This research is portrayed by the metaphor of cartography. The mapping of the
research journey occurs in the light of five directives. These directives are chosen
according to the ABDCE approach to therapy (Müller, Van Deventer & Human
2001:1-13). The purpose is to convey the role of hope therapy from an
eschatological perspective. This refers to the healing process of adolescent girls
that were sexually abused during their lives.
Guideline 1 explains the Action taken in regard with what is happening in the
present. This refers to perception and the forming of theory by reflection,
interpretation and an analytical discourse. Exploring questions according to the
rationale, purpose, paradigm, epistemology, methodology and research expectations
serve as basis for and contours, of the research journey. The background narrative
of every co-researcher are enlightened by this guide and serves as primary cause of
this study.
Guideline 2 as Basic start of this study is concerned with information about the roads
of the past as well as roads still under construction. These roads, mapped as
conseptualisation, are an important source of communication. Interpretation of
these concepts take place when questions are asked regarding what the text is
trying to portray and how it can be understood in comparison to other texts. The
research focus on the impact of abuse on the Christian spirituality as source of hope
for the teenage girl who was abused. Therefore the concepts of female adolescence
and sexual abuse are discussed.
Guideline 3 serves as the Dinamics of the research narrative. This can be
compared to the development of a photo of the field of research. The researcher are
both inquisitive and patient during the development of the photo while the aspects of
the research field are studied from different perspectives. These perspectives are
precented under guidance of the narrative pastoral approach to research therapy. Therefore the importance of theological theory and practical theological interpretation
within a qualitative research paradigm is indicated. The reason is that the
researcher attempts to discover the essence of the phenomena of adolescence and
abuse.
Guideline 4 as Climax serves as the most important highlight of the research
process. This serves as an explorative mapping journey of the ideas and principles
which are clarified by the narrative pastoral approach. In this approach the
hermeneutics is used as strategy to interpret and understand the stories of my coresearchers.
This understanding takes place in the circular movement between
theory and praxis in an attempt to explain the connection between the narrative
approach and a text of hope.
Guideline 5 as the End of the research process is viewed by Müller, Van Deventer
and Human (2001:8) as follows: âAnd then there is the ending: what is our sense of
who these people are now, what are they left with, what happened, and what did it
mean?â A narrative pastoral approach is compiled from a source of different
therapeutic initiatives. The narrative hermeneutical approach serves as an important
route of discourse by which the stories of my co-researchers are told and retold until
re-interpretation and re-construction takes place (Müller 1996:104). The biographies
of my co-researchers are presented by their stories. The researcherâs
autobiography is also important because of the role of her own narrative in the
research. Care was taken during the reflection process not to apply one summary to
a general public. Conclutions are only applicable to the co-researchers in their own
context.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ufs/oai:etd.uovs.ac.za:etd-07162013-152546 |
| Date | 16 July 2013 |
| Creators | Fourie, Hester Aletta |
| Contributors | Prof J-A van den Berg |
| Publisher | University of the Free State |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en-uk |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-07162013-152546/restricted/ |
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