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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Level of Participation"”.
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Factors related to the information needs and desired level of participation of older women engaged in medical decision making
… the information and involvement preferences of older adults in medical decision-making scenarios. The present study involved an investigation of the influence of four factors on information and involvement needs: the complexity of the medical information, cognitive abilities, attitudes toward …
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Citizen participation: does level of participation really make a difference?: an empirical study of participatory design utilized in a Virginia neighborhood
The literature on participatory design has often communicated that participation in the design process is beneficial. If participation is good, then is more necessarily better? The purpose of this study is to determine whether participants’ satisfaction in the participatory design process and the …
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A Quantitative Comparative Study of Employee Engagement Among Full-Time Seventh-day Adventist Pastors in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and Its Relationship to Level of Participation in Annual Pastoral Continuing Education (CE)
… as well as future efforts for pastoral professional development within the Adventist organization.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This study presents a new theoretical Adventist pastor development model integrating several theories and concepts including: the call, the Seven Core Qualities of an NAD …
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Descriptive study exploring faculty's perceptions when transitioning to a new learning management system
… The study sought to determine the efficiency of the three units involved in the study: the Faculty Resource Center, the College of Continuing Studies, and the Home Departments. The researcher explored faculty's perceptions of the (a) level of awareness of the actual transition and available …
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Predictores Significativos de la Participacion de los Miembros de los Grupos Pequenos de la Mision del Oriente Peruna en el 2015
… the small groups; even though a high percentage of church members are involved in the small groups not all of the members involved achieve a high level of participation. The purpose of this study is to find what relationship exists between authentic leadership, level of satisfaction and level of …
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The determinants of participation in microfinance and its impact on rural welfare: case study of the National Development Bank Botswana's Temo Bokamoso Lending programme in Kweneng District
This thesis investigates the determinants of participation in microfinance programmes and its impact on rural welfare in order to suggest improvements to the level of participation and the effectiveness of the programmes. The level of participation by rural smallholders in Botswana is much lower …
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A comparison of two palliative methods of intervention for the treatment of mathematics anxiety among female college students
… as therapeutic interventions for a wide range of stress-related problems. In addition to the treatment variable, there were two other independent variables: level of achievement in mathematics (SAT), and level of participation in mathematics (remedial, intermediate, or advanced). The sample …
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A Comparison of Parental Involvement on Student Academic Motivation and Student Academic Performance
The purpose of this study was to determine how parental involvement affects student academic achievement and academic performance. The researcher surveyed students and their parents to find out the amount of participation each had in education and the effect on their GPA. The results showed that …
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Transport problems of disadvantaged people : case studies of the elderly in four areas of Sheffield.
The major concern of this thesis is to describe and identify the main transport problems which may affect the elderly's levels of participation in activities, and also to examine the relationship between transport problems and the elderly's levels of participation. The main objectives of this …
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Internet Support Groups for Parents of Children with Add: An Examination of the Characteristics of Group Members and the Impact of Social Support on Parent Functioning
… Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders and is associated with a variety of difficult behaviors. In addition, parents of children with ADHD experience significantly greater parenting stress and psychological distress than parents of …
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Assessment of the Kaikoura amateur fishery for rock lobsters
… yield strategy. An optimal allocation of fish resources requires that the needs of all users are fully considered. In New Zealand almost nothing is known of the needs of amateur fishers. Methods for assessing the level of participation, catch and user-value, were tested on the Kaikoura …
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Towards a productive waqf management framework for socio-economic development of Muslim Community: a case study in Batam, Indonesia
… security net for the socio-economic development of the Muslim Community since they seemed to be subordinated in their homeland. This study has also been done as the answer towards some problems such as the low motivation and participation of Muslim in waqf, unprofessional nadzir, lack of waqf …
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Fathers' and mothers' childcare ideas and paternal childcare participation.
… and mothers' gender-role ideas and fathers' level of participation in general housework has been well documented. Data from a study in 1998 were used to explore specific aspects of this relationship. In particular, fathers' and mothers' genderrole ideas with regard to childcare (childcare …
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A Kenyan Revolution: Mau Mau, Land, Women, and Nation.
… should be considered a revolution because of its violent nature, the high level of participation, and overall social change that resulted from the war.</p><p>I compared many theories of revolution to the events of the Mau Mau movement. Then, I explained the contention for land in the …
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Exploring the interactive element in architecture: a children's discovery museum for Washington, D.C.
… new approach taken by today's children's museums offers great potential for an equally fresh approach to the architecture which houses these special places. Just as the "exhibits" at the children's museums invite a new relationship between the visitor and the museum collection, so too should the …
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If Your Friends Joined A Movement, Would You Do It Too? How Intergroup Contact Leads to Participation in the Black Lives Matter Movement
… that intergroup contact was a key predictor of participation in the Freedom Summer campaign of the Civil Rights movement. In this study, the effect of intergroup contact on participation in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is assessed. Using survey data collected by the researcher on …
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Impacting Cohesion on New Virtual Teams
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact that a team coach practitioner has on feelings of cohesion on a newly formed virtual team. The study is focused on the experience of seven participants, all members of a senior leadership team in a regional financial services company, who …
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Participace obyvatel domova pro seniory
… their clients not only to secure the basic needs of seniors but also to offer an opportunity to satisfy their secondary needs for instance by participating on social events. Such involvement of seniors is beneficial for themselves and also for the whole society too. Theoretical part of my …
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Leisure Involvement and Alcohol Use of Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between adolescents' leisure perceptions, leisure behaviors, and reported alcohol use. The sample consisted of 385 tenth and eleventh grade students of a semi-rural suburban community situated in the midwestern United States. Students …
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Qualité de vie, participation et moment de l'intervention en réadaptation chez les personnes âgées ayant une déficience visuelle
Quality of life (QOL) and participation are important outcomes of rehabilitation interventions. However, few studies have documented global QOL and participation of older people with visual impairment (VI). In addition, clinicians and researchers in vision rehabilitation accept that intervention at …
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