scholarly journals Partizipation als Forschungsmodus: Aus der Praxis des teilnehmenden Beobachtens

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaf Beuchling
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Science Method ◽  
Potential Participant ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
History Of ◽  
Intimate Knowledge ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Research Praxis

The following article deals with participant observation, a social-science method that, in spite of its long tradition, still has a high exploratory, documentary, and theoretical potential. Participant observation is a social-science procedure in which the researchers participate in the everyday life of the people who are the focus of the investigation, in order to answer questions pertaining to their lived reality based on intimate knowledge. The article claims that this method is particularly suitable for discovering the heterogeneous life conditions and experiential realms of children, youth, families, and pedagogical institutions. The paper, which is oriented towards research praxis, discusses the history of participant observation, relevant application areas, procedures, challenges, as well as instructions for writing field notes.

Embodied meaning-making in the experiences and behaviours of persons with dementia

Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122110429
Author(s):  
Tor-Arne Isene ◽  
Hilde Thygesen ◽  
Lars J Danbolt ◽  
Hans Stifoss-Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Severe Dementia ◽  
The People ◽  
Embodied Meaning ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Psychiatric Department

Background The aim of the study was to explore and articulate how meaning-making appears and how meaningfulness is experienced in persons with severe dementia. Although there is little knowledge about meaning-making and experience of meaningfulness for this group, this article assumes that persons with dementia are as much in need of meaningfulness in life as any others, and hence, that they are involved in the process of meaning-making. Methods The study was conducted using a qualitative method with exploratory design. Ten patients with severe dementia at a specialized dementia ward at an old age psychiatric department in hospital were observed through participant observation performed over four months. The field-notes from the observation contained narratives carrying with them a dimension of meaning played out in an everyday setting and thus named Meaning-making dramas. The narratives were analyzed looking for expressions where experiences of meaning-making and meaningfulness could be identified. Results The narratives demonstrate that persons with severe dementia are involved in processes of meaning-making. The narratives include expressions of meaning-making, and of interactions that include apparent crises of meaning, but also transitions into what may be interpreted as meaningfulness based on experiences of significance, orientation and belonging. The role of the body and the senses has proved significant in these processes. The findings also suggest that experiences of meaning contribute to experience of personhood. Conclusions The relevance to clinical practice indicates that working from a person-centred approach in dementia care also includes paying attention to the dimension of meaning. This dimension is important both for the person living with dementia and for the people caring for them. Acknowledging meaning as a central human concern, it is crucial to seek understanding and knowledge about the significance of meaning in vulnerable groups such as persons with dementia.

Da'wa, Keris, and Community Elites in Java

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Muchammad Ismail ◽  
Sholih Mu'adi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of

The keris is recognized as an heirloom by the people of the archipelago until now it is still interesting to study. Why is that. It is undeniable that many people are pro and contra of the keris cultural heritage. This study is to see people’s view on Keris. This study uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological approach. One of the research methods used is participant observation The results of the data findings there are three discussions, among others; a) the history of the keris has existed since the Hindu-Buddhist era in Java. Keris comes from the Keker language and Aris Kekeran means fence (barrier, warning, control). Meanwhile, Aris means calm, steady, smooth. b) Keris in the Islamic perspective, Islam does not prohibit owning a keris because it is an asset of cultural capital in religion for preaching by the elite of society. c) the form of elite behavior in the possession of a keris there is a moderating attitude that the keris must be preserved to the community including the elite making it the object of the keris as a medium of da'wah d). keris as a moral and ethical symbol, during the movement of the Walisongo the keris was not just a noble iron aji, but in it contained the values ​​and philosophy of the meaning of exemplary life, the keris for its owner was the embodiment of prayer to God by the master to the owner of the keris.

scholarly journals ADDITIONS TO THE «GRIBOYEDOV ENCYCLOPEDIA»

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
S. A. Fomichev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political History ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
The Political ◽  
Topical Issue ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Crimea ◽  
History Of

The “Griboyedov Encyclopedia” reflects the facts of Griboyedov’s life and work, describes the places he visited, reveals the events in which he took part, reconstructs the everyday, political and historical background of his activities. However, the most important thing for understanding the personality of Griboyedov, like any other historical person, is his connections with the people around him, the analysis of which helps to more fully reveal the meaning of his activities. This publication mainly selects persons from Griboyedov’s Persian entourage, since his participation in Persian affairs, which ended with his tragic death, continues to be an extremely topical issue both in Griboyedov studies proper and in the political history of Persia, Armenia and the entire Transcaucasian region as a whole. This publication presents dictionary entries, the content of which has changed significantly due to newly revealed facts. These are figures of the Persian side (Allayar Khan, Jafar Khan, Riza-Kuli Khan Kochansky, Ehsan Khan) and Russia (M. Z. Argutinsky- Dolgorukov, V. Ya. Vatsenko, P. G. Kakhovsky, I. A. Maltsov, Sultan of the Crimea-Giray). In addition, there are articles about European cultural figures (Voltaire, M. Malinovsky, J. Field).

scholarly journals “ZEFA CAFÉ”: A MULHER QUE BORDOU A MINHA HISTÓRIA /“ZEFA COFFEE”: THE WOMAN THAT EMBROIDERED MY STORY

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Wanderley Alves SOUSA
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Old People ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Bias

RESUMO: O presente trabalho toma como base teórica os postulados da Análise de Discurso de Orientação Francesa, a fim de discursivizar as histórias cotidianas que circulam nos discursos de velhos. Busca, especificamente, analisar as estratégias discursivas utilizadas pelos velhos na reconstituição de suas histórias de vida, para entender a interrelação que se estabelece entre discurso, história cotidiana e memória. A partir das lembranças de velhos, pelo viés metodológico da história oral, a pesquisa possibilitou a reconstituição de momentos significativos da história de São José da Lagoa Tapada-PB/BR. Realçou-se, assim, que as lembranças de velhos possibilitam a representação e construção da diversidade cultural e as identidades do povo que se efetivam pelos discursos, a exemplo da história de Dona Zefa Café, uma das colaboradoras da pesquisa. Constatou-se, portanto, neste trabalho, o diálogo que se fia entre discurso, práticas culturais, história cotidiana e memória. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Discurso. História. Memória.ABSTRACT: The present work takes as its theoretical basis the postulates of the Discourse Analysis of French Orientation, in order to discursivizar the everyday stories that circulate in the discourses of old people. It seeks, specifically, to analyze the discursive strategies used by the elders in the reconstitution of their life histories, to understand the interrelationship between discourse, daily history and memory. From the memories of old people, due to the methodological bias of oral history, the research made possible the reconstitution of significant moments in the history of São José da Lagoa Tapada-PB. It was emphasized, therefore, that the memories of old people allow the representation and construction of cultural diversity and the identities of the people that are effected by the speeches, as in the history of Dona Zefa Café, one of the collaborators of the research. Therefore, in this work, we verified the dialogue between discourse, cultural practices, daily history and memory. KEYWORDS: Discourse. Story. Memory 

scholarly journals TRAVEL CULTURE IN YUGOSLAVIA: AN ANALYSIS OF TOURISM PROPAGANDA

2021 ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Živana Krejić ◽  
Jelena Palić
Keyword(s):  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
The People ◽  
Mass Occurrence ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Travel Culture ◽  
Insight Into

The paper is an overview on Yugoslav seaside tourism propaganda and mass tourism of the working class. The analysis is based on the archival material analyzed so far in the field of the history of tourism development and published scientific papers related to travel culture in Yugoslavia. The research aims to look at and analyze the tourist propaganda in Yugoslavia during the 20th century from a sociological aspect, when one of the main characteristics of tourism was its mass occurrence. Despite the development of the economy and the rise of tourism, the citizens of Yugoslavia had a short vacation, during which they went to the sea, spas, mountains, most often making their own travel plans, and used the services of travel agencies the least. Numerous catalogs, brochures, newspaper advertisements represent important segments of tourist propaganda and a signpost for domestic tourists to popular destinations. The difficult position of workers who struggled to preserve the idea of going on vacation was also visible through some of the slogans about summer vacations: "Those who have money bathe in the sea, and those who do not have money bathe at home in the washbowl." The standard of living of the people dictated their decisions about travel, and only in 1964 was the decision made that the annual vacation should last for six days and be paid, which gave tourism the epithet of social tourism. The results of the overview provide insight into the everyday life of the inhabitants of Yugoslavia, their possibilities for going on vacation, tourist propaganda which was very lavish in its beginnings, but also the most common destinations they travelled to.

Using Ethnography in Educational Research

Education ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mills
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diverse Field ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Relevant Work

The ethnographic study of education combines participatory research methodologies, theoretical engagement, and a richly descriptive genre of writing to depict the lived, everyday complexities of learning in all its forms. The etymological roots of ethnography—“writing the people”—underscore the field’s commitment to writing and to analytical holism. An ethnographic sensibility is key to understanding the power-laden subjectivities created in both formal education and informal learning practices. Education is ubiquitous, and there are many approaches to its ethnographic study. Participant observation is integral to many—but not all—ethnographers. Researchers use a range of qualitative methods (including sensory, visual, and creative approaches) to immerse themselves in, and make sense of, educational cultures. Ethnographic approaches have diffused from their early roots in anthropology and sociology across the social sciences. This bibliography suggests some general overviews of this diverse field, and highlights a range of relevant work. The most insightful ethnographies are book-length monographs, providing authors the opportunity to link together the empirical with broader questions of power and difference. Working across a range of learning fields, ethnographers are united by their careful attention to the everyday, the unexpected and the implicit. They highlight education’s role in generating and reproducing inequalities, at the same time as offering emancipatory possibilities. Any review is inevitably partial. Rather than using theoretical categories, the bibliography is roughly sorted by educational type, with sections on parenting, classrooms, schooling, and students. Further sections highlight innovative ethnographic work on informal learning and educational policies.

The Mansaka Culture of Maragusan in Southern Philippines: From the Elders’ Lens

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
HILDA V. ANGON-OPENA ◽  
GLORIA P. GEMPES
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
College Education ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The People ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Field Notes

This ethnographic study portrays and documents the culture of the Mansaka tribe in Maragusan,a municipality of Davao Del Norte, Philippines. The term Mansaka stems from the place of origin, as a group of people living in the center of the forest. They are the first settlers of Maragusan. This qualitative study aims to document a narrative description of Mansaka culture as a ready reference for the people of Maragusan. This undertaking involved two focus group discussions (FGD) with seven participants each group and 14 key informants or a total of 28 Mansaka elders. We employed purposive sampling in determining the samples of the study. In Mansaka culture, the elders are the fundamental link in the continuity of the past to the future to complete the circle of life. Aside from focus group discussion and in-depth interview, we employed other data gathering techniques like participant observation and field notes. The findings revealed that the majority of the Mansakas have no college education, mostly farmers, and willing to die for the ownership of their land. The majority was converted to Christianity, but still holding on to their customs and traditions. These customs and traditions are authentically described in this study.Keywords: Ethnography, Mansaka, culture, elders, qualitative, Philippines

scholarly journals „Mi életfogytiglani, vagy rezsimfogytiglani kényszermunkások vagyunk.” Emlékek az 1952. májusi nagyatádi kitelepítésről

2020 ◽  
pp. 267-282
Author(s):  
Gyöngyi Hauptman
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Police Custody ◽  
The People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forced Labour

More than 70 people, 26 families were deported from nagyatád to one of the forced labour camps of Hortobá-gy in Elep in may 1952, during the communsist dictatorship. Relocations/deportations were performed without any indict-ment or court judgment and meant total confiscation of prop-erty for the people concerned. the deported families were forced to work in labour camps deprived from their civil rights, under inhumane conditions and under police custody. in my study i present the history of the deportation, the everyday life of the deported and their life after their disengagement from captivity by analyzing personal resources – letters writ-ten during the relocation, subsequent recollections.

Hopscotch Modernism: On Everyday Life and the Blurring of Art and Social Science

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Highmore
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Modernist Literature ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Point Of Departure

From a remarkably innovative point of departure, Ben Highmore (University of Sussex) suggests that modernist literature and art were not the only cultural practices concerned with reclaiming the everyday and imbuing it with significance. At the same time, Roger Caillois was studying the spontaneous interactions involved in games such as hopscotch, while other small scale institutions such as the Pioneer Health Centre in Peckham, London attempted to reconcile systematic study and knowledge with the non-systematic exchanges in games and play. Highmore suggests that such experiments comprise a less-often recognised ‘modernist heritage’, and argues powerfully for their importance within early-twentieth century anthropology and the newly-emerged field of cultural studies.

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