Rold Ambiguity among Foster Parents: Semi-Professionals in Professionalizing Organizations

Because foster parent role ambiguity has been viewed primarily as a micro-level phenomenon, efforts to reduce its negative consequences have emphasized ameliorist solutions which attempt to alter the behavior of individuals. We suggest that consideration of role ambiguity as a macro-level phenomenon provides a sounder basis for developing long-range solutions which can alter the structure of foster care organizations in ways which will complement existing ameliorist strategies. As semi-professionals, the work-role expectations of foster parents are seen as being contradictory to the goals of a profess ionalizing organizational structure. The transitional nature of this professionalizing process, and the contradictions which it generates, are discussed. Some consequences are evidenced by empirical data obtained from a state-wide study of a public foster care organization

Study on the prevalence of donkey trypanosomosis in Awi zone northwest Ethiopia

The study on trypanosomosis of donkeys was conducted from October 2009 to March 2010 in four districts of Awi zone including Jawi district of tsetse infested, Abadera and Chara districts found at the edge of tsetse infested area and Dangla of tsetse free district. A total of 384 randomly selected donkeys (86 from Abadera, 87 from Chara, 94 from Dangla and 117 from Jawi) were sampled and examined using haematocrit centrifugation technique. The overall prevalence of trypanosomosis of donkeys was 1.6% (n=6). The observed prevalence was not significantly (P > 0.05) different among the four districts. Trypanosoma vivax (75%) and Trypanosoma congolense (25%) were the most common trypanosome species encountered during the study period. No significance difference was observed between male and female donkeys both in prevalence of infection and mean PCV (P > 0.05). The mean PCV of infected donkey (23.50 ± 3.782) was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than that of non infected donkeys (34.70 ± 4.44). The body condition score of the donkey was significantly associated with both prevalence of infection and mean PCV (P < 0.05). The study revealed that trypanosomosis in donkeys in the study areas indicates the presence of both cyclical and non-cyclical transmitted trypanosomes which require inclusion of equines in the control program of trypanosomosis in the study areas

Creating a Community of Writers the First Week of School

The research question addressed in this capstone was, How can an environment be created during the first weeks of school to foster efficacy in student writing? This capstone describes current research on creating an environment for writing as well as strategies for effective writing instruction. It describes approaches and rationales for a writing curriculum that integrates socialemotional learning with writing. The goal of this project was to create curriculum specific to the beginning of the year that would help elementary students see themselves as effective writers through the use of engaging writing activities

Constructing transnational solidarity: the role of campaign governance

Our inductive study of two transnational labour solidarity efforts focuses on the role of campaign governance. Specifically, we study contrasting campaign strategies, tactics and coalition structures in campaigns by two global union federations, UNI Global Union and the IUF, contextualized in terms of how these campaigns unfolded in India. Our contribution consists of two arguments. The first is that a degree of internal consistency amongst different campaign elements is important for success, and the second is that a mode of articulation that allows for local concerns in affiliate countries to find voice in global campaigns is more likely to result in concrete gains at the local level