This study is aimed at elucidating the meaning of therapeutic change within the context of a person's life story. The author believes that delineation of therapeutic change within this context may help to overcome the incongruence among counselling theory, research, practice, and the experience of counselling clients. After reviewing the traditional literature on therapy outcome and change, the new options coming from narrative approaches were considered. The qualitative method of a multiple-case study was chosen as the most appropriate for the posed question. Three participants in this project completed either individual (1 woman) or group (1 woman and 1 man) therapy, and believed that they achieved a substantial therapeutic change; all of them had written their autobiography in the beginning of their therapy. In each case study, the autobiography was interpreted, the interpretation refined in the Life story interview, and validated in another interview with the participant. Then the Current life interview and the Interview with a significant other were conducted, and the Portrait of change was construed; again, the product was reviewed and validated with the participant. All interpretations, and the videotapes of interviews were reviewed by two independent judges. The three Portraits of change were mutually compared, and the working delineation of the therapeutic change within the context of a person's life story was abstracted from this comparison. In all 3 cases, the change seemed to be connected with a substantial reinterpretation of the individual's life story. This reinterpretation seemed to be based on the change of the individual's fundamental beliefs about self and others in-the-world, on greater and more flexible acceptance of self and others in their relational complexity, and on positioning one's Self as an agentic hero in his or her own life story. These changes were also reflected in the genre, the formal structure, and the explanatory reasoning of the new stories the participants told about their current lives, and lived by. The limitations of this study, and the implications of the findings for counselling theory, practice, and future research are discussed. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this work is reconstructing historically the trajectory of the doctor and professor João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior, taking as an important historic time the period of 1945 to 1983. Even opting to delimit a space of time, I initiated the Biographical Boarding without abandoning the linear chronology and finished for telling the history of life of this intellectual from his birth to his death. Even though being from Sergipe, he became to be a collaborator of the education, acting as a building agent of the intellectuality in Sergipe, João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior was present in diverse fields in the area of the health and the Education, as Puerile Science doctor of the Children National Department; university professor of the School of Social Service and the Faculty of Medicine; first Director of the Federal University of Sergipe, among others legacies. The referential selected for the study becomes related to the History of the Education and to the Cultural History. Among the categories of analyses established by Chartier, I worked the appropriation and representation; the concepts of field and capital of Bourdieu, and memory of Jacques Le Goff. By constructing this trajectory, I drew innumerable ways up, I transformed discontinuous vestiges into History, in the history of life of João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior, who throughout his trajectory contributed to build the education in Sergipe. / Este trabalho tem por objetivo reconstruir historicamente a trajetória do médico e professor João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior, tomando como marco temporal o período de 1945 a 1983. Mesmo optando por delimitar um espaço de tempo, iniciei a Abordagem Biográfica sem abandonar a cronologia linear e acabei por narrar à história de vida desse intelectual do seu nascimento até a sua morte. Mesmo não sendo sergipano, tornou-se um colaborador da educação, atuando como agente construtor da intelectualidade em Sergipe, João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior esteve presente em diversos campos na área da saúde e da Educação, como médico Puericultor do Departamento Nacional da Criança; professor catedrático da Escola de Serviço Social e da Faculdade de Medicina; primeiro Reitor da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, entre outros legados. O referencial selecionado para o estudo relaciona-se à História da Educação e à História Cultural. Entre as categorias de análises estabelecidas por Chartier, trabalhei a apropriação e representação; os conceitos de campo e capital de Bourdieu, e memória de Jacques Le Goff. Ao construir essa trajetória, trilhei inúmeros caminhos, transformei vestígios descontínuos em História, na história de vida de João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior, que ao longo da sua trajetória contribuiu para edificar a educação em Sergipe.

It is widely believed among developmental psychologists that old age is a distinct developmental stage with unique goals, struggles and opportunities for growth. Achieving integrity involves making sense of disparate aspects of one's life and seing life as one complete whole, rather than bits and pieces of a puzzle. Integrity is achieved when each part of the puzzle is put into place, forming one complete picture.

The goal of the presented thesis is to understand how parliaments of children and youth influence past members 'civic engagement after they leave the parliament's structure. The topic is seen by the actors. The theoretical part is focused on the concept of civic engagement, especially on youth participation. The Czech legislative frame is also mentioned. The biographical design was chosen for the methodology of the research. As a method of data collecting I collected 10 deep interviews with formal members who took part in parliaments of children and youth in the same time. The research revealed that the participation in parliaments of children and youth influences not only the civic engagement of formal members but also choosing the branch of study, its own studying at university, gaining job and the life path in general. At the same time the study presents the fields of contribution of participation in the structure of parliaments of children and youth for formal members. These fields are important for various branches of life.

Aussagen über "die Jugend" werden der Vielfältigkeit und Differenziertheit jugendlicher Lebensstile nicht gerecht. Denn Jugend ist nur im Plural zu verstehen: was herkömmlich als "die Jugend" bezeichnet wird, umfaßt vielmehr vier deutlich voneinander zu unterscheidende Handlungstypen. Dieses Buch stellt in den Porträts von acht Jugendlichen, je vier Mädchen und Jungen, diese jugendlichen Handlungstypen anschaulich dar: den familienorientierten, den hedonistisch-orientierten, den maskulin-orientierten (den es auch bei Mädchen gibt) und den subjekt-orientierten Typus. Eine kurzweilige Lektüre garantiert die Darstellungsweise: die Jugendlichen kommen selbst ausführlich zu Wort.

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The increase in international mobility driven by globalization has led to a profound impact on education worldwide, as evidenced by a 26% rise in the number of school-aged children with migrant and refugee backgrounds since 2000. This global trend has presented challenges for educational institutions in both countries with traditionally high immigrant populations and those previously considered homogeneous. Japan has long been regarded as a culturally homogeneous society. However, due to an aging society and labor shortages, the country has witnessed a surge in immigration and increased cultural diversity. Nevertheless, the current education systems in Japan are not designed to accommodate this diversity, resulting in the marginalization of minority groups within school settings. In response to this issue, this study utilized a biographical approach to investigate the lived experiences of seven second-generation immigrants (SGIs) in Japan. By employing thematic analysis, a comparative analysis of the collected life stories was conducted. The findings underscore the prevalence of various forms of “Othering” within educational institutions and society at large. As a result of Othering, SGIs often find themselves occupying a liminal space where dual ethnic identities develop concurrently, leading to a simultaneous sense of belonging and otherness. Additionally, the results revealed instances of agency among SGIs, wherein they embraced their ethnic minority status as a means of positive self-positioning, distanced themselves from certain ethnic minority group categorizations, or refused any social categories. This research provides valuable insights into the complexities of Japanese migration society, shedding light on the prevailing Othering practices and the strategies employed by SGIs in navigating their identity construction in response to Othering phenomena.

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This auto-ethnographic study (i.e. an autobiographical genre of writing and research, written in the first-person voice, where the workings of self are expressed both cognitively and emotionally) qualitatively explores the changing assumptions of a training therapist. It shows how various therapies were negotiated during the training period, and explores how meaning was constructed according to basic, underlying epistemological assumptions. Significant experiences and therapies are presented, showing how the therapist's most basic, linear assumptions, were directly challenged by eco-systemic training. The study produces an in-depth, thick description of both the emotional and the cognitive journey of a training therapist, and traces the therapist's movement away from the stability and certainty of a linear epistemological 'way of knowing' to the instability and uncertainty characteristic of an eco-systemic 'way of knowing'. Conclusions are idiosyncratic and are not intended for generalization. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

This study investigated the relationships between personality, ability, biographical and sociographical factors on the one hand and criterion measures of job-relevant behaviour on the other. The aim of the study was to isolate success-predicting factors for a Personal Financial Advisor in a South African Bancassurance operation. The research was done by means of a criterion-related concurrent validation study. The sample consisted of 185 advisors with two years or longer sales tenure in the position. Predictor variables included measurement on a 20-dimension competency model, an ability assessment and 17 biographical and sociographical variables related to the position. Criterion variables included production figures and managerial ratings on advisor performance. Meaningful predictors for the success of financial advisors were found for personality, ability, biographical and sociographical variables, and the results confirmed the hypothesised competency model derived from a job analysis. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)