Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree Master of Social Work in the Faculty of Arts in the Department of Social Work at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2012. / The introduction of diversion programmes in South Africa to assist with the tension of a strenuous criminal justice system has assisted beneficiaries of the programme in finding rehabilitation. Although the beliefs of communities and individuals differ as to the intent of the programme, while, others still feel the need for retribution. The impact of diversion programmes thus, cannot be ignored as only 25 per cent of youth having completed the programme will re-offend. There are currently no systems in place in South Africa that could assist in the identification of repeated offenders (needing to be formally classified as recidivists). The degree of repetition in delivering services to the same individuals can, therefore, not be established, thus, leaving a gap in the effectiveness of crime prevention and management strategies. The aim of this study was to establish the impact (effectiveness) of diversion programmes on behaviour modification to divertees, with the purpose of formulating the perceptions of juvenile youth (young offenders) about diversion programmes. The literature explored by the researcher reflects the creation of the Child Justice Court and its mandate, arguments arising from the creation and implementation of juvenile rehabilitation, the purposes of the implementation of diversion, behaviour modification of young offenders in the diversion programme, changes attributing to offender rehabilitation, support for juvenile rehabilitation and recidivism as a hindrance to behaviour change. The findings of the study revealed that from the youth who were referred for diversion, at the end of the programme they had been instilled some aspect of change in their live, attitudes and behaviour. The programme has made them active members in decision-taking roles in their lives and no longer relinquish such powers to their peers, leaving them vulnerable to peer pressure, therefore, making the cycle of offending never ending.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education (D.Ed) in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, University of Zululand, South Africa, 2014. / The study compared the perceptions of continuing education programmes by in-service teachers from two universities in Africa; University of Zululand, South Africa (UZ), and Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria, (AAU). The study covers the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of UZ and AAU on in-service teachers of continuing education programme. The target population and sample for the study were the current teachers of continuing education programmes of these universities. The instrument tagged ‘Questionnaire for Perceptions of Continuing Education Programmes by in-service Teachers’ (QPCEPIT) was designed and used for data collection. The descriptive survey research design of ex-post facto was adopted for the study.150 questionnaires were randomly used for pilot study, carried out at University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, whilst 500 questionnaires each were administered at both UZ and AAU of which 365 and 321 responses were valid and analysed respectively. Five research hypotheses and questions were carefully formulated to ascertain the perceptions of continuing education programmes by in-service teachers in the selected universities. Inferential statistics was used to draw conclusions and test the research hypotheses and questions for the study. The results of the comparative study revealed that the conclusiveness of the learning environment, the nature and quality of student support services provided, the quality and learners’ perception of course modules or materials, accommodation problems and venue of the programme were the major predictors for motivation of in-service teachers of the programme. There were similarities and dissimilarities between the methods of operation of the programmes in the two selected universities. Based on the findings of the study recommendations were made on how the programme will have impact on the in-service teachers and how the universities that are running the programme will be effectively and efficiently manage the programme for the acceleration and advancement of socio-economic growth in South Africa, Nigeria, and the world at large. / University of Zululand

A dissertation of limited scope submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial of the requirements for course-work Master of Arts degree in the Centre for Recreation and Tourism at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1999. / The investigation has sought to establish if the people already involved in the tourism industry have undergone any training. If not in which areas do they feel they need training. These areas or aspects in which they fed they need to be trained in, constitute Tourism Training Needs. The investigation has also sought to establish the focus of Tourism Training Programmes in the two institutions, Damelin and Manpower Services Commission Private Colleges, found in the Newcastle Local Council Areas. It has further purported to establish whether these Tourism Training Programmes adequately equip students with all the skills and expertise valuable to the tourism industry job market. A descriptive survey has been chosen for use in this investigation. Data has been gathered through the use of questionnaires and interview schedules. Two sets of questionnaires with structured questions have been designed for the Frontline Staff and Tourism Students. Three sets of interview schedules have been designed containing semi-structured questions by which the interviewer has probed the interviewees. Tourism establishments and facilities from which respondents have been drawn have been selected on the basis that they have been within a ten kilometre radius from the Newcastle Central Business District (CBD) and have been accommodating five tourists and more. This investigation has established that the majority of the Frontline already in the industry are lacking in training and as such they have recommended the establishment of Department of Education and Training for Tourism, Tourism Training Needs have been found to exist and amongst others are communication skills, conflict resolution skills, hospitality skills, hygiene skills, public relations skills and serving skills. The investigation has further established that training (of whichever form/kind) so long as it is related to tourism, has great impact on the Marketing and Service Quality of the tourism establishment and facilities. Management has been found to have been trained in Non-Tourism management and consequently they feel they need contextualized management training, that is, Tourism Training Management. The researcher has discovered that Tourism Training Programmes of the two institutions (Damelin and MSC College) focus on Travel Tourism and train students to be employees in the Travel Agencies and Tour Operation Companies.

L’évaluation des programmes a été introduite dans la gestion des programmes publics en Haïti en 1978. Cependant, quatre décennies plus tard, le pays n’a pas fait de progrès significatifs dans son institutionnalisation. Pour comprendre pourquoi, une étude approfondie des obstacles à l’intégration de l’évaluation de programme dans la culture des organisations publiques en Haïti a été entreprise. Cette question est également pertinente pour d’autres pays en développement comme Haïti. L’étude s’est appuyée sur des approches néo-institutionnelles et organisationnelles comme base théorique, et les données ont été collectées par le biais d’une enquête sur le terrain utilisant des méthodes mixtes et des techniques de triangulation. Les résultats de l’étude suggèrent qu’il serait opportun de redéfinir les relations entre les parties prenantes de la mise en œuvre et de l’évaluation des programmes et des politiques publiques, y compris les partenaires financiers internationaux et les bénéficiaires, en termes d’augmentation de l’implication des agences de mise en œuvre dans le processus d’évaluation. La recherche a également montré que la restructuration organisationnelle avant l’institutionnalisation, le renforcement des capacités des parties prenantes nationales et la sensibilisation aux avantages de l’évaluation sont des conditions préalables importantes pour la cohérence du processus d’institutionnalisation. Enfin, ce document s’aligne sur la position des sociologues néo-institutionnalistes qui pensent que la culture est une force naturelle avec laquelle il faut compter lorsqu’il s’agit d’institutionnaliser de nouvelles approches. Notre contribution est à la fois empirique et méthodologique. Les données ont été collectées dans des organisations gouvernementales chargées de la mise en œuvre, de l’évaluation et de l’audit des politiques et programmes publics. En plus des entretiens semi-structurés, nous avons utilisé des outils de diagnostic de la culture organisationnelle couramment utilisés dans le secteur privé, associés à d’autres utilisés dans les organisations publiques, communautaires et à but non lucratif. Cela nous a permis de ne pas perdre de vue les normes des sciences de gestion, tout en gardant à l’esprit l’objectif de l’action publique. Enfin, l’étude appelle à une réflexion théorique sur des flexibilités conceptuelles pour des outils de gestion qui peuvent ne pas être adaptés à un contexte culturel donné.

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Approaches to projects and development have undergone considerable change in the last decade with significant policy shifts on governance, gender, poverty eradication, and environmental issues. Most recently this has led to the adoption and promotion of the sustainable livelihood (SL) approach. The adoption of the SL approach presents challenges to development interventions including: the future of projects and programmes, and sector wide approaches (SWAPs) and direct budgetary support. This paper `A Review of Approaches to Development Interventions in Tanzania: From Projects to Livelihood Approaches¿ is the third in the series of the project working papers. This is the output of a literature review and semi-structured interviewing in Tanzania. / Department for International Development

Approaches to projects and development have undergone considerable change in the last decade with significant policy shifts on governance, gender, poverty eradication, and environmental issues. Most recently this has led to the adoption and promotion of the sustainable livelihood (SL) approach. The adoption of the SL approach presents challenges to development interventions including: the future of projects and programmes, and sector wide approaches (SWAPs) and direct budgetary support. This paper `Review of development interventions and livelihood approaches in Uganda¿ is the fourth in the series of the project working papers. This is the output of a literature review and series of interviews on development interventions in Uganda. / Department for International Development

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Yes / The nursing profession is undergoing significant change. The most apparent being: the recent progress to an all-graduate profession; the continued reforms following the findings of the Francis Report (2013) and the sustained restructuring of the health service that seeks to effectively manage the increasing demands placed upon it (NHS 2014). Educational programmes in nursing have developed curriculum that places self-determined learning at the heart of professional practice. This heutagogical approach extols the value of reflective practitioners that empower the development of evidence based practice. Throughout this process students are supported by scholarly mentors. In light of the significant changes and the continued challenges to nurse education this paper will seek to critically analyse the seminal work of Boyer, (1990) in which he sought to challenge the out-moded ideology of scholarship and propose a more enlightened contemporary framework, which all academics can utilise in order to encourage a more dynamic, systematic approach to learning.

La physiothérapie améliore le fonctionnement des personnes atteintes ou survivantes d'un cancer. Cependant, les services de physiothérapie sont très restreints dans la province de Québec, particulièrement dans la région du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. L'ajout d'un Programme de Physiothérapie Personnalisé (PPP) en oncologie à l'offre des services gratuits de la Clinique universitaire de physiothérapie de l'UQAC (CUpht) pourrait améliorer cet accès. Toutefois, la faisabilité de l'implantation de ce programme est inconnue. L'objectif de ce mémoire est de vérifier s'il est faisable d'implanter un PPP loin des centres urbains spécialisés en oncologie. Une étude pré-post a donc été menée à l'aide du cadre de Bowen pour mesurer la faisabilité d'un PPP de 10 semaines. Les domaines de faisabilité utilisés étaient la demande, l'acceptabilité, la mise en œuvre, l'aspect pratique et l'efficacité limitée. Le PPP s'étendait sur 10 semaines (1-2x/semaine), et visait, par des objectifs mesurables, à réduire les déficiences via des modalités thérapeutiques standards en physiothérapie. Les analyses exploratoires d'efficacité ont été calculées avec les différences minimales détectables et l'intervalle de confiance de 95% pour la douleur, la fatigue, la qualité de vie, la mobilité, la circonférence des membres, le bilan articulaire, le bilan musculaire manuel, la force de préhension, la distance de marche et la qualité du cycle de marche. Trois personnes sur quatre ont terminé l'étude. La raison principale d'arrêt de l'étude découlait de la COVID-19. L'observance aux interventions réalisées sous supervision était de 100% et de 64,6% à domicile. Le taux d'absentéisme était de 5,7%. Une amélioration significative était observée pour la douleur, la capacité fonctionnelle, la force musculaire et la distance de marche. Aucun effet indésirable fut rapporté. Outres les défis imposés par la pandémie, les barrières de l'implantation étaient d'ordre organisationnel. Le PPP en oncologie à la CUpht est sécuritaire, faisable et pourrait améliorer leur état de santé physique. / Physiotherapy is known to improve the functioning of people with cancer or cancer survivors. However, access to physiotherapy services is very limited in the province of Quebec, particularly in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. The addition of a Personalized Physiotherapy Program (PPP) for this clientele to the current offer of free services from the UQAC university physiotherapy clinic (CUpht) could improve this access. However, the feasibility of implementing this program is unknown. The objective of this master is to verify if the implementation of a PPP is feasible in a remote region of Quebec with an aging population. To do so, a pre-post study was conducted using Bowen's framework to measure the feasibility of a 10-week personalized physiotherapy program. Feasibility outcomes focused on demand, acceptability, implementation, practicality, and limited effectiveness. The PPP was 10 weeks in duration (1-2x/week), and aimed, through measurable goals, to reduce impairments via standard physical therapy modalities. Exploratory analyses of the effectiveness of PPP were completed by calculating minimum detectable differences and 95% confidence intervals for pain, fatigue, perceived quality of life, mobility, limb circumference, joint assessment, manual muscular assessment, grip strength, walking distance and gait cycle quality. Three people out of four completed the study. The primary reason for discontinuation of the study was related to COVID-19 restrictions. Compliance for procedures performed under supervision was 100% and 64.6% for those performed at home. The absenteeism rate was 5,7%. At the end of the PPP, significant improvement was observed in pain, functional capacity, muscle strength and walking distance. No adverse effects were reported. In addition to the challenges imposed by the pandemic, the barriers to implementation were organizational. A physiotherapy program offered to oncology clients at CUpht is safe, feasible and could help improve their physical health during medical treatment.