scholarly journals Unga i karismatiska och evangelikala kyrkor resonerar om sin tro

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greger Andersson ◽  
Roland Spjuth ◽  
Fredrik Wenell
Keyword(s):  
Main Part ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Western World ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Church

The subject that is examined in this article is how young Christians in Swedish Charismatic and Evangelical churches talk about their faith. The study takes its point of departure in Charles Taylors suggestion that both believers and non-believers in the Western world live in a “secular age” and that this affects the conditions for religious beliefs. Taylors reasoning as well as some American and Swedish studies about young believers are presented in the first part of the article. The main part consist of a presentation of two focus group interviews with young adults. In a final section the interviews are discussed in relation to earlier research. The authors argue that the interviewees emphasize the personal and the authentic, and that it is vital to have “a relation with Jesus”. They refer to, and long for, charismatic experiences but are also searching for a mature faith and an acceptance of “ups and downs” in their spiritual life. Although they shy traditional expressions and admit that they find certain dogmas difficult to understand, their belief offers them a certain “wholeness” in life. They are unhappy about the stereotypes about Christians they encounter in society but want to share their beliefs through testimony and a loving life style. Ethics, in the form of love and tolerance rather than rules, is very important. However, this is a problem not least in relation to issues about homosexuality. Finally, the au- thors note, that the church, or groups within the church, are salient for these Christians.

Ideological and Political Education Resources in Literary Works —A study Based on College Students and Employees of Tobacco Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 5960-5966
Author(s):  
Liu Zijie
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Discourse Strategies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews

Objectives: This paper discusses the ideological and political education resources in literary works. Based on the focus group interviews with college students and employees of tobacco enterprises, this paper further explains the three forms of manifestation related to the ideological and political education resources in literary works: First, the ideological and political education themes in literary works; secondly, the literary discourse strategies can provide reference for the discourse system of the ideological and political education; thirdly, literary works can involve the subject construction in the discourse system of the ideological and political education. An in-depth study of these problems will bridge the originally wide gap between the literary narration and the ideological and political education so that the ideological and political education can absorb and learn from the advantages of literary narration in the ideological dissemination.

scholarly journals “The quietness of the place calmed my troubled mind”: The restorative potential of environments in an existential rehabilitation programme for patients with cancer

2020 ◽  
pp. 001452462092385
Author(s):  
K. K. Roessler ◽  
V. Graven ◽  
K. la Cour ◽  
N. C. Hvidt ◽  
N. Rottmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Rehabilitation Programme ◽  
Cancer Rehabilitation ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Hermeneutic Approach ◽  
Hospital Building ◽  
Spirit Of Place ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Point Of Departure

In the following article, the restorative potential of the environment in a cancer rehabilitation programme is analysed and discussed. The programme was developed as a transdisciplinary cooperation of psychologists, theologians, philosophers, and artists. To investigate the importance of environments, six qualitative focus group interviews were performed with 36 Danish cancer patients (30 females; six males) who attended the programme either at The Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (REHPA), a former hospital building adapted for rehabilitation, or at Løgumkloster Refugium, an old monastery, used as a place for retreat. The data were analysed using a content analysis that took a psychodynamic and hermeneutic approach as its point of departure. Outcomes associated with the environment that enhanced the well-being of the patients were feelings: a) of being close to nature, b) of being protected, c) of the spirit of place, and d) of experiencing narratives of peace. Our programme supports the idea, that environments in which cancer rehabilitation takes place can trigger different emotions and fulfil different existential needs. Aesthetic, historical, and spiritual aspects of an environment can help individuals to respond to existential challenges and can induce hope. Our study contributes knowledge about the interplay between existential well-being and aspects of the environment.

General Synod of the Church of England

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-86
Author(s):  
Stephen Slack
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Detailed Consideration ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Church

The single most important piece of legislative business considered by the Synod in 2010 was, of course, the draft legislation relating to women in the episcopate. Having been given First Consideration by the Synod in February 2009, the draft legislation was the subject of detailed consideration by a Revision Committee between May 2009 and April 2010. The Revision Committee received 297 submissions, of which 114 were from individual Synod members or groups including Synod members and others. In consequence, it met on 16 occasions and its report ran to 142 pages.

scholarly journals “And the Word was made flesh?” – Exploring young people’s situated learning in leadership and spirituality in a secular context

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Katarina Westerlund
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Legitimate Peripheral Participation ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Church Of Sweden ◽  
Secular Culture ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Church

Abstract This article explores the situated learning found among 18 young volunteers taking part in an education programme about leadership and Christian spirituality in the Church of Sweden. Focus group interviews and observations are analysed in the framework of situated learning, using legitimate peripheral participation as a lens. The study shows how the young people, through the education programme, formed a safe community where new identities were shaped through participating in new ways of worship, making pilgrimages, engaging in peer dialogue, and in reflection. They also gained new perspectives and models for volunteering. The young people´s experience of living in a secular culture presents challenges to their identity formation and to their ongoing spiritual practice and development. The use of situated learning provides a deeper understanding of the process of learning in spirituality and of the problems associated with conflicting communities of practice.

scholarly journals Consumer Habits of Food Supplements from the Perspective of Food Safety

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Nikolett Németh
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Food Supplements ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Consumer Habits

The topicality of the subject has been shown by the fact that the number of food supplements has been increasing. These products are different from the traditional food products and the risks associated with them may also differ from the traditional food risks. Meanwhile, in the market customers are given significant amounts of information about food supplements, but this information sometimes can be misleading and may influence consumer habits. The aim of my research therefore is to examine the consumption patterns of adult food supplements users, highlighting some of the determinants of food safety, such as quality, availability of information and risks. Within the framework of primary research, focus group interviews were conducted and a survey was also used. Based on both the focus group and the survey results, it can be seen that the uses of food supplements are judged differently by the respondents. In data processing, factor- and cluster analysis were used to segment consumers based upon how they consider the use of food supplements. Four homogenous groups were identified among the respondents and the research examined which consumer characteristics were applicable to each group.

scholarly journals Lärares överväganden kring att leda undervisning

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-241
Author(s):  
Anja Thorsten ◽  
Marcus Samuelsson ◽  
Johan Meckbach ◽  
Camilla Heiskanen ◽  
Anneli Mohlin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Entire Group ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Teachers As Leaders

Previous research describes classroom management as both complex and demanding. Therefore, teachers as leaders need to make many choices about how to handle situations and students. The aim of this study is to describe teachers’ considerations when they are managing the classroom. The study was conducted by a teacher-research team.  The data consist of 12 focus-group interviews with 46 Swedish teachers, spanning from primary to upper secondary school. Through thematic analysis, the following four themes of consideration emerged: (a) control – how much control teachers as leaders should have and how much co-decision that should be given to the students, (b) role – if teachers should be strict or personal, (c) focus – if teachers should focus on the subject or relations to students, and (d) differentiation – if teachers should focus on each individual or on the entire group. This result is an important contribution to understanding the challenges teachers face when managing the classroom and trying to provide learning and development to all students.

Social representations of the wolf

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Figari ◽  
Ketil Skogen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Wolf Population ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Eastern Norway

Restoring species to their former range has become a major goal in official environmental policy. Under strict protection, the expansion of a new wolf population has been taking place on the Scandinavian Peninsula since the late 1980s, leading to much controvery in rural areas. Most research on conflicts concerning wolves has taken antagonistic attitudes as a point of departure. In this article we question such an approach. Taking social representations as our framework for analysis, our aim has been to find out how wolves are perceived and whether an analysis of such cultural meanings could contribute to a better understanding of the conflicts accompanying wolf recovery. Focus group interviews in two areas in Eastern Norway suggest that it is not antagonistic interpretations of the carnivores’ nature that fuel the conflicts over wolves, but different views as to whether they belong in the areas where they are now found. Yet, at the same time, it is against the undisputed background of the wolf’s perceived character that the negotiations over their belonging to Norwegian nature make sense. We so argue that the theory of social representations provides a comprehensive framework for studying the complex relationship between consensus and diverging opinions, and between culturally embedded representations and conflict, that appears to lie at the heart of such issues.

Service-learning from the views of university teachers: a qualitative study based on focus groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Stephen C.F. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Under the New Undergraduate Curriculum at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), students are required to take a 3-credit subject to fulfill service-learning requirements. To understand the views of teachers regarding service-learning, five focus group interviews (n=33) are conducted to examine the perceived characteristics and myths of service-learning as well as colleagues’ views on the policy at PolyU. Results showed that most informants are aware of service-learning and have seen its benefits to both students and teachers. Most informants also possess positive views about service-learning. Nevertheless, in terms of service-learning at PolyU, three different groups of views on service-learning are observed, namely, positive, negative, and mixed views. This paper also discusses teachers’ views on the anticipated difficulties of service-learning implementation and the ways, by which to promote the subject in the PolyU context.

scholarly journals Norwegian Christian Leaders: The Term ‘Christian Values’ is Divisive and Useless

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 524
Author(s):  
Hans Morten Haugen
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
The Core ◽  
Mission Organization ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Christian Leaders ◽  
The Church

Church leaders and politicians in several countries make frequent references to Christian values as part of a rhetoric of dividing between wanted and unwanted view and practices. Hence, even more than a source for division between adherents of different faiths, religion divides adherents of the same faith when identifying the core of religion. The article presents findings from a survey and focus group interviews with five groups of Norwegian Christian leaders: church leaders, bishops and deans from the Church of Norway, as well as leaders in mission organization and diaconal foundations. The informants are generally very hospitable towards immigrants, not particularly skeptical of Islam, and highly skeptical of politicians applying the term ‘Christian values’ for protectionist purposes. While distancing themselves from the term ‘Christian values’, informants have a clear understanding of what these values encompass. These attitudes mirror the major attitudes among the so-called church-going Norwegians in the Pew report, “Being Christian in Western Europe”, having higher appreciation of both Islam and immigration than the other groups of informants. The article proceeds by explaining and contextualizing, including how the churches have promoted conviviality in diverse societies and whether the leaders are willing to act when Christianity is applied to legitimize nativism.

scholarly journals Deaf and refugee – a different situation

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-254
Author(s):  
Elisabet Trengereid Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Master Thesis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Empirical Material

This article elaborates on the subject; Deaf and refugee - a different situation, and is based on theoretical- and empirical material collected for the master thesis Mediated Interaction. The thesis’ data was collected by focus group interviews, answering the following research question: What do interpreters do when they interpret between deaf and hearing people? - with emphasis on deaf immigrants. With information about Deaf People and Sign Language as a backdraft, the article aims to describe the situation for deaf refugees in Norway. The focus is on access to communication, and how elements such as trust, cultural differences and continuous language barriers influence interpreted situations and deaf refugees’ inclusion into society. Findings show that language is the key to autonomy in a new land. In this process, the national Deaf Community plays an important role for deaf refugees. In addition, do both hearing and deaf interpreters reduce language barriers? In this process, they need flexibility when facilitating communication between hearing- and deaf interlocutors

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