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Schroepfer, Tracy A.; Noh, Hyunjin; Kavanaugh, Melinda – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This study explored the role control plays in the dying process of terminally ill elders by investigating the aspects of the dying process over which they seek to exercise control, the strategies they use, and whether they desire to exercise more control. Design and Methods: In-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with 84…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Content Analysis, Older Adults, Death
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Keller, George – Planning for Higher Education, 1998
Brings the perspectives of five individuals (Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Johann von Herder, James Madison) to the question of why humans behave as they do when faced with the need for decision making and change in higher education. Argues that effecting change is easier if leaders attend to the concerns and fears of those affected by…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making