I have examined acclimatization models in pre-school. My emphasis is on the shorter acclimatization models. To begin pre-school is a big change, not only for small children, for the whole family as well. It is important to get a good acclimatization in pre-school, and one of the things it takes to achieve that is to interact with the parents. The reason why I chose this subject was because we have not studied much literature about this subject during our education to become pre-school teachers. I have intervjued five pedagogues about their experiences of the short acclimatization model. My aim is to find out why the pedagogues choose to apply the brief model. My questions are following: What are the benefits with the short acclimatization model? How do the pedagogues experience the parents participation during the acclimatization? How are the flexibility on the number of days wich the acclimatization is calculate to go on? When I was studing the results of my intervjues I come to the conclusion that having a good relationship with the parents is very important. Childrens security and needs, and the pedagogues responsibility are all parts of eachother and have to exist because the acclimatization of the children are going to be as good as possible.

Aim of the study. To evaluate the opinion of odontologists concerning the need for oral hygienists in Kaunas. Methods. Odontologists, working privately and in public institutions, were asked to fill in the anonymous questionnaires. 216 questionnaires were distributed to odontologists and 200 odontologists responded (response rate 92,6%). The data was analysed by SPSS 11.0 for Windows statistical software. Chi square and z criterions were used to evaluate relations between the variables. Results. Almost all odontologists (94.5%) indicated that there is a need for oral hygienist, i.e., they would like to work together. However only 40.9% of them affirmed, that oral hygienists are full time employed in their institution. Majority of odontologists (87.3%) noted, that it is important to work with oral hygienist because of the better image and financial profit. When odontologist and oral hygienist started working together, patients’ health status of oral cavity improved, odontologist’s work became easier, and patients’ attitude towards the oral hygiene has changed. Comparison of the responses of odontologists, working privately and in public institutions, revealed that oral hygienists are employed almost in all public institutions (97%) and only in half of private offices (p<0.05). Expensive maintenance was indicated by private odontologists as the reason, why oral hygienists are not employed, therefore majority of odontologists (69.1%) perform oral hygiene by themselves. Private... [to full text]

Magistro darbe „Besimokančios bendruomenės analizė ir vystymosi galimybės“ nagrinėjame kokią reikšmę nuolatinis mokymas(is) turi įstaigos darbuotojams dėl globalizacijos proceso. Šiuolaikinėmis sąlygomis gebėjimas mokytis- tai reikalinga ir svari sąlyga sėkmingai modernizacijai. Šiuo metu mažėjant ekonomikos vystymosi procesui ši problema dar labiau aktuali. Bendruomenė norėdama išlikti ir klestėti, turi suvokti tobulėjimo tikslus, jautriai reaguoti į pokyčius rinkoje ir greitai adaptuotis naujomis sąlygomis. Būtina, kad kiekvienas darbuotojas, tos organizacijos, kaip bendruomenės narys ir pati organizacija kaip sistema- mokytusi. Tyrimo objektas. UAB „Kristiana“, kaip besimokanti bendruomenė. Buvo iškeltas ir šio tyrimo tikslas- ištirti įmonės UAB „Kristiana“, bendruomenės požiūrį į mokimąsi, nustatyti poreikį bei išryškinti optimaliausius mokymosi metodus ir priemones. Darbo tikslas lėmė ir atitinkamą darbo struktūrą- pirmiausia analizuojama besimokančios bendruomenės koncepcija: samprata, bruožai ; besimokančios bendruomenės privalumai ir trūkumai; bendruomenės narių motyvacija mokytis. Atliktas darbuotojų nuomonės tyrimas, nustatyti pagrindiniai mokymosi poreikiai, išryškinti lūkesčiai, ir patraukliausi mokymosi metodai. Išanalizavus respondentų atsakymus formuluojamos šios išvados: UAB „Kristiana“ darbuotojai: nuolat siekia įgyti konkretesnių ir gilesnių profesinių žinių, noriai dalyvauja įvairiuose kursuose, seminaruose, mokosi aukštosiose mokyklose. Ištyrus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In the master's work „Analysis of the learning society and development opportunities“ we are exploring the meaning of the changing conditions which evolve due to the process of globalization and become a necessity to learn to live and work in changed conditions. In contemporary conditions capacity to learn is a necessary and solid condition for successful modernization. At the present time, when the process of economic development is shrinking, this problem has become even more relevant. The community wishing to survive and flourish, must understand the goals of improvement, react sensitively to the changes in the market and swiftly adapt in new conditions. The object of research. Close stock company UAB „Kristiana“, as a learning community. The purpose of this research has been also set out - to investigate the approach of the enterprise UAB „Kristiana“ and its community to learning, to identify the need and to highlight the most optimal learning methods and measures. The purpose of the work has also determined a respective structure of work – first of all the concept of the learning community is analysed: concept, features; advantages and shortcomings of the community; motivation of the members of the community to learn. Survey on the opinion of the staff as a learning community, has been made. Having generalized peculiarities and preconditions of the employees' need for learning it turns clear that employees of UAB „Kristiana“: are permanently seeking to acquire more... [to full text]

Semi-structured interviews with 29 probation officers were conducted about their experiences addressing youths’ criminogenic needs in accordance with the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework. Probation officers discussed barriers they face at the individual, organizational, and systemic level (‘environmental’ issues that transcend – but impact on – the individual youth). Results revealed that challenges probation officers faced included ambiguity with respect to their role addressing certain risk-need domains, waitlist for services, having to prioritize certain noncriminogenic needs, involving parents, and the prevalence of mental illness (particularly concurrent diagnoses). Probation officers also discussed systemic barriers that they felt were out of their control but significantly impacted youths’ risk. Results are discussed in terms of implications for theory, research, policy, and practice.

Semi-structured interviews with 29 probation officers were conducted about their experiences addressing youths’ criminogenic needs in accordance with the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework. Probation officers discussed barriers they face at the individual, organizational, and systemic level (‘environmental’ issues that transcend – but impact on – the individual youth). Results revealed that challenges probation officers faced included ambiguity with respect to their role addressing certain risk-need domains, waitlist for services, having to prioritize certain noncriminogenic needs, involving parents, and the prevalence of mental illness (particularly concurrent diagnoses). Probation officers also discussed systemic barriers that they felt were out of their control but significantly impacted youths’ risk. Results are discussed in terms of implications for theory, research, policy, and practice.

With the aim of developing a housing needs assessment tool for rural Manitoba, the research investigates definitions of ‘rural’, the concept of housing need, and approaches to its assessment. The main question is: how can housing need be identified and quantified at the community or regional level? The response comes in the development of a community-based rural housing needs assessment guidebook (documented in Volume 2). Literature reviewed (Part 2) targets definitions of rural, and an examination of: methods of assessing housing need, the nature of housing need, trends in housing policy, housing services programming, and the determination of housing need at a local level. Throughout, there is a focus on application of relevant literature to informing the design and development of the guidebook. The key informant interview process and related ethical considerations are presented in Part 3. The precedents review, of prior housing needs assessments and guides, is also described. The results from these research methods interviews are presented in Part 4, again with a focus on identifying how each informed development of the guidebook. Part 4 concludes with a description of the design of the housing needs assessment guidebook, addressing the structure and scope of the assessment process, key considerations and components included in the guide, the two-phase process that constitutes the main information-generating component of the tool, and the discrepancy model used to guide the user through the assessment process. Design of a sample survey (an optional component of the guide) is also briefly discussed, as well as perceived limitations of the guide including the need for a complementary strategic planning process that picks up where the assessment leaves off, which might merit a second guide that details such further steps. Certain realities of housing needs assessment in rural Manitoba, and complicating aspects of the discrepancy model, are also discussed. Part 5 details the early stages of application of components of the housing needs assessment guide in the Minnedosa area of Manitoba. Strengths and weaknesses of the components are identified, and associated refinements and changes are noted. It is concluded (Part 6) that the rural housing needs assessment guide is a viable means of identifying housing need in rural Manitoba. Possible benefits of its application are noted, but there are also cautions regarding further desirable or necessary research.

In this study the learning challenges faced by Black orphaned girl learners in the Xhariep District who head households, were explored. A literature study was undertaken to highlight the causes, magnitude and effects of child-headed households and to establish the learning challenges in general experienced by learners who head households. Important prerequisites for effective learning such as parental expectations, self-esteem, goal orientation, school attendance, positive attributions, motivation, need fulfilment, self-regulation, self-efficacy, cognitive development, parental involvement and socio-economic factors were explored. The literature review informed the conceptual framework of the study, and provided the framework for designing interview questions that were used to gain a deeper understanding of the learning challenges experienced by black girl learners who head households. By means of qualitative, phenomenological research, one-on-one interviews were conducted with a convenient sample of a purposively selected group of 10 Black girl learners at Secondary School Level who head households in the Xhariep District of the Free State Department of Education. The interpretation of the data revealed various learning challenges which are experienced by these learners due to their unfavourable circumstances as heads of households. The interview data revealed that the girls who take part in the study experience a lack of basic needs such as food and money and love and belonging. Furthermore, they experience emotional problems due to the death of their parents and the stressful situation of having the cope with numerous responsibilities at home and school. Due to the mentioned problems, the participants experience learning challenges related to irregular school attendance, difficulty in coping with and concentrating on their schoolwork, poor achievement and low self-esteem. According to the responses of the learners, it is difficult to be a child and a parent at the same time, having to account for all the responsibilities of being a learner and accomplishing the parental role. This study is concluded with recommendations to teachers on how to assist Black girl learners who head households in the Xhariep District. / MEd, Learning and Teaching, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

The purpose of this study was to explore the case, organizational, decision maker, and external factors that influence teaching professionals when deciding to report children suspected to be in need of protection. Teachers report 24%, or 175,920 cases to Children’s Aid Societies annually in Canada; researchers who have examined teacher reporting practices, speculate that teachers fail to report between 50 to 84%, or 87,960–147,773 cases of suspected cases to authorities.The conceptual framework for the study came from Baumann, Dalgleish, Fluke, and Kern’s (2011) decision-making ecology framework which claims that individuals consider case, organizational, external, and decision-maker factors when making a decision. Phase one included an analysis of 64 policies on reporting children suspected to be in need of protection from English speaking, public and Catholic school districts and geographically isolated school authorities. Crosson-Tower’s (2013) policy analysis framework was used to analyze education factors, the legal system, document properties, procedures, support systems, training opportunities, and community relationships. Phase two consisted of one hour, semi-structured interviews (n = 7) with individuals who are mandated to report, and who had made at least one report. Interview questions were based on the conceptual framework and from the findings from phase one. Results revealed that many school districts omitted information that could have been beneficial to teachers who were required to report. Throughout the province it also appeared that training opportunities were minimal. This study did not explore whether training actually took place in school districts. Interview data, although not generalizable due to the sample size, appeared to suggest a lack of communication between school districts and parents, and teachers and Children’s Aid Societies (CAS). Conclusion: More research is needed to see how much of the supports listed in school district policies, such as training opportunities and support systems, are actually implemented and the subsequent effect of these actions on teacher’s reporting practices. / Thesis (Master, Education) -- Queen's University, 2014-04-23 15:44:40.667

The shopping centre was born in Europe and matured in North America, and it now exists in cities with a wide variety of cultures and politics (Dawson, 1983: 1). According to Casazza et al. (1985:1), the shopping centre is probably the most successful land use, development, real estate, and retail business concept of the 20th century. According to Casazza et al. (1985: 2), the shopping centre is a specialised, commercial land use and building type that previously thrived primarily in suburbia, but today is found throughout the country. When using the term ?shopping centre? accurately, a shopping centre refers to: ?A group of architecturally unified commercial establishments built on a site that is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit related in its location, size, and type of shops to the trade area that it serves. The unit provides on-site parking in definite relationship to the types and total size of the stores? (Casazza et al., 1985: 2). This study investigated the need for a new shopping centre in Klerksdorp. Therefore, this study determined whether a new shopping centre in Klerksdorp would be viable. Klerksdorp and its district are quite unique in certain ways, especially due to the farming and mining activities that are found there. Klerksdorp provides goods and services especially for the people residing in Klerksdorp itself, Kanana, Alabama, Jouberton, Hartbeesfontein, Orkney, Vaal Reefs and Stilfontein. The main shopping activity is generally found in the Central Business District (CBD) of Klerksdorp and its surrounding areas. Klerksdorp has only one major shopping centre (the City Mall) that provides goods and services for the people in an enclosed surrounding area. This causes an over concentration in the CBD and too much traffic in an already limited space. The need for Klerksdorp to provide a bigger centre for the citizens of the town, as well as the surrounding areas, is high. Another regional shopping centre close to Klerksdorp is found in Potchefstroom, namely the Mooirivier Mall, and mainly provides in the extra shopping needs of the people living in Klerksdorp and its surrounding areas. This study therefore determined whether there is a need for a shopping centre from a retail and consumer point of view, and also whether it will be viable. The empirical study revealed that approximately half of the respondents are not satisfied with the current shopping centres in Klerksdorp and that more than half of the respondents feel that the shopping centres do not cater for enough parking. The study revealed that, from a consumer point of view, there is definitely a need for a new shopping centre in Klerksdorp. Urban-Econ Development Economists (2009: 56) concluded that the retail market has been fairly buoyant, and although the effects of interest rate hikes and increased inflation and global recession have become visible, fair growth is still expected in the following years, once the economy starts to recover. This indicates that Klerksdorp has a need for a new shopping centre, as 89,705 m2 GLA is available. This shows that if a new shopping centre is built, the other shopping centres in Klerksdorp will still be sustainable, and a new shopping centre will be sustainable and viable. / Thesis (M.Art. et Scien. (Town and Regional Planning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

With the aim of developing a housing needs assessment tool for rural Manitoba, the research investigates definitions of ‘rural’, the concept of housing need, and approaches to its assessment. The main question is: how can housing need be identified and quantified at the community or regional level? The response comes in the development of a community-based rural housing needs assessment guidebook (documented in Volume 2). Literature reviewed (Part 2) targets definitions of rural, and an examination of: methods of assessing housing need, the nature of housing need, trends in housing policy, housing services programming, and the determination of housing need at a local level. Throughout, there is a focus on application of relevant literature to informing the design and development of the guidebook. The key informant interview process and related ethical considerations are presented in Part 3. The precedents review, of prior housing needs assessments and guides, is also described. The results from these research methods interviews are presented in Part 4, again with a focus on identifying how each informed development of the guidebook. Part 4 concludes with a description of the design of the housing needs assessment guidebook, addressing the structure and scope of the assessment process, key considerations and components included in the guide, the two-phase process that constitutes the main information-generating component of the tool, and the discrepancy model used to guide the user through the assessment process. Design of a sample survey (an optional component of the guide) is also briefly discussed, as well as perceived limitations of the guide including the need for a complementary strategic planning process that picks up where the assessment leaves off, which might merit a second guide that details such further steps. Certain realities of housing needs assessment in rural Manitoba, and complicating aspects of the discrepancy model, are also discussed. Part 5 details the early stages of application of components of the housing needs assessment guide in the Minnedosa area of Manitoba. Strengths and weaknesses of the components are identified, and associated refinements and changes are noted. It is concluded (Part 6) that the rural housing needs assessment guide is a viable means of identifying housing need in rural Manitoba. Possible benefits of its application are noted, but there are also cautions regarding further desirable or necessary research.