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Hunter, Linda M. "Traditional Aboriginal healing practices: An ethnographic approach." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26662.
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This thesis explores traditional Aboriginal healing practices as they relate to health issues by asking the research question "How do urban-based First Nations peoples use healing traditions to address their health issues?" The purpose of this thesis was to explore the healing traditions of urban-based First Nations peoples. The objectives were to describe the use of Aboriginal healing traditions, discuss how these traditions addressed health issues, and explore the link between such traditions and holism in nursing practice.
Critical ethnography was the qualitative research method used for this thesis. Data collection consisted of eight individual interviews, participant observations over a period of four months, and field notes. The three major categories that emerged from the data analysis were (a) the following of a cultural path, (b) the gaining of balance, and (c) the circle of life. The theme of healing holistically emerged. Healing holistically includes following a cultural path by regaining culture through the use of healing traditions; gaining balance in the four realms of the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical self, and sharing culture between Aboriginal peoples and non-Aboriginal health professionals, as part of the circle of life.
Implications for practice include incorporating the concepts of balance, a holistic outlook, and healing and culture into the health care of diverse First Nations groups. Healing holistically is an ongoing process that continues throughout the lifespan. This process can contribute to empowerment for Aboriginal peoples through an enhanced state of health reached by using traditional healing and understood through a critical ethnography approach.
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Malec, Mieczyslaw. "Security perception : within and beyond the traditional approach /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FMalec.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Jeffrey Knopf, Boris Keyser. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73). Also available online.
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Holmqvist, Lucas, and Eric Ahlström. "Comparing Traditional Key Frame Animation Approach and Hybrid Animation Approach of Humanoid Characters." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för kreativa teknologier, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-14813.
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Lallathin, Jayma R. "Skill acquisition and learning in dance : a traditional vs. biofeedback approach." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1371848.
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Practice and modeling are common approaches to teaching motor skills. Qualitative and quantitative feedback have also been used to improve complex skill learning. The purpose of this study is to determine if providing real-time kinematic feedback in addition to traditional training will enhance skill acquisition of unskilled dancers when compared to traditional dance instruction alone. Two groups of dancers participate in testing and training protocols including a traditional group and a biofeedback training group to examine differences between the two teaching methods. Significant differences were found due to time for knee flexion and hip rotation. Significant differences due to training group were found at one time point for knee flexion. The main finding of this study was that the addition of biofeedback had a limited effect on skill acquisition on beginning level dancers.<br>School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
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Khamrakulov, Maxim. "Secure Delivery System : Traditional Approach and Comparison to the Blockchain Model." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Datavetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-70860.
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Blockchain technologies have gradually gained popularity since the beginning of 2010. As of 2018, many companies and financial institutions are redesigning and building new sys-tems with blockchain technologies as major foundation. On paper, the blockchain has nu-merous advantages over the traditional centralized approach, however, this study showed, that there are some large drawbacks, which are associated with usage of blockchain. Themost significant downsides are blockchain’s low performance, enormous cost and highenvironmental impact, compared to traditional client-server based systems. Therefore, the overall goal of this study was to highlight the importance of consider-ing these drawbacks and discuss, how performing of a detailed feature analysis during the design phase, might guide application developers to the correct path, during theimplementation phase of a system, when blockchain is considered being an alternativeto the traditional client-server approach. As the result of this study, it turned out, thatboth client-server and blockchain based approaches do have their respective use casesand disadvantages. A conclusion was drawn, that the best approach would be eitherto use a mix of both technologies, or to use the blockchain as a verification mechanismbehind a client-server backend, in order to improve its data integrity and persistencequality attributes.
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Hovis, Rösth Jennifer. "Mathematics A in Municipal Adult Education : A Case Study about a Non-Traditional Teaching Approach." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Educational Science (IUV), 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-5129.
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<p>The purpose of this project is to describe one teacher's non-traditional approach to teaching Mathematics A in municipal adult education. A case study has been carried out over the course of one semester of teaching, involving classroom observations, formal and informal interviews with the teacher and students, surveys and the collection of teaching materials. Each of the aspects of the teaching approach are described and discussed including “book lessons,” “practical lessons,” examinations and group work. The teacher's and students' comments on the teaching approach are recorded along with my comments. The following two questions are also addressed: What is required of the teacher for the implementation of a non-traditional way of working with Mathematics in adult education? and What is the significance of groups in a non-traditional mathematics environment? The non-traditional teaching approach described in this project was able to be linked to a social-constructivist approach to viewing mathematics teaching and learning. With the help of this project, it can be seen that non-traditional approaches to teaching Mathematics can be implemented in the classroom, even in municipal adult education classrooms.</p>
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Stone, Paul. "Understanding the acceptability, utilisation and current evidence base of mHealth and online interventions : a traditional and non-traditional approach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28752.
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Introduction: There is an increased acceptance and demand for online and mobile health (mHealth) interventions to support physical and mental health problems. However, the uptake and engagement of these interventions is relatively low and the evidence base for these interventions requires continual updating in line with technological advances. A systematic review was conducted, focusing on anxiety and depression, to explore the existing evidence base of both physical health and mental health mobile applications. The first research paper explores the acceptability of mHealth interventions for both mental health and physical health problems. The final research paper explores use and strategies when searching for mental health information online. Additionally, perceived quality, sentiment and barriers to online health information was explored. Methods: Studies were identified by searching for articles published between January 2008 and January 2016. Databases included: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, CINAHL PLUS and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for 2016. In the research articles, 218 people completed an online survey in January 2016 exploring, online health seeking for mental health and physical health problems, and acceptability of mHealth interventions. Sentiment of online health resources was explored by extracting 432 individual tweets from Twitter. Results: The systematic review revealed twenty-seven studies for inclusion; 10 with a physical health focus and 17 with a mental health focus. Targeted depression applications have the superior evidence base; however, no firm conclusions can be made regarding interventions that targeted physical health, or those measuring anxiety. The first research paper found that face-to-face therapy would more likely meet expectations for treatment of both physical and mental health problems compared to mHealth interventions. Computerised interventions were more likely to meet expectations than mobile applications. Expectations of treatment were higher for the treatment of mental health problems than physical health problems. The second research paper found that a large proportion of the public use the internet to search for information on mental health, with half citing it as their primary source for mental health information. The online survey found that the quality of mental health information available on the internet was rated favourably, compared to mobile applications. Overall, the sentiment towards specific online mental health resources was generally positive. Conclusions: Research into online and mHealth interventions has developed considerably in recent years in line with advances in technology. These interventions have the potential to be an effective treatment of common mental health problems. The systematic review highlighted that depression applications are more established and effective than applications targeting anxiety. The first research paper suggests that mHealth interventions fall short of public expectations for treatment of health problems. The final research paper reflects that the perceived quality of online mental health information is rated favourably. However, many barriers still limit uptake. Future research could focus on continually developing and evaluating evidence based online and mHealth interventions and the outcome of this study suggests that incorporating them more widely into existing care systems, alongside face to face interventions could increase the public’s confidence in these interventions.
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Ylinen, Jeffrey M. "The effect on learning of paired traditional students in a lab setting." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009ylinenj.pdf.
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Rask, Hannes, Kishi Di Pan, and Sandahl Emelie Nyreröd. "Dealing with Guanxi and Mianzi : Challening the Traditional Unifying Approach towards Culture." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18233.
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This paper will display a comparative analysis on how one culture is viewed, differently and similarly, by two other cultures, and how such perceptions impact on cross-cultural management. Hofstede’s (1980) studies on culture dimensions are incorporated substan-tially in the research, nevertheless, his assumption that culture is apprehended universal-ly will be refuted. The contribution of this research is that it is based on the presump-tion that culture will be viewed divergently by people of different cultural backgrounds, by employing a triangular comparison among three countries; Sweden, Australia and China.Whilst working in China, expatriates will encounter Chinese social values of guanxi and mianzi, which are terms well imprinted within the Chinese culture. Guanxi deals with how people in China establish, handle and maintain interpersonal relationships. Mianzi is a term for describing how Chinese preserve their pride and honour in social situa-tions. The concepts will be employed when conducting the comparisons of Australian and Swedish expatriate managers’ interpretations on the two respectively. Findings were qualitatively collected by interviewing expatriates from Australia and Sweden, to-gether with the theoretical framework, combined in a triangular analysis. It was con-cluded that the young Australian entrepreneurs scrutinized guanxi and mianzi in a more critical manner in comparison to the elder Swedish managers, who had a more neutral approach towards the Chinese social values.
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Molloy, Ryan Dominic James. "The traditional-contemporary dichotomy in Irish art music : a new compositional approach." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602590.
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The issue of Irish art music has been the subject of much discussion in this past decade and beyond. Since Sean 0 Riada's exploits into the usage of Irish traditional music in an art music medium, there is thought to have been a fundamental division in Irish art music. Between composers who work mainly in the European styles of the twentieth century with perhaps only a nodding glance to Irish traditional music and those composers who use Irish music with a retrospective eye to the techniques of the nineteenth century, there has been no perfect marriage of the two. In this work, the current dichotomy between traditional Irish music and contemporary music is studied through the context of twelve new compositions and accompanying commentaries, each addressing individual issues within this dichotomy. Drawing on recent summative work by Dave Flynn, the current problems in the incorporation of traditional Irish music in contemporary classical musical language are discussed and new approaches to this crossover considered. The innate expressive gestures of traditional performers are dissected 'and efficient means of communicating these to a contemporary musician developed. Fundamental aspects of traditional Irish music including melodic frameworks (modes), rhythm, ornamentation, aural transmission and improvisation are analysed and implemented systematically in new compositions for varying forces. One of the main areas which remains largely unexplored in traditional music is the possibility of microinterval modality. Old performances of traditional music contain many inflections in tuning, some but not all of which are slides. This work presents a preliminary empirical examination into precise and recurring pitch entities in old recordings and relatively modern performances of Irish traditional music which have been hitherto undocumented. The results of this are used in combination with other aspects of traditional language to create four new works comprising the Seamsur series .
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Eriksson, Asp Tova. "Propagation of traditional media publications in social media : A network analysis approach." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Informatik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-28178.
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Social media is a vast, fluctuant domain that is difficult to grasp, overlook and explain. It is important in our daily lives as well as for organisations, such as traditional media. Traditional media is moving from analogue news propagation to propagating news online, where social media plays a significant role. This study contributes to the understanding of traditional media propagation in social media, through quantitative and network analysis of articles’ spread in social media. The study also contributes to refining social media network analysis methodology, from the perspective of traditional media propagation in social media. The study is conducted as a survey where web documents of social media posts were collected and analysed. The scope of the study were Swedish traditional media. Two analysis methods were used: a quantitative statistical analysis of the propagation of articles and a network analysis comparing the usefulness of two common network analysis metrics: indegree centrality and PageRank. The results show that an overall of 22,34% of traditional media articles in this study, were propagated in social media. The findings include what categories of articles are most propagated on different social media platforms. Different kinds of newspapers were also compared, and variances were found. Local press articles were more propagated on Facebook than on Twitter, in opposite to national press that were more propagated on Twitter than on Facebook. Indegree centrality was found to be the most useful metric for examining traditional media propagation amongst Swedish newspapers, when compared to PageRank. Lack of cross-platform research in social media is pointed at, since this study identifies a prominent need for evolving cross-platform social media research.
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Loveland, Jennifer L. "Traditional Lecture Versus an Activity Approach for Teaching Statistics: A Comparison of Outcomes." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2086.
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Many educational researchers have proposed teaching statistics with less lecture and more active learning methods. However, there are only a few comparative studies that have taught one section of statistics with lectures and one section with activity-based methods; of those studies, the results are contradictory. To address the need for more research on the actual effectiveness of active learning methods in introductory statistics, this research study was undertaken.
An introductory, university level course was divided into two sections. One section was taught entirely with traditional lecture. The other section was taught using active learning methods and a minimal amount of lecture. Both sections were taught by the same instructor during the same semester. The experiment was repeated the next semester.
Students' exam scores were analyzed to determine if the activity-based teaching approach led to higher student comprehension and understanding of statistical concepts, and the ability to apply statistical procedures. Surveys were also administered to students to ascertain if the lecture or activity-based approach led to higher, more positive student attitudes toward statistics.
Analysis of the data did not show that the activity-based teaching method led to higher student comprehension or procedural ability. Neither teaching method led to signicantly higher student attitudes. Student comments indicated a positive response to the activity-based methods, but the responses also indicated a student desire for more teacher-centered time in the activity course.
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Hall, Braydon. "A Multivariate Approach to Integration of Ethnobotanical, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Analyses of Cree and Squamish Traditional Herbal Medicines for Anti-Diabetes Use." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39248.
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This thesis investigated the integration of pharmacological and phytochemical data of medicinal plants from the Cree of Eeyou Istchee in Northern Quebec. Data from these 17 plant extracts were assessed for patterns of biological activity and chemical signals that could be explained by taxonomic or plant organ groupings. The Squamish medicinal plant Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq. was also assessed for enzyme inhibition activity across multiple extracts and for bioactive compounds using an untargeted metabolomics approach.
A comprehensive data set was assembled documenting the relative activities on the 17 plant extracts in 69 cell-free and cell-based bioassays covering activity on glucohomeostasis, effects of hyperglycemia, and capacity for enzyme inhibition. Multivariate analysis suggests that the leaf part extracts are particularly associated with antioxidant and antiglycation activities, while another discrete group of extracts associate strongly with other sets of glucohomeostasis assays. The activity of extracts on enzyme inhibition appears to be the factor most strongly driving the majority of activity patterns, likely because extracts that interact strongly with more metabolic enzymes will have more effects on other targets in the body.
The phytochemical profiles of the Cree medicinal plants were assessed in two ways. First, spectroscopic and chromatographic data for the plant extracts was compared to a database of phytochemical standards using a proprietary Waters software, UNIFI, to match known signals of chemical standards to unidentified peaks in the plant extracts. Second, similarly collected spectroscopic data for the Cree plant extracts was processed using the software MZMine for multivariate analysis in R, revealing the chemical diversity of the bark extracts in relation to the fruit and leaf extracts. Additionally, marker signals were determined for major sample groupings, and the capacity for this analytical approach to be used to tentatively identify unique compounds was demonstrated.
Through bioassay guided fractionation of the O. horridus inner bark extract using the CYP 3A4 inhibition assay, the DCM subfraction midway through the non-polar elution on open column chromatography was determined to be the most potent. This fraction contained 10 major peaks on HPLC-DAD analysis. The hot water extract was found to have negligible activity on CYP 3A4 inhibition.
Together, this research provides the first integrated look at the pharmacological and phytochemical data from across the Cree anti-diabetic medicinal plants in a statistical way, as well as providing a first look at O. horridus for inclusion in the anti-diabetes project.
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Seguí, Joan R. "Traditional pastoralism in the Fageca and Famorca villages (Mediterranean Spain) : an ethnoarchaeological approach." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/30821.
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This thesis develops an ethnoarchaeological approach to the study of traditional Mediterranean pastoral economies through a case-study of two mountainous village territories in eastern Spain. The research has two main aims: first to rescue an important corpus of ethnographic data from a rural community whose traditional economy is being eroded and secondly, to provide insights into how pastoral economies in antiquity can be studied archaeologically. The thesis adopts an interdisciplinary methodology, synthesising oral, documentary and archaeological data sources, and applying the techniques of landscape archaeology. The research ultimately examines two aspects of the pastoral economy that leave signatures in the archaeological record: herd management strategies and pastoral sites. Throughout, it is emphasised that a pastoral economy based on sheep and goat herding is intricately linked - socially, economically and physically - to an agricultural landscape of terrace cultivation. Chapter 1 defines the scope and purpose of the research and Chapter 2 presents the geographical, historical and archaeological setting for the case-study. Chapter 3 explores aspects of traditional pastoral land-use and examines linkages between terrace agriculture and herding. Chapter 4 is concerned principally with ethnographic data relating to herd management su ategies and develops a model of kill-off pattern analysis through computer simulation. Chapters 5 and 6 address pastoral sites within the study area: the former analyses structural and spatial aspects, whereas the latter deals with abandonment processes and site taphonomy. Chapter 7 draws the conclusions of these chapters together and Chapter 8 explores the wider implications of the study. Appendices I-III contain primary documentry and archaeozoological data and Appendices IV-V comprise a gazetteer of pastoral sites within the study area.
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Massa, Nathaniel P. "Internationalisation of traditional, small and medium-sized family businesses : an absorptive capacity approach." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2012. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3345/.
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This thesis investigates the internationalisation of Maltese small and medium-sized family businesses (SMFBs) engaged in more traditional economic activity. Despite family businesses dominating enterprise populations worldwide, and increasing policy awareness acknowledging their leading role in socio-economic development, research into the internationalisation of family businesses remains extremely limited. Addressing this gap, this study examines the internationalisation of these under-researched firms, investigating how their unique characteristics and circumstances impact and effect on internationalisation dynamics and processes. The overarching exploratory research question driving the central thrust of this study is: ‘What is the nature and extent of internationalisation among SMFBs in this context?’ In increasingly competitive globalised markets, understanding such dynamics is important at firm and national levels. Subsequently, given the established fundamental role of knowledge in internationalisation, this study seeks further understanding asking: ‘How do such SMFBs approach knowledge requirements associated with internationalisation, as proposed by the absorptive capacity (ACAP) approach?’ In adopting an ACAP approach, this research explores and examines how information and knowledge associated with internationalisation is acquired, assimilated and exploited. Given that hardly any research exists at the domain intersects which this thesis addresses, it synthesises and draws together research from the distinct fields of small firm internationalisation, family business, and emerging ACAP research. Seeking context-rich meanings, a qualitative, case-based approach involving eight SMFBs was adopted. Focus converged onto specific internationalisation events. First, in-depth analysis of the SMFBs’ outward internationalisation processes from first steps was undertaken – tracing SMFBs’ evolution, development and international activity over time. Secondly, adopting an ACAP approach and building on acquired insights guiding further investigation, an analytic framework was developed integrating internationalisation events with associated ACAP dynamics. The SMFBs’ internationalisation was found to be mainly influenced by the entrepreneur system, managers’ characteristics and volition, idiosyncratic circumstances and environmental dynamics. Contrasting with internationalisation process theories (IPT) traditionally attributed to this context, SMFBs were also observed internationalising from inception, or rapidly as ‘born again internationals’ at a mature stage. Despite size-related resource limitations, in instances owner-MDs creatively engaged in more committing modes and FDI – leapfrogging internationalisation stages. Such behaviour not being sufficiently explained or accommodated by IPT or INV perspectives, this thesis underlined importance in adopting more holistic approaches, integrating social and relational as well as resource perspectives in investigating complex phenomena associated with internationalisation. Novel in adopting an ACAP approach in this context, key findings converged on the crucial centrality of the founder / owner-MD and the vital role of social contacts and relationships in determining SMFB internationalisation and associated ACAP. A main contribution of this research inheres in its empirically derived insights and the development of a conceptual approach on these tacit core elements organically determining internationalisation, associated ACAP dynamics and capability in traditionally-oriented SMFBs. This departs from existing operationalisations which emphasise formal and structured knowledge processes within knowledge-intensive corporate environments – incompatible with this research’s context, notwithstanding ACAP’s universal relevance. Findings highlight the importance of delicately balancing management and family dynamics, a double-edged prime source of competitive advantage (or disadvantage) directly influencing both ACAP and internationalisation capability. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the implications for theory, management and policy.
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Marian, Mary 1956. "A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SELF-AWARENESS APPROACH TO WEIGHT LOSS WHEN COMPARED TO A TRADITIONAL APPROACH." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276336.
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Nyuyki, Peter Siysi. "A missional approach to the traditional social associations of the NSO’ people of Cameroon." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59094.
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This research deals with Christian missions and African cultures. It focuses on the
traditional social associations of the Nso’ people of Cameroon. The main problem
the research addresses is that missionaries who came to Nso’ mostly imposed their
culture on the Nso’ and by extension Africa in the name of Christianity. What this
research refers to as traditional social associations is what the missionaries
prejudicially termed secret societies. The research argues that these traditional
social associations are not secret societies. They are rather custodians and
preservers of Nso’ culture. Their activities are largely social, and revolve around
eating and drinking.
The research compares the case of Nso’ with missionary endeavours in North Africa:
Egypt, Axum and Nubia and in Sub-Saharan Africa. In all these areas, the following
commonalities are found: insufficient interest in the indigenous languages,
syncretism, the tendency of mission to always link with colonialism and to despise
the African worldview. In all these areas, the result was conflict between mission and
indigenous culture, and conflict within the traditional cultures.
In order to appropriately engage contexts in Africa that have traditional social
associations like Nso’, the researcher proposes the use of an integrated missional
approach. By integrated missional approach the researcher means a perspective
that takes theology, anthropology, sociology and culture seriously when carrying out
the mission of God (missio Dei). The researcher presents an integrated missional
approach that is constructed in the light of contextualisation. This approach is based
on Niebuhr’s typology that is described in his book Christ and culture and as
analysed by Kraft in his Anthropology for Christian witness.
The following sociological theories: functionalism, conflict theory, phenomenology
and social identity theory are used to discuss how certain realities operate in human
communities.
Using content analysis as his predominant methodological approach to the data
collected, the researcher concludes that culture has been, is, and will continue to be
the main vehicle for mission. Hence, the traditional social associations of the Nso’
people, which form the core culture of Nso’ need to be seen as an opportunity for
evangelisation. The research shows that the missionary era in Nso’ in particular and
Africa in general has ended and that the era in which the local church is finding its
own identity is underway.<br>Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.<br>Methodist Church Britain<br>Science of Religion and Missiology<br>PhD<br>Unrestricted
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Rikhotso, Steppies R. "Indigenous Knowledge of Traditional Health Practitioners in the management of Rigoni : Grounded Theory Approach." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61794.
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Indigenous knowledge of Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) in the Management of rigoni is of paramount importance for the indigenous practitioners by exploring, describing and documenting their practices. There was limited evidence of the indigenous knowledge of Traditional Health Practitioners in the management of rigoni. The indigenous knowledge healing of rigoni is not documented by the THPs and IKHs, as a result there is limited literature on illnesses that are managed by THPs and IKHs. The main aim of the study was to develop a substantive theory that explains and describes childhood illnesses that are categorised by THPs and IKHs and not documented, thus remain unknown in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa.
The study was conducted in three sections. The first section dealt with the understanding and meaning of rigoni, the second section focused on exploration and description of the indigenous knowledge of THPs and IKHs in the Management of rigoni and the third section dealt with analysis of the concept “indigenous knowledge (IK) healing of rigoni” with the purpose of developing a substantive grounded theory. Data collection and analysis were concurrently done, where individual, face-to-face interviews were conducted with THPs and IKHs. The findings obtained during the initial and focused coding did not bring out clearly the concepts, thus the concept analysis was sought to assist in the development of the theory. Concept analysis of the concept “Indigenous knowledge healing of rigoni” confirmed the healing practices of rigoni by
THPs and IKHs. Traditional health practitioners and indigenous knowledge holders narrated the healing process of rigoni amongst infants and their mothers, though there was lack of written evidence on the indigenous practices, using tacit knowledge as their work is not documented, but shared orally from generation to generation.
Due to the undocumented indigenous knowledge of THPs and IKHs, Western medical practitioners label illness such as rigoni as “unknown or ill-defined”, as their laboratory tests and autopsy fail to display the results. Traditional health practitioners and indigenous knowledge holders confirmed that they use
various herbal and animal products to comprehensively heal rigoni. The findings also revealed that biomedical practice and indigenous practice does not collaborate for patient care, as the work of THPs and IKHs are considered unscientific by some biomedical health professionals.
From the concept analysis, a theoretical definition of “Indigenous knowledge healing of rigoni” was formulated from the concepts which linked together, and ultimately developed a theory. Further studies need to be conducted to facilitate the laboratory testing of the tissue which THPs and IKHs excise from the maternal vaginal wall as a way of treating rigoni. The healing process of rigoni as performed by THPs and IKHs need to be documented. An Indigenous Knowledge
System on the healing of illness need to be included in the training of health care professionals, and collaboration between the two health care settings to be fast tracked, as the practise of THPs and IKHs is regulated by Traditional Health Practitioners Act (Act no.22 of 2007). The developed grounded theory will be documented for utilisation in the healthcare institutions, nursing colleges and universities curriculum to assist during the teaching of health care professionals on the diverse care of patients from diverse cultures.<br>Thesis (PhD)-University of Pretoria, 2017.<br>University-Based Nursing Education (UNEDSA)
University of Pretoria<br>National Research Foundation (NRF)<br>University of Pretoria<br>Nursing Science<br>PhD<br>Unestricted
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Matsuoka, Misato. "Moving beyond (traditional) alliance theory : the neo-Gramscian approach to the U.S.-Japan alliance." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/69001/.
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While the nature of security is transforming, alliances remain at the centre of foreign policymaking in the contemporary era. Although such ideas as 'the end of alliances' and 'the end of alliance theories' have been discussed with the emergence of a 'coalition of willingness', alliances have continuously evolved in the post-Cold War and post-9.11 contexts. The forms of security are transforming by comprehending not only the traditional but also non-traditional types, consisting of peacekeeping operations (PKO), humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR), global commons and energy security. In the face of changing and malleable international security surroundings, alliances have been reshaped. Yet, alliances remain to be treated as mere military alliances rather than political ones in the realm of IR scholarship and a negative perception of the interdependence of allies still exists, which may have limited the understanding about alliance relationships in the post-Cold War period. This PhD thesis aims to refine the theory of alliance by incorporating the neo- Gramscian account of hegemony, which is crucial to be taken into consideration. This research project is intended to go beyond the military understanding of alliances. In light of alliance politics, it is important to explore not only material but also the economic and ideational aspects of alliances. In consideration of the current circumstances, it seems that it is not only material elements that have bolstered the alliance, which underlines the importance of examining other elements such as ideology. Although some literature addresses the causes of the continuity of alliances, there have not been in-depth investigations about the durability of the U.S.-Japan alliance, particularly within the International Relations (IR) framework. Furthermore, the alliance may have become deeply embedded in Japanese society as the pillar of Japanese foreign policy, which is another aspect that shall be examined.
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Navarro, Navarro Luis Alan. "Social embeddedness of traditional irrigation systems in the Sonoran Desert: a Social Network Approach." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/222614.
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This research applied the social network approach to unveil the social structure underlying the members of two traditional irrigation systems (TISs) in Sonora. This research used two TIS case studies representing rural communities located in arid and semiarid lands in the Sonoran Desert region, in the northwestern part of Mexico. The irrigators represented a subset of rural villages where everyone knew everyone else. The theoretical framework in this study suggested that social embeddedness of the economic activities of TIS irrigators is an important factor supporting their local institutions. Irrigators who are socially embedded posses more social capital that help them in overcoming social dilemmas. Evidence of social embeddedness is theoretically incomplete when not related to a tangible dimension of the TIS's performance. This research also dealt with the difficulty of assessing the sustainability or successfulness of a TIS. The results showed that the irrigators sharing a rural village are entangled in a mesh of social ties developed in different social settings. The most salient variable was family; cooperative ties within the irrigation system tend to overlap more than the expected by chance with kinship relationships. Likewise, irrigators had a strong preference for peers geographically close or those within the same irrigation subsector. Finally, the qualitative part of the study did not reveal the presence of severe social dilemmas. Irrigators in each community have developed successful forms of local arrangements to overcome the provision and appropriation issues typical of common pool resources. Nevertheless, the qualitative analysis revealed that there are other socioeconomic variables undermining the sustainability of the systems, such as migration, water shortages and social capacity of the systems.
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Simelane-Kalumba, Phumzile Innocentia. "The use of proverbial names among the Xhosa society: socio-cultural approach." Thesis, University of Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3362.
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Magister Artium - MA<br>IsiXhosa is one of the Nguni languages. It falls under the Bantu Languages and is spoken mainly by people living in the South Eastern and Western regions of South Africa. Traditionally, language symbols were frequently used by the Xhosa people to shape their culture as well as to instil values that were highly regarded in their society, such as ubuntu (humanity). Their oral traditions were passed on from generation to generation − through narratives, proverbs, idioms, riddles, songs and praise poems. The elders would name their children using phrases from oral expressions and by doing so, help in the preservation of societal norms and values. IsiXhosa names that are taken from all forms of oral literature are known as proverbial names. During the colonisation of South Africa, the arrival of European settlers with different culture
and values rapidly overhauled the Xhosa society and their customs. Given that certain, if not all oral traditions, including that of the traditional naming system, did not meet the approval of the new masters, a new naming system was imposed on the population. However, the end of the apartheid regime in the 1990’s ushered in a new era of indigenous cultural revival and in particular a trend to revert back to traditional isiXhosa naming practices. Conversely, most proverbial names have overtime been detached from the original oral literature and do not necessarily convey the original meaning or message. Therefore, this study undertakes to explore the meanings of isiXhosa proverbial names in relation to isiXhosa culture. It also provides a deeper insight into the origin and conceptualisation of isiXhosa names in relation to isiXhosa traditional oral literature, namely proverbs, idioms, riddles and poetry. A review of historic data related to the subject and a survey was conducted with adult isiXhosa speakers to ascertain whether the meanings of proverbial names are transparent to them. The study shows how naming practices played an important and defining part in the oral history of the Xhosa people. It also served as a system to record the events that happened around the time of birth. The comparison of results from the desk study and the respondents’ interpretations revealed that the meanings of names from oral traditions are inseparable from a socio-cultural matrix.
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Van, Niekerk Maria Emmerentia. "Can a non-traditional approach to music develop the learning potential of primary school learners?" Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29200.
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Warner, Racquel Sydonie. "An alternative pedagogical approach to traditional teaching in Higher Education in the UAE : student engagement." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/24300.
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Low student achievement and decreasing student engagement have provoked a call for pedagogical change in the UAE. In an attempt to address these challenges an intervention was introduced that consisted of an alternate pedagogical approach in the form of standards-focused project-based learning which is an active-learning approach where students drive their own learning through the completion of a project(s) that promotes inquiry, standards alignment, and collaborative research. This action research study sought to analyse the effectiveness of this alternate approach by answering two research questions using by collecting and analysing both quantitative and qualitative data. The first research question was: what kind of change can be brought about by engaging students in a student-focused and active learning environment by the design and implementation of a standards-focused project-based learning model? The second research question was: what is the difference in exam scores between students in a lecture-based class and students in an active-learning class that utilizes a standards-focused project-based learning curriculum? In response to these research questions, statistical significance was found in the difference between the mean examination scores of the Foundation course experimental section and the Foundation course control section. No significance was found when comparing the mean examination scores of the First year education experimental section with the first year education control section. Four primary themes were identified through thematic content analysis of the feedback shared by the participants during the focus groups. The four themes were (a) connection between teaching style and performance, (b) students’ preparedness for exam, (c) positive influence of peer pressure and (d) students driven by an external locus of control.
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Homburg, Cornelia. "The copy turns original : Vincent van Gogh and a new approach to traditional art practice /." Amsterdam : [Universiteit van Amsterdam], 1994. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb36151315h.
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Li, Qi. "A new approach to data visualisation through traditional Chinese aesthetics and gesture-based gaming technology." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1710.
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This practice-led research project investigates a possible new interactive aesthetic of data visualisation that emphasises how traditional Chinese aesthetics might be explored and examined in a contemporary digital technological context, specifically in combination with gesture-based gaming technology. Current research from the aesthetic perspective of data visualisation identifies the potential to enhance emotional engagement in the perception of visual images, but is primarily based in Western aesthetic concepts with little reference to non-Western aesthetics. The new aesthetic approach outlined in this research project draws from a non-Western aesthetic concept of the yijing and Taoist cosmological principles proposing the harmonious unification of the body, mind and technologies of visualisation.
The application of traditional Taoist philosophy associated with the Chinese yijing aesthetic to the design of data visualisation emphasises the experience of harmony and unity between a user’s body and the data associated with digital technology. By considering yijing as a possible aesthetic approach to data visualisation, the concept focuses on enhancing the user’s perceptive experience in order to promote a fusion of the user’s feelings and the objective data in the digital technological context. This research project involved the process of creating two artefacts: Living Dream (2015) and Taiji (2015) using a sample of sleep electroencephalography (EEG) data. The artefacts were created using data-based digital practice and a theoretical framework. This framework articulates a data continuum, from information to aesthetics and then to Taoist principles. The two related artefacts were created in terms of the yijing aesthetic that emphasises the complementarity of xu and shi, and Taoist data visualisation that emphasises the unification of the subjective body and the objective data.
This research project also presents a critique of the Western aesthetics underpinning data visualisation, in particular the Kantian sublime that emphasises the experience of power over nature from a distance. The Kantian sublime encompasses the mathematical sublime, emphasising a vastness that exceeds the comprehension of the viewers, and the dynamic sublime, emphasising the attempts of the viewers to control nature. In data visualisation, users perceive the magnitude of data from a distance, in which the users experience fear or awe over the power of the capabilities of technology. However, Taoist philosophy emphasises the unification of the exterior of the body and the exterior of nature as a Taoist body, rather than emphasising the opposition of mind and body. This research project aims to explore this Taoist body philosophy in the context of digital technology. I propose a new concept and practice of Taoist data visualisation involving notions of the digital yijing and the Taoist digital body. Gesture-based gaming technology, such as Kinect, facilitates embodied Taoist data visualisation through interactivity and immersion. Thus, my creative practice explores the transformational relationship between the human body and technology, particularly in creating a new aesthetic approach combining traditional Chinese aesthetics and Taoist body philosophy through gesture-based technology.
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Eriksson, Amanda. "The development of Competitiveness - A theoretical approach in a European context." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Economics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9219.
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<p>The aim of this paper is to theoretically establish a framework for the basics of international trade between countries creating competitiveness. Since the environment in which trade takes place is changeable so is the concept of competitiveness. It is therefore argued in the paper that in order to understand the underlying factors of competitiveness one have to understand the environment in which trade takes place in. Today the concept of competitiveness will therefore be better understood by employing an industrial perspective. This approach can answer questions, which national aggregate estimates cannot. The question asked in the paper is; which industries in Europe, based on the assumptions of international trade theories is competitive? The European industries that came out as competitive were the one using high-skilled labor and produced or used ICT intensively in their production. The question also provided some answers to the always up-do-day wonder namely, in which direction European competitiveness is heading.</p>
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Lebherz, Matthias, and Jonathan Hartmann. "Commercializing Additive Manufacturing Technologies : A Business Model Innovation approach to shift from Traditional to Additive Manufacturing." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-36132.
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Additive Manufacturing is a fast-developing technology that is considered to be a game changer in the manufacturing industry. However, a technological innovation itself has no single objective value for a company. Indeed, it is widely acknowledged that the key aspect of a successful commercialization of a technological innovation is the linkage of the technology and the business model. Based on a qualitative study, which presents how companies have to develop their business model to commercialize AM, we conducted interviews with two Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises, which plan to invest in Additive Manufacturing. These two companies are HGF, a manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers and rubber products, and Tylö, a manufacturer of heaters, steam generators, saunas, steam showers, and infrared saunas. In our analysis, we decided to analyse the cases successively, according to the nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas. Firstly, we conducted a within-case analysis to analyse each case isolated from each other, and secondly a cross-case analysis to find possible nexuses, relations or, contrasts. The chapter conclusion provides an overall discussion of the most important findings emerging from the analysis with regard to the required changes within the current business model to capture value from the technology. We could find some disparities for two building blocks (channels and revenue streams). Thus, this implies that there is no universal approach to develop the business model to introduce Additive Manufacturing. Nevertheless, most of the required adjustments show accordance. While three building blocks turned out to remain largely the same (key partnerships, cost structure, and customer segments), four building blocks require important changes (key activities, key resources, value propositions, and customer relationships. The most important implications for those building blocks are presented in the following: Key activities: Upgrade product development Key resources: Establish additional production facilities (3D-printers, etc.) Gather new knowledge about AM Value propositions: Offer customized products Customer relationships: Closer relationship with the (end) customer Enhance customer co-creation
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Méthot, Josée. "A multidimensional approach to food security and non-traditional export agriculture: a case study in Guatemala." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121470.
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There are four important dimensions of food security: food availability, food access, food utilization and food system stability. However, although the concept of food security has come of age, food security remains difficult to measure across these dimensions. In the first chapter of this thesis, I review the concepts and indicators used to assess the four dimensions of food security at the household level, and argue that a multidimensional approach to food security analysis is fundamental to understanding the overall impacts of development strategies on the food security of households. This is an important area of research because many strategies to improve food security in the developing world focus on income (supposedly an indicator of food access) and neglect to consider the other three dimensions of food security and associated indicators. Food system stability, in particular, is often overlooked in assessments of food security.In the second chapter of this thesis, I present a case study exploring the food security implications of farming broccoli for export in Guatemala, recognizing that broccoli, a non-traditional export crop, is widely promoted in this region as a means to increase smallholder incomes and food security. I use a multidimensional approach to explore the four dimensions of household food security, and compare the food security of broccoli farmers (adopters) and corn farmers (non-adopters) in the community of Chilascó, in Central Guatemala. Neither food availability nor food utilization differed significantly between adopters and non-adopters. Although adopters earned significantly higher income (40%) than non-adopters, income gains did not translate into improvements in food access according to outcome indicators. The majority of adopters and non-adopters alike were categorized as moderately to extremely food insecure according to the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Households in the top income tercile had significantly higher dietary diversity (an indicator of food access) compared to households in the bottom tercile. A nuanced conclusion from this work is that income can lead to positive food security outcomes, but does not guarantee them. In terms of food system stability, adopters applied twice as much manure per hectare, three times more inorganic fertilizer per hectare, and had a higher environmental impact associated with pesticide use. Taken together, there are trade-offs among the different dimensions of food security, whereby some indicators improve (e.g. income), others remain unchanged (e.g., staple crop production), and others degrade (e.g. the ecosystem service of biological pest control) for adopters relative to non-adopters. My results show that narrow, often income-oriented approaches to food security analysis may mask important differences among the four dimensions of food security. Future research into the food security implications of non-traditional export agriculture must move beyond the dualistic understanding of food security outcomes (better/worse) in order to better target interventions. This will require a systematic consideration of all four dimensions of food security in assessments and development planning.<br>La sécurité alimentaire comporte quatre dimensions importantes: la disponibilité des produits alimentaires, l'accessibilité, la qualité de l'alimentation, et la stabilité des systèmes alimentaires. Bien que le concept de la sécurité alimentaire soit maintenant établi, il demeure encore difficile à mesurer. Dans le premier chapitre de cette thèse, je fais une revue des indicateurs utilisés pour évaluer les quatre dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire à l'échelle des ménages familiaux, et je mets de l'avant qu'une approche multidimensionnelle d'analyse et de mesure de la sécurité alimentaire est nécessaire pour comprendre les impacts des stratégies de développement sur la sécurité alimentaire des ménages. Ceci est un domaine de recherche important car beaucoup de stratégies visant à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire dans les pays en voie de développement se concentrent sur l'augmentation du revenu (considéré comme un indicateur de l'accès) et négligent souvent de considérer les trois autres dimensions. Une dimension qui est souvent ignorée est la stabilité des systèmes alimentaires. Dans le deuxième chapitre de cette thèse, je présente un cas d'étude de la culture de brocoli au Guatemala, destinée à l'exportation. J'explore les implications de cette culture non-traditionnelle d'exportation sur la sécurité alimentaire locale dans la perspective que cette culture est favorisée dans cette région en tant que moyen d'augmenter les revenus de petits exploitants et leur sécurité alimentaire. J'emploie une approche multidimensionnelle pour explorer les quatre dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire et je compare la sécurité alimentaire des producteurs de brocoli (adopteurs) avec celle des producteurs de maïs (non-adopteurs) dans la communauté de Chilascó, au centre du Guatemala. J'ai constaté que la disponibilité des produits alimentaires et l'utilisation des aliments n'étaient pas différentes entre les deux groupes. Bien que les revenus gagnés par les adopteurs étaient significativement plus élevés que les non-adopteurs (40% plus élevé), les gains de revenus ne se traduisaient pas par une amélioration de l'accès aux aliments selon les indicateurs utilisés. La majorité des adopteurs et des non-adopteurs confondus ont été classés comme modérément à extrêmement insécures face à l'alimentation selon l'Échelle de l'Accès déterminant l'Insécurité Alimentaire des Ménages. Ce travail démontre que le revenu peut améliorer la sécurité alimentaire, mais ne le garantit pas. Les ménages dans le tercile supérieur du revenu avaient une diversité diététique significativement plus élevée que les ménages du tercile inférieur. En termes des indicateurs liés à la stabilité du système alimentaire, les adopteurs ont appliqué deux fois plus de fumier par hectare, trois fois plus d'engrais minéraux par hectare, et avaient un impact environnemental plus élevé associé à l'utilisation de pesticides. Dans l'ensemble, il y a des différences entre le succès des différentes dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire, où certains indicateurs s'améliorent (par exemple, le revenu), d'autres restent inchangés (par exemple, la production des cultures vivrières), et d'autres se dégradent (par exemple, le service écosystémique de la lutte biologique contre les ravageurs) pour les adopteurs comparés aux non-adopteurs. Mes résultats démontrent que les approches étroites de l'analyse de la sécurité alimentaire, souvent axées sur le revenu, peuvent masquer des différences importantes entre les quatre dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire. Les recherches sur les implications de l'agriculture d'exportation non traditionnelle sur la sécurité alimentaire doivent aller au-delà du concept dualiste de sécurité alimentaire (meilleur / pire) afin de mieux cibler les interventions. Cela nécessitera une prise en compte beaucoup plus systématique des quatre dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire dans les évaluations et la planification du développement.
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Koh, Jason S. H. "Comparison of the new "econophysics" approach to dealing with problems of financial to traditional econometric methods." Thesis, View thesis, 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38828.
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We begin with the outlining the motivation of this research as there are still so many unanswered research questions on our complex financial and economic systems. The philosophical background and the advances of econometrics and econophysics are discussed to provide an overview of the stochastic and nonstochastic modelling and these disciplines are set as a central theme for the thesis. This thesis investigates the effectiveness of financial econometrics models such as Gaussian, ARCH (1), GARCH (1, 1) and its extensions as compared to econophysics models such as Power Law model, Boltzmann-Gibbs (BG) and Tsallis Entropy as statistical models of volatility in US S&P500, Dow Jones and NASDAQ stock index using daily data. The data demonstrate several distinct behavioural characteristics, particularly the increased volatility during 1998 to 2004. Power Laws appear to describe the large fluctuations and other characteristics of stock price changes. Surprisingly, these Power Laws models also show significant correlations for different types and sizes of markets and for different periods and sub-periods of markets. The results show the robustness of Power Law analysis, with the Power Law exponent (0.4 to 2.4) staying within the acceptable range of significance (83% to 97%), regardless of the percentage change in the index return. However, the procedure for testing empirical data against a hypothesised power-law distribution using a simple rank-frequency plot of the data and the data binning process can turn out to be a spurious result for the distribution. As for the stochastic processes such as ARCH (1) and GARCH (1, 1) the models are explicitly confined to the conditional behaviour of the data and the unconditional behaviour has often been described via moments. In reality, it is the unconditional tail behaviour that accounts for the tail behaviour and hence, we have to convert the unconditional tail behaviour and express the models as two-dimensional stochastic difference equation using the processes of Starica (Mikosch 2000). The results show the random walk prediction successfully describes the stock movements for small price fluctuations but fails to handle large price fluctuations. The Power Law tests prove superior to the stochastic tests when stock price fluctuations are substantially divergent from the mean. One of the main points of the thesis is that these empirical phenomena are not present in the stochastic process but emerge in the non-parametric process. The main objective of the thesis is to study the relatively new field of Econophysics and put its work in perspective relative to the established if not altogether successful practice of econometric analysis of stock market volatility. One of the most exciting characteristics of Econophysics is that, as a developing field, no models as yet perfectly represent the market and there is still a lot of fundamental research to be done. Therefore, we begin to explore the application of statistical physics method particularly Tsallis entropy to give a new insights into problems traditionally associated with financial markets. The results of Tsallis entropy surpass all expectations and it is therefore one of the most robust methods of analysis. However, it is now subject to some challenge from McCauley, Bassler et. al., as they found that the stochastic dynamic process (sliding interval techniques) used in fat tail distributions is time dependent.
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Koh, Jason S. H. "Comparison of the new "econophysics" approach to dealing with problems of financial to traditional econometric methods." View thesis, 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38828.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2008.<br>Thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Economics and Finance, College of Business, University of Western Sydney. Includes bibliography.
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Neves, Maralice de Souza. "Communicative teaching of english as a foreign language: an approach haunted by traditional and structural myths." Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUBD-9D7EWU.
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This study discusses the hypothesis that language teachers at a college where students major in the L2 have still been perpetuating traditional and structural myths in their practice, which might be one of the possible causes for the learners' unsuccessful L2 acquisition. In our procedure we cross-checked the results of teachers' interviews, with the students' questionnaires, the analysis of the materials and tests and a classroom lesson observation. The results show that although there is an attempt to adopt communicative materials and employ some communicative techniques, the traditional and structural myths still interfere deeply in the learning process.<br>Este estudo discute a hipótese de que professores universitários de língua estrangeira têm perpetuado mitos de abordagens tradicionais e estruturais em sua prática na sala de aula que poderiam estar interferindo negativamente no processo de aquisição. Em nosso procedimento cruzamos entrevistas com professores, questionários respondidos pelos alunos, análises de testes e material didático e a observação de uma aula. Os resultados mostram que apesar dos esforços em empregar algumas técnicas e adotar materiais comunicativos há uma grande interferência de mitos oriundos de abordagens tradicionais e estruturais que podem ainda estar dificultando o processo de aprendizagem.
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MacLean, Roger R. "A trans-disciplinary approach integrating farm system data to better manage and predict Striga infestations /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38228.
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The following research developed an approach and methodology to simultaneously gather and integrate social and natural science farm system data of developing countries into one data base. The overall approach was based on Weber's theory of abstraction, which requires the identification of the broadest number of variables as possible. The first step to understanding the farm system was to overview a number of the key variables which represented a number of key farm components; the second step was to juxtapose and blend together the various forms of data in linear forms against a test variable of Striga infestation levels; the third step was to evaluate if the amount of knowledge gained in predicting Striga infestation levels was statistically significant by cross correlating soil nutrient levels, crop management approaches, farmers' perceptions of Striga infestation and spatial distances; the fourth step was to use parametric and non-parameterc analytical tools in conjunction with data compression to locate the best combination of parameters to better manage Striga. The final part of the process was to identify and integrate the crop, field and social data into a profile of farmer's who have the highest and lowest likelihood of being infested by Striga by using a soil nutrient concentration baseline as the indicator. The results were that natural and social science data could be successfully combined, integrated and have statistically significant cross correlations. These correlations indicate that specific spatial parameters combined with specific soil components, farmer's management and crop placement could be used as predictors of Striga infestation levels. As well the farmers' perception could be validated using natural science data.
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Idrees, Muhammad Wafa Khalid. "Effectiveness of the interactional approach to the teaching of writing compared with the traditional/non interaction-based approach of English language teaching used in the Saudi Arabian university context." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/32259.
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Utilising integral parts of diverse socio-academic interaction finders establishing virtual online environment incorporating a collection of computer advances as interaction-support e-models was assumed most adequate in the Saudi context, where research confirmed poorer writing proficiency level than the desired standards of university students studying EFL as their major (Hujailan, 2004; Jahin, 2007; Gahin & Idrees, 2012; and Al Asmari, 2013). This environment facilitates interactional communications aiming at (basically) enhancing peer/expert revision and feedback provision processes needed for writing (or other language skills), and (generally) supporting knowledge construction. However, educationalists are not sure whether the purported benefits claimed by advocates of such interactional approach to the teaching of Writing (IATW) and associated means and techniques are true. Research also revealed negative attitudes of the Saudi college students towards learning a second language (ibid). The fact that demanded investigation on those issues inquiring whether an IATW programme – a package carefully designed as per the constructs of the approach referred to above – can be an effective tool to enhance Arab university EFL students' proficiency in English writing; and produce more positive attitudes towards learning English (writing in particular)? Following a mixed method (positivistic and interpretive-constructivist) research framework on the above-determined research question, this study was conducted. As a pre-test-post-test control group design of experimentation, data collection method used two instruments: a) pre- and post-writing proficiency tests (WPTs) to measure improvement of (27) experimental group students' writing ability, compared with that of the control group (28); and b) interviews to measure the impact of an IATW environment on a sub-set of (22) students' attitudes towards their interactional English writing approach experience. An action plan was followed to do relevant tests, two writing instruction methods, and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data analysis of the WPTs revealed that the IATW made statistically significant difference in the experimental students’ overall Writing proficiency, compared with the control group scoring. The programme did not make statistically significant improvement in all Writing sub-skills than the control group. It improved the IATW students’ performance in the sub-skills: ‘Evidence & Reasoning’, ‘Organisation’, ‘Cohesion & Logical Consistency’, and ‘Mechanics’ in different degrees. However, the results revealed non-significant effect of the approach on the Writing sub-skills: ‘L2-related or L1-related Grammar’ error reduction. Conversely, the interactional mode did not function better than the traditional (non-interaction-based) approach in ‘Vocabulary’ or ‘Range of Ideas’: the traditional method showed more effectiveness. The experiment showed weak effect sizes in all cases. Qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed that the participants exposed to the interactional activities have developed positive attitudinal disposition: quite considerable ‘motivational intensity’, and increased ‘desire to learn’. Further discussions with the interviewees generated more evaluative thoughts (both favourable and unfavourable). They appreciated the IATW as easy-to-reach, relevant, purposeful writing activities; and communicative mode that played a role in elimination of passive experience of learning, and learner autonomy. However, they placed priority to other schooling goods than the approach adopted, and highlighted major constraints of utilising computer and iB applications for supporting interaction: lack of expertise, internet access, and time consuming. The insight gained from the findings posed a set of implications highlighted, and recommendations for further research study areas suggested.
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Pesman, Haki. "Method-approach Interaction: The Effects Of Learning Cycle Vs Traditional And Contextual Vs Non-contextual Instruction On 11th Grade Students." Phd thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614298/index.pdf.
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The main purpose of the study was to explore how learning cycle and traditional method as teaching methods contribute to the effect of contextual approach on 11th grade students&rsquo<br>achievement in &ldquo<br>impulse and momentum&rdquo<br>, and attitude towards physics. Therefore, a distinction between teaching approach (contextual vs. non-contextual) and teaching method (learning cycle vs. traditional method) was made and they were used as independent variables. Students&rsquo<br>gender was also used as an independent variable. Thus, the study was a 2x2x2 factorial design. The sample, drawn through the purposive sampling, included 226 students. Pretests and posttests were used for assessing students&rsquo<br>achievement in impulse and momentum, and attitude towards physics. Using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA), the main effects of contextual approach, learning cycle, and student gender as well as the interaction effects among them were investigated. Consequently, (1) contextual approach was more effective in supporting students&rsquo<br>conceptual understanding of impulse and momentum, (2) learning cycle was as effective as the traditional method, (3) gender related difference in attitude towards physics in favor of males could not be removed through the treatments, (4) contextual approach worked better with the traditional method than the learning cycle for achievement and attitude, (5) males benefitted a little more from learning cycle while females benefitted a little more from traditional method in terms of conceptual and non-conceptual scores.
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Kim, Okjoon. "An approach to enhance a traditional ergonomics tool with assembly capabilities and algorithms from an immersive environment." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2007/O_KIM_050107.pdf.
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Martinez, Gonzalez Natal Alejandro. "A transaction costs approach to community participatory development : orthodox theory vs reality in traditional communities in Mexico." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2690/.
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This thesis examines the obstacles that communities have to confront, and the solutions they have made use of to organise and sustain community participation for service provision. Orthodox participatory theory assumes that communities have the knowledge and the appropriate attitudes to manage participatory projects effectively. This thesis questions these assumptions by using Transaction Cost Theory to understand the failures and successes of Community Participatory Development (CPD). Participant observation in three traditional rural Mexican communities demonstrated that the assumptions of self-reliant participatory development theory overlook important problems, such as unequally distributed and limited information, limited resources and skills, opportunistic attitudes and conflicts of interest. These problems generate cooperation costs in terms of time, effort and other material and intangible resources. We argue that the larger these costs, the less likely it is that community participation will succeed unless effective incentives are created to overcome them. This is so, because rural people intend to be rational and self-interested individuals, who will only involve themselves in collective action if they expect the benefits to exceed the costs. However, we argue, that rationality is institutionally bounded, and that local institutions play a central role in determining choices and behaviour. Therefore, successful community participation is directly related to communities' capacity to use institutional arrangements to deal with the costs of cooperation and specially to reconcile private and collective interests. This thesis shows that institutional arrangements that sanction opportunism, and shape individual behaviour in favour of the collective interest are needed for collective action to arise. These institutional solutions involve sanctions and hierarchies to ensure successful projects, problems ignored by populist participatory theories. By so doing, this thesis builds an alternative and more critical model for the analysis of participation theory, and presents a new perspective on the possibilities and limitations of Transaction Costs Economics.
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Fiorindo, Marcia Ann Musket. "How to transition from a traditional classroom to a whole language classroom by implementing a fourth grade social studies-language arts unit that meets the needs of all students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/896.
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Pinto, Evanilson BrandÃo. "CombinatÃria no ensino mÃdio: concentrando o ensino nos objetos de aprendizagem." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=14831.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior<br>Este trabalho aborda o uso de Objetos de Aprendizagem (OAs) voltado para o ensino de CombinatÃria e como esses objetos podem auxiliar no processo de aprendizagem dos alunos. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse trabalho à verificar se a utilizaÃÃo de OAs nas aulas de MatemÃtica promovem uma melhor assimilaÃÃo dos conteÃdos relacionados à CombinatÃria, buscando despertar no aluno a curiosidade e a investigaÃÃo nesta Ãrea. Por isso, optou-se por um estudo experimental do qual participaram 20 alunos do 3o ano do Ensino MÃdio da Escola de Ensino Fundamental e MÃdio JoÃo Mattos, localizada em Fortaleza, CearÃ. Esses alunos foram escolhidos de forma aleatÃria e divididos entre dois grupos, experimental e controle, com 10 alunos em cada grupo. Para a coleta dos dados, foram utilizados, um questionÃrio socioeconÃmico e um teste de mÃltipla escolha sobre permutaÃÃo, arranjo e combinaÃÃo. Esses dados foram organizados e analisados com o auxÃlio do programa Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Os resultados mostram que o grupo que teve uma abordagem diferenciada (experimental) obteve um melhor desempenho em relaÃÃo ao grupo que teve uma abordagem tradicional (controle).<br>This work approaches the use of Learning Objects (LOs) facing the teaching of Combinatorics and how these objects can help in the learning process of students. Accordingly, the aim of this work is to check that the use of LOs in Math classes promotes a better assimilation of the contents related to Combinatorics, seeking to awaken in the student curiosity and research in this area. Therefore, we opted for an experimental study involving 20 students of the senior year of High School from School JoÃo Mattos, located in Fortaleza, CearÃ. These students were chosen at random and divided between two groups, experimental and control, with 10 students in each group. For the collect of data, were used, a socioeconomic questionnaire and a multiple choice test about permutation, arrangement and combination. These data were organized and analyzed with the help of Microsoft Office Excel 2010 program. The results show that the group that had a differentiated approach (experimental) obtained a better performance compared to the group that had a traditional approach (control).
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DuPree, William Jared. "Examining marriage and family therapists in non-traditional areas of application : an ecological systems theory of creativity approach." Diss., Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/274.
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Fan, Fei. "Consumers' perceptions and responses to advertising with product endorsements by traditional celebrities and online influencers : a relational approach." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/888.
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The practice of celebrity endorsement has been widely adopted in advertising industries around the world. In the Chinese advertising world, celebrity endorsement has been a commonly used strategy since 2010. Celebrities from the entertainment and sports industries have been frequently employed to promote messages about advertised brands or products. This is a traditional way of celebrity endorsement. Recently, however, the development of new media has led to the emergence of self-made micro-celebrities, termed 'online influencers' in this dissertation. Facing the popularity of online influencers in the digital world, marketing communication practitioners have started using them to advertise brands and products, and to engage target audiences in advertisements. A new way of celebrity endorsement has developed. As a result, advertisers need to make decisions on whether to adopt traditional celebrity endorsement or online influencer endorsement. In this regard, it is necessary to figure out which celebrity endorsement method, traditional celebrity or online influencer endorsement, is more persuasive. Our study aims to explore how celebrity-audience relational motives (information, entertainment, and involvement motives) interact with celebrity endorser's typology (traditional celebrities or online influencers) to determine the persuasiveness of celebrity endorsement appeals in advertising. The study's conceptual framework hypothesized that celebrity-audience relational motives play a determining role in the audiences' attitudes toward celebrities, whereas celebrity typology adjusts the impact of celebrity-audience relational motives on the audience's attitude toward celebrities. Also, it was theorized that audiences' attitudes toward celebrities would influence the persuasiveness of advertisements containing celebrity endorsements. In this causal relationship, the celebrity-product fit moderates its impact. A mixed methodology was applied in this dissertation. The first method used was qualitative personal interviews, conducted with 15 Chinese respondents between August 2018 and February 2019. This exploratory study's purpose was to get audience's insights on their perceptions of traditional celebrity and online influencer endorsement, and to develop a conceptual framework based on the empirical data. Results in the first exploratory study revealed that compared with online influencers, a much closer relationship was found between interviewees and traditional celebrities. Also, the overall affective evaluation of traditional celebrities and their endorsement appeal was found to be more positive than that of online influencers. The second study confirms that celebrity-audience relational motives significantly determine the audience's attitude toward celebrity endorsers. The stronger the relational motives are, the more positive audience's attitude could be. Besides, celebrity typology effectively moderates the impact of entertainment motive on attitude toward celebrity endorsers. Moreover, if audiences evaluated celebrity endorsers positively, the persuasiveness of advertising with celebrity endorsement would be significantly improved on both affective and behavioral levels. Furthermore, the celebrity-product fit further enhances the advertising persuasiveness. Based on the findings, theoretical and marketing communication implications are suggested to enlighten communication practitioners on how to select celebrity endorsers and what factors to consider to guarantee the persuasiveness of advertising through celebrity endorsement appeals.
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Lourenço, Sílvia de Castro. "The ten magic dwarves of aunt aquamarine : readings and the new editorial approach." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22107.
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Mestrado em Estudos Editoriais<br>The present work intends to make a brief reflection about traditional oral tale in Portugal. A special emphasis was placed on the traditional tale The Ten Magic Dwarves of Aunt Aquamarine, including the study of part of its editorial history in three editions of the tale. These editions were made by three different publishers, in different periods of time and for that reason we can see the evolution that occurred in the editorial process. The last aim of this work was to present a new editorial proposal with a new and updated version of the story present in the tale. We concluded that the editorial market for Children Literature in Portugal is growing in the last decades. Today, a new generation of authors is giving renovated attention to it in close collaboration with other professionals, like designers and illustrators. In the basis of Children Literature was the traditional oral tales which carry symbols and myths of the past generations. These tales are often rewritten into new versions, with adaptations and updates that may convert them into Children’s Literature or into Adult Literature. Finally, editorial options, such as book size, illustrations or typefaces, also help to define the target audience of a publication. The edition process of a publication has several phases. Starting on a manuscript, which is revised several times, passing through all the book creation chain. Options taken until the book release to the market including not only design decisions, but also marketing and management decisions. Finally, the result of this work is the mockup of a small publication with the titled Did Aunt Aquamarine lend only ten magic dwarves to help? Its intention was to make an updated version which reflected a renovated look over the traditional oral tale under study in this work.<br>O presente trabalho tem como objetivo fazer uma breve reflexão sobre o conto tradicional em Portugal. Foi realizado o estudo do conto tradicional Os dez anõezinhos da Tia Verde-Água com principal ênfase nos aspetos editoriais de três versões diferentes, de três editoras diferentes e publicadas em diferentes períodos de tempo. Por fim, o último objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar uma proposta editorial com uma nova versão da história presente no conto. Concluímos que o mercado editorial para a Literatura Infantojuvenil em Portugal continua a crescer. Hoje, uma nova geração de autores está a prestar atenção renovada a este campo editorial, em estreita colaboração com profissionais como designers e ilustradores. Na base da Literatura Infantojuvenil estiveram os contos tradicionais que carregam consigo símbolos e mitos de gerações passadas. Esses contos são muitas vezes reescritos, com adaptações e atualizações que podem convertê-los em Literatura Infantojuvenil ou em Literatura para Adultos. Finalmente, opções editoriais, como tamanho do livro, ilustrações ou tipos de letra, também ajudam a definir o público-alvo de uma publicação. O processo de edição de uma publicação tem várias fases. Começando por um original, que após aceitação e revisão, passa por toda a cadeia de edição até chegar ao leitor. As opções tomadas até ao lançamento do livro incluem não apenas decisões de design, mas também decisões de marketing e gestão. Por fim, o resultado deste trabalho é a maqueta de uma pequena publicação com o título Did Aunt Aquamarine lend only ten magic dwarves to help? Cumprindo assim o objetivo de fazer uma nova versão que refletisse um olhar renovado sobre o conto oral em estudo neste trabalho.
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Emebo, Blaise [Verfasser eines Vorworts]. "Healing and Wholeness in African Traditional Religion, African Islam and Christianity : An Historical-Comparative Approach from Christian Theological Perspective." Aachen : Shaker, 2006. http://d-nb.info/1166514218/34.
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Zotor, Francis Bruno. "A novel approach to the development of nutrient-enriched traditional food multimixes for clinical and population-based nutrition interventions." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2007. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/8562/.
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Lim, Marian G. "Evaluating the English language development of students in two Hong Kong preschools : a whole language vs. a traditional approach /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18810470.
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Ozturk, Elif. "Online Distance Education: A New Approach To Industrial Design Education." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612241/index.pdf.
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Today, the impact of information technologies on education field is ever more clarified with the integration of new tools and methods to the education. Education has been becoming away from the traditional classroom environment through virtual environment. Besides education of theoretical disciplines, education of practice based disciplines, like design related disciplines are moving toward virtual environments. One of these is Industrial Design (ID) education which also has made the transition to the virtual world.
This thesis aims to explore and scrutinize the latest forms of ID education, especially the online distance ID education. In order to comprehend the technological progress of ID education and its possible future, an overview of the origins and an evaluation of the current state of distance online ID education are made. By this study, it is expected to shed light to the design educators and the educational systems&rsquo<br>developers, for designing these environments. At the end of this research, it is concluded that it is not possible to imagine a future of ID education without technology integration. However, it would be better to apply both technological and traditional methods. In fact, the key people in the development of these educational systems and tools would be the designers themselves.
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Abadio, Finco Fernanda [Verfasser], and Lutz [Akademischer Betreuer] Graeve. "Health enhancing traditional foods in Brazil : an interdisciplinary approach to food and nutritional security / Fernanda Abadio Finco. Betreuer: Lutz Graeve." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2012. http://d-nb.info/102856709X/34.
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Writz, Connieq Lowery. "Effects of self-correction and a traditional approach on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of spelling of third grade children." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243363665.
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Spaine, Tracy A. "Effects of self-correction and a traditional approach on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of spelling of third grade children." The Ohio State University, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1300983116.
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Finco, Fernanda Abadio [Verfasser], and Lutz [Akademischer Betreuer] Graeve. "Health enhancing traditional foods in Brazil : an interdisciplinary approach to food and nutritional security / Fernanda Abadio Finco. Betreuer: Lutz Graeve." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2012. http://d-nb.info/102856709X/34.
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Troncoso, Ruiz Patricio Eduardo. "Beyond the traditional school value-added approach : analysing complex multilevel models to inform external and internal school accountability in Chile." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/beyond-the-traditional-school-valueadded-approach-analysing-complex-multilevel-models-to-inform-external-and-internal-school-accountability-in-chile(010e92ab-7eac-46f9-9f2d-cde3e62c1d18).html.
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In the last few decades, educational research has largely demonstrated the effects of the socio-economic background on academic performance. Traditionally, researchers have used the so-called contextualised value-added (CVA) concept, implemented via multilevel statistical models, to assess variation in learning outcomes arising from schools and pupils. Depending on the stakeholders they intend to inform, two basic types of CVA models can be defined: models for school accountability and models for school choice. School accountability models can be further distinguished according to the ‘recipient’ of the information: internal models provide information for school authorities to improve their own practices, while external models provide information for government officials to assess school performance for policy-making purposes. Despite the evidence in favour of the use of more complex models for school accountability, government practice in Chile has been restricted to the use of raw school averages in standardised tests as indicators of effectiveness, which have been used indiscriminately for the purposes of school accountability and school choice. Using data from the Chilean National Pupil Database (SIMCE 2004-2006), this thesis demonstrates how the traditional CVA (2-level) models fall short in addressing the complex phenomenon of academic performance, especially in the context of a developing and highly unequal country, such as Chile. The novelty of the CVA modelling in this thesis is that it extends and improves the traditional models insofar as they explicitly assess the variation between pupils, classrooms, primary schools, secondary schools and local authorities, as well as the correlation between Mathematics and Spanish Language at all levels. This is done by implementing two univariate 4-level CVA models for progress in Mathematics and Spanish fitted separately via maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) and a bivariate 5-level cross-classified CVA model for progress in both subjects fitted via Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation. External school accountability measures were derived from the extended univariate and multivariate models and compared to measures derived from a model akin to the traditional approach. A number of key differences were found, leading to the conclusion that further adjustments to the traditional CVA models are not negligible. The univariate 4-level CVA models provide more insight into school accountability than the traditional approach in a straightforward fashion, while the bivariate 5-level model encompasses a more reliable and ultimately comprehensive view on school performance. With regard to internal school accountability, further models were specified with the purpose of analysing pupils' heterogeneity to inform school improvement processes. The concept of "cultural capital" (Bourdieu, 1977) was chosen to shed light on the matter. Since cultural capital is essentially immeasurable, a latent variable was constructed from a group of manifest variables related to access and use of reading materials. From a substantive point of view, this thesis shows how access to all sorts of reading materials and reading habits can have not only a relevant impact on pupils' progress in Language, but also in Mathematics. Finally, this thesis concludes around three main ideas: firstly, school value-added models for school accountability, either external or internal, need to take into account the complexity of influences affecting pupils' academic progress as thoroughly as possible, in order to make a fair assessment of schools' performance and/or to inform school improvement policies. Secondly, school effectiveness is not a unidimensional process, which implies that school value-added models should ideally (when there are available data) reflect upon the multidimensionality of the phenomenon and take into consideration the relationship between different subjects, as well as non-academic outcomes. Thirdly, CVA models can also be used to inform internal school accountability by analysing the effects of meaningful modifiable factors and potentially serve as drivers of school improvement policies.