Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the food safety knowledge and behavior of housewives in the city of Tehran, Iran in 2015. Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study 12 Focus Group Discussions by directed content analysis method (n= 96), were conducted among the women who were responsible for food handling in their households in 10 health centers. Each se...

This article reports on selected findings from a qualitative study of factors affecting the academic success of Black male students in the community college. Data from this study was collected through semistructured interviews with 28 participants at Desert Valley Community College (SVCC) (a pseudonym). SVCC is a midsized institution located in the Southwestern United States. Findings address t...

This is a case study paper concerned with the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts. Discussion is based on observations, staff and student focus groups and interviews examining the students’ expectations

The present study focuses on comparing the impact of role assignment and cross-age peer tutors on students’ level of knowledge construction in 15 asynchronous discussion groups of nine students each in a first-year university course (N 1⁄4 135). Content analysis was applied to analyse the level of knowledge construction in students’ online postings. The results indicated that students in the tu...

INTRODUCTION The endorsement of the chain of survival concept and early defibrillation has challenged health professionals to reconsider their beliefs about how they respond to in-hospital resuscitation. In the rural context, where 24 hour coverage is not available nurse-initiated defibrillation is expected. Despite literature and policy change in Australia to allow nurses to initiate defibrill...

CONTEXT Recently, increasing interest has been shown in men's reproductive health, sexual behaviour and use of contraception. As the majority of sexual health service clients are female, however, little research has been done on the characteristics and needs of male clients. OBJECTIVE Using data from focus group discussions, this paper considers whether young men need sexual health services, ...