Parents’ wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America by Angel Urbina-Garcia

“…Methods An interpretative perspective was employed to qualitatively explore fifteen LA parents’ lived experiences and data were analysed via Thematic Analysis. …”
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‘It’s Already Hard and It’s Nearing Impossible’: A Thematic Analysis of Submissions by Rural Veterinarians to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Veterinary Workforce Shortage... by Sharon Mary Pepita Thio, Anne Quain

“…By analysing a subset of submissions written by veterinarians reporting lived experiences in rural practice (<i>n</i> = 63), we identified eight major themes. …”
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The Experience of Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations by Priya Subramanian, Amer Burhan, Luljeta Pallaveshi, Abraham Rudnick

“…This case series examined the lived experiences of four individuals treated (successfully or unsuccessfully) with low-frequency (1 Hz) rTMS for auditory hallucinations. …”
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Trauma, Justice, and Equity: Using Critical Theories and Concepts to Address Systemic Harm Among Youth Punishment System-Involved Black Girls by Camille R. Quinn

“…By centering their lived experiences, this review emphasizes the importance of fostering environments of healing, justice, and equity for this vulnerable population.…”
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<i>Mosaicos de la Comunidad</i> (Mosaics of the Community): Community-Engaged Participatory Muraling with <i>Madres Emprendedoras</i> by Jesica Siham Fernández, Laura A. Nichols

“…In this paper, we describe a collaborative community-based research project that centered on community members’ lived experiences, which led to the identification of key community issues that resulted in a representative art project in the form of a public mural. …”
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Exploring ESL teachers’ experiences about ICT-based 4Cs skills: a phenomenological study by Raja Bahar Khan Soomro, Rifat Abbas Khan, Irfan Ahmed Rind

“…The phenomenological approach offered a rich and nuanced understanding of the five ESL teachers’ experiences by exploring the subjective meanings they attribute to their lived experiences. The findings provided valuable insights into the experiences of ESL teachers and emphasize the significance of ICT-based 4Cs skills in the twenty-first century. …”
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Be Your Sister’s Keeper: Personal Experience of Travelling a Lonely Journey in Academia by Duduzile Mzindle

“…This is a qualitative self-study that I narrate my thirty-eight years of lived experiences, and it reflexively evaluates my lonely journey in academia. …”
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Treatment completion of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A perspective from healthcare users. by Ahmed Reshid Tusho, Sheila Theresa Mokoboto-Zwane

“…A qualitative study that is explorative, descriptive and contextual in nature was conducted to explore and describe the views and lived experiences of previously treated drug-resistant tuberculosis patients to gain an in-depth understanding of barriers to the successful completion of drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. …”
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Piracy as counter-hegemony by Tanja Bosch

“…We find that both the ‘reworking’ of community and expression of resistance unfortunately seem to occur primarily in the arena of leisure, where the practice of piracy is routinised as an integral part of the lived experiences of community members. ‘Globality’ is experienced through a preference for Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters; and a media-saturated globalised national context meets the unequal purchasing power and economic constraints of the local context, while resulting in little moral concern over the practice of piracy, which lends a political dimension to everyday practice. …”
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Beyond Distribution: Critique of Spatial Justice Theories—Case Study of Shanghai’s 15-Minute City by Shengxi Xin, Qingyuan Guo

“…The theoretical framework we used critically examines spatial justice theories, emphasizing their inherent “logic of equation”, which reduces people’s complex lived experiences and subjective realities to measurable data and numbers, thereby disrupting individuals’ lifeworlds. …”
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Phenomenology of Organizational Silence (Case Study Farhangian University) by Iraj Mehdizadeh, Saeed Rajaipour, Seyed Ali Siadat

“…This research aims to explore the lived experiences of faculty members and staff to identify the factors contributing to organizational silence at Iranian Farhangian University. …”
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Language – a vital pill missing in patients’ treatment: language barriers during cancer care through the eyes of patients and families by Lisbeth Birkelund, Karin Brochstedt Dieperink, Morten Sodemann, Johanna Falby Lindell, Karina Dahl Steffensen, Dorthe Susanne Nielsen

“…Method Adopting a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach, the study stresses narratives in understanding participants’ lived experiences. Accordingly, nine qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 informants, including nine patients and eight relatives. …”
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Perceptions of black employees regarding the psychological contract within an African context by Lutendo B. Mahadulula, Maggie Holtzhausen

“…The article explains how these perceptions and lived experiences are influenced by the race and culture of African blacks. …”
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Professionalising the contribution of HE third space professionals – developing themselves to support others by Jenni Jones, Debra Cureton, Julie Hughes, Jimmy Jennings, Matthew Pearce, Harveer Virdi

“…We close by arguing that there is no better time to listen to the lived experiences of these marginalised HE workers in order to better understand the impact of providing more funding to support these types of third-space roles. …”
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The Influence of Female Teachers’ Reproductive Health Experiences on their Job Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality by Hellen, Tuhiriirwe

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Ups and downs of expatriate health sciences students: towards an understanding of experiences, needs, and suggested recommendations in an Emirati university by Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Ramadan Ezat Awad, Huda M. Nassir, Shahd Tarek Mostafa, Batool Ghiath Oujan, Basem Ali Mohamed, Loai A. H. Abumukheimar, Mini Sara Abraham, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Muna Al-tamimi, Richard Mottershead, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Muhammad Arsyad Subu, Mohannad Eid AbuRuz

“…AimTo describe the lived experiences of expatriate students enrolled in an academic institution in the UAE and explore suggested improvement strategies to address their challenges.BackgroundExploring the experiences of expatriate students is crucial for three main reasons. …”
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Driving Innovation to Support Pupils with SEND Through Co-Production in Education and Research: Participatory Action Research with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Families in England by Michelle Jayman, Sophie Edmonds, Maria Gudbrandsen

“…Findings provided authentic insights into the lived experiences of support for CYP with 22q which resonate with the wider SEND population. …”
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Coping with COVID-19 using traditional medicine: perspectives from Joe Morolong, Northern Cape by Masego M. Motsumi, Livhuwani D. Nemakonde

“…Methods: By adopting a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach, the study investigated participants’ lived experiences. Focus group discussions were conducted with 100 participants, conveniently sampled based on availability. …”
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Measurement and influencing factors of urban waterfront street vitality from the perspectives of behavior and perception by Xiang Ji, Yao Fu, Jiaxuan Shi, Haixiao Liu

“…Serving as the direct interface for interaction between the waterfront and urban dwellers, the street space environment significantly influences people’s living experiences and social interactions. Despite progress in the renovation and development of waterfront streets, these areas remain underutilized and lack the vitality expected of such locations. …”
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Unveiling the Role of Hahani (Paternal Aunts) in the VaTsonga Culture of South Africa by Stewart Lee Kugara, Lucky Sethuthuthu Vuma, Tsetselelane Decide Mdhluli

“…To illuminate this subject matter, the paper focused on discussing who the hahani is, her marital counseling role, conflict resolution and leading indigenous rituals in the family from the lived experiences of the authors. In summation, the paper emulates the balanced power of the hahani. …”
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