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Showing 1 to 20 of 111 for “"Observation and interviews"”.
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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.
<p>This thesis examines how and why young female athletes participate in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through …
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Learning to Freelance: Casual Employment in the Live Entertainment and Production Industry
… of freelance work in the live entertainment and production industry. It is informed by participant observation and interviews with workers in Toronto, Canada. It builds on previous studies of temporary and casual work and examines the discourses of flexibility and individual employability …
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Livro infantil: elementos que despertam na criança o interesse pela leitura
Concern for the child audience and the reading habit grew gradually in our society , so that publishers seek ways to encourage the child's contact with the book . This work was concerned to understand the elements that arouse the interest of the child to choose the book you will buy or read. We are …
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Paving the Road to Peace: Transnational Solidarity for Survivors of Military Sexual Slavery by Imperial Japan through the Observation of the Wednesday Demonstration
… a weekly protest for former comfort women to demand an apology and legal compensation from the Japanese government. This thesis examines the different aspects of the comfort women movement through an analysis of the Wednesday Demonstration and its participants, drawing on participant observation …
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Teachers' and Students' Experience of Teaching and Learning in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
… of the study was to develop a deeper understanding of culturally diverse classrooms in Saskatchewan. This qualitative case study involved two elementary classrooms in two urban schools in Saskatchewan. The participants were two homeroom teachers and two Nepali immigrant students in those …
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Grenades & gravy: an ethnographic study of food in the canadian forces
… about the social aspects of military feeding and the individuals who produce it. This study’s aim is to explore the social aspects of soldier cooks and military food at CFB Wainwright using ethnographic methods: observation, participant-observation, and interviews. Drawing from the data I …
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Socialization in Chinese Academic Immigrants' Conversion to Christianity
… the perspectives of symbolic interactionism and social exchange theory. The research data are drawn from observation and interviews. Fourteen Chinese student converts were interviewed. The analysis focuses on the interaction between recruits and Christians. Results supported the idea that …
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Cycling in the Crescent City: An exploration of the spatial variation in bicycle commuting in New Orleans
… where in the city bicycle commuting is most and least prevalent. It also explores factors that are promoting and discouraging utilitarian bicycling. A review of existing literature on variables found to influence transportation bicycling is conducted, and a survey is disseminated to residents …
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A Case Study of Learning Community Curriculum Models Implemented in Business Programs in Three Public Community Colleges in Ohio
… citizens to improve the state’s economy and to remain competitive in the global economy. The Ohio Board of Regents challenged colleges to develop better methods of retaining students to increase graduation rates. Learning community curriculum models have been used to restructure the …
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Resource Sovereignty: The Indigenous Value of Mount Rainier Within Activities of Traditional Resource Harvesting
<p>The Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Cowlitz, and Yakama Indian Tribes historically utilized the plant resources of Mount Rainier until the National Park Service established Mount Rainier National Park in 1899. Since 1992 there have been formal, written requests by these Tribes to revitalize …
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Tools for supporting English language learning in the family context
… with their children. I discuss the design and study of the learning experience facilitated by "Read Out Loud," a mobile application that supports parents who are learning English as they read storybooks with their children. The mobile application and the context of its use provide a new …
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The Social Organisation of Off-Course Betting: An Ethnographic Perspective
… It more specifically identified the main roles and key players in the performing of gambling scenes associated with such environments. Through the use of a multi-disciplinary approach (which draws heavily on the work of Goffman) the world of the gambler, as located in such settings, is revealed …
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Hjallastefnan and professionalism : preschool personnel's sense of security
… preschool personnel’s professionalism and their sense of security. Data was collected by observation and interviews with two preschool personnel, Kate and Maria. Their values towards work were explored: Kate values ‘respect’ and Maria values ‘friendship’. Kate and Maria show responsive …
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Bowls, Banter, and Belonging: Emergency Food as a Third Space
… or completely shut down. Now, four years post-pandemic, how are communities coping? Analyzing food banks shows part of the answer. This thesis explores how communities are responding to the decline of traditional "third spaces" by examining the growing social role of food banks. It investigates …
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The Adoption and Use of Electronic Information Resources by a Non-Traditional User Group: Automotive Service Technicians.
… has led to a concomitant increase in the amount and complexity of the information needed by those charged with servicing them. This, in turn, has led to a need for more robust methods for storing and distributing information and for a workforce more sophisticated in its use of information …
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William Vander Zalm to Rita Johnston : the 1991 leadership choice of the Social Credit Party of British Columbia
… of a new party leader; second, the reaffirmation and renewal of party activists as well as unification of them behind the newly chosen leader. This thesis analyzes the Social Credit party leadership selection process with particular focus on the 1991 leadership convention. The study draws upon …
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Exploring the effect of literature circles on reading comprehension and motivation
… will show greater gains in reading comprehension and reading motivation than when the same third grade class does not experience the literature circle structure. The sample included a predetermined class of 24 third-grade students, which consists of 9 females and 15 males.</p> <p>The non-treatment …
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A Joining Of Hands: Form, Function, And Diversity At A Buddhist Monastery In Batesville, Mississippi
… is a religious tradition that spans the globe, and has erupted in popularity in the United States since the 1960s. This is a study of Thãch Nhat Hanh's "mindfulness" practice center, Magnolia Grove Monastery, in Batesville, Mississippi. Participant observation and interviews are implemented to …
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From Design to Delivery: A Case Study of Educator Agency, Experience, and Structural Tensions in a Framework-Driven Credit Recovery Program Redesign
… integrating the community of inquiry (CoI) and culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy (CRSP), impacts the teaching and learning environment for racially marginalized students. The study addresses the critical need for a more equitable approach to online credit recovery, which has …
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Making Meaning of Empathy: A Qualitative Study of Empathy Education at UTMB
… initiative nationwide in medical education and has been a contentious topic insofar as there has been much academic debate over its definition and application in clinical settings. While recent research has focused on quantification of student empathy and ways to improve empathy education, …
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