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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Research traditions"”.
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‘Talking’ During Early Romantic Courtship: An Empirical Examination of Potential Sex Differences in Self-Reported Beliefs and Behaviors
… tests various hypotheses from a variety of research traditions that predict the likelihood for potential sex differences in "talking": a newly-emergent phase of romantic courtship. Data for this study was derived from a purposive sample of 566 students enrolled during the Fall 2011 semester …
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On nation, homeland, and democracy: Toward a novel three-factor measurement model for nationalism and patriotism
… dissertation aims to contribute to fill this research gap by systematically addressing these pitfalls. Notably, it does not abandon the binary distinction as such, but aims to further refine it. Thoroughly revisiting the nationalism-patriotism distinction, it synthesises the field's two …
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Brazilian, Feminist Non-Governmental Organisations - a Force for Change: Constructing Citizenship through Health Sector Reform and Delivery of Reproductive Rights
… on different and complementary ethnographic research traditions. Interviews with leaders of Brazil’s mass women’s movement, as well as with government officials and a leader of the Popular Movement for Health, provide data which give an account of the overall political context of the …
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Cultivating Professional Meaning and Commitment: Frontline Nurses' Narratives about Peer Support
… and informal training in nursing to build on research demonstrating that internal organizational elements such as formal training and informal peer interaction continuously develop SLBs' professional and organizational personalities. Also, research traditions on SLBs regard peer interaction as …
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Co-constructed Pretensive Realities in Organizations: Roleplaying and Other Action Methods in Human Resource Development
… position in management and organizational research, its academic presence has diminished despite its continued practical relevance. Drawing on an interdisciplinary framework that integrates management education, game and play studies, and design sciences, the study addresses this gap by …
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The same cognitive mechanism underlies reasoning about the features of kinds and the traits of individuals
… for dialogue between the independent research traditions that have investigated these important aspects of human thought.
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Comparative leadership: pathways, scope and values in DRC-English 'urban' schools
Purpose/context: This research compares the accounts of two experienced urban primary heads based in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo-DRC) with two others based in Sheffield/Doncaster (England), in order to make sense of their leadership pathways, challenges and actions. Despite the …
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Using the expressive arts to facilitate group music improvisation and individual reflection: expanding consciousness in music learning for self-development
… in education and music education, this research explores the participatory practice of free musical improvisation coupled with reflective art response as a means for individuals to create self-knowledge and cultivate self-referential awareness. Drawing upon integral theory (Wilber, …
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Small Businesses Encounters with Information Technology
… on the behavioural, sensemaking, and mindfulness research traditions. Those foundations inform the empirical study, which was based on a longitudinal qualitative design, and included event-driven interviews with small business owners. The findings of the study uncover crucial aspects of the …
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Some Barriers to Development in Cameroon, Kenya and Swaziland
In the study of development, researchers attempt to identify and measure the independent variables believed to influence economic growth and social development indicators in countries throughout the world. These researchers employ quantitative cross-national research methods, also known as the …
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Analysis of Multivariate Longitudinal Data Using Structural Equation Modeling
… the convergence of relatively independent research traditions in psychology, psychiatry, econometrics, and biometrics. It is a multivariate technique which combines the different statistical methodologies, such as regression analysis, simultaneous equations, path analysis, and latent factor …
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Nuclear Intonation in Swedish : Evidence from Experimental-Phonetic Studies and a Comparison with German
… and Swedish intonation are based on different research traditions, and hence, that the intonation of the two languages might be more similar than commonly assumed. Three production studies, based on recordings from 21 speakers, and one perception (reaction time) experiment involving 20 …
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The Role of the Elementary Principal in Building Relational Trust with Low-Income Families
… Grounded in cultural study and critical theory research traditions, and informed by symbolic interactionism, the study was guided by an overarching question and was supported by three sub-questions. After a thorough review of relevant literature including the topics of family involvement, trust, …
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Teaching as Practice: Blending the Intellectual and Moral in Pursuit of Science Teachers' Practical Knowledge
… teacher knowledge within major science education research traditions: Constructivism and sociocultural perspectives. Finally, implications of such a view of knowledge are presented as they pertain to professional development, teacher education, and research in science education.
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Literacy At Transition : An Exploration Of The Continuities And Discontinuities In Literacy Practices Across Secondary Transfer And Their Implications For Literacy Development
… multiethnic inner city schools, it draws on the research traditions of sociolinguistics and classroom literacy research to look qualitatively at literacy practices in Years 6 and 7 (for pupils aged 10-1 1 and 11-12, hereafter Y6 and Y7). Data collection methods include observation and interview, …
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Scientific laws and causality in the philosophy of second language acquisition: A neo-Aristotelian approach
… misunderstood by prominent cognitivist SLA researchers (e.g., Long, 1997, and Gass, 1998). This failure to communicate, on both sides, significantly resembles the notion of incommensurability developed by Kuhn (1962/1996): researchers working from different paradigms, or research traditions, …
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Embodiment in teacher education: widening the field
… on teacher education, the dialogue between research and practice in this domain is still in its infancy. Furthermore, in light of traditional dualistic influences within this field, there is evidence that the role of more embodied modes of engagement in the education of teachers is becoming …
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The Use of Coal for Ferrous Metallurgy in Roman Britain
… of metallurgy and the need for further research combining materials analysis with the study of human-environment interactions, especially in regions with intensive metallurgical and industrial production and/or in marginal environments. The other main objective of this thesis is to …
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A multilevel study of effects of socioeconomic status, income inequality, and the built environment on adult obesity in China
… studies on health have generally followed two research traditions: one examines socioeconomic disparities in health, and the other studies the effects of income inequality on health. They have tested three competing hypotheses – the absolute income hypothesis, the relative income hypothesis, …
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Conceptions of Citizenship and Civic Education: Lessons from Three Israeli Civics Classrooms
… influence their teaching of civics. The research of this topic is pursed based on a set of comparative analytic case studies that observe different ways in which conceptions of the notion of good citizenship manifest in three Israeli high school civics classrooms. This study draws from …
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