<p>In this study a process evaluation of the action planning process of the HealthKick programme in disadvantaged primary school settings in the Western Cape was conducted. A qualitative methodology was adopted to best determine the experiences of the participants and the underlying factors involved. Four schools were randomly selected to participate. Four focus group discussions were conducted with educators, and four in-depth interviews were conducted with principals and champions at schools, (champions are either an educator or school governing body member selected to be the driver of the project at each school, as well as the liaison person between the school and the HealthKick project team). Semi-structured interview guides were used to steer the discussions. Interviews and focus groups were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. The data was thematically analysed with the assistance of Atlas ti computer software. The results of this study indicated that the action planning process did not take place as designed by the project team. Several challenges were identified and experienced by participants. The results further indicated that the challenges of time, workload and competing priorities were intrinsically linked. Positive experiences were also reported and various enablers to the process were identified, such as the facilitation process, the receipt of the resource toolkit as well as the complementary nature of the HealthKick curriculum to the normal academic curriculum.</p>

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The topic of the study is to asses the larynx cancer patients needs from the viewpoint of the patient, his or her family and nursing personnel, using quantitative and qualitative research methodology. The significance of the reseaarch. The needs and difficulties of larynx patients are very significant in clinical practice. It is important to evaluate if the nursing needs are equally and adequately understood by the patient, family and the nursing personnel. It is a common practice to use the worldly acknowledged instruments. The use of the quantative method in the research improves the quality of the research and allows to deepen the understanding of the needs of the patient. The hypothesis of the research. The needs of the larynx cancer patient can be disclosed using the adapted version of Needs Evaluation Questionnaire and by disclosing the attitude of the family, nursing personnel towards the needs of the patient by means of quantitative research. The aim of the study is to determine the larynx patient needs by using Needs Evaluation Questionnaire and to assess the attitude of the family and the nursing by means of quantitative research. The goals: 1. Determine the suitability and reliability of the Needs Evaluation Questionnaire by evalutaing the needs of the larynx patients. 2. Determine the attitude of the family towards the needs of the patient by using partially structured interview. 3. Determine the attitude of the nursing personnel towards the needs of the... [to full text]

<p>In this study a process evaluation of the action planning process of the HealthKick programme in disadvantaged primary school settings in the Western Cape was conducted. A qualitative methodology was adopted to best determine the experiences of the participants and the underlying factors involved. Four schools were randomly selected to participate. Four focus group discussions were conducted with educators, and four in-depth interviews were conducted with principals and champions at schools, (champions are either an educator or school governing body member selected to be the driver of the project at each school, as well as the liaison person between the school and the HealthKick project team). Semi-structured interview guides were used to steer the discussions. Interviews and focus groups were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. The data was thematically analysed with the assistance of Atlas ti computer software. The results of this study indicated that the action planning process did not take place as designed by the project team. Several challenges were identified and experienced by participants. The results further indicated that the challenges of time, workload and competing priorities were intrinsically linked. Positive experiences were also reported and various enablers to the process were identified, such as the facilitation process, the receipt of the resource toolkit as well as the complementary nature of the HealthKick curriculum to the normal academic curriculum.</p>

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En se basant sur la littérature, nous étudions les liens entre les concepts de mobilité intra-organisationnelle et de Responsabilité Sociétale de l’Entreprise (RSE). Aujourd’hui, les salariés et les entreprises portent un intérêt croissant pour ces deux concepts. Le contexte économique et social, engendre une grande préoccupation pour la mobilité et pour la RSE. La loi du 22 septembre 2017 modifie en profondeur le droit du travail notamment au niveau du régime du licenciement. Ce contexte vient accentuer et souligner l’importance du sujet. Afin de comprendre les enjeux, nous étudions ces concepts sous l’angle gestionnaire, économique et juridique. Puis, le fruit de notre réflexion nous amène à conceptualiser la «mobilité responsable» à partir de cinq grands piliers : l’employabilité, la justice organisationnelle, l’équité, les catégories-socio professionnelles et les ancres de carrière. Notre démarche empirique a pour objectif de mieux appréhender les enjeux des démarches de mobilité interne. Tout d’abord, nous réalisons 47 entretiens auprès de membres de la direction des ressources humaines de 19 grands groupes situés en France. Dans le cadre d’une démarche basée sur la théorie enracinée, l’objectif est l’émergence de la connaissance sur le processus et les outils d’accompagnement de la mobilité interne. À l’issue de ces entretiens, nous proposons une grille de lecture originale et innovante. Afin de recueillir le point de vue des salariés, nous mettons en œuvre une démarche quantitative. Dans cette perspective, nous diffusons un questionnaire de recherche via internet auprès de salariés de grandes entreprises en France. Notre échantillon compte 313 répondants. Cette démarche complémentaire permet de connaître les liens avec notre concept de mobilité responsable. Nous cherchons à valider ou invalider nos hypothèses et à mesurer les influences de la mobilité responsable. Nous trouvons de profondes différences dans les pratiques de mobilité intra-organisationnelle dans les entreprises. La catégorie socio-professionnelle est un élément prégnant expliquant la diversité des pratiques d’entreprise. Cette thèse contribue à l’exploration de la mobilité responsable dans les disciplines de sciences de gestion au sein des problématiques de gestion des ressources humaines. / Based on the literature, we study the links between the concepts of intra-organizational mobility and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Today, employees and companies are increasingly interested in both concepts. The economic and social context gives rise to great concern for mobility and CSR. The law of September 22, 2017 profoundly changes the labor law, particularly at the dismissal regime. This context accentuates and emphasizes the importance of the subject. To understand the issues, we study these concepts from a managerial, economic and legal point of view. Then, we conceptualize "responsible mobility" based on three main pillars: employability, organizational justice and equity. Our approach allows us to better understand the issues related to the intra-organizational mobility approach within companies. First, we carry out 47 interviews with members of the human resources department of 19 major groups located in France. As part of an approach based on Grounded Theory, the objective is the emergence of knowledge about the process and the tools for supporting internal mobility. As an outcome of these interviews, we propose an original and innovative reading grid. In order to gather the point of view of the employees, we implement a quantitative approach. Then, we circulate a research questionnaire to employees of large companies in France via the Internet to gather data on the point of view of the employees. Our sample has 313 respondents. This complementary approach makes it possible to know the links with our concept of responsible mobility. We seek to validate or invalidate our hypotheses and measure the impact of responsible mobility. We find many differences in intra-organizational mobility practices. The socio-professional category is an essential element explaining the diversity of practices in companies. This thesis contributes to the exploration of responsible mobility in the disciplines of management sciences in the context of human resources management issues.

Magister Public Health - MPH / In this study a process evaluation of the action planning process of the HealthKick programme in disadvantaged primary school settings in the Western Cape was conducted. A qualitative methodology was adopted to best determine the experiences of the participants and the underlying factors involved. Four schools were randomly selected to participate. Four focus group discussions were conducted with educators, and four in-depth interviews were conducted with principals and champions at schools, (champions are either an educator or school governing body member selected to be the driver of the project at each school, as well as the liaison person between the school and the HealthKick project team). Semi-structured interview guides were used to steer the discussions. Interviews and focus groups were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. The data was thematically analysed with the assistance of Atlas ti computer software. The results of this study indicated that the action planning process did not take place as designed by the project team. Several challenges were identified and experienced by participants. The results further indicated that the challenges of time, workload and competing priorities were intrinsically linked. Positive experiences were also reported and various enablers to the process were identified, such as the facilitation process, the receipt of the resource toolkit as well as the complementary nature of the HealthKick curriculum to the normal academic curriculum. / South Africa

With nineteen years of democracy behind us, South Africa has experienced uncountable changes within its borders and on various playing fields. One of the most memorable changes, in my opinion, was in education. This motivated me to embark on a study about the responses of Heads of Departments (HoDs) to curriculum changes. I especially wanted to focus on the management of those changes. The focus on HoDs arose from the devolution of responsibility from the principal to the HoD with regard to curriculum change. This uninterrupted cycle of curriculum change that South Africa is experiencing occupies the HoDs to a large extent. They have to ensure that the changes take place as smoothly as possible with as little resistance as possible. In order to accomplish this, one would think that the HoD would be trained in managing a department and curriculum changes. This is unfortunately not the case, and they are following their own guidelines that they have constructed through trial and error. This study was conducted through a narrative design within a qualitative framework, allowing me to give a voice to those who have none. It required me to have focus group interviews, which laid the foundation for my semi-structured interview. The use of documents assisted with the crystallisation of the data. This research was conducted in the Lady Frere district of the Eastern Cape. There were two sets of HoDs from different schools, and one participant willing to participate in a semi-structured interview. The purpose of this study was to find out what guidelines HoDs had constructed by looking at HoDs’ responses to, and management of curriculum changes since 2005. It became very clear that there is some confusion about what is expected of the HoD during the change process and the HoDs in this study felt it better to follow traditional methods of teaching, as this was all they knew. However, the focus on producing quality education was very important to them. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

This thesis looks into the concept of the quality of life in women with epilepsy from a qualitative perspective. Epilepsy, as is a chronic neurological disease, affects not only everyday activities after the diagnosis, but also has its impact on the women's life regarding employment or family. By adapting the narrative analysis this thesis categorizes the influential factors of this concept into primary and secondary ones. Moreover, it explores in detail the issue of obtaining a driving license, which is one of the specifics of the people with epilepsy in Czechia. Also, it defines the respondents' attitudes toward the societal perception of epilepsy and fears that accompany it. In addition to that, the matter of motherhood and pregnancy for women with epilepsy is explored as one of the influential factors of the quality of life. Lastly, this thesis argues that the qualitative approach is essential for the initial examination of the selected sample for future investigations regarding the concept of the quality of life in epilepsy.

Digital technologies have a substantial impact on the tourism industry by affecting thetraveller's behaviour before, during and at the end of the trip and by transforming thetraditional travellers to the digital travellers and smart tourism. Data lies at the core ofall smart tourism activities and received considerable attention in the context of tourists'privacy concerns, precisely, location-based service (LBS). LBS is an example of smarttechnology to enhance travellers' experience and to provide significant benefits to users.Although, LBS become popular among tourists due to high information availability, easeof use, and cheapness, lack of location information protection make the users vulnerable.The latter is a great concern for users when they unintentionally allow the LBS providersto collect all information related to their location. Therefore, this study was conductedby focusing on the general concept of privacy to determine the issues related to the LBSusing in Småland tourism industry. The tourists' perceptions and understanding ofprivacy while using LBC were considered as a general concept of privacy.The study was performed through qualitative research by collecting data from thestructured-interview based on open-ended questions. The qualitative research presentedin this study was based on different viewpoints of interviewees. Thematic analysis wasused to obtain a comprehensive understanding of interviewees' privacy concerns to useLBS. The result indicated four major themes, such as personal information, privacybreach, hesitancy/conditionally and hedonic, that impact differently on tourists' intentionto use LBS. Furthermore, the personality of people, their perceptions and demands couldenhance their privacy concerns for using LBS. These concerns, however, might besuspended when the benefits of gaining information from LBS is considerable. Someother factors, such as the ease of use, user-friendly design, pleasant impression, alongwith providing useful information in the tourism destination, were also considered asessential for LBS adoption among tourists.