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Showing 1 to 20 of 89 for “"Critical Ethnography"”.
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The Journey of Men in Nursing: A Critical Ethnography
… high turnover of male nurses. The study employed critical ethnography, as described by Thomas (1993), to explore and describe how others perceive men in nursing and how gender may influence men when choosing their career paths. For this study, nine male nurses who practiced at the bedside were …
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HELP AS COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF A TEACHER EDUCATION CLASSROOM
… TITLE: HELP AS COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF A TEACHER EDUCATION CLASSROOM MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Nathan P. Stucky As a scholar studying critical communication pedagogy, I am interested in the ways help is produced in communication by future educators. I take Stewart's …
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A critical ethnography exploring African American biological parents' experiences with child welfare service providers
… have been adequately by CWSP and the system. A critical ethnography methodology was employed in this study. A total of 18 in-depth individual interviews were completed. Each individual interview also included an ecomap activity that identified the network of CWSP that participants interacted …
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The long way home: a critical ethnography of youth and conflict in northeast India
This dissertation is a critical ethnographic investigation of the struggles over cultural representations and their relationship to varied expressions of ethnic violence in Northeast India (South Asia). Taking Garo Hills region of Northeast India as the site of inquiry, this dissertation …
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A critical ethnography of crisis management dealing with a mudflow crisis in Sidoarjo, Indonesia [thesis]
… those constructions triggered a conflict. The critical approach is also applied based on the evidence presented from the interviews and focus group discussions. If certain actors have more power over others, then this would be reflected in both actions and in how people construe the world they …
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The Experience of Elderly Immigrants of Mexican Origin with Life-Limiting Illness: A Critical Ethnography
… life-limiting illness in the U.S. The study, a critical ethnography, was philosophically informed by Jürgen Habermas’s critical social theory and guided by Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model. Thirteen first and second generation immigrants of Mexican origin were interviewed who were aged 65 …
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A critical ethnography of tourism entrepreneurship & social change in a fishing village community in Gran Canaria
… aspects of these transformations within a critical theoretical framework, with specific emphasis on the formation of entrepreneurial classes and the contested nature of resource use and appropriation in the context of tourism development. Much of the existing literature on tourism …
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Analysing organisational culture : a critical ethnography of public relations and personnel specialists in a state bureaucracy
… interests. In doing so, I suggest that more critical studies on organisational culture and symbolism have been comparatively neglected. Lamenting this neglect, I suggest that Giddens' theory of structuration can be employed to advance the development of a critical, emancipatory …
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A critical ethnography of young adolescents' occupational choices in a community in post-apartheid South Africa
This thesis explored the occupational choices of young adolescents in a southern peninsula Cape Town community of Lavender Hill in South Africa. Informed by current research and prior professional and personal experiences with young adolescents in Lavender Hill, the research question asked: 'What …
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Voices of the invisible: A critical ethnography of youth put at risk in an age of disposability
… how they experienced resistance; and how a critical pedagogical approach to learning and participating in a social justice-oriented civic engagement project impacted their learning experience. However, as the study unfolded the circumstances were such that the study was altered. This …
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Street Kids in Search of Humanization: Expanding Dominant Narratives Through Critical Ethnography and Stories of Lived Experience
This study draws on social theories such as critical theory and poststructuralism to deconstruct the current dominant narratives about street kids in large urban centers in Brazil, as well as to ground the method of this study: critical ethnography. The writing genre I chose to represent the street …
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Mental Health Care at the Margins: A Critical Ethnography of Psychological Practice in an Inner City Mental Health Setting
Within the past several decades, the field of psychology has attempted to improve psychological services for a greater diversity of people. However, despite these attempts, research continues to document a "gap" when it comes to mental health care services for marginalized populations. Various …
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“We’re Still Going”: A Critical Ethnography of Independently-Living Elders’ Healthcare Utilization to Maintain or Regain Their Health and Autonomy.
… specifically examines ILEs for these purposes. Critical Ethnographic methodology (Thomas, 1993) was utilized to explore the research question, “What are independently-living elders’ experiences utilizing the healthcare system?” Twelve men and women over 65 were recruited using purposeful and …
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I Do Activist Things Even Though I'm Nothing: A Critical Ethnography of Immigrant Youth Identity Formation in an Urban Community-School
… belonging in an urban, public high school. This critical ethnography examines their social interactions. The youth live in a segregated neighborhood that is largely abandoned by policy-makers and recently impacted by massive school closures by the district. The youth, within the context of a …
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A Critical Ethnography of Pupil Resistance to Authority: How Pupil and Teacher Identities Create Spaces of Resistance in the Contemporary School
This thesis employs a critical ethnographic method to examine how high ability pupils in a comprehensive school in an area of relative social deprivation express resistance to authority. The identities which teachers adopt in response to pupil resistance are also critically examined. The focus of …
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“If you wanted me to speak your language then you should have stayed in your country”: a critical ethnography of linguistic identity and resiliency in the life of an Afghan refugee
<p>Nasreen and her family had not wanted to leave their native Afghanistan, but when the Taliban’s violence forced them to seek refuge in Iran, Nasreen found herself a teenager on the outskirts of Tehran. Discrimination, lack of opportunity, and an unwelcoming environment compelled her to make the …
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Communitarian perspectives on corporate governance
… and hierarchy development. Data from an 18-month critical ethnography was used to develop grounded theories on interpersonal dynamics, culture development and corporate governance. Micro analysis of journals, letters, e-mails, documents and interview transcripts were assisted by computer software. …
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The Capacity to Aspire: Perceptions of Unattainable Success and Processes of Identity Formation among Marginalized Black Youth in the Greater Toronto Area
… Greater Toronto Area. Through semi-structured critical ethnography interviews and a review of literature based on crime, education of racialized and marginalized people from low-income neighbourhoods and theoretical perspectives that explain the nuance of Black experiences, this study …
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Transformative Learning in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Community An Ethnographic Study examining how and in what ways transformative learning is realized and lived out among members of an MS community.
… guiding this research which are: constructivism, critical reflection, the relationships between chronic illness, disability and MS and lastly the MSer and their relationships. In an effort to collect and examine the daily experiences of a particular group of people or individuals this study is …
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Reading Between The Lines: A Critical Examination of Social Work Education in Vietnam Through The Eyes of the Educators
… work educators to its current state. Utilizing critical theory as a guiding framework, critical ethnography as the research methodology, and thematic analysis, this thesis attempts to understand how social work education in Việt Nam was perceived by Vietnamese social work educators based on the …
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