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Work on this article was motivated by a speech given by the British Queen on April 5th, 2020, A Rare Public Address Concerning the Ongoing Pandemic. The speech was infused with virtue terms. Using investigator and data-source triangulation, the authors juxtapose Queen Elizabeth II's speech with two similarly motivated speeches by Chinese President Xi and Chilean President Piñera. As these three heads of state represent different socio-political cultures, it is academically interesting to explore (i) to what extent their speeches reflect universal versus local values/virtues and (ii) how their selection of virtues fits into current taxonomies of positive character traits. This article aims to make a contribution to the proverbial universalism versus relativism debate about morality and human values, as well as to the discourse on neo-Aristotelian character education and the psychological discourse on recovering an apt virtue terminology as a task that each of us needs to pursue in our endeavour to understand everyday virtue talk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to investigate the impact of fatherlessness on the psychological development of children from commuter marriage families. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The subject of this study is an 8-year-old child. Data collection techniques in this study include interviews, observations, and psychological tests. Data analysis is conducted through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The data's validity is tested using source triangulation techniques. Based on the research results, the impact of fatherlessness on the psychological development of the child shows that: S does not get quality time with his father to engage in play activities because the father works out of town and returns only once a year. S's father verbally abuses his wife, indicating the loss of the father's role as a source of love and protection from harm. S's father makes rules and decisions within the house without first consulting his wife and children. Every decision made by the father must be followed by the mother and children, or else the father becomes angry. S's father believes that raising and educating children is solely the mother's responsibility, and a husband's role is only to provide for the family financially. S's mother is unable to establish the father's presence in the children's lives. S has difficulty following lessons at school and adapting to school life, as he always needs to be accompanied by his mother. When playing, S only interacts with close friends he already knows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Australia, student-athletes accounted for approximately 60% of the medals won in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Despite this success, little research has looked into how student-athlete pathway programs are communicated to support student-athletes. Drawing from the contemporary marketing lens of transformative-services research (TSR), this study explored how universities can communicate student-athlete pathway programs as a transformative service with a focus on student-athlete well-being. To achieve the aim, a content analysis of universities' sport Web pages (N = 38) was conducted. Triangulation of findings with extant literature from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia indicated considerable scope for advancing communication of student-athlete pathway programs focused on well-being underpinned by TSR. Specifically, the theoretical TSR lens provides a foundation for focusing communication on attributes and services associated with well-being established as important in supporting student-athlete programs in higher education, providing novel practical insight to establish a pathway in sport systems of Australia and other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Service Recovery (SR) processes are difficult for many public services providers because they do not engage customers and have no influence over what they want or anticipate. Customer opinions of customer retention and service recovery (SR) efforts can be greatly influenced by the way their complaints are handled. This study deconstructs theoretical frameworks and examines the viability of SR procedures in public services delivery companies. Focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and online surveys were undertaken to gather information from customers of well-known public airlines and banks. The findings suggest that SR processes need to be revised to better equip workers with the knowledge and tools they need to pinpoint the root causes of public services disruption, and to meet the expectations of customers during each stage of service failure. In addition, analysis suggests that identifying the source of the public services failure issues seems to be a crucial first step in understanding what causes failure. When a problem is identified, the actions that must be taken in order to prevent a recurrence become clearer. These actions include decisions about what reasonable recompense to provide customers to protect both customer loyalty and brand reputation. Several factors were identified in this study as having a significant impact on the success of public banking institutions' SR processes. This included customer participation, the reliability of feedback, the credibility of improvements, the speed with which improvements are implemented, and the sincerity of apologies. The purpose of this research is to provide a theoretical framework to enhance the value of SR procedures inside banking institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There has been increasing use of comic-based approaches within qualitative research as part of an increase in creative and visual methods more generally within social science research. However, whilst increasingly prevalent in dissemination, their use within data collection is less common. This paper examines the dual use of a comic-based approach embedded within a study that explored widening participation in higher education. Initially developed for the triangulation of emergent research findings with a wider group of participants, a comic panel was developed to be used as a focus of discussions within a workshop with 11 practitioners. This was then further developed for wider dissemination and to create a space for dialogue and to engage wider publics with the study's recommendations. Both uses are critically examined, highlighting the affordances of comic-based approaches such as their capacity for supporting dissemination to a wider audience by distilling the findings and presenting them in an engaging way. Furthermore, it argues that the form can allow for creating points of ambiguity that create spaces for the audience to challenge and question taken for granted assumptions on a topic. The paper also sets out possible challenges such the need for specialist skills, the potential for oversimplification and misrepresentation of complex issues. This paper argues that with careful planning, comic-based approaches can add significant value and increase engagement with research. Finally, it offers suggestions for how this approach could be developed by future researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marie Nimier's recent fiction highlights the importance of natural ecology in the fictional protagonist's search for self and for reparations with the past. In La Plage (2016), the juxtaposition of the Anthropocene's disastrous destruction of nature with the emotional catastrophes of a heroine known to the reader simply as "l'inconnue" provides the background for a story of healing and redemption. Among the many aspects of the text that metaphorize its subject—the search for a new language, the return to a metaphorical Garden of Eden of childhood, reassemblages of relationships in the past and present—, is that of the protagonist's emergence as a "terrestrial" in Bruno Latour's sense of the word, that is, as part of a network of actors engaged in saving the planet. Through a process of deterritorialization on the "plage," equated with the "page," she discovers a renewed, hopeful language and a belief in love. A story of re-writing, re-living, and re-building one's memories in and with nature leads to a regeneration of the human belief in a future for the planet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Number of Covid-19 Cases in South Sulawesi Province as of August 1, 2020, from 24 regencies/cities, Palopo city was listed in 16th place with 58 confirmed positive cases. Covid-19 cases are classified as low, but the city of Palopo is set to enter the red zone because it has a CFR of 5.7 percent, while the national set should be 4.8 percent. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Covid-19 prevention program in Palopo City through the criteria Health care system. This research is qualitative research with an instrumental case study approach. This study uses a formative evaluation method intended to monitor program progress during the program, to provide feedback for program improvement and refinement. There were 8 informants divided into 2, namely 6 key informants and 2 additional informants. The data collection techniques used in this study were in-depth interviews, observation techniques, and document techniques. Researchers use triangulation to obtain highlevel truths if approached from various points of view, the triangulation done is data sources, triangulation of theories, and triangulation of methods. The results of research to assess the success of prevention through health service system criteria show that the health system is sufficiently capable of detecting cases of Covid-19 which may return to increase. It is hoped that all health facilities will continue to carry out screening at every entrance to prevent infection at the health facilities and the government will form a special team to provide continuous education to the public about covid-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to explore all the types of students' mental models of number patterns. The study used a qualitative approach with an explorative type. The subjects used to characterize the student's mental models in this study were 46 eighth grade students in Indonesia. To reveal the subjects' mental model, they were asked to solve the number pattern problem and were interviewed. For ensuring the validity and reliability of the research results, triangulation technique was used by comparing the results of video recording interviews and written test results. The study showed that in solving the problem of number patterns given, there were 4 types of mental models. They were formal direct mental model, formal indirect mental model, synthetic direct mental model, and synthetic indirect mental model. What we found in this study shows that some students have different mental models to solve the problem. Hence, in future teachers must introduce various strategies to solve the problem and conduct learning that can enrich students' mental models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research is a qualitative study of the spiritual needs and practice of chronically ill children and their families in the Isan region of Thailand. The purposive sampling was 17 chronically ill children aged 10–18 years old and primary caregivers. Three instruments were used: a questionnaire, in-depth interview with questions adapted from the Spiritual Assessment Scale (SAS) by O'Brien, and non-participant observation. Field note-taking and voice recordings were used for data recording. Triangulation was used before analysis to test for credibility. Content analysis and thematic analysis techniques were used for data analysis. The five specific themes were stated by both children and caregivers. In addition, the spiritual needs and practice identified in this study were strongly related to Buddhism. All children and caregivers respected and believed in Buddha, and so Buddhism and Thai Isan traditions were crucial to their spiritual needs and were reflected in their religious practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a small pilot study, 31 interviewees, including 12 parenting coordinators, 11 mothers, and 8 fathers representing 14 different parenting coordination cases retrospectively described child and family functioning both pre‐ and post‐parenting coordination in phone interviews. They also detailed how often and how well different issues that arose during the parenting coordination work (acrimony, problem‐solving communication, triangulation of the child into the conflict) were actively addressed. Parties tended to view coparenting more positively when reflecting on post‐ compared with pre‐intervention, but reported less change in child adjustment. Discrepancy among same‐case informant reports was common. Parenting coordinators (PCs) consistently rated their interventions as more frequent and successful than did parents. Mothers and fathers largely disagreed on interventions they experienced. While this small N pilot can offer no definitive conclusions, it underscores need for research and wisdom in including both parents' perspectives. Key Points for the Family Court Community: Empirical study of the mechanisms and effectiveness of parenting coordination are urgently needed; parental perspectives have been overlooked in past parenting coordination research.Examining and comparing views of multiple parties within a given case spotlights differences in parent and PC views about parenting coordination effectiveness.When reflecting on adjustment before and after parenting coordination, parties rate some facets of coparenting better post‐ than pre‐parenting coordination, but see little change in child adjustment.PCs typically rate effectiveness more highly than parents, and parents largely disagree with one another and/or with PCs on effectiveness of interventions.Nearly all parties say a focus on child‐centered team‐building would have been helpful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article highlights the representation of triangulation in Raymond Williams's book "Keywords for Today". It highlights the reference of history and social theory in Peter Burke's book by that name, History and Social Theory also considers the usefulness for history research of the conceptual apparatus created by social theorists and also mentions extending the exercise of triangulation to other cultures.

The objective of this study is to analyse different models of educational support that are used in schools with public funding from the perspective of support teachers, counsellors and members of management teams. Participants were 79 professionals from the three areas mentioned above. The methodological approach was a phenomenological qualitative one using focus groups and subsequent qualitative analysis of the data. The systems of categories and subcategories underwent a progressive process of triangulation. The results show that professionals identify support practices that can be divided into two differentiated models: a traditional model linked to a medical perspective of providing personal support to the most vulnerable students and a support model consistent with inclusive education. There are also discrepancies among professionals, especially about the need for support to be provided within the reference classroom. The discussion focuses on identifying essential aspects, to more effectively support students and teachers in an ordinary school context. In addition, professionals question the regulations for their disconnection from the reality they experience in schools. All this requires a rethinking of the functions of support teachers supported by careful initial and ongoing training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to examine emotional regulation in mothers who have children with schizophrenia. Impaired psychological conditions result in negative emotions in the mother, so the ability to regulate positive emotions is needed.This study uses a case study approach. Primary informants consisting of 5 mothers who had children with schizophrenia and secondary informants such as 1 husband, 3 children, and 1 sister of primary informants. Data credibility uses source triangulation techniques which means comparing and checking the degree of trust of information obtained through different time and tools in qualitative research. Data analysis is carried out in the form of interactive analysis. The results of this study indicate that the five informants have different emotional regulation abilities. In the Strategies aspect informants W, R, E, S, and T ; they were feel sad, disappointed, angry, embarrassed and insecure about the condition of their child. In the Enganging aspect where informant T reduces anger by reflecting and staying silent in the room, informant A embraces his child so that the feeling becomes more calm, in informant E chooses to look for activities so as not to be carried away by feelings, while informant S just silences and accepts his child's condition. In the Control aspect where informants R and T, control feelings that occur by thinking about their child's recovery, in informant A choose to look for other activities, while informant E tells his parents and informant S turns attention to the others. In the Acceptance aspect, where informants W, R, E, and S can accept the condition of their child, while the informant T cannot accept the condition of their child. So from the results of the study concluded that mothers who have children with schizophrenia have positive or negative emotion regulation abilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Physical educators seek ways to motivate students to engage in lifelong physical activity. Research demonstrates that autonomysupportive climates improve motor skills and competence in children. Although substantial research exists on the benefits of autonomysupportive climates on children's motor skills, little is known regarding the perceptions of the teachers and the children. We implemented two instructional climates--an autonomy-supportive climate (ASC) and a teacher-centered controlled (TCC) climate, both designed for learning motor skills--and asked children and teachers about their perceptions of the instructional approaches. Twenty-four children and four teachers participated. Data were collected qualitatively through informal interviews with children, in-depth interviews with teachers, and field observations. All researchers engaged in inductive data analysis and triangulation. The results suggest that children preferred the ASC over the TCC, found the ASC challenging, and thought the ASC facilitated independence and choice. These findings suggest an explanation for why earlier studies found positive learning outcomes in ASC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this developmental study is to develop a model of academic writing materials for the English Education Department learners based on the accelerated learning approach. The data of this study consisted of quantitative and qualitative data. The data sources were learners, English instructors, and experts in the academic writing materials design. Data were collected using observations, interviews, questionnaires, documents, and focus group discussion. The materials were developed in four steps: (1) analyzing the existing materials, (2) carrying out needs analysis, (3) developing materials and (4) validating them. Data were analysed using percentages for quantitative data. Miles, Huberman and Saldana technique (2014) was used for qualitative data, namely, data condensation, data display, and verification. In order to establish the trustworthiness of the data, this study implemented the triangulation method: source, method, and theory. The result of this study was a theoretical model of academic writing materials based on accelerated learning containing: (1) the components of English writing materials, (2) communicative principle, (3) learning by integrating mind, emotion, and body, (4) activating conscious and unconscious thought, and (5) relaxation, music, and suggestion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the emergence of triangulation in teacher trainees’ research plans. The main objective of the research is to detect the inappropriate uses of triangulation to point out didactic aspects that can promote the efficiency of educators teaching research methodology. Participants in research methodology courses had to design and document a research process related to school or teaching in the form of a research plan. They had a free choice regarding the topic of the research. The coding of the text corpora amounting to 400 pages was done by combining deductive and inductive logic. The reliability of coding was ensured by intracoding. The results show that inappropriate uses of triangulation can be described as misuse of terminology, false equivalence of triangulation and methodological triangulation, and false equivalence of triangulation and mixed methods. The problems encountered have a double feedback function. First, they give feedback for the academic course, second, after drawing the conclusions they also serve as self-reflection to form education activities and thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Triangulation is an important subject in marriage and family therapy. Chinese family culture emphasizes consanguinity, which means that adult children have great difficulty separating from their original families and establishing clear boundaries. This results in the unique problem of family-of-origin triangulation in Chinese marriages. The current study explored the relationship between family-of-origin triangulation and the marital quality of Chinese couples, and examined the mediating role of in-law relationships. A total of 341 Chinese couples, ranging from newlyweds to those with school-aged children, participated in the survey. The results demonstrate that family-of-origin triangulation of both husbands and wives negatively predicted wives' marital quality, whereas husbands' marital quality was only predicted by their own family-of-origin triangulation. Moreover, family-of-origin triangulation not only predicted marital quality directly, but also indirectly by damaging the relationships with in-laws. The actor effects of family-of-origin triangulation were partially mediated by in-law relationships, whereas the partner effects of husbands' triangulation on wives' marital quality was fully mediated by in-law relationships. Family therapists in China should pay more attention to intergenerational relationships and reestablishing the sub-system boundaries of husband and wife, and at the same time, focus on repairing the couple's relationships with the in-laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employing a multiple method triangulation strategy and adapting Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model as a theoretical framework, this study used the World Press Photo Awards (WPPA) as a sample to empirically assess the extent to which gender influences the production, representation and reception of conflict images. The study examined whether women photojournalists are gaining increasing recognition, and gauged whether there are discernible gendered differences in the semiotics of conflict photographs. The image sample was then presented to focus groups in three countries to evaluate gendered decoding practices, followed by interviews with seven women WPPA winners to examine gender in relation to encoding practices, and their gendered experiences when photographing subjects in conflict zones. Findings suggest that the gradual increase in the numbers of women photographers may account for the shift toward "aftermath" imagery, but that a complex assimilatory process has wrought an intersection between traditionally "feminine" and "masculine" tropes. Women are still under-represented in photojournalism, and, while not wishing to be defined by gender, they have a sense of "doing things differently"; in gaining access unique to the world of women, women photographers have intimate access to subjects which would otherwise remain under-represented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As to the risks of what I call the 'triangulation' of both public power and private emotion, I extend my earlier treatment of 'mediation' in The Merchant of Venice to Measure for Measure, King Lear, Hamlet, and The Tempest, linking to them Shakespeare's Sonnet 134. For Shakespeare, whether poet or playwright, a private triangulation of direct romantic obligation is as nettlesome as the public official's similar behaviour - as when the Duke 'outsources' Viennese power to Angelo - and the results are quite as disastrous. The complex and highly legalistic sonnet concerns the triangulation of passion from the speaker to a friend. The beloved winds up ensnaring both through 'the statute of [her] beauty'. The word 'surety' - used centrally in the poem and twice in Merchant - pinpoints, through the delegation to a third party of obligations otherwise charged directly to two committed parties, the underlying Shakespearean problematic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Using patient-reported experiences, this study: 1) quantitatively evaluated TTTS screening trends, 2) examined screening and diagnostic experiences using a mixed methods approach, and 3) determined gaps in clinical care experiences. Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Data was collected using a self-report, retrospective survey. A triangulation design was used to validate quantitative survey data with thematically analyzed qualitative data. Setting: Participants were recruited through social media and national foundations and completed the survey online. Participants: Participants were 312 women who completed a TTTS pregnancy in the United States, representing the largest survey of participants who have experienced TTTS. Methods: Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were conducted. Multivariate logistic regression examined predictors of ultrasound frequency. Qualitative data were initially coded by hand and checked using qualitative software. Results: The percentages of participants reporting guideline recommended screening, including identification of pregnancy type by gestational week 13 and timely receipt of ultrasounds, increased over time. However, 44.6% of participants diagnosed in recent years (2014 and later), reported that prior to TTTS diagnosis, they did not receive biweekly or more frequent ultrasounds. Three patient-reported provider practices were related to receiving ultrasounds at the recommended frequency: (1) determining MCDA status prior to gestational week 14, (2) providing participants with early warnings about the risk of TTTS to their pregnancies after MCDA status had been determined, and (3) referring participants to a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist after MCDA identification, as validated by qualitative data. Our qualitative data revealed gaps in effective clinical care experiences among OB/GYN and specialist providers. Conclusion: These findings indicate screening and diagnosis for TTTS, as reported by patients, is improving in the United States; however, further efforts are required to ensure all patients receive appropriate screening, education and a team-based approach to comprehensive and supportive clinical care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an article published in this journal, Partington (2014) addresses the criticism often made against corpus linguistics that it is apparently unable to cope with absences. He convincingly argues that corpus linguistics is better suited to account for absences than has been claimed. I resume the debate by discussing a type of absence not fully addressed in Partington (2014) which I have termed 'creative absences'. With a focus on corpus stylistics, I consider the way in which the author Henry Green dispenses with a compulsory element in the grammatical structure of Standard English, i.e. the determiner (mainly, the definite article). By means of a manual analysis as well as two corpus stylistic analyses (keyness and text-type analysis) of the novel Living (Green 1929), I explore the effects of such an unorthodox use and argue, alongside Partington (2014), for the usefulness of corpus approaches to account for at least certain types of absences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research was conducted to describe the character establishment of learners through learning dance in terms of the learning process, exercises and elements of traditional dance. This research was conducted to find and explain the process of learning traditional dance in the development of learners' character establishment. This research data is in the form of information, documents and learning process collected through interview, literature study and observation. Meanwhile, triangulation method is done to test the validity of data from those various sources. The result shows that learning the traditional dance of Bajul Mahambara can enrich the experience of learners and on the other hand train the intellect and sense by understanding the characters of local wisdom contained in traditional dance. Learning traditional dance can give a positive influence in establishing the character of learners which are (1) religiosity; (2) honesty; (3) responsibility and cooperation; (4) tolerance; (5) discipline; (6) creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case study is a popular research design within the social sciences despite concerns of its credibility. Case studies provide an in-depth exploration of the unit of analysis (case). Hence, data triangulation is a key characteristic of the design whose purpose is to provide a thick, rich, and contextual description. Data for varied sources enhances credibility of the study. However, studies involving only one source of evidence exist in peer reviewed publications. This paper reviews the nature of case studies and discusses the importance of data triangulation. Further, three published case studies involving a single source of data are reviewed and suggestions of more appropriate designs are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To understand the on-line knowledge examination, the Interdisciplinary Evaluation and Feedback Seminar (SERI in Spanish) and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as innovative evaluation strategies, based on the perceptions of faculty and students of an medical programme basic area. Materials and methods: Qualitative, microethnographic research. Five focus groups and seven in-depth interviews were conducted with faculty members and students who gave their informed consent and their permission for recording. The data were analysed using open axial coding and emerging categories. Triangulation of sources, authors and techniques was used, and a final report was prepared before returning the information. Results: The strategies studied have strengths and weaknesses; on-line examination is well accepted by the students but there is a lack coordination. Greater faculty training in the use of the platform is required, and it is important to establish mechanisms to avoid potential fraud. SERI favours feedback but there is a need to reduce the risk of affecting self-esteem and to find ways to improve knowledge assessment. OSCE comes closer to the correlation between basic training and clinical practice, but organisation and physical space for stations need to be improved. Conclusions: Innovative evaluation strategies must be the focus of constant review in terms of their structure and implementation in order to strengthen comprehensive student training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Creating new government levels through structural reforms also changes the settings of institutional participation. In this article, institutional participation is scrutinized as a question of legitimacy in changing local government by focusing on the effects of creating regional self-government. To investigate this question, this article utilizes a triangulation of data and methods through statistics, a survey and interviews. By considering many viewpoints, it is possible to create a general view on the diverse interpretations of the question. The study shows that structural reforms not only change the structures of participation but also require organizational "sponginess" for citizen involvement in order to create a new, legitimate government level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multiple disorders once jointly conceived as “nervous diseases” became segregated by the distinct institutional traditions forged in neurology and psychiatry. As a result, each field specialized in the study and treatment of a subset of such conditions. Here we propose new avenues for interdisciplinary interaction through a triangulation of both fields with social neuroscience. To this end, we review evidence from five relevant domains (facial emotion recognition, empathy, theory of mind, moral cognition, and social context assessment), highlighting their common disturbances across neurological and psychiatric conditions and discussing their multiple pathophysiological mechanisms. Our proposal is anchored in multidimensional evidence, including behavioral, neurocognitive, and genetic findings. From a clinical perspective, this work paves the way for dimensional and transdiagnostic approaches, new pharmacological treatments, and educational innovations rooted in a combined neuropsychiatric training. Research-wise, it fosters new models of the social brain and a novel platform to explore the interplay of cognitive and social functions. Finally, we identify new challenges for this synergistic framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author presents a three-step process for selecting participants for any study of a social phenomenon that occurs between people in locations and at times that are difficult to observe. The process is described with illustrative examples from a previous study of help giving in a community of learners. This paper includes a rationale for combining peer-reporting questionnaires with social network analysis to find the authorities among a community of pre-service teachers. Triangulation is recommended as a technique to verify results and ensure accurate findings from the questionnaires. Implications and limitations are provided to help facilitate a successful modification and adaptation to future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]