Le développment du drame en France

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1913. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

Tūpekepeke! Māori knowledge and practices in health and physical education : the perspectives, experiences and aspirations of secondary school teachers' : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Māori Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, Aotearoa New Zealand

This thesis explores What are the perspectives, experiences and aspirations of secondary school Health and Physical Education teachers’ to better implement Māori knowledge and practices in their lessons? Individual, semi-structured, in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with three secondary school Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers with similar teaching experience, but different ethnic backgrounds. It was found that HPE teachers see Māori knowledge and practices as an effective way to enhance Māori student achievement, increase awareness of Māori culture amongst non-Māori students, and promote the overall development of Aotearoa New Zealand as a nation where indigenous knowledge and practices are a valued and contributing part of life and society. In order to achieve this, HPE teachers recommended development in teacher training programmes, professional development for practicing teachers’, and the development of resources and networks of teachers in the area of Māori knowledge and practices specific to HPE in Aotearoa New Zealan

Integrated vegetation management recommendations for George Washington Carver National Monument

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on May 22, 2012).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.Thesis advisor: Dr. Charles NilonIncludes bibliographical references."July 2011"George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA) is a 97 ha historic site in southwest Missouri. Park managers are responsible for management of more than 90 ha of grassland and woodland. There have been several efforts to develop a long-term monitoring program to support cultural and historical interpretation programs at GWCA. My study is a cooperative project to develop Integrated Vegetation Management Recommendations (IVMR) for GWCA that includes input from multiple agencies and stakeholders. Park staff will use three alternatives as a guide for monitoring and management. A key aspect of the plan is the use of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models and presence/absence surveys for four prairie indicator species (Henslow's sparrow, ornate box turtle, northern bobwhite quail, and prairie vole) to evaluate 53 314-m2 circular plots for existing prairie structure. In 2009 and 2010 I found there were areas of mixed quality across the prairie units, and management recommendations were provided to GWCA to address limiting habitat characteristics (scores <0.50) from HSI data. In addition to the IVMR, two additional products were provided for GWCA. I compiled and evaluated prairie management practices since 1981 in the George Washington Carver National Monument Prairie Restoration Management Review. I also created a guidebook for using HSI models at GWCA, allowing park staff to prescribe applicable management techniques based on ranges of HSI scores. GWCA staff will be trained to implement an adaptive approach to management based on this project's habitat evaluation procedures

Focused acceptance and commitment therapy in an integrated family health centre : service utilization, outcomes and follow-up : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

Many New Zealanders experience mental health difficulties each year, however the majority do not receive professional support to cope with their distress. One strategy for reducing this treatment gap is to increase access to mental health supports through the provision of evidence-based ultra-brief psychotherapy in primary care settings. The current study investigated the delivery of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT; Strosahl, Robinson, & Gustavsson, 2012) in a New Zealand primary care setting. Referral, service use and outcome data from the first twelve months of the service was analysed, along with follow-up data from a small sub-sample of patients. A total of 708 people were referred to the FACT service during the first 12 months. Clients attended an average of 2.00 (SD 1.50) sessions with the majority of sessions lasting 30 minutes or less (M = 37.45, SD 11.94). Analysis of available first and last scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Outcome Rating Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II, and client reported severity of target issue indicated statistically significant improvements in target issue, anxiety, depression, global distress and psychological flexibility with medium to large effect sizes. Thirty participants provided follow-up data approximately two months after their last session of FACT. Statistically significant improvements in target issue severity and global distress were maintained at follow-up. No statistically significant change was found between first, last and follow-up scores on the measures of anxiety, depression or psychological flexibility. Overall, the results of this study provide support for the effectiveness of FACT delivered in primary care. Limitations of this study included lack of control conditions, participant sampling issues, and lower than ideal fidelity to the FACT model

Identifying pastoral care in contemporary Methodism

This study is concerned with the nature of pastoral care and its practice in contemporary British Methodism. Both aspects are explored by means of postal surveys of Methodist ministers, local preachers and other lay members, as well as case study interviews with circuit ministers. These explorations take place in the context of a brief historical overview of the roots of Methodism and a characterisation of the theological viewpoints and spirituality of respondents, which are correlated with the findings of an earlier Anglican study. At the same time a detailed portrait is painted of the biography and ministry of both ministers and local preachers as an aid to understanding their contribution to pastoral care. The nature of pastoral care is discussed and a working definition proposed which emphasises the importance of nurture rather than crisis-oriented care. The perceptions of ministers and local preachers regarding their understanding of the nature of pastoral care are examined, and the influence of theological viewpoint, gender and age is explored. Pastoral practice within Methodism is evaluated and some difficulties and areas of weakness are pin-pointed. Comparison of the perceptions and practice of pastoral care reveals that whereas ministers have a balanced view of pastoral care, frequently such care tends to be crisis-oriented and ministers driven rather than in control of the task: essentially reactive rather than pro-active. A weakness of pastoral care is that it tends to be centred on the full-time professional rather than involving the whole community of faith. It is argued that the divisions between lay and ordained members of the church need to be removed in order to permit effective pastoral care. A working model of pastoral care is proposed, within a Methodist context, which emphasises the functional nature of full-time personnel and the importance of local leadership

A study of longitudinal data examining concomitance of pain and cognition in an elderly long-term care population

Allison H Burfield1, Thomas TH Wan2, Mary Lou Sole3, James W Cooper41Gerontology Program, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA; 2Health Services, Administration, and Medical Education, Director, Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, Associate Dean for Research, College of Health and Public Affairs, 3College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA; 4College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USAPurpose: To examine if a concomitant relationship exists between cognition and pain in an elderly population residing in long-term care.Background/significance: Prior research has found that cognitive load mediates interpretation of a stimulus. In the presence of decreased cognitive capacity as with dementia, the relationship between cognition and increasing pain is unknown in the elderly.Patients and methods: Longitudinal cohort design. Data collected from the Minimum Data Set-Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI) from the 2001&amp;ndash;2003 annual assessments of nursing home residents. A covariance model was used to evaluate the relationship between cognition and pain at three intervals.Results: The sample included 56,494 subjects from nursing homes across the United States, with an average age of 83 &amp;plusmn; 8.2 years. Analysis of variance scores (ANOVAs) indicated a significant effect (P &amp;lt; 0.01) for pain and cognition, with protected t test revealing scores decreasing significantly with these two measures. Relative stability was found for pain and cognition over time. Greater stability was found in the cognitive measure than the pain measure. Cross-legged effects observed between cognition and pain measures were inconsistent. A concomitant relationship was not found between cognition and pain. Even though the relationship was significant at the 0.01 level, the correlations were low (r &amp;le; 0.08), indicating a weak association between cognition and pain.Conclusion: Understanding the concomitance of pain and cognition aids in defining additional frameworks to extend models to include secondary needs, contextual factors, and resident outcomes. Cognitive decline, as with organic brain diseases, is progressive. Pain is a symptom that can be treated and reduced to improve resident quality of life. However, cognition can be used to determine the most appropriate method to assess pain in the elderly, thereby improving accuracy of pain detection in this population.Keywords: cognitive impairment, Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS), Minimum Data Set 2.

Identifying pastoral care in contemporary Methodism

This study is concerned with the nature of pastoral care and its practice in contemporary British Methodism. Both aspects are explored by means of postal surveys of Methodist ministers, local preachers and other lay members, as well as case study interviews with circuit ministers. These explorations take place in the context of a brief historical overview of the roots of Methodism and a characterisation of the theological viewpoints and spirituality of respondents, which are correlated with the findings of an earlier Anglican study. At the same time a detailed portrait is painted of the biography and ministry of both ministers and local preachers as an aid to understanding their contribution to pastoral care. The nature of pastoral care is discussed and a working definition proposed which emphasises the importance of nurture rather than crisis-oriented care. The perceptions of ministers and local preachers regarding their understanding of the nature of pastoral care are examined, and the influence of theological viewpoint, gender and age is explored. Pastoral practice within Methodism is evaluated and some difficulties and areas of weakness are pin-pointed. Comparison of the perceptions and practice of pastoral care reveals that whereas ministers have a balanced view of pastoral care, frequently such care tends to be crisis-oriented and ministers driven rather than in control of the task: essentially reactive rather than pro-active. A weakness of pastoral care is that it tends to be centred on the full-time professional rather than involving the whole community of faith. It is argued that the divisions between lay and ordained members of the church need to be removed in order to permit effective pastoral care. A working model of pastoral care is proposed, within a Methodist context, which emphasises the functional nature of full-time personnel and the importance of local leadership

Spatial and temporal variation in population trends in a long-distance migratory bird

Over the past three decades, evidence has been growing that many Afro-Palaearctic migratory bird populations have suffered sustained and severe declines. As causes of these declines exist across both the breeding and non-breeding season, identifying potential drivers of population change is complex. In order to explore the roles of changes in regional and local environmental conditions on population change, we examine spatial and temporal variation in population trajectories of one of Europe’s most abundant Afro-Palaearctic summer migrants, the willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus. Britain and Ireland. We use national survey data from Britain and Ireland (BBS: BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey and CBS: BWI/NPWS/Heritage Council Countryside Breeding Survey) from 1994 to 2006 to model the spatial and temporal variation in willow warbler population trends. Across Britain and Ireland, population trends follow a gradient from sharp declines in the south and east of England to shallow declines and/or slight increases in parts of north and west England, across Scotland and Ireland. Decreasing the spatial scale of analysis reveals variation in both the rate and spatial extent of population change within central England and the majority of Scotland. The rates of population change also vary temporally; declines in the south of England are shallower now than at the start of the time series, whereas populations further north in Britain have undergone periods of increase and decline. These patterns suggest that regional-scale drivers, such as changing climatic conditions, and local-scale processes, such as habitat change, are interacting to produce spatially variable population trends. We discuss the potential mechanisms underlying these interactions and the challenges in addressing such changes at scales relevant to migratory species