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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"sensemaking theory"”.
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Volatile congregations : crisis sensemaking in a Southern Baptist Church
… of this study was to test the assertion that Sensemaking Theory is an appropriate lens to understand church crisis by highlighting the role of communication as a central aspect of the sensemaking process. In addition, through the application of Sensemaking Theory, the secondary goal was to …
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TELEMEDICINE PRACTICES IN HIGH-RELIABILITY ENVIRONMENT
… social presence under time pressure. I draw on sensemaking theory to analyze how the medical team members make sense of what is happening on the other side of the telemedicine system and consequently generate a sense of social presence.
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Caregivers' choice against : a case study of caregivers' denial of language services in Central Texas.
… resulted in emergent themes from Weick's sensemaking theory: extracted cues, social environments, retrospective, and identity construction. The findings in this research could provide leaders across the nation with information on how to increase parent recruitment/enrollment for their …
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Parental involvement: an examination of principal sensemaking to engage low-income and/or minority parents
… parents in the school process. This study used sensemaking theory to examine personal and professional factors influencing principals’ commitments, sensemaking and leadership actions to engage low-income and/or minority parents in the school process. Principals’ and low-income and/or minority …
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Sensemaking and sensegiving apabilities and resilience: a study of a manufacturing MSME in Kenya
… they can build resilience. This was done using sensemaking theory to explore the sensemaking and sensegiving capabilities of MSMEs in Kenya. A single case study of a manufacturing MSME in Kenya was used. The overall proposition of the study was that good sensemaking and sensegiving capabilities …
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LEADING CURRICULAR CHANGE: THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
… implementation of the CCSS. </p> <p>Based upon sensemaking theory, as explained by Coburn and Talbert (2006) and activity theory, as explained by Engestrom (1999), Nardi (1996), and Spillane, Halverson and Diamond (2004), this study explores how individuals make meaning of information and/or …
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The impact of sensemaking on knowledge transfer: a qualitative analysis of junior doctors’ clinical handover
This study investigates the impact of sensemaking upon domain-specific knowledge transfer amongst professionals. The research context is the late afternoon clinical handover between junior doctors finishing their day duty shift and those coming on duty. Those taking part in this handover are all …
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Embracing Technological Advancements: Blockchain as a Driver for Innovation and Dynamic Capability Development
… including technology adoption theories and sensemaking theory, as well as two categories of Burrell and Morgan’s typology of sociological paradigms, the functionalist and interpretive paradigms. ▪ A new methodological approach is employed to examine the profiles of high-tech manufacturing …
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Ecological Sensemaking in Organisations: Formative Experiences, Managerial Ambivalence, and the Precarious Embedding of Biodiversity and Nature Loss
… of biodiversity and nature loss, and how such sensemaking enables and constrains the embedding of sustainability in organisational practices. The thesis comprises three empirical papers, framed by an introductory and concluding chapter. The first paper draws on 48 in-depth interviews with 44 …
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A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Texas’s Ban on Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade Suspensions
… of coding. I used the theoretical framework, sensemaking theory, to guide my coding. I used Dedoose, a computer software program that enables coding to be applied electronically and then given back to the user in spreadsheet form. When analyzing data, I used a five-step process that involved …
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Making sense of student learning objectives within teacher evaluations: A case study of Illinois principals as implementing agents
… This qualitative case study examined principals’ sensemaking of SLO policy implementation in one Illinois school district. The following questions guided the research: What meanings and understandings do principals construct regarding the SLO process and how the process is implemented? How does …
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What’s the Use of Research? How Teachers Use Research To Plan for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms
… (Rogoff, 2003; Vygotsky, 1978) of activity theory (Engeström, 1999). This helps me predict that research use is defined by the interaction between teachers (and their working knowledge), tools (including research), and other contextual elements (e.g. school community, etc.). But the …
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Teacher Sensemaking in Times of Crisis: A Case Study of the Teaching of High School Ethnic Studies Classes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests
… This study explored ethnic studies teacher sensemaking to understand how teachers adapted their pedagogy during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. Ethnic studies classes provided an important case, because ethnic studies tends to adopt culturally relevant and …