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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of socio-economic levels on the sociability of pupils of the Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas.

The purpose of this study is fourfold: (1) to determine the relationship between sociometric status and specific physique types; (2) to determine the relationship between personal appearance and sociometric status; (3) to determine the relationship between sociometric status and physical defects; (4) to determine the relationship between sociometric status and chronic absenteeism.

Europe requires significant transmission grid expansions to foster the integration of electricity markets, enhance security of supply and integrate renewable energies. However, next to lengthy authorization processes, transmission system operators (TSOs) in Europe are currently facing extreme public opposition in their transmission line projects leading to significant project delays. These delays imply significant additional costs for TSOs as well as society as a whole and put the transformation of the European energy system at risk. Existing scientific literature currently lacks comprehensive studies that have tried to identify generalizable success factors to overcome public opposition in transmission line projects. The goal of work at hand was to close this research gap. Potential success factors were collected through extensive literature review and interviews throughout Europe with respective stakeholders such as citizen action groups, NGOs or energy experts. Experiences from analogue large infrastructure projects like wind parks, carbon capture and storage facilities, hydro dams, nuclear waste repositories, etc. were also used to form hypotheses. The findings were transformed into a structural equation model and tested through a questionnaire answered by almost all European TSOs. Results revealed that people’s trust in the TSO is of utmost importance for less public opposition. It can be regarded as the critical success factor per se. TSOs can create trust through stakeholder participation, sufficient communication, proper organizational readiness and liaison with stakeholders. Furthermore, appropriate technical planning can help to reduce public opposition in transmission line projects. In total 18 concrete and actionable success factors were identified for TSO management to facilitate the establishment of these aforementioned aspects. They will help European TSOs to reduce public opposition and thus accelerate the implementation of new transmission lines. Interestingly, economic benefits for people did not turn out to be a Significant success factor in reducing their opposition against new transmission lines.

Thesis (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / According to literature, children who live in Children’s Homes are of the most damaged children in society. The contextual circumstances from which these children come, together with the trauma of removal, result in these children feeling rejected. The characteristic needs of these children are the need for love and attention, to be of value and to belong somewhere. The satisfying of these needs at school is therefore very important for the child’s development. The inclusive culture of a school is the creation of a school community where everyone feels safe, is accepted and regarded as worthy. This will be reflected in policy and practice. To belong, be accepted and acknowledged, is the nucleus of social inclusion. The purpose of the research was, therefore, to acquire understanding for the experience of six children from a Children’s Home concerning social inclusion in a local main stream school. Five dimensions of social inclusion, as found in the literature, formed the framework of this research. They are: acknowledgement of worth, human development, involvement and participation in decision making, sharing of social spaces and material prosperity. The research takes the form of a qualitative study. In order to obtain understanding for the experience of the children, a basic interpretative research design was decided on. A purposeful sample was selected. For the production of data use was made of individual semi-structured interviews, focus group interviews and observation. Data was processed by doing qualitative content analysis. Significant units were coded and categorised. Each child has his/her own construction of reality, but an experience which was expressed throughout, is their experience that they are regarded and treated as an inferior group. This is a harmful situation for the children and recommendations were made to pay attention to this within the school context.

Social acceptance and peer and romantic relationship self-efficacy were examined as salient factors related to social development among emerging adult (ages 18 to 25) survivors of pediatric cancers. Using a cross-sectional, within-groups methodology, relationships between cancer treatment intensity and peer and romantic relationship self-efficacy and social acceptance were assessed. Perceived health vulnerability, situational coping style, parent and peer attachment, and perceived physical attractiveness were explored as moderators of peer and romantic relationship self-efficacy and social acceptance. Additionally, social acceptance was examined within a cancer stereotyping framework. Fifty-two emerging adult survivors of pediatric cancers (54% male; mean (M) age = 21.38 years, standard deviation (SD) age = 3.11 years) completed self-report questionnaires. Participants were diagnosed between ages 5 and 19 (Mage = 12.59 years, SDage = 4.57 years) and were at least six months post-active treatment (Mtime = 7.32 years, SDtime = 4.46 years). Simultaneous regression analyses indicated that health vulnerability, coping style, parent and peer attachment, and physical attractiveness together accounted for a significant amount of variance in peer and romantic relationship self-efficacy and self-perceived social acceptance. There were significant main effects of perceptions of physical attractiveness and peer attachment on peer relationship self-efficacy and self-perceived social acceptance. There was also a main effect of perceived physical attractiveness on romantic relationship self-efficacy. However, treatment intensity was not significantly related to peer or romantic relationship self-efficacy or social acceptance. Furthermore, there were no significant moderating effects of health vulnerability, coping, parent or peer attachment, or physical attractiveness on the relationship between treatment intensity and peer or romantic relationship self-efficacy or social acceptance. In terms of social acceptance, participants believed that others’ viewed them as more socially accepted than they viewed themselves. Participants also rated a hypothetical peer with cancer as less socially accepted than healthy peers. Results suggest greater perceived physical attractiveness and stronger attachment to peers may be strongly related to greater relationship confidence and feelings of being socially accepted. Survivors may also hold stereotyped views of their own level of social acceptance and the social acceptability of peers diagnosed with cancer. Future research and interventions implications are considered.

Percepções, expectativas e preferências dos professores variam em função de diversos fatores (características do aluno, currículo escolar, regras da escola etc.) e são expressas através de diferentes atitudes diante dos alunos, de modo a exercerem considerável influência no repertório comportamental dessas crianças e adolescentes. Considerando (a) a importância de uma relação positiva entre professor e aluno no decorrer da vida escolar do estudante, (b) as mudanças que ocorrem nesse relacionamento ao longo dos anos, e (c) que mesmo mudanças pequenas na qualidade dessa relação apresentam implicações relevantes para o desenvolvimento do aluno, necessita-se examinar quais fatores se associam a essas modificações. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi explicitar as variáveis controladoras da rejeição e da aceitação de alunos, relatadas por seus professores, avaliando-se possíveis diferenças entre três níveis distintos de ensino. Especificamente, o estudo visou a (1) comparar as frequências com que os alunos de cada sexo são indicados como aceitos ou como rejeitados pelos professores nos três níveis, (2) comparar as razões alegadas pelos professores ao indicarem os alunos como aceitos ou como rejeitados nos três níveis e (3) identificar possíveis associações entre as razões para aceitação e para rejeição e o sexo dos alunos indicados. Vinte e um professores de 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental I, 16 do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 28 do 1º ano do Ensino Médio preencheram questionário em que indicaram três alunos que manteriam em sua classe e três que não manteriam, explicitando as razões para tais indicações. Análises inferenciais não apresentaram diferenças entre os sexos dos alunos aceitos e houve pouca associação entre as razões para aceitação e rejeição e o sexo dos alunos. Por outro lado, encontraram-se diferenças nos sexos dos alunos rejeitados nos três anos estudados, com uma proporção maior de meninos rejeitados. Também foram encontradas diferenças nas razões mencionadas para aceitação, havendo um aumento de citações de engajamento nos estudos e redução de citações de disciplina ao longo dos níveis. Por fim, encontraram-se diferenças nas razões citadas para rejeição, com um aumento de citações de falta de engajamento nos estudos e redução de menções de indisciplina. Os resultados sugerem padrões diferenciados de aceitação e rejeição ao longo dos níveis escolares estudados, os quais podem ser utilizados no delineamento de intervenções que tenham por objetivo lidar de modo mais eficiente com os comportamentos dos envolvidos, estabelecendo relacionamentos mais reforçadores para alunos e professores e repertórios socialmente habilidosos nos estudantes / Perceptions, expectations and preferences of teachers differ according to several variables (students characteristics, school curriculum, schools rules etc.) and are expressed by them through different attitudes taken before the students, so that they considerably influence those youngsters behavioral repertoire. Given (a) the importance of a positive relationship between teacher and student in the course of students school life, (b) the changes which occur in this relationship over the years, and (c) that even minor changes in the quality of this relationship have relevant implications for the students development, it is necessary to investigate which factors are associated with those changes. The general aim of this research is to reveal the controlling variables of rejection and acceptance of students, as reported by their teachers, assessing potential differences between three different grade levels. Specifically, the study aimed to (1) compare the frequencies in which the students of each gender are indicated as accepted or rejected by their teachers at the three levels, (2) compare the reasons reported by the teachers to indicate the students as accepted or rejected at the three levels and (3) identify possible associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the gender of the indicated students. 21 teachers of first grade of elementary school, 16 of sixth year of middle school and 28 of ninth grade of high school completed a questionnaire in which they indicated three students they would keep in their class and three students they would not, explaining the reasons for the indications. Inferential analyses did not show differences between the gender of the accepted students, and revealed small associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the sex of the student. Nonetheless, there were differences between the genders of the rejected students, where a higher proportion of rejected boys was found. There were also differences between reasons for acceptance along the different educational levels, where there was an increase in the number of citations to engagement in studies and a reduction in the number of citations to discipline. Finally, we found differences in the reasons for rejection, with an increase in the number of citations to the lack of engagement in the studies, and a reduction in the number of citations to the indiscipline. The results suggest different patterns of acceptances and rejection along the different educational levels, which can be used to delineate interventions that aim to deal effectively with the behavior of the people involved, creating more reforcing interactions for students and teachers and socially skilled repertoires in students

In der qualitativen Forschungsarbeit wird die Frage bearbeitet: "Wie interpretieren sich von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit betroffene Menschen hinsichtlich ihrer sozialen Anerkennung in einer Arbeitsgesellschaft, in der Arbeit als verpflichtender Wert eine zentrale Stellung einnimmt und in der aber zugleich nicht genügend Arbeitsmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung stehen?". Dazu wird zuerst das Verhältnis von Erwerbsarbeit und Arbeitsgesellschaft diskutiert, um so ein begriffliches Verständnis von Erwerbsarbeit herauszuarbeiten. Anschließend werden Wandlungsprozesse der Arbeitsgesellschaft betrachtet, um einen Bedeutungszuwachs von Erwerbsarbeit im Zuge dieses zu verdeutlichen und um das Konzept der Ökonomisierung des Sozialen und der ökonomischen Einstellung einzuführen. In das bis dahin Skizzierte, soll dann über den Zwischenschritt der Einführung eines Konzeptes von sozialer Anerkennung ein Verständnis von Arbeitslosigkeit und Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit platziert werden. Aus den dadurch deutlich werdenden Schnittflächen, Kontrasten und Querverbindungen, kann dem dann anstehenden Forschungsvorhaben eine Form gegeben werden. Das Konzept der sozialen Anerkennung ist dabei bewusst zwischen den Betrachtungen zur Arbeitsgesellschaft und denen zur Arbeitslosigkeit platziert. Denn dieses soll bei der Explikation des Begriffsverständnisses von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit, schon als Hintergrundfolie mitgedacht werden können. Daran anschließend wird eine theoretische Verknüpfung von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und sozialer Anerkennung vorgenommen und mit einem Blick auf den aktuellen Forschungsstand zur Thematik der Übergang zum Forschungsteil geschaffen.

Percepções, expectativas e preferências dos professores variam em função de diversos fatores (características do aluno, currículo escolar, regras da escola etc.) e são expressas através de diferentes atitudes diante dos alunos, de modo a exercerem considerável influência no repertório comportamental dessas crianças e adolescentes. Considerando (a) a importância de uma relação positiva entre professor e aluno no decorrer da vida escolar do estudante, (b) as mudanças que ocorrem nesse relacionamento ao longo dos anos, e (c) que mesmo mudanças pequenas na qualidade dessa relação apresentam implicações relevantes para o desenvolvimento do aluno, necessita-se examinar quais fatores se associam a essas modificações. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi explicitar as variáveis controladoras da rejeição e da aceitação de alunos, relatadas por seus professores, avaliando-se possíveis diferenças entre três níveis distintos de ensino. Especificamente, o estudo visou a (1) comparar as frequências com que os alunos de cada sexo são indicados como aceitos ou como rejeitados pelos professores nos três níveis, (2) comparar as razões alegadas pelos professores ao indicarem os alunos como aceitos ou como rejeitados nos três níveis e (3) identificar possíveis associações entre as razões para aceitação e para rejeição e o sexo dos alunos indicados. Vinte e um professores de 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental I, 16 do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 28 do 1º ano do Ensino Médio preencheram questionário em que indicaram três alunos que manteriam em sua classe e três que não manteriam, explicitando as razões para tais indicações. Análises inferenciais não apresentaram diferenças entre os sexos dos alunos aceitos e houve pouca associação entre as razões para aceitação e rejeição e o sexo dos alunos. Por outro lado, encontraram-se diferenças nos sexos dos alunos rejeitados nos três anos estudados, com uma proporção maior de meninos rejeitados. Também foram encontradas diferenças nas razões mencionadas para aceitação, havendo um aumento de citações de engajamento nos estudos e redução de citações de disciplina ao longo dos níveis. Por fim, encontraram-se diferenças nas razões citadas para rejeição, com um aumento de citações de falta de engajamento nos estudos e redução de menções de indisciplina. Os resultados sugerem padrões diferenciados de aceitação e rejeição ao longo dos níveis escolares estudados, os quais podem ser utilizados no delineamento de intervenções que tenham por objetivo lidar de modo mais eficiente com os comportamentos dos envolvidos, estabelecendo relacionamentos mais reforçadores para alunos e professores e repertórios socialmente habilidosos nos estudantes / Perceptions, expectations and preferences of teachers differ according to several variables (students characteristics, school curriculum, schools rules etc.) and are expressed by them through different attitudes taken before the students, so that they considerably influence those youngsters behavioral repertoire. Given (a) the importance of a positive relationship between teacher and student in the course of students school life, (b) the changes which occur in this relationship over the years, and (c) that even minor changes in the quality of this relationship have relevant implications for the students development, it is necessary to investigate which factors are associated with those changes. The general aim of this research is to reveal the controlling variables of rejection and acceptance of students, as reported by their teachers, assessing potential differences between three different grade levels. Specifically, the study aimed to (1) compare the frequencies in which the students of each gender are indicated as accepted or rejected by their teachers at the three levels, (2) compare the reasons reported by the teachers to indicate the students as accepted or rejected at the three levels and (3) identify possible associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the gender of the indicated students. 21 teachers of first grade of elementary school, 16 of sixth year of middle school and 28 of ninth grade of high school completed a questionnaire in which they indicated three students they would keep in their class and three students they would not, explaining the reasons for the indications. Inferential analyses did not show differences between the gender of the accepted students, and revealed small associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the sex of the student. Nonetheless, there were differences between the genders of the rejected students, where a higher proportion of rejected boys was found. There were also differences between reasons for acceptance along the different educational levels, where there was an increase in the number of citations to engagement in studies and a reduction in the number of citations to discipline. Finally, we found differences in the reasons for rejection, with an increase in the number of citations to the lack of engagement in the studies, and a reduction in the number of citations to the indiscipline. The results suggest different patterns of acceptances and rejection along the different educational levels, which can be used to delineate interventions that aim to deal effectively with the behavior of the people involved, creating more reforcing interactions for students and teachers and socially skilled repertoires in students

In der qualitativen Forschungsarbeit wird die Frage bearbeitet: "Wie interpretieren sich von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit betroffene Menschen hinsichtlich ihrer sozialen Anerkennung in einer Arbeitsgesellschaft, in der Arbeit als verpflichtender Wert eine zentrale Stellung einnimmt und in der aber zugleich nicht genügend Arbeitsmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung stehen?". Dazu wird zuerst das Verhältnis von Erwerbsarbeit und Arbeitsgesellschaft diskutiert, um so ein begriffliches Verständnis von Erwerbsarbeit herauszuarbeiten. Anschließend werden Wandlungsprozesse der Arbeitsgesellschaft betrachtet, um einen Bedeutungszuwachs von Erwerbsarbeit im Zuge dieses zu verdeutlichen und um das Konzept der Ökonomisierung des Sozialen und der ökonomischen Einstellung einzuführen. In das bis dahin Skizzierte, soll dann über den Zwischenschritt der Einführung eines Konzeptes von sozialer Anerkennung ein Verständnis von Arbeitslosigkeit und Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit platziert werden. Aus den dadurch deutlich werdenden Schnittflächen, Kontrasten und Querverbindungen, kann dem dann anstehenden Forschungsvorhaben eine Form gegeben werden. Das Konzept der sozialen Anerkennung ist dabei bewusst zwischen den Betrachtungen zur Arbeitsgesellschaft und denen zur Arbeitslosigkeit platziert. Denn dieses soll bei der Explikation des Begriffsverständnisses von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit, schon als Hintergrundfolie mitgedacht werden können. Daran anschließend wird eine theoretische Verknüpfung von Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und sozialer Anerkennung vorgenommen und mit einem Blick auf den aktuellen Forschungsstand zur Thematik der Übergang zum Forschungsteil geschaffen.