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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"interpretive methods"”.
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Interpretive Potential of South Dakota Wetlands
… initiated to determine visitor preferences for interpretive methods and facilities at an existing wildlife-interpretive trail. Seventy-nine percent of the visitors indicated preference for a self-guiding interpretive trail. Maps and pictures used in conjunction with self-guiding signs were …
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Analysis of current practices in natural history museums' in the interpretation of mammoths with implications for the Mayborn Museum Complex.
… I made recommendations regarding the types of interpretive methods that should be included in the exhibits and possible exhibit themes. Of the 12 methods of interpretation offered on the survey, five could be included in the future exhibit development of the Natural History Hall at the Mayborn …
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Team Member Characteristics Contributing to High Reliability in Emergency Response Teams Managing Critical Incidents
… were analyzed thematically using inductive interpretive methods. Two major domains derived from the data were Self-Regulation and Whole-Team Regulation. The overarching theme, Orchestrating High Reliability at the Edge of Chaos, encompassed characteristics contributing to High Reliability …
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The importance of English language learning and teaching in South Korea
… (Holstein & Gubrium, 2005). Qualitative and interpretive methods were applied in this research. The research examined the various influential actors involved with English language learning and teaching in Korea such as the methods of learning and teaching English language in Korea, and policy …
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Effects of Socialization During the Elementary Student Teaching Practicum on Pre-Service Teachers' Application of Theories and Practices Learned in the Professional Teacher Education Program
… techniques and analyzed using standard interpretive methods. Results revealed three major themes, 1) experiences in the recruitment phase and professional phase of the socialization process may have a profound influence, whether negative or positive, on how new practice and theory …
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WHEN CHURCH BECOMES STATE: CLERGY AS POLITICAL CANDIDATE
… coded and analyzed utilizing qualitative, interpretive methods of researcher memos, continual reflection, and notations on the transcriptions that identified salient themes associated with this group of candidates. First, many subjects described their religious careers as a choice and not a …
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Leo Strauss's Critique of Martin Heidegger
… similarities between each thinker’s respective interpretive methods. I conclude that Strauss’s critique of Heidegger, vehement as it is, also indicates Strauss’s dependence on Heidegger’s thought for the inspiration of Strauss’s own philosophical project. The relation between Strauss and …
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The Convergence of Discourse Analysis and Rhetorical Criticism in Luke 3-5
Among many recent methods within New Testament studies, two approaches, rhetorical criticism and discourse analysis, offer distinct interpretive methods. Both approaches are predicated on a close analysis of the Greek text, each one claiming to make a significant, even essential, contribution to …
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Controversial advertising in the UK : its regulation and practitioner ethical decision making
… regulation. This research employs exploratory interpretive methods to makes sense of practitioner ethical decision making (EDM) involved in creating, pre-vetting and regulating controversial UK advertising. New findings highlight the importance of proactive clearance rather than post-complaint …
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Populism and hegemony in Ernesto Laclau. Theory and strategy in the Italian Communist Party and the Ecuadorian Citizens' Revolution
… on a combination of concept- and case-based interpretive methods. The empirical aspect of the thesis, which consists of an in-depth study of the trajectory of the Italian Communist Party and the Ecuadorian Citizens' Revolution, is used to problematise the conceptualisation of populism and …
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On Foot: Pathways Through Contemporary Literature
… bodies in motion.</p><p>Integrating the critical-interpretive methods of literary studies with the practice-centered theories of cultural geography and performance studies, this project examines how texts by W. G. Sebald, Iain Sinclair, and Teju Cole engage with interdisciplinary questions of …
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Mobility, *Being, Global Network: A Technography of Laptops and Cellphones
… from everyday experience. A modification of interpretive methods combines auto-ethnography with the actor-network theory methodology of following the actants of wireless technology through the elaboration of their messy networks, to explore technological performativity in the context of …
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Everyday Exclusions And Empowerment: Social Identities In Neighborhood Associations
… geographic location. This study is informed by interpretive approaches to social science inquiry. My findings are based on three sources: participant observations of neighborhood association meetings in the City of St. Louis, Missouri during 2008-2009; 31 semi-structured interviews with …
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"Jesus saves me now": Sanctification in the writings of Hannah Whitall Smith
… Hannah's perspective of the Bible and her methods for its interpretation. It begins with a study of the interpretive methods of George Fox, and concludes with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Hannah's own hermeneutical principles. Chapter 4 researches the background of the …
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Doing Mathematics in Different Places: an Exploration of Young People’s Activities as they make Independent Use of a Web-Based Discussion Board
… intitial study using a mixed methods methodology, including a web-survey, identified the current practice of NRICH problems being undertaken at home and students' perceptions of doing mathematical problem-solving in school. Results revealed a majority of NRICH users, …
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The Credibility Assessment Process of Political Information on WhatsApp in Brazil
Instant messaging applications (IMA) like WhatsApp are increasingly used for political information and news and have been directly related to the spread of misinformation (Newman, 2019). Although the platform’s closed nature differentiates it from open social media, it also has hindered studies …
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The relationship of the business with the in-house IT department : A customer-provider perspective.
… service provider organization and its customers. Interpretive methods have been under-utilised in the field of IS/IT research. This study provides an experientially based model for employing grounded theory to explore the organizational context of IT services management.
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The invisibility of being a new nurse: the experience of transition from student to registered children’s nurse
… programme in child nursing. A phenomenological interpretive design was used to answer the research question: „What is the experience of making the transition from student to RN (child) like?? Data was collected using focused qualitative interviews at three stages: mid final year, and at 3–4 …
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Becoming Japerican And Amerinese: An Ethnographic Study Of Employees At A Multicultural Workplace
… includes a number of related perspectives: interpretive, critical, and postmodern. Each approach informs the present study. I drew on a wide variety of interpretive methods: participant observation, interviews, surveys, observation, and autoethnography. Because I am a sojourner from Japan …
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Christ-saturated preaching: a hermeneutical and homiletical analysis of Christ-centered preaching and its implications
… to preaching by comparing and contrasting their interpretive methods and ways to find the meaning of the text, the author’s intent, and Christ from every text through Christ-centered biblical theology. Chapter 5 explores the homiletics of Christ-centered preaching, focusing on the ways of finding …
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