Dissertations / Theses: 'Cultural respect and considerations'

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Choate, Peter W. "Assessment of parental capacity for child protection : methodological, cultural and ethical considerations in respect of indigenous peoples." Thesis, Kingston University, 2018. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/42579/.

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Parenting capacity assessments (PCA) have been used in the child intervention system in Canada since at least the 1970s. They are used in other Western jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. There is a relatively large literature that considers the ways in which these assessments might be conducted. This thesis, drawing upon the prior work of the candidate, seeks to show that, despite widespread use, the PCA is a colonial methodology that should not be used with Indigenous peoples of Canada. The PCA draws upon Eurocentric understandings of parenting, definitions of minimal or good enough parenting, definitions of family and community as well as the use of methods that have neither been developed nor normed with Indigenous peoples. Using critical theory, particularly "Red Pedagogy" which is rooted in an Indigenous lens, the PCA is deconstructed to examine applicability to Indigenous populations of Canada, and potentially other populations that do not fit a Eurocentric understanding of family and parenting. Implications for clinical practice with Indigenous peoples are drawn which may have relevance for other populations.

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Almqvist, Andreas. "Sites of Encounter : Engagement Potentials and Considerations for Encompassing Respect." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-254986.

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In this work, I address challenges of situated alienation from people and place. Using interaction design for placemaking, light is shed on a design space of social places with opportunities for planned and spontaneous activities to be done alone, with known people or with strangers. In research through design, four conceptual design instances were created, drawing from first-person and participatory perspectives, to unpack potentials for engagement and considerations for encompassing respect (meaning vigilant of neoliberal capitalist and masculine power relations). I contribute with sensitizing questions making interaction design aspects more accessible for designers entering this public design space.
Detta arbete fokuserar på utmaningar om platsbaserad främlingskap från människor och platsen ifråga. Interaktionsdesign används här för placemaking, där en designrymd för sociala platser med möjligheter för spontana och planerade aktiviteter att utföra ensam, med vänner eller med främlingar utforskas. Genom en research through design-metodik med förstapersons- och participatory-perspektiv skapades fyra designkoncept som användes för att tydliggöra potentialer för engagemang och omtanke för allomslutande respekt (vilket berör neoliberala kapitalist och maskulina maktrelationer). Jag bidrar med känsliggörande frågor som gör interaktionsdesignsaspekter mer tillgängliga för designers som ger sig i kast med denna publika designrymd.

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Yakhind, Aleksandra. "Schizophrenia: historical, cultural and philosophical considerations." Thesis, Boston University, 2007. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27807.

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Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses.
PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
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Francis, Diana. "Respect in cross-cultural conflict resolution training." Thesis, University of Bath, 1998. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242798.

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Grajeda, Sergio V. "Cultural considerations Latino male in aberrant sexual relationships /." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2002. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/grajeda_2002.pdf.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2002.
A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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Bashir, Shahnaz. "Knowledge sharing in virtual communities: Societal cultural considerations." Thesis, University of the West of Scotland, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.735851.

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Khan, Imran U. "Knowledge sharing in virtual communities: organisational cultural considerations." Thesis, University of the West of Scotland, 2013. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748539.

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Ike, Obiora. "DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA CULTURAL, ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS." Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, 1993. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/bet,1648.

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Clark, Ashleigh M. "Cultural considerations for the healthcare provision of Islamic patients /." Lynchburg, VA : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Eligh, Linda. "The impact of cultural assumptions of respect on corporate innovation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0007/MQ41797.pdf.

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La, Salle Tamika. "Cultural and Ecological Considerations within the Context of School Climate." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2013. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/92.

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School climate has been established as an important construct to measure because of its connections to student psychological, social, and academic outcomes. Existing research has examined school climate in relation to individual (i.e., race and gender) and school level (i.e., teacher characteristics or school size) variables. The current paper presents a cultural-ecological model for research on school climate. The cultural-ecological model of school climate supports future research incorporating a broadened view of culture, extending beyond race and ethnicity, and a more comprehensive examination of ecological contexts such as the family and community in understanding student perceptions of school climate. Within this model, individual, family, school, and community variables that may influence student perceptions of school climate are described and a research agenda is presented for utilizing the cultural-ecological model of school climate in future school climate research and for developing, implementing and evaluating strategies designed to enhance school climate and school performance based on prevention and intervention. The current study examined the relationship between cultural and ecological variables at the individual, school, and community levels and student perceptions of school climate. A multi-level (HLM) model examining the relationships between individual, cultural, and ecological variables and school climate was evaluated. Results of the current study indicated that for the relationship between student and school characteristics and school climate remain relatively consistent for both groups. Specifically, both individual and school variables influenced student perceptions of school climate. However, this data also confirms the need to further examine additional cultural and ecological variables in order to increase our understanding of how such variables are related to perceptions of climate.

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Bernardo, Katherine R. "CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AND ELDER ABUSE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/55.

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The purpose of this study was to explore how social workers identify elder abuse, factors they find contribute to or protect from elder abuse, and cultural considerations they identify as important. The qualitative research approach was utilized, and an interview instrument was created to explore participants’ perceptions and generate recommendations for developing cultural sensitivity in practice. The study sample consisted of 10 social workers with experience working with the elderly population recruited by snowball sampling. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, and transcribed for analysis. This study found that social workers are particularly knowledgeable about risk factors for elder abuse and cultural considerations, such as client perception of seeking help and accepting services as taboo, and the greater effectiveness of a social worker who shares the same cultural background. A key finding was social workers’ perceived need for education in developing cultural sensitivity, including formal trainings, consultation with client families, and self-awareness. Implications for social work practice include the development of new and more comprehensive training programs, such that specifically incorporates cultural sensitivity. Greater opportunities for education call for increased funding, and mandatory cultural sensitivity trainings call for changes in policy. Future research is needed to understand client perceptions of elder abuse and of service providers. Finally, future research on elder abuse and cultural factors beyond race and ethnicity, such as sexual orientation and religion, is also needed.

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Ahmad, Hasan. "The coach-athlete relationship in the Middle East : cultural considerations." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/15237.

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Hörr, Christian, Elisabeth Lindinger, and Guido Brunnett. "Considerations on Technical Sketch Generation from 3D Scanned Cultural Heritage." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2009. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-200901463.

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Drawing sketches is certainly one of the most important but at the same time elaborate parts of archaeological work. Currently, 3D scanning technology is affording a number of new applications, and only one of them is using virtual copies instead of the originals as the basis for documentation. Our major contribution are methods for automatically generating stylized images from 3D models. These are not only intuitive and easy to read but also more objective and accurate than traditional drawings. Besides some other useful tools we show several examples from our daily work proving that the system accelerates the whole documentation process considerably.

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Gunn-Graffy, Colin. "When in Rome, Beijing or Brussels: Cultural Considerations of International Business Communication." Thesis, Boston College, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/565.

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Thesis advisor: Donald Fishman
This thesis examines the role of culture in international business communication through case studies of several multinational corporations. The first case looks at Coca-Cola's product recall crisis in Belgium in 1999, which exhibited an uncharacteristic deviation from the company's well-known brand marketing brilliance. The second case deals with problems that Disney encountered as it tried to establish its first theme park in Europe in the 1990s and found itself facing a culture as proud and protective as Disney itself. At the heart of these cases were outdated international strategies and an attitude of arrogance that assumed that an American business approach could easily be transferred to a different country and culture. The thesis concludes with an analysis of Google as a case study for the future followed by suggestions for successful international strategies and final thoughts on globalization's effect on culture and corporations
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2007
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Communication
Discipline: College Honors Program

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Walker, Scott. "Does Cultural Heterogeneity Lead to Lower Levels of Regime Respect for Basic Human Rights?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3303/.

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This dissertation is a cross-national investigation of the relationship between cultural heterogeneity and regimes' respect for basic human rights. The quantitative human rights literature has not yet addressed the question of whether high levels of cultural diversity are beneficial or harmful. My research addresses this gap. I address the debate between those who argue that diversity is negatively related to basic human rights protection and those who argue it is likely to improve respect for these rights. Ultimately, I propose that regimes in diverse countries will be less likely to provide an adequate level of subsistence (otherwise known as basic human needs) and security rights (also known as integrity of the person rights) to their citizens than regimes in more homogeneous countries. Using a data set of 106 non-OECD countries for the years 1983 and 1993, I employ bivariate, linear multivariate regression, and causal modeling techniques to test whether higher levels of ethnolinguistic and religious diversity are associated with less regime respect for subsistence and security rights. The analysis reveals that higher levels of cultural diversity do appear to lead to lower respect for subsistence rights. However, counter to the hypothesized relationship, high levels of diversity appear to be compatible with high levels of respect for security rights.

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Richards, Monica Sue. "Cultural competence and clergy unite: The need for multicultural considerations for seminarian applicants." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1340733812.

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Lee, Michelle Idette 1970. "The evolution of the flower children and their respect for Native American people." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291504.

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Herein find a deeper look at hippie culture from the anthropological perspective, but still as observations from one deeply involved in that culture. Most of what has been written about the hippie culture has been written with an upturned nose, seemingly full of distaste. Many Native American academics share this distaste, although a true picture of hippie culture has never been offered. Leonard Wolf's Voices of the Love Generation is, perhaps, a singular exception, as his book of interviews gives voice directly to the flower children. The spiritual ties represent the most notable bonds of this community. Hippies believe all life is connected, and carry this philosophy into all aspects of ceremony. Thus, the wisdom of all peoples is essential, not merely relevant; Native American wisdom particularly important because contemporary Native Americans know more about the earth we tread here than anyone else alive can know.

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Evans, John L. Jr. "Critical considerations on interpersonal impact for next generation professional services leaders| A case study." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10244353.

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With all the discussion surrounding the significance of culture within the realms of professional services organizations, this researcher was curious as to how to improve the quality of a culture. A higher quality culture, evidenced by a more positively energized work force, serves to improve competitive advantage for a concern, in a commoditized world. The following qualitative case study, a thirty-five day intervention in the months of May and June, 2016, with nine participants, that happened at Think Creative, Inc., of Orlando, Florida, intends on shedding light on how and why professional services organizational leaders should consider instituting a regimen of Creative Gestures Beyond Self, to clients, prospects, colleagues, suppliers, and whomever else germane to the enterprise. Several critical considerations emerged and will be discussed at length. Most notably, it is imperative for leaders to earnestly resolve to establishing an environment where ideas to delight constituents, beyond the business at hand, are balanced by the paradox of structure and light-heartedness. Also emerging from the data of discussion and observation, was the need for the right leader, who spearheads the meetings for CGBSs, with an appropriate blend of strength and grace. Nine participants engaged in the study, and several ideas for further scientific exploration hatched, and will be discussed.

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Kuster, Deborah A. "Critical Cultural Consciousness in the Classroom Through an Art-Centered Curricular Unit, "Respect and Homage."." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4597/.

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The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation, structure, content and outcome of an art-centered unit developed for 5th grade students. This unit was designed to be an example/model of specific tools and procedures that teachers can use in the art and general classroom to promote critical cultural consciousness, which is the ability to analyze both the covert and overt elements of a culture with the purpose of developing a holistic viewpoint that values the cultural heritages of self and others. The participants selected for this study were all the students in three 5th grade classes. The art-centered unit focused on three artists-Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett and Charles White-under the theme "Respect and Homage." The research methods used in this investigation were qualitative. This study was written in a style that described the research design with its origins, organization and implementation. The implementation of the curricular unit developed for this study took place in the art and general classroom. Of particular interest in this study was the framework and structure of the art-centered unit, designed around two specific strategies utilized to promote critical cultural consciousness. One strategy in this unit was the identification of art-related or art-centered micro-cultures as an organizing framework for promoting critical, aesthetic inquiry of the selected works of art. Another important curricular strategy examined in this study was the utilization of personal and cultural value orientations for their role in developing cultural consciousness and critical aesthetic inquiry into works of art. Value orientations are common general issues or questions that we as people and as cultures apply various ranking patterns. Evidence of students' development of critical aesthetic inquiry into the focused works of art was documented and discussed, along with evidence of students' expanded understanding of art and culture. That evidence, added to students' personal, reflective ideas exhibited in the context of their personal art making, provided the record of students' growth in critical cultural consciousness used in this study.

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Tucker, Jasmin. "Accommodating multiple perspectives on reality within western academic settings : some postmodern considerations." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23741.

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Contained within the parameters of postmodern thought, particularly feminist critical perspectives on western epistemology, this thesis proceeds from the following arguments: that knowledge is political: that it possesses a reflexive and dialectical nature and that it is based upon interpretations of reality which are in potential, indeterminate in range. Within these boundaries, knowledge is viewed as a phenomenon subject to influence from social power structures. And western culture is observed to breed situations of epistemological inequality where knowers may become unjustly privileged or oppressed.
Focusing on arguments expounded by Lorraine Code, Patti Lather and Catherine Walsh, this thesis aims to explore how western culture may be observed to impose on consciousness and thereby lead to restriction of interpretive outcomes. Following this line of reasoning, the goal of this thesis is to consider how applications in deconstructionism may be used to emancipate the position of the oppressed knower.

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Ridding, Josepha. "Cultural considerations of 'Rubato' in Czech piano performance, with specific reference to Chopin's works." Thesis, Kingston University, 2002. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20703/.

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This thesis is a study of the "rubato" style adopted by Czech pianists in the interpretation of Western classical art works, and of the cultural factors which influence this approach. Using the Czech interpretation of Chopin's works as a basis for discussion, problems involved in the study of national performance traditions are investigated, conclusions are made as to whether or not a distinct Czech approach to "rubato" can be identified, and the factors which have contributed to the formation of such a unified style are discussed. Findings are based on the study of the relevant Czech literature, on material gathered from interviews with Czech pianists and on the comparative analyses made of Czech and non-Czech recordings. Arguments are supported by graphical representations of tendencies and audio extracts (in CD audio format) taken from actual performances. Through the comparison of performing and compositional styles, music education systems and piano training methods in Czechoslovakia, it is proposed that all these sectors of the Czech musical world are linked through similar aims and through a dependence on similar ideologies such as the aesthetic of Naturalism. The types of rubato used and their positioning within the Chopin interpretations of the Czech pianists are also found to be governed by the same ideologies - in particular by the demands of Naturalism. In addition, it is suggested that the Czech" rubato" style displays characteristics which can be related to certain rhythmic features of Czech and Slovak folk musics and of the Czech spoken language. All these influences combine to create a Czech approach towards agogic change and tempo fluctuation which emphasises simplicity, retains momentum and highlights overall formal structure, whilst maintaining expressivity and remaining acutely sensitive to the organic nature of melody and to the changing characteristics of rhythmic accentuation implicit in Chopin's scores.

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Coy, Joshua A. "Making Places or Making Waves: Cultural District Policy Making Considerations for the Public Good." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440356497.

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Myers, Abigail Ann 1957. "Domestic water considerations within large irrigation and resettlement projects: A case study in Sri Lanka." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277897.

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Domestic water supply, utilization and management were characterized within the Mahaweli Development Scheme in Sri Lanka. Domestic water in a Mahaweli-developed village was compared to that in an ancient village. Domestic water supply and quality were linked to irrigation supply and local hydrogeology. Taste, flow and accessibility determined water utilization. Hydrogeology in the ancient village provided a better domestic water situation. Agency-provided wells often went unused in the new village because of poor quality and unavailability of groundwater. Surface-water sources were likewise less reliable in the new village. Consequences of poor siting included increased workloads and health risks for domestic water users. Domestic water considerations that must be incorporated in irrigation/resettlement planning are presented. Simple hydrologic investigations utilization of local knowledge and participation can assist planners and managers to provide villagers with safe and acceptable domestic water.

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Hunsucker, Heidi Lynn. "Cultural considerations at the end of life: communication of helathcare providers with Native American patients." Montana State University, 2012. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2012/hunsucker/HunsuckerH0512.pdf.

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The purpose of this project was to provide information to non-Native-American healthcare providers to help enhance their communication with Native-American patients at the end of life. The end of life can be a distressing time for patients, families, and healthcare providers alike. Cultural differences which may exist among these groups can make the transition even more difficult. Communication may be hindered due to misunderstandings or unclear expectations. This project was an extension of a study focusing on an Indian reservation in north central Montana which identified several areas to focus on for improving end-of-life care including educating the patients and families about palliative care options, helping healthcare providers become more culturally sensitive, and creating a culturally appropriate and sensitive end-of-life program. A pamphlet was developed based on the findings of a literature review and information from a cultural expert to help healthcare providers identify and address communication issues at the end of life. The pamphlet addressed communication issues between non-Native-American healthcare providers and Native-American patients. Madeleine Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality was used to guide the project, and a modified Delphi method was used to help create a culturally appropriate pamphlet for non-Native-American healthcare providers. By understanding their own cultural influences and taking the time to understand and respect the cultural influences of their patients, healthcare providers can provide quality end-of-life care. Communication at the end of life can be enhanced by recognizing that culture may confound understandings and expectations, and addressing that factor can help remove barriers from quality care. This pamphlet will serve as a device to help prepare APNs for the barriers they may encounter when working with patients from not only the individual tribe in north central Montana, but also to make them aware of the fact that cultural barriers exist among different cultures. Perhaps making APNs aware of the cultural differences will open the way for increasing research about different cultures in the future. APNs should enter into every patient encounter with the knowledge that there are things they can learn from their patient to better provide effective care.

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Mahgerefteh, Hengameh. "Integrative behavioral couple therapy| A case study focusing on change processes, change mechanisms, and cultural considerations." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3716468.

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This qualitative discovery-oriented case study sought to examine and describe change processes and change mechanisms related to successful treatment with Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. The model of psychotherapy change by Brian Doss (2004) was utilized as a framework for this study, which included one couple who experienced marital distress at the outset of therapy and was categorized as “recovered” at the end of treatment. Cultural considerations were also emphasized in this study. Processes of change included, but were not limited to, vulnerability, unified detachment, and empathic joining. Some notable change mechanisms included increases in acceptance and decreases in negative behaviors. Ideas for future psychotherapy change research are provided.

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Annandale, Neil O. "States' School Crisis Planning Materials: An Analysis of Cross-Cultural Considerations and Sensitivity to Student Diversity." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1484.pdf.

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Materu, Sosteness F. "The prosecution of international crimes in respect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo : critical evaluation of the factual background and specific legal considerations." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5628_1307603309.

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The first part of this study evaluates the historical events that led to the referral of the DRC situation to the ICC. This includes the background of the conflict and the extent to which international crimes have been committed. Both regional and domestic attempts and initiatives to address the conflict are discussed, with specific reference to peace agreements and restorative justice mechanisms. The second part of the study deals with the prosecution of the perpetrators by the ICC. It examines the approach of the Pre- Trial Chamber to two legal issues, the principle of complementarity and modes of criminal participation as part of the ICC Statute. In this regard, the study makes a critical evaluation of two preliminary decisions confirming the charges against Lubanga, Katanga and Chui before the cases proceeded to the trial stage.

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Khoury, Dalia. "Considerations in the provision of mental health services toward Arabs." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4110.

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Existing evidence suggests that disparities exist in the use of mental health services by Arabs in the U.S. While there are likely many factors that contribute, lack of cultural competence of mental health providers is one potentially important barrier for mental health service use among racial/ethnic minorities, including Arabs. The primary purpose of this study was to identify and examine factors related to the development and existence of cultural competence toward Arabs. Variables measuring demographics, professional characteristics, familiarity with Arabs, prior experience and knowledge of Arabs, and readiness for change were tested with a randomly selected sample of mental health providers in Northern Virginia. In order to assess baseline levels of cultural competence toward Arabs, as well as further define the potential relationships of these variables to cultural competence, a new measure of cultural competence toward Arabs [CC-A] was developed and initially validated through a focus group and pilot test. It was subsequently administered to a group of mental health providers in Northern Virginia to further assess the validity of the underlying constructs being tested and to explore relationships between this measure and other key factors. Factor analyses revealed that a unidimensional construct of cultural competence toward Arabs was being measured. Bivariate and multivariate analyses examined the way this measure related to these constructs. Regression analyses revealed that higher levels of cultural competence were significantly related to higher readiness for change, higher prior levels of knowledge toward Arabs, a greater degree of familiarity with Arabs, and utilizing books as a source of knowledge about Arabs. A model inclusive of these factors explained 19% of the variance in mean scores on the CC-A. Implications of these findings for research, clinical practice, and graduate training are discussed. These include consideration of alternative models for cultural competence, an assessment of additional methodologies to measure cultural competence, and the development and implementation of cultural competence interventions.

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Clerie, Isabelle. "Considerations for Global Development and Impact using Haiti as a Case Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062914/.

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As the world becomes more connected, issues surrounding sustainable development are coming to the fore of global discussions. This is exemplified in strategies such as the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), released in 2015, which created a framework for global development that defines specific goals for issues like poverty, climate change, and social justice. To complement the analysis that went into defining the SDGs, capital allocations around the world are becoming more impact focused so that the paradigm of development is shifting from donations to impact investments. The push for impact, however, has led to a homogenization of global challenges like reproductive health and poverty. This, in turn, has led to a standardization of information resulting in agencies designing interventions based on data and information that is misguided because of incorrect assumptions about a specific context. This paper explores how the decision-making mechanisms of global development agencies and investors could apply more anthropological processes to mitigate negative impact. As the development sector becomes more and more standardized, anthropologists can act as translators between affected communities and the institutions deciding how best to help them.

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Whybrow, Jack. "Assessing the changing influence of cultural and social capital with respect to UK Higher Education participation across different cohorts." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2018. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/68602/.

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In this thesis we provide evidence that cultural and social factors are significantly associated with Higher Education (HE) participation in the UK. This is important because the current UK HE literature focuses almost exclusively on individual and family background characteristics. We argue that a more complete understanding of cultural and social influences has the potential to make significant contributions to our understanding of HE participation and that research in this area may highlight an underutilised policy avenue for achieving Widening Participation (WP) objectives. This thesis begins with a literature review in which we model an individual’s HE participation decision (using a Human Capital approach) and present some recent evidence relating to the association with individual and family background characteristics. We then introduce the concepts of Cultural and Social Capital and argue how these might affect HE participation. In our first empirical investigation we present evidence which reveals that particular elements of Cultural and Social Capital are significantly associated with an individual’s likelihood of HE participation, using two well-researched British birth cohorts (1958 and 1970). Our second piece of empirical work builds on these findings in two ways: first, by investigate whether measures of Cultural and Social Capital retain significant associations with HE participation, using a more recent cohort of individuals (born between 1989 and 1990); second, by investigating whether additional measures of Habitus (embodied Cultural Capital) and contextual sources of Social Capital also appear important. The results of this study reaffirm our earlier findings, whilst additional significant associations are apparent. Our third empirical investigation, which also uses this more recent cohort, aims to identify whether school attended (and their characteristics) exhibits an independent association with HE participation. Here we find that this appears to be the case, whilst our prior findings remaining largely unchanged.

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LUSE, KIMBERLY ANN. "THE ACQUISITION OF ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH RESPECT TO MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH - A SOCIO-CULTURAL VIEW." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1022194170.

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Sallah, Momodou. "Working with young people in the UK : considerations of race, religion and globalisation." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/6085.

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This thesis overall is concerned with three cardinal considerations in relation to working with young people in a modern and fundamentally demographically changed Britain. These themes include considerations of how young people’s racial/ethnic origins and religious identity continue to shape how mainstream services interact with them as well as understanding how an increasingly globalised world changes how young people from Britain see or are seen in a new way at the personal, local, national and global levels. This thesis argues that the majority of these considerations are not currently well understood; hence the need for practitioners in youth and community development to gain cultural competency and global literacy. It has been evidenced that Black young people continue to be disadvantaged in education, employment, criminal justice and a host of other socialisation spaces in comparison to the rest of society. In addition, the furore raised constantly and continuously in relation to the vulnerability of young Muslims to violent extremism deserves more critical attention. Furthermore, globalisation means that the world is much closer economically, politically, environmentally, technologically and culturally and there is increasing consciousness about the repercussions of these connections at the personal, local, national and global levels. However, questions remain as to whether practitioners who work with young people have the required competency to work across these racial, religious and global considerations. This thesis, consisting of the author’s published works and this overview explores these three cardinal considerations of race, religion and globalisation when working with young people in a multicultural, multi-ethnic, multi-racial and multi-faith modern Britain. The thesis comprises an exploration of working with Black young people within a historical and social policy context, as well as presenting research that explores the views of young Black children and parents. The author’s key contributions consist of explaining how cultural relativism and dogmatism, as extreme positions, are constructed, with potentially fatal consequences. The second dimension of working with young people in Britain explored in this thesis is that arena of Global Youth Work within both a theoretical and practice setting, especially in relation to the training of practitioners. This section also reports on research in relation to how Global Youth Work is conceptualised and operationalised in British Higher Education Institutions delivering youth work training. The last section of the thesis focuses on the contemporary issue of working with young Muslims. Against a backdrop of the government’s policy context of the “Prevent" agenda, perceptions of barriers young Muslims face in accessing mainstream services are explored, as well as the wider implications of fostering a culturally and religiously competent way of working with young Muslims.

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Cullis, Robert Ian. "Children's relationships with their physical school : considerations of primary architecture and furniture design in a social and cultural context." Thesis, Bucks New University, 2010. http://bucks.collections.crest.ac.uk/9995/.

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In recent years substantial investment has been made to replace or refurbish state schools in England and Wales and, although research has unsuccessfully sought to prove its contribution, the discipline of Design continues to be identified as a facilitator of educational transformation. Results to date, however, are mixed and there is an evident failing at the design briefing stage to understand how children interact with their educational settings and, notably, an avoidance of direct challenge to the primary school classroom and its practice. In response, this thesis asks how the social and cultural study of children’s relationships with their physical school can suggest a meaningful approach to primary school architecture and furniture design. A model of well-being is developed to clarify misused terminology and to present a realistic expectation of design in which the contradictory goals of inclusion and the development of the individual are appraised. Sitting within a diverse grounded methodology, the concept of belonging is then explored as a basis for evaluating the contribution of different aspects of the physical school to children’s well-being. The primary school environments studied were found to limit the possibilities of a child’s well-being. School architecture through to classroom wall displays were complicit in restricting physical and social expression in favour of school organisation and, furthermore, the central child-teacher relationship was found to be unnecessarily devalued by behavioural concerns derived from the setting. By ethically interpreting the rich variety of children’s voices, priorities for what is coined here as child-teacher centred design are established and a clear relationship between architecture and furniture is offered. The thesis recommends that architecture continues to perform a protective classroom role to support objectives of inclusion whilst school furniture supports more affective, individualistic goals through less prescriptive and more varied settings for learning.

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Strauss, D. F. M. "The normative sense of the concept of law part ii - systematic considerations." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/640.

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Modern philosophy left us with an unbridgeable divide between factual reality and the domain of values (normativity). This article first of all analyze modal norms, such as the principle of avoiding what is legally excessive. There are distinct but mutually cohering kinds of laws. The distinction between modal laws / norms and type laws / norms required an example from the domain of human society - John Locke and Adam Smith, whose ideas in practice gave birth to trade unionism and labour parties. The idea of an "invisible hand" (manifest in the "free market") operates with exact (natural) laws, such as supply and demand. When modal norms are distinguished from type norms it becomes clear that states and a business enterprises can act uneconomically by wasting their money although they ought to function in a way that is guided by economic considerations of frugality. As an example the well-known natural law of energy-conservation is explained as the embodiment of an analogical link between the physical aspect and the kinematic aspect which should rather be designated as the law of energy-constancy. Finally the problem of normativity is related to the coherence between the logical-analytical aspect and its coherence with the aspects of number and space - focused on the principle of the excluded middle and its implications for diverging schools of thought within twentieth century mathematics. The last subsection concludes with reference to the norms guiding technological developments and with an assessment of the meaning of technology.

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Pyykönen, Krista. "A Handful of Considerations : Perspectives on Left-handedness in Violin Playing and Violin Pedagogy." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för musik, pedagogik och samhälle, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-1913.

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The topic of this study is left-handedness as a phenomenon in violin playing and classical violin pedagogy. The aim of the study is to investigate what kind of knowledge and approaches are crucial for taking left-handedness into account when teaching left-handed violinists in the normatively right-handed violin pedagogy. The body of knowledge arises from literature on hemispheric lateralization, left-handedness, attributes of violin playing, and earlier studies on hand-preference and musical performance, hemispheric adaptations to musical training, and children’s conceptions of left and right. A background-study was carried out on left-handedness in guitar playing. The study employs abductive reasoning, has an auto-ethnographic thread and draws on the hermeneutical epistemology. The theoretical framework rests on the cultural-psychological perspective on music education. The data was collected in two parts using qualitative ethnography-inspired methods. First qualitative thematic interview was used for gathering strategically sampled data from expert respondents on violin playing, pedagogy and violin-making. Secondly non-participant observation and follow-up interview was used for examining a beginner violin lesson. The findings of the study suggest that violin pedagogues need knowledge of the lateralization effects on violin playing and methodological understanding for pupils’ handedness and maturity of motor development. The data suggests that left-handedness is not a disadvantage in violin playing when provided with education that recognizes it. Reversed violin playing is considered as an alternative for strongly left-handed pupils. The data shows that violin education needs open discussion on left-handedness in terms of prejudices in orchestras, and raised awareness on the availability of left-handed instruments.

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Dalgren, Sara. "Att vara, eller icke vara en reflekterande praktiker. : En undersökning om några förskolepedagogers didaktiska överväganden i den mångkulturella lärandemiljöns kontext." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Culture and Communication, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-3381.

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate and to analyse didactic considerations and decisions made by pre-school teachers in the context of a multi-cultural pedagogical environment.

The basic theoretical perspective is social constructivism, but notions from Donald A. Schön and John Dewey's theories of thinking and reflection have also informed the study; even Hans Lorentz' definition of a multi-cultural pedagogical environment has been employed as an analytic tool.

The empirical study consists of a qualitative field study at a pre-school, where participatory observation and a group interview have been used in order to collect data. Those who participated were teachers at the pre-school.

The results of the study, when analysed in accordance with the method, shows mainly three things. First of all that the teachers at the pre-school, in their didactic considerations, make use of the following methods of knowledge formation: knowledge-in-practice, reflection-in-practice, reflection on practice, reflection on knowledge-in-practice, and reflection on reflection-in-practice. Secondly, that no reflection particularly on the learning conditions in a multi-cultural pedagogical environment takes place. Finally, that there is little time available for the teachers for reflection at all, either individually or collectively.

A conclusion I draw from the study is that, if the teachers at pre-schools should be able to reflect consciously about their work, and to transform not consciously reflected thinking about it into consciously reflected thinking, it is necessary for them to resort to explicit and focused conversations with one another. A further conclusion is that lack of time for reflection among teachers at pre-schools renders difficult a conscious discussion among them about the multi-cultural pedagogical aspect of their work context. This means that, unless they are given the time they need they are bound to end up in a kind of dilemma: In order to fulfil their special mission they need to reflect on it, but there is no time for them to do so.

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Greenwood, Margo Lainne. "Places for the good care of children : a discussion of indigenous cultural considerations and early childhood in Canada and New Zealand." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14838.

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Places for the Good Care of Children is, broadly speaking, about Indigenous early childhood and the potential of understanding child development as a site for cultural rejuvenation and efforts to rebuild colonized peoples. More specifically, the project seeks to answer questions about linkages between early childhood, government policies, community visions, and the identity and rebuilding of Indigenous peoples and communities. I pursue this topic by examining two communities (Lake Babine and Tl'azt'en) within the Carrier Nation in Canada and two Tuhoe Maori Kohanga Reo sites in Aotearoa / New Zealand. Integral to this study is my own positioning as a Cree scholar, a long-time professional in the area of early childhood development, an advisor on multiple committees and tables concerned with Aboriginal issues in Canada, and a mother of three. From these multiple positions I have undertaken a qualitative inquiry employing focus groups, key informant interviews, and thematic analysis, all of which draw from multiple methodologies and a literature largely comprising works concerned with decolonization, Indigenous theory, early childhood development, and policy. The key findings of this research suggest that early childhood (and related educational considerations) is a critical site for cultural rejuvenation, for the rebuilding of community, and for the establishment of healthy Aboriginal communities in the future. Fundamental to this (rebuilding is autonomy by Indigenous communities over language and culture, over the care and education of their children, over their lives and futures, and over the lives and futures of their children.

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Frick, Bethany Joan. "Multicultural Considerations in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse AAC Users." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1585242427166751.

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Ryan, Sean Ryan. "Rapport Development and Native Language Use Between U.S. Advisors and Afghan Counterparts." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3540.

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Advisory activities form a central element of the U.S. National Security Strategy to mitigate the need for employment of large military formations. The commitment of large U.S. combat formations has resulted in more than 6,000 fatalities since September 11, 2001; poor relationship skills were cited as contributing factors in 51 or more fratricide-murders of U.S. soldiers by Afghan compatriots in 2012. Informed by social exchange theory, servant leadership theory, and role theory, the Army conceptual rapport framework provided a lens for this phenomenological symbolic interactionism study of rapport between Afghan counterparts and U.S. advisors. Participants included 15 English-speaking Afghan soldiers, police, and government officials. Data from semi-structured interviews conducted via Internet or telephone were manually coded and analyzed for overarching themes. Findings indicated that mutual understanding and respect were principal components to building rapport, and rudimentary use of Afghan languages by U.S. advisors provided symbolic value that contributed to rapport development. Findings may contribute to positive social change by informing advisor employment policies, enhancing preparatory training, and improving relationships between U.S. advisors and the foreign leaders with whom they work.

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Alnassar, Nouf Saad. "Investigating the impact of cultural, gender and professional design considerations on employee productivity : case study of female academics in Saudi female universities." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14520.

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Past research has confirmed that workplace design affects employee productivity. It is known to affect the employees both psychologically and professionally. Past researchers have looked at it from ergonomic, architectural and other perspectives. However, this research is limited to certain professions such as nursing and construction. However, the research indicates that sing workplace design it is possible to improve productivity of employees in other professions as well. This research aims to focus on how workplace designs can improve productivity of teachers. Teaching is an intellectual/ non manual work and hence design considerations for teachers should be more psychological in nature. Little research has been conducted on improving workplaces designs for non manual workers. Also past research has not paid sufficient attention to gender aspects of workplace design. This research looks at how designers’ consideration of culture, gender and profession of the occupants at the time of designing will affect employees’ perception of the psychological, social and functional quality of their workplace and consequently their productivity. This research primarily fills three gaps in existing literature: Firstly, it focuses on gender of occupants and how considering this during workplace design can affect the productivity of employees. Secondly, it looks at impact of workplace design on teachers, who carry out intellectual non manual work. Thirdly, this study is conducted in context of Saudi Arabia with an aim to reduce the scarcity of similar research in context of Saudi Arabia. Data or this research was collected in two stages. Firstly, female academics provided self-observation data in form of comments using a mobile app which was developed specifically for the purpose of this research. This data was quantified using thematic analysis approach and quantified data was analysed using regression analysis. The second aspect of this research included collecting quantitative data using semi-structured interviews with designers who have worked on designing all-female universities in Saudi Arabia. This research finds that by taking cultural, gender and professional factors into consideration it is possible to improve the social, psychological and functional experience of occupants of the workplace and this is likely to improve their ability to achieve organisational and personal objectives. This research, thus concludes that cultural, gender and professional consideration affect the employees; ability to contribute to employees’ and organisational outcomes.

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Šklebená, Karolína. "The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption: Seeking the Cultural Relativism of the Inter-country Adoption." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-165362.

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This thesis focuses on the rights of the child in respect to the inter-country adoption. It aims to seek the notions of cultural relativism within those fundamental rights which are immediately applicable on the process of adoption. The thesis bases its theoretical framework on the current discourse on the universality of human rights. The theory of the three levels of cultural relativism is applied on the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption to demonstrate the cultural relativism of the Convention itself.

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Barbosa, Eveline Tonelotto. "Os sentidos do respeito na escola: uma an?lise da perspectiva da Psicologia Hist?rico-Cultural." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas, 2012. http://tede.bibliotecadigital.puc-campinas.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/305.

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This research aims to analyze the senses which constitute the respect and disrespect in school relations and their influence on the manner of acting of students and teachers. Therefore, we adopted as the theoretical and methodological basis the Historical-Cultural Psychology, especially the concepts of Vygotsky, its main representative. Students in 6th year of elementary school and two teachers were taken as subjects. The research scenario was a public school in the state of S?o Paulo. The procedures used for construction of information were: observations of school activities, storytelling,dialogues of the students, stories written by the students and semistructured interviews with the two teachers. The information was recorded in field diaries, interviews with the teacher were recorded on audio and the second teacher interview was recorded in the field diary. This research allowed us to conclude that the senses set by the students and teachers on respect and disrespect are different and diverse. Many students' attitudes, interpreted as disrespectful, arise from differences in the way of meaning and assigning meanings to situations and facts that are often mobilized by affections. For the teachers, the senses of respect are associated with students' interest for knowledge, a quiet environment and the expression of fear by students. In contrast, the disrespect is associated with agitation and conversation of the students in the classroom and reveals a concept that students do not respect and often attaches itself to the families responsibility for the behavior of young people. For the students, respect is associated with actions aimed at helping others, being confounded with charity. Disrespect appears associated with socioeconomic differences and the use of physical force to resolve conflicts.
Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar os sentidos que constituem o respeito e sua contrapartida de desrespeito nas rela??es escolares e sua influ?ncia no modo de agir de alunos e professores. Para tanto, adotamos como aporte te?rico e metodol?gico a Psicologia Hist?rico-Cultural, sobretudo os conceitos de Vigotski, seu principal representante. Tomaram-se como sujeitos alunos de 6? ano do Ensino Fundamental e duas professoras. O cen?rio da pesquisa foi uma escola p?blica do interior do Estado de S?o Paulo. Os procedimentos de constru??o de informa??es utilizados foram: observa??es das atividades escolares, conta??o de hist?rias, di?logos dos alunos, hist?rias escritas pelos alunos e entrevistas semiestruturadas com as duas professoras. As informa??es foram registradas em di?rios de campo, a entrevista com a professora da sala foi gravada e registrada em ?udio e a entrevista realizada com a segunda professora foi registrada em di?rio de campo. A pesquisa possibilitou concluir que os sentidos configurados pelos alunos e professoras sobre o respeito e o desrespeito s?o diferentes e diversos. Muitas atitudes dos alunos, interpretadas como desrespeitosas, decorrem de diferen?as na forma de significar e atribuir sentidos a situa??es e fatos que, muitas vezes, s?o mobilizados por afetos. Para as professoras, os sentidos do respeito associamse a interesse dos alunos pelo conhecimento, a ambiente silencioso e a manifesta??o de medo pelos alunos. Em contrapartida, para as professoras o desrespeito associa-se ? agita??o e ? conversa dos alunos em sala de aula e revelam uma concep??o de que os alunos n?o respeitam e, muitas vezes, atribui-se ?s fam?lias a responsabilidade pelos comportamentos dos jovens. Para os alunos, o respeito associa-se a a??es voltadas a ajudar os outros, confundindo-se com caridade. J? o desrespeito aparece associado ?s diferen?as socioecon?micas e ao uso da for?a f?sica para solucionar os conflitos.

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Pavese, Yariv. "Is there a place for the public interest considerations in the competition legislation of a developing country like South Africa - generally, and specifically with respect to merger evaluation : an economic and legal analysis." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14063.

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This paper examines the inclusion of public interest evaluations in competition law, generally and further specifically as it regards Merger Analysis. Reference will be made to the Competition Act (the Act) and to case law- so as to graphically illustrate examples where public interest considerations have, or at least should, substantially influenced decisions made by competition authorities. The basis of this paper will be to examine whether public interest in the general sense will enhance consumer welfare, and in the specific sense whether its consideration enhances the stated economic goals of income and wealth distribution with the overarching goal of realising economic growth and development.

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Fransson, Barbro. "Business and governance models for DTN-based internet access : Gender and cultural considerations and application cases using open source software and design principles for ICT commons." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Arbetsvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18378.

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Great effort is being made to get Europe out of its economic crisis and prepare the European economy for the next decade. The aims of the Digital Agenda are to give all Europeans basic broadband by 2013 and to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to much higher internet speeds. Can DTN technology contribute to achieving these targets in rural and remote areas? In the N4C project DTN technology has taken a step toward these goals and been proven viable. This licentiate thesis is meant to suggest business and governance models suitable for the N4C DTN-based internet access, the test beds and the applications. The focus is on reviewing and assessing business models for Open Source Software (OSS) and offering solutions for testing whether DTN-based internet access can be governed in an economic association as an ICT commons.Gender and cultural considerations in N4C business and deployment development are analysed. It is shown that to improve the gender balance special measures need to be considered. It is concluded that in countries such as Sweden, where women have almost the same ICT take-up and usage as men, i.e., women are good ICT-consumers, their role as entrepreneurs, developers and participants in governance of ICT infrastructure needs to be improved.Ostrom’s eight design principles for governing, with division of roles into appropriators, producers and providers, have been tested on N4C in the entity of an economic association, with illuminating results. However, when such governance models are used in projects like N4C, they cannot be transferred outright, as the appropriation from the internet is different from withdrawal of resources from other types of commons. It was found that the provision formulas, especially for labour, are important, because in the N4C DTN-based internet access the producer in the model is often acting as a “data mule,” transporting the code. To assure gender-inclusive governance when economic associations are being used, Ostrom’s eight design principles for governing is proposed to be surrounded with special measures.

Godkänd; 2011; 20111006 (barfra); LICENTIATSEMINARIUM Ämnesområde: Människa-maskin med inriktning mot genusforskning/Man Machine Relation Focusing Gender Examinator: Docent Maria Udén, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, Luleå tekniska universitet Diskutant: Universitetslektor Annica Sandström, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, Luleå tekniska universitet Tid: Fredag den 11 november 2011 kl 13.00 Plats: Taylor F719, Luleå tekniska universitet

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Das, Dilip A. "Four-Year College Choice Considerations Among High-Achieving Lower-Income Community College Students in Michigan." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1370444139.

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舒志義. "當代中國翻譯界就文化翻譯中忠信問題的議論 = Cultural considerations of "fidelity" in translation : an analysis of the views of contemporary Chinese theorists." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1996. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/52.

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Alessa, Amani S. "Polar opposites or possible bedfellows? : seeking to reconcile Islam and female equality in Kuwait : an evaluation of the feasibility, in terms of religious, cultural, legal, and constitutional considerations, of importation of legislation modelled on the equality measures applicable in the UK, including the Sex Discrimination Act 1976, into Kuwait law." Thesis, Durham University, 2007. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1837/.

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Baldin, Mateus de Campos. "O princípio majoritário e a fundamentação da autoridade e da legitimidade do direito democrático segundo Jeremy Waldron." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/131737.

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Em seu Law and Disagreement, Jeremy Waldron apresenta o que denomina de uma teoria democrática do direito, uma teoria normativa sobre a autoridade do direito baseada em sua legitimidade democrática. Para Waldron é a legitimidade do direito enquanto fruto de um processo de deliberação e votação majoritária que sustenta sua autoridade. Esse trabalho busca explicar a teoria democrática do direito de Waldron apresentando-a no contexto do liberalismo e do positivismo normativo. Dada a importância da legitimidade para a autoridade do direito em Waldron, esse trabalho discute também o que Waldron entende por legitimidade e sua distinção em relação à justificação, e defende a teoria de Waldron acerca da legitimidade como superior a outra teoria semelhante, defendida por John Simmons. Esse trabalho apresenta a teoria democrática do direito de Waldron no contexto das denominadas circunstâncias da política – a necessidade sentida de uma decisão comum e o desacordo sobre qual deve ser essa decisão. Essa tese defende que Waldron apresenta dois argumentos distintos em defesa de sua teoria: a) um argumento epistêmico, baseado na tese da justificação normal da autoridade, de Joseph Raz, adaptada ao contexto das decisões majoritárias, e que está suscetível a certos tipos de crítica, e b) um argumento de equidade, que recorre à igual consideração e respeito nas circunstâncias da política, o qual está suscetível a outros tipos de crítica. Essa tese defenderá que, dependendo do argumento, a posição de Waldron levará a distintos resultados teóricos e práticos (normativos).
In his Law and Disagreement, Jeremy Waldron presents what he names a democratic jurisprudence, a normative theory about the authority of law based in his democratic legitimacy. To Waldron, it is the legitimacy of law as a result of a process of deliberation and majoritarian voting that sustains its authority. This work seeks to explain Waldron’s democratic jurisprudence presenting it in the context of liberalism and normative positivism. Since legitimacy is important to the authority of law, this work also discuss what Waldron understands by legitimacy and its distinction from justification, and defends that Waldron’s theory about legitimacy is superior to another similar theory, defended by John Simmons. This work presents Waldron’s democratic jurisprudence in the context of the said circumstances of politics - the felt need for a common decision and the disagreement about what ought to be this decision. This thesis defends that Waldron presents two distinct arguments in defense of his theory: a) an epistemic argument, that is based on the normal justification thesis of Joseph Raz adapted to the context of majoritarian decision, and that is susceptible to certain kinds of critic, and b) an argument of fairness, that calls for equal considerations and respect in the circumstances of politics, and that is susceptible to other kinds of critic. This thesis will defend that, depending on the argument, Waldron’s position will lead to distinct theoretical and practical (normative) results.

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Makaula, Phiwe Ndonana. "Aspects of moral education in Bhaca mamtiseni and nkciyo initiation rituals / Makaula P.N." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4850.

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The main objective of this mini–dissertation is to investigate the basic form and content of moral education as it manifests itself in the mamtiseni and nkciyo female initiation rituals of the Mount Frere region of the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. The main theoretical position taken is the reemergent African Renaissance coupled with African indigenous knowledge systems, first revived by (former) President Thabo Mbeki. Accordingly the main purpose of this study is to address the transmission of moral aspects of female Bhaca initiation inherent in behavioural/cultural educational enculturation. The main findings of the mini–dissertation constitute the following: 1. Mamtiseni and nkciyo rituals play a major role in the enculturation of young Bhaca girls. 2. The song texts carry strong messages of how to go about achieving a healthy and surviving society. There are further opportunities for research in the following aspects: 1. Nkciyo initiation schools are very exclusive, involving many secret codes. The fact that I am a male put me at a disadvantage. 2. There are many more points of difference between the two rituals than meets the eye.
Thesis (M.Mus.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

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