This study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme, an Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) initiative, on the psychological well–being of the rural community of Taung, in the North West Province of South Africa. A mixed method sequential explanatory research design was followed where quantitative data were obtained in a pre– and post–evaluation phase. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between the ages of 20 and 83 years, with a mean age of 43 years, living within six rural towns in the Taung community. Participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (n=47) and a control group (n=52). Four standardised scales, the General Psychological Well–being Scale (GPWS) (Khumalo, Temane, & Wissing, 2010), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ–9) (Kroenke, & Spitzer, 2002), the Coping Self–Efficacy Scale (CSE) (Chesney, Neilands, Chambers, Taylor, & Folkman, 2006), and the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC–SF) (Keyes, 2006; Keyes, Wissing, Potgieter, Temane, Kruger, & van Rooy, 2008), validated for use in a Setswana–speaking group, were administered to measure psychological well–being. Qualitative data were obtained through conducting semi–structured interviews with a simple random sample of 30 participants three months after presentation of the programme. The quantitative findings reflected a small increase in the general psychological and emotional well–being of the experimental group. Between–group comparisons showed small practical significant differences (d=0.19 - 0.40) in the experimental group on most of the measuring instruments. Qualitative results suggest that the participants in this study experienced the Lifeplan® programme as educational, and contributing positively towards their general well–being. Participants felt that they have become more attentive to their health needs especially through exercise, a healthier diet and better attendance to overall hygiene. Suggestions for further research and possible programme interventions include a follow–up study to evaluate the sustainability of skills obtained and changes made as a result of the Lifeplan® programme. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

This study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme, an Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) initiative, on the psychological well–being of the rural community of Taung, in the North West Province of South Africa. A mixed method sequential explanatory research design was followed where quantitative data were obtained in a pre– and post–evaluation phase. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between the ages of 20 and 83 years, with a mean age of 43 years, living within six rural towns in the Taung community. Participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (n=47) and a control group (n=52). Four standardised scales, the General Psychological Well–being Scale (GPWS) (Khumalo, Temane, & Wissing, 2010), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ–9) (Kroenke, & Spitzer, 2002), the Coping Self–Efficacy Scale (CSE) (Chesney, Neilands, Chambers, Taylor, & Folkman, 2006), and the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC–SF) (Keyes, 2006; Keyes, Wissing, Potgieter, Temane, Kruger, & van Rooy, 2008), validated for use in a Setswana–speaking group, were administered to measure psychological well–being. Qualitative data were obtained through conducting semi–structured interviews with a simple random sample of 30 participants three months after presentation of the programme. The quantitative findings reflected a small increase in the general psychological and emotional well–being of the experimental group. Between–group comparisons showed small practical significant differences (d=0.19 - 0.40) in the experimental group on most of the measuring instruments. Qualitative results suggest that the participants in this study experienced the Lifeplan® programme as educational, and contributing positively towards their general well–being. Participants felt that they have become more attentive to their health needs especially through exercise, a healthier diet and better attendance to overall hygiene. Suggestions for further research and possible programme interventions include a follow–up study to evaluate the sustainability of skills obtained and changes made as a result of the Lifeplan® programme. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2008. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 DissSMJ.pdf: 6726516 bytes, checksum: aebe203073a1b8a52666b1f35eed1bdf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-29 / Não recebi financiamento / This study has the objective of understanding the educational processes that contribute to the formation of the Community Association Souza Lima (ASSOLIMA) while a political community in social coexistence terms. The issues of the present study take as a theory reference the Popular Education and Educational Philosophy of Enrique Dussel, whose concept of political community is being used. The mothodology presents ASSOLIMA foundation, characteristics, practices, and covers reflections on Dusselian terms. It also describes the educational processes that emerge from the coexistence of the group members which helped to the formation of the political community. It was used a qualitative approach and four research instruments: participant observation, field diary, semi-structured interviews, and oral memory. It was observed that the beginning of the Association happened when residents got together seeking for political ways to solve problems in common and that the innovative nature of this space was the record in public political programs regarding family agriculture. In the inter-subjective relationships among the Association members, it was noted that the practice of working together made the farmers stablish a political project. We should consider that ASSOLIMA started in accordance to Dussel concepts of institution and political community, a it started as a response to the demands of an área that searched for ways to organize a political will, resulting in a politicl community that has leadership as an obeying power, collective meetings and decisions, with common goals from living from agriculture to the commitment of reporting data and figures to the community. It is hoped that this research is able to contribute to educational studies regarding reflections about educational processes to develop coexistence social practices in rural communities. This study is also expected to cooperate with social movements, forums, institutions like Associations and rural or urban Cooperatives which intend to use educational processes that privilege social coexistence to solve problems in various situations, as a political community. / O presente estudo tem como objetivo compreender os processos educativos que contribuem para a formação da Associação Comunitária da Região do Souza Lima (ASSOLIMA) enquanto comunidade política por meio da convivência. A problemática do presente estudo toma como referencial teórico a Educação Popular e a Filosofia da Educação de Enrique Dussel, da qual tomamos o conceito de comunidade política. A metodologia apresenta a ASSOLIMA desde a sua criação, características, práticas, conquistas e tece reflexões no sentido dusseliano do termo. Descreve, também, os processos educativos que emergem da convivência entre os integrantes da ASSOLIMA que contribuíram para a formação de uma comunidade política. Foi realizada uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e foram utilizados quatro instrumentos de pesquisa: observação participante, diários de campo, entrevista semiestruturada coletiva e a memória oral. Nos relacionamentos intersubjetivos ocorridos entre os membros desta Associação observou-se que a prática da convivência fez com que os agricultores efetivassem um projeto político que se foi construindo. Podemos considerar que a ASSOLIMA surgiu de acordo com os conceitos dusselianos de instituição e comunidade política, pois nasceu como resposta às reivindicações de uma região que buscava uma organização no sentido de agregar vontades políticas, resultando na formação de uma comunidade política que têm uma liderança com “poder obediencial”, as reuniões são agregadas e disciplinadas, as decisões são coletivas, possuem objetivos comuns como o de sobreviver da agricultura, há o compromisso de cumprir e de prestar contas à comunidade. Espera-se que esta pesquisa possa contribuir para a Linha de Pesquisa em Educação no sentido de refletir sobre a construção de processos educativos que visam o desenvolvimento da prática social da convivência utilizando-se dos encontros de consciências em uma comunidade rural. Também se espera que possa colaborar com movimentos sociais, fóruns, instituições como Associações e Cooperativas rurais ou urbanas que pretendam se utilizar de processos educativos que privilegiem a convivência na resolução de soluções de diversas situações, constituindo-se como comunidade política.

Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo principal realizar levantamento etnobotânico junto à comunidade rural do Bairro dos Marins, no município de Piquete, a respeito do conhecimento sobre as plantas medicinais com atividades de controle do colesterol, pressão arterial e problemas renais. Outros objetivos a alcançar disseram respeito à ocorrência e à freqüência das doenças na comunidade; verificar como os moradores reconhecem e nomeiam as doenças estudadas; identificar quais espécies de plantas medicinais são conhecidas e usadas pelos moradores, sua forma de utilização e preparo; e entender como todas as casas do Bairro. A escolha do entrevistado de cada unidade residencial teve como critério que este fosse responsável pelo sustento da família. Foram entrevistadas 74 pessoas, mediante entrevistas estruturadas e semi-estruturadas. Foram coletados dados sócio-culturais e levantados os problemas de saúde mais recorrentes na comunidade e as plantas usadas para tratar cada um deles. Na segunda etapa foram entrevistados profissionais e agentes da área da saúde do Programa de Saúde da Família (PSF). Nessa etapa foi utilizado roteiro com perguntas. Para a terceira etapa foi usada a técnica de amostragem "bola de neve", que consistiu em conversar com algumas pessoas da comunidade e perguntar se conheciam moradores que tinham significativo conhecimento sobre plantas medicinais, com esta técnica foram indicadas 15 pessoas. Para complementar a pesquisa foram escolhidos mais cinco entrevistados pelo método conhecido como amostragem por julgamento, o critério para escolha destes foi o maior número de espécies medicinais citadas durante a primeira etapa e conhecimento e uso das plantas para as três enfermidades propostas neste estudo. Durante a realização da terceira etapa optou-se por utilizar entrevistas semi-estruturadas ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The main objective of this research was to do an ethnobotanical survey in the rural community Marins, Piquete municipality, on their knowledge about medicinal plants with activity on cholesterol control, blood pressure and kidney problems. Other objectives were to evaluate the occurrence and the frequency of the diseases in the community, to verify how the inhabitants know and name the studied diseases, to identify which species of medicinal plants are known and used by the inhabitants, how they prepare and use each one and to understand how the exchange of information works in the community.The collection of data was based on methods used in Anthropology, like semi-structured and structured interviews and also participant observation. In order to facilitate the research, the interviews were divided in three stages. In the first stage all the houses of the community were visited. The person who was responsible for the family support was chosen as the one who would be interviewed. Seventy four people were interviewed by using semi-structured and 74 structured interviews. Sociocultural data were collected, as well as the community's most common health problems and the plants used to treat each problem. In the second stage, professionals and healthcare workers from the healthcare family program (PSF) were interviewed. On the third stage, it was used the "snow ball" technique, which consists on talking to some people of the community and asking them whether they know some inhabitants who have a significant knowledge about medicinal plants. Fifteen persons were indicated with the use of this technique. To complete the research, five more persons were interviewed by the method know as judgment sampling. The criterion used to choose these five interviewed was the greatest number of medicinal plants species mentioned on the first stage and the...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Lin Chau Ming / Coorientador: Izabel de Carvalho / Banca: Maria José Queiroz de Freitas Alves / Banca: Ari de Freitas Hidalgo / Mestre

This study is aimed at investigating specific preferences for various types of maize meal in two rural communities of Mthatha. Consumption data shows that in very poor households, maize was the only and most consumed foodstuff. The acceptability and opinions of different maize meal types were investigated by this study, as well as awareness of technologies, food fortification and genetic modification. The first phase of the study employed a qualitative approach in which numerical data was collected using sensory evaluations and second phase being a qualitative approach in the form of focus group interviews. In determining consumer acceptability, sensory evaluations were done amongst villagers from Ngqeleni and Mqanduli of selected age groups and gender. The sensory evaluation findings of the study indicate that fortified (special) maize meal is preferred over all other maize meal types, based on a higher liking of the aroma and colour. This was followed by unfortified (special) maize meal, although it was not significantly different to sifted white maize meal, sifted yellow maize meal, white sifted non-genetically modified maize meal, white genetically modified maize meal, in descending order. Younger adults (18-25years) had a stronger preference for white fortified maize meal, with older adults (>40years) all maize meal types similarly with the exception of yellow sifted maize meal. Males and females revealed equal liking behaviour. The Ngqeleni villagers preferred white fortified maize meal. Mqanduli participants preferred sifted maize meal, probable due to the fact that this is the staple food produced in the village. Focus groups were used to capture understanding and/or opinions of food fortification and genetic modification. Ngqeleni and Mqanduli are two villages approximately 30km east of Mthatha and south east of Mthatha, respectively. Findings from the two villages differed. Somewhat the Mqanduli community was more subsistence farming based, therefore aware of farming practices and their technical benefits but not the facts behind the technology. In Ngqeleni, the community was more aware of the concepts even though they were not exposed to them. This deduced a low illiteracy rate in Mqanduli compared to Ngqeleni and it was confirmed during discussions and through a mini survey. Poverty was also evident in Mqanduli as most of the community was unemployed. This encouraged the community to use locally grown maize meal more than the commercial fortified maize meal. The issue of yellow and white maize brought good discussions, which led to conclusions that the choice of yellow maize depends on individual preferences. Most of the respondents in these communities consumed yellow maize in one state or another, with a few who did not prefer it at all as maize meal. Most men preferred yellow maize and yellow maize meal, as they believed that it had higher satiety level than white maize and white maize meal. In conclusion, the study revealed very interesting differences in preference of different maize meal types. This could form part of understanding the dynamics related to staple foods in a rural context. / Dissertation (MConsSci)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Consumer Science / unrestricted

The present dissertation it is about the docents work in the fields, of how this work is expressed in the speech of the teachers at/from the fields, and the family-school as a part of this work. In the years of 2009 and 2012, there was an uprising, leaded by the rural community against the activities developed by the school professionals that attended this community, culminating in some of them dropping out to work in this location. Parents and school showed to have goals that should converge, however, at this school there were some conflicts that put an end in the dialog and the partnership between parents and school. In this dissertation, the objective is to identify and interpret the representations about the professors work at/from the fields and the family-school relationship as partners. This research relies on theoretical assumptions of an Interactionist social-discursive approach, as well as contributions of Ergonomics and Clinicof Work, pursuing a review of the activity of the teacher from the rural area. The research that composes this work was made by analyzing texts from reports of docent practices, made by a teacher. To know better the representations about the docent work, in the context presented herein, brings to light possibilities, perspectives for transformation of the relationship between school and community. / Esta dissertação tem como tema a linguagem, suas relações com o trabalho docente e está vinculada ao projeto `Análise do trabalho do professor de línguas expresso em textos produzidos por, para e sobre esse profissional da educação, coordenado pela professora Adriana Cintra de Carvalho Pinto, do Programa de Pós-graduação de Linguística Aplicada da Universidade de Taubaté. Sendo assim a dissertação tem como objetivo geral interpretar e avaliar como o trabalho do professor de línguas é representado em textos produzidos por e sobre ele, com a finalidade de descobrir e compreender o conjunto de significações construídas sobre esse trabalho. Esta pesquisa também procura significações para o trabalho de uma professora do/no campo, por meio da avaliação das figuras interpretativas desse trabalho e foi realizada mediante a análise do relato sobre a prática docente, feito por uma professora que atende às crianças de área rural, colhida após a prévia aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa e em consentimento esclarecido da relatora. A fim de analisar a atividade dessa profissional, os dados obtidos foram estudados à luz dos pressupostos teóricos de uma abordagem interacionista sociodiscursiva, bem como de contribuições da Ergonomia e da Clínica do Trabalho. Os dados da pesquisa revelaram figuras interpretativas do agir do professor, tanto tradicionais quanto progressistas, unindo o conhecimento que tem de seu aluno e do conteúdo a ser trabalhado para driblar as dificuldades inerentes à profissão, principalmente a falta de prescrições para o professor do campo. Conhecer essas representações sobre o trabalho docente na zona rural trouxe à tona o vislumbre de possibilidades e perspectivas de transformação dessa relação da escola com a comunidade, bem como contribuições para o professor que trabalha com alunos oriundos da área rural.

Thesis (M. A. (Social Work)) --University of Limpopo, 2017 / Refer to the document

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