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

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

Educação inclusiva : necessidades de formação de professores do 1º ciclo do ensino básico em meio rural

Este estudo, de natureza qualitativa, visa em primeiro lugar a identificação de necessidades de formação contínua de docentes do 1º ciclo do ensino básico, decorrentes da inclusão de alunos com necessidades educativas especiais (N.E.E.) em escolas de meio rural. Pretende ainda criar linhas orientadoras para a construção de um dispositivo de formação contínua que possa contribuir para o desenvolvimento de capacidades, atitudes e conhecimentos relacionados com a inclusão de alunos com N.E.E. Utilizámos a entrevista semi - directiva, de forma a conhecer a percepção que os professores têm sobre as suas necessidades formativas e recorremos a observações naturalistas, de modo a identificar necessidades decorrentes da prática, através da análise de situações reais de aprendizagem em salas de aula inclusivas. Foram entrevistados 8 professores, tendo sido observadas as aulas de dois desses professores. A partir do cruzamento dos dados obtidos por ambas as técnicas, identificámos um conjunto de preocupações, dificuldades, aspirações/desejos relacionados com a inclusão e ainda carências formativas relacionadas com as N.E.E. As entrevistas permitiram-nos explorar, de uma forma geral, a percepção que os professores tinham das suas necessidades, ou seja as necessidades percebidas, enquanto que as observações nos possibilitaram a identificação das necessidades da prática, necessidades inferidas. No presente estudo, foi possível concluir que as observações constituem um meio privilegiado para a identificação de necessidades de formação, ao nível da prática pedagógica de uma sala de aula, na medida em que os professores, nas entrevistas, não expressaram algumas das dificuldades observadas e não identificaram um conjunto de carências formativas que a análise da observação sugere. Partindo dos resultados obtidos, foi possível enumerar as principais necessidades de formação contínua decorrentes da inclusão e propor um dispositivo de formação contínua, apoiado na observação e supervisão, que julgamos poder dar resposta às necessidades formativas dos professores encontradas no presente estudo.

Perceções dos turistas sobre as práticas de sustentabilidade ambiental no turismo rural : o caso de São Miguel

Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão de Empresas (MBA), 2 de Outubro de 2015, Universidade dos Açores.

Comparação técnica da conceção/solução de projetos de climatização para um hotel rural

Trabalho Final de Mestrado para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia com a Especialidade em Energia, Climatização e Refrigeração