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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"Social setting"”.
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The effect of interactive technology on informal learning and performance in a social setting
… on informal learning and performance in a social business setting inhabited by knowledge workers. The central phenomenon examined is the variance in behavioral intention towards interactive Web 2.0 technologies in learning and performance-related activities, depending on social and cultural …
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Upper South Fork of the Flathead Users: What Social Setting Attributes are the Most Important?
… visitors place much value on an uncrowded social recreation setting. However, the current indicators that the Flathead National Forest has implemented to monitor this setting on the upper South Fork of the Flathead River may not satisfy several of the qualities of a good indicators, …
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Upper South Fork of the Flathead Users: What Social Setting Attributes are the Most Important?
… visitors place much value on an uncrowded social recreation setting. However, the current indicators that the Flathead National Forest has implemented to monitor this setting on the upper South Fork of the Flathead River may not satisfy several of the qualities of a good indicators, …
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Dark Consciousness: Theory of Mind and Henry James’s The Golden Bowl
… both process a text and function within a social setting.
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The Involvement of Jane Franklin in the Revival of the search for John Franklin 1854-1859
… is contextualised within the historical and social setting of mid-Victorian Britain.
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The social epidemiology of tuberculosis in South Africa : a multilevel analysis
… focus on those variables that reflect the social setting in which an individual lives. It then conducts a multilevel analysis of South African data from the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey and the 1996 national census to evaluate individual-, household -and community-level …
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Behavioral and Neurobehavioral Features of "Sociality"
… e.g. "economic irrationality," demand for "sociality," risk tolerance and the preference of egalitarian outcomes. Moreover, the majority of models does not account for the change in the strategies of the human beings playing with other human beings as opposed to playing against a machine. …
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"Needless parallels" : the visual aesthetic of language in the art and poetry of the Arensberg salon
… language. Artists and poets responded to their social setting by exploring the visual possibilities of language in image and verse. This thesis examines the art and poetry that displays the participants' probing of the visual nature of words and the magazines like Rogue, Others, A Magazine of …
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To Conform or Not to Conform: An Examination of the Effects of Mock Jury Deliberation on Individual Jurors
<p>The jury method is a unique social setting in the Criminal Justice system that provides opportunity for social influence to occur. Questions about the formation of jurors’ individual and collective decisions have stimulated a great deal of interest and research. This study is a review of the …
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Division I Female Soccer Players: Development of the Self Across Time and Interactional Groups
… groups and longitudinal maturation on the socialization of individuals within a culture. It will deal with conflict resolution and the formation of a transitory sense of self informed by George Herbert Mead's perspective with an emphasis on symbolic interaction. I have chosen as my sample …
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The experience of work and workplace disclosure for women living with the effects of intimate partner abuse
… from the premise that work potentially offers a social setting capable of supporting the three needs of autonomy, belongingness and competence identified via self-determination theory (SDT), this research explores the experience of work for women living with the effects of IP Abuse and begins to …
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A framework for designing constructionist approaches to community-centered messaging
Social constructionism is a term used to describe systems where individuals take an active role in development that can enhance their community's social setting. This thesis asks, "What is the role of communication technologies in a social constructionalist approach to community-centered …
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Clothing interest, leisure activity continuity and their association to clothing fit satisfaction for women 55 years and older
… of clothing interest (psychological) and the social setting and frequency of their leisure activities (sociological). Subjects’ body measurements with the body measurements in the PS 40-72 standard for sizing women’s apparel (physiological) will be made. The data will be analyzed to determine …
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Competencies needed for effective ministry by beginning pastors in Church of God congregations in the United States
… methods, and knowledge of people in their social setting. Important skill competencies (psychomotor domain) are also identified: leadership, communication and human relationships, biblical exegesis and interpretation, and personal devotional skills.
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Songs of sand and grit : a collection of narrative literary journalism
… All stories are anchored in a South African social setting and reflect people's struggles and small achievements in overcoming seemingly hopeless situations.
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Testing theoretical game theory results on a large scale : prisoner's dilemma on Facebook
… to a large diverse audience via the Facebook social network to test out game theoretic results and study social interactions. In this game, we designed scenarios that mirrored classic game theory situations, most prominantly the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma game. The game allows for Facebook …
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Conversation and Performance in Seventeenth-Century French Salon Culture
This work focuses on social and artistic performance in seventeenth-century French salons, and the representation of this aristocratic culture through performance. It seeks to understand how polite amateurs regarded professional performers, and vice versa. I use the study of performance to reveal …
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Telling tales : a new way to encourage written literacy through oral language
… language through play with a tangible toy in a social setting helps them practice important cognitive skills crucial for later literacy. Preliminary data also suggest that such a toy can help identify children's language learning disabilities and the linguistic strategies used by children of …
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Children's experiences of impairment and support in school : a social model approach.
… Chapter One looks at disability through a social model and considers the social climate that sets the scene. Chapter two looks at literature to inform the methodology for 'giving a child a voice' and strategies involved in listening to children. The third chapter looks at the methodology …
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