Journal of Action Qualitative & Mixed Methods Research

Rigor in qualitative research

Ilhan Gunbayi — 2024-08-23

Numerous studies have been published on the rigor of qualitative research, presenting both shared and differing concepts, definitions, and approaches. In this editorial on rigor in qualitative research, the author aims to clarify these concepts by drawing on literature, mainly from Guba (1981) and Lincoln & Guba (1985), as well as his own research experiences, providing examples to illustrate key points.

Metaphorical perceptions of nurses working in pandemic units about being a nurse during Covid-19: A mixed methods research

Belkıs Şimşek — 2024-08-26

The aim of the research is to examine the perceptions of nurses working in pandemic units about being a nurse during the Covid-19 process using the metaphor analysis method. The sample of the research consisted of 54 nurses who worked in pandemic units. In the research, the data transformation type of convergent mixed design, which is a mixed methods design in which qualitative and quantitative data are collected together, was used. 79.6% of the nurses participating in the research are between the ages of 26-35, 72.2% are women, 59.3% are single and 70.4% do not have children. In the study, nurses created 24 different metaphors about being a nurse during the Covid-19 process. The metaphors were collected in five conceptual categories: situation, action, animal, profession and object. It has been observed that metaphors generally evoke restriction of freedom, isolation, inauthenticity/meaninglessness, negative impact on the professional self-concept and worthlessness. A significant difference was detected in the object metaphors category with the variables of marital status and having children. There isn’t any significant difference was detected in the variables of gender, total years of work in the profession and the unit where nurses work. In light of these results; It was thought that nurses were very worn out during the pandemic process, experienced burnout, and their professional self-concept was damaged. In this context, it is recommended to support and strengthen nurses professionally and psychosocially during difficult processes such as pandemics.

An examination of doctoral dissertations in the field of educational administration in Turkey between 2012-2022 in terms of social paradigms

Baris Aksoy — 2024-08-26

This study aimed to examine the distribution of doctoral dissertations in educational administration (supervision, planning, and economics) in the Department of Educational Sciences in Turkey between 2012 and 2022, regarding social paradigms. The systematic review design's systematic analysis type was used to search through the YÖK National Dissertation Centre database. As a result of the search, 172 doctoral dissertations were included in the scope of this study. The methodology sections of doctoral dissertations were analyzed according to research methods, research designs, data collection techniques knowledge-constitutive interests, philosophical movements, and social paradigms. In the study, it was found that the realism/modernism-based functional paradigm based on technical interest came to the fore, in this direction, the quantitative research method was the most used research method between 2012 and 2022, while idealism-based qualitative and pragmatism-based mixed method research have been used more by researchers since 2020. In addition, according to the research findings, only 10 of the researchers provided information about the philosophy and paradigm they were influenced by. In line with these results, it is recommended that researchers should follow the national and international literature, conduct their studies by following the paradigm transformation in this field, and inform the reader about the philosophy and paradigm on which the research is based in a way that reflects the world view of the researcher in their studies.

Violence against women: Definition, types and the role of men

Mesut Görücü — 2024-09-30

Violence against women is still a social problem that needs to be solved in almost all societies because women have been more delicate, weak or more sensitive than men from past to present. In addition to business and social life, violence experienced especially in the marriage union, which is the basis of society, causes severe damage to family life. In this study, qualitative systematic review design with literature review variant were used to understand and to interpret the concept, types of violence against women and the role of men. As a result, it can be said that violence, which is a social problem, cannot be solved only by legal regulations for women who are victims of violence, men who perpetrate violence should also be a part of this solution and it is important for women to have economic independence at every stage of their lives.