Evaluation of a service delivery programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

The present study is an evaluation of the service delivery programme offered at the Palmerston North Plunket-Karitane family unit. The study had three aims: firstly, to replicate and extend an investigation conducted on a similar programme in Dunedin; secondly, to examine the eitiology and intensity of stress experienced by the service delivery staff; and thirdly, to systematically evaluate programme process and outcome. Results obtained in the present study were in many respects similar to those obtained in the Dunedin study, but some significant differences are also noted. Although valuable information pertaining to the causes of stress was obtained, the service delivery staff recorded stress levels comparable to other working women. Process and outcome evaluation data indicated that the programme was functioning in accordance with its aims and objectives, however recommendations for programme modification and improvement are offered

NEET young people and the labour market: working on the margins

This paper is based on findings from a longitudinal study of twenty young people who have spent significant periods of time categorised as NEET (not in education, employment or training). Drawing on three years of ethnographic research conducted across two local authorities in the north of England, it focuses on the lived experience of a set of young people as they move between various sites of exclusion and participation in the labour market. Central to the paper are the experiences of three individuals and their attempts to begin work in the retail, care and catering industries. The paper illustrates a range of tensions between the aspirations of young people and the opportunities open to them. It provides a critical insight into some of the conditions which characterise work on the fringes of the labour market and the inter-play between these and the attitudes, values and dispositions of the young people taking part in the research. The paper’s findings challenge popular discourses about young people on the margins of participation and pose questions about the articulation between education, work and training for those seeking to enter the labour market

Peace education for incarcerated youth

Teaching incarcerated adolescents can be challenging for teachers to gain students\u27 attention while strengthening their character as part of their rehabilitation and re-socilizaton process

The Preparation and Properties of Some Complex Fluorides

A wide range of complex fluorides with the general formula ABFe, A being a univalent cation and B a quinquevalent element, has been prepared in an attempt to discover the chief factors influencing their solid state structures. New preparations have Been used for some complexes of this type and some previously unreported compounds have Been obtained; non-aqueous solvents such as sulphur dioxide and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride have Been found to be useful reaction media. The types of unit cell found amongst these complexes were examined using X-ray powder photography. With the structures of over eighty complex fluorides now available it has Been possible to draw a clearly defined relationship Between the size of the A and B ions and the structure which is adopted. To assist in the intexpretation and calculation of lattice constants from X-ray powder photographs, a series of programmes has Been written for the Ferranti Sirius computer. Included in the series are programmes to calculate sin 0 values and lattice spacings, least squares refinement of unit cell parameters with corrections for systematic errors, and an analytical routine to interpret the photograph of a substance with an unknown unit cell. The vibrational spectra of octahedral MFs n- anions have Been studied for a series of complex fluorides with known crystal structures, using far infra-red (1100-200 cm-1) spectroscopy. The splittings of the fundamental vibration frequencies have Been correlated with the type of octahedral distortion known to occur in these compounds. The visible and ultra-violet reflectance spectra of a similar series of octahedral MFe n- anions containing transition elements have been recorded. It has been possible to assign the absorptions observed to electronic transitions occurring between the partly filled d-levels of the metal according to the predictions of ligand field theory. Conclusions have been drawn on the nature of the fluoride ion as a ligand. Attempts have been made to extend the very limited number of known metal carbonyl fluorides by reacting metal fluorides with carbon monoxide at high pressures. Evidence was obtained for the possible existence of a ruthenium carbonyl fluoride, but the compound could not be obtained in sufficient quantity for characterisation. Reactions of the previously known carbonyl fluorides of platinum and rhodium were investigated and a phosphide adduct of the former prepared

Official Publications at Texas A&M University: A Case Study in Cataloging Archival Material

Institutional reorganization and staffing changes at Texas A&M University's Cushing Library, which houses the university's archives, made necessary the cataloging of a substantial number of publications produced by different university agencies and departments, publications which had previously been largely inaccessible. The authors designed and implemented a plan to catalog thousands of pamphlets, reports, newsletters, conference proceedings and other material; a project that resulted in increased exposure and usage. This article outlines the development and ongoing refinement of the project. Undertaken in a cooperative spirit aimed at creating an integrated catalog of information resources, this project illustrates ways in which local practices can be improved through the use of technology

Family self sufficiency

This project centers on the development of a life skills training program initiated by the New Hampshire (US) Housing Finance Authority targeting Section 8 recipients in the state. The report chronicles the start-up phase of the project. (Library-derived description)Russell, R. (1994). Family self sufficiency. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)School of Community Economic Developmen