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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"community relationships"”.
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Enhancing Local Government: Critical Success Factors for Effective Council-Community Relationships
… how the relationship between a Council and its community groups can be a resource to improve outcomes. Using an interpretivist philosophy and constructivist methodology it examines the multiple realities to find common themes amongst them. By conducting semi-structured interviews and thematic …
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Beyond the ivory tower : in search of a new form for campus-community relationships
… survival, is dependent on the health of the community in which they reside. The American college campus, where design decisions have come about as a means to engender community and promote learning, is a physical manifestation of the institutional mission and purpose. Therefore, as …
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Corporate Social Responsibility and its Effects on Corporate-Community Relationships: A Case Study of Chevron's Richmond Refinery Fire in 2012
… workers and communities safe and build lasting relationships with their communities. Similarly, in <em>Risk Management, Real Options, and Corporate Social Responsibility, </em>Husted (2005) argues about the merits of understanding CSR as a means to ensure economic returns by investing in …
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Land Condition Trend Analysis Plot Inventory Field Methods: a Natural Resource Inventory and Forest Community Analysis Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri
… mapped for 12 of 20 transects sampled. A forest community polar ordination was performed to determine community relationships. Seven plant communities were identified within the boundaries of Camp Clark. A survey of the vascular flora was made, and and annotated checklist of 505 taxa representing …
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The Essence of Feeling a Sense of Community: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry With Middle School Students and Teachers
… need to understand the nature of positive community relationships that value diverse others. This dissertation is a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into the essence of what it means to feel a sense of community. Specifically, I explored this phenomenon from the perspective of middle …
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Understanding and Promoting the Development of a Church -School Partnership: A Tale of Two Cultures
… garnering resources and the other on developing relationships. Twenty-one factors that facilitate or inhibit the negotiation of these differing perspectives are identified, including those that are shared, and those that are more important to the school or to the church. The present results are …
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Reciprocal Learning among educators in two communities in KwaZulu- Natal
… of learning among adult learners in shared community relationships. Methodologically this research is qualitative in nature , and has used the wider Social Responsibility Programme of St Agnes College as a field for interaction. Within that wider programme specifically, the mathematics …
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The Sacred and the Secular in Religious Philanthropy: Student Perceptions of Secularization and the Ministry of Reconciliation
… higher levels of personal religiosity, personal community relationships, and religious capital, also experience less stress in reconciliation. Prior religious status shifts and turning points in ones life such as seminary, missionary service, and other covenantal experiences provide a significant …
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH
… lifestyle, and seeking others. Resources such as community, relationships, and knowledge influenced this process. The result was life enjoyment, or good QOL. The findings of this study provide an understanding of the processes related to QOL of childhood cancer survivors, and have potential …
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King James holds court: A qualitative examination of the athlete brand community phenomenon
… practices of consumers within an athlete brand community, relationships with the focal athlete brand, and multifaceted emotional benefits derived from shared community experiences. The author conducted 31 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with purposefully selected members of a LeBron James …
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University-community relations and the need for a representational discourse : exploring town-gown at the University of Pennsylvania
This thesis examines university-community relations, arguing that the current discourse requires rigorous theoretical attention to the use of representation in media and in physical design to adequately gauge and understand this relationship. Modeled after Naomi Carmon's framework of urban …
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The North American Oil and Gas Sector: A Case Study of Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk and Opportunity Management
… processes, oil and gas companies can strengthen community relationships, reduce conflict and stakeholder opposition, and support strategic operational decision-making.
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Design and Implementation of a Sustainable, University-Based, Emergency Medical Response Service
… professionals, with an understanding of community health and social network issues, can maximize health promotion objectives for university and college campus communities. These EMS systems also provide vital support to city and county emergency services and promote positive community …
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE VIEWS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS ABOUT INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY INTO CASE FORMULATION
… client s R/S beliefs, rituals and practices, and relationships with R/S community. Treatment planning consisted of focusing on client s R/S beliefs, rituals and values, and referrals to R/S leaders. Conclusion Psychologists were largely influenced by their personal R/S beliefs, their knowledge, …
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Engaging San Francisco’s Western Addition in a Community Needs Assessment: A Field Work Report
… actions. Today, while the Western is a vibrant community, it continues to feel the effects of the historic discriminatory practices. This is evident in the disparities seen across many indicators, including: educational success and attainment; health; employment; and housing opportunities. …
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Negotiating a Space to Teach Science: Stories of Community Conversation and Personal Process in a School Reform Effort
… process that takes place within a larger community. This leads to a complex context for working and making decisions. (2) Despite feeling that changes were imposed, teachers make the curriculum work for the needs in their own classroom. (3) Change is a process that teachers view as part of …
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Standing at the End of a Road: Death and the Construction of Cyborg Relationships
… previously focused on how identity and sense of community are formed within online spaces. These studies have highlighted the disembodied nature of online communications, as well as the formation of communities which have little or no real-world interaction. Works by Turkle (1997), Markham …
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The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique
… looking at everyday modes of assistance at the community level would challenge scholars to re-think the ways in which place matters in development. Analysing qualitative data gathered through interviews and focus groups in two neighbourhoods in Maputo, Mozambique, this study is ultimately an …
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Improving Indigenous Engagement and Consultation for Oil Sands Development in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
… knowledge and perspectives, addressing community concerns, protecting and satisfying Indigenous rights, facilitating direct Crown consultation, empowering Indigenous communities, ensuring project benefits to Indigenous communities, and maintaining positive relationships. Their key …
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