Managing missionary identity in the digital age: How missionaries utilize digital media among multiple social groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
Kenneth Nehrbass
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Cultural Scripts ◽  
Negotiation Of Identity ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
The Way

The way that missionaries manage their identities has changed significantly since the days they mailed out several printed newsletters a year to a small audience “back home.” The space for this negotiation of identity has moved from private to public; and the interlocutors who access these blogs, emails, and posts are no longer homogenous. This original research study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how missionaries avow the multiple layers of their identities in the digital age. I conclude that missionary updates are encoded along indexical “cultural scripts” that can be decoded idiosyncratically by various audiences.

Mixed Methods

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Manfredi Valeriani ◽  
Vicki L. Plano Clark
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Central Idea ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This chapter examines mixed-methods research, which is an approach that involves the integration of quantitative and qualitative methods at one or more stages of a research study. The central idea behind mixed-methods research is that the intentional combination of numeric-based methods with narrative-based methods can best provide answers to some research questions. The ongoing attempts to construct a simple and common conceptualization of mixed-methods provide a good indicator of the status of mixed-methods itself. mixed-methods research has emerged as a formalized methodology well suited to addressing complex problems, and is currently applied throughout the social sciences and beyond. Nowadays, researchers interested in combining quantitative and qualitative methods can benefit from the growing knowledge about the epistemological foundations, essential considerations, and rigorous designs that have been advanced for mixed-methods research.

Geneva's philanthropists around 1900: a field made of distinctive but interconnected social groups

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS DAVID ◽  
ALIX HEINIGER ◽  
FELIX BÜHLMANN
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Social Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

ABSTRACTThis article analyses the social profile of Geneva's philanthropists around 1900. It shows that, contrary to what the literature on philanthropy argues, philanthropists belonged to varied social groups defined by diverse forms of capital (economic, social and cultural) and were involved in philanthropic activities related to their social status. Together, those philanthropists formed a social field. They were connected to each other and even needed to collaborate on specific issues. The article argues that interconnections between actors reinforced their social position. By examining this field through both quantitative and qualitative methods, the article highlights relationships and ties between actors and shows how they collaborated on the basis of commonly held principles.

scholarly journals Leksikon Klasik pada Permainan Anak di Masyarakat Budaya Minangkabau

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Rona Almos ◽  
Sonezza Ladyanna
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Ancient Manuscripts ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
The Way

The lexicon is an important part of the heritage of local wisdom which is also important in culture-based children's education. This article, it is explained the classic lexicon of children's games in Minangkabau culture and the cultural significance of the lexicon. This research was conducted through quantitative and qualitative methods. Sources of data in this study are edited ancient manuscripts, documentation of folklore, and traditional holders in Minangkabau culture. The data were analyzed through an anthropolinguistic approach. The classic lexicon of children's games in Minangkabau culture are boborea, sapu-sapu rangik, and tang-tang buku, ulo-ulo, dama, and badie balantak. The classical lexicon must be maintained because it has cultural significance for the Minangkabau people who have a sense of togetherness, shrewdness, and strong intelligence in thinking and must be familiar with children from an early age through education, one of which is through games. In addition to technological developments and lifestyle changes, the Covid-19 pandemic has also affected the way children play.

scholarly journals Technology-assisted foreign language learning (TALL) in the digital age

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Anna Melkonyan ◽  
Armine Matevosyan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Instruction ◽  
Learning Software ◽  
The Way

The article goes along the lines of language learning in the digital age. Technology and the advancement of digital media not only have the potential to change the way we learn languages, but also the way foreign language teachers learn to teach. Managing learning platforms, using learning software and educational apps effectively, designing complex web–based tasks are just a few examples of digital media use in the foreign language instruction of today’s schools. The article aims at showing of what types of skills and knowledge language teachers need to become digitally literate. Also we will focus on some challenges that an educator faces while teaching foreign language in the digital age.

scholarly journals Advocating mixed-methods approaches in health research

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
H MacKenzie Bryers ◽  
E VanTeijlingen ◽  
E Pitchforth
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Broad Overview ◽  
The Way

This methods paper provides researchers in Nepal with a broad overview of the practical and philosophical aspects of mixed-methods research.   The three authors have a wide-ranging expertise in planning and conducting mixed-methods studies.  The paper outlines the different paradigms or philosophies underlying quantitative and qualitative methods and some of the on-going debates about mixed-methods.   The paper further highlights a number of practical issues, such as (a) the particular mix and order of quantitative and qualitative methods; (b) the way of integrating methods from different philosophical stance; and (c) how to synthesise mixed-methods findings. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v4i5.12018 Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2014; 4(5):417-22

scholarly journals Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9002
Author(s):  
Jeadran Malagón-Rojas ◽  
Eliana L. Parra B ◽  
Marcela Mercado
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This is a mixed-methods research study carried out on a cohort of airport workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the infection and risk perception of SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of workers at the International Airport El Dorado/Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Bogotá, Colombia. An incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of 7.9% was found in the workers. A high perception of risk was associated with activities such as using public transport. Risk perception is strongly influenced by practices related to work conditions and environments. These findings could help us understand the pandemic’s dynamics and the conceptions of the risk of transmission to promote policies on health and safety in this group of workers.

scholarly journals Reconceiving pasts in a digital age

HISTOREIN ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Stefan Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Modern History ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Way ◽  
Current Practices

<p>This essay explores the way that digital media helps us think differently about how we practice history. Digital media can raise two issues about how our current practices can offer new ways to explore the current state of historiography. First, the more one is immersed in digital tools, they make us question first principles, the various practices and assumptions of modern history itself. Second, it offers ways of communicating the past that do not hide the process of “doing” history. In this article I will draw on my project, 1884 Japan, to raise questions about data or the fact. By using recorded happenings, I plan to explore the distancing of fact from the context in which it was embedded. Recorded happenings exist prior to the filtering of importance. It enables us to first recover the heterogeneity of pasts and recover the stories and experiences of a variety of people who have usually been written out of Japanese history. Second, by presenting this material I will suggest a layered, multitemporal history that combines the narrative of national becoming with the experiences of others.</p><p> </p>

Supports and Impediments on the Way to Occupation, Employment and Workplace Integration for People With Cognitive Disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Studer ◽  
Annette Lichtenauer ◽  
Angela Wyder ◽  
Anne Parpan-Blaser
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Cognitive Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
The Way

Purpose:This article focuses on occupation and employment after basic vocational training for people with cognitive disabilities. The aim is to reveal supporting and hindering factors of different forms of workplace integration as perceived by those with disabilities.Method:Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used, consisting of an easy-to-read questionnaire completed by 412 graduates of practical vocational training, and in-depth interviews with 27 graduates.Results:The key findings show that workplace integration of people with disabilities takes place through a combination of various factors and materialises in different ways in terms of workplace, employment status, activity and further perspectives. Our findings suggest that supporting and accompanying people with disabilities in their work activities should always take into account both their desire for self-determination and their dependence on structural conditions.

scholarly journals Thematic selection and progression patterns in L2 theses abstracts from humanities and science

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Tolulope Akinseye
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Research Abstract ◽  
Cohesive Elements ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Phd Theses ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Progression Patterns

This paper discusses the internal logico-relations of the theses abstracts from humanities and science, written in English as a second language (ESL). A research abstract is an academic text designed to attract and get the readers to read the research study which it summarises; thus, the coherence of ideas presented in it presumably affects the possible evaluations from the readers. Previous studies have examined the Theme/Rheme constructs as important cohesive elements at the level of discourse, with less attention to the sentential analysis of the thematic selection and the progression patterns in second language (L2) theses abstracts. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating and comparing the thematic markedness and its progression patterns as sources of the cohesive information in L2 humanities and science theses abstracts. In this paper, 60 PhD theses abstracts from the Premier University, Nigeria, are analysed. Quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis are applied. The abstracts from humanities and sciences (30 abstracts each) were purposefully selected and syntactically analysed, in terms of the Systemic Functional Linguistics’ model of textual metafunction. The findings show that the theme unmarkedness, as well as the constant theme progression pattern, prevail in the two disciplines, although they feature varying frequencies.

scholarly journals The Effects of Mood and Emotion on Consumer Purchase Behavior of Buying Clothes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S) ◽  
pp. 770-774
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Important Predictor ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Emotional Feeling ◽  
Clothing Style ◽  
Specific Number ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
The Way

The way people purchase dresses is an impact of how their mood and emotion on daily bases. The purpose of this research is to investigate the psychological reasons of how individuals’ mood and emotion influence their purchase behavior on choosing a clothes, and how it shows their personality, mood and emotion and the relationships connecting clothing style, preference, emotions and mood. The result specifies strong relationships between mood and important relationships among clothing preference and an individual’s emotion. Mood was an important predictor of preference, at the same time as emotional feeling was restrained. The methodology derivative from a specific number of sample sizes by analyzing both quantitative and qualitative methods. This is a vital demonstration of how important this combination is in order to fully be pleased about the psychological profile of emotion and mood of the fashion consumers.

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