Dissertations / Theses: 'Parents decisions'

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Brown, Katrina Fiona. "Behavioural determinants of parents’ vaccination decisions." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/6372.

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Childhood immunisation effectively protects personal and public health, but a sizeable minority of parents actively reject vaccines for their children. This Thesis explores how parents decide whether to have their children immunised, in order to inform efforts to improve immunisation uptake. A consistent profile of beliefs relating to vaccine rejection emerged across a systematic review of existing evidence, a semi-structured interview study (n=24), and two evidence-based questionnaire studies (n=900), which all focused on the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Vaccine-rejecting parents doubted vaccine safety and efficacy, mistrusted health professionals and immunisation policy, perceived ‘pro-vaccine’ bias in most available information, believed most vaccine-preventable diseases are mild and uncommon, and were not motivated by the potential social benefits of MMR uptake. The review also indicated several pervasive methodological flaws in the evidence – including retrospective designs, parent-reported outcomes, and lack of multifactorial models – which were remedied in the new empirical work. Three behavioural experiments (n=703) were then used to explore the influence of this belief profile on immunisation decision-making under controlled conditions. These experiments indicated that the belief profile was less influential when decision-makers mistrusted vaccine providers and policy, were generally anxious, or sought to assimilate multiple belief profile factors on the basis of limited information. They also showed that information processing limitations and biases may influence decisions independently of information content, and accordingly written risk communication method was found in the final study (n=42) to impact on outcomes even after adjusting for information content. These findings indicate that parents’ immunisation decisions are typically not borne of simple vaccine versus disease risk-benefit analyses. Interventions to increase trust in the immunisation system and to communicate the social desirability (and normality) of vaccine acceptance may improve immunisation uptake and support informed, satisfying decision-making.

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Raghuram, Pillai Preethi. "Decisional conflict among adolescents and parents making decisions about genomic results." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1553528736920897.

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Cruz, Felicity M. F. "Parents decisions regarding childcare: the Guam perspective." Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6931.

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Kline, Jennifer. "Evaluating Parents' Decisions Regarding Recommended Childhood Vaccinations." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10838920.

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Vaccinations are among the greatest accomplishments of public health. However, many parents are choosing not to vaccinate. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between social media influence and parents’ decisions to vaccinate their children. The health belief model indicates that individuals’ likelihood of engaging in a health-related behavior is determined by their perceptions of susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers. The research questions addressed whether there is an association between parents’ perception of their children’s disease susceptibility and their decisions about vaccination, and whether there is an association between exposure to messaging from social media and parents’ decision to vaccinate. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was used. The primary dependent variable was vaccination choices, and the primary independent variable was exposure to information about vaccination through social media. Data were gathered through a questionnaire administered to 269 White parents residing in Illinois with their own children between the ages of 0 and 18 years living with them. Binomial logistic regression showed that there was not a statistically significant relationship between parents’ perception of disease susceptibility and vaccination choice or between parents’ vaccination choice and exposure to online antivaccine advertisements. These study findings help in defining an overall picture of vaccine hesitancy in the United States. By focusing on the predictors of this behavior, it may be possible to implement interventions to combat the antivaccine movement with the goal of increasing vaccine compliance among parents.

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Coonce, Donna J. "Empowering parents in their child care decisions /." View online, 1997. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211998827285.pdf.

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Delaney, Patrick Prescott. "What Do Parents Want? Factors Affecting Parental Decisions in Charter School Enrollment." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32652.

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As an avenue of educational reform and organizational restructuring within public education, school choice has gained in popularity over the last twenty years. The charter school movement, in particular, has enjoyed a high growth rate since its introduction in 1992. Advocates of charter schools claim the schoolsâ regulatory freedom and unique structure foster improved academic performance and educational success. However, the literature shows charter school studentsâ performance is typically below and, at best, on par with that of neighboring public school peers. Given this mismatch of purported academic advantage and observed performance, this study aims to add to the literature by explaining why parents choose charter schools and remain in charter schools. Using the Texas Education Agencyâ s 2006 Survey of Charter School and Traditional School Parents this study will examine why parents consider different aspects of schooling more important than others. Survey responses will be analyzed to explain possible relationships between factors affecting charter school enrollment, race, and socioeconomic status.
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Valentine, Daria N. "How Do Parents Engage in School-Choice Decisions?" Thesis, The George Washington University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10146922.

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This qualitative study explored how parents make school-choice decisions. I conducted a basic interpretive qualitative study to collect and analyze data. I used criterion purposeful sampling to determine participants who met the criteria for this study: (a) parents who currently had students at schools of choice, and (b) parents who were entering the educational marketplace for the first time. The study used participant interviews as the primary source of data collection to develop a deeper understanding of parents’ experiences and decision making regarding school choice.

The following research questions guided the research: How do parents from a diverse Mid-Atlantic urban–suburban county make school-choice decisions for their children? What factors do parents consider when choosing a school for their children? How do parents gather information about the schools available to their children? How do parents choose the school that best fits their preferences? The experiences of the parents unfolded through a semistructured interview protocol that used open-ended questions. Several themes emerged during the interview process: expectations, access, experiences, responsibility, and decision making. I coded and analyzed the experiences shared by the parents. The data collected indicate that parents factor in many reasons and characteristics when making school-choice decisions for their children, reasons spread along continuums of academics, personal convenience, and personality and characteristics of the child. I pieced together the common themes of each individual experience like pieces of a puzzle to paint a picture that had never been shared.

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Vincent, Sharon. "Lone parents on family credit : employment decisions and perceptions." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22713.

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This research is based upon the analysis of data obtained from semi-structured interviews with forty lone parents who were in receipt of Family Credit in Edinburgh in 1993. They were supplemented by an analysis of data obtained from follow up interviews with twenty-eight of the original lone parents. These second interviews took place approximately one year after the first. The overall aim of the study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the past and current employment and benefit experiences of lone parents in receipt of Family Credit. The study concentrated on three main areas. The first, employment decision making, was felt to be important because very little is known about the reasons why lone parents decide to work or about the factors they take into consideration when making their decisions about employment. It was found that the extent to which the lone parents in the sample based their employment decisions upon financial calculations was limited. Some of the lone parents had not actually made specific decisions about employment, rather their reentry into the labour market was 'opportunistic'. They only normally made changes to their employment status once they were in receipt of Family Credit if they were forced to do so, or again, if opportunity factors played a part. Secondly, the study looked at the actual transition to Family Credit. Previous studies have indicated that the initial transition to Family Credit can be a particularly problematic time for claimants. This research sought to complement existing evidence about the transition period by investigating the experiences of a small number of lone parents who had moved onto Family Credit. It was found that most of the lone parents in the sample experienced financial difficulties when moving onto Family Credit and borrowing and debt were common during this time. Only a minority of the sample experienced long term debt as a result of the transition period, however. Lastly the study focused on perceptions of employment and Family Credit.

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Anderson, Kellie J. "Understanding parents' decisions to become involved in their children's education." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file SIZE Mb, NPages p, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=954001741&Fmt=7&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Hagan, Doris. "Factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi metropolis in Ghana." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3998.

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Magister Public Health - MPH
This study sought to explore and describe factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. Based on the Health Belief Model used as the theoretical framework guiding this study, immunization decision making is influenced by one’s knowledge on immunizations, perception on immunizations and sociodemographic factors. With an exploratory descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey, a sample of 303 parents was obtained from five district hospitals in Kumasi metropolis. This was done through convenience sampling of participants at immunization sessions. Structured questionnaires were developed in line with the study’s objectives, literature review and theoretical framework. Data obtained from the survey were analysed with the computer-based facility of SPSS version 21 software. This enhanced the application of descriptive and inferential measures to present the results in graphs and tables. Findings from the study showed that most parents were aware of immunization but had limited knowledge on vaccines and immunization schedule. It also revealed that antenatal nurses constituted the most accessible source of information. Furthermore, the study established a high percentage of complete immunization, influenced by parents’ fear of their children contracting vaccine preventable diseases. However, the few parents who could not complete the immunization schedule for their children referred to challenges such as forgetfulness and lack of personnel or vaccine at the centre. Whereas the socio-demographic variables considered did not influence their decision on immunization, it was established that the percentage of complete immunization increased with increasing schooling level of parents. It was higher among Christians than Muslims. The study concluded that knowledge on immunization could not influence immunization decisions. However, the main factors that influence parents’ decision on childhood immunizations in Kumasi metropolis were parents’ fear of vaccine preventable diseases, awareness on the benefits of immunizations and sources of vaccine information

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Scott, Elizabeth. "The Experience of Egg Donation Parents and Issues they considered when making disclosure decisions." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516441.

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Ortman, Agnes. "Increased knowledge and parents fertility decisions. The effect of the CUB-test on abortions." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388813.

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New and more advanced prenatal tests have steadily been introduced in the Swedish maternity care system in the last 30 years. The combined test, CUB, was introduced step wise in Swedish maternal care from 2008 and onward. The CUB test detects children with chromosomal abnormalities prenatally and is offered at no charge for women in treated counties. This thesis investigate the reform using a difference-in-difference approach to determine the effect of the CUB test on the number of late abortions performed. My theoretical framework suggest that the introduction of CUB should increase the number of abortions of children with chromosomal aberrations. As supported by theory I find a positive effect of CUB on late abortions for my main group of interest, women 35-39 years old. These women were the ones most effected by CUB. The positive effect of 0.47 percentage units is statistically significant at the 10% level. It corresponds to a 3.6-7.1% decrease in the number of babies born with chromosomal aberrations.

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Losby, Jan Leiann. "Saving strategies : decisions and sacrifices low-income parents make to secure a better future for their families." Diss., University of Iowa, 2008. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/13.

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Siew, Pien Lee. "Children's participation in decisions regarding their nursing care : an ethnographic study of children, parents and nurses in the oncology setting." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31008.

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Background: The rights of children to freedom of expression and receiving information are underpinned by Articles 12 and 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989), which was ratified by the Malaysian government in 1995. There has been increasing shifts toward recognising the importance of children’s rights with many initiatives to realise and uphold the rights of children in Malaysia. However, no previous studies of children’s participation have been conducted in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to explore children’s participation in decisions regarding their nursing care from the perspective of the children, their parents, and nurses in an oncological ward in Malaysia. Methods: This was a focused ethnographic study. Participant observation was carried out with 61 participants (21 children, 21 parents, and 19 nurses) in the paediatric oncology-haematological ward, Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 participants (6 children, 7 parents, and 8 nurses). The existing documents pertinent to the research focus were examined to validate the participant observations and interview findings. Data were analysed using Roper and Shapira’s (2000) focused ethnographic data analysis techniques. Findings: There were different degrees of the participation of children in decisions among children diagnosed with leukaemia, including: being physically present, being informed, being consulted where children can express their wishes and opinions during the provision of nursing care, and being able to make their own decisions in relation to their nursing care. The degrees to which children participated in decisions fluctuated throughout the course of their hospitalization; moving from lesser degrees of participation (passive participant) to greater involvement (active participant) and vice-versa. The extent to which children participated in decisions were significantly influenced by the children’s preferences for participation. The preferences of children also fluctuated over the course of their illness and treatment. There were several factors contributing to children’s participation in decisions including; i) interpersonal relations in the child-parent-nurse interactions; ii) experiences of the child (veteran or novice); iii) attitude of nurses; iv) parental role; and v) the ward policy. Conclusion: The children want to be involved and really appreciate participation in communication and decisions but their opportunities for participation are somewhat limited. This study calls for a flexible model to assess children’s preferences for participation and different forms of participation for children in relation to decision-making in paediatric oncology.

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Hames, Rebecca Joanne. "Treatment decisions faced by parents of children with end-stage renal failure : a qualitative study." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432613.

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Kay, LaShaunda Reese. "Phenomenological Investigation of Parents' Decisions Regarding Group-Home Placement of Adult Children with Intellectual Disabilities." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4384.

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Parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities are confronted with challenging decisions regarding whether to place their adult child in a group-home. The research question for this study was to ascertain the lived experiences of parents confronted with this life altering decision. Limited research exists on parents who face this difficult life choice. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities when contemplating residential placements. Ten participants from the north Atlantic coastline in the U.S. were recruited and shared their lived experiences during semi structured interviews. Utilizing qualitative methodology to undergird Heidegger's phenomenology framework, data was collected and analyzed using the hermeneutic circle. The thematic outcomes included best option, physical aggression, death/absence of a spouse, caregiver medical conditions, mental health-behavioral disorder, community integration, hospital/emergency, verbal aggression, and financial burden. The results can inform counselors regarding the struggles the parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities confront and how they influence decisions regarding alternative living arrangements. The findings inform parents enduring emotional and physical stressors, caregiver burden, and relationship strain. Positive social change can be realized through disseminating the results of this study to parents, counselor educators and supervisors. Coursework could introduce students and practitioners to the parental decision-making process to help understand family dynamics and alternative living arrangements for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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Cahill, Rosemary. "Factors that influence the decisions parents make when choosing a secondary school for their children." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2009. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/549.

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The impetus for this portfolio is the accelerating drift of Australian school students from state-run, free government schools to fee-paying independent and/or Catholic schools within the non-government sector. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that between 1996 and 2006, student enrolments in non-government schools grew by 21.5% compared with 1.2% in government schools (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2007). In this portfolio, a sociological lens reflective of the pragmatic paradigm is applied to the question of school choice in order to understand parents' thinking behind the choices they are making and, moving forward, how the funding and governance of schooling in Australia might lead to different school choices. The portfolio is structured around a three-way school-choice model whereby parents' choices arise through the interaction of three dimensions: local options, global trends and personal circumstances. The portfolio incorporates a combination of primary and secondary research. The secondary research explores local and global dimensions of school choice while the primary research investigates the personal dimension. The primary research is a case-study conducted in a precinct of metropolitan Perth in 2007. In the case-study, a survey was administered to the parents of all students who had just commenced their secondary schooling (entering year 8) at one of eight schools located within the case study precinct. Participating schools comprised a mixture of government, Catholic and independent sectors and, due to their shared proximity, were each others' main competition for students. While a high degree of agreement about what makes a 'good' school was found among participating parents, sector-specific variation was found in the sense of agency reported by parents and in the extent to which participating schools were perceived to offer several factors that were deemed to be prominent in 'good' schools. In each case, government schools lagged behind their non-government counterparts. Recommendations offer a pragmatic and empirically sound approach to arresting the drift of students away from government secondary schools.

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Gravett, Marty. "Child care decisions among female heads of households with school age children." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90928.

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Depth interviews with 16 urban female heads of households (FHHs) were the basis of this qualitative study which sought to understand the nature of the child care decisions these women made for their school age children. A theoretical sampling model based on six dimensions of contrast (race, financial security, the presence of other caretakers in the household, the number of children in the household, and the age of children) was used in selecting the sample. All of the women were involved in work, education or training to a degree that child care was an issue for them. The collective testimony of the sample reveals that the FHHs chose care for their children that was compatible with their role as provider and with their resources. Resources included knowledge of caregivers and settings, network support, and material resources (income, presence of care in the community, and transportation). Women who had limited resources and restrictive provider roles functioned in an environment of forced choice and were more at risk for making decisions on child care that they were not personally comfortable with. Their affect, values, and children's opinions and needs played an important role within the bounds allowed by the provider role and resources. The FHHs maintained child care arrangements until life events or changes in resources or provider role precipitated the need for another decision. However, unmet values, and unacknowledged affect and child opinion precipitated a change if they were highlighted so clearly by anomalous events that they could not be ignored. Such conditions affected immediate change in child care, but not subsequent decisions. Social policy recommendations that stemmed from these findings conclude the study.
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Parsons, Jeanette Margaret. "Parents who sue their adult children for support, an examination of decisions by Canadian court judges." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0006/MQ33258.pdf.

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McNeilly, Patricia. "The participation of disabled children, young people and their parents in health and social care decisions." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679479.

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There is an increasing expectation that children, young people and their parents should participate in decisions that affect them. This includes decisions about their health and social care and collective or public decisions about the way in which services are designed, delivered and evaluated. Indeed this has become a policy priority across the UK (Franklin and Sloper, 2009). The participation of disabled children and young people has been slow to develop and concerns have been expressed about progress in this area. This ESRC funded study aimed to explore the experience and outcomes of the participation of disabled children, young people and their parents in health and social care decisions. Participants in this mixed method study were 77 parents, 18 disabled children and young people and 90 professionals from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland. Findings revealed that while families are clearly participating in decisions and there are positive outcomes associated with this, it needs further development. This thesis makes a unique contribution to this field by exploring both the process and outcomes of participation and by proposing a model of family participation within the context of social justice. Implications for practice, services and policy are discussed.

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Back, Camille. "Exploration of Factors Influencing Sports Snacks Decisions Among Parents and Coaches of Young, Recreational Soccer Players." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83463.

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Background Organized sports offer an opportunity to promote physical activity and healthy eating. However, current data suggest that youth sports settings may not necessarily provide these benefits. In one study, youth were sedentary nearly half of a soccer match and in another foods and beverages offered at different youth sporting events were found to be energy-dense with little nutritional value. Parents, coaches and their respective sports organizations have the capacity to support a positive sports environment by promoting nutritious foods and beverages as well as optimal movement. To date, there is little research available on physical activity and sports trends of younger audiences, as well as perceptions of coaches and parents of young children toward sports snacks and policies to support healthy eating. The goal of these three studies were to better understand the youth soccer setting as an opportunity to address healthy eating and physical activity. Study 1 Objective: Assess snack offerings of parents and coaches of young soccer players, and policies. Methods: Beverage and Snack Questionnaires were distributed among all parents (n=120) and coaches (23) participating in recreational under five (U5) and under six (U6) soccer. The questionnaires assessed: socio-demographic information; types, as well as frequency, of snacks and beverages offered to children; reasons for snack and beverage choices; and attitudes toward snack policies. Results: Of the 44 parents and 23 coaches that participated, nutrition was ranked as the number one factor in choosing snacks and beverages for children participating in soccer. Yet parents and coaches reported offering many low-nutrient dense foods to their children as snacks. Coaches were receptive to limiting snack options and recommending healthy alternatives. Study 2 Objective: Observe snack offerings for young, recreational soccer players at combined practices and games to determine nutrient content and energy density of the foods and beverages provided. Methods: Snack observations for multiple, randomly selected teams were recorded using an observational checklist by trained researchers following all scheduled combined practices/games. Mean values across all snack foods and beverages were computed for the following key nutrients: calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, and sodium. Results: Offered snacks were high in sugar, contributing nearly 77% of recommended total sugar intake per day, and low in sodium, fiber, and protein. Study 3 Objective: Determine the level of physical activity among young soccer players. Methods: Six random U5 and U6 teams were selected with 36 eligible players to participate in accelerometer collection data. Participants wore magnetic running pouches containing an accelerometer for a combined practice/game totaling 60 minutes. Informed, voluntary consent was obtained from each child and parent. Results: For the entire recorded session, average speed was 2.2 km/hour, average distance was 1.3 miles. Children were considered sedentary 55.0% of the recorded time. Discussion and Conclusions Organized sports settings offer an ideal avenue for promoting health and wellness among youth athletes. The current culture unfortunately promotes unhealthy snacking and sub-optimal physical activity. While the location and sample sizes limit generalizability, our results support research conducted with older children and highlight the importance of nutrition education for parents and coaches, as well as the potential for snack policies and strategies to encourage more vigorous physical activity in youth sports settings.
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Shin, Jihyun. "To Introduce New Concepts for Self-Making Decisions on Sexualities: For Latina Girls and Their Parents." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/39.

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Karthigesu, Shantha Premila. "The perceived influence of grandparents’ beliefs and attitudes on parents’ breastfeeding behaviour and paediatric vaccination decisions." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2165.

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Human infants are highly dependent on their parents for a prolonged period of time. The resources required to raise a child cannot be provided by biological parents alone and requires the assistance of others, usually relatives. Grandparents among them, have played the most significant role. With increased life expectancy in Western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic (WEIRD) societies, grandparents have come to the forefront as informal childcare providers. Although the influence of a child’s social environment on health has been well-studied, the influence of grandparents, specifically in regard to breastfeeding remains inconclusive, while grandparental influence on paediatric vaccinations has not been investigated. Using an exploratory mixed-method research design this study investigated the perceived influence of grandparents on parents’ breastfeeding behaviour and paediatric vaccination uptake in Perth, Western Australia. Focus group discussions were conducted to collect exploratory data on the beliefs, attitudes and perceived sources of influence on parents and grandparents towards breastfeeding and paediatric vaccines. Qualitative data was collected from Australian Aboriginal (N=15) and non-Aboriginal participants (N=73). Interpretative phenomenological data analysis revealed different themes for Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal participants. Although both groups reported positive beliefs and attitudes towards breastfeeding, Aboriginal grandmothers reported having a direct and positive influence on breastfeeding behaviour in young Aboriginal mothers. The influence of grandparents on non-Aboriginal parents’ breastfeeding behaviour was not always positive. The participants also shared positive beliefs and attitudes towards paediatric vaccines. Grandparents expressed full confidence in paediatric vaccines based on their memories of the diseases. Parents who had been vaccinated as children accepted immunisation as a normal part of child rearing. This data then informed the development of a questionnaire to quantitatively assess perceived grandparental influence. Data from mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers (N=278) were analysed to test the effects of beliefs, attitudes and perceived sources of influence on breastfeeding behaviour and paediatric vaccine uptake. The study sample was typical of WEIRD societies and reported high levels of educational qualifications and income. Positive attitude scores did not have a significant effect on breastfeeding behaviour in parents or grandparents. This suggested the influence of external factors such as physiological challenges to breastfeeding, physical ecology of the mother and the attitudes towards formula feeding. Maternal grandmothers did report offering the most advice regarding breastfeeding. However, the type of advice imparted and the effect of the advice on breastfeeding behaviour could not be discerned from this data. This cohort reported good knowledge on the benefits of paediatric vaccines and positive group influences and had low scores on vaccine anxiety. This was reflected by high confidence levels on the information available to them and the protection conferred to their children by vaccines. Grandparents who had high scores on knowledge and positive group influence reported they would advise their children on vaccinations for grandchildren. Less than 2% of the study sample scored high on vaccine anxiety and reported vaccine refusal and lack of confidence, which limited the study of whether grandparents could positively influence vaccine hesitant parents. The quantitative study sample is not representative of the average population which restricts generalisation of the findings. The precise nature of grandparents’ influence on parents’ infant feeding and paediatric vaccines need further exploration among the different cultural groups. Education, income levels and cultural and traditional child care practices are likely to have the most influence on the relationship between parents and grandparents, and consequently the extent to which grandparents’ opinions are valued and accepted in relation to breastfeeding and paediatric vaccinations decisions

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Kelly, Katherine Patterson Ganong Lawrence H. "Stepping up, stepping back, being pushed, and stepping away the process of making treatment decisions for children with cancer by parents who no longer live together /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6867.

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The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on April 1, 2010). Vita. Thesis advisor: Lawrence H. Ganong. "May 2008" Includes bibliographical references

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Dial, Lauren Ann. "Are Fruit Snacks Like Fruit? Children's and Parents' Evaluations of Deceptive Packaged Foods." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1617378849140852.

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Ezra, Rosalyn. "Caught between cultures : a study of factors influencing Israeli parents' decisions to enrol their children at an international school." Thesis, University of Bath, 2006. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.437451.

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Yates, Julie F. "MMR uptake in Somerset following the 2009 national catch-up campaign : factors affecting parents' decisions to accept or decline immunisation." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23247.

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Introduction and Background: Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) are infectious diseases, primarily of childhood, which cause significant mortality and morbidity globally. These infections are, however, vaccine preventable and there is potential for them to be eradicated worldwide through the strategic use of organised population immunisation programmes. Following the introduction of the MMR vaccination in the UK in 1988, uptake was initially good and a high level of population vaccination coverage was achieved. This was sustained until 1998 when a study by Dr Wakefield and colleagues was published in the Lancet suggesting the theoretical possibility of an association between MMR and Autism/bowel disease. Intense media coverage followed, uptake of MMR vaccine fell to less than 80% in Somerset, and community outbreaks of measles, which had almost been eliminated in the UK, began to reappear. The Wakefield study was subsequently discredited and was eventually retracted by the Lancet in 2010. In August 2008 the Chief Medical Officer announced a national MMR catch-up campaign, targeting all children between the age of 13 months and 18 years who had either not been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella, or had only partial immunisation. These children were invited again for vaccination and the campaign was completed in January 2009. This study was undertaken to explore, in depth, the quantitative data available in respect of the uptake of MMR at the time of the 2009 campaign, and also to provide new qualitative data in relation to the attitudes, beliefs and experience of MMR and immunisation services of parents who continued to decline MMR for their children after the 2009 campaign, in order to identify factors which affected parental decision-making, add to the wider knowledge base, and to use this knowledge to improve the future development of immunisation services in Somerset. Methods: The overall objective of the study was to investigate a number of social, demographic and geographic characteristics of parents and children associated with MMR uptake, to compare these characteristics within and between defined sub-sets of the Somerset population, and to explore the basis on which parents in Somerset make decisions in relation to MMR immunisation. The study design adopted was a ‘mixed methods’ approach comprising of a cross-sectional design with three sequential phases - an exploration of baseline epidemiological data; a survey conducted with parents of children who remained unimmunised after 2009; and finally, semi-structured interviews with a sub-set of these parents. Results: The key findings from the study are: Parents who decline MMR for their children are not a homogenous group, but consist of a number of sub-groups each of which have different motives, decision pathways and predicted outcomes in relation to potential to change their mind and accept MMR There are differences in geographic distribution between the two age groups investigated Whilst the ‘Wakefield’ study did, and still does have, an impact, it is not the only or most important factor in their continuing decision-making. There is evidence that health professionals have a key role in addressing parental concerns in respect of immunisation. GP practice was the most significant factor associated with uptake in the Phase 1 study, and this was further confirmed in interviews with parents. Parents make decisions through engagement, through communicating and relating to others and this offers a potential mechanism for health professionals to influence decisions through open engagement with parents. Discussion and Conclusions: Three parent sub-groups were identified (Single Vaccines; Medical Comorbidities and Natural Health). These sub-groups were further investigated and factors associated with the decision-making pathways of each group were identified. This resulted in the development of the ‘MMR Parent Engagement Framework’ as a tool for use by professionals in planning their interactions with parents to improve and encourage more open dialogue in order to positively influence parental decision-making in relation to accepting MMR or other vaccinations. From a commissioning perspective, embedding frameworks such as this in service specifications offers a more cost-effective approach to improving immunisation uptake than funding large, poorly targeted catch-up campaigns. It is therefore recommended that further research is undertaken to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the approach in practice, and to inform future commissioning decisions. Additional recommendations to improve the effectiveness and delivery of immunisation services are also made in respect of GP Practice specific factors, independent schools, ethnic minority communities, vaccine overload, media, and data validation. The study has already directly influenced changes in current practice at both a local and a national level.

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Snowdon, Claire. "Collaboration, participation and non-participation : decisions about involvement in randomised controlled trials for clinicians and parents in two neonatal trials." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2005. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/682340/.

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Background: The ethical basis of randomised controlled trials is equipoise, whether at the collective or individual level. Neonatal intensive care trials are therefore conducted in a context of clinical uncertainty as well as stress and trauma. The theoretical literature suggests that tensions exist in the trials situation between the aims of care and research. Objectives: To improve understanding of decisions that clinicians and parents make about neonatal trial collaboration, participation and non-participation. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 neonatologists and 63 parents from 5 UK hospitals who were offered enrolment in the INNOVO and/or CANDA trials. Qualitative analysis was aided by ATLAS-ti. Results: The neonatologists' interviews suggested an intermediate level of equipoise. A therapeutic orientation operated for the INNOVO Trial but not for the CANDA Trial. Neonatologists often did not connect trial participation and trial-related postmortem pathology studies. Most parents made very rapid decisions about trial participation. Perception of risk was independent of the trial under consideration but associated with a slower decision-making process. The 'therapeutic misconception' was present for parents in both trials. Many supported contributing to research. For some of the bereaved parents, this extended to contribution to trial-related pathology studies. Parents who declined the CANDA Trial saw risks in the trial situation. Conclusions: Decisions were complex and multi-tiered. The boundaries between care and research were often unclear for neonatologists and parents. Clarification of the nature of decisions at the heart of clinical trials is needed, so that those associated with research might be willing collaborators and participants, fully cognisant of the activity in which they are engage

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Vaz-Baker, Jazmine A. "To Continue or Discontinue: Factors that Motivate Parents' Testing Decisions on the Diagnostic Odyssey after a Non-diagnostic Exome Result." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617109199524406.

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Hankinson, Jessica Curley. "Child psychopathology, parental problem perception, and help-seeking behaviors." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002993.

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Stertz, Anna M. [Verfasser], Bettina S. [Akademischer Betreuer] Wiese, and Viktoria [Akademischer Betreuer] Arling. "From an individual to a dyadic perspective on work and family : parents' decisions and experiences after childbirth / Anna Maria Stertz ; Bettina Simone Wiese, Viktoria Susanne Arling." Aachen : Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1192308425/34.

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Brelsford, Kathleen Marie. ""Not If, but When": Sex, Risk, and Trust in Timing Gardasil Vaccine Decisions, An Exploratory Study among Healthcare Providers and Middle-Class Parents in the U.S." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3716.

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This dissertation research explores how values regarding sexuality, morality, responsibility, protection, trust, and risk — expressed through parent, daughter, and healthcare provider relationships and interactions — inform parental decisions regarding the Gardasil® vaccine. In particular, the research examines the competing and conflicting meanings that parents and providers ascribe to vaccination and how actors position the vaccine within a wider set of negotiated, value–laden discourses. Because these narratives are situated within a larger structural field that shapes the landscape in which providers and parents interact, relevant historical and structural factors, including vaccine policy, cost, and compensation are discussed.

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Johansson, Maya. "Vilka möjligheter ges barn med funktionsnedsättning att komma till tals? : – ur LSS-handläggares perspektiv." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-5958.

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About 29 000 different services was given by the Swedish welfare state to children with disabilities within the ages 0-22 years before October first in the year 2008. Studies about children with disabilities and their experiences of their situation have rarely been done and it is therefore difficult to know how they think and feel about their lives. Both Swedish law and the UN:s convention about children’s rights states that children have the right to tell their opinion in matters that are of their concern. Thus, we don´t know much about if and how the Swedish welfare state maintain this right towards children with disabilities. This is aimed to reveal if and how the Swedish welfare state, trough it´s municipality servants, give children with disabilities an opportunity to speak their mind trough the perspective of the municipality servant. This study is even aimed to reveal which difficulties, if any, the servants experience in their investigations of children with disabilities. The empirical material was analyzed trough a perspective of children as actors and trough the theoretical ideas; power-of-modeling and the organizations many hands. A qualitative method was chosen to collect the empirical data for this study because this method is the best method in order to get the deep information that was needed in order to achieve a deeper understanding for the problem. The result is that children with disabilities don´t get the opportunity to speak their mind in their own cases because of many aspects such as; communication problems, the limitations within the law called LSS, the organizations limitations of the servants and the children’s own parents.

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Ben-Ami, Gabriel. "Secular parents' choice of Ultra Orthodox day-care : a grounded theory study of parental decision making." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.440248.

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Jones, Teresa Catherine. "Adoption decision-making in the African-American community /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11166.

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Cronin, Timothy David. "A Qualitative Study of Decision Making by First Time Parents for Their Child's Prekindgerten Year Programming." Diss., University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4832.

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This study sought to gain a better understanding of how participants made decisions regarding placement for their first-born children for the prekindergarten year. The purpose of this research, to explore participants' decision-making process, was guided by the following research question: "How do parents make decisions to select placements for their children during the prekindergarten year?" The secondary research questions were the following: "What experiences do parents want their children to have during the prekindergarten year?"; "How do parents get information about programming for the prekindergarten year?"; and "How do parents assimilate information and make a final decision?" This research utilized an interview study to capture the stories of parents as they reflected on the decisions they made for their child's prekindergarten year. Sixteen mothers representing 18 children participated in this qualitative study. Participants were selected because, at the time of the study, they were currently parents of a public school kindergarten student, who is their oldest child. This criterion produced a population of parents who had already made the decision about their child's prekindergarten year, had made this decision recently, and were first-time decision makers regarding prekindergarten programming. Participants' children were kindergarteners in one of three elementary schools in the same school district in a Midwest city. Results showed that participants used the prekindergarten year to prepare their children and themselves for kindergarten. They gathered information from four main sources: friends, family, the child, and themselves. Participants valued their own intuition or opinion as the most important source of information. Participants' personal opinions were most valued because they needed to feel confident about a placement that they thought would fit their children's needs. Participants' decision-making was influenced by pre-school location, logistics (i.e. transportation), and preparation for kindergarten, hours, cost, and the first impressions of participants. Three major themes emerged from the interviews concerning participant selection of a prekindergarten placement: (a) parental desires for the prekindergarten year; (b) sources of information about prekindergarten programs; and (c) factors that influenced the decision-making process. Two deciding factors were location and participants' first impressions. When a participant decided against a placement due to location or first impressions, the placement was eliminated from further consideration. Participants were willing to work around other decision-making factors, but l these two critical factors ended further consideration of a placement. These findings contribute to existing research on parents' decision-making process of choosing their child's prekindergarten year by extending the research on childcare choices to include choices made specifically for the prekindergarten year. This research identifies key elements for parents including a transitional year for the parent, parents as a source of information , and critical influences on the decision-making process

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Sprague, Rhonda Jean. "Advice-seeking decisions in parent-child interactions /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Khaddaria, Raman. "Perceptions and their role in consumer decision-making." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4951.

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Particular interest lies in understanding how variants of a metric - namely, a survey question - have been employed in academic studies and industry-surveys, in order to measure smoking-related risk-perceptions. In the process of reviewing select tobacco-industry survey records, we analyze the implications of different features of this metric, (e.g., use of a 'probe', the 'Don't Know' option), and various interview modes (e.g. telephonic, face-to-face), for the estimates of perceived risk arrived at in these studies. The review makes clear that two aspects of health risks from smoking--the risk of contracting a smoking-related disease, as against the risk of prematurely dying from it conditional upon getting affected--have not been jointly explored so far. The dataset obtained from the Family Heart Disease and Prevention Survey (November 2010-March 2011), provides a unique opportunity to explore these two kinds of probabilities, particularly with regard to the risks of lung-cancer from smoking. Chapter 3 concludes by illustrating how individuals evaluate both these aspects of health-risks. While the probability of getting lung-cancer is found to be overestimated in conjunction with previous studies, the conditional probability of premature death is severely underestimated. Additionally, it is found that individuals' subjective assessments of either of these risk aspects predict smoking behavior in an identical manner. This calls into question the so-called 'rationality' of smoking decisions with implications for policies designed for the control of tobacco consumption.; This dissertation is an empirical investigation into the roles that different quantifiable and measurable perceptions play in defining individual behavior across a variety of decision-making contexts. In particular, the focus lies on smokers and the choices they make with regard to smoking and beyond. Chapter 1 analyzes a nationally representative sample of adults (23 years and older) in the United States, pertaining to the Annenberg Perception of Tobacco Risk Survey II (1999-2000). It is observed that three dimensions to smoking behavior viz., risk, temporality and addiction, interact to determine the smoking status of an individual. Although previous studies mostly looked into each of these dimensions in isolation, in this chapter, we empirically illustrate how perceptions on risk, time dimensions and addiction, jointly influence the smoking behavior of adults. Chapter 2 casts the smoker in the role of a parent and explores parental behavior towards the general health-risks facing their children. Using the dataset from a survey (2009), conducted in Orlando, Florida, on parents, having at least one child aged between 1 and 16 years, the chapter arrives at two findings relevant for policy: i) In each of the 'smoker' and 'non-smoker' parent categories, parents exhibit equal concern for themselves and their children, and ii) the level of concern shown by smoker-parents, towards health-risks faced by their children, is the same as that shown by their non-smoking counterparts. The analysis in this chapter also affirms the need to incorporate subjective risk assessment in willingness-to-pay (WTP) exercises to facilitate a deeper behavioral analysis of health risk valuation. Lastly, in Chapter 3, we focus on the issue of quantitative assessment of the perception of health risks from smoking.
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Taylor-Clapp, Susan. "Parents' decision making needs regarding circumcision of male newborns." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6158.

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This study, conducted as a needs assessment, was guided by O'Connor's Decision Support Framework (DSF). The DSF describes a process of providing to both parents and practitioners decision support by identifying the sub-optimal determinants of the decision. The objectives of the study were to describe the decision making needs of parents making choices about neonatal male circumcision and the needs of prenatal instructors who inform parents about options. The study design was across-sectional survey of 88 mothers and 67 fathers and 10 prenatal instructors. Structured questionnaires were used, eliciting variables based on the DSF, such as: the perception of the decision; perception of others regarding the decision; resources to make the decision; and participant characteristics. Although all instructors stated that circumcision was discussed, the content of the discussion varied according to the instructor's experience and perception of the decision. Most instructors (9/10) believed parents lacked both information about options and chances of the benefits and risks. Few of the instructors (2/10) saw their role as instrumental in the decision. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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Johnson, Elizabeth Mary. "The child care and employment decision-making processes of expecting parents /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Freer, Christopher Michael. "Parental Influence on Curricular Decisions in Private Schools: Negotiating Parental Expectations." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/eps_diss/32.

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Parental input and participation on curricular decisions influence the educational process in private schools. Parental participation in the development and continual examination of the curriculum is essential to maintaining an educational environment that reflects the ideals and goals of all of the stakeholders. However, parents often have differing ideas from schools on what the curriculum should encompass. The problem facing private school leaders is how to negotiate the tensions resulting from conflicting parental expectations for the curriculum of the school. Literature is reviewed surrounding the main research question for this study: how do school leaders respond to the differences in expectations for curriculum between parents and private secondary schools? Areas of the literature reviewed include the purpose of education, the curriculum development process in schools and the role of educational leadership in the curriculum development process. The overall research design of this study is framed by a qualitative methodology that includes a multiple-site case study that aims to create a better understanding of the dynamics of parental influences on curriculum in private schools. Data from the Upper Schools of three private schools in a metropolitan area were collected over the period of one academic semester from a variety of sources, including interviews, observations and document analysis. The emerging themes were constructed around the current and past knowledge of informants within the context of the social interactions of the stakeholders in the three schools. Several significant findings resulted from this study, which provides a framework to understand how school leaders negotiate parental curriculum expectations. These findings include parental influence and expectations, the distinction between leadership with the curriculum versus the co-curriculum, and the factors influencing the negotiation of curriculum conflict. This inquiry is important because it creates a dialogue among the stakeholders who influence curriculum in private schools. The results of this study help school leaders understand the influences of parents on the curriculum of their schools and offer practical suggestions for private school leaders on how to negotiate the differences in expectations for curriculum between parents and private secondary schools.

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Li, Karen Christine. "Supporting decision-making in whole genome/exome sequencing : parents' perspectives." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50835.

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Whole genome sequencing/exome sequencing (WGS/ES) technology is becoming more affordable and accessible, and will become more frequently used in various clinical settings, including for diagnosing rare childhood diseases. However, its use means that parents face decisions that could uncover life-altering information, unrelated to their child’s illness that may also have personal and ethical implications for their families. The purpose of this study is to explore and describe parents’ perceptions of their decisional needs when deciding on WGS/ES for their child. The qualitative methodological approach known as Interpretive Description, the concept of shared decision-making and the Ottawa Decision Support Framework were used to inform and guide this study. Parents of children who had previously undergone WGS/ES informed consent were invited to participate in a focus group or individual in-person or telephone interviews. Parents had children with a range of undiagnosed conditions suspected to be genetic in origin. 15 parents were interviewed and transcriptions were analyzed concurrently and iteratively. Repeat interviews were conducted with 5 of the parents to confirm, challenge or expand on the developing conceptualizations. Participants felt that their decision to proceed with WGS/ES for their child was easy. However, they expressed many unresolved decisional needs including: a lack of knowledge about certain topics that became relevant and important to them later, unmet expectations, and a need for more support and resources. Participants also acknowledged that the high volume of information and urgency of their circumstances may have caused them to be less receptive (or even unreceptive) to information during their WGS/ES decision-making (DM) process. Additionally, participants had ongoing informational and psychosocial needs beyond the single clinical encounter where their WGS/ES DM occurred. The content and amount of information that participants considered to be important varied. Prior to the widespread use of clinical WGS/ES, parents’ perspectives about their decisional needs should be considered in order to implement parent-tailored education, counselling, decision support and informed consent processes.
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McCullagh, Melanie Cuchlaine. "Decision-making in zebra finches : parent-offspring communication." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363783.

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Gordon, Cindy Dawn. "Parental participation in school decision-making." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58533.pdf.

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Feenstra, Bryan G. "Evaluating Interventions to Support Child-Parent Involvement in Health Decisions." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23546.

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Objective: To explore interventions that support children and parents making health decisions. Systematic Review: A systematic review was conducted to synthesize evidence on interventions that support children’s health decision making. Five studies of variable quality were included. Interventions that improved decision making were decision coaching with or without an educational resource, or education alone. Pre-/post-test pilot: A pre-/post-test study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of decision coaching guided by the Ottawa Family Decision Guide for children with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Of 16 families invited, 7 participated. Compared to children/parents who preferred one option at baseline, participants who were unsure of the best option rated decision coaching as more acceptable and had larger decreases in decisional conflict. Conclusions: Few studies have evaluated interventions supporting children’s decision making. The piloted decision support intervention was feasible and acceptable, particularly with children and parents who were unsure of the best option.

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Boyd, Wendy Anne. "Parent decisions regarding paid work and care of the child." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44058/1/Wendy_Boyd_Thesis.pdf.

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Australia has witnessed a continual increase in maternal employment over the past two decades, which has placed focus on child care- its effects on the child and on early childhood education and care policy and provision. The engagement of women in the paid workforce contributes to national economic development, and is recognised in government policy incentives such as cash subsidies and tax relief for child care fees. These incentives are targeted towards mothers, to encourage them to engage in paid work. Making a contribution to the family’s economy and to a mother’s economic self sufficiency are two key drivers for women’s engagement in satisfying paid work. Many women also seek to maintain a personal investment in the development of their career, simultaneously ensuring that the child is experiencing suitable care. Policies that support women’s choices for satisfying workforce engagement and care arrangements are prudent for ensuring productivity of the economy as well as for enhancing the wellbeing of parents and children (OECD, 2007). Policies that provide family friendly employment arrangements, paid parental leave, and child care support, directly affect maternal employment decisions. Availability of family friendly employment policies is viewed as one way to not only promote gender equity in employment opportunities but also support the wellbeing of children and families (OECD, 2007). Yet there are not comprehensive and coherent policies on work and family in Australia. Australia is due to implement its first paid parental leave scheme in January, 2011. At the time of the data collection of this research, June 2007 to December 2008, Australia had no statutory provision for paid parental leave. To date, most research has focused on the consequences of paid work and care decisions made by women. Far less is known about the processes of decision-making and reasons underlying women’s choices. Investigation of what is most salient for women as they make decisions regarding engagement in paid work, and care for their child is important in order to inform policy and practices related to parental leave, family friendly employment and care for the child. This prospective longitudinal research was of 124 Australian expectant first-time mothers who completed questionnaires in their third trimester of pregnancy, and again at six and twelve months postpartum. First-time expectant mothers' decisions regarding engaging in paid work and selecting care for their child represent those of a group who are invested in motherhood and have usually had direct experience of engaging in paid work. They therefore provide an important insight into society’s idealised views about motherhood and the emotional and social uncertainty of making personal decisions where the consequences of such decisions are unknown. These decisions reflect public beliefs about the role of women in contributing to the country’s productivity and decisions about providing for the economic and emotional care needs of their family. As so little is known about the reasoning and processes of decision-making of women’s choices regarding paid work and care of the child this research was designed to capture expectant first-time mother’s preferred options for engaging in paid work and the care of their child, and investigate their actual decisions made at six and 12 months postpartum. To capture preferred options, decisions and outcomes of decisions regarding paid work and care of the child a prospective longitudinal research design was utilised. This design had three important components that addressed key limitations in the extant literature. First the research commenced in pregnancy in order to investigate preferences and beliefs about paid work and care and to examine baseline data that may influence decisions made as the women returned to paid work. Second the research involved longitudinal tracking from the antenatal time point to six and 12 months postpartum in order to identify the influences on decisions made. Third the research measured outcomes of the decisions made at each time point. This research examined the intentions, preferences, beliefs, influences, and outcomes of the decisions about engagement in paid work and choice of care. The analyses examined factors predicting return to paid work, the timing of return and extent of engagement in paid work; the care for the child; satisfaction with paid work; satisfaction with care for the child, motherhood and fulfilment; and maternal wellbeing at six and 12 months postpartum. The factors of interest were both rational/economic (availability and extent of paid and unpaid maternity leave; flexible work patterns) and emotional/affective (career satisfaction, investment in motherhood, and concern with quality of care for the child). Results indicated a group preference, and realisation for, return to paid work within the first year after the birth of a child but with reduction in hours to part-time. Most women saw paid work not only as a source of income but also as source of personal satisfaction. There were four key themes arising from this research. First, the women strived to feel emotionally secure when deciding about engaging in paid work and care of the child. To achieve emotional security women made their decisions for paid work and care of the child differently. A woman’s decision for maternal employment is a function of her personal beliefs, preferences and context regarding paid work and care of the child. She adjusts her established work identity with her new identity as a mother. The second key theme from this research is that the women made their decisions for maternal employment in response to their personal context and there were different levels of opportunities between the women’s choices. There is inequity of entitlement regarding work conditions associated with a woman’s education level. This has implications for the woman’s engagement in paid work, and her child’s health and wellbeing. The third key theme is that the quality of the child’s care mattered to the women in the research. They preferred care provided by parents and/or relatives more than any other types of care. The fourth key theme identified that satisfaction and wellbeing outcomes experienced as a result of maternal employment decisions were a complex interaction between multiple factors that change across time with the ongoing development of the mother’s identity, and the development of the child. The implications for policy within Australia are that the employment of mothers in the workforce necessitates that non-parental care becomes a public concern, where there is universal access to good quality affordable care for every child, not just for those who can afford it. This is equitable and represents real choice while supporting the rights of the child (Thorpe, Cloney & Tayler, 2010), protecting and promoting the public interest (Cleveland & Krashinsky, 2010). Children’s health and wellbeing will be supported (Moore & Oberklaid, 2010) while children are in non-parental care, and they will be exposed to environments and experiences that support their learning and development. The significant design of the research enabled the trajectories of first-time expectant women to be tracked from the antenatal point to 12 months postpartum. But there were limitations: the small sample size, the over-representation of the sample being highly educated and the nature of a longitudinal research that is set within the economic, social and political context at that time. These limitations are discussed in relation to suggestions for future research.

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Ng, Lily. "Family involvment and residential care : decision making about adolescents with behavioural problems /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2066588X.

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Yazdani, Nahal. "Parental Decision-Making for a Child with a Life-Limiting Condition." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41039.

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Purpose: To explore the decision-making experiences of and the supports provided to the parents of children with life-limiting conditions. Qualitative Study: A qualitative interpretive description study guided by the Ottawa Decision Support Framework was conducted. Interviews with parents and healthcare professionals revealed that parents made difficult healthcare decisions for their child and were prone to experiencing decisional conflict. Participants described a need for interprofessional support, guided decision support, and a preference for formal and informal support networks. Scoping Review: A scoping review was conducted. The three eligible studies revealed that parents require early and timely decision support provided by an interprofessional team of healthcare professionals and aided by a structured decision support intervention. Conclusions: Decisions made by parents of children with life-limiting conditions are complex. Healthcare professionals are required to facilitate appropriate decision support interventions for parents including a parent based support network.

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Beagley, David Edward, and d. beagley@latrobe edu au. "PARENT PARTICIPATION IN CURRICULUM DECISION MAKING: A CASE STUDY." La Trobe University. School of Education, 1996. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au./thesis/public/adt-LTU20041216.160407.

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This study is an historical study of parent participation in school level decision making, particularly in curriculum issues, in relation to the Victorian Government policies of Devolution through the 1980s. It was conducted as a case study of one rural secondary school, examining how the role of parents in the school�s curriculum development and associated decision making structures may have changed during the decade from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Three conceptual models were established, which served as analytical frameworks for the field data: a Theory model of how school level participation could operate, a Policies model deriving from the expectations of the major Government policies of the time, and an Historical model based on research and analyses of practice in Australia and overseas. The findings indicate that little effective parent participation developed or took place in the school over the period under study. Major contributing factors identified are the lack of policy direction and official mechanisms, especially in implementation of change, the definition of appropriate participant roles, the culture of traditional authorities in education (teacher in the classroom, principal in school processes and bureaucracy in administration), and the local factors of community attitudes and demographic profile. While the local factors are significant, it is concluded that the policies did not provide sufficient direction or mechanism to overcome the entrenched culture of traditional authorities in schooling. Changes in practice were directed more by the influence of specific personalities in single situations than any development of general attitude or institutional structure.

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Didden, Kathleen Albright. "Child Care Decision Making Among Parents of Young Children: A Constructivist Inquiry." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1695.

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