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The Economic Benefits of High-Quality Early Childhood Programs: What Makes the Difference? - Executive Summary

Executive summary of "The Economic Benefits of High-Quality Early Childhood Programs: What Makes the Difference?" report. Includes findings and recommendations in brief

The New Male Mystique

Examines the rise in men reporting work-family conflict, factors that put men at risk for conflict, and those that help reduce it, including supervisor support and workplace flexibility. Makes recommendations for workplace policies and public dialogue

Singularities in mass-loaded MHD flow: The cometary bow shock

We present a one-dimensional model of the mass-loading of the solar wind by cometary ions which predicts a singularity in the mass-loaded flow at M = 2. Further, a subshock occurs when the flow speed reaches M almost-equal-to 1.15. The shape of the cometary bow shock in two dimensions is predicted, by requiring that the flow Mach number of the shock is 2 taking the velocity component normal to the shock surface. The Mach number results compare favourably with observations at comet Halley

Plumbing Invoice, September 1935

Bill: Invoice/payment documentation for disconnecting water, connecting water line and turning on water, plumbing parts, and labor, sent to Burbridge & Higbee, Jacksonville, Florida, from Samuel Galinsky, Licensed Plumber, Jacksonville, Florida. Initials on front: RHW. Stamped paid. Dat

A grounded theory study of dream fulfilment in children and young people with life-threatening and long-term conditions and their families

Background: This thesis examines the impact of dream or wish fulfilment on seriously ill children and their families. Dream or wish fulfilment is operationalised as the actualisation of a seriously ill child’s wish by a charity that provides desired experiences. Anecdotal reports suggest that the experience of having a dream or a wish fulfilled can provide seriously ill children and their families with a sense of hope and time away from illness. However, little empirical research has been conducted in this area. This thesis reports the impact of dream fulfilment on the psychosocial well-being of ill children and their families. The research questions are: what is the experience of having a dream fulfilled for the child? What is the impact of dream fulfilment on the family? Methods: A constructivist grounded theory methodology was adopted, using theoretical sampling to recruit families from across the UK. Twenty-one families were interviewed, including 15 dream recipients, 8 siblings, and 24 parents. Analysis followed the grounded theory methodology of simultaneous data collection and development of theory, resulting in analytic interpretations of participants’ worlds. Results and Conclusions: This thesis reports for the first time a theory and accompanying theoretical model, that explain the impact of dream fulfilment on families’ lives. The generated theory suggests that dream fulfilment was conceptualised as an alternative milestone in seriously ill children and their families’ lives. Additionally, the dream experience shifted perceptions of illness by providing instances and experiences where illness did not underscore family life. Findings additionally suggest that the dream fulfilment process provided families with ill children, who often felt excluded and stigmatised from services, with a period of much needed support. Findings also highlight the unintended negative consequences of dream fulfilment. Implications for Dreams Come True, and other dream and wish fulfilment organisations are discussed