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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Q-Study"”.
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THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A Q-STUDY OF LIBRARIAN ATTITUDES
<p>This study took place on the campus of a Hispanic-serving institution, and used Q methodology to assess the attitudes and perceptions of academic librarians toward a social justice role for the university library. Among librarians and others in higher education, there is a great deal of …
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An investigation of project stakeholders' expectations and their influences in project delivery and evaluation
This study examined project stakeholders‘ expectations of a funded enterprise coaching project designed to alleviate symptoms of deprivation in Corby. A mixed method approach of Q study and semi-structured interviews was used to reveal the expectations, behaviours and evaluation of four main groups …
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Facility Matters: The Perception Of Academic Deans Regarding The Role Of Facilities in Higher Education
The purpose of this study was to examine how academic deans perceived the characteristics of facility built environment and its impact on learning in higher education. Q methodology was used as the means to explore the subjective opinions of academic deans within the State of Florida regarding the …
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Retrofitting the domestic built environment: investigating household perspectives towards energy efficiency technologies and behaviour
… data from interviews, questionnaires, and a Q Study in the cities of Manchester and Cardiff, alongside a questionnaire that measured energy efficiency technology and behaviour preferences. An original contribution to knowledge was using the data to empirically identify motivations and barriers …
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Applying the Golden Rule towards Recruitment Effectiveness
… students were held. The following spring a Q-study was administered to eight recruiters and nineteen students utilizing the data collected from the focus group and interviews. In fall of 2010 and early 2011, three conjoint analysis experiments were conducted to measure the impact of specific …
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Experiencing Nonprofits in Vietnam: What Matters Most to the People Nonprofits Aim to Serve
… nonprofit performance and impact, this study set out to identify the salient viewpoints of the individuals and communities a nonprofit human service provider sets out to serve, i.e., the nonprofit’s constituents. Focusing on the first encounter with a nonprofit, which the service …
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X-ray diffraction study of the high-density phases of solid 4He
… accessible experimental conditions. One can then study the decreasing quantum nature of the solid. The research presented in this thesis involves x-ray diffraction studies of the high density phases of 4He to 60 atoms/nm3 • This includes in situ single crystal growth and characterization; …
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The Discursive Construction Of Child Sexual Abuse
… informed methodologies. The Q Methodological study revealed five explanatory accounts. These were explicated as a <i>Mainstream Professional Account; Boy-Love; A Liberal Account of Child Sexual Abuse; Sexual Abuse as Paraphilia</i> and a <i>Feminist lnformed Account</i>. The Q study also …
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Exploring how global majority psychological therapists manage racial microaggressions in therapy with white clients
… psychological therapists. The aim of the current study aims to explore how racial microaggressions are managed by Global Majority psychological therapists in therapy with white clients. Method: The current study utilises a mixed methods design guided by qualitative methods. Q-methodology was used …
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Characterization of legacy soil P and quantification of subsurface losses under artificial drainage
… and loss. In general, findings from the C-Q study showed that groundwater dilution from matrix flow resulted in low P concentrations within the ditch during small storm events (Q <6.4 L s–1). For large storm events (Q >6.4 L s–1), ditch water P concentrations were elevated due to high water …