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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"emancipatory research"”.
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Understanding the Benefits of Latino Giving Circles: An Emancipatory Research Study
… goals, and perceived benefits. I used an emancipatory research paradigm with Latino-focused critical race theory, LatCrit, to study the Latino Giving Circle Network (LGCN). A survey was used for data collection, and research platicas were employed in the survey’s analysis; both were …
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Management of curriculum delivery in selected secondary schools at Umzinyathi District
… and school governing bodies. A piece of critical emancipatory research, it examines discourses on power dynamics and distribution among stakeholders. A qualitative research approach was chosen, employing data collection methods that included focus group discussions and observation. In selecting …
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Disability, values and quality : a case study in Derbyshire
… in exploring these issues within an emancipatory research paradigm. The data from this research highlights specific barriers to policy change and suggests that effective self-organisation within a cohesive social movement is a necessary pre-requisite for the liberation of disabled …
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Participatory research with adults with Asperger's syndrome: using spatial analysis to explore how they make sense of their experience.
This thesis explores participatory research involving the author and a small group of adults with Asperger’s syndrome, as co-researchers. The research was based on the assumption that people with Asperger’s syndrome think differently from neuro-typical people (people who do not have Asperger’s …
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Disabling families: How parents experience the process of diagnosing autism spectrum disorders
… experiences. The investigation arose out of the researcher’s engagement with parents who appeared to be challenging the professional preoccupation that early diagnosis and assessment of autism is central to effective family support. Interviews were conducted with three sets of parents over a …
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“If you don’t have anyone in school that’s like you, regardless, you won’t feel like you belong there”; What It Means to Belong for Secondary-aged Pupils from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds, an Emancipatory Study
… students (Goodenow and Grady (1995). Aim This research aims to explore young peoples’ (secondary-aged) experience of belonging in a school setting and the contributions that shape their experience. Method The researcher used an Emancipatory research paradigm and opportunistic sampling to …
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Deaf people and career advice: Applying structuration theory to encounters between deaf and hearing people
The research concerns communication between deaf people and hearing advisers in career or job seeking interviews. Issues of disability, emancipatory research and methods used in deaf research are explored together with the medical and social models of disability and the complexity of …
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Professional development and beyond: a participative study of a self-facilitated learning group
… with identity and self-facilitation. A pragmatic research paradigm, the collaborative nature of the group and the writer’s dual role as both participant and researcher were all influential in the decision to use a participative approach. A range of methods, chosen by the participants, was utilised …