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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"participant experiences"”.
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Understanding factors that influence uptake to exercise referral schemes: A qualitative study of participant experiences
… this type of methodology in order to understand participant experiences. Purpose: To explore participant experiences of referral to an ERS in the Northwest of England to understand the factors that influence uptake, and to understand how Self-Determination Theory (SDT) can explain participants’ …
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Examining restorative circles in a school setting: towards an understanding of participant experiences and perceptions
… framework for understanding individual’s experiences and perceptions of RC guided by grounded theory methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 high school students and 25 school staff and administrators involved in some capacity with the RC program at their school. All …
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A Relational Analysis of the Writing Cafe: Social Learning, Participant Experiences and Tensions in Higher Education
… of the Writing Café and fieldwork involved participant observations, semi structured interviews with staff and student actors and reflexive field notes. The fieldwork was conducted over an 8 month period with those that worked in the space, those visiting it and those whose power plays out …
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Examining social climate and youth social goals on extended wilderness courses: A path toward improving participant experiences
<p>This dissertation examined participants' expectations of the social climate on extended wilderness courses, how students' actually experienced the social climate during their course, and how these expectations, perceptions and the influence of environmental characteristics, impacted their goals …
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Deliberating in an Emergency: Participant Experiences and Public Perceptions of Deliberative Mini-Publics on Climate Change in Canada and the United Kingdom
… in a DMP. Drawing on interview data with participants, I find that both interest in the topic of deliberation and the design of the deliberative experience is crucial to a member’s decision to participate in a DMP. The third study outlines how DMPs have been used differently in the Canada …
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Supporting registered early childhood educators through online collaborative professional practice discussions (CPPD project)
… identified gaps in their digital awareness. Participant experiences highlight the importance of considering emotional intelligence, social interaction, technological awareness, and personal adaptability when designing fully online professional learning experiences for RECEs. The study …
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Feminist Perspectives on Liberation and Exploitation: A Phenomenological Study of Performance
This paper describes the experiences of exploitation and liberation for neo burlesque performers using feminist theory as the context for analysis. The project had the following goals: to identify using phenomenology, the essence of new burlesque participant experiences, to analyze those …
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Students speak up: career exploration and the working relationship
… and interviewed in order to explore their experiences of engaging in career exploration. They described experiencing a variety of emotions throughout counselling, and a process is suggested about how mature students view their career exploration experiences. The working alliance was an …
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How do persons living with lower back pain experience disability in their daily lives? A qualitative study
… (ICF) framework. I conducted three focus groups. Participants ages 20-65 years, living with LBP and seeking chiropractic treatment for their LBP were recruited from chiropractic clinics in Toronto, Canada. Using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) questionnaire to …
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Everyone Is Their Own Kind of Beautiful: The Long-Term Influences of the Girls Circle Process
… (6 months or longer) of Girls Circle Program participants in areas of conflict resolution, communication, and social relationships. A qualitative method, making use of focus groups and interviews, explored the experiences of previous Girls Circle Program participants, their guardians, and …
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Meaningful Experiences of the Counseling Process from Multiple Perspectives
… The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of counselors-in-training (CITs) and clients in the counseling process with respect to what was meaningful, and the strength of the therapeutic relationship using a mixed methods approach. The following four research questions were a …
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Female Athletic Trainers Working with Male Division I Teams: Exploring their Experiences and Interactions
… the examination of female ATs by exploring the experiences of female athletic trainers who currently staff or have previously staffed (within the past 5 years) male Division I teams through the lens of hegemonic masculinity. Findings suggest that gender stereotypes and sex roles, various levels …
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Basketball Court Counter-Stories from Youth in Public Housing: A Critical Race Approach
… actively challenge the status quo and highlight participant experiences with racism, and its intersections with oppression and marginality. These counter-stories highlight the importance of sport and, in particular, the community basketball/sport court, as a significant place in the lives of …
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Crowdsourcing Scientific Work: A Comparative Study of Technologies, Processes, and Outcomes in Citizen Science
… based on voluntary contributions by diverse participants. As the popularity of citizen science increases, scientists need a more thorough understanding of how project design and implementation decisions affect scientific outcomes.</p> <p>Applying a comparative case study methodology, the …
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A Qualitative Exploration of Workplace Experiences to Inform Transition Services for Neurodivergent Youth
… and interventions by better understanding the experiences of neurodivergent workers. Adopting a qualitative design informed by a phenomenological approach, the researcher interviewed 25 neurodivergent participants on their experiences at work. Analyses revealed participant experiences and …
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Fostering Voice, Inviting Dialogic Transformation: Exploring Emergent Communication Practices in Community Collaboration Efforts
… within their local communities. Through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, inquiry into participant experiences of community conversations amongst four immigrant groups in a small city in the Midwest offers insights into communicative factors shaping participants’ …
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Exploring the Camouflaging Experiences of Early-Diagnosed Autistic Females
… current study aimed to explore the camouflaging experiences of early-diagnosed autistic women (i.e., women who were diagnosed during or before their kindergarten year). The findings were then compared to the existing literature on camouflaging in late-diagnosed autistic women. Four …
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Xochimilco es Hogar : place attachment and belonging in Mexico City
… has experienced less. The thesis focuses on the experiences and concerns of a group of young people who participated in the photography project Xochimilco es Hogar ('Xochimilco is Home') in January 2014. Participants were asked a series of questions about the photographing process and their …
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Autistic Workers: Invisible People
… 55 questions about their work environments. Most participants provided elaborative answers about their work experiences. Participant experiences often contradicted current literature about autistic adults or mentioned little known phenomenon. Confirmation of existing themes in autism literature …
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Adjustment Experiences of African American Graduates of Historically Black Colleges or Universities Attending Graduate School at a Southern Predominantly White University
… of this study was to examine the adjustment experiences of African American graduates of historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) attending graduate school at a Southern predominantly White university (PWU). A discussion of narratives and themes across participants provided …
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