Narrative Method Research Articles

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Virtual Learning Communication Behaviors In Natural Birth Support Communities

Cesarean delivery rates are rising globally, presenting a growing concern, particularly in countries like Indonesia. Amidst this trend, the Cerita VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesar) on Telegram emerges as a crucial platform for pregnant women seeking insights and preparations for expected deliveries following Cesarean sections. This study, grounded in the constructivism paradigm, delves into the experiences of active speakers within the Cerita VBAC Community, aiming to understand the dynamics and impact of this virtual support network. Employing narrative ethnography methods, this research focuses on four prominent contributors within the Cerita VBAC Community. The constructivist paradigm guides the exploration of their experiences, emphasizing the role of narrative ethnography in unravelling the intricacies of this unique social context. Data analysis involves a manual modification process complemented by NVIVO 12 Plus, a comprehensive data processing application. The findings highlight that the learning delivery mechanism through Telegram aligns with Kolb's Experiential Learning model. Community members actively share concrete experiences, engage in reflective processes, formulate abstract concepts, and participate in experiential learning. Telegram serves as an information exchange medium and creates a positive and supportive environment, empowering pregnant women to navigate labor challenges.

A Review of Bed Nets Usage and Sewerage Conditions as Risk Factors for Lymphatic Filariasis in Developing Countries

Introduction: Lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic worms that live only in the human lymphatic system. Mosquitoes, as vectors of lymphatic filariasis, play an important role in the prevention of this disease. The aim of this study was to identify agent, vector, and physical environment risk factors for filariasis in developing countries through a literature review. Discussion: This study was conducted using the narrative literature review method. The main sources for this study were articles from Google Scholar, Research Gate, PubMed, Springer, Scopus, and DOAJ databases. The criteria for articles were published between 2012 and 2022, observational studies including cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort designs, open access, and articles were organized according to STROBE guidelines. This study showed that from a total of 100 articles found, 14 articles met the predetermined criteria. Wuchereria bancrofti is the most common agent of filariasis. Culex and Anopheles are the vectors. The presence of bed nets and sewerage conditions were physical environment risk factors for filariasis in developing countries. Conclusion: Prevention of filariasis can be achieved by using mosquito nets or insect repellent when sleeping at night. In addition, open drains should be cleaned regularly to prevent them from becoming breeding sites for mosquitoes as vectors.

A Systematic Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Outcomes

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the health of children. Nurses and healthcare professionals should know the latest information regarding the impact of Covid-19 on children. Aims: This literature review aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on children’s outcomes. Method: This literature study uses the narrative review method. CINAHL, PubMed, Proquest, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were used to conduct the literature search. The keywords used are “Children” AND “Coronavirus Disease 2019” OR “COVID-19” AND “Impact” OR “Effect”. The articles used were subjected to critical assessment. Seven quantitative research articles were reviewed in this literature study. Results: This study shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted children’s health and education. In terms of health, COVID-19 causes changes in physical activity to more sedentary behavior, delayed immunization, a negative impact on the mental health of children and adolescents, and children with special needs health. In the education aspect, COVID-19 has brought about a transformation in the field. Conclusion: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic makes assessing the short- and long-term effects on children difficult. The need to conduct further research will benefit nurses and healthcare professionals in providing appropriate nursing services to children and families.

KONSTRUKSI IDENTITAS PADA INDIVIDU YANG MEMILIKI LEBIH DARI SATU INSTAGRAM

This research aims to understand how identity is constructed in individuals who have more than one Instagram account. The study employs a qualitative approach, and data collection is carried out by involving 10 informants through online semi-structured interviews. The collected data is analyzed using narrative analysis methods. Based on the analysis results, five themes are identified that demonstrate the identity construction of individuals on their Instagram accounts: 1) Feelings of insecurity; 2) Anticipatory anxiety; 3) Self-image as public identity; 4) Limitations of private identity; and 5) Existential anxiety in community space. Informants position themselves as individuals who feel insecure and strive to overcome anticipatory anxiety. These two themes are further related to the informants' public identity that portrays their self-image and their attempts to limit their private identity. The formation of public and private identities by informants also serves as an effort to address informants' existential anxiety within the community space.&#x0D;

Environmental and Human Health Impact of Antibiotics Waste Mismanagement: A Review

The discovery of antibiotics and their use in the last century substantially shifted the management of an array of infections. However, its unprecedented irrational usage and inept disposal of their waste exposed the ecosystems to unquantifiable antibiotic deposits, triggering the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with its immeasurable critical risk to public health. By adopting a narrative review method and accessing the available literature, the authors described what constitutes antibiotic waste, their classification, and the possible paths to access the ecological system. Further steps were taken to define the appropriate methods of disposing of antibiotic waste alongside the documented common wrong approaches in disposing of these currently undertaken in different parts of the globe, thus creating allowance for antibiotic waste mismanagement. The far-reaching consequences of inappropriate disposal of antibiotic waste into the environment were explored, emphasizing its hazardous impacts on human health and the ecosystem. Emphasis was laid on the pressing need for combined efforts involving policymakers, healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical industries, and the public to implement sustainable antibiotic waste management practices and promote their accountable utilization, and further suggested that proactive measures, such as severe regulatory frameworks, community awareness drives, and the promotion of eco-friendly options will be vital to easing the ecological and human health risks correlated with antibiotic waste mismanagement. By realizing the significance of this issue and approving integrated approaches, significant efforts could be accomplished regarding protecting the ecosystem and securing the effectiveness of antibiotics for the upcoming generation.

Education and (self)formation in revisiting educational memories

This article, based on self-narrative, aims to point out the moments considered formative in my education path from the moment I arrived at an institution for poor and street kids in 1985 until the moment I finished a technical school in 1998. The use of (self)biographical narratives is defended by some authors like (Nóvoa, 1988; Josso, 1988,2007; Ferraroti, 1988; Bolívar, 2016 and Abrahão, 2003) who believe that writing/narrating the events of our personal and professional life can lead us to find meaning in our own life trajectory, and with it we can promote transformations and changes that will help us to understand ourselves and the others. This look into the past may, in some way, helps us to find and understand ourselves and think today as a person who has built a personal and professional path in living with others. The meeting with a teacher who has been dedicating her life to help socially vulnerable boys and girls was a crucial moment in the student's educational path. The student dives into his memories and (re)visits and (re)builds moments considered formative and important for his social transformation. The meeting with a teacher was the beginning of a social and educational transformation in their lives. The theoretical and methodological foundations used for its constructions are based on the assumptions of qualitative research using (self)biographical narrative method and semi-structured interviews.

Paul's Principles of Pastoral Care in Acts 20:17-38 and His Challenges to Pastoral Leaders

This article aims to analyze the pastoral service practices of Paul that are worthy of being imitated by the local church leaders today by focusing on the content of his farewell speech to the elders of the church in Ephesus based on Luke's record in Acts 20:17-38. The narrative hermeneutic method will analyze each statement related to his service actions. The results of the analysis show the pastoral service practices that are lived, taught, and need to be imitated by church leaders today in Indonesia. The study results show that the Apostle Paul presents the principles of pastoral service that are timeless and relevant to the context of local church service today. The fundamental principles he taught and the challenges pastoral leaders face today are: First, making the most of time. Pastoral leaders in the present era are challenged to maximize every opportunity in their service, especially amid many distractions and demands of the times. Second, he emphasizes the importance of humility in service. Today's leaders must be aware of the danger of arrogance and constantly realize their trustworthy source of strength. Third, Paul not only serves with enthusiasm but also with deep emotion. This challenges today's church leaders to engage emotionally, empathize with the congregation, and feel grief and joy with them. Fourth, he often faces threats and dangers in his service. Church leaders must be ready to face challenges, especially when voicing the truth of the Bible in an increasingly secular cultural context. Fifth, serving with teaching. He emphasizes the importance of correct and profound teaching. In the information age full of false teachings, pastoral leaders are challenged to continue to provide teaching based on the Bible and relevant to their congregation.

Design guidelines for formal learning spaces: A narrative review

This review focused on learning space design guidelines and users’ well-being. Design guidelines can provide valuable assistance and direction to both designers and users in creating and using effective spaces. Nevertheless, learning spaces frequently overlook real user needs, which results in conflicts and contradictions between the space provided and users’ requirements. Furthermore, given the evolution of learning content and 21st century experiences and technological integration in learning environments, specific learning space guideline aspects might unintentionally limit learning. The narrative literature review method was used to identify existing issues in current design space guidelines. Areas for improvement and suggestions were presented to improve guideline alignment with users’ needs, which would ultimately enhance their well-being and learning outcomes.

A Culturally Grounded Approach to Nepalese Grandmothers’ Caring Work: Developing Dohori as a Narrative Methodology

The social sciences have a growing seismic shift from prioritising positivist, objective, and generalizable knowledge to accepting subjective qualitative knowledge. This has given rise to various art-based methods that leverage multi-sensory storytelling/narrative. To further advance innovation in qualitative narrative methods, I will present the Dohori narrative, an indigenous Nepali poetic storytelling method for narrative research with older grandmothers doing care work. I start by presenting a discourse on Dohori to understand better the history and traditional and cultural underpinning of the method. Provided a brief background to Nepali grandmother immigrants and then discussed the promise of Dohori as a form of culturally relevant narrative interviewing with this population. To demonstrate this, I provide an examplar case study adopting a conventional narrative interview and then Dohori to show the differences. The study showed that Dohori has the potential to elicit stories, emotions, and tacit knowledge and access other areas of consciousness that traditional narrative interviews are not privy to. I conclude by arguing for the adoption of Dohori and similar dialogical poetic methods for research with indigenous populations, especially minority groups with limited voice.

What Do 4–6 Year-Old Children Ask about Religious Issues?

The aim of this study is to reveal the questions asked by children aged 4–6 about religious issues and to reveal adults’ methods of answering these questions. The study, which was designed as a multiple case study, was carried out with Qur’an course teachers and the mothers who sent their children on the Qur’an courses. As a result of the study, it was found that children asked questions about Allah and the afterlife. In answering these questions, the mothers generally used a direct narrative method, while the teachers acted based on what is known with concrete examples from daily life.

Research on the design of panoramic virtual learning environment screen elements.

Panoramic video and virtual reality technologies create learning environments that provide learners with an "immersive" experience. In recent years, panoramic video design to create immersive learning environments, in particular, has become an increasingly popular topic in teacher education and educational research. However, few studies have explored the elements of panoramic virtual learning environment screens regarding the design of learning environments. Therefore, this experimental study uses eye-tracking technology to investigate how learners are guided by panoramic video elements in a panoramic virtual learning environment. Participants (n = 90) were randomly assigned to one of six conditions: (1) no caption + live interpretation, (2) no caption + AI interpretation, (3) 120-degree caption + live interpretation, (4) 120-degree caption + AI interpretation, (5) static follow caption + live interpretation, and (6) static follow caption + AI interpretation. The results of the study show that when learners experience a panoramic virtual learning environment with different narration methods, the live interpretation method is more likely to attract learners' attention and bring better emotion and experience than the AI interpretation method. When experiencing a panoramic virtual learning environment with different caption presentation methods, the caption presentation methods induced learners' attention, learning emotions, and experiences in the order of no caption >120-degree caption > static following caption. Finally, the rules for optimizing the design of panoramic virtual learning environment screens are given based on the findings of the study, which provide new ideas for designing and developing panoramic video teaching resources.

Decoding the mask: Identity in undergraduate medical education

Abstract Introduction: Developing a healthy sense of professional identity among medical students is an integral aspect of medical education. Despite its importance, addressing professional identity formation (PIF) in medical school has typically been limited to narrative methods. Mask-making represents a complementary visual modality to examine PIF in undergraduate medical education. Methods: 140 students from the Penn State University College of Medicine Class of 2022 participated in a mask-making activity as they transitioned to clinical clerkships. Students expressed their ideal professional self on the outside of the masks and their current sense of self on the inside of the masks. Masks were coded into 31 PIF categories, and data were analyzed using chi-square to identify significant (P &lt; 0.05) differences between self and ideal profiles. Results: Overall, the subdomains Communication skills, Observational Skills, and Relationships had the greatest incongruence between what students perceived as “ideal” and how they saw themselves. Discussion: Mask-making is a modality for self-exploration in the context of identity formation in medical education. Students were able to identify potential areas of growth in their developing professional identities. Our findings suggest arts integration can support holistic student growth and development.

Narrative analysis of seniors’ travel sharing: Self-shaping images and narrative patterns

Active ageing is a widely recognized notion that highlights seniors’ positive value and vitality, dissolving stereotypes by acknowledging heterogeneity. Currently, as an increasing number of senior visitors share trips, senior tourism has emerged as a practical means to foster a positive image of ageing. However, what images of ageing are conveyed and the process by which tourism stories are presented is unclear. To bridge the gap in seniors’ travel sharing, this study employed a narrative analysis method based on semistructured interviews with 49 Chinese senior visitors. Drawing upon selection, optimization, and compensation theory, the study identifies three narrative patterns: sliced-plain, staged, and introspective, and three image types: the plain immersion visitor, the active ageing image maker, and the relationship connector. By introducing seniors as research subjects, results revealed the logic and changing views of ageing behind seniors’ travel sharing. The understanding of heterogeneity and self-image construction among senior visitors was deepened. These findings also offer tourism destinations guidance on targeted marketing for senior visitors.

An Analysis of Feminist Narrative in Doris Lessing's The Story of a Non-Marrying Man

British novelist Doris Lessing was born in 1919 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. She is also known as the "greatest female writer since Virginia Woolf". Her The Story of a Non-Marrying Man was published in 1972, and this short story was first published in The London Magazine. The story takes place in the second half of the last century and tells the first-person narrative of the life of a white man who adventures in South Africa and his love-hate entanglement with several local women. This short story has very different narrative characteristics from previous feminist literary works. The author criticizes the oppression of females by males and the self-restraint of women in traditional patriarchal marriages through a circular narrative method and a unique narrative voice. By analyzing Lessing's narrative methods in this short story, this paper interprets the feminist ideas she intends to express through her work. Thus, it is concluded that Lessing believed that a significant portion of women's suffering came not only from male oppression, but also from their own constraints and paralysis of themselves.

Does water accounting support sustainable water and business risks of clean water management?

Business risks associated with clean water companies include losses and downsizing loyalty of water users. This risk comes from responsibility, reliability and transparency of clean water sustainable management. This can be solved with water accounting. The explanatory overview explains the water management model using sustainable water accounting approach. The narrative review method consists of a compilation, tables, comparison and summary of research results. The articles are collected in a literature review study from accredited journal websites (Sinta, Emerald, Science Direct). After searching for a research paper keyword criteria the results show that water accounting, in addition to reducing the business risk of clean water service providers, it also supports sustainable water supply. Water calculation components such as gross income, net flow are available water, water emissions and emissions provide transparent and accountable information. The water accounting components can analyze water use, scarcity and productivity to make predictions the need for clean water, because the amount of water produced and used per day can be known for sure. Implementation requires leadership and community engagement sustainable protection of groundwater that the community can enjoy in the longterm supply of clean water.

Samtidig psykisk ohälsa och missbruk

Co-occurring mental illness and addiction – a unity that forms everyday life People with co-occurring mental illness and addiction tend to be a vulnerable group in society, often in need of extensive and collaborative care. From a social work perspective, it is crucial to gain more knowledge about these persons’ everyday lives and living conditions. The aim of this article is to explore how people with co-occurring mental illness and addiction experience their everyday lives and develop knowledge about how everyday life is structured by these co-occurring illnesses. Using a narrative method, 12 persons were interviewed, sharing their experiences. The analysis was performed using the theory of the everyday life, the normative and structural aspect. The findings suggest that participants’ understanding of the co-occurring mental illness and addiction is described as a continuous interaction between the two illnesses and experienced as a unity. The narratives imply that dysfunctional family relationships in everyday life during childhood, losing employment and financial problems are shared experiences. The narratives also include loss of everyday routines due to co-occurring illnesses, unemployment and homelessness. Therefore, several routines, such as sleep, food and household routines are negatively affected. The conclusion is that the persons’ everyday life experiences starting as early as childhood have consequences for how their adulthood is structured, where the co-occurring mental illness and addiction play a central role in everyday life, affecting various aspects of it. The implications for practice are to view and treat the co-occurring illnesses as the persons understand them, namely as a unity that affects several everyday life arenas, and offer help to create and maintain routines, economic support and participation in activities.

Analyzing Therapy for Children with Special Needs: Slow Learners and Mentally Impaired Using the Literature Review Method

Children with physical and motor disorders are people with forms of abnormalities or disorders in the&#x0D; muscle, bone and joint systems which can result in impaired coordination, communication, adaptation,&#x0D; mobilization and impaired development of personal integrity. This research aims to find out the basic&#x0D; concepts and appropriate stages of therapy for children with special needs with intellectual, physical,&#x0D; motor, mental retardation and slow learners. With this research, the education system of inclusive schools&#x0D; for children with special needs is given more attention by implementing but which is appropriate for&#x0D; children with special needs. intellectual disabilities, physical motor skills, mental retardation, and slow&#x0D; learners. This research method is Literature Review or literature review. Method of searching for articles&#x0D; in research journal databases and searching via the internet. This Literature Review was synthesized using&#x0D; a narrative method. The data used in this research is secondary data. Based on search results on Google&#x0D; Scholar with the keywords children with special needs, physical motor barriers, intellectual barriers and&#x0D; slow learners, researchers found 1,180 journals that matched these keywords. One way to overcome the&#x0D; dysfunction that occurs in a mentally retarded person so that the body organs of a mentally retarded child&#x0D; function optimally is by carrying out various types of therapy.

Причины, ход и результаты государственного переворота Сидониу Паиша (5–8 декабря 1917 г.) в Первой Португальской республике в документах Военного кабинета Великобритании

This article examines the coup d’état in the First Portuguese Republic, staged on 5–8 December 1917 by Major Sidónio Pais against the Government of Afonso da Costa and President Bernardino Machado. The author aims to uncover the causes, dynamics of events development and results of this coup d’état. The source base is the War Cabinet of Great Britain’s documents stored in the National Archive of the United Kingdom, which are being introduced into scientific discourse for the first time in the domestic historiography. The retrospective, systemic and narrative research methods were mainly used in the article. When using the retrospective method, it was established that the Sidónio Pais’s coup d’état was a logical result of the development of the First Portuguese Republic’s crisis. The systematic method revealed the constituent elements of this crisis: its political and socio-economic aspects, the consequence of which was mainly the coup d’état of Sidónio Pais. Since British documents had not been previously described in the domestic historiography, a narrative method was used in order to reflect fuller its content and character. The December 1917 coup d’état was the result of unsolved actual tasks after the establishment of the Republic in early October 1910 and accumulated problems after the Portugal’s entry into the First World War in March 1916. In peacetime, due to the radical anti-church policy, electoral restrictions, inter-party confrontation, changes of prime ministers and government compositions, it was difficult for the Republican leadership to solve consistently the urgent tasks in the country. In wartime, the internal situation had worsened and radicalized by December 1917 alone. The inability of the Republican leadership to solve the problems in the country and the short-sighted measures taken to improve the situation turned the majority of the civilian population and part of the military against it. In these conditions Artillery Major Sidónio Pais organized the coup d’état on 5 December 1917 with the aim of overthrowing the prime minister, leader of the Democratic Party Afonso da Costa and his fellow party member President Bernardino Machado. The coup d’état was accompanied by fierce fighting, especially in Lisbon. It ended on 8 December 1917 with the success of Sidónio Pais’s forces. Its results were the arrests of some members of the government, including the prime minister, and the president; the dissolution of the Portuguese Parliament – the Congress; the establishment of the Revolutionary Junta headed by Sidónio Pais, followed by the formation of a new government of the Republic. Thus, the December 1917 coup d’état was a response to the deep internal political crisis in Portugal. The documents of the British War Cabinet used in the study neither in general nor in detail contradict the facts set out in the historiography. However, they make it possible to expand possibilities for a further study of this coup d’état and related processes and events.

East Caribbean Dollar (1949-2023): From Private Bank Notes to Digital Currency

The article is devoted to the study of exotic currencies, namely the history of the development and formation of the dollar of the East Caribbean Islands. The object of study in this article is the East Caribbean dollar. The subject of this article is the main historical stages of the cash circulation of the East Caribbean dollar. In this article, the authors highlight and analyze the main historical stages of the functioning of currency: from private bank notes of the British Caribbean territories to the modern stage of currency development, at which the process of transition to digital currency has already begun. The bibliographic base of the article is represented by current research on the topic of work, official data from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, as well as the online resource CBDC Tracker. The research methodology is based on general scientific methods: classification method, analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction (abstract logical method). Also, due to the historical context of the work, historical research methods are additionally used: historical-genetic and narrative methods. The scientific novelty of this article lies in the detailed study and analysis of the main stages in the history of the development of the East Caribbean dollar, namely: the dollar of the British Caribbean Territories (1949-1965), the dollar of the Eastern Caribbean Islands before the founding of a common central bank (1965-1983) and the dollar of Eastern Caribbean Islands today (1983-2023). In conclusion, the authors define the role of the East Caribbean dollar in the economies of the countries that use it and draw a conclusion about the colonial genesis of this currency. It is noted that the first experience of launching a digital version of the East Caribbean dollar was controversial.