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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Differing Perceptions"”.
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Lecrae and the Differing Perceptions Among American Protestants of the Causes of Disparate Racial Experiences
… It explores where these two groups diverge on perceptions of racial issues, examines explanations for this divergence, and recounts the impact of bringing these disparate beliefs to bear on racial discourse within American Protestantism in the 2010s. Additionally, this thesis applies the …
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Three tellings, four models and differing perceptions : the contruction of female sexuality in the Rāmāyaṇa
The Ramayan[dotbelow]a has been used as a model for appropriate behavior for Hindus throughout the world. Hinduism, like many other religions, uses examples of morality derived from divine sources. The two epics, the Mahabharata, and Ramayan[dotbelow]a, occupy a unique position in the lives of …
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Differing perceptions of legislative and policy change in children and families services: a vertical analysis
… through (re)focusing our attention at differing levels or in differing directions, is crucial if difficulties identified in relation to contemporary social work practice are not to be wholly ascribed to social work and social workers. Decontextualised analysis, to accommodate the impact …
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Competing schemas within the American liberal democracy : an interdisciplinary analysis of differing perceptions of church and state.
The current understanding of liberal democracy in many academic circles includes a set of restraints on the types of justification that are accepted for the creation of coercive legislation. There is much debate over which sources should be accepted to publically justify laws touching on education …
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Differing perceptions and the resulting uncertainty of public policy: An examination of the Clean Water Act's Section 404 Regulatory Program
A principal planning function is to formulate and implement policies which are designed to ameliorate perceived societal problems. Much of the planning literature therefore centers on the preparation of comprehensive plans or the formulation of public policy. Despite this attention, plans and …
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A survey of university teaching practices and perceptions of compressed courses
… that investigated faculty pedagogical changes, perceptions, and preparation of semester length courses taught in a compressed course format. One hundred and three faculty members teaching at a large Research I University in the Midwest completed an online survey addressing their teaching …
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Determining multiple intelligences in the preschool aged child
… the paraprofessional, and the parents had differing perceptions about which intelligences were dominant for each participant. Second, participants appear to have multiple, equally dominant intelligences. Third, participant's views related to their own dominant intelligences frequently …
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EMOTION REGULATION, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, AND UNDERSTANDING OF INTENTIONALITY IN CHILDREN WITH A HISTORY OF PEDIATRIC CANCER
… without a history of pediatric cancer would have differing perceptions of their children. Thirty-nine children with a history of pediatric cancer and 40 children without a history of pediatric cancer, ages 4-7, were recruited for the current study. The children completed 4 tasks: the Peabody …
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Misused words, misused thoughts: the roles and perceptions of nurses, doctors and social workers involved in the discharge planning process and their affects on communication
… of this vision. In particular: *Are there differing perceptions amongst health care professionals regarding the role of other health care workers? o If different perceptions do exist, how are they formed and how do they become current? " Does this affect communication within the discharge …
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Biomechanical Comparison of Lumbar Disc Replacements
… vary among the manufacturers based upon differing perceptions of ideal motion. Comparison studies are important in quantifying different features for future improvements but are currently lacking. The objective of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of three currently …
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Accounting for sudden death : a sociological study of the coroner system
… the whole range of coroners' work is examined. Differing but complementary research methods are employed to yield essentially qualitative material. Existing sociological studies, e.g. of 'official statistics' and of suicide, are evaluated. Coroners' methods of ascribing meaning to sudden death …
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Acceptability of parent-child interaction therapy
… parenting beliefs and behaviors may translate to differing perceptions of treatment relevance and therefore lower acceptability for African American families. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the acceptability of a specific, efficacious treatment for disruptive behavior in …
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An intricate Web(b): American influences on professional craft in Canada 1964-1974
… both embraced and resisted. Second, the differing perceptions of the professional focus of Quebec craft organizations and the nationalistic emphasis on the preservation of craft techniques and traditions presented an insurmountable obstacle to the formation of a unified Canadian craft …
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Transboundary landscapes and rural livelihoods: a case study from the northern Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique border
… with transboundary landscapes, as well as the perceptions held by these rural communities and other actors (especially within the conservation sector) about how these landscapes influence rural livelihoods as well as the consequences of these landscapes on rural livelihoods. The study sought to …
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Applying the Golden Rule towards Recruitment Effectiveness
… present work was threefold: (1) to examine the perceptions of what makes retail recruiting organizations attractive to college undergraduates and examine what attributes recruiting organizations believe students are attracted to; (2) to examine the differences in these perceptions with …
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STAKEHOLDER VOICES IN INTEGRATING EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AS A STRATEGIC UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE
… engaging in this type of learning report differing perceptions of the role of reflection and its outcomes. Schon (1987) referred to reflection as “a continual interweaving of thinking and doing” (p. 281). Students are asked to experience the concrete, reflect on their successes and …
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Parental Involvement: Parent Perceptions and Teacher Perceptions.
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of parents and teachers regarding effective parental involvement with elementary students based on Epstein et al.'s (2009) 6 typologies of parental involvement. The population consisted of 77 teachers in a particular east Tennessee school …
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Community-clinical psychological consultation with teachers in an "African" lower primary school : discourses and future directions
… 'fact-finding' study as to the teachers' perceptions and attributions regarding common emotional and behavioural problems of pupils at their school. This pilot study arose from debate about the relevance of psychological practice in the South African context and in an attempt to identify …
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