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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Phenomenographic."”.
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Working through ambiguity - a phenomenographic study
… from multinational firms navigated ambiguity. A phenomenographic approach was used to understand nine respondents’ thinking and feelings regarding ambiguity and their ability to move beyond the situation. This occurred through semi-structured interviews, flashcards, and shared stories. When …
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The Twilight Program: A Phenomenographic Study
… an alternative program, like Twilight. In these phenomenographic inquiry two current students, two Twilight graduates, and four Twilight teachers discuss the qualitatively different ways that students’ experience Twilight. The analysis yielded an outcome space of three qualitatively different …
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Learning women's anti-violence work: A phenomenographic study
This study explores ways in which workers understand learning in relation to their work. The participants worked in Ontario women's shelters. The research method applied in this study was phenomenography. Eight women's anti-violence workers shared insights through semi-structured interviews. Four …
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Perceptions of learning and teaching accounting : a phenomenographic study
… to critically review the application of the phenomenographic research method in practice. This review draws on experience within empirically-based phenomenological psychology to propose a revised phenomenographic research approach. This revised approach focuses on the need to bracket …
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Undergraduate engineering students' experiences of interdisciplinary learning: a phenomenographic perspective
… experience interdisciplinary learning. A phenomenographic methodological framework was used to guide the design, data collection, and data analysis of the study. Twenty-two undergraduate engineering students with various interdisciplinary learning experiences were interviewed using …
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From Teacher to Teacher-Leader: A Phenomenographic Study of Transition
… to another within the field of education. This phenomenographic study captures the transition from classroom teacher to instructional coach, as is understood by those who are and have experienced the movement. This research examined the experiences of teachers as they moved into …
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The Reality of Study Support: A Phenomenographic and Activity Theory Analysis.
… endeavour. For the purposes of this study, a phenomenographic approach has been used to interpret variation in experience of study support across three participant groups in a single university: tutors, support staff and students. Activity Theory is then used as a heuristic device to analyse …
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Transnational students’ accounts of processes of networked learning : a phenomenographic study
… show two key qualitative differences in the phenomenographical outcome spaces. Firstly, between descriptions focused on academic skills (searching literature, reading, writing) and those focused on ideas (analysing, synthesising, critiquing). Secondly, between descriptions of engagement in …
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A phenomenographic study of beginner acupuncture clinicians' conceptions of practice and learning
The research presented in this thesis reports upon an investigation of beginner acupuncture clinicians' experience of practice and learning. Acupuncture, along with a range of other complementary therapies, is a growing health care option for many Australians and over the past decade acupuncture …
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Variations of the project sponsor role and benefits realisation: A phenomenographic study
… achieve successful outcomes for projects. This phenomenographic study presents three conceptions of the Project Sponsor role and of realising benefits across seven themes of awareness, and suggests that the role of Project Sponsor is experienced in different and inclusively hierarchical ways. …
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A Phenomenographic Study of How Aerospace Engineers Experience Uncertainty When Making Design Decisions
This study investigated the qualitatively different ways in which engineers working in aerospace-related industries experience uncertainty as they make design decisions. This study provides insight on how engineers increase their ability to manage various forms of uncertainty as they design large …
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The constitution, positioning and normalisation of 'The EAL Learner' : a Foucauldian-Phenomenographic study
… on EAL and interviews with staff. The phenomenographic study, using interviews with BMLC learners, identifies the variation in the learners’ perceptions of what it means to be an ‘EAL learner’ in English secondary education. Mapping the findings of the Foucauldian and the …
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Students’ perceptions of the practice firms network learning environment in Brazil : a phenomenographic approach
… two educational institutions in Brazil, using a phenomenographic approach. The students were interviewed and their narratives were analysed and categorised. The analysis showed that the variation in students’ descriptions of their relationships with the PFN model could be synthesised in seven …
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Voices of the Undereducated in Adult Education and Training in Ontario: A Phenomenographic Approach
… notes. Data were analyzed in accordance with a phenomenographic approach within a constructivist/interpretivist research paradigm. Findings revealed 4 qualitatively different ways in which undereducated adult learners reported their experiences of participation in AET and were reported as the …
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A PHENOMENOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITH PROBLEMS INVOLVING MULTIPLE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Engineers are expected to solve problems that are ill-structured. These problems are presented with a lack of necessary information and allow for different ways of engaging with the problem; they are open-ended and involve multiple possible solutions with multiple means of evaluation. In order to …
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A phenomenographic study of the ability to address complex socio-technical systems via variation theory
<p>Sometimes engineers fail when addressing the inherent complexity of socio-technical systems because they lack the ability to address the complexity of socio-technical systems. Teaching undergraduate engineering students how to address complex socio-technical systems, has been an educational …
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Student Perceptions in Conferring: A Phenomenographic Exploration of Student Perceptions on Teacher-Student Writing Conferences
<p>This phenomenographic research explores how students perceive one-on-one (teacher-student) writing conferences. At least twice a year, I sit with my 9th-grade English students to discuss their writing. Together, we go over their last writing assignment. I coach them to make their writing better …
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Only connect: a phenomenographic study exploring stakeholders' conceptions of information literacy across an international middle school community.
… within the qualitative paradigm and invoking a phenomenographic methodological approach the research drew from a trans-disciplinary theoretical background in the information, management and education sciences. Using recorded focus group discussions stakeholders including students, parents, …
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Mentoring Experiences in Medical Education: A Phenomenographic Study Among American Indian Medical Students And Those In Residency
… Student Transition Theory (2014).</p> <p>A phenomenographic design was used as the qualitative research method for this study. This design required data analysis similar to a grounded theory approach, in that the interview data was thoroughly analyzed and organized with open codes and …
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