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Showing 1 to 20 of 340 for “"comparative case study"”.
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A Comparative Case Study of Reflection Seismic Imaging Method
… information about the complex structure. In this study, our objective is to process a seismic dataset (courtesy of the University of South Carolina) to generate an image on which the Magruder fault near Allendale SC can be distinguished, and its attitude can be accurately depicted. The data was …
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Unexpected Unexpected Utilities: A Comparative Case-Study Analysis of Women and Revolutions
… for those revolutions. An analysis of the three cases (Ireland, Russia, and Nicaragua) suggests a series of hypotheses about women's participation in revolution and its importance to revolutions' success.
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Rewriting to reproduce beauty: a comparative case study of Hong Lou Meng
Chinese classical literature is marked by aesthetic features that have often no direct equivalent in Anglophone literature. Delivering the beauty of a Chinese text to English readers is therefore challenging. This thesis uses the Chinese classical fiction Hong Lou Meng and its two translations – …
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A Comparative Case Study of Organizational Learning in the Wildland Fire Community
… the hoped-for results. The purpose of this study was to examine the documentation surrounding four historic wildland fire tragedies that have successfully changed wildland firefighting practice to determine what the components of successful organizational learning have been. Using the …
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Building together : tiny house villages for the homeless : a comparative case study
… experiencing homelessness. This thesis is a comparative case study of two such tiny house villages: Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2004 and Occupy Madison Village in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 2012. This work explores issues related to zoning, NIMBYism, financing, …
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The effects of zoning on land use patterns: a comparative case study
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1961.
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Investigating Student Experiences of Engineering Culture During COVID-19: A Comparative Case Study
… the COVID-19 pandemic, I conducted a multiple case study exploring mechanical engineering students' constructions of their experiences taking second and third year courses during the pandemic. I compared two mechanical engineering programs – one in the United States and one in South Africa – by …
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A comparative case study of female literacy and development in Guatemala and Bolivia
<p>The comparative case study will analyze the education reform policies pursued by Guatemala and Bolivia from the 1980s to the present. Education reform projects and international aid were provided as development strategies in Latin America to improve gender equality in education and literacy …
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On the structure and internal mechanisms of business incubators: A comparative case study
… structural properties, a qualitative, multi-site case study approach was utilised. A pragmatist-interpretivist philosophy and the social mechanisms literature informed the research’s meta-theoretical lens. Data was collected during 2009-2010 at two different types of incubation facilities in …
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Shootings on Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study
… were killed in each incident. This qualitative comparative case study used secondary data to explore the similarities and differences of the shootings experienced at Texas Southern University, Winston-Salem State University, and Miles College within one year. This study explored the challenges …
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Social Reproduction and Teen Pregnancy: A Comparative Case Study of Six Rural Georgia
… higher rates compared to urban areas. This study examines adolescent pregnancy in six rural Georgia counties between 20125 and 2024 using the framework of social reproduction to understand how structural, socioeconomic, and cultural forces shape reproductive outcomes. Despite national …
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School management and the development of professional learning communities : a comparative case study
This study compares the management practices at two primary schools with a similar socio-economic background but vastly differing academic results. I identify the extent to which these practices nurture the development of a Professional Learning Community. The data were collected mainly by using …
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Influence of Cultural Capital in Two Rural Appalachian Towns: A Comparative Case Study
… and Shockley, 2010). The purpose of this study was to explore how two rural Appalachian towns use cultural capital to impact their community's viability. To do so the researcher used qualitative interview methods and focus groups to understand the experiences of three leadership groups in …
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Balancing Reading Motivation: A Comparative Case Study of High School Students and Their Teachers
The purpose of this study is to understand how teachers successfully balance instruction in a high stakes tested classroom environment to promote reading motivation.. To analyze, the researcher focused on two tenth grade English classroom, two tenth grade English teachers, and eight tenth grade …
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Sponsorships and enviromental sustainability in sports: a comparative case study of Patagonia and GSA
Η παρούσα εργασία εξετάζει τη σύγκλιση του αθλητικού μάρκετινγκ, των χορηγιών και της περιβαλλοντικής βιωσιμότητας. Μέσω μιας συγκριτικής μελέτης περίπτωσης δύο εταιρειών αθλητικών ειδών —της παγκοσμίως αναγνωρισμένης Patagonia και της ελληνικής GSA— η έρευνα αναλύει πώς οι οικολογικές πρακτικές …
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Freestanding public toilet design and location in Boston and Cambridge : a comparative case study
… sanitation provision in the United States via a comparative case study of the freestanding public toilets in Boston and Cambridge. The research attempts to capture the influence of municipal institutions and local actors on public toilet design and location, and further attempts to assess to what …
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