An introduction and explanation of the epistemological differences of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms is first provided, followed by an overview of the realist philosophical paradigm, which attempts to accommodate the two. From this foundational discussion, the paper then introduces the concept of meaning making in research methods and looks at how meaning is generated from qual...

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness affecting sense of identity. Autobiographical memory deficits observed in schizophrenia could contribute to this altered sense of identity. The ability to give a meaning to personally significant events (meaning making) is also critical for identity construction and self-coherence. Twenty-four patients with schizophrenia and 24 control participants were ...

BACKGROUND Confrontation with a life-threatening disease like cancer can evoke existential distress, which can trigger a search for meaning in people after having survived this disease. METHODS In an effort to gain more insight in the meaning making process, we conducted four focus groups with 23 cancer survivors on this topic. Participants responded to questions about experienced meaning mak...

This research aimed to know the semiosis process and meaning-making about how words pictures on menu can contribute better business achieving customer satisfaction by applying theories from Pierce (1996) Ogilvy (1985). Data were taken BRON – The Urban café's menu, especially in snack oriental categories. data collected reading list, observing picture of checking appropriateness between words. t...

Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology is becoming widespread in education, yet research of VR technologies for students’ multimodal communication an emerging area writing and literacies scholarship. Likewise, the significance new ways embodied meaning making environments undertheorized—a gap that requires attention given potential broadened use sensorium language literacy learning. This cla...