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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"transition theory"”.
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Traditional faculty in transition: theory, change, and preparation for the online paradigm
This study examined the transition of faculty to online teaching, as an article style dissertation. The approach was to examine the teaching methods used in both the classroom and online to determine the differences. The meta-theory of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC), created by …
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In transition: examining students with learning disabilities' transition from high school to college through Schlossberg's transition theory
… reported about their experiences while transitioning from high school to college and the circumstances or situations that impact such experiences in relation to Schlossberg's Transition Theory. The participants in this study were six freshmen students between 18 and 22 years old …
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The Relationship Between State Dissatisfaction and the Level of Conflict In State Dyads: the Revised Power Transition Theory
… reduce the probability of the occurrence? Power Transition Theory (PTT) argues that power parity and state dissatisfaction are the two necessary conditions for a state to initiate a war. However, it can only explain wars among major power states. This study aims to expand the explanatory and …
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Generalizing power transitions as a cause of war
… I ask three questions about the nature of power transition theory. First, I ask whether power transition theory can be generalized beyond identification of great powers or regional hierarchies. Lemke and Werner introduce the concept of a multiple hierarchical order, in which mutually relevant …
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Energy and sustainability transitions: the case of community renewables for off-grid rural electrification in Nigeria with emphasis on Shape community project.
The transition from one energy system to another has been analysed by many researchers especially in the context of developed countries. Community renewable energy transition in rural areas is largely under-researched, particularly in developing countries. This study developed a model based on …
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An investigation into the demand for illuminating paraffin and liquid petroleum gas in South Africa
… (LPG) in South Africa, and also tests the energy transition theory. The energy transition process outlines the substitution of fuels that occurs with rural-urban migration. Data on income, IP and LPG prices, demographic trends and IP and LPG volumes are incorporated in models to test the energy …
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A Change of Perspective: The Pre-Graduate Expectations versus Post-College Experiences of Theatre Arts Majors
… there has been a great deal of research on the transition into college, there has been relatively little research on the transition out of college. This is particularly true in relation to theatre arts majors. Though recent graduates face many challenges post-college, there has been minimal …
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Assessing Landscape Change in Western Honduras, 1957-2010
… of the observed increases in tree cover. Forest transition theory is used as a framework to help explain the observed changes, such as dooryard gardens, trees among settlements, fence rows, and small reforested and afforested areas. </p>
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Assessing Landscape Change in Highland Peru with an Emphasis on Tree Cover Change, 1948-2012
… remote sensing, and ethnographic methods. Forest transition theory provided a framework to study the causes of the changes observed. The repeat photography results show that there were more trees on the landscape in 2012 than there were in 1948. There were increases in smaller groupings of trees …
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Discoveries from Recent College Graduates: Documenting Lived Experiences from School to Work during a Period of Economic Downturn
… of recent college graduates in a period of transition. Schlossberg's (1984) transition theory and Arnett's (2000) emerging adult theory framed the study. The conceptual underpinnings of both theories provided a foundation to understand the role of higher educational attainment in graduates' …
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Resilience thinking and the influence of street-level bureaucrats on the implementation of EU environmental policies in overseas territories: lessons from Gibraltar.
… requirements. The thesis combines ideas from transition theory and resilience to develop more detailed understandings of how contextual factors shape policy implementation trajectories and how the coping mechanisms used by SLBs enable policy implementation systems to remain functional and …
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Territorial and Maritime Disputes in South China Sea: The United States' Strategic Plan of Response
<p>Power Transition Theory has been one of the most robust theories looking into the structural aspect of war and cooperation in world politics. A common concern arising out of such a policy is when war is predicted. The likelihood of the war keeps increasing as an ascendant power crosses over a …
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Veteran-Students in Transition at a Midwestern University
… achievement, rather than the individuals’ transitions from deployment to student life. Prior to the 2008 passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, only 22% of institutions offered transition assistance to veteran-students; four years later, that figure has dramatically increased to 37%. Due to the …
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Military veterans in higher education: application of adult development theories to selected Rowan University undergraduate veterans
… in a military setting, by using Schlossberg's transition theory and mattering study, and Mezirow's theory of transformative learning. Of particular interest was how veterans described their experiences, as well as what transitional issues they faced, and what the university might do to meet …
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China-U.S Relations: Techno‑Nationalism, Strategic Entrapment, and Taiwan.
… that traditional explanations such as power transition theory alone cannot fully explain the deterioration of the relationship. Instead, the study introduces the concept of techno-nationalism, where technological leadership becomes tied to national identity, economic security, and …
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Remote Rural Students' Perceptions of their Collegiate Transition Experience
… remote rural communities as they told of their transition experiences to mid-size, research-intensive university. During the spring of 2008, thirteen students from North Dakota remote rural counties agreed to be interviewed for this study. Ten females and three males from seven different …
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Women veterans in higher education: transitions and transformative learning experiences
… of this study was to evaluate women veteran transitions and transformative learning experiences at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and to replicate Dahan's (2008) study on student veterans conducted at Rowan University. The theoretical framework that guided this study was Mezirow's …
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A Phenomenological Study On The Perceptions Of The Veterans Transition Into The Civilian Workforce
… who have separated from military service and transitioned into the civilian workforce. The support and resources offered and received, as well as the participants’ adaptability in handling the transition, were examined. Additionally, perceptions of success and transition readiness were …
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Through the Wire: Examining the Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Students in Prison Education Programs and the Wraparound Services Needed to Support Their Success
… to support their success. Through Schlossberg’s Transition Theory, this study explores how incarcerated students navigate educational transitions and how educators facilitate transformative learning. Using case study and narrative inquiry, interviews were conducted with fifteen formerly …
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Many paths to democracy : a critique of Casper and Taylor's theoretical model through the South African lens
… have considered the possibility of a peaceful transition unlikely. This is because most contemporary transition theory advocates strategies of compromise and elite pact-making. In apartheid South Africa, the prospects for such a resolution appeared poor. But what if compromise is not always the …
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