Focus Groups Essays (Examples)
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Counterterrorism Strategy For The Next U S Presidential Administration
… promoted by ISIS and other jihadists is still spreading around the world. It is important to note, however, that many of these terrorists groups and their organizations would not exist were it not for support either directly or indirectly from the intelligence agencies of Saudi Arabia, Israel, … lend support, training, financing and weapons to “freedom fighters” who end up joining a terrorist organization or who are already part of these groups (Freeman, 2018). Thus, we can continue to wage war against terrorists, but if we continue to supply, arm, train and facilitate individuals and … (Freeman, 2018). Thus, we can continue to wage war against terrorists, but if we continue to supply, arm, train and facilitate individuals and groups who become terrorists all our counterterrorism efforts are for naught.
Successes
Successes since 9/11 include the death of Bin Laden and Al-Zarqawi. Numerous …
The strategy of the U.S.……
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References
Bipartisan Policy Center. (2017). Defeating terrorists, not terrorism. Retrieved from https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/counterterrorism-policy-from-911-to-isis/
Englehardt, T. (2018). America’s war on terror. Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/americas-war-on-terror-has-cost-taxpayers-5-6-trillion/
Freeman, M. (2018). ISIS Is a US-Israeli Creation. Top Ten “Indications.” Retrieved from https://www.globalresearch.ca/isis-is-a-us-israeli-creation-top-ten-indications/5518627
Malzahn, S. M. (2002). State Sponsorship and Support of International Terrorism: Customary Norms of State Responsibility. Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev., 26, 83.
Nordland, R. & Mashal, M. (2019). U.S. and Taliban Edge Toward Deal to End America’s Longest War. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-peace-deal.html
White House. (2003). National strategy for combating terrorism. Retrieved from https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-7.html
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The Ethics Of Clandestine Operations
… a fertile ground for understanding: As Hersh (2003) shows, Bush’s policy advisors in the OSP were involved in their own clandestine operation, which focus on overruling the intelligence analysts at the CIA and shaping foreign policy till it met their own aims and objectives. The “cabal” at … researchers, from Peter Kuznick to Douglas Valentine, who have published extensive works that venture into this subject to some degree. However, a genuine focus on the philosophical and ethical/moral principles that justify clandestine operations could be beneficial in terms of establishing a set of guidelines or parameters … positive results. Currently there is little indication that such a question deserves to be asked, and instead reports by Best, Carter et al. focus instead on how to make the current system/community work with what it has and what all the different agencies and groups and trying to do in the current environment.……
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Bibliography
Arnold, A. and D. Salisbury. The Long Arm, 2019. Retrieved from https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/long-arm
Barker, Michael J. \\\\\\"Democracy or polyarchy? US-funded media developments in Afghanistan and Iraq post 9/11.\\\\\\" Media, Culture & Society 30, no. 1 (2008): 109-130.
Best, Richard A. Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress. Congressional Research Service: CRS Report for Congress, 2002.
Carter, Ashton B. \\\\\\"Overhauling counterproliferation.\\\\\\" Technology in Society 26, no. 2-3
(2004): 257-269.
Crumpton, Henry A. The art of intelligence: lessons from a life in the CIA\\\\\\'s clandestine service. Penguin, 2013.
Hersh, Seymour. Selective Intelligence. The New Yorker, 2003. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/05/12/selective-intelligence
McCormick, G. H., & Owen, G. “Security and coordination in a clandestine organization.” Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 31, no. 6-7 (2000), 175-192.
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Social Skills Training With Autism In Secondary Classroom
… CI (confidence interval) for every outcome will be utilized as the summary statistic. Post treatment outcomes for the treatment and for the delayed groups shall be compared for every study. The standardized mean difference shall be interpreted as small, moderate, and large for the following values respectively, ……
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Adams, C., Lockton, E., Freed, J., Gaile, J., Earl, G., McBean, K., ... & Law, J. (2012). The Social Communication Intervention Project: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of speech and language therapy for school?age children who have pragmatic and social communication problems with or without autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 47(3), 233-244.
Adams, C., Lockton, E., Freed, J., Gaile, J., Earl, G., McBean, K., Nash, M., Green, J., Vail, A., and Law, J. (2011). An evidence-based program for school, & aged children: Social communication intervention project. Research report. Uppsala: Inst.
American Psychological Association (APA) (2006). Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology. American Psychologist, 61(4), 271–285. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.4.271
Cohen, J. (2013). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Routledge.
Egger, M., Smith, G. D., Schneider, M., & Minder, C. (1997). Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. Bmj, 315(7109), 629-634.
Higgins, J. P., & Green, S. (Eds.). (2011). Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions (Vol. 4). John Wiley & Sons.
Hutchins, N. S., Burke, M. D., Bowman-Perrott, L., Tarlow, K. R., & Hatton, H. (2019). The Effects of Social Skills Interventions for Students With EBD and ASD: A Single-Case Meta-Analysis. Behavior modification, 0145445519846817.
Radley, K. C., O’Handley, R. D., & Sabey, C. V. (2017). Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In Handbook of Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (pp. 231-254). Springer, Cham.
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Depression Among Older Immigrant African Women In Metro West Massachusetts
… West Massachusetts, their access to mental health services, and how they coped with depression. Results were reflective of considerable variability across the two groups, with African American elderly immigrant women endorsing higher rates of depression and anxiety, as well as higher rates of treatment seeking, than White … age, marital status, and origin played a major role in the endorsement of anxiety and depression for the immigrants. Finally, although the two groups differed in the extent to which they experienced stigma about mental health issues, stigma did not predict symptom endorsement or treatment-seeking behavior for … to which they experienced stigma about mental health issues, stigma did not predict symptom endorsement or treatment-seeking behavior for any of the two groups.
Problem Statement
The intent in this study is to explore the views of social workers in relation to depression among older immigrant African … use the findings of the……
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Agbemenu, K. (2016). Acculturation and Health Behaviors of African Immigrants Living in the United States: An Integrative Review. ABNF Journal, 27(3).
Alegría, M., Álvarez, K., & DiMarzio, K. (2017). Immigration and mental health. Current epidemiology reports, 4(2), 145-155.
Baldwin-Clark, T., Ofahengaue Vakalahi, H. F., & Anderson, B. (2016). What about African American older women and depressive symptoms? Educational Gerontology, 42(5), 310-320.
Cassel, J. (1995). The contribution of the social environment to host resistance: the fourth wade Hampton frost lecture. American journal of epidemiology, 141(9), 798-814.
Cobb, S. (1976). Social support as a moderator of life stress. Psychosomatic medicine.
Delara, M. (2016). Social determinants of immigrant women’s mental health. Advances in Public Health, 2016.
Dow, H. D. (2011). An overview of stressors faced by immigrants and refugees: A guide for mental health practitioners. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 23(3), 210-217.
Emadpoor, L., Lavasani, M. G., & Shahcheraghi, S. M. (2016). Relationship between perceived social support and psychological well-being among students based on mediating role of academic motivation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 14(3), 284-290.
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The Immigrant Advantage
… long enough to learn from their immigrant neighbors. Kolker highlights these good traits and shows how they work for immigrants. For example, she focus each chapter on a specific lesson that immigrant groups provide through their own cultural experiences. The first chapter shows how to save money and uses the Vietnamese immigrants in America as the … shows how to save money and uses the Vietnamese immigrants in America as the case study for this good habit. The second chapter focus on how to take care of one’s parents and looks at the Hispanic-American culture for this lesson. The third chapter looks at the … afterschool programs in the US for the basis of this lesson. In short, each chapter analyzes something positive that the various ethnic immigrant groups in America bring and what Americans could learn from them if they only gave them a chance. This review will……
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Works Cited
Kolker, Claudia. The Immigrant Advantage. Free Press, 2011.
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11th Grade History
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Reconstruction and Industrialization & Urbanization.
Lesson Theme (overarching concept that will be taught, that applies to the subjects the group has decided to focus on):
The lesson will focus on understanding industrial development in the United States in the aftermath of the American Civil War, which is a period commonly known as ……
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Reference
Gay, G. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching – theory, research and practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
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Agency Theory And The Limitations Of Representative Government
… voters is not well-regulated in government. Representatives have far more leeway to act on their behalf or on the behalf of special interest groups than in other organizations.
One reason for this is the case of Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission, which led to the … of the federal budget, where billions are allocated to various sectors. The politicians thus become agents of new principles—the lobbies and special interest groups. The process is corrupted by the influence of certain groups who are capable of swaying the votes of legislators particularly when it comes to passing Acts like the CARES Act, which saw billions … The federal budget process is really no different. For instance, 54% of the federal budget goes to funding the military. Without powerful lobby groups in the defense industry, this likely would not be the case. It is thus that Freeman asks the question,……
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References
Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989). Agency theory: An assessment and review. Academy of management review, 14(1), 57-74.
Elwood, T. W. (2008). Politics of the US Federal Budget Process. International quarterly of community health education, 28(1), 3-12.
Jennings, M. (2008). Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings. Cengage.
Machold, S., Ahmed, P.K., & Farquhar, S.S. (2007). Corporate Governance and Ethics: A Feminist Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics (2008) 81:665-678.
ProActive Solutions. (2020). Agency theory. Retrieved from http://knowledgegrab.com/learners-zone/study-support/performance-management-review/framework-introduction-to-hrm/agency-theory/
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Using Tactical Empathy And Effective Silence To Negotiate An Outcome
… From this seed, conflict theory emerged in sociology in response to structural functionalism, which posits that society functions as a result of various groups and organizations working together in a stable and functioning manner (Ritzer & Stepnisky, 2017). However, the stability is but one face of society, … it is better to acknowledge the person’s thoughts and feelings and agree that, yes, the rum is important, but for now we should focus on nourishment and what items can help us to survive if we should be stranded out here longer than for what our meager … clearly it does to another. The key to cooperation is to acknowledge, understand, and communicate using reason to help to try to put focus on where it is most essentially needed.
Understanding expectancy violations theory is helpful, too. In this type of situation there is going to … The Authoritative leader sets the……
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Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 587-598.
Combs, J. P., Harris, S., & Edmonson, S. (2015). Four Essential Practices for Building Trust. Educational Leadership, 72(7), 18-22.
Fisher, R. & Ury, W. (1991). Getting to Yes. NY: Penguin.
Lunenburg, F. C. (2012). Power and leadership: An influence process. International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration, 15(1), 1-9.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370.
Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2017). Modern sociological theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Singh-Sengupta, S. (1997). Leadership: A Style or an Influence Process. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 265-286.
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Effectiveness Of In Home Monitoring Of CHF Patients
...Focus groups How Does the Use of In-home Monitoring for CHF Impact Re-hospitalization Rates?
Impact on In-home Monitoring for CHF on Re-hospitalization Rates
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the major cardiovascular diseases with high global incidence and prevalence in the United States. While numerous advances in evidence-based medical therapy continues to occur, congestive heart failure remains a major problem as it results in significant burden of mortality, morbidity, and costs. The United States has a prevalence of 5.8 million individuals with the condition and more than 960,000 cases annually. It is estimated that approximately one million hospitalizations linked to congestive heart failure occur annually. Most of these hospitalizations arise from worsened congestion among already diagnosed patients. The United States spends approximately $32.7 billion on congestive heart failure annually. Martirosyan et al. (2017) states that readmission rates for this condition remain high as nearly 20% of patients are readmitted within 30……
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Bashi, N., Karunanithi, M., Fatehi, F., Ding, H. & Walters, D. (2017, January). Remote Monitoring of Patients with Heart Failure: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(1). DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6571
Conn, N.J., Schwarz, K.Q. & Borkholder, D.A. (2019). In-Home Cardiovascular Monitoring System for Heart Failure: Comparative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(1). DOI: 10.2196/12419
Gonzalo, A. (2019, August 22). Nola Pender: Health Promotion Model. Retrieved May 18, 2020, from https://nurseslabs.com/nola-pender-health-promotion-model/
Idris, S., Degheim, G., Ghalayini, W., Larsen, T.R., Nejad, D. & David, S. (2015). Home Telemedicine in Heart Failure: A Pilot Study of Integrated Telemonitoring and Virtual Provider Appointments. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 16(2), 156-162.
Khodaveisi, M., Omidi, A., Farokhi, S. & Soltanian, A.R. (2017, April). The Effect of Pender’s Health Promotion Model in Improving the Nutritional Behavior of Overweight and Obese Women. International Journal of Community-based Nursing and Midwifery, 5(2), 165-174.
Kohn, M. S., Haggard, J., Kreindler, J., Birkeland, K., Kedan, L., Zimmer, R., & Khandwalla, R. (2017). Implementation of a home monitoring system for heart failure patients: A feasibility study. JMIR Res Protoc, 6(3). DOI: 10.2196/resprot.5744
Martirosyan, M., Caliskan, K., Theuns, D., & Szili-Torok, T. (2017). Remote monitoring of heart failure: Benefits for therapeutic decision making. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 15(7), 503-515. DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1348229
Ong et al. (2016, March). Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(3), 310-318.
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The Influence Of International Jewry In The Founding Of Israel
… “the Jews” are still widely recognized as a people who have their own culture—as diverse as it may be and as full of sub-groups as it may be.
Yet the Jews were without a nation of their own for thousands of years and it was not until … are so many different Jewish lineages it is also difficult to say that Jewishness is a specific ethnicity, as there are different ethnic groups of Jews. This complicates the matter still further—but one thing that is clear is that Jewishness is an identity that still matters to … media has created a picture of Jewishness, as have the history books, which indicates that Jewishness is something separate and distinct from other groups. Whether it is pronounced by individual Jews in all places at all time is something quite different. It is not always the case … in finance, industry and government……
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Bibliography
JMW, XII. Jewish Identity Challenged and Redefined: #16
JMW, XI. The Shoah: #21-41
JMW, VIII. Sephardi & Middle Eastern Jewry #32-35
JMW, X. Zionism: #42-55
JMW, IX. American Jewry: #52
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