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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Phenomenological inquiry"”.
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A phenomenological inquiry into sacred time in Hinduism
… with a summary of my arguments which revise the phenomenological understanding of sacred time in Hinduism to include both circular sacred time and linear sacred time.</p>
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Hope—Heartbeat of Adult Education: A Phenomenological Inquiry
This phenomenological study of the phenomenon—hope identified two essential meaning structures (“change” and “human agency”) in the experiences communicated by the Adult Educators interviewed. It was also discovered that hope is an energy that interacts with Affective, Relative (Re-lay-tive), and …
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Being Pregnant and Using Drugs: A Retrospective Phenomenological Inquiry
Qualitative methodology was employed to conduct a phenomenological inquiry describing the structure of the experience of being pregnant and using drugs. The purpose of the study was to explore the nature of women's experience and perception of the interaction, relationship, and intersection of …
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Integrating Chronic Illness into One's Life: A Phenomenological Inquiry
… is essential. Therefore, the purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to explore how chronically ill adults integrate chronic illness into their lives. Seventeen chronically ill adults were interviewed by the researcher, and asked to describe how they integrated chronic illness into their …
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The experience of successful smoking cessation: A phenomenological inquiry
… with national goals. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to describe women's experience of successful smoking cessation. Pender's Health Promotion Model (1996) and Prochaska and DiClementes' Transtheoretical Model of Change (1996) were utilized. Twelve women who had successfully …
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Dwelling and hospitality: a phenomenological inquiry into therapeutic community
This phenomenological study firstly examines the concept of the 'therapeutic community' as it appears within contemporary British psychiatry. It argues that certain confusions and contradictions which are exhibited within this area of practice arise as an inevitable consequence of the medicalistic …
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A Critical Feminist Phenomenological Inquiry into Voicing through Silence
This is a critical feminist phenomenological inquiry into my experiences of fear, doubt, hesitation, and courage to voice as a domestic violence survivor. From childhood to a traumatic intimate relationship, the people around me decided for me and dictated what to do, how to speak, when to speak, …
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An existential-phenomenological inquiry into self-perceived pornography addiction
… for pornography addiction. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was applied to data gathered from the interviews to capture the essential features of their experiences. The findings demonstrate that self-perceived pornography addiction is a multi-faceted phenomenon, involving physical, …
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Phenomenological Inquiry into Middle School Teachers’ Perception of Creativity
<p>Researchers do agree that creativity is an ability that can be developed and should be fostered (Guilford, 1958; Parnes, 1961). Teachers play an important role in creativity development and often serve as gatekeepers to identify gifted and talented students (Bianco et al., 2011; Novak & Jones, …
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A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Process of Teaching Jazz Improvisation
… This study utilized Moustakas’ transcendental, phenomenological research design and defined the phenomenon as the process of teaching jazz improvisation. Seven expert jazz educators situated in a variety of teaching contexts throughout Northern California were selected as participants using …
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A Phenomenological Inquiry of Nurse Transition to Family-Centered Perinatal Nursing
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to obtain a better understanding of how nurses caring for perinatal patients and their families view their clinical practice role after experiencing the transition from traditional maternity care to family-centered perinatal nursing. The volunteer …
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Women's aspirations for the high school principalship: a heuristic phenomenological inquiry
In the United States the teaching profession is primarily comprised of female teachers. However, men continually hold a disproportionality large percentage of the high school principalships. This qualitative study explores the experiences women in a Midwestern metropolitan area encounter in their …
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The Art Encounter for Self-Reflection: An Art-Based Phenomenological Inquiry
… the results from a qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis with quantitative data reflecting artists’ relationship with and beliefs about art. The art encounter, for the purposes of the present study, referred to both the making of and reflecting upon visual art. Twenty-one adult …
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International Students in the Campus Carry Debate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry
<p>This qualitative phenomenological study purposefully sampled 15 graduate international students at a Southern University (SU). Semi-structured interviews were used to determine their perceptions and attitudes regarding the implementation of campus carry policies at the institution. The study …
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Creative Caprice: Intrinsic Interest; States of Consciousness; Emotion & Practice-led Phenomenological Inquiry
This research project is a practice-led investigation of how strong emotion influences my creative actions. Through the development and articulation of a methodology for facilitating creative activity, the project considers how these emotions determine which intrinsic interests compel me to create …
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A phenomenological inquiry into the patient's experience of the external application of ginger
… application of ginger using a Husserllan phenomenological methodology, In this Study the phenomenon Is the patient's experience of the external application of ginger. A group of Anthroposophical Nurses in the Hawkes Bay of New Zealand personally selected seven appropriate consenting adults …
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Shifting Masculinities Amongst Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A Multi-Method Phenomenological Inquiry
… beyond the diagnosis remain limited. Hence, this inquiry asks ‘How do men describe breast cancer and their experiences of the illness?’ the aim, to advance understandings about men’s meaning-making of breast cancer and masculinity, and to ‘give voice’ to this under-researched population. Embedded …
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A Phenomenological Inquiry Into The Perceptions Of E-Leaders On Virtual Team Leadership
… cost reduction. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of virtual leadership, as seen through the eyes of study participants (Merriam, 2009). Participants included fifteen Fortune 500 virtual team leaders who had prior …
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A phenomenological inquiry into how transcendent experiences among existential therapists influence their practice
… such experiences. Addressing this lacuna, this phenomenological study investigates the research question, ‘How do transcendent experiences as encountered among existential therapists influence their therapeutic practice?’ This question was explored in semi-structured interviews with seven …
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