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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"interpretive study"”.
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The meaning of natural medicine : an interpretive study
… into the mainstream. I come to this study committed to the work of communicating the great worth of the natural medicines in the task of restoring health in our communities.
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"An interpretive study of Chaucer's ""Legen of Good Women"""
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Needs assessment in continuing professional education: An interpretive study
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Fashion Advertising, Men’s Magazines, and Sex in Advertising: A Critical-Interpretive Study
This study examines sexualized portrayals of women in fashion advertising found in metro-sexual men's magazines as visual rhetoric. Historically, studies on sexual images of women in advertising have focused on content analyses of these images and how they affect women. This study asks how …
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Dying to be seen : an interpretive study of porcelain portraits on grave markers
… cultural practice, this interpretivist study indicates that the role of photo-tombstones is negotiated through a hybridization process involving religious syncretism, cultural convergence, or familial expectations. The role of photography as material culture is also examined, both as a …
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"Crossing the border" : An interpretive study of children making the transition to school
… at one Aotearoa/New Zealand primary school. The study followed the progress of seven case study children and their families, from the children's last months in early childhood education, when they were four-years-old, until the children were eight, and had been at school for three years. Their …
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An Interpretive Study of Client Graduation Thresholds in the University-Sponsored Technology Incubator
Theoretical propositions derived from the data suggest that graduation thresholds are highly variable, context specific and influenced by funding structures, personnel development and technology sector business and intellectual property characteristics. As such, empirically-based graduation policy …
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The Library and the Internet: An Interpretive Study of the State Library of Victoria
… of society and technology. This thesis is a study of libraries and the introduction of Internet technologies. Employing the notion of an open system that is, one which is undergoing constant change, has indeterminate boundaries and means of control, it examines from a sociotechnical …
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An Interpretive Study of the Professional Socialization of Neophyte Nurses into the Nursing Subculture
… nursing a difficult one. The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of the nursing subculture on the professional socialization of neophytes. The goal of this study was to describe the total systematic structure of the lived experience during the enculturation process into the …
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An interpretive study of student-centred learning through constructivist, humanist and socio-cultural lenses
The notion of student-centred learning is ubiquitous in the pedagogic literature, in learning and teaching statements of universities, and within course documentation. However it is not often defined, and an informal investigation of university staff revealed a variety of conflicting …
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Site specificity as the decolonial model : an interpretive study of the Groote Schuur Menagerie
… a particular microclimate and ambiance. This study presents the argument that theories on Site Specificity, as a model of site interrogation and design, is the most appropriate to the discourse of decolonization as it is inherently a de-colonized method of reading the site. Through conducting …
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Persistence of ethnic dress traditions in contemporary society: an interpretive study of Germany's Black Forest Trachten
… this tradition exists. Thus, the purpose of this interpretive inquiry was to explore the factors that have supported the persistence of Trachten tradition, specifically related to the wearing and crafting of Trachten by women, in a contemporary society. The work was informed by theory proposing …
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One preschool teacher's approach to play intervention: An interpretive study based on Vygotsky's concept of activity
This study explores how the social interactions in a play intervention are socially constructed by the teacher and the children within the context of classroom organization and structure. Further, it explores how the organization and structure of the classroom are affected by the demands placed on …
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Young people’s involvement in simulation with students of children and young people’s nursing : an exploratory interpretive study
… provides an analytical account of a qualitative interpretive research study to elicit, discuss and explore young people’s involvement in simulation with students of children and young people’s nursing. Young people attending a local college were invited to take part in this research study. They …
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Supporting The Growth Of Principals As Instructional Leaders: An Interpretive Study About The New Work Of School Leaders
<p>This study explored the emerging context of elementary school principals as they engaged in the work of Instructional Leadership. Naturalistic Inquiry was adopted as a methodological framework to explore the unique perspectives and understandings of participants. Focus Group activities, surveys, …
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Navigating the Rules of Clinical Practicum Work: An Interpretive Study of the Experiences of Associate Degree Nursing Students
… settings provided the backdrop for this study. This is a grounded theory of how student nurses through a second semester clinical practicum. Ethnographic methods of observation and interviews were used to collect data with four groups of student nurses. The analysis shows that embedded …
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