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Hinrichs, Diane. "Comparing spiritual development theory to homosexual identity development theory." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1298.
Full textEpps, Susan Bramlett, and Richard Swearingen. "Student Development Theory." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2569.
Full textСидоренко, Наталія Миколаївна, Наталия Николаевна Сидоренко, and Nataliia Mykolaivna Sydorenko. "Development of rent theory." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/26790.
Full textKnoll, Meredith Sharyn. "Rethinking the #theory' in theory of mind development." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272550.
Full textUpton, Matthew Glen. "Toward a multilevel theory of career development: advancing human resource development theory building." Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4393.
Full textMattix, Ramona. "Feminism as development planning theory." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28677.
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Bitter, James Robert, and M. Balla. "Adlerian Theory and Gender Development." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5211.
Full textRatner, Julie. "Academic dishonesty and moral development : theory revisited /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1996. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11977802.
Full textTypescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Dawn Person. Dissertation Committee: Lee Knefelkamp. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-240).
Ennis, Fergal Anthony. "Resolution perimetry : theory, development and application." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268589.
Full textGonzalez, Rodriguez David. "Development of multi reference perturbation theory." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272191.
Full textNicholson, Julia. "Otto Hölder and the development of group theory and Galois theory." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333485.
Full textRichardson, Nela N. Thomas. "An interest group theory of financial development." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2950.
Full textThesis research directed by: Economics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Ancselovits, Elisha. "Towards a new theory of Halakhic development." Thesis, Liverpool Hope University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.722139.
Full textLowther, Juliet. "Theory of mind development in deaf children." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398720.
Full textGuo, Jun-Xiang. "Development and theory of centrifugal flotation cells." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2002. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ65675.pdf.
Full textChoudhury, Rathin. "Application and development of density functional theory." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444572/.
Full textCombrink, Aneri. "Cognitive development in planning theory / A. Combrink." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4564.
Full textThesis (M.Art. et Scien. (Town and Regional Planning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
Thorsteinsson, Thorstein. "Development of methods in spin-coupled theory." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283113.
Full textOswald, W. Andrew (William Andrew). "Understanding technology development processes theory & practice." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90699.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77).
Technology development is hard for management to understand and hard for practitioners to explain, however it is an essential component of innovation. While there are standard and predictable processes for product development, many of these techniques don't apply well to technology development. Are there common processes for technology development that can make it predictable, or is it unpredictable like basic research and invention? In this thesis, after building a foundation by looking at product development processes, I survey some of the literature on technology development processes and compare them to a handful of case studies from a variety of industries. I then summarize the observations from the cases and build a generic model for technology development that can be used to provide insights into how to monitor and manage technology projects. One of the observations from the product development literature is that looping and iteration is problematic for establishing accurate schedules which becomes one of the fundamental disconnects between management and engineering. Technologists rely heavily on iteration as a tool for gaining knowledge and combined with other risks, technology development may appear "out of control". To mitigate these risks, technologists have developed a variety of approaches including: building a series of prototypes of increasing fidelity and using them as a form of communication, simultaneously developing multiple technologies as a hedge against failure or predicting and developing technologies they think will be needed outside of formal channels. Finally, I use my model to provide some insights as to how management can understand technology development projects. This gives technologists and non-technical managers a common ground for communication.
by W. Andrew Oswald.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
Houseman, D. K. "A function-analytic development of field theory." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2012. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1357938/.
Full textNieman, A. J. "Social development and women : theory and practice." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53057.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the social development approach from the viewpoint of developing an understanding of the applicability thereof in a social work environment in a South African context. Based on the level of underdevelopment in the country, the social development process, which involves a dynamic multi-disciplinary approach with a strong emphasis on the positive outcomes of growth and empowerment, is thought to offer a wide range of possible fields of application. To provide clarity and gain insight into the dimensions and elements involved, different aspects of the South African and international scenarios provide a background for the arguments promoting the social development approach as a positive intervention for the helping professions. The purpose of this research is to broaden the field of knowledge for practitioners and organisations dealing with poverty and deprivation by providing an extension of options in practice models. The research report includes an investigation of the elements and concepts associated with social development, with particular emphasis on the role of women. Knowledge and understanding of these concepts will assist in widening the horizons of field workers and assist in deciding on appropriate responses when faced with the problems of South Africa and its apartheid legacy. Development in the South African context is examined with the focus on the main role players, namely government and the welfare sector. Recurring themes in development programmes that have been identified as elements for success are described by means of case examples from good international practice models. The applicability of many of these cases should serve as stimuli for instituting initiatives in local situations of need. The empirical research used the qualitative method to examine, by means of focus groups, the effects of the identified elements in five social development projects in the Western Cape. The focus groups were conducted with the aid of open-ended question guides. The findings and responses of the focus group respondents were analysed and discussed in relation to findings described in the literature by various authors. It is believed that the findings of this research can be utilised as practical guidelines for instituting and running social development projects by social workers, as well as practitioners from other fields, to address the problems of poverty and underdevelopment in the country by paying special attention to the role of women in such projects.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie navorsing ondersoek die maatskaplike ontwikkeling benadering met die oog daarop om 'n begrip te kry van die toepaslikheid daarvan in 'n maatskaplike werkomgewing in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks. Die toestand van onderontwikkeling in die land het tot gevolg dat die maatskaplike ontwikkelingsproses, wat 'n sterk multi-dissiplinêre benadering behels en positiewe gevolge van groei en bemagtiging beklemtoon, waarskynlik 'n wye veld van toepassingsgeleenthede bied. Ten einde duidelikheid en insig te kry oor die omvang van die veld en die beginsels wat ter sprake is, word die argumente wat die maatskaplike ontwikkeling benadering ondersteun teen die agtergrond van verskillende aspekte van Suid-Afrikaanse en internasionale toestande bespreek. Die doel van die navorsing is om die kennisveld van maatskaplike werk en organisasies wat te doen het met armoede en verwaarlosing te verbreed en die keuses van praktykmodelle uit te brei. Die navorsingsverslag sluit 'n ondersoek in van konsepte en elemente waarmee maatskaplike ontwikkeling geassosieer word, met die klem op die rol van vroue. Kennis en begrip van die toepassing van hierdie konsepte sal veldwerkers se horisonne verbreed en help met besluitneming oor gepaste diensleweringsmodelle wanneer met die probleme van Suid-Afrika en die gevolge van apartheid gekonfronteer word. Ontwikkeling in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks word ondersoek met die klem op die hoof rolspelers in die veld, nl. die regering en die welsynsektor. Herhalende temas in internasionale ontwikkelingsprogramme as elemente van sukses is geïdentifiseer en word beskryf d.m.v. gevallestudies van internasionale goeie praktyke. Die toepaslikheid van baie van hierdie gevallestudies behoort as aanmoediging te dien vir inisiatiewe op plaaslike vlak. Vir die empiriese ondersoek, is gebruik gemaak van die kwalitatiewe metode om, d.m.v. fokusgroepe by vyf projekte in die Wes-Kaap, die effektiwiteit van die geïdentifiseerde elemente vir sukses te toets. Die fokusgroepe is gelei aan die hand van 'n oop vraelys. Die reaksies van die deelnemers aan die fokusgroep is verwerk en in die konteks van die literatuurstudie bespreek. Dit word aanvaar dat die bevindings van die navorsing deur maatskaplike werkers en ander dissiplines gebruik kan word as praktiese riglyne by die beplanning en loodsing van maatskaplike ontwikkeling projekte in die bekamping van armoede en onderontwikkeling, met spesiale aandag aan die rol van vroue.
Золотова, Світлана Григорівна, Светлана Григорьевна Золотова, Svitlana Hryhorivna Zolotova, and A. Tkachenko. "Public choice theory: development and contemporary applications." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2008. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/16060.
Full textFox, James D. "Miniature Mass Spectrometry: Theory, Development and Applications." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407824/.
Full textSchlee, Glen A. (Glen Alan). "On the Development of Descriptive Set Theory." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500836/.
Full textFincher, Jennie. "Decentering and the Theory of Social Development." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc149590/.
Full textBarnhart, Bradley Lee. "The Hilbert-Huang Transform: theory, applications, development." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2670.
Full textWyndow, Paula. "A gendered approach to democratic development theory." Thesis, Curtin University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1697.
Full textOlwan, Rami M. "Intellectual property and development : theory and practice." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54839/1/Rami_Olwan_Thesis.pdf.
Full textDoherty, Martin John. "Children's theory of mind and metalinguistic awareness." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241689.
Full textKaiser, Alexander. "Towards a Knowledge-Based Theory of Developing Sustainable Visions: The Theory Wave." IEEE Computer Society Press, 2017. http://epub.wu.ac.at/5382/1/paper0558.pdf.
Full textCovert, Julia L. "Abstract reasoning development: a result of formal schooling and natural development." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399630695.
Full textButtery, E. Allan. "New paradigm research within systems development." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314519.
Full textLi, Yifei. "A Grounded Theory of Chinese College Students' Self-Authorship Development." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu15555034262482.
Full textDeneulin, Séverine. "Examining Sen's capability approach to development as guiding theory for development policy." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1c357bd8-5e83-48df-a748-f71745304ac1.
Full textHou, Lei. "Financial development and firm internationalization: theory and evidence." Diss., lmu, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-143550.
Full textAl-Haji, Ghazwan. "Road Safety Development Index : Theory, Philosophy and Practice." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8812.
Full textDenna avhandling utvecklar, presenterar och testar ett nytt internationellt verktyg, det så kallade Road Safety Development Index (RSDI), vilket på ett begripligt och lättillgängligt sätt beskriver trafiksäkerhetsläget i ett visst land jämfört med andra länder. Resultatet av RSDI utgörs av tre grundpelare. Den första pelaren är Fokus på människor (vägtrafikbeteende). Den andra är Fokus på systemet (säkrare fordon, säkrare vägar, beivrande, management, osv). Den tredje pelaren är Fokus på produkten med avseende på antal döda per fordon och per invånare. Arbetet analyserar var och en av dessa tre pelare. RSDI kopplar dessutom samman de viktigaste nationella praxisarna och erfarenheterna med varandra och till slutresultaten (antal dödsfall). Studien föreslår en lista med de viktigaste indikatorerna på hur olika länder vidtar åtgärder för trafiksäkerheten. Grundat på denna “master-lista” kan en kort lista med de viktigaste indikatorerna skapas och klassificeras i två huvudkategorier för två typer av länder: LMC “länder med låg andel fordon” och HMC “länder med hög andel fordon”. RSDI aggregerar de viktigaste performance-indikatorerna till ett enda kvantitativt mått (ett sammansatt index). Fyra olika objektiva och subjektiva huvudangreppssätt används för att beräkna RSDI och bestämma vilket av dem som är det bästa. En metod använder sig av lika stora vikter för alla indikatorer och länder, medan en annan metod ger olika vikter beroende på indikatorernas betydelse. Två empiriska studier genomfördes i olika delar av världen för att bestämma tillämpligheten av detta verktyg i verkliga situationer. Den första empiriska studien kommer från åtta länder i Europa (HMC-länder). Den andra empiriska studien har gjorts i fem länder i Sydostasien (LMC-länder). Resultaten från detta RSDI tyder på en anmärkningsvärd skillnad mellan de valda länderna, också om andelen bilägare och/eller andra variabler för trafiksäkerhet hålls konstanta. Bristen på jämförbara och användbara data medför problem vid en djupare analys av RSDI för olika delar av världen. De empiriska och teoretiska skattningarna visar att RSDI kan ge en bredare bild av hela trafiksäkerhetssituationen i ett land jämfört med traditionella modeller och kan erbjuda ett enkelt och lättförståeligt verktyg för de nationella beslutsfattarna liksom för allmänheten.
Bartlett, Dean T. "The development of a new theory of microstress." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243927.
Full textCain, Kellie J. "The development of teachers' reflectivity: Theory into practice." Scholarly Commons, 2005. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2451.
Full textKoontz, Rollin H. "AMRAAM S-Band Telemetry Antenna Theory and Development." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/615028.
Full textThe Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is one of our newest additions to tactical weaponry. Recently the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) was given the responsibility to develop a new telemetry (TM) package for the AMRAAM that is warhead compatible. The difficulty of this undertaking can best be appreciated if one examines a sketch of the missile as shown in figure 1. Note that the sketch reveals a harness cover opposite top dead center (TDC) for flight that extends over 2/3 the length of the missile. Within this cover is housed all interconnect electrical cabling for the missile. It was also within this harness cover that PMTC had to mount the entire TM package including the S-band antenna. Of necessity there had to be an increase in the height of the harness cover in order to accommodate the TM package. However, this increase was held to only 0.10 inches resulting in no significant change to the flight profile. This report deals only with the design and development of the harness cover mounted TM antenna.
Chavez, Kathryn J., and Kathryn J. Chavez. "Creating and Recreating Theory, Praxis, and Professional Development." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621118.
Full textShahrezaei, Khashayar, and Pontus Holmström. "Software development from theory to practical machining techniques." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-79289.
Full textHerchen, Julia L. "Unethical Prosocial Behavior: Theory Development and Experimental Findings." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804877/.
Full textBerthon, Jean-Paul. "Technology or customer orientations : theory and scale development." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9055.
Full textThe issue of the relationship between innovation and market orientation is a vexing yet vital problem for researcher and practitioner alike. The recent strategic management and marketing literatures have featured an ongoing debate concerning these philosophies as guiding templates for the way in which organisations conduct their business activity. This dissertation takes as its theme this central tension. Specifically, it focuses on the dialectic between marketing and innovation. The contrast between serving and creating customers is explored and the sometimes-uneasy relationship between an innovation and a customer orientation is examined in the light of both philosophical origin and contemporary research. From this discussion, a model that provides an inclusive paradigm is developed. The resulting archetypes and their inter-relationships are then discussed and related to the different strategies that firms have used to resolve the tension. The dissertation then explores the dynamics of the change process for several well-known companies, based on the insights generated by the model. Managerial implications of the model are explored, with a particular emphasis on how new technology is changing the desirability of alternative strategies. Having specified and explored the model on a conceptual level, the dissertation then goes on to operationalize the framework. Specifically, a measurement scale to assess the extent to which a firm or a business corresponds to a particular archetype is developed. Tests of reliability and validity are conducted. The results indicate in four clearly defied factors that correspond to the archetypes in the model. The use of the model and scale for management and academics are discussed.
Weng, Chi-hsiu Daniel. "Modern Shuai-Chiao: Its Theory, Practice and Development." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392025978.
Full textWeng, Ch-hsiu Daniel. "Modern Shuai-Chiao : its theory, practice and development /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487325740721342.
Full textManoukian, Violeta (Sherab Violeta) Carleton University Dissertation International Affairs. "Participatory development: paradigm shift in theory and practice." Ottawa, 1989.
Find full textPereira, Maria da Conceicao Costa. "Financial development and economic growth : theory and evidence." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2002. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488211.
Full textIlievski, Bojan. "Tax Revenue and Financial Development: Theory and Evidence." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/472.
Full textSang, Jizhang. "Theory and development of GPS integrity monitoring system." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36001/7/36001_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
Full textYing, Fuming. "Application and development of quantum chemical methods. Density functional theory and valence bond theory." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Teoretisk kemi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-25033.
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