A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Occupational Therapy Mentors on Children from Disadvantaged Homes and the Implications for Future Success

Research into childhood development has shown that the impacts of a traumatic life event can have adverse effects on the development and future success of a child. Traumatic live events can be defined as any experience that varies from a typical pattern of childhood development, for example divorce, death of a parent, addiction concerns, domestic violence, or incarceration of a parent. Often a positive role model cannot be found in these children’s lives, keeping them from reaching success later in life. Researchers have studied the impact of a mentoring relationship on children from disadvantaged homes and have found the mentoring relationship to be a pivotal point in development, especially in the transition from childhood to adulthood (Ahrens, DuBois, Richardson, Fan, and Lozano, 2007). Given the importance of a mentor, it is imperative for a child to have a positive adult in their life during transitional phases. In cases of children from disadvantaged homes, an occupational therapist can often be this positive adult. Given the nature of the profession, occupational therapists are at a particular advantage to impact these children at a young age. Occupational therapists naturally look at a person in a holistic manner, allowing them to be more inherently involved in a child’s life. Although an occupational therapist may seem like the natural profession to fill this role, not all occupational therapists find themselves assuming on mentoring roles with this population. What characteristics are needed in those therapists who become a mentor? The focus of this qualitative study was to identify critical mentor characteristics through the experiences and opinions of occupational therapists who have worked with children from disadvantaged homes. The study explored the degree to which occupational therapists can work to mentor these children and the mentoring roles that occupational therapists are currently experiencing with their child clients. The study was constructed around the Psychosocial Development Theory created by Erik Erikson, and was intended as an exploratory study that will provide a baseline for future research for occupational therapists to actively serve as mentors for children from disadvantaged homes

"Unlike actors, politicians or eminent military men”: The meaning of hard work in working class autobiography

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Using an analytic network process model to incorporate qualitative factors into multi-criteria global modal choice decisions

This research develops and evaluates an Analytic Network Process (ANP) model to choose the correct mode of global transportation in the presence of complicating qualitative influences. The ANP model effectively combines important qualitative and quantitative factors into a global modal choice model. Although there is a great deal of research in the area of modal choice, the research often focuses singularly on cost or time factors. This research incorporates security, public opinion, and customer opinion into modal choice. One of the most difficult choices a transportation planner faces is deciding when qualitative factors outweigh the quantitative ones. A reliable tool to validate choice by including the important qualitative factors with the quantitative is quite valuable in military operations, humanitarian support, and disaster relief

In defense of a linguistic model for reflective equilibrium in ethics

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1990.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-147).by Elizabeth Prevett.Ph.D

Waterfowl Kill by Cree Hunters of the Hudson Bay Lowland, Ontario

From 1974 to 1976 annual interviews were conducted with 97% of male Indian potential hunters at James Bay and Hudson Bay coastal villages to determine waterfowl kill. Sample interviews were conducted at inland villages. Of those interviewed at coastal communities, 87% hunted waterfowl. The mean yearly take of all species ranged from 55 to 145 birds per hunter. Lesser Snow Geese and large Canada Geese were the main prey, averaging 38,350 and 23,152 birds shot per year, respectively. Small numbers of other goose species were taken. The duck kill averaged 22,715. Eighty percent of the large Canada Goose kill occurred in spring; 76% of Snow Geese were taken in fall. Considerable inter-year variation in total kill occurred. The take for the highest kill year (1975-76) exceeded that for the lowest (1976-77) by 61% for Snow Geese and 34% for large Canada Geese; the spring kill was particularly variable. The kill of Snow Geese has apparently increased by a factor of 2, and that of large Canada Geese by a factor of 3, since the mid-1950s. Through analysis of band recoveries, the kill was determined to have been apportioned among separately managed stocks. The Indian kill made up approximately 13% of the total hunting kill of the Tennessee Valley Population, 9% of the Mississippi Valley Population, and 7% of Hudson Bay Lesser Snow Geese.Key words: Indian wildlife kill, waterfowl harvest, Hudson Bay Lowland, CreeDe 1974 à 1976, nous avons interviewé chaque année 97% des chasseurs indiens males possibles dans les villages côtiers de la baie d'Hudson et de la baie James, en Ontario, ainsi que dans villages intérieurs servant d'échantillons, afin de déterminer le nombre d'oiseaux marins tués. Quatre-vingt-sept pour cent des hommes interviewés dans les communautés côtières faisaient la chasse aux oiseaux marins. Le nombre annuel moyen de proies comptant toutes les espèces variait entre 55 et 145 oiseaux par chasseur dans divers villages. Les oies blanches de taille inférieure et les bernaches canadiennes de grosse taille étaient les proies principales, moyennant 38 350 et 23 152 oiseaux tirés par année, respectivement. D'autres espèces d'oies étaient prises en petites quantités. Une moyenne de 22 715 canards furent aussi tués. Quatre-vingt pour cent de la prise de grosses bernaches canadiennes s'effectuait au printemps et 76% des oies blanches étaient tuées en automne. Le nombre total d'oiseaux tués variait de façon considérable d'année. Le plus haut pourcentage (1975-76) excédait le pourcentage le moins élevé (1976-77) de 61% pour l'oie blanche et de 34% pour les grosses bernaches, les variations printanières étant particulièrement marquées. Les prises d'oies blanches semblent avoir doublé, et celles de bernaches semblent avoir triplé, depuis le milieu des années '50. Au moyen de l'analyse du retour de bagues, les prises ont été réparties parmi des groupes séparément contrôlés. Les prises indiennes formaient environ 13% de la chasse totale de la population de la vallée du Tennessee, 9% de la population de la vallée du Mississippi, et 7% des oies blanches de taille inférieure dans la baie d'Hudson.Mots clés: prises de chasse d'animaux sauvages par les Indiens, prises de chasse parmi les oiseaux marins, terres basses de la baie d'Hudso

Facebook as a Tool in Mvskoke Language Learning and Use

This paper explores and discusses the various factors in which Indigenous language learners obtain and interact with their heritage language. Specifically, the role of Facebook in language learning and use is analyzed. The methods in which Indigenous languages are taught are examined in relation to Indigenous worldviews. Within this analysis, traditional and constructivist teaching methods are compared and contrasted for their effectiveness in Indigenous language teaching. The worldview of learners is also considered in the process of Indigenous language learning and how better to instruct them

Modelling Changes To Survey Response Items Over Time In A Britain Financial Literacy Education Study

This study develops a general method for modeling changes in response to items relating to students perceptions of personal finance and financial products. The new method is illustrated to analyze data from a sample of 1,250 students aged 16-18 who participated in a financial capability education study in the UK. We demonstrate how a quantitative indicator of the changes in students' responses can be applied in various educational research projects, particularly as a measure of program effectiveness. Predictions are based on prior survey responses, which are taken as relevant historical information for a cohort of students. We find significant changes in the responses of students towards reported career choice following the Financial Literacy Education course at national colleges in the UK

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Saturday 1st October | Art Licks Weekend | 3 pm ASC Gallery The Chaplin Centre, Taplow House, Thurlow Street London, SE17 2DG UK You must answer in the form of a question! is an afternoon of performances and hazardous dialogue involving a selection of the artists around the ‘Say what?’ exhibition at ASC Gallery, London. The event will take the shape of a shifting and informal sequence of incidents, exploring the premises of the exhibition and articulating a very unsettled and performative conversation among the artists involved. Live performances: Always carry your keys in your pocket. A reading with images, by Rowena Harris James Prevett - My I-tone (ich ton), my feet and me Emily Rosamond – A flag on every corner, at every juncture, to point you in the right direction Printer Poem I + II An attempt of printing with language by Madalina Zaharia (in collaboration with her home printer Epson Stylus Office B1100) Film Screening: Thought Forms Thought by Kit Craig, 2015 HD video, 17 mins 52 sec (looped