Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [79]-80).

Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63).

Les sources cunéiformes principalement de nature économique et administrative montrent que les femmes avaient un rôle très remarquable dans la vie économique en Mésopotamie au Ill' millénaire avant notre ère. Les femmes de différente strates sociales participaient d'une manière ou d'une autre dans la vie économique : les femmes proches du pouvoir ou autonomes qui géraient leurs propres ressources et maisonnées, ainsi que les femmes en bas de l'échelle sociale dépendantes des grands organismes et qui composait une abondante force de travail qui a largement été utilisée par les autorités. Les femmes de rang "normal" pouvaient exercer des activités productives telles que la production textile et la préparation des céréales, ou des activités à l'extérieur des maisonnées comme les travaux agricoles et les travaux de construction, elles pouvaient aussi exercer des métiers spécifiques comme la médecine. / Cuneiform sources, mainly of an economic and administrative nature, show that women had a very remarkable role in the economic life of Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. Women in different social strata participated in one way or another in economic life: women in power or autonomous who managed their own resources and households, as well as women at the bottom of the social depended of the large organizations, constituted an abundant labor force which was widely used by the authorities. Women from "normal" rank were able to engage in productive activities such as textile production and cereal processing, or activities outside households such as agricultural work and construction work, they could also be engaged in specific occupations such as Medicine.

abstract: This dissertation examines the development of grassroots environmental organizations between 1970 and 2000 and the role they played in the larger American environmental movement and civil society during that period. Much has been written about growth in environmental values in the United States during the twentieth century and about the role of national environmental organizations in helping to pass landmark federal-level environmental laws during the 1960s and 1970s. This study illuminates a different story of how citizen activists worked to protect and improve the air, water, healthfulness and quality of life of where they lived. At the local level, activists looked much different than they did in Washington, D.C.--they tended to be volunteers without any formal training in environmental science or policy. They were also more likely to be women than at the national level. They tended to frame environmental issues and solutions in familiar ways that made sense to them. Rather than focusing on the science or economics of an environmental issue, they framed it in terms of fairness and justice and giving citizens a say in the decisions that affected their health and quality of life. And, as the regulatory, political, and social landscape changed around them, they adapted their strategies in their efforts to continue to affect environmental decision making. Over time, they often connected their local interests and issues with more sophisticated, globalized understandings of the economic and political systems that under laid environmental issues. This study examines three case studies in the rural Great Plains, urban Southwest, and small-town Appalachia between 1970 and 2000 in an attempt to understand community-based environmental activism in the late twentieth century, how it related to the national environmental movement, the strategies local-level groups employed and when and why, the role of liberal democratic arguments in their work and in group identity formation, the limits of those arguments, and how the groups, their strategies, and the activists themselves changed overtime. These three groups were the Northern Plains Resource Council in Montana, Southwest Environmental Service in Southern Arizona, and Save Our Cumberland Mountains in Eastern Tennessee. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. History 2012

nÃo hà / Este estudo tem como objeto de pesquisa a Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do RosÃrio, da cidade de Fortaleza, antiga Irmandade dos Homens Pretos. Nesta pesquisa, buscamos contextualizar historicamente e identificar as reelaboraÃÃes e ressignificaÃÃes ocorridas na instituiÃÃo antes de sua inativaÃÃo e, atualmente, por ocasiÃo do processo de revitalizaÃÃo. As irmandades de Nossa Senhora do RosÃrio dos Homens Pretos foram instituiÃÃes bastante numerosas no perÃodo colonial brasileiro, espalhando-se de norte a sul do paÃs, reafirmando a presenÃa significativa do negro. As investigaÃÃes e anÃlises observadas nos dados histÃricos e falas dos entrevistados revelaram mudanÃas na forma de admissÃo dos membros da instituiÃÃo. Observamos, ainda, que temas como cultura, religiosidade e manifestaÃÃes culturais negras sÃo frequentes nos relatos dos entrevistados, o que nos possibilitou discuti-los na perspectiva de aprofundar a compreensÃo da relevÃncia histÃrica e contribuiÃÃo da Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do RosÃrio para a histÃria do negro na cidade de Fortaleza, CearÃ. / This study is a research subject the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary in the city of Fortaleza, former Brotherhood of Black Men. In this research we seek to contextualize historically and identify reworkings and reinterpretation that occurred in the institution prior to its inactivation and currently during the revitalization process. The brotherhoods of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men were quite numerous institutions in the Brazilian Colonial period, spreading from North to South of the country, reaffirming the significant presence of black. The research and analysis observed in the historical data and lines of respondents revealed changes in admission of members of the institution. We also observed that subjects such as culture, religion and black cultural manifestations are frequent in the reports of respondents which enabled us to discuss them with a view to deepening the understanding of the historical relevance and contribution of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary in the history of black in the city of Fortaleza Ceara.

Esta tesis tiene como objetivo diseñar un Sistema de Gestión de Calidad que funcione de acuerdo a los requisitos de la norma ISO 9001:2008 para dar soporte a la empresa Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC en su desarrollo por la mejora continua y su exitosa implementación, en búsqueda de la satisfacción de nuestros clientes. En una primera etapa del desarrollo de la tesis se realizó un diagnóstico de la situación actual de la empresa Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC que incluye el chequeo del cumplimiento de los requisitos de la norma por la organización, un análisis de los defectos más comunes y sus consecuencias económicas debido a penalidades y devoluciones, una encuesta de satisfacción de los clientes en cuanto a la calidad de nuestros productos y atención que ofrecemos. Luego del análisis general de la empresa se realizó el desarrollo de la documentación según los requisitos de la norma ISO 9001:2008 que incluye el Manual de la Calidad, Procedimientos, Instructivos, Planes, Fichas e Indicadores con el propósito de facilitar a la empresa en su futura certificación. Incluimos además en la tesis un enfoque al direccionamiento Estratégico que es la principal base para la mejora continua, debido a que es el lineamiento que debe seguir la empresa Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC para el logro de sus objetivos en base a su política de calidad, planes, valores, misión y visión. This thesis aims to design a Quality Management System which operates in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008 to support the company Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC in its development by continuous improvement and its successful implementation, search the satisfaction of our customers. In a first stage of development of the thesis a diagnosis of the current situation of the company Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC including checking compliance with the requirements of the standard by the organization, an analysis of the most common defects and their consequences are made due to economic hardships and returns, a survey of customer satisfaction in terms of product quality and care we provide. After the general analysis of the company's development of documentation it was performed according to the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008 including the Quality Manual, procedures, instructions, plans, Sheets and indicators in order to facilitate the company in future certification. We also include in the thesis an approach to strategic direction which is the main basis for continuous improvement, because it is the guideline to be followed by the company Consorcio Textil Vianny SAC to achieve its objectives on the basis of its quality policy, plans, values, mission and vision.

Magister Educationis - MEd / This study investigates the factors that conditioned the establishment of, and responses to, a centrally coordinated, institution wide change initiative aimed at promoting equity in the academic workplace in an historically white South African university. It is examined by presenting two kinds of analyses, firstly, an institutional analysis that explores the environmental and managerial conditionalities that influenced the reception, interpretation and responses to the national policy framework. Secondly, a bottom-up analysis that explores the distinctive disciplinary contexts that conditioned the responses of the participants. The study reveals that top-down approaches to managing change have limited capacity to influence the nature and pace of change on the ground, despite the best intentions of institutional managers. The study illustrates that the distinctive disciplinary context conditioned the responses to, and outcomes of the change initiative. In this study, the authority of the academic project powerfully trumps the legitimacy and credibility of the institutional transformation initiative.

Starting with the idea that unsustainable practices contribute to issues of social justice and poverty as much as to ecological issues. Chapter 1 traces the origins of the terms sustainable and development individually to see how it is that they came together. Chapter 2 traces the major international conferences and documents and their use of the terms sustainable development. Chapter 3 takes a phenomenology approach to get a bit deeper into sustainable development. I examine the most commonly cited definition of sustainable development as well as a broader definition of sustainable development as a process of change. Chapter 4 examines the field of environmental ethics and argues that constant debates over value distract policy makers from the central question of what morally motivates people to support environmental ethics views. Chapter 5 examines the institution and regime building process, and the conclusion offers three questions to measure our progress.

Magister Educationis - MEd / This study investigates the factors that conditioned the establishment of, and responses to, a centrally coordinated, institution wide change initiative aimed at promoting equity in the academic workplace in an historically white South African university. It is examined by presenting two kinds of analyses, firstly, an institutional analysis that explores the environmental and managerial conditionalities that influenced the reception, interpretation and responses to the national policy framework. Secondly, a bottom-up analysis that explores the distinctive disciplinary contexts that conditioned the responses of the participants. The study reveals that top-down approaches to managing change have limited capacity to influence the nature and pace of change on the ground, despite the best intentions of institutional managers. The study illustrates that the distinctive disciplinary context conditioned the responses to, and outcomes of the change initiative. In this study, the authority of the academic project powerfully trumps the legitimacy and credibility of the institutional transformation initiative.

The Eviction is a film about the forced eviction of a large homeless encampment in Dallas. In an effort to understand the gravity over a month of filming I will capture the stories of people, events, and the trials of those who are trying to offer a hand up.