Hermeneutic Analysis Research Articles

Knowing, Being and Becoming a Person-Centred Nurse Leader: Findings from a Transformative Professional Development Programme.

Background/Objectives Leadership is central to the development of effective workplace cultures and as such should be viewed as a practice that is relational, exercised through a process of mutual and reciprocal influence. Person-centred leadership is an approach to leadership that supports a way of being that is authentic, prioritising values lived out in action. However, there is an increasing recognition that leadership development has not been impactful in relation to workplace culture. This paper reports on the ongoing evaluation of an innovative development programme (Queen's Nurse Development Programme), the overall aim of which was to illuminate the participants' experiences of engaging in transformative learning and development and identify the technical and transformative outcomes arising. The programme focused on developing leadership capacity for societal change and maximising the health impact of community nursing leaders. Methods The methodological framework for evaluation was underpinned by a Collaborative Critical Creative Inquiry. Twenty community nurses were selected to undertake the programme during 2020. The collection and analysis of data was consistent with the Collaborative Critical Creative Inquiry and was conducted as a one-day workshop, with participants engaged in a cycle of creative hermeneutic analysis. Results A total of seven themes were identified, including: sense of belonging; personal growth; developing new skills; finding voice; importance of self-care; and creating a safe place. This illuminated how the transformative learning and development processes within this programme were experienced and how these enabled participants to explore how they influence their practice and workplace. It is the journey with self that generates a sense of belonging and enables personal growth and the ability to care for self and others. Conclusions The key learning from this innovative development programme is the importance of focusing on the attributes of practitioners and the key building blocks for knowing, being, and becoming a person-centred practitioner.

Being is said in many ways

Abstract The article focuses on the ontological foundations of lifeworld as Being taken for granted and viewed as a communication phenomenon par excellence, conceptualized as signifying in the presence of others. It is argued that, because there is always a wider horizon of experience against which anything can appear, lifeworld as something continuous can only be thematized in discrete scientific forms. In the article, lifeworld is discussed through the perspectives of four different sciences. From the natural science perspective, lifeworld is conceptualized as an arrangement contingent on the interconnections of human and nonhuman beings. It takes the form of conversation and can be best examined by Conversation Analysis. From the social science perspective, lifeworld is conceptualized as an order that is constituted by symbolic interactions and guided by relevant types and rules that structure our experience. It takes the form of intersubjective action as a meaningful back and forth and can be best examined by Discourse Analysis. From the cultural sciences perspective, lifeworld is the realm of spirit passed from generation to generation that gives human culture its meaning. It takes the form of significant expressions and can be best examined by Textual Hermeneutic Analysis. And, from the philosophical perspective, lifeworld is constituted by phenomena that appear, or monstrate themselves, to consciousness. This lifeworld is of absolute reversibility and immediacy and can be best examined by Critical Analysis, i.e., by postulating our relation to any object through contemplation. Thus, as Being, lifeworld is said in many ways, each lifeworld being relevant in its own way by providing a valuable resource – physico-biological, normative, significational, and transcendental.

Sculpting the good surgeon or excising the bad one: How clinical teachers could perpetuate attrition in surgical residency programmes.

Attrition in surgical residencies remains a significant issue, with traditional research focusing mainly on individual and programme factors. This study explores the role of clinical teachers (CTs) in influencing attrition rates. CTs are essential in moulding residents' training, serving both as enablers of workplace learning and guardians of their medical fields. We employed a hermeneutic phenomenology framework to understand the sociocultural impacts on attrition. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews involving 19 CTs, 3 residents who left the programme and 2 who underwent remediation, following a six-step hermeneutic phenomenological analysis process. The entrenched 'good surgeon' narrative within the department demanded selflessness and total dedication, which CTs reinforced, thereby normalising a rigorous and challenging environment. This has led to attrition when residents fail to meet these challenges or choose to disengage from the system. We illustrated that CTs were pivotal in perpetuating these expectations, contributing significantly to resident attrition. CTs played a crucial role in resident attrition by enforcing a stringent cultural norm within surgical training programmes. Addressing this issue requires a visible change in CTs' role to foster a more supportive educational environment. Emphasising the beneficial aspects of the 'good surgeon' narrative and mitigating its adverse impacts is essential for reducing attrition rates and assisting all residents, including those facing challenges, in successfully completing their training.

Newly Graduated Perioperative Nurses' Experiences of Transitioning to Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Explorative Secondary Analysis.

The aim of this secondary analysis was to explore newly graduated perioperative nurses' experiences of transitioning to clinical practice to gain more in-depth knowledge of this phenomenon. A qualitative explorative study of secondary data was used, and this study was reported following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist. A secondary analysis of data collected between March 2019 and November 2020 via 16 semi-structured interviews with newly graduated perioperative nurses. The interviews were conducted 3 to 5 months after they graduated from five different educational institutions in Norway and entered clinical practice as perioperative nurses. A three-step phenomenological hermeneutical analysis inspired by Ricoeur's theory was applied: naïve reading, structural analysis and comprehensive understanding. We identified three themes: expectations of competence, facilitation for newly graduated perioperative nurses and the transition from being a student to a newly qualified perioperative nurse. Newly graduated perioperative nurses emphasised the critical role of supportive facilitation, manageable expectations and support from leaders and colleagues, which seemed essential for a successful transition to clinical practice. This study addresses knowledge essential for universities, universities colleges and clinical practice, specifically healthcare organisations, to understand the transition process for newly graduated perioperative nurses. This can support the establishment of improved practices to ensure patient safety via more specific education and mentoring and more accurate expectations of competence. No patient or public contribution.

Working Together to Enhance Autonomy: A Participatory Action Research Among Residents and Staff in a Nursing Home

Care in nursing homes is evolving from a medical to a person-centered orientation. Principles such as participation and autonomy are seen as the basis for person-centered care to live life as a resident prefers. However, often decisions are made for and about the resident by others, which might hinder autonomy. How can a more person-centered way of caring be achieved at the level of the unit with a focus on autonomy and participation? Participative action research (PAR) has promising elements to bring about a change. The aim of this study is to enhance autonomy in day to day practice, with a PAR approach. This led to the following research question: what processes between residents and staff in the participative action research enabled the enhancing of autonomy on the unit level? An action group consisting of residents and staff in one unit of a nursing home identified, undertook, and evaluated actions to enhance residents’ autonomy. The generated data were analyzed with the critical creative hermeneutic analysis. In total, eight themes to describe the process were found. Although there was no evidence that the actions undertaken during the PAR directly led to enhanced autonomy, the learning process and the collaboration of residents and staff is promising. It is recommended to include residents and staff as partners in actions to enhance autonomy in the nursing home. The PAR process worked well for this objective. However, participants’ physical conditions should be considered when choosing working methods. Creative work forms are not always appropriate for the population targeted.

Understanding Older Persons' Experiences of Care Encounters in the Home Environment: A Hermeneutic Study.

To explore and gain a deeper understanding of older persons' experiences of care encounters when their home becomes a workplace. Worldwide healthcare services are increasingly being provided in older persons' homes by registered nurses. This presents new challenges as the home environment of older persons now doubles as a workplace for healthcare professionals. However, there is limited research available on how older persons experience care encounters when their homes serve as workplaces and how this influences their overall well-being and quality of life. A qualitative hermeneutic study. In-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted in Sweden from October 2023 to January 2024 with 10 purposefully selected older persons (aged 65+). Each participant received regular visits from a home care nurse in their home to address specific care needs, such as wound care, medication administration, blood sampling and general supervision. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a hermeneutic interpretation. The hermeneutic analysis emerged with one main theme: 'Experiencing care encounters at home as a lottery', with two underlying themes: 'Adapting to loss of control in the private sphere' and 'Striving for independence while navigating daily living'. Older persons try to control their lives despite the challenges associated with ageing and receiving care at home. They strive to maintain their independence and autonomy, which reflects their desire for self-determination. Supporting these efforts in an interdependent relationship can enhance their well-being and quality of life. Findings were reported following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. Data were collected by patient interviews. This study emphasises the importance of supporting older persons in maintaining control over their lives while being cared for in their homes. In the care encounters with home care nurses, their well-being and quality of life can be improved by respecting their autonomy, involving them in decision-making and offering tailored support.

Conceptual images and learning obstacles in exponentiation and logarithms: A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis

The concept of exponentials and logarithms is one of the essential concepts in mathematics as part of transcendent functions. However, students' understanding of these two concepts has yet to be fully mastered, so there are still errors in solving problems related to these two concepts. This study aims to describe the meaning and meaning process and explore the potential learning obstacles of students based on the meaning and experience of students in obtaining the meaning of exponents and logarithms in senior high school. This qualitative study uses a hermeneutic phenomenological approach with student participants and high school mathematics teachers. Data was collected using tests, documentation, and interviews with students and teachers. Data were analyzed qualitatively to identify learning obstacles and the meaning of exponentials and logarithms. The results showed the meaning of exponents and logarithms according to students, namely exponents as power numbers and logarithms as the opposite of power numbers. In addition, the results also show the existence of learning obstacles in students, both ontogenic, epistemological, and didactic. Based on the findings, these learning obstacles can be considered when developing an appropriate didactic design.

Между имперским и постимперским дискурсом: идеи империи и революции в оптике исследователей XXI века (Рец. на: Идея империи и идея революции в русской философии и культуре XIX–XX веков: коллективная монография / отв. ред. И.И. Евлампиев. СПб.: Изд-во РХГА, 2023. 420 с.)

The paper analyses the collective monograph: “The Idea of Empire and the Idea of Revolution in Russian Philosophy and Culture of the XIX–XX Centuries”, its content being a reflection on one of the most intellectually acute and complex contradictions of Russian history – the problem of empire and revolution. This problem invariably awakens philosophical thought, forcing it to search for an explanation of the notorious “pendulum of Russian history”, the genesis of power, the vector and track of Russian history, which are intellectual outgrowths of the fundamental problem – the problem of Russian civilizational and state identity. The content of the work is an analysis of empire and revolution – the main concepts that are in the focus of philosophical interest and reflection in Russian culture of the XIX–XX centuries. Its aim is to demonstrate the theoretical demand to continue the analysis and philosophical reflection of the concepts of empire and revolution, with the task of rethinking and reinterpreting them. The thesis is presented about the inexhaustibly traditional historical-philosophical narrative (liberalism-conservatism) and the discursively traditional nature of the range of topics, problems and questions, centred on the concepts of “empire” and “revolution”, with the same inexhaustibly traditional duality of interpretation (“us–them”, “East–West”). The result of the analysis of the sections that make up the content of the monograph is the conclusion about the epistemological and axiological value of the concepts of empire and revolution, and the heuristic productivity of the works related to their analysis in the context of the challenges faced by the Russian society and state. The latter can be used as analytical tools for works that develop and deepen the problems of empire and revolution on a modern historiographical basis. The historiographical basis of the article is the works of well-known Russian and foreign authors specializing in this field of humanities, and the methodological basis is hermeneutic analysis with the involvement of the discourse of cultural studies, political science and history.

Essay About The Western History of Human Rights

Objective: The objective of this article was to investigate the historicity of Human Rights and Human Dignity, with an emphasis on the development of religious natural law in the Roman Catholic and Apostolic periods. Theoretical Framework: Works by renowned authors in Law, Social Sciences and Humanities were consulted, namely Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Hans Kelsen and Rafael Diehl. Method: The methodology used in this research was based on a holistic and multidisciplinary analysis, that is, empirical and documentary research was essential for the hermeneutic and conceptual analysis of Human Rights and Human Dignity. Results and Discussion: It is clear that the conceptual notion of human being was, is and seems to be influenced by religious and rationalist natural law perspectives. Implications of the Research: The research seeks to awaken readers to the historicity of Human Rights and Human Dignity, notably regarding apparently extra-legal precepts of natural law. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the Academy, in the sense of, dialectically, providing a dialogue between classical and contemporary theories on Human Rights and Human Dignity.

Василий Розанов: богоискательство как трагедия

Religion is the dominant aspect of Rozanov’s creativity. The main topics of Rozanov’s spiritual search include: God, the world and man are focused around this dominant. The peculiarity of this topics is the explication of intuition of a single whole. This intuition was realized by means of symbols that belong to the world of traditional religions. Rozanov’s creativity actualizes the opportunity of vision of religion as a phenomenon despite the prevalence of images of material things in his texts. This vision is based on a metaphysical foundation of suggestions, examined in the work “On Understanding”, where he understands religion as a temporal undetermined phenomenon. Contact with the world of religion allows us to explicate the human spirit as unity. Rozanov’s vision moves from a description of religion as unity to the description of single images of paganism, Judaism and the Christianity. Rozanov emphasizes this particular content, but his search is inspired by the doctrine of religion as having a certain potency. The realization of this certain potency is the historical development of religions, that conditions the occurrence of new religion in a cultural vacuum, and appears after the distraction of Christianity. The presentiment of metaphysical emptiness is the culmination of Rozanov’s search for God and at the same time the tragedy. Rozanov conceptualizes this intention as the absolutisation of particular things. The transparency of the religious search and the concentration on religion itself makes Rozanov’s position in some aspects close to the narrative of the classic phenomenology of religion. We study the creativity of Rozanov by means of historical-philosophical reconstruction, using elements of hermeneutic analysis.

ASPECTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN UNIVERSAL ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES: LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

The article emphasises that aspects of international legal cooperation in the field of scientific research have not yet been the subject of a systematic, comprehensive scientific study either in the context of international law doctrine or in relevant publications. The subject of the study is the legal regulation of scientific research in universal international environmental treaties, with the aim of identifying the specific features of such international legal mechanisms. The paper examines the challenges and paradoxes faced by international environmental law in regulating scientific research as a process, as well as in balancing scientific research with the practical needs for appropriate resources. The research uses hermeneutical, prognostic, comparative and systemic analysis of relevant international treaties as components of the modern system of international law. It applies a complex set of methods, including analysis and synthesis, structural and formal-legal methods, as well as scientific deduction and induction approaches. The combination of these methods provides a thorough examination of how international environmental treaties regulate scientific research. The methodology includes a hermeneutic approach to interpret the language and provisions of various environmental treaties, a predictive approach to forecast potential developments and the outcomes of current regulation, a comparative analysis to identify similarities and differences between different treaties, and a systems analysis to understand how these treaties fit into the broader system of international law. Taken together, these methods provide a reliable basis for assessing the current state and future directions of international legal cooperation in environmental research. The main objective of the article is to reveal the unique characteristics and complexities inherent in the international legal mechanisms governing scientific research under environmental treaties. It aims to highlight the current challenges and paradoxes faced by international environmental law in this context. These include the need to address global environmental problems with often limited and unreliable scientific data, the need to respect and encourage scientific research, and the imperative to balance the search for scientific knowledge with the practical needs of natural resources. The results of the study show that environmental conventions reflect several important challenges. One of the main challenges is to address global environmental issues in the face of a lack of reliable scientific information, while respecting scientific research and its results. Another crucial challenge is to maintain a balance between promoting scientific research and meeting the practical resource needs of humanity. The author posits that international environmental law sources represent an enduring endeavour to achieve equilibrium in the formation of convention bodies. This equilibrium strives to reconcile the sovereign interests of participating states with the necessity of maintaining a high level of expertise within relevant commissions and committees. In conclusion, the paper emphasises the necessity for the continuous development and refinement of legal regulation pertaining to scientific research within the field of international environmental law. This is in order to effectively address the dynamic and complex interplay between scientific advancement and environmental sustainability.

Research Trends in Children's Literature and Learning Environments

Objective: The objective is to analyze research trends in children's literature and learning environments in order to identify advances and gaps in knowledge. Method: The method includes an exhaustive review of scientific literature using the PRISMA method. Using the Publish or Perish search engine, which analyzes academic sources and employs a range of citation metrics, it produced a large number of articles selected by high-impact academic sources and recognized research trends on a given topic. Results and Discussion: The results indicate that research on the topic has increased in the last 4 years. Spain is the country that publishes the most on children's literature and learning environments. On the other hand, the analysis of the main categories reveals keywords with higher co-occurrence, such as reading comprehension. However, the least used pedagogical strategies for the promotion of reading are related to computer media, but it turns out to be an innovative strategy. Research Implications: The hermeneutic analysis conducted indicates that Children's literature is a powerful tool that not only propitiates in developing reading-writing skills in early childhood, but also impacts positively on the cognitive, emotional, social and physical development of boys and girls. Originality/Value: Reading comprehension emerges as a central node of study in the research trends, this is aligned with the justification of the analysis, to deepen and mitigate the effects of low reading comprehension in students in their first year of higher education.

On the narrative rationality of a legend that grows: from ‘Da Yu Taming the Flood’ to the ‘Five Events of Da Yu’

This paper explores the narrative rationality and repeated expansion of the meta-narrative of the ‘Five Events of Da Yu’ resulted from the legend of ‘Da Yu Taming the Flood’. Guided by Fisher’s narrative paradigm, a hermeneutic analysis of the selected historical documents, archaeological discoveries, and commemorative items has found: on the one hand, coherence and fidelity have been observed abundantly with their respective criteria and standards materialized in the said meta-narrative. On the other hand, following a chronological expansion, the meta-narrative conveys the consistent themes of seeking concerted efforts in taming floods for the common good of all, while getting various tribes united and the first dynasty of China established. As a result, the analysis of the meta-narrative not only facilitates the development of an inner dialogue with ancient myths but also helps to bring together people across cultures in a universal world.

Contextual barriers in effective interpersonal communication with patients: A qualitative analysis

PurposeCompetence building in interpersonal communication (IPC) between undergraduate students and patients requires deep understanding of the factors influencing their interaction. These factors, contextual to our clinical setup were explored from multisource perspectives to understand the perceived barriers in IPC. MethodQualitative hermeneutic phenomenological analysis was done for patient's semi-structured interviews (n = 16); interns (n = 15) and faculty (n = 14) unstructured focus group discussions. Three independent authors transcribed the data, derived codes and themes individually, and then collated and reflected on them to draw conclusions. Different collection methods, multisource perspectives, and multilevel analysis provided for triangulation and validation of the study results. ResultsThis study's multisource feedback identified seven inter-dependent barriers to interpersonal communication between students and patients. They were time constraints, lack of trust and respect, cultural diversity, loco-regional linguistic differences, lack of empathy, illiteracy, and financial constraints. ConclusionsThe study concluded by identifying the unique set of barriers preventing interpersonal communication in our clinical microsystem. Addressing these contextual factors by preparing training modules and workshops would prepare undergraduate students for patient-centered care and partnership.

Особенности трансформации мистической антропологии Вячеслава Иванова в 1930-е гг.: статья «Anima» в свете мистериально-дионисийского метатекста

The article «Anima» is the most important Ivanov’s work during the period of emigration, representing his religious and mystical views to the European reader. It presents a kind of symbolic and phenomenological description of the dynamic structure of religious and mystical consciousness. In our article, we have three goals: 1) to establish a conceptual relationship between the early (article «Ty esi») and the late («Anima») version of Ivanov’s mystical anthropology, 2) to describe the transformations of Ivanov’s mystical anthropology in the 1930th, 3) to establish the specifics of Ivanov’s mystical-religious worldview. The research material is Ivanov’s religious and philosophical works, his epistolary and scientific works. In the course of the research, we used comparative, hermeneutical, contextual, and motivic-thematic analysis methods. First, we define the place of the article «Anima» in the Ivanov’s work during the period of emigration, then we describe the structure of the Dionysian-mysterial plot, which acts as a generative model of Ivanov’s mystical anthropology. The Dionysian-mysterial plot is devined as such a dialectically organized mythological narrative, which is based on the orphic mythologeme of the tearing of Dionysus by Titans and his resurrection. Then we characterize the plot of «Ty esi» as an expanded symbolic narrative representing Ivanov’s mystical anthropology. This narrative presents a dramatic story of the relationship between Psyche-Anima (feminine, irrational principle), Eros-Animus (masculine, rational) and the Self, the superpersonal principle, the divine center of personality. The main content of the study is the analysis of the content of the article «Anima», in the process of which we record the transformations of Ivanov’s religious and mystical thought. One of the most significant innovations in the «Anima» is the comparison of the plot of «Ty esi» with Dostoevsky's «basic myth», which is understood as a transformation of one of his lines – the mysterial one. Dostoevsky’s «basic myth» is an archetypal plot about how demonic-type heroes, false Animuses (Raskolnikov, Rogozin, Stavrogin, Versilov, Ivan Karamazov) are rejected by female characters personifying Psyche, a wanderer who is waiting for her heavenly Bridegroom, i.e. a transformed hero. Another fundamentally important innovation of the «Anima» is the introduction of Friedrich Nietzsche’s fate into the context of Ivanov’s mystical anthropology. She is identified with the mysterial line of the plot «Ty esi», which explains the nature of the madness of the Basel philosopher by the betrayal of his Anima.

Kinship Care dalam Keluarga ‘Imran: Kajian Hermeneutika Wilhelm Dilthey pada Surat Ali ‘Imran Ayat 37 dan 44

Kinship Care is a form of childcare by close relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, or siblings when biological parents cannot fulfill their parenting responsibilities. In Indonesia, Kinship Care often arises in the context of poverty, migration, parental death, or the inability of parents to care for their children for various reasons, including death, illness, or legal issues. This research is a desk study using Wilhelm Dilthey's hermeneutic analysis method to explore three aspects, namely Erlebnis (experience), Ausdruck (expression), and Verstehen (understanding), in Surah Ali 'Imran verses 37 and 44. The results of this study conclude that in the Kinship Care pattern, Zakariya has four patterns in caring for Maryam, security and support, space for children, financial security, dialogue and appreciation for children. Then, suggestions for further research related to Kinship Care studies to explore broader patterns using different hermeneutical theories and different figures in the Qur'an can also be taken in relevance to different contexts so that they can reach ideal patterns for Kinship Care studies.

Mothers’ efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study

BackgroundChild cancer impacts the entire family. However, those who identify as mothers may be most negatively affected due to the societal expectations placed upon them in primary caregiving. This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the lived experiences of mothers of children with cancer and their adaptation to their child’s illness.MethodsThis study employed a qualitative and hermeneutic approach using Heideggerian phenomenology as a philosophical framework. Our sampling strategy was purposive. Mothers (n = 14) of children diagnosed with cancer participated in face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The seven-steps of critical hermeneutic analysis were used to summarize and interpret findings.ResultsAnalysis revealed that participants’ adaptation to their child’s illness occurs through comprehensive support and the utilization of empowering beliefs. The theme of comprehensive support included sub-themes of seeking informational support, seeking psychological support, and seeking social support. The theme of utilizing empowering beliefs encompassed sub-themes of resilience against cultural misconceptions and reliance on spiritual beliefs. Furthermore, one constitutive pattern ‘mothers’ efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer’ was identified.This related to participants’ striving to navigate the twists and turns of life’s hardships.ConclusionsRelationships and social context are vital and important features of this phenomena. Employing a team approach to provide comprehensive support to mothers of children with cancer involving physicians, nurses, and psychologists can be supportive in their adaptation to their child’s cancer. Additionally, reductions in cultural taboos surrounding cancer could facilitate improved adaptation to childhood cancer for these mothers.

A qualitative study of hermeneutic analysis in individuals with schizophrenia, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses writings on selected narratives.

INTRODUCTION: Understanding individuals with schizophrenia is an essential but challenging phenomenon in psychiatry. This study proposes a reevaluation of the nature of therapeutic communication among individuals with schizophrenia, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses by interpreting their writings on the same written narratives through a hermeneutic analysis. In this study, employing a qualitative descriptive methodology utilising hermeneutic analysis, participants read the five narratives, wrote down their opinions on each narratives and answered nine questions to express their own personal writing experiences. Participants from each group acted as both 'readers' and 'authors' while rewriting the selected five short narratives based on their own sense of readings. The expression, rewriting refers to the act of reading and written interpretations of participants and researchers in this study. While individuals with schizophrenia primarily focused on the text (narrative) in their readings and writings, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses tended to focus on reader (themselves) in their interpretations. Although reading should be approached as a process of discovery rather than merely seeking predetermined knowledge, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses read the narratives as if the author were a patient or as the signs of an illness. The results point to the need for psychiatrists/psychiatric nurses to develop new perspectives and skills in understanding and interacting with individuals with schizophrenia.

Furthering engaged algorithmic management research: Surfacing foundational positions through a hermeneutic literature analysis

This study undertakes a hermeneutic analysis of the growing literature on algorithmic management. Algorithmic management is a subset of algorithmic decision-making, also referred to as algorithmic work. To date, the underlying norms, and assumptions of researchers, and how assumptions shape understandings of algorithmic management, have been under investigated. Using a hermeneutic methodology, we uncover four different onto-epistemological positions in the literature based on two overarching worldviews. The first is techno-human dualism, rooted in dualist ontological assumptions foregrounding entities. The second is techno-human entanglement, grounded in relational perspectives that view the social and material as inseparable. The worldviews are comprised of four meta-understandings that form our framework: (1) the ‘techno-centric’ view gives primacy to the technology, with humans seen as a secondary feature; (2) the ‘techno-mediated control’ view focuses on managerial power with technology a tool for control and the organization of labor; (3) the ‘techno-human enactment’ view focuses on the performative aspects of algorithmic management; and (4) the ‘techno-human being’ view explores how algorithmic management affects identity (re)formation and meaning-making. We demonstrate how onto-epistemological assumptions configure interpretations of algorithmic management. We focus on algorithms (as a foundational and integral characteristic), organizational control (a core function), and human-in-the-loop configurations (as a possible safeguard). By surfacing the plurality of assumptions in algorithmic management research, we seek to foster more engaged scholarship and encourage the virtue of choosing a research position rather than inheriting it.

A Hermeneutic Analysis of the Love Relationship in the Movie "A Chinese Odyssey"

The movie "A Chinese Odyssey", as a surrealistic magic movie, became a cultural totem in the late nineties, and the main love story as a clue throughout the whole drama has always been enjoyed by people. Characters such as Supreme Treasure and Zixia Fairy have unique love relationships, and the movie weaves a complex web of love. In this paper, the famous psychoanalyst Lacan's philosophical theories are used to hermeneutically analyze the love relationship in the movie, so as to prove the impossible truth of love in A Chinese Odyssey.