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Media Response to Gasoline Taxes in Six States studied using HyperRESEARCH
With gasoline taxes at the Federal and State level being the primary source of functing for transportation infrastructure and with a large shortfall between the need for transporation funding and current funding levels, there is considerable pressure to increase gas taxes at the state level in many states. However, politicians are often reluctant to raise gas taxes due to public reaction as reflected in the news media. Why is it that some state legislatures approved gasoline tax increases while others did not?
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HyperRESEARCH analyzes Domestic Abuse of Indigenous Women for the Department of Justice
HyperRESEARCH enabled a team-based analysis of their experiences with the US Justice system of Native American women who have suffered from domestic abuse. The results of this study can be seen in "Community Based Analysis of the U.S. Legal System’s Interventions in Domestic Abuse Cases Involving Indigenous Women," a final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice by Mending the Sacred Hoop of Minnesota Program Development, Inc.
The study was led by Thomas Peacock, Principal Investigator, Ed.D. of the University of Minnesota, Duluth and member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Other researchers included Lila George, MSW (University of Minnesota, Duluth) of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Minnesota; Alex Wilson, Ed.M. (Harvard University) of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation; Amy Bergstrom, Ed.M. (University of Minnesota, Duluth) of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Minnesota; and Ellen Pence, Ph.D. with Praxis International.
Click here for the abstract. The full PDF of the final report can be downloaded here.
HyperRESEARCH used in Ph.D. Dissertation on Energy Policy and Practice
Gareth Douglas Powells of the Department of Geography at Durham University, selected HyperRESEARCH for his 2009 doctorial dissertation on "Warming Homes, Cooling the Planet: An Analysis of Socio-Techno-Economic Energy Efficiency Policy and Practice in the UK." As he notes in the dissertation, "Data analysis was performed using HyperResearch qualitative data management software in order to facilitate fast, reliable and efficient coding, cross referencing and the iterative reading and re-reading of texts and photographs."
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HyperRESEARCH selected for studying mixed methods organizational research
P. Lynne Johnstone, for her paper entitled "Weighing up triangulating and contradictory evidence in mixed methods organisational research" elected to use "HyperRESEARCH to undertake my thematic analysis of the text."
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HyperRESEARCH overcomes Research Challanges
Walden University contantly seeks to raise the bar on excellence in research and offers valuable guidance on engaging in research in an article by Deirdre Schwiesow form their Alumni Magazine entitled "7 Research Challanges (And how to overcome them)." In this article, the author interviewed members of Walden University's Faculty and Alumni to reveal how they got past the most difficult research roadblocks. Research challanges from Choosing the Right Topic to Dealing With Your Data are discussed.