Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 140-149) Also available in print.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:46:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DeusaMS_DISSERT.pdf: 1871527 bytes, checksum: 08300853dc895d5a07660a4383638bac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-10-15 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This rescearch comprises a study of the life condictions of the users of the Continuous Installment Allowance in the city of Macau, RN. This benefit has been predicted by the Federal 1988 Constitution and regulated by the Social Assistance Organic Law (LOAS), but it has been carried out only since january 1996. It consists of an amount of half a minimum salary given to old-age and handicapped peoplewhose families mathch the per capita income criterion of less than 0,25 minimum salary. It is a least-income policy relud by the principle of the smallest elegibility. The study focused on aged or handicapped people who were receiving the BPC from 1996 to 2004. Through a quatitative analysis, the life reality of these users has been critically examined. In order to achieve this, it has been necessary to trace their social and economical profile. The research revealed the precarious life conditions of the aged and handicapeed people after they were given the BPC, as well as their interpretation of this politcal directive, and also the need for revision of the eligibility criteria so that a public policy of integral service to the basic needs of the social being can be accomplished / A pesquisa em quest?o compreende um estudo sobre as condi??es de vida dos usu?rios do Benef?cio de Presta??o Continuada no Munic?pio de Macau/RN. O BPC foi previsto na Constitui??o Federal de 1988 e regulamentado pela Lei Org?nica da Assist?ncia Social LOAS. Mas, s? teve sua concess?o a partir de janeiro de 1996. Este benef?cio consiste no repasse de um sal?rio m?nimo vigente ?s pessoas idosas e portadoras de defici?ncia, cujas fam?lias se enquadram no crit?rio de renda per capita inferior a ? do sal?rio m?nimo. Trata-se de uma pol?tica de renda m?nima que se rege pelo princ?pio da menor elegibilidade. O espa?o temporal compreendido abrangeu os idosos e portadores de defici?ncia que recebem o BPC entre o per?odo de 1996 a 2004. Atrav?s do estudo quanti-qualitativo, buscou-se apreender e analisar criticamente a realidade da vida desses usu?rios. Para tanto, fez-se necess?rio realizar o perfil dos benefici?rios, bem como sua caracteriza??o s?cio-econ?mica. Os resultados revelam as prec?rias condi??es de vida dos idosos e portadores de defici?ncia ap?s a concess?o do BPC, e apresentam a interpreta??o que os mesmos fazem desta pol?tica;Assim identifica-se a prem?ncia de serem revistos os crit?rios de elegibilidade dos benefici?rios, objetivando uma pol?tica p?blica de atendimento integral ?s necessidades b?sicas do ser social. Unitermos: Benef?cio de Presta??o Continuada, assist?ncia social, necessidades humanas, idosos e portadores de defici?ncia

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The problem of this study was to ascertain the status of Texas secondary school industrial arts programs in regard to serving physically handicapped students and to analyze the attitudes of industrial arts teachers toward the physically handicapped students in industrial arts classes. The purposes of this study were, (1) to describe the nature and extent of participation by industrial arts programs in Texas secondary schools in complying with federal and state laws concerning the education of handicapped children, and (2) to acquire and interpret information which may be included in college courses for preparing industrial arts teachers and/or in-service programs for industrial arts teachers. Among the major findings revealed by an analysis of the data are the following. 1. Of the 366 industrial arts teachers surveyed, 86 per cent had no pre-service courses and 79 per cent had no in-service instruction concerning handicapped students; however, 67 per cent had experience teaching physically handicapped students. 2. Of the 37,659 students who were served by 355 industrial arts teachers during the 1977-78 school year, 727, or 2 per cent, were physically handicapped; 171 students were in separate special classes and 566 were integrated into regular classes. 3. Of the 727 physically handicapped students, 47 per cent attended senior high schools; 87 per cent attended schools with an enrollment of over 550 students; 83 per cent were in an urban or suburban educational setting; and the four predominate industrial arts areas in which they were enrolled are, in order: Drafting, Woodworking, General Shop, and Metalworking. 4. The attitudes of industrial arts teachers toward physically handicapped students and the attitudes of industrial arts teachers toward the integration of physically handicapped students were slightly positive. The industrial arts teachers' attitude toward the potential success of physically handicapped students in the world of work was positive. The industrial arts teachers' assessment of their own competencies to teach physically handicapped students was neither positive nor negative. 5. The attitudes of the industrial arts teachers were not significantly influenced by their age, education, teaching experience, type of school organization, type of educational setting or total enrollment of the schools in which they taught. Female teachers and teachers with experience in teaching physically handicapped students were significantly more positive in their attitudes toward the physically handicapped.

This study concerned the paucity of group counseling procedures designed specifically for use with parents of handicapped children. Purposes of the study were- (1) design of an affective-cognitive group counseling procedure, (2) investigation of affective-cognitive group counseling procedural effects with parents of handicapped children, (3) determination of procedural effects in a. changing the intra- and interpersonal attitudes of parents, b. increasing parents' knowledge of Positive Behavior Management, and (4) determining comparative procedure effects. Four research hypotheses related to the efficacy of the affective-cognitive group counseling procedure were formulated and tested at the .05 level of confidence. Statistical analysis of data indicated that parents participating in the affective-cognitive group counseling procedure did not achieve significantly higher posttest mean scores on the Acceptance of Self and Others test or in the five areas of the Parent Attitude Survey Scale than did parents participating in the affective, cognitive, or control group. Data did reveal that parents participating in the cognitive group did achieve significantly higher adjusted posttest mean scores on the Positive Behavior Management Assessment than did parents participating in the affective-cognitive, affective, or control group. Data also indicated that parents in the affective-cognitive group did not obtain greater mean scores on goal-attainment than did parents in the other three groups. On the basis of statistical findings, all four hypotheses were rejected.

The name of my dissertation, consequently The Position of the Handicapped Persons on the Employment Market in the Písek´s Region indicates that the authoress occupies with the employment rate problems of group of these persons. Not only the authoress practical experiences have caused that she has chosen this subject-matter but the topicality of this subject-matter in itself. The handicapped persons belong into the group of risky persons which are more endangered by unemployement that is why is suitable to devote them to a large extent the protection and care. The dissertation has aim to map out the position of the handicapped persons on the labour market in the Písek´s region by means of the theoretical and practical researching of two chosen instruments exploited by the Employment Agency (Labour Office) in Písek during work with this target group the counseling program of The civic society MESADA and physiotheraphy. Part of work is a proposition of sociotechnical reccomendations for improvement in the quality of mentioned procedures in the concrete conditions of the Employment Agency in Písek and MESADA too. The theoretical part passes from the explanation of basic conceptions of the given issues to description of two concrete instruments exploited for the work with handicapped persons counseling program and physiotheraphy and at the same time it describes the civic society MESADA and Labour Office in Písek. The practical part is introduced by the short characteristics of the Písek´s region from the point of view both the general unemployment and from the point of view of portion of the handicapped persons on the total unemployment (joblessness). The results of research are summarized in the graphic form or table graphs which took place in the form of questionning with the technique of structural interview. The structural review was realized with 10 persons which participated in the physiotheraphy in the year of 2008 and with 31 persons which were undergoing the counseling program from 2004 to 2008.