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Bacigalupo, Ruth. "The information management of health visitors : with particular reference to their public health and community development activities." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324436.

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Dobson, Philip J. "Moving from interpretivism to critical realism in IS research: An exploration and supporting IT outsourcing example." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1287.

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The major contribution of the thesis is to highlight the Importance of philosophical awareness in progressing research. It argues against the use of a priori theory in research and proposes that an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of particular research approaches can provide the opportunity to be ones own guide and to work out critically one's own conception of the world. It suggests that the adoption of critical realism as the underlying philosophical base can support research in a useful and practical manner. The thesis introduces the philosophy of critical realism and uses

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Hobson, Clark Ashley. "Interpretivism and the four principles approach to biomedical ethics : judicial decision making in cases with an inherently ethical content." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5652/.

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Judges are often reluctant to interact with medical ethics when deciding cases with an inherently ethical content. They sometimes even transfer decision-making responsibilities to medical ethics groups. At times this unwillingness is based on the presumption that medical ethics will be able to perform an effective regulatory function. The problem is there is a wide range of ethical discourse, both official and unofficial; so much it can cancel itself out. Therefore, as a regulatory tool for the medical profession, medical ethics is insufficient for the job. Judges, on the other hand, could arb

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Previte, Josephine. "Understanding everyday internet experiences: Applications to social marketing theory and practice." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2005. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16136/1/Josephine_Previte_Thesis.pdf.

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Recently Alan Andreasen (2003) argued that social marketing is in the 'growth phase' of development following four decades of research and practice. During this same time period, marketing has also witnessed new theoretical ideas and practices that have evolved from the influence of new interactive technologies such as the internet. Only limited scholarly work however has been undertaken to draw these marketing sub-disciplinary areas together. The research undertaken in this thesis bridges this gap and explores the role of the internet as means to further extend social marketing theory and pra

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Previte, Josephine. "Understanding everyday internet experiences: Applications to social marketing theory and practice." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16136/.

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Recently Alan Andreasen (2003) argued that social marketing is in the 'growth phase' of development following four decades of research and practice. During this same time period, marketing has also witnessed new theoretical ideas and practices that have evolved from the influence of new interactive technologies such as the internet. Only limited scholarly work however has been undertaken to draw these marketing sub-disciplinary areas together. The research undertaken in this thesis bridges this gap and explores the role of the internet as means to further extend social marketing theory and pra

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Alfaraj, Naif Faraj Saad. "Enhancing public participation in regional development : the case of Riyadh Regional Council." Thesis, Curtin University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2227.

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This thesis examines public participation in regional development in Saudi Arabia at the local government level. The main objective of the study examines the current policies and practices of Riyadh Regional Council with regard to regional development, paying particular attention to the issue of public participation. Key decision-makers and decision locations are identified as focal points of policy development and implementation. The work begins from the premise that public participation is one of the key elements of effective regional policy that has so far been under-researched and conseque

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Sundelin, Svendsen Carl Fredrik, and Ilona Issa. "Nedskrivningar av goodwill : En studie om handlingsutrymmet." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-11249.

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Bakgrund: Redovisning syftar till att ge en historisk bild av en organisation – ett företag eller en koncern. Skillnaden mellan den bild som baserar sig på redovisningsprinciper (och regler) och en bild, vilken som helst, är jämförbarheten. Goodwillned-skrivningar skapar problem med just jämförbarheten. Det skäl som anges baserar sig på regler stipulerade i IFRS. Skälen som koncerner anger är i sin tur naturligtvis motiverade mer eller mindre väl med utgångspunkt i IFRS men dessa regler innehåller en betydande rymlighet som kan beskrivas i termer av godtycke. Den här uppsatsen undersöker denna

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Chapman, Angela. "An Investigation of the Effects of an Authentic Science Experience Among Urban High School Students." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4653.

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ABSTRACT Providing equitable learning opportunities for all students has been a persistent issue for some time. This is evident by the science achievement gap that still exists between male and female students as well as between White and many non-White student populations (NCES, 2007, 2009, 2009b) and an underrepresentation of female, African-American, Hispanic, and Native Americans in many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related careers (NCES, 2009b). In addition to gender and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and linguistic differences are also factors that can margi

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Somo, Charity Mokgaetji. "Success stories of students after academic probation." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43249.

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This study focused on the success stories of students after academic probation in order to explore, understand and describe their personal perceptions, perspectives and the meanings they ascribed to academic probation. I also hoped to gain insight into the success factors that enabled the students success after academic probation. Through these insights I hoped to add to our understanding of supporting students on academic probation. The conceptual framework for my study was based on the strength-based approach and Bean and Eaton’s psychological model of college student retention. I also expl

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Alfaraj, Naif Faraj Saad. "Enhancing public participation in regional development : the case of Riyadh Regional Council." Curtin University of Technology, Curtin Business School, School of Management, 2008. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18628.

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This thesis examines public participation in regional development in Saudi Arabia at the local government level. The main objective of the study examines the current policies and practices of Riyadh Regional Council with regard to regional development, paying particular attention to the issue of public participation. Key decision-makers and decision locations are identified as focal points of policy development and implementation. The work begins from the premise that public participation is one of the key elements of effective regional policy that has so far been under-researched and conseque

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Kakembo, Frederick. "How youth in Uganda experience televised HIV and AIDS education." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27327.

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This study investigates how youth in Uganda experience televised HIV and AIDS educational programmes. Television is the medium that can be used to address the resurgence of HIV and AIDS in Uganda. The factors responsible for the resurgence include prevention fatigue and the saturation of HIV and AIDS messages in the media. The audio-visual component of television makes it possible to convey HIV and AIDS messages innovatively through education-entertainment. Despite its potential, television has not played a leading role in conveying HIV-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes to urban youths.

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Pontes, André Luiz Marcondes. "Concepções de direito e justiça: a teoria do direito de Ronald Dworkin e o liberalismo político de John Rawls." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2139/tde-26032012-093813/.

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Este trabalho discute a teoria do direito de Ronald Dworkin, desde sua gênese até seus desenvolvimentos mais recentes, com o objetivo específico de aferir a influência que esta sofreu da filosofia política de John Rawls e de sua concepção de justiça. Essa influência foi especialmente sentida na metodologia inicialmente concebida por Dworkin para responder às tradicionais questões de teoria geral do direito, já que estas teriam sido mal resolvidas pelos positivistas. O que se verifica é que tal método se baseia na idéia de equilíbrio reflexivo de Rawls. Essa intensa convergência que inicialment

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Hinckley, Chiara Dominique. "Exploring the use of Television for Guidance to Expectant Fathers." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27619.

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The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the use of television for providing guidance to expectant fathers by determining whether or not the medium of television can be implemented to offer parent guidance to expectant fathers during the transition into fatherhood. Focus was therefore placed on gaining an understanding of the specific type of information required by expectant fathers, in conjunction with their perceptions of the most suitable form of media to provide such guidance. The study was conducted in terms of an INTERPRETIVIST-positivist paradigm and followed a mixed metho

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Ciomaga, Bogdan. "Sport a theory of adjudication /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1186600020.

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Alemany-Oliver, Mathieu. "A realistic interpretivist approach on childlikeness in consumer research : neoteny, play, reality, and the reterritorializing adulthood." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015AIXM1060.

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Cette thèse explore le concept de consumer childlikeness, lequel n’a pas d’équivalent en français. Consumer childlikeness renvoie ici à une orientation enfantine du consommateur adulte. Il s’agit d’un état d’esprit et d’un comportement que la société associe généralement à ceux de l’enfant. L’exploration de ce concept s’appuie sur une approche interprétativiste que j’appelle réaliste, présentée dans l’essai I. Les trois autres essais de cette thèse, dédiés au concept de consumer childlikeness, offrent un exemple de recherche interprétativiste réaliste. Le concept de consumer childlikeness est

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Kobashigawa, Elizabeth Kasue Oshiro. "Pesquisa-ação sobre a ação docente na construção de uma prática dialógica de leitura." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2011. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/13511.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:22:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elizabeth Kasue Oshiro Kobashigawa.pdf: 1176543 bytes, checksum: 0286da489ede6b9defa7016f3bcdd154 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-30<br>Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo<br>This investigation is carried out in the area of Applied Linguistics (Celani, 1998/2004; Moita Lopes, 2006) and is part of a larger Project developed by a research group called GEIM (Study Group of Indeterminacy and Metaphor), under the supervision of Dr. Mara Sophia Zanotto, and whose researchers investigate a dialogic practice of

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Koptur, Deniz Ulis. "HOW DO NON-IMMIGRANT ESL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A COLLEGE-LEVEL ESL PROGRAM?" Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492105325524639.

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Sallinen, Margarita. "De-escalation amid a Total War? : An interpretivist-constructivist analysis of Finland's involvement (or lack thereof) in the Siege of Leningrad and Murmansk during the Continuation War 1941-1944." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-9721.

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At the beginning of the Continuation War in 1941, Finnish and German troops commenced a gradual escalation which resulted in swift successive victories against the Soviets. Yet, Finland´s Field Marshal Mannerheim unexpectedly turned his back on military rationality at Leningrad and Murmansk despite his knowledge of how vitally strategic the locations were to the Soviet war effort. Leningrad was encircled by German and Finnish forces and a successful siege was achievable, yet Mannerheim abruptly discontinued the offensive and chose to assume a stale war lasting until 1944. Likewise, Mannerheim

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Dellbridge, Carey-Ann. "An adolescent's subjective experiences of mindfulness." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08122009-145944.

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Hogg, Jonny. "DANGEROUS TIMES, DANGEROUS PLACES: HOW POLITICS IMPACTS HUMANITARIAN WORKER SECURITY IN DR CONGO." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394003.

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DR Congo has experienced more than two decades of conflict and profound political upheaval, sparking humanitarian crises which have seen large-scale relief efforts to alleviate them. Aid workers and UN staff working there have been caught up in the violence, sometimes with deadly results and major disruption to aid operations. Nonetheless there has been a tendency to assume that most security incidents involving aid workers are a result either of pure criminality, or because the victims happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Is that really the case however, or are humanitarian wo

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Alemany-Oliver, Mathieu. "A realistic interpretivist approach on childlikeness in consumer research : neoteny, play, reality, and the reterritorializing adulthood." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Aix-Marseille, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015AIXM1060.

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Cette thèse explore le concept de consumer childlikeness, lequel n’a pas d’équivalent en français. Consumer childlikeness renvoie ici à une orientation enfantine du consommateur adulte. Il s’agit d’un état d’esprit et d’un comportement que la société associe généralement à ceux de l’enfant. L’exploration de ce concept s’appuie sur une approche interprétativiste que j’appelle réaliste, présentée dans l’essai I. Les trois autres essais de cette thèse, dédiés au concept de consumer childlikeness, offrent un exemple de recherche interprétativiste réaliste. Le concept de consumer childlikeness est

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Ahrendse, Godfrey Charles Franklin John. "Learning to manage workplace stress as practiced by teachers at three under-resourced Western Cape High Schools." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4162_1265843877.

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<p>The focus of the study is the teacher in the under-resourced schools in the townships of the Western Cape. The purpose is to discover how teachers learn to cope under adverse working conditions.</p>

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Reis, Luciana Silva. "Direito e método: a contribuição de Ronald Dworkin." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2139/tde-10012014-161528/.

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A dissertação visa expor a tese de Ronald Dworkin que veio a ser conhecida como interpretativismo, segundo a qual o direito é uma prática interpretativa. O objetivo principal é entender a contribuição metodológica que essa tese representa para o entendimento teórico do direito e qual seu argumento contra teorias do direito meramente descritivas. Para localizar a contribuição de Dworkin, são apresentadas, em primeiro lugar, as inovações metodológicas que surgem na obra seminal de Herbert Hart, O Conceito de Direito. A ideia chave que passa a ser discutida a partir dessa obra é a de ponto de vis

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Botha, Marinda. "The use of sandplay psychotherapy with an adolescent who has poor self-esteem." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25510.

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The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the potential use of Sandplay psychotherapy with an adolescent who presented with poor self-esteem. In conducting my research I assessed one adolescent’s selfesteem by means of quantitative and qualitative measures and identified potential aspects that might require intervention, related to self-esteem. After the initial assessment, Sandplay psychotherapy was implemented as intervention, after which the participant’s self-esteem was re-assessed, comparing the results with those obtained during the initial assessment (baseline data). For the

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Coates, Mitchell Graeme. "Teacher isolation and the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder: Bridging the divide." Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2019. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/5d42e12f2698ea8b375dc46543b7592fb931d33ba4ed7e1fa00b4f9705c9473a/5459327/Coates_2019_Teacher_isolation_and_the_inclusion_of.pdf.

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Both researchers and clinicians have observed an apparent increase in the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in current and upcoming student populations (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016; CDC, 2018). In response to these findings, the Australian Federal Government and Queensland Government have policies in place to support students in inclusive general education settings for children with ASD. The purpose of this study was to develop a more sophisticated understanding of expectations of teacher capacity to implement the inclusive practices required in Queensland educational poli

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De, Tarragon Hugo. "Construire la logistique urbaine durable : une ethnographie de l'écosystème urbaine." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Limoges, 2025. http://www.theses.fr/2025LIMO0011.

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Cette thèse examine les défis et les opportunités de la logistique urbaine durable, la conceptualisant comme un problème pernicieux inhérent à son contexte local : l'écosystème urbain. Cette étude propose un examen critique des complexités systémiques, sociales et environnementales de la logistique urbaine en tant que sous-écosystème urbain et aspect central de la durabilité urbaine. Elle attire l'attention sur des questions telles que les émissions, ou les conditions des travailleurs de l'économie de plateforme, et critique les approches axées sur le profit qui ignorent les interdépendances d

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Du, Preez Hannelie. "In die teenwoordigheid van outisme : 'n moeder se verkenning van emosionele intelligensie in haar lewensverhaal." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31210.

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Die rasionaal vir onderhawige studie was aan die hand van narratiewe navorsingsmetodes om insig en begrip te verwerf oor wat dit beteken om die moeder te wees van 'n seun met outisme. Ek (navorser) en die moeder (deelnemer) het verskeie data-inwinning-aktiwiteite aangewend, byvoorbeeld haar lewensverhaal, waarin ek en die moeder emosionele intelligensie komponente geïdentifiseer het met die verdere doel om haar belewinge van outisme te interpreteer. 'n Narratiewe navorsing-ontwerp, wat gebaseer is op interpretavistiese en konstruktivistiese paradigmata, kan dus die betekenisvolle emosies en an

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Sallinen, Margarita. "Weaponized malware, physical damage, zero casualties – what informal norms are emerging in targeted state sponsored cyber-attacks? : The dynamics beyond causation: an interpretivist-constructivist analysis of the US media discourse regarding offensive cyber operations and cyber weapons between 2010 and 2020." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-9722.

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In 2010, the discovery of the malicious computer worm Stuxnet shocked the world by its sophistication and unpredictability. Stuxnet was deemed as the world’s first cyber weapon and started discussions concerning offensive cyber operations – often called “cyber warfare” – globally. Due to Stuxnet, rapid digitalisation and evolving technology, it became vital for decision makers in the US to consider formal norms such as laws, agreements, and policy decisions regarding cyber security. Yet, to obtain a holistic understanding of cyber security, this thesis uses constructivism as its theoretical fr

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Kukard, Claude. "Exploring the use of sandplay psychotherapy in overcoming a language barrier whilst supporting a young vulnerable child." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29061.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the use of sandplay psychotherapy, as intervention technique, in overcoming a language barrier, whilst supporting a young vulnerable child emotionally. An empirical study of limited extent was undertaken, which was qualitative by nature and conducted from the interpretivist paradigm. An in-depth case study was used as research design, whilst educational psychological assessment, intervention and re-assessment, observation, interviews, analysis of documentation, field notes and visual data (photographs) were employed as data collection methods. A young S

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Green, Miriam. "What counts as knowledge? : parameters of validity for the meaning and representation of a contingency theory in the organisation and management accounting literature." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/9658.

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The main problem posed in this thesis is an epistemological one to do with what counts as knowledge in the organisation/management and management accounting areas of scholarship. This question arose regarding discrepancies between an original text, Burns and Stalker's The Management of Innovation (1961, 1966, 1994), and longstanding representations in the mainstream literature. The discrepancies were between the largely objectivist representations focussing on the relationship between organisation structure and environmental contingency, while omitting subjectivist factors and organisational p

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de, Silva Moira Eilona Margaret. "Linguistically and culturally diverse students' experiences of small group projects at a university in Canada : the significance of relationships and identity building processes to the realisation of cooperative learning." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/15828.

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Cooperative learning is a pedagogic approach that is prevalent in all levels of education as it is seen to yield higher learning outcomes than individual learning (Johnson & Johnson, 2009). In the global university, it is believed to have the potential of increasing intercultural contact since students work together in small groups to conduct projects related to their discipline. The assumption is that students will learn the intercultural skills they need for an interconnected world by studying and learning in groups with linguistically and ethnically diverse others (Association of Commun

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Paschoalini, Felipe. "Interpretação e instituições: o diálogo entre Cass Sunstein e Ronald Dworkin." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2139/tde-18112015-145137/.

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Este trabalho analisa o diálogo entre Cass Sunstein e Ronald Dworkin. Enquanto Dworkin desenvolveu uma abordagem da prática jurídica como a continuação de uma grande teoria baseada em valores morais, Sunstein recomenda um caminho supostamente mais modesto, baseado em passos obtidos em acordos que pudessem ser alcançados por pessoas com convicções morais diversas. A escolha por esse caminho é justificada não só por razões institucionais, mas também por razões morais e políticas substantivas. A crítica central de Sunstein a Dworkin é um suposto ponto cego quanto às questões de capacidade institu

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Filipova, Rumena Valentinova. "The differential Europeanisation of Central and Eastern Europe, 1989-2000 : a constructivist study of the foreign policy identities of Poland, Bulgaria and Russia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:430c07fc-8979-4ce0-9340-f20ac9c3c30a.

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The thesis addresses the puzzle of the differential integration of former communist states in the Euro-Atlantic community of nations between 1989 and 2000. Notwithstanding the predominant universalist-rationalist assumption that the adoption of an institutional-administrative blueprint for reform could lead to convergence between East and West, countries such as Poland, Bulgaria and Russia did not converge similarly (or at all) on the West European normative model and framework of international relations. To account for this divergence, the thesis examines the impact of the culturally-historic

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Wilson, Casey McQuinn. "A framework for interpretivist information systems : identifying the key elements." Thesis, University of Derby, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/578823.

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Hoss, Marcelo. "Soft Systems Methodology como forma de operacionalizar o processo de estruturação da transformação Lean sob a perspectiva da escola de pensamento evolucionária : uma pesquisa-ação." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/28878.

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A publicação do livro “The machine that changed the world” de Womack et al. (1990) tornou popular no mundo ocidental o termo Lean, que segundo os autores seria a forma generalizada do sistema Toyota de produção. Desde então, a academia tem se dedicado a estudar diversos aspectos envolvidos com o Lean. Apesar do conhecimento teórico gerado, poucas empresas têm conseguindo aplicar esta estratégia de manufatura apropriadamente e experimentar os supostos benefícios. Este é o caso, por exemplo, da siderúrgica AGR (nome fictício). Em 2004, a empresa iniciou um programa formal para transformação Lean

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Cibangu, Sylvain. "Mobile phones' contributions to socio-economic development according to Sen : corn growers' perceived impact in the Congo." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/23013.

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Research questions: This research was focused on exploring the impact of communication technologies on rural populations in the Congo. In particular, this research posed two questions: 1. Do mobile phones produce development in rural areas of the Congo? 2. Do mobile phones improve the living conditions of people? The questions helped examine ways in which mobile phones were or were not engendering development among these populations. Methods: The research was undertaken using four methods: 1. Phenomenology, 2. Sen's capability approach, 3. Participatory method, and 4. Ecological method. Phenom

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Huang, Yi-hui. "An Interpretivist Study of Knowledge Provided by Seamless Digital-Synthesized Photographs." The Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1214941623.

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Beesley, David. "Making sense of reasons : prospects for an interpretivist account of practical reasons." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13129/.

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This thesis investigates the prospects for an interpretivist account of practical reasons. The proposed account identifies practical reasons with sets of propositional attitudes from which certain actions follow, given the constraints of interpretable functioning. Following Davidson, these constraints are taken to be enumerated by formal decision theory and formal semantics. Thus the account of practical reasons is framed in terms of what rationally follows from agents' beliefs and desires. The hope is that an account of practical reasons of this kind can explain the existence of practical rea

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Honeyman, Hollie. "Making sense of 'designer babies', reproductive technologies and parenting : an interpretivist inquiry." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539352.

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The term 'designer baby' was first used by journalist Robin McKie in The Observer in 1986. At this time the phrase described the scenario in which embryos are designed or selected in order to ensure the development of certain characteristics such as intelligence or appearance. However, the selection or creation of embryos based upon these social characteristics is not possible, and as such remains hypothetical. Today, the term designer baby is also applied when specific embryos are selected for 'medical' purposes. This is particularly the case when 'saviour siblings' are created, whereby a chi

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Alajaty, Mahmoud. "FDI locational determinants in transition economies : an interpretivist perspective : evidence from Syria." Thesis, University of Hull, 2013. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:16432.

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In 2005, the Syrian government decided to move from a centrally planned economy to a more market-based one. This research explains why the Syrian government has taken this transitional decision and presents the institutional reforms carried out as a result of this decision. Indeed, it was clear that a major goal of these institutional reforms was attracting more FDI inflows into Syria. This is because FDI can play a vital role in driving economic growth. Therefore, this study explores the extent to which institutional reforms have affected FDI inflows into Syria, which has not been undertaken

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Howie, Frederick Richard. "Perceptions of the applicability of the Self-Medication Hypothesis: An interpretivist study." Thesis, Howie, Frederick Richard (2019) Perceptions of the applicability of the Self-Medication Hypothesis: An interpretivist study. Masters by Research thesis, Murdoch University, 2019. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/54056/.

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This thesis describes a study of individuals' perceptions of the applicability of the Self-Medication Hypothesis as proposed by Edward Khantzian (SMH). In simple terms, the SMH proposes that individuals use alcohol and other drugs in order to alleviate extreme emotional distress, and that they use the substance which is most effective in providing relief. This research assumed an interpretivist position when eliciting and then interpreting views articulated by individuals accessing counselling and street outreach services directed at providing help to those adversely affected by alcohol an

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Abildgaard, Nielsen Søren, and Florian Köhler. "Exploring Organizational Identity as a Potential Process : A multiple case study on employee-oriented companies." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39951.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore organizational identity as a potential process. Design/Methodology/Approach: We applied a qualitative method and followed an inductive approach that was applied to a multiple-in-depth-case study for which we conducted semi-structured interviews with 26 members of two organizations, the Swedish consulting company REACH and the Swiss digital agency WONDROUS. Following a narrative approach, both for structuring the empirical findings, as well as conducting the analysis, we used over 16 hours of interviews to create company narratives and subseque

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Bukarica, Marija, and marijab@unimelb edu au. "The technical expert assumes managerial responsibilities: an Interpretivist perspective on transition in Australia." RMIT University. Graduate School of Business, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20091005.140123.

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In this study, Interpretivist epistemology and abductive research strategy were used to examine transcripts of sixteen two-hour focused interviews. The research sample was a group of technical experts who assumed managerial responsibilities within their organisations (transitional managers). The subjectively perceived experiences of the transition were examined as well as the respondents' intersubjective interpretations of the transition from the organisational perspective. The aim was to explore the perceived characteristics of the transitional experience. The main findings of this stud

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Bhogal, Anoop. "Goddesses of consumerism : an interpretivist study of young female consumers in contemporary India." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9390.

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Marketing and consumer research scholars have paid little attention to the contemporary Indian consumer landscape, with even less focus on the particular experiences of female consumers in this context. This thesis contributes to a partial redress of this parochial and Eurocentric status quo in consumer culture research by presenting the voices and critically exploring the lived experiences of consumer culture of a sample of young female Indians. A selective review of the multidisciplinary literatures on globalization, consumer culture and India is used to develop a conceptual framework for th

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Matharu, Tatum G. "Ruling the regions : an interpretivist analysis of institutional development in the English regional assemblies." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3632/.

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This thesis presents an interpretivist analysis of institutional development in the English regional assemblies. It presents a history of institutional development in the regions, arriving at a conceptualization of this tier as a site of ‘institutional ambiguity.’ Exploring the theoretical bases of institutions and conducting a thorough critique of the schools of institutionalism, this thesis takes forward the theory of ‘constructivist institutionalism.’ A theoretical framework focussed on the processes of institutional design and change is built from constructivist institutionalism, as is a c

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Oelofsen, Melanie. "The use of Gestalt therapy as an alternative assessment technique with primary school girls who have been sexually abused." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11192007-080043/.

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Hall, Amy Conlin. "Gaming as a Literacy Practice." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28700.

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This descriptive study was designed to be a detailed, informative study of a group of adult males who have been gamers since adolescence. The purposes of the study are to provide information regarding gaming as a literacy practice and to explore other vernacular technological literacy practices. The study sheds light on the merits of gaming and other new literacies by examining the literacy development of a select group of adult males. This research was centered on vernacular technological literacy practices, the evolution of gaming practices, gaming intersections, and supporting school-bas

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Arruda, Thais Nunes de. "Direito e objetividade: a viabilidade do projeto de naturalização do direito por Brian Leiter." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2139/tde-30092015-114611/.

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Esta tese busca analisar a viabilidade do projeto de naturalização da teoria do direito defendido por Brian Leiter. No primeiro capítulo, apresenta-se o esforço da filosofia desde o fundacionismo de Descartes até Carnap para a solução da dúvida cética sobre o que é conhecimento e que conduziram ao que foi denominado fisicalismo, evidenciado nas obras de Kelsen e dos Realistas Escandinavos e Norte-Americanos. A virada linguística foi determinante para a reconstrução dos parâmetros cartesianos, sendo notável a influência de Wittgenstein e Quine. Com Quine, a proposta de naturalização da epistemo

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Inan, Hatice Zeynep. "An interpretivist approach to understanding how natural sciences are represented in a Reggio Emilia-Inspired preschool classroom." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1180464578.

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Dubuc, Tamar. "Considerations on the Representation of Women in Elite Research and Senior Administration Positions in Academe: An Interpretivist-Feminist Perspective." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42540.

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This dissertation examines the concept of underrepresentation as deployed in scholarly and gray literature to describe the paucity of women in elite research and senior administration positions in Canadian universities. I explore the meaning of underrepresentation, drawing from research in organization studies, feminist and gender studies, philosophy, and political studies, to discuss the different ideas and assumptions that converge to define the parameters of women’s underrepresentation. I demonstrate how underrepresentation arises as an unproblematized claim in gender and organization the

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