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Training Public School Instructional Personnel in Research Methods
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Impact of the Internet and online services on business research methods
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996.
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The use of market research methods in understanding choice transit riders
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000.
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Strengthening the Sustainability of the Pediatric Vaccine Supply by Using Operations Research Methods
… sudden changes in vaccine demand. Increasing research and regulatory costs have reduced the available number of vaccine manufacturers. Consequently, vaccine supply interruptions are more likely to occur, causing shortages that can affect the proper immunization of children. The effects of …
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Learning of Research Methods in Psychology: The Influence of Affective, Behavioural and Cognitive Factors
A major part of learning in psychology concerns research methods. Research methods provide a basis to the vast majority of both transferable and subject-specific skills required in a psychology degree, and research methods core modules are required in all British Psychological Society (BPS) …
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Compound Events and Exposure Science: Characterizing Mixtures and Assessing Cumulative Risks Using Participatory Research Methods
… exposure pathways, and community-based research. Rather than focusing on a single pollutant, it examined metal(loid)s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dioxins across soil, rooftop-harvested rainwater, settled dust, and drinking …
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Visual and participatory research methods in the development of mass communication health messages for underserved populations
… the benefits of using visual and participatory research techniques towards health message development. Demographic information and levels of physical activity were first obtained in a sample of older Hispanic women (n=23; aged 71.9 ± 7.6 years) living in the city of Chicago. Perceptions of …
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Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods to Inform Management of the Cadillac Mountain Summit, Acadia National Park
Included in this thesis are two papers describing companion studies which employed complementary methodologies to study the issue of how Acadia National Park might balance resource protection efforts and maintain quality visitor experiences on the summit of Cadillac Mountain. In the first study, …
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Examining the quality of gender measurements in criminological and criminal justice research: pervasive apathy or bad research methods?
Criminology has often been criticized for its lack of gender inclusivity and ‘androcentrism,’ particularly by feminist and queer criminologists who note that the field rarely uses separate measures of gender and sex assigned at birth or ones that extend beyond the binary, severely limiting the …
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Gloria E. Anzaldúa’s "art as a mode of research": Applications in feminist research methods and feminist rhetoric
… social-justice efforts, contribute to feminist research in feminist rhetoric, and operate as a tool to analyze her sketches. Despite Anzaldúa’s visual art training and prevalent use of images in her writing, few scholars have analyzed her artwork or her writings on creativity. Drawing on …
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The sociology of teaching and learning undergraduate social statistics in higher education: Access, assessment and arts-based research methods
This dissertation follows a three-article format. The unifying theme for all three articles are the ways in which instructors face the challenges of facilitating access to course knowledge for undergraduate students enrolled in online introductory statistics courses. Each of the three articles are …
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The Efficacy Of Select Nonparametric And Distribution-Free Research Methods: Examining The Case Of Concomitant Heteroscedasticity And Effect Of Treatment
<p>The adherence to classical parametric research methods continues, in part, because of the misconception of the robustness properties of these procedures to departures from parametric assumptions. It is demonstrated, however, that these procedures are decidedly nonrobust under variance in absence …
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New research methods for the analysis of fossil Anura ilia and their utility for reconstructing the palaeoenvironment of Swartkrans Cave
… of this guide) explored the use of additional research methods, including the application of geometric morphometrics. The guide for identifying southern African Anura ilia proved to be useful, with two specific measurements proving particularly relevant regarding their application to fossil …
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Accessing silence : research methods into sexual harassment : a case study of the Committee of Enquiry into Sexual Harassment at the University of Cape Town
Biological extinction rates have escalated by as much as 1000 times the background extinction rate over the last 1500 years, causing concern over the long-term survival of many species. Avian extinctions since 1600 have been well documented relative to other taxa, as have current levels of avian …
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Social Design, Field Studies, Sustainable Development: How Design Research Methods have been Applied to Fieldwork Study and Enable Sustainable Community Development in Three Case Studies
… the meaning of Social Design through design research, investigate appropriate methods for fieldwork study within this context, and seek ways in which design can bring about sustainable community development. In the process of conducting the research, some key elements leading to …
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Interrogating the impact of ICT infrastructure expansion in Francophone West Africa 1993-2005 : a critical theory study using archival data and non-parametric research methods
… in Six West African Countries. While recent research has shown that ICT has contributed significantly to economic and social transformation in Western developed countries, the same is not necessarily true for less developed countries. After over a decade of heavy investment in ICT …
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Characterizing the Indoor Air Environment In the Homes of First Nation Children and Youth Using Remote Community-Based Research Methods: Household Conditions, Air Quality, and Preliminary Health Outcomes
… of using remote community-based participatory methods in the context of First Nations health research. Community-assisted data collection occurred between June 2021 and February 2022 in the Kanesatake First Nation, Quebec. Indoor air data were collected from 31 randomly selected houses. Results …
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