Donald R Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 251914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald R Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald R |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waikato |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3092-4020 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1106 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1872 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Feedback from research participants: Are member checks useful in qualitative research
It is often assumed that use of so-called “member checks” improves the credibility of qualitative research. Published literature mentioning member checks was reviewed to identify the purposes and procedures for seeking feedback from research participants as well as outcomes reported from member checks. Four themes reflecting underlying assumptions about the purposes of research that have implications for member checks were identified: theory gene…
Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data
A general inductive approach for analysis of qualitative evaluation data is described. The purposes for using an inductive approach are to (a) condense raw textual data into a brief, summary format; (b) establish clear links between the evaluation or research objectives and the summary findings derived from the raw data; and (c) develop a framework of the underlying structure of experiences or processes that are evident in the raw data. The gener…
Evaluating the cultural appropriateness of service delivery in multi-ethnic communities
In reports of evaluations carried out in New Zealand the assessment of the cultural appropriateness of the service being evaluated is rarely mentioned. Over the past 5-10 years evaluators have been increasingly required to demonstrate that their research approach is consistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and responsive to the needs of the indigenous Mäori people and other non-dominant ethnic groups such as those of Pacific desce…
What Professor Cleland Did in His Holidays: Collecting Expeditions to Central Australia as Indigenous Health Research, 1925-39
Sustainable development in drylands: Geographical Contributions to a Better Understanding of People-Environment Relationships
Upington, on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, 70 scientists, many geographers, participated in an international conference entitled 'Dryland Change 2001'.The delegates came from 15 countries, and all were either participants of International Geological Correlation Programme project 413, 'Understanding future dryland change from past dynamics', or the International Geographical Union Land Degradation Commission.The meeting, in which …
Maori, Pakeha and New Zealander: Ethnic and national identity among New Zealand students1
Empirical Authors, Liminal Texts and Model Readers: A response to ‘Managing marginality’
A conceptual framework for the analysis of social policies
Increasing the involvement of psychologists in policy analysis requires clarification of the specific contributions that can be made by community psychologists and other applied social scientists. The present article examines the nature of social policies and outlines a model of the policy-making process. The “cycle of social policy” model emphasizes the stages of problem identification, policy formulation and adoption, implementation, evaluation…
Authoritarianism and child-rearing practices
Previous research on authoritarianism, which has used questionnaire measures, has been plagued by the problems of response biases. Attempts have been made to develop questionnaires which reduce these problems. The present paper describes further analyses of previously reported data, which point to the advantages of assessing authoritarianism from child-rearing practices. An authoritarianism dimension derived from interviews is outlined. This dime…
Facilitating social support among community psychologists
Over the past few years, a network of regional coordinators has promoted a variety of community psychology activities in the United States and other countries, creating a base of social support for community psychologists in academic and field settings. This paper describes key organizing principles for creating viable support networks such as this one and presents specific examples of their use by the regional coordinators. The grassroots effort…
Decade of Adjustment: Legal Perspectives on Contemporary Social Issues
Social and Cultural Change in Contemporary Wales
Third Century Education Personnel
A Hopeful Look Toward Third Century America
New Urgencies in Educational Policy
The Schools Next Time: Explorations in Educational Sociology
Chaucer House Tenants' Association: A Case Study
Doctors, Politics and Pay Disputes: Pressure Group Politics’ Revisited
Studies of medical politics usually emphasize one of the following types of inquiries: (a) analyzing the internal politics of medical organizations, as with Oliver Garceau's classic study of the American Medical Association; (b) describing and explaining the roles individual physicians play in the political life of the community as voters, officials, or citizen participants in civic life; or, (c) assessing the impact of medical groups and organiz…
Newcomers in Sweden
Ethnic prejudice in Australian and New Zealand students
Australians and New Zealanders are often viewed as having differing attitudes toward ethnic minorities in their countries. New Zealanders have a reputation for non-discrimination towards Maoris (Booth & Hunn, 1962), an indigenous Polynesian group. Australians are seen as having attitudes consistent with the “white Australia policy”, which refers to the exclusion of coloured immigrants (Beswick & Hill, 1969). Aborigines, an indigenous dark-skinned…
Immigrants in Industry
Urban School Boards: The Need for Accountability
A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data
A general inductive approach for analysis of qualitative evaluation data is described. The purposes for using an inductive approach are to (a) condense raw textual data into a brief, summary format; (b) establish clear links between the evaluation or research objectives and the summary findings derived from the raw data; and (c) develop a framework of the underlying structure of experiences or processes that are evident in the raw data. The gener…
Feedback from research participants: Are member checks useful in qualitative research
It is often assumed that use of so-called “member checks” improves the credibility of qualitative research. Published literature mentioning member checks was reviewed to identify the purposes and procedures for seeking feedback from research participants as well as outcomes reported from member checks. Four themes reflecting underlying assumptions about the purposes of research that have implications for member checks were identified: theory gene…
Doctors, Politics and Pay Disputes: Pressure Group Politics’ Revisited
Studies of medical politics usually emphasize one of the following types of inquiries: (a) analyzing the internal politics of medical organizations, as with Oliver Garceau's classic study of the American Medical Association; (b) describing and explaining the roles individual physicians play in the political life of the community as voters, officials, or citizen participants in civic life; or, (c) assessing the impact of medical groups and organiz…
Maori, Pakeha and New Zealander: Ethnic and national identity among New Zealand students1
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Evaluating the cultural appropriateness of service delivery in multi-ethnic communities
In reports of evaluations carried out in New Zealand the assessment of the cultural appropriateness of the service being evaluated is rarely mentioned. Over the past 5-10 years evaluators have been increasingly required to demonstrate that their research approach is consistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and responsive to the needs of the indigenous Mäori people and other non-dominant ethnic groups such as those of Pacific desce…
Authoritarianism and child-rearing practices
Previous research on authoritarianism, which has used questionnaire measures, has been plagued by the problems of response biases. Attempts have been made to develop questionnaires which reduce these problems. The present paper describes further analyses of previously reported data, which point to the advantages of assessing authoritarianism from child-rearing practices. An authoritarianism dimension derived from interviews is outlined. This dime…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
Ethnic prejudice in Australian and New Zealand students
Australians and New Zealanders are often viewed as having differing attitudes toward ethnic minorities in their countries. New Zealanders have a reputation for non-discrimination towards Maoris (Booth & Hunn, 1962), an indigenous Polynesian group. Australians are seen as having attitudes consistent with the “white Australia policy”, which refers to the exclusion of coloured immigrants (Beswick & Hill, 1969). Aborigines, an indigenous dark-skinned…
On a Cairn Near Cefn, St. Asaph, North Wales
Urban School Boards: The Need for Accountability
Ethnic prejudice in Australian and New Zealand students
Australians and New Zealanders are often viewed as having differing attitudes toward ethnic minorities in their countries. New Zealanders have a reputation for non-discrimination towards Maoris (Booth & Hunn, 1962), an indigenous Polynesian group. Australians are seen as having attitudes consistent with the “white Australia policy”, which refers to the exclusion of coloured immigrants (Beswick & Hill, 1969). Aborigines, an indigenous dark-skinned…
Immigrants in Industry
Newcomers in Sweden
Doctors, Politics and Pay Disputes: Pressure Group Politics’ Revisited
Studies of medical politics usually emphasize one of the following types of inquiries: (a) analyzing the internal politics of medical organizations, as with Oliver Garceau's classic study of the American Medical Association; (b) describing and explaining the roles individual physicians play in the political life of the community as voters, officials, or citizen participants in civic life; or, (c) assessing the impact of medical groups and organiz…
Chaucer House Tenants' Association: A Case Study
The Schools Next Time: Explorations in Educational Sociology
Third Century Education Personnel
A Hopeful Look Toward Third Century America
New Urgencies in Educational Policy
Decade of Adjustment: Legal Perspectives on Contemporary Social Issues
Social and Cultural Change in Contemporary Wales
Facilitating social support among community psychologists
Over the past few years, a network of regional coordinators has promoted a variety of community psychology activities in the United States and other countries, creating a base of social support for community psychologists in academic and field settings. This paper describes key organizing principles for creating viable support networks such as this one and presents specific examples of their use by the regional coordinators. The grassroots effort…
Authoritarianism and child-rearing practices
Previous research on authoritarianism, which has used questionnaire measures, has been plagued by the problems of response biases. Attempts have been made to develop questionnaires which reduce these problems. The present paper describes further analyses of previously reported data, which point to the advantages of assessing authoritarianism from child-rearing practices. An authoritarianism dimension derived from interviews is outlined. This dime…
A conceptual framework for the analysis of social policies
Increasing the involvement of psychologists in policy analysis requires clarification of the specific contributions that can be made by community psychologists and other applied social scientists. The present article examines the nature of social policies and outlines a model of the policy-making process. The “cycle of social policy” model emphasizes the stages of problem identification, policy formulation and adoption, implementation, evaluation…
Empirical Authors, Liminal Texts and Model Readers: A response to ‘Managing marginality’
Maori, Pakeha and New Zealander: Ethnic and national identity among New Zealand students1
Evaluating the cultural appropriateness of service delivery in multi-ethnic communities
In reports of evaluations carried out in New Zealand the assessment of the cultural appropriateness of the service being evaluated is rarely mentioned. Over the past 5-10 years evaluators have been increasingly required to demonstrate that their research approach is consistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and responsive to the needs of the indigenous Mäori people and other non-dominant ethnic groups such as those of Pacific desce…
What Professor Cleland Did in His Holidays: Collecting Expeditions to Central Australia as Indigenous Health Research, 1925-39
Sustainable development in drylands: Geographical Contributions to a Better Understanding of People-Environment Relationships
Upington, on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, 70 scientists, many geographers, participated in an international conference entitled 'Dryland Change 2001'.The delegates came from 15 countries, and all were either participants of International Geological Correlation Programme project 413, 'Understanding future dryland change from past dynamics', or the International Geographical Union Land Degradation Commission.The meeting, in which …
A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data
A general inductive approach for analysis of qualitative evaluation data is described. The purposes for using an inductive approach are to (a) condense raw textual data into a brief, summary format; (b) establish clear links between the evaluation or research objectives and the summary findings derived from the raw data; and (c) develop a framework of the underlying structure of experiences or processes that are evident in the raw data. The gener…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status
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