scholarly journals Intervention Services for Female Visually Impaired Children in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 128-150
Author(s):  
M.S. Alanazi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Impaired Children

This study investigated how well the intervention services for blind female children in Saudi Arabia met the needs and expectations of blind female students, their parents and teachers. It explored the reasons for the particular choice of interventions and examined how they could be improved. The case study is based on the literature, mainly a documentary review of papers produced by the Ministry of Education, policies and curriculum information from the schools and other public sector documents. The study adopted a qualitative methodology, with the researcher’s involvement in interpretation of the findings clearly described in the concluding section. It also involved a series of semi-structured interviews with children, parents, and teachers followed by a series of observations at the schools. The interview findings were analysed by identifying main themes. The most important findings were that teachers needed to have a warm relationship with and a special interest in their students; there were the needs to have more flexibility and freedom in the curriculum for teachers to design school and individual curricula combined with greater use of the available technology; and more practical, useful and relevant subjects should be included to improve the quality of intervention services. The design of buildings to suit blind female children should also be considered as Saudi Arabia continues its ambitious education restructuring programme.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF PALESTINIAN TEACHER’S ACCEPTANCE OF USING TECHNOLOGY ON THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES IN LIGHT OF THE CORONA PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 296-314
Author(s):  
Mahasen Y. SEHWEIL
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Learning

This paper studied the impact of Palestinian teacher’s acceptance of using technology on their teaching practices in light of the corona pandemic, twelves teachers are from different education directories in West- Bank. Qualitative methodology was employed in-depth semi- structured interviews to explain how their acceptance of using technology according to a model of technology acceptance (TAM); impact their teaching practices in light of the corona pandemic. Findings shows that Teacher’s perception that employing technology is useful in education. These perceptions of usefulness of using technology have been reflected in their practices in all aspect of the educational process: content, communication with students, teaching strategies, assessment methods, and the variety of applications they used. Also employing technology in education is easy, if the teacher possesses the technological skills. They worked to develop themselves in the field of technology and computer applications through self-learning and enrollment in the online workshops and courses, then applying what they had learned during in their practice, continuing to develop themselves, and employing technology after the pandemic. Finally, teacher’s acceptance of employing technology in education has been affected by physical and human factors. It is recommended that establishing an integrated plan by the Ministry of Education to include human and physical resources in order to achieve readiness for education in emergencies‎.

scholarly journals Female Staffs’ Acceptance and Use of Self-Service System: Review of the Current Trend at Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education: قبول المعلمات والموظفين لاستخدام نظام فارس للخدمة الذاتية: دراسة حالة على وزارة التربية والتعليم السعودية

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaa Khalid Al-Motairi - Majed Abdulaziz Al-Braithen
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Service System ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Self Service

  : In the recent years, Saudi Arabia has put tremendous efforts to move to e-government. Ministry of Education at Saudi Arabia moved to e-government where it launched Faris Self Service System to enable the teachers benefit from the Ministry services easily. Faris Self Service System is an integrated web-based system used to provide various services to teachers, administrators through an online integrated electronic system (MOE, 2018). The aim of the current study was to evaluate the female administrative staff’s acceptance and use of Faris Self Service System where semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 of the female staff's working at the ministry of education in Saudi Arabia. Results of the study revealed that some of the female teachers and administrative staff have rated the Faris program favorably, while some other rated the program negatively and they just use it because they are obliged to do so. This suggests that the Saudi Ministry of Education who has sought to implement the electronic self-service program did well in taking the whole nation into account when formulating their strategy, and ideally focused on improving their operations in order to deliver better service to the female staffs. Finally, the results revealed the need to handle the system drawback and fix them to meet the needs of the female teachers and administrative staff.    

scholarly journals LE CONSEILLER PÉDAGOGIQUE EN TANT QU’AGENT DE CHANGEMENT : COMPÉTENCES ET LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONNEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-645
Author(s):  
Claude Lachaîne ◽  
Claire Duchesne
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
French Language ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Change In Practice ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
21St Century Learners ◽  
Agent Of Change ◽  
Educational Consultants

Educational consultants participate in the implementation of Ministry of Education policies and those of their school board in matters of education in order to meet the needs of innovation, communication and collaboration of 21st century learners. Despite their pedagogical knowledge, their propensity for innovation and their interpersonal skills, however, they are unprepared to fulfill their position as an agent of change with their teaching colleagues. This article presents the results of research aimed at understanding the ways in which the transformational leadership of educational consultants is manifested in terms of their role as agents of change. Semi-structured interviews with seven educational consultants and four directors of pedagogical services from four French-language school boards in Ontario revealed links between the skills they mobilize to guide teachers towards a change in practice and the manifestations of transformational leadership as developed by Bass (1998).

scholarly journals Can Watching Online Videos Be Addictive? A Qualitative Exploration of Online Video Watching among Chinese Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7247
Author(s):  
Zeyang Yang ◽  
Mark Griffiths ◽  
Zhihao Yan ◽  
Wenting Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Video Content ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Videos ◽  
Chinese Young Adults ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Watching online videos (including short-form videos) has become the most popular leisure activity in China. However, a few studies have reported the potential negative effects of online video watching behaviors (including the potential for ‘addiction’) among a minority of individuals. The present study investigated online video watching behaviors, motivational factors for watching online videos, and potentially addictive indicators of watching online videos. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 20 young Chinese adults. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Eight themes were identified comprising: (i) content is key; (ii) types of online video watching; (iii) platform function hooks; (iv) personal interests; (v) watching becoming habitual; (vi) social interaction needs; (vii) reassurance needs; and (viii) addiction-like symptoms. Specific video content (e.g., mukbang, pornography), platform-driven continuous watching, and short-form videos were perceived by some participants as being potentially addictive. Specific features or content on Chinese online video platforms (e.g., ‘Danmu’ scrolling comments) need further investigation. Future studies should explore users’ addictive-like behaviors in relation to specific types of online video content and their social interaction on these platforms.

scholarly journals Views and experiences of family physicians about Syrian refugee patients in Turkey: a qualitative research

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Ayhan Baser ◽  
Özge Mıhcı ◽  
Meltem Tugce Direk ◽  
Mustafa Cankurtaran
Keyword(s):  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Syrian Refugee

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the attitudes, views and solution proposals of family physicians (FPs) about primary healthcare problems of Syrian refugee patients. This study would be the very first study for Turkey that evaluates the attitudes, views and solution proposals of FPs about primary healthcare problems of Syrian refugee patients. Background: Following the anti-regime demonstrations that started in March 2011, the developments in Syria created one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world and the largest number of asylum seekers continue to be hosted in Turkey. There are some studies evaluating asylum seekers’ access to healthcare services in Europe, and the common result is that refugees have free access to primary healthcare services in most countries; however, they face many obstacles when accessing primary healthcare services. While there are studies in the literature evaluating the situation of access to primary healthcare services from the perspective of asylum seekers; there are few studies evaluating the opinions/views of FPs. Methods: A qualitative methodology informed by the grounded theory was used to guide the research. A total of 20 FPs were interviewed face to face through semi-structured interviews, using 12 questions about their lived experience and views caring of refugee population. Interviews were analysed thematically. Finding: The following themes were revealed: Benefiting from Primary Health Care Services, Benefiting from Rights, Differences Between the Approach/Attitudes of Turkish Citizens and Refugees, Barriers to Healthcare Delivery, Training Needs of Physicians, Solution proposals. FPs reported that there is a need for support in primary care and a need for training them and refugees in this regard and they specified refugee healthcare centres are the best healthcare centres for refugees; however, the number of these and provided services should be increased.

scholarly journals The usefulness of science knowledge for parents of hearing-impaired children

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Shauli ◽  
Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
General Science ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Explained Variance ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Hearing-impaired children’s chances of integrating into hearing society largely depend on their parents, who need to learn vast amounts of science knowledge in the field of hearing. This study characterized the role played by science knowledge in the lives of nonscientists faced with science-related decisions by examining the interactions between general science knowledge, contextual science knowledge in the field of hearing, and parents’ advocacy knowledge and attitudes. Based on six semi-structured interviews and 115 questionnaires completed by parents of hearing-impaired children, contextual science knowledge emerged as the only predictor for having slightly better advocacy attitudes and knowledge (5.5% explained variance). Although general science knowledge was the best predictor of contextual knowledge (14% of explained variance), it was not a direct predictor of advocacy knowledge and attitudes. Science knowledge plays some role in the lives of hearing-impaired families, even if they do not list it as a resource for successful rehabilitation.

Healthcare professionals' roles within UK welfare-to-work provision: a multiple case study exploration

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Jenny Ceolta-Smith ◽  
Christine Kenney
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Multiple Case

Background/aims Healthcare professionals play an important role in vocational rehabilitation for people receiving welfare support. The research questions for this study were: how do qualified healthcare professionals operate in UK welfare-to-work settings? What factors influence healthcare professionals' practice within a UK welfare-to-work setting? Methods A qualitative methodology was adopted. Four semi-structured interviews were conducted and additional documents (the awarded Work and Health Programme bids and job descriptions) about the healthcare professionals' roles were reviewed. Inductive thematic analysis was undertaken. Results Five themes were generated from the interview data: supporting frontline staff to understand clients' health needs; moving clients with complex needs closer to work; getting it right for the client by individualising support; gaining consent and maintaining confidentiality; and seeking and organising clinical supervision. These themes were corroborated with the document data. Conclusions Healthcare professionals have a key role within welfare-to-work provision. Further research is needed to determine if the proposed healthcare professional roles have come to fruition, to identify their prevalence, and to explore their effectiveness.

Gender Inequality and Intersectional Disadvantage among Students in South African Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-172
Author(s):  
Oliver Tafadzwa Gore ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Higher Education Policies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
South African Higher Education

Although policies to widen participation have been implemented in South African higher education since 1994, inequality of achievements persists in universities. The failure of the higher education policy to clearly define ‘disadvantage’ in various interventions seems to have contributed to the continuing inequalities. This study theorises disadvantage using the capabilities approach pioneered by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum and argues for a more nuanced definition of disadvantage by exploring the opportunities, agency and achievements available to students in universities. The theorisation is based on findings from a qualitative case study of 26 semi-structured interviews conducted with students from one South African university. Using empirical findings, the theorisation in this study shows how the conversion factors intersect, resulting in some students achieving fewer functionings, which put them at a disadvantage. While gender equality seemingly has been achieved through enrolment figures that show parity levels, some female students are still disadvantaged through subtle forms of discrimination and sexual harassment in universities. This study therefore recommends that higher education policies should consider an expansive definition of disadvantage that encompasses the various dimensions of student wellbeing for all students to have flourishing lives.

Residents’ attitudes toward tourism development at Al-Juhfa, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ahmad Algassim ◽  
Akhmad Saufi ◽  
Diswandi Diswandi ◽  
Noel Scott
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Residents Attitudes

Purpose Al-Juhfa is a small village located near Rabigh City, between Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia, with significant archaeological and religious resources. The purpose of this paper is to examine residents’ attitudes toward tourism development at Al-Juhfa. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative study uses purposive interviewing to recruit informants. Data was collected using semi-structured interview and open-ended questions. Eight semi-structured interviews were made and a list of open-ended questions was distributed to 134 informants. All data were analysed and no new codes were found after the answer of the first 49 informants analysed. Findings The results show that residents’ attitudes toward tourism development in general were positive with residents expecting to receive economic, social and environmental benefits. Residents were aware of potential positive and negative impacts of tourism development and appeared to balance these in developing their attitudes. Tourism was seen to empower residents and the religiosity of the community influenced their perception of tourism development. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by supporting the use of social exchange theory in this context and by recommending the inclusion of religiosity in further studies.

The role of insiders and organizational support in the learning process of newcomers during organizational socialization

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 562-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Mornata ◽  
Iolanda Cassar
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Organizational Socialization ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Proactive Behaviors ◽  
Interpersonal Characteristics

Purpose This study aims to focus on newcomers’ learning strategies when they perceive organizational socialization support to be lacking, and on interpersonal characteristics that insiders should possess to support the newcomers’ proactive behaviors in this context. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through 14 face-to-face, in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed with a conventional content analysis method (Paillé and Mucchielli, 2013), involving first a thematic analysis and afterward, a conceptual analysis using MaxQDA11©. Findings The authors’ analysis highlights that when newcomers perceive the formal organizational socialization support as lacking, they regulate their proactive behaviors by seeking indirect guidance, and more precisely, by engaging in informal interactions with insiders likely to help them socialize. These interactions can have a cost in terms of self-image, so newcomers regulate their proactive behaviors by looking for insiders perceived to be psychologically safe, even if they have to look for them in other working contexts. Practical implications Considering the regulation process of newcomers’ proactive behaviors according to their perceptions, human resources management should focus on those perceptions and develop a blended learning approach including formal learning programs, as well as individualized support to facilitate on-the-job learning and respond to personal needs. Special consideration should also be given to interpersonal skills displayed by insiders. Originality/value The originality of the study is the use of a qualitative methodology focusing on newcomers’ main learning strategy according to their perception of organizational socialization support and the psychological safety climate. The limitations of the authors’ work are the size of the study population and the fact that part of the interviewees were successfully socialized by reaching 15 months on their new post at the point where the interviews were conducted.

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