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Showing 1 to 20 of 472 for “"Interpretivist"”.
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Complexity–based tools to complement project management methodologies: an interpretivist approach to project management implementation
When projects fail, this is often because the social situation is more complex than anticipated. If project teams complement their methodologies by utilising tools designed to interpret complex situations at key points, these projects are more likely to succeed. This research investigates how to …
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Perspectives of preservice teachers on the roles of secondary school teachers in Queensland: an interpretivist study
… secondary schools’ is constructed. Through the interpretivist paradigm of symbolic interactionism, and reflecting the key principles of grounded theory methodology, the data collection drew on research frameworks and methods proposed by Crotty (1998), O’Donoghue (2007), Punch (2000) and Seidman …
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The Glocal Learning Context in an Adult ESL Classroom: An Interpretivist Case Study of Learners’ Development and Multilingual Identity
This doctoral research examines how the glocal learning context (GLC), a classroom environment where global themes are actively integrated with learners’ local repertoires, mediates the holistic development and multilingual identity formation of adult ESL learners. While glocalisation has emerged …
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Commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours in the Libyan banking sector : insights from managerial and non-managerial employees : an interpretivist exploration
This study explores empirically insights into two organisational phenomena; commitment and Organisational Citizenship Behaviours (OCBs). This exploration includes identifying interpretations of them, perceptions of their antecedents, views of management attitudes towards them and awareness of …
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An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan
In recent decades, with the rapid development of urbanisation and the acceleration of construction, renovation and demolition activities worldwide, enormous volumes of construction waste (CW) have been generated at a colossal rate. CW accounts for approximately 36% of the total solid waste received …
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Grisilience: An Interpretivist Qualitative Case Study Of Indigenous Employees’ Success In Reaching Management And Professional Positions Within The Gaming Industry In Canada: Contributing Factors And Barriers
… instead, it is framed as a single-method interpretivist qualitative case study informed by critical and Indigenous methodological principles. <br/><br/>Drawing on thirty-two semi-structured interviews conducted over twenty-four months, the research investigates how Indigenous employees …
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Structural constraints and situational information seeking: a test of two predictors in a sense-making context
… In examining traditional, structuralist, and interpretivist approaches, these two issues seem to have similar bases. Rather than abandon a focus on individual behavior in favor of structural concerns, the purpose of the study is to try to address these concerns using actor assessments of …
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Principals' decision making in discipline policy implementation: The Lutheran schools' perspective
… with directed decision-making style and interpretivist philosophy with participative decision-making style.</p> <p>The administrators from two Lutheran education organization’s listserves, through invitation, participated in the qualitative online survey. The investigation uses path …
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Exploring practitioner conceptualisations of professionalism and the impact of professionalism on the work of Australian ecotour guides
… lacking a sound theoretical and empirical basis. Interpretivist epistemology guided a case study of Ecotourism Australia’s EcoGuide Certification Program which involved in-depth interviews with certified and non-certified ecotour guides as well as key ecotourism industry stakeholders, ecotour …
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Beyond Lip Service: How teachers in a private school utilize multicultural literature
… bounded case study was investigated through the interpretivist paradigm over a seven-month period during the 2009-2010 school year. The teaching of six texts defined by the school as multicultural (one of the texts would not be viewed as multicultural by other definitions), Esperanza Rising and …
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Developing a publics-oriented participatory design approach to reinvigorate public involvement of marginalized groups in the public policy domain
… and feminist political theory and uses an interpretivist policy analysis to situate an emerging public in the policy context. Trialled with a self-organised social housing Tenant Group in rural England, this thesis contributes a more situated and holistic understanding of the application of …
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Individualized education programs (IEPS) as lived experiences
… IEPs as lived experiences of disabled people. An interpretivist paradigm was employed with research techniques informed by psychoanalytic theory. Five participants used their childhood life stories to critique the IEP policies and practices. The participants performed the roles of co-researchers …
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Dying to be seen : an interpretive study of porcelain portraits on grave markers
… be a long-standing cultural practice, this interpretivist study indicates that the role of photo-tombstones is negotiated through a hybridization process involving religious syncretism, cultural convergence, or familial expectations. The role of photography as material culture is also …
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Understanding Explicit and Implicit U SPORTS Brand Associations Among Ontario University Student Sport Fans
… as sport fans. This research employed an interpretivist research paradigm, as well as a research lens emphasizing Verstehen. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with university-aged student sport fans. To analyze the data, Tracy’s (2013) typology approach was utilized to …
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An exploration of customer perceptions of temporality in contemporary customer complaint behaviour using social media: Exceptional experiences in luxury London hotels
… hotels?”. Adopting a constructivist ontology, interpretivist epistemology and an exploratory, qualitative research approach, this study comprised four stages of data collection in two phases. The research design of the first phase involved online observation; in stage one, the researcher’s …
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West coast waters : fishing this place
… tip of Vancouver Island. Grounded in the interpretivist paradigm, this research collected the stories of anglers who actively use the waters off the southern tip of Vancouver Island for recreational fishing--either directly or peripherally. Qualitative data were collected through …
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Assessing The Role of Stakeholder’s Participation on Sustainability of Donor Funded Project: A Case Study of Youth with Disabilities Community Program in Tanga
… a qualitative study heavily influenced by the interpretivist philosophy, data were analyzed through content analysis and SPSS version 16.0. The study found that in order for stakeholders‟ participation to be effective in promoting sustainability of donor funded projects it should be initiated …
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The "Equalizer" Administration: Managerial Strategies in the Public Sector
… the emerging interest of designing theorists on interpretivist approaches to the matter, such that of Karl Weick. A review of the the administrative reforms in Brazil is made from the perspective of the main stream organizational design conceptual framework. It highlights the complex dynamics of …
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Explaining “explaining” : a phenomenological study of meaning making
… from which to research this phenomenon. Using an interpretivist stance to research and phenomenology as the methodological design, data was collected through qualitative interviews and autoethnographic journals then examined through Template Analysis to seek out recurring themes. A total of five …
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Experience Sharing on Social Networking Sites: A Glimpse into the Process, Benefits, and Drawbacks of Curated Experiences
… two years. The interviews were analyzed using an interpretivist epistemological approach. Impression Management Theory, Personal Branding Theory, and Critical Visual Methodology Theory, as well as constructs such as 'staged authenticity' and image framing were used to identify themes and …
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