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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Phenomenological research method"”.
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A phenomenological study into the lived experience of traumatic bereavement for adults aged 21-55
… The present study aimed to identify the phenomenological ‘essence’ or meaning of traumatic bereavement, which refers to the process of identifying common themes. A phenomenological study is not limited by a particular experience of traumatic loss, thus, the present study did not restrict …
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Studying in the United States: Chinese Graduate Students' Experiences of Academic Adjustment
… students. This qualitative study employed a phenomenological research method to explore four Chinese graduate students' lived experiences of academic adjustment in a public research university in the United States. Purposive sampling was used to identify information-rich students, and …
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Examining the Social Interactions of Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Virtual Environment
This phenomenological study examined the social interactions during online game play in a virtual environment for five young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who attended a large metropolitan university, enrolled in the first 60 credits of a science, technology, engineering, or …
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Understanding Teachers' Experiences Working with Young Children from Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to illuminate the experiences of six teachers in southwestern Virginia who are working with toddlers and preschoolers from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. These young children were those whose first language is not English and their …
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Social Support during the Academic Transition of International Students in Ph.D. Programs
… China, India, and Africa. This study employed a phenomenological research method to explore the social support networks that these six students established, the nature of their interactions with the host culture and the effect of social support on academic success. Data collection methods …
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Demystifying Performance Measurement in Small and Medium-sized Independent Hotel Accommodation: A Phenomenological Approach
… SMEs despite its importance. To this end, this research, therefore, explores the perception of owners/ managers of PM concept, approaches and implementation to achieve the overall objective of an organisation. Four research objectives provided guidelines for this exploratory research, using a …
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Illuminating the Trauma of the Closet Among Sexual Minorities: A Cinematic-Phenomenological Study of Existential Rights
<p>This dissertation is a phenomenological research study about the lived experience of being in the closet as a sexual minority. This study’s research findings are represented in two distinct but overlapping ways: a traditional written hermeneutic interpretation, and a short film called …
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The Perspectives of Male Inmates Regarding Their K-12 Educational Experiences
… country serve students referred to as at risk. Research documents that these students are at a greater risk of dropping out of school due to characteristics that contribute to school disengagement. By exploring the perspectives of male inmates aged 18-30 regarding their educational experiences, …
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An exploration of the influence of the acculturation process on an artist's practice and the implications for education
… between nature, culture and art using a phenomenological research method. The propositions that we do not see things as they are; we see things as we are (Talmud), and that as visual artists we are the 'architects of our own experience', (Eisner, 2001) are explored. The reflexive nature …
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The Experience of Being Thrown Back in Encounters for Adults who were Physically Abused as Children by a Parent or Caregiver: An Empirical-Phenomenological Investigation
… texts. From the master texts, an empirical-phenomenological method was utilized to analyze the data. Results included Individual Narrative accounts as well as a Summary of Participant Accounts that together offer powerful life-world descriptions of the experience of adults' being thrown back …
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A phenomenological study of clients’ experiences of ‘lightness’ and ‘aliveness’ in psychotherapy within the context of Vajrayana cross-cultural therapeutic practices.
… in symptom classification and quantification methods, which in turn have roots in the empirical traditions of modernity, in the demands and discourses of capitalism (Foucault 1961) and in Cartesian dualism. This critique further asserts that such embedded epistemologically-grounded practices …