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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Community perspective"”.
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Crime in New Orleans: applying the civic community perspective to urban violence
Civic community theory is a macro-level social control perspective that has emerged within the past 10 years as an explanation of community variation in crime rates. The theory is based on the assumption that well-integrated communities are better able to regulate their members’ behaviors than …
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Perceived intercultural impacts of tourism in the Dominican Republic: A rural host community perspective
… in regards to the tourism industry, perceived community attitudes towards tourism, and host-guest relationships in the tourism context. Two groups of Dominicans were studied, those who worked in the tourism industry and those who did not, teachers, respectively. Data was extracted from …
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THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
… groups. The study examined the African American community’s perspective of the child welfare system and the social workers they may have come in contact with in the scope of their possible child welfare experience. Common themes that emerged included a lack of understanding of both the system and …
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Aboriginal forest tenure and governance in British Columbia : exploring alternatives from a Stellat'en First Nation community perspective
… consistent with Aboriginal forest values. This community-based research takes a participatory approach to forest policy analysis. The work is conducted in partnership with the Stellat’en First Nation and Carrier Sekani Tribal Council in central British Columbia. Stellat’en criteria for forest …
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Public responses to policy changes in 1st line treatment for uncomplicated for malaria in Kenya and the potential influence of policy communication in the uptake of malaria drugs
This study intends to give new insights into community perceptions on policy changes in 1st-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Kenya and the contributions of such perceptions on the uptake of recommended malaria drugs. It also intends to promote effective communication and implementation …
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Community Learning: Process, Structure, and Renewal
Community renewal is a dominant theme in American society today. It has been said that public administration could and should be a leader in the community renewal movement, yet for the most part the field of public administration fails to "get" community. This study advances and explores a concept …
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Township churches as heritage: The case of Langa, Cape Town
… on ascertaining the heritage values of the Langa community in a series of interviews. To understand the values attached to churches, views have been solicited from community members residing in the neighbourhood of the identified churches, members of the clergy and congregants and a number of …
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A comparative analysis of key business community characteristics of weapon system sustainment programs and implications for future weapon system programs
… overarching priority. To this end, the business community (financial management and contracting) must develop a strategy that complements and satisfies the warfighters objective(s). The purpose of this research project was to examine critical sustainment program characteristics from a business …
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Pueblo Voices: Defining the Role of Pueblo Education
The Pueblo community perspective, as articulated by parents, students, traditional elders, and contemporary educators regarding the role of Pueblo education is essential to positive school change. With this premise in mind, I conducted extensive interviews in an attempt to understand more clearly …
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The Seen and Unseen: Religion and Identity in the Chicago American Indian Community
<p>The following dissertation is an ethnographic community study focusing on religiosity and its relationship in maintaining tribal identity among urban Indians living in Chicago, Illinois. The research examines spirituality and religious practice in an urban Indian community and illuminates and …
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The Seen and Unseen: Religion and Identity in the Chicago American Indian Community
<p>The following dissertation is an ethnographic community study focusing on religiosity and its relationship in maintaining tribal identity among urban Indians living in Chicago, Illinois. The research examines spirituality and religious practice in an urban Indian community and illuminates and …
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The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality
… health problems and need to be addressed from a community perspective. The reason for exploring this problem in this study was that South Africa has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the world among urban and rural black women. Objective: Investigating the eating and lifestyle …
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Nonprofit organizations in the making of civic community : exploring how the structure of nonprofit sectors matters for community wellbeing
… this dissertation, through the lens of the civic community perspective, I examine the role of nonprofit organizations in enhancing community wellbeing. The primary contribution of this dissertation to existing literature on civic communities is the theoretical development of the concept of …
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The Role of Local Government for a Contemporary Victorian Community
… local government has been explored from a community perspective. Often referred to as the sphere of government closest to the people, this dissertation has explored the potential for local government to positively impact on residents’ quality of life and provide opportunities for citizen …
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Understanding University of Technology foundation students' perspectives on their learning in mathematics, with a focus on group work
… advocates for and contributes to a theoretical perspective on student communities, an aspect of the community perspective (Allie et al., 2007) on student learning. Group work as a form of participation that was investigated in this study was beneficial in student learning. Thus the theoretical …
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An exploratory study on the impact of an early years' preschool intervention programme in the Republic of Ireland
… It examines programme outcomes from a number of perspectives by collecting the views of the three main stakeholders involved in the education process; students who participated in Early Start in 1994/5, their parents and their teachers. To contribute to understanding the impact of the programme …
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The legacy of the exclusion of Aboriginal people in Australia
… project using mixed methods entitled ‘A community perspective of Burdekin rot’ - based on the anecdotal reports of ‘Burdekin rot’ and the perceived higher incidence of cancer (and death) in the Burdekin community. Analysis of cancer incidence and geographic level analysis of Queensland …
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The legacy of the exclusion of Aboriginal people in Australia
… project using mixed methods entitled ‘A community perspective of Burdekin rot’ - based on the anecdotal reports of ‘Burdekin rot’ and the perceived higher incidence of cancer (and death) in the Burdekin community. Analysis of cancer incidence and geographic level analysis of Queensland …
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"Preventive Leadership Program" at the Salesian University: An Exploratory Case Study
… Lonergan's anthropological method, Vygotskian community of learning model, and a reinterpretation of the Salesian Preventive System principles. The novelty in this approach is the viability of the Preventive Leader construct into the specific context of college students and the educational …
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Airway inflammation, diagnosis, perception of asthma, and sputum zinc levels in a community cohort.
… the role of IS in the diagnosis of asthma in a community. The first study explores the accepted definitions of asthma, the utility of IS, and another marker of AI, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), in establishing the diagnosis of asthma. The findings confirm that symptoms, variable airflow …
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