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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Research principles"”.
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Collaborative approaches at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre
… approaches?" This was explored with action research included employees and management team members at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre through a qualitative sequential priority multimethods approach with a focus group followed by a world café. With adherence to Royal Roads …
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Embedding truth and reconciliation in the practices of the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
Given the little research on the role of health regulators in implementing Indigenous reconciliation, this thesis partnered with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA) to answer the question: How might the senior leaders of ACTA embody and demonstrate truth and reconciliation in …
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Action research analysis of the forces affecting farmer participation in a West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service farmer education program
This study uses action research principles and Kurt Lewin's field theory to investigate the forces dictating farmer participation in the Decision Enabling Data Collection and Management System Initiative (DEDCMSI). These forces were classified in Chapter IV under the following project categories: …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease from Aetiology to Surgical Management
… subsections start with my learning basic research principles, moving onto clinical problem solving in general surgical dilemmas, followed by a collection of papers in my subspecialty of vascular surgery. The work culminates with a group<br/>of papers focused on aneurysmal disease, …
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Interpersonal influences on young children's understanding of mind
… thesis proceeds to establish a set of guiding research principles drawn from the philosophy of mind. Following a philosophical critique of the major psychological accounts of children's understanding of mind, it is suggested that the theory-theory comes closest to satisfying the proposed …
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Tukua Kia Rere! Maori Adult Students Succeeding at University
A considerable amount of research has focussed on Māori underachievement in mainstream education. There is, however, much less research that celebrates Māori academic success. Even less has been written about the experiences of adult Māori students who return to study long after leaving school and …
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How professional nurses’ experiences and explanations of traumatic stress exposure influence nursing practice in the Western Cape
… exposed to traumatic stressors, there is limited research on how these experiences influence their nursing practice. Objective: This study explored and described how professional nurses’ discourse on traumatic stress exposure influences their nursing practice within the City of Cape Town …
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Whole Brain® thinking action-research in a coding and robotics curriculum for Grade 4
… learner profiles. To bridge this gap, the research aimed to design, implement, and continually refine a Whole Brain® coding and robotics curriculum tailored to these specific needs. The research question guiding this study was: How can action research principles be utilised to monitor and …
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Technology Supported Learning within Art and Design: The acquisition of practical skills, with specific reference to undergraduate introductory sound recording and interview techniques
… multi- and inter-disciplinary practice-based research project is a case study, within this under-developed area, based around the question: “Can TSL aid the acquisition and development of practical skills associated with sound recording a location-based interview, introduced (as part of …
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Breathing Archives: Art and Tacit Knowledge in the Post-Oslo Accords’ Palestine
This doctoral research proposes the Breathing Archive as an ethnographic and auto-ethnographic methodological tool for understanding Palestinian knowledge production and identity in post-Oslo Agreement Palestine (1993 - the present). The objective is to accumulate tacit knowledge emerging from the …
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Weaving life: Vivencias Paving the Way for The Sistema Indígena de Salud Propia e Intercultural (SISPI) [Self-determined and Intercultural Indigenous Health System] in Colombia's Departamento of Vaupés
… that are part of it is crucial. Therefore, this research is a collaborative effort to answer the research questions: How can the SISPI support local communities to build or strengthen their health models? Can bridges be constructed between Indigenous and "Western" medicine to provide more …
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Women and Authority: Transitioning Into a Role of Assigned Authority as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in a Leadership Class
… used case-in-point pedagogy. The purpose of this research was to better understand women's experience as they transitioned into a formal role of authority as a GTA. Three research questions framed this study: 1) How do female graduate students in a graduate-level leadership class experience the …
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Integral Exploration of the Engagement of a Scientific Community of Students in a School Conference
… classes and that done by scientists conducting research. Participants generally conceptualize the two types of engagement as distinct projects. Grounding in complexity and network theory reveals connections to communities of practice and collaboratories which exist within the environment of …
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Designing landscapes for economy : designing regional landscape infrastructure to enable economic and environmental benefits
… A full mapping assessment was conducted per the research principles of systems-based design. Further economic and site information was recalled through secondary source reports and interviews. From these research methods, three typologies of catalyst sites and spaces were identified along the …
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As if born to: The social construction of a deficit identity position for adopted persons
… an in-depth interview study informed by feminist research principles and hermeneutics. I argue that identity formation is an intersubjective process of construction acquired through shared experiences of recognition. For adopted persons, the template “as if born to” that is active in the formation …
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Academics’ Adoption and Usage of Learning Management Systems in Saudi Arabia’s Universities
… developed countries, and there is only limited research in other areas. In recent years, LMS have been adopted widely in Saudi Arabia’s Higher Education sector, however, there are no strong and detailed data regarding the subject in this context, which could impede future developments. On the …
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The way-finding journey within a large public building: a user centred study of the holistic way-finding experience across a range of visual ability
… who have a range of visual ability. Previous research studies, spanning across a broad spectrum of disciplines, have focused on various characteristics of human way-finding (Arthur and Passini, 1992;Lynch, 1960;Downs and Stea, 1973). It is specifically recognised that the built environment is …
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Psychological Development in Professional Youth Football: An Ethnography of Sports Psychology Practice
… which this thesis is based has been drawn from research collected during a 3-year period from 2014 to 2017, where I (the researcher) occupied a dual role as a practitioner-researcher within the organisation of study. More specifically, I was responsible for the delivery of a psychological …
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Teaching with and through Stories: Exploring Identities with Children using Narrative Approaches
The purpose of this self-study action research project (ARP) was to improve my teaching about identities, with identities and for identities while working with children using narrative interventions. I felt my teaching was pitched at a passive or deductive level and did not reflect my values of …
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The influence of selected process–related factors on business success
… opportunities. This study, through literary research and a mixed method, qualitative and quantitative empirical research, focussed on the identification of process-related factors impacting on Perceived business success and measuring the effect thereof on the Perceived business success of the …
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