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Showing 1 to 20 of 242 for “"Qualitative investigation"”.
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Expectations of motherhood: a qualitative investigation
Purpose: Women’s experiences of depression following childbirth have received increased attention within the research base over the past two decades. However, depression that occurs during pregnancy, or antenatal depression, remains poorly understood and often unrecognised. The aim of the present …
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Managing bipolar moods without medication : a qualitative investigation
This thesis begins with a literature review examining whether family interventions for people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (BD) lead to better outcomes for their relatives, who often exhibit greater service utilisation and greater distress than the general population. Following a systematic …
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Reactions to Childhood Sibling Death: A Qualitative Investigation
… developmental stages were utilized in this investigation. The subjects were grouped according to their age at the time of the study. These groups were ages 8-12 years, ages 13-21 years, and ages 22-35 years. The subjects that participated in this study had experienced the death of a sibling …
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Blades, Blood and Bandages: A Qualitative Investigation of Self-Injury
… ritual and stigma are explored. Using a qualitative approach, data was collected from 25 self-injuring participants though semi-structured interviews. Interview data was supplemented by diaries and collections of poetry. The main findings from the study are that self-injury can emerge as …
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The Experience of Christian Prayer in Coaching: A Qualitative Investigation
There have been studies, which have examined the lived experience of Christian athletes' use of prayer (Czech et al., 2004); however, no published research has sought to understand how a Christian coach may utilize prayer. The purpose of this study was to gather a narrative of the lived experience …
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Parental Involvement Typologies in Rural Community Schools: A Qualitative Investigation.
… open-ended interview guide and the research is qualitative in nature.</p><p>Research findings in this study were consistent with findings from a number of previous parental involvement studies. Research participants displayed an appreciation for the educational process and voiced strong opinions …
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A Qualitative Investigation of Undergraduate Students' Experiences of Helicopter Parenting
The study involves a qualitative investigation of undergraduate students' experiences of helicopter parenting. Quantitative research has provided a variety of important insights into this phenomenon as far as the characteristics of helicopter parents, the nature of the helicopter parent-child …
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Disadvantaged Social Class And Clients' Experiences In Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation
This qualitative study was designed to produce a theoretical model to illustrate disadvantaged clients' social class-related experiences in therapy. Clients' perceptions of therapist behaviors that positively and negatively influenced the quality of their therapy were also explored. Individual …
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A Qualitative Investigation: Why Teachers are Not Aspiring to the Principalship
… research design utilized in this study was a qualitative multiple case study. Essential, descriptive data was gathered through the interview process from secondary teachers with administrative certification in grades 7-12. This study investigated key variables of how insufficient compensation, …
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Child and Family Responses to Weight Management Programs : A Qualitative Investigation
… management.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> A qualitative approach was used to collect data from seven families. Individual interviews were conducted with parents, target children, and siblings. Data was analyzed within families and compared between families.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> …
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Designing a better experience: A qualitative investigation of student engineering internships
… of them when they start a new career. In this qualitative research, the author used a phenomenological approached to answer the research questions. The author interviewed industry experts and inquired about the engineering internship best practices. The research results revealed critical skills …
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Child Care Center Directors' Perceptions of Continuity of Care: A Qualitative Investigation
… among early childhood programs. Employing a qualitative design, this study investigated child care center directors' perceptions of continuity of care as a quality indicator and best practice in early care and education programs. Twenty-one child care center directors were interviewed using a …
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MULTICULTURAL GROUP MEMBERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES OF BULLYING: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF COLL
The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to examine retrospective experiences of bullying among a diverse sample of ethnic minority and lesbian, gay, and bisexual college students. This study examined the language that college students used to describe forms of peer aggression that they may have …
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Perceptions of Delinquency among Male Athletes and Non-Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation
<p>It is presumed that the involvement in sports helps to deter delinquency, yet athletes who seemingly have it all engage in destructive delinquent lifestyles (Savini, 2008). Many theorists contend that the "jock identity" or "sport hubris" is largely responsible, as people think they will be …
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A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF BLACK FEMALE OFFENDERS' RECIDIVISM AND THEIR CONTEXTUAL NEEDS
… Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF BLACK FEMALE OFFENDERS' RECIDIVISM AND THEIR CONTEXTUAL NEEDS MAJOR PROFESSOR: DR. KATHLEEN CHWALISZ The United States Department of Justice (2009) estimated that one out of every 15 persons within the U.S. population …
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Does Experiential Learning Add Value in Financial Literacy Education: A Qualitative Investigation
<p>According to Marketwatch.com the lack of financial literacy among U.S. citizens has cost upwards of $200 billion over the last twenty years. Besides racking up student loan debt that averaged about $37,172 per student in 2016 (Marketwatch.com) millennials and those in Generation Z are also the …
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A qualitative investigation of formative assessment in second-level education in Ireland
This study investigates formative assessment as sociocultural practice in Irish post-primary education. It explores the enactment and experience of formative assessment in the classroom and argues that this social practice influences discourses about achievement, ability and identity in learning. …
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A Qualitative Investigation into the Academic Advisors’ Perceptions of Best Advisement Practices
… United States were interviewed for this qualitative study. The participants were asked to complete 30 to 60-minute interviews with the researcher. By evaluating the personal responses used throughout the study, the researcher could identify frequent themes during data collection and …
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Resiliency and Selfless Service Development in Army ROTC Physical Training: A Qualitative Investigation
… and selfless service in the context of PT. Two qualitative studies were used to address these issues. The purpose of the first study was to investigate resiliency development in an ROTC PT context. The Army recognizes five dimensions of resiliency, which maximize solders’ fortitude and mental …
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