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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Traditional Beliefs"”.
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The Role Of Traditionalism In Patterns Of Support From Adult Children To Fathers In The Later Years
… (W-1), I sought to determine if fathers' traditional gender role attitudes would predict receipt of support in two domains: help with instrumental tasks (e.g., help around the house and help with repairs), and expressive support (e.g., expressive support, encouragement, moral or emotional …
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People in prison and correctional officers perspectives on their lived experiences engaging with mental health services in selected correctional facilities in Nigeria: a hermeneutic phenomenological analysis.
… (MHS) remains low. Factors such as cultural and traditional beliefs, religious practices, stigma, ethnicity, and gender influence the help-seeking behaviours of PIP. Correctional officers (COs), play a critical role in supporting PIP with MHIs, functioning as essential gatekeepers in facilitating …
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The conception and evolution of characterization in the Zulu novel
… that factors such as folktale residual material, traditional beliefs, christianization, urbanization, industrialization, etc. all have in one way or another impacted on the art of characterization in the Zulu novel. For this purpose we have divided the Zulu novel into three different developmental …
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Multi in so many ways : a narrative inquiry into a culturally and historically sustaining Creole Studies program
… key archival program records to reveal folk and traditional beliefs, values, faith and language, particularly as these are related to higher education achievement. Using narratives of older Creole women and men who are stakeholders in the Creole Studies program in Louisiana, and the program …
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Relationships between Primary Teacher Beliefs and Practice in the Primary Classrooms of a Small Urban School in East Tennessee.
… a relationship existed between primary teacher beliefs, traditional or developmentally appropriate; and primary teacher practice, traditional or constructivist. A multi-case study design was employed for this qualitative research study. Eight teachers completed the <em>Primary Teacher …
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Factors contributing to mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at Sehego Zone Clinics, Capricorn District in South Africa
… study revealed that poor socio economic status, traditional beliefs, religious and lack of knowledge among patients, were major contributory factors to the increase in MTCT of HIV. However, the study indicated that the nurses‟ knowledge about MTCT and HIV is high. Therefore, the study concluded …
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Understanding the Determinants of Parental Decision-Making and Harsh Parenting Behavior
… impacted by distal factors (e.g., age, race, traditional beliefs about parenting); negative affect inducing conditions had an effect on their increase in preference for harsh parenting. Specific individual differences in the effect of cognitive-emotional strain are described. Methodological …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… adherence to stringent taboos and upholding of traditional beliefs related to the ceremony, were among the religious practices prominent in the ceremony. With respect to the agreements, the study found that strict agreements, whose focus lay on the care and safety of cattle, were made between …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… adherence to stringent taboos and upholding of traditional beliefs related to the ceremony, were among the religious practices prominent in the ceremony. With respect to the agreements, the study found that strict agreements, whose focus lay on the care and safety of cattle, were made between …
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The awareness and use of standards-based mathematics curriculums in secondary schools of southern New Jersey
… correlations were not as strong, indicating some traditional beliefs involving calculator usage and arithmetic manipulation.</p>
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A Balanced Approach to Health: Understanding the Health Care Practices of Guatemalan Maya in the United States
… is constructed on the concept of balance. Their traditional beliefs emphasize balancing the spiritual and physical forces in their lives to maintain equilibrium and thus, health. Nevertheless, outside forces have impinged heavily on this worldview, often shifting Maya views on health. Discussions …
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Positive Youth Development in Tanzanian Youth: Utility of the Developmental Assets Approach
… development, environmental protection, and traditional beliefs and behaviors are also important to consider. Although the DAP shopromising psychometric properties, cultural modification may be necessary. Context affects PYD as measured by the DAP, but more in-depth, mixed-method, and …
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The Effects of Gender Stereotyping on Career Choice Among Secondary Students in Dar es Salaam
… soft works. Moreover, it was found that traditional beliefs or culture had a great impact to career choices among boys and girls. The study recommends that since some students did not differentiate compulsory subjects from combinations subjects, education is needed to create awareness on …
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"Can These Be The Sons of Their Fathers" The Defense of Slavery in Virginia, 1831-1832
… doctrine was proposed that challenged traditional beliefs concerning property and the function of government. This doctrine was the legal concept of eminent domain, the right of the state to take private property for public purposes without the consent of the owner. Arguing that slavery …
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Tracing the Finger of God: The Role of Wonders In Catholic Spirituality In Early America
… early national United States. It argues that the traditional spirituality and theology that stressed God's activity in the natural world--most closely associated with late medieval and early modern Europe--persevered among Catholics in the New World. In the American setting, wonders were not only …
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Factors associated with anaemia in pregnancy: a case study of Matibidi Village, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
… maternal chronic conditions, and religious and traditional beliefs and cultural practices of the participants R ecommendations were made based on the study's findings. R ecommendations included the need to start administering intravenous supplements like Ferramed to pregnant women who are …
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An Evangelistic Strategy for the Men's Missionary Union in Southeastern Nigeria
… portraits, social life, and the religious and traditional beliefs of the people. Chapter 4 looks at the history of missions in Southeast Nigeria. The areas of focus include: Christian Missions in Southeast Nigeria, Baptist Missions in the Southeast Nigeria, the Southern Baptist Missions in …
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Essays on the Economics of Education and Gender
… the effect of elementary school teachers' beliefs about gender roles on student achievement. We exploit a natural experiment where teachers are assigned randomly to schools and students are allocated to teachers randomly. We show that girls who are taught for longer than a year by teachers …
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Community Response to Malaria: Muheza District, Tanzania, 1983-1984. A Study in Cultural Adaptation (Compliance, Prophylaxis, Women)
… and other Western medicines are popularly used, traditional medicines are also used in various combinations. Disease etiologies include parasites, djins and ancestors. This shows that traditional beliefs and values still strongly influence malaria management behavior even though other factors are …
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The Consciousness of the Historical Jesus: A Thomistic Study in Historiography, Theology, and Metaphysics
… Christology and the compatibility between traditional beliefs about Jesus and critical historical inquiry. By first considering human self- understanding as a historiographical question, I emphasize the determinative role played by the historian’s assumptions about the range of possibility …
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