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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"theme analysis"”.
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Shadow of Death: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of the Floyd Collins Tragedy
… to examination using Bormann's (1972) fantasy theme method. By using a fantasy theme analysis to explore the saga, I advanced beyond the retellings and gained a greater understanding of why seventy-seven years after he died alone in a Kentucky cave, Floyd Collins' story survives. Specifically, …
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The promise of righteousness : a fantasy theme analysis of the Promise Keepers
… using the rhetorical criticism method of fantasy theme analysis. In order to understand this movement, four research questions guided the study: ( 1) What common themes are embedded in the rhetoric of the Promise Keepers? (2) What is the rhetorical vision promoted by the Promise Keepers movement? …
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Fantasy-Theme Analysis of Food Documentaries: Contention, Collaboration, and Consultation as Health Promotion Approaches
… of food with regard to health. Using fantasy-theme analysis, I explore the visions of the filmmakers of three food documentaries and the health-promotion strategies employed within them. Three different approaches to motivating health-behavior change emerged from the documentaries--contention, …
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When visions converge and collide: A fantasy theme analysis of staff participation in the Patient- and Family-Centered Care initiative at the University of New Mexico Hospital
Using Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT), this study sought to determine the rhetorical vision of staff at UNM hospital about working with patients and families and comparing it to the ideal rhetorical vision that the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) has for healthcare …
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The Use of Fantasy Theme Analysis to Describe the Group Communication and Creative Problem-Solving Skills of University-Level Students as They Prepare for Destination Imagination Global Finals Competition
… do competitive creative problem-solving. Fantasy Theme Analysis (FTA) is the method used to identify Symbolic Convergence Theory, and observation surveys were designed to note the occurrence of Fantasy Chains, Fantasy Themes, and Fantasy Types. The observation surveys also were designed to follow …
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The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric
… Sex Pistols are analyzed for their content. The analysis utilizes the theory of symbolic convergence and its coinciding fantasy theme analysis along with ego-function of protest rhetoric. Through the analysis it is found that punk rock is in fact protest rhetoric as defined and explained by the …
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Examining Grey's Anatomy: A Content Analysis of Elements of Medical School Communication Reform in a Popular Medical Drama
… medical drama. Manifest and latent content analysis was used in combination with qualitative theme analysis to analyze 20 episodes of Grey's Anatomy. Manifest content analysis revealed the presence of all six skills cited in the Common Ground Instrument: (1) rapport building, (2) agenda …
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Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, and Theory
… American department store then applies "fantasy-theme analysis" and the symbolic convergence theory to stories and artifacts related to Thalhimers. A conclusion discusses the end of the department store era including a deeply personal goodbye from the author.
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Saving America's gays and lesbians from hell : a fantasy theme criticism of the anti-gay rhetoric of the far-right
… far-right using the rhetorical method of fantasy theme analysis. The specific rhetors examined in this study are Peter J. Peters, Dan Gayman, Edward Fields, Fred Phelps, Jeny Falwell, and James Dobson. In order to understand the discourse of the six rhetors, five research questions were developed …
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Strategies For Integrating STEM Content: A Pilot Case Study
… student artifacts. Data were analyzed through theme analysis producing 26 strategies. These strategies were then collapsed into a final list of 15 representing important areas of consideration for practitioners. A careful review of these 15 strategies identified three broad strategy categories: …
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South African educators’ experiences of learners who may have ADHD in their classrooms
… The textual data was analysed using content theme analysis. The educators’ narratives varied according to teaching experience and maturity within the diverse context of the school environment. Five themes emerged from the data generated from the study. Findings from the study indicate that: …
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The Use of Play Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
… agreed to a subsequent in-depth interview. The Theme Analysis for Word-Rich Data was used to identify themes from the interviews.</p> <p>Results. Play therapy with adult survivors of childhood abuse was used by 64.9% of the participating therapists in this study. Common techniques used in …
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SOCIAL LISTENING: CONSUMER INSIGHT IN A NARRATIVE PYRAMID
… chatter. Using a model based on the fantasy theme analysis and the theory of narrative bits, the paper argues that this nascent approach, also known as nethnography, has the potential to generate valuable SNS user-generated, brand-focused insights for industry practitioners in a …
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Prescription drug advertisements as fantasies: A cultural critique using a visualization model
… elements of Bormann's (1982) theories on fantasy theme analysis provides a framework for the creation of the included Visualization model which enables the examination of prevalent advertising images. The transformation of the dissemination of information from a verbal to a visual focus …
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The recurring appeals of the Mormon rhetorical vision
… which is now eight million; Bormann's Fantasy Theme Analysis, a communication model that explains how small groups develop imaginative ideas and concepts called fantasy themes that form rhetorical visions and chain out to society, is the overall methodology used in investigating the Mormon …
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Examining the intersections of age, race, and mental health through linguistic analysis
… were created and used for linguistic analysis of archival data from a previous study examining differences in language use to describe images of women at different life stages (Rook-Phenis & Scott, 2019). A theme analysis of the previous archival data was also undertaken. Results …
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Inspirited-dispirited touch: a phenomenological investigation
… 5 females were selected for in-depth protocol analysis. Descriptions were explicated through comprehensive theme analysis and illustrated with verbatim statements from participants' protocols. The process of phenomenological reduction resulted in narrative descriptive summaries and yielded the …
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Being in the moment: Yoga and the development of concentration
… a semi-structured format and an interpretational theme analysis was used. The findings that emerged from the interviews were discussed within two main themes: The Nature of Yogic Awareness, and The Practice. It is hoped that the yogis' description of their development of concentration within yoga …
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