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Oregon State University
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Seuser, Christina N.
Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth.
Degree: MA, 2009, Oregon State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12075
► The Disney Company is an inescapable force in American life that is often detached from the stigma of big business and instead viewed as something…
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▼ The Disney Company is an inescapable force in American life that is often detached from the stigma of big business and instead viewed as something particularly valuable, the United States’ foremost storyteller. In addition to the stories that the Disney Company
produces through its animated and live-action productions, there is another story directly tied to the Disney Company that has the ability to affect audiences, the story of Walt Disney himself. This study focuses on how the documentary Walt: The Man Behind the Myth moves the audience towards adherence to the Walt Disney life-story presented within the documentary. In order to achieve this end, a
narrative analysis of the documentary that is influenced by the works of Fisher (1987), Barthes (1966) and Genette (1980) is conducted. In addition to providing insight into how the Disney
Company presents an acceptable
narrative to the audience, the
narrative analysis of the documentary also provides a model for uncovering persuasive techniques through the lens of
narrative rationality. The
narrative analysis reveals Walt: The Man Behind the
Myth utilizes a variety of techniques throughout the
narrative that result in the
narrative reaching a high level of
narrative coherence and fidelity, giving the version of the Walt Disney life-story presented a strong chance at achieving audience adherence. In exploring the techniques used, the study lends insight into the way other fact narratives and life-stories may achieve
narrative persuasiveness within an audience.
Advisors/Committee Members: Goodnow, Trischa (advisor), Bowker, Judy (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: narrative; Discourse analysis, Narrative
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Seuser, C. N. (2009). Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12075
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Seuser, Christina N. “Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12075.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Seuser, Christina N. “Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth.” 2009. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Seuser CN. Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12075.
Council of Science Editors:
Seuser CN. Weaving Walt : a rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques
within Walt: the man behind the myth. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12075

University of Guelph
2.
Wong, Fiona.
Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia.
Degree: MS, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, 2012, University of Guelph
URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4057
► To date, research delving into the narratives of living with dementia during mealtimes is limited. The methodology used is thematic narrative analysis, following the elements…
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▼ To date, research delving into the narratives of living with dementia during mealtimes is limited. The methodology used is thematic
narrative analysis, following the elements of a 3D
narrative inquiry space proposed by Clandinin and Connelly (2000). The purpose was to develop stories by reconstructing participants’ experiences to capture insight into how mealtimes change overtime and how adaptations reflect resilience. Two themes and several subthemes were revealed. The first major theme is ‘Developing strategies for positive adaptation’, with four subthemes including reminiscing, incorporating humour, establishing social support, and having hope and optimism. The second major theme is ‘Continuing to learn and adapt’, with three subthemes including focusing on the positive gains and personal growth, balancing past pleasures while adapting to the new normal, and accumulating life experiences. This work serves as a basis for future studies examining into the concept of resilience among families living with dementia in greater depth.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sutherland, Olga (advisor), Keller, Heather (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Resilience; Dementia; Mealtime; Narrative Analysis; Thematic Narrative Analysis; Narrative
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Wong, F. (2012). Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia. (Masters Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4057
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wong, Fiona. “Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Guelph. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4057.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wong, Fiona. “Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wong F. Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Guelph; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4057.
Council of Science Editors:
Wong F. Stories of Change: Mealtime Resilience of Families Living with Dementia. [Masters Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2012. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4057

Royal Holloway, University of London
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Lively, Adam.
Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction.
Degree: PhD, 2015, Royal Holloway, University of London
URL: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/mediation-and-dynamics-in-the-experience-of-narrative-fiction(87849045-8230-45a1-91bb-4e6d950a0c68).html
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792333
► This interdisciplinary thesis, an exercise in post-classical narratology that draws on "second-generation" cognitive science, phenomenology and semiotics, argues for mediation and dynamics as the basis…
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▼ This interdisciplinary thesis, an exercise in post-classical narratology that draws on "second-generation" cognitive science, phenomenology and semiotics, argues for mediation and dynamics as the basis of the experience of reading narrative fiction. Chapter One, "Narrative Mediation", presents the case for seeing the primary form of narrative signification as being a triadic mediation (as opposed to a dyadic "communication") involving not just the parties to the communication but also their joint attention on (and intentions towards) the object of their communication. The narratological implications of this triadic view (which draws on recent discussions in developmental and evolutionary psychology) are explored through readings of the Decameron and Don Quixote, and through a discussion of the semiotics of "character" in fiction. Chapter Two, "Narrative Contexture", draws out the functionalist implications of this view of narrative language, arguing that the interaction of reader and narrative text is characterized by a dynamic, "non-linear" systematicity in which the non-linearity is constituted by the polyfunctionality inherent to language. This dynamic systematicity is termed, following the Czech structuralist Jan Mukařovský, its contexture. One of the most important features of the contexture is its holistic appeal, through the "aesthetic function", to the entirety and open-endedness of the perceiver's experience. Chapter Three, "Narrative Disclosure", identifies this experientiality as a key feature of modern fiction, and puts forward the argument that both the experience of and the experience ("representations of consciousness") in modern narrative involve the bringing to awareness of a fundamental process of phenomenological "disclosure" whereby the world is manifested in consciousness. This "bringing to awareness" through semiotic mediation is illustrated through readings of Lewis Carroll and John Updike, and of narratives by Georges Rodenbach and W.G. Sebald which incorporate photographs into the text.
Subjects/Keywords: narratology; narrative theory; Narrative Analysis; Narrative Structure; Cognition; Phenomenology; semiotics
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Lively, A. (2015). Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction. (Doctoral Dissertation). Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved from https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/mediation-and-dynamics-in-the-experience-of-narrative-fiction(87849045-8230-45a1-91bb-4e6d950a0c68).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792333
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lively, Adam. “Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/mediation-and-dynamics-in-the-experience-of-narrative-fiction(87849045-8230-45a1-91bb-4e6d950a0c68).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792333.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lively, Adam. “Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lively A. Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/mediation-and-dynamics-in-the-experience-of-narrative-fiction(87849045-8230-45a1-91bb-4e6d950a0c68).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792333.
Council of Science Editors:
Lively A. Mediation and dynamics in the experience of narrative fiction. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2015. Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/mediation-and-dynamics-in-the-experience-of-narrative-fiction(87849045-8230-45a1-91bb-4e6d950a0c68).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792333

University of Houston
4.
Kar, Sudipta.
Automatic Characterization of Stories.
Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2020, University of Houston
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/6709
► Computerized systems capable of generating high-level story descriptions have many potential real-life applications. However, enabling computers to do so requires teaching computers to obtain an…
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▼ Computerized systems capable of generating high-level story descriptions have many potential real-life applications. However, enabling computers to do so requires teaching computers to obtain an abstract understanding of natural language stories algorithmically, which is one of the non-trivial problems in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing. In this thesis, we tackle the challenge of automatically characterizing stories at a high-level by generating a set of tags from
narrative texts written in English. We start by presenting a background study on the problem, discuss the required resources for research, and propose a new corpus to facilitate research on high-level story understanding by selecting tag prediction for movies as an application of this problem. Then, we focus on designing methods for high-level story understanding from written narratives and predicting tags for movies from the written plot synopses. First, we employ a wide range of linguistic features to design a machine learning approach for generating descriptive tags for stories from
narrative texts. At the next step, we design a neural methodology for modeling the flow of emotions throughout stories and enhance a system that uses a high-level representation of
narrative texts to predict tags. We furthermore exploit the hierarchical structure of text documents to encode the synopses and strengthen the tag prediction mechanism. In the final part of this thesis, we demonstrate a technique utilizing user reviews to generate tags for characterizing stories at a high-level. We made the new dataset, source code of systems, and a live tag prediction system publicly available to the community to encourage further exploration in the direction of automatic story characterization.
Advisors/Committee Members: Solorio, Thamar (advisor), Verma, Rakesh M. (committee member), Lapata, Mirella (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: NLP; Narrative Analysis; Deep Learning
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Kar, S. (2020). Automatic Characterization of Stories. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/6709
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kar, Sudipta. “Automatic Characterization of Stories.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Houston. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10657/6709.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kar, Sudipta. “Automatic Characterization of Stories.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kar S. Automatic Characterization of Stories. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Houston; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/6709.
Council of Science Editors:
Kar S. Automatic Characterization of Stories. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Houston; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/6709

University of Houston
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-8703-4646.
Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative.
Degree: DMA, Music, 2019, University of Houston
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/4461
► This essay explores the application of narrative analysis to the genre of jazz and focuses on the form, the semantic concepts involved in the projection…
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▼ This essay explores the application of
narrative analysis to the genre of jazz and focuses on the form, the semantic concepts involved in the projection of musical
narrative, and the act of transvaluation in Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus. The
narrative archetype proposed in my research is based on the work Byron Almén and James Liszka. The application of semiotic and
narrative analysis to Pegasus will contribute to an understanding of how Shorter utilizes specific motives, melodies, and compositional techniques in the expression of musical meaning. I believe this analytic methodology will uncover aspects of expression involving melody, improvisation, and harmony in jazz that current methods of jazz
analysis do not address. Semiotic and
narrative analysis offers interpretive insights into the creative process of the composer or improviser. This approach can potentially inform students and teachers in constructing and developing relationships between melody, improvisation, and harmony. While this essay is focused on the composition and not the improvisation, I intend for my research to help others apply semiotic and
narrative analysis to both composition and improvisation in jazz.
Advisors/Committee Members: Koozin, Timothy (committee member), Sposato, Jeffrey S. (committee member), Smith, Rob (committee member), Marmolejo, Noe (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Jazz; Narrative Analysis; Shorter, Wayne
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-8703-4646. (2019). Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/4461
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
-8703-4646. “Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Houston. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10657/4461.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
-8703-4646. “Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
Vancouver:
-8703-4646. Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Houston; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/4461.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
Council of Science Editors:
-8703-4646. Wayne Shorter’s Pegasus: A Mythical Jazz Narrative. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Houston; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/4461
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete

Tampere University
6.
Bakhtina, Yulia.
Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
.
Degree: 2014, Tampere University
URL: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95739
► This thesis studies the narrative interview of an Ingrian woman, who was evacuated to Finland with her family as thousands of other Ingrian Finns during…
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▼ This thesis studies the narrative interview of an Ingrian woman, who was evacuated to Finland with her family as thousands of other Ingrian Finns during the Second World War, according to the agreement between Finnish and German authorities. However, in 1945 the government of the USSR demanded return of those soviet citizens back to the Soviet Union, where they would live in Siberia or other places of the Soviet Russia without any right to go back to the places of their origins or leave the country. Therefore, tens of thousands Ingrian Finns who survived the WWII had to survive also the life in exile.
The problematic of Ingrian Finns has been studied by different scientists from a variety of academic fields. This thesis makes an attempt to find out how the interviewee shapes her identity and constructs spaces and chronotopes during the process of narration, what kind of interconnection is there between the categories identification and space in the autobiographical interview.
This research is constructed as a case study design. In order to understand remigrant woman s sense of identity and space gender approach is combined with cultural studies perspective in addition to sociological framework. By using narrative analysis this study tries to investigate which meanings in the text of the autobiographical interview emphasize the significance of some events and periods of time in the participant s life. What kind of events are there as a background on which the respondent shapes her identity and constructs spaces? How the narrator creates places and what are their meanings? These and some other questions arise here during the research. Hence, this study makes an attempt to define and deeply analyze the key concepts and events chosen by the respondent in her story-telling that play essential part in the process of identification and the construction of space in narrative.
As a kind of discourse, narrative involves a dialogue about the variety of perceptions and understandings of the world. It has been an absolute privilege to be able to take a part in a life journey of the person who is willing to share her own understanding of the world and the way she makes sense of life. This kind of life experience makes the study unique and valuable by offering different perspectives on identity and space research.
Subjects/Keywords: identification;
space;
autobiographical interview;
narrative;
chronotope;
narrative analysis;
remigration;
dislocation
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Bakhtina, Y. (2014). Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
. (Masters Thesis). Tampere University. Retrieved from https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95739
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bakhtina, Yulia. “Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Tampere University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95739.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bakhtina, Yulia. “Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bakhtina Y. Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Tampere University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95739.
Council of Science Editors:
Bakhtina Y. Zhizn' kak puteshestvie : hronotopy i narrativnaja samoidentifikacia v avtobiograficheskom interv'ju
. [Masters Thesis]. Tampere University; 2014. Available from: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/95739
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Frank, Amanda.
Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer.
Degree: Sociology, 2011, Dalarna University
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6410
► Narratives about life-changing events like cancer have become more common in today’s society. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether gender…
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▼ Narratives about life-changing events like cancer have become more common in today’s society. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether gender patterns in society can also be found in pathographies about cancer, and further to investigate how gender is expressed in these cancer related narratives. Questions were posed on characteristics of the autobiographical cancer narratives, how gender is constructed by the authors of these narratives, and what these narratives say about gender structures’ liability to change in the individuals affected by this disease.
The material consisted of two Swedish pathographies about breast cancer, written by women, and two Swedish pathographies about prostate cancer, written by men. These works were published in the first decade of the present century. Narrative interpretation was used as the analysis method. The results show that gender patterns expressed in these narratives mainly follow conventional standards. Gender structures appear to be resistant to change in men and women diagnosed with cancer. The narratives by the women authors appear though to be somewhat more open to using the notions of manhood than was sees in narratives by the male authors regarding norms of femininity.
Subjects/Keywords: pathography; cancer; gender structure; gender; narrative analysis; narrative
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Frank, A. (2011). Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer. (Thesis). Dalarna University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6410
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Frank, Amanda. “Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer.” 2011. Thesis, Dalarna University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6410.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Frank, Amanda. “Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Frank A. Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer. [Internet] [Thesis]. Dalarna University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6410.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Frank A. Bland amasoner och eunucker : En kvalitativ studie av patografier av kvinnor med bröstcancer och män med prostatacancer. [Thesis]. Dalarna University; 2011. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-6410
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Southern California
8.
Muccitelli, Linda M.
An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida.
Degree: PhD, Occupational Science, 2013, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/239993/rec/666
► For a person with a congenital disability, evidence indicates that the early life story of birth can be a resource for identity formation. Despite this,…
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▼ For a person with a congenital disability, evidence
indicates that the early life story of birth can be a resource for
identity formation. Despite this, early life stories in general and
birth stories in particular have rarely been studied or analyzed
theoretically. In this research, the author analyzed birth stories
told by 12 adults with spina bifida which were gathered during an
original
narrative study entitled Understanding the Life
Experiences of Adults with Spina Bifida (Lawlor & Neville-Jan,
2003). The author's interpretations were guided by
narrative and
thematic
analysis. The author identified three emergent themes
including a) creating coherence, b) resistance and desire, and 3)
creating meaning. Participants constructed and negotiated stories
about their birth in a variety ways. One participant created
coherence by blaming the medical profession, another by
re-performing his birth through
narrative. Several participants
created meaning through metaphors, such as the body as a machine,
beating the odds, and life and death; while others situated their
stories within a spiritual framework.
Advisors/Committee Members: Neville-Jan, Ann (Committee Chair), Lawlor, Mary (Committee Member), Brekke, John S. (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: spina bifida; birth stories; disability; early life; narrative inquiry; narrative analysis
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Muccitelli, L. M. (2013). An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/239993/rec/666
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Muccitelli, Linda M. “An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/239993/rec/666.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Muccitelli, Linda M. “An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Muccitelli LM. An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/239993/rec/666.
Council of Science Editors:
Muccitelli LM. An analysis of birth stories of adults with spina
bifida. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/239993/rec/666

University of Georgia
9.
Byrd, Nathan Cook.
Connecting the dots between faith and life.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27078
► The purpose of this narrative study was to gain understanding into the faith development of Christian emerging adults after graduation who were leaders in a…
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▼ The purpose of this narrative study was to gain understanding into the faith development of Christian emerging adults after graduation who were leaders in a Christian collegiate ministry while undergraduates at a large southern university.
Three questions guided the narrative interview process and data analysis. First, how does the faith of Christian emerging adults change after college graduation? Second, how do emerging adults negotiate the relationship between faith and identity? Third,
what happens in the experience and expression of faith during emerging adulthood? Two face-to-face interviews were conducted with each of the fourteen participants seeking to elicit narratives of faith development and experience. Participants were also
asked to select and bring an artifact, representative of their faith or faith journey, to the first interview. After the initial interview, narrative analysis was conducted and initial findings were discussed with each participant in a second interview.
Narrative analysis of the data revealed five key findings: (a) faith was influenced by each participant’s relationship with others; (b) faith was influenced by “the bubble” constructed by each participant. The bubble is the cultural environment that
gives meaning to one’s life and experiences while providing insulation from influences contrary to one’s chosen or preferred perspective; (c) the significance of faith was indicated and influenced by each participant’s activities; (d) each participant’s
faith was influenced by mystical experiences; and (e) faith development was influenced and motivated by his or her hopes and dreams for the future. Four conclusions were derived from the themes. First, the participants in this study operationalized their
faith. Second, faith remained vital through emerging adulthood. Third, participants negotiated faith and identity within the bubble; the culturally situated, holistic, worldview that serves as the lens through which each participant viewed and made
meaning of the world. The bubble was also an insulator from unwanted “differences.” Fourth, self-authorship was a continuous narrative process mediated through experience and relationships.
Subjects/Keywords: Faith development; emerging adulthood; narrative analysis; narrative identity; self-authorship
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Byrd, Nathan Cook. “Connecting the dots between faith and life.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27078.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Byrd, Nathan Cook. “Connecting the dots between faith and life.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Byrd NC. Connecting the dots between faith and life. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27078.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Byrd NC. Connecting the dots between faith and life. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/27078
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
10.
Golden, K.
"Who am I?" : personal accounts of the dementia assessment process and the impact of the dementia label.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2018, University of East London
URL: https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874vy
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.795074
► There are competing models through which a dementia diagnosis can be understood, but what dominates the assessment process for dementia diagnosis is the medical model,…
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▼ There are competing models through which a dementia diagnosis can be understood, but what dominates the assessment process for dementia diagnosis is the medical model, which neglects the social, cultural, and political aspects of the diagnosis. In a Western society where value is ascribed to qualities associated with youth, such as good physical health, the rhetoric around older adults and dementia has long been dominated by stories of dependence and burden. Assuming them to be passive and unreliable, little research into the opinions of those diagnosed with dementia has been undertaken, but studies eliciting first-hand accounts suggest that the practice of diagnosis is inconsistent and often fails to meet the needs of the people receiving the diagnosis. Aiming to add depth to this research, four people aged over 65 with a dementia diagnosis were interviewed to evaluate the impact of socio-cultural discourse on their experience of being assessed for and living with a dementia diagnosis. Narrative analysis was then used, attending to the performative, descriptive, and contextual elements of the accounts. The study revealed the narrative abilities of people diagnosed with dementia and showed that hegemonic discourse on dementia alongside personal philosophies affect how the label is received and understood, and whether it is accepted or rejected. Participants also demonstrated value in interdependence, and a variety of post-diagnostic needs, reflecting the heterogeneity of those who receive the diagnosis. The implications of this study are then discussed, considering the impact that utilising the social model of disability could have on the treatment of people diagnosed with dementia.
Subjects/Keywords: 150; Narrative; narrative analysis; older adults; dementia; diagnosis; personhood; ageing
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Golden, K. “"Who am I?" : personal accounts of the dementia assessment process and the impact of the dementia label.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of East London. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874vy ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.795074.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Golden, K. “"Who am I?" : personal accounts of the dementia assessment process and the impact of the dementia label.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Golden K. "Who am I?" : personal accounts of the dementia assessment process and the impact of the dementia label. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of East London; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874vy ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.795074.
Council of Science Editors:
Golden K. "Who am I?" : personal accounts of the dementia assessment process and the impact of the dementia label. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of East London; 2018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874vy ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.795074

University of Texas – Austin
11.
-3374-5725.
The zone of narrative distance : between agency and authenticity.
Degree: PhD, Communication Studies, 2016, University of Texas – Austin
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/38769
► This is a qualitative study of more than 600 personal narratives of explanation, imagination, celebration, transportation, elevation, and circumspection. Participants (n=130) recreated narratives of their…
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▼ This is a qualitative study of more than 600 personal narratives of explanation, imagination, celebration, transportation, elevation, and circumspection. Participants (n=130) recreated narratives of their lived experiences in response to prompts and corresponding six angles of appreciation adapted from an “Open Architecture of Narratology ” (Browning & Morris, 2012). Through a constant comparative
analysis, recurrent concepts and categories emerged to support the theoretical development of a communicatively constructed “Zone of
Narrative Distance”. Grounded theory
analysis (Glaser & Strauss, 1967, 2008) also supports “
narrative authenticity” as a perceived possible seventh angle for
narrative appreciation. In enacting variations of
narrative agency, narrators communicatively construed an epistemic distance afforded by remoteness in retrospective reflection and sense making of past experiences. Ontological and epistemological characteristics of the “Zone of
Narrative Distance” are discussed in light of potential contribution to the greater discipline of
narrative impact across multiple disciplines.
Advisors/Committee Members: Browning, Larry D. (advisor), Stephens, Keri K (committee member), Dukerich , Janet (committee member), Berkelaar Van Pelt , Brenda (committee member), Maxwell, Madeleine (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Zone of Narrative Distance; Narrative authenticity; Grounded theory analysis
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-3374-5725. “The zone of narrative distance : between agency and authenticity.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/38769.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
-3374-5725. “The zone of narrative distance : between agency and authenticity.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
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Vancouver:
-3374-5725. The zone of narrative distance : between agency and authenticity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/38769.
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Author name may be incomplete
Council of Science Editors:
-3374-5725. The zone of narrative distance : between agency and authenticity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Texas – Austin; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/38769
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NSYSU
12.
Chiu, Ming-Chuan.
The Practical Wisdom from A Sales Manager.
Degree: Master, EMBA, 2011, NSYSU
URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0823111-101905
► Abstract Sales work is an occupation which constantly is available for people. Salespeople are always wanted, but only few of them can reach exquisite performance.…
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▼ Abstract
Sales work is an occupation which constantly is available for people. Salespeople are always wanted, but only few of them can reach exquisite performance. For most people, selling is easy. However, it also brings the harshest challenge to human nature. Sales representatives could easily lose their resolution of achieving goals when they are encountered customersâ endless problems and sales resistance. They always face tremendous achievement pressure, which could destroy their strong will in no time. In most peopleâs impression, a professional sales manager has to be a person and a rich speaker. However, holding the same position, and having close observation toward numberless business chargers, I possess different opinion. A successful sales manager is usually prudent, self-disciplined, and achieves goals through effort of the whole team members. He learns humbly, and accumulates wisdom through his team group, as well as foster excellent ability, and great fortitude from failure experience. Thus, he becomes a top manager in his field.
This paper discusses the resulted problems and their processing strategies when a sales manager confronts his customer. The author takes his past work experience as a sales manager in a British lubricant oil company as examples. Using the
narrative analysis and participant observation method, this paper illustrates living challenges and work experiences on the managements of business and sales. Moreover, the great wisdom and excellent experience from above mentioned cases are respectively verified by the strategic problems solution models of Mckinsey and Company.
Keywords: Qualitative Researchã
Narrative AnalysisãParticipant Observation Method
Advisors/Committee Members: Chang-yung Liu (chair), Stephen D. Tsai (committee member), So-De Shyu (chair), Ching-fang Lee (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Participant Observation Method; Narrative Analysis; Qualitative Research
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chiu, Ming-Chuan. “The Practical Wisdom from A Sales Manager.” 2011. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0823111-101905.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chiu, Ming-Chuan. “The Practical Wisdom from A Sales Manager.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Chiu M. The Practical Wisdom from A Sales Manager. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0823111-101905.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Chiu M. The Practical Wisdom from A Sales Manager. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2011. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0823111-101905
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San Jose State University
13.
Haase, Karl P.
"Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis.
Degree: MA, Communication Studies, 2011, San Jose State University
URL: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.aq5v-qvpf
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https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4052
► A crisis, as an exigency, is an opportunity for change in culture and society. In 1999, California's energy emergency, designated a crisis by some,…
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▼ A crisis, as an exigency, is an opportunity for change in culture and society. In 1999, California's energy emergency, designated a crisis by some, created a situation that demanded a response. The response included cultural and social impacts that continue to resonate. This thesis examines the role that culture, media, fantasy, and narrative play in the re-creation of social reality.
An understanding of the ways that groups work to garner support and propagate their goals and in a mediated public reality will contribute to a general knowledge of the construction of public mass change, and identify some ways that fantasies and stories impact culture and social reality. Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm, combined with a discussion of fantasies and chaining in a rhetorical analysis, outlines a foundational structure for understanding media discourse as rhetorical and as constructing social reality.
This project examines the texts contained by and surrounding the Flex Your Power public media campaign. Ernest Bormann's Fantasy Theme Analysis forms the basis of a structure to compare cultural and social artifacts (slogans, bumper stickers, ads, web content, light bulbs, etc.) and texts that represent the tracks of a movement and compose the milestones of a revolution. The results of this thesis reveal intricate connections between the construction of culture and opinion. These connections highlight the impact that changes to cultural assumption and lifestyle have on reality.
Subjects/Keywords: Conservation; Energy; Fantasy; Narrative; Persuasion; Rhetorical Analysis
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Haase, Karl P. “"Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis.” 2011. Masters Thesis, San Jose State University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.aq5v-qvpf ; https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4052.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Haase, Karl P. “"Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Haase KP. "Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. San Jose State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.aq5v-qvpf ; https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4052.
Council of Science Editors:
Haase KP. "Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis. [Masters Thesis]. San Jose State University; 2011. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.aq5v-qvpf ; https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4052
14.
Satizabal Parra, Katherine.
Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza.
Degree: 2016, University of Saskatchewan
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7320
► In Colombia, the politics and violence of a mostly rural and remote internal armed conflict have spanned decades, displacing millions of women into internal exile…
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▼ In Colombia, the politics and violence of a mostly rural and remote internal armed conflict have spanned decades, displacing millions of women into internal exile in the large cities. There, they must fend for survival and integration into urban Colombian society, while trying to build a future for their children. This thesis explores the similarities and differences in the ways displaced Colombian mothers represent and (re)imagine crianza –Spanish term for parenting or child rearing – through the disruptions and continuities of internal exile, accounting for challenges (e.g., loss of property and livelihoods, social and emotional uprooting, stigma) as well as facilitators (e.g., agency to reconstruct life projects, flexibility in crianza, experiencing displacement as a positive and empowering experience). Twelve displaced, formerly rural, women were interviewed in the City of Cali. Grounded in a social constructionist paradigm, this qualitative
narrative study indicates that mothers’ experiences of crianza under forced displacement vary a great deal. Cultural background, family structure, mothering identity, the ecology of relocation, and the overall meanings associated with forced displacement influence women’s disrupting and empowering journeys, contributing to a sense of continuity in their lives following displacement. Understanding the conditions under which a diverse group of displaced Colombian mothers must rear their children, and distinguishing the range of their varying needs, can help to improve psychosocial supports and services made available to them – particularly at this time as Colombia has been embarking on the first steps of a peace process.
Advisors/Committee Members: Teucher, Ulrich, McMullen, Linda, Downe, Pamela, Poudrier, Jennifer.
Subjects/Keywords: narrative analysis; refugee studies; displaced women; parenting
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Satizabal Parra, K. (2016). Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7320
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Satizabal Parra, Katherine. “Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza.” 2016. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7320.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Satizabal Parra, Katherine. “Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Satizabal Parra K. Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7320.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Satizabal Parra K. Internal Exiles: Displaced Colombian Mothers’ Narratives of Crianza. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7320
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
15.
Pingel, Tory Ann.
MASTERING THE UNMASTERED PAST TO MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD: DICKENS, MEMORY, AND NARRATOLOGY.
Degree: 2013, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
URL: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/68221
► A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts - English
This thesis focuses on how the collected…
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▼ A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of
Master of Arts - English
This thesis focuses on how the collected memories of Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," David Copperfield in David Copperfield, and Esther Summerson in Bleak House affect the narratives of their lives. What makes this thesis significant is that it shows how a character creates one "self" when he/she has not remembered or reconciled past memories. When these characters are not living well with their memories, they become "lost selves" and create a "first story," or a narrative that is in danger of becoming stagnant or stalled. For example, Scrooge represses his childhood memories, and his discourse is short, rude, and disconnected from humankind. Scrooge's "first story" is that of a man who has no ability to connect with the people around him. It is self-centered, contains no personal relationships, and is destined to be left in the hands of the third-person narrator.
This thesis argues that all of the characters take a personal journey wherein they reconcile their memories and live in the present with their memories in the past. Once the characters are able to successfully reconcile their memories, they are able to narrate their "second story." For example, when Scrooge realizes that he can leave happy and sad memories in his past while having real relationships in the present, he gains the ability to narrate his "second story" of his "best self." Scrooge's ability to recognize his memories allows him to collect the language necessary to reconnect with society, and he gains the discourse to take control of the narrative from the third-person narrator.
Advisors/Committee Members: Roth, Christine.
Subjects/Keywords: Discourse analysis - narrative; Narration - rhetoric; Literary form
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pingel, Tory Ann. “MASTERING THE UNMASTERED PAST TO MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD: DICKENS, MEMORY, AND NARRATOLOGY.” 2013. Thesis, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/68221.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pingel, Tory Ann. “MASTERING THE UNMASTERED PAST TO MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD: DICKENS, MEMORY, AND NARRATOLOGY.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pingel TA. MASTERING THE UNMASTERED PAST TO MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD: DICKENS, MEMORY, AND NARRATOLOGY. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/68221.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Pingel TA. MASTERING THE UNMASTERED PAST TO MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD: DICKENS, MEMORY, AND NARRATOLOGY. [Thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh; 2013. Available from: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/68221
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Waikato
16.
Crawley, David Raymond.
Stories of Resistance to Religious Authority: A Discursive Analysis
.
Degree: 2014, University of Waikato
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8665
► Abuses of power within certain religious communities have become a matter of public concern in recent decades. Less well known are the stories of people…
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▼ Abuses of power within certain religious communities have become a matter of public concern in recent decades. Less well known are the stories of people within local Christian communities who experience practices of religious authority which do not make headlines, but which nonetheless diminish the possibilities of their lives. Feminist analyses have highlighted the historical, cultural, and theological roots of the oppression of women in Christian communities, but work remains to be done on understanding how other subjugating practices, which oppress women and men, and resistance to such practices, are produced in religious contexts.
This study asks (1) how it is that regimes of power and knowledge can subvert the call to freedom and justice which is pervasive in longstanding streams of Christian tradition, and (2) what has enabled some people to resist the practices of religious authority constructed by such regimes. In responding to these questions this thesis adopts a poststructuralist conceptual framework, drawing particularly on Foucault’s theorisation of knowledge, power, and subjectivity. In addition to Foucauldian ideas, poststructuralist feminist discussions of human agency, and Sampson’s (1993) notion of monologic and dialogic power relations, strongly influence the theoretical and ethical stance of this study.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine people, from a variety of Christian communities within New Zealand, who at some time had found it necessary to resist everyday practices of religious authority within their contexts. The interviews focused on their accounts of the subjugating practices they had encountered, the effects of those practices on their lives, and their acts of resistance.
A discursive approach to
narrative analysis was developed and applied to transcriptions of these interviews. This
analysis identified a range of discursive technologies which had contributed to the subjugation of the participants and protected the hegemony of discourses which supported subjugating practices.
This study concludes that (1) monologic power relations within religious communities are a primary indicator of problematic discourses and practices of authority; (2) the “Man of God” discourse and its variants inevitably subvert freedom and justice; (3) sexual abuse by religious leaders belongs to a spectrum of discursively produced entitlement practices; (4) the embodied effects of subjugation bear witness to ethical hopes and intentions, and are instrumental in producing resistance; and (5) repeated exposure to a range of religious texts and rituals both supports and subverts people’s subjectification within the dominant discourses of a religious community.
Advisors/Committee Members: Drewery, Wendy (advisor), Winslade, John (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Religious authority;
Discourse analysis;
Narrative enquiry
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. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8665
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Crawley, David Raymond. “Stories of Resistance to Religious Authority: A Discursive Analysis
.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8665.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Crawley, David Raymond. “Stories of Resistance to Religious Authority: A Discursive Analysis
.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Crawley DR. Stories of Resistance to Religious Authority: A Discursive Analysis
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8665.
Council of Science Editors:
Crawley DR. Stories of Resistance to Religious Authority: A Discursive Analysis
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8665

University of Minnesota
17.
Dahle-Huff, Kari.
Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School.
Degree: PhD, Education, Curriculum and Instruction, 2015, University of Minnesota
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175544
► This qualitative study explores how students’ and their teacher implement Place-Conscious Education (PCE) in an English Language Arts (ELA) classroom and their perceptions of PCE…
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▼ This qualitative study explores how students’ and their teacher implement Place-Conscious Education (PCE) in an English Language Arts (ELA) classroom and their perceptions of PCE and learning. One ELA teacher and twelve 7th grade students participated in this study, which took place at a small, public charter school in a large urban school district. Data were collected from multiple sources including classroom observations, interviews with the teacher and students, and artifacts found both in the classroom and the school. Data were then coded and analyzed which allowed specific patterns or themes to emerge inductively. Using a conceptual framework based upon Gruenewald‘s (2003) critical pedagogy of place supported by the constructs of conscientizacao (Freire, 1970) and the development of narratives (Clandinin & Connelly, 2002), this study focuses on the experiences that lead participants to engage in certain characteristics of place-based education and their perceptions of that engagement. Narrative analysis and discourse analysis provided the methods for a close analysis of the students’ and teacher’s perceptions concerning PCE in their classroom. The teacher made an effort to include PCE and critical themes into her instruction in the hopes to connect to student’s lived experiences and to make learning relevant. The students dialogically connected what they were learning in the class to their own lived experiences. The findings of this study suggest that characteristics of PCE are found in an English Language Arts classroom that focuses on both project-based learning and critical thinking. These characteristics of PCE include a connection to students’ lived experiences, using a critical lens to discuss texts being read in class, and a deliberate connection between the curriculum in the classroom and the local community. The dialogic connection of PCE to learning allows for students to locate their learning in their own lived experiences and to make their learning relevant. Implications of this study suggest that using characteristics of PCE in the classroom benefits students’ learning experiences. Teachers using PCE make learning relevant, connected to student’s lived experiences, and framed locally. In order to use PCE, teachers need to examine the communities in which they teach and utilize the authentic resources that are available to them from the community. The walls of the school should become transparent so that community and school are collaborating in education and students are then able to see their own connections and place.
Subjects/Keywords: Charter School; Discourse Analysis; Narrative; Place-Conscious
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Dahle-Huff, K. (2015). Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175544
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dahle-Huff, Kari. “Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175544.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dahle-Huff, Kari. “Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Dahle-Huff K. Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175544.
Council of Science Editors:
Dahle-Huff K. Learning Locally: Place Conscious Education in an Urban Charter School. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175544

University of Melbourne
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Yi, Zhai.
How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports.
Degree: 2014, University of Melbourne
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56829
► Objective: 1) systematically summarise currently available evidences regarding the impact of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on the dynamics of water-related diseases in surrounding areas;…
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▼ Objective: 1) systematically summarise currently available evidences regarding the impact of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on the dynamics of water-related diseases in surrounding areas; 2) overcome barriers created by language; 3) update on current research efforts in this area; 4) identify existing information gaps; 5) provide suggestions for future work.
Data sources: electronic platform `discovery' and CNKI (for literatures published in Chinese); individual databases including MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, BIOSIS preview, Web of Science and Science Direct; reference lists of screened literatures
Review method: the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the PRISMA Statement have been used as the primary sources to guide through the process. Besides, Guidance on the Conduct of Narrative Synthesis in Systematic Reviews has also been used to aid in the analysis and narrative synthesis process of this systematic review. Studies/reports were selected according to the predetermined eligibility criterion. Potential studies/reports were screened through their titles, abstracts and full texts for inclusion. Two data extraction forms were developed. Data extraction was undertaken by the author as the only reviewer. Individual results of included studies and reports were graphed to present relevant disease trends with narrative analysis. Studies were critically appraised using STROBE Statement while reports were appraised according the generic features of their contributing surveillance systems
Results: five publications including two studies published in English and three surveillance reports published in Chinese were included in this review. Six water-related diseases including schistosomiasis, hepatitis A, hemorrhagic fever, leptospirosis, diarrhoea and typhoid were covered in the included studies and reports. Most of the studies and reports have found downward trends in the disease incidence/prevalence of relevant water-related diseases over their durations. However, similarities and differences observed from the detailed results of the included studies and reports are more informative regarding the trends of each water related disease. Only one study was found to be of satisfactory quality. The other study and the included reports are at risks of different biases.
Conclusion: due to the small number of studies and reports included in this review and the small amount of water-related diseases covered in the included studies and reports, information summarised in this systematic review should only be regarded as an overview of current research efforts in relevant areas rather than taken as an evidence of the TGD's impact on water-related diseases.
Subjects/Keywords: Narrative analysis; Water-related disease; Dams; China
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Yi, Z. (2014). How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports. (Masters Thesis). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56829
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Yi, Zhai. “How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Melbourne. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56829.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Yi, Zhai. “How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Yi Z. How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Melbourne; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56829.
Council of Science Editors:
Yi Z. How has the construction of the Three Gorges Dam shifted the dynamics of water-related diseases?: A systematic review of relevant studies and reports. [Masters Thesis]. University of Melbourne; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56829

University of Bath
19.
Proudfoot, Denise.
A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland.
Degree: Thesis (D.Health), 2015, University of Bath
URL: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-narrative-exploration-into-the-experiences-of-mothers-living-with-hiv-in-ireland(7d8a850c-b029-402f-952c-05e7b4df2fae).html
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► Mothers living with HIV (MLH) are the focus of this narrative study. HIV is increasingly seen as a chronic illness because of medical advances in…
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▼ Mothers living with HIV (MLH) are the focus of this narrative study. HIV is increasingly seen as a chronic illness because of medical advances in its treatment. Much research with HIV positive mothers is situated within the dominant biomedical discourse focusing more on outcome rather than experience and, while valuable, it fails to provide insight into their subjective experiences. In Ireland, women represent a third of the newly diagnosed HIV population (O’Donnell, Moran and Igoe 2013), many of whom have children, and migrant African-origin women represent a significant percentage of these new diagnoses. However, no research has examined contemporary maternal HIV experiences within an Irish context. This is an important fact considering the changing nature of HIV and that most HIV positive women are prescribed Highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) during their pregnancies and so give birth to HIV negative babies. This study explores the HIV maternal experience as the psychosocial impact of being HIV positive persists even though it is increasingly seen as a chronic illness. The original contribution to knowledge of this thesis is to provide insight into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland. My study involved adopting a narrative approach to interviewing a purposive sample of eleven HIV positive mothers living in Ireland who were at different points on the motherhood trajectory, and were from both high and low HIV prevalence countries. The analysis of this study’s narratives drew on a combination of theoretical perspectives including HIV stigma frameworks (Campbell et al., 2007, Herek 2002), social capital theory (Putnam 1995), medicalisation and HIV normalisation. The interviews reveal the centrality of being a mother to the study participants and how being HIV positive affects mothering. Being an HIV positive mother means protecting children from HIV from the moment of diagnosis , during and after pregnancy; minimising the impact of HIV in everyday life; having an awareness of the persuasiveness of HIV stigma; and managing HIV disclosure. Peer support was a significant factor for these mothers and all were members of an HIV support organisation in Dublin. Linking the findings of this study to wider theoretical literature allows for a greater understanding of the lives of HIV positive mothers in the HIV normalisation era and accentuates the multidimensional impact of maternal HIV infection.
Subjects/Keywords: 362.19697; HIV positive mothers; narrative analysis
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Proudfoot, D. (2015). A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Bath. Retrieved from https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-narrative-exploration-into-the-experiences-of-mothers-living-with-hiv-in-ireland(7d8a850c-b029-402f-952c-05e7b4df2fae).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648948
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Proudfoot, Denise. “A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Bath. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-narrative-exploration-into-the-experiences-of-mothers-living-with-hiv-in-ireland(7d8a850c-b029-402f-952c-05e7b4df2fae).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648948.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Proudfoot, Denise. “A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Proudfoot D. A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Bath; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-narrative-exploration-into-the-experiences-of-mothers-living-with-hiv-in-ireland(7d8a850c-b029-402f-952c-05e7b4df2fae).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648948.
Council of Science Editors:
Proudfoot D. A narrative exploration into the experiences of mothers living with HIV in Ireland. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Bath; 2015. Available from: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/a-narrative-exploration-into-the-experiences-of-mothers-living-with-hiv-in-ireland(7d8a850c-b029-402f-952c-05e7b4df2fae).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648948
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Bigglestone, Rebecca.
Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2019, Bangor University
URL: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/listening-to-the-voices-how-relationships-with-voices-change-over-time-and-developments-in-therapeutic-interventions-for-voicehearing(b18d5f14-319c-4936-a4aa-42f705b9cd47).html
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► This research project investigated voice-hearing as an experience, and the interventions aimed at supporting people who struggle with hearing voices. A systematic review of the…
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▼ This research project investigated voice-hearing as an experience, and the interventions aimed at supporting people who struggle with hearing voices. A systematic review of the literature surrounding voice-hearing interventions was undertaken. It found a wide range of different interventions, but a limited evidence-base supporting them. Different approaches to voice-hearing were identified, and a continuum posited, whereby voice-hearing approaches ranged from regarding voices as something to be 'managed', to considering them something to be 'engaged with'. Different models of intervention were investigated: Cognitive, Relational, Mindfulness-based, and what the author termed a Meaningful Experience model. Goals of these different interventions were identified, and a superordinate goal of reducing voice-hearing distress noted. Therapeutic methods and change-mechanisms were identified. It was noted that a continuum exists whereby approaches to voice-hearing, and intervention methods move 'away from' the voices, seeing them as something to be 'managed', or 'towards' the voices, seeing them as something to be engaged with. A relationship between approaches towards voice-hearing, and intervention methods seemed apparent. The research project investigated how voice-hearing relationships change and develop over time. Seven participants were interviewed. Narrative Analysis was used to analyse the transcripts, considering plot, coherence, characterisation and cultural positioning. A prototype 'story-arc' was created against which participants relationship developments could be mapped. There were six 'chapters' and an 'epilogue': First Experiences; Into the Chaos; Meet the Neighbours; The Unwanted Visitor; Turning points; and Making Friends. There appeared to be a relationship between narrative coherence and positive voice-hearing relationships. The importance of access to positive voice-hearing narratives and cultural positions appeared important both in terms of encouraging the development of positive voice-hearing relationships, and in increasing the sense of agency of the voice-hearer.
Subjects/Keywords: 150; voice hearing; narrative analysis; psychosis
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Bigglestone, R. (2019). Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing. (Doctoral Dissertation). Bangor University. Retrieved from https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/listening-to-the-voices-how-relationships-with-voices-change-over-time-and-developments-in-therapeutic-interventions-for-voicehearing(b18d5f14-319c-4936-a4aa-42f705b9cd47).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.787496
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bigglestone, Rebecca. “Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Bangor University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/listening-to-the-voices-how-relationships-with-voices-change-over-time-and-developments-in-therapeutic-interventions-for-voicehearing(b18d5f14-319c-4936-a4aa-42f705b9cd47).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.787496.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bigglestone, Rebecca. “Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bigglestone R. Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Bangor University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/listening-to-the-voices-how-relationships-with-voices-change-over-time-and-developments-in-therapeutic-interventions-for-voicehearing(b18d5f14-319c-4936-a4aa-42f705b9cd47).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.787496.
Council of Science Editors:
Bigglestone R. Listening to the voices? : how relationships with voices change over time, and developments in therapeutic interventions for voice-hearing. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Bangor University; 2019. Available from: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/listening-to-the-voices-how-relationships-with-voices-change-over-time-and-developments-in-therapeutic-interventions-for-voicehearing(b18d5f14-319c-4936-a4aa-42f705b9cd47).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.787496
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Brown, Rachel Jane.
'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2013, University of Hertfordshire
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13299
► The academic study of how people respond to adverse life experiences has been dominated by Western conceptualisations of distress, resilience and growth. The current literature…
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▼ The academic study of how people respond to adverse life experiences has been dominated by Western conceptualisations of distress, resilience and growth. The current literature base regarding responses to adversity has been criticised for focusing on one response trajectory (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; PTSD). This criticism stems from the privileging of Western understandings of the self and for negating to consider sufficiently the role of context (the available social, cultural and political discourses). The significance of this void in the literature is that it has led to the development of models and theories which could be considered culturally insensitive, if applied outside of the context from which they have derived. This research addresses the highlighted gap in the literature by exploring how the context of Sierra Leone influences how people respond to the experience of Civil War and continuing adversity. Nine in-depth interviews were carried out within two ‘mental health’ organisations in Sierra Leone. The participants were nine individuals and one group, consisting of both ‘patients’ and staff members. The qualitative methodology of Narrative Analysis was used to analyse both the stories people told and the stories which may have remained unexpressed. A focus was placed during analysis on the role of context and the dialogic process. The main findings of the research indicated that the cultural resources within Sierra Leone both influenced and constrained the narratives which individuals were able to tell. ‘Stories of Survival’ seemed to be told through two dominant social narratives of ‘Bear it, and Forget’ and ‘Because of Almighty God, we Forgive’. ‘Stories of Resistance’ however, demonstrate what was implied but often left unsaid, this is characterised by two main unexpressed stories; ‘We Cannot Forget’ and ‘Why God?’. Furthermore, findings suggest that it is the relationship between the dominant social narratives and individual meaning-making which influences the trajectory of stories told. The implications of this research request a commitment to valuing the role of social context in conceptualisations of distress, resilience and growth following adversity. Finally, the need to establish ways of offering support to individuals and communities, which fully considers the role of social context, is emphasised. This paper concludes by exploring the relevance of social content for the planning of services, training programmes and continuing clinical practice.
Subjects/Keywords: 155.2; Trauma; Adversity; Narrative Analysis; Context
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Brown, R. J. (2013). 'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13299
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brown, Rachel Jane. “'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hertfordshire. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13299.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brown, Rachel Jane. “'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brown RJ. 'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hertfordshire; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13299.
Council of Science Editors:
Brown RJ. 'I fall down, I get up' : stories of survival and resistance following civil war in Sierra Leone. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hertfordshire; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13299
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Moore, Hannah.
Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2015, University of Hertfordshire
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21930
► Referral letters are the standard method of communication between GPs and specialist mental health services. However, previous research suggests these letters often fail to provide…
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▼ Referral letters are the standard method of communication between GPs and specialist mental health services. However, previous research suggests these letters often fail to provide the information these services feel they need for effective case management. This study follows on from a previous audit designed to establish what information one Community Mental Health Team required and audit referral letters against this criteria. Referral communications were found to be poor across many information items. After results were disseminated to referring GPs, this study examines whether there has been improvement in referral letter content and whether there are differences between GPs and Other Health Professionals in information provision. Further, this study categorises information items into vital, important and desirable information, and highlights key information deficits. Results suggested no change in referral content since the previous audit, and no difference between referral agencies. Recommendations for encouraging improved referral communications are given.
Subjects/Keywords: discourse analysis; birth trauma; narrative; men
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Moore, H. (2015). Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21930
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Moore, Hannah. “Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hertfordshire. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21930.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Moore, Hannah. “Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Moore H. Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hertfordshire; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21930.
Council of Science Editors:
Moore H. Life threatening complications in childbirth : a discursive analysis of fathers' accounts. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hertfordshire; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21930

Virginia Tech
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Gausepohl, Kimberly Ann.
The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design.
Degree: PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2012, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38579
► The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) “Prevention through Design” (PtD) initiative encourages the exploration of different methods to foster dialogue between engineers…
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▼ The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) “Prevention through Design” (PtD) initiative encourages the exploration of different methods to foster dialogue between engineers and healthcare workers. Although engineers are encouraged to follow a user-centered design (UCD) process to identify user needs (ANSI/AAMI, 2009; IEC, 2007), NORA (2009) warns that engineers may “fail to get the full range of healthcare worker input on the usability of a device”. The primary goal of this research was to present storytelling as an elicitation method that addressed the PtD call for methods that improve usability within healthcare.
This work provides three contributions to the PtD initiative. First, a conceptual model for the role of storytelling in design, which represents a synthesis of
narrative and design research, is presented. The conceptual model explicitly states how the elicitation and
analysis of stories results in the identification of a design opportunity that addresses user needs. Second, the Design + Storytelling framework, which guides designers’ use of storytelling, is presented. An instantiation of the framework specific to the identification of a design opportunity within an emergency room (ER) is investigated to determine the framework’s impact on design. Findings resulted in the study’s third contribution: design guidance comprised of storytelling guidelines, decision support tools for storytelling method selection, and traceability support for design evaluation.
The investigation of the framework focused on two primary stages: (1) story elicitation and (2) story
analysis. Storytelling sessions, which varied in context, collected 573 stories (i.e., 441 habitual, 132 hypothetical) from 28 ER nurses. Qualitative analysts used the framework’s instructions to identify and specify 383 user needs within the narratives. Empirical comparisons of the compiled needs across groups informed decision rules for elicitation method selection. The impact of the framework’s
analysis instructions during design practice was investigated. Student design teams analyzed nurses’ safety stories to create a conceptual design for an identified design opportunity. Findings indicated a trend for stakeholder experts to rank conceptual designs created by teams with the instructions as more usable than teams without the framework’s instructions. The theoretical and practical exploration indicated a positive impact on design.
Advisors/Committee Members: Winchester, Woodrow W. III (committeechair), Arthur, James D. (committee member), Smith-Jackson, Tonya L. (committee member), Kleiner, Brian M. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: knowledge elicitation; narrative inquiry; needs analysis
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Gausepohl, K. A. (2012). The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design. (Doctoral Dissertation). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38579
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gausepohl, Kimberly Ann. “The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38579.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gausepohl, Kimberly Ann. “The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gausepohl KA. The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Tech; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38579.
Council of Science Editors:
Gausepohl KA. The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Virginia Tech; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38579

University of Sydney
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Whitaker, Louise Jan.
Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
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Degree: 2013, University of Sydney
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9480
► This phenomenological study was part of a wider ethnographic research project of nine personal support networks. Participants were purposefully recruited to the project because of…
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▼ This phenomenological study was part of a wider ethnographic research project of nine personal support networks. Participants were purposefully recruited to the project because of their involvement in networks that were committed to actively developing the positive, meaningful future of an adult family member with lifelong disabilities. Data were collected from November 2007 to March 2012. A narrative analysis of a subset of the data, the transcripts of interviews with the mother of the son or daughter with disabilities at the centre of eight of the networks, was conducted for the purposes of this study. Findings were checked with mothers. The mothers in this study anticipated the family, particularly sisters, circles, the service and/ or a good village will support their son or daughter with disabilities when they, and the father of their son or daughter, are no longer able to. They did so by embodying appropriate ways of thinking, supporting siblings and, meeting the shortfall. The networks they anticipated for the future were uniquely configured however they were influenced by transitions and turning points in the lives of their son or daughter with lifelong disabilities. Mothers were the bottom line in these networks. Paradoxically, they exercised their sense of responsibility by engaging others in the networks that will support their sons and daughters into the future. The findings from this study will inform the further development of initiatives that support parents in the process of preparing for the future support of their son or daughter with lifelong disabilities.
Subjects/Keywords: Networks; Disability; Lifelong planning; Narrative analysis
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Whitaker, L. J. (2013). Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
. (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9480
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Whitaker, Louise Jan. “Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9480.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Whitaker, Louise Jan. “Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
.” 2013. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Whitaker LJ. Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9480.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Whitaker LJ. Being the Bottom Line: Mothers' Experiences of Fostering Networks That Will Support Their Son or Daughter with Disabilities
. [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9480
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Sydney
25.
Murthy, Vijaya Sundari.
Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
.
Degree: 2011, University of Sydney
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8771
► The purpose of this thesis is to examine how managers mobilise non-financial performance information (NFPI) within an Australian financial institution. The thesis contains published work…
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▼ The purpose of this thesis is to examine how managers mobilise non-financial performance information (NFPI) within an Australian financial institution. The thesis contains published work and uses a narrative approach to build on top of the three empirical papers. This narrative approach is used as both a theory and method. Data was collected from one Australian financial institution and included interviews with 14 executives and 45 employees, employee newsletters (2003-07), annual reports (2003-07), external stakeholder reports (2003-07) and internal strategy documents (2004-06). Narrative analysis was used to provide an understanding of the workings of the organisation by linking the past events to understand the mobilisation of NFPI. The rich detailed information found in the three individual papers was recast in this thesis into stories containing a plot, to understand how managers mobilised NFPI in the organisation. Managers found it a challenge to use NFPI frameworks because these frameworks tried to separate the individual elements (such as human capital, structural capital and relational capital). It was found that these non-financial elements worked in a network with each other and could not individually be put to work when they were separated. Also, it was found that the functioning of non-financial resources, such as intellectual capital, required inputs of financial resources. The managers faced many trials while using NFPI because these non-financial resources were constantly moderated by unacknowledged conditions and unintended effects. A plot was identified for each of the three empirical papers. Paper 1 was classified as a „tragedy‟, paper 2 classified as „satire‟ and paper 3 was classified as „romance‟. When financial resources interfered with the functioning of the back office (BO) „tragedy‟ was exhibited as the managers had to make decisions based on economisation and rationalisation ix of financial resources. When the internal and external documents highlighted that non-financial resources could be separated and evaluated individually, „satire‟ was exhibited. It was found that when managers tried to mobilise one intellectual capital element, it impacted on another intellectual capital element, due to constrained financial resources. However, by using a discourse on „workplace flexibility‟ managers were successful in mobilising non-financial resources, as the need for financial resource investment was insignificant, exhibiting a „romantic‟ drama. In this thesis, the narrative approach is considered as a frame of reference, a way of reflecting during the entire inquiry process, a research method, and a mode for representing the study. The thesis uses narratives to show the complexities that managers face while mobilising NFPI in practice. By using a narrative approach, this thesis portrays an actual organisational experience that questions common understandings and offers a degree of interpretive space. When major plots are identified comparison is possible. Tragic narratives focus attention on…
Subjects/Keywords: Non-financial performance information;
Narrative analysis
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Murthy, V. S. (2011). Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
. (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8771
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Murthy, Vijaya Sundari. “Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
.” 2011. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8771.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Murthy, Vijaya Sundari. “Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
.” 2011. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Murthy VS. Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8771.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Murthy VS. Narratives on managerial mobilisation of Non-financial Performance Information in a financial institution
. [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8771
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Colorado State University
26.
Wilk, Michelle.
'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry.
Degree: MA, English, 2016, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176737
► Mental illness is receiving significant amounts of attention, both via the media and via the medical system. Narratives are a way for people diagnosed with…
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▼ Mental illness is receiving significant amounts of attention, both via the media and via the medical system. Narratives are a way for people diagnosed with mental illnesses to share how they recovered from their illness. This study combines thematic
narrative analysis as described by Arduser and a sample of narratives from the site I Got Better. Personal agency and rhetorical agency within the narratives are analyzed for a critical look at how much agency these narratives have. Their personal agency is analyzed through three recurring tropes: personal triumph, curating of relationships, and journey metaphors. The narrators' rhetorical agency is analyzed in light of the website's goals; even when they post on a site that states to be a collection of mental health recovery stories, they participate in a non-neutral forum. I Got Better builds an argument against the mental healthcare system, and in doing so imposes rhetorical limitations on the narrators. This
analysis highlights how the narrators build agency for themselves and how they navigate the limitations and expectations of the website.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cloud, Doug (advisor), Sloane, Sarah (committee member), Bone, Jennifer (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: antipsychiatry; narrative analysis; agency; rhetoric; disability studies
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Wilk, M. (2016). 'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176737
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wilk, Michelle. “'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176737.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wilk, Michelle. “'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wilk M. 'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176737.
Council of Science Editors:
Wilk M. 'I got better': narrative challenges to contemporary psychiatry. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176737

Macquarie University
27.
Knight, Kevin.
Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language.
Degree: 2015, Macquarie University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1055529
► Theoretical thesis.
Bibliography: pages 472-506.
1. Introduction – 2. Leadership – 3. Methodology – 4. Content analysis – 5. Narrative analysis – 6. Metaphor analysis…
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▼ Theoretical thesis.
Bibliography: pages 472-506.
1. Introduction – 2. Leadership – 3. Methodology – 4. Content analysis – 5. Narrative analysis – 6. Metaphor analysis – 7. Nexus analysis – 8. Conceptualizing leadership - reflection and conclusions.
A key to understanding leadership is to recognize that leadership is itself a conceptualization drawing on a number of positions, experiences, practices and ideologies. Although many studies present conceptualizations of leadership, they fail to offer accounts of the conceptualization process itself. In this thesis, we offer an account of the leadership conceptualization process. In doing so, we explore the following: 1) how leadership is conceptualized by leaders in semi-structured interviews, and 2) how the conceptualizations of leadership obtained in the interviews with leaders are transformed (i.e., resemiotized) by undergraduate students in Japan in an online forum. The thesis is divided into two interlinked Parts. Part 1 of this thesis explores the narratives concerning the leadership beliefs and communication experiences of 20 leaders drawn from the fields of business, law, government, medicine, sports, counseling, and academia. These narratives were collected through a process of semi-structured interviews (Grindsted, 2005) by Skype (audio only), by telephone, and face to face. Viewing such research interviews in terms of a social practice generating data co-constructed by the interviewer and interviewee (Talmy, 2011), the narratives were then investigated by means of content, narrative and metaphor analyses. Part 2 of this thesis focuses on how findings from Part 1 were applied innovatively in the leadership development curriculum of undergraduate L2 students in the International Business Career (IBC) major in the Department of International Communication (IC) at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) in Chiba, Japan. Part 2 describes and explains how such program development at KUIS can be said to constitute a nexus of practice (Scollon, 2001) to be analysed in terms of Scollon’s three-step discourse analytical methodology, viz. 1) engaging the nexus of practice, 2) navigating the nexus of practice, and 3) changing the nexus of practice. In Part 2, the IBC students’ conceptualizations of leadership that emerge from the nexus of practice are explored. The thesis concludes with an exploration and reflective discussion of the leadership conceptualization cycle of the instructor/researcher/author of this thesis and its impact on how leadership was taught to the IBC students. In view of that leadership conceptualization cycle, it is argued that project-based learning (PBL) in the context of business case study programs (Knight, 2014 a, b) when implemented prior to, and taught concurrently with, organizational leadership seminars and online fora can serve as a productive approach to teaching leadership.
1 online resource( 515 pages ) diagrams, graphs, tables
Advisors/Committee Members: Macquarie University. Department of Linguistics.
Subjects/Keywords: Leadership; Communication; discourse; leadership; leadership conceptualization; content analysis; metaphor analysis; narrative analysis; nexus analysis
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Knight, K. (2015). Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language. (Doctoral Dissertation). Macquarie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1055529
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Knight, Kevin. “Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Macquarie University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1055529.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Knight, Kevin. “Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language.” 2015. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Knight K. Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1055529.
Council of Science Editors:
Knight K. Analysing the discourses of leadership as a basis for developing leadership communication skills in a second or foreign language. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1055529

University of Pretoria
28.
[No author].
Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
.
Degree: 2008, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016/
► The focus for this research project was on the use of technology in bridging a perceived gap in sport psychology. This gap is present between…
(more)
▼ The focus for this research project was on the use
of technology in bridging a perceived gap in sport psychology. This
gap is present between the three main contexts in which sport
psychology is practised, namely the individual consultancy, the
lecture hall and the sports field. These contexts are removed from
one another due to cost implications, time constraints and distance
challenges. I propose that by using technology, in the form of
video-taping athletes, these challenges can be overcome. Thus
leading to better service delivery by sport psychologists on the
one hand and more fulfilled and informed clients on the other. An
example of this, in a practical situation, is this research project
done with the golfers of the Tshwane University of Technology Golf
Academy (TUTGA). Six of these golfers were video-taped while
playing a round of golf. Then they were interviewed individually,
using
narrative practice interviewing techniques, about their
experiences on the course. Lastly they were interviewed in a group
session so as to ascertain how they experienced being video-taped
on the course and how they experienced the use of video technology
in the sport psychology process. Copyright 2007, University of
Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in
the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior
written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as
follows: Bezuidenhout, T 2007, Bridging the sport psychology gap in
golf, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed
yymmdd <
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016 / >
E1115/ag
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr L H Human (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Technology;
Biomechanics;
Technical analysis;
Tactical analysis;
Narrative analysis;
Lecture hall;
Consultancy;
Narrative practice;
Sport psychology;
Psychology;
UCTD
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author], [. (2008). Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
author], [No. “Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
.” 2008. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
author], [No. “Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
.” 2008. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
author] [. Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016/.
Council of Science Editors:
author] [. Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016/

University of Pretoria
29.
Bezuidenhout, Theo.
Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf.
Degree: Psychology, 2008, University of Pretoria
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28317
► The focus for this research project was on the use of technology in bridging a perceived gap in sport psychology. This gap is present between…
(more)
▼ The focus for this research project was on the use of
technology in bridging a perceived gap in sport psychology. This
gap is present between the three main contexts in which sport
psychology is practised, namely the individual consultancy, the
lecture hall and the sports field. These contexts are removed from
one another due to cost implications, time constraints and distance
challenges. I propose that by using technology, in the form of
video-taping athletes, these challenges can be overcome. Thus
leading to better service delivery by sport psychologists on the
one hand and more fulfilled and informed clients on the other. An
example of this, in a practical situation, is this research project
done with the golfers of the Tshwane University of Technology Golf
Academy (TUTGA). Six of these golfers were video-taped while
playing a round of golf. Then they were interviewed individually,
using
narrative practice interviewing techniques, about their
experiences on the course. Lastly they were interviewed in a group
session so as to ascertain how they experienced being video-taped
on the course and how they experienced the use of video technology
in the sport psychology process. Copyright 2007, University of
Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in
the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior
written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as
follows: Bezuidenhout, T 2007, Bridging the sport psychology gap in
golf, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed
yymmdd <
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016 / >
E1115/ag
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr L H Human (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Technology;
Biomechanics; Technical
analysis; Tactical
analysis; Narrative
analysis; Lecture
hall;
Consultancy; Narrative
practice; Sport
psychology;
Psychology;
UCTD
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APA (6th Edition):
Bezuidenhout, T. (2008). Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf. (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28317
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bezuidenhout, Theo. “Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf.” 2008. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28317.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bezuidenhout, Theo. “Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf.” 2008. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bezuidenhout T. Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28317.
Council of Science Editors:
Bezuidenhout T. Bridging the
sport psychology gap in golf. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28317

Royal Roads University
30.
Swartz, Nancy P.
Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
.
Degree: 2012, Royal Roads University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10170/501
► This thesis examines the role of computer competence in elders’ well-being as they experience a reduced ability to communicate in very old age. My research…
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▼ This thesis examines the role of computer competence in elders’ well-being as they experience a
reduced ability to communicate in very old age. My research question was “How do elders over
80 interact with computers? Employing
narrative inquiry, I sought stories from 10 elders living
in Victoria, B.C.
Narrative style open-ended interviews were conducted one on one. Challenging
stereotypes, these participants were computer literate people who happen to be very old.
Depending on their relationships, learning from their children was a valuable resource. I found
no evidence that they required any special senior friendly websites. These elders learned to use
what interested them on the computer—no more. The computer is an extension of their ability to
communicate their social messages as they age. The denouement of my
narrative research is that
computers give voice to elders; nevertheless, decision makers need to respect elders’ right to
refuse computer uses.
Advisors/Committee Members: Real, Michael (advisor), Skinner, James (advisor), Guilar, Joshua (advisor), Walinga, Jennifer (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: computers;
social participation;
elders 80 years and older;
social integration theory;
narrative inquiry;
narrative style interviews;
narrative analysis
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Swartz, N. P. (2012). Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
. (Thesis). Royal Roads University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10170/501
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Swartz, Nancy P. “Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
.” 2012. Thesis, Royal Roads University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10170/501.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Swartz, Nancy P. “Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
.” 2012. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Swartz NP. Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Royal Roads University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10170/501.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Swartz NP. Computer use among seniors 80 years and older : narrative inquiry on the benefits and problems
. [Thesis]. Royal Roads University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10170/501
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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