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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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FACILITATING CITIZENSHIP THROUGH TEACHING ACTION RESEARCH: AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE AS AN ACTION RESEARCH INTERVENTION

Thomas, Jill C. January 2007 (has links)
No description available.
282

A Reflection on the use of the narrative analogy in couples' counselling : a case example

Botha, Petro 11 1900 (has links)
Text in English / In this study the use of the narrative analogy in couple's counselling has been outlined. A literature study situates the narrative analogy within a wider philosophical framework. The underlying assumptions of the narrative analogy, both in general and in the work with couples, as well as the role of the counsellor using the narrative analogy, are explored. A case example is described to illustrate the use of the narrative analogy. / Social Work / M. Soc. Sc. (Mental Health)
283

Stability and change in couples therapy : an action research process

Strydom, Hester Maria 01 1900 (has links)
This study focuses on the cybernetic complementarity of stability and change in family therapy. Stability and change involve both the client and therapist, and is a selfreferential process where the observer is part of that which is observed. One couple was involved in ten therapy sessions. During the action research cycles of planning, acting and reflecting, the principles of systems theory, cybernetics and second cybernetics were implemented. A team consisting of one lecturer and two students were actively involved throughout all the phases of the research process. During therapy, the therapist focused on stability to facilitate change in the structure of the couple's organizational system. The research served as a good example of how punctuation of two complementarity processes (stability and change) can enable and empower clients to autonomously reflect on their own behaviour, and to make decisions regarding patterns they would like or feel ready to change. / Social Science (Mental Health) / Thesis (M. Soc. Science)--University of South Africa, 2001. / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))
284

Local and global explorations through design research

Birnie, Steven James January 2014 (has links)
This doctoral thesis is a practice-led and corporate-grounded enquiry into the role of design research methods in a global technology company. The work aims to understand and communicate through a series of case studies how locally conducted participatory action research can be integrated into the processes of an in-house design team at the global NCR Corporation. It questions the current approaches taken in the design and development of consumer transaction technologies in the context of a global organisation and new markets. The thesis starts by introducing the reader to the global corporation in which the study is focused and author employed, the NCR Corporation. The contextual grounding of the corporate environment, its heritage, history and continued evolution will illustrate the dynamic yet traditional role design has played within the corporation. As a senior member of the Consumer Experience Design (Cx Design) team in the corporation the author is well placed to evaluate the role of design and how it can evolve. The immediate contextualisation is then followed by a broad examination of the literature in the field of design in a corporate culture, research methods and socially-led innovation. This will define the boundaries of interest and influence in the thesis. A participatory action research approach was taken to address the research questions. Informed by a series of hyperlocal and global community engagements framed and directed from within the corporate culture, the author defines an understanding of the levels of community engagement through design research. The resulting outputs are then applied within the context of the NCR Corporation where the impact and influence on such engagements can be understood. The author concludes that his contribution to new knowledge, the development of a Participatory Action Based Strategic Design Process, can be applied within a global technology company. The process adapts McNiff’s and Whitehead’s (2011) seven phases of action research reporting and Ravi Chhatpar’s strategic decision-making process. The thesis demonstrates the value and influence of design research methods in the design of consumer transaction technologies. The thesis provides an understanding of how design research methods have been applied in a corporate environment, how the insights are applied, and demonstrates how the research has influenced the author’s practice and therefore the wider Cx Design group.
285

Knowledge brokering : an insider action research study in the not-for-profit sector

Chauhan, Vipin January 2018 (has links)
This study contributes an original, practice-based analysis of knowledge brokering in inter-organisational communities of practice in the not-for-profit sector. Defining characteristics of the not-for-profit sector include its social values, principles and practices. Existing literature understates or overlooks the significance of values and principles that are manifested in and enlivened through every day social practices and practitioner encounters. The study contributes by presenting knowledge brokering as a knowledge sharing intervention which integrates people, processes, values and principles into practice. Knowledge brokering and other practice interventions in the not-for-profit sector have to align with its social mission, if they are to be compatible and effective. This is especially so in multi-agency partnerships and inter-organisational communities of practice where collaboration and co-existence rather than assimilation are the primary objectives. This study finds that values-compatible knowledge brokering interventions, boundary bridging, co-creation, common artefacts and knowledge sharing, enable inter-organisational communities of practice to evolve without sacrificing individual autonomy. Foundational knowledge brokering literature emphasises the structural position of the knowledge broker, their knowledge superiority and the benefits they accrue by operating on the periphery of a social network. The study contributes by arguing that knowledge brokering processes and roles can be examined through an alternative practice lens with the knowledge broker as an internal co-practitioner located within a network. The study was carried out in a new, time-limited multi-agency partnership project in the not-for-profit sector. The partnership constituted an inter-organisational community of practice comprising advice, information and support agencies that had agreed to work collaboratively to improve local services. The author was employed as the project s Knowledge Management Officer and carried out the study over a two year period using an insider action research approach. As an insider practitioner-researcher, the author contributed to the project s objectives, worked collaboratively with practitioners and gathered rich data. Action and research occurred simultaneously and the iterative processes enabled the cumulative learning to inform, develop and analyse the practice. The combination of using insider action research approach, an examination of knowledge brokering as a practice intervention and a multi-agency, not-for-profit setting, makes this a unique practice-based study untapping knowledge management lessons from the not-for-profit sector.
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Har han det bra så har jag det bra : ett aktionsforskningsprojekt där ett närståendestöd planerades i samarbete med närstående till yngre personer med demenssjukdom / If he is well, I am well : a Participatory Action Research project to plan support for relatives to younger persons with dementia

Larsson, Lena January 2009 (has links)
<p>Om närstående ska orka leva tillsammans med en yngre demenssjuk partner behöver de erbjudas stöd som är utformat utifrån deras situation och behov. Syftet var att i samarbete med närstående till personer vars demenssjukdom debuterat före 65 års ålder planera ett närståendestöd. Metoden som användes var Participatory Action Research (PAR), en interaktiv forskningsmetod som innefattar reflektion, analys och handling. Fokusgruppssamtal genomfördes med två fokusgrupper vid vardera tre tillfällen. Samtliga deltagare var make eller maka som levde tillsammans med en yngre demenssjuk partner. Studien visade att närstående genomgår en process som har stora likheter med och följer den transitionsprocess som personen med demenssjukdom går igenom. Initialt upplevde närstående oro, ovisshet,ensamhet och osäkerhet och man upplevde brist på stöd. För att lindra dessa upplevelser krävs indirekt stöd riktat mot den sjuke och direkt stöd riktat mot den närstående. Tidigt i sjukdomsförloppet behövs individuellt anpassat stöd som bör förändras i takt med att sjukdomsprocessen fortskrider. Att ha tillgång till en person som kan fungera som lots mellan de olika övergångar närstående går igenom var betydelsefullt.</p> / <p>Living together with a younger spouse who is suffering from dementia requires that relatives are offered support. The aim of this Participatory Action Research (PAR) project was to, in collaboration with relatives, plan support for relatives to persons with dementia below 65 years of age. PAR is an interactive research method based on reflection, analysis and action. Two groups of relatives participated in focus groups at three occasions and data were content analysed. Relatives were wives or husbands to a younger person with dementia. Findings showed that relatives pass through a similar transition process as the person. It is important to offer individualized support initially, support that needs to be changed as the disease proceeds. Furthermore, the study showed that if relatives shall manage their own anxiety, uncertainty, and feelings of loneliness, emotional support is necessary. However, it is impossible to just offer direct support to the relatives without considering the sick persons’ needs. Finally, a personal guide that could follow the couple trough the entire process would be of importance.</p>
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Har han det bra så har jag det bra : ett aktionsforskningsprojekt där ett närståendestöd planerades i samarbete med närstående till yngre personer med demenssjukdom / If he is well, I am well : a Participatory Action Research project to plan support for relatives to younger persons with dementia

Larsson, Lena January 2009 (has links)
Om närstående ska orka leva tillsammans med en yngre demenssjuk partner behöver de erbjudas stöd som är utformat utifrån deras situation och behov. Syftet var att i samarbete med närstående till personer vars demenssjukdom debuterat före 65 års ålder planera ett närståendestöd. Metoden som användes var Participatory Action Research (PAR), en interaktiv forskningsmetod som innefattar reflektion, analys och handling. Fokusgruppssamtal genomfördes med två fokusgrupper vid vardera tre tillfällen. Samtliga deltagare var make eller maka som levde tillsammans med en yngre demenssjuk partner. Studien visade att närstående genomgår en process som har stora likheter med och följer den transitionsprocess som personen med demenssjukdom går igenom. Initialt upplevde närstående oro, ovisshet,ensamhet och osäkerhet och man upplevde brist på stöd. För att lindra dessa upplevelser krävs indirekt stöd riktat mot den sjuke och direkt stöd riktat mot den närstående. Tidigt i sjukdomsförloppet behövs individuellt anpassat stöd som bör förändras i takt med att sjukdomsprocessen fortskrider. Att ha tillgång till en person som kan fungera som lots mellan de olika övergångar närstående går igenom var betydelsefullt. / Living together with a younger spouse who is suffering from dementia requires that relatives are offered support. The aim of this Participatory Action Research (PAR) project was to, in collaboration with relatives, plan support for relatives to persons with dementia below 65 years of age. PAR is an interactive research method based on reflection, analysis and action. Two groups of relatives participated in focus groups at three occasions and data were content analysed. Relatives were wives or husbands to a younger person with dementia. Findings showed that relatives pass through a similar transition process as the person. It is important to offer individualized support initially, support that needs to be changed as the disease proceeds. Furthermore, the study showed that if relatives shall manage their own anxiety, uncertainty, and feelings of loneliness, emotional support is necessary. However, it is impossible to just offer direct support to the relatives without considering the sick persons’ needs. Finally, a personal guide that could follow the couple trough the entire process would be of importance.
288

Team building by a new principal, the staff and students in a well established secondary school in Hong Kong: anaction research

Chan, Elic., 陳依力. January 1997 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education
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An action research on the introduction of the use of authentic tasks in assessment to support a new integrated curriculum /

Tang, Mei-sin. January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 134-141).
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An action research on the introduction of the use of authentic tasks in assessment to support a new integrated curriculum

Tang, Mei-sin. January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-141). Also available in print.

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