Teachers have a lot on their plate. Research with teachers, particularly interviews, may be time-consuming. Combining the ‘go-along’ method with ‘visual aids for interviews post go-along’, this article offers a novel approach to doing research with busy individuals, specifically within the context of urban school greening. How can we understand the phenomenon of school greening through go-alongs with teachers? ...
Recent COVID contexts have changed the patterns of phenomena occurring within healthcare settings. While there has been increased attention to the need for qualitative research across all areas of healthcare, a pandemic-era systematic research review of phenomenological studies specific to nurse educators can help this field to decide where/how to focus subsequent research. While qualitative research has been i...
Social inequalities, recognized as vital material and existential differences between individuals and groups, constitute a dynamic and multidimensional phenomenon. Reducing the impact of inequalities is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, necessitating initiatives to achieve this, including professional training. Thus, an extension course grounded in experiential learning was dev...
The COVID-19 pandemic, as a disruptive and unique event, put much more than the health systems of countries at a global level in check. It differentially affected those groups defined as high risk of disease and death [including people with diabetes mellitus (DM)]. The aim of this research is to investigate the ailments of people with DM, gathering perceptions about their health-disease-care-care process in the...
The paper describes the inclusivity of two methodological approaches, applied in PhD study, completed in 2021. The study combined Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and elements of Interpretive Poetics (IP). The focus of the study was understanding the live experiences of educated professionals from selected. African countries, living in Finland. The data were collected through semi-structured inter...
New and novice qualitative researchers can be overwhelmed, and they may face uncertainty with the variety of available approaches when choosing their research methods. Feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis is a qualitative analysis method that has not been described extensively in the literature, despite variations in its application by different researchers. In this paper, the author will describe her ...
The use of circular dance was investigated as a strategy to access the narrative of young people who live with HIV through vertical transmission and, thus, understand their perceptions about their own situation. The hypothesis of the work was that this practice could help these young people to deal with issues arising from the diagnosis and strengthen their well-being, promote their autonomy and value their kno...
Physical activity in the elderly is associated with a reduction in the adverse effects of the ageing process, with various physical, mental, social, psychological, and spiritual benefits. The results of attending a senior university with physical activity are unquestionable in terms of promoting active ageing. The aim of this study was to understand how senior students perceive the role of physical activity in ...
This study is part of a Research & Development project that employs the Design Thinking approach to develop an interactive didactic resource in a science comics format. Focusing on the Health and Well-being theme, the resource aims to promote the communication and education of scientific concepts for children in the early years of schooling (aged 6 to 9). The article aims to present and reflect on the deve...
Adolescents are social categories crossed by preventable or treatable health conditions, as well as barriers to accessing health services. The mental health of adolescents has been a worrying phenomenon in recent years. The literature recommends that professionals, public managers and researchers urgently need collaborative action and research with children and adolescents, especially those in situations of vul...