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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Local studies"”.
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Learning from e-family history: online research behaviour and strategies of family historians and implications for local studies collections.
… of easily-accessible raw materials, online local studies materials (recording both historical and contemporary aspects of a community) can add real context and value to researchers findings and experience; turning a genealogy into a family history. However, the vast majority of these do not …
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The content, scope and purpose of local studies collections in the libraries of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom.
… examines the presence of and reasons for local studies resources in the libraries and learning centres of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. The study's aims were to investigate the content and scope of local collections in academic libraries, to examine the …
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The Poor Law in Bradford c. 1834-1871. A study of the relief of poverty in mid-nineteenth century Bradford.
… twenty years there has been a proliferation of local studies of Poor Law administration, many of them concerned with the period of transition from the Old to the New Poor Laws. This thesis complements other local studies; it offers a detailed examination of Poor Law administration in and around …
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Implementing and administering the New Poor Law in the industrial north: a case study of Preston union in regional context, 1837-1861
… characteristic of relief administration at local level under the New Poor Law just as it had been under the Old. Local studies are therefore essential to understanding how the Poor Law operated in practice, and this thesis answers repeated calls for more of them. Lancashire has received …
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A critical analysis of Public Administration Doctrates in South Africa 1994- 2007
… to mirror the findings of the international and local studies with regards to the state of Public Administration research. Doctorate research primarily focuses on practice, the methodology employed is mostly desktop and the research does not appear to significantly contribute to knowledge. It is …
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Offenders and their offences : does the offender’s nationality have to do with the crimes committed?
… starts out by reviewing literary documents and studies conducted which focus on crime and individuals of different citizenships and nationalities in foreign countries. In addition to that, local studies are made reference to regarding the increase and decrease of certain offences and the …
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Value versus glamour investing : a South African case
Evidence from international and local studies indicates that the value investment style consistently earns returns above those of the growth investment style. The same principle seems to apply, in an international context, when using the glamour investment style, which is a sub-style of growth, as …
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The treatment of drug abuse in Cape Town
… is reached here by analysis of relevant local studies but is rendered tentative by inadequacies of the data. Secondly, are the relevant professional medical-psychological treatment facilities able to meet the treatment needs of all drug abusers in Cape Town? Analysis of the treatment …
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The development of labour politics in Southampton 1890 - 1945
… has become more complex and it is accepted that local economic, social and political experiences are crucial to an understanding of the growth of Labour and the decline of the Liberals. The majority of regional and local studies have concentrated on the north or London. This study tries to …
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Gender and performance of micro and small enterprises in the uMkhanyakude District
… approach to development. Owing to the paucity of local studies in this vein, this project investigated the causal factors behind female entrepreneurs of uMkhanyakude district staying in business for two years or longer. Primary data were collected from entrepreneurs operating their businesses in …
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Modelling the Demand for Long-term Care to Optimise Local Level Planning
… future cost impact might be. With that said, few studies have attempted to model demand at the local level for the purposes of informing local service delivery and organisation. Many developing countries with mature and developed systems of LTC in place are under pressure to reduce health care …
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Local imaging of magnetic flux in superconducting thin films
Local studies of magnetic flux line (vortex) distribution in superconducting thin films and their pinning by natural and artificial defects have been performed using low-temperature magnetic force microscopy (LT-MFM). Taken a 100 nm thin NbN film as an example, the depinning of vortices from …
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The struggle for moral education in English elementary schools 1879-1918
… England-wide focus. Chapters Four to Six discuss local studies of Birmingham and Leicester which allow a detailed analysis of educational policy-making, activism and practice in schools. This thesis concludes that moral educators were energetic, skilful at promotion, and engaged in innovative …
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Current Practices and Anticipated Changes in Quantitative and Qualitative Admission Information Sources for Entry-level PharmD Programs
… admission procedures including documentation of studies that relate admissions criteria with achievement in pharmacy education and practice. Procedures: An author-constructed survey collected data from pharmacy programs on current and anticipated admission processes, as well as the presence of …
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The organisation of the early church in the East Riding of Yorkshire, c. 700 to�� 1100: the churches of 1086 and their origins
… church sites, and differs from some other local studies in broadening the perspective from a focus on minster sites to a consideration of all discoverable religious institutions. The inevitable predominance of Domesday Book as a source makes a focus on the end of the eleventh century …
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Understanding the Role of Home Community Environments in Shaping First-Generation Jamaican University Students’ Access and Persistence in Higher Education: Using Liming and Photovoice Methodologies
… students attend universities in Jamaica, local studies examining first-generation students are rare (Paterson & Hutchinson, 2019).</p> <p>Utilizing Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory through a (post)colonial lens, this study provided an in-depth understanding of the role of home …
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Soil chemical properties in pine plantations of different ages in the Eastern Escarpement region of South Africa
… and Southern Hemispheres. International and local studies in Southern Africa have observed declining productivity over successive rotations in pine plantations. Increasing acidity loads in the Northern Hemisphere and their adverse effects on forest health have generated a search for chemical …
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A retrospective investigation of sudden unexpected death in the young investigated at Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town
… which parallels international trends. Akin to local studies, in analogous amounts, TB and pneumonia were the leading causes of death. Additionally, 21.1 % of cases were identified as candidates for genetic testing which may resolve undetermined cases or elucidate underlying predisposing factors …
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Paternalistic, Parsimonious Pragmatists: The Wigan Board of Guardians and the Administration of the Poor Laws 1880-1900
… further enhance our understanding of the period. Local studies are vital given that the weakness of central authority ensured a wide variety of practice amongst unions, and are essential to the development of a better informed national picture. With that purpose, the thesis focuses on the …
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Seasonal patterns of mortality in medical admissions at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: 2002-2009
Across the world, studies have shown that hospital mortality may be influenced by seasonal factors. Very few studies examining this phenomenon have been conducted in South Africa. This study aimed to determine whether there are seasonal patterns of mortality associated with medical causes of …
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