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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"community expectations"”.
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How Can Sultan Qaboos University Respond to the Contemporary Challenges of the Omani Labour Market Needs and Community Expectations?
… their nations’ labour market requirements, and community needs and expectations. Oman, a member of the Gulf Country Council (GCC), sustained the rapid economic development that has featured within the region over the past three decades. However, a contentious issue for the GCC, including Oman, …
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In the arena : a multiple case study understanding the stories of female educators who have experienced shame while working in Texas public schools.
… in the workplace when they encounter social-community expectations. The field of education is a workplace full of expectations that are unique when compared to other working environments. As a result, these social-community expectations often leave teachers feeling stressed and burned out. …
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Bridging the education gap: an exploratory study of education in low-income rural and informal settlements in Namibia
… misalignments between the educational expectations of these communities and the priorities set by the Namibian government, highlighting systemic challenges that hinder inclusive education for marginalised populations. The study is framed using the Heneveld and Craig (1995) Framework as …
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Capturing the meaning of well-being among Arab Americans
… Arab Americans. In this study, 15 Arab American community members created scale items after being provided with the definitions of previously established well-being scale dimensions. Further, these persons generated novel items and dimensions of well-being that targeted concepts such as family …
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Exploring the Mental Health Experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Youth in London, Ontario
… are impacted by broader social constructs and community expectations, which they navigate and often resist in their everyday lives. Their insights can provide assurance to ACB youth in other Canadian cities that they are not isolated in their experiences. These data also contribute new …
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A hidden culture of carelessness: a comparative qualitative study of gender inequality and its implications for African American and South African Black women higher education administrators
… Constructs such as cultural, organizational, and community expectations informed their career paths and lived experience, while also playing an integral role in the participant’s developing malleable extensions of their identity. The participants effortlessly transitioned through the various roles …
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Green Promises, Grey Realities: The Politics of Park Provision in Sydney
… space provision: funding, land availability, community input, open space standards, scalable frameworks, and innovation. This research contributes original empirical evidence and a nuanced understanding of the tensions between land value, policy ambition, and urban equity. It advances planning …
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The Superintendency: An Analysis of Leadership Roles and Gender Differences
… leader, but indicate that board and community expectations, time, and paperwork prevent them from being a transformational superintendent. Respondents, however, describe a need for professional development related to transformational leadership: strategic planning, autonomy and …
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Expectations, Experiences and Impact of Engagement Between Health Researchers and Schools in Kenya
Community engagement is increasingly recognized as essential for the ethical conduct of health research, particularly in international settings where wealth, educational and cultural differences between host communities and researchers are often stark. Engagement approaches are diverse, addressing …
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"I'm the same as you" : the experiences of CBT for problem gambling in South Asian men : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… ‘Culture’ (which discusses stigma from the SA community, issues with identity and pressures from the family); ‘CBT Framework for gambling’ (which explores the learnings gained in therapy, addressing culture in therapy and advice for others). Conclusion Participants emphasised the issues that SA …
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Great expectations : narratives of second generation Asian Indian American college students about academic achievement and related intergenerational communication
… Asian Indian Americans navigate the expectations of academic excellence and cultural adherence in their relationships with their first-generation parents. There is limited knowledge and understanding of this population that is burdened by family expectations, community expectations, …
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The experiences of second generation Pakistani Muslim men receiving individual cognitive behavioural therapy : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… and individualist values, in meeting family and community expectations, and in reconciling differing aspects of Islam and CBT. It is therefore suggested that training programmes and practitioners should consider developing more targeted interventions to better address this group of clients’ …
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In Search of Respectability. The Politics of the Union des organisations islamiques de France
… political pressures for a civil Islam and intra-community expectations of religious authenticity. This double-bind situation is unpacked through the case study of the Union des organisations islamiques de France (UOIF), arguably the most prominent organisation on the French Islamic landscape. …
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Platform poetry and restorative experience: creator, community and catharsis
… affordances and business exploitations, community expectations and author aspirations, this poetry can provide digital bibliotherapy. However, there are trade-offs; authors provide bibliotherapeutic materials, and community participants seek catharsis from disclosing emotional distress, …
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The Role of the Principal when Parents are Increasingly Involved in Decision-Making
… this study also uses the development of a moral community as described by Starratt (1996) to examine this school community. The findings provide a description of the leadership role of the principal, how the principal accommodates parent and staff input, decision-making and the changes brought …
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Synergies and Trade-offs in Urban Green Infrastructure
… and trade-offs between policy goals and community expectations, and even among policymakers themselves. The study underscores the need for proactive, inclusive engagement to achieve socially sustainable UGI outcomes. Overall, the research confirms that synergies and trade-offs are shaped …
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Synergies and Trade-offs in Urban Green Infrastructure
… and trade-offs between policy goals and community expectations, and even among policymakers themselves. The study underscores the need for proactive, inclusive engagement to achieve socially sustainable UGI outcomes. Overall, the research confirms that synergies and trade-offs are shaped …
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The teaching of English in secondary schools in Japan: From curriculum to the classroom
… many of the reasons identified in the past (community expectations, the negative impact of entrance examinations, and limited time for lesson preparation) did emerge as being of significance, a wide range of other issues also emerged which, taken together, suggest that the problems faced by …
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Covert violence in nursing: A Western Australian experience
… and powerlessness and how it was influenced by community expectations of healthcare, staffing and client characteristics, infra-staff issues and management systems. Based on the research findings a revised model of causes of covert violence was developed to identify how power and powerlessness …