Mutações no espaço rural: estudo de caso - freguesia do Azinhal

Dissertação de mest., História do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Univ. do Algarve, 2011

Resiliência, violência entre pares, desempenho escolar e cultura organizacional da família: um estudo com alunos do 2º e 3º ciclos do concelho de Faro e suas famílias

A presente investigação tem como objectivo geral a realização de um estudo que permita analisar as relações entre os níveis de resiliência, a violência entre pares, o desempenho escolar e a cultura organizacional das famílias, nos alunos do 2º e 3º ciclos do Ensino Básico do Concelho de Faro. Utilizando uma metodologia quantitativa, procurámos encontrar respostas ao objectivo geral do estudo e às hipóteses colocadas. Para tal, utilizámos instrumentos já validados para a população portuguesa (para a Cultura Organizacional da Família e para a avaliação da Resiliência) que revalidámos e, na escassez de outros, construímos também um instrumento (para avaliação das Situações de Violência entre Pares em Meio Escolar), que validámos num estudo preliminar com 210 sujeitos e suas famílias, apresentando assim instrumentos que podem medir de forma válida e fiel os conceitos que pretendem medir. O estudo final foi realizado com 1361 sujeitos e suas famílias, que frequentam o 2º e 3º ciclo do Ensino Básico do Concelho de Faro. Os métodos e técnicas utilizadas abrangem estudos exploratórios, estudos psicométricos através de análises factoriais e estudos correlacionais. A presente investigação permitiu confirmar as hipóteses colocadas: Existe uma correlação positiva entre a Cultura Organizacional da Família com ênfase no amor (relações interpessoais) e nas regras claras e o desenvolvimento da resiliência desde a infância, entre a Cultura Organizacional da Família com ênfase no amor (relações interpessoais) e nas regras claras e o menor número de relações de violência entre pares, bem como entre a Cultura Organizacional da Família com ênfase nas relações interpessoais e o melhor desempenho escolar. Por outro lado, encontramos uma correlação positiva entre o perfil mais resiliente e menor índice de violência entre pares, bem como entre o melhor perfil de resiliência e o melhor desempenho escolar. Finalmente, encontramos uma correlação positiva entre a violência entre pares e um mau desempenho escolar.

Prática desportiva, qualidade de vida, violência escolar, composição e satisfaçação corporal dos adolescentes algarvios

Tese de douoramento, Psicologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2014

Rural Library Service

This publication is a bulletin prepared by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the American Library Association to illuminate the current state of rural library services as well as suggestions for getting these services to other rural communities.

Rural Library Service

This publication is a bulletin prepared by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the American Library Association to illuminate the current state of rural library services as well as suggestions for getting these services to other rural communities.

Ensino profissional rural como ferramenta ao serviço das dificuldades de aprendizagem

Relatório da prática de ensino supervisionada, Mestrado em Ensino de Economia e Contabilidade, Universidade de Lisboa, 2011

Configurações músico-literárias na obra de Paul Bowles : música, violência e política

Tese de doutoramento, Estudos de Literatura e de Cultura (Estudos Americanos), Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2014

Exploring and Improving Access to Direct Payments by People with Dementia Living in Rural Communities

Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals eligible for social care services which allow them to manage and pay for their own social care rather than receiving it directly from their Local Authority. Research suggests that direct payments can enable people with dementia to stay in their own home for longer, and experience greater choice, flexibility and an improved social life. However, uptake of direct payments is currently low. People living in rural communities may particularly benefit from the additional flexibility offered by direct payments; however they may face difficulties accessing appropriate services. The aim of Phase 1 of the research is to explore the reasons why people with dementia who live in rural communities do or do not gain access to direct payments. This will be achieved through analysis of direct payment uptake data, focus groups with social workers, examination of online discussions about direct payments, and interviews with people with dementia, carers and social workers. Findings will inform Phase 2 of the research: the building and pilot testing of an intervention which can be utilised in rural communities to maximise access to direct payments by people with dementia.

Exploring and Improving Access to Direct Payments by People with Dementia Living in Rural Communities

Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals eligible for social care services which allow them to manage their own social care. Research suggests that direct payments can enable people with dementia to stay in their own home for longer and experience greater choice, flexibility and an improved social life. However uptake of direct payments is currently low. The first objective of this research was to explore the experiences of people with dementia living in rural communities, in relation to their access to direct payments. 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with dementia in receipt of social care services in the community, and their carers and social workers. Focus groups were carried out with two community social work teams. Direct payments appeared to afford particular benefits to people with dementia and to those living in rural communities in terms of flexibility, continuity of care and access to local facilities. However it was found that many service users were daunted by the thought of managing their own social care budget. The second objective of the research was to design and pilot test an intervention aimed at increasing uptake of direct payments by people with dementia. This comprised a session delivered to a team of social workers, aimed at encouraging them to offer combined direct payments to service users as a potentially less daunting alternative to full direct payments. Combined direct payments enable service users to receive part of their social care budget as a direct payment while the remainder is retained and managed by the Local Authority. In order to evaluate the intervention direct payment uptake will be examined for the six-month period before and after the intervention session, and social workers in the intervention team will be interviewed about their experiences of offering combined direct payments to service users.

Exploring Access to Direct Payments by People with Dementia Living in Rural Communities

Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals eligible for social care services which allow them to manage their own social care. Research suggests that direct payments can enable people with dementia to stay in their own home for longer and experience greater choice, flexibility and an improved social life. However uptake of direct payments is currently low. There is a lack of research to date in this area which addresses the factors of dementia, ageing and rurality in unison. Therefore the objective of this research was to explore the experiences of people with dementia living in rural communities, in relation to their access to direct payments. 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with dementia in receipt of social care services in the community, and their carers and social workers. Focus groups were carried out with two community social work teams, and existing online discussions regarding direct payments were examined. It was found that direct payments tended to be seen as a fall back option, for example as the only alternative to residential care, or as a potential solution to problems experienced by existing social care service users. Direct payments appeared to afford particular benefits to people with dementia and to those living in rural communities in terms of flexibility, continuity of care and access to local facilities. It is therefore important that this group are enabled to access direct payments; ensuring direct payments are viewed as a positive option by all stakeholders is key to this.

Exploring Access to Direct Payments by People with Dementia Living in Rural Communities

Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals eligible for social care services which allow them to manage their own social care. Research suggests that direct payments can enable people with dementia to stay in their own home for longer and experience greater choice, flexibility and an improved social life. However uptake of direct payments is currently low. There is a lack of research to date in this area which addresses the factors of dementia, ageing and rurality in unison. Therefore the objective of this research was to explore the experiences of people with dementia living in rural communities, in relation to their access to direct payments. 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with dementia in receipt of social care services in the community, and their carers and social workers. Focus groups were carried out with two community social work teams, and existing online discussions regarding direct payments were examined. It was found that direct payments tended to be seen as a fall back option, for example as the only alternative to residential care, or as a potential solution to problems experienced by existing social care service users. Direct payments appeared to afford particular benefits to people with dementia and to those living in rural communities in terms of flexibility, continuity of care and access to local facilities. It is therefore important that this group are enabled to access direct payments; ensuring direct payments are viewed as a positive option by all stakeholders is key to this.

Exploring Access to Direct Payments by People with Dementia Living in Rural Communities

Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals eligible for social care services which allow them to manage and pay for their own social care rather than receiving it directly from their Local Authority. Research suggests that direct payments can enable people with dementia to stay in their own home for longer and experience greater choice, flexibility and an improved social life. However uptake of direct payments is currently low, particularly amongst people with dementia. Those living in rural communities may experience additional barriers to direct payments, such as transport issues and difficulty recruiting carers. There is a lack of research to date in this area which addresses the factors of dementia, ageing and rurality in unison. Therefore the objective of this research was to explore the experiences of people with dementia living in rural communities, in relation to their access to and use of direct payments. 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with dementia in receipt of social care services in the community, and their carers and social workers. Focus groups were carried out with two community social work teams, and existing online discussions about direct payments contributed to by social care staff, people with dementia and their carers were examined. It was found that direct payments tended to be seen as a fall back option, for example as the only alternative to residential care, or as a potential solution to problems experienced by existing social care service users. Direct payments appeared to afford particular benefits to people with dementia and to those living in rural communities in terms of flexibility, continuity of care and access to local facilities. It is therefore important that this group are enabled to access direct payments; ensuring direct payments are viewed as a positive option by all stakeholders is key to this.

Identification of Predictive Factors of BMI and High Risk Hypertension in Rural Nicaraguan Community

Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2013