This is the story of a project to connect the resources of a university to the struggles of a group of Congolese asylum seekers in the city of Derby. It represents a case study of a whole process: this includes a specific project established to explore how a university might fulfil its stated goals of being closely anchored in the local and regional community; and how it might engage and marshal its resources to provide educational and maybe research opportunities, while giving priority to community-based projects that tackle social disadvantage. The thesis is made up of a number of overlapping elements: there is the story of the project itself, of why the University became involved, and the nature of the interaction with a particular community, as seen through the eyes of some of the Congolese and me the project coordinator/researcher. It includes my struggles to establish a steering committee with the Congolese and the creation of a range of educational/recreational resources to help members of a community manage the difficult, stressful and even traumatic processes of asylum. The project led to the establishment of a community association and various initiatives to dialogically engage with the community and gather diverse narratives. Finally it led to various outcomes leading to what might be a ‘Reconnecting the hearts and minds’ project, that created spaces for story telling for a number of women and men migrants. The project also included an evaluation, which developed at its core, into a collection of narratives chronicling the difficult processes of forced migration, where people experience the pain of family separation, the dislocation of landing in a foreign country. A country whose language was different, whose customs were strange and where the processes of claiming asylum could be alienating, and where racism is experienced. We can call this project and its evaluation a piece of action research with a series of narratives at its heart. The project and evaluation together raise questions about the role of creative activity and narrative in managing painful transitions. There is another story within the bigger one, however, a story of a project coordinator and his relationship with the community and the University of Derby ... of initial enthusiasm followed by marginalisation and the closure of a supportive community development unit in the University; and of the placement of this role, for want of a better home, in the marketing department. This is also a narrative of registering for a doctorate, of being rejected, and of seeking to think through, with the help of others, what a good enough doctorate might entail. The end product has become a process of auto/biographical narrative reflexive research in which the narratives of the migrants intertwine with the researcher’s own; around the themes of dislocation, and of the struggles for voice and agency. The basic threads of the study are of a dislocating experience, and of how resources of hope can be found in creative activity – whether a sewing class, telling stories, fashion shows or engaging in auto/biographical narrative reflexivity. The basic argument has to do with tokenism and the disrespect that can surround university civic engagement as well as how asylum seekers are treated callously more generally; but also how resources of hope can make a difference. There is also the troubling issue of voice in research and whose story really counts; of a white, middle class male engaging with distressed women migrants, and of what might have been a silencing of the women concerned. But through values of commitment, and of learning to listen, the project became more dialogical, as evidenced in the women’s stories.

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2015-05-04T13:10:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lucelia Santos Sousa.pdf: 1802853 bytes, checksum: 5f73241cf5abecbf85034a03af7609d3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-04T13:10:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lucelia Santos Sousa.pdf: 1802853 bytes, checksum: 5f73241cf5abecbf85034a03af7609d3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Million people around the world are affected by mental health problems and they aren¿t assisted as expected. Studies show relevant points about mental health care in the primary assistance. Some of these studies talk about the Family Health Program, but in special the job of the community health worker as an important and meaningful strategy in the assistance to the mental disordered patients and its family. However, the lack of preparation of these professionals in dealing with situations related to mental health is remarkable. Starting from this approach the following task comes from an interest in contributing to a reflection about the necessary support that the community workers need to cooperate in the assistance to the community patients with mental health problems. The study aims to understand the vision of the community workers about mental health problems. This is about the qualitative research methods composed by traditional research techniques of anthropology: dense ethnographic observation and depth interviews with 15 agents from a primary care unity of Praia Grande city in São Paulo. The field research was done from March to June 2011. The narratives of each agent interviewed make possible to identify the representation about mental health problems. A common aspect of the reports was noted, the trust relationship between the person with some mental problem and the community worker. Mental disorders are identified through the records of the family conversations held at home or in the clinic and through the relatives and neighbor¿s report. The concern about mental health problems is related to the bond established with her own family, with real cases in this activity area and with some courses made. The notion of mental health problem had many meanings, and there was a concern to not confuse them with crazy people. The reasons given mentioned an past or present event: stress, financial and life condition, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, family and genetic problems. Was concluded that community workers need information and specific training about mental health to face this situations in their daily work. Furthermore the relationship established between these people and the patients and their families to give subsidy to build interventions about mental health. / Milhares de pessoas no mundo inteiro são acometidas por problemas de saúde mental, as quais não recebem assistência em saúde de forma esperada. Neste sentido, estudos apontam pontos relevantes sobre o cuidado em saúde mental na atenção primária, entre eles, alguns ressaltam o Programa Saúde da Família, mais especificamente o trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde como estratégia importante e significativa para a assistência ao paciente com transtorno mental e sua família. No entanto, o despreparo desses trabalhadores em lhe dar com assuntos relacionados à saúde mental é fato constatado. Partindo dessa abordagem, o seguinte trabalho surge do interesse em contribuir para uma reflexão sobre o suporte necessário para que os agentes comunitários possam cooperar na assistência a pessoas com problema de saúde mental na comunidade. Com o presente estudo, objetiva-se compreender a visão dos agentes comunitários sobre os problemas de saúde mental. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa composta por métodos e técnicas de pesquisa tradicional da Antropologia: a observação etnográfica densa e entrevistas em profundidade com 15 agentes de uma unidade básica de saúde do município de Praia Grande, São Paulo. A pesquisa em campo foi realizada no período de março a junho de 2011. As narrativas de cada agente entrevistado permitiram, sobretudo, identificar suas representações acerca do componente problema de saúde mental. Como aspecto comum dos relatos, foi observada a relação de confiança presente entre a pessoa portadora de algum problema mental e o agente comunitário. A forma como identificam transtornos mentais são através do cadastro da família, conversa realizada em domicílio ou na unidade de saúde, observação e através dos relatos de parentes e vizinhos. A percepção sobre os problemas de saúde mental está relacionada ao vínculo estabelecido com a própria família, com os casos existentes em sua área de atuação e com cursos realizados. A noção de problema de saúde mental teve significados diversos, sendo que houve a preocupação em não confundi-las com a pessoa louca. As causas indicadas fizeram menção a um evento passado ou atual da vida: o stress, a condição financeira e de vida, o uso abusivo do álcool, o consumo de drogas, problemas familiares e genéticos. Foi possível concluir que os agentes comunitários necessitam de informação e treinamento específico sobre saúde mental para enfrentar situações presentes no seu cotidiano de trabalho. Além disso, a relação que se estabelece entre esses sujeitos e os pacientes e suas famílias dá subsídio para a construção de intervenções acerca da saúde mental.

The applied tourism research community is characterized by a large and growing group of research producers and users; communications and networking amongst its members can build the capacity of the community and create knowledge networks along its social, cultural, and organizational boundaries. The purpose of this thesis research is to examine the role of tourism research associations in the social structuring of a cohesive applied research community and, consequently, in the fostering of its growth. Following an embedded single case design, the study uses the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA hereafter) as an example of an applied tourism research community. The research examines members’ perceptions of the association in the capacity-building of the membership community through research communications and professional networks. Based on documentary sources, an instrument was developed for primary data collection through an online census of TTRA members. Data collection was completed in the Spring of 2007, with a response rate of 28.7%. Data analysis is guided by hypothesis, with results of the case study described and discussed in the contexts of research communications, knowledge networks, scientific community, and research association planning and management. First, with respect to research communication, a number of social demographic factors are found to have exerted an impact on media use frequencies and decisions, and perceptions of research communication in the membership community. Notably, these include members’ occupations, career stages, membership categories, and research-oriented training. The chapter structure of TTRA does not affect members’ behaviour in research communication. However, the study confirms a distinction between academics and practitioners and lends support to discussions on the two-community theory concerning cultural and functional differences in producing and consuming research. The study also finds that TTRA-endorsed media are of limited use in the membership community for professional communication. In addition, association members form distinct clusters by the frequency and variety of information sources they have consulted for research communication. Second, in terms of networks or networking amongst TTRA members, types and extent of member interactions are influenced by members’ occupations, in particular whether the member is an academic or practitioner. Professional networks are formed on the basis of research interests and expertise; so are the perceptions of research networks and the perceived role of TTRA in professional networking affected by gender, career stage, membership positions, and disciplinary and research-oriented preparations. The study finds that the strengths of ties amongst members are both causes and consequences of the size of a community or network. TTRA is generally perceived as becoming too academic and, in light of this, the association is seen as an important facilitator of scholarly networks. Nonetheless, the association community is characterized by pro-academic and pro-practitioner clusters in terms of membership perceptions of research networks and their attitudes towards networking. In addition, while chapter affiliations do not have an impact on network perceptions and behaviour, results from this study point to the facilitator role of association conferences for research communication, professional networking and association capacity-building. Third, the facilitator role of the association for community capacity-building is widely acknowledged by its members. Respondents see professional networking and association conference venue as particularly important factors in attracting attendance from the membership community. The study confirms the essential role of conferences in building a sense of community for a research association. There is a considerable degree of consensus amongst members on their perceptions of TTRA as a community. Homogeneous clusters are formed by membership perceptions of a community and their willingness or engagement in community service provisions. Conceptually, the clusters developed around (or for) research communication, networking and association capacity-building are highly consistent in terms of pattern matching in case study analysis. The research has also discussed theoretical and practical implications, some of which are expressed as recommendations for association planning and management. The study concludes with reflections on limitations and prospects for future inquiries.

The applied tourism research community is characterized by a large and growing group of research producers and users; communications and networking amongst its members can build the capacity of the community and create knowledge networks along its social, cultural, and organizational boundaries. The purpose of this thesis research is to examine the role of tourism research associations in the social structuring of a cohesive applied research community and, consequently, in the fostering of its growth. Following an embedded single case design, the study uses the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA hereafter) as an example of an applied tourism research community. The research examines members’ perceptions of the association in the capacity-building of the membership community through research communications and professional networks. Based on documentary sources, an instrument was developed for primary data collection through an online census of TTRA members. Data collection was completed in the Spring of 2007, with a response rate of 28.7%. Data analysis is guided by hypothesis, with results of the case study described and discussed in the contexts of research communications, knowledge networks, scientific community, and research association planning and management. First, with respect to research communication, a number of social demographic factors are found to have exerted an impact on media use frequencies and decisions, and perceptions of research communication in the membership community. Notably, these include members’ occupations, career stages, membership categories, and research-oriented training. The chapter structure of TTRA does not affect members’ behaviour in research communication. However, the study confirms a distinction between academics and practitioners and lends support to discussions on the two-community theory concerning cultural and functional differences in producing and consuming research. The study also finds that TTRA-endorsed media are of limited use in the membership community for professional communication. In addition, association members form distinct clusters by the frequency and variety of information sources they have consulted for research communication. Second, in terms of networks or networking amongst TTRA members, types and extent of member interactions are influenced by members’ occupations, in particular whether the member is an academic or practitioner. Professional networks are formed on the basis of research interests and expertise; so are the perceptions of research networks and the perceived role of TTRA in professional networking affected by gender, career stage, membership positions, and disciplinary and research-oriented preparations. The study finds that the strengths of ties amongst members are both causes and consequences of the size of a community or network. TTRA is generally perceived as becoming too academic and, in light of this, the association is seen as an important facilitator of scholarly networks. Nonetheless, the association community is characterized by pro-academic and pro-practitioner clusters in terms of membership perceptions of research networks and their attitudes towards networking. In addition, while chapter affiliations do not have an impact on network perceptions and behaviour, results from this study point to the facilitator role of association conferences for research communication, professional networking and association capacity-building. Third, the facilitator role of the association for community capacity-building is widely acknowledged by its members. Respondents see professional networking and association conference venue as particularly important factors in attracting attendance from the membership community. The study confirms the essential role of conferences in building a sense of community for a research association. There is a considerable degree of consensus amongst members on their perceptions of TTRA as a community. Homogeneous clusters are formed by membership perceptions of a community and their willingness or engagement in community service provisions. Conceptually, the clusters developed around (or for) research communication, networking and association capacity-building are highly consistent in terms of pattern matching in case study analysis. The research has also discussed theoretical and practical implications, some of which are expressed as recommendations for association planning and management. The study concludes with reflections on limitations and prospects for future inquiries.

Il contributo presenta l'esito di un percorso di ricerca volto alla comprensione delle modalità di consumo di alcolici da parte dei giovani adulti nei contesti del divertimento notturno (bar, pub, discoteche, feste private, ecc.) e mira a fornire indicazioni teoriche, metodologiche ed applicative per interventi partecipati di promozione delle salute e la riduzione dei rischi alcol-correlati nelle comunità locali. Il lavoro si apre con uno studio Grounded Theory che offre un modello processuale di comprensione delle dinamiche del bere dei giovani nei diversi contesti del divertimento notturno, tenendo conto delle specifiche culturali del nostro Paese. Prosegue poi con uno studio di analisi del contesto della città di Milano in merito ai rischi alcol-correlati, che ha indicato la priorità, a livello locale, negli interventi relativi all'insieme di rischi e conseguenze che si concretizzano nelle aree urbane che presentano elevate concentrazioni di locali notturni, i nightlife districts. Il lavoro si chiude con la presentazione di una ricerca-intervento mixed-method in uno di questi quartieri, che ha visto il coinvolgimento, in tutte le fasi, dei membri della comunità e ha consentito di conoscere in modo approfondito la realtà presa in esame e offrire indicazioni di intervento per la riduzione dei rischi per i giovani e delle conseguenze alcol-correlate per gli abitanti. / The dissertation contributes to the understanding of the issue of alcohol use and abuse among young people in nightlife settings (e.g., bars, clubs, and private parties). It describes the effectiveness of participatory research approaches in studying and addressing the phenomenon in areas with a high concentration of drinking venues (nightlife entertainment districts). The Grounded Theory research (study 1) on young adults' drinking patterns in nightlife settings showed changes in the meanings, processes, and representations of alcohol across settings and their effect on drinking patterns. The results of the context analysis of the city of Milan (Italy) (study 2) indicated specific alcohol related issues in the local context, in particular the wide range of alcohol-related risks and consequences for both youngsters and residents in the four nightlife entertainment districts of the city. The last study is a multiphase mixed methods participatory research conducted in a nightlife district. Multiple methods (interviews, a community survey, ethnography) integration was part of the participatory process in which community members collaborated during different phases of research. The study resulted in indications for intervention to reduce alcohol-related negative consequences for youths and nightlife districts’ residents, and in theoretical and methodological considerations for the future research.

The field of Enterprise Architecture (EA) emerged as an answer to the increasing complexity in managing and aligning the business-IT relationship within enterprises. Both practitioners and academics have expressed interest in the field, with a growing number of publicized works related to EA. In an attempt to provide an outlook of the current research landscape of EA, a systematic literature review was conducted. Citation data from the Scopus (Elsevier) API were automatically extracted and analyzed. By applying the Louvain method on the collected data, 8 research communities and their topic were identified: (1) Enterprise Engineering (I & II), (2) Enterprise Architecture Management, (3) Enterprise Modelling, (4) IT Architecture, (5) Enterprise Integration, (6) Digital Transformation, and (7) Smart Cities. For each community, a summarized description with sub-community graphs as well as tables (describing the top authors, articles, and affiliation countries) are presented. Lastly, a comparison of the results and the EA trends identified by Gampfer et al. are presented. / Fältet Enterprise Architecture (EA) framkom som ett svar på den ökande komplexiteten i att hantera och anpassa affärs-IT-relationen inom företag. Både utövare och akademiker har uttryckt intresse för området, då antal publicerade verk relaterade till EA fortsätter att växa. I ett försök att ge en syn på det aktuella forskningslandskapet inom EA genomfördes ett systematisk litteraturöversikt. Citeringsdata från Scopus (Elsevier) API extraherades och analyserades automatiskt. Genom att tillämpa Louvain-metoden på insamlade datan identifierades 8 forskarsamhällen och deras ämnen: (1) Enterprise Engineering (I & II), (2) Enterprise Architecture Management, (3) Enterprise Modelling, (4) IT Architecture, (5) Enterprise Integration, (6) Digital Transformation och (7) Smart Cities. För varje gemenskap gavs en sammanfattad beskrivning med undergruppsdiagram samt tabeller (över t.ex. de främsta författarna, artiklarna, och anslutningsländerna). Slutligen så gjordes en jämförelse av resultaten och de EA trender som identifierats av Gampfer et al.

Seeking to fill a gap in the historiography, this study provides a closely-observed but contextualised social history of Scotland’s rural schools from the late nineteenth century through to the end of the twentieth century. Though particularly concerned with the period following the Education (Scotland) Act, 1872, consideration is given to earlier developments to ensure a depth of understanding and an appreciation of the subtleties of local experience. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, the thesis draws together three layers of research: a detailed regional case study of the Highland Perthshire parishes of Fortingall, Kenmore and Killin; a quasi-random sample of sixty-six rural districts from across Scotland; and a national overview. In doing so, it challenges oft-made generalisations about rural life and provides a more nuanced picture of change and continuity in educational policy and practice across Scotland. Focusing in on the relationship between the small rural schools and their communities, the social dimensions of educational provision are explored in depth with special attention being paid to who taught, attended and supported the schools, and how they operated as educational and social spaces. To frame and guide discussion, three core themes – gender, culture and citizenship – are explored throughout and elements of social theory are drawn on to aid analysis and interpretation.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:43:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarciaCVL_DISSERT.pdf: 1430431 bytes, checksum: 3dc9c2d06abee984002608d86f65f3da (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-25 / Community-based interventions have been presented as a proposal of operationalization of the concept of vulnerability to STD/Aids prevention. This study aimed to analyze the Community intervention developed through the project Strengthening of Community action networks for STD/Aids prevention: know and intervenein, at M?e Luiza neighborhood, in the city of Natal, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The study was conducted in the same location where intervention occurs and took as time reference the first 30 months of construction and deployment process, from April 2010 until December 2012. This is research with qualitative approach, participatory character, developed from the immersion of the researcher in the field, being this community intervention itself. In this perspective, the study approximates to the Cartographic method in which the researcher-researched is engendered in the acts and effects research. The data-generating sources were the memories of the researcher from the field notes, written narratives of subjects involved in the intervention and documents pertaining to the project. In the methodological path of cartography, the image of the rhizome by Deleuze and Guattari (1995) has accompanied the immersion in the field given the nature of research-intervention which approach to the concept of object-Rhizome. The presentation of results was composed for the attempted rhizomatic and a hypertext representation, based on the descriptive narrative taken from the documentary analysis and the multi-faceted narratives with the voices, the looks and the affections narrated by the subject involved, respectively. On the path taken, three lanes were drawn as synthesis of learning produced by experience-that can contribute to understanding the process under study, in his singular character, and reflections on other experiences of community intervention: track 1- Community intervention as active-reflective space and a cause; track 2 Inclusion as power and challenge of community involvement; track 3 Sustainability as A challenge of Community intervention. The study indicates that community intervention is presented as a potential producer of health as also produces practical and creative skills, subjects and inventive in the daily life of the community with a view to reinventing knowledge and practices for the prevention of STD/HIV/Aids / As interven??es de base comunit?ria t?m sido apresentadas como proposta de operacionaliza??o do conceito de vulnerabilidade para a preven??o das DST/Aids. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar a interven??o comunit?ria desenvolvida atrav?s do projeto Fortalecimento de redes de a??o comunit?ria para a preven??o em DSt/Aids: conhecer e intervir, no bairro de M?es Luiza, na cidade de Natal, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. O estudo foi realizado no mesmo local onde ocorre a interven??o e tomou como refer?ncia temporal os primeiros 30 meses do processo de sua constru??o e implanta??o, desde abril de 2010 at? dezembro de 2012. Trata-se de pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa, de car?ter participativo, desenvolvida a partir da imers?o da pesquisadora em campo, sendo este a pr?pria interven??o comunit?ria. Nessa perspectiva, o estudo aproxima-se ao m?todo cartogr?fico no qual a rela??o pesquisador-pesquisado ? engendrada nos atos e efeitos da investiga??o. As fontes geradoras de dados foram o registro de mem?rias da pesquisadora a partir das anota??es de campo, narrativas escritas de sujeitos implicados na interven??o e documentos referentes ao projeto. No caminho metodol?gico da cartografia, a imagem do rizoma apresentada por Deleuze e Guattari (1995) tem acompanhado a imers?o em campo dada ? natureza de pesquisa-interven??o a qual aproximamos ? no??o de objeto-rizoma. A apresenta??o de resultados foi composta por tentativa de representa??o rizom?tica e um hipertexto, tomando como base a narrativa descritiva extra?da da an?lise documental e as narrativas multifacetadas com as vozes, os olhares e os afetos narrados pelos sujeitos implicados, respectivamente. No caminho percorrido, tr?s pistas foram tra?adas como s?ntese do aprendizado produzido pela experi?ncia-interven??o, que podem contribuir para compreender o processo em estudo, em seu car?ter singular, e orientar reflex?es sobre outras experi?ncias de interven??o comunit?ria: pista 1 A interven??o comunit?ria como espa?o ativo-reflexivo e um modo de fazer com; pista 2 A inclus?o como pot?ncia e desafio da interven??o comunit?ria; pista 3 A sustentabilidade como desafio da interven??o comunit?ria. O estudo indica que a interven??o comunit?ria se apresenta como potencial produtora de sa?de ? medida que tamb?m produz pr?ticas e sujeitos, potencializando capacidades criativa e inventiva presentes no cotidiano da comunidade numa perspectiva de reinventar saberes e pr?ticas para preven??o das DST/HIV/Aids