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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Spheres of Influence"”.
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Spheres of Influence: Understanding International School Choice in Malaysia
This study offers a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of Malaysian parents who selected an international education for their children. Data collection was conducted at one international school in Kuala Lumpur, and consisted of both a survey and interviews. The study focused …
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'Spheres of influence': Simeon's trust and its implications for evangelical patronage
Parish patronage, as the prerogative of the wealthy and influential, caused eighteenth-century evangelical clergymen to experience continued difficulty in obtaining parochial spheres of ministry. John Thornton (1720-90) provided a model of a contemporary solution for evangelicals by purchasing …
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Who governs public health? : the spheres of influence in southern AFrican HIV/AIDS policy making.
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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A Crisis of Influence: The American Response to Soviet Sphere of Influence Geopolitics
… Culture strongly rejects the concept of spheres of influence, but great power competition often dictates a tacit acceptance of rival powers' privileged zones of control. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought to maintain a sphere of influence along its border, and on multiple …
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Breaking the Cycle: African American Family Involvement and the Transition From Early Childhood to Elementary Education
… These incidents were associated with the theory of separate spheres of influence which consists of a belief that parents and schools should remain their separateness. Parent perceptions and their knowledge about school was also a relevant factor for these African American parents. Today's …
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Altar And Stage: Liturgical Drama in Three Theatrical Traditions
… and political situations surrounding the origins of three important dramaturgical texts: Regularis Concordia in tenth-century England, The Natyasastra in seventh-century India, and Zeami's Fushikaden of fifteenth-century Muromaki Japan. It attempts to explore and identify the ways that their …
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A case study investigating family-school partnerships in a ‘high-performing’ primary school serving ‘low-income’ urban households in the Western Cape.
… Cape by exploring the nature and consequences of family-school partnerships and how it relates to learner achievement. It addressed the broader problem relating to the lack of family-school partnerships, particularly in relation to learner performance and the practices that positively impact …
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Spatial competition in airport markets: An application of the Huff model
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Prior Commitments: Multiply Affiliated Women Writers and Modernism's Shifting Boundaries
… under the heading ""modernism"" were made up of a wide array of collectives with different identities, agendas, and spheres of influence. Rather than a strong affiliation with one high-profile group, women and members of other ""marginal"" groups often had multiple commitments to modernist and …
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Administrators Using Technology to Increase Family Engagement
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate and evaluate what happens when Title 1 administrators implement emerging technologies to facilitate school-home communications. This study explored the affordances and constraints to using technology tools to promote family engagement, determined …
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PERCEPTION MATTERS: A CASE STUDY EXPLORING HOW BELIEF SYSTEMS AFFECT FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS AND FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVES IN A TITLE I SCHOOL
… Teacher bias, negative perceptions, and lack of cultural responsiveness hinder teachers’ effort to build meaningful relationships with Black families to best support family literacy. This qualitative study aimed to examine family-school partnerships through the experiences of school …
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An alternative conceptualisation of corporate social responsibility - a comparison of SME in China and UK
… different countries have captured the attentions of media, academic researchers and business practitioners. However knowledge for causing such divergence in CSR practices remains limited. This paper discusses the definition of CSR from the ethical and stakeholder perspectives under a conceptual …
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A Mixed Methods Investigation of Participation of Black Students and Education Abroad
<p>The participation rate of Black higher education students in education abroad programs has been significantly compared to their White peers. The purpose of this concurrent mixed methods research study was to examine the participation rate of Black higher education students in education abroad …
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The e ect of mobile BI on organisational managerial decision-making
… decision-making has always involved the use of numerous distinct information resources. Modern managerial decision-making processes require a wealth of information that is enhanced and transformed into knowledge in order to take effective action. Mobility in business is increasingly …
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Envisioning Regional Futures in Southeast Los Angeles: Understanding Barriers to Implementing Transit-Oriented Communities along the Forthcoming Southeast Gateway Line
The first 14.5-mile phase of the Southeast Gateway Line (SEGL), a planned light rail project through Southeast Los Angeles and the Gateway Cities region, is expected to be completed by 2035. The rail line aims to improve transit access while being complemented by a regional planning framework and …
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The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Success: School and Family Partnership From The Perspective of Students
<p>THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON STUDENT SUCCESS: SCHOOL AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIP FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS</p> <p>by</p> <p>Tyler M. Bailey Kennesaw State University, 2017</p> <p>In this study, the impact of school-family relationships on student success were examined through the …
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The Transition Mechanism of The Limited Access Order - The Emergence And Evolution of Institutions In Kenya
The purpose of this dissertation was to study the institutional transmission mechanism of the limited-access social order in Kenya. This was motivated by the theory of new institutional economics, which views differences in institutions as fundamental in explaining differences in the level of …
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The state of active living in Texas : understanding collaboration and capacity building
… agencies are addressing active living in their spheres of influence. Initially the report uses a literature review to determine if research shows that characteristics of the physical environment influence active lifestyle choices and behaviors. This review also includes whether state and local …
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A Study of NHL Fan Identification in Red Deer, Alberta
… geography is typically a major one, as people often follow their hometown team, or the team that is the closest (Rooney, 1974; 1975; Wann, 2006). However, limited academic attention has been given to situations where geographic proximity is likely to have little to no influence in the …
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Allopathy Goes Native: Models, Motives and Medicine in Iran
Cultural influences on the practice of allopathic medicine in the United States have been vastly documented; at the same time, applied medical anthropologists have been working to help implement measures thought by allopathic medicine to improve morbidity and mortality in non-Western settings. In …
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