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Showing 1 to 20 of 273 for “"comparative method"”.
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Architectural design principles as evidenced in Gothic architecture
… through a study of gothic architecture. The comparative method is used to show progressive change in gothic architecture and to illustrate how these design principles are evident in this change.
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Staying the Course: The Development of Virginia's Standards of Learning and the Decision not to Adopt the Common Core State Standards
… evidence. The study utilized a qualitative methodology with a two-phase data collection process. First, documents from the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education were collected and analyzed using the constant comparative method (Maykut and Morehouse, 1994). …
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A case study of third-grade teacher's literacy instruction in a racially mixed classroom
… and classroom artifacts. The constant comparative method was used to analyze the data.
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Governance Practice Between Monarchies and Republics: A Case Study of the Political Reform in the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Tunisia from 1990 to 2021
… political reform, governance became an essential method that is applied in public policies within states that attempt to achieve by consolidating participation, democracy, and development.Practically, this study seeks to analyze and determine which of the two regimes, Monarchy or Republic is the …
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Estudo em estruturas de máquinas-ferramenta com emprego de modelos reduzidos
… also presented a new design, to ilustrate the comparative method of structurals designs, applied generally to complex structures, where a mathematical study do not give sàisfactories results. Some modifications on the original structure are suggested considering the analysis of the results …
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Consistency of Staff Perceptions About Career Development in the Community College
Comparative Method Analysis was used to investigate the consistency between subordinate and supervisor expectations. The analysis brought to light common themes about career development that included: career relationships, staff expectations, and human resource structures. Study conclusions …
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Exploring the Use of Social Media by Female Saudi Nursing Students for Personal and Academic Purposes
… translated, and then analysed using a constant comparative method, with participants’ consent. Constant comparative method was used in each phase of data collection and analysis, facilitated by MAXQDA software. Participants: 12 female undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students at King Saud …
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Crossing the Chasm: a Qualitative Analysis of Cross-Sex Friendship
… friendship specifically utilizing a qualitative method of research to examine how individuals define friendship, the satisfactions gained in cross-sex friendship, and the maintenance strategies used in order to keep the friendship platonic. While there has been a plethora of studies focusing on …
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Práticas de indexação desenvolvidas nos documentos do Arquivo Geral da Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
… indexing the records as activities on stage. The methodology used was the comparative method, to verify that the internship were addressed as stated on the menu. We conclude that the activities of documentary and indexing held in the General Archives of UFPB description were performed …
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Το μάθημα της λογοτεχνίας στη δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση στην Αγγλία και την Ελλάδα: Συγκριτική θεώρηση
… and Greek secondary curriculum through the comparative method of G.Z.F. Bereday. The outcome of the study consists of the following: A) As with the aims of education in all disciplines the aims of education in literature reflect certain priorities. The existing differences between the …
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS RELATED TO TRANSITION PLANNING THAT SUPPORT THEIR PURSUIT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
… qualitative research design involving case study methods was chosen for the six-month investigation. The essential reason for utilizing case study methods was to provide rich data using a smaller sample size of participants. The participants in the present study included three first-year college …
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What Makes Our Minds Human? Comparative Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Evolution of Cognition
… the `what' of human cognitive evolution through comparative studies with chimpanzees and bonobos. The general aim of these studies is to understand which aspects of cognition are unique to humans, and which are shared with our closest living relatives. Chapters 2-3 test the hypothesis that humans …
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An Exploration of College-Related Memorable Messages
… data were analyzed through a thematic, constant comparative method. Within the context of higher education, findings revealed students’ perceptions of memorable college-related messages, the sources of memorable college-related messages, the characteristics that increase the likelihood that …
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I felt like the enemy and the savior all at once': English teacher identity in a methods course wiki
… of preservice teachers enrolled in English methods courses during a semester of field experience. This research employs a qualitative methodology and documents the nature of participants responses posted to online wiki forum. Data sources include archived electronic interactions and course …
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An investigation of a group of Khayelitsha parents' understanding of the causes and management of their childrens' epilepsy
… and data was analysed through the constant comparative method. The interview explored the causes of epilepsy and the factors that trigger the onset of seizures of which most respondents had no understanding. It further explored the medical management of epilepsy in regard to kind of …
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Children Diagnosed With Attachment Disorder: A Qualitative Study of the Parental Experience
… guided the investigation. The constant comparative method of analysis was used to develop three core categories that described the subtitles of parent's experiences. Parent's quotes were used to further embellish the findings. The findings include parent's experiences in recognizing RAD …
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Playing class: a case study of ludic pedagogy
… as a participant observer and used Constant Comparative Method as data driven teaching focused on student created documents. This research provides an exploration on the use of ludicly styled teaching methodology which includes students as instructors, the instructor as a “game master,” and …
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Le projet urbain dans la requalification : approche comparative entre l'Italie et la France
… of the town influenced Urban Design? Through a comparative method applied to two comparable geographic realities (Italy and France), this dissertation investigates those actions related to the transformation of urban fringe contexts, inside and outside of dense town, setting out from a …
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Junior High Students' Perceptions of the Fitnessgram Fitness Test
… fitness test. Results using the constant comparative method revealed three major categories: (1) students' perceptions of the purpose of fitness testing, (2) motivation, and (3) test administration. Findings indicated that students clearly understood the purpose of fitness testing, female …
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Explaining the rise of Populism in Hungary since 2010: The analytic power of anti-establishment theory
… research done on the causes of populism uses the comparative method. However, a single case study allows the researcher to uncover underlying factors fueling populism in a specific country. This dissertation investigates the factors that explain the rise of populism in Hungary since 2010 to …
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