Visuomenėje šalia įvairių socialinių grupių egzistuoja specifinė grupė – neįgaliųjų mažuma. Anksčiau visuomenėje neįgaliųjų lyg ir nebuvo, nes jie gyveno uždarose institucijose, už socialinio gyvenimo ribų. Lietuvai atkūrus nepriklausomybę įvyko daug esminių pokyčių. Demokratiniams procesams atvėrus uždarų specialiųjų institucijų duris, nuo užuojautos neįgaliesiems pereita prie praktinės socialinės integracijos. Nors visoje Lietuvoje galioja palankūs neįgaliųjų įdarbinimą reglamentuojantys teisės aktai, o darbdaviams sudaromos sąlygos neįgaliųjų įdarbinimui, ryškėja nauja neįgaliųjų mažos motyvacijos dirbti problema, kuri iki šiol nebuvo nagrinėta ir yra neabejotinai aktuali. Magistro darbe teoriškai analizuojama neįgalių asmenų integracijos samprata, apžvelgiami neįgaliųjų integraciją darbo rinkoje reglamentuojantys teisės aktai. Pristatomas tyrimas, kuriuo nustatytos neįgalių asmenų mažos motyvacijos dirbti priežastys ir darbdavių požiūris į neįgalų darbuotoją Vilniaus mieste. Tyrimo hipotezė, kad neįgaliųjų integraciją į darbo rinką Vilniaus mieste riboja pačių neįgaliųjų motyvacijos dirbti stoka, pasitvirtino iš dalies. Daugumos darbdavių nuomone, neįgalieji stokoja motyvacijos dirbti, kvalifikacijos ir kompetencijų, bijo būti atstumti ir neįvertinti. Tačiau išaiškėjo, kad daugelis neįgaliųjų jau yra bandę dirbti ir save realizuoti profesinėje veikloje, dirbti jiems yra svarbu. Integruojantis į darbo rinką neįgaliesiems nėra svarbiausi tik finansiniai motyvai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In the society among various social groups there is a specific group – the disabled minority. Previously, people with disabilities in society lived in closed institutions for social life outside. After restoration of independence took place in a number of significant changes. From compassion disabled transition to practical social integration. Throughout Lithuania in favor of persons with disabilities is valid legislation, and employers to employ people with disabilities. However, people with disabilities, a new low motivation to work for a problem that so far has not been considered and is certainly relevant. Ihe Master work theoretically analyzes the concept of the integration of people with disabilities and this people an overview of labor market legislation. The survey, which provides people with disabilities to work in low motivation and reasons, analyzed employers' attitudes to disabled worker in Vilnius. The research hypothesis, that the people with disabilities integration into the labor market in Vilnius limited by the disabled lack of motivation to work, proved in part. Most of the employers says, that people with disabilities lack the motivation to work, skills and competencies that are afraid of being rejected and unappreciated. However, it turned out that many people with disabilities are already trying to work and realize their professional life, their work is important. Integration into the labor market for disabled people is not only the most important... [to full text]

This study examined the perceptions of non-native English speaking immigrant students at a small Canadian university relating to their transition to university, their experiences within the social and academic contexts of the campus, and their sense of belonging on their campus. This study used a phenomenological approach, and was supported by a conceptual framework of minority student persistence and belonging within postsecondary education. The findings of this study suggest that these students’ positive social experiences and perception of the campus as being diverse and open to diversity were connected to students’ sense of belonging. The findings also suggest that increased availability of customized support is needed for non-native English speaking students on this Canadian campus, and that greater awareness among university faculty and administration needs to be paid to students’ integration in classroom and campus practices. This thesis concludes with recommendations for practice and future research.

Suicide in the South African Police Service is a reality. The inability to cope effectively with stressful events in a working environment could lead to chronic stress, burnout and even suicide. The purpose of this research was to establish the current level of suicide ideation in police officials in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Secondly, the purpose was to determine the relationship between coping and stress, and thirdly, whether these factors could he used to predict suicide ideation of police officials in the Kwazulu-Natal Province. A cross-sectional survey design was used to achieve the research objectives. The study population consisted of 272 uniformed police officials in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The following measuring battery was used: a biographical questionnaire, the Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, COPE Questionnaire, and the Police Stress Inventory. Descriptive statistics (e.g. standard deviations, means, skewness and kurtosis) and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Cronbach alpha coefficients, inter-item correlation coefficients and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the measuring battery. Discriminant analysis was used to determine which variables could be used to predict suicide ideation. The results indicated that 9 (3,30%) of the uniformed police officials have significant suicide ideation levels and that 11 (4,15%) police officials in the KwaZulu-Natal Province have attempted suicide in the past. No difference was found between the suicide ideation of males and females. A positive correlation between suicide ideation, police-specific stressors, as well as problem-focused coping, passive coping and social support was found. The results also indicated correlations between suicide ideation, medical condition and alcohol abuse, where stress because of lack of resources was identified as the primary stressor that caused alcohol abuse. The results also indicate that stress caused by job demands and lack of resources as well as police-specific stressors, problem-focused coping, passive coping and social support could be used to classify police officials into groups of high and low suicide ideation. Recommendations with regard to the improvement of the South African Police Service, as well as for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

This thesis links theological developments in two eras and contexts of Christian history by exploring how the question of Christian identity is dealt with by a number of Christian writers who are chosen for their representative significance in the two contexts. By this approach, the two eras concerned, early Hellenistic Christianity and modern African Christianity, are treated as belonging together within the one entity of Christian history. In a brief Introduction I attempt to establish the case for the methodological principle stated, and also to indicate its importance for understanding modern African theology in particular. Chapter One examines the intellectual and ideological background against which early Hellenistic Christian self-definition was to develop. The attempt is made to show that it was in response to the intellectual and spiritual forces that operated in the Graeco-Roman world, particularly as these affected the "Pagan" perception of Christianity, that the emergent Christian thought developed. The rest of Part One (Chapters Two to Five) examines the viewpoints and achievements of Tatian, Tartullian, Justin and Clement of Alexandria. The emphasis throughout is on how the career and thought of each writer witnesses and responds to the existence of a Christian identity problem. It was in the process of the clarification of Christian identity that theological concerns were also shaped and defined. Part Two deals with the modern African Christian story. Chapter Six examines the legacy of the modern missionary enterprise from Europe and North America as the background to the issues that have gained prominence on the African theological agenda in the post-missionary Church. The rest of Part Two (Chapters Seven to Ten) examines the contributions of four writers - E. Bolaji Idowu, John Mbiti, Mulago gwa Cikala Musharhamina and Byang Kato - towards the definition of African responses to the encounter of the Christian Gospel with African tradition, and towards the development of an African theology. The Conclusion (Chapter Eleven) attempts to use the achievement of the patristic period studied in Part One to clarify some of the areas of theological concern which may yet need to receive attention from African theologians. The presence of an intellectual anti-Christian polemic in Africa, as in the earlier period, is noted as one indication of the need for African theologians to take even more seriously the question of Christian identity in the modern African context. It is as this is done, that the uniquely African contribution to Christian theology will be made.

Teisti asmenys įvardijami kaip socialiai pažeidžiami, todėl išėjęs į laisvę tampa visuomenės problema: neturi darbo, būsto, jų išsilavinimas menkas, o artimieji dažnai nutraukia ryšius su buvusiais kaliniais. Neturintys išsilavinimo ar žemo išsilavinimo lygio asmenys patiria daugiau sunkumų integruojantis į darbo rinką, o dalyvavimas visuomeniniame gyvenime būna apribotas. Dažnai, nesulaukę tinkamos pagalbos, marginalinei grupei priskiriami asmenys, įvykdo naują nusikaltimą, sugrįžta į kalėjimą ir taip uždaras ratas sukasi toliau. Labai svarbu Pataisos įstaigose nuteistiesiems įgyti pradinį, pagrindinį ir profesinį išsilavinimą, išsaugoti turimus darbo įgūdžius, įgyti naujų, paklausių darbo rinkoje profesijų, ugdyti motyvaciją keistis. Nuteistųjų edukacinė veikla ir įvairaus pobūdžio užsiėmimai PI yra labai svarbus faktorius, dažnai lemiantis sėkmingą integracijos į visuomenę procesą. / Education of convicts in correctional institutions should become a relevant issue to all society because a negative attitude towards ex-convicts, which has been prevailing for many years, often turns against the society itself. The ex-convict becomes a problem of the society due to subjective and objective reasons, i.e. he/she is unemployed, does not have a dwelling place, he/she has poor education and rather often the relatives of the ex-convict terminate their relations with him/her. Moreover, the psychological state of the ex-prisoner is unstable due to which the situation becomes even more complicated.

Univ., Diss./2005--Zürich, 2004.

Thesis (Ph.D.(Education Management))-University of Pretoria, 2007. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Tübingen, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-305).

Mémoire (M.E.S.R.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1999. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 68-72).