The purpose of the study was to provide a predictive account for a nearly 60 percent decrease in the number of Catholic seminaries extant in 1968. Standards for seminary operations published by the Catholic Bishops in 1968 and 1971 were hypothesized to have no predictive relationship with seminary survival. The population consisted of all qualified Catholic seminaries in the United States. Cell group arrangements, obtained from the intersection of seminary survival with seminary academic levels, served as criterion composites with a variety of seminary measures serving as predictor composites in four differentiated multiple discriminant analyses. Survival alone served as criterion with regression analysis.The annual CARA Seminary Directory served as database. Values for more than seventy measures were obtained for use with univariate hypotheses tests from the CARA Seminary Directory. The level of probability set for rejection of the null hypotheses was .05.Findings1.Student body size, number of doctors on faculty, number of bachelors on faculty, and diocesan Catholic population were among the successful stepwise predictors of seminary survival.2.Size of faculty, size of administration, total number of priests, articulation pattern, state approval, and number of professional memberships were among the unsuccessful stepwise predictors of seminary survival.3. Generally, hypothesized variables were unsuccessful blockwise predictors of survival.4.Seventeen significant discrimant functions were found in the four discriminant analyses; eight functions reduced to two successful predictors of seminary survival by seminary level for initial and terminal data sets: (1) faculty qualification, and (2) commitment to run a school.Conclusions1.Multivariate predictors of seminary survival based on 1968 data differed from predictors based on terminal data for the most part.2. Individual norms and standards proposed by the Catholic Bishops had an unanticipated joint effect upon seminary survival.3. For the most part, closure or amalgamation of seminaries could not be predicted by failure to fulfill particular norms or standards proposed by the Catholic Bishops.

Diploma thesis is about loyalty concept of customer in brand research. Thesis is divided into 2 parts. First part is theoretical introduction into concept of brand loyalty - definition of main terms, analysis of loyalty concept, historical context, possible methods of measurement and chosen theoretical approaches of various authors. Follows overview of measurement methods used by chosen market research agencies for loyalty measurement in practice. Those methods are derived from given theoretical approaches. Practical part consists of own loyalty research by mostly used methods. There were 3 methods used - Loyalty method by Millward Brown, TRI*M used by Aisa agency and Net promoter score, that is often used by companies for "self made" loyalty research. The aim is to compare results of those 3 methods of loyalty measurement. The same sample of respondents was used - the same people in the same time with the same attitude to chosen brand. Results were compared to each other and enriched by several discussions.

Yes / Preregistration is the practice of publicly publishing plans on central components of the research process before access to, or collection, of data. Within the context of the replication crisis, open science practices like preregistration have been pivotal in facilitating greater transparency in research. However, such practices have been applied nearly exclusively to basic academic research, with rare consideration of the relevance to applied and consultancy-based research. This is particularly problematic as such research is typically reported with very low levels of transparency and accountability despite being disseminated as influential grey literature to inform practice. Evidence-based practice is best served by an appreciation of multiple sources of quality evidence, thus the current review considers the potential of preregistration to improve both the accessibility and credibility of applied research towards more rigorous evidence-based practice. The current three-part review outlines, first, the opportunities of preregistration for applied research, and second, three barriers - practical challenges, stakeholder roles, and the suitability of preregistration. Last, this review makes four recommendations to overcome these barriers and maximise the opportunities of preregistration for academics, industry, and the structures they are held within - changes to preregistration templates, new types of templates, education and training, and recognition and structural changes.

How to approach higher education for training in applied research in a "change of epoch" where knowledge has become a substantial asset to the generation of value in goods and services in organizations? What strategy should be implemented when its efficiency tends to be measured through mechanisms external to the research areas of the university? Two questions that allow, on the one hand, going the traditional way in which the university reiterates trivial mechanisms for engineering research training, and, on the other, the holistic -systemic-cybernetic- approach that promotes this same training in the context of complexity. This paper reviews the experience in the field of engineering, emphasizing the educational strategy aimed at achieving an insight of knowledge, where the university is facing increasing difficulty in setting the direction of the areas of applied research in engineering and associated training processes, i.e., in establishing the strategy. / ¿Cómo afrontar la educación universitaria para la formación en investigación aplicada en un “cambio de época” donde el conocimiento se ha vuelto el activo substancial a la generación de valor en los bienes y servicios de las organizaciones? ¿Qué estrategia implementar cuando su eficacia se tiende a medir a través de mecanismos externos a las áreas de investigación de la universidad? Dos interrogantes que permiten, por un lado recorrer la forma tradicional en que la universidad reitera mecanismos triviales de formación en investigación para ingeniería, y por otro, el enfoque holístico -sistémico–cibernético- de promover esta formación para el contexto de la complejidad. Esta ponencia repasa la experiencia en áreas de ingeniería, con énfasis en la estrategia educativa encaminada a lograr una visión sobre el conocimiento, donde la universidad encuentra una creciente dificultad para establecer la dirección de sus áreas de investigación aplicada en ingeniería y los procesos de formación asociados; vale decir, para establecer la estrategia.

Purpose The study aims to complement the knowledge management literature within research-based knowledge on how product developing organization can utilize the research results in product development. Main research question What are the main enablers for research-based knowledge to transfer in order to be adopted in a product developing organization? Sub research question What are the indicators for measuring the utilization of research results? What patterns for generation and spreading of knowledge increases utilization of research results? What factors in a research project are barriers for research to be adopted in product development? How do organizational structures impact the transfer of knowledge from research departments to business units? Methodology This master thesis is based on a case study at a global firm within automation, robotics and electrification. Data was collected by interviews within product development departments and industrial research department. The findings are supported by established theory in knowledge management, organizational learning and innovation management. Findings The study presents several project conditions that facilitates knowledge transfer in terms of communication, presentation, language, timing and engagement. Organizational structures that enables utilization of researchbased knowledge have clear organizational responsibilities, integration of technological strategy in projects and channel for multidisciplinary interactions. In order to determine the success of research projects results the receiving part’s absorptive capacity and ability to gain new knowledge have to me measured.

Coregonines, including cisco (Coregonus artedi), kiyi (Coregonus kiyi), and bloater (Coregonus hoyi), are a focus for prey fish conservation and restoration efforts throughout the Laurentian Great Lakes. However, fundamental questions about coregonine ecology and genetics remain. For example, we know little about how the early life stages of coregonines respond to environmental change at either the genotypic or phenotypic level. We also have limited knowledge about how to identify different species at the larval stage and the genetic relationships among species, which makes the different species difficult to study at the larval stage. To increase the probability for success in restoration efforts, current and future research need to integrate traditional and novel approaches to better understand what leads to current and future coregonine successes. We used DNA and RNA omics tools, genomics and transcriptomics to boost our comprehension of current coregonine populations and to help understand how C. artedi may respond to environmental change. During the winter of 2017, we conducted a pilot experiment to evaluate how C. artedi eggs may respond to increased light exposure resulting from current and expected reductions in annual ice and snow cover due to global warming. We used transcriptomics to assess differences in gene expression between a continuous light and continuous dark treatment. Our results indicate that light is an environmental factor that could lead to earlier hatch dates, smaller yolk sacs, changes in mortality and differential gene expression in metabolic related and other functionally important genes. In 2018, we sampled larval coregonines in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior each week from hatch in May until late July. We used genomic sequencing to genetically identify 197 larvae to species: C. artedi, C. hoyi, and C. kiyi. The larval demographic characteristics of each species was assessed and revealed that length ranges, growth rates, yolk sac condition, and effective population size varied among species. Larvae of all three species were found throughout the entirety of the Apostle Islands and the genetic diversity within each species appears high. The results from our pilot experiment and field observations help advance our understanding of the important early life stages of coregonines and how changes in light exposure or growth rates could affect their success or failure in a changing climate.

Submitted by Rita Santiago (tinnasantiago@gmail.com) on 2018-05-09T17:49:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE_FRAMEWORK DESIGN BASED RESEARCH.pdf: 2618886 bytes, checksum: 2107e868e2777cbe59754816c7004fc3 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora da Silva Lopes (silopes@ufba.br) on 2018-05-10T17:36:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE_FRAMEWORK DESIGN BASED RESEARCH.pdf: 2618886 bytes, checksum: 2107e868e2777cbe59754816c7004fc3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-10T17:36:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE_FRAMEWORK DESIGN BASED RESEARCH.pdf: 2618886 bytes, checksum: 2107e868e2777cbe59754816c7004fc3 (MD5) / FAPESB/CAPES / Esta pesquisa aprofunda conhecimento sobre a Metodologia Design-Based Research - DBR e desenvolve uma proposta de solução nominada de Framework para difusão da mesma. Parte-se do estudo dessa metodologia, numa visão ampliada sobre as bases do seu surgimento, propagação e o seu modus operandi em outros cenários acadêmicos para, a partir desse contexto maior, situar os trabalhos desenvolvidos nos grupos Sociedade em Rede Pluralidade Cultural e Conteúdos Digitais Educacionais – SR, e Sociedade Solidária, Educação, Espaço e Turismo – SSEETU, como campo de estudo. O problema de pesquisa emergiu desse contexto; os objetivos específicos delineados para esta pesquisa foram respondidos, nesse sentido caracterizou-se a metodologia DBR; apresentaram-se estudos DBR desenvolvidos pelos grupos SR e SSEETU; e desenvolveu-se um framework DBR, testando-o no contexto de pesquisas dos grupos participantes. Para alcançar tais objetivos e analisar as informações colhidas no campo empírico, foi escolhida a própria DBR como metodologia, numa perspectiva socioconstrutivista, o que possibilitou utilizar uma abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, com o apoio da revisão de literatura, além de questionários mistos como instrumentos para coleta de dados em encontros presenciais para suas aplicações. A solução ao problema foi encontrada no coletivo participante e passou por três ciclos iterativos de aplicação para refinamento. Construiu-se o framework segundo princípios socioconstrutivistas e adequado ao contexto dos grupos participantes. Os resultados alcançados foram: os ciclos iterativos promoveram reflexões sobre a DBR para todos os participantes envolvidos e validaram a efetividade dos princípios do design empregado; houve melhoria da implementação da solução desde a primeira aplicação e o protótipo gerado na versão 1 passou por dezessete alterações. A teoria empregada foi validada e efetivou os seus princípios de design para projetos futuros; o modelo mediador de solução teve sua aplicação ampliada pela expectativa de seu uso numa versão online, o que será planejado e modelado em estudos posteriores; os pesquisadores envolvidos agregaram, às suas experiências acadêmicas, conhecimentos novos, aprofundaram saberes sobre a metodologia DBR e da sua forma de aplicação. As avaliações finais feitas por eles dão conta de qualificação dos envolvidos na pesquisa, referente ao aprimoramento dos seus esboços iniciais de pesquisa DBR; à construção do quadro de princípios teóricos de suas pesquisas; no pensar sobre organização de um sumário peculiar aos trabalhos dos grupos; além de possibilitar a organização de estratégias na condução da pesquisa e do contexto. Há constatações de que o framework tanto se justifica como solução mediadora para o desenvolvimento de projetos aportados na metodologia DBR para os grupos SR e SSEETU quanto para outros pesquisadores. Tais resultados mostram a efetividade desse instrumento pedagógico desenvolvido sob as bases epistemológicas do socioconstrutivismo de Lev Vygotsky, que sustentam esta pesquisa, bem como, da praxiologia de Antonio Gramsci, das concepções do materialismo histórico e dialético de Paulo Freire e do dialogismo de Bakhtin. Da observância dessas teorias, foi possível alcançar o objetivo principal de construção da proposta de solução utilizando-se a metodologia Design-Based Research, aportada numa epistemologia que guarda estreita relação entre o conhecimento teórico e a experiência prática, típica de pesquisas aplicadas. / ABSTRACT This research deepens knowledge about the Design Based Research Methodology - DBR and develops a proposal for a solution called Framework for its dissemination. It begins with the study of this methodology, expanding the view on the bases of its emergence, propagation and its modus operandi in other academic scenarios, so that from this larger context, it situates the works carried out by the groups Sociedade em Rede Pluralidade Cultural (Society in Network Cultural Plurality) and Conteúdos Digitais Educacionais – SR (Educational Digital Contents – SR), and Sociedade Solidária, Educação, Espaço e Turismo – SSEETU (Solidary Society, Education, Space and Tourism – SSESTU), as a field of study. The research problem emerged from this context; the specific objectives outlined for this research were answered, in this regard the DBR methodology was characterized; DBR studies developed by the SR and SSEETU groups were presented; and a DBR framework was developed, testing it in the context of research of the participating groups. In order to achieve such goals and analyze the information collected in the empirical field, the DBR itself was chosen as a methodology, in a socioconstructivist perspective, which made it possible to use a qualitative and exploratory approach, with the support of the review of literature, as well as mixed questionnaires as instruments for data collection in face-to-face meetings for their applications. The solution to this problem was found in the participanting collective and underwent three iterative cycles of application for refinement. The framework is built according to socio-constructivist principles and appropriate to the context of the participating groups. The results achieved were: the iterative cycles promoted reflections about the DBR for all participants involved and validated the effectiveness of the principles of the design employed; there has been an improvement in the implementation of the solution since the first application and the prototype generated in version 1 has undergone seventeen changes. The theory employed has been validated and it reinforced its design principles for future projects; the solution mediator model had its application extended by the expectation of its use in an online version, which will be planned and modeled in later studies; the researchers engaged in it added to their academic experiences new knowledge, deepened their knowledge about the DBR methodology and its form of application. The final evaluations made by them cope with the qualification of those involved in the research, regarding the improvement of their initial outlines of DBR research; the construction of the framework of theoretical principles of their researches; thinking about organizing a peculiar summary to the works of the groups; besides making possible the organization of strategies for conducting the research and context. There is evidence that the framework is both justified as a mediator solution for the development of DBR projects for the SR and SSEETU groups and for other researchers. These results show the effectiveness of this pedagogical tool developed under the epistemological bases of Lev Vygotsky's socioconstructivism, that support this research, as well as Antonio Gramsci´s praxiology, Paulo Freire's conceptions of historical and dialectical materialism and Bakhtin's dialogism. By observing these theories, it was possible to achieve the main goal of building the proposed solution using the Design Based Research methodology based on an epistemology that has a close relationship between the theoretical knowledge and practical experience, typical of applied research.

In arder ro identifY rhe most important characrerisrics rhat describe rhe Latín American Psychology ar rhe end of rhe century, six main issues áre discussed: rhe scientific orienration, the dependency characteristic, the lack of an original arproach, the social meaning, the politic permeabiliry, rhe emphasis on applied research, and the interest in the person as the central object of study. The fact that these observations are based on the more active nations in rhe generation of psychological knowledge could be a limitation in rhe generalization of rhe findings. / Con el propósito de identificar las características más relevantes que tipifican a la psicología latinoamericana hacia fines del siglo XX, se señalan y discuten seis notas dominantes: su orientación científica, el carácter dependiente, la escasa originalidad, la relevancia social y su permeabilidad política, la preferencia por la investigación aplicada y su interés por el hombre como objeto central de sus trabajos. Se señala como limitación para establecer generalizaciones, el que las observaciones se basan solamente en las naciones latinoamericanas más activas en la generación de conocimientos psicológicos.

Doctorat en sciences sociales, politiques et économiques / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Die Reihe versammelt Beiträge im Kontext der anwendungsorientierten Vermittlung von Forschungs-, Lehr- und Veranstaltungsprojekten des Zentrums für Integrationsstudien an der Technischen Universität Dresden, zum Teil in Kooperation mit Praxispartnern