Thesis (M.S..)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Danielle R. Wiese, Florida State University, College of Communication, Dept. of Communication. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 13, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 103 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Memoria (licenciado en ciencias jurídicas y sociales)

MPH, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand / School-going children have unique health challenges that deserve a focused attention from policy makers, commonly done through the provision of school health programmes. The education system provides the most comprehensive existing infrastructure for reaching school-going children and school health programmes enable health problems to be addressed at relatively low cost. The 2003 South African National School Health Policy (NSHP) aims to deliver equitable and focused health services to school-going children in order to safeguard their right to optimal health and development. There is currently limited information on the process of implementation of the NSHP, implementation context at different schools, as well as facilitating and constraining factors that impact on the implementation of this policy. Aim: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the 2003 National School Health Policy in two primary schools in Cape Town. Methods: This was a process evaluation that used qualitative methods primarily. Two schools located in different education districts were selected via convenient sampling for an in-depth study. Within each school, participants were purposively selected based on their potential to provide relevant information. The final sample consisted of seven individuals; five educators and two school health nurses. Data collection tools included an in-depth semi structured interview schedule, selfadministered questionnaire and document review. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and later analysed to obtain key themes. v Results: The evaluation found that the NSHP has been implemented in a phased manner, disadvantaged areas were prioritized, different staff-mix with regards to the composition of the school health team was used and the minimum requirements in terms of health assessment for Grades R and 1 learners (Phase 1 services) were met. Educators and school health nurses did not have the same level of knowledge and understanding of the NSHP, and educators were less informed about this policy than nurses. The policy context influenced working relationships between different actors or stakeholders. Challenges or constraints to policy implementation included broad systemic problems such as poverty and staff shortages, lack of dedicated budget for school health services and insufficient prioritisation of school health services by senior departmental managers, all which constrained effective policy implementation. Although findings of this study cannot be generalized to other schools, they give important insights into the current implementation process of the NSHP. It is one of the few studies focusing on the process of policy implementation in recent years and the in-depth qualitative methods allowed the researcher to explore the complexities and contradictions of policy implementation in post-apartheid South Africa. Conclusion: This policy has for the most part been implemented according to specified policy implementation guidelines and minimum requirements for implementing phase 1 services were met. It is recommended that a dedicated budget should be allocated to school health services and existing structures within the school system such as School Governing Bodies be utilized effectively to encourage parental involvement in school health. Nurses should advocate for increased support for these services among all stakeholders, including managers in the Department of Health.

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Philosophische Fakultät--Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2004. / Bibliogr. p. 181-206.

Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Alice Crawford, Gail Fann Thomas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170). Also available online.

This work deals with the problems of company‘s client managament system developing. The survey of Outlook 2003 possibilities has been presented in the work. New program features have been considered and advantages of the program have been examined in comparison wiht the previous versions. A comparative analysis of Outlook 2003 and other e-mail programs (Outlook Express 6, Pegasus Mail 4.21c, Eudora 5.0.2) has been carried out. A new Microsoft automation technology has been reviewed and applied to the developed client managament system. It allows to integrate the work of several programs and ensure system effeciency and flexibility. The experiments devoted to investigation of e-mail message sending time dependancy upon the number of recipients and message size have been carried out.

The privations suffered by Iraqis between the 1991 and 2003 Gulf Wars attracted world attention and from many, condemnation. This was because the legacy of the 1991 war, of sanctions, loss of infrastructure and punitive coalition air-strikes combined to subject most Iraqis to effects that included chronic malnutrition, epidemics of waterborne diseases, and total destruction such as one writer described as Iraq having been 'relegated to the pre-industrial age' Saddam's leadership was also a source of anguish for the majority of Iraqis. A provocative and intriguing question that follows from this actual Iraqi suffering is the focus question of this thesis 'would Iraq and its population have been better off under a coalition occupation in 1991 compared to the events and conditions that actually effected them from 1991 to 2003?

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 78 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-78).

Patrick A. Hosein, Michael Athans. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 26). / Cover title. / Research supported by the Joint Directors of Laboratories. ONR/N00014-85-K-0782 Research supported by the Office of Naval Research. ONR/N00014-84-K-0519

The aim of my graduated work is the enter into problem of studies contemporary composition at the background of development music of the second half of 20th century. The work is aimed at the composition of Luciano Berio Sequenza XII. Bassoonists, who would like to study this work or studying it now, I can help them according to my practising experiences up to now and convince them how to win this "fight"