Research Questions Essays (Examples)
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How African Customary Social Practices Enhance Coping Strategies
… to note that African literature (written) does not include many works on how pandemics were managed. This situation justifies the need for more research into the customary practices and strategies that were used in Africa to cope with and to survive health crises and pandemics.
Problem Statement … These practices also help individuals to cope with health crises and can indeed help people cope with the current global coronavirus pandemic. This research is an attempt to find out social and customary…[break]…purposeful sampling to ensure information is specific and not automatically generalizable; (b) it pursues new … investigations when they emerge; and (c) it is a naturalistic methodology (Patton, 2014; Stuckey, 2013). These characteristics, coupled with the fact that qualitative research methodology focuses on how people understand experiences, make this methodology the best for finding out customary and religious practices that negatively contributed to … customary and religious practices that……
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References
Abel-Smith, B., & Rawal, P. (1992). Can the poor afford ‘free’ health services? A case study of Tanzania. Health Policy and Planning, 7(4), 329-341.
Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1995). Health and culture: Beyond the Western paradigm. Sage.
Fairhead, J. (2014). The significance of death, funerals, and the after-life in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia: Anthropological insights into infection and social resistance.
Handler, J. S. (2016). Custom and law: The status of enslaved Africans in seventeenth-Century Barbados. Slavery & Abolition, 37(2), 233-255.
Iganus, R. B., & Haruna, A. (2017). The Strength of African Culture in Managing Family Crisis in a Globalized World. Anthropol, 5(197), 2332-0915.
Manguvo, A., & Mafuvadze, B. (2015). The impact of traditional and religious practices on the spread of Ebola in West Africa: time for a strategic shift. The Pan African Medical Journal, 22(Suppl 1).
Marsland, R. (2006). Community participation the Tanzanian way: Conceptual contiguity or power struggle? Oxford Development Studies, 34(1).
Patton, M. Q. (2014). Qualitative research & evaluation methods: Integrating theory and practice. Sage publications.
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Sociology Of Social Distancing In A Post COVID 19 World
research Design
The sociology of television has developed into what Grindstaff and Turow (2006) call video cultures—interacting and interwoven digital interactive media that disseminates … Turow (2006) call video cultures—interacting and interwoven digital interactive media that disseminates cultural cues in the form of entertainment, information and advertising. The research study I propose is to explore the relationship between video culture and the sociological acceptance or rejection of the concept of “social distancing” … the relationship between video culture and the sociological acceptance or rejection of the concept of “social distancing” in a post-COVID 19 world. The research question I propose is: What effect does people’s relation to video culture have on people’s acceptance or rejection of social distancing practices and … of social distancing practices and norms?
To collect data for this study, I will use the semi-structured interview method, with a set of questions to ask individuals but with……
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References
Grindstaff, L., & Turow, J. (2006). Video cultures: Television sociology in the “new TV” age. Annu. Rev. Sociol., 32, 103-125.
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Cross Cultural Management
… effectively manage a diverse workforce and still encourage employees to maintain their cultures.
Article Summary
This article is organized around the six central questions that emerged from responses received by panel members. The author has focused on each question and given insights…[break]…conducted in three different countries namely … and viable for this present study.
Results/Conclusions
The findings give strong empirical support for the facilitative leader and this is supported by other research. There is also similarity and congruence between the three studies (Hamlin et al., 2006). All these studies have demonstrated collectively the type of ……
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References
Adler, N. J. (1983). Cross-cultural management: Issues to be faced. International Studies of Management & Organization, 13(1-2), 7-45.
Hamlin, R. G., Beattie, R. S., & Ellinger, A. D. (2007). What do effective managerial leaders really do? Using qualitative methodological pluralism and analytical triangulation to explore everyday ‘managerial effectiveness’ and ‘managerial coaching effectiveness.
Hamlin, R. G., Ellinger, A. D., & Beattie, R. S. (2006). Coaching at the heart of managerial effectiveness: A cross-cultural study of managerial behaviours. Human Resource Development International, 9(3), 305-331.
Søderberg, A.-M., & Holden, N. (2002). Rethinking cross cultural management in a globalizing business world. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2(1), 103-121.
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Social Media And Its Effects On Girls
… effects of social media use on young people today. In this regard, Valkenburg and Piotrowski emphasize that, “These developments raise a great many questions. Does the use of social media lead to superficial relationships and loneliness—or does it boost self-esteem and social skills? What effects does extensive … have on youth? Does it make them lose their ability to concentrate and contemplate?” (218). These timely issues also directly relate to the research questions that guided this study which are set forth below.
research question
This study was guided by the following overarching research question: “What are the positive and negative effects of social media use on girls? In addition, the following four supporting questions also guided the research.
Four questions and key words and how their evolution into their final form
1. What are the most common negative effects of social media use … jurisdictions in which they reside.……
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Works Cited
Ali, S. (2018). “Social Media Usage among Teenage Girls in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.” Global Media Journal, vol. 16, p. 31.
Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere and Chukwuere, Precious. (2017, December). Cyberbullying of female students: An exploration of literature study. Gender & Behaviour, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 9983-9991.
Goodwin, Robin, Palgi,Yuval, Osnat, Lavenda, Yaira, Hamama-Raz and Ben-Ezra, Menachem. (2015), “Association between Media Use, Acute Stress Disorder and Psychological Distress.” Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 253-254
Granello, Paul F. and Zyromski, Brett. (2018, September-August). “Developing a Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention Program.” Professional School Counseling, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 37-42.
Hutchinson, Tracy S. (2020, April 19). Ten things mentally strong people do during a pandemic. Psychology Today. [online] available: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pulse-mental-health/202004/10-things-mentally-strong-people-do-during-pandemic.
Kemp. Simon. (2020, January). “Digital 2020.” We Are Social. [online] available: https://wearesocial.com/blog/2020/01/digital-2020-3-8-billion-people-use-social-media.
Redden, Crystal V. (2018, December). “The Media\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Influence on Female Relational Aggression and Its Implications for Schools.” Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 374-381.
Reinberg, Steven. (2019, August 14). “Here\\\\\\\\\\\\'s How Too Much Social Media Can Harm Girls.” WebMD. [online] available: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20190814/ heres-how-too-much-social-media-can-harm-girls#1.
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Field Experience Report Observation In The Deaf Classroom
… activities with mentors who are also deaf. The latter is yet another important way of nurturing and transmitting the culture of the deaf.
research questions for this study are:
• What kinds of accommodations are seen in the classroom?
• What is your view regarding the lesson that … to the learners to access the curriculum?
• What similarities and differences do you see, relative to your other pair of observations?
The research questions are designed to find out the factors that influence the ability of the school to offer a deafcentric environment that succeeds in promoting … linguistic settings will have to be reviewed and changed if they are applied to the non-deaf learners and deaf instructional programs. The current research available suggests that three critical areas should be examined: 1: the outcomes of education; 2: the programs of education; 3: socialization and linguistic … when he is……
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References
Guardino, C., & Antia, S. D. (2012). Modifying the classroom environment to increase engagement and decrease disruption with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 17(4), 518-533.
Hombo, C. M. (2003). NAEP and No Child Left Behind: Technical challenges and practical solutions. Theory into Practice, 42(1), 59-65.
Jeffries Jr., R. L. (2010). A Case Study of a Teacher Implementing Guided Reading in a Deaf Classroom. ProQuest LLC.
Malik, A. M., Rashid, M., Awan, M. Y., & Alvi, I. B. (2018). The Role of Architecture in the Identification of Obstacles and Spatial Solutions to Inclusive Education. UMT Education Review (UER), 1(2), 39-58.
Renard, M. (1999). Les sourds dans la ville: surdités et accessibilité. ARDDS (Association pour la réadaptation et la défense des devenus-sourds).
Romano, A.M. (2013). Observing a Residential School for the Deaf: Identifying Factors in Creating a Deafcentric Environment. (The Honors Program, Gallaudet University).
Staten, F. D. (2011). Examining the influence of the residential school for the deaf experience on deaf identity. (Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Iowa).
Van Gent, T., Goedhart, A. W., Knoors, H. E., Westenberg, P. M., & Treffers, P. D. (2012). Self-concept and ego development in deaf adolescents: a comparative study. Journal of deaf studies and deaf education, 17(3), 333-351.
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Improving Medication Safety And Nursing Care
… patient care measures focus on direct care practices but fail to address interruptions in nursing work to improve medication safety and nursing care.
research Question
This quality improvement project seeks to…[break]…In comparison to a nursing theoretical model, PDSA promotes action-oriented learning when conducting a quality improvement project. ……
References
References
Getnet, M.A. & Bifftu, B.B. (2017, November 20). Work Interruption Experienced by Nurses during Medication Administration Process and Associated Factors, Northwest Ethiopia. Nursing Research and Practice. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735655/
Monteiro, C., Avelar, A.F.M. & Pedreira, M.G. (2015, Jan-Feb). Interruptions of Nurses’ Activities and Patient Safety: An Integrative Literature Review. Revista Latino Americana de Enfermagem, 23(1), 169-179.
Taylor, M.J., McNicholas, C., Nicolay, C., Darzi, A., Bell, D. & Reed, J.E. (2013). Systematic Review of the Application of the Plan-Do-Study-Act Method to Improve Quality in Healthcare. BMJ Quality & Safety, 23(4), 290-298.
Westbrook, J.I., Li, L., Hooper, T.D., Raban, M.Z., Middleton, S. & Lehnbom, E.C. (2016). Effectiveness of a “Do not Interrupt” Bundled Intervention to Reduce Interruptions During Medication: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. BMJ Quarterly & Safety, 26(9), 734-742.
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Poverty And Education The Problem And The Solution
… drastically affects children's ability to learn. However, many studies show how the negative effects of poverty on education can be overcome.
THE PROBLEM
research Compton-Lilly and Delbridge (2019) recently investigated the matter of how poverty affects children's ability to learn. The research utilized Bourdieu's theory of capital and statistics from longitudinal studies to investigate how poverty affects learning for two students from a poor urban … and statistics from longitudinal studies to investigate how poverty affects learning for two students from a poor urban community. In the study, the research particularly investigated the manner in which poverty affected the ability of poor parents to support their dependents in school. The research also particularly investigated how social capital and cultural capital can be leveraged in a bid to help families despite their social-economic position. The … Alicia, who does not find it difficult to read and learn and generally performs……
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Bibliography
The Problem
Compton-Lilly, C., & Delbridge, A. (2019). What Can Parents Tell Us About Poverty and Literacy Learning? Listening to Parents Over Time. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 62(5), 531–539.
Dickerson, A., & Popli, G. K. (2016). Persistent poverty and children\\\\\\\\\\\\'s cognitive development: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 179(2), 535-558.
Hampden-Thompson, G., & Galindo, C. (2017). School-family relationships, school satisfaction, and the academic achievement of young people. Educational Review, 69(2), 248–265.
Thompson, K., Richardson, L. P., Newman, H., & George, K. (2019). Interaction Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Emerging Literacy and Literacy Skills among Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Children: A Comparison Study. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 4(1), 5.
The Solution
Borre, A., Bernhard, J., Bleiker, C., & Winsler, A. (2019). Preschool Literacy Intervention for Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Children: Effects of the Early Authors Program Through Kindergarten. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 24(2), 132–153.
Comber, B., & Kamler, B. (2004). Getting Out of Deficit: Pedagogies of reconnection. Teaching Education, 15(3), 293–310.
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Separation Anxiety Disorder SAD
… under foster care. The paper includes an annotated bibliography and an evidence-based model recommending cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the given case. The research question for this paper is: how effective is CBT in the treatment of SAD among preschool children diagnosed with SAD? Based on the … CBT counseling program. The initial treatment goal for Chloe is to help her recognize her anxious feelings and physical responses.
Part 3: Applying research to a Case Study (Evidence-Based Practice)
Annotated Bibliography
Introduction
The manifestation of anxiety early in childhood is an indication of significant distress and … though SAD has an early onset, a favorable long-term prognosis, and high prevalence, the treatment of SAD in pediatric care settings remains significantly under-research. Cognitive Behavior Therapy is recommended as the best-suited intervention for the treatment of SAD (Ruocco, Gordon & McLean, 2016; Schneider et al., 2011). … female child, named Chloe, under……
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References
Minde, K., Roy, J., Bezonsky, R., & Hashemi, A. (2010). The effectiveness of CBT in 3–7 year old anxious children: Preliminary data. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 19(2), 109.
Ruocco, S., Gordon, J., & McLean, L. A. (2016). Effectiveness of a school-based early intervention CBT group programme for children with anxiety aged 5–7 years. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 9(1), 29-49.
Schneider, S., Blatter-Meunier, J., Herren, C., Adornetto, C., In-Albon, T., & Lavallee, K. (2011). Disorder-specific cognitive-behavioral therapy for separation anxiety disorder in young children: a randomized waiting-list-controlled trial. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 80(4), 206-215.
Van der Sluis, C. M. (2016). Anxiety disorders in young children: Parent and child contributions to the maintenance, assessment and treatment. (Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam).
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Retention In The National Guard
… budget of the military branch continues to be slashed almost every other year, ARNG is seemingly unlikely to reverse the trend. Many experts, research and commentators have given different reasons as to why soldiers are leaving ARNG just after the completion of their mandatory term (Kapp, 2014). … The two most commonly cited reasons why ARNG has poor retention rates are: lack of useful training and lack of good leadership.
3. research Question(s) and Strategy
· How well is the National Guard retaining soldiers? Is the military meeting its strength numbers target?
· How can … in the military unit?
· What strategies can implemented to deal with poor retention at ARNG.
To find the answers to the above questions, the author of this paper decided to use a systemic review study design. The study also involved looking at official documents, policy documents, ……
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Preventing Drug Use Among Teens
… teachers toward successful teen substance abuse prevention program. This paper discusses the background of the problem, provides a problem statement, purpose statement, and research question, and reviews literature pertaining to theory, research and methodology. An annotated bibliography is included at the end.
Background to the Problem
As Murthy (2016) points out, there is a serious … can be obtained and then can be applied in the development of a new prevention program to be used to address the problem.
research Question
The research question for this qualitative study is: What are the perspectives of high school teachers toward successful teen substance abuse prevention programs?
Literature Review
… question for this qualitative study is: What are the perspectives of high school teachers toward successful teen substance abuse prevention programs?
Literature Review
research
The study by Hicham et al. (2018) focused on multilevel prevention initiatives among youth in their teenage years,……
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