This paper describes the qualitatively different views of users that Finnish IS designers have. This view is a basis for the IS-user relationship. A method of empirical research for investigating human beings’ views of the surrounding world, phenomenography, is presented. The preliminary results of the analysis indicate that IS designers tend to give meaning to users through the intentions of t...

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...

This article examines the epistemological claims made by four paradigms used to study leisure meanings: behaviorism, cognitivism, individual constructivism, and social constructivism.These paradigms represent diverseand contrasting theoretical explanations of how individuals gain knowledge about and givemeaning to the phenomenon of leisure and of how these meanings differ and change. Analysis o...

BACKGROUND A common feature of prehospital emergency care is the short and fragmentary patient encounters with increased demands for efficient and rapid treatment. Crucial decisions are often made and the premise is the specialist ambulance nurse's ability to capture the situation instantaneously. The assessment is therefore a pre-requisite for decisions about appropriate actions. However, the ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine how students' perceptions of research and learning change through participation in undergraduate research and to identify the factors that affect the process of their engagement in research projects. METHODS This qualitative study has drawn on phenomenography as research methodology to explore third-year medical students' experiences of undergraduate rese...

The aim of this study was to gain understanding and knowledge of experiences from a participative approach, inspired by action research. A qualitative analysis with inspiration from phenomenography was used. Data were collected by observations in real world work situations in care receivers own home environment, by questionnaires and interviews among home care staff, collaborating professionals...

Sport and leisure can be of significant importance for the well-being and social support of children and adolescents with physical disabilities. However, it has been established that organized sport sometimes has a social construction, in that those without disabilities are favoured at the expense of others. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe conceptions of children and adolescen...

The aim of this paper is to explore theoretical developments in the field of information literacy (IL), and their relevance to networked learning. The paper is a work of theory, but the implications for practice are not only explored, but are essential to the theoretical point being made. This is that although the promotion of information literacy is an essential element of networked learning, ...