Experience Of Dialogue Research Articles

Lived Experience of Interracial Dialogue on Race: Proclivity to Participate

The author conducted a qualitative inquiry of individuals' proclivity to participate in interracial dialogues. Lived experience of 20 participants in a race study circle yielded the overarching themes of education, self‐reflection, advanced empathy, moral consciousness, universality, racial identity development, and social interest. Implications for research and recommendations for counselor education are discussed.La autora llevaron a cabo una investigación cualitativa sobre la propensión de individuos a participar en diálogos interraciales. La experiencia vivida de 20 participantes en un círculo de estudio sobre raza dio como resultado los temas omnímodos de educación, autorrefexión, empatía avanzada, conciencia moral, universalidad, desarrollo de la identidad racial e interés social. Se discuten las implicaciones para la investigación, así como recomendaciones para la educación de los consejeros.

Symbolic Self-curation: A Reflexive Activity for Practice, Life and Scholarship

No accessCreative Approaches to ResearchOther Journal Article01 January 2008Symbolic Self-curation: A Reflexive Activity for Practice, Life and Scholarship Authors: Nita Cherry Authors: Nita Cherry Swinburne University Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutPDF/EPUBExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Abstract This article explores symbolic self-curation as reflection, and its application in professional practice and research into professional practice. Symbolic self-curation is framed as a way of developing praxis fit for complexity, inspired by Sch n's (1987) rendering of practice as artistry; Bleakley's (1999) holistic reflexivity; Higgs and Tichen's (2001) exploration of professional practice development as knowing, doing, being and becoming; and van Schaik's (2005) development of self-curation as pedagogy and research. Despite the announcement of Denzin and Lincoln's (2000) 'seventh moment' in research, the status of research that investigates issues of professional practice in situ remains ambivalent in universities (McWilliam 2004). Candidates who bring significant practice issues into the research space are often asked to simplify their research questions and create texts that are verbal, linear and limited in their capacity to represent and explore their lived experience of complex practice. Many researchers are taking up the challenge, however, of developing new texts that can hold the complexity of professional and life practice (O'Neill 2002). Symbolic self-curation is a form of reflexive practice intended to add to those efforts. Its key elements are the gathering and arrangement of 'apt', often non-verbal symbols to represent our 'not-knowing' as well as our 'knowing'; creating for those involved new experiences of respectful and robust dialogue with others (in person and through literature); testing of the insights gained by immersion in action of some kind; and construction of an exegesis. Self-curation not only involves the self-curating practice but eventually the curation of the self as practitioner, encouraging a 'gathering' of the self and meta-reflection on that self in ways that are reflexive. This article also offers a theoretical analysis of the elements of self-curation, which might have the further value of explaining what is going on more generally when alternative texts and sites are employed in research. It is hoped that it will be useful to other scholars who are seeking to describe, explain, and 'justify' their use of alternative texts. Full Text DOI Previous article Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSDate of Publication:January 2008Journal:Creative Approaches to ResearchISSN:1835-9434Volume:1Issue:1Page Range:19-37First Page:19Last Page:37Source:Creative Approaches to Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2008: 19-37Date Last Modified:02 November 2017 11:47Date Last Revised:21 September 2010SubjectReflection (Philosophy)Research--MethodologyArt--Philosophy METRICS Downloaded 0 times Copyright© Informit, 2008Download PDFLoading ...

Gender, Space, and Discourse across Borders: Talking Gender in Cyberspace

The possibility of online student collaboration over cyberspace for two groups of students in Australia and Singapore was conceived by JaneMaree Maherat Monash University in Australia in 2005 after hearing a paper given by a colleague that detailed the experience of a threeway cross-country dialogue using flexible learning technologies (see Pickering et al. 2004). A recent visit to the National University of Singapore had elicited the information that a gender studies minor had just been established; on the basis of these two factors, Maher approached NUS gender studies colleagues, and Chng Huang Hoon followed up with enthusiasm. An email correspondence ensued, which established our mutual interests as feminist pedagogues in gender, space, and teaching, and we decided to generate a cross-national collaboration within the

The Perioperative Dialogue

This article is a synthesis of 2 qualitative studies focusing on patients', anesthetists', and operating-room nurses' experiences of the perioperative dialogue and employing grounded theory as the method of analysis. The aim of the synthesis was to achieve a new holistic understanding of health in the perioperative dialogue. The synthesis highlights the importance of being in communion in a continuous whole due to continuity of care for the creation of health in both patients and nurses.

Dialogue at the margins: Women's self-stories and the intersection of identities

In this manuscript, we describe an organized effort to move beyond familiar identity connections, particularly those of ethnicity, class, and nation. An exchange of self-stories among African American college women and Dalit Indian women was initiated as a technique to cross-cultural boundaries. The women chosen were considered to be located at the margins of their societies. The experience of the personal dialogues provided a model for inter-group exchanges that might be used in research and educational settings to expand the awareness of women and their issues nationally and internationally. Self-storytelling was the tool for comparing and examining experiences; it is recommended as a useful technique for the development of understanding and shared empathy among women. It proved useful in considering gender, class, and ethnic identity. Major themes from the women's stories were of family support, outside dominance, emotional trauma, and strategies for self-empowerment.

The expression of caring within the perioperative dialogue: A hermeneutic study

Background and aim This article, which is based on a study conducted in a perioperative context in Sweden, focuses on nurse anaesthetists’ and theatre nurses’ descriptions of caring and how caring becomes visible to patients in the perioperative dialogue. The perioperative dialogue is the pre-, intra- and postoperative meeting between the nurse and patient in connection with the latter's surgery. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 patients and 20 nurses, in which they described their experiences of perioperative dialogues. The interpretation process was based on Gadamer's philosophy of hermeneutics. Findings The findings indicate that, as a caring act, the vow involves: promising to allow the patient to be him/herself, promising to safeguard the welfare of the patient and promising to guide the patient through the operation as well as taking responsibility for that which I have promised. From the patient's perspective, the nurse was someone who: cares about me, takes me seriously, creates a calm atmosphere and to whom I can hand over responsibility. Conclusions Four empirical assumptions were formulated in relation to the nurse's vow and how the nurse's caring became visible to the patients.

A poética do cotidiano missioneiro: etnografia e reflexão sobre si mesmo. Compartilhando imagens e emoções com os contadores de causos nas Missões Gaúchas

The intention of this work is placingthe reader in the ethnographic panorama in whichhappened the fieldwork, trying to present some re-levant subjects for the ethnographic exercise noticedas an intersubjective encounter. In these terms, theemotions involved in the poetic of the daily missio-nary snatches the ethnographer, at the same timethat they appear for the disconstruction of certainworld visions, implicating in a theoretical and intel-lectual resize, starting from an intersubjective dia-logic experience given in the conviviality with theOther.

Beginning Christian–Muslim Dialogue in Western Sydney: Context and Practice

ABSTRACT This article is the initial paper of a longer project that aims to chart the progress of Christian–Muslim dialogue in western Sydney, Australia. The first part provides the context for aspects of Muslim settlement, organization and practice in Australia. Following a brief overview of interfaith dialogue, the second part offers an exposition and analysis of the objectives and motivation of the three organizers of Christian–Muslim dialogue in the west of Sydney, and assesses the initial outcomes of the dialogues. The style of the exposition is discursive, allowing the voices of the organizers to be heard. The analysis is offered under the rubrics of inter-cultural diversity and interfaith dialogue. No validation of the organizers' perceptions against those of the participants is attempted. It is shown that the organizers' instinct to promote dialogue interaction on the human and social level attracted a great deal of interest from a wide audience. The structure employed for the gatherings was recognized by politicians and community leaders as an effective model for wider community-building exercises. Difficulties identified include responding to resistance to the dialogues, and deepening the dialogue experience for participants. The selection of the appropriate audience, format and forum for future gatherings is crucial to the ongoing success of the project.

Accounting and sustainability, encouraging a dialogical approach; integrating learning activities, delivery mechanisms and assessment strategies

This paper documents the dialogic design of an honours level undergraduate degree course, Accounting and Sustainability. The course was designed as part of our individual commitment, supported by the wider department, to introduce elements of dialogic education (Freire, 1970, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, London: Penguin) into the accounting curriculum and make praxis an integral part of the students' learning experience (Thomson and Bebbington, 2004, It doesn't matter what you teach? Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 15(4–5), pp. 609–628). The main component of the course was a large group collaborative project to produce a shadow account (see for example Dey, 2003, Corporate ‘silent’ and ‘shadow’ social accounting, Social and Environmental Accounting Journal, 23(2), pp. 6–10; Gray, 1997, The silent practice of social accounting and corporate social reporting in companies, in: S. Zadek et al. (Eds) Building Corporate Accountability: Emerging Practices in Social and Ethical Accounting, Auditing and Reporting, London: Earthscan) on a major UK company, Sainsbury plc. The paper details the range of learning activities, delivery mechanisms and assessment processes developed to encourage a more dialogic educative experience in this course. Recounting our experiences and describing student outcomes may prove useful to others in designing courses in this specific subject area or more generally in other accounting courses. With this in mind a number of key issues associated with moving towards a dialogic approach are presented in the concluding section.

Fostering Resiliency through Literacy Practices with Adults in Situations of Displacement

This article presents a report on the case study research carried out to explore literacy as a resource to build resiliency through dialogic experiences with a group of adults in situation of displacement. The research questions aimed at identifying the process of resiliency building by adults through dialogic transactions. The participants enrolled in a Reading Club at the Integral Attention Office for Displaced Population located in Bogotá, came from different regions of Colombia victims of forced internal migration due to armed conflicts. A group of five women in situation of displacement constituted the case study for this research. Data was gathered through different sources of information: field notes, transcriptions of tape recorded sessions, interviews and a personal information questionnaire. The findings informed about the social issues that emerged as critical during the dialogic experiences, the resiliency factors present when dealing with adversity and the results of the building resiliency process.
 Received: 06-05-05 / Accepted: 01-08-05
 How to reference this article:
 Chapetón Castro, C. M. (2005). Fostering Resiliency Through Literacy Practices With Adults In Situation of Displacement. Íkala. 10 (1), pp. 281 – 311

Den perioperativa dialogen ur barn med sarskilda behovs perspektiv

Nurse anaesthetists do sometimes meet children with special needs, who are at an increased risk for anxiety and fear in the perioperative setting. Previous research has shown how the perioperative dialogue can reduce fear. But children's experience of this process have not been studied before. The aim of this study was to describe children with special needs experience of the perioperative dialogue. Data were collected through participant observations and semistructured interviews from 25 children with special needs. To acquire a deeper understanding of children's experience a hermeneutic approach was chosen. Six categories emerged; the children were taken seriously; the children knew before and didn't feel afraid; it turned out the way we have decided; the nurse anaesthetist should be the same as in the preoperative dialogue; everything felt so personal; the children managed the situation, and everything turned out so simple. The conclusion is that the perioperative dialogue improves the care of children with special needs. By using the perioperative dialogue the nurse anaesthetist can help the child relieve it's fear, and make the unpleasant easier.

The lived experience of psychotherapists working with older clients: an heuristic study

This paper presents the results of an heuristic study based on the research question: ‘How do psychotherapists experience working with older clients?’ The question came from the researchers’ experience and interest in working with older clients in general practice. It started from the researchers’ desire to examine more closely feelings and elements present in their own experience in dialogue with seven other practising therapists who had an interest and experience of working with this client group. Qualities and elements identified were: perceptions of old age and ageism; boundaries and settings; changes to practice; culture and experiences; awareness of time; loss; decline and mortality; and parents and children. These are illustrated by material from each of the participants, a composite depiction of the experience, a creative synthesis and examples from the researchers’ experiences.

Neo-Liberalization and Incorporation in Advanced Newly Industrialized Countries: A View from South Korea

Historically closely associated with interventionist growth strategies, the demise of corporatism was widely predicted as neo-liberalism became the dominant economic paradigm from the late 1970s. The experience of social dialogue and social pacts in continental Europe during the 1980s and 90s, however, suggests that corporatism may have found a new economic purpose in the era of neo-liberalism. Similarly, in the developing world, the intellectual aversion to government accommodation of ‘special interest groups’ that accompanied the early phase of economic liberalization has given way to a more sophisticated appreciation of the economic advantages of social compromise. Using the case of South Korea, a country that recently established a social pact in support of its economic liberalization drive, this paper seeks to extend our knowledge about the compatibility between neo-liberalism and incorporation. The results contribute to the wider debate about the possibilities of diverse patterns of government-business-labour relations under ‘actually existing’ neo-liberalism. As one of the most advanced and successful newly industrialized countries, South Korea shares structural-institutional affinities with both advanced and developing societies. Hence, it represents an intermediate case of relevance to both the mature European and ‘third wave’ democracies.

How Is Education Possible When There’s a Body in the Middle of the Room?

This article explores the possibility of education for multiculturalism and diversity in a situation of violent conflict. It tells the story of my attempt to figure out what might be learned from the situation of living with violence, threats to personal safety, and death as part of the everyday. I draw on recent experiences of dialogue between Jewish and Arab/Palestinian Israelis in preservice and in-service settings at the University of Haifa to suggest that attention to feelings, to the expression of fear, vulnerability, and anger, and to the body that carries these feelings and experiences, are needed in order to make such dialogue possible.

DEVELOPMENTS: Wit: Using Drama to Teach First-Year Medical Students About Empathy and Compassion

Background: Training in empathy and compassion can foster altruism in medical students. Description: To use the drama Wit in an experiential learning module for first-year medical students. Students and faculty received tickets to a Wit performance. Students heard a pre-play lecture on end-of-life care and attended a post-play discussion with the cast. Each attendee completed an evaluation survey for the Wit Educational Initiative, and site-specific responses were computed. Students reflected on their experience in an e-mail dialogue with clinical faculty. Students could also earn extra credit by completing a written assignment. Evaluation: Attendance was excellent-99% of the class and 59% of their preceptors. Most rated the performance as "excellent" or "very good" and reported they were moved emotionally. Reflecting on the performance, students admired the "science" of medicine but found the "art" of medicine lacking. Conclusion: When used effectively, theater can be used to promote attitude change.

Patients' and nurses' experiences of perioperative dialogues.

Previous research has shown that perioperative visiting can aid the planning and implementation of nursing care by giving patients an opportunity to express their expectation and to receive information. This is in turn can reduce anxiety and stress. However, patients and nurses' experiences of this process have not been studied before. The aim of the research was to describe and interpret the meaning of nursing care experienced by patients and nurse anaesthetists or operating-room nurses (referred to as perioperative nurses) through the pre-, intra- and postoperative dialogues. A hermeneutic approach was used when interpreting text from interviews with 10 patients after the operation and 10 nurses who were asked to write down their experiences after having conducted pre-, intra- and postoperative dialogues with their patients. The interpretation of the whole was: the common quality of the pre-, intra- and postoperative dialogues was continuity and the distinguishing quality was how the patient and nurse experienced continuity. Continuity in 'the perioperative dialogue' from the patients' point of view is expressed as sharing a story and the body is in safe hands. From the nurses' point of view continuity means that professional nursing care becomes visible and that continuity gives meaning to the work. If perioperative nurses used the perioperative dialogue they could create continuity for patients and for themselves in the pre-, intra- and postoperative phases. The nurse is, in this context, the continuity and continuity gives the possibility of establishing a caring relationship and caring for the patient in a dignified way.

'Understanding and being understood' as a creative caring phenomenon--in care of patients with stroke and aphasia.

Five care providers particularly successful at communicating with patients with communication difficulties were video-recorded together with three patients with aphasia after stroke, during morning care activities. The care providers were then interviewed immediately after the video-recordings, about their experiences of communicating with such patients. The interviews with the care providers were interpreted by means of a phenomenological hermeneutic method. Co-creating was the main theme found. Care providers invite the patient to participate in the creative act of communication. They have a communicative attitude and show interest in the patients' personal desires. The care providers encounter the patient as a presence in a caring communion. In part, care providers communicate by continuously conveying their presence to the patient and even creating availability in a close and open intersubjective relationship. A relaxed and supportive atmosphere facilitates reciprocity between care provider and patient. The communication is not technical or strategic; instead care providers share the patients' experiences in a silent dialogue. This silent dialogue involves sharing the patients' feelings and thus receiving messages from the patient.

Dialogue and collaboration with ECVAM: the view of the EFPIA.

An evaluation is presented of past experience of dialogue and collaboration of ECVAM with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) over the last nine years. Lessons learnt from the viewpoint of EFPIA company representatives are given. Also, proposals for the future ECVAM approach are made, such as support for other research areas for new methods to be validated, giving realistic statements to ECVAM's EU and external customers, and being open to any new technology development that might help in opening and establishing new alternative avenues. Finally, the need for proper publications on the implementation of alternatives is recommended, for example, through the existing national platforms and their umbrella organisation, ecopa.

Psychomanteum Research: Experiences and Effects on Bereavement

A Psychomanteum Process involving mirror-gazing was conducted in a research setting to explore apparent facilitated contact with deceased friends and relatives, and to collect data on the phenomena, experiences, and effects on bereavement. A pilot study with five participants resulted in strong experiences and four apparent contacts. The main study took 27 participants through a three-stage process: remembering a deceased friend or relative, sitting in a darkened room gazing into a mirror while thinking of the person, and finally discussing and reflecting on the experience. Data were collected with pre- and post-questionnaires, a follow-up questionnaire at least four weeks after the session, interviews by the facilitators, and two personality measures, the Tellegen Absorption Scale and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Contacts with the sought person were reported by 13 participants. Participants reported that a variety of imagery appeared in the mirror, as well as experiences of dialogue, sounds, light, body sensations, and smell. Several specific messages were reported by participants who believed that they were from the sought persons. Twenty-one self-report items relating to bereavement were analyzed for changes between pre- and follow-up questionnaires. Using a Wilcoxon signed ranks analysis, statistically significant reductions in bereavement responses were found over the entire group ( p=.05 to .0008). These included unresolved feelings, loss, grief, guilt, sadness, and need to communicate. Participants also reported significant impact on their lives following the session.

Evaluating the Contributions of Track-two Diplomacy to Conflict Termination in South Africa, 1984-90

This article evaluates the political impact of three non-official, track-two initiatives aimed at resolving the conflict in South Africa. Meetings between white South Africans and the African National Congress (ANC) in the pre-negotiation period from 1985 to 1990 produced direct, substantive inputs into official, track-one decisionmaking regarding negotiations, as well as indirect inputs into public opinion and party politics bearing on questions of negotiated settlement. Track-two talks are credited with changing the political risks and rewards of official talks by legitimizing the negotiation option and desensitizing each side's constituents to talks with the enemy, by building latent support for track-one negotiations, by furthering incentive-creating political polarization over the issue of negotiation, and by encouraging the formation of liberal, pro-negotiation political parties and NGOs. Track-two talks prepared each side for track-one negotiations by clarifying conflict goals and post-conflict policies; by exploring common ground; by developing cadres of officials with experience in dialogue, some of whom developed a bureaucratic stake in an official negotiation process; and by communicating preconditions for track-one talks. The ANC and government each sought to use track-two talks to divide and weaken the other. A sense of South African identity emerged during track-two dialogues which reduced threat perceptions among white participants who communicated with central decisionmakers, and helped create a sense of negotiation possibility complementary to decisionmakers' sense that negotiation was necessary.