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Chapman, Gwen E; Ristovski-Slijepcevic, Svetlana; Beagan, Brenda L – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: South Asians living in western countries have increased risk for developing diet-related chronic disease compared to Caucasians of European heritage. To increase understanding of social and cultural factors associated with their food habits, this study examined the meanings of food, health and well-being embedded in the food practices…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Asians, Research Design, Qualitative Research
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Morsink, Maarten C.; Dukers, Danny F. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2009
Animal models have been widely used for studying the physiology and pharmacology of psychiatric and neurological diseases. The concepts of face, construct, and predictive validity are used as indicators to estimate the extent to which the animal model mimics the disease. Currently, we used these three concepts to design a theoretical assignment to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Animals, Undergraduate Students, Research Design
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Shaver, Frances M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
The challenges involved in the design of ethical, nonexploitative research projects with sex workers or any other marginalized population are significant. First, the size and boundaries of the population are unknown, making it extremely difficult to get a representative sample. Second, because membership in hidden populations often involves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sampling, Confidentiality, Research Projects
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Kinsler, Janni; Sneed, Carl D.; Morisky, Donald E.; Ang, Alfonso – Health Education Research, 2004
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a cognitive-behavioral peer-facilitated school-based HIV/AIDS education program on knowledge, attitudes and behavior among primary and secondary students in Belize. Students (N = 150) were recruited from six schools in Belize City. A quasi-experimental research design was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Control Groups, Research Design, Intervention