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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Post-traditional"”.
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Coping and Suicide Amongst ‘the Lads’: Expectations of masculinity in post-traditional Ireland
Suicide in Ireland is now considered a predominantly male phenomenon whereby for every female suicide, four men kill themselves (National Office for Suicide Prevention 2009). Between 2008 and 2012, I conducted fieldwork among 40 young ‘lads’, aged 18-34, in and around Cork City. I relied on …
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Exploring Self-Authorship In Post-Traditional Students: A Narrative Study In Students’ Meaning-Making
… qualitative study explored the narratives of ten post-traditional students enrolled in a degree completion program in a small, regional public university. The narratives provide insight of post-traditional students and their experiences with self-authorship: a way of knowing that empowers people …
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Liberating the repressed form of self in post-traditional Ru-influenced Chinese: a theoretical study of the responses of Tu Weiming and Jürgen Moltmann
… in its different degrees is prevalent in post-traditional Ru-influenced Chinese (PTRIC) societies. Certain non-Confucianist (non-Ruist) scholars identify it as a significant factor causing a variety of emotional, psychological, interpersonal and communicative problems, to the extent that …
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Persistence and Retention of Adult Learners: Results of a Program Evaluation of Tuition Funding Provided by Employers
… have shown that external factors influence post-traditional learners’ pursuit of higher education. This program evaluation aimed to acquire knowledge of up-front employer tuition funding and its effects on adult learners' persistence, retention, and time to degree completion. Through a …
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The dialectics of textile hand production : In search of poetic content : an enquiry into the position of the traditional textile crafts
This thesis frames the significance of traditional textile hand production as a means of furthering the concept of aesthetic socio-cultural development. It approaches the traditional textile crafts in relation to the proposition that contemporary society is post-traditional and has broken away from …
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Examining Tacit Exchange, Embedded Within Socially Shared Hand-Stitching Practices, With The Shipibo Artists Of Peru
… between us, as artists situated within a post-traditional, globalised world.
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A post-Christian perception of sin and forgiveness
… democratic and egalitarian context of a post-traditional and post-Christian Britain. It seeks to show this by describing the shift in understanding of the concepts of sin and forgiveness from the period of the Hebrew Bible, through the Christian era until the present day, using examples …
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In Their Own Words: Post-9/11 Student Veterans’ Perceived Motivation in Higher Education
… is to understand the perspectives and voices of Post-9/11 student veterans attending the University of South Florida (USF). This inquiry explored participants' stories and experiences regarding their motivation to attend higher education at a public, research-intensive university. This narrative …
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Ageing, health and retirement choices in a diverse workforce : a case study of a large private sector retail organisation
… number of people want to remain employed past traditional retirement age if the correct conditions are in place such as flexible working arrangements or measures to improve employees’ enjoyment of their work. Health is a key predictor of retirement. Good health acts as an enabler to extending …