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Showing 1 to 20 of 233 for “"cross- disciplinary"”.
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CREATIVE NONFICTION ILLUMINATED: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SPOTLIGHTS
… each discipline have led to compartmentalized, disciplinary-specific definitions and uses of creative nonfiction. To understand why this is, and to develop and a cross-disciplinary understanding, I use Amy Devitt's rhetorical genre theory to illuminate cultural beliefs and values that influence …
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Social interaction in an online cross-disciplinary research conference
… investigated the social interaction in an online cross-disciplinary research conference. The research study followed an online conference of researchers from disciplines of social sciences, law, and humanities. The online conference was initiated by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and was …
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A design method for cross-disciplinary coordination and innovation
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1991.
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Hedging in Written Academic Discourse: a cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary study /
… the language and discipline. The results of the cross-disciplinary research show that both Lithuanian and English authors of medical texts tend to use fewer hedges than linguists. The variety of hedges employed in the analyzed articles of both disciplines is also different. In both Lithuanian and …
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Hybrids, mimics, colonies and collections : a cross-disciplinary art practice research process
… and its manifestations not only test and cross conventional categorisations of fine art but also draw upon sources and processes normally associated with other disciplines. The main project, titled Cuculus Prospectus (2011 onwards), is an innovative combination of archival research and …
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Phronetic implications: making a case for cross-disciplinary conversations in higher education
… and environmental issues require an interdisciplinary skill set to even begin to understand them let alone tackle them with a comprehensive strategy. Higher Education can better prepare people for real world problem solving by interacting in cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary …
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Stratified, destratified, and hybrid GIS : organizing a cross-disciplinary territory for design
… examined through two general schemes by which cross-disciplinary geographical information is organized, from the perspective of a general user. The two models, henceforth characterized as "stratified" and "destratified" models, both deal with the linking of cross-disciplinary and geographically …
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Cross disciplinary effects of text factors and language of recall on reading comprehension
… and taking into consideration readers from across a range of different, discipline-specific backgrounds.
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Junior Faculty Perceptions of their Doctoral Level Teaching Preparation: A Cross Disciplinary Examination
… level teaching-related preparation by taking a cross disciplinary approach of eight disciplines (four high consensus and four low consensus). The omnibus question this study seeks to address is whether or not there are discipline differences in junior faculty perceptions of their doctoral level …
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A cross-disciplinary genre analysis of conference presentations by novice and expert presenters
… markers). The findings reveal some cross-disciplinary differences in the use of rhetorical Moves and Steps in the different sections of the presentations and differences according to the level of expertise (novices/experts). The study has pedagogical implications for teaching the …
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Cross-disciplinary strategies for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in geoscience education and workplaces
… demonstrate how inequities shape experiences across the geosciences and provide practical, evidence-based recommendations for fostering more equitable pedagogy, institutional policy, and professional culture. The findings of this thesis aim to provide an assessment of sociocultural factors …
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Investigating the spread of emerging Avian Influenza viruses using cross-disciplinary and computational approaches
… efforts could aim to connect disparate data across multiple spatial and temporal scales, and to incorporate mechanistic models of disease transmission to predict disease trajectories over time and space.
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Development of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education
… thesis presents the development of a creative, cross-curricular project series using the CDIO framework for engineering education to integrate engineering concepts and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board graduate attributes. The work in this thesis was targeted towards fifth grade …
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From nature to the ideal : a cross-disciplinary study of ancient Greek kairos, circa 3000-146 BCE
This cross-disciplinary study investigates the ancient Greek concept of kairos in the sociocultural history of the ancient Greeks from 3000-146 BCE. Within this historical context, the dissertation attempts to isolate the story of kairos as it moves from being a concept learned through the Greeks’ …
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Challenges in implementing cross-disciplinary design experiments in a large scale introductory physics class; a case study
A set of new design-based physics experiments were jointly developed by the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Physics departments and implemented in a large-scale, introductory physics course, 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, at MIT. These were developed in response to student …
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The plastic dynamism of the human aesthetic : employing futurist methodologies in the cross-disciplinary design of social robot morphologies
… disciplines to aid in collaborative multidisciplinary design practices, and generative of designs open to multiple interpretations and potential new morphologies. Reflective practice is engaged to evaluate the artefacts produced as exemplars of the developed design methodology and to argue …
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Implementation of cross-disciplinary projects to improve student engagement: a leadership study in building capacity for collaboration between middle school teachers
… in the form of poor academic achievement, disciplinary problems, and poor attendance records (Lee & Smith, 1995; Miller, Leinhardt, & Zigmond, 1988). Research indicates that teaching and presenting material in isolation of other subject areas contributes to student disengagement (Guthrie, …
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Creating a Cross-Disciplinary Understanding of Legacy Stories – What Does It Mean to Share a Legacy and What Do Storytellers Need?
… a cohesive emotional, personal legacy. Studies across healthcare, psychology, and sociology have demonstrated how reminiscence and life review can be effective tools in enhancing wellbeing as people age or approach end of life, but results are generally categorized by interventions and outputs …
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Entangled collaborations : a study of cross-disciplinary research collaboration in the field of user experience and data-intensive technologies in campus cyberinfrastructure
… infrastructures. It requires and serves cross-disciplinary scientific research collaborations in the age of digital transformation. Studies have shown that lack of understanding the diverse interests of different scientific stakeholder groups involved in the development of the …
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