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Showing 1 to 20 of 125 for “"Traditional practices"”.
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Professional development reform: a shift from traditional practices to a new paradigm
… to these outcomes. Research that identifies best practices for professional development can allow for policies that lead to implementation in school districts. Continued studies with various grade levels and diverse school districts will continue to affirm these findings. Keywords: professional …
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Principals' Preferences for Developmentally Appropriate and Traditional Practices in Georgia's Prekindergarten Program
… preference for developmentally appropriate or traditional teaching practices in Georgia's Prekindergarten Program. The research design was quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data was collected through surveys administered to Georgia public school principals and prekindergarten teachers. …
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Traditional Practices and Cultural Resilience: Exploring Pastoralism in Central Sardinia and Celtic Diet Practices
This thesis, entitled Traditional Practices and Cultural Resilience is comprised of two distinct works: Culture and Landscape, Continuity and Adaptation: Pastoralism in Central Sardinia, which investigate the impact of sheep and shepherd relationships on human mobility and the landscape in central …
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Combating traditional practices harmful to girls : a consideration of legal and community-based approaches
… Different communities have different cultural practices they participate in. Children who form part of these communities are also expected to take part. Some of these practices are harmful to children. This is a human rights issue, given the clash between children’s rights and the right to …
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Harmful traditional practices, (male circumcision and virginity testing of girls) and the legal rights of children
… of virginity testing. The problem with traditional male circumcisions in South Africa is the number of fatalities resulting from botched circumcisions and the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases through unhygienic procedures and unqualified surgeons. Also of concern are other …
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Traditional Practices and Negotiating Settler Colonial Society: An Exploration of Sport and Physical Culture Within the Siksika Nation
Understanding how sport and physical culture can support decolonization and cultural resurgence, the Siksika Nation plans to build a sports hall of fame and history exhibit to share their stories of sport and achievement. Currently, most halls of fame lack Indigenous representation and fail to …
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The knitter's tale: a practice-led approach to framework knitting through a contemporary exploration of traditional practices, patterns, skills and stories
… learning the skills of framework knitting, using traditional techniques to establish creative dialogues between Academic, Industrial and Heritage institutions. The investigation was conducted using active researcher participation to determine the contribution that personal experience can make to …
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Cultural and traditional practices and the implementation of the right of the child to be heard under Article 12 of the UNCRC
… the influence of culture, values and practices in children's rights discourse, the thesis considers the implementation approach of Article 12(1) of the UNCRC in the domestic children's rights legislations of specific State Parties such as Nigeria, South Africa and Australia. In these …
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Transforming Traditional Practices Of Teacher Preparation To Meet Changing Needs Of Digital Learners: A First Step Intervention By Assessing And Addressing Needs Of Pre-Service Teachers In A Dual Learning Environment
… use in the classroom. With the expansion of the traditional classroom to include virtual learning environments, concern still exists regarding characteristics necessary for quality teaching and learning.</p><p> This research is an examination of pre-service teachers' needs relevant to integrating …
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The Implementation of the Rights of the Child; Transcending the Traditional Practice of Child Marriage in Niger, Yemen, and Thailand
"Child marriage is a harmful traditional practice that affects approximately 60 million children around the globe. This thesis examines the different laws that protect children from this practice and analyzes its implementation in countries where traditional practices violate children’s rights. …
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Wrestling with Tradition: Japanese Activities at Amache, a World War II Incarceration Facility
… research, and oral histories to investigate traditional Japanese practices that were performed at Amache, a World War II Japanese American incarceration facility. I argue that these inter-generational practices helped to bridge a cultural gap that existed between several generations of …
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The evolution of pilgrimage practice in early modern Ireland
… of this study to investigate the antiquity of traditional practices modified by the clergy. Traditional practices were subject to minute shifts over time. The main aim in this thesis is to examine how newly invented traditions became accepted and embedded, and how they were in turn, expanded on.
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Intersections of community, traditional knowledge, and place: a park design for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
… this land and is reflected in their culture and traditional practices. Today for the Luiseño people, this relationship between land and culture is dissolving. This is especially true for the La Jolla Band of the Luiseño Indians. Recent shifts in both landscape and lifestyle threaten the …
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Traditional postpartum care : alloparenting from an evolutionary perspective
… AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation focuses on traditional postpartum care and its variation across different human populations using an evolutionary framework. Whereas traditional healthcare may have been geared towards ensuring mother and infant recovery by keeping them from contact with …
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Divine Disclosures: Religious Experiences as Evidence in Theology
… experiences is driven by concerns about the traditional practices used to discern between ‘illusory’ and ‘genuine’ experiences. As these practices require commitment to a particular tradition, we have no way of deciding which practice to trust. Furthermore, the tests the practices employ do …
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Isso-Ryu Nohkan (Noh Flute): Tradition and Continuity in the Music of Noh Drama
… does not depart in any significant way from traditional forms, content, and usage. The few variations noted would seem to reflect the personalities and preferences of individual musicians and composers rather than represent an iconoclastic movement to break with past traditions. In fact, by …
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Darśan - Dance for Kriśna
… modern technology to reinterpret and revitalize traditional practices and beliefs for contemporary audiences, drawing their attention to their cultural heritage.
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Rope: An Original Piece for String Orchestra Played Concurrently with Alfred Hitchcock's Film
… their significance and how each deviates from a traditional film score. The objective of this work is to challenge the existing relationship between music and film, and add to the growing body of repertoire of live works featuring synchronized video, modeling example methods of live multimedia …
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Indiana public school superintendent sensemaking of e-learning
… e-learning or continue with the use of more traditional practices for making up lost instructional time when unscheduled school closings occur due to inclement weather.
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Performance Analysis of Sampled Values-Based Protection in IEC 61850 Process Bus Networks
… computerized methods will completely replace traditional strategies for monitoring the power system. Although newer techniques offer enhanced efficiency and controllability, their reliability is not as established as that of conventional practices. Modern approaches require extensive …
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