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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"policy practice"”.
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A Critical Evaluation of ITSO Smart Ticketing policy, practice and outcomes
This thesis contributes to the ongoing debate on the future of smart ticketing in the United Kingdom, and in particular the role of ITSO in that future. Through evaluation of commentary from prominent elite personnel connected with the transport industry and from local and national government …
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Policy, practice and perceptions : understanding governance of aquarium fishing in the Philippines
… to introduce policies which tackle damaging practices, such as cyanide fishing. Yet the success of these policies is variable. This project in Calatagan, in the Philippines, provides baseline information to understand and strengthen aquarium fishery management. Participatory techniques with …
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Volunteering in the higher education curriculum: the politics of policy, practice and participation
… has been undertaken to scrutinise the impact of policy directives on several stakeholders within one post-1992 HEI, the University of Wrottesley (a pseudonym). The methodological approach is qualitative. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with senior university staff and Students Union …
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From Prevention to Protection: Policy, Practice and Pitfalls of Surgical Sterilization in California, 1910–Present
… legal changes in 1951 all but halted the practice, the issue of the use and misuse of sterilization did not disappear. Subsequent policies concerning voluntary contraceptive sterilization (1969), and the sterilization of the developmentally disabled (1980), saw flagrant abuses of …
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A Constructivist Exploration of the Teacher's Role: understanding the policy practice navigation between: Pedagogy, Professionalism & Vocationalism
… into action in the negotiated environments of practice. The study yielded three significant constructs that penetrate the reality of a teaching life. The three constructs emerged organically from an analysis of research-participant reflections regarding their practice as teachers. These three …
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Growing Migration in an Emigrant State: an Analysis of Migration Policy, Practice, and Ukrainian Immigration in Poland
… asks, does Poland have a preferential migration policy? I first look at the restrictiveness and evolution of Poland's migration policy from 2003-2019. I find that the state's migration policies which specifically target EU member and Eastern European states are on average slightly less …
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Women’s participation in expatriation: the contribution oforganisational policy & practice. A case study of the oil & gasexploration & production sector
… by demonstrating how organisational policies and practices can make a difference to increasing women’s expatriate participation in the oil and gas exploration and production sector. Through a census survey of female international assignees and in-depth interviews addressing their concerns in a …
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Calculating the Value of Nature & The Cost of Hurricane Harvey: Leveraging Eco-Adaptation Valuation in American Policy & Practice
… from future storm surge. EbA valuation trends in policy, practice, and messaging are assessed to provide communication guidelines as methods for influencing resilience policy. This study culminates in visual aids and recommendations based on specific stakeholder values with the aim of generating …
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Investigating Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the conservation of protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Portland, Jamaica: policy, practice and management
… of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the current practices of conservation of protected areas, (c) to assess the effectiveness of co-management plans that exist in the study areas and (d) to propose strategies for enhancing the integration of IKS in the management of protected areas. Based on the …
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The politics of sustainability in New Zealand: A critical evaluation of environmental policy, practice and prospects through a case study of the dairy industry
… The thesis examines the history of agricultural practice and environmental legislation in New Zealand, contemporary environmental policy and its implementation, dairy industry responses to the challenge of sustainability, and a lakes restoration initiative. Informed by a critical discourse …
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Exploring How Policy, Practice and Regional Perspectives of Caregiving Combine to Mitigate Unpaid Caregiver Distress: A Case Study of the Former South West Local Health Integration Network of Ontario
… dissertation was to explore how the policies, practices and geographic culture of the former SW LHIN interconnected in a manner that enabled caregivers to mitigate distress. Using a constructionist case study methodology, this qualitative study adopted a single case design with multiple units …
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The tailored information sharing decision model: A qualitative study exploring how expert lobbyists influence state legislators
… information effectively with state legislative policymakers, administrators of nonprofit organizations need policy practice knowledge and skills. This study presents a theory of tailored information sharing to help social workers and others who administer nonprofit organizations enhance their …
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Kindergarten Entrance Age Requirements in California: Research, Policy and Practice
… entrance to kindergarten in California and the policy, practice, and research issues related to that decision. Questionnaires were mailed to ten teachers with kindergarten through second grade placements. Results indicated that kindergarten and first grade teachers were equally aware of those …
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Organising science policy : participation, learning & experimentation in British democracy
… of public participation into science policy processes has been an important feature of policy practice and the academic literature for more than two decades, yet it has failed to realise its democratising potential or to engender broader changes in organisational and political …
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Probation, Politics, Policy and Practice: From New Labour to the Coalition government
… work over the past ten years. They cover policy, practice and legislative developments during both the New Labour and Coalition Governments that have ultimately led to the demise of the Probation Service as a unified public sector organisation. Two main themes are evident in my writing. …
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An outcome evaluation of the Centre of Science and Technology
Globally education policy, practice and research has emphasized the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) secondary schools in diminishing the skills-gap in STEM disciplines. This research presents an outcome evaluation of a STEM-focused secondary school in the …
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Developmental Math Education: The Bermuda Triangle of Student Success--Many Enter, but Few Succeed.
… grades. Implications for community college policy, practice, and future research are presented.
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A Descriptive Analysis Of The National Council For Accreditation Of Teacher Education Master's In Teacher Leadership Programs From 1980 - Present
… with the standards. Recommendations are made for policy, practice and future research related to the development of teacher leadership. </p>
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The construction of alienated students and students at educational risk : a study of the justice and education discourses in Western Australia
… industrial socio-historical events and currently policy, practice and research in relation to students who are alienated from school, including those who have criminal histories. An exploration of the discourses assembled around the costruction of Western Australian school-aged offenders as …
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