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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Community perspectives"”.
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Exploration of community perspectives towards Georgenholtz mission station as a heritage resource
… condition. This study addresses the issue of community participation in research by responding to the following question: What is the impact of community attitudes and perspectives towards Georgenholtz Mission Station (GHMS) as a heritage resource? Various community groupings were given the …
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Community perspectives on vitamin D and bone health in three at-risk populations.
Background: Disorders affecting bone health, including osteoporosis and fractures, cause significant morbidity and mortality in Australia. Specific sub-groups within the general population are at increased risk of poor bone health and fracture. Such groups include people with intellectual …
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The Ts 'ehlanyane National Park in Lesotho as a sustainable resource: community perspectives, participation and perceptions
This study is about community perceptions, perspectives, management and benefits relating to sustaining Ts'ehlanyane National Park as a natural resource facility in Leribe; Lesotho. The study seeks to examine the extent to which the community benefits from the natural resource. In this regard, …
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“WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN”: ANALYZING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO REPEATED DISASTER VULNERABILITY AND THEIR IMPACT ON RECOVERY
… repeated flooding, and doubt the ability of the community to recover. I hypothesize that this attitudinal cluster is another key factor that mitigates against long-term recovery by inhibiting community building mechanisms. The goal of the research is to propose a more inclusive and holistic …
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Rural Community Perspectives and Actions Taken to Build Consensus on the Opioid Crisis in Southern Virginia: A Community-Based Participatory Multiphase Mixed Methods Study
… an emerging need to understand rural residents' perspectives on OUD and substance use disorder (SUD) in their community in order to implement efforts. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach addresses the need for a systematic participatory solutions, and reduces community …
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The effects of a Hawaiian language immersion program of student and family development
… In the past few decades, the Hawaiian community has come together in an effort to revitalize the Hawaiian language through the creation of a Hawaiian language immersion program. This program is designed to ensure the survival of the native language and culture through the transmission …
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SEE. I AM ONE. BALANCING POWER IN GENOMICS RESEARCH OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS TO CLEAN OIL SANDS TAILINGS WATER
… to study the researchers, research, and community perspectives, to contribute to a gap on how these collaborations can increase their effectiveness in using multiple ways of knowing. My work proposed to even-out power imbalances in several ways; studying the findings of affected …
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Crossing from Hearing to Deaf Worlds: Hearing Border Crossers as Participatory Designers in Healthcare Instruction
… ways. This study sought to understand the perspectives and experiences of hearing border-crossers -- hearing people who cross "borders," figuratively, to interact and communicate with Deaf people. Hearing border crossers hold useful knowledge that will shed light in facilitating …
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Investigating the Place of Children’s Home Literacy in the Ontario Kindergarten Curriculum: A Document Analysis
… understandings of children’s home, culture, and community perspectives. However, the programmatic curriculum document highlighted children’s sense of belonging, and the freedom to express their opinion and ideas. The study recommends that the programmatic curriculum needs to look closely at …
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Migration to new destinations: local migrant experiences in a globalised world
… migrants, including an examination of local community perspectives. The empirical research shows how integration is a concept with no shared meaning. This is evidenced through state and civil society responses that place limits on migrants to apply their capabilities and fulfil their …
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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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A Mixed Methods Investigation of Autistic and Community Provider Perspectives on Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Autistic Youth
… include end-users (i.e., autistic youth or community mental health clinicians) in the process of adapting CBT for this population. Therefore, the current study utilized a mixed methods convergent parallel research design in order to obtain community perspectives on adapting CBT for autistic …
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Repairing the legacies of transatlantic slavery
… to include previously suppressed events and community perspectives, can potentially contribute to relational repair at a national level in Britain and the US, and internationally via projects such as UNESCO’s Slave Route Project. This thesis argues that the history of transatlantic slavery …
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Strategies and Challenges for Bridging Tradition and Innovation: A Case of Tourism Management in Ebian Yi Autonomous County in China
… regions. While existing research emphasises community participation and local entrepreneurship, the roles of external tourism business managers remain largely overlooked. This gap is especially relevant in contexts like Ebian Yi Autonomous County, where external actors are embedded in complex …
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A Case Study of a Pilot Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Immersion School on Manitoulin Island
… study of the MMAK examines student success and community perspectives. This study has been analyzed through the lens of a Tribal Critical Race (TribalCrit) theoretical framework (Brayboy, 2005), which helped to make sense of both the nuances of Indigenous education and the complexities of …
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Mitigating Social Risk in the Extractive Sector: Developing Intercultural Competence as a Tool for Negotiating Western-Indigenous Perspectives within the Undergraduate Mining Engineering Curriculum
… results demonstrate that student openness to the perspectives of other cultures increases with exposure to the second year curriculum. Students became more knowledgeable about social dimensions of responsible mining, but not about cultural dimensions. Analysis of focus group data shows that …
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THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF PRESERVING AND RESTORING MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT TO RESIDENTS OF THE PACIFIC FLYWAY: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
… A Focus Group Perspective on Economic Value and Community Priorities for Habitat Restoration Chapter 3: Communicating Ecological Complexity Through Environmental Graphics Chapter 1 uses a contingent valuation (stated preference) survey of 2,000 participants who were surveyed for their …
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Exploring the social dimensions of rural and remote microgrids in Australia's shift towards sustainable energy
… dimensions of their adoption and the role of community engagement remain limited. This thesis bridges this gap by examining the niche space inhabited by microgrids in Australia today. This thesis employs a qualitative, mixed-method research approach, incorporating semi-structured interviews …
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Traditional Cultural Properties : a potential tool for community-driven historic preservation
… is derived from the role the property plays in a community's historically rooted beliefs, customs, and practices." Bulletin 38 provides guidance in determining whether properties of traditional cultural significance are potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places …
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The Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
… Leone Government (SLG) and the International Community’s (IC) commitment to render international standard of justice in post-conflict Sierra Leone. The aim of this research thesis is to investigate the extent to which the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) that was established in 2002, was …
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