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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"critical moments"”.
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Critical Moments: Exploring Critical Pedagogy in an Adult ESL Classroom
… the challenges and potentials of implementing critical pedagogical approaches in a community-based adult English as a Second Language (ESL) program with a focus on language learners with low proficiency in English. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the limitations and …
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Critical moments in the German resistance movement: A dramatistic analysis
Dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Kansas, Speech and Drama, 1975.
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The Lived Experience of ‘Critical Moments’ in Premier League Academy Football: A Descriptive Psychological Phenomenological Exploration
… of self-awareness are better described as ‘critical moments’. A ‘critical moment’ is defined as an event which is ‘…large or small, intended or unintended, and may have a positive or negative effect on a person’s sense of self’ (Nesti et al., 2012). Athletic identity is often considered to …
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Critical moments in doctor-patient conversations in the context of complex conditions using the example of endometriosis : what coaching research and practice can contribute to the development of relational capabilities
… diagnosis, conversations with the doctor become critical in understanding diagnosis, treatment and likely outcomes. Hence, relating during crucial moments of such consultations deserves particular attention, to better understand ways in which the intimate nature of issues, and the far-reaching …
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Documentation : a reflective practice approach
… are currently utilizing what they refer to as "Critical Moments Reflection". This method entails the identification and naming of key shifts or turning points (critical moments) in the process of the community organizers' work. To drive learning through reflection, they use stories relevant to …
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Participatory media and collaborative facilitation : developing tools for aligning values to practice in organizations
… divide in both the U.S. and abroad. The most critical growing disparity, thus, is not only access to these tools but also their integration into local programs that aim to empower individuals and build collective power. By adapting Edgar Schein's model of organizational culture, the author …
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How international students navigate the social and academic practices of a South African university
… as the author hoped to elicit particular critical moments in the student's study-abroad journey. Two groups of students were sought for purposes of validation and comparison: Group 1 consisted of nine American students; Group 2 consisted of four students from other countries. The focus, …
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A Critical Palimpsest: Reconstruing an Existing Spatial Condition
… interdependent spatial relationships. Filtered critical moments and continuities are explored through the implication of collapse, the embrace of datum and ideatum, and the lateral play of scale and repetition. Through development of these new relationships, the building is intended to not be a …
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Turning points of closeness in the sibling relationship.
… the current study explored the most important moments in sibling relationships where levels of closeness changed. An increasingly popular research method used by many family scholars to study relationships called "Turning Point Analysis" (Baxter & Bullis, 1986) was used to capture the critical …
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An American Ambassador in Berlin: Observing Hitler's Gambles in Foreign Policy, 1933-1937
… in March 1936. By focusing on these three critical moments, this thesis traces the evolution of Dodd's perception of the threat Nazi Germany posed to world peace. The four years of Dodd's service converted a man once conservatively optimistic about the Hitler regime's future to one deathly …
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Curriculum Development as a Subversive Activity? Discourse and Ideology in the Evolution of Curriculum Policy in Ireland 1980-2005
… to the centre; secondly, the extent to which, at critical moments, national policy has responded in an ideological manner or otherwise to the discourse that has been generated at the margins; and thirdly, the extent to which the national curriculum policy that has emerged has adopted, reflected or …
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Identity in Elite Youth Professional Football
… Two used a qualitative approach with the aim of critically exploring the perceptions of practitioners in relation to; ideal player characteristics, working practices, organisational culture and environmental conditions. These facets are influenced by practitioners within youth development …
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Taking Care of Heroes: A Cultural Study of Health Policy Formation
… care of veterans during post-war periods are critical moments of intervention that not only improved the population health of veterans but also impacted the ways in which America conceives and responds to health challenges. I also argue that when the VA operates at its best, it is often the …
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Jus meritum : alien military service and naturalization in the United States
… forcefully during wartime, when the state is in critical need of resources. The traditional principles of political membership based on parentage and place of birth are insufficient guides to understanding the historical development of American citizenship. Scholars of immigration and …
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Narrating Political Disability Identity
… the participants (Narrators) and I selected critical moments in the formation of the political disability identities. The findings show Narrators shifted or shaped their political identities when strangers pushed them beyond their personal limits by spouting ableist norms. Narrators also …
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An exploration of one former elite UK football academy player’s lived experience of ‘being bio-banded’, through narrative inquiry: A focus on body- self relationships and identity construction
… was employed to interpret the processes and critical moments (Douglas and Carless 2009) within the narrative. In a reflexive methodology, particular attention is paid to the difficulty of accessing the profile of participants that met the study criteria and critical reflection on potential …
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A Part of it All. (Original writing);
… autobiographical. Through writing about various critical moments in my life as a writer/producer of theatrical movies, I interpret my obsession with becoming a part of the motion picture and television industries. Using myself as exemplar, I examine the associated social phenomena from various …
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A Multitask Deep Learning Framework for Clinical Decision-Making in Assisted Reproductive Technology
… and patients often face unclear guidance at critical moments in the process. To address this gap, we present an integrative deep learning framework that simultaneously optimizes three critical IVF decision points using data from 33,000 treatment cycles (2021- 2023): (1) embryo transfer count …
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Control System for Outdoor Use of Powered Portable Ankle-Foot Orthosis
… substitute for the tibia's angular velocity at critical moments, suggesting a potential for sensor reduction. Finally, the thesis provides recommendations for future work to enhance the PPAFO's capabilities and robustness in real-world conditions.
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Peak moments: the experience of coaches
Peak moments are considered by McInman and Grove (1991) to be a global panacea, and include peak experience (Maslow, 1964), peak performance (Privette, 1983) and flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990). Peak moments are an under-researched phenomenon in coaching. They could, in principle, be important and …
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