of Teacher Evaluation
Author: Namaghi, Seyyed Ali Ostovar
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Faculty,Teacher Evaluation,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Theory Practice Relationship,Grounded Theory,Data,Decision Making,Evaluation Research,Systems Approach,Evaluators,Summative Evaluation,Context Effect

Research perspectives on teacher evaluation present evaluators with a set of possible acts. Local evaluation systems, on the other hand, specify a permissible set of acts from the total universe. The acts specified within a given locality act as conditions for teacher action. Using the sampling and analytical procedures of grounded theory, this study aims at exploring how evaluation of teaching performance in universities of Iran conditions practitioners' action (&quot;conditions&quot;), what teachers do in the face of these conditions (&quot;action&quot;), and the effect these conditions and actions have on practitioners' professional life (&quot;consequences&quot;). The findings will be useful for stakeholders since they show the other side of the teacher evaluation coin: one side being the research perspectives while the other being practitioners' perspectives.
Asian International Student Transition to High School in Canada
Author: Popadiuk, Natalee
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Interviews,Foreign Countries,Student Adjustment,Adjustment (to Environment),Critical Incidents Method,Asians,School Counseling,Adolescent Attitudes,Barriers,Decision Making,Helping Relationship,Student Participation,Student Experience,Cultural Differences

There is a paucity of studies conducted with unaccompanied adolescent international students. In this qualitative inquiry, I present a thematic analysis of the critical incidents that Chinese, Japanese, and Korean participants reported as either facilitating or hindering to their transition to Canada. Using the Critical Incident Technique, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 participants aged 15 to 18 years who were attending three public secondary schools in Vancouver, Canada. I present the findings of seven thematic categories: making decisions, experiencing dilemmas, receiving advice, receiving help, impressed with environment, experiencing local annoyances, and participation in activities. Finally, I address the implications for school counsellors who work with these students, the limitations of this study, and directions for future research.
Methodology in Seeking Stakeholder Perceptions of Effective Technical Oral Presentations: An Exploratory Pilot Study
Author: Bhattacharyya, Ena
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Research Methodology,Engineering,Communication Skills,Stakeholders,Engineering Education,Student Projects,Job Skills,Questionnaires,College Students,College Faculty,Professional Personnel,Case Studies,Evaluation Criteria,Interviews,Public Speaking

Engineering communication studies indicate the importance of oral presentations as an indispensable component of workplace oral communication activities; however, since there is limited literature regarding stakeholder perceptions of effective presentation skills and attributes in technical oral presentations or final year engineering project presentations, the authors conducted a mixed method to seek the perceptions of selected members of the academic and professional engineering community involved in technical oral presentations regarding effective presentation skills and attributes required in these technical oral presentations. The paper describes the quantitative and qualitative research methods employed to seek participant feedback involved in the study. (Contains 1 table.)
Heuristic Inquiry: A Personal Journey of Acculturation and Identity Reconstruction
Author: Djuraskovic, Ivana
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Heuristics,Acculturation,Research Methodology,Reflection,Letters (Correspondence),Self Concept,Counselor Training,Counselor Attitudes,Refugees,Interviews

Heuristic methodology attempts to discover the nature and meaning of phenomenon through internal self-search, exploration, and discovery. Heuristic methodology encourages the researcher to explore and pursue the creative journey that begins inside one's being and ultimately uncovers its direction and meaning through internal discovery (Douglass & Moustakas, 1985). The purpose of this paper is to familiarize readers with using heuristic methodology in research. I (Ivana) share my personal notes of how I decided to use heuristic methodology in my research. In the discussion, I address the nature of heuristic methodology, including its limitations. Finally, I present excerpts from a creative synthesis in the form of three letters to illuminate the final self-reflections about the results of my research.
Embracing the Visual: Using Timelines with In-Depth Interviews on Substance Use and Treatment
Author: Berends, Lynda
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Alcohol Abuse,Substance Abuse,Addictive Behavior,Drug Rehabilitation,Visual Aids,Health Education,Ethics,Holistic Approach

People typically seek treatment for addiction only when faced with a major crisis. Understanding the trajectory of substance use and treatment seeking may assist in identifying points for intervention. In this study I explored the use of visual methods with in-depth interviews to represent people's substance use, critical events, and treatment pathways. Ethics approval was granted with the condition that only aggregate findings would be presented, although occasional quotes could be used for illustration. Typical timelines were developed, along with text vignettes describing hypothetical participants whose experience matched that shown in these timelines. Benefits of the timelines include the combination of aural and visual data, along with the concise and holistic form of presentation. However, the use of typical timelines and hypothetical vignettes meant a loss of the richness found in individual portrayals of experience. Alternative approaches, such as the use of individual and summary timelines with text illustrations would preserve the conciseness of representation while enabling the voice of the participant to be heard. (Contains 2 figures.)
Culture for Sale? An Exploratory Study of the Crow Fair
Author: Bordelon, Thomas D.
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: American Indians,Researchers,Social Science Research,Personal Narratives,Adjustment (to Environment),Cultural Activities,Ceremonies,Role,Cultural Literacy,Socialization,Cultural Relevance,Participatory Research,Cultural Capital,Economic Opportunities,Alcohol Abuse,Religious Factors,Reflection,Emotional Response

This paper describes an ethnographically-oriented participant-observation study conducted during the annual Crow Fair, held in south central Montana. Data collected included audio-recorded interviews with participants, participant observations, photographic and video recordings. Narrative interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparison method. Multiple data sources improved the veracity of this study through triangulation, and four themes emerged from the data: commercialization, alcohol abuse, spirituality, and community. The researchers discuss these themes and their conclusions regarding the &quot;selling&quot; of Native American culture as a form of cultural transmission. Theme analysis revealed the researchers recognized that the principal researcher had changed his view of the Crow Fair as being frivolous to having a deeper purpose and meaning to participants.
Comprehensive Treatment of Women with Postpartum Psychosis across Health Care Systems from Swedish Psychiatrists' Perspectives
Author: Engqvist, Inger
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Services,Altruism,Females,Psychosis,Psychiatric Hospitals,Interviews,Patients,Content Analysis,Empathy,Birth,Foreign Countries,Psychiatry,Physicians,Suicide,Therapy,Supervision,Infants,Death,At Risk Persons

Studies concerning the psychiatrist's experiences of treating women with postpartum psychosis (PPP) or how they react to these women are limited in the literature. In this study a qualitative design is used. Data collection includes semi-structured interviews with nine Swedish psychiatrists working in psychiatric hospitals. The audio-taped interviews are transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. The findings consist of the categories: Protection, Treatment, Care, and Reactions. The psychiatrists describe emotions such as compassion, empathy and distress. A conclusion is that the psychiatrists focus on protecting the women from suicide and/or infanticide. Given the degree of stress the psychiatrists can experience caring for high risk challenging patients, health care organizations need to provide support and/or opportunities for peer supervision. (Contains 3 tables.)
Female Drug Offenders Reflect on Their Experiences with a County Drug Court Program
Author: Roberts, James C.
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grounded Theory,Females,Coping,Rewards,Criminals,Crime,Court Litigation,Comparative Analysis,Interviews,Program Effectiveness,Rehabilitation,Positive Reinforcement,Punishment,Anxiety,Interpersonal Relationship,Attitude Measures,Judges

This paper examines the experiences of a group of female drug offenders who successfully completed a county drug court program in northeast Pennsylvania. Using the constant comparative method, we analyzed interviews with these women for thematic patterns in order to provide an evaluation of this program based on participants' subjective perceptions of its strengths and weaknesses. While other drug court evaluations identify rewards for good behavior and compassionate program staff as important contributing factors to participants' success, women in this study credited their recovery and successful completion of the program primarily to fear of punishment and program structure. Our analysis also revealed patterns of improved self-images, improved physical and mental health, improved coping mechanisms, and improved interpersonal relationships. We end the paper with a discussion of implications for future research.
Anxiety, Knowledge and Help: A Model for How Black and White College Students Search for HIV/AIDS Information on the Internet
Author: Smith, Kim
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grounded Theory,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),African American Students,College Students,Protocol Analysis,Information Literacy,Internet,White Students,Anxiety,Knowledge Level,Racial Differences,Search Strategies,Computer Uses in Education,African American Community,Cultural Influences,Coping

Using the &quot;think aloud&quot; protocol, which allows for the collection of data in real time, the researcher audio taped comments from 13 white college students from a predominately white university in the Southeastern United States and 15 black students from a predominately black university, as they explained how they searched for HIV/AIDS information on the Internet. A grounded theory analysis of the tapes revealed a three-stage model that students progressed through as they searched for HIV/AIDS information on the Internet. That model also revealed that all of the white students searched for general information about HIV/AIDS on the Internet, while all black students searched for general and specific information about how the disease affected the African-American community. Eighty percent of students regardless of race did not know how to properly search for online health information. The researcher discusses the need for online health information literacy training, the theories that might explain why black students searched the way that they did, and the challenges to providing culturally-sensitive online health information literacy training for African-Americans who have been historically suspicious of the United State's health care system. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.)
Teaching Qualitative Research for Human Services Students: A Three-Phase Model
Author: Goussinsky, Ruhama
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Methods Courses,Qualitative Research,Research Methodology,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Human Services,Models,Technical Writing,Barriers,Field Studies,Seminars,Research Design

Qualitative research is an inherent part of the human services profession, since it emphasizes the great and multifaceted complexity characterizing human experience and the sociocultural context in which humans act. In the department of human services at Emek Yezreel College, Israel, we have developed a three-phase model to ensure a relatively intense exposure to and practice in qualitative methodology. While in the first phase students are exposed to the qualitative thinking and writing, they are required in the second phase to take a Qualitative Research Methods course that includes practice. The third and final phase includes conducting a qualitative research seminar. The aim of the present article is to shed light on the dilemmas involved in implementing the three-phase model.
Career Paths, Images and Anchors: A Study with Brazilian Professionals
Author: Kilimnik, Zelia Miranda
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Work Relationship,Career Development,Career Planning,Foreign Countries,Interviews,Measures (Individuals),Career Change

This article analyses career anchors changes associated to images and professionals trajectories. Its main question: Do anchors careers change through time? We conducted twelve interviews involving professionals from the Administration Area, applying Schein's Career Anchors Inventory (1993). We did the same two years later. In both of them, the Lifestyle anchor was the most found, reflecting the need of a balance between family life and work. It was observed that the main anchors tend to remain as such, but in some cases, it is possible to observe changes which are associated to career transitions. The reapplication of the Inventory supports the use of this tool mainly due the relative stability founded in the career anchors, in different moments. (Contains 1 table and 3 footnotes.)
Work Experiences of People with Mental Illness in Malaysia: A Preliminary Qualitative Study
Author: Boo, Su-Lyn
Date: 2011-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Locus of Control,Self Efficacy,Psychosis,Mental Disorders,Family Relationship,Interviews,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Work Experience,Residential Programs,Attitudes toward Disabilities,Work Environment

This is a preliminary qualitative study, using a basic interpretive approach, to investigate the work experiences of people with mental illness in Malaysia. Six females and four males (aged 30-70) from a residential home for the mentally ill participated in semi-structured interviews. Three inter-relating themes emerged, namely the experience of self at work, perception of work, and experience of others at work. All participants reported problems in either work or family relationships; most of which interfered with their work. In addition, findings suggest that the participants' self experience may be related to the extent of one's illness integration, experience of psychosis, attitude towards illness, locus of control, and self-efficacy. Limitations and implications of the study are also discussed. (Contains 1 footnote.)