Dissertations / Theses: 'Day care centres – Malawi'

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Jaffer, Khadija. "Child safety in day care centres within the Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27004.

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The aim of the study is to explore aspects of child safety in registered day care centres situated in a lower socio-economic area of the Cape Town Metropole. This can be achieved by: a) describing the physical environment in day care centres b) assessing the infrastructure of day care centres to deal with potential injurjes c) reviewing injury reporting systems already in place d) highlighting the issue of child safety in the course of conducting the study.

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Cameron, Lori T. "Interagency cooperation between group day care centres and a child welfare agency." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ62702.pdf.

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Day, Sara. "Listening to young children : an investigation of children's day care experience in children's centres." Thesis, University of East London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532932.

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The provision of day care in Children's Centres is considered to be one of the key delivery mechanisms to achieve outcomes for children as set out in the Every Child Matters Agenda (DfES, 2003). The outcomes include, being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and economic well-being. The aim is to improve outcomes for all young children and in particular close the gap between the most disadvantaged and others. It is the intention that outcomes for children will be improved by increasing high quality integrated childcare and early learning. Although the need to obtain children's views on services is recognised in government policy and guidance for Children's Centres, research and practice suggests that this has not taken place for day care. Absent in the research has been an investigation of changes and improvements in day care based on listening to the children. This small scale qualitative research investigated how young children were experiencing and enjoying their day care in Children's Centres and how this could be improved through listening to them. The questions that were addressed were; How are children experiencing day care in Children's Centres? What is it about their day care experiences that children enjoy? How can we 'make it better' for children in day care? Six young children receiving full-time day care in two nurseries based in Children's Centres were selected. Tools, including a full day observation, interview, tours, use of cameras and role play were developed to listen to each child. An ethnographic approach to data gathering was employed to gain insights from the children's perspectives and to enable them to take a lead in showing how they were experiencing and enjoying their day care. Findings were obtained through an instrumental case study design employing multiple methods, triangulation and an inductive methodological and analytical approach. The critical realist epistemological approach underpinning the research permitted consideration of how important aspects of day care could be improved and constructed based on a unified voice of the children. Main findings and the contribution of this research were as follows; • Relationships with carers and other children had high importance to these children in day care. • A significant finding was the children's enjoyment and choice of a wide range of play and early learning activities in the nurseries. • There were shortcomings in the day care of older children relating to the availability of key adults and their interactions with adults. • There may be assumptions underlying day care practices that are based on the needs of nurseries not children. • Children may have needs related to attachment with key adults and children in day care settings. Implications of findings for the development of day care practices, research and the contribution of educational psychology are discussed in context of the literature. The contribution of the research to the development of tools, methodologies and inductive approaches to listen to young children is highlighted. The psychological need for children's attachments with adults and children within day care settings is uniquely raised. Implications for extension of attachment theory and the development of relationships in day care contexts are explored.

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Wong, Kin-on Leo. "Evaluation on training programs of day activity centres for mentally handicapped adults." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13064782.

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Wong, Kin-on Leo, and 王健安. "Evaluation on training programs of day activity centres for mentally handicapped adults." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1991. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31976785.

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Lum, Yat-sang. "A study of the contribution of the integrated child care centres to the development of social adaptive behaviour of disabled children /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13744549.

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Van, der Walt Suanne. "Business plan for a start-up business venture : the establishment of on-site day-care centres at major corporates, office parks and government institutions." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97290.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Little Office (TLO) is a proposed start-up that will enter the childcare industry as a provider of on-site day-care at office parks. The unique service offering that TLO will propose to the market is on-site day-care which will not only serve the employers in question, but also their employees. TLO offers organisations the opportunity to address employee productivity related to childcare, as well as to attract and retain skills, while being able to outsource the actual day-care function, which is unrelated to their core business. The service offering to the children and their parents will include a focus on educational, social, physical and emotional development. Market trend analysis indicates an increase in demand for day-care. Combined with the fact that companies are ramping up efforts to attract and retain employees, this results in a situation where the market size and market trends indicate significant opportunities for TLO. Competition is present but due to the size of the market and the core differences in the business model presented by TLO the threat of competition is not fierce. The strategy has been developed around the market analysis and by taking into account the opportunities and threats that exist for TLO. TLO’s strategy therefore serves to differentiate it from the rest of the market in terms of location of centres as well as primary target customers. Coupled with the research evidence of positive outcomes on employee performance, this suggests the concept will be welcomed by new economy organisations. The marketing strategy will aim at large businesses, office parks and government institutions. TLO will present custom feasibility studies to identified customers to establish whether the business is feasible in terms of space, number of employees with children in the organisation, requirements by parents etc. TLO’s strategy is to develop not only core service offerings but also distinctive competencies such as a lower child to carer ratio and high quality, cutting edge and innovative childcare. The various branches of TLO will be run by a central administrative hub, where most of the costs will initially be incurred. This centralised office will be run by the owner and would require administrative and qualified social worker staff. Each branch will require qualified educational staff in line with the number of children per branch. Due to the regulatory requirements inherent in the childcare industry, TLO will base their business operations around achieving compliance excellence in their business. In addition, a continuous evaluation of childcare sciences and re-evaluation of TLO’s service offering will ensure that the latest developments in childcare are addressed and thus TLO remains competitive and progressive. The business model is low risk and provides positive operating cash flow from year three. Through partnering with labour brokers and the use of intelligent placement strategies, TLO will ensure that they have the correct staff in the correct place. Combined with continual audits of performance, TLO will turn the human resources risk into a competitive advantage. The main objectives for the first three years of operation are:  To open four branches averaging 20 children per branch within the first year;  To increase the number of clients served by 100% in Year 2 and again in Year 3; and  To develop a sustainable, profitable, start-up business.

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Kwan, Celina Khuan Dai. "The effects of environmental variations in day care centres in the development of young children in Singapore." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1997. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006600/.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of variations in the day care environment on linguistic and social-emotional development of pre-school children in Singapore after home background has been taken into account. This study examined differences in the environment of 16 day care centres. Characteristics of the environment were assessed by the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, ECERS (Harms & Clifford, 1980) and the Target Child Method of Observation, TCM (Sylva, Roy & Painter, 1980). The ECERS measured the physical and programmatic features of day care centres and produced a total 'quality' score and seven subscale scores. These consisted of assessments of personal care and routines, furnishing and display, language-reasoning experiences, fine and gross motor activities, creative activities, social development and adult needs provided in day care centres. This rating scale was validated in Singapore and discriminant validity was established. Reliability was also obtained before proceeding with the assessment of the day care environments. The TCM investigated the interactive features of day care centres and consisted of typical activities and social interactions experienced by children. Inter-observer reliability was established and child behaviours were systematically observed and coded for 12,800 thirty-second intervals. Day care effects were investigated by assessing children at two time points. A pre-test,consisting of linguistic and social-emotional assessments, was conducted on 122 pre-school aged children at the beginning of the year and a post-test administered towards the end of the year. Data analysis was conducted by regressing these outcomes on the ECERS measure of the day care environment. T-test analyses were also conducted to investigate differences in typical child behaviours (as nasured by the TCM) between 'high' progress centres and 'low' progress centres. Child characteristics and home background variables were included in the analyses to control for possible confounding of the effects of the day care environment on children's outcomes. This study found that total centre 'quality' and specific subscales on the ECERS were related to some aspects of linguistic and social emotional development of children. Results also suggested that certain child activities and social interaction were associated with higher progress in language development.

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Lymbery, Jennifer Ann Walters. "Giardia and cryptosporidium infection in childcare centres in Western Australia." Murdoch University, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20070327.94029.

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Giardia and Cryptospovidium are both recognised as important causes of infectious diarrhoea in children worldwide, and childcare centres have been shown to be a major site of infection. The incidence of infectious diarrhoea in children attending childcare centres has been estimated at between two to five times greater than in children cared for at home. Both Giardia and Cryptospovidium have a faecal-oral route of transmission that facilitates their spread in childcare environments, but can also be interrupted through the use of efficient hygiene protocols such as handwashing. Despite their importance as causes of infectious diarrhoea, there are no data on the prevalence or transmission dynamics of these parasites in Australian childcare centres. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence and incidence of both Giardia and Ciyptosporidium in children attending childcare centres in Perth,Western Australia. Data were collected on asymptomatic infection, seasonal trends, the transmission dynamics of the parasites and risk factors for infection. The second part of the study involved the development, implementation and evaluation of a health intervention package designed to interrupt the transmission of causative organisms of infectious diarrhoea in childcare centres. This intervention was based on appropriate and effective handwashing. Over a period of 23 months, 1 172 faecal samples were collected from non-toilet-trained children (n=306) attending 14 childcare centres in Perth, Western Australia. Where possible, family and contacts of infected children were also sampled to determine the dynamics of infection in the community. Information on syrnptomology of infections and risk factors for infection was obtained by the administration of a questionnaire to parents of all the children in the study. Over all the childcare centres in the study, 7.8% of children were positive for Giardia and 10.8% were positive for Cryptosporidiunz. Of these, 37.5% of the Giardia-positive children returned positive samples on two to four occasions, but not always consecutively, suggesting either continuous or repeated infection with the parasite. Only 12% of children who were Cryptosporidiurn-positive were infected for two consecutive months. The major findings of this study included a significant seasonal peak in the prevalence of both Giardia and Cryptosporidium, with 50% of Giardia and 73% of Cryptosporidiurn infections occurring during the autumn months of March, April and May, and a high proportion of asymptomatic Giardia infections (45%), compared with only 13.5% of asymptomatic Cryptosporidiurn infections. There was evidence for the transmission of both Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections to household contacts of infected children. Of the children who were found to be positive, faecal samples were also collected from 28 family members of those children with Giardia and from 14 family members of those with Cryptosporidiunz. Of these, 17.9% family members of the children with Giardia and 28.6% of family members of the Cryptosporidiuin children returned positive faecal samples. The only significant risk factor for Giardia infection was the number of adults living in the household, with infection more likely to occur in children who had a greater number of adults in the household. Significant risk factors for Clyptosporidium infection included the age of the child: the mean age of the positive children (20.6 months) was higher than in the negative children (16.6 months), and the length of time enrolled at the centre. Children who were positive had attended for a longer time than those who were negative (1 1.2 and 7.8 months respectively). These results have important implications for the control of infection with these organisms, both within and beyond childcare centres. Since these parasites can be readily transmitted by an asymptomatic carrier, the high percentage of asymptomatic cases in this study, particularly of Giardia, strengthens the argument for health interventions which are directed at interrupting the trailsmission of the parasite. A health intervention programme was developed that focused on handwashing procedures and was targeted at the carers, the children and the parents of the children in the centres. It was designed to be a low-cost programme both financially, and in the time and effort required to implement the programme within the childcare centre, to enhance compliance with the intervention. The success of the programme in changing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of carers was evaluated through a pre- and posttest questionnaire. This showed that the programme successfully improved the knowledge of the carers in the test centres in several important areas of infection control. These included knowledge about specific organisms causing infectious diarrhoea in childcare centres, transmission of these by asymptomatic individuals and increased knowledge about effective handwashing technique. Because it has been repeatedly shown that increased knowledge does not always translate into improved practices, and that interventions are not always successful in maintaining an improvement in the desired practices, a subjective evaluation was also performed. This was designed to determine how effective the intervention was perceived to be by the carers themselves, and whether they would continue to use the intervention over time. The results showed that the majority of the carers (>88%) found the intervention appropriate and useful in teaching both the carers and the children within the centres, the importance of handwashing. Twelve months after the intervention had first been implemented, 57% of the centres in the study were still using the intervention at least once per month and a further 2996, while using it less than this, still continued to use it occasionally. This is important information, since an intervention can only be useful if it is actually being used.

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Lam, Yu-kiu Rita. "The nature of the supervision in multi-service centres for the elderly." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13745049.

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Lum, Yat-sang, and 林一星. "A study of the contribution of the integrated child care centres to the development of social adaptive behaviour of disabled children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31249516.

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Lyne, Mark. "Exposure assessment of traffic-related pm10 pollution in outdoor play areas of early childhood centres." Click here to access this resource online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/413.

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This thesis seeks to assess the exposure of children in outdoor play areas of early childhood centres in Auckland City to traffic-related PM10 pollution. An estimated 400 premature deaths occur each year in New Zealand due to motor vehicle emissions. In addition to premature deaths, acute and chronic health effects including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease and bronchitis, as well as increased hospitalisations and restricted activity days (sick days) are also associated with vehicle emissions. Epidemiological studies have shown that respiratory diseases such as asthma can be exacerbated by increases in the concentration of particulates of less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) from motor vehicle emissions. Significant positive associations have been found between proximity to heavily travelled roads and increased childhood respiratory disease symptoms including hospitalisations for childhood asthma. In spite of this evidence, many early childhood centres in Auckland are located adjacent to busy roads. Children at these early childhood centres spend much of their time playing in the outdoor areas of these centres with the potential for particulates from motor vehicle emissions to exacerbate symptoms in those children already suffering from respiratory disease and asthma. Very little research has been carried out either in New Zealand or internationally on the air quality of outdoor play areas of early childhood centres in relation to motor vehicle emissions and childhood respiratory disease and asthma. The extent of monitoring is also limited and the amount of exposure data available in New Zealand relatively sparse, particularly in comparison with Europe. Levels of traffic-related PM10 in the outdoor play areas of early childhood centres were measured in centres located adjacent to busy roads and in centres away from a quiet road or adjacent to a very quiet road for comparison. Two of five early childhood centres located alongside busy roads had PM10 levels that exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value. While PM10 levels monitored at the other three centres located alongside busy roads did not exceed the WHO guideline value, results were often only marginally within this guideline value. In contrast, PM10 levels monitored at two centres located away from a quiet road and one centre located adjacent to a very quiet road were well within the WHO guideline value. This pilot study provides preliminary evidence that children attending early childhood centres located alongside busy roads have greater exposure to traffic-related PM10 pollution than those attending early childhood centres located away from a quiet road or adjacent to a very quiet road. If the link between PM10 exposure and health effects is causal, as suggested by epidemiological studies, then children attending early childhood centres proximal to busy roads are at a greater risk of respiratory illness than children attending early childhood centres adjacent to quiet roads. Further work is required to confirm the findings in this small sample of air quality around early childhood centres in a larger sample, and possibly to undertake an epidemiological study to confirm the link to health effects. Drawing on the precautionary principle, prudent territorial local authorities should be encouraged to introduce regulations ensuring that any new early childhood centres are located at a specified distance from major roads, and that information for parents, ongoing PM10 monitoring and processes for issuing PM10 advisories when limits are exceeded are available in existing early childhood centres that are adjacent to busy roads.

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Letra, Mariana Rodrigues Araújo. "A perceção dos futuros clientes sobre centro de dia privado : estudo na zona urbana de Lisboa." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/15132.

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Mestrado em Gerontologia
The beginning of the 21st Century was marked by a significant increase in life expectancy in developed countries. Lifespan boost brought new challenges to the community and health care, triggering the creation of Adult Care Services (ADS). Among them, Adult Day Care Centers (ADCC), emerged as a long-term care community service aiming to improve the life quality of the older people. The overall aim of this study was to analyze the perceptions held by people aged 55+ and living in the urban area towards profitable private ADCCs. For this purpose, three focus groups were conducted with clients of senior universities (n=21) living in Lisbon (city center). The main results pointed out to the existence of significant gaps on the available public information on ADS which may affect the willingness of potential consumers to search for these services. Participant´s perceptions of ADCC tended to be unfavourable and embedded in negative stereotypes. The review identified an overall misinformation and misconceptions about ADCC and ADS services. Participants were receptive to ADCCs with a medical approach and associated high monthly fees to private ADCC and NH services. Moreover, the respondents linked “quality services” to private or public institutions located outside the urban area. Further research is needed to examine in detail the perceptions held by target of ADCCs. Recommendations for social marketers, ADCC managers, investors and other decision makers are outlined. Generally, they need to improve their understanding on the needs and perceptions about products and services for the elderly, so that programs and health care services for older people will be properly tailored.
O início do século XXI foi marcado por um aumento significativo da esperança média de vida nos países desenvolvidos. A longevidade trouxe novos desafios para os serviços de saúde e comunitários, desencadeando a criação de respostas sociais para pessoas idosas (Adult Care Services ACS). O Centro de Dia (CD) apareceu, assim, como um serviço comunitário que visa a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos indivíduos mais velhos e sua a permanência, de forma continuada, no próprio meio sócio familiar. O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar a perceção das pessoas com +55 anos, residentes em áreas urbanas, sobre os CD com fins lucrativos. Foram realizados 3 Focus Group (FG) entre estudantes de universidade seniores (n=21) residentes em Lisboa (meio urbano). Os principais resultados apontam para a existência de lacunas significativas na informação pública sobre ACS, o que influencia a disposição dos potenciais consumidores para a procura desses serviços. As perceções das participantes relativas ao CD são geralmente céticas e associadas a estereótipos negativos. Os participantes têm falha de informação geral sobre o CD e ADS; são recetivos ao CD com abordagem médica e correlacionam mensalidades elevadas a CD privados e a estruturas residenciais para idosos. “Serviços de qualidade” são associados a instituições privadas ou a públicas fora da área urbana. Este estudo pretende dotar os marketers sociais, gestores e investidores do setor com informações úteis para o planeamento e criação de respostas socias adequadas. É imperativo compreender as necessidades e perceções que os idosos têm sobre os serviços de saúde disponíveis por forma a criar programas e serviços adequados ao público-alvo.

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Lam, Yu-kiu Rita, and 藍宇喬. "The nature of the supervision in multi-service centres for theelderly." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31977406.

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Findlay, Helen. "Sanctuary versus business culture : perspectives of service users and professional staff towards service user involvement at a UK hospice." Thesis, Brunel University, 2018. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/17563.

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AIM - To explore the perspectives of service users and professional staff towards service user involvement within the context of a changing cultural environment at a UK hospice. METHOD - Case study and thematic analysis including interviews with 16 staff including the CEO and 6 service users at a UK hospice. FINDINGS - Three overarching themes were identified: involvement and disempowerment in decision-making; belonging and alienation in a period of organisational change; struggle to maintain wellbeing and identity in a changing culture. A key finding is that service users receiving care from the hospice wanted their voices to be heard, valued and respected for their personal care and issues affecting the hospice. Service users did not consider it a burden to be asked for their views. They felt disempowered by a consultation process about organisational changes that appeared not to take their views on board. There is a need to consider whether a reliance on surveys for involving service users is sufficient or can become tokenistic. External social-political-economic pressures plus increasing privatisation of public services could influence the way that hospices operate in future. This could involve moving from a sanctuary to a business culture and potentially towards managerialism by adopting a regulatory rather than rights-based approach with an emphasis on increasing reach, measuring numbers and hitting targets. Service users being viewed as consumers with a focus on reablement/rehabilitation activities and less on psychosocial support could also serve to push hospices to start behaving more like hospitals. CONCLUSION - More qualitative research is needed to ensure the voices of service users living with a life-limiting illness are heard. The contributions they make towards co-production of services and research should also be heard and influence practice and policy. Service users should also be more involved in education and training of staff.

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Bergelin, Lavesson Melindah. "Adult versus peer input : Differences in the language of six-year-olds who have been to day care centres versus those who have been at home with an adult." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för humaniora, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-14161.

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The aim of this study was to find out if there were any detectable differences in the language and language use between children who had been at home with an adult, versus children who had been at day care regularly before they started school. Eight six-year-olds, four from each group, were interviewed and their answers compared to each other. The results pointed to a slight difference in word choices and sentence structure and also a greater difference in the past tense verb forms. Children with a day care background tended to discuss and interact more with their peers, though with simpler sentences and several incorrect verb forms, while the stay-at-home children used more complex sentences and had a higher rate of correct past tense verb forms. The conclusion from this study suggests that children need both adult and peer input to develop correct language and the necessary skills for interaction.

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Gil, Márcia de Oliveira Gomes. "O Perfil do Professor de Educação Infantil da cidade do Rio de Janeiro." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2013. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8718.

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A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar e desenhar o perfil dos professores de Educação Infantil do município do Rio de Janeiro, que trabalham em turmas de creche e são oriundos do primeiro concurso realizado para o cargo. Para tanto, as políticas públicas nacionais e regionais foram analisadas à luz do referencial do Ciclo de Políticas, de Ball e Bowe (1992 - 1994). Foram observados os diferentes contextos que culminaram com a criação do cargo de Professor de Educação Infantil (2010) na busca de elementos que ajudam a conhecer o quadro funcional dos profissionais que atuam na Educação Infantil, mais especificamente nas creches cariocas. Apresentamos um breve levantamento dos dados sobre a cidade do Rio de Janeiro, em especial, o lugar que ocupa a Educação Infantil no sistema de ensino carioca. A pesquisa adota uma metodologia qualitativa-quantitativa (quali-quanti). Foi utilizado um questionário digital (plataforma Google Docs) com questões referentes aos aspectos funcionais e formativos do professor. O questionário foi enviado digitalmente às creches para que fosse disponibilizado aos professores de educação infantil nelas lotados. Foram realizados dois grupos focais com professores que responderam ao instrumento digital e aceitaram o convite para participação na modalidade presencial da pesquisa. As questões apresentadas nos Grupos Focais buscaram qualificar os dados produzidos no questionário. As análises qualitativas apoiaram-se na perspectiva teórica de Lev Vigotski e entendem os sujeitos sócio-históricos, imersos em contextos específicos de desenvolvimento e em processo contínuo de transformação. A análise quantitativa apresentou dados relativos à idade, sexo, grupamentos de atuação e experiência profissional. A qualitativa ampliou a discussão sobre a formação inicial e continuada dos PEI e o processo de construção da identidade profissional por eles vivido, dando destaque às situações de conflitos existentes nos ambientes de trabalho (creche e EDI). O perfil produzido revela que o cargo é ocupado por professoras, com idade média de 37 anos, graduadas e que atuam prioritariamente em turmas de maternal. O acesso aos dados produzidos por esta pesquisa pode auxiliar a formulação de políticas públicas que busquem o desenvolvimento das crianças cariocas matriculadas nas creches, a partir do investimento em profissionais especificamente formados para lidar com os desafios do trabalho com as crianças pequenas
This research aims to investigate and draw the profile of the early childhood educators in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, working in public day care centres, in particular those nominated from the first public recruitment exam held for this position. For this purpose, national and regional policies were analysed in light of the Policy Cycle approach by Ball and Bowe (1992-1994). Different contexts that led to the creation of the position of Early Childhood Educator (2010) were observed in search of elements to help understand the workforce of professionals in Early Childhood Education, more specifically in Rio public day care centres. We present a brief survey of data about Rio de Janeiro city, in particular, the place of Early Childhood in the Rio Education System. The research adopts a qualitative- quantitative methodology (quali- quanti). A digital questionnaire was used (Google Docs platform) with questions regarding functional aspects and the training of the educator. The questionnaire was sent digitally to the day care centres where the educators could access it. There were two focus groups with educators who responded to the digital questionnaire and accepted the invitation to participate in the research in-person. The questions in the focus groups sought to qualify the data generated by the questionnaire. Qualitative analyses are based on the theoretical perspective of Lev Vygotsky and encompasses the socio-historical subjects, immersed in specific contexts of development and continuous process of transformation. The quantitative analysis presented data on age, gender, work clusters and professional experience. The qualitative analysis expanded the discussion to initial and continuous training of the Early Childhood Educator and the construction of its professional identity, giving prominence to conflict situations existing in the workplace. The profile output reveals that the position is occupied by teachers, with an average age of 37, graduated and working mainly in classes with children aged 18 months to 3 and a half i.e. the older ones of Early Childhood. Access to the data produced by this research can help formulate public policies that seek the development of children enrolled in public day care centres in Rio de Janeiro, through investing in professionals specifically trained to deal with the challenges of working with small children

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Kruger, Maria Elizabeth. "The play milieu at creches in Macassar." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18025.

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Thesis (MOccTher)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Play is widely acknowledged as a cornerstone of childhood development. Its significance stretches beyond developing cognitive abilities and school readiness to the development of social skills, emotional expression and well-being. The milieu, or environment, is recognized as highly influential with regards to occupational performance; the play environment is therefore also of great importance to child development. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the assessment of this play environment, especially in a developing country context. This study therefore focuses on the play environment at South African crèches, specifically with regards to assessing the environmental factors impacting children’s play, namely play space, play objects, play time and play mates (including caregivers). The National Guidelines of ECD Services in South Africa had already set standards relating to play space, play time and caregiver ratio’s at crèches. Criteria for play objects were established as part of this study through an extensive literature review. These criteria were then applied in a quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive survey at registered crèches in Macassar, a community in the Cape Flats outside Cape Town. The survey results indicated that crèches complied to play space and play time regulations, but that not all crèches complied with the regulations regarding caregiver-child ratio’s and play object adequacy. The crèches especially lacked in gross motor play objects. These findings emphasize the importance of establishing practical criteria and guidelines for all aspects of the play environment and enforcing those standards at day care crèches. The study also provides a useful framework for measuring the adequacy of the play environment at South African crèches.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Spel is ‘n belangrike hoeksteen in kinderontwikkeling en het ‘n noemenswaardige impak op kognitiewe ontwikkeling, skoolgereedheid, die ontwikkeling van sosiale vaardighede, uitdrukking van emosies en algemene welstand. Die milieu, of omgewing, word wyd aangeslaan vir die invloed wat dit op arbeidsverrigting uitoefen en die spelomgewing is daarom belangrik. Daar is egter ‘n tekort in kennis aangaande die spel omgewing, veral in die konteks van ‘n ontwikkelende land soos Suid-Afrika. Hierdie studie bestudeer dus die spel omgewing in Suid-Afrikaanse dagsorgsentrums. Speel-spasie, speeltyd, speelgoed en speel-maats vorm saam die omgewingsfaktore wat op die spel omgewing impakteer en die studie fokus dus op hierdie vier faktore. Die Nasionale Riglyne vir Voorskoolse Kinder Ontwikkeling in Suid Afrika het reeds standaarde gestel ten opsigte van die vewagte fisiese spasie, speeltyd en die getal kinders tot versorgers (versorger-kind verhouding) by Suid Afrikaanse dagsorg sentrums. Kriteria wat meet of daar voldoende speelgoed beskikbaar is vir kinders se optimale ontwikkeling is na aanleiding van ‘n literatuurstudie ontwikkel. Hierdie kriteria, tesame met die kriteria wat deur die Nasionale Riglyne gestel is, is gebruik om die spelomgewing by dagsorg-sentrums in die Macassar gemeenskap op die Kaapse Vlaktes net buite Kaapstad te meet d.m.v ‘n beskrywende opname. Volgens die sensus resultate voldoen die dagsorgsentrums wel aan kriteria ten opsigte van fisiese spasie en beplande speeltyd, maar ontbreek hulle ten opsigte van die versorger-kind verhouding. Die resultate dui ook aan dat al die dagsorg-sentrums nie voldoende speelgoed gehad het om die volle spektrum van kinderontwikkeling te dek nie. Hulle het veral ontbreek in speelgoed vir grof-motoriese spel. Die studie beklemtoon die belang van praktiese en spesifieke riglyne en standaarde sowel as die implementering van hierdie standaarde. Die studie verskaf ook ‘n raamwerk wat gebruik kan word in die assesering van die spel omgewing in ‘n ontwikkelende konteks, sowel as om toekomstige intervensies te lei.

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Juntunen, A. L. (Anne-Leena). "Uusia työtapoja päiväkotityöhön:tutkimus sosionomi (AMK) -koulutuksen asiakastyön harjoittelusta." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2010. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514263828.

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Abstract The development of new work practices requires the combination of several organizations. The interaction and knowledge formation of the participants are the essential factors. The aim of this study was to reveal their potential for forming new work practices to day-care centre work in the practice of Social Services (UAS) studies. The research focused on co-operative learning of the network of persons representing universities (academic and applied sciences) and day-care centres. The methodology of the study is based on developmental work research. Four different types of data were collected: 1. Discussion data of the Social Services (UAS) students, teachers and work place instructors during joint planning sessions, 2. Their stimulated recall -interview data, 3. The historical analysis of the day-care work, 4. Historical analysis of the transfer concept. The “expansive learning cycle” and historical analysis of the transfer were used as conceptual tools of analyzing teamwork and knowledge formation of the teams. The activity system model of developmental work research was used as conceptual tool of analyzing learning of the teams. Central themes were further elaborated using stimulated recall – interviews. The interaction mainly consisted of presenting one’s own view, and on the other hand, solving a common problem. The team did not question the interaction at a personal level. The team was not able to construct the common activity system and the boundary object between different institutions (the university, university of applied sciences and the day-care centres). Knowledge formation was conducted by reconstruction of existing knowledge and traditional transfer. On the other hand, regenerative learning and knowledge formation were developed in the activity system of the day-care centre and education. The team observed children’s learning and the contradictions of current activity and formed a new theoretical concept. It was applied as a tool for the activity of students. The new insight was not expanded to the work in day-care centres. Mere conversation is not sufficient - new work practices require mutual trust, strong network connections and the ability to assess and develop the attitude towards a more co-operative one. Knowledge formation provides regenerative learning. What is essential is questioning present practices, knowing the zone of proximal development of the work and modeling of new ideas. The most important in knowledge formation, interaction and learning are the theories of learning. The starting point to develop the work is to find the right object based on the needs of working life
Tiivistelmä Uusien työtapojen kehittäminen vaatii useiden organisaatioiden yhteistoimintaa. Keskeistä on eri asiantuntijoiden vuorovaikutus ja tiedonmuodostus. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin kehittäjätiimin vuorovaikutuksen ja tiedonmuodostuksen suhdetta uusien työtapojen muodostumiseen sosionomi (AMK) -koulutuksen harjoittelussa. Tutkimus kohdistui yliopiston, ammattikorkeakoulun ja päiväkodin edustajien yhteistoiminnalliseen oppimiseen tavoitteenaan kehittävä siirtovaikutus. Tutkimuksen metodologia perustuu kehittävään työntutkimukseen. Tutkimus sisältää neljä aineistoa: 1. Sosionomi (AMK) -opiskelijoiden, opettajien ja työpaikkaohjaajien keskusteluaineiston, 2. stimulated recall -haastatteluaineiston, 3. päiväkotityön historiallisen kehityksen analyysiaineiston, 4. siirtovaikutuksen käsitteen historiallisen analyysiaineiston. Keskusteluaineiston vuorovaikutuksen analyysimenetelmänä käytettiin tiimityön analysoinnin käsitteellisiä välineitä. Tiedonmuodostusta analysoitiin ekspansiivisella oppimissyklillä ja siirtovaikutuksen kehitysvaihemallilla. Päiväkotityön historia-analyysiä käytettiin osallistujien kehittämiskohteen tulkintaan. Oppimista analysoitiin toimintajärjestelmän rakennemallilla. Stimulated recall -haastattelut täydensivät analyysejä. Kehittäjätiimin vuorovaikutuksessa korostui oman näkökulman esittäminen ja toisaalta yhteisen ongelman ratkaiseminen. Osallistujat eivät kyseenalaistaneet yksilötason vuorovaikutustaan. Tiimi ei pystynyt luomaan yliopiston, ammattikorkeakoulun ja päiväkodin edustajien yhteistä toimintajärjestelmää ja kehittämiskohdetta. Tiedonmuodostusta ohjasivat valmiin tiedon rekonstruointi ja staattinen siirtovaikutus. Toisaalta päiväkodin ja koulutuksen toimintajärjestelmässä kehittyi uudistavaa oppimista. Osallistujat käsittelivät lasten oppimista, nykytoiminnan ristiriitoja ja muodostivat uuden selitysmallin, jolla oli teoreettista merkitystä opiskelijan toiminnan välineenä. Uusi selitysmalli ei siirtynyt päiväkotityöhön. Pelkkä keskustelu ei riitä - uudet työtavat edellyttävät keskinäistä luottamusta, vahvoja verkostosuhteita sekä kykyä arvioida ja kehittää asennetta yhteistoiminnallisuuteen. Tärkeimmiksi tiedonmuodostusta, vuorovaikutusta ja oppimista sääteleviksi tekijöiksi nousevat oppimisteoriat. Uudistukset edellyttävät uudistavaa oppimista. Keskeistä on taito yhdessä kyseenalaistaa nykyistä toimintaa, hahmottaa työn lähikehitys sekä mallittaa uusia ideoita. Lähtökohtana ovat työelämän tarpeista nousevat kehittämiskohteet

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Violon, Margot. "La référence en crèche collective et multi-accueil : quels enjeux pour les enfants, les parents et les professionnelles ? Etre référent d’un jeune enfant en crèche collective : une pratique à (re)-conceptualiser ? Les relations professionnels/enfants dans les pouponnières et foyers de l'enfance : la notion de référence Validation francophone du Todler attention questionnaire, un questionnaire d'attention des jeunes enfants Les enjeux de la référence en crèche selon les professionnelles de la petite enfance et les parents." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018USPCB106.

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Introduction : en crèches collectives, la référence consiste à attribuer à chaque enfant accueilli un professionnel responsable de son accueil. Cette pratique a rencontré un intérêt particulier dans les accueils collectifs car elle permet une individualisation de l'accompagnement limitant l'impact d'une confrontation trop précoce à la collectivité sur le développement de l'enfant. Pour autant, son instauration en crèche a fait l'objet de peu d'écrits cliniques et d'études empiriques. De plus, elle est sujette actuellement à un débat important quant à sa pertinence pour l'enfant, ses parents et les professionnelles. Objectifs et méthodologie : un premier volet exploratoire qualitatif (entretiens) a eu pour but de décrire et d'analyser la mise en application de la référence dans 17 crèches du Loiret, en France, ainsi que les représentations des professionnelles et des parents rencontrés. Puis, un volet expérimental, comparant des données qualitatives (entretiens) et quantitatives (tests de développement, type d'attachement de l'enfant à la professionnelle référente, problèmes et compétences socio-émotionnelles) récoltées dans des crèches pratiquant la référence et ne la pratiquant pas, a exploré l'impact de la référence sur la création des liens enfants-professionnelles et sur le développement de l'enfant. Résultats : cette étude à fait apparaître une mise en application très hétérogène de la référence au sein des crèches, variant notamment avec la durée d'attribution du professionnel référent. Une forte ambivalence est remarquée chez les participants autour de la référence dans sa forme « classique ». Ainsi, si la référence est jugée comme fournissant de la sécurité à l'enfant et à ses parents en présence de la professionnelle, elle génère aussi de l'insécurité en son absence. Quelques résultats quantitatifs semblent soutenir l'idée que la création de liens d'attachement enfant-professionnelle plus sécures est facilitée par la présence d'une référence. Enfin, des résultats contradictoires et peu significatifs pour la plupart sont ressortis quant à l'impact de la référence sur le développement de l'enfant. Seuls les quotients de développement liés à la socialisation et la coordination oculo-manuelle du Brunet-Lézine révisé paraissent être influencés de façon significative et négative par la présence de référents mais cela n'a pas été confirmé par les autres outils. Discussion : contrairement à son application en pouponnière, dans les crèches françaises, la référence semble être davantage axée sur l'organisation des soins qu'elle induit. Cependant, des enjeux important liés à sa mise en pratique se situent autour de la relation privilégiée enfant et référente. Les apports de la théorie de l'attachement et de la psychanalyse permettent d'alimenter la discussion : la relation privilégiée créée est-elle de l'ordre de la création d'un lien d'attachement, base de sécurité pour l'enfant ? Ou relève-t-elle d'un engagement relationnel dans lequel existent un débordement des affects et un sentiment d'appropriation ? La référence peut être perçue ici comme aidant à répondre au premier objectif, mais ne préservant pas du risque de dépasser le seuil de la juste distance affective, voire le multipliant pour certains participants. Ceci nous amène à conclure que la pratique de la référence en crèche semble être amputée de la présence indispensable de « tiers » (e.g. l'équipe, la direction, les « savoirs-tiers ») permettant de contenir les émotions et sentiments éprouvés par les professionnelles, de réamorcer les processus de pensée et les aider ainsi dans la recherche d'une juste distance affective
Introduction: in collective day care centres, the primary caregiving system consists in assigning a primary caregiver to each young child as responsible for taking charge of his needs and care. This practice has raised much interest because it allows to individualize the care provided to infants and toddlers by limiting the impact of an early exposure to a collective setting on child development. However, the implementation of this system in child care facilities has rarely been the object of clinical and empirical studies. Moreover, this system is nowadays the object of controversies and debate about its relevance for the young children, the parents and the professionals involved. Objectives and methodology: a first qualitative and exploratory phase (based on interviews) aims to describe and to analyse how the primary caregiving system has been implemented in 17 day care centres in the Loiret department, in France, as well as the representations parents and professionals have about this system. Secondly, an experimental phase, comparing qualitative data (interviews) to quantitative data (development tests, type of attachment between the child and his caregiver, socio-emotional problems and skills) collected in nurseries applying and not applying primary caregiving system, tries to examine the impact of this approach on the creation of links between children and caregivers and on child development. Results: this study has revealed a widely heterogeneous implementation of the primary caregiving system in day care centres, depending in particular on the length of the assignment of the primary caregiver. A strong ambivalence about the primary caregiving system in its classic form was found among the participants. Hence, this system is seen both as providing security for the child and his parents when the assigned caregiver is present, but generating insecurity when she is absent. Some quantitative results seem to support the idea that the primary caregiving system promotes the formation of more secure attachment bonds between children and professionals. Finally, some contradictory and not significant results have been found regarding the impact of the primary caregiving system on child development. Only the developmental quotients related to socialisation and eye-hand coordination from the Brunet-Lézine Test-Revised appeared to be negatively influenced by the presence of primary caregivers, but this was not confirmed by the results from other tools. Discussion: unlike its implementation in foster care nurseries, the primary caregiving system in French day care centres seems to be focused on the organization of care it induces. The formation of a close or privileged relationship between the child and his assigned primary caregiver stands at the core of the debate and the challenges. Attachment theory and psychoanalysis provide some background for the discussion of this issue: is this privileged relationship an attachment link, essential for the child's security? Or is it rather a relational commitment including a risk of emotional spill-over and a sense of ownership? Some respondents considered that the primary caregiving system can answer to the first objective, but that it does not protect against the risk of exceeding the threshold of a fair affective distance, and might even increase it. This leads us to conclude that the implementation of primary caregiving in day care centres seems to have been reduced to a dual relationship and deprived of the essential presence of third parties (the team, the manager, the institution) which would enable professionals to better contain their emotions and feelings, to enhance the thinking on their practices and to help them to cope with emotional distance

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Caillet, Florence. "La fabrique des besoins sociaux : la place et les usages des besoins des familles dans la politique d'accueil des jeunes enfants en France." Thesis, Pau, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PAUU1003/document.

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Dans la vie sociale, les besoins sont regardés comme un préalable nécessaire à la définition d’un projet ou à la création d’un service. Pourtant s’ils apparaissent évidents, naturels, ils sont l’objet d’une construction sociale. Cette recherche se propose d’étudier le processus de fabrication des besoins sociaux dans la politique d’accueil des jeunes enfants en France en partant des questions suivantes : comment les besoins adviennent-ils sur la scène publique, dans quelle mesure sont-ils pris en considération, comment sont-ils exprimés ? Trois déterminants des besoins ont été au cœur de l’analyse : le politique, l’individu et le marché. Nous avons montré que les besoins sociaux reçoivent plusieurs formes de « mise en visibilité » pour exister publiquement mais que cette politisation aboutit partiellement à les faire reconnaître comme un vrai problème. Par ailleurs, la reconnaissance des besoins sociaux passe par leur transformation en une « demande sociale ». Dans le secteur de la petite enfance, cette expression est rendue difficile parce que la photographie des besoins qui ressort des enquêtes est très hétérogène, mais aussi en raison de l’existence d’une non-demande (le non-recours au service), et à cause des situations « d’imprévisibilité » dans lesquelles se trouvent les parents par rapport à leur mode d’accueil. Enfin, les besoins sont étroitement liés à ceux qui les couvrent. Dans le cadre du nouveau marché des crèches d’entreprise, un déplacement s’opère : les besoins des familles sont mis en arrière-plan au profit de ceux des entreprises et des collectivités financeurs et potentiels clients des services. Ceci étant, les entreprises de crèches continuent à faire exister les besoins des familles, autrement, de manière plus quantitative, notamment par les plates-formes de réservation de places et par la promotion de deux figures du parent, celle du « salarié-parent » et celle du « parent-prospect »
In social life, needs are considered as a necessary prerequisite to the definition of a project or the creation of a service. Though they seem obvious and natural, they result from a social construction. This research sets out to study the making process of social needs regarding child care policy in France from the following questions : how do needs arise on public scene, to what extent are they taken into consideration, how are they expressed ? Three determinative were at the heart of our analysis : politics, market and the individual. We have shown that social needs acknowledge several forms of “visibiliting” so as to exist on public scene but that actually this politicization partially succeeds in making them recognize as a real problem. On the other hand, the recognition of social needs goes through their transformation into one social request. In child care field, this expression turns out to be difficult, because the picture of the needs which emerge from surveys is very heterogeneous, owing to the existence of no-requesting (no-resorting to services), because of some situations of “unpredictability” in which parents cope with child minding. Finally, needs are closely linked to those who cover them. Within the context of the firm child care centres’ new market, a transfer has occurred : families’ needs have been relegated to the background to the profit of the firms and local communities’ ones :services’ financing and potential customers. Yet, market continues making families ‘ needs exist but differently, in a more quantitative way, in particular through child care centres’ websites and also by the promotion of both new faces of the parent : “salaried-parent” and “prospect-parent”

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Duffy, Marina. "The impact of Ireland’s current Mental Health Policy on the profile of community mental Health Services." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/10861.

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RESUMO: Em 2006, foi aprovada uma nova política governamental para a saúde mental intitulada “Uma Visão para a Mudança”, a qual está neste momento no sétimo ano de implementação. A política descreve um enquadramento para o desenvolvimento e promoção da saúde mental positiva para toda a Comunidade e para a prestação de serviços acessíveis, baseados na comunidade, serviços especializados para pessoas com doença mental. A implementação da política e o tornar a “Vision for Change” uma realidade têm sido problemáticos, com críticas consideráveis por parte dos intervenientes, relativas à lenta e desconexa implementação. Este estudo fornece informação sobre as características dos serviços de três importantes tipos de instituições de saúde mental comunitária a nível nacional, nomeadamente Hospitais de Dia, Centros de Dia e residências comunitárias operantes 24 horas. A pesquisa analisa objetivos e funções, perfis dos pacientes, atividades terapêuticas, a eficácia das redes de comunicação e beneficia da perspectiva dos funcionários sobre o que mudou no terreno ao longo dos últimos sete anos. As questões identificadas a partir das características dos três serviços dizem respeito a todos. Os participantes indicaram que o ethos da recuperação parece ter alcançado um papel mais central no tratamento do paciente na comunidade mas reconheceram que o desafio de integrar os princípios de recuperação na prática clínica se mantém presente. Parece ser reconhecida a importância da planificação do cuidado individual nos serviços comunitários e os entrevistados indicaram que existe um empenho para garantir o envolvimento do usuário do serviço. Há diferenças entre os „pontos de vista do pessoal‟ e os „pontos de vista dos representantes‟ sobre uma série de aspetos da prestação de serviços. Este é o primeiro estudo irlandês deste género a examinar a prestação de serviços das três principais instituições comunitárias de saúde mental num só estudo. Estes serviços representam um enorme investimento em recursos, quer a nível monetário, quer humano. O estudo examinou os desafios e as questões fundamentais que lhe são aplicáveis e que têm impacto nestes três tipos de prestação de serviços. Também forneceu informações sobre os elementos de mudança positiva, os quais se começam a focar lentamente na prestação do serviço, assim como na importância da centralidade do utilizador do serviço e na promoção de um ethos da recuperação.----------ABSTRACT: In 2006, a new Government policy for mental health “A Vision for Change” was endorsed and is currently in the seventh year of implementation. The policy describes a comprehensive framework for building and fostering positive mental health across the entire community and for providing accessible, community based, specialist services for people with mental illness. The implementation of the policy and turning “Vision for Change” into reality has been problematic with considerable criticism from stakeholders concerning slow and disjointed implementation. This study provides information on three key community mental health service settings, namely Day Hospitals, Day Centres and 24 Hour Community Residences at a national level. The research looks at aims and functions, patient profiles, therapeutic activities, effectiveness of key communication networks and gains an insight from staff on what has changed on the ground over the past seven years. Issues identified from the three service settings pertain to all. Participants indicated that the recovery ethos appears to have moved to a more central role in patient care in the community but acknowledged that the challenge of integrating recovery principles in clinical practice remains present. The importance of individual care planning appears to be recognised in community services and respondents indicated that efforts are being made to ensure service user involvement. There were differences between „staff views‟ and „advocate views‟ on a number of aspects of service provision. This is the first Irish study of its kind to examine service provision across the three main community mental health settings in one study. These services represent a huge investment in resources both on a monetary and human level. This study has examined the challenges and key issues which are applicable and impacting on all three types of service provision. It has also provided information on the elements of positive change, which are slowly embedding themselves in service provision such as the importance of the centricity of the service user and the promotion of a recovery ethos.

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Msosa, Annie Nancy. "Health information needs of caretakers of orphans at Mphatso Orphan Day Care Center in Lilongwe, Malawi." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/812.

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Introduction: the number of orphans world wide including Malawi, has increased greatly due to the Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The increased number of orphans has led to the development of community based strategies for continuity of care to orphans. People in various communities offer themselves as volunteers to care for the orphans with an aim to providing the best care possible. Due to the increased number of orphans, the caretakers are challenged in the provision of care, to promote the health status of the children. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge and health information needs of caretakers in orphan care at the Mphatso day care centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. Methodology: A descriptive qualitative approach was used to determine the knowledge and health information needs of caretakers of orphans. Using a descriptive qualitative research method, the researcher interviewed eight participants working as volunteers at Mphatso Orphan Day Care Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. Data analysis: In the study, a general content analysis approach was used. In this approach, the audio taped data were transcribed verbatim and translated from Chichewa to English soon after data collection prior to the next day of interview. Transcribing verbatim was done by listening to the tape recorded interviews several times until all the data were captured. Data were thereafter, displayed, reduced and organized into categories and sub categories. Results: Results generated from the study revealed that the caretakers benefit from training prior to the adoption of the caring role. The caretakers were also knowledgeable about the health challenges of the orphans, the concept of caring and health information needs that can help them provide the best care possible to the orphans. Conclusion: Children are facing the tragedy oflosing one or both parents to AIDS. Ifone parent is infected with HIV, there is a high probability that the other parent is also infected and so the entire family faces the threat of illness and later on death. Despite the death of these parents, the children left behind require the continuity of care. Volunteers shoulder the responsibility of caring for the children left by the deceased families. As such, there is need to support those who have dedicated their time to the orphans. Apart from material and financial resources, there is need to support the caretakers of orphans in institutions of care with health information relevant to orphan care.
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Kathyanga, Rachael Shacreen. "An investigation into the implementation of early childhood development policy in community based child care centres. A case of Namatubi Kanyenjere area development programme in Chitipa, Malawi." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4807.

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The study was carried out to investigate the implementation of the Malawian ECD policy in CBCCC in Namatubi Kanyenjere area. Both primary and secondary techniques were used to carry out the research. Literature review was carried out to ascertain the evolvement of ECD over the years and establish the basis of the current policy. Interviews were carried out with three respondent groups namely CBCCC committees, care givers and government officials. This was done to assess perceptions, attitudes and knowledge of the ECD policy among communities as well as the roles played by different stakeholders in the policy implementation. Over 90% of the CBCCC in Chitipa were initiated by communities and duly registered by the government. However there is little monitoring thereof by the government officials which dwindles the activities of the centres. Communities, stakeholders and government face various challenges that require concerted efforts to help improve the implementation of the ECD policy.
Development Studies
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Thompson, Deborah. "Factors associated with sensitive caregivers in Canadian childcare centres." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11896.

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This exploratory study focused on identifying the stuctural indicators of high quality childcare that are associated with high levels of caregiver sensitivity. The participants in the study were 318 caregivers employed in 234 Canadian childcare centres. Caregivers were observed in their centres and their sensitivity was rated using the Caregiver Interaction Scale (Arnett, 1989). Structural indicators of quality were identified through a Centre Questionnaire and a Staff Questionnaire developed for the You Bet I Care! study (Goelman et al. 2000) sent to centres prior to the observations. Using a median split, the caregivers' scores were divided into high and low scores and the structural indicators of the two groups were compared. The results were analysed first considering the scores of all observed caregivers together and then as two separate groups: caregivers of infants and toddlers and caregivers of children aged 3 to 6 years. The analysis revealed that certain features of the centre and characteristics of the caregiver were associated with higher levels of caregiver sensitivity. The features of the centre that were associated with caregiver sensitivity included financial issues (eg. wages), staff development, centre administration, and characteristics of the children in the centre. Characteristics of the caregivers that were associated with sensitivity were caregiver attitudes and beliefs, caregiver feelings about their work, and level of education. The results of this study suggest that caregiver sensitivity which is related to positive developmental outcomes for children may be enhanced through the active support of the larger community.

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Tregenza, Lisa. "A study of teaching behaviours in six selected long day care centres : an analysis of 12 educators interactions with children." 2008. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8081/1959.8/48305.

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This research reports on an observation study conducted in Adelaide, South Australia of how 12 educators working in six long day care centres spent their day when working in their care. Specifically the study sought to answer the following research questions: 1. How do educators spend their day in a long day care setting?-- 2. What is the quality of the interactions that occur between educators and children?-- 3. In what ways, if any, does an educator's qualifications and experience impact on the quality and frequency of interactions?

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Kuo, Su-Hui, and 郭素惠. "A Study on Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Participation Experience in Day Care Centres for the Elderly." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29319222116017767905.

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With the aging of population in Taiwan , calls for community care emerged, and day care programs for the elderly were developed in every counties. This paper investigates the participation experience and its correlations with social support and life satisfaction among the elderly in communities of Nantou county. Case control design is employed to suit research purpose. Study was conducted with gender, age, job, residence, and educational background as the variables. Sample of case group consists of four non-profit elder day care centers and 54 elderly respondents were interviewed. The control group consists of 54 elderly who never enrolled in day care center but with similar social backgrounds pertaining to sex, age , education, and occupational history in the same communities . Research tools developed include questionnaire containing questions on day care participation history, health conditions, social support and life satisfaction scales. Content of questionnaire was validated by professionals. Reliability was approved by pre-test and item analysis. This study reaches the following conclusions: 1.Marital status and self-perceived health status have selective influence on the enrollment of an elder into day care center. 2.Day care elderly have higher life satisfaction than nonparticipant elderly, even after control for their health conditions. 3.Social background factors including education, occupation history ,residence are correlated with day care elderly participants’ perceptions of program. 4.Financial status correlate positively to the elderly’s social support and life satisfaction; while religion correlate negatively to life satisfaction. Causal inference needs to be cautious for such above correlations. 5.Participating elderly in day care centers tend to have more informal support than control group. Social support for participating elderly come mainly from their spouse, children and daughters-in-law. 6.Day care participation has significantly alleviate the care burden of elder’s non-coresident children when children are elder’s primary caregivers. Suggestions and research restrictions: 1. Suggestions for social authorities: improve access to day care for the minor and medium disabled; enforce service for the elderly. 2. Suggestions for day care centers: Remote day care centers need to work on the problem of inconvenient transportation; day care programs need to take diversified learning programs into consideration; day care centers could install elder facilities; they require professional medical care to take care of patients having dementia. 3. Suggestions for elder caregiver and relatives: Encourage couples to develop common hobbies and interests; pay more attention to how well the elderly do in day care centers. 4.Suggestions for future study: Get access to elderly name lists from population administration authorities to save time finding individual cases; it’s optimal to conduct an interview with the primary caregivers。

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Kam, Shau Wan Sanly. "An examination of the creativity of young children in four child care centres in Hong Kong." 2009. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8081/1959.8/82969.

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In Hong Kong, there is a growing awareness in early childhood centres that young children's learning is enhanced where they are encouraged to express and develop their creativity during the learning process. This study was principally concerned with examining (a) how young children expressed their creativity and (b) factors that contributed to their creative products and creative performances in child care centre settings in Hong Kong. This study investigated young children both individually and as a group, and it examined the approaches and teaching strategies that tended to nurture children's creative potential.
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Mtshali, Adolphas K. "The role of early childhood development centres in promoting socio-economic development in rural communities." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1265.

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Die rol van vroeë kinderontwikkeling in die bevordering van sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling in landelike gebiede is ‘n navorsingsprojek wat in Nongoma, Noordelike Kwa Zulu-Natal uitgevoer is. Die doel van die projek was om die rol wat deur vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra (creches) gespeel is in die bevordering van gemeenskapsontwikkeling in landelike gebiede te verken. ‘n Kwalitatiewe ontwerp is gebruik om data van respondente in te win. Die data is ingewin van deelnemers in die vroeë kinderontwikelingsentra deur middel van ‘n onderhoudskedule. Onderhoude is deur middel van oudiobande opgeneem en later op papier getranskribeer. Temas is uit die data wat deur die respondente verskaf is, ontwikkel. Die steekproef is uit dertien crechebestuurders, twaalf vrouens uit armoedige ontwikkelingsverligtingsprojekte, een raadslid en twee lede van gemeenskapsbaseerde organisasies, saamgestel. Die doelwitte van die ondersoek is: • Om die verskeie rolspelers in vroeë kinderontwikkeling te identifiseer • Om die sosio-ekonomiese belangrikheid van vroeë kinderleidingsentra in Nongoma te ondersoek • Om die uitdagings wat die verskaffers van vroeë kinderleidingsdienste in Nongoma konfronteer, te beskryf • Om die verhouding tussen vroeë kinderleidingsdienste en gemeenskapsontwikkeling te ontleed Die ondersoek het rolspelers (staatsdepartemente, burgerlike samelewing en die private sektor) geidentifiseer en het die rol wat deur elke rolspeler uitgevoer is omskryf. Dit het ook gapings in dienslewering geidentifiseer. Dit het die opvoedkundige, gesondheids-, maatskaplike, ekonomiese en sielkundige belangrikheid van creches uitgelig. Dit het die belangrikheid van vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra in vrouens se maatskaplike ontwikkeling uitgestip. Dit het ook ‘n begrip van “plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorg fokus” ontwikkel. Aanbevelings ten opsigte van wat maatskaplike werkers kan doen om plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorgfokus te bevorder, is gemaak.
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Obera, Sheri Louis. "The reality of print literature resources in a representative sample of urban child care centres." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16199.

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This thesis is a qualitative study of six full day childcare centres. The purpose of this study was to identify the print literature resources that are present within a representative sample of urban childcare centres. Data were collected using field notes and manager interviews. A further analysis of the resources present allowed to the researcher to evaluate the quality of the resources and to discern whether the early childhood educators sampled have the resources to provide the foundation for a quality literature program. The books were analysed using five elements, including; literary merit, age and accuracy, physical condition, genre and developmental appropriateness, and quantity and accessibility. A total of 2774 resources were present in the six childcare centres. Overall the centres did not satisfy the elements for quality resources. Only 1% of the resources were found to have been judged worthy of recognition through nomination or award. The average age of the resources was 16 years, with an age span of 102 years, causing concern for accuracy, especially for information literature. The physical condition of the print literature resources did conform to quality guidelines, and it was discovered that physical condition was the only reason for discarding a book. There were a variety of genres present within the childcare centres, with the largest genre being information books. The second largest genre was surprising, as TV/Toy books represented 19.5% of the total collections. None of the centres met International Reading Association guidelines for quantity or accessibility for classroom libraries. It was clear that quantity and cost were the most important factors influencing the print literature collections in these childcare centres.
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Moselane, Naledi. "It still takes a village: a look at the extent to which early childhood development policy is implemented in two township day care centres in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane (Gauteng)." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19596.

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Pestana, Ana Luísa Drumond. "A gestão do apoio a pessoas idosas com doença de Alzheimer: o caso do centro de dia “Lugar de Memórias”." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/11537.

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Orientação: Isabel de Freitas Vieira
O envelhecimento demográfico sendo um tema urgente nos dias de hoje, merece especial destaque na presente dissertação, sobretudo a temática das demências – Doença de Alzheimer. Tendo em conta a prevalência deste tipo de demência, surgiu a necessidade de compreender melhor a realidade do Centro de Dia Lugar de Memórias, visto ser uma resposta especializada na DA, que presta cuidado a 14 pessoas idosas com demência. O presente estudo aborda teoricamente, o envelhecimento, a demência e a doença de Alzheimer, a importância da prestação de cuidados a pessoas idosas com doença de Alzheimer, a gestão de IPSS’s e o Serviço Social na prestação de cuidados a pessoas idosas com DA. O objetivo principal desta investigação passa por compreender como é que se processa a gestão do apoio e dos cuidados a pessoas idosas com doença de Alzheimer e, ainda, que competências específicas devem ter os cuidadores formais para lidarem com esta demência. A investigação desenvolveu-se através de um estudo de caso, descritivo, no Centro de Dia “Lugar de Memórias” localizado na RAM, tendo sido realizada observação direta e entrevistas semi-diretivas a 8 profissionais de diferentes categorias profissionais do CD. A metodologia seguida foi a qualitativa, através de uma lógica indutiva. Relativamente aos resultados obtidos, é de referir que a equipa, de uma forma geral, possui as competências necessárias para prestar o cuidado adequado aos utentes do CD, estando normalmente motivada para a realização do mesmo. Porém, apresentam algumas necessidades que, colmatadas, poderiam contribuir para uma melhor relação de cuidados e para o aumento da qualidade dos serviços prestados. A título de exemplo podemos adiantar a necessidade de facultar aos cuidadores formais mais momentos formativos e um maior acompanhamento por parte da direção técnica através das reuniões de equipa e da monitorização das práticas, por forma a assegurar os objetivos de intervenção propostos e de modo a contribuir para a garantia de serviços de qualidade que maximizem o bem-estar do utente. Um líder presente e atento é essencial para a garantia do sucesso das instituições.
Demographic ageing is an urgent issue nowadays and deserves special emphasis in this dissertation, especially the theme of dementias - Alzheimer's disease. Taking into account the prevalence of this type of dementia, there was a need to better understand the reality of the “Lugar de Memórias” day centre, since it is a specialised response in Alzheimer Disease, which provides care to 14 elderly people with dementia. This study theoretically addresses ageing, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, the importance of caring for older people with Alzheimer's disease, the management of Private Institution of Social Solidarity and the role of Social Service in providing care to older people with AD. The main objective of this research is to understand how support and care management for older people with Alzheimer's disease is carried out and also what specific skills formal caregivers should have to deal with this dementia. The research was carried out through a descriptive case study at the "Lugar de Memórias", day centre located in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with direct observation and semi-directive interviews with 8 professionals from different professional categories of the day centre. The methodology followed was qualitative, through an inductive logic. With regard to the results obtained, it should be noted that, in general, the team has the necessary skills to provide adequate care to the users of the day centre and is usually motivated to do so. However, they do have some needs which, if plugged, could contribute to a better care relationship and an increase in the quality of the services provided. As an example, we can advance the need to provide formal caregivers with more training moments and greater supervision by the technical management through team meetings and monitoring of practices, in order to ensure the intervention objectives proposed and contribute to the guarantee of quality services that maximize the patient's well-being. A present and attentive leader is essential to ensure the success of the institutions.

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Nunes, Joana Margarida Silva. "Implementação da gestão da qualidade no serviço de apoio domiciliário: Centro de Dia São Simão." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/6281.

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Orientação: Aida Ferreira
O presente relatório reporta-se ao estágio desenvolvido no Centro de Dia São Simão pertencente à Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Torres Novas. O estágio teve como principal objetivo contribuir para a implementação da gestão da qualidade na instituição, mais especificamente, no serviço de apoio domiciliário do Centro de Dia São Simão. A gestão da qualidade é de extrema importância e de carácter obrigatório para as instituições do terceiro setor. O objetivo é que as instituições adotem os Modelos de Avaliação da Qualidade das Respostas Sociais dado pelo Ministério da Solidariedade, Emprego e Segurança Social e que alcancem os níveis obrigatórios de qualidade. Os novos acordos de cooperação vão ser mais exigentes e só serão atribuídos se existir certificação de qualidade. A parte teórica do presente relatório incidiu sobre o envelhecimento e também sobre a qualidade, gestão e liderança nas instituições. Procedeu-se ainda a um melhor conhecimento do local através da caraterização do concelho de Torres Novas, sua demografia, caracterização da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Torres Novas e do Centro de Dia São Simão. Com vista especificamente à implementação do sistema de qualidade foi elaborado o plano individual para cada um dos utentes do serviço de apoio domiciliário, e, para que fosse possível alcançar esse objetivo foi necessário elaborar uma caracterização pormenorizada de cada utente. Procedeu-se também à descrição da metodologia, das atividades de intervenção e interpretação dos resultados. Numa primeira fase do estágio fez-se o acompanhamento e observação da situação dos idosos, atendimentos no serviço de apoio domiciliário e acompanhamento da diretora técnica com o propósito de conhecer os utentes e criar as relações necessárias para desenvolver o projeto de estágio. Da intervenção na instituição resultou a elaboração dos processo-chave que serão utilizados pela instituição e aplicados aos utentes do Centro de Dia São Simão, no sentido de cumprir as normas de qualidade referentes ao apoio domiciliário. Foi também realizado o plano individual de cada um dos vinte e seis utentes do serviço de apoio domiciliário.
This report relates to the internship developed at Centro de Dia São Simão that belongs to Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Torres Novas. The internship aimed to contribute to the implementation of quality management in the institution, more specifically, in home support service Centro de Dia São Simão. Quality management is of extreme importance and binding on the third sector industries. The goal is for the institutions to adopt the Quality Assessment Models of Social Responses given by the Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security and reach the required levels of quality. The new cooperation agreements will be more demanding and will only be awarded if there is quality certification. The theoretical part of this report focused on ageing and also on the quality, management and leadership of the institutions. It was carried out the characterization of Torres Novas municipality and its demography, such as the characterization of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Torres Novas and Centro de Dia São Simão. An individual plan was drawn up for each of the users of home support service and to make it possible, it was necessary to make a detailed characterization of each user. Later there was a description of the methodology, intervention activities and interpretation of results. In a first stage it was carried out monitoring and observation of the situation of the elderly, the attendances in home support service and accompaniment of technical director, with the purpose of knowing the users and create the necessary relationships to develop the internship project. The intervention in the institution led to the preparation of the key process that will be used by the institution and applied to users of the Centro de Dia São Simão in order to meet the mandatory quality standards. It was also performed the individual plan for each of the twenty-six users of home support service.

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Gaidão, Maria Clara da Silva Caetano Lopes. "Envelhecimento activo e autonomia : um desafio às Instituições particulares de Solidariedade Social com resposta social em centro de dia : um estudo de caso." Master's thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/3444.

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Orientação : Maria Irene B. Lopes de Carvalho
Given the uncertainties that pervade the growing aging population underscores the role of institutions of social solidarity and social responses in protecting the elderly and support for families, for achievement of individual welfare and collective. With this study we sought to determine how the services provided by social response in Day Centre promotes autonomy and active aging customer. Autonomy is present throughout the course of life from childhood to old age in a dialectic between the condition of dependence and independence. But mostly by the need for self-determination that converges with the statement of Human Rights, a subsidiary active and dignified aging. Thus the investigation took place under the theoretical autonomy of active aging and social responses. As analysis methodology was used an approach which combined both qualitative and quantitative (plural mix). The research took place in the social response to the Day Centre for the Elderly and Disabled Association of Penedo (AIDP). For data collection we have chosen instruments of inquiry direct to customers and technicians responsible. In the first case we applied two semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire in the second semi-structured individual. The results elucidate the role that social response at Day Centre assumes the promotion of autonomy, particularly in the representation of opportunities for active aging and perceptions of customers about the results of these in their daily lives
Diante das incertezas que perpassam o crescente envelhecimento das populações ressalta o papel das Instituições de Solidariedade Social e das respostas sociais na protecção às pessoas idosas e no apoio às famílias, para conquista do bem-estar individual e colectivo. Com este estudo pretendeu-se determinar de que forma os serviços disponibilizados pela resposta social em Centro de Dia promovem a autonomia e o envelhecimento activo dos clientes. A autonomia está presente em todo o curso de vida da infância até a velhice numa dialéctica entre a condição de dependência e independência. Mas principalmente pela necessidade da autodeterminação que converge com a afirmação dos Direitos Humanos, subsidiário de um envelhecimento activo e digno. Deste modo a investigação decorreu sob o referencial teórico do envelhecimento activo da autonomia e das respostas sociais. Como metodologia de análise foi utilizada uma abordagem que aliou o qualitativo e quantitativo (plural mix). A investigação decorreu na resposta social em Centro de Dia da Associação dos Idosos e Deficientes do Penedo (AIDP). Para a recolha de dados optámos por instrumentos de inquirição directa aos técnicos responsáveis e aos clientes. No caso dos primeiros foram aplicadas duas entrevistas semi-directivas e no segundo um questionário semi-estruturado individual. Os resultados elucidam o papel que a resposta social em Centro de Dia assume na promoção da autonomia, nomeadamente, na representação de oportunidades para o envelhecimento activo dos clientes e a percepção destes acerca dos resultados no seu quotidiano.

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Silva, Flora Cristina Moreira e. "Qualidade de vida no processo de envelhecimento e a integração nos centros de dia (uma perspectiva do utente)." Master's thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/1660.

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Orientação: Paulo Sequeira
Fruto das alterações demográficas nas últimas décadas, verifica-se um duplo envelhecimento: na base e no topo, advindo daí a necessidade de respostas sociais. Os Centros de Dia são estruturas semi-institucionalizadas que surgem enquadradas numa política de 'envelhecer em casa' sendo, por isso, uma verdadeira alternativa ao internamento permanente. O objectivo geral deste estudo passa por avaliar, na perspectiva do utente, a dinâmica institucional dos Centros de Dia e o seu contributo para a melhoria da sua qualidade de vida. O estudo é sustentando por uma amostra de 48 utentes de IPSS's e pela análise dos níveis gerais de satisfação, serviços disponibilizados, actividades propostas e graus de participação dos utentes. Como instrumento de recolha de dados, usou-se uma versão adaptada do 'Questionário do Utente', do protocolo de avaliação de Centros de Dia. Os resultados apontam para respostas favoráveis a uma boa socialização, muito próximas da concordância na autonomia e bom nível de satisfação relativamente à satisfação global. Nas actividades de vida diária, exceptuando o tomar banho, todos os outros itens obtiveram resposta ‘sem ajuda’. Relativamente à intensidade de utilização dos Centros de Dia registámos um valor elevado. O principal motivo de adesão ao programa é a necessidade de companhia.
Due to demographic changes in the last couple of decades, there exist a double aging effect: on the base and at top; which requires satisfactory social answers. The Adult Day Care Centers are semi-institutionalized structures that follow the 'aging at home' rule. They are, therefore, for elders a real alternative to the permanent internment. The aim of this study is to evaluate, in the users' perspective, the institutional dynamics of Adult Day Care Centers and their contribution to the improvements in its quality of life. The study is supported by a sample of 48 users of IPSSs and the analysis about the overall levels of satisfaction, provided services, proposed activities and degrees of users' involvement. For data collection, we used an adapted version of 'Questionnaire of User' from the evaluation protocol of Adult Day Care Centers. The results indicate a favorable response to good socialization, very close to agreement on autonomy and good level of satisfaction with the overall satisfaction. In the daily life activities the answer was 'no help' for all itens, with the exception of bathing. Regarding the intensity in the usage of Adult Day Care Centers we have recorded a high value. The main reason for joining the program is the need for companionship.

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Costa, Patrícia Alexandra dos Santos Gil. "Gestão da qualidade de vida dos idosos em centro de dia : entre a satisfação e a motivação do idoso." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/9035.

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Orientação: Carla Sofia Rocha Silva
Na sequência das alterações demográficas das últimas décadas, verifica-se um duplo envelhecimento: na base e no topo, advindo daí a necessidade de respostas sociais. A integração dos idosos nos centros de dia tornou-se uma alternativa à institucionalização, permitindo esta que o idoso possa continuar a habitar a sua casa, a manter o seu relacionamento com pessoas significativas, criando-se assim condições para a sua participação na vida da comunidade em que está inserido. Assim, no âmbito deste estudo, pretendeu-se analisar a Gestão da Qualidade de Vida dos Idosos em Centro de Dia. Os dados foram obtidos por inquérito por questionário através do qual procurámos saber o grau de satisfação dos idosos que frequentam o Centro de Dia. A investigação incidiu sobre uma amostra de idades compreendidas entre os 65 e os 95 anos, sendo 6 de género masculino e 24 do género feminino dos Centros de Dia: Centro de Dia Paroquial São Maximiliano Kolbe, Centro de Dia Paroquial da Ameixoeira e Centro de Dia da Associação de Beneficência Casas S. Vicente de Paulo. No âmbito desta investigação foi elaborado como instrumento de recolha de dados, o Questionário aos seniores nesses Centros de Dia, o qual constituem uma oportunidade de reflexão sobre o papel da resposta social. Os resultados demonstram que a oferta de serviços da Instituição é adequada à promoção da QdV dos idosos com mais de 65 anos a frequentarem o Centro de Dia. O presente estudo revelou também que, para este grupo de idosos em CD a resposta da Instituição é percebida como promotora de QdV. Verificou-se que a QdV é uma dimensão essencialmente subjetiva, que tende a depender mais da perceção que o indivíduo possui acerca da mesma, do que de indicadores objetivos, tais como a saúde física e aspetos de natureza social.
As a result of demographic changes in the last decades, it shows that there is a double aging: the base and the top, hence the need for social responses. The integration of the elderly in day centers has become an alternative to institutionalization, allowing the elderly to continue living in their homes, maintaining the relationship with significant people thereby creating conditions for their participation in the community life where they are placed. The purpose of this study was to analyze the quality of life management of the elderly in day centers. The data were collected by questionnaire survey through which we look into to know the degree of satisfaction of the elderly who attend the day center. The research was focused on a sample between the ages of 65 and 95, which 6 people were male and 24 were female, and 3 different day centers: Centro de Dia Paroquial São Maximiliano Kolbe, Centro de Dia Paroquial da Ameixoeira e Centro de Dia da Associação de Beneficência Casas S. Vicente de Paulo. As part of this research I designed as a data collection tool a questionnaire to these senior on these day centers. The data obtained provide an opportunity to reflect the role of the social response of the day center. The final result shows that the service offered by the institution is adequate to promote the QoF of elderly over 65 years old attending the day center. This study also shows that for this group of 65 years old in day centers, the institution’s response is perceived as a promotor of QoF. It has been verified that QoF is an essential subjective dimension, which tends to depend more of the individual perception about it rather than objective indicators such as physical health and social aspects.

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Caramelo, Ana Cristina Lima Mimoso. "Qualidade de vida da pessoa idosa nos lares e centros de dia do Distrito de Vila Real." Doctoral thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19362.

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A presente dissertação teve como objetivo avaliar a Qualidade de Vida (QdV) das Pessoas Idosas em Lares e Centros de Dia (CD´s), no Distrito de Vila Real. Esta nossa pesquisa enquadra-se num tipo de estudo exploratório, descritivo e transversal, englobando uma população de 2588 Pessoas Idosas e posteriormente uma amostra de 508 idosos, que se deparam nas onze Instituições Particulares de Solidariedade Social, dos dez Concelhos, do Distrito de Vila Real: 128 idosos que frequentam CD´s e 380 Pessoas Idosas a residirem em Lares. Os idosos avaliaram positivamente a QdV em todas as facetas do WHOQOL-OLD, instrumento de avaliação da QdV da Organização Mundial de Saúde; e os scores avaliativos por faceta, em ordem crescente, foram: “Autonomia” (10,00), “Morte e Morrer” (10,51), “Intimidade” (11,22), “Funcionamento Sensorial” (12,97), “Família/Vida Familiar e Atividades Passadas” (21,70), “Participação Social e Atividades Presentes e Futuras” (22,12). O valor médio do score dos idosos residentes em Lares (88,54 ± 16,76) foi similar ao dos idosos que requentam CD´s (88,47 ± 14,56); e que correspondem a uma boa QdV. O índice de QdV da Pessoa Idosa não diferiu consoante a Resposta Social. O índice de QdV das Pessoas Idosas residentes em Lares não diferiu em função do Género, Grupo Etário, Estado Civil, Prática Religiosa, Tempo de Frequência; mas diferiu em função do Nível de Instrução, Existência de Família, Pessoa com quem o idoso partilha o quarto, Periodicidade com que recebem visitas de familiares, amigos, vizinhos e/ou voluntários; Sub-região onde está localizada a Instituição de Proveniência. O índice de QdV da Pessoa Idosa a frequentar CD`s não diferiu em função do Género, Grupo Etário, Estado Civil, Nível de Instrução, Existência de Família, Prática Religiosa, Pessoa com quem vivem, Tempo de Frequência; mas diferiu consoante a Subregião onde está localizada a Instituição de Proveniência. Comprovámos existir uma correlação positiva entre a dependência da Pessoa Idosa e o índice de QdV das Pessoas Idosas residentes em Lares e a frequentar CD´s; e uma relação de dependência entre o grau de dependência para as Atividades de Vida Diária (AVD) dos idosos e o estarem residentes em Lares ou a frequentar CD´s. As Pessoas Idosas residentes em Lares apresentaram maior grau de dependência para as AVD quando comparadas com as Pessoas Idosas a frequentar CD´s. Similarmente patenteámos não existir uma correlação entre a Idade da Pessoa Idosa e o índice de QdV das Pessoas Idosas residentes em Lares e a frequentar CD´s.
The present thesis aimed to evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) of the Elderly in Homes and Day Centres (CD), in the Vila Real District. Our research relates to a type of exploratory, descriptive and transversal, embracing a population of 2588 Elderly and thereafter a sample of 508 elderly, facing the eleven Social Solidarity Private Institutions, of the ten Counties, of the Vila Real District: 128 seniors attending CDs and 380 elderly residing in nursing homes. The elderly positively evaluated the QoL in all facets of the WHOQOL-OLD, assessment instrument for evaluation of the QoL from the World Health Organization, and the scores for evaluative facet, in ascending order, were: "Autonomy" (10,00), "Death and Dying" (10,51), "Intimacy" (11,22), "Sensory Functioning" (12,97), "Family/Family Life and Past Activities" (21,70) and "Social Participation and Gifts and Future Activities" (22,12). The mean score of the elderly living in nursing homes (88.54 ± 16.76) was similar to the elderly who attend CD (88.47 ± 14.56); and that a good match QoL. The QoL index of the Elderly did not differ according to the Social Response. The QoL index of the Elderly residents in nursing homes did not differ according to Gender, Age Group, Marital Status, Religious Practice, Frequency Time; but differed according to the Instruction Level, Family Existence, person with whom the old sharing the room, with Frequency receiving visits from family, friends, neighbors and / or volunteers; Subregion where is located the Institution of Origin. The QoL index of the Elderly attending CD`s did not differ according to Gender, Age Group, Marital Status, Education Level, Family Existence of Religious Practice, person with whom they live, Frequency Time; but differed by Sub-region where is located the Institution of Origin. We have confirmed there is a positive correlation between the dependence of the Elderly and the QoL index of the Elderly residents in nursing homes and attending CD; and a dependency relationship between the degree of dependence on the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) of the elderly and are living in homes or attending CD. The Elderly residents in nursing homes showed a higher degree of dependence in ADL compared with Older Persons attending CD. Similarly patented there is no correlation between the age of the Elderly and the QoL index of the Elderly residents in nursing homes and attending CD.

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Sonnenberg, Edwina Samantha. "Social context, social cohesion and interventions: an assessment of early childhood development (ECD) programmes in selected communities in the Cape Flats." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24544.

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South Africa’s education system is in crisis. Problems in education directly impact the country’s economy through its influence on skills development for employability. Young children trapped in an environment under serviced by educational resources and haracterised poor social cohesion cannot reach their full potential. This study, undergirded by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, sought to establish whether stateled early childhood development centres (ECDCs) in the Cape Flats can establish social cohesion and foster responsible citizenship and youth resilience. A qualitative study was conducted in selected ECDCs. Focus group interviews with caregivers of children from sampled centres and face-to-face interviews with the owners/managers of centres were augmented by an interview with an official from local government. The study concluded that the sampled ECDCs are merely coping, but restricted by various problems. They cannot function optimally as institutions for community development, although the community holds them in high esteem. Recommendations are made for improvements.
Uhlelo lwemfundo yaseNingizimu Afrika lunezingxaki. Izinkinga ezitholakala kwezemfundo zinomthelela othintana ngqo nezomnotho ngenxa yethonya ezinalo ekuthuthukisweni kwamakhono kuzokwenza abantu ukuba baqasheke. Izingane ezisezincane ezibiyelwe esibayeni esincishwa izimfanelo zezemfundo, ezingenakho nokubumbana okufanele komphakathi, ngeke zakufeza lokho ezinamandla okufinyelele kukho. Ucwaningo olususelwe esibonelweni sikaBronfenbrenner ngobudlelwane bomuntu nesizinda sakhe, lwaluhlose ukuthola ukuthi ngabe izikhungo eziholwa ngumbuso zokuthuthuka kwezingane ezincane (ama-ECDC) eCape Flats ziyakwazi yini ukugxilisa ukubumbana komphakathi, zikhulise kumuntu ukuba yisakhamuzi esiqotho nabasha abakwazi ukuqina bomelele. Kwenziwa ukuhlolisisa ezikhungweni zama-ECDC ezikhethiwe. Kwaba nokuxoxisana namaqembu aqokiwe abanakekeli bezingane zakulezo zikhungo ezikhethiwe, kwabuye kwaba nokuxoxa bukhoma nabanikazi/abaphathi bezikhungo, okwengezwa kukho nesikhulu esivela kuhulumeni wendawo. Lolu cwaningo lwafinyelela ekuthini izikhungo ezikhethiwe zama-ECDC zazipatanisa nje ngoba zazinqindwa yizinkinga ezahlukene, okusho ukuthi zazingakwazi ukusebenza ngokuphelele njengezikhungo zokuthuthukisa umphakathi, noma umphakathi wona wawuzibabaza kakhulu. Kukhona nezincomo ngokungase kwenziwe ukuze isimo sibe ngcono.
Isimo senkqubo yemfundo yoMzantsi Afrika simandundu. Iingxaki ezikhoyo kwezemfundo ziluchaphazela ngqo uqoqosho ngenxa yokuba zinefuthe kuphuhliso lwezakhono ezilungiselela ukuqesheka komntu. Abantwana abaselula abakwazi ukuphuhla ngokugqibeleleyo kuba bavaleleke kwimeko yemfundo eneenkonzo ezingekho mgangathweni nakwisimo esingazinzanga somphakathi. Esi sifundo sisekelwe kwinkqubo kaBronfenbrenner yolwalamano lwezinto eziphilayo nendalo, kwaye sizama ukuqonda ukuba ingaba ukusekwa kwamaziko ophuhliso lwabantwana abancinci (iiearly childhood development centres- ECDCs) eCape Flats kungadala uzinzo eluntwini, kukhuthaze ukuba ubani abe ngummi othatha uxanduva, ulutsha lungathabatheki lula kusini na. Uphando lomgangatho lwenziwe kumaziko iiECDCs ezikhethiweyo. Udliwano-ndlebe namaqela abantu abagcina abantwana kumaziko akhethiweyo kwanabaphathi baloo maziko luxhaswe ludliwano-ndlebe esiphathamandla sorhulumente wendawo. Esi sifundo sifikelele kwisigqibo esithi ezi ECDCs zikhethiweyo ziyazama kodwa zikhonkxwa ziingxaki ezahlukeneyo, nto leyo ithetha ukuthi azikwazi ukusetyenziswa ngokupheleleyo njengamaziko ophuhliso lomphakathi nangona umphakathi wona uzixabise kakhulu. Kunikwe iingcebiso zokuphucula imeko.
Development Studies
M.A. (Development Studies)

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