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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"heuristic inquiry"”.
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Unearthing an educator's ecological niche: A heuristic inquiry
… advocates? Moustakas' (1990) six-stage heuristic inquiry process was adhered to. The initial data collection began within myself, the researcher. Aspects of the experience, which became the collected data by means of conversations with co-researchers, journal writing, and other personal …
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The Art of Walking with the Animate Earth: A Heuristic Inquiry
… ecological emergency. By taking up a method of heuristic inquiry, which utilizes personal knowledge and experience as a foundation for exploring phenomena, this research was organized as a journey around the lunar and seasonal cycles of one year. My research focused on the cultivation of …
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Exploring how spontaneous humour affects dyadic coaching experiences : a heuristic inquiry
… with those of six coaches and six clients using heuristic inquiry. Findings highlight that humour positively impacts relationships by building connection, trust, bonding and affinity. Additionally, humour enables clients to tackle painful or uncomfortable topics by reducing emotional intensity, …
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Mothers’ living experience of relationship breakdown and divorce: a heuristic inquiry
… effects of single motherhood on children. This heuristic study, grounded in the researcher’s autobiographical experience, explores the tacit, unspoken dimensions of mothers’ experiences of relationship dissolution. Employing Moustakas’ heuristic methodology (1990),14 mothers (ages 35–50) …
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Visit the Imprisoned: A Heuristic Inquiry into the Experiences of Catholic Detention Ministry Volunteers
… detention ministry volunteers. Through a heuristic methodology and with the theoretical underpinnings of Critical Pedagogy, Catholic Social Teaching, Liberation Theology, and Restorative Justice, I gathered data–the reflections, testimonies, and stories–from other volunteers who served as …
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The unseen community engagement professional: a heuristic inquiry of community engagement professionals at higher education associations
This heuristic phenomenological inquiry explores the lived experiences of individuals who self-identify as community engagement professionals but work outside higher education institutions, specifically at higher education associations. This study utilized Meyerson & Scully’s (1995) tempered …
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Poetry, practice & potential : a heuristic inquiry into the potential of poetry for the reflexive coaching practitioner
… coaching practice. The primary methodology was Heuristic Inquiry, working with co-researchers through two rounds of interviews, emails and phone calls to consider personal experience of using poetry to develop reflexive practice. Heuristic Self Search Inquiry has also been used to review …
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The essence of a tacit intersection : a heuristic inquiry into nature-based leisure and personal transformation
… of selfactualization and positive development. Heuristic methods were employed because heuristics is concerned with the quality and essence of an experience, not causal relationships (Moustakas, 1990). Heuristic inquiry begins with the primary researcher and her personal experience and knowledge …
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Obtaining Gold: A Heuristic Inquiry on Successful Non-Traditional Black Male Students at a Midwestern Predominantly White Institution
The purpose of this qualitative, heuristic study was to explore the successful experiences of nontraditional Black male students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) in the Midwest. With an astounding rate of growth of the nontraditional student populations in higher education, this study was …
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What do the experiences of team coaches tell us about the essential elements of team coaching? : a heuristic inquiry
… highly experienced and qualified coaches using heuristic inquiry methodology, featuring in-depth interviews and reflective logs. Heuristic inquiry methodology was enhanced by the inclusion of three focus groups, spaced over an eleven-month period, enabling shared learning, expanded thinking and …
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Developing individualized education programs with culturally and linguistically diverse families from low-income homes : a heuristic inquiry of special education teachers
… addressed qualitatively utilizing Moustakas's heuristic inquiry. Deductively exploring themes using Lipsky's street-level bureaucracy framework exposed challenges special education teachers in this study had addressing both legal and workplace expectations, such as meeting IDEA 2004 mandates. …
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In Search of Resilience: A Case Study of Leadership in Challenging Times in an International School Setting
… periods of crisis. Initially designed as a <em>heuristic inquiry</em>, in practice the study emerged more as a collection of <em>oral histories</em>, although heuristic inquiry methods<em> </em>were employed throughout the study. Polkinghorne’s conception of <em>narrative analysis</em> also was …
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Migration matters : the experience of United Kingdom registered nurses migrating to Western Australia
This qualitative study uses heuristic inquiry to investigate the unique journey of 21 registered nurses (RN) who migrated from the United Kingdom (UK) to Perth in Western Australia (WA) between 2003 and 2008. The study explores the reasons for migration as well as the professional, social and …
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Transformative Effects of Learning & Assessment-Focused Educational Development
This heuristic inquiry outlines the chronology of my own theory-building, developing awareness and understanding of my educational development practice; I define my practice as learning&assessment-focused educational development. The inquiry maps the ways in which my early doctoral work shaped both …
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An exploration of coaching women towards authenticity in the workplace: A heuristic study with women in academia
… looks specifically at coaching this group. Using heuristic inquiry, nine women collaborated as co-researchers to explore the phenomenon of coaching women towards authenticity within the workplace; specifically within the context of higher education. Data was collected in three cycles during a …
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Good question: exploring the experiences of generating questions in coaching
… to the research was relativist and employed heuristic inquiry as the research methodology. Eight experienced coaches were recruited as co-researchers, to share their experiences of generating coaching questions. Capturing experiences was achieved through post-coaching reflections and …
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Wild Civility: Cultivating the Foundations of Social Justice through Participation in a Wilderness Program
This heuristic inquiry examined if the foundations of social justice knowledge and beliefs were developed as a result of participation in a wilderness program and what knowledge and beliefs were developed. There were six participants in this study. Data collection involved participants completing …
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An exploration of the role of coaching in supporting non-traditional students in higher education in the UK : the perspectives of the students and their coaches
… to and during their undergraduate studies using heuristic inquiry, portraying the voices of non-traditional students from the unique perspective of the researcher, who has direct experience of the phenomenon under investigation. The aim of this study is to explore the role of coaching in …
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