The document provides an introduction to phenomenographic research. It discusses what phenomenography is, which is the empirical study of differing ways people experience phenomena. The document outlines the process of phenomenographic research, including purposive sampling of interviews, analyzing interview transcripts to identify categories of description that capture variations in experiences, and developing an outcome space showing the relationships between categories. Examples of phenomenographic studies in various domains are provided, as well as an exercise where participants analyze interview transcripts to identify categories. Potential applications of phenomenographic research in workplace training and education are discussed.
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Group of conditions with onset in the developmental period.
Disorders typically manifest early in development.
often before the child enter grade school
characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic or occupational functioning.
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Watch the full webinar recording at https://explore.ucalgary.ca/overcoming-anxiety-schools
These are slides from a webinar from APA's Online Academy series. (http://apaonlineacademy.bizvision.com/)
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Anxiety definition, symptoms and risk factors include
Personality - Sensitive nature
Childhood history of anxiety
Female gender
Abuse of alcohol
Traumatic experience
Difficult childhood
Family history of anxiety disorders
Separation and divorce
Intoxication with alcohol, sedatives etc
Illness and medical conditions
. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder. treatment and therapy include- medication, cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure therapy, Mindfulness based cognitive therapy and certain lifestyle changes are also helpful in treating mild anxiety.
Abnormal Psychology: Neurodevelopmental DisodersElla Mae Ayen
Group of conditions with onset in the developmental period.
Disorders typically manifest early in development.
often before the child enter grade school
characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic or occupational functioning.
Anxiety disorders in children and teens can have serious effects on health, self-esteem, social well-being, and of course on academic performance. But they’re often difficult to detect. In this webinar, our researchers examine the factors that contribute to anxiety disorders in kids and how to recognize the signs, as well as the latest insights on treatment and prevention.
Watch the full webinar recording at https://explore.ucalgary.ca/overcoming-anxiety-schools
These are slides from a webinar from APA's Online Academy series. (http://apaonlineacademy.bizvision.com/)
Conducting psychological assessments can be one of the most ethically challenging areas of practice. Providing evaluations that are accurate, useful and consistent with the latest advances in research and theory are only a few of these challenges. This workshop will review several ethical issues of concern that graduate students who are engaged in assessment need to be attentive to. The ethical issues to be covered include informed consent, multicultural considerations, release of test data, third party requests for services, and assessment in the digital age. The workshop will be useful for identifying ethical pitfalls and for ensuring that diagnosis, and assessment are as valid and useful as possible for both clinicians and clients.
Anxiety definition, symptoms and risk factors include
Personality - Sensitive nature
Childhood history of anxiety
Female gender
Abuse of alcohol
Traumatic experience
Difficult childhood
Family history of anxiety disorders
Separation and divorce
Intoxication with alcohol, sedatives etc
Illness and medical conditions
. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder. treatment and therapy include- medication, cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure therapy, Mindfulness based cognitive therapy and certain lifestyle changes are also helpful in treating mild anxiety.
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Presented by:
A Siddhartha
MA Psychology, JNVU
Jodhpur
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Slideshow is from the University of Michigan Medical
School's M2 Psychiatry sequence
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• Cognitive behavioral techniques to treat prolonged grief
• The importance of self-awareness and the necessity of self-care when providing grief counseling
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This is a small graduate level presentation about neuropsychological factors leading to abnormal behaviour.
Presented by:
A Siddhartha
MA Psychology, JNVU
Jodhpur
10.30.08(a): Schizophrenia and other Psychotic DisordersOpen.Michigan
Slideshow is from the University of Michigan Medical
School's M2 Psychiatry sequence
View additional course materials on Open.Michigan: openmi.ch/med-M2Psych
Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders for NCMHCE StudyJohn R. Williams
Quick review of the essential points— DSM5 diagnosis criteria, assessments, treatments—of these disorders to better prepare for the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam. This was informed by several exam prep programs, and can be used like flashcards or as a presentation.
Theory of Mind is the ability to attribute beliefs, intents and feelings to oneself and to others, while understanding that some beliefs and feelings and not the same as your own. This presentation takes Theory of Mind and applies it to children with autism.
Review of the latest research in the field on grief therapy and practice tips for practitioners. Topics include:
• The difference between normal grief and complicated or prolonged grief
• Research and issues involved in the inclusion of “Prolonged Grief Disorder” in DSM-V
• Cognitive behavioral techniques to treat prolonged grief
• The importance of self-awareness and the necessity of self-care when providing grief counseling
• Different cultural views of death
Presented by Susan Stuber, Ph.D. at the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists continuing education conference at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, March 22, 2013. A copy of the full presentation notes accompanying these slides may be obtained by contacting Dr. Stuber at sstuber@susanstuberphd.com.
Conceptual understanding and outline for basic history taking in Psychiatric disorders, formulating a diagnosis based on the information and planning appropriate management for the same.
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(ii) shape research papers, and
(iii) help draft the Introduction section of a research paper.
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I then present and share these with co-authors, collaborators and colleagues to test the ideas and get feedback on how interesting and valid they are.
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Dr Valerie Hill, Peninsula College, Port Angeles, USA. vhilledu@gmail.com
Rossanna Barrios-Llorens, University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. rossana.barrios@upr.edu
References and further links at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VqBgEJabPMkfoYYNR-oG-RKusvHV59eqwDNf9lykPQ8/edit?usp=sharing
Abstract "In uncertain times, virtual libraries connect patrons to vital information that they may not be able to access in the physical world. They can also be sanctuaries from pandemic and war. Librarians (including the co-authors) have worked in virtual worlds for 15 years (e.g. Webber & Nahl, 2011) and the Community Virtual Library in the 3D virtual world Second Life https://communityvirtuallibrary.org/ exemplifies global connectivity, with volunteers collaborating internationally to enact diversity for information access. A current exhibit, "Social Determinants for Access to Information: Virtual World Library Exhibition" includes 3D rooms filled with resources on racial diversity, gender diversity, issues of changing literacies, digital legacy, confirmation bias, digital citizenship, and the digital divide. Visitors interact with content and share a sense of place and presence through embodiment in the metaverse, providing advantages beyond web platforms such as Zoom.
Our poster shares examples of using 3D virtual worlds for librarianship through international collaboration across learning communities. The 3D virtual library is a real space where librarians can offer services such as reference work, exhibits, workshops, conferences and discussions, and embed themselves into virtual spaces without the boundaries of physical space (e.g. Hill, 2016; Hill, 2021). "
Creating connections for enhancing collaborative and professional development...Sheila Webber
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Workshop by Dr Pam McKinney and Sheila Webber, Information School, University of Sheffield, 11 April 2022, at the LILAC conference in Manchester, UK. Abstract: "Theory of Change (ToC) is a participative approach to evaluating the impact of projects, programmes and initiatives. Librarians and information professionals engaged in change processes, development projects and research studies can use ToC to generate evaluation data and articulate the impact of their activities, working closely with stakeholders such as students, academic staff, teachers and other professionals. The ToC process generates new understandings of how and why project successes have been achieved, and can form the basis of justifications for current and future funding. ToC has been widely used to evaluate the success and impact of projects in a variety of sectors (often community and public sector initiatives), and in educational development (Hart, Dierks-O’Brien & Powell, 2009) including Information Literacy initiatives (McKinney, 2014; McKinney, Jones & Turkington, 2011). In the version of the ToC process used in CILASS projects, stakeholders are asked to identify the drivers for change in the current situation; the longer term impact they envisage the project will have; the intermediate outcomes that the project is expected to achieve; activities that would need to be undertaken to achieve outcomes and enabling factors and resources required to support the project (Hart, Dierks-O’Brien & Powell, 2009). Stakeholders collaboratively design a Theory of Change poster that defines key project indicators and develops a causal narrative between project activities and outcomes. A plan and evaluation framework is then developed from these indicators, and stakeholders design data collection instruments. Connell & Kubisch (1998) have identified that a good ToC should be plausible, doable and testable."
Older People in the “Post-Truth” Era: Countering Ageism by Developing Age Fri...Sheila Webber
Presentation by Sheila Webber (University of Sheffield) &
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ECIL, September 2021
References are at http://tinyurl.com/bu422pjw
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An introduction to phenomenographic research
1. An introduction to phenomenographic
research
Sheila Webber
and
Bill Johnston
EAHIL+ICAHIS+
ICLC workshop
Edinburgh
June 2015
2. Structure
• Introduction to phenomenography
– What it is & the process of research
– Examples of research
• Exercise: Examining a phenomenographic study
• Carrying out phenomenographic research
– Research question and sampling
– Phenomenographic interviewing
– Phenomenographic analysis
• Exercise: Transcript analysis
• How you could use phenomenography in your own work
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
4. "Phenomenography is the empirical
study of the differing ways in
which people experience,
perceive, apprehend, understand,
conceptualise various
phenomena in and aspects of the
world around us.”
Marton (1994)
Marton, F. (1994). Phenomenography. In T. Husén and T.N. Postlethwaite. (Eds.), The international
encyclopedia of education. (2nd ed.). (pp. 4424-4429) Oxford, England: Pergamon Press.
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
5. Phenomenon
?
Interviewee
Interviewer
Interviewees chosen
purposively, usually to
maximise potential variation
The interview circles
around the central question:
discovering the key focus of
Interviewee’s conception of
the phenomenon
You should be empathetic,
but should not influence the
interviewee
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
6. Interviews
e.g. for academics’ conceptions
of IL and teaching IL - 3 basic
questions:
– What is your conception of IL?
– How do you engage your
students in IL?
– What is your conception of the
Information Literate University?
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
8. Examples
• Librarians’ conceptions of themselves as teachers
(Wheeler, 2014)
• UK academics’ conceptions of information literacy,
and pedagogy for information literacy (e.g. Webber
et al., 2005)
• Irish solo librarians’ conceptions of Continuing
Professional Development (Hornung, 2013)
• Older Australians’ experiences of health information
literacy (Yates et al., 2012)
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
9. Categories from Hornung’s research
• Category 1 CPD is upskilling for the sake of the
organization/library service (service orientation)
• Category 2 CPD is about developing as a professional
librarian (LIS profession orientation)
• Category 3 CPD is helping you to do all the jobs an
OPL does (OPL orientation)
• Category 4 CPD is when you have learned something
and you want to do things in a better way when you
come back (personal orientation)
• Category 5 CPD is about your development as a
human being (lifelong learning orientation)
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
10. Category 1
‘“Well, I did go to one on copyright and it was interesting, but . . . maybe
it would have been more relevant [mentions different library type]
librarian. And we’d be very, very direct and the type of work I do is
very consistent and I’d know things in copyright in terms of what I do.
I feel that I’m very much geared, like the library where I work has made
me, rather than, you know what I mean? I fit into what’s needed in the
organization and adapt to that . . . So I suppose I kind of see myself
more of an information officer rather than a librarian in the more
traditional sense, do you know . . . So, I think I’ve just kind of more
developed with the organization and knowing what that needs rather
than my own needs.”’ (Interviewee 4) (684-5)
Category 5
‘“Mmmmh. . . . for myself, personally, yeah? [Interviewer: Yeah] Oh, your mind
would go numb if you didn’t continue to learn. Everyone should learn for life, I
suppose.”’
(Interviewee 10) (689)
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
11. Examining a phenomenographic
study
Andresson, E.K., Willman, A., Sjostrom-Strand, A. and Borglin, G. (2015).
Registered nurses' descriptions of caring: a phenomenographic interview study.
BMC Nursing, 14:16. DOI 10.1186/s12912-015-0067-9
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/14/16
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
12. Discussion
• Questions that we already posed
– Think about how the researchers justified/located the
study in the overall context of the historical development
of nursing and some current challenges.
– How does the account of methods relates to your ideas
about how to conduct research?
– Raise any questions you would like to ask e.g. clarifying
terminology
• Discuss them in groups, then share in discussion
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
13. Carrying out a phenomenographic
study
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
14. Identifying the research question
This will be in the form of:
What are the qualtatively different ways in which [the
population] conceive of/ experience [the phenomenon]
“The focus of this study was to describe the variation
in how nurses could conceive, understand and
conceptualise the phenomenon of caring” (Andersson
et al, 2015)
15. Selecting the sample
• Identify target population
• Purposive sample
• Try to get variation (you may not know what the
factors in conceiving differently are, but think about
factors which might cause variation: these will vary
depending on the phenomenon studied)
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
17. Key issues
• Data normally normally gathered in semi structured
interviews
• Always circling round the main research question
(including asking it directly!) – sometimes talk about
a spiral process
• Empathy in interviewing
• Bracketing your own views (setting them to one
side); vital not to “lead” interviewee’s thinking
• Ashworth and Lucas (2000) useful article
Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston, 2015
18. Interviewing as a learning experience (see Hornung Salha
& Webber: observations on 3 studies)
• Interviewees mentioned how interviews changed
their thinking
• Interview as a learning experience for both
interviewer and interviewee
• Relationship between interviewer and interviewee
changed
• The setting influenced the quality of the relationship
and of the interview
• Cultural issues & existing relationships need to be
taken into account
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20. Analysis has to reveal 2 things
• Referential aspect (what is being experienced; what
it means): Categories of description, each
category describing one experience/ conception
• Structural aspect (how the phenomenon is
experienced): Outcome space showing how the
categories are related, including the dimensions of
variation that link and separate the conceptions
• We will focus on identifying categories in this
session
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21. Process of analysis
• The most difficult, time-consuming part! “my
phenomenographic research odyssey” (Joseph Essel)
• Iterative process
• Remembering always to focus on quotations: these
exemplify meaning they are not just illustrative
• May be useful to start with one or a few transcripts
• Useful to have team or fellow researcher to challenge
each others’ ideas once you start proposing categories
• Generally categories start emerging before structure,
but again this is iterative
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24. • Many themes associated with the phenomenon may
emerge
• You are looking for the ones in focal awareness,
the ones that are returned to
• Therefore numerous themes may be identified
initially, but dropped in the final analysis
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25. 3 criteria for categories
• They must be qualitatively distinctive
• They should be structurally linked (possibly
hierarchically)
• There should be the minimum number of categories
that can capture the variations in experience or
conception
(Marton and Booth, 1997: 125)
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26. Boon, Johnston &
Webber 2006
TranscriptsInterview Atlas/TI
Interviewee
Discussion, debate,
and analysis
Atlas/TI data
(charts/graphs)
Reading, annotating,
highlighting, selecting
quotes, and concept-
mapping
Interviewer
Reflecting, distilling
and drafting
Example research process
Categories and
outcome space
27. Readings re: analysis
• 2 books published by RMIT (Bowden and Walsh,
2000; Bowden and Green, 2005)
• Methods chapters from PhD theses
• Data analysis section in Lupton (2004)
• Marton and Booth (1997)
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29. • Identify quotations which you think exemplify some
aspect of the interviewee’s conception(s) of
information literacy
– Individually read through the transcript and mark things
out
• Compare and discuss what you have discovered
– Agreement/ disagreement about what are significant
quotations
– Do they exemplify one or more conceptions?
– How might you start to categorise the conceptions?
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30. How you could use
phenomenography in your own work
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31. Reasons for understanding
phenomenography
• Gaining insight into information and healthcare
practice from existing phenomenographic research
• Carrying out your own research
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32. Applications of phenomenographic research
• Variation theory: having identified how learners’
conceive of a subject, you design learning that
enables them to experience the variations
• Workplace training & education (e.g. studies of how
patients’ experience illnesses - useful for training
nurses)
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33. Sheila Webber
Information School
University of Sheffield
s.webber@shef.ac.uk
Twitter & SL: Sheila Yoshikawa
http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/sheilawebber/
Orcid ID 0000-0002-2280-9519
Bill Johnston
Honorary Research Fellow
University of Strathclyde
b.johnston@strath.ac.uk
34. References and readings
• Ashworth, P. and Lucas, U. (2000). Achieving empathy and engagement: a practical
approach to the design, conduct and reporting of phenomenographic research. Studies in
Higher Education, 25(3), 295-308.
• Boon, S., Johnston, B. and Webber, S. (2007). A phenomenographic study of English
faculty's conceptions of information literacy. Journal of Documentation, 63 (2), 204-228.
• Bowden, J.A. & Green, P. (Eds.) (2005). Doing developmental phenomenography.
Melbourne, Australia: RMIT University Press.
https://universitypress.rmittraining.com/doing-developmental-phenomenography
• Bowden, J. and Walsh, E. (2000). Phenomenography. Melbourne, Australia: RMIT
University Press.
• Hornung, E. (2013). On your own, but not alone: one-person librarians in Ireland and their
perceptions of continuing professional development. Library Trends, 61 (3), 675-702.
• Hornung, E., Salha, S. and Webber, S. (2014). Phenomenographic interviews as a
learning process. https://www.slideshare.net/sheilawebber/webber-hornung-salha-ss
• Lupton, M. (2004) The learning connection: information literacy and the student
experience. Adelaide, Australia: Auslib Press.
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35. • Marton, F., & Booth, S. (1997). Learning and awareness. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
• Sjostrom, B. and Dahlgren, L. (2002). Applying phenomenography in nursing
research. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(3), 339-345.
• Stenfors-Hayes, T., Hult, H. & Dahlgren, M. (2013). A phenomenographic approach
to research in medical education. Medical Education, 47, 261–270.
• Webber, S., Boon, S. & Johnston, B. (2005). A comparison of UK academics’
conceptions of information literacy in two disciplines: English and Marketing. Library
and Information Research, 29(93), 4-15.
• Wheeler, E. (2014). Investigating academic librarians’ perceptions of their own
teaching skills. Unpublished MA disseration. Sheffield, England: University of
Sheffield. http://dagda.shef.ac.uk/dispub/dissertations/2013-
14/External/Wheeler_130117630.pdf see also
https://www.slideshare.net/EmilyWheeler/teaching-or-training
• Yates, C., Partridge, H., & Bruce, C. (2012). Exploring information experiences
through phenomenography. Library and Information Research, 36 (112), 96–119.
• Yates, C., Stoodley, I., Partridge, H., Bruce, C., Cooper, H., Day, G., & Edwards, S.
(2012). Exploring health information use by older Australians within everyday life.
Library Trends, 60 (3), 460-478.
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