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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Cross Cultural Adaptation"”.
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Measure
… in another language, in a process known as cross-cultural adaptation.<br/>Aim of thesis: To assess the validity and reliability of Arabic versions of two OHRQoL questionnaires – the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for 8-10-year-olds (CPQ8-10) (Jokovic et al, 2003) and Parental Perceptions of …
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The feeding and swallowing impact survey (FS-IS): cross-cultural adaptation for the South African context
… (except for English), and has not yet been culturally or linguistically adapted for the South African context. Research aims: The study aimed to cross culturally adapt and validate the FS-IS for the South African context by 1) describing the content validity of the FS-IS in a South African …
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Tracing the journey of cross-cultural adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland - a process of creating home when home is away.
This study traces the journey of cross-cultural adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland, which turns out to be a process of creating home when home is away, and which results in individual identity transformations, both positive and negative. It is based on 30 in-depth interviews, which were …
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The Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Chinese Migrant Women in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration of Interviews Conducted with 12 Chinese Women Living in Ireland
… presents an original qualitative study on the cross-cultural adaptation process of Chinese women migrants in Ireland. Using a Thematic analysis Approach, 12 in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with Chinese women currently living in Ireland. The data was analyzed through a process of …
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Crossing borders from Hungary to Ireland: the cross-cultural adaptation of Hungarian refugees from the 1940s and their compatriots from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
… framework, this research explores the cross-cultural adaptation of members of the Hungarian community in Ireland: what it meant fifty years ago to adapt to a new culture, and to preserve national identity in a political situation, when there was no way back home. Data was collected …
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Becoming Japerican And Amerinese: An Ethnographic Study Of Employees At A Multicultural Workplace
This study examines mainly cross-cultural adaptation--acculturation, deculturation, and the forming of intercultural identity. I conducted an ethnographic study on cross-cultural adaptation among Japanese and U.S.-American employees who worked at a Japanese plant in the U.S. Midwest for ten months …
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A Phenomenological Study of Cultural Transition and Adjustment of Asian Undergraduate International Students Using Different Cross-Cultural Treatments
… students in the U.S., experience more cross-cultural adaptation distress compared to other international student groups. The purpose of this study was to examine the pre-departure and post-arrival cultural knowledge, transition, and adjustment of Eastern Asian undergraduate …
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Cross-Cultural Narratives: A Comparative Analysis of "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea" and "Ugly Betty"
<p>This thesis examines the cross-cultural adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999–2001) into the American dramedy Ugly Betty (2006–2010), by analyzing how the latter reimagined the original narrative to address U.S.-specific cultural dynamics. Through qualitative analysis …
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Cultural competence: implications for validity, measurement, and performance
… Veenman & Spaans, 2005). Other contexts, such as cross-cultural settings, may equally benefit from such applications. This dissertation contributes to research on metacognition in two distinct ways: (1) by examining the construct validity of a popular self-report measure of cultural metacognition, …
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“[...] I think that I am even receiving, like getting more than I give.” : Motivations and Experiences of Long-Term International Volunteers in Finland
… (Clary et al., 1998) and the process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation (Kim, 2001). Based on the data, I identified five main themes including, initial motivations, experiences of cultural adaptation, meaning-making, personal effects of volunteering, and outlook on the future. The findings in …
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The Oxford Shoulder Score: Cross-cultural adaption and translation validation into Afrikaans
… Asian countries. This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt and psychometrically validate the Afrikaans version of the OSS for use in Africa. Methods: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation was performed in accordance with guidelines in the literature. 108 consecutive patients with …
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Validación de la escala de calidad de vida MELASQoL, en un grupo de pacientes colombianas con melasma
… mediante la guía QoLMs (guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of health-related), para validación de escalas propuesta por la OMS, en un segundo contacto vía telefónica. Una vez obtenida la respuesta telefónica a la escala de todas las pacientes, se procesaron los datos para …
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The Role of Information and Communication Technology in the Acculturation of Vietnamese Refugees
… to reestablish their lives and adapt in a new cultural environment. Acculturation is a complex process that is influenced by a number of factors. Throughout history, U.S. immigration policy has significantly affected the admission and adaptation of refugees. As shifts in the ideological …
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Finding oneself far from home: identity construction in contemporary US migrant women’s fiction
… narratives in terms of identity construction, adaptation to the host environment, and the resulting effects on the characters’ sense of home and belonging. The thesis also compares women’s immigrant narratives with expatriate fictions focusing on the experience of American women in the East. …
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The French Expatriate Assignment: Helping Accompanying Spouses to Adapt by Assuming the Role of Anthropologist
… affairs, recent research has shown that the adaptation of the accompanying spouse is one of the most critical factors in expatriate assignment success or failure. By studying the available literature on expatriate spouse adaptation, coupled with conducting my own exploratory research with …
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Double happiness : bicultural men - identity and learning : a study of Australian-Chinese men born in the 20th century
… trace their lineage, in the Australian context, across centuries. The focus here on this demographic was because of personal involvement with the lives and culture of Australian-Chinese people domiciled or linked to the Sydney region. The question was how has a cross-cultural context effected the …
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Coping with cross-cultural re-entry stress : the development; implementation and evaluation of 1 day group workshop
The phenomena of cross-cultural adaptation has been an area of focus in cross-cultural counselling. More recently reverse culture shock (reentry), the stress associated with returning home after living in another country, has become an area of growing interest. Despite interest in the nature of …
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Measurement of physical activity levels and self-efficacy during early recovery after acute myocardial infarction in Jordan
… the early recovery phase. Aims: To translate and cross-cultural adapt of a cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire into Arabic. To use this questionnaire to assess the changes in self-reported self-efficacy levels at baseline, after two weeks (T1) and after six weeks (T2), to assess changes in …
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Novas ferramentas para avaliação e monitoramento do controle da asma para crianças e adolescentes brasileiros
… Study 2 comprises the process of translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and evaluation of the measurement properties of the Pediatric Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ) for the Brazilian population. The translated questionnaire, considering its instructions, items, and response …
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Disruption and The Space Between: Staging The Tao of the World in Precarious Times
The Tao of the World is an original play written and directed by Jovanni Sy, inspired by William Congreve's comedy The Way of the World. This play was produced by the Drama Division of the School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Calgary, and was performed for live audiences at the …
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