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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"Practical research"”.
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Towards performing an afropolitan subjectivity
… from three devised performances conducted as practical research projects in the exploration of my thesis, the production supported by this explication titled Afrocartography: Traces of Places and all points in between, (Afrocartography) is located within a series of works that explore an …
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The transit of sound and the perception of sonic phenomena
The title of the practical research, 'The Transit Of Sound And The Perception Of Sonic Phenomena', is an inquiry into the fundamental nature of our physical environment and how sound behaves as it passes through that environment. Art works have been produced as practical research for the study and …
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Women's knowledge systems and their potential contribution to leadership and socio-political transformation
At a theoretical and practical level of inquiry, the research presented in this thesis explores the potential of women's contributions to epistemology and knowledge for enhanced leadership, organisational performance and sustainable processes of socio-political transformation. The research inquiry …
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A practice of painting : living with the reception and generation of image on the visual threshold
… constitutes the findings of this practice driven research, which together with the definitions and critical reflections contained in this accompanying text, form my PhD thesis. The first stage of making a painting is to identify one's materials. The materials I have chosen to use in this text, …
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Preparation of thiochalcone from thioacetophenone
This thesis covers the practical research done on the condensation of thioacetophenone with benzaldehyde and the library research covers the chemistry of thioketones and the thioflavanones. Most of the thioketones have been made by dissolving a ketone in ethanol, usually absolute although 95 …
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Researching strategies for risk reduction in sexual behaviour
This thesis is based in two parallel strands of research.<br/><br/>The first is an exploration of the theoretical distinctions between two competing paradigms dominant in sexual health research: social cognition models and discourse theory.<br/><br/>The second is an exploration of the practical use …
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Exploring Baldrige Leadership and Engagement Criteria: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study
… conducted with leaders and followers of the research organization, document reviews were conducted of Baldrige-related materials, and observations of leadership meetings and completed factory floor production operations were completed. Based upon findings from this study, an evidence-based …
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Intercorporeality and Technology: toward a new cognitive, aesthetic and communicative paradigm in the performing arts
… According to Dr. Andrea Davidson, 'Such research has rarely been formally identified with the specialised field of somatics' (2013, p.3). The thesis thus proposes to reflect on the experience and conception of the performative body in the link it entertains with technology. Investigating …
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Prevencijos organizavimas rizikos grupės vaikams per popamokinę veiklą: kaimo ir miesto mokyklų lyginamoji analizė /
… Lithuanian and foreign authors' theoretical and practical research. The analysis of the impact of risk to students living environment. The estimated benefits of the integration of what has teamwork at risk students. The analysis of what values should be declared in class tutor after school …
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The Interaction between Affect and Meta-cognition in Language Use : The Case of Foreign Language Anxiety.
… in language use and provide the basis for the practical studies. The practical research is concerned with exploring the causes of foreign language anxiety and detecting the effects of foreign language classroom, test trait and test state anxiety on language performance. Meta-cognitive …
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Shanshuihua: ‘Mountain-water-painting’ for an ecological age
This practice-led research project appraises the tradition of shanshuihua, or ‘mountain-water painting’, within broader traditions of Chinese ink painting, or shuimohua, and, through links with ancient Chinese philosophies, considers its continuing relevance to contemporary painting, and modern …
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A case study of digital readiness and technology adoption at a theological college in Cape Town, South Africa
… digital readiness and technology adoption. The research aims were met through an extensive literature review and the implementation of a practical research study. A qualitative case study, using semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders was carried out. The findings show that the concepts …
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Working theory : an analysis of the use and misuse performance tools
… I work through some of the theoretical and practical research concerns which have emerged during my MA in Theatre Making, including the Minor, Medium and Major projects developed as part of its coursework component. I begin with an outline of my core hermeneutic lenses, describing the …
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Hallways. Place and object between body and narrative: scenographic approaches to devising theatre.
This explication seeks to frame a practice-led research project that explores the scenographic elements of place and object as an intermediary device between body and narrative in devising theatre. A focus of this work is scenographics as a mediating moment between traumatised body and painful …
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Transformative realism: reflections of reality in political avant-garde and contemporary fine art film - Spanish Labyrinth, south from Granada
… to journalism and industrial documentary. The practical research is embodied in a single screen film that responds to recent political and ecological realities in Spain. These include the mass demonstrations that led to the occupation of Madrid’s Plaza del Sol and Spain’s in 2011 and largest …
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Shootings on Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study
… procedures for implementation, and discussing practical, research-related, and leadership-related implications. The four recommendations are disseminating safety resources, social involvement, training, and injunctive relief protections for open-campus concepts. Keywords: campus shootings, …
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Teacher Turnover in Private Secondary Schools in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Explorative Case Study of Factors that Influence the Problem
… procedures, and discussing the study's practical, research-related, and leadership-related implications. The recommendations are developing problem awareness, gathering relevant information about a problem, identifying alternative solutions, selecting appropriate solutions, implementing …
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See and be seen: A quality of presence. An investigation of authentic movement in creative process and performance
… history. Following this is reference to my own practical research which addresses how the tools of Authentic Movement have informed and affected my current practice, broadening my perceptions of the nature of dialogue between self and other, and the impact of a psycho-physical approach on a …
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A palimpsest-image: place, space and film geographies
… discourse, or in the consideration of the practical work in its artistic and conceptual dimensions. The core research addresses the possibility of forming film geographies through the arrangement of film space and its interpretation of place. The theoretical framework draws on history, …
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Creating emotionally aware performance environments: a phenomenological exploration of inferred and invisible data space
The practical research undertaken for this thesis - the building of interactive and non-interactive environments for performance - posits a radical recasting of the performing body in physical and digital space. The choreographic and thematic context of the performance work has forced us', as …
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