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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"On-Line Survey"”.
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Intentions in Attending Faith-based Schools: Stories of Muslim Students in Saskatchewan
This qualitative study explores the question: How are students' intentions and experiences in attending a faith-based school reflected in the scholarly and religious intentions and practices of faith-based schools that are found in research? The study question is inspired in part by the works of …
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Followership preferences for gender-based leadership behavioral characteristics in the virtual environment
… behavioral characteristics in the virtual environment. A thorough literature review encompassing leadership, followership, and the virtual environment, found no clear answer to either of the research questions. As a result of the literature review, two null hypotheses were tested: 1. In the …
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Perspectives of language assessment training for teachers and testing professionals
… these courses are being taught by professionals who have majored in the area of Language Testing (LTs) but also by others who come from different majors (non-LTs). This study seeks to investigate the effect instructors bring in shaping the characteristics (i.e., content, structure) of …
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Where Canadian social work educators situate the natural environment – an exploration
… the level of importance and the degree of inclusion social work educators give to the natural environment in Canadian social work university courses and curricula. Social work education and environmental intersections are explored through the reports submitted by 121 Canadian university social …
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Language and Working Memory Capacity in Early Adulthood: Contributions From First and Second Language Proficiency
… proficiency (represented in first and second language) on working memory capacity. A sample of 100 college students from Virginia Tech University completed an on-line survey, performed 2 computer-based working memory capacity tasks (the OSPAN and the Letter Rotation) and had their first …
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Transitioning from Elementary to Junior High: Action Research at Bark River-Harris School District
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>The purpose of this action research was to identify factors related to attendance and academics that contribute to student failures and absenteeism in a rural school district. Comparing data between 2012-2013 through 2014-2015, the school district administration recognized a …
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Assessing the impact of demographic, experiential, and attitudinal factors on support for the criminalization of HIV transmission
Over the years criminal prosecutions regarding HIV transmission have increased in Canada. There is ongoing debate within the academic and legal community regarding whether reactive, criminal justice measures or preventative, harm reduction measures are best suited to address HIV transmission. Using …
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Self-Reported Quality of Life, Treatment Effectiveness, Attitudes and Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Patients
… patients' quality of life (QoL) and pain based on: patient perceptions of physicians' attitudes, trust in physicians, invalidation, treatment type, and demographics. </p><p> METHODS: An on-line survey was conducted via the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association. Descriptive and …
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Research ethics as practice
… research ethics system were developed based on a bio-medical ethical model where the assumption is that these principles are valid and applicable in all research situations (Msoroka, & Amundsen, 2018). However, with the growth of social research and particularly practitioner research, …
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Convention outsourcing: An examination of outsourcing benefits and service quality of convention services outsourced for association meetings
… outsourcing benefits and service quality of convention services outsourced for association meetings. An on-line survey was e-mailed to 1,790 association meeting planners and 253 responses were used for data analysis; Six convention services were identified to have significant impact on overall …
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Teacher Empowerment and Collaboration Enhances Student Engagement in Data-Driven Environments
<p>At the onset of the 21st century, education faces a crisis in our data-driven environments. Teachers feel limited by the adopted scripted curriculum designed to raise test scores, because it is not adequately engaging students. However, educational research in the US and in other countries …
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The General Well-Being of Recreational Drug Users: A Sub-Analysis of the Drugnet Survey
… and mental health are significant public health concerns. Substance abuse is considered an individual and community mental health problem. The relationship between substance use and positive mental well-being, however, is less well understood. The purpose of this study was to describe the mental …
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Meeting planners' intention of using the Internet and desired lodging Web site content attributes
… indicated that Web usage to gather information has become progressively more important among meeting planners. However, a review of related literature revealed no studies focusing on the current information content of lodging web sites and meeting planners' expectations in terms of …
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A cross-sectional and mixed-method assessment of safety culture and safety climate at a regional airline
… researcher applied a mixed methods approach to conduct a cross-sectional assessment of the safety culture, safety climate, and SMS at a regional airline in the United States. Data collection techniques were comprised of interview, on-line-survey, and a focus group activity. Participants in the …
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Teacher Evaluation in an Urban Setting: A View from the Trenches
… methodology to examine how a teacher evaluation system is influencing the instructional practices of bilingual teachers in a large urban district. An on-line survey was administered to examine the bilingual teachers’ perceptions of the evaluation system. A focus group of bilingual teachers was …
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Response to Intervention: Practices and Procedures in the Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities in Three Elementary Schools
The rationale of Response to Intervention (RtI) programs is to address the educational issue of the over-identification of students to special education programs (Batsche, Elliott, Graden, Grimes, Kovaleski, Prasse, & Tilly, 2007). The purpose of this study was to examine three elementary schools’ …
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Latin American Women's Perceptions of Divorce: An Exploratory Study of the Situation and Image of Divorced Women in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
… rules created to maintain a particular unification among the citizens of these societies. Cultural ideologies involving marriage, separation and divorce have been subjected to historical changes. Divorce in Latin America typically has had a negative connotation and communities have considered …
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The disclosure process of an invisible stigmatized identity
… specific stigma, individual level factors, environmental factors, and perceived consequences of disclosure. Four invisible stigmatized identity types were selected: mental health problems, learning disability, low social class background, and lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). A total of 254 …
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The Psychological Contract of Multiple Agency Relationships: Understanding the Attitudes and Behaviors of Contractors
<p>Previous research offers inconsistent findings with respect to attitude and behavior differences for contingent and permanent workers. The current study proposes the psychological contract as an explanatory framework for understanding differences between contractors and regular employees. The …
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Preparation, Practices, and Perceptions of Licensed Professional Counselors with Respect to Counseling Children
This study investigated the preparation, practices, and perceptions of Licensed Professional Counselors with respect to counseling children. The purpose was to determine: a) their graduate coursework, continuing education, and post-degree supervision with respect to counseling children; b) their …
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