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La recherche porte sur la formation universitaire à distance adaptée à des personnes détenues, dispositif qui se situe à l’intersection de plusieurs domaines d’activités, universitaire et carcérale. Cette étude vise à analyser plusieurs étapes d’un processus d’innovation pédagogique. Une première consiste à appréhender le terrain de la prison dans une démarche ethnographique constituée de pratiques d’accès aux activités de cours. Une seconde est conduite de façon à épouser les spécificités sociales et pédagogiques d’un tel terrain. Une troisième analyse les méthodes et les procédures de distribution de la parole dans des interactions enseignant-étudiants. Le corpus a été constitué lors d’activités de cours en prison.Celles-ci ont été recueillies sous forme d’enregistrements sonores et visuels, eux-mêmes explorés à l’aide de l’analyse de conversation. Une quatrième porte sur une collection de propositions techno-pédagogiques développées tout au long de la démarche de terrain. Cette recherche propose une façon d’accéder aux activités sociales en prison. Elle ouvre un champ exploratoire quant à l’étude de l’interaction pédagogique en prison, sa portée sociale et pédagogique, qui va bien au-delà des murs de la prison. / The research focuses on distance learning adapted to prisoners. This activity is situated between two areas of activities, university and prison. The aim is to analyze a pedagogical innovation process, in various stages. The first stage use an ethnographic approach to understand prison fieldwork through classroom activities observations. A second stagematch pedagogicals and socials specificities of this field. A third stage considers methods and procedures of organization of talk in teachers-students interactions. The corpus has been constituted through classroom activities in prison and it relies on audio and video recordings, which are explored using Conversation Analysis and of technopedagogicals proposals throughout field approach. This study proposes an other way to access to social activities in prison. It opens on an exploratory field study of educational interaction in prison, social and educational reach beyond the prison enclosure.

Urban decline is one of the most important factors dealing with the creation of urban ills and formation of slums in the city centers. This study investigates the roots of urban decline in urban areas. In order to do so, symptoms, types, causes and participant factors dealing with the process of urban decline are investigated. Also functional decline, as one of the most important triggers of urban decline, is introduced and its force that results in low quality of urban places is explored. The scale of participant factors in the process of functional decline is various. These factors are observed from changes in the global political trends and economy till the regulation changes in local scale. Moreover the ways of talking with urban and functional decline, that is classified into four major category of political considerations, economic financing, planning policy and enhancing the quality of places are explored. Finally the forces of urban and functional decline that have lead to low quality of place in the case of Salipazari, Istanbul are examined. As the scale of study area is in the neighborhood scale, the most important concern will be on the low quality of place in exploring decline in this area.

The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the patients’ and their relatives’ perceived participation in discharge planning after stroke and the patients’ health-related quality of life, depressive symptoms, performance of personal daily activities and social activities in connection with discharge. Another aim was to evaluate the psychometric assumptions of the SF-36 for Swedish stroke patients. Prospective, descriptive and cross-sectional designs were used to study all patients with stroke admitted to the stroke unit at a hospital in southern Sweden from October 1, 2003 to November 30, 2005 each with one close relative. The total sample consisted of 188 patients (mean age=74.0 years) and 152 relatives (mean age=60.1 years). Data were collected during interviews, 2-3 weeks after discharge. The results showed that less depressive symptoms, more outdoor activities and performance of interests are important variables that related to higher HRQoL. SF-36 functions well as a measure of health related quality of life in Swedish stroke patients, but the two summary scales have shortcomings. Compared to a Swedish normal population, scores on all scales/components of the SF-36 were lower among stroke patients especially in the middle-aged group. Most of the patients perceived that they received information, but fewer perceived participation in the planning of medical treatment and needs of care/service/rehabilitation and goal setting. The relatives perceived that they need more information and they perceived low participation in goal setting and needs assessment. The professionals seem to lack effective practices for involving patients and their relatives to perceive participation in discharge planning. It is essential to develop and to implement methods for discharge planning, including sharing information, needs assessment with goal setting that facilitate patients’ and relatives’ perceived participation. The results suggest that ICF can be used in goal setting and needs assessment in discharge planning after acute stroke.

Syftet med examensarbetet var att beskriva äldre personers upplevelser av att ha deltagit i projektet ’Äldre på vift’. Författarna valde en kvalitativ design. Intervjuer genomfördes för att beskriva information om deltagarnas upplevelser av att ha deltagit i projektet ’Äldre på vift’ i Nässjö kommun. Sammanlagt deltog 10 deltagare i studien mellan 70-90 år. Efter genomförda intervjuer analyserades materialet i enlighet med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Graneheim och Lundman (2004). Slutsatsen är att samtliga deltagare fick positiva upplevelser som känslan av ökad delaktighet, känslan av ökat välmående och en ökad tro på den egna förmågan vilket bidrog till en aktivare vardag för många. Deltagarna upplevde hela projektet som ett lyft i vardagen då man fick komma ut mer om dagarna och få möjligheten att delta i sociala aktiviteter i grupp tillsammans med andra. Vidare uttryckte deltagarna en stark förhoppning om att projektet ’Äldre på vift’ borde få fortsätta även i framtiden för att fler äldre också ska kunna få ett lyft i vardagen. / The aim of this study was to describe how older people experienced their participation in the project ’Äldre på vift’. The authors chose to use a qualitive design. Interviews were conducted in order to obtain descriptive information from the participants’ experiences of the project ’Äldre på vift’ in Nässjö county. The overall number of participants in this study were 10 older people aged 70-90 years old. The content analysis of the interviews were conducted in accordance with content analysis as described by Graneheim & Lundman (2004). The conclusion of all the participants were that they all got positive experiences, for example increased feeling of participation, increased feeling of well-being and an increased belief in their own self-capacity which contributed to a more active every day living. All of the participants experienced the project as to be rewarding as an elevating in their every day life. They all put an emphasis on the importance of being able to participate in group activities outside of their home. The participants also wished to see the project ’Äldre på vift’ to be continued in the future so that more older people like them could get a elevating in their every day life.

Bakgrund: Äldre personer är en växande grupp i samhället. Förluster och minskat socialt nätverk är en naturlig del i denna fas av livet. Att leva i social isolering kan leda till stora hälsoproblem. Arbetsterapeuters aktivitetsfokus kan användas till stöd för äldre personer i utförandet av meningsfulla aktiviteter som ett led i att motverka social isolering. Syfte: Att kartlägga och beskriva aktivitetsfokuserade åtgärder för att motverka social isolering hos äldre personer med fokus på utfall. Metod: Studiedesignen var scoping review. Datainsamling gjordes genom litteratursökning i databaserna: AMED, Cinahl, Medline, Pubmed och Psycinfo samt manuella sökningar vilket resulterade i tio inkluderade artiklar. Resultat: Artiklar från fyra länder och med olika designer identifierades. Målsättning och syfte med interventionerna var varierande och tre olika underteman identifierades: Motverka social isolering och/eller ensamhet, Stärka och bibehålla god hälsa och livsstil samt Öka delaktighet och samhörighet. Resultatet indikerar att aktivitetsfokuserade interventioner och dess utfall kan motverka social isolering hos äldre personer. Slutsats: Aktivitetsfokuserade åtgärder bidrar med en minskad känsla av ensamhet, ökad upplevelse av samhörighet och ett större aktivitetsengagemang. Det kan därför finnas ett behov av fler arbetsterapeutiska interventioner då gruppen äldre personer i social isolering ökar men ytterligare forskning behövs. / Title: Activity-focused interventions to counteract social isolation in elderly people.Background: Elderly people is an increasing group in society. Losses and reduced social networks are part of aging. To live in social isolation can lead to major health issues. Occupational therapists focus on activities can be used to support elderly people in the performance of meaningful activities as a part of counteracting social isolation. Purpose: To map and describe activity focused interventions to counteract social isolation in elderly people with focus on outcome. Method: A scoping review was used. Data collection was done by literature search in the databases: AMED, Cinahl, Medline, Pubmed and Psycinfo and manual searches which resulted in ten articles. Result: Articles from four countries and with different designs were identified. The goal and aim of the interventions varied and three sub-themes were identified: to prevent social isolation and/or loneliness, strengthen and keep good health and lifestyle and increase participation and fellowship. The results indicate that activityfocused interventions and their outcomes can counteract social isolation in elderly people. Conclusion: Activity-focused interventions contribute with a reduced feeling of loneliness, increased experience of belonging and a greater activity engagement. There may be a need for more occupational therapy interventions as the group elderly people in social isolation increases but further studies are required.

Thesis (M.COM. (Accounting)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / The corporate sustainability performance (CSP) journey is coupled with many complex issues which have subsequently eliminated the boundary between legal and discretionary social practices. In South African JSE SRI listed organisations, sustainability performance programmes are regarded as tools for redressing socioeconomic disparities. However, the influence of sustainability performance on organisations‟ financial performance becomes a vital notion in contemporary sustainable development debates as evidenced by extensive inconclusive literature that has its long roots in the research field. The aim of the study is to examine how corporate sustainability performance influences organisations‟ financial performance which is return on assets (ROA). Through content analysis, secondary data were extracted from annual integrated reports of 175 purposively sampled South African organisations registered on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE SRI Index) for the years 2009-2019. The study employs cross-sectional time series feasible generalised least regression (FGLS) to test the correlation between the dimensions of corporate sustainability performance and return on assets as a proxy for organisational financial performance. The study results confirm that employees‟ health and safety sustainability performance programmes have a significant and positive impact on return on assets, whereas CSP programmes in community social activities have a positive and significant influence on return on assets. An insignificant relationship exists between Eco-investments (socially responsible investments) and return on assets (ROA). The study concluded that there is a significant association between CSP and ROA. The findings further confirm that control variables (leverage ratio, current ratio, total assets turnover, operating profit margin and price earnings ratio) have an effect on the correlation between CSP and ROA. The results have potential implications for corporate sustainability performance policy makers in South Africa, and contribute to corporate sustainability performance/organisations‟ financial performance debate. The study further stresses that continuous review of CSP policies is imperative to ensure that sustainable business practices are achieved.

Syftet med studien var att ta reda på om aktivt deltagande i föreningsliv bidrar till ett högre förtroende för polisen bland universitetsstuderande. Under hela uppsatsen jämförs förtroendet hos manliga och kvinnliga studenter. För att kunna studera detta användes en kvantitativ studie, varav 121 studenter deltog i studien. Undersökningen bestod av både kvalitativa och kvantitativa frågor. Resultaten från Chi-två-testerna visade att aktivt deltagande i föreningsliv som en enskild faktor inte avgör om en elev har högre förtroende eller inte. Hypotesen i denna uppsats kan inte förkastas, så det kan inte bekräftas att det finns en koppling mellan deltagande av föreningsliv och ett högre förtroende för polisen. Resultaten av undersökningen visade också att manliga studenter har lägre förtroende för polisen än kvinnor hade. Men männen visade ett högre deltagande i föreningsliv och en högre grad av förtroende för medborgare än kvinnor. Resultatet jämförs sedan med Putnams teori och tidigare forskning. / The purpose of the study was to find out if active people in social activities contribute to a higher trust in the Police among university students. Throughout the essay the trust of male and female students is compared. To be able to study this, we used a quantitative study, of which 121 students answered. The survey consisted of both qualitative and quantitative questions. The results from the Chi-two tests showed that activity in social activities as a single factor does not determine whether a student has high trust or not. The hypothesis in this essay cannot be rejected, so it cannot be confirmed that there is a connection between activity within social activities and a higher trust in the Police. The results of the survey also showed that male students have a lower trust in the Police than women had. However, men showed a higher participation in social activities and a higher level of trust in fellow-citizen than women. The result is then compared to Putnam's theory and previous research.

Fondé en 1955 par un fonctionnaire bengali, Ananda Marga, « la voie de la félicité », est une secte hindoue qui s’est donné un mode d’organisation à échelle planétaire et s’implique dans des activités missionnaires dans un grand nombre de pays. Dans le paysage religieux de l’Inde contemporaine, elle se distingue par les violences dont ses disciples ont été accusés. L’enquête ethnographique menée en son sein, l’analyse de sa littérature interne et le recueil de témoignages d’anciens disciples montrent que ces violences s’expliquent par les aspirations politiques de son fondateur et de ses membres ainsi que par l’instabilité de son assise économique. Mais pas uniquement. Elles visent également une mutation radicale de la personne du disciple et une transformation profonde la société, deux processus intimement liés. En se soumettant volontairement à des violences psychologiques et physiques, le disciple entend se soustraire aux limitations de l’existence ordinaire. S’il se libère ainsi du monde, c’est pour mieux agir dans le monde au service exclusif de son Gourou et de sa mission. Dotés d’une telle finalité, les actes de violence extrême apparaissent comme les expressions d’une ardeur dévotionnelle poussée à son paroxysme. Cette conception singulière de l’ascétisme prend source dans la culture tantrique bengalie, laquelle tient la force pour une manifestation de l’Énergie divine (śakti) et le Maître pour une divinité incarnée / Founded in 1955 by a Bengali civil servant, Ananda Marga, the "way of bliss", is a Hindu sect with worldwide organization and involved in missionary activities in a great number of countries. In the religious landscape of contemporary India, it is distinctively characterized by the violence for which its followers have been accused. The ethnographical research carried out among this sect, combined with the analysis of its internal literature and the collection of testimonies of former disciples shows that this violence can be explained by the political aspirations of its founder and its members as well as by instability of its economic base. But it can also be explained by two interrelated processes: the profound change in the person of the disciples and a radical transformation of the society. By submitting himself voluntarily to psychological and physical violence, a disciple tries to go over the limitations of ordinary existence. However, he frees himself from this world so that he can be in exclusive service to his Guru and his mission in this world. With such a purpose, acts of extreme violence appear as expressions of devotional fervour pushed to its climax. The source of this peculiar conception of asceticism can be traced in Bengali tantric culture, for which the force represents a manifestation of divine energy (śakti) and the Guru represents an incarnate deity

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T13:27:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 8208772 bytes, checksum: 6418bc3f0e3532107d9d8d8ac64b836f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-07-04 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Tis work is consequence of a research based on the participant observation method, complemented by a posture of observant participation, which objective was to understand, through an analysis of cultural and polictic-social activities organized by7 two collective actor in the anarchic punk scene in João Pessoa city, the processes through which these, inspired in the punk culture and in the anarchist ideology, build in their movement an alternative autonomist and contra cultural of organization that is contradiction to the hierarchical and bureaucratic models of the current official politics. Also it contradicts the industrial culture and its mass culture. . Trying to understand the peculiar style of organization of activities and events propagandized by collective actors in the mentioned scene, it was made a theoretic debate among urban sociologists and anthropologists that study young cultures and social movements, including some that wrote about movements anarchist, punk and anarch-punk. In this research it was also analyzed militancy source materials, such as informative bulletins, reports of anarchpunk meeting of the northeast region of Brazil and websites of anarch-punk organizations. Based in the research efforts, we realized that the style of organization of the anarch-punk acting in the João Pessoa scene, creates a new style of actuation influenced however different of the styles anarchist and punk. That happens because it is mixed in their activities cultural and polictic-social elements and aspects that before is only found separated or absent in each of these two styles of actuation. / Este trabalho é fruto de uma pesquisa embasada no método da observação participante, complementado por uma postura de participação observante, que objetivou compreender, através de uma análise das atividades culturais e polícito-sociais organizadas por dois coletivos atuantes na cena anarco-punk da cidade de João Pessoa/PB, os processos através dos quais estes, inspirados na cultura punk e na ideologia anarquista, constroem em suas movimentações uma alternativa autonomista e contracultural de organização que se contrapõe aos modelos hierárquicos e burocráticos das políticas oficiais da sociedade vigente, contrapondo-se também à indústria cultural e sua cultura de massas. procurando compreender este estilo peculiar de organização das atividades e eventos protagonizados pelos coletivos atuantes na referida cena, realizei um debate teórico com sociólogos e antropólogos urbanos estudiosos das culturas juvenis e dos movimentos sociais, dentre estes alguns que escreveram sobre os movimentos anarquista, punk e anarco-punk. Nesta pesquisa ainda foram analisados materiais de militância como boletins informativos, relatórios de encontros anarcopunks da região nordeste do Brasil e sites de organizações anarco-punks. Com base nesses esforços de pesquisa, cheguei ao entendimento de que o estilo de organização dos anarco-punks atuantes na cena de João Pessoa, funda um "novo" estilo de atuação, influenciado, mas diferente dos estilos de atuação anarquista e punk, ao mesclar em suas atividades elementos e aspectos culturais e político-sociais que antes se encontravam separados ou ausentes em cada um desses dois estilos de atuação.