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I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
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Socjologia interpretatywna i metoda biograficzna: przemiana funkcji, antyesencjalistyczne wątpliwości oraz sprawa krytyki [PDF]

, 2013
Interpretive Sociology and Biographical Method: Change of Function, Anti-Essentialist Reservations and the Problem of Critique Abstract: The article offers an introduction to a discussion on the epistemological and axiological assumptions of the ...
Czyżewski, Marek
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“Lives and times”: The case for qualitative longitudinal research in anatomical sciences education

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) focuses on changes in perceptions, interpretations, or practices through time. Despite longstanding traditions in social science, QLR has only recently appeared in anatomical sciences education (ASE).
Charlotte E. Rees, Ella Ottrey
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Pandemic as a Biographical Turning Point? The Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Biographies of “Essential Workers”

Qualitative Sociology Review
This article aims to answer the question of the biographical meaning of the pandemic in the experiences of so-called “essential workers” who performed their duties in the first line of struggle with the consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis.
Adam Mrozowicki, Jacek Burski
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The Development of Evaluation Culture in Spain

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2009
This paper presents a retrospective explanation as to how evaluation culture has been slowly incorporated into politics and public institutions in Spain during the last three decades. Evaluation, quality, and excellence are relevant concepts embedded in
Rubén Arriazu Muñoz
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The Feminist Biographical Method in Psychological Research [PDF]

, 2004
The feminist biographical method is an in-depth interpretive methodology that is useful for research in the field of psychology. I believe that this qualitative method is an excellent tool for analyzing individual narratives of participants lives in ...
Popadiuk, Natalee
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Reflexive thematic analysis and men's embodiment following injury or illness: A worked example

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Reflexive thematic analysis (reflexive TA) originated within psychology and the social sciences and has become an increasingly popular qualitative analytic method across a range of disciplines. In this article, we offer a brief methodological guide for researchers hoping to use the method, suitable for beginners through to those experienced in
Gareth Terry, Nikki Hayfield
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El método biográfico en las ciencias sociales. Acerca del carácter social y el estatuto de verdad de las experiencias de vida

EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales
Los estudios biográficos interpelaron a las ciencias sociales desde la década de 1920. Sin embargo, esta forma de observar y analizar los fenómenos sociales sufrió, entre la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la década de 1980, un desplazamiento del escenario ...
Martín Güelman
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The development of the professionalism of adult educators: a biographical and learning perspective [PDF]

, 2011
To investigate the development of the professionalism of adult educators, we compare individuals’ narratives of their professional work at different times in their biographies. Using data from a qualitative longitudinal study, the paper includes two case
Hof, Christiane, Maier-Gutheil, Cornelia
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A practical guide to using diary methods in qualitative research

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of qualitative methods is growing in anatomical sciences education. While common qualitative methods such as interviews and focus groups can provide rich insights into participant experiences, there is a wide variety of other qualitative methods that are ideal for different research topics.
Georgina C. Stephens, Ella Ottrey, Kristie Matthews   +2 more
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