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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Lewin"”.
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Alfred Adler, Edward C. Tolman, and Kurt Lewin: theoretical comparisons, extrapolations, interpolations, and assumptions
… for comparison to Adler's were those of Tolman, Lewin,and Irwin. It was found that Adler, Lewin, and Irwin emphasize motivational factors of behavior, and Tolman, cognitive factors. Substantial, but not complete, agreement was found between Adler and Lewin concerning motivation. Though Tolman and …
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Cancer da mama: análise de fatores de risco sob a perspectiva da teoria de Kurt Lewin
… described in the literature. The theory of Kurt Lewin was used for a more comprehensive analysis of the variables. Using this approach, it was possible to identify several mutual relationship vectors for having breast cancer. The necessity of pointing out the interrelationshfp between forces …
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A study of factors associated with selective response patterns on the semantic differential scale
… proposed in the theoretical perspectives of Lewin, Werner and Kaplan, and Piaget. Data for the present study were obtained from 305 interviews conducted in Roanoke, Virginia. These data revealed that as age increases, there.is a decrease in the tendency to select extreme responses on the …
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How meaningful and useful is the concept of the life space in executive coaching?
Kurt Lewin argued that the life space is the totality of psychological and social facts of an individual in their environment at a certain moment. The life space determines behaviour. This is the first study into how meaningful and useful the theory and concept of the life space are to executive …
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Replicative network structures : theoretical definitions and analytical applications
… by the diverse examples presented in David Lewin’s seminal work Musical Form and Transformation and related articles by Lewin, Klumpenhouwer, Gollin, and others. While transformational theory can encompass a wide variety of analytical structures, objects, and transformations, two particular …
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Lewinian interdependence theory, dynamics, and tension systems: an application to social support and game theory
… is known about dynamics, but fifty years ago Lewin linked interdependence to dynamics; his ideas were articulated in this study as a tension force anchored between a fixed personality and the environment and expressed as a seeking of preferred social situations. Couched in ideas of the whole …
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Form as meter: metric forms through Fourier space
… mentioned in the music theory domain by David Lewin, is an analytical tool developed by Ian Quinn, and later expanded by theorists such as Jason Yust, William Sethares, and Andrew Milne. Though it was originally designed for pitch-class spaces, Emmanuel Amiot has explored the DFT’s …
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Ego-Feeling and Ego-Boundaries: An Examination of the Work and Legacy of Paul Federn
… later psychoanalytic formulations by Winnicott, Lewin, Isakower, Loewald, Anzieu and others, and their practical use in understanding clinical material, the psychoanalytic setting and in organizing and understanding the various forms of therapeutic action.</p>
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Emergency Preparedness on an Inpatient Hospital Unit
… was implemented with the change theories of Kurt Lewin and Ronald Lippitt (see Appendix A; Mitchell, 2013). The results of this project included an overall increase in Unit H’s nurses’ feeling of preparedness as well as bringing Unit H’s Emergency Action Plan and equipment into compliance with …
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Fall Prevention Through Proactive Toileting
… follow the theory of change theories of Kurt Lewin and Ronald Lippitt (see Appendix A; Mitchell, 2013).</p>
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SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF AND YOUTH IN A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-BASED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
… adults (Damon, 2004; Lerner, von Eye, Lerner, & Lewin-Bizan, 2009). The social context within PYD programs serves as a mechanism in this process and program staff are often responsible for creating a social environment where youth feel safe and supported while participating in activities designed …
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Stakeholder perceptions of the efficacy of a capstone course introduced to assist accounting students in developing pervasive skills
… work done by the prominent psychologist, Kurt Lewin who is considered as one of the founders of social psychology. He is also often credited as being pivotal to the emergence of Action Research which was used in this research project. Action Research required an annual cycle of observation, …
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The Potential of Green Care Interventions to Promote Positive Youth Development with a One Health Lens
… 2006; Lerner, Lerner, von Eye, Bowers, & Lewin-Bizan, 2011). The PYD approach does not view positive development merely as the absence of problem behaviors; rather, it is viewed as thriving, flourishing, and healthy development (Lerner, von Eye, Lerner, & Lewin-Bizan, 2009). Thriving is …
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Examining the role of the university environment, cultural congruity, social support, and self-efficacy on the academic persistence of black students attending predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges or universities
… the person-environment fit theory (PE Fit; Lewin, 1938; Parsons, 1909), retention and attrition theories (Bean, 1980; Tinto, 1975), and social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, and Hackett, 1994) to examine academic persistence intentions among Black undergraduate students at PWIs …
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Why are you stuck? : inquiries in the design studio
… work in several fields, including that of Kurt Lewin, John Dewey and Clifford Geertz. This thesis also relies on information gathered in informal interviews with architecture students and faculty and inquiries conducted within two design studios.
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Face to Face: Does Residence Hall Design Make a Difference in Student Interaction?
… on how students interact with one another (Lewin, 1936). One way in which the environment can influence interactions is by a building design (Strange & Banning, 2001), including residence hall building design. Despite theories that building design impacts interactions, there is little …
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Prevention of Medication Errors During the Transcription Process
… was centered on the Change theory by Kurt Lewin known as the unfreezing-change-refreezing model. The chart audits indicated a participation rate of 80%. The survey indicated an overall positive attitude on the testing strategies. Two possible medication errors were intercepted using the …
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Innleiðing skipulagsbreytinga tengd við fræði og starfsánægju
… líkani, nema þá kannski þriggja þrepa líkani Lewin vegna einfaldleika þess. Þegar kemur að ánægju starfsfólks virðist það í heildina á litið mjög ánægt með breytingarnar sem eru að eiga sér stað. Ástæður þess virðast vera breytingastjórnun sviðsstjóra, óánægja með núverandi ástand og væntingar …
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Identity invisibility and social forces
… analysis of the coded data. Engagement with Lewin’s concept of ‘hodological space’ (Lewin, 1997;1936) and subsequent diagrammatic analysis of the invisible ‘life space’ of each of the participants supported further theoretical analysis of the conceptual categories. This led to the emergence …
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Change Management's Role in the Evolution of Financial Institutions in Kazakhstan and Hungary
… in change management frameworks (Kotter, Lewin, ADKAR, etc.), enriched by empirical data that reveal how these models need to be adapted to different cultural and institutional contexts. Key findings show that Kazakhstan’s banking sector, influenced by a post-Soviet legacy and hierarchical …
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