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Showing 1 to 20 of 130 for “"Qualitative methodologies"”.
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The sociolinguistic construction of reality in the closing arguments of criminal trials
… felony trials using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and the insights of Critical Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics, and Linguistic Anthropology. Based on the results of four analyses, I argue that opposing lawyers use their linguistic and discursive choices …
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Professional Growth of Pre-Service Teachers of English: Changes in Their Perceptions of Four Teaching Processes
… managing and motivating. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies were employed to collect data for the study. Sixteen students in a secondary teacher education (English emphasis) program participated in the study. The study was incorporated into the students' professional semester which …
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An assessment of the cross-cultural training needs of Virginia counselors
… percentages, cross-tabulation procedures, and qualitative methodologies. A similar survey questionnaire was also sent to the 31 supervisors of guidance services within secondary school divisions across the state. The primary purpose of this questionnaire was to cross-check the study on …
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Ego identity among young people of Spanish speaking Latin American immigrant families in Melbourne, Australia
… phases, employing complementary quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
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Professional development reform: a shift from traditional practices to a new paradigm
… The data were collected through quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The data resulted in favorable attitudes towards the program model and increased classroom quality was reported. Finally, the participants indicated the leadership style contributed to these outcomes. Research that …
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Challenges of mainstreaming indigenous African music at intermediate phase (Grades 4-6) in South African primary schools: A Case Study of three schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa
… This study enlists a variety of appropriate qualitative methodologies, such as interviews carried out with a sample of educators and schools. It also analysed relevant DVDs of indigenous African music performances. It is envisaged that findings emanating from this study will be of value to …
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EMBODIED POLITICAL ECOLOGIES OF HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF ALCOHOL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA
This research is a case study informed by qualitative methodologies examining perceptions of the misuse of an unregistered gin {akpeteshie), and it's role within the promulgation of hepatitis b in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Four research objectives are addressed: 1) to describe the nature of …
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Open adoption in Victoria, Australia: adoptive parents' reports of children's experience of birth family contact in relation to child wellbeing
… nonadopted children. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the study aimed to document patterns of post-placement contact occurring between children and their birth families, determine the relative level of wellbeing of adopted children in open adoption by comparing parent reports …
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Forced sterilization in the 21st century: A qualitative analysis of women's experiences in Canada
… late 20th and early 21st centuries. Utilizing qualitative methodologies, the study identifies common themes in these narratives, which call particular attention to the systemic failures in Canadian healthcare ethics and practice, the psychological and cultural consequences of NCS, and the …
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The problem gambler in Las Vegas: Quantitative and qualitative explorations
… Nevada are analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Responses to problem gambling questions from 1992 and 1995 telephone surveys are examined. On the 1992 survey, which focused on lifetime problem gambling behaviors, 5.8% of local residents indicated that they had a …
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An investigation into the relationship between diversity, inclusion and performance : an empirical study in a corporate South African organisation
A combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies was used to answer the following three questions: 1) What is the effect of demographic variables on diversity and inclusion? 2) Is there a relationship between diversity, inclusion and performance in corporate workplaces? 3) What are the …
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CHINA¿S BELT AND ROAD `POLITICAL IMPACTS¿ IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPHERE(2013¿2023): HOW TO CONCEPTUALISE, ANALYSE AND EVALUATE THEM?
… China (CPC)-foreign party relations. Employing qualitative methodologies, adopting the canons of both discourse and content anaysis, this study examines a comprehensive corpus of official documents, political elite statements, and media coverage. By scrutinising the cases of Kyrgyzstan, …
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La reflexividad en las ciencias sociales: Hacia un ensamblaje ontológico, epistemológico y metodológico para la generación de un conocimiento situado
… reflexivity proposed as a critical tool by the qualitative methodologies of the last decades suggest that perhaps, this is the path that has tobe taken as a starting point. Experimenting with new epistemological approaches within the social sciences acquires importance before the "other" voices …
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Redefining Resiliency, Resistance, and Oppression: A Case Study of the Bahá'i Underground University in Iran
… to examine resiliency and resistance. Using qualitative methodologies, this thesis investigates the nature of resiliency among 15 BIHE alumni. Many theories of resiliency do not adequately account for how resiliency is modeled and adopted. This study proposes that resiliency is a socially …
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"If I could properly understand and get the right information...": The sexual and reproductive health needs and rights of women newly diagnosed with HIV: A qualitative study in the Western Cape Province South Africa
… their human rights. In-depth interviews, within qualitative methodologies, were conducted and analyzed with fourteen women from Gugulethu, Cape Town, who screened HIV-positive during enrolment or who seroconverted during the course of the larger microbicide, Carraguard study carried out by the …
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Understanding the experiences of pregnancy in women with epilepsy
… made.Part two is an empirical paper which used qualitative methodologies to explore the lived experiences of pregnancy in women with epilepsy. To achieve this, seven women who were either pregnant or who had given birth to their babies within nine months attended a semi-structured interview with …
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Deliberate self-harm in adolescence : parenting and stigma
… two is an empirical paper which used qualitative methodologies to explore how young people that self-harm perceive stigma, how stigma impacts on them, and how they manage it. To achieve this, young people aged 14-17 attended a semi-structured interview with the main researcher which …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Internship Program
… that teach theoretical frameworks and scientific methodologies that are required for one’s major area of study. The courses that are taught to students are determined by what major they sign up for. After a student has taken all required courses,what skills does the student have to take with him …
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An assessment of the role of training and development in career histories of federal women managers in selected organizations
… organizational structural phenomena. Through qualitative methodologies of interviews, document analysis, and participant observation, data were collected, analyzed, and written in the form of case histories. A model summarizing the six constructs contributing to career histories was developed.
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Exploring what contributes to the knowledge development of secondary physics and physical science teachers in a continuous professional development context
This dissertation used qualitative methodologies, specifically phenomenological research, to investigate what contributes to the development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of physics and physical science teachers who participate in a content-specific continuous professional development …
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