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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Barriers to participation"”.
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Personality, self-efficacy, and barriers to participation in a health promotion program
… Although corporations are offering such programs to employees, many individuals choose not to participate. The reasons for this non-participation are not yet fully understood, especially from a psychological perspective. The present study examined the relationship between perceived barriers to …
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Perceptions of Risks and Barriers to Participation in Tourism for the Disabled
There has been much research on the physical barriers that those with disabilities experience. This research investigates the level of participation of disabled people in tourism and explores the perceptions of risks and barriers to participation in tourism for people with a disability. The …
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Diversity and the perceived barriers to participation in volunteer activity by older people
… chapter. The pervious research is explored to discover the formulae used to define a volunteer. A definition relative to this research is created. Volunteering issues aggravated by the demographic situation of older people are explored. Empirical volunteer survey research by mutual …
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Structural and status barriers to participation in mathematics, science, and computer studies: A case study
The purpose of this case study was to explore whether the structure of the curriculum and the status of students acted as barriers to participation in mathematics, science, and computer studies. The setting of the study was a culturally diverse community in the Midwest. Three status …
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Barriers to participation in educational programs as perceived by first-time enrolling freshmen in higher education
… higher education face exceptional challenges in today’s environment. College costs are increasing, funding is decreasing and/or limited, public confidence is diminishing, the work-place is changing, and a shrinking pool of traditional-age college students exists. This creates an environment where …
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Feminist Movements and Barriers to Participation: A sociological study of Ni Una Menos protest tactics and accessibility
… Protest tactics are differently accessible to intersectional identities, and different tactics and practices of participation risk excluding certain groups. This research seeks to understand how the accessibility of participation and perceptions of the costs of participating in social …
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Participation patterns and barriers to participation in adult education activities among international women in Blacksburg, Va., U.S.A.
The purpose of this study was to identify the participation patterns, preferences, and barriers which prevent international students' wives from participating in adult education programs. To obtain the data necessary to answer the research questions posed in this study, a sample of sixty seven …
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Motivations for and barriers to participation in tuition-aid programs and recommendations for the reduction of the major barriers
… large corporations offering tuition-aid programs to their employees, there is a need to collect data and study the motivation for participation and barriers to participation for this population. A questionnaire, with items identifying motivational factors and barriers to participation in …
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Incentives and Barriers to Participation in Community Nutrition Education Programs for Recipients of Food Stamps and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
The purpose of this study was to explore the incentives and barriers perceived by low-income women of child-bearing age related to their participation in nutrition education programs. The specific programs of concern in this study are the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and …
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Tai Chi for Older Adults: Improving Physical and Psychological Health Through a Community-Based Tai Chi Program and Identifying Barriers to Participation
… low-income older adults, this dissertation aimed to: i) assess the promoters and barriers of low-income older adults in terms of their enrollment in a locally-offered TC program, ii) examine the TC intervention effects in terms of physiological outcomes, iii), examine the TC intervention effects …
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Overcoming barriers to participation in training : lessons from the home health care workers of 1199/SEIU, New York's Health and Human Services Union
This thesis explores the barriers to participation in the 1199 Home Care Industry Bill Michelson Education Fund (Home Care Education Fund). The Home Care Education Fund is structured as a Taft-Hartley, joint labor-management training fund to provide skills upgrading opportunities to unionized home …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to participation in the Active 6 After-School Physical Activity (A6) program in Missoula, MT. Barriers were explored by identifying factors that influence participation in after-school programs. Those barriers identified in the literature were …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to participation in the Active 6 After-School Physical Activity (A6) program in Missoula, MT. Barriers were explored by identifying factors that influence participation in after-school programs. Those barriers identified in the literature were …
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Experiences of caregivers regarding their participation in community-based rehabilitation for children aged 0-12 years in Botswana
… the experiences of caregivers regarding their participation in community-based rehabilitation for children with physical disabilities in two selected communities in Botswana. The experiences included the impact of disability on the immediate family, coping strategies, enabling factors and …
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Beliefs of Georgia Public Middle School Science Teachers Regarding Residential Environmental Science Education
<p>This researcher, through this study, sought to establish baseline data concerning Georgia public middle school science teachers' beliefs related to participation in Georgia 4-H Residential Environmental Science Education (RESE) programs. He compared the beliefs of two groups of Georgia public …
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People’s participation for good governance: a study of rural development programs in Bangladesh
… and developed countries are demanding participatory good governance in local government bodies in developing countries to maximise outcomes from development plan implementations. To comply with this demand, the Government of Bangladesh introduced decentralisation, reforms and deregulation …
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Voices of the Undereducated in Adult Education and Training in Ontario: A Phenomenographic Approach
This doctoral study was an exploration of the qualitatively different ways in which undereducated adults (at or below a high school level of formal education) reported their experiences of participation in adult education and training (AET) programmes offered by publicly funded school boards or …
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A study to determine the extent and nature of disability inclusion within the curriculum of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town
… Faculty of Humanities, in the University of Cape Town. There is a need for Universities to actively engage in issues of diversity like disability, as reflected in the University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Strategic Goals. This engagement should not only encourage participation of disabled …
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The development of a service-learning curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
<p>The purposes of this study were to (a) successfully create a required service component in an undergraduate course that specifically addresses service learning and (b) develop recommendations for implementation of community service experiences in an existing academic department curriculum. …
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Associations Among Peer Victimization, Social Anxiety and Children's Self-Reported Physical Activity
… peer victimization and anxiety, have been found to influence physical activity engagement among school-aged children. Understanding the mechanisms through which these factors may exert their influence is important to the design and implementation of health promotion programs and prevention …
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