Search results for "content analysis"

Motivational sources of practical nursing students at risk of dropping out from vocational education and training

2019

The aim of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the reasons for low or high academic motivation among practical nursing students at risk of dropping out from vocational education and training. The research data consisted of semi-structured interviews with 14 Finnish students, which were analysed by qualitative content analysis. The analysis identified six motivational sources. Two of these sources – Responsible agency and Completing out of necessity – were related to engagement in studying, whereas two other sources – Exhaustion from learning challenges and Tight-roping between competing responsibilities – were related to disengagement from studying. Emotional drive and Soci…

Pair interactions in online assessments of collaborative problem solving: case-based portraits

2018

This exploratory case study focuses on how pairs of students can build a shared understanding and acquire collaborative problem-solving (CPS) practices during an online assessment of CPS skills, which is seen in the context of the CPS construct, in a symmetrical and asymmetrical task type. Even though CPS is widely recognised as a core twenty-first-century competency, its nature is not yet well understood. Also, until recently, most of studies have focused on the individual’s solution to a problem or on the skills individuals bring into a problem-solving space. This study extends from an individual- to group-level focus in CPS, emphasising the role and quality of the social aspects in CPS p…

Finnish Mothers’ and Fathers’ Constructions of and Emotions in Their Daily Lives

2017

This article focuses on parents’ construction of and emotions in their everyday lives. The study brings into focus the meanings in the foreground of everyday life, while also revealing new insights into cultural beliefs and prejudices. Interviews were conducted with five nuclear and four divorced families, and each participant (N = 18) was interviewed twice. The second interview was a photo-narrative interview, for which each participant took photographs pertaining to their daily life. Content and thematic analysis were applied to the data. Three main categories of everyday life emerged from the data: family daily life, couples’ daily life, and one’s own daily life. The importance of and pl…

Digital resources in the current journalistic narrative: Uses and limitations of hypertext, multimedia and interactivity

2020

Characterised by its multilingual and multiformat features, the multimedia journalism narrative is shaping a new ‘archaeology of composition’ (Manovich, 2005), also called the ‘new textuality’ (Anichini, 2003). As digital media celebrates its 25th anniversary (Salaverría, 2019), this research aims to examine the current state of the multimedia narrative in journalism. The defining elements of this narrative in the generalist information media have been analysed through the observation of hypertextual, multimedia and interactive resources. The methodology used is content analysis, allowing for both the systemization and description of the predominant parameters through the comparative study …

Personification in Newsweek coverage of the Persian Gulf crisis : a content analysis

1998

'Minna, the Model' and other stories : gender roles in an English textbook series for Finnish lower secondary schools

2004

Populisms Latvijas politisko partiju diskursā laika periodā no 1993. līdz 2011. gadam

2015

Promocijas darba mērķis ir noskaidrot populisma līmeņa izmaiņas partiju priekšvēlēšanu programmās un noteikt tā saistību ar partiju rezultātiem likumdevēja vēlēšanās. Autore izvirza trīs hipotēzes: populisma līmenis politisko partiju priekšvēlēšanu programmās laika periodā no 1993. gada Saeimas vēlēšanām līdz 2011. gada Saeimas vēlēšanām ir palielinājies; to politisko partiju, kam ir iepriekšēja pieredze Saeimā, priekšvēlēšanu programmās ir konstatējams zemāks populisma līmenis, nekā to partiju priekšvēlēšanu programmās, kuras iepriekš Saeimā nav bijušas pārstāvētas; jo augstāks ir populisma līmenis attiecīgās partijas priekšvēlēšanu programmā, jo lielāku balsu skaitu tā iegūst vēlēšanās. D…

"The best thing is laughing at our differences" : intercultural couples' views on their relationship and its effects on the construction of identities

2016

Vaikka monikulttuuristen avioparien määrä on kasvussa niin Suomessa kuin muuallakin maailmassa, heitä on kielitieteissä tutkittu suhteellisen vähän. Monikulttuuriset, ja samalla usein monikieliset parit ovat ainutlaatuisessa asemassa identiteetin rakentumisen kannalta; monikulttuurisissa avioliitoissa elävät ihmiset elävät jatkuvasti kahden erilaisen kulttuurin ja kahden tai useamman kielen ympäröiminä. Kaikki tämä puolestaan vaikuttaa heidän identiteettiensä rakentumiseen. Tämä tutkimus perustuu poststruksturaaliseen käsitykseen identiteettien rakentumisesta. Sen mukaan ihmisellä voi olla useita erilaisia identiteettejä, jotka muokkaantuvat vuorovaikutuksessa muiden ihmisten kanssa. Avioli…

Prose fiction in the English classoom : perceptions of IB students

2013

Kirjallisuuden opiskelun merkitystä kielenoppimisessa on tutkittu laajalti, ja se on todettu tärkeäksi ja toimivaksi menetelmäksi. Opiskelijoiden omat näkemykset asiasta saattavat myös vaikuttaa oppimistuloksiin, mutta ne ovat aikaisemmassa tutkimuksessa jääneet huomiotta. Tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää, pitävätkö oppilaat kirjallisuuden opiskelua hyvänä tapana oppia englannin kieltä. Tutkimus kohdentuu kansainvälisen IB-tutkinnon opiskelijoihin, koska siinä vieraan kielen laajan tason (higher level) opetussuunnitelmaan kuuluu oleellisena osana kirjallisuusanalyysi. Tutkielmassa kartoitetaan laajan tason ja suppeamman tason (standard level) opiskelijoiden näkemyksiä kirjallisuuden kä…

“Anything taking shape?” : Capturing various layers of small group collaborative problem solving in an experiential geometry course in initial teache…

2022

Collaborative problem solving (CPS) is widely recognized as a prominent 21st-century skill to be mastered. Until recently, research on CPS has often focused on problem solution by the individual; the interest in investigating how the theorized problem-solving constructs function as broader social units, such as pairs or small groups, is relatively recent. Capturing the complexity of CPS processes in group-level interaction is challenging. Therefore, a method of analysis capturing various layers of CPS was developed that aimed for a deeper understanding of CPS as a small-group enactment. In the study, small groups of teacher education students worked on two variations of open-ended CPS tasks…