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Showing 1 to 20 of 1215 for “"qualitative methods"”.
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Qualitative methods far acoustic scattering inverse problems in wavequides
En esta tesis se investiga cómo el método de la derivada topológica puede aplicarse al estudio de la reconstrucción de la forma de un obstáculo dentro de una guía de ondas acústica tubular en el dominio de frecuencias. En particular, se deduce una expresión de la derivada topológica en términos de …
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Using qualitative methods to understand non-technological aspects of domestic energy efficiency
… (Papers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8) The value of qualitative research in gaining a more nuanced understanding of our relationship with the home and the implications of this for domestic energy efficiency interventions and the design of low energy buildings (all papers). The influence of tenure as …
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Computer-assisted item and test pre-analysis: a new direction in qualitative methods
… for instrument pre-analysis. The new field of "qualitative item and test pre-analysis" is proposed and described. The implications to the field are discussed in addition to specific suggestions for the use of this new technology. The design and creation of a base-case item and test pre-analysis …
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Application of Symphonology Theory in Patient Decision-Making: Triangulation of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
… variables and decision-making role preference. Qualitative analysis demonstrated that patients expressed all of the concepts of Symphonology in interviews. Statistical analysis of differences in pre and post BDMPSP scores demonstrated that subjects had a more positive experience of being …
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Conceptualising, Narrating and Enacting Leadership in the Interprofessional Healthcare Workplace: Exploring Complexity Using Qualitative Methods
Current theoretical thinking asserts that leadership should be distributed across many levels of healthcare organisations to improve the patient experience and staff morale. Much medical education literature on leadership focusses on the training and competence of individuals. Little attention is …
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Qualitative Methods Used to Develop and Characterize the Circulation Control System on Cal Poly's AMELIA
… in predictive software. The effort and methods used to generate uniform flow along the circulation control slots is detailed herein. Additionally the results of the system characterization are presented and include a thorough analysis of the slot height, the wing symmetry, and total …
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Left-Behind Children in Rural China: Research Based on the Use of Qualitative Methods in Inner Mongolia
There is a dearth of knowledge about the experiences of primary school aged left-behind children in the family, school and the community. The term “left-behind children” has occurred in a variety of literature in China since the end of 1980s when the huge population flows from rural areas to urban …
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Soñamos vida digna: a multiple qualitative methods’ account of Puerto Rican feminists’ experiences with organizing and activism
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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“Social work is women's work, right?” Amplifying the voices of male social work students entering into a female majority occupation: applying qualitative methods.
… for their scarcity. The research was grounded in qualitative methodology which included over-arching ethnographic principles and methods. Participants in the study comprised thirty-four MSWSs across six universities in the UK. In order to understand their perspectives and experiences, Bourdieusian …
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Health-related Quality of Life in the Community // Качество на живот, свързано със здравето в общността
… factors on HrQoL using quantitative and qualitative methods. Furthermore, the relationship between HrQoL and SC is analyzed through a network-based approach. Evaluation of HrQoL identifies health inequalities in different subgroups and can help to guide policies or interventions to …
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Validity in Qualitative Inquiry
Despite the increased use of qualitative methods of inquiry in educational research and evaluation, relatively little is known about validity in qualitative inquiry. This dissertation includes an examination of the concept of validity as it applies to qualitative inquiry and a discussion of the …
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Information visualization as creative nonfiction
… of objectivity, the layering of quantitative and qualitative methods, the parallel relationship between investigation and visualization, and the graphical nature of statistical thinking. It then identifies transparency, hybridity, and investigation as the central concepts to visualization, where …
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Assessment of service provider preparedness and concerns in the process of implementing the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana : a study of the Upper West Region
… Region. The paper uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to review the level of knowledge of health staff on the concept of health insurance, the availability of health professionals, essential drugs, infrastructure and equipment, which are essential for providing quality health care.
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Making sense of acute leukaemia:: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of patients and family caregivers
… to this specific population. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to explore the processes, through which patients and family caregivers construct their meanings of acute leukaemia. <br/> <strong>Design and methods:</strong> An exploratory design was employed using serial, in-depth …
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Mentoring and locus of control of African American and European American doctoral students in a midwestern public research university
This descriptive study used quantitative and qualitative methods to compare mentoring relationships and locus of control of U.S. born African American and European American doctoral students at a Midwestern, public, research university. The study also sought to determine students' preferences for …
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'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic
… itself through peer pressure. The study employed qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Interviews were conducted with fifteen adolescent males between the ages of twelve to sixteen, who live in areas with high levels of HIV prevalence outside …
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The predictive utility of the theory of planned behaviour for physical activity in a Malaysian population: A mixed methods approach
… To fulfil the objectives, both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in this research. The first study used qualitative methods to develop a Malaysian TPB questionnaire. This was then used in the main study where quantitative data were collected at four time points in a longitudinal …
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Court Of Public Opinion: How the Convicted Perceive Mass Media Have Affected Their Criminal Trials and Personal Lives
… aspect of crime news effects. This mixed-qualitative methods study explores what effects convicted criminals report experiencing in the wake of media coverage of their alleged crimes and trials. There are two primary areas of focus in this study: What effects inmates perceive media …
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The Relative Contribution of Antecedent Sources to Math Self-Efficacy
… them longitudinally, perhaps incorporating qualitative methods, to more fully understand the complexity of factors which contribute to math self-efficacy. Revisions to the MSES are also suggested.
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Communication Apprehension and Organizational Effectiveness in a Customer Service Environment
… of the research questions, quantitative and qualitative methods were triangulated into the research design. Both surveys and in-depth interviews were chosen for data collection. Data analysis indicated no significant relationships between CA and job satisfaction, productivity, position of …
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