Thesis (M.A.)--Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tenn., 2007. / "This paper will begin by looking at the various understandings of youth throughout the ages...The Old Testament Scriptures about children and young people will then be examined...And finally, three sections of New Testament scripture will be explored for youth ministry principles: the house-code sections of Ephesians and Colossians (Eph 6:1-4 and Col 3:20-21), the age gender instructions entrusted to Titus (Titus 2: 1-6), and the personal exhortations from Paul to Timothy (1 Tim 4:12 and 2 Tim 2:22)." -- p.2-3 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-83).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1984. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-143). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 281-292).

Thesis (doctoral)--Halle-Wittenberg Universiẗat, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-355).

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990.

This PhD research explored how neoliberal governmentality influenced the UK charity SportHelp and its youth sport programmes. Despite charities being significant providers of non-formal education for young people in the UK, there has been limited work exploring how the neoliberal landscape shapes these organisations and their programmes in practice. Therefore, this thesis addresses this gap in knowledge by a) furthering the limited literature on charities and their operation, b) providing an empirical illustration of how neoliberal governmentality functions, and c) contributing to the ongoing debate about the purpose of non-formal education in the neoliberal marketplace. This case study research focused on a single charity – SportHelp – whose remit is to improve socio-economically disadvantaged young people’s lives through the provision of sport. Over a 9-month period, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a selection of SportHelp’s managers, coaches, and young people. Furthermore, participant observations of three coaching sessions (featuring previously interviewed coaches and young people) were undertaken to complement the interviews. The data were subsequently analysed using thematic analysis. Findings suggest the neoliberal landscape shaped SportHelp and its youth sport programmes profoundly. To maximise its chances of economic survival, SportHelp re-configured itself into a ‘quasi-market’. In doing so, it adopted a deficit-reduction approach towards improving young people’s lives: the charity assumed socio-economically disadvantaged young people were inherently ‘deficient’ (because of their lower socio-economic status) and required ‘fixing’. Using sport, SportHelp coaches ‘fixed’ young people’s personhood by instilling the neoliberal values of individual responsibility, discipline, and life skills. These values were readily internalised by young people because SportHelp operates in the realm of non-formal education; a space where coaches could foster passion, relationships, and a sense of belonging.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Psychology Department, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (February 20, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.R.E.)--Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, 1965. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [76]-78).