Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:26:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Esther Fernandes Soares.pdf: 1012719 bytes, checksum: 3fbb353fdc151c4f76a494be38a6ee09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-03-09 / The study of organizational values has been coming to light through the theories of personal and cultural values, giving the possibility that organizational values be constructed by both reasons. This research has have for proposal to analyze the relation among organization values, based on personal and cultural ones, trying to provide the knowledge of the shared values from individuals into the organizations in order to get the goals. The research characterized itself as descriptive and exploratory, using a quantitative method and two research tools: the Inventory of Organizational Values (IVO) and the Inventory of Profiles of Organizational Values (IPVO). These questionnaires were applied to 324 respondents from a public company and 256 respondents from a state-owned one. The data were treated by statistical techniques and the obtained results brought the light that the study of organizational values both approaches personal and cultural ones are complementary to each other and come up with new ones, which could turn possible to enhance studies of organizational values. / O estudo dos valores organizacionais tem sido abordado tanto sob a perspectiva das teorias de valores pessoais, quanto de valores culturais, sugerindo a possibilidade de que os valores organizacionais sejam formados com a contribuição de ambos. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar as relações entre valores organizacionais com base nos valores pessoais e com base nos valores culturais, visando contribuir com a geração de conhecimento sobre os valores compartilhados pelos indivíduos dentro das organizações e que direcionam o atingimento de metas. A pesquisa caracterizou-se como descritiva exploratória, empregando método quantitativo, utilizando dois instrumentos de coleta de dados: o Inventário de Valores Organizacionais (IVO) e o Inventário de Perfis de Valores Organizacionais (IPVO). Esses questionários foram aplicados a uma amostra de 324 respondentes de uma empresa pública e 256 de uma empresa estatal. Os dados foram tratados com técnicas estatísticas e os resultados obtidos sinalizaram que para o estudo dos valores organizacionais, as duas abordagens valores pessoais e valores culturais são complementares entre si, dando origem a novos fatores e possibilitando um estudo mais abrangente dos valores organizacionais.

<p>Då Sverige är ett mångkulturellt land med en expanderande population ställs vi inför många möten i vården med patienter av annan kulturell bakgrund. Syftet med studien var att beskriva vilka faktorer som kan påverka sjuksköterskans möte med patienter av annan etnisk bakgrund än den svenska. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudie där 14 vetenskapliga artiklar analyserades. Resultatet visar olika faktorer som påverkar mötet, vilka kan vara kommunikation, utbildning, attityder, miljö, etnicitet och religion, där kommunikationen som är både verbal och icke-verbal, kan ses som den viktigaste aspekten för ett bra patientmöte. Personalen behöver insikt i hur människor av annan etnicitet kan uttrycka sig för att kunna uppfatta deras behov. Kunskap och förståelse om andra etniciteter krävs för att kunna utöva adekvat omvårdnad. Sjuksköterskan bör därtill utveckla sin kulturella kompetens genom utbildning. Ämnet bör ingå i grundutbildningen för all vårdpersonal. Dessutom bör en evidensbaserad eller åtminstone forskningsförankrad handlingsplan för transkulturella möten finnas på varje vårdavdelning. <strong></strong></p> / <p>Since Sweden is a multicultural country with an expanding population we are faced with many meetings in the care of patients of different origin. The aim of the study was to describe the factors that may influence the nurse’s meeting whit patients of different ethnical background than the Swedish. The study was conducted as a literature review in which 14 scientific articles were analyzed. The result shows the different factors that affect the meeting, which may be communication, education, attitudes, environment, ethnicity and religion, were communication is seen as both verbal and non-verbal, and can be seen as the most important aspect of a high-quality patient meeting. The personnel need an understanding of how people of different ethnicity express themselves in order to understand their needs. Knowledge and understanding of other ethnicity is required to provide an adequate care with the best results. Nurses should develop their cultural competency through education. These skills should be learned in the basic education for health professionals. In addition, clinical practical guidelines for multicultural meetings should be found on each nursing ward.</p>

Då Sverige är ett mångkulturellt land med en expanderande population ställs vi inför många möten i vården med patienter av annan kulturell bakgrund. Syftet med studien var att beskriva vilka faktorer som kan påverka sjuksköterskans möte med patienter av annan etnisk bakgrund än den svenska. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudie där 14 vetenskapliga artiklar analyserades. Resultatet visar olika faktorer som påverkar mötet, vilka kan vara kommunikation, utbildning, attityder, miljö, etnicitet och religion, där kommunikationen som är både verbal och icke-verbal, kan ses som den viktigaste aspekten för ett bra patientmöte. Personalen behöver insikt i hur människor av annan etnicitet kan uttrycka sig för att kunna uppfatta deras behov. Kunskap och förståelse om andra etniciteter krävs för att kunna utöva adekvat omvårdnad. Sjuksköterskan bör därtill utveckla sin kulturella kompetens genom utbildning. Ämnet bör ingå i grundutbildningen för all vårdpersonal. Dessutom bör en evidensbaserad eller åtminstone forskningsförankrad handlingsplan för transkulturella möten finnas på varje vårdavdelning. / Since Sweden is a multicultural country with an expanding population we are faced with many meetings in the care of patients of different origin. The aim of the study was to describe the factors that may influence the nurse’s meeting whit patients of different ethnical background than the Swedish. The study was conducted as a literature review in which 14 scientific articles were analyzed. The result shows the different factors that affect the meeting, which may be communication, education, attitudes, environment, ethnicity and religion, were communication is seen as both verbal and non-verbal, and can be seen as the most important aspect of a high-quality patient meeting. The personnel need an understanding of how people of different ethnicity express themselves in order to understand their needs. Knowledge and understanding of other ethnicity is required to provide an adequate care with the best results. Nurses should develop their cultural competency through education. These skills should be learned in the basic education for health professionals. In addition, clinical practical guidelines for multicultural meetings should be found on each nursing ward.

This study employs ethnographic research to investigate the extent to which local governance affects both poverty and natural resources management in the Delta region. The research develops a framework for governance of natural resources to understand the daily practices of different actors within the local context using informal observation and interviews. In applying the framework, the study places emphasis on resources for governance, actors' agency, arrangements of access to resources and governance outcomes in the Delta region. Evidence from the study shows that while the state and corporate actors only contextualise resources in terms of economic value, local actors interprete resources beyond economic value to incorporate symbolic and socio-culturally constructed values linked with historic values. The study also identified relational, routine practices and structural factors which differently shape actors' agency for resources management. The context which shapes different arrangements of access to local resources by actors varies. These arrangements are subject to negotiation, power differences and socio-cultural factors. The findings related to governance outcomes reveal both positive (favourable) and negative (unfavourable) outcomes for the livelihood of different actors. The study concludes by exploring implications for local governance in order to address poverty and enhance optimal resource management in the Delta region.

NATURE'S CLASSROOM: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DOROTHEA JODY OWENS ABSTRACT This ethnographic case study examines the dynamic relationship between culture and environmental education within the context of a specific Florida-based public education program. The School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC) offers the program through a three-day field trip to the study site, Nature's Classroom, and accompanying classroom curriculum. The site is located in Thonotosassa on the Hillsborough River, and serves approximately 13,500 to 15,000 sixth grade students annually. The key purpose of the research was to explore public education in a local setting as a vehicle for the transfer and acquisition of cultural knowledge, values, beliefs, and attitudes related to the environment. My primary research question is as follows: What role do American cultural values play in the public education system, as demonstrated in environmental education at Nature's Classroom? Factors that guided data collection include the sociocultural and historical context, the field site itself, curriculum development and content, delivery of the curriculum to students, student outcomes, and additional or external factors that could potentially influence outcomes. This dissertation explores the six factors using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection and analysis. Methods include participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and archival document reviews. Results indicate that environmental education at this site has evolved in tandem with broader sociocultural trends in environmentalism, anthropology, and environmental education. Students show positive gains in knowledge and skills related to the environment.

Kultūros paveldas yra kiekvienos šalies skirtingų visuomenės grupių, tautinių bendrijų, gyvenančių joje, istorinės raidos ir kūrybos rezultatas, visuomenės evoliucijos liudytojas. Pagal išlikusias materialines ir dvasines vertybes, galime daug pasakyti apie tos šalies ir joje gyvenančių tautų istorinę raidą, pasiekimus ir praradimus. Išsaugoti kultūros paveldą, kurio visumą sudaro ir dar neištirta bei nesaugoma paveldo dalis, yra vienas iš svarbiausių Lietuvos Respublikos paveldosaugos sistemos uždavinių. Kultūros paveldo įvairovė bei savitumas pasakoja apie šalies istorinę praeitį, kelia valstybės ir tautos pasididžiavimą, ugdo naujos kartos patriotizmą. Šiame darbe galime išskirti kelias problemas: 1) Išvežamų į užsienį kultūros vertybių kontrolės skyriaus veiklos įvertinimas paveldosaugos sistemoje. Įvertindami Išvežamų į užsienį kultūros vertybių kontrolės skyriaus veiklą paveldosaugos sistemoje, apžvelgsime šio skyriau nuveiktą darbą nuo 1990 iki 2005 metų.; 2) kilnojamųjų kultūros vertybių išsaugojimas Lietuvos kultūros paveldui. Šio darbo aktualumą nulemia poreikis ne tik pristatyti Išvežamų į užsienį kultūros vertybių kontrolės skyriaus veiklą, bet ir išaiškinti atliekamo darbo vertes bei svarbą didesniajai Lietuvos visuomenės daliai, tuo pačiu išsaugant kultūros vertybes Lietuvos kultūrai. Tam, kad įvyktų įpaveldinimo procesas, reikia, kad jos būtų pripažintos ir vertintinos ne tik specialistų, bet ir visos visuomenės. Atlikus darbą galime daryti tokias išvadas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Cultural heritage bears witness to the evolution of society and is the result of the work and historical development of the discrete groups and ethnic communities living in each country. We can tell much about the historical development, achievements and losses of a country and the nations living within it by examining surviving material and cultural values. One of the key tasks for the heritage protection system of the Republic of Lithuania is the protection of the cultural heritage, which also includes that portion of the heritage as yet unexamined and unprotected. The diversity and individuality of its cultural heritage tells of the country’s historical past, instills pride in the nation and state and teaches the upcoming generation patriotism. Several problems are addressed in this work: 1) the assessment of the activity of the Division for Export of Cultural Values within the Lithuanian heritage protection system, considered from 1990 to 2005; 2) The conservation for the Lithuanian cultural heritage of movable cultural values. This work is made topical not just by the need to present the work of the Division for Export Control of Cultural Values, but also to explain the value and importance of the work performed there for the broader Lithuanian society, at the same time protecting cultural values for Lithuanian culture. In order for the process of transmitting heritage to take place, these cultural values must be recognized and appreciated by society as a whole, and not... [to full text]

This research was inspired by a pressing question which formed the main aim of the current study--What factors contribute to the differential academic performance of adult learners in the formal setting in Malaysia? It is hoped that by addressing this question, insights obtained may be useful for the Malaysian policy makers in attempting to implement the government's initiative--Malaysia Vision 2020. The current literature informs that in order to achieve the desired goals, Malaysian adult learners, must now more than ever be conscious of the effect of learning values and approaches to learning. Hence, there is a need to develop a more holistic understanding of the interrelated dynamics between learning values and approaches to learning. The current study adopts a transdisciplinary, etic/emic approach, using two culturally sensitive questionnaires, Revised Study Process Questionnaires-2 Factors Malaysia (RSPQ- 2FM) and Learning Values Survey (LVS) on 858 Malay and Chinese adult learners in Malaysia. The study found the significant others can have substantial influence on the 'face value' for both Malay and Chinese adult learners generally, but was more pronounced for the Malay adult learners. This in turn may encourage Malay adult learners to submit to pressure from others in influencing how they perceive the importance of learning and motivation in learning. Because Malay adult learners are constantly driven by external factors to compete with other cultural groups in education or economic achievement, they may tend to avoid challenging tasks such as deeper approaches to learning in order to rapidly achieve their immediate learning goals. Engaging with deep approaches and meaningful learning are effortful and the pressure to save face may result in the likelihood of adopting surface approaches. This coupled with the finding that they do not appreciate the middle way principles as much as the Chinese adult learners suggest that they may be less flexible and/or pragmatic learners. The findings suggest that practice of middle way principles (such as 'Willing to compromise one's own values to suit the situation/issues when I learn') can indeed enhance certain positive learning approaches which implies that Malay adult learners may be disadvantaged in the learning settings due to their lack of appreciation of the middle way principles. It is also interesting to find that Malay adult learners appreciate time factor more than their Chinese counterparts when engaging with Deep Approaches to learning. In contrast, the middle way principle practiced as a way of life by the Chinese culture has made Chinese adult learners more malleable, resulting in a relatively less face conscious cultural group. Being less externally driven and less restrictive, Chinese adult learners are more likely to adopt deep approaches to enhance meaningful learning. In addition, the Chinese culturally ingrained learning approach, Understand and Memorization was found to be more likely to produce positive learning outcome. Unlike their Malay counterparts, Chinese adult learners view work experiences more essential in helping them to engage with Deep Approaches to learning. The above findings are novel and add to previous studies on approaches to learning by introducing the effect of learning values. While previous research has referred to cultural variable in learning, they have not sufficiently explored the effect of culture. Learning values is one significant cultural variable that is considered in the study. The findings underpin the different emphasis placed by the two cultural groups as they engage with professional development activities. It is hoped that by identifying values pertinent to learning in this competitive globalized economy, the study has provided insights for Malaysian policy makers to develop holistic future education plans to assist in achieving Malaysian Vision 2020. Insights gained can also support plans where Malay can be encouraged to become competent global leaders and workers, capable of competing in this knowledge economy.

This thesis explores the ways community-based ecotourism development in the Bouma National Heritage Park was negotiated at the nexus of Western entrepreneurship and the vanua, an indigenous epistemology. In 1990, the Bouma tribe of Taveuni, Fiji established the Bouma National Heritage Park. A growing dependence on the market economy and a desire to find an economic alternative to commercial logging on their communally-tenured land, led to their decision to approach the New Zealand government for assistance to establish the Park. The four villages involved have since developed their own community-based ecotourism enterprises. Despite receiving first place in a British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Award category in 2002, there was a growing sense of social dysfunction in Bouma during the research period. According to my participants, this was partly due to the community-based ecotourism development process which had paid little attention to the vanua. Largely through talanoa as discussion, the people of Bouma have become increasingly conscious of references to the vanua values in their own evaluation and management of the projects. This thesis draws on Tim Ingold’s (2000) ‘taskscapes’ as, like the vanua, they relationally link humans with other elements of the environment within their landscape. This contrasts with a common Western epistemological approach of treating humans as independent of other cosmological and physical elements and as positioned against the landscape. Largely due to its communal nature, it may be argued that the vanua is incompatible with values associated with Bouma’s Western, capitalist-based ecotourism models. However, in this thesis I argue that despite numerous obstacles, the Bouma National Heritage Park is one example of a tribe’s endeavours to culturally hybridise the vanua with entrepreneurship to create a locally meaningful form of indigenous entrepreneurship for the wellbeing of its people. The Bouma people call this hybrid ‘business va’avanua’. Informal talanoa is presented in this thesis as a potential tool for political agency in negotiating issues surrounding community-based ecotourism and business va’avanua.

A sample of 208 nurses (a response rate of 63%) participated in a study by responding to a questionnaire comprising of 170 items which examined nurses’ attitudes towards mental illness, and the association between contact, cultural values, general and practice stigma. General stigma refers to attitudes towards the mentally ill while practice stigma is informed from differential clinical practice approaches towards the care of two case vignettes describing a patient with mental illness and one with diabetes. Subjects were recruited using the snowballing technique and comprised of nurses (83 Anglo Psychiatric, 41 Anglo General, 49 Chinese Psychiatric and 35 Chinese General) currently practising in Victoria. Age ranged from 21 to 65 years. Principal components analyses were conducted on items to develop subscales related to individualism and collectivism, contact types, general and practice stigma. Analyses of variance and covariance were conducted to examine differences between nurse type and ethnicity and respectively, to account for possible differences in background, contact and in the case of practice stigma, general stigma. / The key findings revealed differences according to nurse type and ethnicity in several of the subscales. Psychiatric nurses endorsed a higher level of contact than general nurses with mentally ill people on the variables ‘Contact Through Work Situation’, ‘Patient Help Nurses’ and ‘External Socialisation with Patient’, but not on the variable ‘Relative With Mental Illness’. By virtue of more contact, psychiatric nurses also endorsed less general stigma than general nurses, assessed by results from analysing social distancing, but not by negative stereotyping of people with mental illness. With respect to practice stigma, while care and satisfaction did not differ according to patient type and nurse type, psychiatric nurses expressed less authoritarianism and negativity than general nurses towards the mental illness case than general nurses while lesser differences between nurse types were evident for the diabetes case. Chinese nurses when compared with Anglo-Australian nurses, endorsed more highly collectivist values measured by the variables ‘Ingroup Interdependence’ and ‘Ingroup Role Concern’ but there was no difference in individualist values. This may reflect acculturation towards Western values but also retention of Chinese values, interpreted in the light of other results on cultural affiliation, as a bicultural position. Chinese nurses endorsed more highly general stigma towards the mentally ill than Anglo nurses when statistically controlling for differences in background demographics and contact factors. / Nursing satisfaction did not differ in ethnicity and patient type. Chinese nurses endorsed more highly care and authoritarianism in their clinical practice approaches than Anglo-Australian nurses, although there was no significant interaction effect between ethnicity and patient type on care and authoritarianism. Chinese nurses endorsed more highly negativity than Anglo-Australian nurses for the mental illness case than the diabetes case, an effect later shown to be mediated by differences in general stigma between the two ethnic groups. Within the Chinese sample, higher contact was associated with lower differential negativity for the mental illness than the diabetes case. Several path analyses suggested Chinese values influenced differential negativity, mediated by general stigma and prior diversified contact with people having a mental illness. / It may be concluded from these results that practice stigma is related to cultural values but the relationship is mediated by general stigma and contact. What aspect of the Chinese values specifically correlates with general stigma remains a question for further research, but several possibilities are discussed.

Diss. (vol. 1-2) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2008.