In the last four decades social scientists have been preoccupied with the process of modernisation and development. Theorists who emphasised a normative perspective distinguished between value systems relating to individuals they termed urban-based and modern, and those they classified as rural-based and traditional. Research for this dissertation was undertaken in order to study value systems as they relate to the development process, and in particular to test assumptions underlying the modernisation theory. Data were collected in two stages; semi-structured, focused group discussions were held in two marginal rural areas of KwaZulu, and personalised interviews were conducted within metropolitan Durban by means of a predesigned questionnaire. Results were content-analysed in order to examine values within the broad categories of work, the family and leadership within the community. In addition, a factor analysis was applied to the urban survey data to assess general patterns of value orientations. The results of the study did not support the widely held views of modernisation theorists, namely that traditional values are not compatible with modern values, that they are mutually exclusive and in conflict with each other. It was found that traditionalism and modernism, as defined by modernisation theorists, were compatible, and coexisted and permeated both rural- and urban-based people. Although traditional reactions appeared to dominate in the sphere of the family, in terms of work and leadership no clear distinction was evident, and the traditional and modern were closely interrelated. In addition, a simple rural-urban continuum of values did not emerge. On the basis of the findings and of criticisms directed at the modernisation theory in general, it was recommended that further research be undertaken in order to develop a more appropriate theoretical framework for development in South Africa. An holistic approach, incorporating not only the existing values of people but also broader factors which impinge on such values, need be taken into consideration in future explanations of underdevelopment and development planning. / Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of Natal, Durban, 1990.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves198-212) / Microfiche. / viii, 212 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

This study attempted to determine the principal's role in fostering democratic values in schools, which will enable learners to participate meaningfully in society / as well as to suggest attainable recommendations to empower school principals to form or maintain democratically run learning organizations. International and local research has shown that it is widely accepted that schools are important training grounds for democratic practices, because schooling is the largest and most important collective enterprise undertaken in modern societies. It therefore has the potential to have greater influence on values, skills and work habits than any other public institution.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2002. / Adviser: Modhumita Roy. Submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references. Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2003. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.S.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Marion O'Brien; submitted to the Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Apr. 13, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-38).

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 3, 2010). Directed by Christian Moraru; submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-373).

Introdução: Voluntário é termo polissêmico, mas, de forma geral, designa o cidadão que doa tempo, trabalho e talento, espontaneamente e sem remuneração, para causas de interesse comum. As motivações para o voluntariado são variadas, apesar de esta ação ser vista, socialmente, como altruísmo. Objetivo: Analisar as motivações para o voluntariado em um hospital público da cidade de São Paulo, especializado em HIV/Aids. Método: Estudo de caso descritivo-analítico, com base em Método Misto. A coleta de dados foi feita por entrevista semiestruturada e aplicação dos instrumentos, adaptados e validados para a população brasileira: Critério de Classificação Econômica Brasil; Inventário de Funções do Voluntariado e Questionário de Perfis de Valores Refinada. Fez-se a análise de conteúdo dos discursos e os questionários foram analisados estatisticamente. Resultados: A maioria do voluntariado é feminina, branca, solteira, natural de São Paulo, praticante de religião. Houve igual proporção de assalariados e aposentados e todos eram das classes sociais A, B ou C. Os relacionamentos sociais se mostraram importantes na motivação e vínculo com os pacientes foi, ao mesmo tempo, fonte de motivação e satisfação. Encontraram-se indícios de motivação altruísta: benevolência, como cuidado; universalismo, como compromisso; entendimento; engrandecimento social. Conclusão: A convergência das análises quantitativa e qualitativa pode indicar a coerência interna dos participantes, fortalencendo os indícios de altruísmo como motivação do grupo para o voluntariado. / Introduction: Volunteer is a polysemy word, but, in general, refers to the citizen who donates, spontaneously and without payment, time, effort and talent for causes of common interest. The motivation for volunteering is varied, although, socially, this action is considered as altruism. Objective: To analyse the motivations for volunteering in a public hospital in São Paulo, specialized on HIV / AIDS. Method: Descriptive and analytical case study, based on Mixed Method. For data collection we used semi-structured interviews and scales which are adapted and validated for Brazilian population: Economic Classification Criterion Brazil Volunteer Functions Inventory, and Refined Portrait Values Questionnaire. Data was analysed by content analysis and statistically. Results: Most of the volunteers are female, white, single, and native of Sao Paulo, religious practitioner. There were equal proportions of active workers and retirees and all participants were from social classes A, B or C. The social relationships are very important to motivation and the affective bonding with patients was, at the same time, a source of motivation and satisfaction. The results pointed out evidence of altruistic motivation: benevolence, as care; universalism, as commitment; understanding; social aggrandizement. Conclusion: The convergence of quantitative and qualitative analysis might indicate the internal coherence of the participants, what reinforces the evidence of altruism as the group\'s motivation for volunteering.

Submitted by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2016-10-08T14:06:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Bruna Mendes de Fava.pdf: 1223752 bytes, checksum: a3e8dfa9a597389c9fe4fb95a5bc48e6 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2016-10-08T14:10:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Bruna Mendes de Fava.pdf: 1223752 bytes, checksum: a3e8dfa9a597389c9fe4fb95a5bc48e6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-08T14:10:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Bruna Mendes de Fava.pdf: 1223752 bytes, checksum: a3e8dfa9a597389c9fe4fb95a5bc48e6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-11 / FAPEMAT / O objetivo deste trabalho é compreender como a culinária e os hábitos alimentares revelam os valores sociais na comunidade de Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso. Com essa finalidade, foram realizados estudos bibliográficos e visitas de campo ao município durante as festas de santos, no mês de julho, para observar a comida festiva, e em dezembro, para verificar a comida cotidiana. Foram entrevistadas oito mulheres que cozinham em suas casas no dia a dia e nove mulheres que são cozinheiras da festa. Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade foi escolhida por ser composta, em sua maioria, por descendentes de negros escravizados, com história única em termos de ocupação e desenvolvimento. Os principais autores utilizados nos estudos teóricos foram Câmara Cascudo, sobre a história da alimentação brasileira, Machado Pais, com a sociologia do cotidiano, e McCracken, Linares e Trindade, Miller, Barbosa, Douglas e Isherwood, com a sociologia do consumo. O estudo do consumo alimentar dos vilabelenses foi estudado a partir das compras cotidianas e festivas e nas escolhas individuais e coletivas, reflexos identitários da comunidade. Também foi examinado como a comida da comunidade expressa os valores sociais e relações de poder, verificando o que a alimentação diz de seu povo. As entrevistas e as observações realizadas permitiram compreender a relação existente entre a comida e a cultura da população, na qual subsiste elementos históricos que justificam a utilização de determinados ingredientes, receitas e pratos típicos da comunidade. A culinária e os hábitos alimentares revelam valores sociais e ao mesmo tempo exprimem suas relações de poder e hierarquias marcadas nos modos de servir da festa. / How the cooking and eating habits reveal social values in the community of Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso is the question that guides this work. On this research bibliographical studies were done and visits during the saints parties in July to watch the festive food, and in December to observe the everyday food. Eight women were interviewed cooking in their homes on a daily basis and also eight women who are party cooks. Vila Bela in Mato Grosso was chosen because it is in the majority composed by descendants of African slaves, with unique history in terms of occupation and development. The main authors of the theoretical studies were Cascudo on the history of Brazilian food, Machado Pais with the sociology of everyday life and McCracken, Linares e Trindade, Miller, Barbosa, Douglas and Isherwood with the sociology of consumption. The study of vilabelenses food consumption was also studied, from the everyday and festive shopping and individual and collective choices, identity reflections of the community. It is also observed how the food of the community expressed the social values and power relations, checking that the power says of his people. Interviews and observations allowed us to understand the relationship between food and culture of the population, existing historical elements that justify the use of certain ingredients, dishes and community income. The cooking and eating habits reveal social values and at the same time express their power relations and hierarchies that can be look in the ways of serving the party.

The problem is concerned with social attitudes of graduate students toward graduate faculty and graduate faculty toward graduate students in the programs of a large college of education. The purposes are (a) to establish that the attitudes of acceptance of others, trust in people, philosophy of human nature, human values, and moral ethics exist among graduate students and among graduate faculty in a large college of education; (2) to determine the relative degree to which these social attitudes exist (a) among graduate students, (b) among graduate faculty, and (c) between graduate students and graduate faculty.