Zugl.: Lüneburg, Fachhochsch. Nordostniedersachsen, Diplomarbeit, 2006

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-169). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Zugl.: Paderborn, Univ., Diss., 2007

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009. / Title from web page (viewed on June 11, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-104).

This thesis offers a critical consideration of the recovery approach to severe and enduring mental-health problems (Roberts & Boardman, 2013; Anthony, 1993), with the primary-research element focused on recovery after forensic secure care. A systematic review of qualitative research into recovery processes was conducted, using best-fit framework synthesis as a method of analysis (chapter 2). An expansion of the CHIME recovery model (Leamy et al., 2011) is proposed, in which the difficulties experienced by service users are more prominently considered. Chapters 3 and 4 report an investigation of the barriers to recovery perceived by people discharged from forensic secure care, using interpretative phenomenological analysis as a method (Smith et al., 2009). Eight participants were interviewed, and five superordinate themes are proposed: living in the shadow of the past, power imbalances, security and care, reconfigured relationships, and ‘recovery’ as a barrier to recovery. The final chapter of the portfolio is a shorter reflective paper considering the wider context of the work.

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF IAN M. PENDERGAST-WHITE, for the Master of Science degree in FORESTRY, presented on *July 7, 2010, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: CONSTRAINTS TO CONTINUED ROCK CLIMBING PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGION MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Jean Mangun In recent years rock climbing has seen dramatic increases in the number of participants nationwide. Climbing opportunities in southern Illinois are expected to become popular climbing destinations as the area becomes better publicized. The high quality sandstone, aesthetic features, and easy access help to ensure that the number of rock climbers coming to the region will only continue to grow. As has been described in the literature with other "new" activities on public lands, concern from land management agencies likewise continues to grow in direct correlation with the increasing numbers of climbers. Although there are literally dozens of published articles in the sports medicine literature about injuries from rock climbing and physiological responses, there is a surprising lack of research on the activity itself. The present study applies a qualitative approach to collect baseline data that characterizes regional climbing participants and their concerns before resource allocation issues develop further. Twenty climber interviews, two climber focus groups, and four key informant interviews with managers were conducted and data analyzed for emerging themes. Findings from the analysis suggest: although a strong sense of community and dedication to the activity exists within the climbing user group, climbers express concern that their activity lacks stature as a legitimate resource-based recreation activity among other stakeholder groups. Differing perceptions of the environmental impacts associated with climbing persist that lead to climbing access issues. Creation of local climbing organizations, such as the Illinois Climbers Association, can play a pivotal role in promoting progressive collaboration among stakeholders groups, which will be necessary to resolve these issues and better integrate rock climbing into the mix of accepted recreation activities in the southern Illinois region.

The aim of my diploma thesis is to ascertain how is developed attitude to school by children beginning school attendance. The theoretical part is devoted to pre-school children and primary school children with specialization in socialization in their family and out of it. There is also included concept of primary school. The practical part is devoted to the research of the developmet attitude to school by three children. Information was found out of that three children, their parents and teachers. There are used three methods. Observation, structure interview and unfinished sentences.

This qualitative study explored the experience of seclusion practice with particular reference to those nurses, patients and relatives who were involved in the procedure. A literature review of international publications revealed that there was little cohesion within studies undertaken so far. A systematic review of research methods previously adopted in order to explore patient and staff experience indicated that research into seclusion practice had reached an impasse and that qualitative methodologies would provide a means of understanding the depth of experience required for appropriate policy making. The methods used within this study were derived from phenomenological inquiry and used grounded theory methods in order to explore this substantive area. In-depth interviews of both nurses and ex-patients (n=14) provided a rich source of data. In addition to this, field visits and various meetings took place with user groups and NE-IS Trusts. Findings were then examined in the light of other research evidence and contemporary theory. Categories arising were centred upon three rich conceptual themes. These were 'control', 'punishment' and 'knowledge'. The core theme, "issues of silence" influenced all interactions taking place regarding seclusion practice. The route into seclusion was defined as a trajectory which began in the community setting and ended with the locked door. It was identified that nurses and patients negotiated these silent issues surrounding seclusion in order for patients to gain exit from the seclusion room. The practice of seclusion was a physically observable phenomenon which led to uncomfortable awareness within those who experienced the practice. This awareness caused both patients and nursing staff to review their role and the caring alliance which was initiated during admission. This review led to a sense of powerlessness within both practitioner and patient. Coping with this awareness then led to silence concerning aspects of care and behaviour. It appeared that the silent issues were largely unchallenged by those who utilised them and that those who did challenge them were diverted from the issues by a policy system which could, be ineffective. The system of psychiatric care and the wider society within which the system functioned were not felt to be supportive of exploration of these silences due to misinformation and general disinterest in the carers and those who experience mental illness. It is put forward that it is only by providing means to realistically address and acknowledge the silence surrounding seclusion practice that real change can begin. Recommendations which seek to provide an arena whereby the silences can be safely reviewed are made. These include the use of the new model for analysis and debriefing, more appropriate policy guidelines and suggestions for future research agendas.

This thesis investigates four different aspects of information security management: challenges faced by security practitioners, interactive collaborations among security practitioners and other stakeholders, diagnostic work performed by security practitioners during the response to incidents, and factors that impact the adoption of an intrusion detection system in one organization. Our approach is based on qualitative analyzes of empirical data from semi-structured interviews and participatory observation. For each theme under study, the contributions of the qualitative analysis are twofold. First, we provide a richer understanding of the main factors that affect the security within organizations. Second, equipped with this richer understanding, we provide recommendations on how to improve security tools, along with opportunities for future research. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the human, organizational, and technological factors that affect security in organizations and the effectiveness of security tools. Our work also highlights the need for continued refinement of how factors interplay by obtaining more rich data (e.g., contextual inquiry), and the need to generalize and validate these findings through other sources of information to study how these factors interplay (e.g., surveys). / Applied Science, Faculty of / Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of / Graduate