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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"constructivist inquiry"”.
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The Multiple Meanings of Domestic Violence: A Constructivist Inquiry
… not being considered.The participants of this inquiry had congruent understandings of the term domestic violence; however their understandings of the social problem domestic violence were quite different. Because the way a social problem is understood influences policy as it is created, …
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A Constructivist Inquiry of Church-State Relationships for Faith-Based Organizations
… provision of human services.The findings of this inquiry, presented in a narrative case study report, and the implications of this case study provide a richer understanding of the multiple meanings that faith-based organizations assign to relationships with government programs, government …
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Child Care Decision Making Among Parents of Young Children: A Constructivist Inquiry
… from a mid-sized region in Virginia. Using a constructivist research design, the research question explored how parents make child care decisions. Working hypotheses focused the data collection on the role of experience in shaping parents' preferences, the relationship between family needs and …
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Experiences of a Clinical Leadership Programme and its subsequent impact: A Constructivist Inquiry
Using a Constructivist methodology, combining elements of Fourth Generation Evaluation and Grounded Theory (Guba and Lincoln, 1989; Charmaz, 2014), this study explored the impact over time of the Delivering Better Care Leadership Programme, to better understand the factors that enabled or hindered …
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Meanings of Security: A Constructivist Inquiry into the Context of Information Security Policy Development Post 9/11
… to consider these variations in meaning. This constructivist inquiry explores the context in which information security policy is developed and inquires into the meanings, assumptions, and values of those who engage in policy discourse. The guiding research question, "What is the meaning of …
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Beyond Bad Dogs: Toward a Pedagogy of Engagement of Male Students
… socialization process. The purpose of this constructivist inquiry was to examine this process, its underlying values and norms, and its effect on professionals' conceptions of male students. Seventeen Residence Hall Directors with graduate degrees in Student Development or related …