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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Help and support"”.
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Exploring factors that inhibit the Outlook Parent Support Group from achieving their stated goals
… that hindered the women of the Outlook Parent Support Group from achieving their stated goals. The literature review discusses the relationship between poverty and disability and its impact on the identity and occupations of carers of disabled children. Furthermore it explores self-help and …
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The personal networks of small firm entrepreneurs in Malaysia: an exploratory study
… which can provide them with a variety of help and support in business. A model for networking management has been developed in order to understand the relationship between entrepreneurs and their personal networks. This model includes four stages of development of the relationship i.e. the …
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Saudi Arabian Students' Perceptions of Teacher Care in the United States
… of teacher care in the US. Fourteen male and female Saudi students at a large Midwestern US university were interviewed. This study offers a literature review about Saudi students’ cultural backgrounds, which make studying their educational experiences more understandable. Several themes …
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The perceptions of how dyslexia impacts on nursing and midwifery students and the coping strategies they develop/use to manage difficulties associated with dyslexia in clinical practice; an embedded case study
… perceptions of the impact of dyslexia on nursing and midwifery students in practice, and of the coping strategies they develop and/or use to help them cope. To achieve the above aims, the following questions were set and addressed: 1. What is the perceived impact of dyslexia on the nursing and …
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Twelve Representative Patterns of the Period 1920 through 1945
… of garments throughout this period in sketch and pattern form. The patterns presented are complete working patterns in full scale with no seams allowed. The garments have been dated according to research into the period. In addition to the pattern, sketch, and description of each garment, …
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"""Sometimes I Give and Sometimes I Get"": Social Networks and Support Among Low -Income African-American Women"
This study examines the structure and dynamics of low-income African American women living in two severely impoverished communities in a large, urban city. It looks at how these networks function to assist women in their everyday lives. Using qualitative, in-depth interviews this study identified …
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The challenges of female mature students studying at undergraduate level at the University of Malta
The aim of this study is to identify the barriers and facilitating factors which female mature students studying at undergraduate level face at the University of Malta. This research sought to study their relationship with University staff and students, as well as with their relatives. A …
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Defektų analizės sistema /
… this process: evaliuation, designing, programing and testing. Showing the problems that often repeats during the software developing process: huge amount of bugs and the metods how to prevent the software of them. In work there is viewing about most popular black box and white box testing …
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Meeting Needs with Therapy: Refugee and Therapist Experiences of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
… consequences of displacement on health and emotional wellbeing, identifying that refugees and asylum seekers require help and support in many areas of their lives. One of the resources available to them in the UKis psychodynamic psychotherapy. This study was the first of its kind to …
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BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN: HOW COPING STYLES, SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HOW WELL PEOPLE DO AFTER DIVORCE
… was to examine how coping styles, spirituality, and social support contributed to divorced persons’ adjustment to life after divorce. The study used a qualitative research design with face‑to‑face interviews. A snowball sample was used in order to inquire divorced participants’ experiences after …
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The Role of NGOs in Promoting ICT Capacity Building to the Community in Tanzania: A Case of Digital Opportunity Trust Tanzania
… in Tanzania. The study used DOT as a case study and utilized both primary and secondary data collection methods. Specific objectives were to identify strategies used by Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) in providing ICT training, to assess the benefits of ICT training to the beneficiaries and to …
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Retirement migration, the other story: the lived experiences of vulnerable, older British migrants in Spain
… abroad when they are healthy; however, happy and fulfilling retired lives in Spain can abruptly change when a person's resources (bodily, economic and social) for independent living diminish. Therefore, the onset of old age can bring about severe vulnerability and the need for additional …
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Problematic fathering : an analysis of fathers' conflicted relationships and their transitions post-divorce/separation
Discussion of fathers’ roles, responsibilities and legal status has been well documented, but in recent years society has witnessed an increasing concern about changing family forms, diverse parenting practices and whether families need fathers. The socio-legal arenas have served as important focal …
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Guanxi 2.0: social capital within a cultural context revealed by the use of social media by Chinese international students
… is a key step for them to obtain necessary help and support to carry out their new study and life. This thesis takes Chinese international students studying at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom as an example, using the ethnographic research methods of participatory observation …
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Investigating Professional Development in Technology for Literacy Teachers
… resources on the re-design of its K-8 classrooms and curriculum to support educational reform through the use of technology, including hardware, software, and teacher professional development. Current best practices suggest that while staff development may begin with conventional in-service …
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The Relationship Between Adolescent Suicidality and Engagement in Risky Behaviors
Adolescent suicide is a serious and growing problem among adolescents. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to try and identify predictors of suicidal ideation. The first objective was to examine whether the level of engagement in risky behavior predicts an increase in total suicidal …
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The diffusion of innovative technologies among elementary and middle School teachers: Examining the relationship between access to social capital and level of technology adoption
… relationship between public school elementary and middle school teachers’ access to social capital (the independent variable) and their level of adoption of innovative technologies (the dependent variable). The study was founded on both <em>diffusion of innovation</em>s and <em>social network …
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Engendering homelessness: an ethnographic study of homeless practices in a post-industrial city
… literature direct comparisons between men and women are rare, and the ability to compare is complicated by the tendency for research to be either on 'single homelessness' or 'family homelessness'. This thesis addresses this gap and systemically explores the ways in which homelessness is a …
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Shiahrazad's Daughters
… project is the fruition of a number of long-standing interests developed both in undergraduate and graduate studies. While pursuing my undergraduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, I focused primarily upon Literature and Women’s Studies. During the …
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Context and complexity : counselling psychology, deliberate self-harm and substance misuse
… (/1=3) with male participants aged between 18 and 26 years old recruited from self-harm message boards online and a newspaper advertisement. Transcripts of the interviews were subjected to an interpretative phenomenological analysis which revealed four superordinate themes reflecting a journey …
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