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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Discouragement"”.
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How Parenting Stress and Discouragement Impact Functioning Within Stepfamilies
The study analyzed how parenting stress and discouragement affect stepfamily functioning. Whether the parent was a biological parent or stepparent, whether the stepparent was a stepmother or stepfather, or whether the marriage had been formed more or less than two years was also considered. One …
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Discouragement, encouragement, and at risk Hispanic elementary students' self-esteem: an ethnographic case study
… Hispanic elementary students are affected by discouragement and encouragement. An ethnographic approach and participant observer method make it possible to document the lives of two students within the educational setting of the classroom so that the researcher can look at the ways in which …
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Essays on entrepreneurial finance : small firms and their banks
… The third essay explores patterns of SMEs’ discouragement towards borrowing in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The final empirical essay introduces a novel concept (“informal turndown”) designed to further illuminate contemporary discussions of discouraged borrowing amongst SMEs …
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To Be Excellent: The Stories of Black Female Elementary Chicago Public School Teachers
… discuss their commitment, drive, dedication, discouragement and fears about teaching in the school district. Through the retelling and sometimes reliving of their stories and experiences, these women discover that their lives and careers have been successful. They have achieved their goals of …
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Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area
… that no network effect is present for labour discouragement.
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The Relative Contribution of Antecedent Sources to Math Self-Efficacy
… impact of a negative experience (e.g., discouragement, negative role models) compared to positive ones on self-efficacy. Further study of the potential differences in men's and women's cognitive appraisal of their high school math-related experiences is also desirable. Future research …
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The impact of work seeker support platforms on the development of South Africa's unemployed youth
… unemployed, respectively. Similarly, economic discouragement among young people is on the rise. Micro-level barriers contribute significantly to the inability to access employment opportunities. These include the low skills levels of many young South Africans, the high costs of job-seeking, a …
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The Contributions of the Unwanted
… involved several elements of encouragement and discouragement. The elements of encouragement included: college preparatory programs and events, advice from counselors and teachers, private scholarships, family and friends, networking groups, and life improvements. The elements of discouragement …
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Political Economy of Immigration and Lobbying
… decisions under uncertainty; and a ""defender discouragement effect"" that often makes change cheaper to achieve than in a comparable static model."
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Ad interim: Everyday life of Central American Refugees at the "La 72" shelter in Tenosique, Mexico
… denial, creating states of disenchantment and discouragement. On the other hand, waiting also served as a platform for identifying new strategies and reinventing tactics to search for new aspirations and goals and to cope with the multiplicity of challenges encountered along the migratory …
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Evaluating barriers to SME financing in Pakistan
… towards formal finance, which is the result of discouragement faced by them in approaching financial sector for credit. The findings of these two issues highlight a dominant presence of borrower discouragement chiefly created by the acute communication gap between SMEs and financial …
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Perceived Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Psy.D. Students in Clinical Psychology Programs
… intent to seek psychotherapy and<em> </em>discouragement or hopelessness. A binomial logistic regression revealed that age was negatively associated with intent to seek psychotherapy, after controlling for gender. Qualitative analyses identified financial constraints, lack of time, and …
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Sealed but Single: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experience of Divorced Latter-Day Saints returning to Dating
… responses. Participants over 30 expressed discouragement at the number of available partners in the LDS faith, while those under 30 felt optimism that they could re-marry. Participants also indicated difficulty transitioning back to sexual abstinence and making sense of divorce in light of …
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From warmongers to peacebuilders: major power managerial coordination and the transformation of international relations, 1715-2001
… of military force by other states. The second is discouragement, the threat of major power intervention and censure that may lead states to avoid the use of military force in order to resolve disputes. Finally, the pacification of international relations by major power managerial coordination may …
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Joseph Bates' Logbook of the Brig Empress: An Analysis and Appraisal
… the importance of religion and temperance; his discouragement over trading in South America; and his respect and love for God. Bates' journal, however, is more a testimonial to the intervention of God in his life than a record of the daily happenings on board the brig Empress.</p> <p>Bates could …
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Os reflexos da crise da zona do euro na participação política da população portuguesa no nível comunitário
… reflected in the political sfhere, causing the discouragement of the population to legitimate the european institutions through voting. In the citizenz point of view, those institutions were the ones to blame for the poor social and economic conditions they were living on. Starting from a …
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Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support
… counter-discourses to cope with discouragement. Interestingly, counter-discourses were a type of identity work strategy utilized to counter negative identity messages and were co-constructed through a combination of personal agency and encouraging messages from supportive …
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Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support
… counter-discourses to cope with discouragement. Interestingly, counter-discourses were a type of identity work strategy utilized to counter negative identity messages and were co-constructed through a combination of personal agency and encouraging messages from supportive …
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The motivation of vocational students in a college setting /
… defining student success, encouragement, discouragement, and perceptions about academic and vocationalleaming. The interview questions for both students and instructors were designed by me and were based on themes derived from the literature and from my experience in the program. The …
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Mindsets: lived experiences of black actuarial science students
… The mindset analysis reveals that prevalent discouragement, external expectations, and self-doubt rooted in predetermined negative beliefs foster a fixed mindset among these students. Conversely, factors fostering a growth mindset include resilience, determination, and socioeconomic …
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