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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"Mutual understanding"”.
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Space of Interfaith: Transcending Religious Boundaries to Reach Mutual Understanding
… commonplace, but so have intolerance, lack of understanding, and xenophobia. Religion has been used as both a call to violence and as a tactic to resolve conflict, influencing politics, community structure, education, and the built environment. To better understand the common traits of …
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Religion and Burial Roman Domination, Celtic Acceptance, or Mutual Understanding
… and Roman culture that was achieved through mutual acceptance and practice of both cultures’ values. The examination of two of those values, religious and mortuary practices, can help reveal the extent of Romanization in Britain and finally confirm Collingwood’s theory of Romanization.</p>
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Perspectives on Disability and Community Engagement in Albania: Developing Mutual Understanding Through the Sharing of Individual Narratives
… the use of discourse in community to help reach mutual understanding.</p> <p><strong>Findings</strong></p> <p>Data analysis revealed the following findings: (1) personal experiences with disability motivated participants to begin to question traditional family roles and social response; (2) the …
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Intercultural learning for international students: Designing a pre-departure orientation
… for thousands of participants each year to build mutual understanding between the citizens of the United States and other countries. At the beginning of each program, inbound exchange students participate in pre-departure orientations to prepare them for their experiences in the United States. It …
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A Sociolinguistic Study: Address Rule System in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia
… and cultural variables can act as a bridge to mutual understanding and acceptance in situations of linguistic interference and cultural conflict.
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Void communication : a method of communication for the future
… which prevents individuals from achieving mutual understanding. This void in communication originates from and is perpetuated by the complex and varied meaning of signs and symbols, with which we use to convey and interpret information. How can we, as individuals, negotiate these …
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Dual Modality Initiations and Subsequent Interactive Structure in Dyads With Deaf Infants
Successful interaction requires mutual understanding of signals which are used and responded to appropriately (Schaffer, Collis, & Parsons, 1977) in a variety of modes. Predictable responses by each member of the dyad help to sustain a dialogue in which each member's activity is intricately related …
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An Analysis of Filial Relations in the Teachings of Jesus and Muhammad from the Perspective of Comparative Ethics and Scriptural Reasoning
… approach that facilitates and promotes mutual understanding between the two religious traditions. The problem of textual tension can be addressed if the strengths of, and opportunities presented by, interreligious dialogue and comparative ethics are brought together. Interreligious …
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Fononga 'A Fakahalafononga: Tongan Students' Journey to Academic Achievement in New Zealand Tertiary Education
… when all parties involved had a deep and mutual understanding of, respect for, and practice in, both Tongan and New Zealand social and academic cultures. In particular, the Tongan students and their Tongan supporters need a deep and mutual understanding of, respect for, and practice in, …
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The Role and Structure of Mediating Entities in University-Community Partnerships: An Examination of Urban Routes
… which arise out of unequal power, a lack of mutual understanding, and divergent agendas of the partners. In order to develop a theory or model of the functions and structure of these mediating entities, this thesis analyzes the Urban Routes program of International Project for Nonprofit …
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Ressources linguistiques pour la gestion de l'intersubjectivité dans la parole en interaction : Analyses conversationnelles et phonétiques
… manage issues of intersubjectivity, i.e. mutual understanding for all practical purposes. Intersubjectivity is understood in a procedural sense, and as built into the infrastructure of interaction, where each next action embodies aspects of how the previous action was understood. This …
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Listening with the third Ear: Exploring the practical philosophy of transcultural understanding
The problem of crosscultural misunderstanding in clinical contexts has given rise to a thriving field of “cultural competency” training and materials. With few exceptions, experts and institutions in this field have defined cultural competency using instrumental forms of reason and have studied the …
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Poor and Working-Class Clients' Social Class-Related Experiences in Therapy
… a dynamic, interactional process of seeking mutual understanding to navigate class issues in therapy. Participants played an active role in this process by making decisions to share or withhold information or their reactions to therapy experiences. Participants' sociocultural awareness …
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Latin America in American History Textbooks: A Comparison of American History Texts for Secondary Schools Published from 1927 to 1932 with Texts Published from 1937 to 1942
… become increasingly conscious of the need of mutual understanding and friendship. They have recognised that economic relations are not the only basis for inter-American cooperation. More and more emphasis has gradually been placed upon the need for cultural understanding. The basis for such …
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Investigating the linkage between business objectives and information technology objectives : a multiple case study in the insurance industry
… as a state in which there is a high level of "mutual understanding between IS and business executives about each others' mission, objectives and plans." It was measured by assessing 1) cross-references between IT and business plans, 2) mutual understanding of current objectives by information …
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Working it "Out": A Relational Understanding of Disclosure Decisions in Same-Gender Couples
… the majority of couples believed they had a "mutual understanding" of the rules and boundaries in place for relational visibility. In addition, the ways in which different individuals felt compelled to come out or stay in was impacted by their connection to the historical context of the Gay …
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The Path to Peace: Conflict Theory and Northern Ireland’s Troubles (1968-1998)
… violence and emerged into a new era of peace and mutual understanding. In doing so, this paper incorporates theories from peace and conflict studies and uses them to frame traditional historical analyses of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. The ultimate goal of this paper is to integrate traditional …
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Deciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses
… in Virginia in the next generation, a mutual understanding of the key factors and motivations for enterprise diversification is necessary. This study investigates the key factors, motivations, and information needs of seven diversified farms in Virginia. The implications for producers …
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Faciliter l’intégration des immigrants du Moyen-Orient dans la communauté fransaskoise
… All that remains is to improve communication and mutual understanding.
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Contemporary discourses on Muslim women and veiling : a critical analysis
… and agency of Muslim women in their understandings of this phenomenon. It is imperative to question stereotypes and universalistic assumptions concerning Muslim women's bodies, modesty, dressing and agency in order to advocate a new gender consciousness which sees women as subjects. …
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