A b s t r a c t This thesis is a part of the project concerning risk factors of manifestation of specific learning disabilities in children at risk of dyslexia. Specifically, it deals with the development of morphology in children with family history of specific learning disabilities. Children in preschool and early school age have been repeatedly within three years tested with a diagnostic tool called Test of morphological awareness based on the Test of language (Žlab, 1992). The aim of the study was to map the development of several sub-areas of morphological skills (gender forms, plural nouns, past tense and 3rd person singular verb, adjectives derivation and grammatical agreement). Several issues were concerned. First, whether the development of children in this age group is still ongoing and so if the performance is improving. Second, whether there are differences in the development of children from an intact group (with normal speech development) and a risk group (children from families where at least one parent has suffered from specific learning disabilities). Third, whether is the development influenced by intelligence or sex. Performance of children was also assessed qualitatively with respect to specific language features included in the monitored areas of morphology. The conclusions of each...

A b s t r a c t This thesis is based on two projects which follow one another and which deal with study of development of language and literacy skills in children at risk of dyslexia. The thesis describes the development of morphological awareness in children with specific language impairment. The level of morphological awareness was repeatedly tested during three years at children in preschool and early school age with the Test of morphological awareness. This method was prepared on the basis of Žlab's Test of language awareness (1992) and maps development of several subareas of morphological skills - gender forms, plural nouns, past tense and third person singular verb, adjective derivation and gramatical agreement. Several issues were concerned. First, whether the development of children in this age group is still ongoing and whether the Test of morphological awareness can measure this ongoing. Second, whether there are differences in the performance of children from normal speech development group (control group) and specific language impairment children group, where according to the disorder the morphological deficits can be expected. Qualitative analysis of observed subareas of morphology was also performed. The conclusions of analysis are discussed in the context of theoretical approaches, current...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:25:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Angela Maria da Motta Pacheco.pdf: 3255297 bytes, checksum: ff2db84a0ab7d56308680d4f204c23b5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-12-08 / The objective of this work is to address Legal Fictions in the Tax Law Sub-domain, revealing the phenomenon, the true purpose for which it came and the possibility or not of its co-existence with other general and abstract legal rules creators of taxes. The topic discusses Liberty, as a presumption of Law, basis of responsibility, two sides of the same coin, justified by Law as an Order of Restraint and Coercion. In the construction of the Rule of Law liberty refers to the authority of the Powers and of their agencies, as part of liberty. The topic discusses Truth, the Truth of Statutory Law, the fabric consisting of prescriptive language placed, here and now, incorporated by the Fundamental Law, the Constitution, structural laws and statutory laws, in a hierarchical process and of coordination. The construction method of Law is essential for the elucidation of the topic always considering the need of the Law being close and revealing the human condition at the risk, in failing to do so, of becoming incompetent and discredited. It is necessary to make an analysis of the characteristics of the Brazilian Constitution, informed expressly by constitutive values of the norms of principle, and specifically of the Tax System embodied therein, which adopted the principle of free enterprise and individual and social rights. We consider the Law Theory, specifically the Principal Law on Tax Assessment in its constitutive criteria and those specific ones already used as constitutional requisites for the sharing of taxing authority among the federative entities. It is in the scenario of the constitutional tax system that the images of the characters will be projected: the valid principal law on tax assessment, and the legal tax fiction law, in order to determine its validity or invalidity, its pertinence or not to the plot of the play, in light of the informer principles of the system, specifically those of typicity and taxpayer capacity, the expression of the principle of equality. It will be seen, also, that the purpose of legal tax fictions in no way resembles the purpose of legal tax presumptions, legal reasoning, referred to proof in the tax matter / Tem o presente trabalho, por objetivo, tratar das Ficções Jurídicas no Subdomínio do Direito Tributário, revelando o fenômeno, a verdadeira finalidade a que veio e a possibilidade ou não de sua convivência com as demais normas jurídicas gerais e abstratas criadoras de tributos. O tema diz respeito à Liberdade, como suposto do Direito, fundamento da responsabilidade, faces da mesma moeda, a justificar o Direito como Ordem de Coerção e Coação. Na construção do Estado de Direito a liberdade refere-se à competência dos Poderes e de seus órgãos, como parcelas de liberdade. O tema diz respeito à Verdade e, à Verdade do Direito Positivo, o tecido consistente de linguagem prescritiva posta, aqui e agora, integrado pela Norma Fundante, a Constituição, normas de estrutura e normas ordinárias, em processo hierárquico e de coordenação. A forma de construção do Direito é fundamental para o deslinde do tema sempre considerando a necessidade de o Direito estar próximo e revelar a condição humana sob risco de, não o fazendo, tornar-se incompetente e desautorizado . Necessária se faz uma análise do tipo da Constituição Brasileira, informada expressamente por valores constitutivos das normas princípio, especificamente do Sistema Tributário nela inserido, que adotou o princípio da livre iniciativa e os direitos individuais e sociais. Consideramos a Teoria da Norma Jurídica, especificamente a Norma Matriz de Incidência Tributária em seus critérios constitutivos e daqueles específicos já utilizados como pressupostos constitucionais na repartição de competência tributária entre entes federativos. Será no cenário do sistema constitucional tributário que se projetarão as imagens das personagens: norma matriz de incidência tributária, válida, e a norma de ficção jurídica tributária, a fim de se aferir sua validez ou invalidez, sua pertinência ou não ao enredo da peça, diante dos princípios informadores do sistema, especificamente o da tipicidade e da capacidade contributiva, expressão do princípio da igualdade. Ver-se-á, também, que a finalidade das ficções jurídicas tributárias em nada se assemelha à finalidade das presunções jurídicas tributárias, raciocínios legais, referidos à prova em matéria tributária

Since the 1970s there has been a growing interest in, and utilisation of, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve environmental conflicts in western societies. ADR was incorporated into one of New Zealand's main environmental statutes, the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA). Under s.268 of the RMA the Environment Court (the Court) may, if the parties agree, conduct mediation in order to facilitate settlement of resource management disputes. The RMA, which has now been in operation for ten years, gives no guidance as to the way in which mediation is to be conducted. The Court has developed procedures and processes for administering and conducting mediation. This study critically evaluates the practice of Court assisted mediation of environmental disputes under the RMA. A literature review and interviews with stakeholder groups are used in this evaluation. The study shows that mediation generates benefits for the Court and participants. It also identifies limitations with the current mediation procedures and processes. These may impact the effectiveness of participants in mediation, their satisfaction with, and support for, the mediated settlement and with the environmental outcomes. The study recommends a series of guidelines be prepared on the functions and administrative procedures of the Court and on the mediation process promoted by the Court. Further research is also recommended. It is considered that these recommendations, if implemented, will enhance the process for participants, ensure more equitable and consistent environmental outcomes, in terms of present and future generations, and retain public confidence in the mediation process.

Since the 1970s there has been a growing interest in, and utilisation of, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve environmental conflicts in western societies. ADR was incorporated into one of New Zealand's main environmental statutes, the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA). Under s.268 of the RMA the Environment Court (the Court) may, if the parties agree, conduct mediation in order to facilitate settlement of resource management disputes. The RMA, which has now been in operation for ten years, gives no guidance as to the way in which mediation is to be conducted. The Court has developed procedures and processes for administering and conducting mediation. This study critically evaluates the practice of Court assisted mediation of environmental disputes under the RMA. A literature review and interviews with stakeholder groups are used in this evaluation. The study shows that mediation generates benefits for the Court and participants. It also identifies limitations with the current mediation procedures and processes. These may impact the effectiveness of participants in mediation, their satisfaction with, and support for, the mediated settlement and with the environmental outcomes. The study recommends a series of guidelines be prepared on the functions and administrative procedures of the Court and on the mediation process promoted by the Court. Further research is also recommended. It is considered that these recommendations, if implemented, will enhance the process for participants, ensure more equitable and consistent environmental outcomes, in terms of present and future generations, and retain public confidence in the mediation process.

Meritocracy is a much-debated concept in both academia and society in general. Previous studies mostly defined meritocracy in terms of talent and effort. However, even if there exists an academic acceptance of the complexity and the multitude of dimensions of meritocracy in general, little has been said about the cultural prerequisites of meritocracy. This shows a need to be explicit about exactly what is meant by the term ‘meritocracy’. This paper aims to share new light on prerequisites of meritocracy with the help of Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological studies of symbolic capital, with the backdrop understanding of Adam Smith’s theory on necessities. Furthermore, the study aims by adopting a reflexive approach of Bourdieu’s theories, to construct a new theoretical framework, set out to define the phenomena of meritocracy and its cultural prerequisites.

The aim of this thesis is to describe and explain the factors which affect formation and development of pupils' competence to cooperate across all grades of lower primary school. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part describes various factors which affect pupils' competence to cooperate - on the side of pupil and teacher. The practical part contains the results of research that explains how teacher builds and develops the pupil's competence to cooperate in each grade of lower primary school, which style of teaching supports development of this competence and also how is this competence affected by pupils' developmental prerequisites. This thesis contributes to creation of comprehensive knowledge about the development and building pupils' competence to cooperate and it is supported by examples from pedagogical practise. Keywords - pupils' competence to cooperate, developmental prerequisites for cooperation, teaching style, cooperative teaching strategies, group work

This thesis is focused on the evaluation process of procurement and its very detailed mapping regarding to example of qualifications, assessing bids in terms of ratings according to different methods. For the analysis of selected public contracts, the author used informations from the information system on public procurement, which is accessible to the entire job, including all relevant requirements. On the basis of this contract evaluation was conducted using three methods and their comparison. Furthermore, part of the thesis is to design a fictional version based on the same public contract, in which are also collected additional sub-criteria and information. On the basis of these findings and the criteria is carried out further evaluation and is observed difference from the original version.

Höstterminen 2014 Today’s students show great divergences in incentives for commencing studies at an Upper Secondary Dance Educational School in Sweden. The level of the individual`s motivation both during the prelusive and pending stages of the education, shows great variance. The aim of the study is to find a correlation between the individual’s motivation level and the individual´s conceiving of enhancement or deprivation of inner needs. To which extent is the comprehension and consideration towards these needs, a direct agency in effecting the desire for self- engaged and lifelong learning? In which manner can a deeper and wider understanding of the needs for self- actualization, ensure a more sturdy and coherent motivation towards the experience of learning? Through motivation psychology as an angel of approach, the study incorporates the three methods; observation, projective testing and literary studies. Conscious and unconscious personality traits and states are chartered. The conjunction with various sources of stimuli subsequently indicates the deriving of behavior. The study indicates the need of educational practitioner’s insight and understanding towards the individual pupil’s apperception of the social world. Also the study indicates the importance of implementing this knowledge, in ensuring cohesiveness and sustainability of motivation for self- engaged lifelong learning.

This study aims to understand the importance of prerequisites for collaboration between public/political agencies with the help of literature about the concept of collaborative governance. The choice of using collaborative governance is based on the fact that the concept has not been applied to collaboration between the public/political actors before. This paper has the Swedish project Stop the shooting (Sluta skjut) as an example to understand the importance of prerequisites for collaboration between the Police, Probation Service, and Malmö municipality. With the help of this project, I will try to understand some of the promoting and hindering factors for collaboration in the studied project. To ascertain the prerequisites, I study will be interviewing representatives from the three mentioned actors.  To study the importance of prerequisites I used Ansell & Gash's (2008) theory about starting conditions which includes three prerequisites that according to them can make or break any collaboration process. These prerequisites are power-resource balance, incentives for participation, and prehistory of collaboration. In addition, to examine how much these prerequisites mean for collaboration, I will also see if any prerequisites are of importance that Ansell & Gash (2008) do not mention. The result of the study concludes that Ansell & Gash's (2008) starting conditions are of big importance for a successful collaboration process and were of importance for deeming ‘Sluta skjut’ as a successful project. The conclusion of the study shows that there are two more important prerequisites in addition to Ansell & Gash (2008) that all actors should aim to fulfill before collaborating, these are the time aspects regarding implementation and understanding of the different logics for each actor.