Research Findings. Research Question 1 How do the parents of Latino male students in middle school define parent involvement, and what does it mean to them? Based on the qualitative data gleaned from the participant interviews, the researcher concluded that the parents in the study defined involvement in their sons' education as something that takes place at home, not just in the school. Their participation was manifested in multiple ways, bit firmly based on a robust parent-child communication system. They asked their sons about the school day, listened to them, gave advice, shared their own childhood experiences, spoke Spanish in the home, and shared their values, expectations, and aspirations. Overall, in concert with previous studies, parents reported more home-based participation than school-based (Chrispeels & Xxxxxx, 0000; Xxxx, 2009; Xxxxx, 2001; Marrun, 2018). Research Question 2 What factors affect Latino parents' involvement in the education of their sons? The main factors which impacted the parents' participation in school were limited time and work hours. The parents stressed that their responsibilities at work limited the amount of free time to connect with school staff or check homework assignments. The outcome is consistent with research by Xxxxx., Xxxxx, & Xxxxxxxx (2008), who found that Latino parents had limited time to be present at the school because of demanding work schedules. One participant shared her work schedule and how it directly impacted involvement in her son's school, Por las largas horas que trabajo, es muy duro para mi poder ir a los eventos especiales. Dependiendo en lo que la escuela necesita de mí, yo lo haría, pero por tiempo muy limitado. Yo trabajo de1as 10:00 de la mañana a 8:00 de la noche. Tengo un largo día y es de lunes a viernes. [Because of the long hours I work, it is hard for me to attend special events. Depending on what the school needs from me, I would volunteer but on a limited basis. I cannot because of my job. I work from 10:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night. I have a long day and, it is from Monday to Friday.] These factors also kept parents from attending school functions more often and not volunteering to help. However, when participants shared, they attended school meetings, workshops, or critical events such as Back to School Night and Open House. They regarded their attendance in those functions as a form of school involvement. Parents who did not work said they had the time to connect with teachers and volunteer...
Research Findings. Introduction This chapter discusses the findings and results developed from this research. It begins with the purpose of the study and is followed by an instrument summary and data analysis. The data analysis details the hypotheses used and is ordered by a presentation of the results of the data framed around each. Through this process a generous amount of information about multi-rater feedback was developed, the implications of which will be discussed in Chapter 5. Purpose The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions regarding multi- rater feedback in the context of the FBI work setting.
Research Findings. There is currently a large backlog for housing in South Africa. The government has however got strategies in place to counter this backlog and provide for more houses or opportunities to own a residential property for those in the country that do not have the privilege of owning a house. While the government provides a comprehensive housing subsidy programmes, its capacity to meet the growing demand and backlog is seriously challenged, especially given reduced GDP growth rates and rising unemployment and the ever rising population figure. It is therefore very imperative for housing to be developed and provided right across the country for all income groups. The Instalment Sale Agreement concept is still a fairly unfamiliar funding option in South African housing market, but if it is introduced more and more in the market the property developer and prospective residential property owner will become more accustom to it and will therefore be more than willing to accept it in the market place. Thus, the Instalment Sale Agreement is considered to be a viable option for the developer. It provides the developers with more demand in the market to develop for, and more viable developments effectively imply a better income and profit stream for the developers.
Research Findings. The research conducted and common knowledge both dictates that people across all income groups wants to own a house in which they and their family can live, feel secure in and prosper. For the majority of people, the purchase and ownership of a residential property constitutes their most expensive financial investment ever. Thus, a prospective home buyer will seek out the most secure but affordable and financially convenient method to purchase a home. The Instalment Sale Agreement does offer an option whereby more prospective home buyers could qualify to purchase a property due to the structuring of the financial responsibilities in such agreement. The research findings in chapter 4, clearly supports the above statement. The research findings show that there will be an interest in alternative funding methods if it provides the buyer with a possibility and opportunity to successfully apply and qualify to purchase a property. The research findings indicate that only a small portion of people do not believe that Instalment Sale Agreement option could be successfully implemented in the residential property market. The majority believes that it would be possible to successfully introduce and employ it in the market. However, adequate attention should be given to the education of the consumer on all aspects and benefits of the Instalment Sale Agreement concept as a crucial element to ensure success. In addition, research findings also indicated that the general prospective buyer needs to be educated thoroughly on safe and secure alternative financing methods available to purchase property. By educating the prospective home buyers they will become more accustom to alternative financing options and it might be that a financing option like the Instalment Sale Agreement just might become the most sought after financing option when property is purchased.
Research Findings. The present chapter illustrates the current e-Governance training status and training needs research findings. The findings are split into two parts, presented in two different sections. Information regarding e-Governance training programs is presented in section 3.1 and survey/workshop results related to e-Governance training needs are presented in section 3.2.
Research Findings. To answer how the judges had implemented the law of targeting and to identify any factors that had influenced their findings required a consideration of the framework within which the judges were working; this was set within the war crimes jurisdiction of the ICTY and was constructed from the relevant charges brought against the accused, substantive law (including that of criminal responsibility) and the rules of procedure and evidence. It also required that the different aspects of the decisions reached by the judges were broken down: that is, the findings as regards legal definitions, evidence and individual responsibility all required judicial determination and were relevant to answering the research question. There are four key findings of this study which arise across four substantive chapters (Law, Evidence I: The witnesses, Evidence II: Finding criminal intent and Responsibility) which cover the elements that must be considered by the judges to come to a finding of guilt or innocence, to place the line on the ground between lawful and unlawful conduct: the law, the evidence and individual responsibility. Some of the findings are specific to one of these elements, others cross the whole thesis. The first key finding of this study is that the ICTY developed the law of targeting in line with the precedence of the principle of humanity and a worldview strongly guided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (‘ICRC’). In affirming that the provisions of Additional Protocol I relating to targeting can be the basis for a conviction, the judges rendered certain earlier provisions incorporating ‘military necessity’ (although not the broader principle itself) potentially obsolete in this context. The second key finding is that the ICTY judges did not lose sight of the military viewpoint and they considered that their judgments were always supported by a body of military opinion – even if in places there were strongly opposing views. This is important as it shows the judges were not interested in making findings that were incomprehensible or unworkable to those in fact having to make the targeting decisions. The third key finding was the importance of the evidence provided by civilian witnesses with lived experience of the effects of artillery. This was even the case where there was also a large amount of technical or expert evidence available. The fourth key finding is that ICTY jurisprudence gave precedence to convictions pursuant to Article 7(1) of t...
Research Findings. The Sandwich Deli : Morning Trade The Sandwich Deli is not open in the morning. Afternoon Trade Daily, The Sandwich Deli has about 150 customers. Just Sandwiches : Morning Trade Just Sandwiches serve around 75 people for breakfast. Afternoon Trade Afternoon Trade is higher at around 200 customers per day. Tramezzino : Morning Trade Tramezzino are open, but do not sell any form of sandwich in the morning. Afternoon Trade Tramezzino typically serve about 200 customers per day. This includes both sit down and take away customers. The Supermarket : Morning Trade The Supermarket don't sell any breakfast type sandwiches. Afternoon Trade From observing the sandwich fridge, The Supermarket sells about 200 to 300 sandwiches a day. Packed lunches : There is significant competition from customers who eat sandwiches made at home at lunchtime. High Street §uestionnaire - Product Research Research Carried Out To try and gather some additional information, we conducted a questionnaire on the high street. We used this questionnaire to try and get a feel for what the local customers had for breakfast and lunch, how much they paid and where they bought it. Over a two week period we interviewed 1,000 people at different times of the day. Research Findings Of the 1,000 people interviewed : • 56% were Men • 44% were Women Breakfast Sandwiches : • 20% had some sort of sandwich for breakfast. • 80% did not have a sandwich, or had no breakfast. The top five fillings for breakfast sandwiches were : Example Sandwich Co. • Bacon • Egg • Tomato • Sausage • Mushrooms Or any combination of the above. 75% of customer stated that they usually buy a coffee with their sandwich. Lunch Sandwiches : • 80% had a sandwich for lunch. • 20% did not have sandwiches, or had no lunch. The top five fillings for lunch sandwiches were : • Chicken • Ham • Cheese • Bacon • Tuna 75% of customer normally also buy a soft drink and crisps. 25% of customer would normally buy a coffee instead of a soft drink. Pricing : • Breakfast Sandwich Customers are typically prepared to pay : 29% - Up to £1.50 51% - £1.50 to £2.00 17% - £2.00 to £2.50 3% - £2.50 and over • Lunch Sandwich Customers are typically prepared to pay : 21% - Up to £1.50 56% - £1.50 to £2.50 17% - £2.50 to £3.00 6% - £3.00 and over Where they buy : 55% bought a sandwich either on the high street or at the supermarket. 45% take sandwiches to work. High Street §uestionnaire - Customer Research Research Carried Out From the questionnaire that we con...
Research Findings. Living memories of de-industrialisation and urban decline In the course of our research in the Xxxxxxx Art Gallery and Museum we came to realise that in the course of investigating the memories of the ‘difficult past’ we had been documenting a widespread atmosphere of the ‘depressing present’ of contemporary life in de-industrialised urban centres. Such a finding is not surprising; after all memory is as much about the present as the past (Mah, 2010). People are involved in on-going memory work when they re-interpret the meanings of past events in order to make sense of the present and, perhaps, project possible trajectories for the future (Hamilakis and Labany, 2008). This feeling of the ‘depressing present’ arguably is a lasting legacy of the 1970s-80s socio-economic transformations and political upheavals. In a way, the more traumatic memories of de-industrialisation in such industrial centres as Coventry are continuing to be lived in by an increasingly marginalised working-class population of the city. These memories are ‘living memories’ for many in Coventry partly because the closure of the manufacturing industries which provided the majority of work places in Coventry and surrounding area has continued right up until 2006 when the Peugeot plant was closed. At the same time, the future of the LTI plant that manufactures the popular ‘black cabs’ and is the last car-manufacturing plant remaining in the city is uncertain (Waddington, 2012). De-industrialisation has resulted in what Watt (2006) calls ‘urban decline’ in the working-class areas of British cities. Therefore, for many of our respondents ‘the depressing present’ is experienced as living memories of urban decline which constituted the everyday experience for at least three generations of working-class people in Britain. This feeling of living through difficult times has been clearly articulated by one of our experts at the Xxxxxxx Art Gallery and Museum: ‘I think it’s a bit depressing, but I think you reach an age where you start to see things repeating themselves so, you know. I’m somebody that as a child in the 70s was... I think I’d have found it difficult to articulate it at the time, but I was very aware that this...I was growing up in a time of depression. You know, all the strikes and the power cuts, I was kind of aware of those things going on and then to be a teenager in the 80s during the Xxxxxxxx years. You know, I come from a very socialist background, from a socialist family and s...
Research Findings. 67 Research Question 1 .................................................................................................. 67 Research Question 2 .................................................................................................. 68 Research Question 3 .................................................................................................. 69 Research Question 4 .................................................................................................. 69 Key Findings .............................................................................................................. 70 Implications for Practice ............................................................................................ 70 Recommendations for Further Research.................................................................... 71 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 72 Perspectives................................................................................................................ 74 Parents........................................................................................................................ 74 School Counselors ..................................................................................................... 75 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 76 APPENDICES 101 Appendix A: Site Authorization 101 Appendix B: IRB Authorization to Conduct Research Study 000 Xxxxxxxx X: Telephone Call Script to Parents Soliciting Interview 104 Appendix D: Telephone Call Script to Parents Soliciting Interview Spanish Translation 105 Appendix E: IRB Consent to Participate Form 106 Appendix F: IRB Consent to Participate Form - Spanish 000 Xxxxxxxx X: IRB Consent to Use Audio Form 110 Appendix H: IRB Consent to Use Audio Form - Spanish 111 Appendix I: Parent Pilot Survey 112 Appendix J: Responses to Pilot Parent Survey 116 Appendix K: Counselor Pilot Survey 118 Appendix L: Responses to Pilot Counselor Survey 119 Appendix M: Parent Demographic Survey 000 Xxxxxxxx X: Encuesta Demográfica Para Los Padres - Spanish 122 Appendix O: Parent Interview Questions and Prompts 125 Appendix P: Parent Interview Questions and Prompts – Spanish 000 Xxxxxxxx X: Counselor Survey 129 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. 1. Themes from Data Analysis – Parent-participants Delta Middle School .....
Research Findings. Content required by the form in QERI for submitting the results of Research and evaluations involving Queensland state schools and other Departmental Sites and/or data. It contains provision for the inclusion of information on: the title of the research; content keywords; the location of the research, research questions, research methodology; a summary of major findings; research limitations; relationship with other research; additional research needed; practical implications; end-users likely to benefit from the research findings; value of the research; list of relevant publications; and Researcher’s contact information. Research Principles – The research principles as described in the Research Plan located at xxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-0000.xxx. They are the principles that inform the Department’s Research activity and investment and ensure that anticipated benefits of Research are achieved and communicated, namely that the Research should be:
