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Padmanabhan, Priya (2013). Software quality perceptions of stakeholders involved in the software development process. Doctoral dissertation (Information Systems & Technology Management), University of Texas at San Antonio. Abstract: Software quality is one of the primary determinants of project management success. Stakeholders involved in software development widely agree that quality is important (Barney and Wohlin 2009).…
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Xi, Juzhe, Laurence Owens, & Huarun Feng (2016). Friendly girls and mean girls: Social constructions of popularity among teenage girls in Shanghai. Japanese Psychological Research, 58(1), 42-53. Special issue: Culture-inclusive approaches. (doi: 10.1111/jpr.12101) Abstract: Two different research traditions in the West see popularity defined either sociometrically, as being well-liked, or in a peer-perceived way as…
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Owens, Larry (2016). The use of Q sort methodology in research with teenagers. In Jess Prior & Jo Van Herwegen (Eds.), Practical research with children (pp. 228-245). London: Routledge. Summary: Q methodology is a research approach concerned with the scientific study of subjectivity. It is based on strong theoretical foundations and possesses rigorous techniques for…
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Scott, Stephanie, Rachel Baker, Janet Shucksmith, & Eileen Kaner (2014). Autonomy, special offers and routines: A Q methodological study of industry-driven marketing influences on young people’s drinking behaviour. Addiction, 109, 1833-1844. (doi:10.1111/add.12663) Abstract: Aim To identify shared patterns of views in young people relating to the influence of industry-driven alcohol marketing (price, promotion, product and…
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West, Simon, Rose Cairns, & Lisen Schultz (2016, May). What constitutes a successful biodiversity corridor? A Q-study in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Biological Conservation 198, 183-192. (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.019) Abstracts: ‘Success’ is a vigorously debated concept in conservation. There is a drive to develop quantitative, comparable metrics of success to improve conservation interventions. Yet…
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Simpson, Shay, Gregory Brown, Ann Peterson, & Ron W. Johnstone (2016, May). Stakeholder perspectives for coastal ecosystem services and influences on value integration in policy. Ocean & Coastal Management, 126, 9-21. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.03.009) (PDF download at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569116300345) Abstract: Environmental and natural resource management in Australia occurs at a regional scale with many initiatives underpinned by an…
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Hislop, Jenni, Helen Mason, Jeremy R. Paar, & Allan Colver (in press). Views of young people with chronic conditions on transition from pediatric to adult health services. Journal of Adolescent Health. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.04.004) Abstract: Purpose: This study sought to identify and describe the views of young people with chronic conditions about the transition from pediatric…
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Pirard, Romain, Henri Petit, Himlal Baral, & Ramadan Achdiawan (2016). Perceptions of local people toward pulpwood plantations: Insights from Q-method in Indonesia. International Forestry Review, 18(2), 218-230. Abstract: Industrial timber plantations are controversial in many parts of the world including in Indonesia. Knowledge of their perceived impacts is important for better management and integration into…
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Pirard, Romain, Henri Petit, Himlal Baral, & Ramadhani Achdiawan (2016). Impacts of industrial timber plantations in Indonesia: An analysis of rural populations’ perceptions in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java (Occasional Paper 149). Bogor, Indonesia: CIFOR [Center for International Forestry Research]. (Accessible: http://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/OccPapers/OP-149.pdf) ISBN 978-602-387-027-1. DOI: 10.17528/cifor/006037 Also published as: Dampak Hutan Tanaman Industri di Indonesia: Analisis…
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Ho, Grace W. K. (in press). Examining perceptions and attitudes: A review of using Likert-type scales versus Q-methodology. Western Journal of Nursing Research. Abstract: Perceptions and attitudes are important nursing research constructs as they integrally relate to health, health behaviors, and healthcare delivery. The most common strategy for estimating these constructs are quantitative measures using…