Dissertations / Theses: 'Workers' stories'

1

MacEwan, Leigh. "Compassion fatigue : addiction workers' experiences of listening to stories of violence." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430369.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

Bohanan, Ronal L. ""This Fundamental Lack": Stories." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862808/.

Full text

Abstract:

This short story collection includes five original works of fiction, three of which make up a trilogy titled "The World Drops Beneath You," which follows the life of James McClellan from 1969 in Texas until roughly 2009, when he is struggling to care for his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. One of the two remaining stories, "She Loved Him When He Looked Like Elvis," prominently features James McClellan's parents and is set approximately eight years before the start of the trilogy. Each of the stories is concerned with blue-collar families trying to make their way in postindustrial America and the forces that buffet them, including some brought on by the choices they make.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Shahid, Ayesha. "Silent voices, untold stories : women domestic workers in Pakistan and their struggle for empowerment." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2007. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2430/.

Full text

Abstract:

This is a socio-legal study about law, empowerment and access to justice for women domestic workers in Pakistan. There are no official statistics available on the number of women working in this informal employment sector, neither are there any in-depth research studies carried out on the subject of women in domestic service in Pakistan. Therefore this exploratory study attempts to fill the gap in existing literature by providing information about the profile, nature, working and living conditions of women domestic workers. It provides a starting point towards an understanding of the situation of women in domestic service by listening to their voices and lived experiences. By using feminist legal perspectives, Islamic perspectives on woinen's work and legal pluralism, the present study questions the efficacy of law as a tool for empowering women domestic workers in their struggle against exploitative treatment in the workplace. Grounded theory methodology is followed to collect empirical data about domestic service in Pakistan. Semi-structured group and individual interviews have been carried out at four sites in Karachi and Peshawar, Pakistan. A few case studies have also been included to substantiate some of the major themes arising during fieldwork. Listening to voices of women in domestic service has provided an opportunity to uncover the hidden lives of women domestic workers who work in the privacy of homes. The present study also explores the nature of domestic service, dynamics of employer-employee relations and complexities of class, gender and multiple identities impacting on these relationships. The study finally argues that in the presence of plural legal frameworks formal law alone cannot empower women in domestic service. Therefore for an effective implementation of law it is equally pertinent to look into non-legal strategies so that access to justice can be made possible for these women.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Blundell, Catherine Jane. "A narrative analysis of the stories told by female foreign care workers in Bologna, Italy." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2016. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/407133/.

Full text

Abstract:

This thesis investigates the lived experience of economic migration of eleven female foreign care workers (FCWs) working in Bologna, Italy. The principal aim of the study is to examine how these women construct their experience of migrating through the stories they tell. The methodology involves semi-structured interviews in which participants reflect on the migration process, their motivations for the move and the difficulties they faced once in Italy. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and then analysed. In the first stage of analysis, similarities and differences in the narratives were identified in order to identify common themes. Subsequently, stories told in the interviews were identified. Positioning theory was employed to explore both what was said and the way in which it was said with close attention paid to the interactive nature of the stories and how they relate to wider societal discourses, especially those regarding care workers in Italy. The findings of this study demonstrate that, even though each migration experience is different, the interviewees share awareness of certain discourses regarding both immigration in Italy and care workers in particular. Through positioning theory I demonstrate how the women resist certain negative discourses in order to alternatively position themselves as making agentive career choices. The findings are discussed with reference to the efficacy of this methodological approach and suggestions for future research.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Lind, Sara. "Child work: empowerment or violation of rights? : Stories from former Child Workers in Cochabamba, Bolivia." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Jönköping University, HLK, Globala studier, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49272.

Full text

Abstract:

Many international conventions concern child labour and child work and this practice tend to often be viewed as a violation of child rights. However, the discourse has changed and a tension among universalistic and relativistic scholars risen. The former tends to condemn child work under the age of 14 and the latter claims that culture needs to be taken into account arguing that child work, is not necessarily a violation of rights. This study analyses narratives from former child workers in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It aims to increase the understanding of experiences from child workers and how it relates to Child Rights from a universalistic and relativistic perspective and to identify reasons for child work. The findings demonstrate that the experiences vary a lot and that there is a complexity in the practice of child work. The respondents have experienced violation of rights at their work, but on the other hand, has the income enabled them to fulfil other rights. The relativistic and universalistic perspective both serve to gain a deeper understanding of child work and its complex relationship of Child Rights. This argue for that one should strive to use both perspectives rather than embrace one and condemn the other. Economic need was identified as the main reason to why children were working.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Ngconjana, Unati. "Narratives of challenge and motivation : the stories of East London Community Health Care volunteers." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/6325.

Full text

Abstract:

The research study was aimed at exploring the narratives of motivations and challenges that home-based health care workers experience in their voluntary service provision. It was conducted in East London in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. A total of seven participants who volunteer in home based care programmes were interviewed and their mean age was 30 years; all were females, two married, one a widow, one divorced and two single females. The narrative framework was used to explore the volunteers' interpretation of volunteering experiences, highlighting themes that emerged on what encourages them to volunteer as home based health care workers, and how they deal with challenges that arise during the provision of services. The research was also aimed at exploring the social factors supporting the volunteers' decision to continue volunteering. Narratives from the interviewed community health workers [CHWs] indicate that the motives for participating in CHW programmes are mainly altruistic although people are sometimes motivated by self-interest. Self-interest seems to be particularly relevant in the case of the younger volunteers as they expressed their hope that providing voluntary service may help to enhance their skills so as to facilitate future learning and employment prospects. The recurring themes within the CHWs' narrative indicate that they identify with the helping role and feel it empowers them as they participate in meaningful ways in their communities, and they gain strength to cope with challenges that come with community health work. This study highlighted the complex nature of home based care roles, which inevitably reflect the intervention approach, the mode of working, professional roles and relationships with communities.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Leung-Heras, Jacqueline Marie. "Stories from the front: health care access in the U.S. and Mexico in Mexican migrant farm workers." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1012.

Full text

Abstract:

Migrant farm workers experience many hardships during their time in the U.S. One major problem faced by migrant farm workers is the lack of access to and utilization of health care services. Migrant farm workers usually do not qualify for services in the U.S., and often do not have any services available to them when in Mexico. This study examined the utilization and satisfaction of health services received by migrant farm workers. A total of seven Latino migrant farm workers were interviewed. Analysis indicated each worker had utilized the health program available to them in Iowa and were satisfied with the service they received. The majority of workers reported that not having health insurance impeded the likelihood of their seeking medical services in Mexico. They were satisfied with any services they received during their time in Iowa. The findings stress the importance of providing additional prevention health services to migrant farm workers to increase access, utilization, and satisfaction with health services.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Lagman, Marco Stefan Burce. "Property owners, workers, and public women: Stories and geographies of the late nineteenth century Manileña, 1860-1896." Thesis, Lagman, Marco Stefan Burce (2020) Property owners, workers, and public women: Stories and geographies of the late nineteenth century Manileña, 1860-1896. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2020. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/58828/.

Full text

Abstract:

This thesis attempts to problematize and reveal the role women played in the development of late nineteenth century Manila’s social and economic landscape, while also linking their stories to the larger processes and events that influenced their daily lives. By combining methods from social history research with concepts and techniques from human geography, historical geography, and historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS), this study produces a collective portrait of the Manileña; one that is enhanced through a geographic analysis of their occupations and activities set within Manila’s social and physical spaces. The main body of this dissertation is composed of seven chapters categorized into themes that tackle the Manileña’s experiences and the spaces she utilized, negotiated, and contested with respect to State power, her livelihoods, and her place in society. The first three chapters underscore the contrasting experiences of privileged and working-class women in relation to the Law. While their knowledge of the Law allowed privileged women to conduct personal businesses, leave wills, and seek legal redress from abusive spouses, the colonial government enacted policies with respect to particular females that they considered threats to elite households, economic productivity, and public health. The second theme of the thesis demonstrates the significant presence of propertied and entrepreneurial women in Manila Province’s urban real estate and agricultural land market, as well as in selected businesses such as money lending, water and land-based transport, panguingue operations, and small-scale cigar and cigarette manufacturing in the city’s districts. Unlike their more privileged counterparts who held a significant ownership of Manila’s built environment, disadvantaged local and migrant women marked their presence in the city through their work in well-to-do residences, markets, cigar factories, waterways, streets, and brothels. Despite her significant presence in the city’s socioeconomic life, information from newspapers and criminal cases discussed in the last two chapters also reveal how Manila’s women suffered under a pervasive patriarchy. This includes the proliferation of ideas, illustrations, and advertisements that objectified women, determined their proper roles, and relegated them to the domestic sphere. Moreover, similar to other urbanized settlements, Manila was a site where women were commonly victims of violent and sexual crimes.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Dalikeni, Colletta. "Making sense of each other : lived experiences and told stories of child protection social workers and asylum-seeking families." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601143.

Full text

Abstract:

Although Ireland has become an increasingly multi-cultural society since the mid- 19905, changing from a country of emigration to one of immigration, as a result of this multiculturalism the Irish Government has embarked on several commendable initiatives. These changes have yet to be fully recognised within the Child Protection and Child Welfare system (CPCWS). The development of national guidelines in recent times has failed to provide adequate guidance for social workers on how to effectively respond to asylum-seeking families who are a relatively new service user group for community care teams. Much of current Irish research sheds limited light on how social workers ought to respond effectively to asylum seeking children (ASC) and their families within a child protection context, where families present with extremely complex needs resulting from forced migration. This study examines the experiences of (PWSW and asylum-seeking families (ASF) in the context of working together. The first of its kind in this field in the Republic of Ireland, the study design is primarily qualitative with an overall action research orientation. Research data was collected by use of a biographical narrative interviewing method (BN IM). The BNIM analysis method was used to analyse the first two interviews, this in-depth analysis formed the basis of the broader analysis using 'Framework Analysis.' The study highlights the need for appropriate and ongoing culturally competent training for social workers in this area. It is recommended that much reflective work is needed in community ca re teams to begin to shape future practice with ASF within the field of CPWSW. The findings from this study illustrate the complexity of social work practice in this area and provide the basis for future research. This recommendation is rooted in the enhanced model of cultural competence developed from the study's findings.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Nzute, Anastesia. "Utilisation of insecticide treated nets among women in rural Nigeria : themes, stories, and performance." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620391.

Full text

Abstract:

Background: The effect of Malaria attack on maternal and child health in Nigeria is high compared with other countries in sub Saharan Africa. This problem has been a persistent issue in Nigeria and many researchers have tried to proffer solutions. Insecticide treated nets (ITN) have been identified as providing approximately 80% protection against malaria attack. However, all the measures put in place to control malaria failed to meet up with the set target of the Roll Back Malaria Initiative, which aimed at reducing malaria deaths in Nigeria by half by 2010 in line with the Millennium Development Goals (Anyaehie et al., 2009). As part of the global initiative to reduce malaria deaths before 2015 (Amoran, Senbanjo and Asagwara, 2011) the Nigerian government introduced intervention programmes to protect pregnant women, and children under-five years of age (Anyaehie et al., 2011). However, although there has been considerable and effective intervention in controlling this preventable disease in the African continent, marked inconsistency in the distribution of the ITN, scarcity and low usage in Nigeria (Amoran, Senbanjo and Asagwara, 2011) are apparent, despite emphasis on community-based strategies for malaria control (Obinna, 2011). For midwives in rural Nigeria the disproportionate vulnerability of pregnant women and young children is of great concern. This particular issue is the focus of a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of pregnant women and mothers in their efforts to protect their families and themselves from malaria attack. The study contends that the ‘big (pan-African/national) story’ of malaria has found many voices, speaking from a predominantly positivist perspective. While some more interpretivist approaches to exploring experience have been employed elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa (Rachel and Frank 2005), there remains a need for more participatory research related to health care issues in Nigeria (Abdullahi et al 2013). Women and children make up the majority of the Nigeria population of over 160 million. An attack of malaria on them affects entire households and the economy of the nation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to give voice to the ‘small (household) stories’ of Nigerian women (mothers and health workers), living and working in impoverished rural communities, and consider how their viewpoints, perspectives and imaginings might contribute to the fight for a malaria-free Nigeria. Methodological approach: The research draws on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. The participants’ accounts are interpreted in terms of Africana ‘Womanism’ as defined by Hudson-Weems (1993), the socio-narratology approach elaborated by Frank (2010), and Igbo world-view. Research procedure: Individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with Igbo women in three rural communities in Enugu State in eastern Nigeria (Nsukka, Ngwo, and Amechi). This was a three-phase process involving an initial orientation visit to engage with local gatekeepers and community health workers. A first round of interviews and discussion took place in three communities in 2014, followed by the first phase of interpretation. A second field trip took place in 2015, during which participants discussed the ongoing interpretation and elaborated further on some of the issues raised. Interpretive phases 2 and 3 followed this visit. Interpretive process: Interpretive shifts in understanding were accomplished in three ways: 1. Seeking thematic connections between participants’ accounts of living with the threat of malaria. 2. Engaging in dialogical narrative analysis to explore the work done by the stories embedded in individual accounts of living under the threat of malaria. 3. Crafting found poetry from within the collective accounts to produce an evocative text that could mediate an emotional response and understanding of the malaria experience. Key outcomes: The research was a response to calls for more participatory research into the detailed experiences of people in Africa facing up to the threat of malaria. It has provided a vehicle for the voices of a group of Nigerian women and health workers to bring attention to the continuing plight of pregnant women and their families with limited access to insecticide-treated bed nets in poor living conditions. They have told how they seek to empower themselves in their own small and particular ways. It has provided insights into their worldview(s) and what others might see from where they stand. As such it has added to their own call expressed during the research to “Keep malaria on the agenda.” The research has used the women’s own testimony to create an oral resource designed https://youtu.be/XelMXLUzTV0 to facilitate education and action among small local groups of women and their families, and for health workers in local rural communities.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Curry, Elizabeth A. "Communicating collaboration and empowerment a research novel of relationships with domestic violence workers /." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0001203.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Attanapola, Chamila Thushari. "Unravelling women’s stories of health : Female workers’ experiences of work, gender roles and empowerment relating to health in Katunyake export-processing zone, Sri Lanka." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-669.

Full text

Abstract:

The impact of globalization processes on women, such as the new economic division of labour and relocation of global production into Third World countries, is a frequently debated topic within the globalization and gender discourse. The opportunities for formal work for young women in export-processing industries and they have been able to earn an income and to contribute economically to the survival of their poor families are the main positive impacts of globalization. Further, they are able to experience economic and social independence and increased status within their families. Unfortunately, factory jobs do not only have the positive effect of enabling the women to enjoy the benefits. Research has also identified the negative socio-cultural and health impacts on women resulting from their employment in export-processing industrial work.

This thesis explores Sri Lankan female workers’ experiences of health relating to the work they do at EPZ factories and their gender roles, sense of place, self-identities, capabilities and empowerment. The principle objective of this thesis is to provide an indepth view of female export-processing workers’ experiences of health in Sri Lanka by using feminist research methodology. Sri Lanka entered into the globalization process through its adoption of economic liberalization policies in 1977. The country’s exportprocessing industries provide employment for c.400,000 people, of whom 80% are women. Fieldwork was conducted in the country’s largest export-processing zone located in Katunayake during the periods of January to May in 2002 and June to August in 2004. The study is primarily carried out using a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews with 25 female workers were conducted and women’s life histories and personal narratives were gathered. Further, key informant interviews with representatives from different stakeholders were conducted to identify their views of female export-processing workers’ health status. Furthermore, participant and non-participant observations and a questionnaire survey were carried to supplement the information gained through interviews.

The women identified Katunayake export-processing zone (KEPZ) area as an unhealthy place due to their experiences of health problems and various forms of harassment. Their narratives inform about five types of health problems, namely occupational health problems, mental health problems, reproductive related health problems, weight loss and malnutrition, and infectious diseases. The results of the research have made it possible to identify diversities among the female export-processing workers in terms of their experiences and perspectives of health, self-identities and coping strategies. There is also evidence that women who have fewer responsibilities with regard to their families in their home villages, increased status within the families, and who participate in organizational activities have a positive sense of places regarding home and the KEPZ area and also have positive self-identities. In particular, there is clear diversity between the women who participate and those who do not participate in nongovernmental organizational activities, in terms of their capabilities and empowerment relating to improving their health. Active participants’ choices and actions at different places demonstrate that they achieved individual, collective and organizational empowerment. Further, the women’s stories reveal that they have achieved several practical and strategic gender needs for promoting their health and well-being.

Institutions at local and national levels also play significant roles in women’s empowerment and capability building. The results of the study identify that many institutional strategies constrain women’s empowerment and capabilities by not providing the necessary information, knowledge, instruments, and social support that the women need, and subsequently the women are unable to live to their full potential.

The research concludes that female export-processing workers in Sri Lanka experience both positive and negative aspects of globalization. They have gained incomes for living independent lives while at the same time being helping their poor families. Some have even taken the initiative to secure their lives through improving their possibilities for self-employment. Meanwhile, they are exposed to various forms of health problems and harassment as a result of being EPZ workers. The successful stories of empowered women indicate that female EPZ workers have the ability to achieve better health status and to live successful lives as women with respect and dignity, but they need support from the socio-cultural, economic, legal, and political institutions in the Sri Lankan society to attain their goals.

Paper 1 and 4 reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, paper 3 reprinted with permission of Elsevier

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Oliveira, Cássia Milena Nunes. "MST: A juventude como caminho." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-02082010-194325/.

Full text

Abstract:

Este trabalho propõe um estudo sobre a juventude do assentamento Dom Pedro Casaldáliga, localizado na cidade de Cajamar próxima à cidade de São Paulo, e que integra a Regional Grande São Paulo do MST. O texto se divide em quatro capítulos. O primeiro apresenta a História do projeto e a contextualização histórica do surgimento de um assentamento rural próximo à região metropolitana de São Paulo com a participação de pessoas provenientes do meio urbano. O segundo traz as narrativas produzidas a partir de entrevistas realizadas em colaboração com seis jovens do assentamento sob os preceitos teóricos e metodológicos da História Oral. E por fim, buscou-se desenvolver a análise e a conclusão com base nas experiências desses jovens, expressas nas narrativas de suas histórias de vida, sugerindo alguns dos benefícios e obstáculos para a permanência deles na área conquistada
This paper proposes a study on youth nesting Pedro Casaldaliga, located in the city of Cajamar near the city of Sao Paulo, and belongs to the Greater São Paulo Regional of MST. The text is divided into four chapters. The first presents the project history and historical context of the emergence of a rural settlement near the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo with the participation of people from urban areas. The second brings the narratives produced from interviews conducted in cooperation with six young people from the settlement under the theoretical and methodological precepts of Oral History. Finally, we sought to develop the analysis and conclusion based on the experiences of these young people, expressed in the narratives of their life histories, suggesting some of the benefits and obstacles to their permanence in this conquered area.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Silvério, Leandra Domingues. "Reforma agrária no Triângulo Mineiro: memórias, histórias e lutas de assentados(as) dos Projetos de Assentamento Emiliano Zapata e 21 de abril (1980-2012)." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2012. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/12757.

Full text

Abstract:

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:30:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandra Domingues Silverio.pdf: 3873311 bytes, checksum: 30f251bf1028c5823375e728ed003e64 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-25
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
THIS THESIS EXAMINES the social experiences in the struggle for agrarian reform settlers of the Settlement Project (PA) Emiliano Zapata, located in Uberlândia and created in 2004, and Settlement Project 21st April, in the city of Veríssimo and created in 2005, both in the Triângulo Mineiro region. During the process of major transformation of social relations in the Brazilian countryside in recent decades, particularly in the Triângulo Mineiro, focusing on research with oral history and interpreting a set of statements from workers of these Settlement Projects, it discusses paths, ways and meanings of their struggles for maintaining their own plots of land after the conquest. In the relationship between history and memory, it addresses issues concerning the daily challenges of living and nesting in this new territory and how these settlers organize themselves by means of values and customs acquired in previous struggles. It examines the continuity of the fight after the conquest of the land and how the rural workers give meaning to this fight revealing current perspectives and projected future as settlers. It also problematizes their practices and views on public policies for the settlers and discusses the changes of such policies in recent decades amid the transformations on the role and the importance of smallholder agriculture. The study is organized into four chapters that discusses the following topics: social and political education of both groups of settlers and of the Settlement Projects; the experiences of workers in the conquered land and their organization and practices on their daily lives; the expectations of workers regarding projects related to rural life in the pursuit of autonomy and freedom; and finally, actions and struggles of settlers to maintain the right to live on/from the land by means of being able to have access to public funding and investment policies in the agrarian reform
ESTA TESE ANALISA AS experiências sociais na luta pela reforma agrária de assentados(as) do Projeto de Assentamento (PA) Emiliano Zapata, localizado no município de Uberlândia e criado em 2004, e do PA 21 de Abril, localizado no município de Veríssimo e criado em 2005, ambos na região do Triângulo Mineiro. Em meio ao processo de grandes transformações das relações sociais no campo brasileiro nas últimas décadas, em especial no Triângulo Mineiro, privilegiando a pesquisa com a história oral e interpretando um conjunto de depoimentos de trabalhadores(as) desses PAs, problematiza caminhos, modos e sentidos de suas lutas pela manutenção de seus lotes após a conquista da terra. Na relação entre história e memória, aborda questões relativas aos desafios cotidianos de viver no e do assentamento e como nesse novo território os trabalhadores assentados se organizam por meio de valores e costumes adquiridos nas experiências das lutas anteriores. Analisa a continuidade da luta após a conquista da terra e como os trabalhadores significam essa luta revelando perspectivas do presente e projeção de futuro como assentados. Problematiza também suas práticas e concepções diante das políticas públicas destinadas aos produtores assentados e discute as mudanças de tais políticas em décadas recentes em meio às transformações sobre o papel e a importância da pequena agricultura. O estudo está organizado em quatro capítulos que discutem os seguintes temas: a formação social e política dos dois grupos de assentados e dos PAs; as experiências dos trabalhadores na terra conquistada e seus modos de organização e práticas no cotidiano; as expectativas dos trabalhadores no que se refere aos projetos ligados à vida rural na busca de autonomia e liberdade; por fim, as ações e lutas dos trabalhadores assentados para manterem o direito de viver no/do campo por meio do acesso às políticas públicas de financiamento e investimento na reforma agrária

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Man, Kwong Wai. "Constructing social work : stories of the developing social worker." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/270fcd24-9b9c-444c-83ea-94d85e4631b6.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Olson, Ted. "James Still's Short Stories." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1190.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Horany, Sarah B. (Sarah Beth). "Original Short Stories." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501088/.

Full text

Abstract:

This thesis consists of three original short stories: "August Morning," "Weekend Idyll," and "Free Ride." In addition, an appendix has been added which contains "Hamilton House Roundabout," the original version of "Weekend Idyll." It is included to illustrate the dramatic changes that can occur in the writing process. "August Morning" focuses on a young man's struggle to gain his freedom from his family, particularly his overbearing father. Whether or not he succeeds is ultimately up to the reader. "Weekend Idyll" follows a young woman as she tries to live a dream she has long believed in. Ultimately, her vision is shattered. The final story, "Free Ride," centers on a hapless teenager who finds happiness only in the exhiliaration of racing. Ultimately, it kills him. I wrote stories rather than an analysis primarily for practical reasons. As a teacher I found an exercise in writing more readily transferrable to my classroom.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Pettinger, Lynne. "Branded stores, branded workers : selling and service in fashion retail." Thesis, University of Essex, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272541.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Keith, Karin, and J. Dotson. "Getting Beyond “I Like” Stories." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2005. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1015.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Richards, Sue, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, and of Health Humanities and Social Ecology Faculty. "Stories from a community worker on the shifting sands of modernity." THESIS_FHHSE_XXX_Richards_S.xml, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/404.

Full text

Abstract:

This thesis presents post modern, feminist narratives written from the author’s experiences as a community development worker over a period of twenty years. The contexts are largely based in Sydney and the housing developments in western Sydney. The author writes from within the post modern tensions between subjectivity and objectivity, consciously choosing to represent her own experiences, thoughts, beliefs and actions as case studies. She names and explores her changing ideologies as a community worker through cameos of critical incidents throughout her career. Different styles of narratives are presented of a community development engagement in Fairfield, NSW in 1990-1991. It is argued that community development has a role in the sustainability of civil society, to foster a peaceful oppositional force so necessary as part of a vigorous democracy which values and respects difference.
Master of Science (Hons) Social Ecology

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Richards, Sue Lane Mary. "Stories from a community worker on the shifting sands of modernity /." View thesis, 1996. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20031210.130552/index.html.

Full text

Abstract:

Thesis (M.Sc. (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1996.
"A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury in fulfilment for the requirements of Master of Science (Hons) (Social Ecology)" Video filmed and edited by Mary Lane and Sue Richards. Bibliography : leaves 192-197.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Reed, Delanna. "Telling Lesbian Teacher’s Stories through Performance Ethnography." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1290.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Reed, Delanna. "Ghost Stories for Historic Rugby Ghostly Gathering." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1274.

Full text

Abstract:

Celebrate Halloween Rugby style at Historic Rugby’s Annual Ghostly Gathering events with ghost stories, a bonfire, and visits from some of Rugby’s most prominent haunts! Ghost stories also performed during October 2014.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Reed, Delanna. "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Stories about Difference." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1284.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Ralston, E., Lori J. Marks, and N. Wagner. "Partners in Change: Success Stories in Collaboration." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1995. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3576.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

Rawlinson, Barbara. "The other Gissing : short stories, essays and miscellaneous works." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/30275.

Full text

Abstract:

The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how, over three separate phases, George Gissing transformed his relatively unremarkable early short stories into the uniquely individualistic tales that elevated his work in the eighteen nineties to the front rank of realistic short fiction. Chapters one and two relate to Gissing's first venture into short fiction whilst living in America, which is notable for its accumulation of important themes that the author carried forward and repeatedly adapted to reappear in his later work. In order to establish its impact on subsequent work in terms of political and philosophical influence, chapter three studies the writer's non-fictional output following his return to England, while chapters four and five cover the same period with regard to his second phase of short fiction, focusing on causality as the dominating theme at this time. The role of realism in Gissing's short work is addressed in chapter six and in chapter seven its application is demonstrated by means of an overview of the author's third phase of the genre. Chapter eight focuses on Gissing's writings on the work of Charles Dickens, while chapter nine follows a similar analytical pattern to chapters two and five. At this stage it is evident that the author's interest in the concept of causality as the major force in his short work has been overtaken by a more challenging preoccupation with the human psyche, thus introducing philosophical, sociological and psychological overtones to the writer's work. The final chapter aims to draw together all the threads that combined to establish Gissing as a major contributor to late nineteenth-century realism in the field of short fiction.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Reed, Delanna. "Ridin’ the Rails: Tweetsie and Clinchfield Railroad Stories." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1272.

Full text

Abstract:

JOHNSON CITY (March 31, 2017) – East Tennessee State University graduate students in storytelling will present “Ridin’ the Rails,” an evening of oral history stories and songs from the heyday of the railroad in America, on Friday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held in room 205 – the black box theater – of the university’s Campus Center Building. Admission is free, and donations toward ongoing oral history collection work will be accepted. Dr. Delanna Reed of the ETSU Storytelling Division and graduate students within that program interviewed dozens of individuals who rode, lived or worked on the Tweetsie and Clinchfield railroads. The oral histories gathered provide a glimpse of the two local railroads and the lives they affected from as early as 1915 through 1984. Established in 1882, the narrow gauge ETWNC (Tweetsie) Railroad serviced East Tennessee and Western North Carolina as a coal train and steam engine passenger train. Until highways were established and cars common, the Tweetsie was the only mechanical mode of transportation for folks in the mountains between Johnson City and Boone, North Carolina. Locals of the Tri-Cities area currently recognize the Tweetsie name for its newly established purpose as a multi-use recreation trail for biking, walking and running that follows the former tracks from Johnson City to Elizabethton. The Clinchfield Railroad, with its headquarters in Erwin, ran from the coal fields in Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina. Known as a feat of engineering, the Clinchfield wound for 262 miles through the Blue Ridge Mountains and fostered inspirational characters that have been the center of many films and written works. “The oral histories the audience will hear during the production of ‘Ridin’ the Rails’ are sure to inspire the mind, body and soul,” said Reed, who is directing the current graduate students making up the cast of storytellers and musicians in the program. They include John Brooks, Paul Herrin, Charis Hickson, Betty Ann Polaha and Eutimio Talavera. These students in the ETSU Storytelling Division, which is a part of the Master of Professional Communication Program in the Department of Communication and Performance, selected stories to tell from transcripts of interviews with people from Johnson City and as far away as Roan Mountain. The original interviews were conducted from 2011 to 2014 as a collaborative project between ETSU’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum and Storytelling Program. The effort was led by Reed and Dr. Fred Alsop, director of the museum. Reed says the April 7 event is a one-time opportunity to see the concert in its entirety, although individual students plan to perform segments of the show soon in other area locations.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Walden, Rachel R. "Creating Graphic Medicine: Elevating Patient Stories through Interprofessional Artwork." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8828.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Herrmann, Andrew F. "Living Stories of Working Lives: Personal Narratives in Organizations." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/796.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Reed, Delanna. "Riding the Rails: Stories of Southern Appalachia Railroad History." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1283.

Full text

Abstract:

Oral histories detailing interactions with railroads during the first half of the 20th century in southern Appalachia. For full abstract, visit the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting Program Book.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Proctor-Williams, Kerry. "First Words to Stories: Language Intervention for Preschool Children." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1844.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Lyons, Reneé C. "Stories from the Bamboo Groves: Vietnam in Children’s Literature." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2379.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Tolley, Rebecca. "Review of Life Stories of Women Artists 1550-1800." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5654.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Weierbach, Florence M., Jean S. Bernard, Claire S. Cline, Teresa Darnell, and Rebecca Turpin. "Stories of Rural Appalachia Professional Nursing Development, Appalachia Studies Association." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7377.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Lyons, Reneé C. "Knock Knock, Who's There? Spooky Stories from the White House." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2406.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Disque, J. Graham. "An Experiential Look at Socially Constructed Stories About “Alternative Lifestyles”." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2000. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2816.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

Langenbrunner, Mary R., and J. Graham Disque. "The Healing Power of Stories for Children: An Annotated Bibliography." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1998. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2803.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Disque, A., C. Moore, G. Disque, and Edward J. Dwyer. "Enhancing Reading Instruction by Embracing Our Own Stories as Readers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3334.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Drolet, Cynthia L. (Cynthia Lea). "Four Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500548/.

Full text

Abstract:

This thesis contains four stories of fantasy and science fiction. Four story lengths are represented: the short short ("Dragon Lovers"), the shorter short story ("Homecoming"), the longer short story ("Shadow Mistress"), and the novel ("Sword of Albruch," excerpted here).

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Meier, Lori T. "The Tamagotchi Curriculum: Stories from Digital Classroom Simulations in Teacher Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5909.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Jacquard, Frank Stillman. "Hope at work : the storied experience of hope for frontline workers who counsel in forensic settings." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14183.

Full text

Abstract:

This qualitative research study explored the lived experience of hope and the role it plays in the lives of ten frontline workers (psychologists, social workers, counsellors, probation officers, and correctional officers) who counsel in forensic settings. The research followed a narrative inquiry approach within a paradigm of positive psychology. Participants (N=10) were nominated by peers as exemplars of hope. The results suggest that incorporating hope into interactions influences both the work and the well being of the frontline worker and has inferences for developing therapeutic rapport with clients. Results revealed that exemplars of hope are involved in the being and doing of hope in specific ways. In hopeful being, frontline workers incorporate empathy, live compassionate awareness, advance humbleness, invite metaphor, sense humor, and acknowledge spirituality and religiousness in their everyday lives and in their work. The research suggests that frontline workers possess a wealth of professional experience and a clear understanding of their role both within the forensic setting and within that of society. The research also suggests that the doing of hope involves engaging in working sideways, hope bonds, hope scaffolding, hope incubation, hope hooks, and attending to rhythms. Implications from the study apply to the training of frontline workers, professional development and future research considerations in the field of hope research.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Reyes-Arellano, C., Jean Croce Hemphill, Katherine C. Hall, H. Berry-Price, and M. Mokikan. "Stories of Early Childhood Trauma Among Women Who are Homeless and Abused." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7573.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Reed, Delanna. "Stories of Strong Women Presented for Women Cancer Survivor Retreat, Oncology Services." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1293.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Herrmann, Andrew F. "I Hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del Button': Technology Professionals’ Stories of Quitting." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/822.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Hirsch, Jameson K., and Lisa Curtin. "Rural Suicide Across state Lines--- The Stories, Intervention Strategies and Current Research." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/632.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

Hong, Huili, Karin Keith, Renee Rice Moran, and LaShay Jennings. "Listening to Teachers’ and Teacher Candidates’ Discounted Stories about Cultural and Linguistic Diversity." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/994.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

Sharp, L. Kathryn, and Rosemary Geiken. "Revisiting the Work of Sylvia Ashton-Warner: Honoring Children’s Stories in the 21st Century." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4276.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Dorgan, Kelly A., Kathryn L. Duvall, and Sadie P. Hutson. "Telling Stories about Cohabitating Morbidities: Female Cancer Survivors’ Interconnecting Illness Narratives in Southern Central Appalachia." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1266.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Bokhari, Shuaa Abdulrashid. "Ethical Decisions in Two Different Works of Charles Waddell Chesnutt." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2016. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/46.

Full text

Abstract:

Chesnutt's short stories collection The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line (1899). Charles Chesnutt wrote two short stories which are "The Sheriff's Children" and "Her Virginia Mammy." He wrote them with white audiences in mind. In “The Sheriff’s Children,” Chesnutt presents Tom as a protagonist, his father Sheriff Campbell, and his half-sister Polly. In “Her Virginia Mammy,” he mentions Clara as a protagonist, her love Dr. Winthrop, and her mother Mrs. Harper. Chesnutt records their struggles in Post-Reconstruction North Carolina. He romanticized his characters’ difficult ethical decisions related to racial identity to illustrate more dramatically the consequences of their oppression. “The Sheriff’s Children” and “Her Virginia Mammy” both illustrate the ethical dilemmas of their protagonists, demonstrating to Chesnutt’s white readers the struggles and losses of black and biracial families.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

Mims, Pamela J. "Promoting Emergent Literacy for Students with Significant Disabilities and Autism Through Shared Stories and Adapted Books." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/211.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Workers' stories'

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles