Narrative Method Research Articles

THE MODEL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-DETERMINATION (BASED ON NARRATIVE INTERVIEW)

Questions of professional self-determination are increasingly concerning the younger generation. Choosing entrepreneurial activities and running one’s own business are gaining popularity among young people. In this regard, there is a need for a more detailed study of entrepreneurial self-determination (hereinafter - ESD). To identify possible socio-psychological factors of ESD, an exploratory study was conducted using the narrative interview method followed by qualitative analysis. 29 respondents aged 18 to 40 who have or had their own business participated in the study. The author developed a model of ESD including 9 stages: observation, premature identity crisis, first trial, start crisis, project start, leap of faith crisis, scaling, plateau crisis, and stability. It was concluded that the entrepreneurial path has a spiral nature. Groups of socio-psychological factors of ESD that encourage and hinder entrepreneurial activity were identified.

<b>From Imagination to Practice: Unravelling the Professional Identity of a Pre-service EFL Teacher</b>

This study uses a narrative inquiry method, focusing on the transformation journey of a pre-service EFL teacher named Brandon (pseudonym), to explore the complex process of professional identity construction and reconstruction for pre-service teachers to teach EFL from a teaching practicum. The study gathered information about critical events that shaped Brandon's professional identity through semi-structured interviews and diaries before and during his teaching practice. Using an innovative "story constellation" approach, the research creates a three-dimensional narrative, weaving together temporal, personal, social, and contextual aspects. This exploration of Brandon's journey illuminates the core tenets of effective language teaching, including adaptability, empathy, continuous learning, and a student-centred approach, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of the (re)construction of EFL teachers' professional identities. This study widens knowledge of EFL teachers' pre-teaching professional experiences and offers important implications for teacher education programs.

Futuristic Urban Images in Dystopian Science Fiction Movies “Space Sweepers” And “Elysium”

The cinematographic narrative method presents the changes and transformations in urban life with a critical approach, and solutions to the future urban problems are investigated in a different discipline. Thus, the present study aimed to compare and analyze Space Sweepers and Elysium based on urban and social elements included in these movies to reflect on futuristic urban representations in movies. The two films share a future where the consequences of the climate crisis is experienced in societies with a wide gap between the social classes. Based on the visual narrative employed in the movies, the concept of livable city was redefined, and future problems were investigated based on the relationship between the human and life. In the paper, futuristic urban representations were analyzed based on the transformations in the dystopian narrative. It was determined that while the transformation could lead to positive outcomes in human life, it could render the cities less livable, lead to social distances, isolate individuals, alter and transform the concept of urban spaces, which would be dominated by digital technologies.

Impact of Corticosteroid Administration on Fetal Doppler Metrics and Neonatal Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract Antenatal corticosteroid therapy is a crucial intervention to improve neonatal outcomes in pregnancies at risk of preterm birth. Corticosteroids such as betamethasone and dexamethasone enhance fetal lung maturation and reduce morbidity and mortality. To assess the effects of these drugs, we conducted a systematic review adhering to PRISMA guidelines. Data were located through extensive searches of PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science, using keywords such as “antenatal corticosteroids,” “fetal Doppler,” and “neonatal outcomes,” and applying filters for human studies published between 2013 and 2024. Studies were selected based on inclusion criteria that prioritized original research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses in English. Screening and eligibility assessments were performed by independent reviewers, with full-text articles. Data extraction involved recording study designs, sample sizes, corticosteroid regimens, Doppler metrics assessed, and neonatal outcomes observed. The extracted data were synthesized qualitatively through narrative methods and quantitatively using meta-analysis where applicable. The review found that corticosteroid administration leads to transient reductions in the resistance and pulsatility indices of key fetal vessels, reflecting improved placental and cerebral perfusion. These Doppler changes correlate with better neonatal outcomes, including reduced respiratory distress syndrome and enhanced neurodevelopmental results. Despite these promising findings, limitations such as small sample sizes and short follow-up periods were noted. Future research should focus on larger, multicenter trials and long-term outcome assessments. Clinicians are advised to incorporate serial Doppler monitoring in high-risk pregnancies to optimize maternal-fetal management and neonatal outcomes.

Mass media guidelines for sports concussion: a scoping review protocol

Sports concussion is a common and costly injury, and increased public injury awareness could help reduce costs. Many factors, including public messages about sports concussion by the sports media, shape...

아동양육시설 보호종료 아동의 삶에 관한 내러티브 탐구: 타인과의 관계를 중심으로

This study attempted to explore their lives, focusing on the relationship of children who have terminated protection in child care facilities. To this end, it was analyzed through a narrative research method among qualitative research methods for 3 children who had terminated protection who lived in child care facilities for more than 10 years. As a result of the study, first, it was confirmed that it was difficult to establish a stable relationship with a life instructor instead of parents because of the lack of positive relationship experiences that made living in the facility more difficult. Second, the experience of being abandoned by parents and not being protected in the facility distorted the meaning of relationships with others. The distorted family concept that even violence must be understood and the stigma of coming from a facility have led to greater difficulties in relationships. For them, termination of protection means feeling alone and loneliness, and while relationships are no longer important to those who do not have intimate relationships other than family members and friends in the facility, relationships are found to be very insufficient. Recently, support for children who have terminated protection is increasing, but most of them are supportive of basic life, and there is not much support for them to acquire interpersonal skills to build relationships in society. Based on the results of this study, implications and suggestions for establishing positive relationships for children who have terminated protection were presented.

LINEARITY OF SERVICE QUALITY AND PUBLIC SATISFACTION IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

This study aims to analyze the relationship between service quality and community satisfaction in the outpatient installation of Kuningan Hospital. The research was carried out in May 2024 using a narrative descriptive method. Data collection was conducted using interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of the research show that there is a significant difference in perceptions related to the quality of health services. The quality of administrative services was considered very satisfactory by most of the informants. The tangible dimension of the installation was considered satisfactory. In the responsiveness dimension, it was found that officers showed a high level of professionalism and responsiveness in providing the needed help and information. The assurance dimension showed that informants appreciated accurate information and professionalism of officers. The findings of the study could inform strategies to enhance service delivery and meet the public's expectations more effectively.

Stories of strength: a systematic review of the use of narratives in character education of children

Character education has a significant role in instilling positive character strengths that help to shape a positive mind, a positive attitude, and positive behavior in children. Next to the commonly used didactic approaches, narrative interventions can be used to ‘package’ key moral messages about character strength in entertaining storylines. Unfortunately, empirical studies on the effectiveness of narrative methods for teaching character education to children is scattered across different disciplines. This review aimed to comprehensively describe the published studies, and identify the main elements used for children’s character education in the narratives. Eight databases of studies published between January 1980 and March 2018 were searched for narrative interventions that focused on character education aimed at children. The searches yielded seven studies with a great variety in outcome measures. Findings consistently suggest that narratives with positive approaches can generate honesty and kindness effectively in children. Employing a positively framed story, giving instructions, and encouraging children to explain the key story events half way and at the end of the story can especially produce preferable results in adopting the character strengths.

Addressing the Digital Divide in Health Education: A Systematic Review.

The disparity in access to essential healthcare resources and services is exacerbated by the digital divide, which presents a significant obstacle to health education. Effective tactics to advance digital equity and provide equitable access to resources for telehealth and digital health are needed to close this gap. Digital databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were used to conduct a systematic review. Keywords and Boolean operators including "digital divide," "health education," "digital equity," "telehealth," "digital health literacy," and "strategies" were used in the literature search process. Only peer-reviewed English-language papers that addressed methods for bridging the digital divide in health education were accepted after being screened in accordance with the preset inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results were compiled using a narrative synthesis method after data were retrieved and synthesized with the aid of suitable quality assessment tools. After satisfying the inclusion criteria, seven papers were added to the systematic review. The results emphasized the complexity of the digital divide in health education and provided a range of approaches to mitigate disparities in access to digital health technologies and resources. The importance of digital equality and universal design, continuous intervention evaluation and monitoring, and enduring obstacles to Internet access and healthcare technology availability were among the major themes. This systematic study emphasizes how critical it is to put evidence-based tactics into practice in order to close the digital divide in health education. Through the promotion of universal design principles, ongoing evaluation of treatments, and digital equity, stakeholders can mitigate health disparities, improve population health, and guarantee equitable access to telehealth and digital health services.

Showing Up for Gifted Children: Answering the Call to Action

ABSTRACT This narrative inquiry highlights the first year of a 5-year Jacob K. Javits grant. In it, the authors detail their experiences writing and receiving the grant and beginning the equity-focused work of helping develop and expand gifted education in Michigan. Michigan currently has no gifted education legislation or funding, so this Javits team began the work to build an equitable system using the most recent research in our field. Given the lack of a playbook for building an equitable gifted education program from the start, through narrative methods, the authors share not only their actions, but also the challenges, internal and external, which threatened, and continue to threaten, the success of the project. They argue that choosing action over conflicting emotions enables them to show up, ready or not, to fight for the dignity of gifted children everywhere.

Roles and challenges of health cadres in handling stunting: a qualitative study

Health cadres are volunteers or healthcare workers in the village who possess knowledge and skills in delivering basic healthcare services to the community. These people have direct access to the community at the grassroots level, playing an essential role in detecting, preventing, and addressing stunting. This study aimed to explore the experience of health cadres to increase understanding of their role in the community to address stunting.This study was carried out using a qualitative method and Focus Group Discussions (FGD), which included 40 participants for data collection. The instrument used was an FGD interview, consisting of questions about stunting, the experience as cadres, and the identification of stunting problems in the village. Subsequently, the data obtained were analyzed using the narrative analysis method. The identified themes included role played as cadres and the associated challenges. The roles that were identified included assisting primary health care programs, providing health education to mothers, weighing children, making referrals when there were problems, and helping to collect data needed by primary health care. The challenges observed were community perceptions underestimating the problem of stunting, attitudes of mothers, stigma in society about stunting, and other activities of health cadres.In conclusion, this study shows that the roles of cadres are expected to be an important factor in handling stunting. Consequently, providing adequate training and supervision for health cadres is essential to improve their role in the community.

O le Fau Gagana: A Samoan Mental Health Nurse in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

This article explores my journey as a Samoan woman who migrated as a young mother to Aotearoa-New Zealand, completed nursing qualifications, later specialising in mental health nursing, and eventually completed doctoral studies. Since July 2023 I have been a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology. This article uses autoethnographic and narrative methods to collect data from my own life, to explore the experiences of Samoan people in the mental health system of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Criteria for reporting qualitative research was used to prepare the paper. My story showcases the benefits of having both clinical and cultural understandings in the context of mental health care in Aotearoa-New Zealand. The gap between the rhetoric and the reality of the 'New Zealand dream' for Samoan people mirrors the gap between policy and practice in relation to Pacific strategy plans for mental health care. By writing about my experiences, I aim to support better understanding of core concerns for Samoan people when they are engaging with mental healthcare services.

Systematic Literature Review: Validitas Internal dan Eksternal dalam Desain Ekperimen

In experimental research must have external and internal validity in order to control secondary variables. External validity relates to the generalization of research results, while internal validity relates to the extent of the causal relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. Therefore, it is important to examine internal and external validity in experimental design. The method used in this study is a systematic literature review. The database used for literature search utilizes two digital libraries, namely Google Scholar and Scopus. The literature search will take place in May 2024. In order for the selected literature to be relevant, the search uses the keyword "internal external validity". The analysis technique used is a narrative method by grouping the data being explored. This research is expected to provide information related to internal and external validity in experimental design

FEATURES AND PROSPECTS OF STUDYING ARABOGRAPHIC PEDIGREES OF THE MANUSCRIPT FUND OF THE IIYAL UFIC RAS

Arabographic lists of the Bashkir shezheres are important primary sources of information in the study of the history, language and literature of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The publication of transliterated texts of genealogies with translations into Russian raise interest in scientific community. Archeographic and textual research of the Bashkir pedigrees was started in the middle of the XIX century by such Bashkir enlighteners as G. Sokryi G., M. Umetbaev, R. Fakhretdinov, G. Kiikov, etc. At the beginning of the XX century, the research was continued by S. Mirasov, who published three Bashkir shezheres belonging to the kypsak, jurmati, tabyn ancestries. The purpose of the article is to show the history of the study of arabographic Bashkir shezheres of the Manuscript Fund of the IHLL UFRC RAS, to note the contribution of R.G. Kuzeev, G.B. Khusainov, R.M. Bulgakov, M.KH. Nadergulov and other scientists to the study and popularization of the Bashkir shezheres. The article highlights the results of the study of pedigrees, identifies priority areas of current and future research. The relevance and significance of the problem is due to the need to systematize very disparate ideas about the arabographic Bashkir shezhers of the IHLL Manuscript Fund of the UFRC RAS. The study of genealogical records was carried out on the basis of descriptive, narrative and analytical methods, the issues of transliteration of Arabic texts of Bashkir shezheres were raised.

Balinese Language and Local Identity in a Multicultural Context; Issues, Challenges, and Preservation Efforts

This research aims to present the issues, challenges and opportunities of Balinese regional languages ​​in the context of multicultural society and culture. In the current context, the Balinese language is experiencing a decline in interest and use in daily life which is being eroded by the use of Indonesian and English by the people. The great influence of multiculturalism is detected in this context. This is proven by the proliferation of international standard Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and High Schools, where these schools present and promise English as the language of instruction. The narrative literature review method is used as empirical data to support arguments. Some of the issues facing the Balinese language currently and in the future include the code mixing habits of parents in Bali, the proliferation of international schools, and the position of the Balinese language in the Indonesian curriculum. These issues refer to several challenges faced by the existence of the Balinese language, namely the shift in the identity of the younger generation, changes in the educational curriculum, and the shift in the function of regional languages. Several efforts have been made by various parties in order to preserve the Balinese language in the context of a multicultural society. Steps that should be taken as preservation tips in the future are packaging the language with local culture, stabilizing diglossia, using Balinese as an introductory subject, training and community development, as well as linguistic research for documentation. With this research, it is hoped that the Balinese people will pay more attention to and preserve the Balinese language. Research related to Balinese is still limited. It is hoped that this paper will be able to contribute to literature studies for parties interested in researching the Balinese language further.

What is known about simulation technologies and their application to Initial Teacher Education: A scoping review

AbstractSimulation technologies are emerging as a possible solution to prepare Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students for the classroom and reduce undue pressure on supervising teachers. This paper presents a scoping review that reports on what is currently known regarding simulated technologies and their application to ITE programs. The review scoped the literature published between January 2013 and March 2023, with 16 studies identified for inclusion. Using descriptive statistics and a narrative synthesis method, this review maps the response to different types of simulation technologies and the impact of simulation on ITE students’ teaching skills and pedagogies. Unanimously, the studies agree that simulation is beneficial to ITE students as an authentic preparation tool to strengthen teaching skills and pedagogies. Conversely, ITE student responses to simulation are mixed. The research identifies the need for continued research and development in this emerging field. Longitudinal impacts of simulation in ITE programs are yet to be reported. This review recommends that future research builds upon the initial evidence, including larger participant numbers, clarifying the ideal duration of simulation for ITE students, and taking up a universal definition of simulation.

Reframing approaches to workplace violence towards Pacific homecare workers in New Zealand and Australia

In Australia and New Zealand there is an emerging focus on the problems of violence and harassment for the large, feminised workforces of care and support workers in homecare settings. However, much of this research does not consider the power dynamics of workplaces and socio-political influences that impact how workers are supported when facing WPV. This is of particular concern in relation to the growing proportion of Pacific workers in Australia and New Zealand, many of whom have temporary migrant status. Using a narrative review method, we find that extant research largely fails to address the experiences of Pacific homecare workers, and that this, and the lack of attention to Pacific workers in practice, is informed by racist norms and attitudes based on historic and current labour market and migration policies. Drawing on socio-ecological models of workplace violence (WPV), we propose a research and policy analytical framework of WPV that centres Pacific voices and culture to better mitigate and prevent Pacific homecare workers’ experiences of WPV.

The Past Has Ears at Notre-Dame: Acoustic digital twins for research and narration

The recent fire at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris has motivated a series of studies attempting to understand better the acoustics of Notre-Dame, its evolution over the centuries, and its influence on music, extending to projections in aid of its restoration. To accomplish these, a digital twin of the cathedral, reflecting the acoustic conditions, was created and subsequently varied to reconstruct the buildings' historical and possible future states. While fundamentally employed for various research studies, the project's cultural importance obliged consideration of means to share and disseminate its efforts to the general public. Highlighting this aspect, the methodology and details of two completed public productions realised in this work are presented here, exposing how the research tools developed and the scientific results previously obtained were transformed into mediatisation productions through different methods of narration.

GAMBARAN KONSEP DIRI PENYANDANG DISABILITAS FISIK TUNA DAKSA YANG BEKERJA

Work is essential for fulfilling life's needs, including for physically disabled individuals. These individuals have significant opportunities in the workforce, supported by government initiatives aimed at enabling their employment. Despite this support, their participation remains low due to internal and external factors. Internal factors include a low self-concept, while external factors involve a work environment that is not accommodating to people with disabilities.This research aims to provide an overview of self-concept and the factors influencing the self-concept of physically disabled individuals working in government companies. A qualitative approach with narrative methods was used, involving semi-structured interviews conducted twice. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data.The results indicated that all three participants had a positive self-concept. They accepted their life conditions and maintained realistic expectations based on their abilities. Influential factors shaping their self-concept included support from parents and friends. Additionally, age differences were found to be a differentiating factor.

Notions of the visible and the invisible: visualising the otherness of women with invisible (gynaecological) illness

The invisible gynaecological condition, Endometriosis, is mostly viewed from a distorted frame of reference and with a negative connotation, influenced by societal factors such as expectations of the female body, misperceptions of illness and the way in which women are visually represented. Although a life-altering condition, acknowledging its many complexities is what is sought in honest representation of such lived experiences, exposing the visible and invisible, emic and etic perspectives. This written exchange between visual arts and design researcher, Bruce Cadle and designer-illustrator Micaela Scholtz, lays bare the facts and critically analyses the motivation for and influences incipient in visual research that expresses the lived experience of Endometriosis. The intention is to dispel the myths surrounding expectations of the female body and the lived realities of enduring invisible illness. This paper addresses aspects of the politics of health and the social understanding thereof, whilst emphasising the visualisation of illness through visual narrative methods and the autoethnographic voice. Essential to this research is that the visualisations of Endometriosis juxtapose the perceived/lived reality dichotomy intent on provoking understanding, empathic connection and opportunity for broader conversations onward.