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Yes / There is now widespread concern about the inadequate care and support provided to people with dementia from diagnosis to death. It is acknowledged that while there is a range of effective ways to care for and support people with dementia and their families from diagnosis to death, these have yet to become integral to practice. In England, for example, the National Dementia Strategy seeks to transform the quality of dementia care. One of the key components to transforming the quality of care is to ensure we have an informed and effective workforce. We argue here that in order to transform the quality of care we need to distinguish between the aims of training and education. Whilst there is a place for skills-based workplace training, Higher Education in dementia studies has a key role to play in the provision of specialist knowledge and skills in dementia care emphasizing as it does the development of critical thinking, reflection and action. In this paper we describe dementia studies at Bradford University available at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We outline their aims and learning outcomes, curricula, approach to teaching, learning and assessment. We describe the nature of students who study with us, noting their fit with the Higher Education Funding Council in England's agenda for widening participation in higher education. Higher Education in dementia studies has a unique role to play in equipping practitioners and professionals with the information, skills and attitudes to realize the potential for quality of life for people with dementia and their families.

The Wang Institute of Graduate Studies was an independent, non-profit corporate college located Tyngsboro, Massachusetts originated through the benevolence of An Wang. This study focuses on the problems in education and industry that acted as the impetus for this institute and develops a historical perspective of Wang Institute from its inception in 1979 until its end in August, 1987. The study describes the philosophy, organizational structure, curriculum, faculty, and students of Wang Institute. Wang Institute of Graduate Studies no longer exists. The facility used by Wang Institute of Graduate Studies is now known as Wang Institute of Boston University.

This study examines the importance of relevance criteria in end-user evaluation of valuable or high relevant information.

Magistrantūros studijose yra ugdomi pirmieji mokslinio darbo įgūdžiai ir išryškėja būsimųjų tyrėjų gebėjimai savarankiškai tęsti, gilinti bei skleisti įgytas žinias. Vienas pagrindinių antrosios studijų pakopos siekių – išugdyti kompetentingą tyrėją bei suinteresuoti jį tęsti studijas doktorantūroje, tad magistrantai – tai mokslininkų gretų papildymo rezervas. Tyrimo objektas. Edukologijos krypties Švietimo vadybos specialybės magistrantai. Tyrimo tikslas. Ištirti Edukologijos krypties Švietimo vadybos specialybės magistrantų studijų metu įgytas tyrimines kompetencijas, orientuojantis į magistro baigiamųjų darbų rengimo procesą. Tyrimo metodai. Teoriniai: su tyrimo problema susijusios literatūros analizė; empiriniai: turinio (content) analizė, anketinė apklausa; duomenų analizės metodai: programos Windows Microsoft Exel ir SPSS. 17.0 (Statistical package For Social Science). Tyrime dalyvavo 41 Edukologijos krypties Švietimo vadybos specialybės magistrantūros absolventas bei 17 pirmo kurso magistrantų iš ŠU, KU, VPU, VDU. Metodologiniu tyrimo pagrindu laikytini humanistinės filosofinės teorijos principai. Tyrimo hipotezė. Tikėtina, kad Edukologijos krypties Švietimo vadybos specialybės magistrantūros absolventai studijų metu yra įgiję tyriminių kompetencijų, būtinų baigiamojo darbo rengimui. Tyrimo rezultatai. Tyrimo rezultatai iš dalies patvirtino hipotezę – magistrantūros absolventai yra įgiję tyriminių kompetencijų, būtinų baigiamojo darbo rengimui, tačiau jos yra... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In Master's program students are developing their skills needed to continue, deepen and disseminate knowledge. One of the main aims of the second cycle - educate competent researchers, and interested them to continue his doctoral studies. Master`s is the addition of reserve armies of scientists. Object of the research. Master's students of Educational Management speciality Aim of the research. To investigate gained research competencies of Educational Management speciality on the Master's thesis preparation process. Research methods. Theory: literature analysis witch associated with research problem; empirical: content analysis, questionnaire survey, data analysis methods: programs Windows Microsoft Exel ir SPSS. 17.0 (Statistical package For Social Science). The research includes 41 Master's student of Educational Management speciality and 17 first course Master`s from ŠU, KU, VPU, VDU. Hypothesis of the research. Students of Educational Management speciality have gained research competencies necessary for the preparation of the final thesis. Results. Results of research partially confirmed the hypothesis that Master's graduates students have gained research competences, needed for the final thesis preparation, but those are not sufficiently developed. Main part in witch students lack of research competences are conclusions and recommendations.

The aim of this work is to question the notion of space that underlies the claimed ‘spatial turn’ in geographical and social theory. Section 1 examines this theoretical literature, drawing heavily on Soja as the self declared taxonomist of the genre, and also seeks parallels with more populist texts on cities and space, to suggest, following Williams, that there is a new ‘structure of feeling’ towards space. Section 1 introduces two foundational concepts. The first, derived from Soja’s misunderstanding of Borges’ story The Aleph, argues for an ‘alephic vision’, an imposition of a de-materialized and revelatory understanding of space. This is related to the second, an ‘ecstatic vision’, which describes the tendency, illustrated through the work of Koolhaas and recent exhibitions on the experience of cities, to treat spatial and material experience in hyperbolic and hallucinatory terms. Section 2 offers a series of theoretical reconstructions which seek to draw out parallels between the work of key theorists of what I term the ‘respatialization’ literature (Harvey, Giddens, Foucault and Lefebvre) and the work of Hillier et al in the Space Syntax school. A series of empirical studies demonstrate that the approach to the material realm offered by Space Syntax is not only theoretically compatible but can also help to explain ‘real world’ phenomena. However, the elision with wider theoretical positions points to the need for a reworking of elements of Space Syntax, and steps towards this goal are offered in section 3. In the final ‘speculative epilogue’ I reopen the philosophical debates about the nature of space, deliberately suppressed from the beginning, and suggest that perhaps the apparent theoretical and empirical versatility of Space Syntax, based upon a configurational approach to space as a complex relational system, may offer an alternative approach to these enduring metaphysical debates.

This thesis deals with the urban phenomenon of minority clusters, which are invariably referred to as 'ghettos'. A review of the literature on 'ghettos' suggests that the clustering of identifiable minorities is commonly associated with segregation - be it physical, economic, social or linguistic - although it is the physical segregation which tends to be most frequently noticed. Moreover, one type of segregation, such as physical - is believed to lead to another type, such as economic. Through studying Jewish settlement in Leeds and Manchester in the 19th century, two key questions are addressed in this thesis: The first is whether there is a link between spatial clustering and spatial segregation and the second is whether spatial clustering is linked to other forms of segregation, such as economic, occupational and social. Another two questions arise from the analysis: whether Jewish settlement patterns are distinctive in their own right, and whether it is possible to identify a pattern in the process of formation of Jewish settlement that may have broader implications for immigrant/minority settlement in general. The techniques and theories of 'Space Syntax' are used here to analyse the settlements in question by using detailed street-level mapping of census data on the entire Jewish population of Manchester and Leeds and of all non-Jewish individuals in the key Jewish districts of each of the cities (the key Jewish districts are generally referred to as 'ghettos'). This enables a multi-level socio-spatial comparison to be made: between Jewish families and their immediate neighbours; between Jewish families and the population of the city as a whole; and between the initial and secondary stages of Jewish settlement. In order to investigate questions relating specifically to immigrant settlement, non-Jewish people born outside of Britain are also considered as a separate group, although they are not the main subject. The analysis suggests that spatial clustering does not necessarily lead to spatial segregation and that spatial clustering may also be associated with some types of segregation, such as occupational but not with others, such as economic. It also suggests that Jewish settlement patterns are distinctive and that they are identifiable for a longer period than expected after immigration, when compared with other immigrants. This thesis also sheds light on the process of the formation of Jewish settlement, proposing a pattern whereby after establishing a core of settlement, streets already established become more densely populated, whilst new streets are settled more slowly. Analysis of the key districts of Jewish settlement also suggests that certain areas of cities are especially prone to settlement by the disadvantaged, due to characteristics that make such areas firstly, tend to be economically unsuccessful due to their spatial segregation and secondly, less attractive to those who have the means to move elsewhere and that such areas are not so much defined by their immigrant constituents, but by their long-standing inhabitants that cannot move elsewhere.

East Tennessee State University has taken several approaches to offering professional development for graduate students over the past several years. This includes graduate student research grants, thesis and dissertation awards, teaching awards, awards for service for the public good, Graduate Student Success Specialist service, Thesis/Dissertation/Capstone Boot Camp, Add-on Fellowships, GA Fee Scholarship, Thesis/Dissertation Scholarships, formal courses (GRAD), graduate student research magazine, and workshops. These will be briefly described, including funding sources supporting the initiatives. A mention of professional development for faculty will also be presented. There will be ample time for discussion of strategies and sharing of ideas by participants.

This study aims to analyze the building process of scientific production in accounting in light of the quality attributes of good research. In so doing, it attempts to identify the stages of the research process in which these characteristics are revealed, to compare the literature on research attributes with the attributes identified in respondents\' practices, and to present an approach based on the attributes of good research to judge the quality of scientific production in the accounting field. This research uses the Modified Delphi Technique, which indicates that the first inputs came from the literature. The expert panel consisted of 37 faculty members from 19 Brazilian graduate programs in accounting who were recommended/recognized by the CAPES Foundation. Based on the literature, especially Brinberg and McGrath (1985), Spencer et. al. (2003), and Mays and Pope (2006), an orientation matrix was developed with 53 attributes/relationships related to general quality criteria and nine key features. Experts gave each proposition a grade from 1 to 10 based on their level of agreement regarding adherence to their research practices. The Delphi was applied in two rounds using online questionnaires with customized access. The findings reveal that most of the respondents obtained their doctoral degree in accounting at a national institution other than the one at which they currently work and that more than 70% of the respondents have been working as teachers or coordinators in graduate programs for fewer than seven years. With respect to the respondents\' research experience, most serve on journals\' editorial boards, act as journal referees, and at some point have obtained research funding from development institutions. Approximately one-third have received research productivity grants and almost one-half either currently serve or has served as a journal editor. Approximately 3/4 of the propositions achieved a strong level of agreement, and the following 10 propositions achieved a Delphi relative score of more than 90%: voluntary participation of subjects, goal/problem shown precisely, confidentiality of participants\' data, conclusions versus aim, results comparison with other studies, checklist of findings versus purpose, literature review versus main concepts, theory to support propositions, useful strategy for purpose, and previous findings versus hypotheses. Those attributes that demonstrated low or moderate levels of agreement involved items that may compromise the quality and integrity of research, including those related to ethical principles, demonstrations of how researchers addressed errors and biases, and disclosure of the impact of the research team\'s participation on the results. The approach chosen meant discussing the relationships between criteria and fundamental features versus levels of agreement, followed by presentation of a logic model to evaluate the research process. The research concludes that certain current practices employed by Brazilian researchers in accounting - combined with the local institutional environment - contribute to reduce the quality of accounting research. This position is supported by the high dispersion of answers on various items and the low acceptance of attributes related to ethics, both of which are mandatory requirements under Brazilian law. Additionally, the low level of agreement on issues regarding the criteria of rigor and internal validity/credibility or defensibility - in addition to items related to rigor, integrity, and feasibility - reached only the moderate level. / O propósito deste estudo é analisar o processo de construção da produção científica em Contabilidade à luz dos atributos de qualidade de uma boa pesquisa. Buscou-se observar em quais estágios do processo de pesquisa estes atributos são revelados, comparar os atributos da literatura com aqueles identificados nas práticas dos respondentes, e apresentar uma abordagem baseada em atributos de uma boa pesquisa para o julgamento da qualidade da produção científica na área. A metodologia utilizada foi a Técnica Delphi Modificada, em que as primeiras entradas têm origem na literatura. O painel de especialistas foi composto por 37 docentes de 19 Programas Brasileiros de Pós-Graduação (PPG) Stricto Sensu em Contabilidade recomendados/reconhecidos pela CAPES. Com base na literatura, especialmente Brinberg e McGrath (1985), Spencer et. al. (2003) e Mays e Pope (2006), foi elaborada uma matriz de orientação com 53 atributos/relações vinculados a critérios gerais de qualidade e a nove características-chave. Os especialistas atribuíram uma nota de 1 a 10 para cada atributo de acordo com o nível de concordância quanto à aderência às suas práticas de pesquisa. A Delphi foi aplicada em duas rodadas com o uso de questionários online e com acesso personalizado. Os achados revelaram que a maioria dos (das) respondentes tem Doutorado em Contabilidade obtido em uma Instituição nacional diferente da que atua, e mais de 70% têm até 7 anos de docência ou coordenação de PPG. Sobre a experiência de pesquisa, a maioria faz parte de conselhos editoriais de periódicos da sua área, atua como avaliador de periódicos e tem, ou já obteve, financiamento de instituições de fomento para pesquisa. Cerca de um terço tem bolsa de produtividade em pesquisa e quase metade atua ou já atuou como editor de periódico. Aproximadamente 3/4 das proposições receberam nível forte de concordância, e 10 delas alcançaram percentual superior a 90% no escore relativo da Delphi: participação voluntária dos sujeitos, objetivo/problema mostrado precisamente, confidencialidade dos dados dos participantes, conclusões versus objetivos, comparação de resultados com outros estudos, checar links entre achados versus propósito, revisão de literatura versus principais conceitos, teoria para suportar as proposições, estratégia útil ao propósito, e achados anteriores versus hipótese. Por outro lado, atributos que atingiram níveis baixo ou moderado de aceitação mostraram itens que podem comprometer a qualidade e integridade da investigação, como aqueles relacionados aos princípios éticos, à demonstração de como os pesquisadores lidaram com erros e vieses, e à divulgação dos impactos da participação da equipe de pesquisa sobre os resultados. A abordagem proposta consistiu na discussão das relações entre critérios e características-chave versus níveis de concordância, seguida da apresentação de um modelo lógico para avaliar o processo de pesquisa. Concluiu-se que algumas práticas correntes utilizadas por pesquisadores da área contábil no Brasil, combinadas com o ambiente institucional local, contribuem para a diminuição da qualidade da pesquisa no campo. Esta posição é apoiada pela elevada dispersão das respostas em vários itens e pela baixa aceitação de atributos relacionados à ética e que são requisito obrigatório pela legislação brasileira. Adicionalmente, pelo baixo nível de concordância sobre questões relacionadas com o rigor e a validade interna/credibilidade ou defensibilidade, bem como para itens relativos ao rigor, integridade e viabilidade, que atingiram o nível moderado.

Flavonoids are a broad class of low molecular weight, secondary plant phenolics characterized by the fl avan nucleus. Widely distributed in plants, food and traditional herbal medicines, more than 6000 fl avonoids have been identifi ed up to date. They are present mainly as glycosides whose phenolic hydrogen or hydrogens are substituted to sugar moiety. An increasing number of fl avonoids have attracted much attention in relation to their biological activities, including anti-viral, anti-infl ammatory, anti-bacterial, and vasodilatory activities. Present work is to understand the structure and function of a fl avonol specifi c glucosyltransferase from Citrus paradisi. The study is one of the many steps towards custom designing of the protein. We employed homology modeling, site-directed mutagenesis and yeast expression system to generate mutants of glucosyltransferase and study their substrate specifi city, regiospecifi city and kinetic properties.