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Dialogues: Quant Researchers On Qual Methods, Nick Pilcher, Martin Cortazzi Mar 2016

Dialogues: Quant Researchers On Qual Methods, Nick Pilcher, Martin Cortazzi

The Qualitative Report

Qualitative researchers commonly perceive that positivist hard-science researchers and policies of governments deprecate qualitative methods and approaches. Curiously though, we could not see anyone asking quantitative researchers ‘What do you think about qualitative approaches and methods?’ We did this in interviews with 17 assumed quantitative researchers in the fields of advanced materials construction, civil engineering, transport modelling, computer science, and geotechnics. Surprisingly, these researchers rarely described themselves as purely quantitative, and were rarely against the five qualitative methods discussed. Moreover, many actually used qualitative methods, often in ways we had not anticipated. Drawing on a Bakhtinian …

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Member Checking Process With Adolescent Students: Not Just Reading A Transcript, Amber Simpson, Cassie F. Quigley Feb 2016

Member Checking Process With Adolescent Students: Not Just Reading A Transcript, Amber Simpson, Cassie F. Quigley

The Qualitative Report

This paper explores the way in which educational researchers created a member checking process with adolescent students during a study to uncover and understand female and male’s dynamic mathematics identity in single-sex and coeducational mathematics classes within a public coeducational middle school in the United States. The authors developed a member checking process that included I-poems and Word Trees, which provided the youth with opportunities for self-reflection, enhancement of findings, examination of the students’ learning, and as a way to shift some of the power from the researcher to the participants. This paper serves as an example for other researchers …

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Existence Results For Functional Dynamic Equations With Delay, Gnana Bhaskar Tenali Feb 2016

Existence Results For Functional Dynamic Equations With Delay, Gnana Bhaskar Tenali

Mathematics Colloquium Series

Time scale, arbitrary nonempty closed subset of the real numbers (with the topology and ordering inherited from the real numbers) is an efficient and general framework to study different types of problems to discover the commonalities and highlight the essential differences. Sometimes, we may need to choose an appropriate time scale to establish parallels to known results. We present a few recent results from existence theory of funcational dynamic equations including a few (counter) examples. In particular, we discuss first order functional dynamic equations with delay xDelta(t)=f(t,xt) on a time scale. Here, xt is in Crd([-tau,0],Rn) and is given by …

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Effects Of Elevated Pco2 And Irradiance On Growth, Photosynthesis And Calcification In Halimeda Discoidea, K. E. Peach, M. S. Koch, Patricia Blackwelder Feb 2016

Effects Of Elevated Pco2 And Irradiance On Growth, Photosynthesis And Calcification In Halimeda Discoidea, K. E. Peach, M. S. Koch, Patricia Blackwelder

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Ocean acidification (OA) effects on photophysiology and calcification were examined in Halimeda discoidea, a calcifying macroalga that produces tropical reef sediments. Photosynthetic parameters, including maximum photosynthetic rate (Pmax), photosynthetic efficiency (α) and compensating irradiance (Ic) were determined in short-term assays on live thalli after a 10 d exposure to 4 levels of CO2 partial pressures (pCO2; 491, 653, 982 and 1201 µatm) under saturating (300 µmol photons m-2 s-1) and sub-saturating (90 µmol photons m-2 s-1) irradiance in an aquaria study. Morphology …

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On The Nature Of The Frontal Zone Of The Choctawhatchee Bay Plume In The Gulf Of Mexico, K. D. Huguenard, D. J. Bogucki, D. G. Ortiz-Suslow, N. J. M. Laxague, J. H. Macmahan, T. M. Ozgokmen, Brian K. Haus, A. J. H. M. Reniers, J. Hargrove, Alexander Soloviev, H. Graber Feb 2016

On The Nature Of The Frontal Zone Of The Choctawhatchee Bay Plume In The Gulf Of Mexico, K. D. Huguenard, D. J. Bogucki, D. G. Ortiz-Suslow, N. J. M. Laxague, J. H. Macmahan, T. M. Ozgokmen, Brian K. Haus, A. J. H. M. Reniers, J. Hargrove, Alexander Soloviev, H. Graber

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

River plumes often feature turbulent processes in the frontal zone and interfacial region at base of the plume, which ultimately impact spreading and mixing rates with the ambient coastal ocean. The degree to which these processes govern overall plume mixing is yet to be quantified with microstructure observations. A field campaign was conducted in a river plume in the northeast Gulf of Mexico in December 2013, in order to assess mixing processes that could potentially impact transport and dispersion of surface material near coastal regions. Current velocity, density, and Turbulent Kinetic Energy Values, ε, were obtained using an Acoustic …

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Womanism And Snowball Sampling: Engaging Marginalized Populations In Holistic Research, Xeturah M. Woodley, Megan Lockard Feb 2016

Womanism And Snowball Sampling: Engaging Marginalized Populations In Holistic Research, Xeturah M. Woodley, Megan Lockard

The Qualitative Report

Womanist and feminist qualitative researchers continue to identify research methods and techniques that harness the power of social networking and personal connections while engaging with marginalized populations. Many have found that the use of snowball sampling allows increased access to individuals and groups that may otherwise remain inaccessible. The purpose of this article is to discuss the use of snowball sampling techniques within womanist and feminist research. The authors offer critical reflections of the use of this sampling technique as a tool that allows researchers access to “hidden” and marginalized populations. An example of the use of snowball sampling in …

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Identifying Pertinent Elements Of Critical Thinking And Mathematical Thinking Used In Civil Engineering Practice In Relation To Engineering Education, Sharifah Osman, Mohd Salleh Bin Abu, Shahrin Bin Mohammad, Mahani Binti Mokhtar Feb 2016

Identifying Pertinent Elements Of Critical Thinking And Mathematical Thinking Used In Civil Engineering Practice In Relation To Engineering Education, Sharifah Osman, Mohd Salleh Bin Abu, Shahrin Bin Mohammad, Mahani Binti Mokhtar

The Qualitative Report

Engaging critical thinking and mathematical thinking in solving engineering problems is a way of approaching the engineering criteria of Engineering Accreditation Council, Board of Engineers Malaysia. Thus, it is timely and crucial to inculcate the critical thinking and mathematical thinking into the current engineering education. Unfortunately, information about these two modes of thinking in real-world engineering practice is found lacking in the literature. Therefore, this paper focuses on explaining an analytic process in identifying pertinent elements of critical thinking and mathematical thinking used in real-world civil engineering practice. The analytic process, namely open coding is a part of coding process …

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The Current Volume 26 : Issue 18, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2016

The Current Volume 26 : Issue 18, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Spectral Sensitivity, Spatial Resolution And Temporal Resolution And Their Implications For Conspecific Signalling In Cleaner Shrimp, Eleanor M. Caves, Tamara M. Frank, Sonke Johnsen Feb 2016

Spectral Sensitivity, Spatial Resolution And Temporal Resolution And Their Implications For Conspecific Signalling In Cleaner Shrimp, Eleanor M. Caves, Tamara M. Frank, Sonke Johnsen

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Cleaner shrimp (Decapoda) regularly interact with conspecifics and client reef fish, both of which appear colourful and finely patterned to human observers. However, whether cleaner shrimp can perceive the colour patterns of conspecifics and clients is unknown, because cleaner shrimp visual capabilities are unstudied. We quantified spectral sensitivity and temporal resolution using electroretinography (ERG), and spatial resolution using both morphological (inter-ommatidial angle) and behavioural (optomotor) methods in three cleaner shrimp species: Lysmata amboinensis,Ancylomenes pedersoni and Urocaridella antonbruunii. In all three species, we found strong evidence for only a single spectral sensitivity peak of (mean±s.e.m.) 518±5, 518±2 and …

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Look Up In The Sky: Latent Content Analysis Of The Real Life Superhero Community, Daniel White, Marianna Szabo, Niko Tiliopoulos, Paul Rhodes, Michael Spurrier, Scott Griffiths Feb 2016

Look Up In The Sky: Latent Content Analysis Of The Real Life Superhero Community, Daniel White, Marianna Szabo, Niko Tiliopoulos, Paul Rhodes, Michael Spurrier, Scott Griffiths

The Qualitative Report

The Real Life Superhero (RLSH) subculture is a growing global community of individuals who adopt the superhero motif and are motivated by prosocial goals. Although the community has been the focus of documentaries, news articles and numerous internet forums, little academic research has been conducted on the composition of this subculture. Through the use of an online survey, socio-demographic information about this community was collected. This data was compiled and analysed via qualitative means to develop not only an overarching review of the composition of the subculture but also how members perceived themselves and other members. Membership and identity within …

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Lived Experiences Of A Hong Kong Physical Education Teacher: Ethnographical And Phenomenological Approaches, Raymond Kim Wai Sum, Teng-Yao Shi Jan 2016

Lived Experiences Of A Hong Kong Physical Education Teacher: Ethnographical And Phenomenological Approaches, Raymond Kim Wai Sum, Teng-Yao Shi

The Qualitative Report

This study employed ethnographical and phenomenological methods to explore the lived experiences and career of a Hong Kong secondary school physical education (PE) teacher (Wharton) in order to embody his versatile roles through phenomenological description of a lived body itself and the lived world. The central research question is “How does a male secondary school PE teacher manage his work life and the embodiment of his professional roles?” Data collection techniques were in-depth interviewing, participant observation and field notes, participant’s reflection documentation and visual elicitation. Concepts of “play to learn,” “professional development” and “political empowerment” were used to examine Wharton’s …

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The Role Of Service-Learning And Mentoring In The Early Career Development Of A Research Methodologist, Cheryl H. Keen, Heather Pease Jan 2016

The Role Of Service-Learning And Mentoring In The Early Career Development Of A Research Methodologist, Cheryl H. Keen, Heather Pease

The Qualitative Report

Anxiety about statistics may impede new scholars from developing quantitative research skills and from sharing those skills in service-learning, internship, and work settings. Using an interpretive case study design with a convenience sample of one emerging student leader in a collaborative university-community service-learning research project, we explored the question “How did the career path of a quantitatively skilled researcher develop?” Data collected over a 3-and-a-half-year period included 7 semi-structured interviews with the student during her master’s and doctoral program and interviews with 3 mentors, 2 peers, and 2 community partners, as well as observations and documents. A constant comparison analysis …

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Are Stem Syllabi Gendered? A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, Laura Parson Jan 2016

Are Stem Syllabi Gendered? A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, Laura Parson

The Qualitative Report

This study explored the gendered nature of STEM higher education institution through a feminist critical discourse analysis of STEM course syllabi from a Midwest research university. I explored STEM syllabi to understand how linguistic features such as stance and interdiscursivity are used in the syllabus and how language and discourses used in the syllabus replicate the masculine nature of STEM education. Findings suggest that the discourses identified in the syllabi reinforce traditional STEM academic roles, and that power and gender in the STEM syllabi are revealed through exploration of the themes of knowledge, learning, and the teaching and learning environment …

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Surfactant-Associated Bacteria In The Near-Surface Layer Of The Ocean, Naoko Kurata, Katie E. Vella, Bryan Hamilton, Mahmood S. Shivji, Alexander Soloviev, Silvia Matt, Aurelien Tartar, William Perrie Jan 2016

Surfactant-Associated Bacteria In The Near-Surface Layer Of The Ocean, Naoko Kurata, Katie E. Vella, Bryan Hamilton, Mahmood S. Shivji, Alexander Soloviev, Silvia Matt, Aurelien Tartar, William Perrie

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Certain marine bacteria found in the near-surface layer of the ocean are expected to play important roles in the production and decay of surface active materials; however, the details of these processes are still unclear. Here we provide evidence supporting connection between the presence of surfactant-associated bacteria in the near-surface layer of the ocean, slicks on the sea surface, and a distinctive feature in the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of the sea surface. From DNA analyses of the in situ samples using pyrosequencing technology, we found the highest abundance of surfactant-associated bacterial taxa in the near-surface layer below the …

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Bachelor Of Science In Accounting Plan Of Study, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Bachelor Of Science In Accounting Plan Of Study, Nova Southeastern University

Huizenga Undergraduate Course Catalogs

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Qualitative Descriptive Study Of The Experiences Of Nurse Educators In Developing And Implementing Concurrent Enrollment Adn-Bsn Programs, Janice Evans Hawkins Jan 2016

Qualitative Descriptive Study Of The Experiences Of Nurse Educators In Developing And Implementing Concurrent Enrollment Adn-Bsn Programs, Janice Evans Hawkins

Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Nursing leaders have called for more bachelor-of-science-in-nursing-(BSN)-prepared nurses to meet workforce demands. There is limited capacity in BSN programs to meet the projected demand. Currently, associate degree in nursing (ADN) programs produce the majority of registered nurses. To increase the number of BSN graduates, nurse educators recommend innovative educational models for seamless progression from the ADN to the BSN. Concurrent enrollment ADN-BSN programs offer one potential model to produce more BSN graduates. The purpose of this study was to describe the process of developing and implementing concurrent enrollment ADN-BSN programs. The research question was as follows: What is the experience …

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Exploratory Factor Analysis Of The Nova Multilingual Neuropsychological Battery (Nmnb), Annelly Bure-Reyes Jan 2016

Exploratory Factor Analysis Of The Nova Multilingual Neuropsychological Battery (Nmnb), Annelly Bure-Reyes

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the underlying factor structure of the Nova Multilingual Neuropsychological Battery (NMNB) and evaluated the influence of demographic variables such as language fluency and acculturation on test performance. The NMNB is a comprehensive test designed to measure cognitive abilities in Spanish/English bilinguals. The instrument was developed taking into consideration cultural variables believed to influence neuropsychological test performance and it includes a Spanish and an English version. It is comprised of tasks measuring abilities such as short and long term memory, executive functioning, motor skills, visuo-spatial abilities, arithmetic, and vocabulary. The study included 155 participants (71 English monolinguals and …

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The Great White Gazette Issue 32: Winter 2016, University Lower School Jan 2016

The Great White Gazette Issue 32: Winter 2016, University Lower School

University School Newsletter

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Halmos College Of Natural Sciences And Oceanography Bachelor Of Environment Science/Studies 2016, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Halmos College Of Natural Sciences And Oceanography Bachelor Of Environment Science/Studies 2016, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

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Halmos College Of Natural Sciences And Oceanography Graduate Program Catalog 2016-2017, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Halmos College Of Natural Sciences And Oceanography Graduate Program Catalog 2016-2017, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

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Bachelor Of Health Science Online Program 2016, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Bachelor Of Health Science Online Program 2016, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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B.S. In Nursing Brochure, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

B.S. In Nursing Brochure, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Cardiovascular Sonography Tampa 2016, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Cardiovascular Sonography Tampa 2016, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Degree Curriculum Sheet | 2015-2016 Catalog Bachelor Of Science In Accounting, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Degree Curriculum Sheet | 2015-2016 Catalog Bachelor Of Science In Accounting, Nova Southeastern University

Huizenga Undergraduate Course Catalogs

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Bachelor Of Science In Respiratory Therapy 2016, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Bachelor Of Science In Respiratory Therapy 2016, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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B.S. In Medical Sonography Brochure, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

B.S. In Medical Sonography Brochure, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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B.S. In Respiratory Therapy Curriculum, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

B.S. In Respiratory Therapy Curriculum, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Bachelor Of Science-General Requirements Elementary Education With Esol 2016-2017, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

Bachelor Of Science-General Requirements Elementary Education With Esol 2016-2017, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Course Catalogs

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B.S. In Respiratory Therapy Brochure, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2016

B.S. In Respiratory Therapy Brochure, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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An Empirical Assessment Of Employee Cyberslacking In The Public Sector: The Social Engineering Threat, Wilnelia Hernández, Yair Levy, Michelle M. Ramim Jan 2016

An Empirical Assessment Of Employee Cyberslacking In The Public Sector: The Social Engineering Threat, Wilnelia Hernández, Yair Levy, Michelle M. Ramim

CCE Faculty Articles

Employees spend time during work hours on non – work related activities including visiting e - commerce Websites, managing personal email accounts, and engaging in e - banking. These types of actions in the workplace are known as cyber slacking. Cyber slacking affects employees’ productivity, presents legal concerns, and undermines the security of the employer’s network. This research study addressed the problem of cyber slacking in the public sector, by assessing the ethical severity of cyber slacking activities, as well as how employees perceived that the frequency of such activities occurred by their co - workers. Participants from public sector …

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