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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"under-representation"”.
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Bourdieuian Analysis on African Americans? Under-representation at Parks and Outdoor Recreation
… of practice and analyzed African Americans? under-representation at parks and in outdoor recreation. It focused on Cedar Hill State Park (CHSP) located in Cedar Hill, Texas and investigated local African Americans? non-visitation to the park. The study also explored how fear of racism impacts …
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An interpretive exploration of under-representation of women executive directors in UK FTSE-100 companies
… in the workplace. Despite this, women’s representation in the UK corporate world is not at the level where the society would like to see it today. A disproportionate number of initiatives and prior research studies have focused on tackling the issue of women’s under-representation at …
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Exploring the under-representation of women at Vice Chancellor level in the UK through gender and leadership development lenses
… Background This paper profiles research into the under-representation of women at Vice Chancellor level in UK Higher Education. Less than 15% of Vice Chancellors are women, whereas women make up 51% of the general population, 50% of early career academics and 60% of higher education students. The …
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Institutional Factors Contributing to the Under-representation of African American Women in Higher Education: Perceptions of Women in Leadership Positions
… barriers that have contributed to the under-representation of African American women in higher education senior administration and strategies that were used to overcome perceived barriers. Critical Race Theory was used as a lens to explore the perceived barriers and experiences of …
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Psychological Perspectives on the Under-Representation of African Americans and Females in Entrepreneurship: The Relationship between Perceptions of Fit and Intentions to Leave
<p>Advisor: Professor Charles Scherbaum</p> <p>Entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a vehicle for economic growth (Ireland & Webb, 2007), and recent years have shown growing multi-disciplinary interest among entrepreneurship scholars. The primary focus of this study was to identify …
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An exploration of different outlooks on science: towards an understanding of the under-representation of girls, and of Maori and Pacific Island students, in science
The research reported here was undertaken as a supplementary study to the Learning in Science Project conducted at Waikato University (1979-1981) and sought to understand why girls, Maori and Pacific Island students, are under-represented in the sciences. Two distinctive, but complementary, …
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A qualitative investigation into the cultural diversity in Human Resources at Umkhanyakude district municipality
… indicated that cultural diversity is the least understood phenomenon and that the municipality has not made an effort to diversify. This is indicated by the fact that there are no African or White females in the strategic or decision making positions. This under-representation of women …
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UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES OF GENDER DISPARITIES IN STEM
… would affect entry into STEM fields. To further understand where the leaks are in the STEM career pipeline, I develop and estimate a dynamic model that describes decision-making from high school to early career to examine four sources of female under-representation in STEM: initial skill gaps, …
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The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa
… and the decline of the scientific; and the under-representation of women as authors in psychology publications.
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Participation in vocational further education : a study of factors influencing entry into commercial, construction and engineering training in Inner London
… 2) to compare the characteristics of students undertaking different courses; and 3) to establish the relative importance of a variety of factors (socio-structural, attitudinal and 'area' influences) in accounting for participation in different kinds of training. A number of hypotheses about the …
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Alis volat propriis: pathways, challenges and strategies for Australian women in elite-level sport leadership
… female participation in sport, there remains an under-representation of women in sport leadership positions, particularly at the elite level (e.g., Acosta & Carpenter, 2010; Cameron, 1996; Hartmann-Tews & Pfister, 2003; McKay, 1997; Robertson, 2010). Researchers have identified barriers that have …
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Casting Minority Gifted Students: The Pedagogical Impact of Cinema on the Culture of Schooling
<p>African American students are significantly underrepresented in gifted education programs. This dissertation creates a space where gifted education, African American students, media literacy, and teacher perceptions intersect in the field of curriculum studies. Media literacy will be utilized to …
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The Сareer Рaths, Suссеssеs аnd Struggles оf K-12 Рublіс Sсhооl Wоmеn Suреrіntеndеnts іn thе Stаtе оf Lоuіsіаnа
Іnеquаlіtіеs іn thе rерrеsеntаtіоn оf wоmеn іn hіghеr аdmіnіstrаtіvе рublіс sсhооl роsіtіоns аrе а рrоduсt оf hіstоrісаl аnd sосіеtаl раttеrns (Byrd-Blаkе, 2000). Thеsе раttеrns hаvе dеtеrmіnеd thе соnstrаіnts wоmеn hаvе fасеd аnd соntіnuе tо fасе whеn thеy аttеmрt tо оbtаіn аdmіnіstrаtіvе …
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Gender Equity in Science Education
… instruction is a crucial component to the under representation of females in science. This paper provides a review of current literature published concerning gender inequality in K-12 science instruction. The existing literature suggests that the competitive nature of traditional science …
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Academic Clustering of Student-Athletes: A Case Study of Football and Basketball Programs
… in America, this paper examines a relatively understudied topic regarding student-athletes and education. Using a mixed methods approach, the topic of academic clustering is analyzed statistically, as well as through in-depth interviews with student-athletes and academic advisors in the …
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Race, Gender, and Sexuality Representation in Contemporary Triple-A Video Game Narratives
… data from interviews and game content, I examine representations of race, gender, and sexuality in contemporary video-game narratives. I use data from interviews to show how they view their representations in this medium and to set categorical criteria for an interpretive content analysis. I …
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An evaluatory study of the methods used in the reconstruction of historical vegetation and land-use, with reference to part of East Sussex, England
… significant conclusions include the awry representation in the pollen record of the majority of tree and shrub taxa as a consequence of sustained management practices; the gross under-representation of low-growing plants en masse ascribed to inhibited dispersion in a taller-growing general …
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Enhanced Neural Network Training Using Selective Backpropagation and Forward Propagation
… on a modified dataset with disproportional under-representation of some classes compared to others.
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Exploring employment equity in leadership positions in the public sector: a case study of the Western Cape Education department
… the workplace remain significant obstacles, with under-representation persisting in many sectors (Coovadia, Jewkes, Barron, Sanders, and McIntyre, 2009). This study aimed to explore the role of Employment Equity in facilitating leadership positions within the public sector, using a case study of …
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Visually handicapped children and their families.
Some Main Findings: Under 25% of the eligible sample group were registered as blind or partially sighted. This under representation of the problem makes planning for the future difficult. There were communication difficulties between many professionals and clients with associated differences in the …
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