Writing Center Resources

This project facilitated the composition of a series of resources for the Bridgewater College Writing Center website, part of the MyBC online portal. The result was thirty resources on writing-related topics such as the writing process, including prewriting, drafting, and revising; citation styles and avoiding plagiarism; and grammar, mechanics, and style. These resources are available to Bridgewater College students, faculty, and staff. The primary purpose of these resources is to assist Writing Center tutors during tutoring sessions with students and to provide supplemental writing assistance for students. Project development was based on research into college writing centers and best practices for writing instruction in higher education. This process was completed in collaboration with the Writing Center Director, with the Forrer Learning Commons\u27 Learning Services Librarian, and with the IT and Marketing departments

Industrial Relations in Kiribati

This paper examines recent developments in industrial relations in Kiribati and questions the appropriateness of continuing with an indurtrial relations legislative framework, procedures and institutions that are a legacy of colonial rule. In recent years there have been moves to revamp this in keeping with local practices. Although the early period after independence brought a union-government confrontation, recent responses suggest that Kiribati may move towards a more pluralist, tripartite approach to industrial relations processes and institutions in the 1990s

The management of industrial relations

This paper examines the need for change in the framework of industrial relations and some of the issues suggested by the Government's Green Paper. It explores various management approaches to industrial relations and suggests some areas of omission front the Government's present review

Alien Registration- Hince, Alice (Sanford, York County)

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The earliest origins and suppression of trade unionism in the Fiji Islands

This paper examines the earliest example of trade union activity in Fiji canvassing both the origins and suppression. The style of colonial government, especially when the status quo is threatened, the relationship between commercial interests and colonial officials and government, and the extent to which colonial governments of the time were prepared to infringe on individual rights in pursuit of "law and order" and the exercise of "paternal rights", are examined within the context of the events surrounding the emergence and control of labour unrest

Mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth with neuromuscular disorders: What makes the difference?

The physical and social challenges associated with neuromuscular disorders may impact mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth during the more vulnerable period of adolescence. This cross-sectional survey investigated non-ambulant youths’ mental wellbeing and relationships with physical health, participation and social factors. The conceptual model was the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Thirty-seven youth aged 13 – 22 years old (mean age 17.4 years; n = 30 male; n = 24 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) and their parents provided biopsychosocial data through a comprehensive self-report questionnaire. The primary outcome measure was the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). Relationships between mental wellbeing and variables within and across each ICF domain were explored using linear regression models. Mean WEMWBS scores (55.3/70 [SD 8.1]) were higher than for typically developing youth and comparable to youth with other chronic conditions. Over half of youth reported severe co-morbidities across all body systems. Multivariable modelling indicated that mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables. Beyond management of physical co-morbidities, enabling youths’ educational attainment and attending to social support likely optimises youth’s wellbeing

Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand 1985-1992

The Employment Contracts Act 1991 (introduced on 15 May, 1991) abandoned dependence upon registered trade unions, a characteristic of New Zealand industrial relations since 1894. The detail of this change, and of other extensive changes implemented by the Employment Contracts Act, are outlined elsewhere (for example, Anderson, 1991; Boxall, 1991; Harbridge, 1993; Hince and Vranken, 1991 and McAndrew, 1992). This note is specifically concerned with the impact of the Act on the number, size and membership of trade unions. Developments from May 1991 to December 1992 are put in a context with patterns of change emerging in the earlier period, 1985 to 1990

The Employment Contracts Act: An Interim Assessment

The Employment Contracts Act bracketed with the other market-oriented changes of the decade, has changed the nature of economic and social relations in New Zealand. In hindsight it seems that a broad consensus has emerged that some change was necessary. But the debate will continue to rage as to whether the direction, extent and speed of that change was necessary, whether the espoused benefits of that change have been achieved, and whether those benefits have been equitably shared. There will be further ongoing debate as to whether any benefits have outweighed the costs, especially social costs, of the programme of change. This essay is a contribution to that debate focusing on the specific issue of the Employment Contracts Act and the labour market; the impact and outcomes. It is argued that similar or better economic outcomes (with less social divisiveness) could have been achieved by an alternative strategy

Grip and muscle strength dynamometry in acute burn injury: Evaluation of an updated assessment protocol

External stabilization is reported to improve reliability of hand held dynamometry, yet this has not been tested in burns. We aimed to assess the reliability of dynamometry using an external system of stabilization in people with moderate burn injury and explore construct validity of strength assessment using dynamometry. Participants were assessed on muscle and grip strength three times on each side. Assessment occurred three times per week for up to four weeks. Within session reliability was assessed using intraclass correlations calculated for within session data grouped prior to surgery, immediately after surgery and in the sub-acute phase of injury. Minimum detectable differences were also calculated. In the same timeframe categories, construct validity was explored using regression analysis incorporating burn severity and demographic characteristics. Thirty-eight participants with total burn surface area 5 – 40% were recruited. Reliability was determined to be clinically applicable for the assessment method (intraclass correlation coefficient \u3e0.75) at all phases after injury. Muscle strength was associated with sex and burn location during injury and wound healing. Burn size in the immediate period after surgery and age in the sub-acute phase of injury were also associated with muscle strength assessment results. Hand held dynamometry is a reliable assessment tool for evaluating within session muscle strength in the acute and sub-acute phase of injury in burns up to 40% total burn surface area. External stabilization may assist to eliminate reliability issues related to patient and assessor strength