Thesis (MEdPsych)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study an investigation was conducted to determine whether the education in ACE-schools(within the South African context) provides in the development needs of learners. Political changes in South Africa have, on the one hand, led to the perception amongst especially Christian parents, that, due to a strong humanist tendency in state schools, their children experience a lack of adequate Christian education. On the other hand, the education system in South Africa has enabled the establishment of a wide range of different educational institutions from which parents can choose the one that provides in their unique needs. Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) is a Christian education system that originated in the USAbut is now implemented world-wide. The uniqueness of this system lies in the fact that education is mostly provided via written material which every learner can master individually and on his/her own time (within the classroom setting). The advantages are in the individualizing of learning, but a question arises as to the desirability of the lack of interpersonal communication in the learning activities. A literature study was undertaken to establish the psychosocial development needs that have to be provided in to ensure that learners are guided towards effective and balanced adulthood. An overview was also obtained on Christian education in general and on the ACEsystemin particular. To evaluate the ACE-system in practice, the views (and especially criticism) of theorists and authors are supplemented by information gathered from parents, learners and teachers from three ACE schools. This information was gathered by means of individual informal discussions. The research groups consisted of five representatives from each of the sub-groups from each of the three schools (N=45). The most important findings are the following: The ACE school system offers an acceptable alternative to parents who wish to ensure that their children receive education of a more Christian nature, or at least education in a Christian setting. Other benefits include individualizing and the fact that learners set their own learning objectives daily, which simplifiesmotivation and discipline. From an educational psychological perspective, the ACE schoolsystem does, however, have important deficiencies: • Firstly,the nature of education in an ACE school does not make adequate provision for interpersonal communication. The importance of interpersonal communication for effective learning, whether it be in the form of content being mediated to the learner via the teacher, or through classroom discussions (peergroup interaction) iswidely accepted. • Secondly, the exclusive nature of the ACE school leads to the isolation of learners from the wide variety of people, views and religious beliefs that are present in society. • Thirdly, in the ACE school little, if any, provision is made for physical activities, which are important for balanced development of learners. • Lastly, the ability of ACE schools to make provision for learners with special education needs, islimited. Following from these findings, a few recommendations are made. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie studie is 'n ondersoek gedoen om vas te stel of die onderrig in ACE-skole (in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks) voorsien in die ontwikkelingsbehoeftes van leerders. Politieke veranderinge in Suid-Afrika het meegebring dot veral Christenouers die persepsie het dot hul kinders, weens 'n sterk humanistiese inslag in staatskole, gebrek Iy aan voldoende Christelike opvoeding. Verder het die opvoedingsbestel in Suid-Afrika dit moontlik gemaak dot In wyer verskeidenheid van opvoedingsinstellings gevestig word waaruit ouers die een kan kies wat aan hul unieke behoeftes voldoen. Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) IS In Christelike opvoedingstelsel wat sy ontstaan in die VSA gehad het. maar nou wereldwvd ge'implementeer word. Die uniekheid van hierdie stelsel Ie daarin dot onderrig grootliks geskied via geskrewe materiaal wat elke leerder individueel en op sy eie tyd (binne die klaskamer) bemeester. Die voordele Ie in die individualisering van leer, maar In vraag ontstaan no die wenslikheid van die gebrek aan interpersoonlike kommunikasie in die onderriggebeure. In Literatuurstudie is onderneem om te bepaal in watter psigososiale ontwikkelingsbehoeftes voorsien moet word om te verseker dot leerders begelei word no effektiewe en gebalanseerde volwassenheid. Verder is 'n oorsig verkry van hoe Christelike onderwys in die algemeen, en die ACE-stelselin die besonder, door uitsien. Om die ACE-stelselin die praktyk te evalueer is die menings (en veral kritiek) van teoretici en outeurs aangevul deur inligting wat verkry isvan ouers. leerders en onderwysers van drie ACE-skole. Hierdie inligting is verkry deur middel van individuele informele gesprekke. Die ondersoekgroepe het bestaan uit vyf verteenwoordigers uit elk van die subgroepe uit elk van die drie skole (N=45). Die belangrikste bevindinge is die volgende: Die ACE-skoolstelselbied 'n aanvaarbare alternatief vir ouers wat graag wil toesien dot hul kinders meer Christelike opvoeding ontvang, of dan ten minste opvoeding in 'n Christelike omgewing ontvang. Ander voordele sluit in individualisering en die feit dot leerders daagliks hul eie leerdoelwitte stel, wat motivering en dissipline vergemaklik. Vanuit 'n opvoedkundig-sielkundige perspektief bevat die ACEskoolstelselegter belangrike leemtes: • Eerstens maak die aard van onderrig in 'n ACE-skool nie voldoende voorsiening vir interpersoonlike kommunikasie nie. Die belangrikheid van interpersoonlike kommunikasie vir effektiewe leer, hetsy in die vorm van inhoud wat via 'n onderwyser no die leerder gemedieer word, of in klaskamergesprekke (portuurgroepinteraksie) word wyd as gegewe aanvaar. • Tweedens lei die eksklusiewe aard van die ACE-skool daartoe dot leerders ge"isoleerword van die wye verskeidenheid mense, sienswysesen geloofsoortuigings wat in die samelewing bestaan. • Derdens word in die ACE-skool min, indien enige, voorsiening gemaak vir fisieke aktiwiteite; nog 'n belangrike aspek vir die gebalanseerde ontwikkeling van leerders. • Laastens isdie verrnoe van ACE-skoleom voorsiening te maak vir leerders met spesiale onderwysbehoeftes, beperk. Voortspruitend uit hierdie bevindinge word enkele aanbevelings gemaak.

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Academics, educationalists and parents have all expressed increasing concern about targeting and marketing towards children, particularly to those within the age group of eight to thirteen, and identified as tweenagers. Through an analysis of the literature it is established that inconsistencies exist on the influence of socialization agents on the reactions of young male consumers. Review of the literature also identifies that much is understood about female tweenagers but little is yet known about male tweenagers. The interpretive approach adopted explores the associations and reactions of male tweenagers to agents of consumer socialization, with a focus on mother versus peers. The study demonstrates how these agents affect the decisions of eight to eleven year old males, in the final years of the Scottish primary school system, within the sportswear sector. A two-stage research design combined a group based data procedure, supported by a projective comic strip scenario. Themes were identified from the analysis of friendship group discussions supported by the identification of phenomena emerging from projective data. An interpretivist epistemology supported an iterative, grounded process of data analysis, leading to the development of frameworks of consumer behaviour for male tweenagers within the product sector. The findings offer a different understanding from studies on female tweenagers in relation to parental involvement and influence, pester power and peer pressure. Four assertions emerged from the findings. Firstly, mum is identified as the gateway to brand information and in a positive attachment agent, evidenced through the exertion of positive reactions towards ‘mum’. Pester power was not in evidence, and instead supports the views on joint action between parent and child when participating in the consumer socialization game. Peer pressure is low, as these children demonstrate negative responses to peer socialization agents. And more importantly, these boys are identified as being different to girls in their socialization relationships. This thesis focuses on the voice of males tweenagers and reveals them to be embedded within social networks where they do not yet feel ‘compelled’ to follow the directives of peers when making sportswear choices. The findings contribute to the literature by proposing that marketers and consumer researchers need to review the assumptions that what is known about children, and in particular girl tweenagers, can be transferred to male tweenagers. This exploratory study questions the usefulness of these assumptions as an appropriate basis for practitioner and researcher decisions, and underlines the need to study males tweenagers as a separate consumer social group.

This thesis examined the experiences of Aboriginal (First Nation, Inuit, Métis) students in health education programs as they proceed through the socialization processes involved in professional identity development. I used mixed methods to access the experiences of Aboriginal students attending professional health education programs (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy) in central and western Canada. The first phase of this study used qualitative interviewing methods, where four superordinate themes emerged capturing the main facets of the experiences of eight participants: cultural congruity, academic and social integration, professional identity development, and meaningful markers of success. The superordinate theme of cultural congruity emerged as a cross cutting theme, in that it touched every other aspect of the overall experiences of these students – creating additional dimensions, challenges, and tensions these students had to navigate. Using quantitative measures I then examined the relationships between academic and social integration, cultural congruity, cultural identity, self-construal, and professional identity development for a larger sample of Aboriginal students. Significant positive relationships were observed for academic and social integration and cultural congruity in relation to professional identity development. If students perceived they belonged in terms of their academic and social experiences they were more likely to report feeling positively identified with their future profession. Similarly, if students perceived there was cultural congruity, they were also more likely to report feeling positively identified with their future profession. Academic integration emerged as a unique predictor, accounting for the majority of the variance in professional identity development. This suggests that although cultural and social factors are important factors shaping the experiences of Aboriginal students in these programs, the role of intrinsic interest in the learning process and program content and connecting with experiences of competence were the most significant determinants of professional identity development for this sample of participants. It is notable that cultural congruity was positively related to both academic and social integration, suggesting that there may be more complex relationships among these components present. Sample diversity, exploratory analyses, and implications for future research are also discussed. / October 2016

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Headquarters of multinational corporations can be involved in their subsidiaries and help with the development and transfer of innovative ideas. However, headquarters involvement might not always be desired or needed, and it can thus be perceived as interference with local activities, potentially reducing local willingness to go the extra mile. We address the lack of knowledge about subsidiary manager behavior by answering the following question: How does headquarters involvement influence the proactive behavior of subsidiary managers to push for new and innovative ideas? Using data from 120 top managers in subsidiaries of multinational corporations, we find that the negative relationship between headquarters involvement and their subsidiary managers' support for initiatives can be reduced when socialization mechanisms such as a common corporate culture or rotation programs are put in place.

Lam Wing Foon. / Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989. / Bibliography: leaves 93-96.

Master of Music / Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance / Ruth Gurgel / This lesson plan was based on my music education philosophy including the aspects of experience, socialization, application, and relevance. Students used aural skills while sight reading new music and singing dominant to tonic chords during warm up exercises. They created movement emphasizing different musical concepts and analyzed new music. I have grown exponentially as a teacher since I started the Masters’ program at Kansas State University. The two major developments in my teaching have been the paradigm switch from product to process and the cultivation of an environment where students take ownership of learning. My students have become independent musicians due to practicing aural skills, learning music theory, and activating higher-order thinking.

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This dissertation examines the acquisition of design techniques among Antwerp trained avant-garde fashion designers by focusing on the aesthetic, communicative, and moral aspects of creativity in design. This required drawing on 15 months of fieldwork in design classes and studio workspaces where student designers are socialized into particular ways of conceptualizing, translating, and constructing design forms. In analyzing these exchanges this dissertation develops methodological and analytical frameworks for ethnographically investigating the practice of design, itself. As such, this thesis develops a number of conceptual tools for describing how designers organize sociality through material and aesthetically designed forms. Thus, this dissertation offers new ways of understanding how the social effects of design forms are linked to the cultural theories and practices that produce them, while also describing the social life of Antwerp trained fashion designers.