An exploration of teachers' beliefs about the global spread of English in a Chilean ELT programme by Perez, Gonzalo

“…Owing to space limitations, this article presents findings obtained only through interviews carried out in one of the three institutions. …”
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How does localism for standards work in practice? The practitioner’s view of local standards post Localism Act 2011 by Feild, Paul Richard

“…As action research is used as the method, it is intended that the findings of the research will be fed into further action research cycles.…”
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"I look at money differently now...": male UK problem gamblers and their relationship to money: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Callman, Sarah

“…The transcripts were then analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings: A total of three master themes and nine subthemes were identified through the analysis process. …”
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After the Brexit referendum: an exploration into how EU migrant care workers for individuals with dementia make sense of their role and experience by Hypolite-Bishop, Lauren

“…Participants’ narratives were inconsistent, suggesting they drew on a number of strategies or combined strategies in an attempt to cope; therefore, the ways in which participants made sense of the referendum impacted their identities and wellbeing in various nuanced ways. These findings are discussed in relation to clinical implications for the field of CoP and beyond.…”
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No longer fledglings but struggling to fly: peer support workers' experiences of forming an occupational identity within an urban NHS trust: an interpretative phenomenological anal... by Ward, Eileen

“…Methodology and main findings: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was adopted for this research. …”
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Perspectives of second-generation Pakistani Muslim therapists utilising CBT with ethnically similar clients: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Anwar, Rozina

“…Studies have highlighted the significance of religion and culture for SGPMs and the need to produce culturally sensitive interventions for this group. The key findings from the quantitative and qualitative studies have highlighted a gap in knowledge between Islam and culture and the delivery of CBT in relation to the professional and/or cultural identity of the therapist. …”
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"Eternity in an hour ...": exploring the role of mindfulness with patients receiving palliative care : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Shannon, David

“…Interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA; Smith et al., 2009) to understand the psychological essence of their experiences. Findings: Four superordinate themes were identified: i). …”
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Exploring acquired brain injury (ABI) clients' experience of receiving cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by trainees : a qualitative study by Cheng, Theresa Sin Yee

“…Each super-ordinate theme was associated with three sub-themes. Findings of the present study highlight the essential elements for the effectiveness of CBT. …”
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Computational knowledge discovery techniques and their application to options market databases by Healey, Jerome V.

“…The findings are also new contributions for finance. Finally, in a discussion of software implementation issues emerging technology trends are identified. …”
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Second generation West African men's experiences of seeking therapy for the first time for psychological distress: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Adofo, Moyosore Obisanya

“…The interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings: From the analysis, three superordinate themes emerged. …”
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Apparel clothing reference points for important shopping occasions and decision-making styles of Greek college students by Tarnanidis, Theodoros K.

“…As a whole the findings from this research offer new insights to marketing managers and research practitioners in analysing consumers' apparel consumption decision-making patterns. …”
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Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice by Mackenzie, Joanna

“…Most of the texts assumed people have the agency to follow the text’s advice and failed to consider the readers’ personal context. Focus group findings revealed that many participants felt that healthy eating should be based on common sense and ideally it is better to listen to your body to understand what it needs and there is no one size fits all approach such as that presented in the texts.…”
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Extreme expatriation: the effect of location factors and masculine environments on women’s international assignment participation in oil and gas exploration and production by Shortland, Susan

“…Even city-based expatriation can prove to be an isolating experience. Yet, this research finds that extreme geographical locations do not preclude women’s expatriation as this offers good career prospects, high monetary rewards and Perceived Organisational Support which can potentially outweigh the disadvantages of extreme social, location and environmental issues. …”
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The social justice agency of secondary school headteachers by Jefferys, Christine

“…Most notably, in questioning the extent to which the agency of headteachers reproduced or challenged structural inequities within education and wider society, my findings suggest that affective social justice is a pivotal discourse in refusing the dominance of market-oriented subjectification. …”
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"It was quite helpful" : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Indian fathers' experience of family therapy by Virdee, Sukhvinder

“…Four super-ordinate themes emerged: "Indian fathers and their family", "east versus west", "the therapist" and "what is therapy?" Two findings emerged from the analysis; Indian fathers found family therapy to be a foreign notion, which proved to be a valuable experience and they found it useful to be matched to their therapist. …”
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An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders’ influence on construction project delivery performance by AL-Fadhali, Najib

“…The findings support the proposal that internal stakeholders’ influence contributes directly to construction PDP. …”
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Flow mechanism and suction distribution in heterogenous residual soil slope under rainfall infiltration by Abu Talib, Zaihasra

“…From the seepage analysis, the numerical model incorporating burrow holes in Grade VI residual layer coupled with the effect of two sets of relict joints in Grade V yielded significant improvement in heterogeneous residual soil slope modelling. The findings of this study were then validated with previous findings using Prediction Accuracy (PA) analysis. …”
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An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders’ influence on construction project delivery performance by AL-Fadhali, Najib

“…The findings support the proposal that internal stakeholders’ influence contributes directly to construction PDP. …”
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Enhancing construction site performance through technology and management practices as material waste mitigation in the Malaysian construction industry by Mohammed Abdullah Abkar, Mahdi, Yunus, Riduan, Gamil, Yaser, Albaom, Mohammed Abdo

“…Furthermore, the qualitative aspect of the study, conducted among 6 solid waste organizations in Malaysia, enriches the findings by providing nuanced insights into local practices and challenges. …”
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Solar water heating system in libyan buildings by Ali Almukhtar, Isa

“…However, the factors that hinder of solar water heating system in Libya were lack of consultant's initiatives, lack of financial commitment, and lack of commitment design team, lack of government interest to promote solar water heating system and high tax on solar energy by government. The result of this finding implicate that the construction industry in Libya need to improve its approach in using solar water heating system by understanding its current practices and finding ways to solve of the factors that hinder.…”
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