Dissertations / Theses: 'Interpretive methods'

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Madsen, Sabine. "Emerging methods : an interpretive study of ISD methods in practice /." København, 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/476259614.pdf.

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Geng, Jusheng. "An interpretive case study of the teaching methods of an ESL teacher." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ60225.pdf.

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Szmigin, Isabelle Teresa Danuta. "Cognitive style and the use of payment methods : an interpretive study of consumer initiator behaviour." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270649.

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Wade, Michelle Lynne. "Everyday Exclusions And Empowerment: Social Identities In Neighborhood Associations." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/14.

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This study examines how people construct and negotiate social identity in neighborhood associations. It builds on previous social identity research by examining how identity construction is important in regards to political behavior, but in an unexamined context - that of neighborhood associations. Neighborhood associations are groups that are formally organized and frequently interact with city employees and elected officials to obtain and/or improve city services in that geographic location. This study is informed by interpretive approaches to social science inquiry. My findings are based on three sources: participant observations of neighborhood association meetings in the City of St. Louis, Missouri during 2008-2009; 31 semi-structured interviews with neighborhood association leaders, members, and city employees during the spring and summer of 2009; and document analysis of association materials such as meeting agendas and by-laws. Neighborhood associations can be both a source of empowerment and exclusion. Needless to say, people negotiate multiple social identities based on race, gender, and class. In general, gendered identities were activated far less than racial or nationalistic identities, and when they were activated, it was in the context of a private interview not a public meeting. In the best situations, people were able to form new collective identities and bridge differences across diverse backgrounds

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Teasdale, Jonathan. "Methods for understanding poorly exposed terranes : the interpretive geology and tectonothermal evolution of the western Gawler Craton /." Title page, abstract and contents only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09pht253.pdf.

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Graham, Judith. "An action research study concerning how clinicians formulate treatment choices for people with personality disorder : using hermeneutic and IPA methods." Thesis, University of Derby, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621569.

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Background: Personality Disorder treatment is a contentious subject in health care. Despite available research concerning the diagnosis itself and also available treatments, there is little research regarding treatment thresholds or defining how treatment decisions can be formulated. This problem has been identified by clinicians, patients, supervisors and specific organisations, particularly linked to recent healthcare changes associated with austerity measures. Research Question: How can mental health care staff use a formulated decision process concerning therapeutic interventions for people with PD, when considering the recent service changes and rationalisation of available treatments? Methods: An Action Research study has been conducted over a four year period, using predominantly qualitative methods including: a hermeneutic literature review (n=144 papers), patient questionnaires (n=15) and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of clinician and supervisor semi-structured interviews (n=10). Results: Difficulties have been found when making decisions with people who either do not accept their diagnosis and/or do not accept the current evidence-based treatments for personality disorder. Other challenges have been identified regarding the patient/clinician relationship, the level of distress the patient presents with, and also the clinician view concerning the individual, the diagnosis, and the available treatments. The IPA produced five super-ordinate themes related to decision-making regarding treatment choices for people with personality disorder, including: difficulties with boundary management, diagnostic stigma, a focus upon time, metacognitive ability, and the potential for iatrogenic harm. Conclusions: Multiple factors require consideration when examining treatment choices for people with a personality disorder, concerning the patient's individual symptom profile, needs, attitude towards treatments; the clinician's profession, attitudes, opinions, and wellness on the day of the assessment, and also the treatments available within the locality. A diagram has been presented summarising these formulation factors. Recommendations have been made based upon the results, analysis, synthesis and discussion sections, indicating potential practice changes and areas for future research.

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Mankins, Kenneth W. "Interpretive transcultural storytelling method : A contextual narrative approach to interpreting transcultural relationships." Thesis, University of Buckingham, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.515676.

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Wiebe, Sarah. "Anatomy of Place: Ecological Citizenship in Canada's Chemical Valley." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26187.

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Citizens of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation fight for justice with their bodies at the frontlines of environmental catastrophe. This dissertation employs a biopolitical and interpretive analysis to examine these struggles in the polluted heart of Canada’s ‘Chemical Valley’. Drawing from a discursive analysis of situated concerns on the ground and a textual analysis of Canada’s biopolitical ‘policy ensemble’ for Indigenous citizenship, this dissertation examines how citizens and public officials respond to environmental and reproductive injustices in Aamjiwnaang. Based upon in-depth interviews with residents and policy-makers, I first document citizens of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation’s activities and practices on the ground as they cope with and navigate their health concerns and habitat. Second, I examine struggles over knowledge and the contestation over scientific expertise as the community seeks reproductive justice. Third, I contextualize citizen struggles over knowledge by discussing the power relations embedded within the ‘policy ensemble’ for Indigenous citizenship and Canadian jurisdiction for on-reserve environmental health. From an interpretive lens, inspired by Foucault’s concepts of biopower and governmentality, the dissertation develops a framework of “ecological citizenship”, which confronts biopolitics with a theoretical discussion of place to expand upon existing Canadian citizenship and environmental studies literature. I argue that reproductive justice in Aamjiwnaang cannot be separated from environmental justice, and that the concept of place is central to ongoing struggles. As such, I discuss “ecological citizenship’s double-edge”, to contend that citizens are at once bound up within disciplinary biopolitical power relations and also articulate a radical form of place-based belonging.

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Tuten, Paul M. "A Model for the Evaluation of IS/IT Investments." NSUWorks, 2009. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/327.

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Evaluation is a vital--yet challenging--part of IS/IT management and governance. The benefits (or lack therefore) associated with IS/IT investments have been widely debated within academic and industrial communities alike. Investments in information technology may or may not result in desirable outcomes. Yet, organizations must rely on information systems to remain competitive. Effective evaluation serves as one pathway to ensuring success. However, despite a growing multitude of measures and methods, practitioners continue to struggle with this intractable problem. Responding to the limited success of existing methods, scholars have argued that academicians should first develop a better understanding of the process of IS/IT evaluation. In addition, scholars have also posited that IS/IT evaluation practice should be tailored to fit a given organization's particular context. Of course, one cannot simply tell practitioners to "be contextual" when conducting evaluations and then hope for improved outcomes. Instead, having developed an improved understanding of the IS/IT evaluation process, researchers should articulate unambiguous guidelines to practitioners. The researcher addressed this need using a multi-phase research methodology. To start, the researcher conducted a literature review to identify and describe the relevant contextual elements operating in the IS/IT evaluation process: the purpose of conducting the evaluation (why); the subject of the evaluation (what); the specific aspects to be evaluated (which); the particular evaluation methods and techniques used (how); the timing of the evaluation (when); the individuals involved in, or affected by, the evaluation (who); and the environmental conditions under which the organization operates (where). Based upon these findings, the researcher followed a modeling-as-theorizing approach to develop a conceptual model of IS/IT evaluation. Next, the conceptual model was validated by applying it to multiple case studies selected from the extant literature. Once validated, the researcher utilized the model to develop a series of methodological guidelines to aid organizations in conducting evaluations. The researcher summarized these guidelines in the form of a checklist for professional practitioners. The researcher believes this holistic, conceptual model of IS/IT evaluation serves as an important step in advancing theory. In addition, the researcher's guidelines for conducting IS/IT evaluation based on organizational goals and conditions represents a significant contribution to industrial practice. Thus, the implications of this study come full circle: an improved understanding of evaluation should result in improved evaluation practices.

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Dutta, Partho. "Conservation, the search for an interpretive method." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65700.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-129).
Many historic zones within old cities of developing countries like India are vulnerable to pressures of growth and modernization. While the process of modernization brings in the economic resource to improve the environment, the negligence of chaotic growth tends to erase the genius loci of the historic fabric. The current endeavors of conservation agencies are to preserve and 'restore the 'authentic' historic nature of the fabric, by means which call for large amounts of funding from the government or private foundations. This funding is difficult to sustain permanently and the idea of restoring authenticity often contradicts the ideals of growth and progress. This thesis is an endeavor to establish an interpretive strategy for the conservation of the historic fabric, while respecting the notion of modernization and need for growth. lt argues that to conserve the historic fabric, a more holistic attitude is required at the theoretical level, as well as at the physical level. At the . ' theoretical level, the attitude embraces the ideas of physical and environmental memory, and the notion of growth and identity for the inhabitants. At the physical level, the thesis views the fabric as an organism and examines its relationship with other such organisms on the four scales of territory, district, block and house. The historic fabric under scrutiny is Fontainhas, the 'conservation zone' in Panjim, the capital of Goa. The thesis begins by explaining the theoretical evolution of the prinCiples of analysis and development for the fabric of Fontainhas. The fabric is then comprehended by observing and analyzing it with these principles, on the four scales of territory, district, block and house. Finally, an intervention is proposed through principles formulated by the distillation of these analyses. The salient features of the intervention are: ** the coherence of the fabric with the rest of the city, the fabric playing an active role (taking a role in the economic growth, than remaining a frozen timepiece in history); ** the continuity of the old order is re-established but within the modem context; ** development within the fabric of opportunities for economic growth; ** green areas are maximised.
by Partho Dutta.
M.S.

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Al-Kuwari, Wasmiya Dalhem M. D. "Information management within the Nursing Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2005. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7811.

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Hamad Medical Corporation, the main healthcare provider in the state of Qatar, sponsored this study to investigate the use of electronic records management as the basis for a novel information management system in its Nursing Department. To assess the viability of an electronic records management system a questionnaire survey of a representative sample of the staff and interviews with key post holders were under taken. Results obtained indicated a wide spread dissatisfaction with the existing manual system. However, introduction of any computer-based technology requires great care. To assist with identifying any issues with this technological change, Soft System Methodology (SSM) was employed to discern what changes could be made to improve the current problematic situation found in the Nursing Department. In fact the change archetypes uncovered (procedural, attitudinal, structural and cultural) formed an innovative input into obtaining a roadmap for development of the electronic staff records system. This roadmap was facilitated by the use of Nominal Group Technique (NGT) and Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM): In fact the roadmap was an ISM intent structure. The roadmap suggested that change could be affected by having written policy documents and the top goal to be achieved reflected an improvement in manpower placing and budgetary forecasts. The use of a multi-methods approach meant that as well as this study's main objectives being reached, the process encompassed some methodological innovations. This study is the first to use the output of SSM to facilitate the NGT and ISM interactions. Equally, it is the first study of its sort to be applied to the Nursing Department at HMC, Qatar, which is an example of a cross-cultural eastern philosophical tradition. The methods used here revealed some significant findings, and have helped in the development of an electronic records management system for use at HMC, Qatar.

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Kaunfer, Eliezer Gershon. "Interpreting jewish liturgy| The literary-intertext method." Thesis, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3668357.

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This study conducts a close literary analysis of a variety of Talmudic-era prayers in order to develop a method of interpretation, called the "literary-intertext" method. Drawing on literary theory and the work of intertextuality in biblical and midrashic fields, this method offers a literary reading of prayer texts based on the juxtaposition with biblical intertexts. The method can be described as follows:

Step 1: Approach the liturgical text from a standpoint of exegesis, in which allusions abound and the surface rendering is never satisfactory.

Step 2: Using the tools of philology and academic inquiry, establish as many parallels to the liturgical text as one can to point more clearly to the identification of the intertexts.

Step 3: Identify the biblical intertext or intertexts at play in the line of prayer, and consider the surrounding biblical context.

Step 4: Identify the rabbinic interpretation(s) of the biblical intertext, giving additional layers of meaning to the text behind the prayer text.

Step 5: Offer an interpretation or set of interpretations that relate to the prayer. In the course of this study, we employ this method with the first blessing of the amidah, the blessings that constitute havdalah, and the texts of confession for Yom Kippur. In each case, the multiplicity of interpretations that emerges through the juxtaposition of the prayer text with the biblical intertext (and its rabbinic understanding) extends far beyond the original surface rendering. These interpretations are offered throughout the analysis.

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Ceci, Marcello <1983&gt. "Interpreting Judgements using Knowledge Representation Methods and Computational Models of Argument." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6106/.

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The goal of the present research is to define a Semantic Web framework for precedent modelling, by using knowledge extracted from text, metadata, and rules, while maintaining a strong text-to-knowledge morphism between legal text and legal concepts, in order to fill the gap between legal document and its semantics. The framework is composed of four different models that make use of standard languages from the Semantic Web stack of technologies: a document metadata structure, modelling the main parts of a judgement, and creating a bridge between a text and its semantic annotations of legal concepts; a legal core ontology, modelling abstract legal concepts and institutions contained in a rule of law; a legal domain ontology, modelling the main legal concepts in a specific domain concerned by case-law; an argumentation system, modelling the structure of argumentation. The input to the framework includes metadata associated with judicial concepts, and an ontology library representing the structure of case-law. The research relies on the previous efforts of the community in the field of legal knowledge representation and rule interchange for applications in the legal domain, in order to apply the theory to a set of real legal documents, stressing the OWL axioms definitions as much as possible in order to enable them to provide a semantically powerful representation of the legal document and a solid ground for an argumentation system using a defeasible subset of predicate logics. It appears that some new features of OWL2 unlock useful reasoning features for legal knowledge, especially if combined with defeasible rules and argumentation schemes. The main task is thus to formalize legal concepts and argumentation patterns contained in a judgement, with the following requirement: to check, validate and reuse the discourse of a judge - and the argumentation he produces - as expressed by the judicial text.

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Nilsson, Tore. "Simulation supported training in oral radiology : methods and impact on interpretative skill." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Univ, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1118.

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Wagoner, Elizabeth A. "Interpreting The Multimodal Novel: A New Method for Textual Scholarship." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416406231.

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Du, Toit Ina-Marí. "Educational interpreters and the Tomatis method : a mixed methods study at the North–West University / Ina–Marí Du Toit." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4844.

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On the Potchefstroom Campus of the North–West University, where the predominant language of instruction is Afrikaans, non–Afrikaans speaking students are accommodated due to the use of interpreting services. Educational interpreting implies in–class simultaneous interpreting of Afrikaans lectures into English by trained under– and postgraduate students. The aim of this research was to determine the impact of the Tomatis Method, a method of sound stimulation, on educational interpreters and explore their experience of the Tomatis programme. The research set out to answer the following questions: (i) Will attendance of a Tomatis programme impact educational interpreters by: improving interpreting performance; enhancing attention, concentration and personality functioning; reducing negative mood states; and enhancing the positive mood state vigour? (ii) What will participants report about their experience during and after the Tomatis programme? To study the TM’s effects on participants, quantitative and qualitative data were combined using a mixed methods triangulation design. After obtaining informed consent, participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 9) and control group (n = 9). Participants comprised of nine male and nine female, under– and postgraduate students between the ages of 19 and 36. The experimental group attended 60 half–hour sessions, during which they listened to gradually filtered music, followed by a two–month break for integration of the sound stimuli and, finally, another 60 half–hour sessions of audio–vocal training. A panel of interpreting experts and a speech therapist evaluated both groups’ interpreting performance (IPE) pre– and post–program. Both groups also completed assessments on personality (NEO PI–R) and concentration and memory (WAIS III) pre– and post programme, while the experimental participants additionally completed the Profile of Mood States (POMS) pre–, in– and postprogramme. Three focus group discussions during the course of the Tomatis programme enabled participants to verbalize their experiences of the programme and how it impacted their interpreting process. Despite a bias in favour of the control group during the interpreting performance postassessment, findings suggested that interpreters benefited from the Tomatis programme in several areas of interpreting and in regards to personal experiences. Regarding interpreting performance, a significant improvement concerning Interpreting Technique occurred in favour of the experimental group. This advance can be explained by participants’ qualitative responses regarding improved interpreting efficiency, speech production and listening skills. Experimental participants’ decreased Fatigue–Inertia; increased Extraversion, Activity and Vigour; and experiences of enhanced relaxation possibly contributed to improved interpreting performance. Moreover, the experimental group’s positive feedback about the enriching effect of the Tomatis programme on their personal lives strengthened the value of the TM for individual growth and psychological well–being. The control group showed some enhancement in aspects of interpreting and sub–domains of personality, but only managed to outperform the experimental group on one subscale, namely Feelings, a facet of the domain Openness of the NEO–PI(R). Thus, it appears that the Tomatis programme had a significantly positive impact on interpreters’ performance and that their experience of the interpreting process was enhanced during and after the programme.
Thesis (M.A. (Research Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

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Hu, Song. "Examining strategies and methods in advertisement translation." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2456354.

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Klein, Maike, and Rebecca J. Milner. "The Use of Body-Mapping in Interpretative Phenomenological Analyses: A Methodological Discussion." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5975.

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The increasing popularity of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) in social research brings an increasing criticism about its validity, robustness and, more recently, its lack of expressive features. Recently, the novel arts-based research approach called body-mapping was recognized as enhancing social science research in creative and nuanced ways. Body-mapping allows for unique insights into participants’ lived experiences, the meaning thereof, and into how meaning is impacted by their socio-cultural contexts. This article provides new understandings about the potential use of body-mapping as part of an IPA framework by drawing upon existing literature to critically discuss their philosophical and methodological congruence. The following discussion demonstrates how particular strengths of body-mapping align with weaknesses of IPA and that, when merged, they may be especially useful for research with vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations. Limitations of this discussion and implications for future research are provided.

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Murphy, Ellen Louise. "Existential practitioners' experience of feeling competent in death work : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Regent's University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646078.

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Competency assessment and evaluation for all psychological therapies are now a common requirement. Recent international research studies have resulted in the development of the phrase ‘death competence’ as “tolerating and managing clients’ problems related to dying, death, and bereavement” with an urging for death work competence to be an ethical imperative (Gamino & Ritter, 2012). A further study of 176 death work professionals using an open ended question and content analysis proposed a model of death work competence that suggests it is dependent on more than knowledge and skills, with the emergence of emotional and existential coping as key elements (Chan & Tin, 2012). This study aims to build on this existing research with an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of six existential practitioners` experience of feeling competent in their death work, grounding the research in Heidegger`s notion of being-towards-death. The aim was to get as close as possible to the lived experience of death work competency in a small, purposive sample to investigate the subjective meanings and understandings of their death work competency. Semi structured interviews were conducted with five major themes emerging. These were frameworks for death work competency; existential engagement in competent death work; existential ways of being in death work; the psychological impact of death work on feelings of competency and the elusive essence of death work competency. The significant finding was the primary import placed by all participants on dialogues with personal mortality, suffering and death as providing them with “competency in adversity” and “competency in fragility” that were vital for their competent death work, both personally and professionally. These findings match the identification of existential coping and emotional coping as key elements in death work competency in the previous research. From this research a tentative framework is proposed for death work competency that looks to include these vital elements of an engagement with existential issues and personal mortality, for counselling psychologists and death work practitioners. Further research is suggested with regards to the absence or presence of similar experiences of death work competencies in other fields of death work with wider implications for training in both professional organisations and teaching institutions.

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Syamsuddin, Sahiron. "An examination of Bint al-Shāṭi'́s method of interpreting the Qurʾān /." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20478.

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This thesis is devoted to the study of Bint al-Shat&dotbelow;i''s method of interpreting the Qur'an. The problems of consistency in terms of her hermeneutical theory and of the application of this method represent the focus of the study. It furthermore discusses her attitude towards tendentious and i'jaz-misoriented interpretations of the Qur'an, of which both classical and modern exegetes are guilty in her eyes. Secondly, it studies how she applies her method in specific situations. The cross-referential method, and the concept of irtibat&dotbelow; (interrelation between verses) are two major points to be analyzed. Finally, it also discusses her theory concerning the asbab al-nuzul (occasions of revelation), and its application. Using phenomenological, comparative and analytical methods of analysis, and by means of primary and secondary sources, the thesis concludes that Bint al-Shat&dotbelow;i' in many cases is not consistent in applying the method she established.

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Papadopoulou, Constantina. "Making sense of acute leukaemia : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of patients and family caregivers." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2014. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/942fa3ef-db44-4899-a550-5f5059f4ec92.

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Background and objectives: Living with acute leukaemia can challenge patients’ physical, emotional and psychological well-being and functioning, but can be a greatly challenging experience for their families, too. Such a life-changing experience can potentially initiate or accelerate a meaning-making process that may be prolonged and demanding. Yet, there is a dearth of empirical evidence with regard to how adult patients with acute leukaemia or their family carers make sense of their illness-related experiences, and, as a consequence, clinicians still lack the knowledge necessary to tailor support to this specific population. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to explore the processes, through which patients and family caregivers construct their meanings of acute leukaemia. Design and methods: An exploratory design was employed using serial, in-depth interviews, guided by Smith’s Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. Ten adult (>18 years of age) patients with acute leukaemia and eight patient-nominated family caregivers were recruited during a 14-month period from two clinical NHS sites in Scotland. Two serial interviews were conducted with each participant, two to four weeks apart, within the first year of diagnosis or post-relapse. In total, thirty-six interviews were analysed. Results: Findings deriving from patient interviews indicated that acute leukaemia creates a state of imbalance to the person, which may initiate a search for a new equilibrium. Patients’ journeys towards making sense of their illness may involve three inter-changeable processes: decay, transformation and growth. As patients learned of their diagnosis and their treatment commenced, a sense of decay dominated their lives. ‘Feeling like being a prisoner’ and ‘living with an impaired self’ were two common emergent themes. Running in parallel, signs of transformation started to become more evident as time elapsed. Within the third making-sense process, that is to say growth, themes such as strengthened family bonds, and reprioritising values were among the most prominent. Carers’ accounts of their indirect cancer experience revealed that family members made sense of their acute leukaemia-related situation as a state of limbo that was conceptualised as a maze. After being thrust into limbo, the invisible nature of acute leukaemia created difficulties for carers to conceptualise it; however, they experienced its impact on their lives quite hastily. In order to navigate limbo, carers had to learn to steer through their social world and the unfamiliar hospital environment and eventually manage to transcend limbo by employing various coping strategies, by facilitating the cancer journey of their loved ones, and finally, by reconciling with the patient’s illness. Conclusions and future implications: Findings of this contextually and methodologically novel study highlight the complex nature of sense-making for both patients and family caregivers experiencing acute leukaemia. Additional research is warranted to further uncover the various ways in which meaning is initially constructed, negotiated, re-visited and reformed as patients and/or family carers go through the different phases of living with the illness. In any case, clinicians can rely on the findings of the present study in order to provide on-going support and guidance so that patients and carers visualise the ‘invisible’ acute leukaemia and make sense of their illness-related situation in ways that favour their short- and long-term psychosocial adjustment.

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Vonder, Embse Charles Bernard. "An eye fixation study of time factors comparing experts and novices when reading and interpreting mathematical graphs /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148733076121707.

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Spars, Stephanie Anne. "Interpreting conflict mortuary behaviour applying non-linear and traditional quantitative methods to conflict burials /." Thesis, Online version, 2005. http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/31371.

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Preece, Jenny. "Interpreting trends in graphs : a study of 14 and 15 year olds." Thesis, n.p, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/.

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Syamsuddin, Sahiron. "An examination of Bint al-Shati''s method of interpreting the Qur'an." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0007/MQ43960.pdf.

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Clarke, Cailin R. "A method for natural heritage areas interpretive planning applied to the Trent University Nature Areas, Ontario." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0017/MQ48570.pdf.

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Jost, Gerhard. "Rezension: Gerhard Niedermair (2005). Patchwork(er) on Tour. Berufsbiografien von Personalentwicklern. Münster/New York, München/Berlin: Waxmann, 623 Seiten, ISBN 3-8309-1634-5." Institut für Qualitative Forschung, 2007. http://epub.wu.ac.at/5612/1/301%2D859%2D1%2DPB.pdf.

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Diese Studie setzt sich mit Berufsbiografien von Personalentwickler(inne)n auseinander, einer Thematik, die bis dato empirisch kaum untersucht worden ist. Mit qualitativen (narrativen) Interviews werden Erkenntnisse sowohl über Aspekte der beruflichen Tätigkeit als auch über berufsbiografische (Orientierungs-) Muster gewonnen. Thematisiert werden genauso Auffassungen über die Kernaufgaben in der Personalentwicklung bzw. Rollentypologien, wie Phasen des Berufsverlaufs, berufliche Krisen oder die Bedeutung von "Mentoring". Für den Erkenntnisgewinn wurden die Interviewdaten inhaltsanalytisch und computerunterstützt ausgewertet (KUCKARTZ), indem Kategoriensysteme entwickelt wurden. Ausgewählte Fälle wurden darüber hinaus hermeneutisch interpretiert, einerseits nach der Text- und thematischen Feldanalyse (FISCHER-ROSENTHAL und ROSENTHAL) und andererseits nach der strukturalen Sinnrekonstruktion (BUDE), um Erkenntnisse über Selbstdarstellungen bzw. Lebenskonstruktionen zu erlangen. Insgesamt handelt es sich aufgrund der umfangreichen Erhebungen und Auswertungen um eine für Bereiche der Personalwirtschaft und Berufspädagogik wahrscheinlich interessante Studie, wenngleich Kritikpunkte an jenen Teilen angebracht sind, die einer strukturrekonstruierenden Biografieforschung folgen.

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Elmi, Mohammad Jafar. "An objective approach to revelation : S.M.H. Tabat aba'i's method of interpreting the Qur'an." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.246855.

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Grimes, Tameshia V. "Interpreting the meaning of grades: A descriptive analysis of middle school teachers' assessment and grading practices." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2076.

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This descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative study was designed to answer the broad question, “What do grades mean?” Core academic subject middle school teachers from one large, suburban school district in Virginia were administered an electronic survey that asked them to report on aspects of their grading practices and assessment methods for one class taught during the 2008-2009 school year. The survey addressed the following topics: 1) primary purposes for grades, 2) attitudes toward grading, 3) assessment method, and 4) grading practices. Additionally, the study examined the relationship between teachers’ reported assessment and grading methods and student achievement. Overall results and results disaggregated by subject area, grade level, and student ability level suggest that teachers are consistent in what they consider the primary purposes for grades. The vast majority indicated that grades should communicate student levels of mastery of content and skills. However, sizable percentages of teachers reported that they also considered non-academic indicators such as effort, attendance, and paying attention in class when determining student grades, suggesting a lack of alignment between their reported beliefs and practice. The study examined the extent to which teachers’ reported grading and assessment practices were consistent with those recommended in the literature on measurement and assessment. The study findings are consistent with those of findings from previous studies suggesting that teachers engage in “hodgepodge grading,” a practice which incorporates non-academic factors into student grades. The results also show that teachers use a variety of assessment methods and types of questions when measuring student achievement. The results indicate that projects, student exhibits, essays, inclusion of zeros, and extra credit were associated with higher levels of student achievement. Conversely, norm-referencing, classwork, participation, and matching were negatively correlated with student grades and test scores.

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Lundin, Christina. "Organizing Language Interpreting Services in Elderly and Emergency Healthcare." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för omvårdnad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-145228.

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With an increasing migrant population there is a growing need to organize interpreting practices in healthcare in order to deliver equitable high-quality care. This thesis focuses on healthcare institutions’ organization of interpreting services. The aim of the study was to explore interpreting practices in a healthcare context by comparing two different healthcare areas – elderly and emergency healthcare. The study aimed to highlight the impact of the organizational and institutional context. This study was designed as an explorative and descriptive qualitative study including 79 healthcare professionals with experience of interpreting practices recruited via purposeful sampling in elderly and emergency healthcare. Data were collected through individual and focus-group interviews and analysed with inductive qualitative content analysis. The main findings show that the processes and structures around interpreting practices were complex and mainly linked to individual and interpersonal levels and, to a limited extent, to the institutional level. On the institutional level the Public Procurement Act was the only formal policy to follow. On individual and interpersonal level interpreting practices were structured by self-established informal workplace routines developed by the professional groups. The norms and routines used was determined by access to interpreters, time aspects, characteristics of the care given, health conditions and the person’s problem, expectations and requests from the person and also from healthcare professionals. There were wishes for improvement, with better flexibility in access to professional interpreters, training for users and interpreters, and also better technical solutions and equipment. In conclusion, the use of interpreters was rooted in the organizational environment of interpreting practice, including the availability of laws, policy and guidelines, and closely related to individuals’ language skills, cultural values and social factors. The use of professional interpreters was based on the nature of care in context and access to interpreters and determined by health professionals’ estimation of the person’s current health status in order to deliver fast and individualized care based on humanistic values. Thus, it is important to consider organizational framework and cultural awareness when formulating interpreting practices adapted to the context, and formal guidelines in order to achieve the aim of personcentered and equal health care.

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Thompson, Mark D. "A sure ground on which to stand : the relation of authority and interpretive method in Luther's approach to scripture." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360028.

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Sorenson, Taylor(Taylor M. ). "Interpreting Raman spectra using machine learning: towards a non-invasive method of characterizing single cells." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130714.

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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February, 2021
Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-93).
Raman microscopy has the potential to non-destructively measure the biomolecular changes in single cells in a label-free manner. However, the extent to which Raman spectra can effectively infer biologically-relevant information is not well understood. In this thesis, we use machine learning methods to explore the ability of Raman microscopy data to infer cell states in microbes and the gene expression values of ten genes in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) undergoing a dynamic cellular reprogramming process. Using a multi-modal, supervised learning approach, we provide evidence that Raman spectra can accurately resolve microbial cell types. This thesis also presents a robust computational pipeline to preprocess Raman spectra, calibrate multi-modal data, and segment nuclei; an analysis of methods to increase the signal-to-noise ratio of Raman spectra; and an analysis of Raman spectral features important for predicting microbial cell-type. Together, the results suggest Raman microscopy be considered as a useful modality for distinguishing cell-types and potentially tracking cellular dynamics, a common goal of many consortia including the Human Cell Atlas.
by Taylor Sorenson.
M. Eng.
M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Gerik, Axel M. "Modification and automation of fractal geometry methods : new tools for quantifying rock fabrics and interpreting fabric-forming processes." kostenfrei, 2009. http://mediatum2.ub.tum.de/node?id=683825.

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Zadeh, Ensieh Nasrollahi. "The Qur'an commentary attributed to ImaÌ„m Ja'far SÌ£aÌ„siq (A.S) : a study of its dating and interpretive method." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403561.

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Holman, Robin Terrell. "The Lived Play Experiences of Kindergarten Teachers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2931.

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Following implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act and Common Core Standards, play experience opportunities by kindergarten students have been compromised. Prior research indicates that how teachers make sense of play is most likely reflected in educational practice. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis was to gather the lived experiences of 5 kindergarten teachers from northern New England on the nature of play through pre-reflective description and reflective interpretation. Guided by Vygotsky's social constructivist theory as the conceptual framework, the goal of this study was to describe lived play experiences of kindergarten teachers. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used to answer the main research question about the essence of play as expressed by teachers. Interviews were transcribed, reduced, coded, and analyzed for common thematic elements and essences regarding the impact of how play manifests in curriculum planning and classroom arrangement. Three themes emerged: community building, creative learning, and engaged excitement. The findings revealed that although kindergarten teachers experienced the nature of play differently, play naturally and unequivocally seemed to promote social skills and cooperation, language and concept development, and motivated and self-directed learners. Additional findings showed an incompatibility between the lived world interpretations of kindergarten teachers and the district curriculum expectations. This study influences positive social change by opening educational discussions about kindergarten pedagogy, leading to improved classroom practice.

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Saorsa, Jac. "Drawing as a method of exploring and interpreting ordinary verbal interaction : an investigation through contemporary practice." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/2805.

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The primary research question for this project: whether drawing practice could be used as a method with which to explore and interpret ordinary verbal interaction, was derived from a philosophical concern as to the nature of the relation between our meaningful engagement with the art object, and our inherent predicament as human beings in a social world. The research was carried out in the manner of a reflexive exploration through drawing practice. Adhering to the principles of Grounded Theory, the research strategy was considered hermeneutic in that it was rooted in interpretative understanding. Series of drawings generated by the author were developed, as an integral part of the research process,from an initially creative and intuitive response to primary and secondary data:original conversations, audio recordings and written transcriptions respectively. The analysis constituted a continuous development of initial sketches, through tracings and overlayerings, to large-scale works. Linguistically orientated methodological approaches, derived primarily from the social sciences and including Content,Linguistic-Syntactic and Conversation analyses, were used continuously with the drawings in a comparative analysis procedure that explored equivalences between verbal and visual ?texts?. The research culminated in a Pragmatic analysis of viewers?responses to defined sets of drawings, demonstrating that far from being an isolated and subjective phenomenon, the experience of art could be understood inhermeneutic terms as a profound dialogical achievement, relative to the achievement that is definitive of a casual conversation. In accordance with the hermeneuticcharacter of the process as a whole, reflexive content in the research was considered a crucial factor throughout the analysis and conclusions focused on emotion,meaning and interpretation more than on cognitive research issues of artistry or perception. In terms of new knowledge, this project demonstrates a self-reflexive enquiry by means of drawing practice and its analysis as an original form of research. Thepotential for further work is consequently based on the development of themethodological approach in fields other that the fine arts, so that drawing practice, as well as fulfilling aesthetic ambitions and/or intentions, can also be considered a useful research tool.

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Harris, Otto D. III. "Transforming race, class, and gender relationships within the United Methodist Church through Wesleyan theology and Black church interpretive traditions." Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3624194.

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In this dissertation, I analyze the historic and present social conditions of The United Methodist Church within the context of American culture. I also present strategies for reconciliation among estranged Black and White race groups, socioeconomic class groups, gender erotic predisposition groups, and ethnic groups other than Black and White. I use the theoretical lens of Black church interpretive traditions intersecting with Wesleyan theology. J. Deotis Roberts (1971/2005) proclaims, "The black church, in setting black people free, may make freedom possible for white people as well. Whites are victimized as the sponsors of hate and prejudice which keeps racism alive" (p. 33). The Black church is distinct from mainstream American church in that the Black church offers more upbeat and up-tempo worship, rhythmic preaching, gospel songs and spirituals through choirs with improvisational lead singers, call and response interaction between the preacher and the congregation, sermons that held justice and mercy in tension through hope, and worship experiences that are not constrained by time limits. From the Black experience in America, the Black church offers a profound response for existential predicaments related to "life and death, suffering and sorrow, love and judgment, grace and hope, [and] justice and mercy" (McClain, 1990, p. 46). I draw from the statements of priorities of United Methodist theorists (seminaries and theological schools) and practitioners (annual conferences) to critique collective expressed values and behaviors of United Methodists. Also, from congregations in the Western North Carolina (Annual) Conference of The United Methodist Church, I analyze narratives from personal interviews of pastors of congregations that have a different majority race composition than their own, of pastors of multi-ethnic congregations, and of congregants from multi-ethnic congregations. I suggest that the social history and present social conditions of The United Methodist Church are perplexing, particularly concerning Black and White relations. However, The United Methodist Church has the mandate, heritage, responsibility, organizational structure and spiritual capacity to contribute to substantive and sustainable reconciliation in the Church and in American society.

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Schlinzig, Tino. "Identitätspolitiken multilokaler Nachtrennungsfamilien." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-226556.

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Modernisierungstheoretischen Annahmen zufolge sind soziale Beziehungen in Gesellschaften der zweiten Moderne keine gegebenen Größen mehr, sondern Gegenstand von Aushandlungsprozessen, handlungsleitende gesellschaftliche Wissensvorräte erodieren und das bürgerliche Kernfamilienmodell sieht sich zunehmend soziokulturell legitimierten Alternativen gegenüber. Zahlreiche Wandlungstendenzen von Familie lassen sich ablesen, unter diesen die Zunahme von Fortsetzungsfamilien nach Trennung und Scheidung und im Zuge dessen die Aufweichung der monolokalen Haushaltsbindung von Familie. Diese Dynamiken werfen die Frage nach der Ausgestaltung der Herstellungsleistungen von Familie auf, die mit Doing und Displaying Family im Rahmen einer praxistheoretischen Wende innerhalb der Familiensoziologie bereits angeschnitten sind. Hier setzt das Forschungsinteresse der vorliegenden Arbeit an: (1) Bereits vorliegende empirische Erkenntnisse und theoretisch-konzeptuelle Überlegungen maßgeblicher Forschungsfelder werden zusammengeführt und diskutiert. (2) Aus praxeologisch-wissenssoziologischer Perspektive richtet die Empirie der vorliegenden Studie ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf die Rekonstruktion familialer Identitätspolitiken und der Herstellung von Gemeinschaft im sogenannten paritätischen Wechselmodell, in dem Kinder regelmäßig und zu gleichen Teilen an den Orten der getrenntlebenden Eltern wohnen. Mit den Befunden kann gezeigt werden, dass eine von Eltern und Kindern geteilte Differenzthese zentraler Ankerpunkt für die Identitätskonstruktionen der untersuchten Familien bildet. Zwei Familienkerne stehen sich nach der Relokalisierung eines Elternpaares im Zuge der Auflösung ihrer Zweierbeziehung als zwei Familienwirklichkeiten mit je unterschiedlichen Behauptungen sozialer Ordnung gegenüber. In diese müssen sich die Kinder aktiv einpassen bzw. regelmäßig durch die monolokalen Familienmitglieder re-integriert werden. Die Behauptung und Stabilisierung der lokalen Ordnungen wird über fünf Formen physischer und symbolischer Schließung als Teil familialer Identitätspolitiken abgesichert: (1) kommunikativ, (2) räumlich, (3) personell, (4) materiell und (5) habituell. Zwischen materieller und habitueller Schließung zu verorten, wurde das Olfaktorische als Medium der Vergemeinschaftung identifiziert. Das empirische Material eröffnet zudem einen Blick auf die Normalisierungsstrategien der untersuchten Eltern und Kinder im Umgang mit extern herangetragenen Markierungen von Andersartigkeit, Abweichungsvermutungen und der Normalisierungsmacht des bürgerlichen Kernfamilienmodells. Der Studie liegt ein qualitatives multi-method Design zugrunde. Der Materialkorpus speist sich aus problemzentriert-narrativen Interviews, Gruppendiskussionen, ego-zentrierten Netzwerkkarten sowie fotografischen Alltagsdokumentationen der aktiv multilokal lebenden Kinder aus insgesamt fünf Familienensembles. Die Materialien wurden auf Grundlage der dokumentarischen Methode der Text- und Bildinterpretation analysiert
According to modernization theory social relationships in second modernity are no longer a given quantity but are subject to negotiation processes. Guiding social knowledge is eroding and the nuclear family model is increasingly confronted with sociocultural legitimate alternatives. There are numerous transformations of the family observable – among these increasing numbers of families after separation and divorce, and in consequence the dissolution of the monolocal household family in favour of multi-local family arrangements. These dynamics raise the question of Doing and Displaying Family practices, addressed within the framework of a practice turn within family sociology. Main aim of this paper is (1) to discuss existing empirical findings and theoretical/conceptual considerations of relevant research fields, and (2) by employing a praxeological approach, to focus on identity politics as a means to establish and stabilize family identity and belonging within shared residence arrangements where children regularly shuttle between their separated parent’s households. Data suggest that passive multi-locally living parents and their partners oscillate between referring to the other household on behalf of the active multi-locally living children to create a cross-spatial sense of commonness and belonging and at the same time applying territorialisation practices to promote a place-bound social order and family identity. This includes processes of communicative, spatial, personal, material, and habitual closure. Moreover, in a way between material and habitual closure, the olfactory was identified as a medium of identification and distinction. However, children face the challenge to merge both residential places and family nuclei into a coherent whole and simultaneously need to distinguish between different family sociotopes. Moreover, the empirical material provides insights into the normalization strategies of parents and children in dealing with externally applied difference markers, deviance attributions and the normalization power of the nuclear family model. The basis of the empirical research is a multiple methods comprising qualitative research design. Narrative interviews, group discussions and visual methods were employed. Data are analysed by means of the documentary method for text and picture interpretation within a qualitative reconstructive approach

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Yusuf, Milhan. "Hamka's method of interpreting the legal verses of the Qur'ān : a study of his Tafsir al-Azhar." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23252.

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Having been influenced by the Muslim reformist ideas championed by Muhammad 'Abduh and his colleagues, Hamka attempted to disseminate and ameliorate the reform ideas in his country, Indonesia, through the means available to him; that is by preaching and writing. He was among the most prolific contemporary authors, having written 113 books including his monumental Tafsir al-Azhar. In this commentary, Hamka has probably included the sum of his ideas particularly those pertaining to religious aspects. With regards to the religious aspects, he mostly discusses the problems of theology, sufism and law. Hamka's conception of the law portrays his challenge and struggle towards the abolishment of taqlid (uncritical acceptance of the decisions made by the predecessors) and the implementation of ijtihad (personal opinion). In addition, his legal comments and interpretations are quite different from many of the comments made by sectarian commentators, who saw in tafsir a forum for defending their schools of thought. However, Hamka steered away from any school of thought and tried to be as objective as possible in his work, an attempt reflected in his method of interpreting the problematic legal verses. Moreover, he did not limit himself to a single method of interpretation. On the contrary, he availed himself of both the tafsir bi al-ma'thur method (interpretation derived from the Prophet, the Companions and the Successors) and the tafsir bi al-ra'y method (interpretation based on reason).

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Fraser, Diane. "Therapeutic application of the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of parents' experiences and reflections." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2014. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5635/.

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Background: The Marschak Interaction Method (MIM; Marschak, 1960) is a video-based observational assessment of parent-child interactions and relationships (Lindaman, Booth, & Chambers, 2000). Parents are videotaped while they engage with their child in a series of play-based tasks, followed by a therapist-guided reflective review of the interaction. This process is intended to highlight areas of strength and difficulty within parent-child interactions to be addressed in subsequent therapeutic intervention; however, initial reports suggest that the MIM may have additional therapeutic utility beyond this rather narrow application (Lindaman et al. 2000). There is a growing evidence base for the use of video-feedback in family interventions to improve the quality of parent-child interactions (Fukkink, 2008). Such approaches are believed to enhance parental reflective capacity and sensitivity to their child’s needs, thus supporting more positive parenting behaviour (Svanberg, 2009). The MIM is similar in its approach to other video-feedback interventions, and so conceivably may effect comparable therapeutic action; however little is known about parents’ experiences of the MIM. Aims: This study aimed to explore the therapeutic nature of the MIM through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of parents’ and caregivers’ experiences. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with six parents and primary caregivers who had participated in the MIM as part of on-going therapeutic assessment and intervention with their child. Results: Analysis of participant accounts identified five key themes concerning; their experiences of the MIM interactional procedure, reflective and emotional processes and the therapeutic factors that supported these, and subsequent attitude and behaviour change. Conclusions: Findings suggest that the MIM has potential therapeutic utility as a brief video-feedback intervention to support positive parent-child interactions. This therapeutic hypothesis is discussed in relation to current theoretical explanations for the efficacy of video-feedback interventions in child and family mental healthcare practice. Further research is needed to test the clinical effectiveness of the MIM in improving parent-child outcomes.

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Waits, Amanda G. "Interpreting Differences of Self-Efficacy of Gifted or Talented Students with Grouping Practices in Middle School Mathematics." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3078.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in total scores on the Mathematical Self-Efficacy Scale, the mathematics task self-efficacy portion of the scale, and the math-related school subjects self-efficacy portion of the scale for middle school students between students assigned to a homogeneously grouped accelerated math class and students assigned to a heterogeneously grouped math class. The instrument used to gather information for thus study on student self-efficacy was the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES). The MSES measures 2 domains of mathematics-related behaviors and capabilities. The Mathematics Task Self-Efficacy scale is designed to measure the level of confidence the student would have when successfully completing the given task. The Math-Related School Subjects Self-Efficacy scale is designed to measure the level of confidence the student would have when successfully completing a college level course with a final grade of an A or B. The 2 parts of the MSES may be individually scored or holistically scored to obtain a total score representing overall mathematical self-efficacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data for the 9 research questions. Participants in the study were randomly assigned to the heterogeneous or homogeneous groups by their schools and were not controlled by the researcher. Students within the groups were chosen as participants based on their math ability and scores on the seventh grade TCAP test. At the time of the survey these students attended either a K-8 elementary school or a middle school in Northeast Tennessee. The population consisted of 357 gifted or talented eighth grade math students in 6 school districts in Northeast Tennessee. The results of this study does not support or discourage the practice of acceleration by retaining 7 of the 9 null hypotheses that there are no significant difference in self-efficacy scores between homogeneous grouped eighth grade math students who were placed in accelerated coursework by taking Algebra I and those students who were heterogeneously grouped in a regular eighth grade math class.

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Rahman, Yusuf 1967. "The hermeneutical theory of Naṣr Ḥāmid Ab ̄ưZayd : an analytical study of his method of interpreting the Qurān." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38262.

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Through an examination of the writings of Naṣr Ḥamid Abu Zayd (b. 1943), this dissertation attempts to study his theory and method of interpretation. Not only are these analyzed within the socio-political and historical contexts that tended to inform the development of his thought, but also in the light of hermeneutics and of modern approaches to the Qur'an.
Since his writings have led certain Egyptian Islamists to charge him with the crime of apostasy, the thesis also examines the main reasons for their objections. It argues that the crux of the problem lies not so much in the novelty of Abu Zayd's theories as it does in the theological opposition of the Islamists to the liberal Muslims.

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Li, Ningning. "Interpreting sediment geochemical records from a mineralogical perspective : a quantitative method for reconstructing historical environmental changes in China." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533978.

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Cerghedean, Gabriela. "Dreams in the Western literary tradition with special reference to Medieval Spain : a method for interpreting oneiric texts /." Lewiston : the E. Mellen press, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb409229530.

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Dorvinen, Jared Ian. "A Method for Interpreting the In-Situ Consolidation State of Surficial Seabed Sediments using a Free-Fall Penetrometer." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73216.

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Free-fall penetrometers (FFP) are useful instruments for the rapid characterization of seabed sediments. However, the interpretation of FFP data remains largely a skilled task. In order to increase the reliability of results obtained using these instruments, in both expert and non-expert hands, it is advantageous to establish well defined and repeatable procedures for instrument use and data interpretation. The purpose of this research was therefore to develop and refine methods for the interpretation of FFP data. Data were gathered with the FFP Nimrod during two surveys following dredging in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia. The challenge of interpreting the data from these two surveys in an efficient and consistent manner was the basis of this work and led to the development of new techniques for improving resolution of the mud-line, identifying areas of erosion and deposition, and qualitatively evaluating the consolidation state of cohesive marine sediments. The method developed for improving the resolution of the mud-line simply describes a procedure of combining the data from different accelerometers with different accuracies and ranges to more clearly define the point of impact with the sea-floor. The method developed to evaluate in-situ sediment consolidation state combines theories of self-weight consolidation and ultimate bearing capacity to predict a range of potential bearing capacities for normally consolidated cohesive sediments. Finally, by combining the previous two methods a third method is proposed for locating areas of potential erosion and deposition.
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Darrell, Bryan G. Nunnally Wave. "The hermeneutics of pentecostal-independent charismatic restoration theology in the United States and England an analysis of its ecclesiology, worship, and interpretive method /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1996.
Abstract. Appendix includes "An analysis of Debbie Roberts' book: Rejoice: a biblical study of the dance by Dr. Wave Nunnally." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-129).

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Ellis, Stephen James. "An exploration of James Dreier’s Standard Tune Learning Sequence in a self-directed learning environment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011312.

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This qualitative case study was undertaken in order to explore the experiences of drum set students who apply themselves to James Dreier’s Standard Tune Learning Sequence (STLS) in a self-directed learning environment. These experiences ultimately shed light on how best to implement Differentiated Instruction to the STLS. The study draws on the experience of three adult drum students under the instruction of the author. The students were provided with the STLS and left to proceed with it on their own. They were asked to keep a record of their progress in the form of a learning journal. These learning journals were used, in conjunction with transcribed interviews and learner profiles, as data for this study and as such were subjected to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The study recognizes three factors which affect the student’s successful progression through the STLS: readiness, interest and meaning. Each factor is discussed in relation to literature on differentiated Instruction. Recommendations are made regarding the implementation of Differentiated Instruction to the STLS.

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Edwards, Gregory. "Identifying and Interpreting the Technological Self-Efficacy Ratings of Teachers in Midwestern School Districts with 1|1 Technology| A Mixed-Methods Approach." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10840517.

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The purpose of this mixed-methods study, which included 182 teachers across three Midwestern school districts, was threefold. First, the researcher sought to determine the technological self-efficacy ratings of teachers at school districts with 1:1 technology in relation to the ISTE’s National Education Technology Standards for Teachers. Based on the study’s findings, participants had the lowest mean self-efficacy ratings for ISTE’s fifth standard, which focused on teachers’ lifelong learning and growing as professionals (ISTE, 2008). Participants had the highest mean ratings for the fourth standard, which related to digital citizenship (ISTE, 2008). Second, the researcher aimed to identify if there was a relationship between teachers’ generational identities and their technological self-efficacy ratings. The study’s results indicated there was a relationship in which younger generations demonstrated higher technological self-efficacy ratings. Finally, the third purpose was to determine what teachers viewed as the most beneficial professional development opportunities related to incorporating technology in the classroom. Regarding past professional development opportunities, the most prevalent theme was district-specific professional development. The participants wrote they appreciated professional development specifically focused on the devices provided by their school districts. Also, participants wrote they found professional development opportunities offered in-house and geared toward the school districts’ specific needs to be beneficial. As for future professional development opportunities, participants indicated they viewed more strategic professional development to be most beneficial. They wrote this type of professional development needed to focus on specific grades, content areas, and skills.

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Seigler, Timothy John. "An analysis of the interpretive method of original intent to the establishment clause of the United States Constitution and its implication for public schools /." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 1996.

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McIntyre, Anne Elizabeth. "The experience of falling of older people with dementia and their carers." Thesis, Brunel University, 2012. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7247.

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Falling by older people is of significant global concern as the population ages, because of subsequent injury, disability, admission to long-term care and mortality. Older people experiencing dementia are twice as likely to fall with more severe consequences. Unsurprisingly, carer-burden increases when a care-recipient falls. Older people are rarely asked about their falls experiences and those with dementia less so. The studies presented in this thesis explore the experiences of falling of older people with dementia and memory problems, and their carers. The studies were informed by contextualism and the primary study used interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the experiences of nine older people with dementia and their 10 carers, using one-to-one and joint interviews, and three focus groups with nine older people experiencing memory problems and 12 carers from a branch of the Alzheimer’s society. Analysis of the data considered the falls experience itself and the perceived consequences of falls within two higher level themes: ‘Falling as a malevolent force’ as two themes - ‘Going back to the experience’, ‘Reactions, responses and coming to terms with events’, and ‘Falling as the manifestation of dementia’ as two themes - ‘Self, identity and falling’, ‘The caring relationship’. The secondary study elaborated upon primary study data using an inductive interpretative approach unaligned to any tradition. Older people recently diagnosed with dementia and carers from another Alzheimer’s Society branch participated in two focus groups. Participants discussed stimulus cards with quotations from primary study participants. Thematic analysis suggested four major themes: Making sense of falls, The personal and social significance of falling, Falling, self and identity and Struggling to care. The findings demonstrate how falling and dementia are enmeshed and embodied experiences for participants. Spouse-carers’ discussion of their own falls emphasise the need for joint assessment and intervention to reduce carerburden and preserve couplehood.

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