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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"cross case comparison"”.
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Diversity in the fitness industry : a cross-case comparison /
This cross-case study explored the extent to which two fitness facilities were accommodating diversity with respect to age, ethnicity, gender, social class, sex-role socialization, and persons with a disability among both members and staflf. The sites were purposely chosen in a large city and a …
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THE POLITICS OF LONG-TERM CARE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE: A CROSS-CASE COMPARISON OF SPAIN, ITALY AND PORTUGAL
… factors — shape LTC policy development across national contexts. Focusing on Southern Europe, the dissertation asks why Spain, Portugal, and Italy have followed divergent institutional trajectories in the reform of LTC despite broadly comparable demographic pressures and similar policy …
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Case Study of Parents Caring for a Child Having Type-1 Diabetes With Optimal HgA1c
… potentially harmful hypoglycemic episodes. Yin's case study methodology was utilized in this study with Parse's human/becoming theoretical framework as an analytic basis. Careful attention throughout the study was paid to demonstrating rigor. Data were triangulated using rival midrange theories, …
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Standing closest to the flame: Community wildfire planning and the Healthy Forest Act
… in the development of CWPPs through a case study analysis of four communities in two western states. The social and decision-making processes used in the development of CWPPs are examined in each community using the policy sciences approach and decision process framework. A cross-case …
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Supporting Educator Professional Growth In Times Of Change
<p>This action research cross-case comparison study is set at an independent school in Maine which serves approximately 1,600 students in grades 6-12. Recently, the administrative team of the school articulated an academic strategic plan focused on increasing student achievement as measured by …
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Reuse and Repurposing of Online Digital Learning Resources within UK Higher Education: 2003-2010
… is presented through research analysis of five case examples from UK HE and a sixth example from HE in Ireland. The mesoenvironmental review examines the significant changes in resource facilitation and practice during the research period. This thesis is particularly concerned with identifying …
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An investigation into the use of the person-centred approach to counselling in a Syrian context
… societies. There is however little available case material through which to substantiate this claim and examine how issues of culture relate to the theoretical concepts underlying the approach. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the approach can be effectively used in a Syrian …
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Prisoner Release as Conflict Management
… type are likely background conditions for APRI. Cross-case comparison of four democracies (Israel, UK, US, Spain) uncovers specific commonalities. Prisoner Discourse (international law/norms; "terrorist" belligerents; "worthy" prisoner) dictates state negotiation posture; societal support for …
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Ethnicity, Nature, and Community Gardens
… <br/>This dissertation draws empirically on a cross-case comparison of Puerto Rican gardeners across three community gardens in the South Bronx. Narrative and semi-structured interviews enabled gardeners to directly voice their sentiments of self and community, and in conjunction with …
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Do they know why they know? Student nurses’ experiences of mentors’ judgements of their clinical competence: an interpretative phenomenological study
… the assessment of their clinical competence. A cross case comparison was then undertaken with common themes being drawn across participants aligned to the complexities of being a student, the impact of the mentor role, the contribution of the clinical learning environment, relationship with your …
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The voices of adults with a learning disability and a carer on their orthopaedic and trauma hospital care in the UK
… to their orthopaedic and trauma hospital care. A cross-case comparison was then undertaken and the themes below represent common experiences across participants: • Communication challenges • Lack of person-centred care • Issues related to pain management • Lack of confidence in hospital care • The …
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Art information use and needs of non-specialists: evidence in art museum visitor studies
… meta-analysis of empirical evidence and from the cross-case comparison of interpretive behavior models created by art museum visitor researchers. The framework outlines of the types of information---visual, contextual, and interpretive---that museum visitors use in combination with their …
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Variables Associated with Student Performance on SOL Tests in Virginia: A Comparison of Two Schools
… teachers, and parents of the two schools. A cross-case comparison of the targeted schools was performed to check for commonalties and differences. Several variables emerged from the data that have implications for educators who desire to improve the effectiveness of their organizations and …
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"Parent trigger" Legislation in the United States: A Key to Parent Empowerment in the Local Context
… Street Elementary in Los Angeles, California. A cross case comparison of the two school sites revealed that the needs and core beliefs of parent leaders aligned with the intent of the parent trigger law. However, an intermediary organization was required to help the parent stakeholders attain the …
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Command Climate and Ethical Behavior: Perspectives from the Commandant's of the Marine Corps
… literature, this qualitative study employed a case study/cross-case design using a two-phased research approach. The first phase included a document analysis of the command climate curriculum taught at the Marine Corps’ formal schools, and personal interviews with four key individuals relative …
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Exploring the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) family members living with BAME health care workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… HCWs in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cross-case comparison of idiographic accounts of participants in this study revealed that external influences, including living with HCWs, had an emotional and mental impact on this group. Participants said they felt vulnerable, hopeless, and …
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Developing a framework to promote innovation in socio-economic development in smart cities
… in Boston, FCT-Abuja, and Manchester as case studies of SC development. Through the conduct of in-depth face-to-face interviews across the cases, the field investigation gathered high quality feedbacks from knowledge-rich SC stakeholders. In doing so, the core components of SCs and their …