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Understanding clinical nurses' intent to stay and the influence of leadership practices on intent to stay
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Background: High nursing turnover and early nursing career exit rates evidenced by the current global nursing shortage is the impetus for effective strategies aimed at retaining nurses in their current positions. Nurses’ behavioral intentions to leave or stay are not well understood. Aim: This...
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Spring 2020
Online professional learning communities have become prominent in teachers’ professional development in recent years (Beach & Willows, 2014; Borba & Llinares, 2012; Dash, de Kramer, O’Dwyer, Masters, & Russell, 2012; Trust, 2012). As a new form of them (Trust, 2016), professional learning...
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Spring 2017
The overall purpose of this dissertation research was to gain a better understanding of deselection in competitive female youth sport by examining coaches’, athletes’, and parents’ experiences of deselection. Three studies were conducted, each focused on a different aspect of deselection. The...
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Understanding disorder, the female body and femininity: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome treatment
DownloadFall 2024
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is a condition characterized by different symptoms of menstrual abnormalities, overweight and obesity, acne, hair loss, and hirsutism (male hair growth pattern), based on the key feature of an increase in androgen synthesis by the ovaries. This is a condition...
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Understanding donor response to donation appeals: the role of deservingness in the dictator game and optimum donation promises in charity auctions
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Marketing research has attempted to shed light on donor responses to a variety of donation appeals and strategies. More recently, research has examined the effect of changing the content of an appeal in both a donation solicitation and a cause-related marketing context. Some charities are...