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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"gender research"”.
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The Effect of Gender Schematicity on the Assessment of Male and Female Pilots’ Competence Given Identical Scenarios
<p>Gender has been identified as one of the top three categories, along with race, and age that are subject to stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination (Fiske, 1998). With the emergence of women in stereotypical male domains, gender research has never been more important. The aviation community …
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The Psychological Study of Gender: Moving Beyond the Binary
Quantitative gender research within Psychology has traditionally been limited and inherently exclusionary of people with non-binary genders. Focusing research on aspects of gender with inclusive methods can allow us to develop a more fundamental understanding of gender beyond just masculinity and …
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Using Qualitative Geographic Information Systems to Explore Gendered Dimensions for Conservation Agriculture Production Systems in the Philippines: A Mixed Methods Approach
This research identifies gender-based constraints and opportunities for the adoption of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) based on a case-study with smallholder farmers in two villages in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. It explores gendered soil knowledge and perceptions, access to …
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"Doing and Viewing Gender" : a lens-model approach to the communicative construction of gender in task-oriented groups
Within the framework of the current gender research this dissertation focuses on applying a joint model and a corresponding method suited for integrating the many dispersed empirical studies on doing and viewing aspects of gender. An application of Brunswik’s lens-model (Brunswik, 1956) to …
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Perceptions of social support among male and female students with specific learning disabilities and in general education
Previous research has recognized the significant relationship between perceived social support and resiliency in children and adolescents without disabilities, but less is known about the perceptions of social support among youth with disabilities. Available research suggests that students with …
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Modelling German Female Customers' Car Purchase Decision Making: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
… was presented. These areas of literature were gender research, purchase, search of information and car usage. As a result different variables and beliefs could be presented<br/>which have to be taken into account within modelling of the female car choice process.<br/><br/>The choice of the …
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Academic and Social Integration by Level of Computer Use, Race, and Gender
Extensive research is available about both academic and social integration among college students (Braxton & Hirschy, 2004; Dennis, 1998; Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, & Whitt, 2005; Tinto, 1975 & 1987). As college students spend time and become more involved in the campus community, academic and social …
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'Bunnies with steel tails?' : an exploration of gender identities within an independent single-sex girls' school
This research was carried out in an independent 11-18 girls' school in West London. It explores the way girls construct their gender identities within the single-sex school. The starting point for the research was an interest in the popular perceptions of gender differences in achievement. The …
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Practices of Brokering: Between STS and Feminist Engineering Education Research
… project documents my efforts to publish STS- and gender theory-informed articles in engineering education journals. It analyzes the processes of writing and revising three articles submitted to three different journals, aiming to shed light on the field of engineering education, gender research …
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Gender analysis: Sub-Saharan African nurses' migration experiences - a systematic review
… and decisions. Despite the potential role of gender as an influential component of migration trajectories, there has been little research done to investigate gender in the context of migration of SSA nurses. This review aims to identify, describe, and summarize SSA nurses' migration …
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Sexist Stereotypes and Prejudice in the Latin American Context, and Their Relation to Sexual Violence
Gender inequality is an issue affecting women all around the world. Although important positive developments in the last decades have taken place, it continues being pervasively present across all cultures and has a negative impact not only on women, but on society in general. Almost as universal …
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She's built for it: differential investment performance in South Africa based on gender
Research in behavioural finance has shown that individuals do not always behave rationally. As a result of this they do not make investment decisions in such a way as to maximise their expect- ed utility. Certain behavioural biases have been found to explain this behaviour. Furthermore, differences …
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Level of satisfaction of resident students based on hall size, hall type, and gender
Research shows residential students have varying perceptions of satisfaction with their residential environments. It has also been shown that levels of satisfaction may differ between students based on variables such as hall size, organization, gender, or class standing. This study examined …
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Factors influencing the compensat[i]on levels of land grant university extension educators
… Agents in Kansas who are employed by K-State Research and Extension. The purpose of the study was to determine factors or the correlation among factors that influence salary compensation. Information was retrieved regarding the 241 County Extension Agents employed in Kansas. Demographic data …