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The construct of social validity was introduced by Montrose M. Wolf (1978) and was de¬fined by three distinct components. These components included (a) the social significance of the goals of treatment, (b) the social appropriateness of the treatment procedures and (c) the social importance of the effects of treatment. The value of social validity in the design, delivery and evaluation of person-centered treatments has been supported over time within the literature. Most notably, Ilene S. Schwartz and Donald M. Baer (1991) spoke to the importance of social validity in terms of designing interventions that were both relevant and valued by consumers. The field of special education has witnessed a significant growth over the past thirty-years in the use of a person-first framework. The merits of social validity for promoting person-first interventions and supports are substantial and include the potential for greater consumer and family engage¬ment, increased adherence to treatment and greater degrees of treatment satisfaction by all parties including teachers, therapists, family members and consumers. Perhaps the greatest benefit is that social validity inputs promote the design and delivery of socially significant interventions and supports and potential quality of life outcomes for consumers in a manner, which honors the intentions of person-centered professional practice. The purpose of this paper will be to provide a research-based rationale for the use of social validity in the design, delivery and evaluation of person-centered interventions and supports.

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This essay is about the Swedish Royal Foundations and especially the culture foundations. The Swedish Royal Foundations in culture are four. I’ve also made a short background about Royal engagement through foundations in history. I’ve given examples on what Royals in Sweden have done in the past and what they do today. For example are Princess Eugenia in the 19th century and Queen Silvia today with World Childhood Foundation.     After the Royal Family and the Swedish Royal Foundations it is not far to the Swedish patrons or philanthropists both in history and today. In history the term patron is used to describe someone who gave money to painters or other culture workers. Nowadays we usually say philanthropist. The persons I looked deeper into are the Swedish Prince Eugen and Ernest Thiel from the past and Sven-Harry Karlsson, Anders Wall and Per and Lena Josefsson from today.    I have found that the Swedish tax legislation for foundations with culture as the purpose, are interesting and can play a role in the future culture politics. I have a short summary both of the existing rules and the new tax purposes from the Swedish Government. Sweden is the only country in the EU who does not has tax relief for culture foundations. Culture foundations can give less than they want because of this. So instead they give money to things that has tax reliefs like Culture heritage management and education.

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