of their study. The key is for the researcher to present the understanding from the participants’ perspective and not the researchers. The researcher can also employ outside methods to validate information. All ethical guidelines are applied in the process and participants were made aware of the study. The important ideas of research design and approach were applied in developing and performing the research. Data collection methods that are valid and reliable were applied in the study.
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al. (2002), obesity can harm children in many ways: it can affect hormonal system, heart and lungs, muscles and bones, kidneys and digestive tract, further leading to socio-emotional problems, such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Obese children also are 70 to 80 percent more likely to become obese adults;
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experiencing discomfort (Schraw, Watkins, & Olafson, 2007; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984). A few students use procrastination as an active, strategic behavior (Chu & Choi, 2005; Corkin, Yu, & Lindt, 2011; Steel, 2007); however, the present study uses the most common definition of the term procrastination to refer to the passive, needless delay of work on any academic task. In Zimmerman’s model, procrastination falls in the performance control phase, and has been described as the quintessential
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heartfelt gratitude to those people who are eternally indebted in the condition of this research work; Mrs. Teresita Caranguin, the very supporting Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Teacher Education for granting permission to conduct this study. Our instructor, who assisted the researchers to float the questionnaire in her class. Mrs Bella Patricia G Osalvo., the researchers kind and patient teacher and adviser who spared her time and effort guiding the researchers in the
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BANKING: AN INTERPRETIVE STUDY IN THE AUSTRALIAN BANKING CONTEXT Sharman Lichtenstein Deakin University, Australia sharman.lichtenstein@deakin.edu.au Kirsty Williamson Monash University and Charles Sturt University, Australia kirsty.williamson@sims.monash.edu.au ABSTRACT This paper reports key findings from an interpretive study of Australian banking consumer experiences with the adoption of internet banking. The paper provides an understanding of how and why specific factors affect the consumer decision
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that many countries are facing up to now. Despite all laws that restrict smoking and the emphasis of media that smoking kills, it still remains as the most addictive vice that begins early in childhood and adolescence which results to a lifetime habit. Tobacco use is one of the preventable causes of death, yet, will be the leading cause of preventable and premature deaths globally in next few years (Salazar, 2004). As years come, the average age of smokers is declining. The youth is greatly
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Introduction…………………………………pag.3 3. Gant chart………………………….………..pag.4 4. External environment……………….………pag.4 Social factors……………….……….pag.5 Legal factors……………….……….pag.7 Economic factors…………………..pag.7 Political factors…………………….pag.8 Technological factors……………...pag.8 5. SWOT analysis……………………………….pag.9 Strengths……………….……………pag.9 Weaknesses……………….…………pag
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Peper presented by Bara fenyie CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY INTRODUCTION 1.1 The world is becoming more and more competitive. Quality of students academic performance has become the key factor for personal progress. It is the desire of all Parents that their children climb the ladder of academic performance as high level as possible. This desire for high level of performance among secondary school students puts a lot of pressure on students, teachers, psychologist and in
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advised that this information was generated on 2012-09-19 and may be subject to change. Buying Impulses: A Study on Impulsive Consumption Astrid Gisela Herabadi Buying Impulses: A Study on Impulsive Consumption Astrid Gisela Herabadi PrintPartners Ipskamp ISBN 90-9017360-9 Cover illustration: A part of the stone-reliefs in “Candi Borobudur” Buying Impulses: A Study on Impulsive Consumption Een wetenschappelijke proeve op het gebied van the Sociale Wetenschappen Proefschrift
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Matters Most for Learning New Math Skills, psychologists study math abilities and habits of thirty-five hundred German students from the fifth to tenth grade. Students’ mathematical abilities were evaluated each year using standardized testing. In addition to this students were given an IQ test and surveys that questioned about their attitudes toward math. As the title of this report suggests they found that IQ was not the main determining factor in how well the student’s math abilities grew. Instead
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