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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"Beliefs and Values"”.
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Corporate social responsibility: the intersection of facts, beliefs and values
… Responsibility (CSR). Recent high profile scandals have raised the profile of Corporate Social Responsibility and as a result organisations now spend significant time and resources attempting to manage it. The importance of CSR is well evidenced in this research however what CSR actually is …
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When spirituality and pedagogy collide: acknowledging religious beliefs and values in the ESL classroom
<p>While cultural and ethnic diversity has been widely accepted and encouraged in the English classroom, training teachers in addressing religious beliefs and values has not been widely addressed. As a significant percentage of students and teachers alike identify with deeply-rooted beliefs, this …
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Physician and patient interactions : the role of beliefs and values in directing clinical conversations.
This dissertation examines how physicians' beliefs and values influence the content of their conversations with patients. After an introductory chapter, chapter two primarily provides an overview of the data and the religious beliefs and practices of physicians in the United States. Physicians in …
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An Exploration Of How Millenial Financial Aid Administrators In Higher Education Experience Leadership Through Their Attitudes, Beliefs, And Values
… cohort in the workforce, millennials are poised and ready to take over the leadership helm. Even with the plethora of data about millennials, there is still a gap in the research literature about millennial leaders in higher education. Currently, higher education leadership research typically …
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How Ngaju Dayak Christian women in three rural communities in central Kalimantan pass on their skills, beliefs and values to the next generation
… three villages in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, and looked at the ways in which Ngaju Dayak Christian women passed on their skills, beliefs and values to their children. It was an educational, ethnographic, collective case-study which was both descriptive and interpretive. The main data …
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Youth Ministry and Beliefs and Values Among 10- to 19-year-old Students in the Seventh-day Adventist School System in North America
… study on the relationship between youth ministry and attitudes, beliefs, and values held by young people. We empirically tested the anecdotal evidence that youth ministry is effective in the transmission of beliefs and values. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether Seventh-day …
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Using the Schools and Staffing Survey/Teacher Survey to compare general education teachers' and special education teachers\' perceptions on collaborative themes
… of secondary special education teachers (SETs) and general education teachers (GETs) on collaborative themes using the Schools and Staffing Survey/Teacher Survey (SASS/TS, 2007-2008) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). In this study, ANOVAs, independent samples t-tests, and …
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No Mas Excusas: Parent Latino Initiative
… Latino parents are invested in their children and have an authentic interest in assisting their children to acquire an education and to succeed in school, but many parents face socioeconomic, language, and cultural barriers. This qualitative study looked at a group of immigrant Latino parents …
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"Exploring Nurturing ""Connecting Chemistries"" of Two Exemplary Community College Instructors With Freshmen Considered Nontraditional/underprepared"
"This qualitative study explored the existence and nature of a ""connecting chemistry"" among exemplary community college instructors and freshman students considered nontraditional and underprepared. Two recognized exemplary instructors and seven nontraditional and underprepared students …
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Helping Kwakum Believers of Cameroon Understand Biblical Sexuality
… to help Kwakum believers of Cameroon understand biblical sexuality. Chapter 1 provides the context in which the project took place detailing the state of the church, especially in regard to sexual purity. Chapter 2 argues that God expects believers—even those from unreached people groups—to …
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The Leadership Role of the High School Principal in Providing a Supportive Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
… into the actions, experiences, attitudes, beliefs, and values of a small purposive sample of supportive high school principals. Further study with larger sample populations covering a broader geographic area would enhance understanding of this issue and provide even more insight for future …
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The role of the nurse in preschool autism assessment.
… was the need to make plain to commissioners and managers in one NHS Foundation Trust what nurses bring to the multidisciplinary assessment process which is unique to the nursing profession. It is known that the process of assessment and diagnosis of preschool children for autism can be …
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CREATIVE NONFICTION ILLUMINATED: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SPOTLIGHTS
Creative nonfiction is abundant and popular. There are many names and definitions for this fluid, multimodal genre, which has played a role in its marginality in academia. This dissertation examines creative nonfiction in composition, creative writing, and journalism. I argue that distinct beliefs …
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"""Are there any activities?"" Black mothers' perceptions and choices pertaining to recreational activities for their children"
The purpose of this study was to understand how Black mothers' beliefs and values guided their choices in out-of-school activities for their children. The study is based on interviews with several Black mothers, which attempted to uncover how Black mothers' lived experience played a role in …
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Before ethics? : a study of the ethos of the medical profession
… ethics; offering a more nuanced understanding of the role of a profession’s ethos in relation to its ethics. In so doing, it also offers a valuable insight into GP thinking at what proved to be a unique moment in the history of that branch of the medical profession. Using historical and …
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An Examination of Cognitive and Behavioral Referents of Acculturation and Their Impact on Predictors and Frequency of Sexual Communication Between Mexican-Origin Parents and Their Young Children
… factor against high-risk sexual behavior, and is considered a valuable and necessary component of prevention. This is especially true for Latino adolescents who are disproportionately affected by unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, and for whom family-based …
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A Latter-day Saint Home Education: Passing On a Goodly Heritage
… is examined within the context of religious beliefs and values found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Education is defined as the process of becoming like God. An investigation is conducted into the stewardship and responsibility parents have for the education of …
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Integration or Marginality? The Socialization of Graduate Students
… graduate students arrive in their departments and programs with pre-established expectations and motivations that are the result of earlier socialization experiences; (b) if students perceive that the dominant culture in their department is not congruent with their own beliefs and values, they …
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Conserving Pollinators: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Evaluating the Ecological, Economic and Cultural Value of Native Bees in Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Agriculture
… threatened globally due to habitat fragmentation and alteration, pesticides, disease and infestations by parasites. Localized population declines have prompted interest on the part of various stakeholders in restoring and maintaining pollinator-friendly habitats on working landscapes, particularly …
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Judging by a Different Standard? Examining the Role of Rationality in Assessments of Mental Capacity
… but in many psychiatric conditions pathological beliefs and values impair capacity even when the decision-making process is logically coherent. In such cases, capacity assessments implicitly rely on normative epistemic and evaluative standards. This raises a worry for the capacity test’s …
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