scholarly journals Undergraduate student government participant decision-making at a California state university : an interpretative phenomenological analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Gallegos
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
California State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Student Government

Assessment’s role in building student support to facilitate change

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Meredith Thompson
Keyword(s):  
California State University ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
State University ◽  
Student Government ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Library ◽  
University Funding ◽  
Library Resources

Purpose The California State University Library successfully improved its library’s hours, including introducing 24-hour access, thanks in part to an assessment process that helped the University Library to develop a partnership with the students. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach In order to understand the need for expanded operational hours, students’ were surveyed on their satisfaction with current library hours, suggestions on how best to meet their actual hour needs, and interest in 24-hour access. Efforts to solicit student input included involving the student government in promoting the survey and reviewing its results, a decision that later had a major impact on the success of the project. Findings The survey identified days with problematic hours and which hours student suggested changes to that would best fit most students’ needs. In response to the findings, the library immediately implemented incremental changes that fit within current library resources. The survey’s most significant finding was that 94 percent of students wanted 24-hour study in the library. Originality/value An unexpected benefit of the library making immediate, incremental changes was that students could see the results of their input and feel a sense of ownership. The findings also led to the library making 24-hour access a top priority. When university funding was not available, the university’s student government approached the library with a unique proposal to include funding for 24-hour library access in their proposed student fee increase. The student body showed its willingness to invest in the library by passing the fee increase. California State University San Marco’s library began 24/5 hours in Fall 2017.

scholarly journals “It’s Like Stealing What Should be Theirs.” An Exploration of the Experiences and Perspectives of Parents and Educational Practitioners on Hebrew–English Bilingualism for Jewish Autistic Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ariel Sher ◽  
Jenny L. Gibson ◽  
Wendy V. Browne
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Awareness Training ◽  
English Bilingual

AbstractParents of autistic children are routinely advised to raise them monolingually, despite potential negative effects of monolingualism and no evidence of harm from bilingualism. There is, however, limited research on this topic. This study explored experiences and perspectives of educational practitioners (‘practitioners’) and parents of Hebrew–English bilingual autistic children on bilingualism and monolingualism. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we explored the experiences of 22 parents and 31 practitioners using both oral and written interviews. The analysis revealed that religious continuity is a crucial factor in bilingual decision-making. Unexpectedly, both practitioners and parents felt that having to adopt a monolingual approach was unjust, in line with conceptions of forced monolingualism. This article recommends awareness training on community languages and research in other communities.

scholarly journals When men choose to be childless: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogene Smith ◽  
Tess Knight ◽  
Richard Fletcher ◽  
Jacqui A. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Role Choices

A growing number of individuals expressly choose to remain childless, yet research exploring these intentions in men remains scarce. This study examines the experiences, subjective reasoning, and decision-making processes of voluntarily childless Australian men near the median age for first-time fatherhood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 Australian-resident men (28–34 years; M = 31; SD = 1.48). Participants were selected from the Men and Parenting Pathways longitudinal cohort study ( N = 609) based on having stated they did not want to have children “at all.” Data were collected and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Analysis identified a superordinate theme; Fatherhood: The door is still ajar, which was marked by the men’s reluctance to unequivocally commit to a childless future. Subordinate themes were The Realization, The Talk (or lack of…), The Rationale, and The Pressure. At the normative age for transitioning to parenthood, role choices are salient. Overall, men’s decision-making process to not have children appears to be fluid and influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Despite changing social trends and acceptance of divergent life trajectories, these men are acutely aware that their intentions place them outside the norm. In policy and practice, it is important to recognize the changing norms around fatherhood timing and support voluntarily childless men and couples in constructing their identities, life course, incongruent decisions, and relationships.

scholarly journals Unlocking intuition and expertise: using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore clinical decision making

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 88-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Elizabeth Anderson ◽  
Julia Slark ◽  
Merryn Gott
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Education Assessment

Background Clinical decision making is a complex, but important, research area. Decision-making theories have evolved to recognise that, although heuristics and biases can lead to error, expert clinician decision makers can also use intuition to good effect. More research is needed to understand how nurses and other clinicians make sense of complexity and uncertainty. Aim This paper discusses the utility of interpretative phenomenological analysis to elucidate clinical decision making, expertise and intuition. Methods A narrative review of published interpretative phenomenological analysis studies exploring clinical decision-making, and discussion of an exemplar study. Results A limited number of interpretative phenomenological analysis studies have been published in this area. By seeking out descriptions of real-world decision making, interpretative phenomenological analysis research provides ecologically valid insights into what it is like to make time-critical, high-stakes decisions with limited information. Conclusion Contributing to the study of complex clinical decision making in combination with other research approaches, interpretative phenomenological analysis research has significant unrealised potential to inform education, assessment and support interventions and the development of clinical guidelines. Future applications could enhance understanding of multi-disciplinary decision-making and the development of expertise and intuition, over time.

Choice and Control Within Family Relationships: The Lived Experience of Adults With Intellectual Disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Curryer ◽  
Roger J. Stancliffe ◽  
Angela Dew ◽  
Michele Y. Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
And Control

Abstract Increased choice and control is a driving force of current disability policy in Australia for people with disability and their families. Yet little is known of how adults with intellectual disability (ID) actually experience choice and control within their family relationships. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis of individual, semistructured interviews conducted with 8 Australian adults with ID to understand the meaning given to their experience of family support received around choice and decision making. Three themes were identified: (1) centrality of family, (2) experience of self-determination, and (3) limitations to choice and control. The participants identified trusted family members from whom guidance around choice and decision making was both sought and received, often involving mutual decision making and limitations to control.

scholarly journals Fallacies in Decision Making From an Asian Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Michael Sony ◽  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Western India ◽  
Organizational Success ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Basic Tenet ◽  
Theoretical Sampling

Decision making is integral for organizational success, and for that, the basic tenet is rationality. Yet, no decisions in the workplace are purely rational. Irrational decision-making behaviours are the irrational beliefs of employees. Irrational employee behaviours can cause a billion dollar revenue loss. The purpose of this paper is to study the complex employee phenomenon of workplace irrational decision making and unearth its dimensions. Hence, this study is envisaged as a lived experience using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participation was by 123 employees working in various capacities in Western India through theoretical sampling frame. The results indicate that it is a multidimensional phenomenon, and prominent are religious, pseudo-scientific, and sorcery-based behaviours. Thus, these findings can help the organizations to understand the irrational behaviours of employees and aid managers to recognize the decisions of their employees to mitigate the bias in irrational decisions.

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