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Ari, Ismu Rini Dwi. "Participatory Approach to Community Based Water Supply System." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/151959.

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Nkhoma, Pearson. "Understanding child prostitution in Malawi : a participatory approach." Thesis, Durham University, 2017. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12089/.

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Despite being a topic of concern globally, child prostitution is understood neither comprehensively nor critically. In particular, there have been few attempts to develop any depth of understanding of child prostitution in sub-Saharan Africa. Current understandings are largely based on adult perspectives while children and young people’s own experiences of involvement have been marginalized. The study draws on theoretical approaches of children’s rights, radical and liberal feminism, structure and agency, and the Capability Approach, to examine decisions made by children within particular econ

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de, Vries Stephen. "Enhancing participatory democracy: in municipal affairs through the ward committee system: A participatory monitoring and evaluation approach." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6522.

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Magister Administrationis - MAdmin<br>Local government is a key point of service delivery and is the sphere where most people interface with government. A good relationship with communities at local government level is therefore critical. Ward committees were designed to improve the relationship between citizens and municipalities and to give effect to the constitutional obligations of municipalities, to provide democratic government and to involve citizens in the affairs of local government. The establishment of ward committees has been met with great enthusiasm by local communities, a

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De, Vries Stephen. "Enhancing participatory democracy in municipal affairs through the ward committee system: a participatory monitoring and evaluation approach." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6719.

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Doctor Educationis<br>Local government is a key point of service delivery and is the sphere where most people interface with government. A good relationship with communities at local government level is therefore critical. Ward committees were designed to improve the relationship between citizens and municipalities and to give effect to the constitutional obligations of municipalities, to provide democratic government and to involve citizens in the affairs of local government. The establishment of ward committees has been met with great enthusiasm by local communities, as a platform to engage

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Otine, Charles. "Participatory approach to data warehousing in health care : UGANDA’S Perspective." Licentiate thesis, Karlskrona : Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-00491.

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This licentiate thesis presents the use of participatory approach to developing a data warehouse for data mining in health care. Uganda is one of the countries that faced the largest brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic at its inception in the early 1980s with reports of close to a million deaths. Government and nongovernmental interventions over the years saw massive reductions in HIV prevalence rates over the years. This reduction in HIV prevalence rates led to great praises by the international community and a call for other countries to model Uganda’s approach to battling the epidemic. In the la

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Hayes, Melanie Johnson. "Experiences in parenting 2e children| A participatory action research approach." Thesis, Saint Mary's College of California, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10101058.

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<p> The purpose of this study was to investigate and report the lived experiences of parents of twice exceptional (2e) children, utilizing participatory action research (PAR) methods. The primary question this study sought to answer was how parents of 2e children feel about parenting their children. A total of 20 parents participated in a PAR group and conducted research through telling their own stories, participating in a one-on-one interview, conducting a parenting survey, and developing artifacts for educating others about the characteristics and needs of 2e persons. The duration of this s

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Ivanov, Nikola. "Participatory Design Approach to Teaching and Learning of School Mathematics." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22365.

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The thesis explores the possibilites of involving users – students and teachers – into the design process for an interactive textbook for assisting the teaching and learning of mathematics at a secondary school level. Involvement of students and teachers is executed with participatory design methodology for the purpose of infrastructuring between different actors – developers, designers, students and teachers, in order to suggest and emphasize novel, in terms of the market, ways for ideating, creating and evaluating concepts in the field of digital learning. The design process is executed with

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Wimpenny, Katherine. "Participatory change : an integrative approach toward occupational therapy practice development." Thesis, Coventry University, 2009. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/c1fd7f27-ab06-16cc-fed8-a864a1e7a109/1.

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The implications of implementing evidence-based change in practice settings are complex and far reaching. Research examining ways to implement professional theory-driven approaches and support occupational therapists to advance their practice is limited. This participatory action research (PAR) study set out to investigate the implementation of an evidence-based occupational therapy conceptual model of practice, the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) (Kielhofner 2002) across a mental health occupational therapy service. Methods used involved preparatory workshops and twelve months of team-based,

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Jones, Kourtney Denise. "Empowering Early Childhood Teachers: A Community Based Participatory Research Approach." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/426.

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Despite a significant increase in the demands for teachers’ professional development, the work environments of teachers have not developed at a comparable rate. Due to research on inequity in teacher work environment, the purpose of this case study was to explore the role of empowerment in the early childhood education (ECE) workforce, using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) as a framework. This project was done with 5 educators in a for‑profit ECE center. Over the course of five weekly sessions, the educators completed questionnaires, interviews, and engaged in weekly focus groups

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Sajeva, Maurizio. "Governance for sustainable systems : the development of a participatory framework." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/13125.

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Despite an increasing recognition of the need for an integrative approach to sustainable development, there remains a tendency for this to be anthropocentric. Attempts to govern sustainability are invariably focused on the pre-eminence of the human perspective and social systems in the pursuit of human goals. This often means either excluding or attempting to control the external environment rather than understanding and responding to it. This thesis explores more holistic approaches to governance that are based upon the need for an improved understanding about the interconnections between soc

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Vega, D'Aurelio Davide. "Incentives for sharing heterogeneous resources in distributed systems : a participatory approach." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/336680.

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Contributory and volunteer computing ecosystems built around a community of participants need, like any other common-pool resources, an adaptive governance mechanism to guarantee the sustainability of the ecosystem. Reciprocity incentive mechanisms based on economic principles have been proved efficient solutions to regulate the resource sharing and allocation in large computing architectures, guaranteeing a direct retribution for each individual contribution even in presence of misbehaving users. However, while these mechanisms preserve the macro-equilibrium of the computational shared resour

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Brown, Jenean. "Evaluating a participatory approach to diversity training with multicultural counseling trainees." FIU Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1874.

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The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about the impact and effectiveness of instructional practices used in teaching of multicultural diversity sensitivity courses at the graduate level. A participatory approach termed Transformative Diversity Training (TDT) was evaluated by examining how graduate students (N = 41 evaluated their own change in (a) awareness, knowledge, and skills for working with diverse clients, and (b) efforts to transform themselves, work settings, and/or communities toward more equitable practices. TDT impact was analyzed by examining participants' written respon

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Carcani, Klaudia. "Designing New Social Media Services For Seniors’ : A Participatory Design Approach." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-45596.

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The society is getting older. A process called aging at the bottom will come with demographic and consequently socio economic changes. Due to this tide wave of elderly I have focused my research on seniors and the need for designing new social media services for them. This thesis is focused an understanding senior’s daily life, their activities, their relationship with their family, friends and groups of interest, how are they currently using the technology and finally to find out with them possibilities for alternative social media services that can sustain or enhance their social engagement

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Lewis, Sarah. "Understanding and unraveling the therapeutic correctional relationship, using a participatory approach." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2014. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/understanding-and-unraveling-the-therapeutic-correctional-relationship-using-a-participatory-approach(c50098c1-d09c-4f17-b07a-bd82079df328).html.

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This thesis examines how relationships that promote behavioural change are conceptualised and de-constructed within Probation practice in England and Wales, investigating the relational narrative and temporary tears in the relationship (ruptures). The project embraces a participatory approach, involving probationers1 and practitioners within the design, implementation and analysis of the research to acknowledge the benefits of listening to the “offender voice” within relational research. Seventeen Probation practitioners participated in focus groups and eighteen probationer interviews were und

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Cassar, Louis F. "A landscape approach to conservation : integrating ecological science and participatory methods." Thesis, University of Reading, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494787.

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Mediterranean ecosystems are intricately linked to human affairs. The shores around the Basin support remarkably interesting ecosystems that are important both biologically and socioeconomically. The region's landscapes, as well as its habitats and biota, all contribute towards the Mediterranean's richness and diversity. Over the millennia, however, the region has been the focus of landscape change and topographic modification as a consequence to continual colonization by different peoples and cultures. Particularly during the last decades of exceptionally rapid development, civilization has p

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Babar, Ayesha, and Carine Kanani. "Monitoring of Vital Signs Parameters with ICTs : A Participatory Design Approach." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-97030.

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The development of internet-based technologies, the design and adoption of wireless wearable and smart devices have been a growing study spot in all domains. The healthcare sector as many others is making technological progress to improve healthcare services and patients wellbeing and avoid or minimize the use of manual and traditional practices such as the use of paper notes to record the vital signs parameters data. The vital signs parameters are the most monitored physiology features, they produce a big amount of data and request a close follow up to define the health condition of a patient

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Arnold, Amy. "A participatory approach in practice lessons from a Peace Corps experience /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594489751&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Jones, Nicholas David. "A participatory modelling approach to developing a numerical sediment dynamics model." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2017. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30006/.

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Despite the recognition of fluvial geomorphology as an important scientific input to the management of river catchments, limited knowledge exchange has occurred between scientific researchers and river management stakeholders. An example of this issue can be found within the limited uptake of numerical models of sediment dynamics by river management stakeholders. The uptake of these models is important as they have the potential to demonstrate how, at the catchment-scale, the impacts of management strategies of land-use change affect sediment dynamics and resulting channel quality. This thesis

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Lau, Charlotte. "Supporting User Engagement in Participatory Design: A Multiple-fidelity Prototyping Approach." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för informatik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160978.

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Over the history of interaction design, concepts and methods of prototyping have been significantly developed to address new challenges faced by the field and the ever-going advancement of new technologies. Some of the important developments are related to the notions of mixed-fidelity prototyping, experience prototyping, and prototypes as filters. Building upon these developments, this study explores a multiple-fidelity prototyping approach, that is, using progressively higher fidelity prototypes in iteration. The study focused particularly on the design of user engagement. It documented, and

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Bäckström, Kristina, and Hanna Hermansson. "A Participatory Approach Study in Ghana : "There is no one size fit all approach for participation"." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för socialvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-3979.

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This is a Participatory Approach (PA) study done in Ghana, West Africa. We focus on two Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Ghana which uses a PA in their development work. Historically the development work in most African countries has been influenced by western countries, where development often was imposed from the top down, but nowadays, with PA, development seek to engage the local population in a community during the development process. Ghana has been struggling with poverty for several years, and the NGOs are of importance for the development in the country. The purpose of this stu

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Ilagan, Patricia. "Buddy Program, a participatory approach to cross-cultural adjustment of international students." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq23351.pdf.

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Webster, Ray. "A reflective and participatory approach to the design of personalised learning environments." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431416.

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Henley, Joanna Jane. "Visual arts representations of marine science : in search of a participatory approach." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1089.

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Bester, Alte. "A participatory action research approach to programme evaluation in a rural society." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52686.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recently, Participatory action research (PAR) has become a common approach to social programmes in South Africa. This tendency has created a need to evaluate this kind of programmes to determine if it really achieves what it sets out to do. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an entrepreneurial skills training programme in a rural community where a participatory action research approach was followed. A literature review was undertaken to present an in-depth look into the body of literature that surrounds the study

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Barbareschi, Giulia. "YouTransfer, YouDesign : a participatory approach to design assistive technology for wheelchair transfers." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2018. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10053997/.

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Transferring independently to and from their wheelchair is an essential routine task for many wheelchair users but it can be physically demanding and can lead to falls and upper limb injuries that reduce the person’s independence. New assistive technologies (ATs) that facilitate the performance of wheelchair transfers have the potential to allow wheelchair users to gain further independence. To ensure that users’ needs are addressed by ATs, the active involvement of wheelchair users in the process of design and development is critical. However, participation can be burdensome for many wheelcha

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McGee, Dylicia Joy. "HOPE VI and Participatory Evaluation An Alternative Approach to Evaluating Neighborhood Revitalization." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277123407.

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Agyemang, Isaac. "Assessment of environmental degradation in Northern Ghana : a GIS based participatory approach." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2007. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/602/.

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The task of understanding how human actions interact in a complex way to bring about environmental degradation requires a holistic research approach. This thesis examines the potential application of a GIS based participatory approach in the assessment of environmental degradation in northern Ghana. It is a development of GIS in participatory research earlier proposed by Abbot et al. (1998) and modified by Williams and Dunn (2003) to assess the impacts of landmines in Cambodia. Using the DPSIR (Driving force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response) framework of the European Environmental Agency as an a

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Le, Pira Michela. "Towards participatory decision-making processes in transport planning: an agent-based approach." Doctoral thesis, Università di Catania, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10761/3934.

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The aim of the research is to give a contribution and an insight on the complex field of stakeholder involvement in transport planning, by analysing the role of decision-support methods and agent-based modelling in guiding a participation process. The approach is twofold: from one side it is about to deeply understand the process of making a collective decision, by studying how the interaction among different actors can lead to a convergence of opinions towards a shared collective decision. From the other side, it is based on finding appropriate decision-support methods to help the group deci

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Althoff, Mary C. "Of mud and men rebuilding community identity after disaster : a participatory architectural approach /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1269371214.

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Thesis (Master of Architecture)--University of Cincinnati, 2007.<br>Advisor: Aarati Kanekar. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 26, 2010). Includes abstract. Keywords: architecture; reconstruction; disaster; participation; india; micro credit. Includes bibliographic references.

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Madruga, de Brito Mariana [Verfasser]. "A participatory multi-criteria approach for flood vulnerability assessment / Mariana Madruga de Brito." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1170777937/34.

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Naidoo, Lynette. "The participatory development communication approach of Thusong service centres in Tshwane / L. Naidoo." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4149.

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Much discourse on the issue of development communication has focused on participation and its role in improving the lives of developing communities. This line of thought emanates from the theories of Paulo Freire and Martin Buber. Freirean dialogue, which emphasises dialogue and conscientisation emanated from Martin Buber's l-Thou and l-lt relationships and are relevant in this study because these concepts are pivotal in the endeavour to develop grassroots communities. For purposes of this study participatory communication is associated with dialogue, self-reliance, empowerment, the communiti

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Althoff, Mary. "Of Mud and Men: Rebuilding Community Identity After Disaster A Participatory Architectural Approach." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1269371214.

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Zwane, Elliot Mahlengule. "Participatory development of an extension approach and policy for Limpopo Province, South Africa." Thesis, Pretori : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10172009-093242/.

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Serrato, Vidal Jesus Alfredo. "MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PERSPECTIVE OF HISPANIC POPULATION: A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH APPROACH." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/737.

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This study’s purpose is to shed some light on providers perspective of Hispanics with mental health issues experience, explore providers experience, Hispanics reason for terminating treatment and review providers recommendation to maintain Hispanic individuals and families in treatment. Other studies have established that Hispanics disproportionately underutilize mental health services in comparison to other population. Assuming Hispanics continue to grow and maintain the majority minority in the region of focus in Southern California where the study was conducted, then the finding in this stu

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Tobiasson, Helena. "Game over or play it again and again. : participatory design approach within Special Housing." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-53759.

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<p>Activities that are fun, social, engaging and put something at stake are positive for your health no matter age or condition. What can you do if you suffer from dementia and are living at a Special Housing? According to research you should dance, visit the garden, get tactile massage discuss artworks etc. Still, despite all these proposals there are many voices from this domain, telling stories about living without live. Suffering from dementia may affect your ability to speak for your self and initiate activities. How can we know what they want and not what we think they need but they don’

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Kumar, Prashar Sunil. "Prioritizing Community Actions for Climate Related Disaster Resilience: A Participatory Approach in Delhi, India." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/161042.

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Ijasan, Kola. "Contextualising the participatory role of BMEs in community regeneration : a requirements and challenge approach." Thesis, University of Salford, 2011. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26724/.

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The importance of engaging members of minority communities in the process of community regeneration has been the focus of many governments in the UK. The benefit of doing this has also been well stressed and documented among politicians and members of the academia. In spite of this, Black and Minority Ethnic BME group members who make about 12% of the total population of UK usually settled in deprived inner city locations. They are also still not optimally engaged in regeneration activities in the communities where they reside in spite of all efforts. This poses such problems as services not b

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Salas, Daniela. "Does a participatory sharing and learning approach make an effective HIV provider training program?" restricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07172007-161836/.

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Thesis (M.P.H.)--Georgia State University, 2007.<br>Title from file title page. Michael Eriksen, committee chair; Betty Apt, Marshall Kreuter, committee members. Electronic text (121 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Oct. 25, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115).

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Archambault, Angela K. "Drug treatment centers in Afghanistan: creating a participatory approach to tackling the drug trade." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27784.

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This thesis assesses drug-treatment quality in the three Afghan provinces of Kabul, Kandahar, and Badakhshan by evaluating the extent to which UNODC and WHO standards of care are met. The assessment is structured to show how recovery capital, institutional development, and community action sway an addicts ability to quit drugs successfully. In contextualizing the case studies, a social-economic and political framework is also developed, finding a linkage between addiction, poverty, and drug trafficking. The most successful drug treatment programs follow the nine UNODC/WHO components, enrich co

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Vargas, Ana Cristina S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Tracing public space : a participatory approach to transform public spaces in low-income communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91418.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Vita.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135).<br>Rapid urban growth has challenged our traditional planning methods. It has been a driver for the increase of overcrowded informal settlements in major cities of the developing world, which shelter one third of the world population. Lack of infrastructure, open spaces, and unsafe structures challenge the livelihoods of their citizens. Consequently, over the last fifty years, governments have addressed thi

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Lama, Tshering. "A participatory action research approach to telemedicine supported health care delivery in rural Nepal." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2011. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/11374/.

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Rural and geographically isolated, the majority of Nepalese communities have very low incomes, poor transportation, and scarce health care resources; these people provide the context for this study. The consequences of these deprivations include high maternal and infant mortality rates, high prevalence of infectious disease and poverty. There are therefore exceptional challenges and disparities in meeting health care needs. However the recent advent of modern information communication technology (ICT) or Telemedicine has unleashed a new wave of opportunities for supporting the delivery of heal

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Yu, Yang. "A mixed reality approach to 3D interactive prototyping for participatory design of ambient intelligence." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17986/.

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Ambient Intelligence (AmI in short) is a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at enriching physical environments with a network of distributed devices in order to support humans in achieving their everyday goals. However, in current research and development, AmI is still largely considered within the engineering domain bearing undeveloped relationship with architecture. The fact that architecture design substantially aims to address the requirements of supporting people in carrying out their everyday life activities, tasks and practices with spatial strategies. These are common to the AmI’s objec

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Herod, Kate. "Exploring the experiences of vulnerable families : a critical reflection on the participatory research approach." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4567/.

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This thesis documents research undertaken to understand the experience of families who have lived with domestic violence, substance misuse and subsequent child protection intervention. Initially a participatory methodology was adopted, which presented significant challenges. This thesis presents a critical reflection of using the participatory methodology with vulnerable and stigmatized families and the divergence that this research experienced from participatory ideals when operationalized in a real-world setting. A range of methods have been employed to capture these experiences through a se

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Sims, Tara. "A participatory design approach to developing upper limb prostheses for children and young people." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2014. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/367055/.

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Upper limb difference can have both a physical and psychological effect on a child, impacting on functional abilities and activity participation. Fortunately upper limb loss amongst children is a rare condition. This, however, has resulted in a ‘postcode lottery’ in the provision of services and a lack of clinical guidance. Research that has been conducted into children’s satisfaction with devices is scarce and has relied on parent proxy reports and quantitative measures. The views of children and young people have, therefore, not been satisfactorily explained. The views of parents and profess

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Shambaugh, Roy Neal. "Development of a Co-participatory and Reflexive Approach to Teaching and Learning Instructional Design." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26130.

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While there are numerous models to practice instructional design, few instructional models to teach instructional design have been documented. This dissertation documents the development of a reflexive teaching model for the teaching of instructional design (ID) in a graduate education program. The model supports co-participatory learning of instructional design and mutual examination of one's learning and participation by both instructor and students. A design and development framework is used to describe the design decisions, model implementation, and evaluation of the model across six deliv

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Siruma, Amanda Tatenda. "Adolescent pregnancy: a community engaged participatory approach to design and implement an educational intervention." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/54656.

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Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 focuses on improving maternal health, due to global acknowledgment that no woman should have to die as a result of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Adolescents have an increased risk of maternal death compared with older women. Adolescent pregnancy also poses a threat to the empowerment of young girls by mitigating their physical, educational, social, and economic development. In this context, maternal health promotion strategies which inclusively target adolescents are crucial, not only in improving maternal health outcomes, but also in optimi

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MacAskill, Stefen A. "Enhancing affordable housing policy through green building principles: An integrated participatory system modelling approach." Thesis, Griffith University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/401349.

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This thesis establishes new insights into the provision of affordable, operationally efficient rental housing in Australia, within the context of government-supported affordable rental housing schemes. A revision to the Australian ‘Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator’ (AHBA) model is proposed, which includes the integration of a green building mandate on affordable rental housing stock and the utilisation of sustainable financing pathways – notably green bonds. Linkages between the operational utility efficiency of rental housing, sustainable financing avenues, and outcomes for low- and middle

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Spies, Van Zyl. "Emancipation Through Participation: A Case Study." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21294.

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Over the past few decades there has been a concerted effort in southern Africa forcommunity based natural resource management (CBNRM) programs. The generalpremise behind CBNRM allows local communities to be empowered to utilize theirsurrounding natural resources to facilitate socio-economic growth. This is seen as aneffective rural development tool which often takes on the form of eco-tourism inSouth Africa. It creates a link between nature conservation and socio-economicdevelopment needs and is normally built on existing conservation areas such asnational parks (Ezeuduji et al. 2017: 225).“Pr

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Maas, Helge Alexander [Verfasser]. "Towards CO2eq-neutral Cities : A participatory approach using Backcasting and Transition Management / Helge Alexander Maas." Flensburg : Zentrale Hochschulbibliothek Flensburg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1063042917/34.

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Rose, Helena Dominique. "Using a participatory approach to explore how young people understand the concept of 'social inclusion'." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547965.

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