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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Theory construction"”.
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Modified Fourier expansions: theory, construction and applications
… in bounded domains. This thesis addresses the theory of such expansions, their effective construction and computation, and their application to the numerical solution of partial differential equations. As the name indicates, modified Fourier expansions are closely related to classical Fourier …
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Formalized theory of appraisive judgments: a general methodology for questionnaire research integrating facet design, theory construction and psychometrics
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Complex System Contextual Framework (CSCF): A Grounded-Theory Construction for the Articulation of System Context in Addressing Complex Systems Problems
… research methodology, employing the grounded theory method, was used to analyze data collected through a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with individuals reflecting a wide range of systems education and practical experience. Two research questions were identified as integral to …
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On Inter-Theoretic Relations and Scientific Realism
… Part I first gives a conception of a scientific theory (Chapter 1), using logico-semantic tools that will be used in the rest of the thesis. Chapter 2 then brings these tools to bear on the debate about scientific realism, by construing the continuity of theories as a matter of extensions. The …
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Authentic leadership embedded in a social capital framework : a theory in nursing science
… aim, was formulated to examine how a theory in Nursing Science for authentic leadership embedded in a social capital framework, can be constructed. Theory construction of a middle-range theory was conducted in three phases. Phase One implied concept identification, descriptions, …
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Rorty, Davidson, and Metaphor
… consistent with Davidson's overall principles of theory construction, and, hence, is not consistent with his theory of linguistic meaning. Furthermore, I will argue that Rorty himself has significantly misinterpreted Davidson's theory of metaphor.
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Wrongful Convictions as a Result of Public Defender Representation.
… defender representation. Through the process of theory construction, the research uses critical race theory and social disorganization theory to show the relationship between court appointed representation and wrongful convictions. A new theory is also established that is referred to as the …
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Formalizing and Modularizing Identity Theory
… First, I will make a case for the value of theory analysis and review its methods (Markovsky 1993, 1994, 1996, 2010, Markovsky et al. 2008, and Markovsky & Kazemi forthcoming), including the use of modularization in theory construction (Markovsky 2010; Markovsky et al. 2008). Next, I will …
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‘In the same boat, helping each other’: a grounded theory of growth and emancipation in peer-led hearing voices groups
In this project, I present a grounded theory of how peer-led Hearing Voices Network Groups (HVNGs) impact people who attend them. By conducting intensive interviews and attending groups as an observer, I developed a theory of the outcomes and processes of change that people experience in peer-led …
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Redefining the sacred in 3D virtual worlds: exploratory analysis of knowledge production and innovation through religious expression
… on cultural production by focusing on the construction and production of religious products within one large-scale open user-centered technological environment, 3D virtual worlds. Particularly, this study examines how virtual world users construct (non-gaming) religious communities and …
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Political development: a theoretical and empirical examination of the role of urbanization
… utilizing a framework resulting from a reconstruction of philosophical works on concept formation, theory construction, measurement, and theory testing.</p> <p>Following the development of the meta-theoretical framework, the initial portion of the dissertation concentrates on problems of …
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Essays in the philosophy of psychiatry
… I do not offer any clear refutations of labeling theory or cultural relativism, I point out the serious disadvantages of holding either view. I argue that in the absence of compelling reasons to endorse either labeling theory or cultural relativism, we are within our rights to remain realists …
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Exploring factors that influence trust in non-standard stem cell therapies among patients with musculoskeletal conditions
… approach, using constructivist grounded theory. The data were obtained through in-depth, semi-structured one-on-one interviews with eight participants lasting from 45 to 75 minutes. The interview transcripts were analyzed initially with line-by-line coding, then focused coding. The codes …
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Analysing visitors’ emotions, testing the DRAMMA model, and using reflective practice for guided walk development
… approach to generate rich data for theory construction. The research was conducted in Paignton, UK, utilising semi-structured and elite interviews with tour guides. Additionally, interviews were conducted with tour guides in the United Kingdom using email as the communication medium. …
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Empowerment in the Transition to Adulthood: Supporting Career Exploration in College Using Participatory Design
… in career exploration processes. A process of theory construction generated an innovative model of developmental empowerment in the transition to adulthood. Empowerment is conceptualized as a systemic process that emerges through the ongoing interaction between individual and relational …
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Using Therapeutic Writing to Deconstruct Recovery from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
… method of narrative analysis and grounded theory construction was used to generate the PTSD Recovery Model. The model was nonlinear and included six universal stages that occurred during PTSD recovery: Experiencing Trauma, Dominating Diagnosis, Seeking Solace, Surviving Symptoms, Marking …
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Lifecode: An Examination of the Shape, the Nature, and the Usage of the Oikoscode, a Replicative Nonformal Learning Pattern of Ethical Education for Leadership and Community Groups
… of Jesus.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>For this study in theory construction, Lynham‘s five-phased (conceptual development, operationalization, application, confirmation or disconfirmation, and continuous refinement and development) theory-building recursive system was used, delimited to only two of the …
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Health and hope--Perceptions of Cancer patients and well adults
… was constructed using Gibbs' (1972) method of theory construction. The theory assumed that three concepts (variables), definition of health, perception of health state, and hope, were intertwined and that perception of health state related to definition of health and to hope, and vice versa. …
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Studies in: entanglement entropy of two dimensional quasi-topological quantum field theory and geometry of the exact renormalization group and higher spin holography
… Entropy of 2d Quasi-Topological Quantum Field Theory We compute the entanglement entropy of two-dimensional quasi-topological quantum field the- ories (QTFTs). These are theories in which the correlation functions depend on the topology and on the total area of the underlying space-time, but …
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Anthropogony, Myth and Gender: Athenian Autochthony as a Case Study
… advantage of in the process of myth-making and theory-construction.
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