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This thesis examines the central role that volunteerism plays in creating a strong sense of sense of place and community within the town of Rockville, Utah, located 4.7 miles from Zion National Park. Rockville has no commercial businesses within its boundaries and relies heavily upon the volunteer efforts of its residents to carry out the majority of civil services within the town. Drawing from interviews of the STP’s (a group of Rockville residents who volunteer on a regular basis), this thesis highlights how the act of volunteerism helps residents feel membership within their community. This thesis also looks at how the STPs’ participation in town socials, clean-ups, and helping neighbors affected by natural disasters, helps them feel a deeper sense of belonging within their community.

This research account centers on the life history-inspired narratives of engaged teachers, parents, and community members associated with King Albert Public School (KAPS). Since early 2000 to 2008 staff at KAPS collaborated with students, community parents, businesses, and organizations to meet the needs of students and to make positive connections within surrounding neighbourhoods. In the process KAPS witnessed substantial transformation. Paramount in connecting with the community was the construction of a new school gymnasium. KAPS became a hub for students, parents, and community. In the process of construction and subsequent use of the gym, the school itself developed a new sense of meaning in the community. As I navigate the process of becoming a teacher I use a reflexive inquiry approach to parallel my process of development to the transformation that occurred at KAPS. Also, this project contributes to the rural and small-town Ontario research literature on poverty and schooling.

This research account centers on the life history-inspired narratives of engaged teachers, parents, and community members associated with King Albert Public School (KAPS). Since early 2000 to 2008 staff at KAPS collaborated with students, community parents, businesses, and organizations to meet the needs of students and to make positive connections within surrounding neighbourhoods. In the process KAPS witnessed substantial transformation. Paramount in connecting with the community was the construction of a new school gymnasium. KAPS became a hub for students, parents, and community. In the process of construction and subsequent use of the gym, the school itself developed a new sense of meaning in the community. As I navigate the process of becoming a teacher I use a reflexive inquiry approach to parallel my process of development to the transformation that occurred at KAPS. Also, this project contributes to the rural and small-town Ontario research literature on poverty and schooling.

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The first part of a novel submitted to the University of Canterbury to fulfil the requirements of the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.

Annotation Through the analysis of the alternation of the elites in the municipality of Studená and the after - February fates of two businessmen, I tried to describe the transformations of the small town in the course of the period of three republics and mainly during the high Stalinism. I substantiated, inter alia, the replacement of the small town elites by two examples of Jan Satrapa and Karel Bartušek whose fates appeared to be very applicable for this way approached case study. I also attempted to record the changes of the common cultural and ideological period trends within this municipality. Directed through the specific fates, I described the shape of the small town after February 25, 1948 and compared it with the specialised literature thereby I tried to place the case of Studená in the contemporary context. To acheive the needed results, I used the sources of personal data and the memory data (family and municipal chronicles), conversations with survivors, and likewise the books of Vlasta Javořická. They proved to be extremely valuable sources.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-06-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:25:18Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 olanda_er_dr_prud.pdf: 5787676 bytes, checksum: b3741a4d58aaa3928cd39d8f45af0eb1 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / PROPG / Este estudo foi realizado com base na linha de pesquisa Desenvolvimento Regional e tem como foco a cidade de Sanclerlândia - GO, situada no cruzamento das Rodovias GO 164 e GO 326. O povoamento inicial que deu origem à cidade ocorreu nas décadas de 1930 e 1940, principalmente por migrantes mineiros. Um estabelecimento comercial, o cemitério, a capela de São Sebastião e uma escola pública; localizados às margens de uma estrada que interligava Mossâmedes a Córrego do Ouro são as bases de constituição da cidade. O Povoado do Barreirinho, primeira denominação de Sanclerlândia, foi elevado à condição de distrito e de município com a denominação de Sanclerlândia. Para o desenvolvimento desta investigação, levamos em conta a constituição e a ampliação das centralidades intra e interurbana na e da cidade. Até o início da década de 1990, ela foi uma cidade local sem influência expressiva na região. A partir de então, passou por um conjunto articulado de mudanças, muitas delas ainda em curso, cujos processos possibilitaram transformações no espaço intraurbano, inclusive com a ampliação de áreas de concentração das atividades comerciais e de serviços no centro da cidade. As transformações são expressivas também na relação interurbana de Sanclerlândia na e com a região, mais especificamente com a ampliação de influências nas cidades de Buriti de Goiás, Córrego do Ouro e Mossâmedes. Assim, os processos verificados na cidade definiram e definem, por enquanto, a centralidade da cidade no seu espaço interno, bem como na sua relação interurbana / This study is based on the Regional Development line of research and focus the town called Sanclerlândia which is located approximately in the junction of the motorways GO-164 e GO-326 – state of Goiás. Its first settlement ocurred within 1930 and 1940 mainly by the “mineiros” (people originally from Minas Gerais, a state located in the south-east region of Brazil). A small shop, a cemetery, the Saint Sebastian Chapel and a state school, located just beside the main road that connect Mossâmedes to Córrego do Ouro are the basis of the constitution of this town. “O povoado do Barreirinho” the previous name for Sanclerlândia, was later raised to a condition of district and municipality thereafter being called Sanclerlândia. In order to develop this study we took into account the constitution and the expansion of it as a business and services centre within the town and also in relation to some neighbouring towns. Sanclerlândia was not a very influential district until the early 1990s. However, from then on, it went through a number of well-planned changes, some of them still developing, that made it possible to transform and develop the inner urban space, including the expansion of businesses, trading and services downtown. The transformation is also quite evident in relation to some neighbouring towns such as Buriti de Goiás, Córrego do Ouro and Mossâmedes, all of which have inscreasingly been influenced by all the changes in Sanclerlândia. Therefore, the development found in this town defined and define, for the time being, its capacity of being a businesses and services centre within its inner space, as well as being it in relation to other cities

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