Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-01-31T10:04:52Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Lorranne Gomes da Silva - 2016.pdf: 10002135 bytes, checksum: d998e0db735899dcc64bba2987d338a0 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-01-31T10:06:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Lorranne Gomes da Silva - 2016.pdf: 10002135 bytes, checksum: d998e0db735899dcc64bba2987d338a0 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-31T10:06:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Lorranne Gomes da Silva - 2016.pdf: 10002135 bytes, checksum: d998e0db735899dcc64bba2987d338a0 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-09 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / The present investigation analyzes how different times and spaces in which the Avá-Canoeiro indigenous family from river Tocantins has been living triggered sociocultural and spatial resignifications. The investigation specially relies on three time-space contexts: “sailing rivers”, which refers to river displacements and pre-massacre tribe time in the mata do café; “cave dwelling”, which refers to the period when there were scapes throughout the Cerrado in the North of Goiás in the post-massacre and “piercing Jatóka”, which refers to memory and a material culture-related process update in the indigenous land. It was possible to understand that the different moments lived and experienced by each Avá-Canoeiro individual and/or by the group in a given time-space pressupose reconfigurations in terms of life styles and sociocultural relationships caused by the displacements and by new life adaptations and that, by respecting and understanding the Avá-Canoeiro’s sociospacial organization and their learning environments, education and culture, it is feasible to collaborate so as to strengthen their identity. . Thus, living/existing, above all, scaping, generated spatial practices (translated by spatial resignification, relationship networks and survival strategies) and a specific family mode in terms of memory, education and culture. Reduced, forced to abandon their customs and cultural practices, they have started to develop survival strategies. Reduced, forced to abandon their customs and cultural practices, they have been developing survival strategies. The dissertation is organized in six chapters. Regarding methodology, there was participatory observation, conversation rounds and interviews. The theoretical background resorts fundamentally to Rodrigues (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015); Borges (2006); Granado (2005); Silva (2005) and Pedroso (1994). / O presente trabalho analisa como os diferentes tempos e espaços nos quais a família Avá-Canoeiro do rio Tocantins viveu e vive promoveram ressignificações espaciais e socioculturais. A investigação está embasada especialmente em três contextos tempo-espaciais: “singrar rios” se refere aos deslocamentos pelos rios e o tempo das aldeias no pré-massacre da mata do café; “morar em cavernas”, se refere ao período de fugas pelo Cerrado do norte goiano no pós-massacre e o “furar jatóka” se refere á memória e atualização dos processos relacionados à cultura material no período em Terra Indígena. Foi possível compreender que os diferentes momentos vividos e experienciados por cada Avá-Canoeiro e/ou pelo grupo em um determinado tempo/espaço pressupõem reconfigurações no modo de vida e nas relações socioculturais geradas pelos deslocamentos e pelas novas adaptações de vida e que, ao se respeitar e compreender a organização socioespacial dos Avá-Canoeiro e os espaços de memória, educação e cultura, é possível colaborar com meios que, junto a eles, possam fortalecer sua identidade. Assim, o viver/existir, sobretudo em fuga, produziu práticas espaciais (traduzidas pela ressignificação espacial, pelas redes de relações e estratégias de sobrevivência) e um modo de memória, educação e cultura específico dessa família. Reduzidos, forçados a abandonar seus costumes e práticas culturais, esse povo, foi, aos poucos, desenvolvendo estratégias para sobrevivência. A tese está organizada em seis capítulos. A observação participante, as rodas de conversa, as entrevistas e análise de documentos compôs a metodologia da pesquisa. A fundamentação teórica recorre a Rodrigues (2008, 2012, 2013); Borges (2006); Granado (2005); Silva (2005), Pedroso (1994), entre outros.

Enligt svensk lag har förskoleanställda en obligatorisk skyldighet att anmäla till socialtjänsten vid misstanke om att ett barn far illa. Trots detta uteblir många anmälningar även när misstanke finns. Syftet med denna studie är främst att undersöka och öka förståelsen för vilka faktorer förskoleanställda själva anser påverka deras beslut att anmäla misstankar om att ett barn far illa. Vidare undersöks hur väl förskoleanställdas tankemönster kring barn som far illa samt deras egen roll i "anmälningsprocessen" överensstämmer med de överlevnadsstrategier som definierats av Dr. Kari Killén. Studien genomfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra respondenter som arbetade på samma förskola. Resultaten jämfördes med tidigare forskning kring ämnet och Dr. Killéns psykologiska perspektiv om olika överlevnadsstrategier. Resultatet analyserades och jämfördes även med det sociologiska perspektivet Symbolisk interaktionism. I sitt beslut om huruvida respondenterna anmälde misstanke om att ett barn far illa eller inte ansåg de själva sig påverkas av osäkerhet och rädsla att missta sig, stöd från kollegor och chefer, relationen och lojaliteten hos föräldrarna eller att föräldrarna t.o.m. byter förskola. De ansåg sig även påverkas av personliga erfarenheter (delvis av socialtjänsten), socioekonomisk status samt handlingsplaner. Starka kopplingar till både den tidigare forskningen, Symbolisk interaktionism samt Dr. Killéns överlevnadsstrategier kunde även påvisas. / According to Swedish law, pre-school staff has a mandatory duty to notify social services if they suspect that a child is mistreated. Despite this, many fail to report even when suspicions have arisen. The primarily aim of this study is to investigate and gain greater understanding of the factors considered by preschool staff when deciding whether to report suspicions of a child being mistreated. Their own thoughts regarding their tendency to report such suspicions are therefore further investigated. The paper also explores whether the thoughts of preschool staff regarding child abuse and their own role in the reporting process correspond with the survival strategies described by Dr. Kari Killén. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews with four respondents who worked at the same preschool. The results were compared with previous research in the field, the sociological perspective Symbolic interactionism and the psychological perspective of different survival strategies defined by Dr. Killén. 3 When deciding whether to report suspicions of child mistreating the respondents considered themselves to be influenced by insecurity and fear of making mistakes, losing support from colleagues and managers, destroying relationships and loyalty with the parents or even making them change preschool. They also thought they would be affected by personal experiences (partly of social services), socioeconomic status, as well as action plans. A strong connection to the previous research, Symbolic interactionism and Dr. Killéns survival strategies was revealed by the interviews.

As relações entre a variabilidade e a variação dos conjuntos líticos de dois abrigos-sob-rocha do carste de Lagoa Santa - MG são analisadas em relação às estratégias de sobrevivência empregadas pelos grupos caçadores-coletores locais para lidar com as mudanças na disponibilidade de recursos no decorrer do Holoceno Inicial e Médio. Os processos de longa duração que atuaram na formação do registro arqueológico da Lapa do Santo e da Lapa das Boleiras são investigados através do estudo das continuidades e mudanças nas estratégias de procura, confecção, utilização e descarte dos materiais líticos. / The relationships between variability and variation in the lithic assemblages of two rock-shelters from Lagoa Santa are analyzed in respect to the survival strategies employed by local hunter-gatherers to deal with changes in resource's availability during the Early and Middle Holocene. The long-term processes involved in the formation of the archaeological record of Lapa do Santo and Lapa das Boleiras are investigated by the study of continuities and changes in the strategies to acquire raw materials and production, use and discard of lithic tools.

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness / MSc.AEC

This study deals with aspects of the everyday social reality of the forced community in the Terezin ghetto in 1941-1945. It is a microsociological introspection of the life of the prisoners that lived in the ghetto. It aims to define social factors that influenced the lives of people that were stigmatized, fought for their lives and lived in border-line situations. The research part of the study uses biographical method. It uses 10 recorded testimonials of survivors - former Terezin prisoners. The research was carried out by means of partly structured interviews. The questions dealt with internal and external factors that created the daily reality of this forced community. The aim was to map their subjective perception of life conditions, social ties, both negative and positive factors and further personal utterances of the narrators. The testimonies serve for better and deeper understanding of the Terezin reality. The factors that affected the community in a negative way included fear of the unknown, fear of loosing close friends and relatives, very bad life conditions that strongly affected the negative mind-set of people and loss of moral values. In contrast, the positive factors included culture and sports that were welcomed by the prisoners as they allowed them to shift aside gloomy thoughts....

The absence of adequate crisis management strategies in small firms could result in a premature small business closure. A qualitative multiple-case study was used to explore the crisis management strategies that 3 small business owners have used to survive an unexpected operational interruption. The small business owners in this study were from different industries in the southeast region of the United States and each owner owned a business for more than 5 years and had survived at least a single crisis. The theory of crisis management and crisis intervention theory were the conceptual frameworks for this study. Data collection occurred through semistructured face-to-face interviews with small business owners; observations; and a review of company documents comprised of business plans, insurance policies, floor plans, and emergency exit routes. Data were thematically analyzed and then triangulated to ensure trustworthiness of interpretations. The findings included 3 emergent themes: the importance of developing survival strategies; transparency, open communication, and relationship building; and creative thinking as a survival strategy. Recommendations for action include securing adequate insurance coverage, investing in a worker's compensation policy, and maintaining transparent and fluent communications with vendors and consumers. Small business owners who implement survival strategies may contribute to positive social change by continuing to create employment opportunities that improve economic conditions in local communities.

Underrepresentation of faculty of color in higher education is a phenomenon that has been studied and well documented by researchers for many years (e.g., Aguirre, 2000; Aguirre, Martinez, & Hernandez, 1993; Bair, Bair, Mader, Hipp, & Hakim, 2010; Chai et al., 2009; Collins, 1990; Turner & Myers, 2000). This issue is even more evident as it relates to the underrepresentation of African American faculty at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Many studies have addressed the underrepresentation of African American faculty at PWIs (e.g., Alexander & Moore, 2008; Bower, 2002; Brown & Dancy, 2010; Cleveland, 2004). According to the United States Department of Commerce, Economic and Statistics Administration, United States Bureau of the Census (2016), African Americans represent 13.3% of the United States total population. However, African American faculty account for 6% of full-time faculty in higher learning institutions in the United States according to the 2016 release of the National Center for Education Statistics. This disparity forms the essential component of my investigation and sets the stage for my examination of the experiences of African Americans as they perform their duties as full-time faculty at PWIs. This study takes a new approach to investigating the low number of African Americans serving as full-time faculty in higher education by examining their perceptions of the intercultural competence of their colleagues on campus based on their experiences. Intercultural competence is the ability to proficiently interact with people from different backgrounds using acquired knowledge and experience (Elosúa, 2015). Intercultural competence has been studied in a number of areas including business, government, healthcare, military, and religion (e.g., Bennett, Bennett, & Allen, 2003; Benkert, Tanner, Guthrie, Oakley, & Phol, 2005; Berry, Phinney, Sam, & Vedder, 2006; Deardorff, 2009). There has also been research on intercultural competence in education regarding students studying abroad in other countries, teaching in different cultures, and global citizenship (e.g., Banks, 2017; Byram & Nichols, 1997; Deardorff, 2009). However, my review of the literature indicates that there has not been research about the impact that intercultural competence has on the underrepresentation of African American faculty at PWIs in post-secondary education. This is a qualitative multiple case study that engaged full-time African American educational leadership faculty who were employed at PWIs in post-secondary education as participants. The data were collected through interviews. The collected data were analyzed and the findings used to make recommendations to improve the experiences of African American educational leadership faculty at PWIs in post-secondary education.

This dissertation studies the socio-economic challenges and the survival mechanisms of female-headed households in Bophelong Township. The study focuses on three areas namely, female-headed households, their socio-economic challenges and survival strategies. The study followed a literature survey first, then an empirical study. The literature study was undertaken to provide a theoretical framework for the empirical work. The survey process was undertaken in two phases. In the first phase, a sample survey of the whole area of Bophelong was undertaken. This was the sample from which female-headed households were identified. In the second phase, a household survey on the female-headed households serving the purpose of this study was undertaken. The method used in the measure of poverty is the Household Subsistence Level (HSL). The HSL measures the minimum amount needed by a household to maintain subsistence. It takes account of the sex and ages of household members. According to the study outcome, poverty levels amongst female-headed households in Bophelong are high. About 77% of sampled female-headed households in Bophelong were poor. The poverty gap index in these households was 0.53; meaning that on average poor households needs 53% of their income to reach their poverty line. High unemployment rate has been found to be prevalent amongst female-headed households in Bophelong, where the rate of 65% was recorded. This high unemployment rate was possibly the cause of poverty in these households together with low educational qualifications among households members; only 2% were found to have a post graduate qualification. Female-headed households in Bophelong township are engaged in a daily struggling to survive. These households have devised various means for survival. These include the search for wild fruits in the nearby areas, immigration to another region and the benefit of school feeding schemes. When it comes to the sources of household income, government grants were found to play an important role in the sustenance of these households. The average household income was calculated at R1760 per month. The average dependency ratio, which measures the number of unemployed who depend on one income earner, was 5.5. Finally, the investigation recommends a more detailed and deeper study relating to the socio-economic challenges faced by the female-headed households. There is also a need to explore on their survival means so as to direct policy actions aimed at addressing socio-economic issues relating to female-headed households in general. / Thesis (M.Com. (Economics))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

This dissertation studies the socio-economic challenges and the survival mechanisms of female-headed households in Bophelong Township. The study focuses on three areas namely, female-headed households, their socio-economic challenges and survival strategies. The study followed a literature survey first, then an empirical study. The literature study was undertaken to provide a theoretical framework for the empirical work. The survey process was undertaken in two phases. In the first phase, a sample survey of the whole area of Bophelong was undertaken. This was the sample from which female-headed households were identified. In the second phase, a household survey on the female-headed households serving the purpose of this study was undertaken. The method used in the measure of poverty is the Household Subsistence Level (HSL). The HSL measures the minimum amount needed by a household to maintain subsistence. It takes account of the sex and ages of household members. According to the study outcome, poverty levels amongst female-headed households in Bophelong are high. About 77% of sampled female-headed households in Bophelong were poor. The poverty gap index in these households was 0.53; meaning that on average poor households needs 53% of their income to reach their poverty line. High unemployment rate has been found to be prevalent amongst female-headed households in Bophelong, where the rate of 65% was recorded. This high unemployment rate was possibly the cause of poverty in these households together with low educational qualifications among households members; only 2% were found to have a post graduate qualification. Female-headed households in Bophelong township are engaged in a daily struggling to survive. These households have devised various means for survival. These include the search for wild fruits in the nearby areas, immigration to another region and the benefit of school feeding schemes. When it comes to the sources of household income, government grants were found to play an important role in the sustenance of these households. The average household income was calculated at R1760 per month. The average dependency ratio, which measures the number of unemployed who depend on one income earner, was 5.5. Finally, the investigation recommends a more detailed and deeper study relating to the socio-economic challenges faced by the female-headed households. There is also a need to explore on their survival means so as to direct policy actions aimed at addressing socio-economic issues relating to female-headed households in general. / Thesis (M.Com. (Economics))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

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