Responses of ten Native American men, who reported being homeless for at least six months, waiver slightly from the hypothesis that their concept of home denotes community, family, and an indigenous connection to the land. However, they did strategically cope to create home-like atmospheres. Direct answers show that home provides basic necessities, safety, and emotions of well-being, like belonging. Scrutiny of the complete contexts of these men's lives show that friendship often replaced a lack of family. Some participants referred to an indigenous connection to the land and to home as being more than one place, including a natal reservation. Adoption and a period of time away from culture, an uprootedness, also characterized these lives. Researcher recommendations include a permanent wet/dry residence, a camping area, and provisions for more culturally specific homeless services.

<p> The identification of factors contributing to the farmers' non-retention of subsidy dollars is key in identifying the impact of the subsidy within and across the sector. Relaxing the assumption of perfect competition, amongst input suppliers, allows for an analysis of two upstream of complementary goods. Because it is the case that the farmers are price takers for some inputs (seed) and may negotiate over the price of others (land), I assume the upstream input providers are more akin to Bertrand competition. General findings, from the theoretical and experimental results, indicate upstream market power as having a significant impact on the economic subsidy incidence; and the complementary between the famer's inputs is the main driving force of the results.</p>

The thesis the Welfare of women during pregnancy and maternity deals with benefits which are connected with pregnancy, childbirth and maternity. The payment is based on more laws, especially act of on sickness insurance and act of state social support. I also didn't forget to mention some important international organisations, which affect in the area of social security and also the modification of security within European Union. I tried to treat my theme in different way, unlike it had been treated before. I proceed chronologically during description of individual benefits, this mean that I started with Compensatory benefit in pregnancy and maternity and I finished with parental allowance. This also corresponds with the structure of my thesis. I chose this method, because in my opinion this way of treating of the problem becomes more understandable. The thesis consists of introduction, eight chapters and the conclusion. In the introduction I mentioned reasons why I have chosen the theme and basic information concerning the social security law in Czech Republic. The first chapter is about progress of Social security law, especially in the area of present-day Czech Republic. The first chapter is divided into the 3 subchapters and the last one is also divided into another three sections. On the...

This study sought to explore the perceptions of stakeholders on the role and effectiveness of networking forums in promoting partnerships and integrated service delivery between government and non-profit sector organisations using the Nelmapius forum as a case study. The research adopted a qualitative research method and a case study research approach was utilized. The research population consisted of social workers and social work supervisors in both government and NGOs who participated in the Nelmapius forum. Purposive sampling which is a type of non-probability sampling was utilized to draw participants for the study. The sample consisted of 11 social workers and 4 social work supervisors who participated in the Nelmapius forum. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings reveal that participants understood the primary reason behind the establishment of the Nelmapius forum as to strengthen the relationship between the government and the NGOs in Nelmapius. It was also revealed that the Nelmapius forum was a platform for NGOs and the DHSD to share service delivery information. Findings of the study show that the forum is an effective platform for enhancing partnerships’ among organisations which enhanced integrated service delivery. The forum created a platform which enabled organisations to work cooperatively. This led to capacity building among participant members and their organisations. The forum also enabled organisations to work together to share service delivery channels and processes as well as demarcation areas of service which benefitted the community members. The forum did experience few challenges in its later stages of functioning such as poor attendance, lack of new member integration, and failure to honour commitments by some organisations which led to low of morale amongst forum members. As a way of invigorating the forum participants suggested that: All stakeholders should participate actively in the forum, facilitation of the forum should rotate among members, the forum must be open to all stakeholders, the forum must be attended by senior officials, meeting venues should rotate in different organisations and that there should be monitoring and evaluation systems in place. It is hoped the study will have impact positively on the functioning of networking forums.

This study utilizes the concept of disarticulated accumulation to explore the associations among relations of dominance in the world-economy and human welfare in less developed nations. Disarticulation is cast as the primary intervening factor between dominance and human welfare. / Multiple regression techniques are applied to cross-sectional data in order to test the effects of dominance and disarticulation on human welfare. Additional tests assess the intervening role of disarticulation in the effects of dominance on human welfare. / Both dominance and disarticulation are found to have significant negative effects on human welfare. Disarticulation is found to mediate the effects of dominance on human welfare. This analysis concludes that disarticulation is an important, but overlooked, determinant of human welfare in less developed nations. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0701. / Major Professor: J. Michael Armer. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.

The Education for Handicapped Children's Act, re-authorized in 1986, mandates special education and related services for all children with handicaps, ages 3 to 21. Perhaps the most confusing aspect of the law involves the interpretation of providing health related services required by children with disabilities. The law has created, in theory, a partnership between parents and professionals in sharing their specialized knowledge and collaborating in implementing services. / The study, conducted in a preschool class for children who had a range of handicapping conditions, used a qualitative strategy. It began with an interest in (a) how school personnel use health and medical information in the performance of their specialized roles and (b) the processes staff use in developing a shared understanding of the information and a coordinated course of action for individual children. The inquiry, however, expanded to include the critical role parents play in brokering information between the medical system and the educational system. / Findings from this study indicate that the lives of children with handicaps are managed by three different social systems: family, medical, and education. Each of these social environments has its own purpose, structure, rules, and perceptions. Communication between the three systems frequently is very difficult because all three are simultaneously but independently involved in assessment, diagnoses, prognoses, developing plans, and establishing outcome measures. Three factors contribute to the ease of communication and coordination between the systems: (a) a definitive etiology of the child's handicap; (b) a definitive diagnostic label of the handicapping condition; and (c) the degree to which the handicap is visible. The study was conducted in a a preschool class for children who have a range of handicapping conditions. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-12, Section: A, page: 4087. / Major Professor: Pearl E. Tait. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among several variables including four indices of organizational culture gaps, job satisfaction, job performance, the perception of performance appraisal fairness, salary, and caseload size. Two hundred and twelve counselors in the state of Florida completed three questionnaires for this study: the Rehabilitation Job Satisfaction Inventory, the Kilmann-Saxton Culture Gap Survey, and a demographic questionnaire designed for this study. / Multiple regression analyses procedures were used to examine the relationships among the culture gap indices, perception of performance appraisal, caseload size, and salary fairness and job satisfaction and job performance (dependent variables). Perception of performance appraisal, caseload size fairness and the task support culture gap were found to be predictive of job satisfaction. Task innovation culture gap and perception of salary fairness were found to be predictive of job performance. The seven independent variables in combination were found to explain 28% of the variance in job satisfaction and 07% of the variance in job performance. The relationship between job satisfaction and performance was not found to be significant. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-01, Section: A, page: 0079. / Major Professor: E. Jane Burkhead. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.

The General Educational Development (GED) exam provides a "second chance" for people who, for various reasons, did not complete a secondary school program. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in salary, employment and enrollment in post-secondary education associated with completion of the General Educational Development (GED) exam, as well as an examination of differences between students who participated in formal GED preparation classes and people who were receiving public assistance. / Four null hypotheses were formulated to answer the research questions. A survey questionnaire was developed to gather data related to answering the hypotheses. Subjects included 1988-90 GED graduates in New York State. Multiple regression analysis and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. / Analysis of the data found that there was no significant difference in employment or salary over time following acquisition of the General Educational Development (GED) exam. However, there was a significant difference in post-secondary education enrollment. Also, there was no relationship between receiving public assistance and salary or employment. However, there were reported changes in people's lives. People reported increased self-esteem, feeling "better" about themselves and more self confident. They also reported an increase in family literacy activities, including reading to children and helping them with homework, watching the news, reading newspapers, writing letters and going to the library. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-10, Section: A, page: 3503. / Major Professor: Mary L. Pankowski. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.

O objetivo geral da tese foi compreender a participação dos idosos aposentados na consolidação do sistema financeiro, em especial o creditício, considerando o peso que esses benefícios têm para economia das pequenas cidades amazônicas. De cunho teórico a tese estabelecida foi que em regiões com uma fraca dinâmica econômica a universalização da aposentadoria concomitante com a consolidação do sistema financeiro digital fragiliza o grupo social dos aposentados, tornando-os vulneráveis a processos financeiros ilícitos. Quanto aos aspectos metodológicos, na busca por compreender os enlaces entre os idosos aposentados e a atuação do sistema financeiro e creditício foi preciso concatenar analises a luz de dados estatísticos àqueles procedentes das pesquisas realizadas em quatro campanhas de campo realizadas no município de Lábrea (AM), considerando os eventos normativos atrelados às políticas previdenciárias. O recorte temporal adotado foi o período de 1980 a 2012. Como resultados, posteriormente, a traçar uma retrospectiva do comportamento etário da população em diferentes escalas de analise, discorri sobre as categorias, conceitos temáticos abrangidos pelo estudo; e, verticalizei a análise para Lábrea, sendo caracterizada a cidade quando a historicidade de seu processo de formação/ocupação e a distribuição espacial dos idosos a luz de dados demográficos censitários e da avaliação documental; e, do qual lanço mão de análises qualitativas das entrevistas. Quanto ao processo de envelhecimento populacional e a inserção do idoso na dinâmica econômica da familiar e das cidades o estudo ratificou que o processo de envelhecimento da população brasileira nos últimos 30 anos foi evidenciado seja pelos montantes globais que superam o patamar estabelecido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde para classificar a população de um país como envelhecida, seja pela constituição de pirâmides etárias que vem confirmando o estreitamento da base e o alargamento do topo, ratificando uma mudança profunda no perfil reprodutivo da população brasileira e o efetivo aumento da expectativa de vida e aumento dos mais longevos. Já os novos arranjos familiares, validaram a ideia de pluralidade nas composições familiares, tanto no que diz respeito às famílias com idosos, tanto para aquelas de idosos, merecendo atenção questões como a troca cuidados entre gerações e o suporte material advindo do dinheiro das aposentadorias e pensões. Quanto ao idoso, à seguridade social e às possibilidades e riscos dos empréstimos consignados verificou-se com base no estudo realizado que os efeitos das mudanças na legislação brasileira relativos à efetivação dos benefícios de aposentadorias e pensões concedidos aos idosos proporcionaram impactos significativos na renda da sua família, nas suas condições de vida, na redução da pobreza, como também na dinamização da economia local. Contudo, pode-se concluir também que em que pese o amplo arcabouço legal existente no país sobre a previdência social, a expansão/estruturação da rede de atendimento, assim como, a ampliação de acesso ao sistema financeiro garantido por normativas específicas ainda verifica-se um hiato entre as politicas e sua concretização no território. Merecendo haver a conjugação de ações específicas para incorporação da analise espacial ao critério demográfico e a redução do descompasso entre as estratégias de financiamento e normativas. / The main objective of this thesis was to understand the participation of elderly retirees in the consolidation of the financial system especially through public credit, considering the importance those benefits have for the economy of small cities in the Amazon. Using a theoretical standpoint, the established thesis was that in regions with a weak economic dynamic the universal retirement concurrent with the consolidation of the digital financial system weakens the social group of retirees, making them vulnerable to illicit financial processes. Regarding methodological aspects, to understand the linkages between the elderly retirees and the functioning of the financial and credit system, it was necessary to gather preexistent analyses of statistical data from four fieldwork surveys in the municipality of Lábrea (AM), considering the normative events tied to the welfare policies. The time frame utilized was the period from 1980 to 2012. As a result, after tracing a retrospective of the population aging in different scales of analysis, I discussed the categories and thematic concepts covered in the study; further, I expanded the analysis to Lábrea and characterized the city regarding the historic process of formation/occupation and the spatial distribution of elderly based on demographic census data and documental evaluation, from which I made use of qualitative analyses of interviews. Regarding the aging population process and the insertion of elderly in the economic dynamic of families and cities, the study confirmed that the aging process of the Brazilian population in the last 30 years was verified by the overall amounts that exceeded the threshold established by the World Health Organization to classify the population of any country as aging, by the changes in the population pyramid that have been pointing to the narrowing of the base and widening of the top, confirming the profound change in the reproductive profile of the Brazilian population and the effective increase in life expectancy with the increase in the number of longer-living individuals. The new types of family arrangements validated the idea of plurality in their composition, both regarding families with and of elderly, deserving special-attention issues such as the exchange of care between generations and the material support from pensions and retirement plans. Regarding the elderly, social security and the possibilities and risks of loans, it was observed that the effects of changes in the Brazilian legislation concerning the effective payment of benefits and pensions yielded significant impacts on the family income in their living conditions, in poverty reduction, as well as an improvement on the local economy. However, it can also be concluded that although the country has a broad legal framework on welfare, the expansion and structuring of the service network, as well as the expansion of access to the financial system guaranteed by specific standards, there is still a gap between policies and their implementation in the territory. Thus, what is necessary is an improved combination of specific actions for incorporation of spatial analysis to demographic criteria and the reduction of existent gaps between normative and financing strategies.

This follow-up study of 1970-73 graduates of the Portland State University School of Social Work was aimed at identifying the community organization and social welfare planning skills that M.S.W.s are using in their current practice. The study sought information from graduates that could be useful in evaluating the current Social Welfare Planning concentration and planning future curriculum. Two groups of graduates were surveyed utilizing a mailed questionnaire. The first group consisted of the universal sample of former students identified as community organization concentrators; the comparison group was a sample of graduates who had majored in direct services. The study explored and compared the educational backgrounds of the two groups and their employment histories following graduation. More importantly, it sought the opinions of former students on the usefulness or relevancy of specific community organization and planning skills in their actual practice. At the outset of the study, it was assumed that graduates who had concentrated in community organization would consistently rate community organization/planning skills higher than graduates who had majored in direct services. Overall, the results of the study substantiated that assumption. However, the agency setting of the practitioner appeared to be a more important determinant of the types of skills he found relevant than his area of specialization in graduate school. Thus, community organization concentrators who were in organizing or planning positions at the time of the survey rated the associated skills as having much greater utility in their practice than did direct service concentrators who held direct service positions. Further, direct service concentrators who were also in administrative or planning positions rated the skills higher than did their counterparts in direct service positions. It was also found that community organization concentrators were more conservative than direct service majors in crediting the School of Social Work with having contributed significantly to their attainment of community organization/planning skills.