Interpretive Qualitative Research Research Articles

INDONESIAN EFL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Indonesian government provides many programs in developing teacher’s profession, such as certification, standard of education background, and teachers’ group (Teacher Activity Center (PKG), Course Teacher Forum (MGMP), and Teacher Working Group (KKG)). This study attempted to investigate teachers’ perspective on government professional development programs. This research applied basic interpretive qualitative research, and used open-ended questionnaire and semi structured interview as technique of collecting data. The participants of this research were fifty EFL teachers from five cities in Indonesia. The research finding showed that Indonesian EFL teachers have positive perspective on professional development in improving their teaching skill. Most of the EFL teachers also have positive perspective on government professional development programs, even though some of them suggest that the government professional development program is better to provide activities improving their teaching skills than to discuss administration. The implication of this study is the Indonesian EFL teachers have positive perspective on government professional development programs, but they also suggest the government professional development programs should focus on helping the teacher in improving their teaching skills.

Use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Crop and Livestock Production and Implication to Social Ecology: A Case Study of Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe

This study explored the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe and how they are used in crop management and grain storage. Also examined were the effects of IKS use on community food security and integrity of the environment. A qualitative interpretative research design was employed through the use of detailed in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with traditional leaders and community elders. The choice for these groups of people was informed by the general belief that they are often regarded in the community as a reservoir of indigenous knowledge systems. Phenomenological underpinnings anchored the study because it was vital to bring to the fore the various related IKS phenomena and links to food security and environmental management in the community. A socio-ecological lens was used to establish links and interrelations of factors that contribute to food security and environmental management. Major findings include that ashes and leaves from some indigenous trees are used to enrich soil quality, preserve food, and treat livestock. In addition, ashes and leaves are applied as organic pesticides for a variety of crops grown in the district. The study established that these local knowledge systems and practices contribute to low farming costs, high crop yields and good environmental management. The indigenous trees used for this purpose are held in high regard and conserved through the practice and enforcement of socio-spiritual prohibitions like taboos. The study concluded that the body of local knowledge firmly rooted in the Chimanimani people’s culture and traditions is relevant to and consistent with the national and global agenda towards strengthening and sustaining community food security and environmental management. Furthermore, the local knowledge systems found in this study have policy implications for environmental management and climate change strategies as well as knowledge management from a socio-ecological perspective.Keywords: indigenous knowledge management systems, environmental management, food security

Family Involvement and Immigrant Parents: Perceptions of Indian mothers in Vienna

This study was conducted in Austria with Indian immigrant mothers to understand their perceptions and experiences about family involvement in education. Family involvement in education can promote a wide range of benefits for all, and especially for immigrant children. The qualitativeinterpretative research methodology was adopted, and ten mothers participated in the research through semi-structured interviews. The constant-comparative data analysis policy made it possible to adapt the following interviews based on the emerging domains. The data analysis yielded four domains, including the meaning of family involvement, barriers to family involvement, the support systems for family involvement, and being involved as an immigrant parent. The findings showed that the cultural capital of parents has a significant impact on the understandings of family involvement for immigrant parents.On the other hand, the support that the families get is limited to the support provided by teachers. However, this type of support is understood as encouragement and is highly appreciated by parents. Lastly, being an immigrant adds up to the challenges due to a lack of knowledge about the culture of school-parent communication even after long years of being a resident in the country.

Researching with ‘Local’ Associates: Power, Trust and Data in an Interpretive Project on Communities’ Conflict Knowledge in Myanmar

ABSTRACT This article discusses benefits and challenges of qualitative-interpretive research conducted in teams of outside (Northern) researchers and national (Southern) associates, in which the latter have considerable autonomy over research design and data generation. Reflecting on our collaboration with Burmese associates on arts-based workshops with violence-affected communities in Myanmar, we discuss how structures and dynamics of power and trust-building shaped the research process and data interpretation. Our reflective analysis suggests that interpretivist research ‘by proxy’ is possible and can be highly enriching but depends upon sufficient time (and funding) for meaningful, long-term engagement with ‘local’ research collaborators, which our project lacked.

Ensino de português para refugiadas e refugiados: pode entrar?

Este artigo apresenta uma breve análise de um livro didático (LD) produzido e utilizado no Brasil para o ensino de Português como Língua Adicional para refugiadas e refugiados. Como base teórica para o desenvolvimento deste estudo, utilizei a pesquisa qualitativa interpretativista (BORTONI-RICARDO, 2008), e teóricos como Bakhtin (2006, 2003), Schlatter (2009), Richards e Rodgers (2001). Minha análise indica que, embora as temáticas propostas no LD sejam relevantes para o público-alvo em questão, há a predominância de uma perspectiva estruturalista pouco produtiva para o efetivo diálogo intercultural, bem como para as ações linguístico-discursivas implicadas na entrada dessas/es refugiadas/os nos distintos contextos brasileiros.

Práticas translíngues na educação linguística de surdos mediada por tecnologias digitais

Neste artigo apresentamos e examinamos situações de ensino de alunos surdos participantes de um curso de português como segunda língua. Os registros foram gerados a partir de uma pesquisa qualitativa-interpretativista decunho etnográfico. Analisando o desenvolvimento de uma unidade de ensino a partir de uma lente translíngue, apontamos para o papel das tecnologias digitais como suporte para práticas translíngues entre alunos e professores como agentes que produzem sentidos com diferentes recursos para atingir aos objetivos das interações e tarefas propostas. A interlocução teórica entre estudos sobre ensino de línguas mediado por tecnologias com a noção de translinguagem aplicada aos contextos de educação bi/multilíngue iluminou aspectos das situações analisadas relevantes para uma discussão sobre outros modos de pensar a educação de surdos, tais como a ampliação dos repertórios comunicativos e o desenvolvimento de competências de compreensão e expressão translíngues e transmodais como gatilho para o desenvolvimento de uma educação linguística ampliada por parte dos alunos.

A formação do leitor literário na infância: Inter-relação entre textualidades multimodais e recursos de interação em book apps

Este estudo tem como objetivo apresentar uma investigação a respeito da inter-relação das textualidades multimodais e dos recursos de interação em book apps que contribuem para a formação do leitor literário na infância. Para tanto, delimitou-se como corpus de pesquisa duas obras finalistas do Prêmio Jabuti nos anos de 2015 e 2016 na categoria Infantil Digital, sendo uma criada exclusivamente para o meio digital, e a outra, remidiação da publicação impressa. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativo-interpretativista, cujo arcabouço teórico-metodológico ancora-se na concepção dialógica da linguagem e nos estudos dos multi letramentos, da leitura literária e do livro infantil digital. As análises realizadas evidenciam que os book apps selecionados não diferem tanto dos livros impressos quanto à apresentação dos textos escritos e imagéticos, assim como, na maneira como essas linguagens se inter-relacionam. Nas versões digitais, quando os textos verbo visuais atingem os limites da área da tela, agem como ocorre na página dupla do impresso, todavia, configuram-se como janelas que projetam os leitores para dentro da narrativa por meio de processos imersivos. Verificou-se que a combinação multimodal nos book apps, aliada à agentividade dos sujeitos e às potencialidades das tecnologias digitais, aciona modos diferenciados de leitura e demanda maior interatividade por parte do leitor.

CITRAAN DALAM KUMPULAN PUISI ABDUL SALAM HS “MALAIKAT WARINGIN”

Poetry is arranged beautiful words and understood by the readers. Therefore, poetry is inseparable from the accuracy of the language which is arranged aesthetically and creatively so that the meaning of poetry can be conveyed properly. Interpretive descriptive of images is used as the technique of this research. Image, as a way of looking at the meaning, is identified through the human senses. The method used is interpretative qualitative research method. The formulation of the problem is how the image in the poetru collection of Abdul Salam HS entitled "Malaikat Waringin". The purpose of this research is to describe the image in Abdul Salam HS‟ Poetry Collection. The results from analyzing fifty poems contained in the poetry collection entitled "Malaikat Waringin", it showed that there are 17 visual image data, 9 auditory image data, 4 smell and taste image images, and 6 visualization image data.

Causal, Contextual, and Intervening Factors Affecting the Crisis in Iranian Stadiums

INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, government officials seek ways to monitor, control, and manage events and crises due to the concerns of the general public and social media as informative tools. Regarding this, the present study aims to identify and analyze the factors affecting the crisis incidence in Iranian stadiums. METHODS: The present interpretive qualitative research was performed based on a grounded theory method and latent content analysis technique. The data were collected by the implementation of in-depth interviews with 19 people consisting of the Ministry of Sports and Youth experts and executives, sports management professors, and crisis management specialists. The participants were selected using non-probability and snowball sampling techniques. The interviews were continued until reaching theoretical saturation regarding the research questions and objectives. The gathered data, in form of audio recording and text, were analyzed by MAXQDA software (version 18). FINDINGS: The interview data were analyzed based on open and process coding. Afterward, the researcher categorized the identified factors into causal, contextual, and intervening conditions. In this regard, the causal factors consisted of the following items: 1) nature of crisis, 2) technical and specialized factors, 3) infrastructure and equipment, and 4) environmental and equipment hazards. With respect to the contextual factors, they included: 1) human resources, 2) nature of sporting events, 3) security factors, 4) vandalism, 5) welfare facilities, and 5) management factors. Finally, the intervening factors were found to entail: 1) stadium atmosphere, 2) political and social crises, and 3) information and communications technology. CONCLUSION: According to the obtained results, the officials are recommended to consider the paradigmatic model of factors leading to crisis management in stadiums in the crisis management programs adopted for sports venues, especially large stadiums. The consideration of the factors constituting the given model can lead to the improvement of crisis management in the countrychr('39')s sports venues.

Bringing People Back to the Future: The Role of Hermeneutic Temporality in Participatory Research

Within interpretive qualitative research such as hermeneutics, there is a strong connection between past, present, and future in forging understandings of experience. We argue that foundational concepts related to temporality in hermeneutic philosophy can play a key role in participatory research approaches. Participatory research involves working with stakeholders over time, getting to know what is important to them, and attempting to understand how research objectives align with people’s past histories and hopes for the future. We developed a model to exemplify the role of hermeneutics in participatory research, with a particular emphasis on hermeneutic temporality. This model follows the image of a ship that follows three phases: onset, sailing, and ripple effect. As illustrated with a research example in child mental health, we consider that following this model can promote the engagement process with stakeholders, emphasize the importance of people’s situated experiences in shaping a specific research study, and facilitate addressing ethical challenges that may arise.

Family experience of living with children and adolescents with bladder and bowel dysfunction.

to understand the experience of families of living with children and adolescents with bladder and bowel dysfunction. a qualitative phenomenological interpretive research carried out through an in-depth open interview with parents of children and adolescents linked to Advanced Practice Nursing clinic in pediatric urology. the following representative categories of the families' experiences emerged: Knowledge and learning: building family knowledge; Living with the children's BBD: symbolic representations; Management and adaptation to the children's BBD: reorganizing family life. the experience of families related to positive and negative meanings, presence or absence of previous experiences, information gaps, learning process and access to specialized professional follow-up. Follow-up by nurses is important in pediatric urology care for the learning and consolidation of specific knowledge about bladder and bowel dysfunction.

English Teaching in Cyberculture

The present study aimed to comparatively analyze the potential of BBC Learning English and Memrise platforms, in inclusive English teaching. This is a qualitative-interpretative research based in exploratory approach which methodological-theoretical framework is anchored to the Bakhtinian dialogic language conception, to the second language acquisition theory to the Computer-Assisted Language Learning theory), to multiliteracies; and to the English use as a Lingua Franca. For the analysis, we have built a matrix based on the English language acquisition context. The analysis steps ran through the evaluation matrix building, the exploration and development of a comparative study of BBC learning and Memrise platforms on the defined parameters. To the parameters building, the linguistic, methodological, and accessibility aspects in the websites were considered. After analyzing BBC learning English and Memrise, it was identified that they do not encompass dialogical language acquisition and the concept of multiliteracies.

Relation of ‘latar’ Location and Building Orientation in the Traditional House in Kota Lama Kudus

In traditional houses, the latar has an important role. The latar is not just an open space that can be physically used for shared activities. But the latar has a deeper meaning. A phenomenon is found in the traditional Kudus house that the buildings in the house face the latar, and not face the road. In connection with this phenomenon, a study was conducted aimed at uncovering the connection and interpreting the location of the latar with the orientation of the traditional Kudus house. This research is a descriptive interpretative qualitative research. Field data collection is done through direct observation in the Kudus traditional house to record and describe the arrangement of the building, setting the layout, and orientation of the building and is equipped with interview data. The results of the recording and description are then analyzed and interpreted to find the relationships and meanings contained in these relations. The results of this study showed two conditions: first, there was a relation between latar location and building orientation; secondly, the latar does not only serve as the center of the building orientation, and the binding between the buildings in the traditional Kudus house. But in meaning the latar is also two important activities carried out by the people of the Kota Lama Kudus, namely ji-gang, reciting and trading.

Literatura na Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA): trajetória para a construção de leitores

In the context of readers’ development , it is the School’s responsibility to provide conditions for educating citizens in a critical and reflective way, aware of their presence in the world, especially those who have not been given access to formal education at regular age. In this perspective, this work aims at analyzing both some characteristics and some of the difficulties which permeate literary literacy in Young Adults Education (YAE). In order to establish a dialogue between this teaching modality and the literary literacy, we aim at discussing some of the factors involved in such issue. In addition to that, we aim at pointing out, theoretically, effective Literature Teaching practices, so as to present a possible scenario concerning the promotion of readers’ development process. In order to do so, we based our studies on the work of Cosson (2006a, 2006b, 2009), Lajolo (1993) and Zilberman (2008a, 2008b), among others. Regarding the methodological process, we opted for a qualitativeinterpretative research and underpinned our study on recent literature about the topic. Results show not only the importance of literature in the YAE universe, not only as a key factor for students’ professional and human development, but also a need for constant search for new uses of methodologies which meet the needs imposed by this teaching modality in our country.

CAK NUN DAN ESAI SASTRAWINYA DALAM PERSPEKTIF KRIMINOLOGI

Criminology studies are related to crime studies. Criminology studies attract many academics because these studies are dynamic and can be included in various study areas, one of them is the study of criminology that is included in the study of literature. As a form of creation of the author, literature also raises things related to criminology. In this research, criminology is presented in the Indonesian literary essay. In this case, Indonesian literature is limited to Emha Ainun Najib's work in the form of literary essays. This qualitative-interpretive research study uses data sources from Slilit Sang Kiai (2013); Arus Bawah (2015); and Gelandangan di Kampung Sendiri (2015). The theory used in this research is criminology theory. Based on the analysis, it was concluded that Cak Nun as a cultural figure presented crimes in his literary essay, which is as follows. First, based on an analysis of the criminological context, the forms of crime in Emha Ainun Najib's work include, among others (1) crime of environmental destruction; (2) questionnaire manipulation crime; (3) murder crime; (4) crime of prostitution; and (5) white-collar crimes. Secondly, the tendency of crime to emerge in the work of Emha Ainun Najid through her three works, which is more towards the crime of the government to the people. Second, the tendency of crime that is raised in the work of Emha Ainun Najib through his three works are more directed at government crime against the people

Des enseignants de Sciences en immersion dans un musée. Une étude de cas sous l’angle de la théorie sociale de l’apprentissage

This project has focused on continuing education offered to high school science teachers in a Quebec Museum of civilisation. We followed this group of teachers throughout the process of immersion in the museum's activities, to describe and attempt to understand how this experience has transformed their teaching practice, as well as their relationship to the museum. A qualitative-interpretative research emphasizing an inductive approach was put forward through a case study from the perspective of Wenger’s social theory of learning. Learning is therefore described as a four-dimensional system that is closely related and mutually determinative. The results capture these four dimensions: meaning, engagement in practice, community belonging, and changes in identity, and how participation in collective activities transforms individuals.

Student nurses' views of right to food of older adults in care homes.

Human rights are an important part of nursing practice. Although there is increasing recognition regarding the importance of including human rights education in nursing education, few studies have focused on nursing students' perspectives and experiences in relation to human rights in nursing, especially regarding older nursing home residents' right to food. To explore nursing students' perspectives and experiences in relation to the right to food. The study followed a qualitative interpretative research design. Data were collected from multistage focus groups before, during and after clinical placement in a nursing home and analysed through thematic analysis. Participants were 18 first-year nursing students; the study was conducted in 2017. This study was approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Students' understanding of older nursing home residents' right to food was a dynamic process. Their perceptions evolved from a polarized perspective to a reality orientation and finally to retrospective reflection. The article discusses how nursing students learn about and understand human rights within and throughout their placements. The study bridges human rights theory and practice. Findings suggest that the human right to food must be enacted in daily practice for students to learn in context. Human rights education, specifically pertaining to nutritional care, thus benefits from a practice-oriented approach preparing students to face 'real life' challenges and ethical dilemmas. Findings will help nurse educators tailor education in this field.

Adolescent girls’ voices on their need for sexuality education: A cry for mutual sexual emancipation

‘Teachers expect parents to teach you. Parents expect teachers to teach you. So actually you learn nothing and nobody wants to talk about it’. This quote from this research study is an adolescent girls’ cry for liberation from the silence related to sexuality because of the general reluctance of adults to talk to them about it. Given the growing concerns raised about the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in South Africa, the aim of this study was to conduct research with adolescent girls as subjects in order for girls’ voices to enhance adult researchers’ understanding of children’s need for support and guidance in the context of sexuality education. The purposively selected sample included 75 participants from three diverse high schools in the Western Cape. The research was conducted using a phenomenological approach that values the lived experiences of participants as significant in contributing to the knowledge on adolescent sexuality. A qualitative interpretative research design was applied to collect the data. This article argues that adults cannot help adolescents in their sexual emancipation – to be free – if they themselves are not free. If they were free, they would have been able and willing to engage with adolescents in every aspect, which includes their sexuality. Including adolescent girls as partners in transforming sexuality education is presented as a core principle for the sexual emancipation of both adolescent girls and adults.

Concepts of quality in independent accreditation in Kyrgyzstan

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept, criteria and definitions of quality of higher education from the perspectives of the leadership of three new independent accreditation agencies in Kyrgyzstan.Design/methodology/approachThe author employed interpretative qualitative research design. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured interviews with the leadership of three independent accreditation agencies and through review and the qualitative analyses of new policies on accreditation of higher education institutions, new accreditation standards and criteria. A priori codes by using categories were defined in advance and emergent codes based on data driven were used for data analyses.FindingsThe research findings support the author’s argument that the new independent accreditation processes will not assure quality because first, the agencies are not independent of the Ministry of Education and Science; second, the current standards do not provide evidence of quality; and third, the institutions do not have what in Europe is called a “quality culture” – ongoing, continuous efforts toward quality.Originality/valueThis is first scholarly work looking at independent accreditation process at its beginning stage. The results of an article can have influence on further development of accreditation system and improvement of accreditation standards.

AKUNTABILITAS DAN TRANSPARANSI PADA LAPORAN KEUANGAN PARTAI (Studi Kasus pada Kantor DPD Partai Demokrat Provinsi Jawa Timur)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan memaknai akuntabilitas dan transparansi pada laporan keuangan DPD partai Demokrat Provinsi Jawa Timur yang terdiri dari laporan keuangan internal, laporan dana kampanye dan laporan bantuan politik serta implementasi AD dan ART partai Demokrat Provinsi Jawa Timur. Obyek yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah kantor DPD partai Demokrat Provinsi Jawa Timur dengan metode penelitian kualitatif interpretif dengan etnometodologi sebagai pendekatan, terdapat empat informan yang ada dalam penelitian dengan menggunakan metode penelitian wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi serta menggunakan teknik analisis data yang dimulai dari reduksi data, display data dan verifikasi atau menarik kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa laporan keuangan internal sudah memenuhi akuntabilitas kepada internal partai politik namun belum transparansi untuk publik, laporan dana kampanye sudah memenuhi akuntabilitas dan transparansi, laporan bantuan politik sudah memenuhi akuntabilitas namun belum transparansi untuk publik, dan implementasi AD dan ART DPD partai Demokrat Provinsi Jawa Timur sudah diimplementasikan dengan baik.