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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"specialist knowledge"”.
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Exploring competence development through the transfer of specialist knowledge and skills from engineering lecturers to students in South African Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges: A COMET study
… college lecturers in transferring skills, knowledge and competencies to their students by applying the dynamics of the model and through various pedagogical strategies. Achieving holistic problem-solving competence is a fundamental goal of the COMET framework and is embedded in eight …
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Librarian subject searching in online catalogs: An exploratory study of knowledge used
… to begin to identify and characterize the knowledge used by experienced librarians while searching for subject information in online catalogs. If we begin to understand what knowledge is used by skilled searchers of online catalogs, then perhaps that knowledge can be built into library …
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Building inspection with automated code compliance checking
… The expert system represents and reasons with specialist knowledge to diagnose problems with code compliance checking whereas the database and hypertext techniques are the database and hypertext techniques are efficient for handling cross references among distinct building subsystems and …
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The influence of organisational variables on knowledge management in new product development
… has been described as a complex and dynamic, knowledge-intensive process that relies heavily on the creation, sharing and utilisation of knowledge. The aim of the research study was to identify and evaluate the organisational variables that act as enablers and disablers of knowledge management …
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Student teachers need a shot in the arm: a study of librarian/teacher collaboration through teacher preparation programs
… of collaboration with a school library media specialist, knowledge about and exposure to collaborative ideas or methods involving school library media specialists throughout their teacher preparation program, and attitudes towards the roles of the school library media specialist. The …
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Darwin in context: the London years, 1837-1842
… new ideas with enthusiasm. These friends had specialist knowledge in subjects which had a close bearing on Darwin's theories. His relationship with them throws light on issues such as how the debate about religion influenced his evolutionary thinking, and the nature of the contribution made to …
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The relationship between specialist and non-specialist identities in a dialogical art practice
… proposes to examine the relationship which specialist and non-specialist knowledge has in forming identity through art practice, utilizing conversation and dialogue. The practical works have examined knowledge identity as it relates to the other within the context of the market place and the …
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Do committees make a difference? : an examination of the viscosity of legislative committees in the British House of Commons
… finds when the MPs appointed to committees have specialist knowledge of the subject and when good use is made of oral evidence sessions, the capacity of committees to make a difference to government legislation increases considerably.
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A Narrative Perspective on the Study of Select Professional Trumpeters' Experiences: Shaping a Musical Life
… a lack of research on the personal professional knowledge of trumpet performers. The documentation of this specialist knowledge from the artists themselves is particularly sparse. As a result, only select students have the privilege of gaining this information. In many cases successful musicians …
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Early years teachers’ perspectives of integrated working and professional development: a qualitative exploration in a local authority in London
… additional layers of expertise, as well as the specialist knowledge and skills associated with particular professional roles (Edwards, 2010a; Cumming and Wong 2012). This project explores measures that can enhance support for early years teachers in integrated working practice. Bronfenbrenner’s …
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Towards a Professional Learning Dialogue in Mexican Contemporary Art Museums
… university students, receive training about the specialist knowledge required to understand contemporary art. The participants aim to create further dialogue with audiences with the purpose of provoking questions, reflection and understanding of MuAC’s contemporary artworks and exhibitions. …
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Designing and Evaluating a Virtual English Enrichment Course for Improving Chinese Learners’ Communicative Competence in English
… the interactive nature of the course, the specialist knowledge of the invited English speakers concerning the topics and the aim of the course to develop communicative competence. This study contributed to these main areas: development of the concept of communicative competence and of new …
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How do community nurses make sense of their experiences of providing end-of-life care for patients with dementia? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… a therapeutic relationship in EOLDC, lack of specialist knowledge and skills in EOLDC and death anxiety and stress in EOLDC. Methodology and Methods: The study utilised a qualitative research approach; specifically, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). A purposive sample of six …
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A negative boarding school experience through the lens of therapists
… from experienced practitioners with knowledge of this area and contribute to the growing empirical literature on the boarding school experience. Method: A qualitative design was used within this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine UK-based psychotherapists who …
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Managing actors in South African health financing reform : testing a conceptual framework
… care reform literature identifies key gaps in knowledge. Additional bodies of theory, mainly from economics, are selected for review on the basis of their potential insight into relationships between reform drivers and actors. Their findings are compared and contrasted and taken forward into a …
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Finite element model of a tennis ball impact with a racket
… of the racket, and run simulations without any specialist knowledge of the FE model. This program was used to analyse the model against ball to racket impact data obtained during player testing. There was relatively good agreement between the model and player testing data.</p> <p>Finally, the …
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Becoming effective technology teachers: enhancing assessment practices in primary classrooms
… school teachers’ technology pedagogical content knowledge and how this impacts on teaching practices in technology education, particularly formative interactions. Based in the interpretist paradigm and using case study methods, the two-year journeys of eight co-educational teachers from two …
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Nursing in secure and forensic psychiatry: contexts, contributions and concepts
This thesis details a body of empirical knowledge about issues key to the effective delivery of forensic and secure psychiatric care and treatment: differentiation between firesetters, tobacco smoking in secure psychiatric care, prevalence and management of violence and aggression, medication …
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The Social Role of Popularized Science
In this thesis I will argue that popularized science books should adhere to normative criteria regarding the presentation, interpretation, and understanding of the natural sciences. The increasing popularity of popular science texts (PSTs) - based on sales, critical notice, and scholarly attention …
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Factors that influence nurses’ intention to leave adult critical care areas: A mixed-method sequential explanatory study
… to leave contrary to previous studies. To our knowledge, this is the first mixed-method study that has explored factors influencing nurses' intention to leave adult critical care areas and hence, not only identified the factors that are significantly associated with nurses' intention to leave …
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