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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"influential people"”.
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Shoot the Messenger or Change the Message: What are African American Men Learning About Choosing College?
… 2) the messages received about college from influential people, and 3) perception and interpretation of the importance of a college degree. The overall theme arising from the data is that the college choice process was complicated and inconsistent; however, ten of the twelve participants …
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Life on Wings: the forgotten life and theology of Carrie Judd Montgomery (1858-1946)
… in the atonement make her one of the most influential people in the American Divine Healing movement. Following her 1908 tongues experience, Montgomery additionally impacted early Pentecostalism by spreading its themes throughout her networks and introducing many significant leaders to the …
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Narratives of negligence : on the accusations of negligence in relation to Iceland's 2008 banking collapse
… former government have also accused a variety of influential people for being negligent, including former employees of the central bank and Iceland‟s commercial banks. From this discourse it has also been suggested that Iceland‟s 2008 financial crash is related to a negligent culture driven by …
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The Demonology of William of Auvergne
… In addition to being one of the most politically influential people in the French kingdom, William was one of the greatest thinkers of his generation, producing numerous works of theology, philosophy and science. William's efforts combine an adoption of an Aristotelian "physics" for spiritual …
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Reasons cited by Virginia Tech honors students for their institutional choice compared with reasons cited in literature for all students entering higher education
… is a question as to whether the same factors are influential to their higher education decisions. The purpose of this study was to compare the responses of Virginia Tech Honors students with current literature to determine the influences associated with college or university selection between the …
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Role Models and Mentors : A Study of the Career Patterns of Women in Higher Education Administration
… and luck or fate. Female teachers were the most influential people in the careers of the women. Nearly all the women--89 percent--indicated they had acted as mentors in the past and would act as mentors in the future. A total of 83 percent of the women agreed that having a mentor is helpful to a …
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Factors that influence treatment choices made by people with depression
Background: People with depression should be actively involved in deciding what treatment they are prescribed. In order to facilitate informed decision-making, healthcare professionals need to be aware of, and respond to the decision-making issues patients find important. Whilst a number of factors …
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On the Edge of the Envelope. A Case Study of the Children's Initiative: An Inquiry into Collaboration and Shared Vision
… to work with individuals who are among the most influential people in the county of San Diego. Because the Strategic Action Committee represented such a high level of local leadership, the opportunity to study the phenomenon of their collaboration was unique and fortuitous. It was hoped that the …
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Through an Indigenous Lens Food Security is Food Sovereignty: Case studies of Maori of Aotearoa New Zealand and Andeans people of Peru
… Indigenous1 knowledge systems: Andean/Quechua2 people of Peru and Māori3 of Aotearoa - New Zealand. This study takes a novel approach by using the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) theory to examine the good-living philosophies of Allin Kawsay in Peru and Mauri Ora in Aotearoa in relation …
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Cultural intermediaries and place branding: a framework for understanding their impact and influence
… working lives of a group of highly creative and influential people working in place promotion. Drawing on sociological theories of cultural intermediation (Bourdieu 1984) and emotional labour (Hochschild 1983, 2003), the research attempts to understand the subjective occupational reality of these …
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Social capital, board behaviour and governance: evidence from Ugandan banking
… feel powerful because they have access to influential people in their networks. The link and access to influential and powerful people enabled directors to enjoy reciprocal benefits. Aligned with the relational dimension, good working relationships were characterised by long-term working …
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Les voies/voix radicales en Angleterre, 1789-1848
… positive way to designate a person or a group of people whose ideas were conform to those of the newspaper. However, an opponent of parliamentary reform will use the same word in a negative way, in this case the word radical will convey a notion of menace. From the very beginning, the term radical …