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Showing 1 to 20 of 602 for “"Mixed method approach"”.
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Treatment of severe obesity in adolescents; a mixed method approach
… specifically and pilot a novel treatment approach within this population. A qualitative enquiry (Study 1) of the lived experiences of obese adolescents (n = 12) reinforced the complexity of the impact of obesity on the lives of obese adolescents across social, emotional, behavioural and …
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Territorial Challenges and Sustainable Regional Development. A mixed-method approach
… advances a Sustainable Regional Development approach for marginalized territories by integrating quantitative diagnostics and qualitative governance analysis in central Italy (Rome, Rieti and L’Aquila). Chapter 1 assesses municipal liveability with an SDG11-aligned composite index and …
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Risky Behavior as Motivated Emotion Regulation: A Mixed-Method Approach
<p>Engaging in risky health behaviors is a ubiquitous human experience that often marks developmental progression from adolescence into adulthood. While much previous research has framed risky behaviors in terms of negative legal, social, and public health consequences, less empirical work has been …
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Using the mixed-method approach to examine telepresence outside the lab
This study’s main focus is people’s experience of telepresence (or presence for short) —where the roles of technology are misperceived by media users in various ways, such as the illusion of “being there” in a mediated environment. Although over 2000 articles have examined telepresence and nearly …
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Food access in local food retail stores: a mixed method approach
This mixed methods study focuses on food access in local food retail environments within three neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Food deserts are areas in which residents have limited access to healthy foods. African Americans and populations residing in low-income urban neighborhoods …
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A mixed-method approach to low energy availability in elite track cyclists
… exercise training. Quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches have been used to investigate LEA (Chapter 2). However, most research methods and findings on LEA are typically conducted and interpreted in isolation. LEA is a complex and integrated syndrome, yet the research that brings …
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Linking classroom environment with at-risk engagement in science: a mixed method approach
This explanatory sequential mixed-method study analyzed how the teacher created learning environment links to student engagement for students at-risk across five science classroom settings. The learning environment includes instructional strategies, differentiated instruction, positive learning …
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A mixed-method approach to analyze the robustness of natural language processing classifiers
… algorithms (NLP) have become an essential approach for processing large amounts of textual information with applications such as spam, phishing and content moderation. Malicious actors can craft manipulated inputs to fool NLP classifiers into making incorrect predictions. A large challenge …
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Listening Lesson Practices in the Elementary General Music Classroom: A Mixed Method Approach
… in kindergarten through sixth grade using a mixed-method research design. The listening lesson practices were investigated by musical genres used and by curricular application of the music. The belief system for the role of listening lessons in the curriculum was examined as well as materials …
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Understanding the impact of caregiver recovery capital on self-efficacy : a mixed method approach.
… in recovery and their children. This convergent mixed methods study aimed to better understand recovery capital's impact on a caregiver's self-efficacy. Cloud and Grainfield's (2008) recovery capital framework guided the data collection and analysis. I used two quantifiable surveys in the first …
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Exploring Immigrant Farming Programs and Social Capital: A Mixed Method Approach to Program Evaluation
… social capital theory, this study offers a novel approach to measure the community and economic development outcomes of immigrant farming programs. In this mixed-method program evaluation, immigrant farming programs are analyzed as social networks that connect immigrants to technical training, …
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Beneath the Beauty: A Mixed Method Approach to Examining Identity Negotiation Among Asian Transracial Adoptees
… <p>This study takes an adoptee-centered approach to examining the struggle and resilience of the ATRA diaspora by efficacy testing a brief intervention, to demonstrate how media narratives can positively impact ATRA self-concept and self-esteem. Guided by the meaning-making model and …
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An examination of religiosity, spirituality, and psychological well-being among Pagan women: a mixed method approach
Using a convergent mixed method design, the present investigation constitutes a preliminary inquiry into 246 Pagan women's definitions of religiosity and spirituality, as well as an initial examination of the relationship among religiosity, spirituality, and psychological well-being. A cluster …
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Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Student Attitude Toward Physical Education: A Mixed-Method Approach
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to assess middle school students' attitude toward physical education, to provide psychometric evidence of validity and reliability of the instrument, and to demonstrate further evidence of construct validity of the attitude instrument employing …
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INVESTIGATING THE PERCEPTION OF EXPATRIATES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION SERVICE QUALITY IN SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THROUGH MIXED METHOD APPROACH
The public sectors in UAE are under immense pressure to demonstrate that their services are customer-focused and that continuous performance improvement is being delivered. The United Arab Emirates is a favoured destination for expatriates due to its own citizens form a minority of the population …
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Identifying and prioritizing critical success factors for Fixed Base Operators in the United States: A mixed method approach
… FBO operations in the United States.</p> <p>The methodology consisted of a four-step hybrid method approach including both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data collection involved two rounds of online surveys that were distributed to FBO owners, managers, and employees in the United States. …
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A Mixed Method Approach to Collegiate Aviation Self-Assessment of G-Load on Landing: Pilot Perception Versus Reality
Because there is no universal definition of a hard landing, pilots themselves must determine if a landing was hard enough to require an unscheduled maintenance inspection. Large, transport category aircraft are equipped with flight data monitoring (FDM) as a secondary data source that can help …
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Listening to urban sound: A mixed-method approach for understanding human mobility, individual sound exposure, and psychological well-being
… movements. Drawing upon the time-geographic approach, it uses mixed methods to advance knowledge of spatiotemporal contexts in understanding individual-based sound exposure and psychological health. This dissertation provides effective approaches to coping with urban noise pollution, …
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A Mixed Method Approach for Assessing the Adjustment of Incoming First-Year Engineering Students in a Summer Bridge Program
… 1999). This study, therefore, used a mixed methods approach to investigate the various adjustment issues of participants versus non-participants in a summer bridge program for engineering students at a predominantly White institution (PWI) in the mid-southeastern region of the United …
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An examination of the bio-psychological benefits of physical activity in parks and urban green spaces : a mixed-method approach
… benefits. The exploratory study adopted a multi-method approach to investigate bio-psychosocial responses to urban city and park environments. Using repeated measures, 18 participants walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes whilst viewing and listening to either a Liverpool urban park or city centre …
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