The study of shared virtual environments (SVEs) has centered on presence and copresence and this has yielded important insights. One limitation, however, has been that presence and copresence vary with the context of use, or with the activity carried out in the VE. If we analyze activities in SVEs in a phenomenological or microsocial interactionist way, we see that there are several – but only ...

Drawing on interviews in Switzerland and New Zealand, we explore the concept of autonomy as part of a farming self. The farming self encompasses the dialectical relationship of autonomy as both value and tool that help us understand farmers within a wider set of economic, environmental and interpersonal relations. Farmers describe autonomy as a value in three related but slightly different ways...

The purpose of this studywas to apply the principles of phenomenography to describe Jordanian nurse faculty members’ experiences of participation in international exchange programmes (IEPs) with Sweden. Five faculty members from a large university in Jordan participated in focus group interviews. The findings highlighted the importance of careful planning before the exchange, of developing a pr...

A significant issue appearing in the business education literature in the past decade and most recently in the media reporting on the spectacular failures of leadership and management in the financial sector, has been the question of whether leadership and management can in fact be taught. Doh (2003) presented an overview of the key arguments with regard to leadership development inclusive of t...

Global and national concerns that corporal punishment is still being used, openly in certain milieus and surreptitiously in others, suggests that education stakeholders need to take cognisance of teachers’ perceptions and experiences that influence their classroom discipline in the context of changing curriculum policies and legislation. This study was guided by research objectives that explore...

Mindfulness-based interventions are effective as curative and preventative approaches to psychological health. However, the mechanisms by which outcomes are secured from such interventions when delivered in the workplace, and to a stressed workforce, are not well understood. The aim of the present study was to elicit and analyse accounts from past participants of a workplace mindfulness interve...

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Can humming caregivers´facilitate feeding during mealtime situations with persons with dementia? A qualitative study. Access to the published version may require subscription. ABSTRACT Background. 'Music Therapeutic Caregiving', defined as when caregivers' sing for or together with persons with dementia care situations, has been shown to facilitate the caring situation, and enhance positive and...

Problem-Based Learning (PBL), a teaching and learning innovation based on the constructivist theory of learning, fosters creative and independent learning. This paper discusses results of a research set up to explore the obstacles to the implementation of PBL in three local universities in Hong Kong. The research took place in two stages, with interviewing followed by questionnaire administrati...

Differing schools of phenomenology are examined to acknowledge that research must appreciate their main differences in guiding the resultant phenomenological method used. Confusion between schools can lead to weaknesses and confusion in methodology this being particularly salient in applied settings examining care and quality of life. Intentionality, the phenomenological reduction and the role ...