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Showing 1 to 20 of 202 for “"Positive perceptions"”.
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High school learners' perception of HIV/AIDS preventive strategies
This study investigated the perceptions of high school learners about HTV7AIDS preventive strategies. The study reveals that the age of the learner, their gender, grade level, and the school they attend influences their perceptions. The study also reveals that the learners hold positive perceptions …
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High school learners' perception of HIV/AIDS preventive strategies
This study investigated the perceptions of high school learners about HTV7AIDS preventive strategies. The study reveals that the age of the learner, their gender, grade level, and the school they attend influences their perceptions. The study also reveals that the learners hold positive perceptions …
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Attitudes and Perceptions of Service Providing Agencies Toward Lesbian and Gay Older Adults
… it is important to understand the attitudes and perceptions held by older adult service providers. A questionnaire was distributed to San Bernardino County's Area Agency on Aging's service providers with the purpose of exploring and assessing their attitudes and perceptions toward lesbians and …
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Multi-tier wage structures in a unionized environment: their effects upon worker perceptions
… effects of multi-tier pay structures upon worker perceptions of pay equity. This study represents a synthesis and replication of two earlier studies that achieved substantially different results. The core elements of the two primary studies (Martin and Peterson, 1987 and Cappelli and Sherer, 1990) …
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A study of teacher perceptions of the use of student growth measures in teacher evaluation and its effect on school culture
<p>This study explored teacher perceptions of the inclusion of student growth data into the teacher evaluation process and the relationship(s) these perceptions might have on school culture. A positive correlation (p <.001) was found between the inclusion of VAM into the teacher evaluation process …
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Teacher Perceptions of School Climate and PBIS
… study was to assess the relationship between perceptions of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a behavior change system implemented in schools, length of teaching experience, and teacher perceptions of school climate. The sample for this study was made up of certified …
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Perceptions of public relations: key communicators share their opinions
… the public relations field; second, show that positive public relations does take place; and third, change the negative perceptions society holds for public relations, so that public relations will lose its negative image.</p> <p>The author used many sources to obtain research for this thesis, …
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China’s soft power investment in African nations
… buildings, may be working to produce positive perceptions of China in African nations. However, few studies examine the causal link between China’s soft power investments and public perceptions of China (i.e. the effectiveness of China’s soft power projection). Numerous factors …
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Fracked Perceptions: Changes in Perception Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Among Residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania.
… research is to critically analyze changes in perceptions associated with hydraulic fracturing within Dimock, Pennsylvania. Residents of Dimock initially welcomed fracking in 2006 due to positive corporate rhetoric promoting economic benefits such as mineral rights acquisition, land-leasing, …
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An exploration into managerial perception and its influence on performance in cross cultural setting. The case of Japan International Cooperation Agency's support for development.
… a wealth of studies which suggest that manager's positive perceptions/expectations can considerably influence organisational performance; unfortunately, little empirical evidence has been obtained from development studies. This first time research explores how Japanese aid workers' perceptions …
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Louisiana cotton, rice, soybean and sugarcane farmer stakeholders: who are they and what are their perceptions of farming practices as related to the environment
… of this study was to discover the stakeholder perceptions of agricultural practices and their relationship to the environment. An environmental perceptions survey was conducted with two of the most important stakeholder groups identified – Experiment Station Research Faculty associated with …
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Determining Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing the Resist Diabetes Intervention in Salem Veterans Administration Medical Center Patients
… and veteran patients were recruited to gauge perceptions of the RD program, and identify barriers and facilitators to the referral process and program implementation. Semi-structured open-ended questionnaires and interview guides based upon the Consolidated Framework for Implementation …
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Humanities Faculty Perceptions of Learning Outcomes Assessment At a Regional Comprehensive University
This study examines perceptions of student learning outcomes assessment by Humanities faculty members at a regional comprehensive university. Participants from History, English, and Philosophy and Religion departments were interviewed about their perceptions of assessment. The results were that …
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Policy, practice and perceptions : understanding governance of aquarium fishing in the Philippines
… practices in an aquarium fishery, and local perceptions of benefits and legitimacy in fishery management. Policy-practice gaps form as de-jure rules are translated into rules-in-use. Firstly, as national and local policies are implemented on-the-ground, and then through inconsistent …
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Exploring the Impact of Perceptions of the Emiratisation Initiative on the Engagement of Employees of UAE Nationality: A Case Study of an Oil and Gas Company in the UAE
… workforce brings an organisation a range of positive benefits and may even constitute a sustainable competitive advantage. Therefore, understanding employee engagement and its antecedents is an important field of enquiry. This sequential mixed methods case study of an Emirati oil and gas …
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The Relationship Between Academic Performance and Elementary Student and Teacher Attitudes Towards Departmentalizing
… elementary school affected student and teacher perceptions and academic achievement among students in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade. Student perceptions of their school, teachers, peers, and academic performance were measured using surveys and standardized achievement test scores were …
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Women's perceptions of the relationship between neuromuscular integrative action (NIA) and their body, mind, and spirit
… conducted to establish an awareness of women's perceptions of NIA in relation to their body, mind, and spirit. A convenience sample of 32 women participated in this exploration by completing a survey developed for this research. Analysis of the data revealed that women have a high, positive …
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Russian University EFL Students’ Perceptions of a Two-Week Online Academic Writing Course
… study analyzes Russian university EFL students’ perceptions of a two-week online academic writing course. The researcher investigated 13 students’ attitudes towards an online academic English writing class offered at Kursk State University, Kursk’s oldest higher education institution, founded in …
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An exploration of the perceptions of Illinois secondary administrators toward agricultural education and their preferences for a quality agricultural education program
This study examined the perceptions that Illinois administrators have toward secondary agricultural education and the qualities that make an agricultural education program successful. In most cases, positive perceptions and high support levels were tied closely to the ability of the program to …
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Healthcare foodservice workers' perceptions of supervisors' role modeling and enforcement behaviors as related to food safety
… to investigate healthcare foodservice employee perceptions of: 1) supervisors' role modeling and enforcement of safe food handling behaviors and 2) supervisors' positive and negative feedback regarding employee work performance. Survey was developed by the researchers, validated and pilot …
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