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2. I heard it on the radio: supporting Pacific family carers through the development of culturally appropriate resources, a descriptive qualitative study.
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Williams, Lisa, Dewes, Ofanaite, and Gott, Merryn
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SERVICES for caregivers ,CULTURE ,CAREGIVER attitudes ,FOCUS groups ,SPIRITUALITY ,RESEARCH methodology ,FAMILIES ,COMMUNITIES ,HUMANITY ,QUALITATIVE research ,HUMAN services programs ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,CULTURAL competence ,ACTION research ,NEED (Psychology) ,NEEDS assessment ,THEMATIC analysis ,MUSIC ,PALLIATIVE treatment ,SPIRITUAL care (Medical care) ,VIDEO recording - Abstract
New public health approaches to palliative care highlight the role of communities in care, yet there is little evidence of studies on community-led initiatives in the palliative care context. Therefore, the aim of this study, which took place in Auckland, New Zealand, was to (1) explore Pacific family carers' views on what they need to feel supported as they care for older family members at the end of life and (2) to devise a resource that reflects their views that may be used to raise community awareness about these needs. This was achieved using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework in which a focus group was carried out and a work group formed to implement the focus group's recommendations that were informed by a thematic analysis of the focus group data. The analysis resulted in the foregrounding of four themes, with the focus of this paper being on the 4th theme, the centrality of spirituality for a group of Pacific caregivers. This emphasis was chosen due to it being an underexplored topic in the palliative care literature. Co-creating resources based on research with community members allows for the development of tailored approaches of significance to that community, in this instance, a music video. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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3. Shifting the narrative and practice of assessing professionalism in dietetics education: An Australasian qualitative study.
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Dart, Janeane, Rees, Charlotte, Ash, Susan, McCall, Louise, and Palermo, Claire
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CULTURE ,RESEARCH ,DIETETICS education ,RESEARCH methodology ,INTERVIEWING ,CURRICULUM ,QUALITATIVE research ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,RESEARCH funding ,PROFESSIONALISM ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
Aim: We aimed to explore current approaches to assessing professionalism in dietetics education in Australia and New Zealand, and asked the questions what is working well and what needs to improve? Method: We employed a qualitative interpretive approach and conducted interviews with academic and practitioner (workplace‐based) educators (total sample n = 78) with a key stake in dietetics education across Australia and New Zealand. Data were analysed using team‐based, framework analysis. Results: Our findings suggest significant shifts in dietetics education in the area of professionalism assessment. Professionalism assessment is embedded in formal curricula of dietetics programs and is occurring in university and placement settings. In particular, advances have been demonstrated in those programs assessing professionalism as part of the programmatic assessment. Progress has been enabled by philosophical and curricula shifts; clearer articulation and shared understandings of professionalism standards; enhanced learner agency and reduced power distance; early identification and intervention of professionalism lapses; and increased confidence and capabilities of educators. Conclusions: These findings suggest there have been considerable advances in professionalism assessment in recent years with shifts in practice in approaching professionalism through a more interpretivist lens, holistically and more student‐centred. Professionalism assessment in dietetics education is a shared responsibility and requires further development and transformation to more fully embed and strengthen curricula approaches across programs. Further work should investigate strategies to build safer learning cultures and capacity for professionalism conversations and in strengthening approaches to remediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. 'I use any pronouns, and I'm questioning everything else': transgender youth and the issue of gender pronouns.
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McGlashan, Hayley and Fitzpatrick, Katie
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CULTURE ,FOCUS groups ,GENDER-neutral pronouns ,RESEARCH methodology ,LANGUAGE & languages ,INTERVIEWING ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,ETHNOLOGY research ,SCHOOLS ,LGBTQ+ people ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
The nature of sex/ualities, genders and schooling has changed considerably over the last 20 years, with global political, social and cultural shifts bringing the lives of queer youth to the fore. Trans youth are now more visible and various kinds of support groups in schools (such as diversity support groups, queer groups and gay-straight alliances) have emerged. This article reports on a critical ethnographic study conducted with queer youth in a co-educational secondary school in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand. The focus of the research was on exploring how LGBTQ students actively negotiate their identities in school. A particular issue of interest was how gendered pronouns (s/he, him, her) are used (both in and outside of schools). We consider how the naming of pronouns both disrupts the articulation between sex, gender and sexuality and also reinforces stable gender identities and binaries. This opens up new possibilities for the trans students to identify but also works to reinforce hierarchies and power relations. We employ the theoretical tools of Foucault (power and resistance) and Butler (the heterosexual matrix, intelligible subjects and performativity) to conceptualise and interpret the power relations evident in trans students' experiences of using gender pronouns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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