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DRINKING, DESPAIR AND THE STATE AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF A BREWING SUBCULTURE IN RURAL KENYA
… is responsible for a significant proportion of alcohol related harms across Africa, yet in Kenya where the problem receives much media attention, pombe ya kienyeji (home brew) has been significantly under-‐researched. Existing research offers limited information regarding the personal …
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Social value creation within Social Enterprise Places (SEPs) : a case study of Salford SEP and Plymouth SEP
… Enterprise Place (SEP) scheme. While the concept of partnership has been adopted for synergetic results and outcomes between the private and public sectors, stakeholder creation of sustainable social value within the SEP context has received little academic attention. Hence this research seeks to …
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Teachers' bereavement experiences after the sudden and violent death of a student: an exploration of lived experiences
Following the deaths of students, teachers have expectations to be grieving role models and perform similar roles to helping professionals when they care and support grieving children (Rowling, 1995). Yet teachers’ bereavement is sparsely documented in academic literature. This research focuses on …
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Investigating individuals' motivations to comment on social media news
… perceptions about the quality or homogeneity of their news exposures, and how their exposure to online news and news comments influences their beliefs on a topic. Moreover, this thesis sought to expand on presently available research in this area by examining various motivations to participate …
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Connection : a hermeneutical inquiry of an autobiographical fragment
The title of this thesis is: Connection: A Hermeneutical Inquiry of an Autobiographical Text. It is based on the following thesis question: What is the significance of connecting with another in teaching? The following quote set the stage for the writing: "All places have names and stories, and …
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Please understand me : effective leadership practices and strategies that increase graduation rates
The primary purpose of this study was to examine how leadership strategies and practices contribute to student retention and sustained improvement in student graduation rates. The issue of students' success and graduation is important because educational attainment is positively correlated with …
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Encouraging girls in science : facts, theories and practical suggestions
It is the objective of this paper to present the facts concerning the current status of Canadian women in science, to review the theories which have been put forth to explain gender disparities in science participation, to outline the findings of research in the area of gender and science, and to …
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Store-within-a-store consumer perceptions
… factors that influence the purchase intentions of the customers in the retail environment. Different aspects of a retail store have been studied in details like store atmosphere, customer service, in-store music, merchandise quality, location of the store and so on. However, the presence of …
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Canadian counselling psychology graduate student knowledge of women problem gamblers
… has focused on males, leading to a dearth of WPG information and a potential knowledge deficiency among practitioners working with WPGs. Gaps in training should be addressed to improve the experiences of WPGs seeking treatment. This study aimed to ascertain the knowledge and training that …
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Corporate sustainability in China : a content analysis of corporate sustainability reports of SOEs and non-SOEs
The main purpose of this thesis was to investigate how corporate sustainability (CS) initiatives undertaken by Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) change over time, and to observe the relationship between Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and non-SOEs when undertaking CS initiatives. A …
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Refugee students' needs in high school: relationships, pedagogy, and care
Based in a theoretical framework of the ethics of care (Noddings, 2005), researching lived experience through semi-structured interviews, and the individual-environment relation, the central research question asks: What insights into needs of refugee students can be understood through their own …
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The use of fashion as a mood enhancer and its effect on mental health in emerging adults in Canada during a global pandemic
… clothing has a positive influence on aspects of mental health, and this study frames the use of clothing to enhance one’s wellbeing as a coping mechanism. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lifestyles as individuals were isolated in their homes in accordance with lockdown …
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Literature-as-lived in practice : young children's sense of voice
… and Connelly, 2000), explores the nature of young children’s sense of voice as indicated through sustained interactions and representations of experiences with picturebook literature. The naturalistic research site was a grade one classroom setting in a large urban school. Student …
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