The US Environmental Protection Agency defines brownfields as “real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” The existence of brownfield presents enormous challenges for cities across the United States. This report explores the possible roles nonprofits can play in brownfield development. As part of this investigation, the problems and opportunities brownfields offer socially, environmentally and economically are examined through literature review. Further on, three existing brownfields-specific nonprofit corporations are discussed through case studies. Each of these organizations The Guardian Trust, The Brownfields Stewardship Fund, and The Center for Creative Land Recycling, provide unique services facilitating the redevelopment of brownfields across the country. The lessons learned are then applied to the City of Dallas. The report concludes by exploring the potential roles the third sector could play in the redevelopment of brownfields in Dallas. With increased involvement, nonprofits can help convert brownfields back to their highest and best use for the benefit of the community. / text

Iki šiol, nėra spręsta problema, ar kompiuterinėmis sistemomis ir internetu besinaudojantys, su vaikais dirbantys asmenys žino ir moka tinkamai apsaugoti duomenis, kompiuterinę programinę ir aparatūrinę įrangą bei vaikus, naudojančius minėtas kompiuterines sistemas. Todėl labai naudinga sukurti naują sertifikavimo programą, kurios atsiradimas leistų su vaikais dirbančių organizacijų atstovams ir norintiems gauti sertifikatą tėvams patvirtinti savo žinias atitinkamo sertifikato išlaikymu. Tokio pobūdžio sertifikavimas ECDL / ICDL organizacijoje nebuvo sukurtas. Apie kitų pasaulinių sertifikavimo organizacijų sukurtas tokios klasės sertifikavimo programas (susijusias su saugiu darbu kompiuteriu ir vaikų apsauga) informacijos nerasta. Todėl palyginti ir išanalizuoti informaciją apie padarytus darbus nėra galimybės. Dar vienas šio magistrinio darbo naujumas yra suformuluotas siūlymas ECDL fondui modifikuoti produktų patvirtinimo standartus automatizuoto testavimo atvejui. Šio darbo objektas - vaikų saugumo internete užtikrinimo įgūdžių sertifikavimo sistema, apimanti taip pat ir bendrus informacijos saugos įgūdžius. Darbo tikslas - anglų kalba sukurti vaikų saugumo internete užtikrinimo įgūdžių sertifikavimo programą e-Guardian, turint tikslą ją autorizuoti ECDL fonde. Darbo tikslui pasiekti suformuluoti tokie uždaviniai: • Išnagrinėti esamas ECDL sertifikavimo programas orientuojantis į specializuotų programų turinį. • Išnagrinėti naujų ECDL programų kūrimo standartus. • Sukurti... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The main purpose of the paper is to develop a certification programme on Skills ensuring children safety using Internet. In order to acheve this goal, five tasks were formed: • Explore current ECDL certification programmes aiming to specialized programmes. • Explore the standards of new ECDL programmes developement. • Develop the e-Guardian programme syllabus which would be as much hardware platform and software independent as possible. • Develop the e-Guardian certification programme questions test base for automotive testing. • Place the e-Guardian certification programme questions test base on the ECDL-Lithuania testing system. • Examine ECDL Foundation quality management requirements of the e-Guardian syllabus and AQTB. To achieve these tasks such research methods as nonfiction analysis and summation, expert and user surveys, observation, experiments, statistical analysis were used. The theoretical part explores ECDL certification programmes, ECDL programme development standards, e-Guardian programme part among the ECDL Foundation products. The methods for developing ECDL programmes are described in second part. These methods include ECDL Foundation product authorization standards, certification programme syllabus and questions test base development. Third part includes descriptions of the two researches. e-Guardian syllabus and questions test base are developed in the first of them and corrections for the test base questions are made in the second research by making a... [to full text]

The purpose of this study is to find out how the teachers in preschool work with mathematics. How educators working to promote children's mathematics learning and how educators visualize math work. How they plan, implement and document the work of mathematics. I also want to find out how legal guardians perceive their children's mathematics learning in preschool. I have chosen to do interviews with the educators and survey legal guardians to make visible the work of mathematics in kindergarten. I interviewed six teachers who work at both younger and older children department. I sent out 200 questionnaires to the caregivers at three preschool, but I only got 33 questionnaires back. The result of the study shows that the pedagogs works with mathematics continuously in pre-school together with the children, to promote the children's mathematics. Inquiring pedagogue with children, there the together research and study mathematic. The pedagogue works according to Vygotskij theory, the zone of proximal development; where children learns in interaction with other people. The result from the questionnaires shows that the caregivers stated that they didn't got any information regarding the children's mathematics development.

This study is about a guardian ad litem mission, role and relation to unaccompanied children. On the basis of qualitative interviews the study aims to understand the trustees’ role and relation to unaccompanied children. We chose to interview nine trustees to achieve a better insight of the trustees roll. We analyzed the interviews and tried to gain a better knowledge about a guardian ad litem mission, role and relationship to unaccompanied children with role theory and concepts off pastoral power and trust. Our results demonstrate that the guardian ad litem task is complex. Their mission in the legislation is not clearly defined but it covers the general welfare of the child. Complying with unaccompanied children to various meetings with government agencies such as immigration office, tax office, social services, and help with their finances. As a conclusion we now understand that to be a guardian ad litem to unaccompanied children requires a great deal of effort and commitment. They have to actively be able to engage themselves into the role of a guardian ad litem. A guardian ad litem is like a parent for these children helping and guiding those to the new society.

Thesis (MPsy(Clinical))--University of South Australia, 2001.

Assignment (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1988. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2770. Abstract precedes thesis as [1] preliminary leaf. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 31).

Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-74).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of La Verne, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of La Verne, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-192).