Family formation in Victorian Scotland

The thesis represents a micro-level study of the processes of family formation exhibited by iron and textile workers in the context of two Scottish towns during the second half of the nineteenth century. One of the major underlying hypotheses is that specific occupational groups may demonstrate particular forms of marital and childbearing behaviour and, moreover, that these occupationally-specific patterns may, at least in part, be explained by the nature and circumstances of the occupations themselves.Record linkage between census enumerators' books and civil registration schedules, in the manner of family reconstitution, permitted the construction of data sets encompassing the entire reproductive careers of iron and textile workers' wives. In addition, two further groups of workers, one from each of the two towns, who were not engaged in either iron or textile manufacture, were also selected for study, in an attempt to investigate any locationallv-specific patterns, possibly arising from a 'shadow effect.', whereby demographic behaviour associated with either iron or textile workers may have been emulated by others living in the same town.An initial investigation of certain of the iron and textile workers' nuotiality and fertility patterns revealed a differential in completed family size of almost one child in favour of the former group. The subseauent detailed examination of marriage and childbearing behaviour produced evidence to support an hypothesis that the textile workers were beginning to operate with a degree of success, one or more strategies designed to control fertility and ultimately limit family size. Furthermore, it was evident that this potential example of family limitation was occurring during the early stages of the overall decline in British fertility

Consciousness of Design: Transforming the Academic Environment

Employing didactic design, this thesis seeks to explore advances in traditional design teaching methods to provide architecture students with hands-on interactive learning environments. These methods are emphasized through the human body's connection to architecture. Traditionally, higher education puts a focus on cognitive knowledge with a disregard to the bodily experience. The proposed academic design curriculum allows students to learn how to design using multi-sensory interactions with the built environment

Family formation in Victorian Scotland

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External evaluation of the Dumfries and Galloway Better Neighbourhood Services Fund (BNSF) Vulnerable Older People's Pathfinder.

EdinburghIn January 2001, the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund (BNSF) was set up by the Scottish Executive to enable local authorities and their community planning partners to improve services in Scotland in accordance with the Social Justice initiative. Twelve local authorities were asked to put forward strategies for the delivery of better services within neighbourhoods in their pathfinder area. Dumfries and Galloway council developed a strategy for older people called the Vulnerable Older People Pathfinder (VOPP), known locally as ‘Guid Services for Older Folk’, which was funded by BNSF for a three year period. The VOPP, together with the Scottish Executive, developed a Local Outcome Agreement (LOA), with a headline aim, or outcome, to: “Enable more vulnerable people to stay living in their own homes for longer, by increasing the range, quality and accessibility of preventative services”. To that end BNSF has funded a number of projects providing preventative services for older people. This approach is underpinned by a wealth of research that highlights the benefits of low-level preventative services to older people’s quality of life (e.g. Clark,et al. 1998).NO DIVISIONpub509pu

Measuring the quality of care in psychogeriatric wards

This paper discusses the way in which quality of care has been measured and in particular draws attention to the vagueness of concepts such as autonomy, individuality and dignity. In our research we have put forward a number of indicators for the quality of care received by patients and, in addition, we have constructed a method by which they can be measured, through the use of standardized observation schedules. This paper therefore describes our indicators and the data collection process followed. This aspect of our work is part of a larger study into work satisfaction and quality of care in psychogeriatric wards in Scotland. Ultimately, the data will allow us to identify factors affecting high and low levels of job satisfaction as well as factors influencing good and bad quality of care. Further, we will be able to examine any association between work satisfaction and the quality of care delivered to patients. The results of this research are due to be published shortly

Wester Hailes ten years on A report commissioned by the Wester Hailes Representative Council on behalf of the people of Wester Hailes

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Changing the culture of care for people with dementia The effect of resettlement on staff

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