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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"group study"”.
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School Administrators' Identification of Desirable Dispositions in New Teacher Candidates: A Focus Group Study
… disposition. The research procedure uses a focus group format to conduct a multi-round survey/discussion to obtain input and consensus on two asked of school administrators: (1)'What do administrators believe are the critical dispositions a teacher candidate must possess?' and (2) 'Do …
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An Exploration of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Focus Group Study
… risk for diabetes-related complications.</p><p>Study Aim:The goal of this study was to explore diabetes self-care practices among older adolescents, 15 through 18 years old, with T1DM. Specifically, this study sought to determine if there was a difference in diabetes self-care practices between …
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The effect of a long-term condition management programme on hospital presentations: A retrospective three group study
… service based on the TLC model. The aim of this study was to ascertain if any reductions could be seen in emergency presentations or hospital admissions for patients who had participated in the PLTM service. METHODS This study applied a quasi-experimental, retrospective design using a total of …
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The perceived and observed role of teachers in students' performance : a year 5 group study in a primary state school
… debatable .issues in educational research. This study has amalgamated these themes and analysed them in the . light of espoused and in-use theories as conceptualised by Arygris & Schon (1974). Furthermore, this theoretical research was placed wUhin the Let Me Learn (LML) framework with the intent …
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I’m a Believer – But I’ll Be Damned if I’m Religious : Belief and Religion in the Greater Copenhagen Area : A Focus Group Study
… the concept of religion. Data created in focus groups on 1) What does it mean to be a believer today, and 2) Can one be more or less religious shows that religion as a concept pertains to five distinct aspects; belief, routinized religion, religion-as-heritage, practice and tradition. While …
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Clients' returning for cervical screening results : a focus group study exploring the reasons why women spontaneously return for their results at the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project
… of mass, organised screening programmes. This study focuses on one aspect of the screening process: the clients' receiving of their screening results. For the most part, health providers in resource-poor settings rely on the clients themselves to return to the health service to receive their …
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A Study of the Comparative Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction and Traditional Instruction Methods in Teaching Classification of Harlem Renaissance Paintings
… effective as traditional methods supplemented by group study sessions.
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Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students
This multi-component study incorporated the following: (1) an integrated study measuring the impact of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention (MBSR) on potential stressors, appraised stress levels and adaptation to stress of MSW students enrolled in the Louisiana State University School …
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The development and feasibility testing of a digital health intervention for reducing Estonian adolescent and young adult alcohol and tobacco consumption.
… CI (1.37, 2.11), I2= 35%). A qualitative focus group study with Estonian adolescents and young adults (N=22) indicated a lack of knowledge regarding effects of alcohol and tobacco consumption early in life and a recognition of the difficulty to change alcohol and tobacco consumption. A web and …
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Effective vocabulary development for secondary students in weekly small-group sessions
<p>The purpose of this quasi-experimental one group study was to (a) ascertain the vocabulary acquisition of low-achieving language students in grades 9-11 (n = 14), and (b) to determine if implementation of a program of explicit instruction would lead to a significant improvement of the volume of …
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Experiences of returning to campus in the COVID-19 pandemic among administrative faculty staff: a job demands and resources approach
The purpose of this study was to explore and develop deep understanding of return to campus experiences of administrative faculty staff- from their remote working to in person working conditions at a South African university. Administrative faculty staff play a crucial role in service delivery of …
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Neurolinguistische Daten und psycholinguistische Modelle : Gruppenstudien zu bedeutungsbezogenen aphasischen Fehlbenennungen
Das Diskrete Zwei-Stufen Modell (Levelt et al., 1999), das Independent Network Model (Caramazza, 1997) und das Interaktive Feedback Modell (Dell, 1986) formulieren für die mündliche Sprachproduktion unterschiedliche Hypothesen über den Zusammenhang von Semantik, Syntax und Phonologie im mentalen …
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Up on cloud canine: things look paw-sitive with a dog around. The benefit of canine assisted intervention on the mental health of higher education students
… (CAI) on the mental health of HE students. Study 1 demonstrates a 10 minute CAI session reduces anxiety and stress levels in a CAI group in comparison to a control group. Study 2 extends this by showing a reduction in depression alongside anxiety and stress and identified no difference in …
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The Short-Term Study Travel Experience for Adult Professionals: A Phenomenological Study
… and cross-cultural learning are achieved through study travel. This phenomenologial study was designed to better illuminate the short-term study travel experience for adult professionals, describing the phenomenon from the perspective of the participants and itsmeaning for those participants. The …
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Religion and Science: Seeking Meaning in High and Low Construal Levels
… and to compare these effects to a control group. Study 1 varied construal level and meaning-making motivation, and study 2 varied construal level and whether one could satiate the meaning-making motivation. Neither study revealed the expected effects, although both studies illuminate new …
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Beyond the Influences of Television: the New World of Home Video Games
This study is an exploratory study of the uses of video games by children, why children play video games, and the possible influences video games are having on children. While numerous studies have focused on the influences of television on children, little attention has been focused on video games …
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Marital equity among dual-career couples: a longitudinal perspective
… in roles are identified by gender and equity group. study results indicate that for both spouses, perceptions of inequity are associated with lower marital well-being and higher marital distress; however, under benefited wives reported higher professional well-being and under benefited …
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NURSES' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND CLINICAL PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT USE WITH INTRODUCTION OF AN IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN AN ACUTE GERIATRIC SETTING
THIS STUDY AIMED TO EXAMINE THE NURSES? KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND CLINICAL PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT USE AMONG THE ELDERLY, AND TO DEVELOP AND TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF AN IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON RESTRAINT USE. A TWO PHASES STUDY WAS CONDUCTED INCLUDING A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE …
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Examining the Impact of social media engagement on students’ motivation in MOOCs
… that they will have diverse motivations for studying. Therefore, it is important that MOOC instructors design courses that can address varieties of motivations to sustain online learning. The emergence, and widespread use of social media presents MOOC designers with opportunities to use …
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