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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Communication science"”.
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It's all in the mind : an integrative approach to teaching and learning
… this dissertation the researcher uses cognitive science and communication science to develop an integrative motivational learning framework for teaching intermediate phase learners to solve problems in the subject domains of mathematical literacy, language literacy, natural science, economic and …
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A meeting of minds
… regarding the role of direct small group communication and public communication in an envisaged Communication Science curriculum within the Language, literacy and Communication learning area in the Further Education and Training band. I show that the fundamental switch from the traditional …
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Brüssel vermeintlich fern : Einblicke in das europapolitische Denken und Handeln deutscher Regionalzeitungsredaktionen : eine explorative Studie zu den Entscheidungsbedingungen der Europäisierung regionaler Medienöffentlichkeiten
… and explains how the European political communication and especially the EU coverage of newspapers can be renewed and improved. It combines methods and findings from different disciplines such as political science, sociology and communication science.
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System Override: A Critical Virtual Ethnography of Women of Color's Digital Praxis in Horizon Worlds
… virtual futures. This work intervenes in Communication, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and platform studies, advancing critical approaches to virtual world research.
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An investigation of the role of internet artworks in formulating a new communication model in the Internet
… and practice, especially concerning the humancommunication aspect. The emulations and experimentations in communication bythe internet artists' works are now generating new and unexpected communicationparadigms.However, the scholars in the communication field have declared that the …
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Klientų lojalumo skatinimo politika: telekomunikacijų kompanijos atvejis /
… examine customer loyalty promotion policy in telecommunication companies. The tasks of the study are as follows: to review customer loyalty promotion policy‘s conception, and categories of customer loyalty; overlook different theoretical viewpoints concerning client loyalty promotion policy and …
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When the workplace is on campus: Learning to write for a university speech language clinic
… between academic and workplace writing. Set in a Communication Science and Disorders (CSD) master's program, this qualitative study follows five graduate students as they learn workplace writing in a space that physically bridges academia and the workplace, an on-campus speech-language …
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Exploring the effects of climate change communication and training efforts: lessons from training-courses aimed at mid-career professionals
… over the last few decades. Researchers in communication science have found that the way in which information is presented and transferred is important in influencing people's perceptions and attitudes towards particular topics and issues. With this in mind, the lack of interest or …
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Interprofessonal Education: Two Analyses Of Revised Instruments, Comparisons Of Professions, And Effectiveness Of An Interprofessional Health Care Course
… therapy, social work, music therapy, communication science and disorders, and nutrition/dietetics. The purposes of study #2 included an analysis of the reliability of a different version of the RIPLS (called RIPLS-2013) and an exploration of the effectiveness of the spring 2013 session …
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Afrikaans in democratic South Africa :a survey of scholary contributions and tendentious reporting regarding the status of Afrikaans and the other official languages of South Africa
… not for ideological purposes but for practical communication. Previously it was associated with the struggle for survival, and with an image of kitchen patios. As it takes its rightful place in our multilingual country, one in which the playing fields are levelled for all indigenous languages, …
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Beyond "real life": Activism and harassment in the social justice blogosphere
<p>This thesis examines harassment that takes place online, specifically on websites that focus on issues of social justice from a feminist perspective. The content I examine is a form of activism in which writers and readers work together to form communities online. I also examine online protests …
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An Analysis of Undergraduate Introductory Astronomy Syllabi from Physics and Astronomy Departments
<p>In this study, the researcher conducted a content analysis of undergraduate level introductory astronomy syllabi. The researcher focused only on introductory astronomy courses offered by physics or astronomy departments in the United States of America. The course syllabus is a document worthy of …
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Creating a spark: A practice-as-research project integrating science and theatre to arouse curiosity about the natural world
… project inspired by the divide between the sciences and theatre. It begins with research into this divide, historical examples of connections between science and theatre, and strategies for reconnecting science and theatre. Next is the analysis of interviews with professionals working at …
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Sex! Aliens! Harvard? Rhetorical boundary-work in the media (a case study of the role of journalists in the social construction of scientific authority)
With science and the media playing prominent roles in contemporary life, it is important to understand the cultural authority of science and the role of the media in maintaining this authority. This paper will report on a case study of journalists' participation in the social construction of …
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Public understanding of chemistry research in print news
… inquiry. News media is one important avenue for science learning, but previous research investigating health and/or environmental science news has shown that it is inconsistent in the presentation of scientific research limitations, potentially impacting reader understanding. In the first phase …
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Broadening public input into science policy decision making: can the democratic model for science communication influence scientific, innovation and technological trajectories?
This PhD thesis investigates the potential use of science communication models to engage a broader swathe of actors in decision making in relation to scientific and technological innovation in order to address possible democratic deficits in science and technology policy-making. A four-pronged …
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Why the grass is always greener: Understanding commercial pesticide applicators as Accidental Risk Communicators
Within the risk communication literature, considerable attention has focused on messages delivered by "official" messengers. This research pursues an alternative course, examining unintentional risk messages and their "unofficial" carriers. Referred to in this study as "accidental risk …