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Gamification - Motivations & effects
… study investigates what (social) benefits and motivations drive the continued use of gamification services (Social motivations to use gamification: an empirical study of gamifying exercise). The second empirical study presents a 1.5 year long field experiment on the effects of gamification on …
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Secondary Teacher Motivations
Understanding secondary teacher motivations has the potential to play a crucial role in the successful recruitment and retention of quality secondary teachers. This Dissertation in Practice focuses on the identification of secondary teacher motivations and the application of this information to …
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Motivations of professional strippers
… This research revealed that there are other motivations to stripping beside just economic. Nonmonetary motivations were significantly important to the strippers; and were discussed more than monetary motivations.</p> <p>Significant unexpected findings included the fact that strippers feel …
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Charitable Giving: Motivations, Deterrents & Consequences
<p>Charitable giving has been suggested to be beneficial to everyone involved in the activity. This study has shown charitable giving can be costly to involved participants. Motives, deterrents and outcomes of charitable giving will be discussed in this paper. Implications for future practice and …
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Exercise Motivations of Older Adults
This study examined and compared activity levels and motives in 103 older (over 50 years of age) competitive athletes (CA) and non-competitive fitness exercisers (NCF). The findings indicate that the CA group was significantly higher in the motives of enjoyment, competition, and social recognition. …
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Motivations, experiences and outcomes of playing videogames
… and how these were associated with gaming motivations, and potential positive psychological and affective outcomes. The research utilised a mixed-methodological approach with samples of gamers. These included focus groups, an experiment and online questionnaires. The findings showed that …
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Motivations for Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
… role in understanding individual differences in motivations for cannabis use, and (3) majority of studies are cross-sectional. The proposed dissertation consists of three studies that focus on addressing these gaps. Study one is a scoping review that summarizes existing studies looking at …
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Diver Motivations in Selecting a Diving Destination
This study aims to explore the impact of diver and dive destination attributes on the selection of a dive destination. Broadly, the available literature discusses topics that impact destination selection such as dive type, dive shop offerings, non-dive related amenities, sustainability, diver …
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Beliefs And Motivations Of Foreign Language Learners
… data on EKU students’ demographics, as well as motivations and foreign language learning beliefs. Two hundred thirty eight students completed the questionnaire that includes a modified version of Horwitz’s (1988) “Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory” (BALLI). Descriptive statistics …
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ATTITUDES AND MOTIVATIONS OF WELSH NATIONALIST PARTY ACTIVISTS
… Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist Party, whose motivations and attitudes are diagnosed, together with their consequences for political action. The importance of cultural and idealistic as against political and economic motivations is examined, while the major attitudinal dimensions considered …
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Beauty Pageant Mothers: Demographics, Motivations, and Family Structure
<p>An exploratory analysis of national beauty pageants for children was conducted through the administration of a questionnaire and through observation. The population surveyed was mothers with daughters sixteen years old or under. Questionnaires were distributed at six national pageants in five …
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Teachers who initiate curriculum innovations: Motivations and benefits
What explains teacher-initiated curriculum innovation? Sparse but consistent literature in theories of motivation, teacher career development, teacher identity, and change in education shows that teachers value complexity and the opportunity to challenge themselves. Teachers who innovate often were …
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Learners' motivations for preferred contexts in mathematical literacy
… mathematical literacy in relation to learners' motivations for the contexts they would prefer to deal with in mathematical literacy. The emphasis of the study is to concentrate on learners' written motivations for mathematical contexts. Data were collected using a questionnaire that deals with …
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Motivations and problems of the adult woman student
… to assess their needs and to understand their motivations as an aggregate group. The present study explored the motivations and problems of the returning student as a function of her age. Sixty three subjects were chosen at random from the student population at the University of Texas at …
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