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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Community perceptions"”.
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Connections First: Community perceptions of social connections
Introduction: Community-based social connections and natural supports promote well-being in children and youth, and their families. Natural supports are informal reciprocal connections that consist of close relationships with friends and family, and broader associations, including neighbours, …
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Local community perceptions of tourism as a development tool
… total foreign exchange earnings of Greece. The perceptions of the local community in tourism were studied using personal interviews with three community groups: local authority officials, residents and tourism business owners and managers. The aim was to examine their views on tourism …
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Community Perceptions of Prescription Drug Abuse in Eastern Kentucky.
… studies measuring the thoughts and feelings of community members toward the issue. Data gathered during these interviews were coded and themed for emergent content that revealed the prevalence of drug abuse in communities, the role of medical professionals in prescription drug abuse, and a lack …
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Community Engagement: Impacts of community perceptions on community service participation
… attitudes of high school seniors regarding their community and participation in community service activities to determine what relationship exists between community attitudes and motivation to engage in the community. The study will address this relationship within the context of functional theory …
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Community perceptions of a Cree immersion program at Cumberland House
… in May, 1998, at Cumberland House, an Aboriginal community in northeastern Saskatchewan. Fifty-five community members participated in six focus groups organized by the following criteria: administrators, school board trustees, elders, parents, students and teachers. These research participants …
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Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions
… examine the cultural ecosystem service and the community perceptions of the Diep River Corridor that connects the Table Mountain National Park, Little Princess Vlei, Zandvlei Estuary, and finally feeds to the sea of the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed interview questions were used to assess the …
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Denton County business community perceptions of virtual education for workforce development
… exploratory, qualitative study was to identify perceptions of virtual education as it relates to workforce development. A customized, self-administered, open-ended questionnaire was sent to a non-randomized sample of volunteers. Respondents' answers were compiled, analyzed, and reported. The …
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Green Space and Trees In Langford: Community Perceptions, Environmental Awareness, and Conservation
… created a survey to examine Langford residents' perceptions of UGS and trees, including the benefits they provide for the city as well as their preferences regarding management policies. The results suggest that residents are aware of the ecosystem services provided by trees and UGS. …
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Tourists' and community perceptions on sustainability of Umthayi Marual festival in Kwazulu-Natal.
… Marula Festival is perceived by tourists and community members, using the case of uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality. The study used a convenience sampling method of the non-probability sampling design to select 385 respondents (tourists from different places) and local community members …
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The school as a community : perceptions of secondary school students with emotional behavioural difficulties
… area of concern. This study investigates the perceptions of students with EBD regarding their school environment and the functioning of their school as a community. The qualitative data obtained by in-depth interviews provides an insight of the specific areas of concern in secondary schools. …
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The Great Appalachian Flood of 1977: Prisoners, Labor, and Community Perceptions in Wise, Virginia
… produced primary sources known as the Mountain Community Television interviews. These interviews were archived online through the Appalshop Archives in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The Mountain Community Television interviews used for this project were recorded three to four weeks following the early …
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Community perceptions and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent females in Mazabuka district, Zambia
… aged 16-19 years and some members of the urban community in Mazabuka. It employed a mixed-method approach in which both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used. These approaches were treated independently at data collection and analysis. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to …
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The reality and implications of community perceptions of school effectiveness: a case study of selected schools
… 1980 and 1990 and questions the validity of community judgement of schools. The literature review traces the development of home and school links and community involvement, the measurement of school effectiveness and previous work on parental choice of school. A distinction is made between …
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Evaluating community perceptions on floodplain wetland utilisation and sustainability: a case study in the uMsunduzi river basin.
… Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate community perceptions and utilisation practices influencing the sustainability of floodplain wetlands in developing regions, with a specific focus on the uMsunduzi River Basin in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. To achieve this objective, two specific …
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Early adolescent girls in transition in a peri-urban northern Thai community: perceptions of gender role and sexuality
… and socioeconomic transformation on young girls' perceptions of their gender roles and sexuality which places them at risk for contracting STDs and AIDS through sexual transmission. Ethnographic approaches were used to develop a fuller understanding of the specific social and cultural contexts …
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Quality of life in a rural community: Perceptions of the role and contributions of the small, rural community college
<p>Community colleges play a fundamental role in higher education. They are open-access institutions, providing higher education services to individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Community colleges also provide important workforce development and training opportunities to help develop the …
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Exploring the local community perceptions of event tourism socio-cultural impacts: a case of the Salalah Tourism Festival, Salalah city, Oman.
… has been progressively growing, the local community of Salalah started to experience a number of conflicting socio-cultural impacts that evidently increase during the festival's period (e.g. reckless driving, verbal harassment, litter, intrusion of privacy, etc.). Such socio-cultural issues …
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Community perceptions on the effectiveness of body-worn cameras within law enforcement in South Africa: A case study of Soshanguve policing area.
This study examines community and policing perceptions of the effectiveness of Body-worn Cameras (BWCs) within law enforcement in South Africa, focusing on the Soshanguve policing area. The research addresses the growing concern over whether police officers and community members find BWCs useful …
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School Community Perceptions of the Potential Contribution of School Inspection in Improving School Performance: A Case of Primary Schools in Mbarali District
This study investigated school community’s perceptions of the potential contribution of school inspection in improving school performances among Mbarali district primary schools, Mbeya region. The first objective identified indicators of improved school performance; the second investigated school …
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Community perceptions of South African Police Service responses to substance use and the impacts on health and well-being of community leaders and substance users in a peri-urban community in Cape Town.
… between law enforcement, substance users, and community leaders is poorly understood, contributing to a climate of distrust and conflict, conditions which perpetuate these disparities Research Aim: The study aims to explore and understand the relationship and the dynamics that exist between …
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