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Brian W. L. Wong; Hau Ching Lam; Julia Wing Ka Lo; Urs Maurer; Shuting Huo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
While extensive quantitative research has shed light on the cognitive mechanisms of dyslexia, few mixed-methods studies have been conducted to examine the perceptions of and attitudes towards learning in children with dyslexia, especially in Hong Kong, a bilingual context. In addition, the validity of the metaphor elicitation technique, which was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Chinese, Dyslexia
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Henderson, Robyn; Noble, Karen – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
In Australian faculties of education, retention and progression issues are paramount within the current neo-liberal climate which emphasises student degree completions. This is particularly the case in regional universities, where many students--often the first in their families to attend university--are from rural, regional and low socio-economic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regional Schools, Preservice Teacher Education, Discourse Analysis
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Zambrano, Sofia C.; Barton, Christopher A. – Death Studies, 2011
A grounded theory study was undertaken to understand how general practitioners (GPs) experience the death of their patients. Eleven GPs participated in semi-structured interviews. The participants explained their experience of a patient's death using the "death journey" metaphor. This journey, the Journey with the Dying, could be…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Figurative Language, Coping, Interviews
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Eilam, Billie – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2009
Voices of veteran junior high and high school biology teachers are seldom heard. Yet, the unique characteristics of this subject-matter may shed some light on veteran teachers' lives in school and their possible contribution to educational systems anywhere. Eight teachers were interviewed, aiming to arrive at their self-perceptions as veteran…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Science Teachers, Junior High Schools
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Cadell, Susan; Marshall, Sheila – Death Studies, 2007
The aim of this study was to explore individuals' self-construals after the loss of a partner from HIV/AIDS for whom they were a caregiver. Seven gay or transsexual bereaved caregivers were interviewed after the death of their partners. The data revealed patterns suggestive of A. Aron and E. N. Aron's (1986) "inclusion of others in the self" (IOS)…
Descriptors: Grief, Role, Social Influences, Communicable Diseases