Computers, the internet, and cheating among secondary school students: Some implications for educators

This article investigates in greater depth one particular aspect of cheating within secondary education and some implications for measuring academic achievement. More specifically, it examines how secondary students exploit the Internet for plagiarizing schoolwork, and looks at how a traditional method of educational assessment, namely paper-based report and essay writing, has been impacted by the growth of Internet usage and the proliferation of computer skills among secondary school students. One of the conclusions is that students’ technology fluency is forcing educators to revisit conventional assessment methods. Different options for combating Internet plagiarism are presented, and some software tools as well as non-technology solutions are evaluated in light of the problems brought about by “cyberplagiarism.

Childhood Obesity, Baby Boomers and the Echo Boom

This insightful article joins the problems of increasing childhood obesity with the increase projected in senior citizens of the echo boom generation, and goes on to posit an increased burden on the then sandwich generation. Cleary discusses the increased future need for caregivers, recognizes the role and value of adult children caregivers (especially women), and suggests approaches to address the situation

Alien Registration- Conradson, Frances P. (Lincoln, Penobscot County)

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Childhood Obesity, Baby Boomers and the Echo Boom

This insightful article joins the problems of increasing childhood obesity with the increase projected in senior citizens of the echo boom generation, and goes on to posit an increased burden on the then sandwich generation. Cleary discusses the increased future need for caregivers, recognizes the role and value of adult children caregivers (especially women), and suggests approaches to address the situation

Computers, The Internet, and Cheating Among Secondary School Students: Some Implications for Educators

This article investigates in greater depth one particular aspect of cheating within secondary education and some implications for measuring academic achievement. More specifically, it examines how secondary students exploit the Internet for plagiarizing schoolwork, and looks at how a traditional method of educational assessment, namely paper-based report and essay writing, has been impacted by the growth of Internet usage and the proliferation of computer skills among secondary school students. One of the conclusions is that students’ technology fluency is forcing educators to revisit conventional assessment methods. Different options for combating Internet plagiarism are presented, and some software tools as well as non-technology solutions are evaluated in light of the problems brought about by “cyberplagiarism.” Accessed 102,733 times on https://pareonline.net from March 30, 2000 to December 31, 2019. For downloads from January 1, 2020 forward, please click on the PlumX Metrics link to the right

The human experience of restructuring : Reefton, 1984-1994

This thesis examines the impact of recent restructuring on Reefton, a small town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. At the local level, the restructuring of the 1980s has significantly reshaped the ensembles of economic, social and political relations which characterised New Zealand localities in the post-war boom. Despite this, there has been little research on the impacts of restructuring upon people and places in New Zealand. This research is a response to this lack of knowledge. In order to make sense of recent local change an conception of restructuring which recognises its nature and ultimate origin is necessary. The conceptions of restructuring found within new Right politics and neo-classical economics, which form the dominant discourse of restructuring, are inadequate for this purpose. In this, restructuring is seen as a state initiated, national scale and primarily economic 'solution' to the problems induced by the interventionism of the long boom. A political economy approach, which recognises that crisis is an inherent and historically recurrent feature of the capitalist mode of production, is adopted as a critical alternative. In this, restructuring is seen as the efforts of capital, labour and the state in times of capitalist crisis to discover new configurations which permit a continued accumulation of surplus. · Within this broad understanding, a conceptuaiisation of restructuring in which people, places and work are central is developed. This recognises the origins of restructuring lie in the global capitalist economy, but focuses on its local impact. It draws on recent work which applies David Harvey's concept of structured coherence to places, and develops the notion of an employment trajectory as a way to explore the human experience of local restructuring. The framework outlines what needs to be investigated to make sense of recent change. Each of the elements within it are subsequently discussed. The interplay of the New Zealand and global economy during the long boom is examined as the spatio-temporal domain of most importance in understanding recent restructuring. This is complemented by a discussion of the local history and geography of Reefton, both before and through the long boom. Attention is then given to the impact of restructuring within the local economy and society, with a particular focus on changes in public and private sector workplaces, and the experience of the employees of the restructured workplaces. Five broadly different employment trajectories are found to have emerged in the post-restructuring period, and the experience of individuals within these trajectories are examined. It is concluded that the human experience of restructuring is characterized by diversity. The nature of this diversity suggests that the dominant conceptions of people and place during restructuring require reformulation. A sensitivity to the human experience of restructuring in places is required

"Pappa slår mamma och det är inte rätt" - En kvalitativ studie av socialarbetares förståelse och arbete med våld i nära relationer

The aim with this study was too investigate how social workers within specialized departments, that has the mission to work with intimate partner violence, understand and work with intimate partner violence. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with social workers that work with intimate partner violence. The selection consisted of 5 interviewees within the same department, but they were working with different perspective, female, male and from a child’s perspective. Qualitative research methodology has been used for the study. The theory framework for the study has been based on normative theory and theories about different types of violence existing in the relationship. The social workers use concepts of normality to understand intimate partner violence. The conclusion is that the definition of intimate partner violence is clearly defined, but the understanding of intimate partner violence is complex as the social workers are working with different perspectives. The social workers are working both with the means of understanding the reasons for the violence and with focus on the solution, trying to brake patterns of violence that exist in the relation. What is especially emphasised are children who has been abused or been witness to violence in the family and that all these cases are to be investigated in order to focus more on the children’s situation and the trauma that violence in the family causes. The ambition is to work with the whole family situation, with all parts involved in the intimate partner violence