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Home–school interactions relating to students with disability: a document analysis of Australian policy and guidelines Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Samantha Vlcek, Monica Cuskelly, Michelle Somerton, Scott Pedersen
Purpose The present study explored the extent to which home–school interactions for students with disability are addressed within Australian Federal, and State and Territory government and Catholic education department policies and guidelines. Design/methodology/approach Utilising a framework adapted from Trezona et al.’s (2018a, b) Organisational Health Literacy Responsiveness self-assessment tool
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Métissage – somewhere between hope and happening Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Mark Aldous Vicars, Tanya Manning-Lewis, Frances Macapagal Maddalozzo, Dima Zaid-Kilani, Raymond Savage
Purpose Within minutes, our group, who had no prior introduction, began to learn the value of emerging from a relational space of (re)presenting and (re)storying our experiences. “I” became “We”, which became “Us” Design/methodology/approach Recently, the seventh bi-annual conference of the World Federation for Teacher Education 2023 focused on the theme of “Re-imagining Teacher Education: From Words
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Entrepreneurial mindset strategies in times of crisis: a qualitative study on street food vendors Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Maria Graciella Bella Godjali, Sivakumari Supramaniam
Purpose We aim to explore how the COVID-19 crisis has initiated entrepreneurship amongst micro-scale businesses in the notably vulnerable street food industry. We highlight Malaysian street food vendors’ remarkable resilience as they evolved from informal enterprises into innovative entrepreneurs during the pandemic. This involves comprehending the pandemic’s impact and the coping strategies these
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The door opens inward: meeting Linda Tuhiwai Smith Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Manulani Aluli Meyer, Eseta Tualaulelei
Purpose This article demonstrates the reach of Tuhiwai Smith’s ideas across Pacific research. It discusses the theoretical and practical influence of her seminal work Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples through “holographic epistemology”, an indigenous way of viewing knowledge. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a talanoa (Pacific-style relational conversation)
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Relationships with horses and humans: Smith’s legacy Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Kelsey Dayle John
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the contributions of Smiths legacy in Indigenous methodologies and to show how her interventions encourage and facilitate meaningful research relationships with Indigenous communities. It is also a practical guide for future Indigenous researchers who aim to work with their communities. Design/methodology/approach This article outlines the legacy and
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Can we really teach the Generation Z? Opportunities and challenges at secondary level Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Yavuz Erişen, Bünyamin Bavlı
Purpose The objective of this study is to explore Generation Z’s interpretation of educational practices at the secondary education level. By examining the expectations of Generation Z, this study aims to provide insights for teachers and decision-makers to improve educational and instructional practices. Design/methodology/approach The specific approach employed in this study is Transcendental Phenomenology
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The impact of decolonizing methodologies: reflections of Indigenous researchers Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Donna-Marie Palakiko, Chantelle Eseta Matagi, J. Kealohilani Antonio, Morgan Aiwohi Torris-Hedlund, Sarah Momilani Marshall, Emily Makahi
Purpose To share the narratives of six Indigenous Researchers representing the diverse thinking of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. The narratives describe the impact Decolonizing Methodologies have on our lives within the framework of Tuhiwai Smith’s Indigenous Research Agenda. Design/methodology/approach Linda Tuhwai Smith’s Indigenous Research Agenda framework is used to explore through narrative
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Finding “the center point”: decolonial and indigenous methodologies in education historical research Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Christy L. Oxendine
Purpose This paper centers a decolonial and Indigenous methodological approaches to educational history research. This research offers how Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith impacts one education historian’s scholarship alongside conversations of historiography concerning the Lumbee people and how their education history becomes contextual and reclaimed
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Mele as methodology: crafting (k)new tools for Indigenous research Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Maya L. Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery, R. Keawe Lopes, Kawehionālani Goto, Julie Kaomea
Purpose In Decolonizing Methodologies (1999), Linda Tuhiwai Smith asserted that “the master’s tools of colonization will not work to decolonize what the master built.” Smith challenged Indigenous researchers to fashion “new tools for the purpose of decolonizing and Indigenous tools that can revitalize Indigenous knowledge” (p. 22). A quarter of a century later, this paper reflects on the powerful impact
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Unveiling creativity in artisanal beer through cultural and collective intelligence: a study of market in Mexico Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Rajagopal, Ananya Rajagopal
Purpose The principal objective of the study is to analyze the influence of ethnicity, culture and collective intelligence in entrepreneurial creativity, innovation and marketing of artisanal beer in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative data have been gathered by conducting four workshops with twelve respondents in each workshop across four states of Mexico comprising Mexico City, Puebla
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Becoming an academic in Spanish higher education: an in-depth narrative study Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Javier Mula-Falcón
Purpose This article focuses on understanding the evolution of the academic identity of a university academic within the contemporary university context, highlighting the significant influence of professional performance evaluations. Design/methodology/approach In order to achieve the objectives, a narrative-biographical approach was used, through an in-depth analysis of the life and professional career
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“Let’s catch up at Shivaji Park”: emotively conversing on connecting and un/belonging through a public space Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Reshmi Lahiri-Roy, Achinto Roy, Rahul Karnik, Sandesh Likhite
Purpose This paper is based on the personal connections of the four authors to Shivaji Park, the largest public space in Mumbai. Three of the authors are childhood friends and were once long-term residents of that area. The focus of this article is Shivaji Park, anecdotally the largest park in the island city of Mumbai, with its historical connotations and its ongoing role as a relational and cultural
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So, you think you are a leader? A qualitative study to understand patterns of presentation and symmetry among dimensions of leader identity Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Kate McCombs, Ethlyn Williams, Bryan Deptula
Purpose This study aims to explore individual leader identity development across four key dimensions: strength, integration, meaning and inclusiveness. Design/methodology/approach Around 70 semi-structured interviews with aspiring and practicing leaders were conducted to gather qualitative data. Findings The majority of individuals interviewed showed development or were developing in the dimensions
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“Oh my phone, I can't live without you”: a phenomenological study of nomophobia among college students Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Triantoro Safaria, Yusti Probowati Rahayu, Soerjantini Rahaju
Purpose Previous studies have identified concerns and anxiety in individuals who are without their mobile phones, which is known as nomophobia, an acronym for “no mobile phone phobia.” However, there is currently limited evidence of qualitative research that explores nomophobia. The purpose of this study is to explore personal experiences and individual meanings associated with mobile phone use and
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The opportunity of struggle: a case study on developing a Māori-centric nursing course Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Josephine Davis, Coral Wiapo, Lisa Sami, Ebony Komene, Sue Adams
Purpose This paper delves into the enduring influence of Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s groundbreaking work, “Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples,” while examining how the concept of “struggle” has facilitated Māori-centric nursing education. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a case study approach, a collaboration between Māori and non-Māori nursing academics describes the development
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Echoes of silence: an embossed poetic inquiry Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Josh Ambrosy, Benjamin Zonca
Purpose Silences in qualitative social science research present a unique and sometimes ambiguous challenge for researchers. When working with transcription artefacts, considering not only what has been said but also what has been silenced, omitted, overlooked or brushed over allows new ways of examining a phenomenon. This paper explores a new methodological approach to exploring these silences. De
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Reflexivity in co-constructed meanings: the impact of gender specific perspectives in the qualitative research context Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Johanna Kingsman, Ian Davis
Purpose This paper examines the impact of lived experiences and attitudinal blueprints on researchers within the context of masculinities research. It explores the negotiation of gendered roles, exploring how personal narratives shape our engagement in gender research and the collaborative process of meaning-making. It discusses the methodological tensions surrounding narrative research and naturalistic
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Conceptualising “the more-than-migrant child” Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Sonja Arndt, Kylie Smith, Nicola Yelland
Purpose Using a feminist, post-structural and posthuman theoretical framing the paper argues for elevating the complexity of conceptions of migrant children’s engagements with and contributions to their own lives. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper responds to contemporary concerns with research involving migrant children and childhoods in an Australian context. With researchers and
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Fiction-writing and wonder: documenting a collaborative, creative writing process Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Sarah K. Stice, Mark D. McCarthy
Purpose We articulate cycles of creative storying and data analysis and the wonder that motivated the project by detailing our reading, thinking and writing processes to contribute to the conceptual and practical literature on collaborative writing as method. Design/methodology/approach This paper documents a process of collaborative writing as method that produced a co-written fictional narrative
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The power (and caveats) of body mapping as a visual methodology with vulnerable youth Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Pateka Pamella Jama, Lesley Wood, Annah Ndlovu Nkomo
Purpose This study aims to explore the NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training) experiences of young people living in impoverished settings. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, this study was informed by a qualitative analysis of visual and textual data related to a body mapping exercise with eleven young people who were participants in a four-day start-up workshop in a larger action
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Incorporating pragmatism in a behaviour change-led climate adaptation project: a collaborative reflection Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Kien Nguyen-Trung, Alexander K. Saeri, Stefan Kaufman
Purpose This article argues the value of integrating pragmatism in applying behavioural science to complex challenges. We describe a behaviour change-led knowledge co-production process in the specific context of climate change in Australia. This process was led by an interdisciplinary research team who struggled with the limitations of the prevailing deterministic behaviour change paradigms, such
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Harnessing the potential of translanguaging in Tanzanian secondary education Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Daniel Sidney Fussy, Hassan Iddy
Purpose This study aims to explore motives behind teachers' and students' use of translanguaging and how they use it in Tanzanian public secondary school classrooms. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using interviews and non-participant observations. Findings The findings indicate that translanguaging was used to facilitate content comprehension, promote classroom interaction and increase
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Outside the field, inside the home: lessons learned from adapting qualitative research strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Christy Craig, Emily Oertling, Twyla Hill, Cheyla Clawson
Purpose This collaborative paper presents three case studies on four scholars' experiences with remote data collection. The authors highlight the challenges and strengths of online qualitative research across three disparate projects: an interdisciplinary exploration of matrilineal heritage, an examination of Irish women's sexual identity and an investigation of dress practices among Tz'utujil-Maya
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Negotiating with technology: advancing the virtual in qualitative research methods Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Mahuya Kanjilal, Jennifer Davis, Elaine Arnull
Purpose This study aims to describe key elements that are critical to virtual qualitative research especially while working with practitioners as participants. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes a reflexive researcher approach using a case study to explore how researchers adopted a qualitative research approach using digital technology. We use five principles suggested by Boland et al. (2022)
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Conducting collage elicitation research online: what happens when we remove the scissors and glue? Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Jo McMillan-Chabot
Purpose This autoethnographic article presents the adaptation of collage—an arts-based method traditionally used in face-to-face settings—into an online research tool. It emphasizes the increased relevance of such a transition in the wake of the digital shift and the Covid-19 pandemic. The work aims to reveal how digital collages can facilitate in-depth participant responses in a time when conventional
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“Online group discussion was challenging but we enjoyed it!” an exploratory practice in extensive reading Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Kardi Nurhadi, Yazid Basthomi, Urip Sulistiyo, Utami Widiati, Misdi Misdi
Purpose While many works have reported adopting exploratory practice (EP) principles in language teaching research, only a few studies have explored the enactment of EP in an online extensive reading of students majoring in English education. Given the relative paucity of attention to the use of EP as the practitioner research in English language teaching (ELT), the present EP investigates how students
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“But our worlds are different!”: reflexivity as a tool to negotiate insider–outsider dilemmas Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Deepika Sharma
Purpose In ethnographic research, negotiating insider–outsider perspectives is essential in order to get closer to the participants’ lives. By highlighting the importance of empathy and reflexivity, the paper attempts to trace my reflexive navigation as a novice researcher as I enter the field as an outsider. The process of co-creation between the researcher and the participant is mediated by the nuances
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Using data as poetry and text in case study research – poetic representations of adult learner experiences in neighbourhood houses Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Tracey Ollis, Ursula Harrison, Cheryl Ryan
Purpose We argue this method of inquiry better represents the participants' learning, lives and experiences in the formal neoliberal education system prioritising performativity, categorising and ranking students. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores using poetry as a research method to reveal the learning experiences of adult learners, who have often had disruptive experiences of the formal
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Opportunities and challenges facing LGBTQ+ people in employment in rural England post-pandemic: a thematic analysis Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Alastair Pipkin, Luz Helena Rodriguez Forero
Purpose The following study aimed to better understand rural dwelling LGBTQ+ adults’ experiences of the challenges and opportunities facing their working lives in England. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, focus group design was utilized, using online recruitment and an online, one-off focus group. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings Three themes were identified: stressors
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Free association and qualitative research interviewing: perspectives and applications Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Philip John Archard, Michelle O'Reilly, Massimiliano Sommantico
Purpose This paper contributes to a dialogue about the psychoanalytic concept of free association and its application in the context of qualitative research interviewing. In doing so, it also adds to wider discussion regarding the relationship between clinical psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and qualitative research. Design/methodology/approach Critical consideration of different perspectives
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Advancing women to leadership in academia: does personal branding matter? Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Heriberta Heriberta, Nurdiana Gaus, Muhammad Azwar Paramma, Nursita Utami
Purpose Personal branding is a strategic tool of marketing and communication to define success in organisations. While it constitutes a conscious attempt to commodify self and audit self, it must be intentionally managed to obtain its optimum results. This study aims to illustrate how personal branding may also pose unintentional and unconscious strategic tool for women academics in academia to help
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Emic and etic perspectives in transnational migration research: methodological reflections of a cross-national research team Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Mitsuko Ono, Sutpratana Duangkaew, Yumi Kimura
Purpose This article presents fieldwork perspectives and research reflexivity gained from the cross-national research team, with the aim of promoting better qualitative research practices in transnational research. It focuses on how the team incorporates diverse cultural perspectives and insider and outsider roles to enhance the research in the data collection process. Design/methodology/approach This
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Understanding communicative relationships between caregivers and foreign retirees: a diffractive vignettes approach Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Narongdej Phanthaphoommee, Sunida Siwapathomchai
Purpose This article seeks to provide a fresh perspective on the methodological approach to studying caregiving in a transnational context by analysing, local caregiver’s lifeworld, informal interpreting/translation and professional communication with foreign retirees. Design/methodology/approach This project explores the complex and multifaceted meanings of everyday objects through diffractive vignettes
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Towards a more balanced treatment of culture in international business using an ethnographic design: a multinational family business case study Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Viktoriya Zipper-Weber, Andrea Mandik
Purpose The negative cultural bias vis-à-vis international business and cross-cultural management has been duly acknowledged, necessitating recommendations towards investigating its positive effects. Methodologically, quantitative research clearly predominates, and there have been calls for alternative approaches. Thus, this conceptual paper addresses the research gap (methodological and thematic)
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Critical realism, ethnography and translations: an investigation into a Japanese school Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Richard H. Derrah
Purpose In this article, I explore how critical realism influenced the methods and methodology as well as the translations of interviews from Japanese into English and the interpretations of teachers’ understanding of the school at the center of this research. Design/methodology/approach This article investigates the interaction of critical realism within an English-language-based study of a Japanese
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Reflections on a cross-cultural interview study Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Trine Hove Langdal
Purpose The aim of this article is to address some aspects of a cross-cultural interview study conducted in a PhD research project. This is done by reflecting on and discussing the influence of language and culture on the research process, as experienced by the researcher. Design/methodology/approach The experiences have been taken from an interview study with fifteen American participants in which
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Being on the inside: a research methodology for data collection within the inner circle of the domain of video game translation/localization in Thailand Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Koraya Techawongstien
Purpose The Thai video game domain has witnessed substantial growth in recent years. However, many games enjoyed by Thai players are in foreign languages, with only a handful of titles translated/localized into the Thai locale. Some Thai video game enthusiasts have taken on the role of unofficial translators/localizers, contributing to a localization domain that accommodates both official and unofficial
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A phenomenological study of university lecturers’ EFL teaching challenges in an Asian setting Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Marlon Sipe, Reynaldo Gacho Segumpan
Purpose English, the lingua franca of the world, permeates a global teaching-learning space not only for communication per se but also as a medium of instruction and social interaction. The authors studied the lived experiences of five English-speaking university lecturers as regards English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching in a non-English-speaking Asian country. Design/methodology/approach Using
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Tell me about your trauma: an empathetic approach-based protocol for interviewing school leaders who have experienced a crisis Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Patricia Virella, Sarah Woulfin
Purpose In this study, we illuminate how techniques can be incorporated into interview protocols when conducting research with educational leaders who are being asked to discuss their experiences in crises. Design/methodology/approach We interviewed seven researchers about their role as a researcher in collecting data on a crisis event from participants. Our analysis concentrated on several key components
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Animal Farm afterlife: epitextual values Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Gritiya Rattanakantadilok
Purpose The present article seeks to further the analysis by examining the epitext employed by the press seeing as the epitext in the digital spaces might have given Animal Farm and its Thai re-translations a new lease on life. Design/methodology/approach The interest in the study of translation and paratext has primarily been in analysing peritextual material of translated texts, not on the epitext
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Culturally responsive and communicative teaching for multicultural integration: qualitative analysis from public secondary school Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Miftachul Huda, Abu Bakar
Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the strategic approach of culturally responsive and communicative teaching (CRCT) through a critical assessment of interracial teachers in their daily school interactions. Design/methodology/approach The empirical data were obtained through interviews among ten interracial teachers. The analysis was made through a thematic approach to obtain substantial data
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Women leaders' lived experiences of bravery in leadership Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Michelle E. Bartlett
Purpose The research aims to understand the stories of women leaders who have demonstrated bravery in leadership. By analyzing their lived experiences through storytelling and narratives, it seeks to shed light on the challenges and motivations behind their brave actions, contributing to a deeper understanding of bravery in leadership within gender and organizational contexts. Design/methodology/approach
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The use of digital technologies in the co-creation process of photo elicitation Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Rosa Agúndez Del Castillo, Lígia Ferro, Eduardo Silva
Purpose This article approaches the possibilities of photo elicitation as a technique for social research in the landscape of technology-mediated instantaneous interpersonal communication. Design/methodology/approach This case study, which involved persons with prison experience in the process of returning to the community, demonstrates how participant-generated photographs made with mobile handheld
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Translating Buddhist mindfulness into action: engaging older Thai adults in participatory action research Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Nuntiya Doungphummes, Sirintorn Bhibulbhanuvat, Theeraphong Boonrugsa
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate and discuss the application of mindfulness practices rooted in Buddhism as the methodological praxis in implementing participatory action research (PAR) projects with older Thai adults. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the researchers' reflexive accounts of participatory action conducted with older Thai participants in a series of four
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Listening to children's voices: reflections on methods, practices and ethics in researching with children using zoom video interviews Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Cynthia Ai Ming Lim, G. Kaveri
Purpose The purpose of this research was to reflect on the enablers, challenges and ethical considerations in conducting qualitative research with young children using online methods. The aim was to suggest recommended practices to be put in place for researchers conducting online focus groups and interviews with young children. Design/methodology/approach This research article explores the use of
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Translanguaging approaches and perceptions of Iranian EGP teachers in bi/multilingual educational spaces: a qualitative inquiry Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Amir Ghajarieh, Afarin Aghabozorgi
Purpose This study aims to analyze translanguaging practices and beliefs of Iranian English for General Purposes (EGP) teachers and find discrepancies between the practice and perception of educators in bi/multilingual species in Iranian educational settings. Design/methodology/approach The study involved interviewing ten teachers and observing six of their sessions, which yielded qualitative data
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Unraveling the challenges of education for sustainable development: a compelling case study Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Mohd Syahidan Zainal Abidin, Mahani Mokhtar, Mahyuddin Arsat
Purpose Education for sustainable development (ESD) has gained significant attention, but integrating ESD into existing education systems is challenging. The study aims to explore the challenges of ESD experienced by school leaders, focusing on the context of Malaysian schools. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a qualitative approach with a single-case study design. Eight school leaders involved
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Poetic inquiry: a tool for decolonising qualitative research Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Samantha Cooms, Vicki Saunders
Purpose Poetic inquiry is an approach that promotes alternate perspectives about what research means and speaks to more diverse audiences than traditional forms of research. Across academia, there is increasing attention to decolonising research. This reflects a shift towards research methods that recognise, acknowledge and appreciate diverse ways of knowing, being and doing. The purpose of this paper
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Knowledge in the public realm – the educative agent Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Karen Charman
Purpose The purpose of the project was to intervene in a deficit reading of communities. This article engages public pedagogy in a way that suggests a new approach to the field. To this end, both the terms public and pedagogy are interrogated. Design/methodology/approach The approach in this paper is an analysis of a qualitative research project: the knowledge project and pop-up school. The theoretical
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A reflection on the intergenerational maps project as pedagogical performance Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Iffat Khatoon
Purpose The paper aims to explore the intergenerational maps project that set out to map the Brimbank and Moonee Valley residents' awareness of their favourite aspects of their local community. In reflecting on the way this project enabled local knowledge exchanges between different age groups, the paper examines the way intergenerational interactions become pedagogical and make public and public pedagogy
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Disrupting the rhetoric of education: separating the spin of teaching and learning from the reality Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Ligia Pelosi
Purpose The Instagram site, teacherwhispers, was created as part of a qualitative research project that chronicled the stories and lived experience of preservice and graduate teachers. Since 2020, the purpose of the study was to identify themes connected to the participants' experiences of current trends in education. The intent was to situate the research as a critical interruption into the bigger
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Using teacher narratives to map policy effects in the Victorian Government International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB-PYP) context Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Benjamin Zonca, Josh Ambrosy
Purpose Government primary schools in Australia increasingly take up the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Programme (IB-PYP) to supplement government-mandated curriculum and governance expectations. The purpose of this paper is to explore how teachers navigate and contest dual policy-practice expectations in the Victorian Government IB-PYP context. Design/methodology/approach This study
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Children's voices through play-based practice: listening, intensities and critique Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Lynsey Anne Burke, Duncan Mercieca
Purpose This paper offers a reflection of a research process aimed at listening to young children's voices in their everyday school life through a play-based context in a Scottish school. Throughout the research process, the complexity of conducting this research was kept in mind as listening to children's voices presents methodological and conceptual difficulties and tensions. Reflecting on the research
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Towards an understanding of how school climate strikes work as public pedagogy Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Bronwyn A. Sutton
Purpose School climate strikes are opening spaces of appearance, becoming differently active forms of public pedagogy where new and previously unthought collective climate action is possible. This inquiry contributes to understanding school climate strikes as important forms of climate justice activism by exploring how they work as public pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach The inquiry process involved
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Illuminating the path: a methodological exploration of grounded theory in doctoral theses Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Laura Guerrero Puerta, Rocío Lorente García
Purpose This article explores challenges faced by doctoral candidates using grounded theory (GT) in their theses, focusing on coding, theory development and time constraints. It also examines the impact of doctoral committees on GT dissertations, addressing epistemological clashes and the desire for familiarity over novelty. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from a multilevel autoethnography and
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Handle with care; considerations of Braun and Clarke's approach to thematic analysis Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Lee Hole
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to support potential users of thematic analysis (as outlined by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke). Researchers with the intention of applying thematic analysis are advised to consider the theoretical framework of their work and how differing ontological and epistemological standpoints influences their approach to thematic analysis. Design/methodology/approach
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It's too late – the post has gone viral already: a novel methodological stance to explore K-12 teachers' lived experiences of adult cyber abuse Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Janine Arantes
Purpose The purpose of this scoping rapid review was to identify and analyse existing qualitative methodologies that have been used to investigate K-12 teachers' lived experiences of adult cyber abuse as a result of student content “going viral” to propose a novel methodological stance incorporating the Australian Online Safety Act 2021. Design/methodology/approach A search of Google Scholar was conducted
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Behind my pet's shadow: exploring the motives underlying the tendency of socially excluded consumers to anthropomorphize their pets Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Elif Tanrikulu, Ibrahim Taylan Dortyol
Purpose Social exclusion is a complicated psychological phenomenon with behavioral ramifications that influences consumers' lifestyles and behaviors. In contrast, anthropomorphism is a phenomenon that marketing strategists employ and that occurs in customers' lives as a result of social isolation. The literature discusses these two complicated structures as ones that require investigation based on
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Problem areas of determining the sample size in qualitative research: a model proposal Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Hasan Tutar, Mehmet Şahin, Teymur Sarkhanov
Purpose The lack of a definite standard for determining the sample size in qualitative research leaves the research process to the initiative of the researcher, and this situation overshadows the scientificity of the research. The primary purpose of this research is to propose a model by questioning the problem of determining the sample size, which is one of the essential issues in qualitative research
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Street vendors and power relations among actors: process of place making in Borobudur food and craft market Qualitative Research Journal (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Cicilia Larasati Rembulan, Astrid Kusumowidagdo, Melania Rahadiyanti
Purpose Existing literature shows conflicting views regarding street vendors in a place. They are considered both positive and negative. Their existence has rarely been examined from a combination of place-making and power theories. This research aimed (a) to identify the actors who transform Borobudur Food and Craft Market and the sources of power and actions carried out by these actors and (b) to