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Showing 1 to 20 of 224 for “"descriptive research design"”.
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The effect of rational choice and anti-intellectualism on students' intention to cheat.
… intention to cheat in their academic studies. A descriptive research design was used and data was collected by means of a self-administered, cross-sectional survey. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that rational choice explains a significant proportion of the variance in cheating …
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Acknowledging offender trauma at intake: a qualitative thematic analysis of Canadian correctional policy
… the literature in relation to incarceration. The research that does exist has tended to be gendered, focusing predominantly on the trauma experiences of female offenders. The current study examined the written policies that guide the Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) process in Canada to assess the …
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Assessing The Role of Stakeholder’s Participation on Sustainability of Donor Funded Project: A Case Study of Youth with Disabilities Community Program in Tanga
… of donor funded project. A cross sectional descriptive research design was used with a sample size of 70 stakeholders. Being a qualitative study heavily influenced by the interpretivist philosophy, data were analyzed through content analysis and SPSS version 16.0. The study found that in …
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The prevalence of depression in patients on Haemodialysis treatment : a clinical social work perspective
… of depression in haemodialysis arose out of the researcher's practice as a social worker in the renal unit at Groote Schuur Hospital. The study adopts a quantitative-descriptive research design. Eighteen patients currently on haemodialysis treatment were sampled and interviewed. A standardized …
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Assessment of Factors affecting uptake of Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Youth in Central District, Zanzibar
… the needy of this study. This study adopted a descriptive research design. Qualitative and Quantitative methods were also used in this study. Data were collected through reviewing documents, questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion (FGD). Only quarter of the youth in the district have …
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Healthy Seniors: A Program Evaluation
<p>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research study was to perform a summative evaluation of the Healthy Seniors program at Dominican University of California, a wellness program for older adults facilitated by occupational therapy students and faculty.</p> <p>METHOD: A non-experimental mixed-methods …
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An Examination Of The Relationship Among Iraqi High School Students' Science Achievement And Perceptions Of The Value Of Education, Parent Support, And Peer Support In The United States
… U.S.A. in the last 20 years. A non-experimental, descriptive research design was used for this study, which took place in one of three high schools in a large Midwestern suburban school district, during the 2013-2014 academic year. Three factors, including the students' perception of the value of …
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Health Literacy and Psychiatric Hospital Readmissions
… health literacy). The prospective, exploratory, descriptive research design used a health literacy questionnaire at or near discharge, and tracked 2- and 4-week post discharge readmission rates in 30 adult patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Health literacy was found to correlate strongly …
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The Relationship Among Test Anxiety, Academic Achievement, and Age in Associate Degree Nursing Students
… two hypotheses were posed. Employing a descriptive research design, data were collected through the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) (Spielberger, et al., 1980) and compared to the final course grades and ages of 107 first term, second year ADN students. Data were analyzed by the use of …
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Perceptions of benefits/problems of part-time employment on the job performance of secondary teachers of agricultural education
… a 150-mile radius of Ripley, West Virginia. A descriptive research design was used for the study. There have been no studies conducted as to the number of agricultural educators involved in part-time employment and to what extent they are involved. Many have questioned the feasibility of a …
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Improved income for centers of orphans and vulnerable children through poultry production at KIBOWA orphanage center in Arusha district
… to find out the needs of the OVC community. The research design used was the descriptive research design and the sampling technique was non-probability sampling. Data collection was for both qualitative and quantitative data done with the use of questionnaires, interview and document review. …
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HIV/AIDS knowldege, beliefs, and attitudes in deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents
… of deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents. A descriptive research design was used to gather data for this study. The study sample had an average of 71.44% of correct answers on the knowledge scale, which indicated they needed educational information about HIV and AIDS presented to them. An …
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An Assessment of the Components of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction: A Case Study of National Microfinance Bank,Temeke Branch, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
… methodology was used. A cross-sectional and descriptive research design was adopted where by a purposive sampling technique and simple random samplings were used as to obtain a sample of 148 respondents. The findings were analyzed and presented based on the research objectives. The findings …
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BEYOND INTERVENTIONS: DISTRICT DESIGN OF MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT AS AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS INEQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES
… MTSS from a district leadership and systems design perspective. Rather than evaluating the implementation of specific interventions within individual schools, the study investigated how district-level leadership structures, governance practices, and implementation infrastructure shape the …
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Assessing the impact of climate change on crop productivity of subsistence farmers in Namibia: A case study of the Omusati region
… selected from the Etayi and Elim constituencies. Descriptive research design was used to determine the impact of climate change on crop yield productivity, adaptation and mitigation. The study findings also revealed that subsistence farmers experienced prolonged drought and floods as the main …
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The effects of interscholastic athletic participation on academic achievement and selected motivational factors for athletic participation by urban youth
… school students play sports. A non-experimental descriptive research design that included descriptive and inferential statistics was used. Survey methodology that incorporated student records was also included in the design. The variables were not manipulated and no treatment was provided to the …
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Organisational citizenship behaviour: conditional, gendered, obligatory, silently mandatory?
The research presented in this dissertation explores the relationships between income, pay satisfaction, and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) among women and men in low to middle-income employment. A descriptive research design was implemented using secondary, cross-sectional survey data …
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The role of the disability grant in the lives of visually disabled adults on the Cape Flats
… Methodology: The study uses a qualitative descriptive research design, which explores and documents the lived experiences of visually disabled adults on the Cape Flats who are the recipients of disability grants. Methods of data gathering were individual interviews and focus group sessions. …
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Perceived factors leading to poor performance amongst pupils learning science in selected secondary schools in Mwandi district, Zambia.
… District of Western Province. The study used a descriptive research design whereby a total of 45 pupils from the three schools were selected. These pupils were from Grade 10, 11 and 12 classes. Nine teachers from the three schools and three parents from each community surrounding the schools …
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Perceived factors leading to poor performance amongst pupils learning science in selected secondary schools in Mwandi district, Zambia.
… District of Western Province. The study used a descriptive research design whereby a total of 45 pupils from the three schools were selected. These pupils were from Grade 10, 11 and 12 classes. Nine teachers from the three schools and three parents from each community surrounding the schools …
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