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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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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 and/or other drug use (Clients), and those providing such services (Service Workers). Informants conveyed their perceptions during interactive, unstructured interview conversations.
Clients and Service Workers perceived substance use in terms of complex, intertwined motivations. Clients and Service Workers alike perceived self-medication to be one important motivation for substance use. However, both groups indicated they saw the SMH to be limited in its ambit, as it does not consider relief from physical pain and does not address less extreme emotional distress. Views of the nature of relief sought and obtained varied. Service Workers generally perceived relief as "feeling numb", whereas Clients generally sought to "feel better" in a holistic sense.
Clients and Service Workers identified "having fun" and social and cultural influences as important motivations for substance use, and did not emphasise one as more important than the other. In doing so, Informants identified feeling "numb", "better" and "good" as a continuum. These perceptions are in contrast to Khantzian's view that self-medication is the primary motivation for alcohol and other drug use.
Clients and Service Workers addressed self-medication as an alternative to medically prescribed drugs in ways that reaffirmed the importance of substance use for self-medication. Both groups identified shortcomings in the areas of acquisition and effects of prescribed drugs as key reasons for self-medication.
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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 this thesis, and to situate the research aims in contemporary and relevant scholarship. The aims of the research are to understand and describe the meanings, values and lived experience of contemporary consumer culture of a sample of young female Indian consumers; to establish the extent to which, and describe how, global flows of culture serve to hinder, propagate or catalyze markers of distinction between rural and urban consumers; and to establish whether and how traditional belief systems and practices influence young consumers’ identity projects in contemporary Indian society. In addressing these aims, the thesis documents the design and execution of a two month multi-method interpretive research study of twenty three young urban and rural women living in New Delhi and at its fringes. Through coding and categorisation, a reading of the data presents three key findings. Firstly, that media is an important medium through which notions of urban and rural identity and difference are constructed. Secondly it demonstrates how the body, as site of consumption, becomes tempered through Vedic ideals of womanhood. Thirdly, it presents a context specific understanding of consumer culture in the East which previous research has masked. Additionally, a data-driven framework for understanding the consumer experience of the sample of respondents is also presented.
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Hamilton, Susan Elizabeth. "Accounting for identity : becoming a chartered accountant." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/127.
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This is a qualitative study which draws on the interpretivist tradition to research the processes by which Chartered Accountant (CA) students begin to develop their sense of professional identity. The thesis draws upon recent research on identity in early professional learning, in particular the aspects of becoming and belonging through which people enter into a community of practice. The purpose of the research is to understand the developing professional identity of students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (CA Students). In order to develop this understanding, data gathered at a number of focus groups at which CA Students were the participants, have been analysed. The transcripts from these focus groups are the primary source of data. This was analysed thematically and metaphorically in order to explore the senses that CA Students were making of their own entry into the accountancy profession. The analysis was used inductively to produce a resulting theory which has developed as a Professional Identity Map of the CA Student (PIMCAS). It elaborates the processes that impact on the developing professional identity of the CA Student. The findings of the research illuminate the processes by which CA Students become and belong, in particular marking the influence of the Training Firm and the Individual Values of the CA Student. The notions of becoming and belonging underpin the stories the CA Students tell of how they understand their developing professional identity. The practical implication of the results of this research for the future training of CAs is finally explored.
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Haverkos, Peter John. "A Case Study of a Pre-College Readiness Program." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429616467.
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Luke, Belinda. "Strategic entrepreneurship in New Zealand's state-owned enterprises underlying elements and financial implications : a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2009." Click here to access this resource online, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/658.
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The concept of strategic entrepreneurship has received increased attention over the past ten years. Viewed as the intersection of entrepreneurship and strategy, this field of research is populated by conceptual studies which focus mainly on the nature and perceived benefits of strategic entrepreneurship. Similarly, the study of entrepreneurship in a public sector context has gained increasing support in recent years, but also remains underexplored. To address these gaps, this thesis considers: What are the underlying elements and financial implications of strategic entrepreneurship in New Zealand’s state-owned enterprises [SOEs]? New Zealand’s SOE sector, comprising 17 government-owned, commercially focused organisations, is considered to be a prime subject for this research. Well known for their implementation of new public management [NPM], many New Zealand SOEs have also been publicly recognised as both innovative and entrepreneurial. The research question is addressed by first developing a preliminary framework of strategic entrepreneurship from literature on entrepreneurship and strategy. This framework is then examined in the context of case studies on activity which is entrepreneurial and/or strategic within 12 of the 17 SOEs operating in New Zealand as at 2006. Transcripts from a series of interviews, and publicly available documents are analysed thematically. SOEs’ financial statements over a five year period are also analysed. The thesis contributes in two broad areas. First, much-needed empirical support is lent to the concept of strategic entrepreneurship. Key elements of strategic entrepreneurship identified include opportunity identification, innovation, acceptance of risk, flexibility, vision, growth, and leveraging from core skills and resources such that existing knowledge and skills are transferred and applied to create new products, services, and markets. Important supporting elements identified include an open, flexible, and progressive culture, operational excellence, and cost minimisation. The nature of each of these elements is also investigated. A detailed understanding of the relationship between strategic entrepreneurship and wealth creation reveals various internal and external factors which may influence the nature and strength of the relationship. These factors include changes within the organisation, as well as changes in the economic and political environment, and are important influences on the resulting returns realised. Second, this thesis offers valuable evidence in support of emerging change in the public sector towards the adoption of strategic entrepreneurship. Support for the value of NPM is provided, with clear evidence of financial returns from New Zealand’s SOE sector. Further, a key finding is the structured and systematic approach to entrepreneurial activity within the context of NPM in several New Zealand SOEs. Such behaviour is referred to in this thesis as new public entrepreneurship. This form of activity offers the potential for competitive advantage and financial gain traditionally associated with entrepreneurial activity, but also limits the respective risks through its structured, systematic approach.
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Havenga, Marica. "The relationship between career adaptability and academic achievement in the course of life design counselling." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27244.
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The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the relationship between top academic achievement in Grade 12 and certain characteristics of career adaptability. The career construction theory and the counselling model for life designing constituted the theoretical framework for the study. This research study of limited scope was conducted according to an interpretivist metatheoretical paradigm. I followed a qualitative methodological paradigm based on a case study design. Purposive sampling was used to select participants according to their top academic achievement. A very important factor in all case studies is the collection of data from multiple sources. Therefore, data collection methods included the Career Adapt-Abilities Inventory, individual interviews, life line and life story. A deductive style of analysis was used to identify themes (concern, control, curiosity, confidence). Inductive analysis was used to identify subthemes. Based on the findings of the study the salient aspects of career adaptability were established as being concern, control, curiosity and confidence. The importance of career adaptability when negotiating change was demonstrated by participants in their orientation and preparation for the future, making decisions after careful planning and exploration, and seeking information, as well as having confidence in their own ability and choices. Finally the findings of my research study suggest a significant relationship between Grade 12 top academic achievement and certain characteristics of career adaptability. Additionally findings suggest that other variables such as participation in extracurricular activities, gender, race and socioeconomic circumstances should not be excluded and therefore need to be investigated further. CopyrightDissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Dzorkpey, Theodore Kwadzo Agbelie. "Realising the objectives of the South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod : a case study / Theodore K.A. Dzorkpey." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4812.
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The realisation of the objectives of the South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod
(SASCE) is influenced by the national education system and the environment it
operates in. This thesis accordingly studies the SASCE within the organisational
framework of the Department of National Education. It provides a comprehensive
description of the factors that influence the achievement of the objectives of the
SASCE in the FET band in the Motheo district of the Free State Province.
South African national education policy provides for a single unified democratic
system for the organisation, governance and funding of schools. The Department
of National Education formulates policy and provinces are responsible for its
implementation by means of district offices. In this respect the education system is
regarded as an organisation consisting of different sub–organisations that must
provide effective education in line with the educational needs of the country. A
generic five–point model of effective organisational structure accordingly was
applied to determine the factors impacting on the realisation of the objectives of
SASCE.
Data were gathered and analysed by means of personal observations, document
analysis and semi–structured interviews with education officials, school principals
and choir conductors.
The challenges of the national education system with regard to appropriate
facilities, equipment, funding, appropriately trained officials and educators, support
staff and effective policy implementation are consistent with the challenges facing
the Department of National Education’s enrichment programmes, of which the
SASCE forms part.
Findings and recommendations are offered for all research questions. A general
recommendation pertains to a proposed restructuring of the provincial enrichment
programmes sub–directorate in order to address some of its organisational
shortcomings and also the challenges facing the SASCE.Thesis (Ph.D (Music))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Mijinyawa, Kabiru. "An evaluation of open source software adoption by UK SMEs in the IT industry." Thesis, Brunel University, 2008. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4509.
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This study evaluates the adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) by IT Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. The growing popularity and acceptance of OSS continues to draw much attention in research and practice. However, researchers and IT practitioners within the UK SME sector still face challenges in understanding the issues that influence the acceptance, adoption, and diffusion of OSS. While previous research studies have focused mainly on the software development model and the unique characteristics of OSS, the area of OSS adoption by UK SMEs has largely been ignored. Furthermore, there is a lack of widely-acceptable theories that explain the adoption of OSS, implying that there is limited understanding of OSS adoption by UK SMEs. This gap in research has led this thesis to evaluate existing adoption theories and then apply the 'Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour' to model the adoption of OSS by SMEs. Based on the emerged conceptual model, an innovative and structured qualitative research design that uses a case study strategy was developed to evaluate the adoption of OSS across 10 UK SMEs in the IT industry. The analysis of the standardised data from the case study interviews led to the definition of the 16 factors of an emergent theory of OSS adoption by IT SMEs. The analysis of that empirical model has led to important conclusions including the following five issues, summarily. (1) The participant IT SMEs were drawn to different benefits, and experienced different challenges, in using OSS, suggesting that there is subjectivity and complexity in the factors influencing OSS adoption. (2) As in most Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption, ITcapability was identified to be essential for successful adoption of OSS, and therefore, it presents potential for important cooperative and collaborative support with OSS communities. (3) The emergent theory from this research study provide researchers and practitioners with variables for surveying critical-success-factors and a reference model for understanding the adoption of OSS. (4) The emergent theory and other general findings from this study are likely to have relevance in other areas of Information Systems research and practice, owing to the factors and theoretical framework that are common to OSS and general ICT acceptance, adoption, and diffusion. (5) This study appears to be the first that has focused on developing a widely-acceptable theory of OSS adoption by IT SMEs in the UK, suggesting that this innovative research study is a novel contribution that has important implications for theory and practice in OSS and general ICT acceptance, adoption, and diffusion.
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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 methods approach. A combination of a survey design and case study research design was employed. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection strategies were implemented during the two phases. Firstly, a telephone survey (questionnaire) was conducted with 65 participants. Secondly, four individual (face-to-face) interviews were conducted with expectant fathers, to obtain in-depth information. In addition, data was collected by means of field notes and a reflective journal. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that expectant fathers have a clear need for information to help prepare them for their role as a father and require more knowledge regarding the topic of fatherhood and pregnancy. According to the findings expectant fathers also wish to receive guidance in order for them to develop certain basic childcare skills needed to fulfil their role and regard television to be the most suitable medium for providing them with the guidance they require. Fathers feel that television may assist them by providing the information they require, thereby directly addressing their needs.Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology)--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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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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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 policy, and the actual capacity of teaching staff to support their students with ASD in one school with a Special Education Program (SEP) attached. The epistemological stance adopted for this study is constructionism with the theoretical perspective interpretivism, and embedded within this perspective is symbolic interactionism. Consistent with these perspectives, case study methodology has been used where data collection, adopted to investigate the case, included document analysis, survey and semi-structured individual interviews. During the exploration phase, data were obtained from the document analysis of pre-service courses offered to teachers and teacher-aides in Queensland, Australia and an online survey of 24 participants, consisting of both teachers and teacher-aides. During the inspection phase, data were obtained from individual, semi-structured interviews with 16 of the 24 participants, comprising 12 teachers and 4 teacher-aides. This research supports previous research findings which outline a need for more ASD-specific pre-service and in-service training for teachers, however, these findings have been extended through the use of a Symbolic Interactionist lens, where five theoretical propositions have been advanced. Drawing on these theoretical propositions, the D.I.S.I Dilemma Model has been promoted as a reflection of the school environment. The findings have clear implications for departments of education and pre-service training institutions for both teachers and teacher-aides.
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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 Sotho-speaking girl, who resides in an institution for children who are infected with and affected by HIV&AIDS, who had been made vulnerable by various circumstances (death of primary caregivers, emotional difficulties, and being infected with HIV&AIDS), was selected as the primary participant in the study. The findings of the empirical study are supported by relevant literature with regard to the main concepts guiding the study, namely, sandplay psychotherapy, vulnerable children, and language barriers. The findings were, firstly, that sandplay psychotherapy supported the primary participant emotionally, and, secondly, sandplay psychotherapy was an effective technique for overcoming a language barrier. A further finding was that the emotional healing that appeared to take place had a positive effect on the relationships and communication skills of the primary participant.Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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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 subsequently analyzed them in multiple steps in the fashion of a narrative analysis. Findings: Based on our empirical findings and the empirical analysis, we developed a conceptualization, the Flux Model. We contribute to the existing body of literature by proposing that the Flux Model visualizes the dynamics of how organizational members socially construct organizational identity on the premise of their own (self-)perceptions. By presenting the different parts of the model and their multiple layers, the process of how organizational identity is continuously becoming is illustrated. Research Limitations/Implications: The scope of our study is restricted to the two case companies in question. If our abstractions from the cases in form of the Flux Model help to better understand the process of organizing, managers become liberated to make deliberate choices about their organizations’ identities. For research this means an even tighter connection to individual psychology and a deepening of the perspective that organizational identity can not only be viewed as something companies have. Originality/Value: Out of skepticism towards the usefulness of viewing organizational identity as a process, we applied a symbolic interpretivist perspective and allowed for the possibility that we might not find a process after all. The primary value of this study we believe to be found in the extensive presentation of empirical data, together with our narrative analysis and our conceptual contribution (the Flux Model).
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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-historically informed, Polish, Bulgarian and Russian identities and conceptions of 'Europe' (as opposed to the formal-institutional transition from one system to another) on the process of foreign policy transformation. The doctoral research employs Constructivism, Social Psychological insights and an interpretivist methodology, drawing on 75 elite interviews. The main argument states that differential Europeanisation can be understood on the basis of differentiated levels of inclusion and establishment of relations of mutual recognition and belongingness - substantiated by a differentiated extent of ideational affinity (i.e., normative compatibility), which are (re)enacted in the interactive, mutually constitutive process of identification between Self and Other (i.e., between Poland, Bulgaria and Russia and (Western) Europe). Three propositions of 'thick', 'ambivalent' and 'thin' Europeanisation are derived from the argument (whereby the comparative benchmark of Europeanisation is an ideal-typical model of European-ness). Key contributions focus on the development of a refined Constructivist theory and a systematic empirical comparison of Polish, Bulgarian and Russian foreign policy identities. Also, the study's conclusions reinvigorate and reconfirm the importance of the continuity (rather than just constant flux) of culturally-historically shaped patterns of group self-understandings and sub-regional identifications as well as Constructivism's greater plausibility in accounting for the research puzzle than (Neoclassical) Realism through the stipulation of a mutually constitutive relationship between international and domestic factors and between ideational and interest-based considerations.
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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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Kazeem, Ganiat Omolara. "Technology In Policing : An ethnographic study of the use of information and communication technology within Bedfordshire police force." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76419.
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Policing in The United Kingdom is an intricate business, balancing the enforcement of statute and other laws while dealing with public safety and security. Policing engages a diverse and complicated set of organisational structures and processes relying heavily on the skill and expertise of officers on the ground. Their role in preventing and or intercepting crime before, during and after it occurs is integral to sustaining peace, security, law and order in communities. The police operational and logistics staff work day to day with information and communication technologies, ranging from conventional databases and information systems to ubiquitous and specialised tools. Understanding the use of technology and its management in policing has formed the backbone of this research conducted through a qualitative approach. This study adopted an interpretive paradigmic analytical lens using ethnography situated in the workplace as a methodology. The qualitative study took the form of field immersion for nine months using interviewing, and shadowing/observation to suit the complexity of the socio-technical context. Analysis was conducted using thematic analytical methods. Understanding how the police force interact with and shape the way that information and communication technologies enable them to fight crime is, then, the subject of this thesis. The findings highlighted the complexities and intricacies involved in the use of technology, identifying unique differentiations in the way technology is engaged and integrated into policing including comparative understanding relative to other sectors and industries. On the whole the central features of this work highlight understanding of the role information and communication technologies; usefulness, usage in practice and operational activity, strategic business goals, knowledge management, business intelligence and intelligence led architecture, governance and performance models in policing the county of Bedfordshire, England.
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Young, Kenneth David. "Perspectives of preservice teachers on the roles of secondary school teachers in Queensland: an interpretivist study." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/110915.
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This thesis examines the perspectives of one cohort of secondary school preservice
teachers regarding the roles of secondary school teachers as they explained their
professional world both before and following a school based supervised
professional experience.
A total of thirty-five participants (twenty-nine females and six males), aged
between 21 and 48 years old, were involved in the study. All participants were
enrolled in nationally accredited Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs which
led to qualifications to teach into secondary schooling curriculum areas. The
participants were variously enrolled in the following programs: the Combined
Degree Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Science, the Combined Bachelor of
Education/Bachelor of Arts, and the Combined Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of
Business or the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary).
This qualitative study adopted an approach that focussed on the
perspectives of the research participants, and how their social reality regarding the
roles of teachers in Queensland secondary schools’ is constructed. Through the
interpretivist paradigm of symbolic interactionism, and reflecting the key
principles of grounded theory methodology, the data collection drew on research
frameworks and methods proposed by Crotty (1998), O’Donoghue (2007), Punch
(2000) and Seidman (2006), and involved undertaking semi-structured interviews
with participants. Additionally, the project was positioned within an historical
socio-political perspective of both schooling and teacher education in Queensland.
This approach, drawing heavily on the works of Britzman (1986), Furlong (2012),
Lortie (1975), Weber & Mitchell (1995) and Zemke (2007) and provided a
longitudinal examination of the precursor influences that collaboratively
contributed to the formation of contemporary perspectives of preservice teachers in
Queensland.
The various qualitative analysis processes proposed by Strauss and Corbin
(1990) underpinned the interpretation of the data. These coding processes are
foundational to the grounded theory aligned methodology that informs this study.
Following a process of open coding and line-by-line coding of the data, four main
themes emerged from the data. From these themes, three core propositions were
derived. These propositions are:
● It was the perspective of preservice teachers that the role of the secondary
school teacher incorporates a fundamental capacity to develop and maintain
positive professional relationships with young people both inside and outside
of the classroom context.
● It was the perspective of preservice teachers that the role of the secondary
school teacher incorporates a fundamental capacity to possess subject area
knowledge and a capacity to teach effectively and with enthusiasm.
● It was the perspective of preservice teachers that the role of the secondary
school teacher incorporates a fundamental capacity to possess altruistic
motivations for working with young people.
Referencing earlier work undertaken by Cross & Ndofirepi (2015), Sumara &
Luce-Kaplar (1996) and Wright & Tuska (1968), in conjunction with the three
core propositions identified within the data, a model was developed and referred to
as the Preservice Teacher Role Identity Framework. This framework highlights the
changing perspectives that preservice teachers report as they progress through their
initial teacher education.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Education, 2017
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Viczko, Melody. "A comparative case study of teacher professional learning in Alberta and England." Master's thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/482.
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2009.Title from title screen (viewed on August 4th, 2009) "Fall 2009." "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, Educational Administration and Leadership, Educational Policy Studies." Includes bibliographical references.
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(9810362), Emma Killion. "More than a miraculous journey: An interpretivist study of the Sisters of the Congregation of St Joseph and their experiences of visitor impacts following the Beatification of Blessed Mary Mackillop." Thesis, 2003. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/More_than_a_miraculous_journey_An_interpretivist_study_of_the_Sisters_of_the_Congregation_of_St_Joseph_and_their_experiences_of_visitor_impacts_following_the_Beatification_of_Blessed_Mary_Mackillop/21723233.
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Locations associated with prominent individuals may become destinations with sufficient drawing power to become the principal motivation for visiting. Events following the deaths of such individuals may further enhance the numbers of people visiting such sites. The Beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop as Australia's first Saint in 1995 was the catalyst for growing public interest in the Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph. Increasing numbers of 'guests' (as the Sisters describe pilgrims and other visitors) now visit Mount Street, North Sydney, the location of the Memorial Chapel containing the tomb of Mary MacKillop.
My principal purpose was to understand the Sisters' experiences of visitor impacts through a qualitative investigation. The research commenced in 1999 and was on-going until 2002 as field materials were analysed and this public text written. In adding to the knowledge of tourism social impacts, the investigation is distinguished by the ontology, epistemology, and methodology of constructivism (in both constructivist and constructionist forms). Through the construction and interpretation of their stories, gathered during informal, minimally structured topical life history interviews with Sisters who voluntarily shared their experiences, a richly textured bricolage was created. How visitors and their impacts are experienced by a host community comprising members of a religious Order, has not been widely researched, especially at emerging, rather than long-established, pilgrimage destinations. No comparable research has focused on the Sisters of St Joseph following the Beatification of Blessed Mary MacKillop.
The study postulates a theory of 'touristic ministry', a term offered by one Sister, and with which the views of others coalesced, to describe the Congregation's activities in seeking innovative ways to extend traditional Josephite ministries. The Sisters have experienced relocation; the effects of commercialization; the redefinition of formerly private places into public-ised spaces; and the ambiguity of traditional spatial and social boundaries. Touristic ministry is founded on using the impacts of increasing visitor numbers in positive ways to achieve higher purposes with which the community concurs, and in ways that fundamentally transcend the mere catering to visitors. The Sisters' supportive attitudes towards visitors, and their tolerance of visitor impacts, reflect five Cs: Concurrency with wider social, and especially religious, changes; Congruence with prevailing social norms characteristic of the Congregational community; Compliance with the decisions of Congregational Leaders; Confluence with intrinsic factors such as age and proximity to the development; and Consensus regarding the higher altruistic purposes of the development of Mary MacKillop Place. This notion has wider implications in understanding community attitudes toward visitors and their social impacts. Despite disruptions and potentially negative impacts, visitors may be perceived more positively when host community members see them as a means to a greater end.
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Makhanya, Buhle. "The impact of employee wellness programme on employee wellness and performance : a Kwazulu Natal case study." Diss., 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27424.
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The general aim of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions and experiences
of line managers regarding the impact of an employee wellness programme (EWP) on
employee wellness and performance at a selected municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. As
a purposive sample, ten line managers were selected to participate in the study by
means of semi-structured interviews. The literature review aimed to conceptualise
wellness, employee wellness and employee performance, as well as to explore the
impact of EWPs on employee wellness and performance. The specific empirical study
aims were to determine line managers’ level of awareness and knowledge of the
municipality EWP and its purpose, to explore the challenges faced by line managers
within the EWP, to explore if the line managers perceived and experienced the
municipality EWP as being beneficial to employee wellness and whether participating
in the EWP improved employee performance. Lastly, the aim was to make
recommendations for improvement that can assist the municipality in enhancing the
impact of the EWP on employee wellness and performance within the industrial
psychology discipline, and in particular when it comes to employee wellness.
The research findings reveal that line managers were aware of and had knowledge
about the existence of the EWP through marketing campaigns, inductions and
activities. They also confirmed they had personal engagement experience through
participation in the programme. They perceived the main purpose of the EWP as being
to support employees in achieving a work-life balance and providing counselling and
advisory services. Participants noted certain challenges with regard to participating in
the programme, such as fear of being judged, victimised and stigmatised, and a lack
of confidentiality and trust, which affects employees’ privacy and security. Also, they
doubted wellness officer competence, which included the necessary skills and training
for dealing with complex cases. Lastly, gender and cultural beliefs also posed
challenges. Line managers found it beneficial to participate in the EWP. It improved
employee wellness and performance. Employees developed mechanisms to cope with
work, personal and emotional problems. Wellness officer availability, competence and
skills were recommended by participants as ways of enhancing the EWP. Involvement
of other stakeholders was another recommendation for improvement. This
involvement would include wellness champions, organised labour and line managers.
Programme managers should consider increasing EWP awareness by improving
marketing, while emphasising programme benefits and confidentiality.Industrial and Organisational Psychology
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Nel, Dedrieka Magdalena. "Employing employees's well-being in organisational change contexts : a qualitative study." Diss., 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27408.
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The main purpose of this study was to explore the impact of organisational change on
the lived experiences of employees’ well-being. A sample of six employees participated
in the study. The requisite data was obtained using semi-structured interviews. The
literature review aimed to conceptualise organisational change and its related
constructs, to explore employee well-being and its related constructs, and to
understand the impact of organisational change on employees’ well-being in
organisational contexts. The specific aims of the empirical study were to explore the
impact of organisational change on employee well-being, to provide a basic framework
that may assist organisations in managing change initiatives directed at enhancing
employee well-being, and to formulate recommendations for possible future research
on the impact of organisational change on employee well-being.
The findings of this study indicated that the impact of organisational change on
employees’ well-being is generally negative owing to the uncertainty of moving from
the known to the unknown. All employees are impacted by organisational changes.
The findings further indicated that the adverse impacts of organisational change may
be moderated by communication, participation in the organisational change process
and support.Industrial and Organisational Psychology
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Archer, Emmerentia Catherina. "Gesinsrituele as moontlike bate tydens betekenisgewing deur kinders (Afrikaans)." Diss., 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29455.
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The aim of my study was to explore and describe the possible effects of family rituals as an asset during the process through which children give meaning to their experiences. I undertook an empirical study of limited extent. My study was qualitative by nature and conducted from the interpretivist paradigm. I used an instrumental case study as research design and employed educational psychological assessment, semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, reflective journals by the participants and myself, visual data (photographs), observation and field notes as data collection and documentation methods. I selected two Afrikaans-speaking primary school children and their parents from a nuclear family as participants in the study. The findings of my empirical study are supported by relevant literature with regard to the main concepts guiding the study, namely family, ritual, routine and family ritual, asset, meaning giving and children. The main findings were that the five dimensions of family rituals (structure, meaning, persistence and commitment, adaptability and gender relations), as identified in existing literature, were present in the family’s rituals with the possibility of adding other dimensions to these mentioned, such as task completion, communication, roles, affective management, affective involvement and behaviour management. Furthermore I found that the family’s rituals, with some exceptions, positively impacted on the children’s giving of meaning to themselves and the family rituals. Asset-based outcomes were also evident in the meaning the children gave to their experiences following the practicing of family rituals. Lastly I found that the family’s rituals served as an asset within the family.Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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Makhanya, Buhle. "The impact of employee wellness programme on employee wellness and performance : a Kwazulu-Natal Municipality case study." Diss., 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27424.
Full textAbstract:
The general aim of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions and experiences
of line managers regarding the impact of an employee wellness programme (EWP) on
employee wellness and performance at a selected municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. As
a purposive sample, ten line managers were selected to participate in the study by
means of semi-structured interviews. The literature review aimed to conceptualise
wellness, employee wellness and employee performance, as well as to explore the
impact of EWPs on employee wellness and performance. The specific empirical study
aims were to determine line managers’ level of awareness and knowledge of the
municipality EWP and its purpose, to explore the challenges faced by line managers
within the EWP, to explore if the line managers perceived and experienced the
municipality EWP as being beneficial to employee wellness and whether participating
in the EWP improved employee performance. Lastly, the aim was to make
recommendations for improvement that can assist the municipality in enhancing the
impact of the EWP on employee wellness and performance within the industrial
psychology discipline, and in particular when it comes to employee wellness.
The research findings reveal that line managers were aware of and had knowledge
about the existence of the EWP through marketing campaigns, inductions and
activities. They also confirmed they had personal engagement experience through
participation in the programme. They perceived the main purpose of the EWP as being
to support employees in achieving a work-life balance and providing counselling and
advisory services. Participants noted certain challenges with regard to participating in
the programme, such as fear of being judged, victimised and stigmatised, and a lack
of confidentiality and trust, which affects employees’ privacy and security. Also, they
doubted wellness officer competence, which included the necessary skills and training
for dealing with complex cases. Lastly, gender and cultural beliefs also posed
challenges. Line managers found it beneficial to participate in the EWP. It improved
employee wellness and performance. Employees developed mechanisms to cope with
work, personal and emotional problems. Wellness officer availability, competence and
skills were recommended by participants as ways of enhancing the EWP. Involvement
of other stakeholders was another recommendation for improvement. This
involvement would include wellness champions, organised labour and line managers.
Programme managers should consider increasing EWP awareness by improving
marketing, while emphasising programme benefits and confidentiality.Industrial and Organisational Psychology
M. Com (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
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Moller, Eureka Alida. "The use of music therapy with primary school girls who have been sexually abused." Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29997.
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The aim of this study was to explore and describe the use of music therapy during intervention with primary school girls who have been sexually abused. An empirical study of limited extent was undertaken, which was qualitative in nature and conducted from the interpretivist paradigm. In depth case study was used as research design, whilst educational psychological assessments, intervention and re-assessments, observation, interviews, analysis of documentation, field notes and a reflective diary were employed as data gathering methods. Two primary school girls in a place of safety were selected as participants in the study. Despite the fact that these girls had to cope with the trauma of sexual abuse, they had to deal with emotions and behaviour closely related to such trauma, including depression, aggression, fear, hate, inappropriate interpersonal relationships, sleeping disorders, low self-concept and behavioural difficulties. The findings of the empirical study are supported by literature, namely that music therapy can provide a safe setting to children for revealing their emotions, fears and needs related to trauma, such as sexual abuse. Music therapy had a positive effect on both cases, who illustrated positive change during the process of intervention and were able to replace negative experiences with positive emotions. Further findings of this nature include an improvement of both girls’ ability to express themselves on an emotional level, self-confidence, assertiveness, self-concepts, social skills and interpersonal relationships, as well as a decline in negative behavioural patterns and symptoms. Subsequently, both girls could perform on a higher level on all various domains of functioning.Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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Williams, Cheryl May. "A narrative study of the emotional responses of mothers to children with learning difficulties." Diss., 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29020.
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In this study the emotional responses of mothers to their children with learning difficulties were identified and explored. A narrative research design was used to capture a chapter in the life stories of eleven mothers whose children were attending a school specialising in ‘remedial’ education, relating their experiences and emotional responses regarding their child’s learning difficulties. Data was collected by means of individual interviews, letters from the mothers, field notes in the form of journal entries written by the researcher, as well as individual feedback and collaboration sessions with the mothers. Data was analysed by means of several phases of theme analysis, after which, through a final analysis, 18 emotional response themes were identified. Three emotional response themes were identified as exception themes. The 18 emotional response themes, along with the three exception themes, were then clustered around joyful, sad, fearful and angry emotional response categories. After feedback and collaboration sessions, the themes were then further interpreted through a final level of analysis to weave a narrative of mothers’ emotional responses to their child with learning difficulties. This study found that mothers experience complex emotions in response to their child with learning difficulties. The strongest emotional response themes that emerged, which were reported by all the mothers were frustration, happiness and love. The more positive emotional responses were mentioned in relation to their child being accepted at the school specialising in ‘remedial’ education, as well as to an increased understanding of their child’s learning difficulties. Mothers mentioned that they experienced frustration and a lack of support as regards being helped to understand their child’s learning difficulties better. It was thus found that an understanding of their child’s learning difficulties appeared to be related to a decrease in negative emotional responses and an increase in more positive emotional responses. All the mothers in the study indicated an emotional response of love towards their child with learning difficulties.Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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