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Muller, Damon Anthony. "The Social context of femicide in Victoria /." Connect to thesis, 2005. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001668.
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Flores, Roca Mónica Giuliana, and Llanos Enrique Ricardo Sandoval. "Índice de progreso social del distrito de La Victoria." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/12646.
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El Índice de Progreso Social (IPS) mide el nivel de desarrollo social de una
determinada población con el propósito de mejorar el nivel y calidad de vida de sus
habitantes. El objetivo principal de la presente investigación consiste en elaborar un índice
que compare las tres dimensiones del progreso social para el distrito de La Victoria en el
2017 y que permita medir y determinar el nivel de desarrollo del distrito. La metodología de
la investigación siguió las pautas de la investigación exploratoria. Por lo tanto, se distingue
como cuantitativa, no experimental y transaccional con alcance descriptivo. Asimismo, la
elaboración del IPS se construyó bajo la metodología del Social Progress Imperative. Para
ello, se utilizó un instrumento (cuestionario) con el objetivo de recolectar los datos obtenidos
de las encuestas realizadas a los jefes de hogar de cada familia del distrito de una muestra
determinada para proceder con el levantamiento de información y análisis estadístico. Los
resultados se presentaron de acuerdo con las dimensiones, los componentes y cada una de las
ocho zonas del distrito que se determinaron para la presente investigación. Se ha demostrado
que las principales fortalezas del distrito se encuentran en la dimensión de Necesidades
Humanas Básicas, principalmente en los componentes de agua potable y saneamiento, y
vivienda y servicios públicos; en tanto que en la dimensión de Oportunidades, en tolerancia e
inclusión. Por otro lado, sus debilidades también se encuentran en la dimensión de Necesidades
Humanas Básicas, específicamente en el componente de seguridad personal; en la dimensión
de Oportunidades, en acceso a educación superior; y en la dimensión de Fundamentos del
Bienestar, en sostenibilidad ambiental. De manera general, presenta un nivel de progreso
social calificado medio bajo, dentro de las cuales la zona C2 tiene una calificación de bajo.The Social Progress Index measures the level of social development of a given population with the purpose of improving the level and quality of life of the people who live in it. The main objective of this research is to develop the Index that compares the three pillars of social progress for the District of La Victoria 2017 and that allows to measure and determine the level and / or state of the development progress of the district. The methodology of the research developed was according to the guidelines of the exploratory research, and, therefore, is quantitative, not experimental transactional with descriptive scope. Likewise, the preparation of the Social Progress Index (IPS) was developed using the Social Progress Imperative of Social Progress Index methodology. An instrument was used for this purpose, which was a questionnaire with the objective of collecting data obtained from the surveys carried out on the household heads of each family in the La Victoria district of a given sample in order to proceed with the gathering of information and making a statistical analysis. The results were shown by dimensions, by components and by each of the eight zones of the district that were determined for the present investigation, identifying that the main strengths of the district are in the dimensions of Basic Human Needs mainly in the components of drinking water and sanitation, housing and public services, as well as tolerance and inclusion in the Opportunities dimension. On the other hand, its weaknesses are in the Human Basic Needs dimension, specifically on the personal security compounds. Furthermore, in the Opportunities dimension, in superior education access, as well as in Fundamentals of Wellbeing, principally in environmental sustainability. To sum up, its presents an medium low level of qualified social progress, within those one zones (C2) have a low rating.
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Hunter, Cecily Elizabeth. "Doctoring old age : a social history of geriatric medicine in Victoria /." Connect to thesis, 2003. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000123.
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Parker, James. "Spirited away: institutionality, the IRB and the case of Maliny Victoria Jesurasa." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18731.
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This thesis takes the case file of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker found in the archives at the Federal Court of Montreal in March of 2007 and submits it to a textual analysis. In so doing it operates on three levels. First, it elaborates something of the life of this person, the trials she faced both in Sri Lanka and Canada. Second, and most significantly, it observes the effect of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on the telling of her story, its particular adjudicatory techniques. It is concerned with how this particular institution 'thinks'. Third and finally, it gestures at some possible implications of this analysis in jurisprudential terms. At its most abstract this thesis argues that institutionality is a key feature of the adjudicatory project which is too frequently overlooked.Cette thèse est centrée sur le dossier d'une réfugiée Sri Lankaise, qui a été trouvé dans les archives de la cour fédérale de Montréal en Mars 2007 et fait ici l'objet d'une analyse de texte. Trois points ont été dégagés par cette analyse. Premièrement, celle-ci décrit quelques points de la vie de cette personne et les problèmes qu'elle a rencontré au Sri Lanka et au Canada. Deuxièmement, cela décrit l'influence du Commissariat de l'immigration de du statut de réfugié du Canada sur la manière dont son histoire est narrée, ainsi que les techniques juridiques de ce commissariat. Troisièmement, ce travail envisage les implications possibles de ce cas sur la théorie du droit. Au niveau le plus abstrait, cette thèse argumente le fait que l'institutionnalisme est un trait important dans les processus juridiques et qu'il est trop souvent négligé.
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Haveric, Dzavid. "History of the Bosnian Muslim Community in Australia: Settlement Experience in Victoria." full-text, 2009. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/2006/1/Dzavid_Haveric.pdf.
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This thesis examines the settlement experience of the Bosnian Muslims in Victoria. Overall this research exploration takes places against background of the history of the immigration to Australia. The study covers migration patterns of Bosnian Muslims from post World War 2 periods to more recent settlement. The thesis provides contemporary insights on Bosnian Muslims living in a Western society such as Australia. The thesis excavates key issues about Islam and the Muslim communities in Western nations and argues that successful settlement is possible, as demonstrated by the Bosnian Muslim community. By adopting a socio-historical framework about settlement, the thesis reveals the significant, interconnected and complex aspects of the settlement process. Settlement of immigrants takes place within global, historical, economic, political, social and cultural elements of both the sending and receiving countries. Thus any study of settlement must examine theories and concepts on migration, settlement, religion, culture, integration and identity. The purpose for migration, the conditions under which migration takes place, the conditions of immigrant reception are fundamental in the context of Australia. Furthermore, Australia since the 1970s has adopted a policy of multiculturalism which has changed settlement experiences of immigrants. These elements are strongly analysed in the thesis both through a critical conceptual appraisal of the relevant issues such as migration, multiculturalism and immigration and through an empirical application to the Bosnian Muslim community. The theoretical element of the study is strongly supported by the empirical research related to settlement issues, integration and multiculturalism in Victoria. Through a socio-historical framework and using a ‘grounded theory’ methodological approach, field research was undertaken with Bosnian Muslim communities, Bosnian organizations and multicultural service providers. In addition, historical data was analysed by chronology. The data provided rich evidence of the Bosnian Muslims’ settlement process under the various governmental policies since World War 2. The study concluded that the Bosnian community has successfully integrated and adapted to the way of life in Australia. Different cohorts of Bosnian Muslims had different settlement patterns, problems and issues which many were able to overcome. The findings revealed the contributions that the Bosnian Muslim community has made to broader social life in Australia such as contribution to the establishment of multi-ethnic Muslim communities, the Bosnian Muslim community development and building social infrastructure. The study also concluded that coming from multicultural backgrounds, the Bosnian Muslims understood the value of cultural diversity and contributed to the development of Australian multiculturalism and social harmony. Overall conclusion of this research is that the different generations of Bosnian Muslims are well-integrated and operate well within Australian multiculturalism.
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Hanna, Barbara Anne, and kimg@deakin edu au. "The intersection of autonomy and social control: Negotiating teenage motherhood." Deakin University. School of Nursing, 1996. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20031124.175225.
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Contrary to popular belief, teenage mothers are a declining proportion of birthing women; however they receive much negative public attention. Of particular public concern is the high cost of supporting teenage mothers, in terms of financial, health and welfare resources. Historically, the typical founding mother of white Australia was single, but post-war changes in the family structure incorporated the expectation that children be born into two-parent households with the male as the breadwinner. Policy changes in the seventies saw the introduction of the Sole Parents Pension which meant that many birthing teenage women could choose to keep their infants rather than have a clandestine adoption or an enforced marriage. The parenting practices of teenage mothers have been criticised for being less than optimal, and mother and child are reported as being disadvantaged cognitively, psychosocially, and educationally. One widespread nursing service which provides support for new mothers in Victoria is the Maternal and Child Health Service; however, teenage mothers appear reluctant to use such services. Why this should be so became an important question for this research, since little is known about the parenting practices of teenage mothers. This study therefore sought to explore mothering from the perspective of five sole supporting teenage mothers each of whom had a child over six months of age. The research methodology took an interpretive ethnographic approach and was guided by feminist principles. The data were collected through repeated interviewing, participant observation, informal discussions with key informants, field notes and journalling. Data analysis was aided by the use of the software, program NUD-IST. It was found that the young women in this study each chose to give birth with full realisation that their existence was dependent on the Welfare State. Unanticipated, however, were the many structural barriers which made their lives cataclysmic, but these reinforced their determination to prove themselves worthy and capable mothers. The young women negotiated motherhood through a range of social supports and through maternal practice. Unquestionably, their social dependency on the welfare system forced them into marginal citizen status. Moreover, absolute and intrinsic poverty levels were experienced, brought about by inadequate welfare payments. Formal support agencies, such as the Maternal and Child Health nurses were rarely approached to provide childrearing support beyond the initial months following birthing, since the teenagers' basic needs such as shelter, food and clothing took precedence over their parenting needs. Additionally, some nurses were perceived to hold judgmental attitudes towards teenage mothers. It was far easier to forestall confrontation with nurses and the other 'older' women clientele by avoiding them. Thus XI they turned to charitable agencies who provided a safety net in the form of emergency supplies of money, food, or equipment. Informal networks of friends provided alternative modes of support when family help failed to materialise. The children, however, provided the young women with an opportunity to transform their lives by breaking free of the past, and by creating a new, mature existence for themselves. Despite being abandoned by family, friends, lovers and society, in the privacy and isolation of their own homes, they attempted to provide a more nurturing environment for their children than they themselves had received. Each bestowed unconditional maternal love on the child and were rewarded through the pleasures of watching their children grow and develop into worthwhile individuals. The children became the focus of their attention and their reason for living. In the course of their welfare dependency, the young women became public property, targets of surveillance, and were subjected to stigmatising and condescending public attitudes wherever they went. In this way, it was evident that they were an oppressed group, but each found ways of resisting. Rather than focussing on their oppressive or disabling lives, or dwelling on their disadvantaged status, the young women sought their identities as mature women through motherhood and by demonstrating that they could do this important job well. Through motherhood their lives had meaning and a sense of purpose. The thesis concludes that motherhood in the teenage years is difficult. However, if appropriate supports are made available, teenage mothers need be no different from non-teenage mothers. But with state resources shrinking, and their own resources limited, teenage mothers are disadvantaged. In some ways, this study showed that all levels of support were inadequate, although those provided through the charitable organizations were seen to be the most appropriate. This reflects the current policy of economic rationalism adopted by most Western liberal democracies in the 1980s and 1990s and no less by the former Keating Labor Government in Australia.
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Haveric, Dzavid. "History of the Bosnian Muslim Community in Australia: Settlement Experience in Victoria." Thesis, full-text, 2009. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/2006/.
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This thesis examines the settlement experience of the Bosnian Muslims in Victoria. Overall this research exploration takes places against background of the history of the immigration to Australia. The study covers migration patterns of Bosnian Muslims from post World War 2 periods to more recent settlement. The thesis provides contemporary insights on Bosnian Muslims living in a Western society such as Australia. The thesis excavates key issues about Islam and the Muslim communities in Western nations and argues that successful settlement is possible, as demonstrated by the Bosnian Muslim community. By adopting a socio-historical framework about settlement, the thesis reveals the significant, interconnected and complex aspects of the settlement process.
Settlement of immigrants takes place within global, historical, economic, political, social and cultural elements of both the sending and receiving countries. Thus any study of settlement must examine theories and concepts on migration, settlement, religion, culture, integration and identity. The purpose for migration, the conditions under which migration takes place, the conditions of immigrant reception are fundamental in the context of Australia. Furthermore, Australia since the 1970s has adopted a policy of multiculturalism which has changed settlement experiences of immigrants. These elements are strongly analysed in the thesis both through a critical conceptual appraisal of the relevant issues such as migration, multiculturalism and immigration and through an empirical application to the Bosnian Muslim community.
The theoretical element of the study is strongly supported by the empirical research related to settlement issues, integration and multiculturalism in Victoria. Through a socio-historical framework and using a ‘grounded theory’ methodological approach, field research was undertaken with Bosnian Muslim communities, Bosnian organizations and multicultural service providers. In addition, historical data was analysed by chronology. The data provided rich evidence of the Bosnian Muslims’ settlement process under the various governmental policies since World War 2.
The study concluded that the Bosnian community has successfully integrated and adapted to the way of life in Australia. Different cohorts of Bosnian Muslims had different settlement patterns, problems and issues which many were able to overcome. The findings revealed the contributions that the Bosnian Muslim community has made to broader social life in Australia such as contribution to the establishment of multi-ethnic Muslim communities, the Bosnian Muslim community development and building social infrastructure. The study also concluded that coming from multicultural backgrounds, the Bosnian Muslims understood the value of cultural diversity and contributed to the development of Australian multiculturalism and social harmony.
Overall conclusion of this research is that the different generations of Bosnian Muslims are well-integrated and operate well within Australian multiculturalism.
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Gibbs, Desmond Robert. "Victorian school books : a study of the changing social content and use of school books in Victoria, 1848-1948, with particular reference to school readers /." Connect to thesis, 1987. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001321.
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Mizukami, Tetsuo. "New urban ethnicity : Japanese sojourner residency in Melbourne." Monash University, Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, 1999. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8556.
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Andrews, Alfred 1955. "Football : the people's game." Monash University, Dept. of History, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9104.
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Frederick, John (John William) 1952. ""The help I need is more than the help they can give me" : a study of the life circumstances of emergency relief clients." Monash University, Dept. of Social Work, 2004. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5151.
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Kinloch, Helen University of Ballarat. "Ballarat and its benevolent asylum : A nineteenth-century model of Christian duty, civic progress and social reform." University of Ballarat, 2005. http://archimedes.ballarat.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/12704.
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"This study of Ballarat and its Asylum covers the period between the 1850s and the early 1900s when an old-age pension was introduced in Victoria. It is essentially a case study. It argues that Ballarat's Asylum progressively developed and expanded upon a model of organised poor relief practiced among the industrial classes in England, in consequence of the perceived need for rapid capital expansion in Australia, and knowledge of the dangers associated with mining, building construction, and other manual work. The introduction of a secular education system in Victoria, together with enthusiasm among producers for technological innovation and skill development, led to changes in the nature and conditions of paid work, as well as to a push among workers and their sympathizers for greater appreciation of past contributions by older workers and the needs of the ill and/or incapacitated. This push was only partially addressed by the Victorian government in 1901 when it introduced the old-age pension."Doctor of Philosophy
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Kinloch, Helen. "Ballarat and its benevolent asylum : A nineteenth-century model of Christian duty, civic progress and social reform." University of Ballarat, 2005. http://archimedes.ballarat.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/14629.
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"This study of Ballarat and its Asylum covers the period between the 1850s and the early 1900s when an old-age pension was introduced in Victoria. It is essentially a case study. It argues that Ballarat's Asylum progressively developed and expanded upon a model of organised poor relief practiced among the industrial classes in England, in consequence of the perceived need for rapid capital expansion in Australia, and knowledge of the dangers associated with mining, building construction, and other manual work. The introduction of a secular education system in Victoria, together with enthusiasm among producers for technological innovation and skill development, led to changes in the nature and conditions of paid work, as well as to a push among workers and their sympathizers for greater appreciation of past contributions by older workers and the needs of the ill and/or incapacitated. This push was only partially addressed by the Victorian government in 1901 when it introduced the old-age pension."Doctor of Philosophy
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Whittaker, William Joshua, and joshua whittaker@rmit edu au. "Vulnerability to bushfires in south-eastern Australia: a case study from East Gippsland, Victoria." RMIT University. Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20090401.122025.
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This thesis is an analysis of human vulnerability to bushfires in the Wulgulmerang district of East Gippsland, Victoria, in south-eastern Australia. On January 30, 2003, bushfires devastated the small population of this isolated farming district. The fires destroyed homes, livelihood assets and public infrastructure. They also adversely affected the health, livelihoods and social lives of many local people. Australian bushfire research has traditionally focused on the geophysical dimensions of fire hazards and disasters, with little consideration of how cultural, economic, political and social factors shape people's exposure to hazards and their capacities to cope and adapt to bushfire impacts. To date, there have been no systematic, social science analyses of human vulnerability to bushfires. The vulnerability analysis presented in this thesis concentrates on two key research questions: (1) How and why were people exposed to hazards during the bushfires? and (2) How and why were people differentially capable of coping and adapting to the fires' impacts? Qualitative methods were primarily used to investigate these questions, including semi-structured interviews with residents and landholders of the Wulgulmerang district, representatives of government departments and authorities, and others who participated in responses to the fires. The thesis develops a multifaceted understanding of how and why people were vulnerable to the January 30 fires. Vulnerability is shown to arise from the circumstances of people's day to day lives, which are shaped by factors both within and beyond their control. Local pressures and challenges - such as drought, declining farm incomes, depopulation, limited access to essential services, and political marginality - are shown to increase people's exposure to bushfire hazards and reduce their capacities to cope and adapt. The thesis demonstrates the fundamental importance of sustainable livelihoods and regional economic and social vitality to the long-term goal of vulnerability reduction.
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Lukic, Alexandra, and Emelie Friberg. "Gemenskap är det nya svarta - en studie av Victoria Park som ett Gated Community." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23110.
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Gated Communities är en utbredd boendeform i USA och i många övriga länder. Fenomenet med inhägnade bostadsområden börjar nu även närma sig Sverige. Denna uppsats undersöker om livsstilsboendet Victoria Park, beläget i Malmö, kan klassas som ett Gated Community.Undersökningen är utav en kvalitativ metod. Sammanlagt har fyra intervjuer genomförts med personer bosatta på Victoria Park. En observation av området är också utförd. Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga vilka faktorer som utmärker om Victoria Park, som i media utmålats som ett inhägnat reservat, kan klassas som ett Gated Community. Svaret fann vi genom litteraturstudier kring vad som karaktäriserar Gated Communities samt vad denna boendeform egentligen innebär. Då trygghet är primärt för Gated Communities har vi undersökt hur trygghet uppfattas på Victoria Park. Det finns inga synliga murar runt Victoria Park men området och vegetationens utformning samt bevakningen grannar emellan utgör symboliska hinder, som signalerar att Victoria Park är ett privat område och därmed slutet för allmänheten. Anläggningen kan dock beträdas men endast under särskilda villkor. Victoria Park, i likhet med ett Gated Community, lockar en viss typ av människor som lever likasinnat och passar in i den mall som råder. Denna typ av boende skulle ha svårt att fungera om människor var alltför olika och värderade olika saker i livet, då man lever väldigt nära inpå varandra. På Victoria Park råder stark sammanhållning och ”vi mot dem”-känsla och frågan är om inte dessa faktorer inhägnar ett område mer än fysiska murar? Gemenskap, sammanhållning och att alltid ha någon nära är ledord på Victoria Park vilket är definitionen på trygghet för människorna som bor där.
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Colliver, Ross. "Community-based governance in social-ecological systems: An inquiry into the marginalisation of Landcare in Victoria, Australia." Thesis, Colliver, Ross (2012) Community-based governance in social-ecological systems: An inquiry into the marginalisation of Landcare in Victoria, Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2012. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/6499/.
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Environmental governance regimes affect the adaptive capacity of social-ecological systems. By enabling actors with differing knowledge, values and interests to understand complex problems, agree on solutions and integrate their actions, network forms of governance increase adaptive capacity, but are they able to influence the agenda and approach set by higher levels within governance regimes? This research investigated the influence of Landcare Networks within natural resource management (NRM) in Victoria, Australia. Landcare groups are voluntary associations through which private landholders cooperate to improve their local environment, and Landcare Networks are federations of those local groups. In action research over twelve months, peer groups of staff and members of management committees of Landcare Networks met to improve the effectiveness and influence of Networks in landscape change.
Participants identified a breakdown in collaboration between government NRM staff and Landcare Networks. Regional NRM bodies, located between state government agencies and Landcare Networks, treated the latter as implementers of government priorities, rather than decision-makers at landscape level. Participants attributed this marginalisation to a policy of targeting public investment to biophysical priorities, and to differences in assumptions of agency. Participants assumed that community action was essential to landscape change; staff in government programs seemed to participants to assume that government initiatives drove change. Analysis of peer group discussion identified a governance practice rooted in a discourse of community action, facilitating action in relationships of mutual responsibility and seeking to maintain the momentum of change across the social-ecological system.
The process of inquiry in action led participants to examine and change some of their assumptions, a change theorised as a process of reframing in which doubt leads to examination of failure and a search for more effective action. This suggests that ii communities of practice contribute to reframing within multilevel governance regimes, alongside mechanisms such as shadow networks and bridging organisations. The findings also confirm participatory action research as a methodology for investigating governance regimes while enabling action to improve them.
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Maclean, Margaret Rachel. "The social impact of the beginnings of iron technology in the western Lake Victoria basin : a district case study." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273066.
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André, Daniela Filipa Silva. "Responsabilidade social na Victoria - seguros: balanço de 1 ano do programa Victoria Somos Nós!" Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/11307.
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Classificação JEL:
M1 - Business Administration
M10 - General
M14 - Corporate Culture; Social ResponsibilityO presente projeto visa analisar o programa de Responsabilidade Social da VICTORIA - Seguros (intitulado VICTORIA Somos nós!) através do balanço das atividades após um ano de implementação, por forma a garantir o desenho de uma proposta de intervenção no sentido da sua otimização e criação de valor para a generalidade dos seus colaboradores. O questionário aplicado na fase de diagnóstico evidenciou a necessidade de intervenção em determinadas áreas do programa, nomeadamente a comunicação e o envolvimento dos colaboradores. Estas constituem-se como alvo de proposta de melhoria. Atendendo a que as equipas dispersas regionalmente não revelam tanta recetividade, interesse e motivação para o programa, recomenda-se que estas equipas possam igualmente beneficiar de um contacto mais direto com o mesmo, não só no que ao seu conhecimento diz respeito mas também a possibilidade de participarem ativamente nas diversas atividades desenvolvidas. Assim, a proposta apresentada pretende resolver ou minimizar as lacunas a este nível através do: incremento do conhecimento do programa e do envolvimento e participação dos colaboradores no mesmo. O foco do projeto é garantir o reforço do mote central do programa, em que “as iniciativas são…de TODOS, partilhadas por TODOS e para TODOS!”, acreditando que com o compromisso e envolvimento de todos os colaboradores, o caminho para o sucesso do programa será uma realidade.
This project aims to analyse the social responsibility program of VICTORIA - Seguros (entitled VICTORIA Somos nós!) through the balance of its activities after one year of implementation, to ensure the design of an intervention proposal to its optimization and value creation for most of its employees. The questionnaire applied in the diagnosis phase has highlighted the need for intervention in certain areas of the program, as communication and the involvement of employees. These constitute the improvement proposal target. The regionally dispersed teams do not reveal much receptivity, interest and motivation for the program, so it is recommended that these teams can also benefit from a more direct contact with it, not only with regard to their knowledge but also the possibility to actively participate in the various activities developed. Thus, the intervention proposal presented aims to solve or minimize the gaps at this level through the improvement of the program´s knowledge and the involvement and participation of employees in it. The project focus is to ensure the strengthening of the central theme of the program "initiatives are ... of ALL, shared by ALL and for ALL!", believing that with the commitment and involvement of all employees, the way to program success will be a reality.
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Chou, Bon-Wai. "The Chinese in Victoria: a longterm survey." 1993. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/2269.
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The thesis is divided into three parts. Part One is headed by a fairly broad historiographic review into past works on the Chinese in Australia. This is followed by a brief introduction to the historical and cultural background of the immigrants and the character of their migration. An examination of the passive and proudly in different responses of the Chinese to Victorian anti-Chinese legislation concludes this section. The stress of this final chapter is on the overall lack of influence of the White Australian Policy on the behaviour of the Chinese. Part Two examines the sojourning sentiments of the Chinese and how they affected the sex and age distribution of the population, their choice and method of work, their accommodation and quality of life. Part Three begins by contrasting the impact of science and technology on Australia and China and the focus will be on China’s peripheral position in the industrial world. The insecurity of the Chinese in the industrialising environment of Australia will be considered. This will be contrasted by the more accommodating cultural milieu of Southeast Asia and the important thread of Chinese culture and traditions throughout the region’s history. The importance of the ‘modified’ or ‘mixed’ version of the family business in assisting the rise of the Chinese in the Southeast Asian region will be discussed. The final part of the thesis will suggest that the decline of the Victorian Chinese in the four occupations of alluvial mining, furniture-making, market-gardening and laundering was significantly affected by an inflexible attitude to technology. It is argued that the Chinese did not apply science and advanced equipment when it was prudent to do so. The conclusion will summarise the main argument and suggest its relevance for the modern overseas Chinese communities.
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Mansour, Gerard. "Child care in the retail industry in Victoria." Thesis, 1994. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/17934/.
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The aim of this research is to investigate the child care experiences and attitudes of those who work
within the retail industry in Victoria and it concentrates on the needs of parents with children aged
under 13 years old.
A number of issues are presented as part of the background information for this research: a summary of the historical developments in relation to the provision of child care for
working parents; the substantial growth in the participation of women in the workforce, including those
with dependant children, as well as the reasons why they work; the nature of the retail industry and the structure of employment in Victoria; the various types of child care arrangements which are used by working parents.
The methodology adopted to investigate the child care needs of retail workers in Victoria involved
several phases: interviews, group discussion, a questionnaire and phone polls. The practical field
research occurred in two separate phases, firstly interviews were conducted with retail workers and
the second phase was a survey of 893 workers in the retail industry in Victoria.
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Sauvage-Mar, Claire. "Social marketing messaging to promote girls’ active transportation to school in Victoria, BC." Thesis, 2018. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9334.
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Background: Physical activity (PA) is responsible for a multitude of health benefits for girls and young women. Research on active transportation to school (ATS) shows that it is a known way to increase PA. However, girls do not regularly use ATS despite the many physical, mental, and community health benefits of an active commute. One route to improve girls’ ATS is by using a Social Marketing framework to discern critical messages for use in a public health marketing campaign. Methods: Focus groups with 79 girls between the ages of 7 and 15 were conducted in Spring 2017. Transcripts and poster data were a priori categorized by the SM ‘4Ps’ framework (Product, Price, Place and Promotion). Participant groups were segmented into three age categories for tailored messaging. Data were managed using NVivo 11 and were analyzed using Constant Comparative Method tools (Strauss & Corbin, 1998). Results: Two thematic areas, Price and Place, were particularly important to girls in defining and appropriate ‘marketing mix’ for an ATS campaign. Based on our findings, a Social Marketing initiative with girls as the priority audience should be built on empowering girls to overcome the barriers to ATS. Positive and lighthearted messaging emphasizing friendship and independence as promised benefits of ATS would resonate with girls across a broad age range. Further segmentation of the audience would result in more tailored messages based on the different core values and beliefs held by this diverse group.Graduate
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Tamis, Anastasios. "The state of modern Greek language as spoken in Victoria." 1986. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/1223.
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This thesis reports a sociolinguistic study, carried out between 1981 and 1984, of the state of the Modern Greek (MG) language in Australia, as spoken by native-speaking first-generation Greek immigrants in Victoria. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of those characteristics of the linguistic behaviour of these Greek Australians which can be attributed to the contact with English and to other environmental, social and linguistic influence. (For complete abstract open document)
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Kataoka, Serena. "Re-acting aesthetic politics : from city to red zone to scenes of downtown Victoria." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/789.
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Edwards, Kenneth J. "Historical trends in occupational health and safety in Victoria." Thesis, 1993. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/15380/.
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This thesis reviews the history of Occupational
Health and Safety legislation in Australia from its
conception in attempts to regulate the factory system in
the mid-nineteenth century until the passing of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act in 1985 in Victoria.
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Krezel, Joanna. "Towards understanding effects of social influence on student choice of university: case study of Victoria University." Thesis, 2020. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/42292/.
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Increased competition among education providers has made the process of student choice regarding higher education institutions (institutions) more complicated for potential students. At the same time, institutions are striving to attract new students through new and innovative ways. This research contributes to an increased understanding of the social influence factors that impact on student choice processes and explores their effect on the selection of institutions.
This study predominantly focused on factors influencing the final choice of institutions. However, in order to consider a broader range of social pressures on student choice, the study also examined the stages of development of a predisposition to engage in post-secondary education and the information search.
This study adopted a qualitative methodology and employed the phenomenological perspective as a theoretical basis to investigate students’ choice processes. A series of research questions guided the in- depth face to face interviews, conducted with 13 first-year undergraduate students, which had the main objective of interpreting and exploring the participants’ lived experiences contributing to their choice of institution.
The findings of the study highlight the importance of perceived elements of sincerity and credibility during prospective student encounters with influencing agents. These crucial elements affecting student choices provide further insight in identifying the prerequisite conditions for these perceptions to form. The research makes contributions to the broader body of knowledge concerned with student choice through the adoption of a phenomenological perspective and a strong focus on the role of social influence in this context. The research offers practical implications for higher education marketers as it informs the development of more targeted marketing communication and recruitment campaigns through increased knowledge of the student choice processes and the social influence determinants that underpin these processes.
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Adams, Julie L. "High risk alcohol consumption and contraceptive use by young women in the Greater Victoria area." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1691.
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High-risk alcohol consumption in combination with unprotected sexual activity can have deleterious results for the individual, their family and their larger community. In this investigation, a secondary analysis was performed on the female data of Wave 3 of the Healthy Youth Survey to determine rates of female drinking and unprotected sex and to create a predictive model of high-risk drinking behaviour. Three dependent variables were examined: heavy drinking, weekly binge drinking and having a CAGE score of 2 or more, and Jessor and Jessor's (1977) Problem Behaviour Theory is drawn on in the interpretation of results. Age, the influence of negative peers, physical victimization, and the presence of an addiction-prone personality were found to be predictive of engaging in heavy drinking and weekly binge drinking; the influence of negative peers was found to be predictive in having a CAGE score of 2 or more. A difference in contraceptive use was only found for the young women engaging in weekly binge drinking. The results of this study highlight the importance of how different drinking styles can impact the likelihood of engaging in high-risk sex.
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Katis, Jenny. "The Dynamics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Vietnamese Small Business in Victoria." Thesis, 2017. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/32618/.
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Small businesses represent by far the largest proportion of business entities within Australian business, and as such represent a vital component of the country’s economic structure (ABS, 2016). There has been a significant increase in the Australian population due to immigration from a range of countries. In fact, Australia is now very diverse, with migrants arriving from more than 200 countries across the world. There are approximately 5.3% of all small businesses that are run by Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Australia (ABS, 2016). It is clear from this figure that Vietnamese small businesses make up a significant proportion of this sector in Australia. This thesis examines the dynamics of Vietnamese migrants in small business in Victoria. The consideration of environmental and personal factors in understanding Vietnamese migrant business start-ups, survival and Ethnic Entrepreneurship theories has been the focus of discussion for this study. Firstly, there is a general consensus of what contributing environmental and personal factors influence the Vietnamese migrant in business start-up. Secondly, the thesis looks at how these factors are associated with the Ethnic Entrepreneurship theories identified in the literature. Lastly, the work identifies what factors have contributed to the Vietnamese migrant in sustaining their small business.
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Gravestock, Kathryne E. "Doing good? Thrift stores and second-hand clothing donations in Victoria, BC." Thesis, 2018. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9307.
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Do second-hand clothing donations ‘do good?’ Thrift stores promote the message that second-hand clothing (SHC) donations ‘do good’ when they solicit donations from individuals. I argue that this narrative of ‘doing good’ overemphasizes the social and economic value of donated clothes and conceals the negative aspects of overconsumption and the problems associated with the commercial export of SHC. The aim of this thesis is to better understand the relationship between fast fashion, clothing consumption and disposal patterns, and the global trade in SHC donations by examining what motivates individuals to donate SHC to thrift stores, and how thrift stores are linked to the international trade in SHC. I began to map SHC donations from households to thrift stores. I used a global production network (GPN) framework to examine the social, political, and economic relations that contribute to how value is created, increased, and extracted in this commodity chain. Using a case study approach, I conducted 30 interviews with individuals who donated used clothing and I conducted research at four different thrift stores that sell SHC in Victoria, BC.Graduate
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Schroter, Adrian. "Improving social relations between developers by leveraging the concept of socio-technical congruence." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4344.
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Efficient coordination among software developers is a key aspect in producing high quality software on time and on budget. Several factors, such as team distribution and the structure of the organization developing the software, can increase the level of coordination diffi- culty. However, the problem runs deeper as it is often unclear which developers should coordinate their work.
In this dissertation, we propose leveraging the concept of socio-technical congruence (which contrasts coordination needs with actual coordination) to improve the social inter- actions among developers by devising an approach and its implementation into a recom- mender system that identifies relevant coordinators. Our unit of analysis is the integration build, whose outcome represents the quality of coordination. After development, this ap- proach was applied in a number of IBM Rational Team Concert development team case studies, as well as a large student project at the University of Victoria, Canada, and Aalto University, Finland.
Since each software product is just the latest integration build, it is of utmost importance for the industry to ensure a failure free build. While developing an approach to improve coordination among software developers we uncovered that unmet coordination needs, as well as the communication structure in a team, have a significant influence on build outcome.Graduate
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Davies, Susanne Elizabeth. "Vagrancy and the Victorians: the social construction of the vagrant in Melbourne, 1880-1907." 1990. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/372.
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In Melbourne between 1880 and 1907, the construction and propagation of a vagrant stereotype and its manifestation in law, constituted an important means of controlling the behaviour of individuals and groups who were perceived to be socially undesirable or economically burdensome.
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Zhang, Christabel Ming. "Valuing Cultural Diversity: the academic adjustment experiences of undergraduate Chinese international Business students at Victoria University." 2002. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/229/1/02whole.pdf.
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International students have diverse needs when undertaking education in Australian universities. It is in the interest of both international students and the host institution to ensure these students achieve success in their studies. This study builds on previous research and explores, from the students' perspective, the academic adjustment experiences of undergraduate international Business students from Chinese Confucian heritage cultural backgrounds at Victoria University, Australia. A qualitative methodology, using principles of grounded theory, was used for the study. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted for data collection. The transcribed data was analysed under focus questions and themes identified in the literature review using open and fixed grids. The dissertation documents the academic experiences of the cohort of students studied, focusing on the significant cultural factors which impinged on their adjustment; and discusses the emerging patterns, processes of the adjustment, strategies for future students to adjust well, and implications for curriculum development and delivery. The results of this study have suggested that cultural and educational backgrounds play a significant role in students' adjustment. The systematic building by academics and administrators of formal and informal mechanisms in Australian universities, which value students' cultural diversity and develop inclusive curricula, is to enrich the learning experiences of all students.
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McDonald, Sarah Elizabeth Alice. "Hyperspectral remote sensing of conifer biochemistry in the Greater Victoria Watershed District, British Columbia." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1070.
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The biochemical composition of conifer foliage in the Greater Victoria Watershed District (GVWD), Vancouver Island, Canada, was examined using hyperspectral remote sensing data. Imagery acquired from the airborne sensor Advanced Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) was compared to sampled foliar chemical measurements to provide regional maps of biochemical distribution. The biochemical concentrations of nitrogen, chlorophyll and moisture derived from AVIRIS data were analyzed to provide an analysis of the forest canopy, comprised predominantly of Douglas-fir.
The AVIRIS data were preprocessed to correct for atmospheric and geometric distortion, degradation, and noise inherent in the data in order to properly represent the forest canopy at the time of image acquisition. The AVIRIS data were used to investigate the relationship between the reflectance, absorbance and derivative values present in the imagery corresponding to the sampled chemical data. A total of 29 plots were used in a partial least squares regression analysis to analyze the relationship between the data sets to extract chemical constituents in the forest canopy. Nitrogen and total chlorophyll models have r2
values of 0.73 and 0.68 respectively. Due to the complexity of moisture interaction with hyperspectral data, regression models were unable to be computed for the AVIRIS data over the GVWD. Regression models were then applied to the entire AVIRIS dataset for regional mapping of the canopy biochemistry. The distribution of nitrogen and total chlorophyll in the forested areas of the GVWD was mapped.
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Ivsins, Andrew Kristofer. ""Got a pipe?": the social dimensions and functions of crack pipe sharing among crack users in Victoria, BC." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3044.
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The prevalence of crack use among illicit drug users has dramatically increased in Canada over the past decade. The sharing of crack pipes and other crack use paraphernalia is common among users of crack cocaine and is associated with unique negative health harms and costs (Haydon & Fischer, 2005). This thesis explores the phenomenon of crack pipe sharing among crack users in Victoria, British Columbia. The study uses data from in-depth interviews with thirteen self-reported crack users who regularly share crack pipes. Interviews explored the experiences of participants around crack pipe sharing, focusing on contextual, social and environmental factors that influenced the sharing of pipes. Crack pipe sharing is presented as a largely social act around which shared meanings have emerged. The findings illustrate the social context of crack pipe sharing, which is mediated by informal rules and etiquette, as well as distinct sanctions and consequences for deviating from the generally accepted norms around sharing pipes. Further, three distinct dimensions of crack pipe sharing are proposed - mutual, distributive and receptive sharing - each associated with various costs and benefits, and framed by relations of status and power. The results of this study also demonstrate that crack pipe sharing serves a number of real and distinct purposes in crack users’ lives, providing economic, control and social functions. My findings illustrate that, despite the various health and social harms related to crack pipe sharing, sharing pipes makes sense in the reality and lived experience of the participants.
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Phillips, Rachel E. "Health and the sex trade : an examination of the social determinants of health status and health care access among sex workers." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/424.
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Escobido, Cesar. "Negotiating the Rapids: Transitional Moments of the Filipino and Karen Diasporas in Regional Victoria, Australia." Thesis, 2015. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/29795/.
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The established Filipino and the newly emerging Karen/Karenni communities, although satisfied with their immigration journey, perceive forms and processes of closure in the socio-economic and cultural spheres of the Australian society. The resettlement of hundreds of Karen/Karennis into the regional City of Geelong, Victoria, coincides with rapid socio-economic changes and wide-ranging ramifications due to globalisation. Forms and processes of social closure coupled with the local resistance to the processes of globalisation are deployed by those who control, maintain, and dispense forms of power by ensuring that these ‘Third World-looking’ immigrants do not pose a threat to the competition of scarce desirable opportunities in the labour market.
In what could be considered times of turbulence and uncertainties, this study examines the lived experiences of the established Filipino and the newly emerging Karen/Karenni communities in the Geelong region. It addresses issues of difference hounding members of these diasporic communities, their engagement with access and equity, and relative positioning within the social inclusion/exclusion arena. By employing the Weberian theory of social closure in exploring the lived settlement and resettlement experiences of two immigrant communities, I aim to investigate the contemporary situation of members of these communities in regards to their positioning in the labour market relative to their qualifications and social capital, and the way they are included and excluded in many spheres of the mainstream of the host society.