The vocational development of a fifth form work exploration class : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Applied Psychology at Massey University

The development of vocational maturity in a fifth form Work Exploration class was compared to that of a similar group of students who did not belong to the Work Exploration class. Vocational maturity was measured by the Crites Vocational Attitude Test, by subjective assessment in an informal interview situation, and by the Vocational Development Questionnaire which was developed specially for this study. After two school terms the results of the Crites Vocational Attitude Test and the interview showed that the experimental group (the Work Exploration Class) had developed significantly more in vocational maturity than had the control group. The Vocational Development Questionnaire did not show the same trend, therefore in its present state it is not a valid measure of vocational maturity

Estimation of Minkowski tensors from digital grey-scale images

It has been shown that local algorithms based on grey-scale images sometimes lead to asymptotically unbiased estimators for surface area and integrated mean curvature. This paper extends the results to estimators for Minkowski tensors. In particular, asymptotically unbiased local algorithms for estimation of all volume and surface tensors and certain mean curvature tensors are given. This requires an extension of the known asymptotic formulas to estimators with position dependent weights.Comment: 15 page

Tommaso Chetcuti : the man in the light of his times

This paper describes the life of the pioneer Maltese Psychiatrist, Tommaso Chetcuti as depicted by his esteemed friend and biographer Gavino Gulia and explores the advances in local psychiatric practice which he established in the Maltese Islands in the light of advances being made in Europe during his time, especially the prime works of Philippe Pinel and Etienne Esquirol.peer-reviewe

Cultivating the Taste of the Nation: The National Council of Women of Canada and the Campaign against “Pernicious” Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

This article analyzes the campaign against “pernicious” literature undertaken by the National Council of Women of Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Concerned with the growing availability of dime novels, penny dreadfuls, and romances and their perceived influences on young readers, Council members sought to educate the Canadian public about the circulation of so-called “pernicious” literature. But they also sought to eradicate the popularity of “pernicious” literature by encouraging children, youth, and adults to read a “better class” of books, through the creation of the National Home Reading Union in 1895. This article argues that through these strategies, the Council’s campaign re-asserted the primacy of the family, with the mother as its moral guide, in providing the ultimate defence against the dangers of “pernicious” literature

The role of the French state: Shifting from supporting large tourism projects like Disneyland Paris to a diffusely forceful presence

The French state, in its role as legislator, has sustained relations of production within the French economy because space can be selectively configured to promote economic, social, and environmental community goals. It tries to avoid that public value be held captive to private value or that developers bypass environmental legislation. In a country where the state is in the habit of regulating everything, it is not surprising that it should have taken charge of tourism projects. This paper will determine whether the relationship between public and private enterprise in tourism development in France, where the government has systematically encouraged such partnerships, has been successful. The paper will also show whether leadership provided by the public sector in areas not necessarily focused on tourism development is what helped push France among the most visited countries in the world. Decentralisation policy has driven the state to the backstage where it remains active to ensure the continued presence of France on the international scene. Although it is tempting to advocate a particular form of governance in supporting tourism development, most forms have evolved within specific contexts and would be resistant to radical transformations. A careful scrutiny of specific examples helps to illustrate possible effective changes

The construction and validation of an objective achievement examination in Chaucer

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit