Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 327-349.

Thesis (Ph. D. in Education and Human Development)--Vanderbilt University, Dec. 2002. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Bochum, 2007. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-187).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-389).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Memphis, 2009. / Typescript. "August 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [65]-70).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 29-30).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-231).

Mental health has become an increasingly importantly focus in the UK policy landscape because of its social and economic impact. However, most research to date has focused on living with mental health issues, or providing mental health services, in urban settings. There is limited understanding of the experiences of rural dwellers with mental health issues or the role of the voluntary sector in terms of its contribution to mental health service provision in rural areas. Thus, this PhD explores the experiences of rural mental health service users and providers in Scotland and Canada, and also considers the contribution of mental health voluntary organisations in helping to overcome the challenges of social exclusion for service users, as identified in previous research. Two theoretical lenses were used to frame the research questions. First, the concept of social inclusion provided a lens to analyse the processes by which service users achieve, or not, a sense of belonging and connection in society (Philo 2000). Second, Putnam's (2000) theory of social capital provided a further analytical lens by which to explore the contribution of rural voluntary organisations. Social capital focuses on the features of populations such as social networks, trust and norms of reciprocity that shape the quality and quantity of social interactions (McKenzie & Harpham 2006). The aims of the research were to: To explore the impact of rural life for mental health service users' daily life and access of services To understand the contribution of rural mental health services to tackling social exclusion for service users The five research questions used in this thesis were: What does it mean to experience mental health problems in remote and rural areas? What are the challenges that service providers face in remote and rural areas? What benefits are there for service users attending voluntary groups in remote and rural areas?

Integration är ett ämne som alltid varit omdiskuterat. På 1960–1970-talet handlade det om utrikesföddas anpassning till majoritetssamhället medans det idag handlar om en integrationspolitik. År 2015 skedde en kraftig ökning i antalet asylsökande till Sverige, vilket var en följd av det syriska inbördeskriget och den europeiska flyktingkrisen var ett faktum. Tre procent av Sveriges befolkning bor i Norrbottens län som är det största i landet,där utlandsfödda är en viktig del i länets befolkningsutveckling. Av de personer som invandrar till Sverige flyttar många ifrån den kommun de först kommit till. För att bemöta de människor som kommer till Norrbotten, startades år 2015 integrationsprojekteten Progress tillsammans som sträcker sig regionalt i länet och Vänskapsprojektetsom är verksamma lokalt i en av kommunerna. Syftet med studien har varit att övergripande undersöka hur integration kan förstås genom att undersöka två pågående integrationsprojekt på regional-och lokalnivå. Studiens två huvudsakliga frågeställningar var att undersöka förståelse för integration genom personer arbetandes med ett integrationsprojekt och deltagare i ett integrationsprojekt.Metoden för studien har varit kvalitativ där materialet inhämtats från åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer. Materialet har analyserats genom de teoretiska begreppen socialt kapital och integrationsteori.Resultatet visar att den sociala aspekten i relation till lokalbefolkningen är avgörande för en positiv integration.Personer arbetandes med, och deltagare i ett lokalt och regionalt integrationsprojekt förstår integration med att detfinns utmaningar som ny person till att komma in i ett samhälle. Dessutom är deras förståelse av integration att människor skiljs åt baserat på varifrån de kommer och att individen inte tas hänsyn till.

Thesis (MEd (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. / This is a qualitative study that explores social cohesion in terms of how it is understood by, teacher educators and pre-service teachers, and how it is incorporated, taught, and experienced in an initial teacher education (ITE) programme that is located within one university in the Western Cape, South Africa. It uses semi-structured interviews, observations, and a focus group interview to understand how teacher educators think about and teach social cohesion. Moreover, it focuses on how fourth year pre-service teachers experience the programme in relation to debates on social cohesion. Findings suggest that teacher educators’ understandings and pre-service teachers’ backgrounds influence their experiences of an ITE programme. It further suggests that pre-service teachers do develop attitudes and pedagogies for social cohesion, all be it unevenly so. This study contributes to better understandings of social cohesion as a priority of South African government, and how it is experienced by pre-service teachers in an ITE programme. In so doing, it contributes to how social cohesion may be realised in post-apartheid South Africa.