The Role of Negotiation: Negotiated Justice?

The article comments on a number of papers presented at the "Treaty Claims: The Unfinished Business" Conference. It discusses a number of aspects of the role of negotiation, both in general terms and in the specific area of Treaty claims. The author does so in the framework established in the awareness that negotiation, dispute resolution, bargaining, are not only practical and instrumental activities but also cultural, meaningful acts. If this is the case, people bargain not only about material things about tangible results, but also about identity. The author discusses issues raised by the proposals raised for the Treaty settlement process and the Conference, arguing that the most important purpose of the negotiations is the protection and management of the negotiation process itself. This article also includes a question and answer session with Professor Macduff.&nbsp

Steps to an ecological jurisprudence: A review of I'm Namen der Natur

The author discusses Klaus Bosselmann's book Im Namen der Natur: Der Weg zum okologischen Rechtsstaat (Scherz Verlag, 1992). The book discusses ecological issues and the rebirth of the ecological legal state. Macduff argues that Bosselmann's book is an important book that brings together the traditional and critical lines of argument about legitimacy, the epistemological redirections of contemporary theologians and physicists, the legal issues of rights and sovereignty, a critical history of late industrial society, and a comprehensive analysis of environmental issues. Macduff concludes that the book needs to be seen not just as a book in environmental law but as a model of the kind of synthesis that modern times require. It is a model of jurisprudence in a very real sense, in moving beyond the safe confines of self-referential and narrowly defined intellectual boundaries, to take on the whole of the intellectual moral, scientific and spiritual culture that shapes crisis and its resolution.&nbsp

The progress of family health nursing in remote and rural Scotland.

Since 2001 the World Health Organization Europe's family health nurse (FHN) role has been developing in remote and rural areas of Scotland. In 2003, an independent evaluation identified a need for facilitation of the FHN role and family-health orientated approaches with local primary health care teams. The Scottish Executive Health Department appointed three part-time, regionally-based family health practice development facilitators (FHPDFs) in December 2003 to work over an 18-month period. This article presents findings from a small study which sought these FHPDFs' judgements on individual FHN autonomy and supportive colleague action at 24 sites where FHNs were practising. These judgements reveal a picture of mixed progress that is consistent with findings from other related research. This collective overview is presented in the form of a new typology and the resultant implications for future development of family health nursing are discussed

Improving Workplace Commitment to Change: A Test of Impact Reflection and Motivation on Perceived Commitment Constructs

Commitment to change in the constantly evolving world of work presents compelling obstacles for both employers and employees (Meyer, Allen, & Topolnytsky, 1998). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of impact reflection (i.e., focus on employer vs. employee) and extrinsic motivation (i.e., approach vs. avoidance motivation) on employed and working participants’ commitment to change scores and other commitment constructs, such as work-life balance and job satisfaction. In an online survey, participants were asked to consider a potential policy change that their employer might adopt (i.e., formalizing the use of social networking sites to recruit and screen potential employees, and monitor and interact with existing employees) and respond to a battery of measures (Commitment to Change Scales, Work-Life Balance Culture Scales, Job Satisfaction Scales) in response to this change. They also completed the Workplace Culture Questionnaire which measured perceptions of autonomy at work. Results showed no significant main effects of impact reflection or motivation on commitment to change, work-life balance, or job satisfaction. However, these three constructs were strongly correlated with each other, and workplace autonomy was strongly correlated with each of these commitment constructs. Other findings showed that age and educational attainment correlated with commitment to change, work-life balance, and job satisfaction. Implications of these findings and future research are discussed

Slipping through the net: the paradox of nursing's electronic theses and dissertations.

AIM: The study's main aim was to gain in-depth understanding of how nurse scholars engage with electronic theses and dissertations. Through elicitation of opinions about challenges and opportunities, and perceptions of future development, the study also aimed to influence the design of a new international web-based forum for learning and sharing information on this topic. BACKGROUND: Electronic theses and dissertations provide an opportunity to radically change the way in which graduate student research is presented, disseminated and used internationally. However, as revealed by a multi-national survey in 2011, many nurse scholars in vanguard universities have little awareness of how to find and exploit this ever-expanding global knowledge resource that is increasingly available free in full text format. Within this context more detailed understandings of nurse scholars' thinking and actions are required. METHODS: A qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview guide was utilized to elicit perceptions from 14 nurse scholars. RESULTS: Thematic analysis of the interviewees' responses identified six major themes: initial exposure and effect; searching; accessing; handling; using; and evaluation. Insights were gained about the value of these resources and behaviours in using them as exemplars for structure, format and methodology.Conclusion and implications for nursing and nursing policy: Despite the small study size, the findings added valuable new insights to the overview gained from the 2011 survey. These have been used to inform development of a new global initiative: the International Network for Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Nursing. Featuring an educational website (www.inetdin.net), this initiative aims to support and challenge nursing's policy makers, practitioners and especially educators to utilize this neglected but exponentially increasing wellspring of international nursing knowledge

A Rule Based System for Assisting the Spatial Adjustment Process

This thesis describes a set of rules for control point matching between an original and an upgraded cadastre. The application of these rules results in the creation of shift vectors or links. The links can be supplied to any suitable spatial adjustment algorithm to adjust map layers captured from an old cadastre, for example, census blocks, to bring them into line with an upgraded cadastre. The solution requires no user supplied search-distance parameters

Enhancing Coral Reef Resilience and Restoration Success: Lessons Learned from Laolao Bay, Saipan and Maunalua Bay, Oahu.

Ph.D. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2018