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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
01 Jan 2002-Iss: 1
TL;DR: In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
Abstract: This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on an analysis of critical issues in supporting teacher educators conducting a self-study and find seven issues critical to enhancing the chances of self-studies being beneficial to the practice of teacher education as well as to the further development of a knowledge base for teacher education.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors adopted an alternate view in seeking to consider aspects of participants' comfort during an adventure-based experience, namely recreational SCUBA diving Interviews were held with divers who had variation in their level of experience and involvement with the activity.
Abstract: Adventure experiences are most often examined from a position that seeks to understand interpretations of risk and uncertainty This paper has adopted an alternate view in seeking to consider aspects of participants’ comfort during an adventure‐based experience, namely recreational SCUBA diving Interviews were held with divers who had variation in their level of experience and involvement with the activity An interpretive approach to analysing the interview data revealed physical, social, psychological and visual contexts of comfort within SCUBA diving Themes that reflect comfortable experiences are important to recreational SCUBA diving and the broader context of leisure
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...The general flow of questions was based on Henderson ( 1991 ) and Patton’s ( 2002 ) premise that interviewing should start with broad questions, followed by more specific questions....
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TL;DR: It is identified that competence in respect to components of knowledge, teamwork and communication, and the ability to coordinate and manage are important and should be incorporated in operating theatre Competency Standards.
Abstract: Title. Operating theatre nurses’ perceptions of competence: a focus group study.
Aim. This paper is a report of a study exploring nurses’ perceptions of the components of competence in the operating theatre.
Background. Competency Standards for operating theatre practice are used in some countries to guide clinical and professional behaviours. The need for competence assessment has been enshrined, but the conceptualization and agreement about what signifies competence in Operating Theatre has been lacking.
Methods. Three focus groups were conducted with 27 operating theatre nurses in three major metropolitan hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Interviews were audio taped and field notes were taken. Data were collected during 2008. Thematic analysis was performed.
Findings. From the analysis of the textual data, three themes were identified: ‘coalescence of theoretical, practical, situational and aesthetic knowledge within a technocratic environment’; ‘the importance of highly developed communication skills among teams of divergent personalities and situations’; and ‘managing and coordinating the flow of the list’.
Conclusion. These findings have identified that competence in respect to components of knowledge, teamwork and communication, and the ability to coordinate and manage are important and should be incorporated in operating theatre Competency Standards. Additionally, findings may assist in the development of an instrument to measure operating nurses’ perceived competence.
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...The process of analysis involved open coding (Strauss and Corbin 1990), categorising (Patton 2002) and identifying themes (DeSantis and Ugarriza 2000)....
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TL;DR: A distributed cognition perspective is applied to human–technology interaction, investigated through an observational field study and a redefinition of technostress is proposed.
Abstract: Technology is a mobile and integral part of many work places, and computers and other information and communication technology have made many users' work life easier, but technology can also contribute to problems in the cognitive work environment and, over time, create technostress. Much previous research on technostress has focused on the use of digital technology and its effects, measured by questionnaires, but in order to further examine how technostress arises in the modern workplace, a wider perspective on interactions between people and technology is needed. This paper applies a distributed cognition perspective to human---technology interaction, investigated through an observational field study. Distributed cognition focuses on the organisation of cognitive systems, and technostress in this perspective becomes an emergent phenomenon within a complex and dynamic socio-technical system. A well-established questionnaire was also used (for a limited sample), to gain a frame of reference for the results from the qualitative part of the study. The implications are that common questionnaire-based approaches very well can and should be complemented with a broader perspective to study causes of technostress. Based on the present study, a redefinition of technostress is also proposed.
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...We chose a computerised workplace, an office, and conducted a 1 day non-participant observation, with main focus narrowed down to a single person, that is, a purpose sample (Patton 2002)....
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TL;DR: In this article, a mixed-methods approach was deployed through a combination of online survey and interviews with AEC industry stakeholders from different regions of the U.S. to investigate the state of practice of the circular economic model in the built environment in the United States.
Abstract: Increasing environmental concerns and resource scarcity risks have drawn attention to a Circular Economic (CE) model during the last decade. Nevertheless, literature related to the state of practice of CE in the built environment in the United States (U.S.) is still limited. In this context, this study investigates U.S. architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry stakeholders’ awareness of CE. The investigation also covers major barriers for the implementation of strategies aligned to the CE model, and enabling factors for a transition from a linear economic model to a CE model in the construction industry in the U.S. A mixed-methods approach was deployed through a combination of online survey and interviews with AEC industry stakeholders from different regions of the U.S. Results revealed that some strategies are widely disseminated (i.e., open-loop recycling, selective demolition, and prefabrication), whereas others are hardly adopted (i.e., design for disassembly, design in layers, closed-loop recycling). Additionally, findings indicate budget and upfront costs, project schedule and timeline, lack of awareness and regulations, and current business models as major barriers for the implementation of strategies aligned to a CE model. Furthermore, four enabling factors for a transition to a CE model in the construction industry were identified (i.e., education and cultural change, data availability, policies and incentives, and novel voluntary stewardships). Notably, contributions of this study include fostering a much needed debate around circular construction and its challenges, and expanding the limited existing body of knowledge.
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