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Thakur, Seema. "The validity of situational interview ratings as a function of channel of communication." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1271.
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Erb, Michele. "Identification of Training Needs: A Focus Group Interview/Q-Sort Methodology." TopSCHOLAR®, 1987. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2313.
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In light of research that suggests that formal needs analysis leads to efficient and productive training programs, managers and a sampling of non-management employees from a mid-size manufacturing company participated in a needs assessment to determine future training needs for the company's mangers. The information was collected through focus group interviews and a Q-sort technique was developed to categorize the issues raised in the interviews. The categories of training issues and related concerns identified as a result of the focus group interview process were compared to a list of training topics generated by managers through an informal survey prior to the needs assessment. The comparison indicated that the training issues generated by managers in the informal survey were not congruent with the issues identified as a result of the needs assessment process. Comparisons were made between the major issues addressed by various departments, management levels, and functional groups. These comparisons indicated that some concerns were identified by all departments, management levels, and functional areas and could be defined as organizational concerns while other concerns were identified by specific departments, management levels, or functional areas.
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Rajab, Aziza A. "A methodology for developing a nursing education minimum dataset." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0001412.
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Waight, Mary. "Exploring conceptions of mental health : the use of focus group methodology to develop new knowledge of emotional development in people with learning disabilities." Thesis, University of West London, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496027.
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Alriksson, Stina. "Environmental preferences among steel stakeholders." Doctoral thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-28310.
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Emissions of carbon dioxide, dioxins, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter as well as use of non-renewable resources and energy are some important sustainability challenges for the Swedish steel industry. Much effort has been made, mainly by technical solutions, which to a high degree have decreased the emissions during the last 30 years. Technical solutions however will not be sufficient to reach sustainable development, stakeholder involvement is also necessary. Stakeholder theory states that stakeholder involvement must include a dialog between the stakeholders involved and the operation. The first step in this process is to identify which key issues the stakeholders find most important and then the organisation needs to start interact with its stakeholders. This thesis deals with such issues. Stakeholder preferences for environmental issues were assessed with conjoint analysis, Q-methodology and focus group discussions. The theory of planned behaviour was used to assess how attitudes were connected to background factors and a potential pro-environmental behaviour. Five studies have been carried out in the framework of this thesis. The studies include: a literature review, method evaluation, evaluation of environmental objectives in stakeholder groups, screening of relevant factors, evaluation of steel environmental characteristics, identification of barriers to the introduction of new materials and the impact of worry and risk perception on strategic environmental decisions. It can be concluded that the methods applied in the studies work well in eliciting preferences. It has been possible to show how different stakeholder groups as well as individuals prioritise environmental objectives and sustainability issues. Since individuals within a stakeholder group vary considerably in preferences, the results from this thesis show the importance of illustrating results on an individual level instead of the traditional group level. Also, a method has been tested where the results were brought back to the respondents in order to stimulate discussions between different stakeholder groups.
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Crowe, Peter. "The design of dialogue." Click here to access this resource online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/401.
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With the first commitment of the Kyoto Protocol commencing in 2008, many signatory governments have identified bio fuels as a favoured response to the problem of fulfilling their countries' pledges to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels. Despite the tendency for pressure over climate change to expedite the commercialisation process, detailed evaluation of the claimed benefits, likely efficacy or environmental impact of bio fuels in New Zealand in the form of the Bio fuels Sales Obligation policy (BSO): a mandate place on the Oil Companies to supply a percentage of bio fuel. Systems thinking propound the notion of complex interrelatedness: a pivotal concept in our current understanding of the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions and their relationship to climate change. It also recognizes that the multiple ways in which different stakeholders perceive a contentious question are an integral feature of any problematical situation. By applying systems concepts to qualitative research, Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is therefore particularly suitable for the analysis of multiple stakeholder discourse in this situation. The present study employs SSM to examine stakeholder opinion through the construction of conceptual models in the form of rich pictures and root definitions. The researcher invited diverse stakeholders to ‘see what they were thinking’ and reflect upon the beliefs and assumptions that informed their views with respect to New Zealand bio fuels development. With reference to official documentation arising from the policy development process and through a series of interviews and a focus group, the research examines perceptions of the consultation process on bio fuels development and its contribution to informed decision-making. The study data indicates that the scope of enquiry tended to be restricted by early presuppositions regarding the consultation process and its desired outcomes, which consequently shifted the focus of consultation the enquiry from an assessment of the desirability of bio fuels to an appraisal of the feasibility of government policy. However inadvertently, communication was distorted. The research examines the basic assumptions that shaped the discourse and enabled already established opinions to prevail. Furthermore, the thesis explores how using SSM to surface tacit assumptions and challenge proposed models of intervention can help improve the reflexivity of discourse and decision-making. By ensuring open communication remains at the centre of discourse, SSM could provide a means of establishing productive conditions for learning and co-creative dialogue. Consequently the study has important implications for how the ‘health’ of public discourse in New Zealand might be sustained when addressing other similarly complex issues.
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Paynter, Michael L. "Exploring a School Culture and Climate Where Students Can Flourish| Using Focus Group Methodology to Capture Key Stakeholder Perceptions About School Culture and Climate in an Alternative Education High School." Thesis, San Jose State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10635374.
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This study was a qualitative action research project that involved focus groups of key stakeholders at an alternative education high school including: students, teaching staff, classified staff, supervisors, families, and collaborative partners. A semi-structured interview guide was used to discover their perceptions of a school culture and climate where students FLOURISH. The word FLOURISH is used in this research to describe the optimal experience of thriving and growing as well as an acronym that contains the elements that a literature review found to be important for such environments serving the most vulnerable student populations. This type of research is especially important in light of the recent transformation to educational planning and finance in California called LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) and its creation of the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) with their mandate for stakeholder input. Finally, and most importantly, emerging research shows schools that improve their culture and climate can counter the “school to prison pipeline” effect so often experienced by vulnerable youth in the alternative education system. Both systematic analysis and a constructivist approach were used in coding and memoing to track the presence of existing themes from the literature review and to capture new ones emerging from the transcripts. Leadership, systems, equity and implementation implications were explored as secondary questions. Findings included the generation of a new model, coined The 5Rs Cycle – Resources, Regulation, Relationships, Relevance & Rigor, which captured the essential elements found in the literature review along with the myriad themes produced by the focus groups.
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Ferro, Ãtalo RÃmulo de Holanda. "A inclusÃo do ensino de mÃsica nos currÃculos escolares do CRAJUBAR: contribuiÃÃes do estÃgio supervisionado do curso de licenciatura em mÃsica da UFC - campus Cariri." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2013. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=10341.
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Este trabalho dissertativo teve o seu desenvolvimento no Programa de PÃs-GraduaÃÃo em EducaÃÃo Brasileira da FACED â Faculdade de EducaÃÃo da Universidade Federal do Cearà na linha de pesquisa EducaÃÃo, CurrÃculo e Ensino e no eixo temÃtico Ensino de MÃsica. A presente pesquisa realizou uma anÃlise de como as experiÃncias vivenciadas pela seleÃÃo de alunos do Curso de Licenciatura em MÃsica da UFC â Cariri que realizam o EstÃgio Curricular Supervisionado, contribuem no processo de inclusÃo do ensino de mÃsica nos currÃculos escolares do CRAJUBAR. Todo o processo de investigaÃÃo foi focado nas aÃÃes teÃricas e prÃticas dos estudantes do curso de mÃsica envolvidos diretamente com o EstÃgio Curricular Supervisionado nas escolas. Como procedimento metodolÃgico, utilizei a tÃcnica de pesquisa social qualitativa de Grupo Focal que à uma forma de metodologia integrativa onde se permite o debate democrÃtico das experiÃncias adquiridas pelos alunos durante a realizaÃÃo do estÃgio em educaÃÃo musical. A partir dos resultados desta pesquisa elaborei algumas consideraÃÃes com o intuito de contribuir à articulaÃÃo harmoniosa entre a formaÃÃo de professores competentes por parte da universidade e o processo de inclusÃo do ensino de mÃsica nas escolas da regiÃo.This dissertation work had its development in the Post-Graduate Education Brazilian FACED - Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Cearà in the search line Education, Curriculum and Teaching and thematic Music Education. This research conducted an analysis of how the experiences of students by selecting the Bachelor of Music from UFC - Cariri who perform the Supervised contribute in the process of inclusion of music education in school curricula of Crajubar. The whole process of research was focused on the theoretical and practical actions of students of music directly involved Supervised schools. As methodological procedure, used the technique of qualitative social research Focus Group as a form of integrative methodologic that allows democratic debate of the experiences gained by students in supervised training in music education. From the results of this research have elaborated some recommendations with the aim of contributing to the harmonious relationship between the formation of competent teachers by the university and the process of inclusion of music education in the schools of the region.
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Vogt, Bettina. "Just assessment in school : - a context-sensitive comparative study of pupils' conceptions in Sweden and Germany." Doctoral thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-68985.
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This thesis examines pupils’ justice conceptions regarding educational assessment. Due to the context-dependency of norms and values as well as of assessment, the study compares the justice conceptions of pupils in two different’socio-educational’ contexts: Sweden and Germany. The main interest of the study is to understand and to reconstruct pupils’ own relevance structures and what just assessment means from a pupils’ point of view. Here, the study aims to reach beyond the level of mere description by providing theoretical conceptualisations of pupils’ justice conceptions regarding assessment. Thus, the study´s methodological foundation is characterised by a combination of a context-sensitive comparative approach on the one hand, and on the other hand a pragmatist Grounded Theory approach. Data were mainly generated through focus group interviews with pupils attending the last year of the lower secondary level in the Swedish comprehensive school as well as in different school types in the German school system. In total, the sample consists of 95 pupils, who were interviewed in 21 focus group interviews. In addition, other sources of data were included, such as regulations and guidelines that supported a context-sensitive analysis of pupils’ conceptions. The theoretical conceptualisation that explains pupils’ justice conceptions is ‘meta-assessment’. ‘Meta-assessment’ refers to pupils’ evaluation of the assessment they experience in terms of justice and represents the shared, abductively derived and overlying analytical category regarding pupils’ conceptions. Pupils’ ‘meta-assessment’ is based on normative justice conceptions as well as on justice conceptions that are related to pupils’ situation and context-bound experiences with assessment. The first ones are about the ethico-moral character of pupils’ justice conceptions. The second shed light on the contextual conditions and consequences of the logics and practices underlying educational assessment as experienced by pupils on an everyday basis. This implies that just assessment from a pupils’ perspective needs to be understood in its wider contextual embedment; and in relation to teaching and learning in order to understand the complex interrelations of what just assessment ‘is’, and ‘should be’ from the perspective of those, who are mainly affected by it.
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Lujara, Suzan. "Development of E-learning Content and Delivery for Self Learning Environment : Case of Selected Rural Secondary Schools in Tanzania." Doctoral thesis, Karlskrona : Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-00478.
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The effective use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in devel-oping countries like Tanzania is crucial in order to overcome the challenges that are faced countrywide in many sectors, and to reduce the digital divide and improve the economy. ICT is becoming more and more integrated in societies worldwide, its effects are clearly seen in people’s lives as well as on countries’ economy as it opens doors for new opportunities and change the attitude of people towards learning. Secondary schools in Tanzania are facing many problems which hamper students’ learning. This in turn affects their performance in the National examinations hence reducing the growth of a learned society. This research specifically addresses the prob- lem of lack of learning and teaching materials by using ICT tools for the development and delivery of e-Learning content. The research focused on two secondary schools, namely, the Wali-Ul-Asr Seminary and Kibaha Secondary School as pilot schools in Kibaha district Pwani region. The research used courseware engineering methodology which integrated instructional design and software engineering. The research was also inspired by the concepts of participatory action research, Mode 2 knowledge production and triple helix, which incorporated stakeholders’ participation throughout the research. The main stakeholders are researchers, students, teachers, head teachers, and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training officials. This is an applied type of research addressing a practical problem in society. The out- come is a pilot package of e-Learning material comprised of sample chapters of Mathematics form III at the pilot site. Blended mode of delivery has been considered using Compact Disc/Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory, the Tanzania Secondary Schools e-Learning (TanSS-L) System, a customized Moodle platform and by using face to face learning.
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Johansson, Marcus, and Filippa Söderman. "Framtidens måltider : Hur tankar och idéer kan visualiseras med hjälp av scenariometodik." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för naturvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-20794.
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Genom tiderna har måltiden förändrats och kommer förmodligen fortsätta göra så även framledes. Framtidsstudier är ett sätt att undersöka vad som kan tänkas ske i framtiden och då även hur måltiderna kan förändras. Syftet är att undersöka framtidens måltider med hjälp av en scenariometodik. Måltiden har tidigare studerats utifrån olika perspektiv och det har också funnits olika uppfattningar om måltiden som dels främjande av social gemenskap, dels som en företeelse som blivit betydligt mer individualistisk. Five Aspect Meal Model används som en teoretisk modell i den här studien för att undersöka olika aspekter av framtidens måltid. Scenariometodik är ett verktyg för att designa olika, lika rimliga, framtider. Fokusgrupperna var av tvärvetenskaplig karaktär för att skapa en bredd. Urvalet baserades på studenter med en pågående utbildning vid något av Sveriges lärosäten. Studien resulterade i en ny metod för att undersöka framtidens måltider samt fyra olika scenarion kring dessa. Den tekniska måltiden, den effektiva måltiden, den individuella måltiden samt den traditionella måltiden. Dessa scenarion skiljer sig på olika sätt i hur måltiden är utformad och vad som anses vara viktiga aspekter av måltiden. De fyra scenariona är alla möjliga framtider och det mest troliga är att flera av dem kommer att samexistera i framtiden. Människor kommer att önska olika måltider och kanske till och med röra sig mellan olika scenarion beroende på tillfällen och omständigheter.Over time, the meal has changed and will probably continue to do so in the future. Studies regarding the future are a way of examining what might happen and also how the meals may change henceforth. The purpose is to investigate the meals of the future using a scenario methodology. The meal has previously been studied from different perspectives and there have also been different views on the meal, on one hand as the promotion of social community and on the other hand as a phenomenon that has become significantly more individualistic. The Five Aspect Meal Model is used as a theoretical model in this study to investigate different aspects of the future meal. Scenario methodology is a tool for designing various, equally reasonable, futures. The focus groups were interdisciplinary in order to create a diversity. The selection was based on students with an ongoing education at a Swedish educational institution. This study resulted in a new method to study the meals of the future and four different scenarios regarding this. The technical meal, the efficient meal, the individual meal and the traditional meal. These scenarios differentiate in various ways regarding how the meal is designed and what is considered important aspects of the meal. The different scenarios are all possible futures and the most likely is that several of them will coexist. People will desire different meals and may even alter between different scenarios depending on occasions and circumstances.
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Cornelissen, Stephanie. "The responses of primary school Heads of Department to curriculum changes since 2005." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40438.
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With nineteen years of democracy behind us, South Africa has experienced uncountable changes within its borders and on various playing fields. One of the most memorable changes, in my opinion, was in education. This motivated me to embark on a study about the responses of Heads of Departments (HoDs) to curriculum changes. I especially wanted to focus on the management of those changes.
The focus on HoDs arose from the devolution of responsibility from the principal to the HoD with regard to curriculum change. This uninterrupted cycle of curriculum change that South Africa is experiencing occupies the HoDs to a large extent. They have to ensure that the changes take place as smoothly as possible with as little resistance as possible. In order to accomplish this, one would think that the HoD would be trained in managing a department and curriculum changes. This is unfortunately not the case, and they are following their own guidelines that they have constructed through trial and error.
This study was conducted through a narrative design within a qualitative framework, allowing me to give a voice to those who have none. It required me to have focus group interviews, which laid the foundation for my semi-structured interview. The use of documents assisted with the crystallisation of the data. This research was conducted in the Lady Frere district of the Eastern Cape. There were two sets of HoDs from different schools, and one participant willing to participate in a semi-structured interview.
The purpose of this study was to find out what guidelines HoDs had constructed by looking at HoDs’ responses to, and management of curriculum changes since 2005. It became very clear that there is some confusion about what is expected of the HoD during the change process and the HoDs in this study felt it better to follow traditional methods of teaching, as this was all they knew. However, the focus on producing quality education was very important to them.Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Hussain, Dostdar, and Muhammad Ismail. "Requirement Engineering : A comparision between Traditional requirement elicitation techniqes with user story." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-70174.
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Requirements are features or attributes which we discover at the initial stage of building a product. Requirements describe the system functionality that satisfies customer needs. An incomplete and inconsistent requirement of the project leads to exceeding cost or devastating the project. So there should be a process for obtaining sufficient, accurate and refining requirements such a process is known as requirement elicitation. Software requirement elicitation process is regarded as one of the most important parts of software development. During this stage it is decided precisely what should be built. There are many requirements elicitation techniques however selecting the appropriate technique according to the nature of the project is important for the successful development of the project. Traditional software development and agile approaches to requirements elicitation are suitable in their own context. With agile approaches a high-level, low formal form of requirement specification is produced and the team is fully prepared to respond unavoidable changes in these requirements. On the other hand in traditional approach project could be done more satisfactory with a plan driven well documented specification. Agile processes introduced their most broadly applicable technique with user stories to express the requirements of the project. A user story is a simple and short written description of desired functionality from the perspective of user or owner. User stories play an effective role on all time constrained projects and a good way to introducing a bit of agility to the projects. Personas can be used to fill the gap of user stories.
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Milioni, Konstantina. "Hospital Information Systems In Greece : Users' Perspectives." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-54560.
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Hospital Information Systems (HIS) are considering a significant aspect for supporting health care professionals in their work. However, a large number of them are often poor to provide the needed information for accomplishing various work activities in the oriented environment. The aim of this research is to address users’-Administrators and Clinicians- perceptions in order to gain a deeper knowledge about problems they encounter with daily work performed through IS. Additionally, the scope is extended into formulating suggestions through the employment of Soft System Methodology (SSM) that could bring improvements. A qualitative interpretive method with an inductive analysis was followed. Data collection completed through focus group interview sessions and the adoption of SSM three activities in order to acquire the complexity of the problem situation. Research findings revealed that despite IS Lisora serves as a tool for supporting users work operations, it causes significant problems in their daily operations since the information flow are not feasible. Thus, the research study suggests five feasible and desirable improvements that could improve the overall processes followed by the hospital’s users and bring improvements. In all, SSM was proved to be very efficient in identifying problems that exist. In this way proposed solutions to the problems were enlightened. The general hospital of Preveza shall benefit from the higher efficiency offered by the system, which in turn shall improve the quality of health-care services offered.
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Rosén, Anna. "Mass screening for celiac disease in 12-year-olds : Finding them and then what?" Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-58950.
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Background Mass screening for celiac disease (CD) as a public health intervention is controversial. Before implementation, a suitable screening strategy should be outlined, and the acceptability of the screening scrutinized. Also, the benefits of early detection and possible negative consequences should be explored and compared. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate different strategies for finding 12-year-olds with undiagnosed CD in the general population, and to explore the experiences of those receiving the diagnosis in a mass screening. Methods A school-based CD screening of 12-year-olds was conducted in five study sites across Sweden. Out of 10041 children who were invited, 7208 had a blood sample analyzed for CD-marker tissue transglutaminase of isotype IgA (tTG-IgA) and 7161 for total serum IgA (s-IgA). If the s-IgA value was low, tTG-IgG was also measured. Additional analysis of endomysial antibodies (EMA) was performed if borderline values of tTG were found. In total, 192 had elevated CD-markers, 184 underwent a small intestinal biopsy and 153 eventually had CD diagnosed. Before receiving knowledge about their CD status, children and their parents filled in questionnaires regarding symptoms and CD-associated conditions. Questionnaires were returned by 7054 children (98%) and 6294 parents (88%). Later, all adolescents who had been diagnosed with CD more than one year ago (n=145), and their parents, were invited to a mixed-method follow-up study in which they shared their experiences in questionnaires, written narratives and focus group discussions. In total, we have information on 117 (81%) of these adolescents, either from the adolescents themselves (n=101) and/or from their parent/s (n=125). Data were analyzed using a combination of descriptive and analytical quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Results We found that information on symptoms and CD-associated conditions were poor predictors for finding undiagnosed CD in the study population. Questionnaire-based case-finding by asking for CD-associated symptoms and conditions would have identified 52 cases (38% of all cases) at a cost of blood-sampling 2282 children (37% of the study population). The tTG-IgA test had an excellent diagnostic accuracy with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.988. If using the recommended cut-off for tTG-IgA (>5 U/mL) 151 had fulfilled biopsy criteria and 134 CD cases had been identified. The strategy of lowering the cut-off to tTG-IgA>4 U/mL, and adding the EMA analysis in those with tTG-IgA between 2-4 U/mL, identified another 17 cases (a 12% increase) at the cost of performing 32 additional biopsies. Measuring total s-IgA in 7161 children discovered only two additional cases at the cost of performing 5 additional biopsies. The positive predictive value of our screening strategy was 80%. Results from the follow-up study of the screening-detected CD cases illustrated that 54% reported health improvement after initiated treatment, but also that these health benefits had to be balanced against social sacrifices. We also found that although the screening-detected diagnosis was met with surprise and anxiety, the adolescents and their parents were grateful for being made aware of the diagnosis. A majority of parents (92%) welcomed a future screening, but both adolescents and parents suggested that it should be conducted earlier in life. Conclusion Obtaining information on symptoms and CD-associated conditions was not a useful step in finding undiagnosed CD cases in a general population. The serological marker tTG-IgA, however, had excellent diagnostic accuracy also when lowering the cut-off. The diagnosis had varying impact on adolescents’ quality of life, and their perceived change in health had to be balanced against the social sacrifices resulting from the diagnosis. Overall, CD mass screening seemed acceptable to most of those who were diagnosed and their parents.
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Witte, Deborah A. "Women's Leadership in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Six Giving Circles." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1352741543.
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JHA, MADHURESH KUMAR. "STUDY OF ISSUES IDENTIFIED & POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM (INCLUDING E-PROCUREMENT PORTALS & GOVT. E-MARKETPLACE) IN INDIA USING FOCUSED GROUP METHODOLOGY." Thesis, 2022. http://dspace.dtu.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/repository/19557.
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The aim of this study is to analyse the issues & possible solutions in Public Procurement System (e procurement portals & Govt. e-Marketplace) in India using Focused Group Methodology.
It is well established all over the world that expenditure on account of public procurement is of
significant level. India is also no exception to this phenomenon. Also, given that the high level of poverty
in the country, the public expenditure is high in India and fiscal deficit remained high in the accounting
history of India. In order to streamline the public procurement process, Government of India has
launched Central Public Procurement Portals (CPPP) and Government e-Marketplace (GeM) with the
aim of bringing transparency, efficiency and price competitiveness in the public procurement system in
India. It is a web portal similar to the e-commerce websites where sellers can list their products and
buyer can select and buy the product as per their norms and requirement. It can be used by the
government agencies and departments of central and state governments only.
In earlier studies conducted on the above subject viz. “Study on impact of Government e-Marketplace
(GeM) on Public Procurement System in India” and “Study on impact of e-procurement portals (i.e.
Central & State Public Procurement Portals) on Public Procurement System in India” have identified the
various issues in public procurement system. In this study, these issues has been discussed in groups
with the experts from the field and tried to bring possible solutions to these issues.
The study was conducted to by organising two Focus group i.e. Focus Group 1 (FG1) & Focus Group 2
(FG2). FG1 was consist of participants from various central, state & autonomous government
organisation having 10 years or more experience in handling public procurements whereas FG2 was
consists of participants from various central, state & autonomous government organisation having less
than 5 years of experience in handling public procurements cases.
The outcome during the discussions of focus groups were further discussed with the other groups.
Findings of the study were consolidated and put forward in meaningful way for providing base for further
study.
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Paredes, Aldo William Quillas. "Methodology to define the target market for category knowledge and experience using focus group for PRIIPs." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/109204.
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Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Statistics and Information Management, specialization in Risk Analysis and ManagementUnder the MiFID II Product Governance rules, it is fundamental to define the target market of products offered to clients. The purpose of this research is to create a methodology, which defines and classifies financial products according to their level of complexity and risk, in order to match with investors’ knowledge and experience categories and find the adequate distribution strategy. Focus groups’ interview techniques were applied to segment the main characteristics of investors’ knowledge, experience, risk tolerance and aversion preferences for PRIIPs.
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"Focus group research as an alternative to survey methodology for the evaluation of the acceptability of male contraception in Honduras." Tulane University, 1989.
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This study examines the feasibility of utilizing focus group research as an alternative to a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey. Data from focus group research on male attitudes towards voluntary sterilization and other family planning issues is compared to a sample survey conducted among the same population. Both studies shared the same objectives. The principal objective of the comparison is to evaluate whether the focus groups provide comparable results for program planning purposes The study was conducted from May to August of 1987 in low-income semi-urban areas of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Twelve focus group sessions were conducted among men between the ages of 30 and 50. Subsequently, a household survey of 959 men in this age range was conducted in the same communities The research content was broken down into 43 variables and each variable was classified on the basis of the agreement between the results from the focus groups and the survey. It was found that for the majority of the variables examined, (62.8 percent) the results were classified as similar or highly similar. The focus groups provided more information for a somewhat higher number of variables (24.4 percent) than the survey, (24.4 percent to 19.5 percent, respectively). The focus group information was found to be more complete with respect to attitudinal variables, while the survey was found to be stronger for the provision of information concerning population characteristics of the population, knowledge and practices. The focus groups also provided more information for a majority of the variables which related directly to program planning (those which reflected potential demand and population preferences concerning services) The final conclusion of the study was that for the purposes of program management and planning, the results of focus group research can be comparable to those derived from a KAP survey. Furthermore, the focus group research can be conducted at a much lower cost (18 percent of the cost of the survey)acase@tulane.edu
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Bateman, Teresa. "Nursing team dynamics : communication, culture, collaboration." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10170/447.
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There is abundant evidence verifying that patients benefit when nurses communicate better; therefore improving team dynamics will positively impact patient care and improve nurse engagement resulting in many positive outcomes for teams. This applied action research study assessed the research question: “What is the experience of team work and team dynamics among members of a multidisciplinary nursing team from a Licensed Practical Nurse perspective?” The experiences of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and key external leaders (KELs) are explored and analyzed drawing from current literature in the field of teams in health, organizational culture in health, and transformative learning in health. Historical and leading communication, organizational culture, and leadership theories guide this study. During focus groups and interviews, the researcher and participants were influenced to generate new knowledge and insight on team dynamics, through appreciative inquiry. Manifest and latent content analysis identified key themes within each of the subtopic themes, generating a number of recommendations for future action. Through the identification of similar and unique perspectives between the literature and participants in this study, the action research goals of empowerment and emancipation of team members was dynamically met for research participants.
Keywords: nursing; team dynamics; communication; collaboration; culture; leadership
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Malins, Stephen John. "Convergence and collaboration : integrating cultural and natural resource management." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10170/434.
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Protected heritage area management is challenged by conflicting priorities perpetuated by the real and perceived dichotomy between cultural and natural resource management, their practitioners, their disciplines, and their values. Current guidelines promote integrating cultural and natural resource management to ensure holistic management of all values within a protected heritage area. This paper uses the management of the Cave and Basin National Historic Site to illustrate challenges in protecting both historic and natural resources. A qualitative inductive study included analysis of interview and focus group data for the site and similar protected heritage areas. The gap between integrative policies and the tendency for uni-disciplinary approaches to the practice of managing protected heritage areas is investigated. Five barriers to integration, such as lack of awareness, and five methods for progress, including facilitated inclusion, are examined. The author proposes collaborative, sustainable, values-based practices for the successful integration of cultural and natural resource management.
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(9776999), Said Al Tubi. "Teacher professional development practices appropriate for post-basic education school teachers in Oman." Thesis, 2020. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Teacher_professional_development_practices_appropriate_for_post-basic_education_school_teachers_in_Oman/16556688.
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This research explored teacher professional development (PD) practices appropriate for use by Omani Post-Basic Education school teachers. The researcher investigated the perspectives of different participants. For data collection, the nominal group technique (NGT) and focus groups (FG) were used. Recommendations have been developed for possible enhanced practices and changes.
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Ndlovu, Manqoba Victor. "The accessibility of translated Zulu health texts : an investigation of translation strategies." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3400.
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In disseminating information about health issues, government health departments and NGOs use, inter alia, written health texts. In a country like South Africa, these texts are generally written by medical experts and thereafter translated into the languages of the people. One of these languages is Zulu, which is spoken by the majority of South Africans. A large percentage of Zulu speakers are illiterate or semi-literate, especially in the rural areas. For this reason, Zulu translators have to use ‘simple’ language that these readers would understand when translating English texts into Zulu. Translators are expected to use strategies that can deal with non-lexicalized, problematic or other related terms that appear in health texts, as well as geographical and cultural constraints. This study focuses on the strategies used by Zulu translators in an attempt to make translated Zulu health texts accessible to the target readership. The investigation includes the use of self-administered questionnaires for respondents from two of South Africa’s nine provinces, where Zulu speakers are found (Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal), to determine whether the health texts do reach the target readership. Focus groups, semi-structured interviews and other complementary techniques were used to collect data from the selected respondents. Furthermore, a parallel concordance called ParaConc was used to extract and analyse data from the corpus as compiled for the present study, in an attempt to investigate the strategies used to make the translated health texts easier to read. The study uncovers various strategies which are used when translating English health texts into Zulu. These strategies include the use of loan words, paraphrasing, cultural terms and so on. In future, the use of ParaConc can be broadened to investigate newly discovered translation strategies, with the aim of making health texts more accessible to the target readers. Furthermore, this software programme can also be used to study translation strategies as used in other types of texts, for example journalistic texts.Linguistics
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Truby, Elvir Joan. "The use of digital media within gestalt play therapy." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4818.
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The world is dominated by digital media that have become central to many children’s lives. Children born in the last 30 years have become known as ‘digital natives’, as digital technology has always been part of their experiential field. The use of such media in play therapy could offer innovative ways of enhancing dialogue with those children in whose field they are included, as they have been to date unexplored in play therapy interventions, possibly resulting in missed therapeutic opportunities.
This mixed methods research took the form of an email questionnaire sent out to play therapists in South Africa to ascertain whether digital technology is being used in therapy and, if so, which digital media are being used and how. Additionally, a focus group interview was conducted using the same questionnaire to ensure data triangulation. The data gathered were analysed qualitatively, and an understanding was gained regarding the current use of digital media in play therapy.Social Work
M. Diac. (Play Therapy)
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Boshoff, W. S. (Willem Sterrenberg) 1958. "Gemeentebou en die begeleiding van rouprosesse in ‘n konteks van omvattende verandering (stemme uit drie gemeentes van die NG Kerk se noordelike sinode) (Afrikaans)." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28486.
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This study examines the impact of rapid and multi-faceted change (both domestically and inter-nationally over the past four decades) on the Dutch Reformed Church. 2 February 1990 is taken as a water shed date in the history of South-Africa: a speech in parliament of former president FW de Klerk put South-Africa on a course of fundamental change in all spheres of society. The research problem deals with loss the Afrikaans community experiences as a result of societal change. The result of change and loss is long-lasting, collective grief. Grief is defined as the nor-mal, spontaneous reaction to change and loss. Unresolved grief and nostalgia saps a lot of energy and tends to turn a congregation’s attention to itself, thereby contradicting the sound reformed ecclesiology. There is no appropriate practical theological theory to help congregations address unresolved grief. Change, loss and grief are made focus points for theological reflection and empirical study. The guiding hypothesis states that efforts to build up the local church are more likely to succeed, once the “black holes” of unaddressed grief have been dealt with by a collective and on-going process of mourning. Mourning is defined as an intentional and courageous process of letting go of different losses. It is hard work, but the result of deliberate mourning is growth – and eventually a more appropriate, new identity. Unresolved grief causes congregations to get stuck in survival mode, in stead of reaching out to the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Mourning is an antidote (Hamman 2005:35). The research model of G Heitink (1993) is employed to generate fresh practical theological thinking on the research problem: that congregations fail to live according to their missional identity. The hermeneutical cycle explores the “new” practical theology in the framework of a post-Einstein epistemology, as well as the theory of building up the local church in the framework of an ecosystemic meta-theory. The hermeneutical cycle is concluded with the study of contemporary theories of loss, grief and mourning. The empirical cycle reports the results of a qualitative empirical study in three local congregations of the Northern Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. A rich description is given of 31 respondents’ experience of loss and grief in the new South-Africa. It is established that unresolved grief indeed impacts negatively on efforts to build up the local church. The strategic cycle searches for practical theological wisdom and for a theory that can guide congregations to more productive responses to change and loss. The research boils down to twelve strategic suggestions for local congregations on how to make collective mourning a normal and on-going part of their ministry. The study concludes with the hypothesis that practical theology can serve the church by developing a theory that integrates intentional mourning and grief work as a necessary and normal aspect of ministry.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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ODEHNALOVÁ, Barbora. "Filosofie pro děti jako koncepce výuky náboženství a katecheze." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-254093.
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This thesis considers two questions, "How children aged 12 to 15 years rethinking of biblical texts? And how can using the Philosophy for Children stimulate thinking about faith of children aged 12 to 15 years?" To answer these questions, I chose the qualitative research, which consisted in various discussions in selected focus groups. This dialogue was guided by the principles of philosophy for children. The theoretical part of my thesis deals with the definition of important concepts, such as religious education, catechesis from the perspective of various documents of the Church and other educational programs, and specifying the key differences between these two concepts, define the structure and principles of philosophy for children, but also the historical development of this program. The practical part deals with the qualitative research in focus groups. This research includes discussion of selected focus groups, where individual statements are encoded and then included in the table of frequencies. According to these tables discussions is evaluated in terms of statements frequencies. Subsequently the content of discussions is also evaluated. The codes are divided into categories from which discussions are evaluated in the final summary with answers to the key questions.