The Expectations of Society's Strata from the Social and Cultural Roles of Clerics [PDF]
اسلام و مطالعات اجتماعیThe Islamic Revolution of Iran established a religious government, which gave the clergy a special role and position. This role and position should align with the expectations of the people from this group.
Ebrahim Ftahi +2 more
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Challenges facing teacher education in Qatar: Q methodology research
Heliyon, 2022 This study aims to identify the challenges facing teacher education in Qatar. Through Q methodology, it examines the ways in which schoolteachers, preservice teachers, teacher education faculty, and Ministry of Education and Higher Education personnel ...
Hadeel Alkhateeb +4 more
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Participatory Q: A Collaborative Approach to Q-Methodology
International Journal of Qualitative MethodsParticipatory research continues to attract attention across academia, civil society, policymaking, and research funding landscapes. Yet Q methodology has not fully explored the full potential of participatory practice, despite its well-recognised ...
PJ Annand +3 more
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Learners’ Perspectives on the Interplay of Grit and Achievement Emotions in L2 Learning: Insights From QMethodology [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language StudiesWhile grit and achievement emotions (AEs) have been separately studied, their interplay in second/foreign language (L2) learning, particularly its impact on L2 achievement, remains underexplored.
Farshad Azimifar +2 more
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Development of a q-set for MMPI-2 research with substance abusing populations in the USA
Cogent Psychology, 2016 Research and clinical applications of q-methodology, in which a set of descriptive statements are sorted into a forced, quasi-normal distribution, have recently been extended to validation of integrated interpretations of the Minnesota Multiphasic ...
Kevin R. Young +4 more
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Debating wine health-warning labels using Q methodology
Wine Economics and PolicyIn Europe, alcohol-related diseases have an increasingly high impact on healthcare costs every year. Hence, rising consumer consciousness regarding the risks and harms of drinking alcohol is a primary goal of the EU Commission.
Francesco Solfanelli +4 more
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Exploring Perspectives of Self-Sufficiency among Science and Technology Policymakers; Application of Q Methodology [PDF]
بهبود مدیریت, 2018 This article investigates how framing processes lead to polarization among science and technology policy makers on an important policy. Drawing on an analysis of newspaper articles about the “self-sufficiency” in Iran, it concludes that one of main ...
Mohammad Mahdi Mahdikhah +3 more
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Challenges to belief systems in the context of climate change adaptation
Jàmbá, 2018 This article focuses on the social aspects of climate change and explores the interrelationship between belief systems and adaptation. The links and interaction between external and internal realities are examined from the perspective of contextual ...
Brechtje S. Jooste +3 more
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Types of Empathy Among Certified Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023 So-Hyeong Sim, Geun Myun Kim, Eun Joo Kim, Soo Jung Chang Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Wonju, South KoreaCorrespondence: Geun Myun Kim, Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Namwon-ro 150, Heungeup ...
Sim SH, Kim GM, Kim EJ, Chang SJ
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Environmental values in the petrochemical industry: A Q-method study in South West Iran
Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2015 Achieving sustainable development in different regional and cultural contexts is dependent, in part, upon an understanding of key actors’ underlying environmental, social and economic values. The social research technique called Q-methodology presents an
Ghoochani Omid M. +4 more
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