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McClain, Sandra Clemmons. "The solo vocal repertoire of Mary Carlisle Howe with stylistic and interpretive analyses of selected works /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1992. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11229342.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Jan Eric Douglas. Dissertation Committee: Harold F. Abeles. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-217).
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Mauger-Parat, Marion. "Les représentations climatiques dans la presse française : analyses sémiologiques et sémiotiques comparées de discours médiatiques, scientifiques et profanes." Thesis, Paris 5, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA05H006/document.
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Proposant une approche méthodologique fondée sur la sémiologie des indices et la sémiotique narrative, notre travail doctoral sous convention CIFRE pour EDF R&D s’attache à comprendre le fonctionnement structural et narratif des représentations du changement climatique dans différentes sphères sociales en France. Partant du caractère scientifique de l’Objet de recherche, l’étude s’intéresse aux discours forgés par les climatologues, la presse de vulgarisation scientifique, trois titres de la presse quotidienne nationale et les discours profanes au travers d’entretiens collectifs, selon une temporalité commune, de novembre 2009 à mars 2010. La « Une » des quotidiens et des magazines de vulgarisation scientifique est alors considérée comme un marqueur social et historique fort, capable de construire les représentations relatives au changement climatique. Le corpus de presse d’information fonde les représentations tant du phénomène climatique que des événements médiatiques qui lui donnent une existence. Le recours à la sémiotique narrative permet une comparaison de corpus de natures différentes, afin de prendre la mesure de la circulation entre les différentes sphères sociales visitées. L’objectif étant une compréhension globale des représentations climatiques, permettant une réflexion sur les mythes dont nos sociétés se nourrissent pour se construire, et sur le possible ré-enchantement de ces mythesThis doctoral research, conducted through a CIFRE agreement with EDF R&D, aims to understand the structural and narrative organization of climate change representations through four different social spheres in France. First considered as a scientific topic, climate change representations are analysed throughout climate scientists and profane discourses, but also throughout documents such as science popularization magazines and three French newspapers, which of the front pages are considered as a social and historical tracer, particularly during the period running from November 2009 to March 2010. Informative press corpus enables to construct representations of global warming and of the media events that participate to their media life. The use of narrative semiotic methodology allows a comparative study through the different corpuses, in order to spot out the hypothetical circulation of these representations. The eventual aim is a global understanding of climate representations, opening the way for a consideration of the different myths as a basement of our societies, willing to reinvent themselves through new social and cultural myths
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Prest, Dayna. "Lesbians and Space: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34283.
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In a moment when visibility and representations of LGBTTQAI+ people are proliferating in North American society, it is important to think critically about how visibility and representations function and to interrogate their meanings and a/effects. This thesis uses data produced from five semi-structured interviews conducted with lesbian identified participants living in non-urban spaces in Ontario to demonstrate the importance of a continued lesbian specificity, to draw attention to heteronormativity and heterosexism in Ontarian society, to challenge femme invisibility and complicate the notion of femme privilege, and to move beyond the urban/rural binary as a way of making sense of sexuality. The methodological framework guiding this thesis draws on interpretive phenomenological analysis as well as feminist and queer methodologies, which facilitated a responsive and reflexive research process. This thesis is grounded in ongoing debates around identity politics and representation, drawing on literature from lesbian theories, lesbian-feminist histories, queer theories, heterosexism, heteronormativity and homonormativity, lesbian-feminist histories, white privilege studies, queer and feminist geography, and LGBTTQAI+ rural studies.
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Macbeth, Jessica Louise. "Women's football in Scotland : an interpretive analysis." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1843.
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The growing body of literature on women's football has focused mainly on the development of the game and experiences of past and present players. Despite the emergence of research on women's football internationally there has not yet been exclusive attention to either of these areas in the Scottish context. Using an interpretive framework this thesis is organised around four main themes: the development of women's football in Scotland; socio-demographic characteristics of women footballers; the process of socialisation; and, the subculture of women's football. The synthesis of elements within the interpretive framework ensures that the research offers an interpretation that is both contextualised historically and informed by an understanding of the meaning of football in the context of players' private lives. In relation to the history of the game, the development of women's football in Scotland has indeed been shaped by the particular Scottish context. The research concludes that the socialisation of women into football in Scotland is an interactive and often a reciprocal process. The subculture of women's football in Scotland is characterised by three interlocking group cultures. The meaning of football in players' lives influences the nature of their individual membership to these group cultures and the importance they attach to elements of subcultural capital. The various meanings attached to football give rise to potential sources of tension between the dominant, emergent and residual elements of culture within the subculture. This original theoretically and empirically informed study of women's football in Scotland makes a contribution to the growing body of research on women's football and to our understanding of the social and historical significance of sport in Scottish society.
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Rose, Simon. "Improvisation, music and learning : an interpretive phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601629.
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This thesis explores the creative process of improvisation in music with a specific emphasis on investigating its potential for learning. The widespread practice of improvisation in music is relatively absent from education and there is an urgent need to more fully understand improvisation's processes. A broad body of knowledge of improvisation in music has developed within the international community of musicians whose practice is centred on improvisation and an understanding of this knowledge could become highly relevant for a variety of educational contexts. Ten highly experienced, world leading improvisers from Europe and North America took part in semi-structured interviews and were asked the over-arching question: What is the place of improvisation in your practice? Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was the chosen method for the enquiry.
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Boyd, R. Vernon. "An interpretive analysis of the integration of two churches." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Mateus, Miguel Frutuoso Lopo Hipolito Pires. "An interpretive approach to information analysis in constuction contexts." Thesis, University of Salford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391315.
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Coxon, Benedict Francis. "Interpretive provisions in human rights legislation : a comparative analysis." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d0a5ddca-9293-4204-b22b-417cdf829464.
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This thesis considers interpretive provisions in human rights legislation in the United Kingdom (UK), New Zealand and two Australian jurisdictions: the Australian Capital Territory and the State of Victoria. It deals with the relationship between certain common law interpretive principles which protect human rights and the rules under the interpretive provisions. It also considers what effect the interpretive provisions have on the overall approach to statutory interpretation, particularly in terms of their impact on the roles of intention and purpose. One of the themes of the thesis is that it is possible to identify a common methodology for the application of the various interpretive provisions. This is facilitated by an emphasis on the concept of purpose, which is flexible and capable of being identified and applied at higher levels of abstraction than the concept of intention as commonly applied by the courts. Despite this common methodology, the results of attempts at legislative rights-consistent interpretation in the relevant jurisdictions differ. We shall see that the UK courts have taken a broader interpretive approach than have their New Zealand and Australian counterparts. This will be explained by reference to the respective contexts of the human rights legislation in each jurisdiction, particularly in terms of legislative history. It will be argued that the purpose of the UK legislation to provide remedies in domestic courts for breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights provides the basis for the UK courts’ approach. The absence of this factor is the primary point of distinction between the UK on the one hand, and New Zealand and Australia on the other, though other issues will be explored. Finally, while as a matter of the interpretation of the UK legislation, and especially of the relevant interpretive provision, the approach of the UK courts is defensible, the significant risk to the principle of legal certainty which it poses will be highlighted.
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Ryan, Sean Edward. "Environmental ethics, an interpretive analysis of outdoor leaders'/scholars' discourse." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0019/MQ46993.pdf.
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Jackson, Terence. "Understanding management performance : an interpretive approach to analysis and measurement." Thesis, Henley Business School, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358395.
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Keeble, David. "Interpretive representation in Thomas Carlyle's Chartism : a relevance-theoretic analysis." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403734.
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Wildgoose, Deborah J. "Patients' experiences of psychiatric intensive care : an interpretive phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2013. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20700/.
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Psychiatric intensive care is for patients who are compulsorily detained and are in an acute phase of a serious mental disorder. They have a loss of capacity for self-control, an increase in risk of aggression, suicide and self-harm. This compromises the physical and psychological wellbeing of themselves and others and does not enable their safe, therapeutic management and treatment in a general open acute ward. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) are small, highly staffed wards that provide intensive treatment to reduce risk, disturbance and vulnerability. They are open plan and may have seclusion facilities. Being cared for in a PICU can be a difficult, distressing and stressful time for patients, their family and carers and also provides one of the greatest challenges for the clinical staff caring for them. There is very little evidence and understanding about what it is like to experience this intensive care and an absence of research that examinespatient perception and satisfaction with services. In light of this, the aims of this project are to illuminate patients experiences of psychiatric intensive care, to initiate an understanding of what it is like to be cared for in PICU and to explore the meaning that patients ascribe to their experiences of psychiatric intensive care. This project is an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the accounts of patients receiving psychiatric intensive care. IPA is an approach to qualitative research that aims to offer insights into how a given person, in a given context, makes sense of a given phenomenon. Usually these phenomena relate to experiences of some personal significance, in this instance the episode of care in a PICU. Supported by the Trust Service User and Carer Research Group, this study undertook observations of patients during the time they spent on a PICU and once transferred to an open ward, four patient interviews were carried out. The findings have contributed to the existing literature regarding psychiatric intensive care. A number of implications for practice were identified, including the emotional wellbeing of patients distinct to their mental distress, the nature and impact of sedation, seclusion and care interventions and finally, the role and function of the [changeable] ward community.
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Landaeta, Felipe. "The Perceived Impact of Holotropic Breathwork| An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10844998.
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Holotropic Breathwork (HB) is a method of self-exploration developed by Stanislav and Christina Grof in the mid-1970s. Research has only just begun to investigate the effects of HB, while the possible influence of the context and other features of HB within the experience and its impact have not been studied in depth. This qualitative study investigated the perceived impact of HB on 6 women and 6 men (ages 25–67) in Chile, using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), an emergent method developed specifically to work with these types of subjective issues. Results revealed 10 major themes involving both intrapsychic and relational features: (a) healing purpose; (b) interest in self-exploration; (c) the psyche as an inner source of knowledge; (d) increased self-awareness; (e) resolution/closure; (f) perceived changes within the self; (g) increased awareness of self and others; (h) integration as a process; (i) influence of the HB setting; and (j) the facilitator’s role. Results provide support for some elements of the existing theory and practice of HB, but, given the influence of preparation, the reasons for seeking HB, and the integration of experiences on the perceived impact of HB, revision of some HB procedures may provide better support for workshop attendees.
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Whitson, Robert Henry. "The interpretive spiral: an analytical rubric for videogame interpretation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44698.
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In this work, I propose an analytical rubric called the Interpretive Spiral designed to examine the process through which players create meaning in videogames, by examining their composition in three categories, across four levels of interaction.
The most familiar of the categories I propose is the Mechanical, which refers to the rules, logic, software and hardware that composes the core of videogames. My second category, which I call the Thematic, is a combination of Arsenault and Perron's Narrative Spiral of gameplay, proposed in their Magic Cycle of Gameplay model (accounting for embedded text, videos, dialog and voiceovers) and Jason Begy's audio-visual level of his Tripartite Model of gameplay (accounting for graphics, sound effects, music and icons), though it also accounts for oft-neglected features such as interface and menu design. The third category, the Affective, refers to the emotional response and metaphorical parallels inspired by the combination of the other two levels.
The first level of interaction I explore actually precedes gameplay, as it is common for players to begin interpreting games before playing them, and is called the Pre-Play Level of interpretation. Next I examine the Fundamental Level of interpretation, which entails the learning phase of gameplay. The Secondary Level of gameplay is the longest level of play and describes the shift from learning the game to informed, self-conscious play. The Third and final, elective level of interpretation, is where the player forms connections between his gameplay experience, and other concepts and experiences that exist outside of the game artifact.
To put my model through its paces, I apply the model in its entirety to three influential and critically acclaimed videogames, and in part to several other titles.
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Shamsolketabi, Safoura. "Interpreting chain of events for safety analysis." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for datateknikk og informasjonsvitenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-22998.
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Because of difficulties of safety analysis in large systems and the complexities of managing large amount of data in these systems, the need for a supporting system has become an important area of research. Managing requirements, components and failure modes of a large system for safety analysis without tool support is difficult and could result in skipping or missing details which may cause an accident.The main goal of this project is to develop a system model for safety analysis facilitation. Sequences of events in a system and its environment may cause an accident in the system?s environment. People often have problem following long cause-consequence sequences of events, while accidents with a short path from initiating event to accident are easy to identify. The system model developed in this project enables automatic generation of event sequences that can cause an accident to the environment of a system. For this purpose, the system model uses the domain ontology as its knowledge base. This ontology must contain cause-consequences reported from a safety expert. A rule engine is used for reasoning about these cause-consequence concepts and generating event chains. The process of developing this system model, how the system model uses a domain ontology as its knowledge base and how the cause-consequence concepts should be added to the domain ontology are described in this project. Finally, the developed system model is tested with a real world example (a simplified steam boiler) and the expected event chains generated automatically.
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Drummond, Hava. "Demystifying psychiatric inpatients : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Regent's University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646053.
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Purpose: This study explored the lived experiences of inpatients in an adult acute psychiatric ward aiming to bring the voices, individual journeys and everyday worlds of psychiatric inpatients to the research arena. It tried to understand the meaning of psychiatric illness, acute hospitalization experience and the effects of these upon people‘s lives and identity. Lastly, it investigated the psychologists‘ role in acute wards. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten adult inpatients in one psychiatric acute ward in the south of England. Data was collected and analysed according to the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) method leading to case and group analyses of interview transcripts. Results: Themes of inpatient life were found to be: (1) admission and experiences of the early days; (2) every day life on the ward; (3) maintaining connections with the outside world; (4) relationships with other patients; (5) relationships with nursing staff; (6) relationships with psychiatrists; (7) experiences of being sectioned; (8) experiences of medical treatment and (9) reactions to inpatient care. Illness journey themes were determined to be: (1) Making sense of illness; (2) experiences of illness symptoms; (3) reactions to illness; (4) way to recovery; (5) impact on self / identity; (6) impact on life and (7) anticipation of life after illness / hospital care. Conclusions: The results show, in greater detail than in previous studies, that inpatient care and treatment can be dehumanizing and that issues of psychiatric inpatients need immediate attention from service providers. The study shows vividly that social inequalities and stigma are still problematic areas in mental health. A central theme of the research is the importance of supportive relationships to clients' recovery and wellbeing. The congruence of the recovery model with counselling psychology principles is clarified and the exciting possibility that counselling psychologists could implement the recovery model is explored.
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DuBose-Morris, Ragan A. "An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Telehealth Champions." NSUWorks, 2014. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/140.
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The implementation of telehealth applications is resource intensive and fraught with challenges unique to the people and places involved. The use of telehealth to provide clinical care to patients, educate patients and providers, and conduct research studies to advance medical science has been shown to positively affect issues of access and the quality of care. Previous research has focused on the use of specific technologies, known barriers to adoption and diffusion, and the general efficacy of these applications. Few studies have researched the role champions play in the deployment and operation of telehealth networks. The researcher proposed conducting an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of clinicians, educators and technical professionals within a successful telehealth network to determine the lived experiences that identify them as champions in the field.
Three research questions were studied: 1) What do telehealth champions believe to be the human elements necessary to advance telehealth systems?; 2) How do these telehealth champions explain their empowerment during the creation and use of telehealth networks?; and 3) How do these champions use shared processes and experiences to help spur engagement? Semi-structured interviews with 16 champions from the three disciplines were conducted to explore their lived experiences as part of a telehealth network. Seven champion themes - modern pioneers; champion teams; agents of change; knowledge brokers; supported by management; advocates, not champions; and well-prepared visionaries - emerged from the iterative review and analysis of data. Findings suggest that telehealth champions are not born but instead created. They are modern pioneers who function as part of innovative telehealth teams. Champions also serve as agents of change who utilize their knowledge of disruptive technologies to advocate for improvement in established healthcare systems. They are problem solvers who serve as resources for their colleagues, organizations and collaborative networks. Telehealth champions channel the universal goals of improving patient care and expanding healthcare access to overcome adoption barriers. Applying the ideals of what it means to be champions and how they overcome barriers to new telehealth applications could prove to be very beneficial for those tasked with developing new networks.
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DuBose-Morris, Ragan. "An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Telehealth Champions." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3610224.
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The implementation of telehealth applications is resource intensive and fraught with challenges unique to the people and places involved. The use of telehealth to provide clinical care to patients, educate patients and providers, and conduct research studies to advance medical science has been shown to positively affect issues of access and the quality of care. Previous research has focused on the use of specific technologies, known barriers to adoption and diffusion, and the general efficacy of these applications. Few studies have researched the role champions play in the deployment and operation of telehealth networks. The researcher proposed conducting an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of clinicians, educators and technical professionals within a successful telehealth network to determine the lived experiences that identify them as champions in the field.
Three research questions were studied: 1) What do telehealth champions believe to be the human elements necessary to advance telehealth systems?; 2) How do these telehealth champions explain their empowerment during the creation and use of telehealth networks?; and 3) How do these champions use shared processes and experiences to help spur engagement? Semi-structured interviews with 16 champions from the three disciplines were conducted to explore their lived experiences as part of a telehealth network. Seven champion themes—modern pioneers; champion teams; agents of change; knowledge brokers; supported by management; advocates, not champions; and well-prepared visionaries—emerged from the iterative review and analysis of data. Findings suggest that telehealth champions are not born but instead created. They are modern pioneers who function as part of innovative telehealth teams. Champions also serve as agents of change who utilize their knowledge of disruptive technologies to advocate for improvement in established healthcare systems. They are problem solvers who serve as resources for their colleagues, organizations and collaborative networks. Telehealth champions channel the universal goals of improving patient care and expanding healthcare access to overcome adoption barriers. Applying the ideals of what it means to be champions and how they overcome barriers to new telehealth applications could prove to be very beneficial for those tasked with developing new networks.
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Smiley, John-Paul. "Exploring policy discourses in the UK construction sector : an interpretive analysis." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/22913.
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The following thesis explores construction policy discourses within the context of the United Kingdom (UK). The research was deemed both important and necessary as the construction sector represents a major portion of the UK economy, accounting for approximately seven per cent of GDP, and employing millions (Rhodes: 2015). Adopting an ontology of becoming and an interpretive epistemological perspective, it is argued that construction policy documents are best characterised as crystallised snapshots of a community s attempts at meaning making in time. Utilising a qualitative methodology, the thesis primarily achieves its aims through the textual analysis of three prominent construction policy documents ( Rethinking Construction - the Egan report, the Government Construction Strategy , and the Industrial Strategy: Construction 2025), as well as informational interviews with eleven contemporary, senior construction policy stakeholders, from nine different organisations. The empirical element was inspired by interpretive approaches to policy analysis, and in particular the works of Yanow (2000; 2003; 2007) and drew upon the Hermeneutical approach repopularised by Taylor (1971), and Gadamer (1975). Four primary discourses were discovered, these being: The discourse of the need to be competitive ; The discourse of the essentialness of efficiency ; The discourse of unfulfilled potential ; The discourse of fear of not being Modern . The analysis suggests that construction policy discourses at the time of writing are predominantly influenced by the dominant cultural trends known as neoliberalism and the enterprise culture , but that these too must be seen as emerging from, and as informed by, the super-ideology of political declinism (Tomlinson: 2000). It is from these cultural sources that the pools of meanings articulated in the texts are drawn (Marton: 1986). Furthermore, tracing the etymology of the word policy , it is suggested that construction policy documents police behaviour by shaping it towards particular directions in keeping with specific normative visions concerning the good life policy elites have. The findings are important as they suggest that contemporary construction policy discourses are in danger of becoming increasingly myopic, with alternative perspectives and visions increasingly marginalised, and so any potential for the flexible adaptation or reimagining of future policies is reduced. As a result, the thesis argues for greater involvement from a broader spectrum of social actors in all stages of construction policy, to both contribute to strengthening citizenry and democracy in the UK, whilst reducing the potential for myopia amongst policy elites.
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MacDonald, Michael. "Women's deterrence of obesity through exercise adherence| An interpretive phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708593.
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The present interpretative phenomenological analysis sought exploration regarding the research phenomena of continued obesity deterrence in relation to structured exercise adherence. This qualitative study explored the personal lived experiences of previously obese women between the ages of 20 to 40, and their current coping mechanisms of exercise adherence in relation to the deterrence of obesity. A 10-question interview was implemented to explore the participants’ successful lived experiences toward the discovery of any commonly shared physiological or psychological factors that substantiate health care adherences. The dissertation includes an initial assessment of one participant who responded to pilot test the interview questions; these data were referenced in the collected results. The sample size included 11 participants to determine the estimated independent effect of the research phenomena within the target population demographic. The purposive sample for the study focused only on a successful deterrence of obesity in women recruited from the YMCA health organization in Detroit, Michigan, with signed consent obtained from the Regional Director of Personal Training. Interpretation of the findings for young adult women was that predominately negative external physiological and psychological experiences are initially necessary to self-determine or trigger behavioral change, followed by prolonged positive internal psychological motivators needed to maintain adherence to exercise, culminating with the consistency of routine structured regimen to deter obesity.
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Pollard, Lee W. "Social worker experience of fatal child abuse : an interpretive phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2014. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20784/.
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This research project is an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the lived experiences of four social work practitioners who have been directly involved in cases of fatal child abuse. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, detailed narrative and hermeneutic analysis, the research examines how the tragedies impacted upon the workers in both personal and professional capacities and locates those experiences within the relevant organisational context. Within the research, the workers recount their experiences relating to such issues as the support and supervision they received following the children's deaths, their experiences of the review process and the short and longer term impact of the deaths upon their social work practice and their personal relationships. Analysis of the workers' accounts reveals that all were significantly affected in different ways by the tragedies; however their emotional and support needs were largely ignored by the organisations in which they practiced. Although there are some examples of good practice, it is apparent that on a number of occasions the needs of the organisation were prioritised above the individual needs of the participants. The study reveals that following the children's deaths, the support and supervision the social workers received was often inappropriate and inconsistent and the serious case reviews that were undertaken further contributed to the isolation and blame already being experienced by the workers involved. The theoretical analysis within the study relates the workers experiences to Doka's (2002) typology of disenfranchised grief, Nagel's (1979) concept of "moral luck" and also Hawkins and Shohet's (1989) model of effective supervision. The study introduces a new concept developed by the author. Termed the "personification of systemic failure", this concept highlights how such factors as media responses, organisational culture, working practices and the serious case review system, combine to provide a means by which systemic failures are minimised and ignored infavour of attributing blame to the actions or inaction of individual social work practitioners. The penultimate section of the study contains a detailed discussion of the research findings and also makes a number of recommendations for future research and practice initiatives in the area of fatal child abuse. The paper is concluded by a personal, reflective account of the "research journey" undertaken by the author during the study.
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Gannon, Gregory Thomas. "International hotel management internships : an interpretive phenomenological analysis of student experience." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8564/.
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This research applied a phenomenological approach to investigate the experience of final year undergraduate students who had undertaken 48 week paid management internships within the luxury hotel sector outside of the United Kingdom. There is an emerging research base in respect to students' responses to work integrated learning and co-operative work experience and this study has added to the limited qualitative evidence that exists on students' experience of extended international internships within the hotel sector. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 25 final year undergraduate students in a single British university. The interviews elicited information about how students made sense of their overseas work experience at a point when they were preparing to leave university and enter fulltime employment. Four superordinate themes emerged after the cross-analysis of individual participant's experience. Findings support previous studies into co-operative management education in identifying personal growth and confidence as important phenomena experienced by participants. Furthermore, participants indicated a sense of heightened human capital in the form of cosmopolitan human capital and expressed strong self-belief in their own employability as a consequence of their experience. This increased sense of employability remained true despite intention to work overseas again or to remain within the hotel sector. Original to this research are the phenomena of adversity and resilience coupled with the emergence of sub-themes clustering around positive psychological development that emerged through analysis of participants' internship experience. This study puts forward a theoretical model of international internships and positive psychological capital and contributes to practice in internship and employability mentoring and policy decision making regarding the internationalisation and employability agendas in higher education.
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Fischer, Michael A. (Michael Alan). "Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Interpretive Analysis of Concerto for Bass Tuba." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935707/.
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An interpretive analysis of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Bass Tuba which compares tempi, interpretation of the melodic line, ornamentation, dynamics, pitches, rhythms. phrasing and articulations as utilized by four prominent tuba performers. Performers selected to share their interpretations include Arnold Jacobs, Donald Little, Richard Nahatzki and Harvey Phillips. Little, Nahatzki and Phillips provided a copy of their solo parts with their personal markings. Jacobs gave permission to transcribe his interpretation from the recording he made with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Performers' biological information is included along with musical reviews of Concerto for Bass Tuba.
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Fenderson, Mark. "An interpretive analysis of George Antheil's Sonata for trumpet and piano." Thesis, connect to online resource, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9105.
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Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2008.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Oct. 17, 2005, Mar. 27, 2006, June 4, 2007, and Apr. 14, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).
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Grove, Karen. "Interpreting services in the Western Cape legislature : an explorative analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20137.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.The purpose of this study was to attempt to ascertain the standard of interpreting services in the Western Cape Legislature. The study gives a brief overview of the legislation regarding language, and is furthermore underpinned by a literature review. The everelusive concept of quality in interpreting is also considered. The empirical component of the study encompassed interviews and open-ended discussions with language practitioners, interpreters and users, which in this case are the members of parliament. In addition, interpreters gave feedback on their training, working conditions and own experiences by means of a filling out a questionnaire. In terms of assessing the standard of service delivered, the users were asked to rate the service on eleven different levels, as derived from the literature and previous studies done by international scholars, again by filling out a questionnaire. The purpose hereof was to marry the literature with the outcomes of the data collected. The study concludes that there is much scope for improvement of the service that is currently rendered at the Western Cape Parliament. The reasons for this are in part due to a lack of understanding and awareness of what interpreting entails, as well as a lack of understanding of the value of a sound interpreting service. In addition, it appears that interpreters may benefit from training to ensure better delivery of service.
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McKinney, David LeRoy. "Interpreting the Organ Works of Hugo Distler." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194024.
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The document examines Hugo Distler’s organ solo works within the context of performance. Chapter One contains relevant biographical information primarily based on the work of Ursula Herrmann. Chapter Two discusses the cultural, academic, and career influences on Distler’s compositional output. Chapter Three has analyses of select organ works and a discussion as to how these relate to performance. Chapter Four provides information about the playing and physical execution of Distler’s music at the organ console, with much of the information coming from primary sources written by Distler himself. Distler was born out of wedlock in Nürnberg. His early childhood was fraught with bad experiences. Under the guardianship of his maternal grandparents, he attended a Gymnasium and a music academy. When he was later unable to complete his studies at the Leipzig Conservatory, his teachers provided him with excellent recommendations, and Distler became the new organist at St. Jakobi in Lübeck in 1931. In this new environment, he became famous as a church musician, organist, conductor, and composer - the par excellence of German music. His other positions were in academia in Stuttgart and Berlin, and he eventually became a full professor. Due to the repression by the Nazi party, constantly being overworked, and the impact of his early childhood upon his psyche, Distler committed suicide on All Saints Day, November 1, 1942. Distler became the first person to compose music for the organ in a modern style that was suited for the sound of the Baroque organ. His organ music is based on vocal techniques, experiments with rhythm, uses a variety of scales and modes, and is generally pentatonic. The ideology of clarity in Distler’s works is of utmost importance. It should be apparent that this dictates the performer’s choices regarding how to interpret them. Registration, tempi, and articulation are servants to the composition. Performers of his music need to remain cognizant of this.
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Langan, Natasha Siobhan. "Transwomen's experience of transitioning : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.618758.
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Transgender women, or transwomen, are classified as male at birth but identify as female (Operario, Soma, & Underhill, 2008). They undergo a transition process to change sex and gender, typically involving medical intervention from health services. This thesis comprises a literature review of factors that affect the psychological wellbeing of transgender people, and an empirical paper which is a qualitative research paper investigating transwomen's experience of transitioning in health services in the UK. The first part of the literature review provides background to gender identity disorder. The second part outlines themes identified in the literature as factors that affect transgender people's psychological wellbeing these were; mental health issues, sexual health, transphobia (see Appendix I Glossary of Terms), employment issues and barriers to healthcare access. The empirical paper is a qualitative study that investigates transwomen's experience Of transitioning in the health service. Three superordinate themes were identified; 'Meaning and Description of Transition " 'Journey to and through Transition', and 'Experience of Transitioning in Health Services '. The findings from this research indicate a need for more training and awareness around transgender health issues, and the need to promote 'culturally competent' care by health professionals, particularly General Practitioners (GPs). Evidence of involvement with mental health services and clinical psychology were absent from pa11icipants' narratives, despite description of mental difficulties. Clinical Psychologists have a future role in introducing care that is 'culturally competent' through psychotherapy provision, training and consultation with other professionals, in order to improve transwomen's experience of transition inside and outside of health care service.
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Jacobs, Emma Anne. "Living with manic experiences : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/4541.
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Although psychological research into manic experiences is increasing, it remains an underresearched phenomenon. In particular, there is a dearth of qualitative research exploring these experiences in a clinical sample of people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. This study examined six participants’ experiences of mania using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Through semi-structured interviews, the participants provided detailed accounts of how they made sense of and experienced their manic states. Three master themes were described: “A mixed relationship with mania,” “A separate and controlled self”, and “The struggle to be different.” The first master theme explored the participants’ mixed and ambivalent relationship with their manic experiences. These were viewed as both alluring and dangerous, but overall the perceived costs had outweighed the benefits, for all but one of the participants. Most participants described losses in relation to giving up their manic experiences, as well as losses related to the destructive consequences of their episodes. The second master theme examined perceptions of mania as a separate, uncontrollable phenomenon, over which they had little influence. It was hypothesised that these explanations served to relieve these participants from underlying negative emotions, such as guilt, regret, shame and selfstigma. The third master theme described how manic experiences had represented struggles to be different. These included a struggle against society; a struggle to experience a preferred self; and a struggle to access very unique experiences or abilities. A number of issues were discussed in relation to the above themes. These included positive and conflicting appraisals of high moods; loss; entrapment and helplessness; ambivalence; negative moral emotions and a preferred manic identity. A range of therapeutic approaches were suggested as potentially helpful for some of these issues. These included Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Constructivist and Compassion therapies. Additionally, the findings of the study provided support for existing therapies for Bipolar Disorder; particularly Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal & Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT).
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Stead, Joanne Helen. "Becoming an Occupational Therapist : an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2016. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/33793/.
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This research explores professional identity formation amongst occupational therapy students. Professional identity is examined within an occupational science framework. Much has been written, in recent years, about the professional identity development of occupational therapists during the first stages of their career focusing on preceptorship (Morley, 2006, Tryssenaar, 1999) but the concept of initial professional identity formation remains under examined. This thesis addresses that gap by following one student’s journey of becoming an occupational therapist from enrolment to graduating on an undergraduate occupational therapy course. Five in-depth interviews were carried out over three years. This was situated against a series of focus groups drawn from the same cohort. The Kawa model (Iwama, 2006) was used as a data collection and analytical tool. Three overarching themes which highlight the processes involved in professional identity formation, were identified • Establishing occupational coherence; the participants needed to make sense of their occupational history. It was important for participants to explain and present themselves as having developed occupational coherence over time. • Managing occupational adaptation; the participants dealt with many challenges as they coped with transitions and a changing sense of self. It was important that they developed agency and feelings of competence on their professional journey. •Developing a new identity; the participants explored how they adapted to new possibilities as they experienced the doing of occupational therapy. Their new occupational identity was congruent their own personal values. This interpretative phenomenological analysis makes a significant contribution to the small body of knowledge around professional identity formation in occupational therapy. The longitudinal approach created a nuanced narrative which expounds the complex ongoing process. It highlighted the importance of paying attention to the processes of doing, being, belonging and becoming. The fundamental importance of enabling students to develop an occupational perspective to understand their developing professional identity is identified.
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Miller, Raissa. "Experiences Learning Interpersonal Neurobiology: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699972/.
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Neuroscience is increasingly part of the national dialogue regarding mental health. The field of interpersonal neurobiology may offer a framework for helping mental health professionals identify and apply the most relevant neuroscience principles to counseling. This study explored mental health professionals’ experiences learning IPNB. I conducted semi-structured interviews with participants (n = 6), all of whom were licensed mental health professionals and had completed a year-long study in the application of IPNB through Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind. I analyzed the data, along with a research partner, according to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) protocol. Four super-ordinate themes emerged from the analysis: (1) learning process as dynamic and engaging, (2) deepening knowledge and understanding of self and others, (3) personal and professional growth, and (4) impact on therapeutic practice. A number of sub-ordinate themes also emerged through the analysis , including experiential learning; learning through group process; influence of the past on the present; increased understanding of the change process; increased compassion, empathy, and acceptance for self and for others; increased confidence; using IPNB to educate clients; using IPNB to conceptualize clients; and using IPNB to select interventions. Finally, I identified three higher-order constructs that appeared embedded within and across themes: learning as ongoing, person of the participant, and person of the instructor. The findings in this study suggest that participants’ learning of IPNB had a significant impact on their personal and professional development, specifically in areas related to characteristics of effective counselors. The findings also suggest that these meaningful changes occurred in a learning environment characterized by emotional engagement, experiential activities, and group process. Limitations to this research, as well as further discussion of the results are included. Implications for future research, clinical practice, and counselor education are also offered.
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Delargy, Helen. "Women's experience of obesity : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Bangor University, 2002. http://e.bangor.ac.uk/4361/.
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Although obesity is known to pose significant health risks, the prevalence has recently increased rapidly, with almost one fifth of women obese in 1996. Although research suggests that most people understand the behaviour changes necessary for weight control, few people appear to be engaging in the required behaviour to improve their health. With reference to the literature this thesis considered how an understanding of psychological factors can contribute to understanding and treating the condition. The research was found to be at a relatively early stage in terms of understanding the experience of obesity. In such situations qualitative research methods can explore experience in detail, providing information about phenomena such as thought processes and emotions, and may be of heuristic value. To address these issues a community sample of obese women (n 7) were interviewed about their weight and related issues. Participants' accounts were subjected to an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to elucidate their views of their situation through an interpretative process. They presented their understanding of how they had come to be and remain in their situation (a collection of themes entitled Explanatory Models'). Although participants expressed the view that weight is under individuals' control, they indicated that weight-control was not currently possible or desirable for themselves (Beliefs about the Controllability of Weight'). Being big had negative personal meanings and was associated with Abstract & Declarations 1.2 emotional distress ('Persona! Meaning of Being Big'). Interestingly participants described processes that appeared to mediate between being big and the personal impact of this, including not thinking of themselves as big, viewing size as unimportant in their lives, and making favourable comparisons between themselves and others or previous selves (Mediating Processes'). These findings were discussed with reference to the literature and their implications for future clinical and research approaches. Issues related to the research process were also discussed.
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Liu, Minhua. "Expertise in simultaneous interpreting : a working memory analysis /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008381.
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Smith, Teresa Clare. "Interpreting evidence from multiple randomised and non-randomised studies." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319357.
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Loveys, Kirsty. "Maintaining cultural significance : an interpretive analysis of architectural conservation in South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARCHM/09archml9117.pdf.
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Fryer, Tamsin. "The experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis : an interpretive phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435857.
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Raub, Kristin. "An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Inquiry into Facebook Newcomer Motivations for Participatory Activities." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/32.
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This qualitative study provided insight into the phenomenon of newcomers in social networking, in particular, to understand what role specific Facebook features play in motivating content sharing and contribution among newcomers. Research indicated that the first several months or years of social networking site (SNS) membership are the most crucial in terms of indicating long-term participation and commitment to the SNS. Long-term participation is specifically manifested through interactions with peers who are members of the same website and through interactivity such as content sharing and contribution. A number of quantitative studies have focused on motivations for user contribution in social networking sites, but inconsistent findings demonstrated the need for a qualitative approach to understand the user experience more clearly.
The purpose of the study was to understand how users are motivated to engage in Facebook from their perspective as newcomers and to distill the significance of social media interface features as an enabler of community sharing. Insight into this phenomenon further demonstrates how specific actions on Facebook such as tagging, posting on profiles, and chatting help foster a sense of belonging and socialization among the sample group.
The phenomenon is studied through interviews with a distinct group of Facebook members - women who are aged 40 and older in the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) industry who are also newcomers to Facebook. The lived experiences of these respondents were explored through open-ended questions, related to their own use of the said social networking site. Semi-structured interviews allowed respondents to be candid and comprehensive in their answers.
Five themes developed related to the motivations for Facebook use from the lived experiences of the women interviewed. The themes were (a) social connection, (b) visual artifact sharing, (c) shared identity, (d) social investigation and (e) education. These themes were consistent with findings of other studies, but the personal accounts of these women revealed how they perceived use of various Facebook features improved the quality and depth of their interpersonal relationships.
The findings of this study have implications for designers, developers, and users of computer-mediated communications and technologies. By understanding the value of various features to users of all ages, communications inhibitors such as distance and culture can be overcome with effective design and innovation.
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Nande, Kaustubh S. "Boundary Spanning Work: An Interpretive Analysis of Tensions in Public Relations Workplaces." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1280886438.
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Boros, Paula. "An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Women Veterans Transitioning Back into Civilian Life." Diss., NSUWorks, 2019. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dft_etd/43.
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Officially, women have been serving in the United States military since 1948 when President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. Women currently make up approximately 8% of active duty military. Based on progress due to equality and equity, women are now occupying positions previously designated for men. Although women have made great strides in the military, there is limited research on women in the military or how their military service affects them. There is even less literature on women who have transitioned out of the military. For this reason, I conducted an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) with a focus on feminist theory to gather information about the lived experiences of women who have transitioned out of the military. Through the analysis portion, seven super-ordinate themes were established. Saturation requirements were met with four participants. This study will enhance the marriage and family therapy profession by providing better understanding on how to relate to this population while filling the gaps within the literature about women veterans and transition. Through this study, women veterans had a place in which their voices were heard.
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Oluyori, Tammy Itunuoluwa. "Shame, guilt and eating disorders : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/shame-guilt-and-eating-disorders-an-interpretative-phenomenological-analysis(e51d09c5-2d51-45ef-a166-15bc37fcd2c5).html.
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Background: Eating disorders are commonly occurring illnesses that frequently cause substantial physical, emotional and psychosocial impairments (Fairburn, et al., 2008). The prevalence of this debilitating condition has led to substantial efforts by researchers and clinicians to search for different ways of understanding the illness for the sole purpose of increasing the presently poor treatment outcomes. Existing theoretical and research literature looking at the role of shame and guilt in eating disorders have put forward a convincing assertion that shame and guilt are poignant features in the psychopathology and symptomatology of the condition. However, these reports have not provided in-depth explanation into how people suffering from eating disorders experience shame and guilt and very little qualitative research has been conducted in this area. Likewise, the interwoven relationship and the differences between shame and guilt and their role in eating disorders psychopathology and symptomatology remain unclear. Aims and Method: The present study is an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) that recognises the uniqueness of an individual’s experience of complex phenomenon such as eating disorder. Thus it aims to explore the understanding and sense-making of shame and guilt experiences by listening to the voices of six people who have been diagnosed and treated for eating disorders using semi-structured interviewing method. The study also explores the role of shame and guilt in treatment particularly their implication in the disclosure of information in the course of treatment. Findings and Discussion: The analysis identified five main themes; the intensity of shame and guilt experience AND the pervasiveness of shame and guilt experience, Guilt and shame as integrated into all facets of the ED, Existential questioning of identity, shame and guilt lived out and developed in different context/ Locus of responsibility. Contribution to knowledge: The study provides deeper understanding of participants’ subjective experience of shame and guilt. The study highlights that shame and guilt are experiences that are intertwined with all facets of eating disorders as well as the individual’s identity. Finally, shame and guilt were described as experiences that negatively impacted on treatment process. The implications of this for counseling psychology practice are discussed, and suggestions for future research are made.
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Marchenkova, Ludmila Alexandrovna. "Interpreting dialogue Bakhtin's theory and second language learning /." Connect to this title online, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1111777929.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Document formatted into pages; contains x, 153 p.; also contains graphics. Includes bibliographical references. Abstract available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center; full text release delayed at author's request until 2010 March 25.
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Augustine, T. J. "Men's experience of body image : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of East London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533020.
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The current research study sought to investigate the phenomenon of body image in males. Over the past decade there has been an increase in research in the area of male body image. This has been due to a number of factors including the rise in the visibility of the male body in popular culture (Gill et al, 2005) which some men may experience an increasing pressure to conform to (De Souza & Ciclitira, 2005; Fawkner & McMurray, 2002). The documented rise in the prevalence of eating disorders in men (Copperman, 2000) may also be of interest as body image dissatisfaction is believed to be a central factor in understanding eating disorders (Connan, 1998). The current study aims to develop existing research in this area by exploring the impact of changing social and cultural contextso n men's experienceso f their body image. These aims were achieved by using a qualitative approach, employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Participants were recruited between the ages of 24- 30 and a total of seven participants were interviewed throughout the London and Kent area. Male gym users, who may have a particular interest in their body image, were selected as a suitable sample in which to discuss their experiences of their body image and their masculine identity. The semi- structured interview method was chosen for the collection of data. The interviews were then analysed using IPA to provide an in-depth account of men's subjective experiences and meaning making processes in relation to their body images and masculinities, and sociocultural influences that can impact on these. The results highlighted the key finding of `conflict and masculinity' which encapsulates the on-going tension that emerged for many of the participants when making sense of their body image. Discussion surrounded the importance of body image in the construction of a masculine identity whilst at the same time body image was experienced as `non- masculine'. From the data, the main issues to arise focused on the symbolic meaning of body image and the extent to which this impacted on the participant's identity and self esteem. This included the themes of `success' and `control and mastery' that one could achieve through their body image. The media and one's peer group also emerged as a salient influence for some of the participants. It is proposed that the clinical implications of the current study may be particularly relevant when working with men where body image concerns are a central component to their psychological distress. This study highlights the different meanings and functions that body image may have for an individual. Counselling Psychologists therefore may approach this issue with male clients by exploring individual meanings and the relationship body image has with masculinities and social and cultural contexts.
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Hale, Susan C. "Men making sense of health : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402737.
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Close, Jessica. "Women's experiences of comfort eating : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28257.
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Literature Review: Emotional eating is being increasingly considered in the understanding of obesity and weight change (Ganley, 1989; Buckroyd, 2011). This review examined qualitative research grounded in emotional eating being a key factor of obesity and weight change. Six electronic databases were searched between August 2012 and January 2013. Included articles were published between 2000 and 2013 from the USA and Western Europe. Twenty-one articles were analysed using thematic analysis to integrate findings and generate relevant themes. Four core themes were identified: Vulnerability; Triggers; Function; and Emotional Aftermath. The findings indicated how emotional eating formed a cyclical pattern of behaviour with weight gain implicated as a primary consequence. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed. Research Report: Emotional eating was defined as van Strien et al. (2007) by 'the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions such as anxiety or irritability' (p.106). The study aimed to explore women’s experiences of comfort eating, a form of emotional eating which provides self-comfort or self-soothing. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), finding three superordinate themes: ‘The private experience of comfort eating’; ‘My emotional relationship with comfort eating’; and ‘Mind-body connection’. Themes linked to comfort eating being used to mask (Polivy & Herman, 1999) or escape (Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991) negative emotion. Vulnerabilities to comfort eating included restrained eating (Herman and Mack, 1975) childhood eating patterns and critical parental rules around food. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. Critical Appraisal: The processes involved in conducting a research project are discussed reflectively in the critical appraisal section. This includes: personal reflections; limitations in terms of data collection and analysis; and implications for research and clinical practice.
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Dearden, Georgina Eleanor Mary. "Transwomen's memories of parental relationships : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/4518.
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This project presents an in-depth idiographic study of how a developing Transwoman identity impacts upon parental relationships in childhood and how these relationships impact sense of self and later relationships. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Transwomen and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis applied to the transcripts. Two major themes emerged: the struggle to belong and the complex journey to becoming me. The theme the struggle to belong consists of six super ordinate themes: the disappointing feminine me, trying to belong, the unacceptable me, disconnection from others and self, the struggle in new relationships, and the influence of context. The second major theme, the complex journey to becoming me, comprises two super ordinate themes: the complexity of realising me and reconnection while still being me. The results are mainly discussed using theories of Parent Child Connectedness (PCC) and psychological autonomy. Areas for future research are highlighted. This study provides a valuable insight into the complex experience of negotiating a transsexual childhood which will be useful for professionals working with people with gender identity issues.
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Blake, Noelle. "The experience of neuropsychological assessment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2004. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/16871/.
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Objectives. This study investigated the experience of neuropsychological assessment from the patient’s perspective. It sought to gain an understanding of how the patient viewed the purpose of assessment and how the patient experienced the assessment process. It explored the impact of the assessment of the patient’s sense of self and elicited patients’ views about what was particularly helpful or unhelpful about the assessment process. Design. A within-group qualitative design was employed to investigate the experiences of nine men and women who presented for neuropsychological assessment in the context of an outpatient assessment clinic or as part of an evaluation for a rehabilitation programme. Method. Verbatim transcripts of semi-structured interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results. Six master themes were identified: Expectations of assessment, context of referral, experience of process, impact on self, components of a good assessment and experience of illness/disability. The findings indicated that patients are poorly prepared for assessment but come with positive expectations for information that will help them understand and cope with their impairments. Their relationship with the psychologist is central in determining the quality of their experience and in facilitating improved self-esteem, coping and better awareness of cognitive strengths and deficits. Conclusions. It is concluded that neuropsychological assessment can have an educative and therapeutic function that should be further exploited in a diagnostic and rehabilitation context. The findings are considered in relation to the literature on sharing a diagnosis, coping with illness and the client-clinician relationship. The implications of the research findings for clinical training and neuropsychology service provision are discussed and consideration given to future research opportunities.
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Parkinson, Abbie. "The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner experience : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2018. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/4888/.
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This thesis evaluates the current literature on staff experiences within Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. It extends on current knowledge and directly explores the experiences of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs). Chapter one is a literature review, appraising what it is known about the experiences of clinical staff in IAPT services. Burnout and stress were found to be significant experiences of this population. Potential differences between IAPT professionals were also indicated. Limited qualitative research has been conducted in this area. It was recommended that further exploratory research is completed with independent staff groups, particularly PWPs. Chapter two is an empirical paper designed to answer two research questions: How do PWPs experience their role? What meaning do PWPs give to these experiences? Nine participants were recruited to complete semi-structured interviews. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed, which indicated four superordinate themes: The Business Model, Process of Internalisation, Emotional and Clinical Impact, and Supportive Structures. The clinical implications and areas for service development are discussed with recommendations for future research. Chapter three is an executive summary of the research paper. This aims to improve the accessibility and usability of the research. The paper is aimed at professionals, as they are the focus of this thesis.
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Rajasinghe, Duminda Roshan. "Leadership development through executive coaching : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/21478/.
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This study explores the experience of executive coaching in a case study organisation from the perspective of both the coachee and the coach. My initial research question was “how do leaders who experience executive coaching make sense of their development?” However, my critical, reflexive and reflective engagement with the research process helped me to realise that the study addresses “how do leaders interpret their dyadic executive coaching experience?’ This is a more inclusive research question that represents my particular interest in the process of executive coaching. I critically evaluate both academic and practitioner literature placing a particular emphasis on how executive coaching works, thereby providing a narrative form of a conceptual framework for my study. The literature review emphasises that the question of ‘how executive coaching works’ is under-researched. Therefore, my aim is to develop a deeper understanding of the way in which executive coaching works. This qualitative research is conducted using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. I use purposive sampling to recruit five participants and conduct two semi-structured interviews with each respondent. The interviews are transcribed verbatim and subjected to line by-line analysis. My findings comprise seven themes, namely that coaching: helps to create understanding; develops opportunity; generates motivation; encourages action; supports the entire learning process; ensures continuity; and tackles specific problems. These themes appear as a narrative that demonstrates how executive coaching works. This narrative offers a unique contribution to the literature. This study also demonstrates that executive coaching is used to tackle problems that leaders face. It reveals that an organisational agenda exists in executive coaching despite claims in the literature that the agenda is led by the coachee. I also found that coachees become coaches themselves due to their executive coaching engagement and that coaching results in contagious and continuous development within the case study organisation. These appear as theoretical contributions in this study. Moreover, incorporating IPA into coaching research, together with the innovative research design, also stands as a contribution to research methodology. My findings may also serve as an evidence base to inform future coaching practice.
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Spellings, Maria. "Counselors Explore their Attachment Organizations: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062852/.
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This study explored participants' experiences of being interviewed with the Adult Attachment Interview as a means of supporting counselor self-awareness and fostering effective counselor-client working alliances. A sample of first-year counselor education doctoral students (n = 7) completed an AAI interview and feedback session. Participants completed five reflective journals over three weeks and explored their experiences in individual, semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis protocol. Four superordinate themes emerged from the analysis: (a) reactions to the AAI interview process, (b) process with AAI feedback, (c) AAI and intrapersonal process, and (d) AAI and interpersonal process. Additionally, there were eight subordinate themes: (a) surprised by AAI interview process, (b) interview process sparked reflection, (c) initial reaction to AAI feedback, (d) evolving process of integrating AAI feedback, (e) AAI process increased awareness, (f) increased self-awareness increased self-efficacy, (g) awareness from AAI process prompted relational shifts, (h) impact of AAI on clinical work, (i) importance of relationships, (j) importance of self-awareness, and (k) mutual influence of personal and professional. Findings in this study suggest that the AAI is an effective tool in supporting counselor self-awareness regarding attachment strategies. Additionally, findings suggest multiple personal and professional benefits, such as increased awareness of conflict and stress management strategies. Limitations to the study and further discussion of the results are presented. Implications for clinical practice, counselor education, and future research are also included.
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Gardner, Alison. "The experience of school belonging : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2011. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1994/.
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This thesis explored the lived experience of 'belongingness' with three boys identified with persistent literacy difficulties in mainstream education. Belongingness has been described as a fundamental human need (Baumeister & Leary, 1995), and this research takes a multiple perspective on the construct. Belongingness in school has been linked to many positive psychological and academic outcomes (Furrer & Skinner, 2003; Osterman, 2000), and also to many negative psychological, academic, and behavioural outcomes (Baumeister & Leary, 1995; Lee & Breen, 2007; Sargent et al. 2002). Thus a strong sense of belongingness may be especially important for pupils with literacy difficulties (Solomon et al. 1997). This study addressed the gap in the empirical research field, seeking to understand the 'lived experience' of belongingness in school. Data was collected from three semi-structured interviews and discussion during the drawing tasks, and the findings were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) (Smith, 1996) Five super-ordinate themes were identified along with accompanying sub-themes; 1. 'interpersonal relationships', 2. 'teacher practices', 3. 'emotional equilibrium', 4. 'physical illness', and 5. 'self-exclusion and disengagement'. Descriptions are presented with corresponding subordinate themes. Physical illness emerged as an unexpected master theme, and the 'importance of personal leisure time' as a sub-theme to the 'emotional equilibrium' master theme, both as yet unexplored in the belongingness domain. Although the boys' experiences of belongingness had similarities, there were also very clear differences in their accounts. These results are discussed with relevance to previous literature, and the epistemological stance of the study. The implications are discussed and recommendations for researchers and professionals in the education field are outlined. An action plan for the site school is provided. The study provided a valuable insight into the personal experience of belonging, and makes an original contribution to the body of knowledge in this area.
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Clark, Michelle. "Experiences of women with endometriosis : an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." Thesis, Queen Margaret University, 2012. https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/7722.
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Background: Endometriosis is a common, yet enigmatic chronic gynaecological condition, with an unknown aetiology and no cure, affecting approximately 6-10% of females of a reproductive age. Symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, fatigue and infertility which has a negative impact on daily living. Clinical research aiming to establish the cause of the condition and to develop treatments is ongoing; however, there is a lack of research investigating what it is like to live with the disease. Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of women with a surgical diagnosis of endometriosis. Methods: Semi structured interviews were carried out with 13 women. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and data analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Analysis revealed five key themes: making sense, impact on daily life, identity, taking back control and legitimisation. Results: Women reflected upon the journey they travelled in trying to make sense of their symptoms. Diagnosis enabled a fuller understanding of their condition and facilitated increased knowledge and support. The condition impacted on all aspects of daily life and psychological outcomes to the point where women felt controlled by the disease. Identity and sense of self was challenged through changes in their ability to fulfil expected social roles, with women trying to maintain their past identities by minimising the reality of their symptoms. A variety of coping skills were employed to take back control over their lives. Finally, normalisation of symptoms by medical professionals, family members and lay public reduced the legitimacy of the condition and made self-management difficult. viii Conclusion: There is a general lack of knowledge, acceptance and support for women with endometriosis. Qualitative studies such as this one add the contextual information required to understand what it means to live with endometriosis. However, improving the quality of life of women with this debilitating condition requires further understanding of their lived experiences.