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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"pragmatic paradigm"”.
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<b>Designing for Healthcare Equity: Implementation of Care Coordination within a Pediatric Healthcare System - </b><b>Application of Implementation Mapping</b>
… Children's Mercy Kansas City (CMKC). Employing a pragmatic paradigm, the study integrates action research and case study methodologies, leveraging both inductive and deductive approaches to examine healthcare disparities and their impact on equitable care coordination. The research aligns with the …
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Effect of classroom environment on learning of four-year old preschool children in Sibasa circuit, Vhembe district
… old preschool children. The study employed the pragmatic paradigm, where both qualitative and quantitative methods were used, and data was collected through interviews and questionnaires. The results show that a well-designed classroom environment promotes learning and the children’s long-term …
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A capability analysis of education policies in quintile 1 schools in the Frances Baard district of the Northern Cape Province
… was done using a mixed methodology within the pragmatic paradigm. The investigations were based on and informed by the policies and the components of the Capability Approach. An investigation into the extent and processes of the implementation of these policies, and their impact on poverty …
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The Midwifery Peer Assisted Learning and Support (My PALS) Project: A mixed method evaluation of the impact of peer support in undergraduate midwifery education in the Republic of Ireland.
… Research (MMR) approach within a constructivist-pragmatic paradigm. Within this framework, a sequential explanatory design (SED) was implemented. Participants included in this study were 20 first year students (mentees) and 18 second year students (mentors) who were enrolled on a four-year …
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The challenges in the implementation of crime prevention strateg by South African Police Service, Limpopo Province
… followed a mixed methods approach, using the pragmatic paradigm and applying descriptive and contextual research designs. The study used semi-structured interviews and self-administered questionnaires to collect data from SAPS members. The study used both purposive and random sampling methods. …
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Digital framework for redefining South African Local Government Service Delivery
… African rural municipalities business model. A pragmatic paradigm was adopted to achieve the study objectives, and holistically examining the digital transformation in municipalities, and further allowed the researcher to explore digital transformation initiatives from both individual (citizens) …
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Evaluating Teaching Approaches Used In Social Sciences by Intermediate Phase Educators in the Vhembe West District, Limpopo Province
… A mixed-methods research design within a pragmatic paradigm was adopted. Quantitative data were collected through questionnaires administered to a randomly selected sample of 50 Intermediate Phase Social Sciences educators, while qualitative data were generated through semi-structured …
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Medical Students' Motivation-Related Perceptions in an Anatomy Course: A Mixed Methods Study to Inform Course Design and Instruction
… theoretical framework and nested in the pragmatic paradigm. First-year medical students enrolled at a small, public allopathic medical school in the southeastern United States were surveyed and interviewed regarding their course perceptions. Quantitative data from 18 students and …
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Competitive Intelligence Behaviour and Attitude Antecedents in French Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in a Funded Intervention Environment
… stage sequential mixed method study within the pragmatic paradigm evaluates Competitive Intelligence as a public policy to enhance SME sustainable competitiveness. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with the directors of 15 Competitive Intelligence programmes at French Chambers of …
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Infusing critical thinking into an employability skills program: The effectiveness of an immersion approach
… degree. The research is situated within the pragmatic paradigm and comprises a mixed methods approach. Analyses of project instructions, student reflections and test scores are presented in an explanatory case study in three parts: the infusion of critical thinking skills in a program that …
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How can a continuing professional development programme cultivate a community of sustainability informed early childhood education and care (ECEC) teacher/educators?
… Situated in England, the study adopted a pragmatic paradigm and action research methodology filtered through an ethically attuned praxeological lens. A CPD sustainability programme provided the bounded case study space. Perspectives from 20 participants who attended the programme were …
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Exploring opportunities for children’s creativity and imagination in ‘real world’ and ‘fantasy’ play in the Reception setting.
This study sits within a pragmatic paradigm. It aims to explore the practices of early educators and children in role play areas in the Reception setting within a local context in Wales. The overarching research question is: To what extent does ‘real world’ or ‘fantasy’ play allow children …
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Trainee teachers’ (in-service, post 16yrs) and teacher trainers’ perspectives on the significant transformative experiences that inform transformation from trainee to early career teacher - A Case Study
… framework, aligning a transformative and pragmatic paradigm interplay, was adopted. Defining transformative learning is complex (Kitchenham, 2008) and the study also drew on a simpler construct of transformative experiences (Pugh, 2002) in recognition of perspective change (Mezirow, 1978). …
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Exploring the impact of technology enhanced learning on EAL learning in mathematics, English and modern foreign languages within a secondary education state school
… benefits of EAL learners using TEL. The pragmatic paradigm informs the ontology, epistemology and the methodology of the study as the study aims to explore the hypothesis that there may be potential benefits in using TEL with EAL learners. Analysis of findings draws demonstrates the …
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The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Hybridity and Sustainability in Social (Micro-) Franchises
… Science Research Methodology (DSRM) within a pragmatic paradigm, the research followed a multi-stage process: (1) a scoping and conceptual review of hybrid organising, franchising, and sustainability literature; (2) framework construction through synthesis of theoretical insights; (3) …
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Factors that influence the decisions parents make when choosing a secondary school for their children
… portfolio, a sociological lens reflective of the pragmatic paradigm is applied to the question of school choice in order to understand parents' thinking behind the choices they are making and, moving forward, how the funding and governance of schooling in Australia might lead to different school …
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Investigating The Barriers And Enablers To Access Quality Basic Education (SDG 4) In Public Primary Schools: A Case Study of Lagos State
… a determinant of education quality. Guided by a pragmatic paradigm and employing a mixed-methods design, this research draws on 213 survey responses from public primary school teachers (59 males, 152 females and 2 unspecified genders)and 18 interviews with education stakeholders (11 teachers, 2 …
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A critical assessment of what influences and biases the financial decision-making behaviour of the millennial investor.
… To establish a conceptual framework, a pragmatic paradigm was embraced. First, a Delphi study was performed with 27 leaders who provided views, and helped identify components of millennial decision-making. From those findings, a quantitative survey was developed using Likert statements, …
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Activists who win: the effect of activist identity on shareholder voting
… mixed methods design was employed, guided by the pragmatic paradigm. A deductive thematic analysis of media coverage produced propositions about which activist groups would be perceived as most legitimate and, therefore, most salient. These propositions were then tested using regression analyses …
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Developing a Framework for Conducting Health Technology Assessment in a Resource-Constrained Setting
… environments. The research employed a pragmatic paradigm, utilising Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM). The development process involved iterative cycles that incorporated extensive literature reviews, the application of an adapted international framework in an instrumental case …
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