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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Formal and Informal Education"”.
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Tweeting in the Agora: An Historical Documentary of Educational Structures and Discourse in Ancient Greece and in Modern Social Media
<p>This dissertation focuses on the systems and structures of formal and informal education in Ancient Greece under the leadership of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle and the systems and structures of education and discourse on social media, specifically on blogs and Twitter. Using historical …
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“We Don’t Hear All The Stories”: East Timorese Youth And Education About The Indonesian Occupation
The role of formal and informal education in shaping youths’ historical memories of violence is not well understood (Cole & Barsalou, 2006; Worden, 2014). Few research studies (Bellino, 2017; Russell, 2020; Worden, 2014) have explored how youth engage and negotiate with contested history via formal …
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The Role and Function of Literacy in Two Homeschooling Families
… is an increasingly popular practice, and this raises questions about how it is carried out. One important area for investigation is the literacy practices of homeschooling. Literacy is often seen as a necessary component of formal schooling. This project investigated the role and …
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Investigating factors inhibiting institutional investors from investing in Namibia: A study of pension funds
… pension funds’ assets can be invested in Namibia and suggested measures to encourage pension funds investors to invest in the local economy. The study adopted quantitative approach. The probability random sampling technique was used to sample pension funds and investment companies investing …
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CNL as Educator in the Emergency Department: Improving Hand Hygiene Outcomes
… (HAI) is a National Patient Safety Goal. Proper and frequent hand hygiene (HH) prevents HAI and various cross-infections in any setting. Audits of visual adherence for HH generates low compliance scores. During a yearlong improvement project, low monthly compliance scores of 52% in the Emergency …
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Narrative Case Studies Exploring Homelessness and Education
… of these narrative case studies was to understand the experiences of families encountering homelessness and how children experience formal and informal education. Families experiencing homelessness were defined as groups of persons living without regular, fixed, and adequate housing. Narrative …
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Access Retention and Performance among Maasai primary School Boys and Girls in Monduli District
The study on “Access Retention and Performance among Maasai primary school boys and girls:” This study was conducted in Monduli, in three ecological areas. The objective of the study was to analyse the patterns and causes of access, retention and performances among primary schools boys and girls. …
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An examination of the impact of non-formal and informal learning on adult environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
… consider the environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, of adults in Minnesota, and possible factors that influence environmental literacy. Specifically, this study is designed to: (1) measure the environmental literacy of Minnesota adults, (2) explore possible relationships between …
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An investigation into the relationship between satisfaction with life and sense of coherence amongst the unemployed
… the relationship between the Sense Of Coherence and Satisfaction With Life amongst the unemployed. The study attempted to test the following hypotheses. 1. People with a high Sense Of Coherence tend to be satisfied with their lives in general. 2. Demographic variables such as age, gender, race …
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Identifying factors that predict student success in a community college online distance learning course.
The study's purpose was to identify demographics, educational background, finances, formal and informal education and experiences, reading habits, external environmental factors, psychological factors, and computer efficacy factors that predict a student's ability to successful complete an online …
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A mixed methods exploration of antibiotic prescribing and stewardship
… for viral respiratory tract infections is common and contributes to emerging antibiotic resistance and patient morbidity and mortality. Interventions aimed at promoting judicious use of antibiotics, such as prescribing guidelines, are often ineffective. Approaching the problem of overprescribing …
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Culture care values, beliefs, and practices of Mexican American migrant farm workers related to health promoting behaviors
… of this study was to describe, explicate, and systematically analyze the culture care values, beliefs, and practices of migrant farm workers related to health promoting behaviors in context of their temporary living accommodations and work setting in two small towns in east central Indiana. …
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Re-centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Contemporary Jazz Bass
… how one can incorporate indigenous music and performance practices into contemporary jazz using the double bass and bass guitar as tools for mediation. It specifically investigates the Southern African and the Middle-Eastern regions via the Indian Ocean connection. This project combines …
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School development through partnership in education with parents as community members
Previously in the early fifties, education was based on racial inequality and segregation. The perspective on school development through partnership in education with parents as a community changed after the democratization of S.A in 1994. Previously in 1984, parents were not fully involved in the …
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The Alternative to Traditional College Degree Programs: Implications for a Sustainable Workforce in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Background: Albeit public elementary and middle school education is free and compulsory in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at least over 10 million of the country’s children within ages 5-14 years are not attending school, because of the associated costs, which render access prohibitive. Of the …