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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Diverse Groups"”.
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Perceptions of office gossip amongst diverse groups in the workplace
… there is a difference in the perceptions of diverse individuals, from different racial groups and genders, regarding office gossip. Design– This paper followed a qualitative interpretivist research design, and content analysis was used to analyse the transcribed data. Findings– The findings …
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When Does Self -Efficacy Enhance Performance? Effects of Autonomous Regulation in Culturally Diverse Groups
… and autonomous regulation in a culturally diverse work group in order to enhance performance. Performance feedback messages loaded with cultural cues were delivered to enhance self-efficacy and autonomous regulation. Specifically, I hypothesize that self-efficacy and autonomous regulation …
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Nature, autism, and COVID: Exploring perceptions of nature’s relationship with wellbeing in diverse groups
… how nature can be used to support wellbeing in diverse groups. Theoretically, the findings of this thesis provide support for the extension of stress reduction theory to help explain how nature might be related to young children’s and autistic adults’ wellbeing. Additionally, the findings lend …
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Successful aging, coping and learning: a case study of two diverse groups of older adults
Two groups of older adults, retired teachers and low income housing elderly, exhibiting a diverse response to measures of life satisfaction and readiness for self-directed learning, were examined through twelve case studies in order to describe, generally and personally, the constructs of meaning …
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Post-secondary students' and work-site supervisors' perceptions of diversity experiences and needs of students in a school-to-work transition program
… students' experiences when interacting with diverse groups and (b) to obtain cooperative education students' and work-site supervisors' perceptions of the knowledge and attitudes needed by cooperative education students to interact effectively with diverse groups. The outcomes of the study …
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Evaluating The Human Rights Committee's Advancement of Norms to Protect Individuals of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics
… that human rights violations targeting SOGIESC diverse groups end. This can be done through the advancement of SOGIESC norms. By advancing SOGIESC norms the HRC would affirm that the rights in the ICCPR extend to SOGIESC diverse groups, thus promoting protection of SOGIESC diverse groups' civil …
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The relationship between multiple identity attributes and diversity, and individual decision making and group performance: experimental evidence.
… toward similar others. In addition, homogeneous groups outperformed diverse groups in tasks that were characterized by high interdependence when communication between group members was not allowed, but diverse groups outperformed homogeneous groups in the same tasks when communication between …
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Do parents talk to their children about race? An exploration of Black parents and White parents
… the age of the child or parents’ experience with diverse groups of people. Online questionnaires were distributed to parents and the final sample consisted of 183 parents of Black children (N = 90) and White children (N = 93), aged four to fourteen years old (M = 8.08). Overall, this study found …
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Preparing Teachers & Teacher Education Professionals for Dimensions of Diversity: A Study of Pedagogical Responses to Diversity in Distance Learning and Traditional Instruction
… valuable and effective in engaging and teaching diverse groups of students ordinarily and during distance learning: varying instruction and building strong relationships with students. Of course, in terms of the challenges brought on by my economic diversity, which were no clearer than during …
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The preparation of preservice regular educators for inclusion: A national perspective
… ability to adapt and deliver instruction for diverse groups of learners. In this study, college and university instructors from across the nation were surveyed, who taught the special education course required for state teacher certification. Instructors' opinions were elicited regarding their …
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The synergy of modern abolition : inter-agency cooperation between state agencies, religious communities, faith-based organizations, and NGOs against human trafficking.
… agencies, religious communities, faith-based groups and non-governmental organizations both formally and informally. These partnerships are generally considered beneficial by those involved in work against human trafficking; however, cooperation between such diverse groups is not without …
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Leveraging Geospatial Data to Understand Social Mixing in Cities
… of the city, but not from more socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods of the city. Study 3 employs call detail record data to measure social mixing on a fine spatial and temporal scale across the city of Stockholm, identifying the types of urban amenities that are located in areas where highly …
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The effect of racial representation on rejection sensitivity
… rejection in racially homogeneous vs. racially diverse groups. Self-report results indicated People of Color have experienced higher rates of race-based discrimination in their lifetimes compared to their White peers. Similarly, the study showed higher levels of race-based rejection sensitivity …
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Nonparametric Bayesian Modelling in Machine Learning
… contribution in this thesis is to collect many diverse groups of nonparametric Bayesian tools and explore algorithms to sample from them. We also explore machinery behind the theory to apply and expose some distinguished features of these procedures. These tools can be used by practitioners in …
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The Effects of Multicultural Diversity Training on the Development of a Multicultural Perspective in Preservice Teachers
… awareness of discrimination, interaction with diverse groups, and comfort level with diverse others. Some significant differences for the preservice teacher demographics of age, geographic background, and preferred teaching level were also discovered. Implications for further research are …
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Functional morphology of the anthropoid talocrural joint
… evaluated only broad, pairwise contrasts between diverse groups of extant taxa, variation identified here provides justification for a more in depth, detailed analysis of talocrural functional morphology in anthropoids.
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The Impact of Resources on Education: A Position Paper on How Theories of Social Capital Provide Insight on the Achievement Gap in the United States Education System
… achievement between socioeconomic and racial groups in the public education system in the United States. This paper identifies the link between resources and academic achievement. Through examining educational resources, from in-school factors, such as facilities and teacher quality, to …
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Equitable visitation of national parks : shedding light on community partner perspectives to improve park planning for all
… to reaching their goals of bringing more diverse groups to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO). This research culminates with park planning recommendations to make national park units more equitably visited and enjoyed by all. Before diving into the case study at the …
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Education: Public Policy and the American Indian
… subject immediately to mixed reactions among the diverse groups of American Indians… It is held that the present unsatisfactory condition of the American Indian population in the United States, accordingly, is a consequence of this combination: Indian powerlessness, inconstant and inconsistent …
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