TITLE: The impact of Teen Challenge International on individuals endangered by an addiction or fighting with an addiction, or God as Hope KEY WORDS: Drugs Addiction Prevention Cure Teen Challenge International Belief in God ANNOTATION: In my diploma I observe how cognition of God and belief in Him influences the process of prevention of addiction and the help provided for drug addicts. The theoretical part deals with the issue of drug addiction in the Czech Republic, with strategies fighting this phenomenon, and with various types of help which works, at least to a certain extent, with the spiritual dimension of a man. I focus on the Teen Challenge International Organization (TCI). In the practical part I examine how TCI works with the spiritual dimension of an individual, who TCI works with, what methods TCI uses, and why. The purpose of this examination is to discover how the people in our atheistic country respond to this offered form of help and what they can recieve from being open for God. I use interviews, questionnaires and narrations of those who come to TCI for help and of TCI workers, too. At the end of my work I present new facts that arise from the examination results and I suggest how educationalists, especially those working with children and youngsters with special needs, can use them in...

Diploma thesis "The development of teen drama since 1990s. On the example of TV series Beverly Hills 90210 and Gossip girl." is thematic and narrative analysis of two American teen drama television series, Beverly Hills 90210 and Gossip girl. Teen drama genre has been developing for more than twenty years and the aim of my research is to compare the display of the youth in teen drama since the early 1990s until present. In the theoretical part of my work I present a sociological and culturological basis for study of youth and adolescence, as well as classification of serial production within television studies and description of its impact on development of teen drama. The empirical part includes qualitative theme analysis of each of the series and narrative analysis of characters.

Le Burkina Faso fait face à la récurrence du faible rendement scolaire, lequel constitue une menace sérieuse pour le développement économique et social du pays. Les explications que l’on donne à ce constat font intervenir des facteurs d’ordre économique, politique, social, pédagogique, géographique. Très peu de place est accordée à la psychologie. Or, la recherche savante est suffisamment édifiante aujourd’hui sur le rôle séminal du facteur psychologique dans l’orientation des conduites humaines d’une manière générale, dans les conduites scolaires d’une manière spécifique. Parmi les facteurs psychologiques dont le rôle est souligné dans la littérature, il y a l’estime de soi et le locus de contrôle. La présente recherche se propose d’examiner les liens entre ces deux variables psychologiques et les performances, chez des apprenants en début et à la fin de l’adolescence, dans le contexte socio-économico-culturel du Burkina Faso. A l’aide de questionnaires d’estime de soi et de questionnaires de locus de contrôle, nous avons réalisé une série de trois études sur un échantillon de six cent quatre-vingts seize élèves filles et garçons de CM2 & de 3ème. Les performances scolaires ont été mesurées à partir des notes en situation d’évaluation classe et en situation d’évaluation indépendante. Les données recueillies et analysées mettent en évidence des liens, somme toute, modestes entre estime de soi et performances scolaires, entre locus de contrôle et performances scolaires tout au long des trois études. / The Burkina Faso faces the recurrence of poor academic performance, which is a serious threat to economic and social development. The explanations we give to this observation involve economic factors, political, social, educational, geographical. Very little attention is paid to psychology. But scholarly research is sufficiently instructive today on the seminal role of psychological factor in shaping human behavior in general, in the school conducted in a specific way. Among the psychological factors whose role is emphasized in the literature, there is the self-esteem and locus of control. This research will examine the links between these psychological variables and performance among learners in the beginning and the end of adolescence, in the socio-economic-cultural context of Burkina Faso. Using questionnaires of self-esteem and locus of control questionnaires, we conducted a series of three studies on a sample of six hundred and eighty six male and female students of CM2 and third. School performance was measured from notes in class Assessment situation and in a situation of independent evaluation. Data collected and analyzed highlight links, overall, modest between self-esteem and school performance between locus of control and academic performance throughout the three studies.

É de conhecimento geral o fato de que os contos de fada transmitem importantes mensagens carregadas de ideologia que, às vezes, diferem de maneira significativa. Isso ocorre em razão da época ou localidade em que a produção é contextualizada, como podemos bem ver nas variações do conto Chapeuzinho Vermelho, seja aqueles da tradição oral medieval, os adaptados por Perrault ou pelos Irmãos Grimm, ou mesmo as versões da contemporaneidade. Traçando um percurso histórico das transformações dos contos de fada de origem popular partindo da França, percorrendo Alemanha, Portugal e culminando no Brasil o presente estudo busca verificar as transformações ocorridas nessas sociedades, mostrando como elas foram representadas nos contos e quais mensagens transmitem. Para o presente estudo, serão utilizados o Comparatismo Literário e elementos de Teoria Literária por meio de um olhar sociológico e histórico. Após a definição do quadro teórico-metodológico e da base conceitual, partiremos para uma breve análise de algumas sociedades e como sua prática social pode, de certo modo, ser representada nos contos de fada. / It is of general knowledge that the fairy tales transmit important messages filled with ideology that, sometimes, differ significantly from one another. This happens due to the time or place where the production is contextualized, as it is possible to be seen in the variation of the Little Red Riding Hood tale, those from the medieval oral tradition, to those adapted by Perrault or brothers Grimm, and even the contemporary versions. Tracing a historic profile of the changes in the fairy tales of popular origin starting in France, passing through Germany, Portugal and culminating in Brazil the present study aims to verify the transformations that happened in these societies, showing how they were represented in the tales and what messages they pass on. For the present study, Literary Comparatism and elements of Literary Theory will be used through a sociological and historical look. After the definition of a theoretical-methodological picture and a conceptual basis, we will move on to a brief analysis of the different societies and how their social practice can, in a certain way, be represented in the fairy tales.

Crianças e adolescentes com HIV/AIDS necessitam de uma abordagem compreensiva e singular, pois particularidades como a revelação do diagnóstico, o estigma gerado pela doença, as consultas médicas frequentes, o uso diário de medicações e os seus efeitos colaterais são aspectos que necessitam ser avaliados, quando se trata da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde-QVRS. A inclusão da avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dessa população, com instrumentos viáveis e padronizados, pode identificar parâmetros para um cuidado integral e de acordo com as necessidades individuais. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo validar o instrumento do módulo específico do DISABKIDS® de mensuração da Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde de Crianças e Adolescentes brasileiros com HIV, denominado \"Viver com HIV\". Trata-se de um estudo metodológico, do tipo validação de instrumento para o qual utilizamos a adaptação metodológica descrita pelo projeto europeu DISABKIDS®. Participaram da validação de face e conteúdo 15 especialistas com formação diversificada na área da saúde, os quais foram convidados a analisar a importância dos itens selecionados e a adequação para a faixa etária e população, classificando-os de acordo com a relevância, clareza e aplicabilidade de seu conteúdo para a população em estudo. Na validação semântica, participaram 16 crianças e adolescentes e seus respectivos pais ou cuidadores que seguiam em tratamento em uma Unidade Especializada em Tratamento de Doenças Infecciosas de um hospital universitário do Estado de São Paulo. Esta etapa consistiu em analisar, em cada item do instrumento, os termos empregados, por meio de entrevistas com a população para a qual o instrumento se destinou. O instrumento foi validado e aceito tanto na validação de face e conteúdo quanto na semântica. A avaliação da qualidade de vida de crianças e adolescentes com HIV é primordial para melhor condução do tratamento, para isto, faz-se necessária à utilização de um instrumento adequado para a faixa etária e específico para a condição HIV. A avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde é primordial para o manejo de crianças e adolescentes com HIV, e o instrumento \"Viver com HIV\" poderá se constituir em uma ferramenta válida e confiável para mensuração da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de crianças e adolescentes que vivem com HIV, podendo melhorar a qualidade da assistência em saúde e o acompanhamento dessa população / Children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS require a comprehensive and unique approach because characteristics such as disclosure, stigma generated by the disease, frequent doctor visits, daily use of medications and their side effects are aspects that need to be assessed when it comes to health related to quality of life - HRQOL. The inclusion of assessment of quality of life related to health of this population, with viable and standardized instruments, can identify parameters for a comprehensive care and according to the individual needs. This study aimed to validate the specific module of the instrument DISABKIDS® for measuring the Quality of Life Related to Health of Brazilian Children and Adolescents with HIV, called \" Living with HIV \" .This is a methodological study, the type of instrument validation, for which we use the methodological adaptation described by the European project DISABKIDS®. Participated in the face validation and content 15 experts with diverse background in health care, which were invited to examine the importance of the selected items and the adjustment for age and population, classifying them according to relevance, clarity and applicability of its contents to the study population. In the semantic validation, participated 16 children and adolescents and their parents or caregivers who were in treatment in a specialized unit for treatment of infectious diseases at a university hospital in the state of São Paulo. This step consisted of analyzing each item of the instrument and the terms used, through interviews with the population for which the instrument was intended. The instrument was validated and accepted both in face and validation of content and semantics. The evaluation of the quality of life of children and adolescents with HIV is essential to driving the best treatment. For this, it is necessary to use an appropriate tool for the age range and specific to the HIV condition. The assessment of quality of life related to health is essential to the management of children and adolescents with HIV and \"Living with HIV\" instrument could constitute a valid and reliable tool for measuring quality of life related to health of children and adolescents living with HIV and can improve the quality of care in health and the monitoring of this population

Trata-se de estudo da linha de pesquisa Fundamentos e Práticas de Enfermagem em Saúde da Mulher, Criança, Adolescente e Família, vinculado ao Grupo de Estudos do Cuidado à Saúde nas Etapas da Vida (CEVIDA) do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). O objetivo foi conhecer as percepções do ser adolescente com câncer sobre a corporeidade na perspectiva da sexualidade. Visando mostrar a união de dois conceitos, amplamente desmistificados em prol de uma finalidade, que é conhecer a visão dos adolescentes sobre seu corpo e a sua sexualidade. A metodologia norteadora da pesquisa foi pautada em um estudo qualitativo, com abordagem fenomenológica, a qual permitiu abranger a realidade visível e compreender os fenômenos e processos que estão atualizados no cotidiano do adolescente com câncer. A pesquisa teve como loco o Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, na Unidade de Internação Oncológica Pediátrica. Contando com a participação de seis adolescentes, com idade de 14 a 18 anos, a coleta das informações ocorreu por meio do Método Criativo Sensível, a partir das dinâmicas: Espelho Mental, Texto Coletivo, Adolescer e Chuva de Palavras, no período de julho de 2012. Optou-se pela utilização da hermenêutica, como método de interpretação das informações, estabelecendo quatro categorias: Imagem corporal e modo de ser-no-mundo; Sexualidade: limites e possibilidades; Da negação ao aceite; e Lições de Vida: a corporeidade existente. Frente a isso, esse estudo revelou a facticidade da doença, e o seu existir para além da doença, a partir do olhar compreensivo, demonstrando a riqueza do mundo vivido pelos adolescentes, propiciando reflexões profundas, a atenção e a ação que exercem sobre si mesmos para preservar e cultivar a vida de maneira responsável, autônoma e livre, tornandoos protagonistas de seu cuidado permanente, como seres no mundo. Bem como, a sexualidade pode ser observada em diferentes situações e expressões, o que comprova que os adolescentes com câncer mantêm dentro de si a essência de serem adolescentes no mundo. Sob o olhar da enfermagem, este estudo veio ao encontro de qualificar o cuidado, estabelecendo um vinculo, conhecendo e redescobrindo o processo do adolescer no cuidado à saúde do adolescente com câncer. / This study contemplates the search line Fundamentals and Practices of Nursing in Women's Health, Child and Adolescent, the Study Group on Health Care Life Stages (CEVIDA) Program Graduate in Nursing, School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Its main goal was to understand the perceptions of being a teenager with cancer on the corporeality in view of sexuality. Aiming to show the union of two concepts, largely demystified towards a purpose, which is to know the perceptions of adolescents about their bodies and their sexuality. The guiding methodology to the research was based on a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach, which allowed to cover the visible reality and understand the phenomena and processes that are updated daily in adolescents with cancer. This one, investigated the corporeity of being an adolescent with cancer in the perspective of sexuality. The research had as focus the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, in the Inrternment Unit of Pediatric Oncology. Counting to the participation of six teenagers, aged 14 to 18 years, the collection of information occurred through the creative Sensitive Method, starting with the following dynamics: Mental Mirror, Collective Text, Get an adolescent and Rain of Words, from July 2012. It was chosen for the use of hermeneutics as a method of interpretation of information, establishing four categories: Body image and way of being in the world; Sexuality; Limits and possibilities; From denial to acceptance; and Lessons of Life: the existing corporeity. Because of that, this study revealed the facticity of the disease, and its existence beyond the disease, from the comprehensive look, demonstrating the wealth of the world experienced by adolescents, providing deep reflection to the attention and the action exerted on themselves to preserve and cultivate life with responsibility, autonomous and free, making them protagonists of their permanent care, as human beings in the world. As well, sexuality can be observed in different situations and expressions, which proves that teens with cancer maintain within themselves the essence of being teenagers in the world. Under the look of nursing, this study came to qualify the care, establishing a link, knowing and rediscovering the process of adolescence in health care for adolescents with cancer. / Este estudio contempla la línea de investigación Fundamentos y Prácticas de Enfermería en Salud de la Mujer, Niño y Adolescente, perteneciendo al Grupo de Estudio sobre Salud Etapas de Cuidado de Vida (CEVIDA) Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería, Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Su principal objetivo fue conocer las percepciones del ser adolescente con cáncer sobre la corporeidad en la perspectiva de la sexualidad. Visando mostrar la unión de dos conceptos, ampliamente desmitificados en prol de una finalidad, que es conocer la visión de los adolescentes sobre su cuerpo y su sexualidad. La metodología norteadora de la investigación fue pautada en un estudio cualitativo, con abordaje fenomenológico, la cual permitió comprender la realidad visible y comprender los fenómenos y procesos que están actualizados en el cotidiano del adolescente con cáncer. La investigación tuvo como loco el Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, en la Unidad de Internación Oncológica Pediátrica. Contando con la participación de seis adolescentes, entre 14 y 18 años, la colecta de las informaciones ocurrió por medio del Método Creativo Sensible, a partir de las dinámicas: Espejo Mental, Texto Colectivo, Adolecer y Lluvia de Palabras, en el periodo de julio de 2012. Se optó por la utilización de la hermenéutica, como método de interpretación de las informaciones, estableciendo cuatro categorías: Imagen corporal y modo de ser en el mundo; Sexualidad: límites y posibilidades; De la negación al endoso; y Lecciones de Vida: la corporeidad existente. Frente a eso, ese estudio reveló la facticidade de la enfermedad, y su existir para además de la enfermedad, a partir de la mirada comprensiva, demostrando la riqueza del mundo vivido por los adolescentes, propiciando reflexiones profundas, la atención y la acción que ejercen sobre sí mismos para preservar y cultivar la vida de manera responsable, autónoma y libre, haciéndolos protagonistas de su cuidado permanente, como seres en el mundo. Además, la sexualidad se puede observar en las diferentes situaciones y expresiones, lo que demuestra que los adolescentes con cáncer mantener dentro de sí mismos la esencia de ser adolescentes en el mundo. Bajo la mirada de la enfermería, este estudio vino al encuentro de calificar el cuidado, estableciendo uno vinculo, conociendo y redescubriendo el proceso del adolecer en el cuidado a la salud del adolescente con cáncer.

Despite a significant drop in the number of pregnant adolescents and reforms to fight gender discrimination under Title IX, teen pregnancy and risk factors including poverty, stigma, and substance abuse, which may lead to different negative outcomes, such as depression, social isolation, and lowered self-esteem remain a persistent problem in the United States. Due to these factors, pregnant and parenting teens have been noted to drop out of high school prematurely. Using incrementalism as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore and describe Title IX compliance and local policies and practices of educators as well as their role in the lives of pregnant and parenting teens pursuing secondary education. As a public policy, the purpose of Title IX is to protect students regardless of gender. Data were collected through in-depth interviews of 4 policy makers and 16 educators from public school districts across a northeastern state. To analyze the data, interviews were transcribed, inductively coded, and subjected to a thematic analysis procedure. Regardless of the existence of Title IX, the findings show it is incrementally enforced, coming into play slowly or even ignored. The themes included stigma, discriminatory segregation, funding gaps, support of programs largely outside of school, accountability for programs, denial of educators' voices on policy and practices, and recommendations of real life skills for pregnant and parenting students. This study provides relevant information to use as a basis for Title IX compliance and local educational policy modifications. This study suggests compliance and modifications may contribute to positive academic progress for pregnant and parenting adolescents.

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate whether there is a statistical relationship between accident-related factors including use of drugs or alcohol, speeding, driver distractions, gender, driver drowsiness, practice of dysfunctional driving maneuvers, and use of occupant protection devices, and fatal vehicle crashes among young teen drivers. Secondary archival data from 84 North Carolina crashes occurring between 2009 and 2013 and involving young teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 18 years were obtained from North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Form 349 crash reports. These data were analyzed using chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit, chi-square tests for independence, and z-tests for proportions. The study found statistically significant associations between gender (p <.019), speeding (p < .001), practice of dysfunctional driving maneuvers (p < .001), and non-use of occupant protection devices (p < .001) and teen crash fatalities. The implications of this study for positive social change include recommendations to the State of North Carolina to enact legislative action related to driver education for new drivers, with the anticipated result of reducing traffic fatalities when a teenage driver is involved in an accident. In order to counteract deadly dysfunctional driving maneuvers on the part of young teen drivers, it was recommended that State driver education curricula be expanded to include exposure to more real world, on-the-road supervised driving experience conducted under more varied conditions and that high school driver education facilities be upgraded to include skid pads for student driving practice. Further research relating to the supervised implementation and verification of the requirement of the 50 hours of adult-supervised driving experience for Graduated Driver Licensure was also recommended.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

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