Sentences with phrase «principal aim of the research»

The principal aim of the research is to describe the folk model of psychiatric disorder in the context of British Honduran society, and to interpret the local attitudes and beliefs which influence it.

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In a recent work (Hesse 1974, pp. 6 - 7) she has defended the attempt to explicate a logic of science on the grounds that its function is three-fold: Such a logic (i) provides criteria for «good science» and is thereby normative as well as descriptive; (ii) as normative, it can show the aim of methodology and the adequacy of methodologies in terms of fulfilling that aim; and (iii) it has as its principal aim understanding, not the suggestion of research techniques.
Together, Vitae's biennial Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) and Principal Investigators and Research Leaders Survey (PIRLS) aim to keep track of the progress made by higher education institutions toward implementing the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.
«We observed that a multifaceted audit and feedback intervention aimed at health professionals results in a slight reduction in the rate of caesareans for low - risk pregnancies, without adverse effects on maternal and neonatal health,» revealed Nils Chaillet, principal investigator of the QUARISMA trial, researcher at the CHU de Québec - Université Laval Research Centre and professor at Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Peden is also currently a principal investigator and program leader of a new multi-institution research effort, funded by the Basic Energy Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy, aimed at developing a fundamental understanding of oxide - supported transition metal oxide catalysts.
It is part of a research project that aims to conduct a longterm study monitoring school principals and deputy / assistant principals» health and wellbeing annually.
Future research should aim to further understanding of principal learning in PPLCs and how central office and other leaders can productively facilitate the process.
To this end, we are developing an extensive, research - based suite of tools aimed at supporting central office leaders as they guide and support school principals» instructional leadership efforts.
Noguera recently received awards from the Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences, from the National Association of Secondary Principals, and from the McSilver Institute at NYU for his research and advocacy efforts aimed at fighting poverty.
Two articles by Education Northwest staff in the April 2013 edition of Principal Leadership focus on this challenge, offering lessons and research aimed at more equitable outcomes.
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