Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Professional occupations"”.
-
An intersectional exploration of the motherload among black mothers in professional occupations in South Africa
… in-depth interviews with 11 Black mothers in professional occupations in South Africa. The data were analysed through an intersectional analytical lens to understand how motherhood, race and professional occupation shapes the experiences of the motherload. The study's findings revealed the …
-
Racial distancing and sensitivity to stigmatization among future black professionals
Professional occupations requiring higher education have long been paths to upward mobility for Black people in the United States. This mobility has historically been tied to both social and economic advancement. Whether advancement was subjective or objective, there was some form of distancing …
-
Understanding Infant Feeding Choices among Hmong-American Women in Saint Paul, MN
… likely to be employed in less segregated and professional occupations, which exposed them to mothers of different backgrounds who were breastfeeding. This exposure to breastfeeding mothers appeared to influence breastfeeding initiation among 2nd-generation Hmong. This study also found that …
-
Math requirements to perform selected occupations
… used in the performance of four selected occupations. This was compared to the mathematics levels generally required during the education and training for these selected occupations. The four occupations selected for this inquiry were: (1) family practice physician (2) finance officer (3) …
-
Experiences of Moral Commitment: A Phenomenological Study
… to 78 years of age, represented blue-collar and professional occupations. Open-ended interviews elicited rich descriptions and stories about participants' service to individuals and communities. Through data analysis and identification of common themes, a phenomenological description of the …
-
Identity Conflicts and Emotional Labour in the Veterinary Profession
This research investigates professional identity conflicts and the emotional labour results from the attempt of reconciling the ideal and real selves. Four distinct elements are identified as the triggers of these conflicts. Specifically, professional, commercial, ethical and emotional dilemmas …
-
Gender equalities and career progression of indian women in the information and technology sector in India: women's views and perspectives
… sector in India their increased participation in professional occupations such as IT, the gaps in our knowledge remain. These gaps are investigating career outcomes and career progression of women in the IT sector in India. This study uses the three –dimensional (culture, structure, and action …
-
Characteristics of Mentor Relationships in Male and Female University Professors
… into a profession and contributes to his or her professional development. The mentor may serve as a professional role model and teacher, providing encouragement, direction, information, and friendship. Levinson’s work in particular revealed mentoring to be an important part of adult development. …
-
Developing an interactive overview for non-visual exploration of tabular numerical information
… analyse numerical data, both in education and in professional occupations. Obtaining an overview is a necessary first step in data analysis, for which current non-visual data accessibility methods offer little support. This thesis describes a new interactive parametric sonification technique …
-
The Correlation Between Professional Learning Communities & Collective Efficacy & the Resulting Impact on Student Growth Data
… are able to compete globally for employment in professional occupations that were previously occupied by graduates from the United States. Therefore, there is a sense of urgency to increase student achievement throughout the United States. No Child Left Behind (2001) mandates that public schools …
-
An Assessment of the Vocational Technical Education Needs of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
… participants were to choose the most important occupations, was administered to the participants to discern the job categories they preferred. All the seniors, and the staff members from the ten secondary schools of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists were included in this study …
-
Career construction and support of D/deaf high school learners in the Eastern Cape Province
… Africa. The researcher has not observed them in professional careers. However, there is no empirical evidence why the D/deaf are excluded from the formal labour market after schooling. Understanding the underlying factors influencing such observations was important. The problem manifested in …
-
Cultural capital and cultural repertoires among the black middle-class: race, class, and culture in the racialised social system
… interviews with thirty-two black Brits in professional occupations, and ethnographic work across middle-class spaces in London. I argue there are three black middle-class identity modes – strategic assimilation, ethnoracial autonomous, and class-minded – that each show a different …
-
A Test of Abelson and Baysinger's (1984) Optimal Turnover Hypothesis in the Context of Public Organizations using Computational Simulation
… that employ thousands of employees in specific professional occupations such as engineers, attorneys, and contract specialists. Employee attrition (equivalent to turnover as this model has been structured) is the independent variable. Workforce performance capacity and staffing costs are the …
-
Kneeling function following total knee arthroplasty
… daily activities, including religious practices, professional occupations and recreational pursuits. The inability to kneel following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is frequently a source of disappointment. This work investigates patients’ understanding of the term ‘kneeling’ and what proportion of …
-
O perfil do formativo-profissional do educador social
O presente estudo visa compreender a forma como um grupo de Sujeitos de investigação tende a (re)apropriar-se do sentido que foi dando ao seu perfil formativo-profissional, tendo como dinâmica autoformativa as suas narrativas experienciais. Neste sentido, opta-se, do ponto de vista metodológico, …
-
Towards a spectator loyalty model for soccer clubs in South Africa
… influenced the loyalty drivers. Respondents in professional occupations rated commitment, information, quality service, customer retention and loyalty on four occasions higher than those in educational occupations and pensioners. The effect sizes also showed greater influence in this regard. It …