This study is phase two of a two-phase research effort designed to describe the role of the academic department chairperson in the public universities of Jordan and to develop a systematic, formal process for evaluating the performance of this position. The purpose of this phase (phase II) was to develop an evaluation model for the academic chairperson's performance that can be used in the public universities of Jordan. In phase I, the actual and the ideal role expectations were identified through interviews with deans, chairpersons, and faculty members in Jordan public universities during Summer, 1992. These expectations were profiled and used as the basis for phase II research. / Ph. D.

This study is phase one of a two-phase research effort designed to develop a systematic, formal process for evaluating the performance of department chairpersons in public universities in Jordan. In this phase, the role of the department chairperson was reviewed and analyzed. Interviews were conducted with five academic deans, ten chairpersons, and five faculty members. Both actual and ideal role expectations were identified. These role expectations will become the basis for phase II, which will be an evaluation of the performance of department chairpersons in the public universities of Jordan. / Master of Arts

Programs to prepare allied health professionals are the latest in a progression of health-related programs to be assimilated into college and university life. Like their predecessors, preparation programs for physicians and nurses, allied health programs developed almost willy-nilly in the past 50 years, and only within the past decade have begun to be taken seriously by the nation's leading colleges and universities. In this study, new departments of allied health that have been established in 133 senior colleges and universities with two or more programs accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation were surveyed. From a sample of 36 institutions, fully useable responses were received from 114 heads of allied health departments and 90 heads of other academic departments, such as education, English, psychology, chemistry, and biology. The study revealed that there are significant differences in responses from allied health department heads and other academic area department heads in terms of personal characteristics (age, academic rank, and gender), departmental activities (allied health department heads place more emphasis on administrative tasks), and departmental goals. The most powerful variables differentiating responses between the two classes of department heads were percent of faculty with doctoral degrees, size of departments, percent of students in departmental courses who are departmental majors, emphasis given to teaching service courses, and emphasis on administrative activities. In summary, allied health departments (in contrast to other departments) are small (about six FTE), under credentialed, insular, engaged principally with their own majors, and committed primarily to the professional preparation of their students for future careers. Allied health department heads typically are experienced professionals who were brought to the institution from the outside to serve an indefinite term, and who appear to be overly concerned with the nuts and bolts of departmental administration. The researcher concluded that extant departments of allied health are still predominantly professional rather than academic in outlook and standard practice. / Ed. D.

The purpose of the study was to determine selected economic behaviors of female heads of households. The objectives were to determine (1) selected economic behaviors of single female heads of households, (2) selected economic behaviors of divorced female heads of households, (3) selected economic behaviors of separated female heads of households, (4) selected economic behaviors of widowed female heads of households, and (5) to compare selected economic behaviors of female heads of households by marital status. The sample was obtained from the 1984 data collection of the 1968-1984 Panel Study of Income Dynamics by the Institute of Social Research at The University of Michigan. Those studied were all in households with a female head, children under age 18, no other adults living In the household and had been In this status one year or more. The sample consisted of 50.5% divorced heads of households, 35.3% single heads of households, 10.7% separated heads of households, and 3.6% widowed heads of households. Because of their low representation, widowed female heads of households were excluded from data analysis. Economic behavior was further defined as financial and non-financial behavior. Financial behavior would Include savings, assets, spending and debt decisions. Non Financial behavior would include occupation, work and labor force attachment decisions. Economic behaviors were determined for each female head of household and comparisons were made among female headed households. The statistical analysis used were chi square and analysis of variance. Chi square was used on nominal data and analysis of variance was used on interval data to ascertain If a difference existed between female heads of households. The findings Indicate that female heads of households have different economic behaviors. Divorced heads of households had more savings, assets, debts, expenditures, and hours worked, than single and separated female heads of families. Separated heads of households had less savings, assets, debts, expenditures, and worked less hours compared to divorced and single female heads of households. In 1984, female heads of households represented 48% of alI familIes in poverty. Female headed families, a diverse group, do not perceive their income in the same way. The findings indicate that female heads of households engage in different financial practices regardless of their income level. / M.S.

This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women can consequently make in light of the multiple roles that they play as workers, as mothers and as significant people in female-headed households.

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This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women can consequently make in light of the multiple roles that they play as workers, as mothers and as significant people in female-headed households.

The purpose of this thesis is to design system for automatic exchange of spindle heads shared by several machines. Spindle heads are transported between these machines and placed to the position for exchange. The system also allows storing of heads. Requirements for system are load capacity of 2 000 kg and placing a spindle head to the exchange position with precision of ± 0,02 mm. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part involves search of head exchange principles and shows possible ways to transport heads and other elements that could be used in the system. In the next part are several possible solutions introduced and the selection of the best one is made. The last part contains the design of the chosen solution, visualisation, description and calculations. The result is design of two solutions which are described in this work.

MGS / Institute of Gender and Youth Studies / In most developing countries, poverty is concentrated in female headed households especially in rural areas. Notably, these rural areas are fast becoming female spaces, as most men migrate to urban areas and neighbouring countries. The critical role of rural women in eradicating poverty through agricultural labour force, subsistence farming and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, has been recognised by scholars yet they are the poorest and their contribution has not been fully acknowledged by the community or governments. To understand this phenomenon this study investigated the socio-economic challenges faced by female headed households, causes of high vulnerability and their coping strategies in Manama village, Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe. This study was informed by feminist theoretical approaches of conducting research as it employed several qualitative research methods, namely key participant individual in-depth interviews; Focus group discussions; field participatory observation and documentary reviews to collect data. The findings of the study were that, due to the country’s economic situation, constrained mobility and lack of collateral security to secure credit, women have a double burden of responsibility with numerous challenges such as unequal wages in hired labourer work, inadequate food for the family, financial burdens. However they have their own coping strategies such as voluntary community networks. This study concludes by making recommendations, for gender mainstreaming in policy, agricultural extension services for Female headed households, creation of markets, counselling and psychosocial support. This research contends that although these women find themselves in a patriarchal frame they have decided to outgrow it and be autonomous as they fight the socio-economic challenges they face. They have numerous socio-economic challenges but the participants themselves are self-asserted. They are not stopped by patriarchy and are exemplary as they work hard and venture outside the domestic space to engage in honest work to take care of their households. / NRF

JPS Teknik AB in Färila, located in the middle of Sweden, is a company in manufacturingsaw units to harvester heads. This thesis is about the company's best selling saw unit, JPSR5500. The saw unit is powered by a hydraulic motor, the torque is transmitted from themotor into the saw unit thought a spline coupling. In this spline coupling, some of the unitshave been weared out after about 2000 harvester machine hours. When the splines wear outthe failure induce a total stop, the bolt connecting the hub and the motor shaft breaks, and thesaw unit assembly get loose. The purpose with this study is to find the root cause of thefailure and the goal is to give suggestions to improve the design to avoid failure. The method used to achieve the purpose is based on Ullman's mechanical design processwhere a root cause analysis is a central part. This analysis is built on two main pillars, aliterature study concerning previous research about wear in spline couplings and a knowledgebased study about the product with a customer focus. A sample of previous research in thistopic is about the load distribution in a spline coupling due to different load cases and angularmisalignment, wear mechanisms and the effect of washers in a pretension bolt joint with adynamic working condition. The main conclusions of this study is that the hydraulic motor axis should be extended. Theoperator's manual and assembly instructions should be updated and revised annually, thecompany should also invest in education and training for the users of the product.