What is the purpose of the focus group interview? How have focus group studies helped us to understand media audiences? I am writing this essay to explore and discuss in depth the function of a focus group‚ particularly in relation to media audiences. I will discuss the meaning and definition of a focus group and share my research on how they have been used both historically and in modern studies. I will touch on how the focus group became one of the most popular methods of research post 1980s
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What is Learner Autonomy and How Can It Be Fostered? Dimitrios Thanasoulas The Internet TESL Journal 2. What is Autonomy? For a definition of autonomy‚ we might quote Holec (1981: 3‚ cited in Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 1) who describes it as ’the ability to take charge of one’s learning’. On a general note‚ the term autonomy has come to be used in at least five ways (see Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 2): • for situations in which learners study entirely on their own; • for a set of skills
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Special learners are individuals whose physical attributes and/or learning abilities differ from the norm. Students who are mentally impaired‚ learning disabled‚ visually impaired‚ hearing impaired‚ physically challenged‚ and gifted and talented are often identified as special learners. Music is a vital part of the education of all learners including special learners. Music is a valuable content area and can be used as an aid in developing basic skills for all learners. Children learn to learn
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Focus assessment NUR-645E Griselda Richard June 18‚ 2014 Focus Assessment The purpose of this paper is to document a focused history‚ physical exam‚ nursing diagnoses‚ and nursing process of a case study about a 22-year-old woman that reports as chief complaint : feeling “sick with the flu” for the past 8 days. History of present illness : vomiting several times every day‚ having difficulty
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superficially different mathematical descriptions which can all be proved to define curves of exactly the same shape. One description of a parabola involves a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). The focus does not lie on the directrix. The locus of points in that plane that are equidistant from both the directrix and the focus is the parabola. Another description of a parabola is as a conic section‚ created from the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a planewhich is parallel to
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Focus Groups Focus groups are one of many methods utilized by researchers to gather qualitative data. This method consists in simultaneously interviewing a group of people‚ usually 6-8‚ in the same location with a shared factor (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000). They are also a powerful tool to assess services or examine new ideas (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000; McNamara‚ n.d.). Focus groups are an ideal data gathering method for researchers because they allow them to learn the social norms of the community or subgroup
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Achieving Goals - The Power Of Focus By Trevor Emdon Mar 6‚ 2009 We all love to achieve our goals‚ and I suppose most of us experience some twinge of envy when someone gets something that we want too. What have they done that we didn’t? Why should they have all the luck? It’s lovely to blame luck because then we can absolve ourselves of responsibility for not achieving our goals. Unfortunately‚ "responsibility" has become synonymous with "blame" and they are not the same at all! "Response-ability"
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teaching and other related concepts. The adult learner has strong desire to learn and know what they want in life although they may not be obligated to learn. These types of learners came from various background‚ educational background‚ ages‚ career‚ religion and life experiences but they all have one thing in common and that is their desire to learn. Adult learning is closely related to professional development with assumptions that adult learner need to know‚ need to learn self-concept‚ role
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Wole Soyinka’s A Shuttle in the Crypt contemplates a critical period in Nigerian history between 1966 and early 1971. Soyinka’s efforts to curtail the Nigerian Civil War in 1967 resulted in his arrest and imprisonment without trial by the federal military government. Soyinka’s work remains inseparable from his activities as a political dissident. His commitment to promoting human rights in Nigeria and other nations reflects his new approach to literature as a serious agent of social change. A Shuttle
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Negotiating with Learners It is important at the start of any learning experience for learners to have a clear understanding of their prior knowledge‚ skills and current learning needs. To assist learners in taking ownership of their learning experiences‚ teachers can initiate negotiations with learners through the prior use of discussions and assessments to enable negotiations to take place through reflective discussions‚ resulting in establishing personalised learning agreements. As highlighted
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