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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"knowledge community"”.
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Transforming Learning in Science Classrooms: A Blended Knowledge Community Approach
… how science curricula designed based on the Knowledge Community and Inquiry (KCI) model (Slotta, 2007) would foster the development of knowledge communities in secondary school science classrooms. KCI situates scaffolded inquiry activities within a collective context. In two design …
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Online Knowledge Community Mining and Modeling for Effective Knowledge Management
… for people all over the world to seek and share knowledge in domains that interest them. Such communities are called online knowledge communities (OKCs). Large-scale OKCs may comprise thousands of community members and archive many more online messages. As a result, problems such as how to …
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The Minzu Debate: Policy Subsystem, Knowledge Community, and Academic Discourse in Post-Mao China’s Ethnic Policy-Making
… subsystem and the internal dynamics of the knowledge community. My central argument can be summarized as follows: academic policy debates in Post-Mao China vary along two dimensions – the level of academic politicization and the theoretical heterogeneity; consequently, a debate on a given …
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Struggling against the Sea in Ban Khun Samut Chin: Environmental Knowledge, Community Identity and Livelihood Strategies in a Village Fighting Severe Coastal Erosion on the Gulf of Thailand
This research project investigates how a coastal community in the Upper Gulf of Thailand has been dealing with a local ecological crisis, the rapid erosion of their coastline and potential loss of the entire territory of their village. The case study examines the community’s interactions with …
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Effective Search in Online Knowledge Communities: A Genetic Algorithm Approach
Online Knowledge Communities, also known as online forum, are popular web-based tools that allow members to seek and share knowledge. Documents to answer varieties of questions are associated with the process of knowledge exchange. The social network of members in an Online Knowledge Community is …
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Exploring the applicability and utility of the subject-centered integrative learning model in client and family education
… in making teaching links to connect the knowledge community and topics to client-centered occupations; 2) there was increased emphasis on building relationships within the knowledge community; and 3) client educators explained meaning was developed within teaching experiences when …
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Through the Eyes of the Guardians: A Photovoice Journey of Philippine Forest Rangers
… illegal logging, resource limitations, and community conflicts. The photographs served as visual testimonies of environmental degradation as well as the forest rangers' tireless protection efforts. Additionally, the research uncovered the emotional toll of conservation work, highlighting the …
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Creation Through Destruction: Artifacts of Worldbuilding in Experiential Legacy Games
… rites, ancestral connections, generational knowledge, community-building, and more. The unique mechanism of “creation through destruction” emerged as the central tenet of memorable, meaningful legacy games.
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A Formative Evaluation of Personal Learning Networks for Professional Development in the Architecture + Design Industry
… effective in today's global economy. The AIA knowledge community has designated this issue a primary focus for professional development, yet innovative solutions for timely and effective knowledge transfer at a discipline-wide scale do not currently exist. Concurrently, there is active …
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Ecotourism: Conserving biocultural diversity and contributing to sustainable development
… social justice, the contribution of traditional knowledge, community involvement, and the effects of human impact and globalization. The primary audience of my research is people who travel the globe in search of the earth’s natural wonders. I highlight issues related to minimizing environmental …
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Applying Theory To Management: Assessing the Practicality of Leopold's Land Ethic and the Risk Information and Processing (RISP) Model for Wildlife Management
… programs suggested that a model including knowledge, community, and behavioral obligation dimensions drawn from Leopold's Land Ethic explained 54% of the variance in farmers' perceived environmental responsibilities. Although these studies focus on unrelated topics, they concern the human …
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Peacing it Together: Post 9/11 Enlisted Student Veterans’ Awakening to Peace Leadership
… peace leadership framework, including innerwork, knowledge, community, and environment. With student veterans facing these challenges, such as feeling misunderstood, isolating themselves, and filtering communication among younger students, the PPA program will meet student veterans where they are …
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College Knowledge: The Educational Views and Experiences of Mexican Immigrant Mothers in the Midwest
"My dissertation project, ""College Knowledge: The Experiences of Mexican Mothers and Educational Success in the Midwest"", is grounded in the idea that Mexican parents (regardless of citizenship status) take part in a critical role in U.S. schooling today. While Mexican parents hold high …
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Discussing writing : peer feedback on writing essays in an online forum for learners of English
… study investigated feedback, interaction, and knowledge creation in an asynchronous discussion forum in which learners of English provided peer feedback on short argument essays for the IELTS test, a gatekeeper English exam used for immigration or university entrance. Over eleven months, a …
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Negotiations and Challenges in Creating a Digital Story: The Experience of Graduate Students
… digital story creator draws upon social cultural knowledge, life experience, and interacts with peers and instructors to work through this multi-staged project. Thus, this is also a process of negotiation. While deciding on the theme, the images, the language and other elements of the digital …
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It will rain if god wills it : local perceptions of climate change in the Futa Tooro of northern Senegal
… Details concerning the sources for environmental knowledge are also gathered to identify factors influencing local perception of and response to environmental change. Participant responses show diverse explanations of causes for currently perceived environment changes, although explanations are …
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The Impact of the Design Process on Student Self-Efficacy and Content Knowledge
… process on student self-efficacy and content knowledge gains in an undergraduate anatomy and physiology laboratory. Over fifty students participated in a design task that paralleled the topic being studied in a given semester and were given efficacy surveys along with lab practicums. …
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Health Hub Program Evaluation
… of the students and families in this community, the data seems to indicate apparent disparities which vary by ethnicity, socioeconomic status and access. Underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, face significant health disparities in the United States.</p> <p>An …
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Considering practitioner influence on student success: exploring community college faculty funds of knowledge
… in college. This study addresses this knowledge gap by conducting research at the community college, often the institution of choice for underrepresented students, which explores faculty (the practitioner who most often engages with the student in the academic setting) perceptions and …
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Community College Faculty Knowledge of Legal Issues and Students with Disabilities: A Case Study.
… was to investigate the extent of Prince George's Community College faculty knowledge of the legal issues, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and recent court decisions, related to the provision of classroom accommodations for students with …
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