I take the opportunity that Froese, Gould, and Seth (this issue) provide to clarify further (see the special issue of this journal, 2011 Volume 18 number 1) some aspects of Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES; Hurlburt, 1993, in press; Hurlburt & Akhter, 2006; Hurlburt & Heavey, 2006) by distinguishing DES from the Explicitation Interview (EI) method (e.g. Vermersch 2009; Petitmengin 2006; Pet...

()ualitativc research is inquiry nimed at describing and clarifying human experience as it appears in people's lives. Researchers ming qualitative methods gather data that serve as evidence for their distilled descriptions. Qualitative data are gathered primarily in the form of spoken or written language rather than in the form of numbers. Possible data sources arc interviews with participants,...

OBJECTIVE To study the roles of infection control nurses (ICNs) in provincial hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHOD Interview using a semi-structured interview form. RESULTS Nine hospitals were enrolled by stratified sampling and 11 ICNs were included. Interview was done by the researcher during April and May 2002. All ICNs were female and in middle-aged group. Their mean experience in IC was 6.4 ...

Some schools do not have local formal work environments enabling learners to interact with members in community of practice. This is noticeable in schools in developing countries, including the north eastern Zambezi Region of Namibia, where the study took place. To close the gap in which trainee science and mathematics teachers who were the participants failed to contextualize teaching and lear...

This study examined older people’s experiences of loneliness and how these may be ameliorated through consumption practices. Interviews were conducted with 19 Australians aged 65 years and older. Most interviewees reported the use of a range of coping mechanisms to avoid experiencing distressing levels of loneliness. These included relying on regular contact with special others, engaging in ext...

Despite these huge efforts in university teaching and learning, still the fact remains that in design education context students have difficulty in being motivated and self-directed in non-studio courses. Thus, the study analyzed the effectiveness of a blended learning to contribute design students’ engagement with non-studio courses. It also investigated how blended learning could develop a re...

This article explores conceptual and empirical aspects of the social exclusion/ inclusion debate in later life, with a particular focus on issues of place and space in urban settings. Exploratory findings are reported from two empirical studies in Belgium and England, which sought to examine experiences of social exclusion and inclusion among people aged  and over living in deprived inner-cit...

This research investigated a number of main areas of attachment in order to determine how consumer-product relationships are formed and to identify whether these feelings influence replacement decisions. Primary research comprised of interviews with consumers to discuss the topic area in relation to three possessions selected for their attachment qualities. The research highlighted how attachme...

This case study focuses upon the transitional experiences of disaffected learners as they progress from secondary to tertiary education. It seeks to identify the both the positive factors and those that caused difficulties, and recommend ways of improving these for learners in order to encourage them in becoming agents within the process. Through analysis of focus group interviews, the study ma...

This paper focuses on two main guiding questions: first, what are the experiences of Turkish women in the German educational system; second, to what extent do state policies, cultural pressure, and personal choice influence the decision to pursue higher education? Using intersectionality as a methodology, this paper elucidates how women navigate the educational system to reduce educational and ...