Community canning centers /

"The information contained in the April 1944 issue [by U.S. War food administration. Office of distribution] ... and the supplements released in August and September 1944 have been incorporated in this edition with slight revisions"--Pref.

Integrating Children with Emotional and Behavioural Disabilities into Community Recreation Programs: A Handbook for Staff

This study examined the process of integrating children with Emotional Behavioural Disorders (EBDs) with their peers into recreation programs. The purpose was to develop a set of recommendations for the development of a handbook to help workers in recreation with the integration process. To this end, a needs assessment was conducted with experienced recreation workers in the form of semistructured interviews. Participants were recruited from two community centers in a large southern Ontario city. Themes were drawn from the analysis of the interview transcripts and combined with findings from the research literature. The results were a set of recommendations on the content and format of a handbook for integrating children with EBDs into recreation programs.

Development of community welfare centres in Italy.

"United Nations publications. Sales number: 1953.IV.13"--P. 2 of cover

A community center; what it is and how to organize it,

Mode of access: Internet.

Ann Arbor Community Center

625 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. A social agency to meet human needs. Providing civic, cultureal, recreational and educational needs and activities for people of all ages. Memeber National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers.

Graenum Berger papers, undated, (1825)-2002

Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, clippings, manuscripts, research materials, journal articles, photographs and publications; primarily relating to Berger's involvement with Ethiopian Jewry and his efforts to bring about their rescue through the organization he formed, the American Association for Ethiopian Jews. Also contains material from Berger's other interests- his writings, travels through the world and to Israel and Ethiopia, community affiliations, research in Black American Jews, profession as a Jewish social work executive, his commitment to Jewish causes and to Israel. There are also many personal and biographical materials from the numerous long-term friendships and associations he established.

Louis Kraft papers undated, 1914-1975.

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, official documents and other similar materials pertaining to Kraft's long career in Jewish Social Service at the JWB, the JDC and related organizations.

La enseñanza del español a adultos mayores en Quebec : experiencia de talleres prácticos

La hausse démographique de la population des aînés dans le dernier tiers du XX siècle et leur désir d’une retraite productive où ils puissent réinventer une nouvelle étape de leur vie, ont produit un changement dans les salles de classes des institutions formelles et informelles au Québec. Les aînés d’aujourd’hui retournent aux salles de classes mais pas pour la même raison que lorsqu’ils étaient adolescents ou étudiants à l’université, là où l’éducation était connectée aux objectifs professionnels et à la promotion sociale, mais plutôt avec le désir d’intégration continue et de la croissance personnelle. Ce désir est traduit par un apprentissage tout au long de la vie. En effet, l’éducation du Troisième âge devient importante, ainsi que la gérontagogie (branche de la gérontologie) qui étudie le processus d’apprentissage des aînés. Le rôle des Universités du troisième âge (UTA) demeure important mais aussi celui des institutions diverses comme par exemple les « Elder Hostels » et les Centres Communautaires. Dans ce contexte-ci, et basé sur nôtre expérience d’animateur d’ateliers d’espagnol d’une Université (de la province) du Québec, nous présentons quelques méthodologies et stratégies appliquées aux cours d’espagnol langue étrangère (ELE). Ces méthodologies et stratégies sont résumées dans un journal du professeur qui nous aidera à observer le niveau d’efficacité de celles-ci dans les ateliers de conversation. Ainsi, nous avons la possibilité de créer notre propre approche méthodologique qui pourra venir en aide à d’autres professeurs d’espagnol.

Contributions de la maternité à l'état de santé de femmes vivant avec le VIH

La réalité des femmes vivant avec le VIH (FVVIH) et désireuses d’avoir un enfant soulève un ensemble d’enjeux de santé publique et de promotion de la santé. Les études réalisées jusqu’à maintenant se sont surtout orientées sur les dimensions épidémiologiques et biomédicales de la maternité en contexte de VIH. Peu d’entre elles ont cependant tenu compte des expériences et des besoins du point de vue des FVVIH mais surtout de l’importance et des significations qu’elles accordent à la maternité. Le projet de maternité contribue à leur sens de l’existence et constitue une modalité de transformation du rapport au VIH et d’auto-transcendance. Cette perspective en tant que stratégie de promotion de la santé n’a pas été non plus suffisamment explorée. L’objectif général de cette thèse, à partir d’un cadre théorique fondé sur les approches féministes de la construction sociale de la maternité, des représentations du risque et des stratégies d’adaptation à la maladie, est d’analyser les expériences de maternité chez des FVVIH montréalaises. Au plan méthodologique, cette thèse s’appuie sur l’analyse qualitative secondaire d’entrevues, réalisées auprès de 42 FVVIH d’origine canadienne-française, africaine et haïtienne et recrutées dans des milieux hospitalier et communautaire. Ces entrevues portent sur leurs expériences quotidiennes en relation avec le VIH, leurs enjeux sociaux, leur famille et leurs relations interpersonnelles. Les données ont été analysées et interprétées selon les étapes de la théorie ancrée avec validation inter-juges. Une analyse typologique a aussi été effectuée pour dégager les modèles de maternité présents dans les discours à partir de deux types d’analyses à savoir, la « méthode relationnelle centrée sur la voix » et celle de « la logique d’action ». Trois articles scientifiques, présentant les résultats de l’analyse, ont été soumis. Le premier article décrit les modèles idéologiques de la maternité dans cette population (croissance personnelle ; réalisation sociale ; accomplissement de soi et de complétude) et ses répercussions sur la gestion du VIH (traitements, dévoilement, soins aux enfants). Le second article dégage la manière dont les femmes, selon leur modèle idéologique de la maternité, s’approprient les informations et les conseils provenant des intervenants de la santé et construisent le risque biologique associé à la maternité dans le contexte du VIH. Il cerne aussi les stratégies utilisées pour réaliser leur projet reproductif en conformité ou non avec les injonctions biomédicales. Le troisième article décrit les façons dont le projet de maternité oriente le rapport au VIH, le sens de l’existence et les expériences d’auto-transcendance des femmes (préserver un statut, un rôle et une image sociale ; transformer le rapport à la mort ; faciliter l’acceptation et la transformation du rapport à la maladie ; donner un sens et une direction à l’existence). À partir d’une réflexion sur l’articulation entre les données présentées dans les trois articles, un modèle théorique intégrateur est proposé. Les retombées de cette étude sur la recherche et l’intervention dans une perspective de promotion de la santé sont esquissées. Des pistes de transfert et de partage des connaissances sont aussi proposées.

Overcoming Gender Disadvantages. Social Policy Analysis of urban middle-class women in Colombia

The World Bank Report 2012 starts with this statement: “Gender equality matters in itself andit matters for development because, in today’s globalized worlds, countries that use the skillsand talents of their women would have an advantage over those which do not use it.” With theframe that suggest that gender equality matters, this paper describes some policy alternativesoriented to overcome gender disadvantages in the formal labor market incorporation of theurban middle class women in Colombia. On balance, the final recommendation suggest that itis desirable to adopt policy alternatives as Community Centers, which are programs orientedto a social redistribution of the domestic work as a way to encourage women participationin the formal labor market with the social support of the members of their own community.The problem that the social policy needs to address is the segregation of women in the formallabor market in Colombia. Although the evidence shows that the women overcome theeducational gap by showing better performance in education that their male peers, womenare still segregated of the labor market. The persistence of high rates of unemployment on thefemale population, the prevalence of the informal labor market as a women labor market, andthe presence of the payment difference between men and women with similar professionaltrainings are circumstances that sustain the segregation statement. These circumstances areinefficient for the society because an economic analysis shows that the cost of maintain the statuquo is externalized in the social security system that includes health, pension and maternityleave regimens. Therefore, the women segregation involves a market failure.This paper evaluates five policy alternatives each directed to the progress of a different causaldimension of the problem: (i) Quotas in the private market, (ii) Flexible working hours,(iii) replace the maternity leave with a family leave, (iv) Increase the Community Centers forredistributing the care work, and (v) Equal payment enforcement. The first alternative looksto increase women’s participation in the formal labor market. The second, third, and fourthalternatives constitute a package addressed at redistributing care work by reducing women’sresponsibility for reproductive work in the household with the help of husbands and the localgovernment. The fifth alternative intervenes to resolve the equal payment problem.After a four criteria evaluation that measure effectiveness, robustness and improbability inimplementation, efficiency and political acceptability or social opposition, the strongest alternativeis the fostering of Community Centers that promote a redistribution of care work. Thispolicy performs well in the assessment process because it combines gender focus with importantindirect effects: child support and human capabilities. The policy also shows a bottomup implementation process that overcomes the main adoption difficulties in the gender focusprograms and is supported by strong evidence of success in the Colombian context; this evidenceis produced by both transnational actors as a World Bank and also in local accountabilityreporters executed by local institutions like Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF).

O behaviorismo radical de B. F. Skinner e sua aplicabilidade socialmente relevante

o presente trabalho tem como objetivo a avaliação da capacidade do behaviorismo radical skinneriano'para fundamentar aplicações práticas dotadas de efetiva relevância humana e social, assim definidas em' função do caráter politicamente progressista e democratizante que se lhes possa imprimir. Essa avaliação é desenvolvida através de dois distintos, mas interrelacionados, procedimentos acadêmicos: uma argumentação discursiva baseada em pesquisa bibliográfica pertinente, que se complementapor um estudo empírico de campo a nível exploratório. A apreciação discursiva do behaviorismo radical é inicialmente conduzida sob uma perspectiva histórico-acadêmica, cujo foco contínuo de referência é o próprio agente individual basicamente responsável pelo gradativo processo de constituição desse sistema científico - B. F. Skinner. Em uma da etapa, o behaviorismo radical vem a ser discutido deforma mais impessoalizada, contra os sucessivos panos de fundo da filosofia da ciência, das relações sociais humanas e da ética implicada nas intervenções práticas sobre tais relações. O estudo exploratório, que então-se segue, consiste no julgamento da utilidade potencial de um instrumento de educação política popular, elaborado previamente a partir dos princípios behavioristas radicais básicos e seus desdobramentos psicossociológicos, e destinado a uma clientela sócio-economicamente desprivi1egiada, constituída de indivíduos adultos, de ambos os sexos, com escolaridade 'em torno do 19 grau completo. A avaliação dessa Cartilha de Contracontole Social através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas e um breve questionário objetivo, por quatorze lnformantes - qualificados em termos de sua 1iderança e/ou militância em associações de moradores de bairros e de favelas, sindicatos de trabalhadores, núcleos comunitários re1igiosos, entidades assistenciais autônomas e associações de servidores em organizações de trabalho - vem a apresentar, em linhas gerais, resultados muito positivos. A iniciativa é considerada extremamente séria e responsável; e o conteúdo da Carti1ha, bastante compatível com os objetivos desses movimentos populares, assim como muito útil para dotar as suas atividades de uma maior eficácia social. Evidencia-se, não obstante, uma restrição generalizada quanto à possibilidade de compreensão do texto por parte da população-alvo; o que deve, portanto, ensejar sua reformu1ação para o emprego em futuros projetos de prosseguimento dessa linha de pesquisa. Conclui-se, enfim, que a tese em seu todo parece apta a contribuir, se suficientemente divulgada, para a promoção de um maior interesse pelo behaviorismo de Skinner no âmbito acadêmico do Rio de Janeiro, bem como para a produção de um exercício mais eficaz de contracontro1e sobre as atuais práticas aversivas e/ou exploratórias de controle social.

Arte-educação, criatividade, percepções: um olhar sobre o programa escola da família

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

The social center,

Bibliography: p. 344-351.

Building a better mousetrap (Exergame) to increase youth physical activity

Although exergames have been demonstrated to induce moderate levels of physical activity (PA) if played as designed, there is conflicting evidence on use of exergaming leading to increased habitual PA. Exergames have increased PA in some home and school studies, but not others. Exergames have been used in community centers to good effect, but this has not generally been validated with research. PA from exergames may be enhanced by innovative use of sensors, "fun"-enhancing procedures, tailored messaging, message framing, story or narrative, goal setting, feedback, and values-based messaging. Research is needed on PA-enhancing procedures used within exergames for youth to provide a firmer foundation for the design and use of exergames in the future.