TY  - BOOK
AU  - Major,Francine A.
TI  - Inventing the concept of continuing on during a difficult time
PY  - 2008///.
							
N1  - 61
N2  - The concept invention process has been useful in the emergence of a new concept, “continuing on during a difficult time.” The definition of this includes three unique elements, and its relation to the ontology of human becoming. Concept invention is a process of concept development introduced by R. R. Parse at the end of 1990’s. It aims to synthesize the researcher’s preliminary understanding of a concept. The result is a conceptual definition that expands knowledge and guides research in the study of lived experiences. The conceptual definition of “continuing on during a difficult time” is: “persevering amid suffering with engagements and disengagements, as a new way of moving on, which emerges by hoping for the possible.” This definition is transposed into a theoretical structure, “the expression, through power, of the valorization, in both conjunction and separation, of figuration.” Implications for nursing research and practice are stated
UR  - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-recherche-en-soins-infirmiers-2008-4-page-23?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
ER  -