Thesis by other Maldivians - އެމް.އެން.ޔޫގެ ދަސްވެނީން ފިޔަވައި އެހެނިހެން ދިވެހީންގެ ތީސީސްތައް
Browse
5 results
Search Results
Item Resilience، islandness and food systems in small island developing states : a study of the Maldives(2024) Mariyam Anaa Hassan; މަރިޔަމް އަނާ ހަސަންItem Implementation of blended learning in higher education : a case study of adoption and diffusion(University of Wollongong, 2022-08) Ali, Ramiz; ރާމިޒް އަލީBlended learning has the potential to provide learners with multiple advantages such as increased access to learning, increased flexibility, and enhanced learner engagement. The pedagogic method has been prevalent in higher education in recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the growth of interest in institutional initiatives, our knowledge about the adoption and diffusion of blended learning at the institutional level remains limited. Knowledge about adoption and diffusion processes at the university level is imperative for university leaderships to inform policy, provide appropriate support to teachers and other staff, and ensure and sustain positive and equitable student experiences. Using an embedded case study method, the current study aims to understand user perceptions and beliefs of blended learning and describe the process of blended learning adoption leading to diffusion across a university. This study is guided by the Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DoI), and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Participants were 407 students, 99 teachers, and six university executives who were involved in an institutional initiative employing blended learning in 2019. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. The questionnaires were administered to students and teachers. Interviews were conducted for teachers and the executives while focus groups were held for students. In addition, relevant university documentation was gathered and analysed for the purpose of data triangulation. In line with the convergent mixed method, the quantitative and qualitative data were collected in parallel, analysed separately, and were then merged.Item Living on a crowded island: urban transformation in the Maldives : background to a research in progress : PhD Researcher(Victoria University of Welington, 2022) މުޙައްމަދު ފައިސަލް; Faisal, MohamedItem Abundance of microplastic pollution and the impact of land-use and ocean current on plastic pollution in the Maldives(The University of Sheffield, 2023-03) Naeem, Aminath Uyoon; އާމިނަތު އުޔޫން ނައީމްApproximately 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastics enter the marine environment annually contributing to 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the global oceans and surface waters. Plastics in the marine environment can exist as macro, meso, and microplastics and due to its durability and longevity, once they are introduced into the environment, it can persist and be distributed globally by ocean currents and winds. Regardless of the high abundance of plastic pollution in the environment and its various negative impacts on marine ecosystems, human health, and the economy of countries such as the Maldives that depend on biodiversity-based economic sectors such as tourism and fisheries, research regarding causes of plastic pollution and sources of microplastics and its abundance is scarce. This study aims to quantify microplastic pollution in the Maldives and to identify sources of plastic pollution by investigating the effects of land-use and ocean currents on plastic pollution in the Maldives. A combination of field and laboratory methods was used to collect beach sediment samples, log macro and mesoplastics and to isolate, identify and quantify microplastic pollution on three different islands of varying land-use intensity (Industrial, Urban and Rural) in the Maldives. Additionally, Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to map ocean currents and identify the influence of ocean currents on microplastic distribution on the Maldivian islands. The results of this study shows that there is a significant level of microplastic pollution at the studied islands: K. Thulusdhoo, K. Villingli and B. Dhonfanu. Additionally, it also showed that the pollution levels at these three islands were higher compared to other coastal areas in the Indian Ocean, as well as other regions of the world. Furthermore, the results showed that the microplastic abundance at Thulusdhoo, an industrial island, was statistically different to both Dhonfanu which is a rural island and the urban island, Villingili proving that land-use influences plastic pollution. However, the difference between the Urban and Rural islands, despite the Urban island having a higher microplastic abundance was not significant, indicating that other factors such as ocean currents also influence microplastic abundance. The ocean current direction and speed along with the difference in the shape and size of microplastic found on the islands proves that ocean currents were also an influencing factor in microplastic abundance on the Maldivian islands.Item Challenges of including local women in community-based tourism in Maldives : case of Baa Atoll(KDI School of Public Policy and Management, 2021) Waheed, Aishath Shamrath; އައިޝަތު ޝަމްރަތް ވަހީދް