Part I.qxd 10/18/2006 7:42 PM Page 36 5 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES AND EPISTEMOLOGY ANDREA DOUCET Carleton University, Canada NATASHA S. MAUTHNER University of Aberdeen, Scotland O ver the past 10 years of teaching courses on research methods and feminist approaches to methodologies and epistemologies, a recurring question from our students concerns the distinctiveness of feminist approaches to methods, methodologies, and epistemologies. This key question is posed in different
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Critique Paper Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer that when tested for estrogen receptors (ER-), progesterone receptors (PR-), and HER2 (HER2-) they all come negative. The results that came out negative for all three means the cancer is triple-negative. However, these negative results mean that the growth of the cancer is not sustained by the estrogen, progesterone hormones, and the HER2 receptors. Therefore, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cannot be treated with
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United Kingdom Module name: Research Methods Word count: 4978 January 2014 1. Abstract The purpose of this report is to determine the differences between travelling preferences among British and Polish postgraduate students. Moreover, the report aims to establish the patterns in which a cultural background influence travelling and to detect similarities between British and Polish attitudes. Therefore, the research is a comparative, cross-cultural study. In order to achieve the purpose
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MEMORY-WORK: AN INTRODUCTION Jennie Small University of Technology, Sydney Research methodology, from the perspective of Critical social science, is considered as: inherently political, as inescapably tied to issues of power and legitimacy. It is assumed that methods are permeated with assumptions about what the social world is, who the social scientist is, and what the nature of the relation between them is (Lather, 1991, p.12). Critical social science moves away from description
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In: Other Topics Qualitative Research Study Running head: Qualitative Research Study Qualitative Research Study Grand Canyon University NRS433V 5/30/10 Qualitative Research Study Introduction The qualitative research study that I chose to critique is on infections related to Nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Pneumonia care and the nursing home: a qualitative descriptive study of resident and family member perspectives. Soo
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1% of the revenue is used for advertising the new flavors and coffee drinks. 4- Channel of Distribution Starbucks is already having a very big global channel of distributions as they are having more than 16000 Outlet in more than 50 Countries 5- Research the company also have developed by doing some researches about the market and the customer needs which helped increasing the profitability as in Japan when they added to the menu the smaller sandwiches and the less sweet deserts , and also adding
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Research and Evidence INTRODUCTION The author of this assignment will critically appraise a research report in the Nursing Times titled Young people's perceptions and access to health advice (Sherman-Jones 2003) (appendix 1). This article was chosen for a number of reasons. Firstly the topic of young people's health is frequently discussed in the media, often negatively. A search on BBC news online resulted in 46 articles within the month 27 October to 27 November 2003 (appendix 2) and similarly
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The worlds of Frankenstein and Blade Runner are effective representations of their context and the values which were catalysts for their composition. How has your study supported this? Throughout time, literature has served well as a window into the schools of thought and social concerns of any given era of human history. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (Director’s cut), 1986, continue this trend. Frankenstein is a typical example of Gothic literature that engages
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Quantitative Methods | Question No. & Title: | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences. This paper aims to establish the analysis of a unique international data set in four host countries like Canada. Ireland, Spain and UK. The study examines the argument that various, rather than single
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Benchmark - Research Critique Part 1 Meprina Joseph Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V 07/14/2016 Accidental falls account for 70% of all hospital accidents. The fall rate for inpatient hospitals varies from 1.4 to 17.9 falls per 1000 patient days (Vlahov, D., Myers, A.H., & al-Ibrahim, M.S. 1990). As healthcare providers, it’s our obligation to study and expand new ways to help keep our patients safe by maintaining a hazardless environment to help prevent inpatient incidents. The topic
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