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Promoting Healthy Human Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Social Work and Social Development Perspectives
by Ndangwa NoyooThis is the first book that examines healthy human relationships in post-apartheid South Africa. In contemporary South Africa, human relationships are under considerable threat. Despite the 1994 commitment to an inclusive and human-rights-based democracy, human relationships remain strained. Bearing in mind South Africa's tortuous and divisive past, this book brings to light many issues, prospects and challenges with regard to the promotion of healthy human relationships after apartheid ended. Social work and social development perspectives are central to the issues that are raised in this volume. The profession of social work has always championed the centrality of human relationships, being less interested in the internal functioning of people and more interested in their interpersonal functioning within broader structures and forces, including social justice, building people's strengths and capabilities, anti-discrimination, diversity and empowerment.This edited book is based on select papers presented at a social work conference in 2019 that was co-hosted by the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town and the Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions. In the chapters, the contributors offer some solutions to the ubiquitous societal ills that emanate from either corrosive or broken human relationships:Resurgent racism in post-apartheid South Africa and the need to promote healthy human relationshipsPromoting healthy human relationships with sub-Saharan African immigrants and South AfricansPromoting family and human relationships in a traumatised societySocial policy, social welfare, social security and legislation in promoting healthy human relationships in post-apartheid South AfricaSocial protection as a tool to promote healthy human relationships in South AfricaPromoting Healthy Human Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa is an essential resource for an international audience of scholars, policy-makers, and social work and social development practitioners, legislators and students.
Promoting Heritage Language in Northwest Russia (Routledge Studies in Linguistic Anthropology)
by Laura SiragusaThis volume illustrates how language revival movements in Russia and elsewhere have often followed a specific pattern of literacy bias in the promotion of a minority’s heritage language, partly neglecting the social and relational aspects of orality. Using the Vepsian Renaissance as an example, this volume brings to the surface a literacy-orality dualism new to the discussion around revival movements. In addition to the more-theoretically oriented scopes, this book addresses all the actors involved in revival movements including activists, scholars and policy-makers, and opens a discussion on literacy and orality, and power and agency in the multiple relational aspects of written and oral practices. This study addresses issues common to language revival movements worldwide and will appeal to researchers of linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, education and language policy, and culture studies.
Promoting High Technology Industry: Initiatives And Policies For State Governments
by Robert Wilson Jurgen Schmandt Suzanne E Smith Brian H MullerIn the wake of declining federal involvement in state affairs, state governments have taken the initiative in creating science and technology policies and programs for economic development. The contributors to this study look at the attempts of eight states—California, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and T
Promoting Holistic Development in University Students (Quality of Life in Asia #17)
by Daniel T.L. ShekThis book focuses on the issue of holistic development of university students. It takes a specific focus on the developmental needs of the students and the importance of the development of twenty-first-century skills, as well as well-being, leadership, and civic engagement in university students. Drawing from the case study of the “Leadership Education and Development” (LEAD) program in Hong Kong, the author outlines existing theories, research findings, and best practices in the promotion of university students' development. Particularly relevant to social scientists and practitioners in higher education settings, not only in Hong Kong and China, but beyond, this book is a pioneer and substantial contribution to the fields of youth studies, positive psychology, quality of life and well-being.
Promoting Inclusive Systems for Migrants in Education (Migration and Education)
by Paul Downes Jim Anderson Lore Van Praag Alireza BehtouiThis novel contribution examines the lived experiences of migrants in education in various international contexts, exploring common school system features that promote students’ inclusion and challenge their exclusion.With a range of international contributions and case studies from Canada, the US, Hong Kong, Japan and Europe, the book offers critical, theoretically innovative understandings examining national policies and practices to develop reforms, focusing on agency, heterogeneity and systems of relational spaces for migrant youth. Chapters engage with discussions around differentiated needs of marginalised and vulnerable groups, as well as the importance of superdiversity in studying and developing inclusive systems for migrant youth in education.Offering unique insights, the book outlines a framework for the promotion of inclusive school systems that ultimately look to create quality learning environments that prevent discrimination, and support students’ holistic needs. It will be of great interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology of education, philosophy of education, psychology of education, teacher education and social policy.
Promoting Literacy At-Ris
by Cheryl O. Hausafus Sharon L. QueryAbout one quarter of the children under the age of six are living in poverty, a factor that is highly relevant to school failure. It has been estimated that one quarter of the adolescent population is at risk of academic failure and other problem behaviors, with another quarter considered moderately at risk. School failure and the almost inevitable unemployment or underemployment that follows were among the most serious of these problems. This book examines the relationship between protective factors and academic achievement in elementary students. Protective factors are individual or environmental safeguards that enhance a youngster’s ability to resist stressful life events and promote resilience. There are protective factors at work in every system (individual, family, peer, school, and community.)
Promoting Positive Thinking: Building Children's Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence and Optimism
by Glynis HannellHelp pupils towards increased emotional intelligence using this book's practical ideas for developing confidence and optimism amongst learners. The book includes: * An explanation of the differences between self-esteem, confidence and optimism * Complete coverage of how low self-esteem can manifest itself * Workable solutions to meet the everyday difficulties faced by all sorts of pupils
Promoting Regulation and Flexibility in Thinking: Development of Executive Function (Applying Child and Adolescent Development in the Professions Series)
by Kristen M. Alexander Karen M. O’HaraThis concise guide introduces the importance of executive function for social and emotional well-being and effective learning. It clearly explains the research that underpins important topics such as working memory, organization, self-regulation, attention and cognitive flexibility, and how they apply to the real-world settings in which we work with children, adolescents, and families. This engaging book offers knowledge and strategies for improving executive function together with an understanding of its relevance for diverse populations.The authors use the most current research to provide an overview of what executive function is, how it develops, and how it works in coordination with other developmental factors to promote regulation and flexibility in thinking. Chapters contain detailed information about the biological and physiological foundations for brain development and emotion regulation, as well as advances in cognition, emotion, and social relationships. Making the research accessible to all with evidence-based writing and theory-to-practice applications, the book provides applications with career contexts and interviews and case studies that bring the book to life.Designed to introduce professionals, advocates, and parents to the importance of executive function in human development, this book is for all those working with children and young people. It will also be of interest as an introductory text for those new to the field or as a way to learn to apply developmental principles in practice.
Promoting Rental Housing Affordability in European Cities: Learning from the Cases of Milan and Vienna (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Marco PeveriniThis book investigates policies for the promotion of housing affordability in the rental sector of attractive cities in Europe. Affordability links the housing situation to the economic situation of households, referring to conditions of access to housing and to the role of housing in determining poverty or wealth. The book examines the current affordability crisis and frames it in the ongoing process of urban restructuring and devolution of welfare. From the perspective of the Foundational Economy, the book calls for a proactive and effective role of public administrations in making the rental sector an affordable and stable alternative to housing financialization and commodification. By intertwining theory construction and real-world data collected through case studies in Milan and Vienna, the book provides an original framework for the analysis of public policies that promote rental affordability in a multi-level setting. Through the analysis, it highlights critical nodes of the different (housing, urban, and social) policy domains at stake in the promotion of rental affordability in attractive cities. The book proposes a shift from the currently dominant supply-side argument to an integrated, intersectoral and multi-scalar policy system for making cities more affordable.
Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare (Actexpress)
by Robert J. Flynn M. Peter Dudding G. James BarberAlmost twenty years ago, conceptual work began in the United Kingdom on what was to become the international Looking After Children initiative. Looking After Children has had a profound influence on child welfare in Canada and some fifteen other countries, including the UK, Australia, Sweden, and Hungary. It has sharpened the developmental focus and improved the quality of services for children and adolescents who, because of abuse, neglect, extreme poverty, or other circumstances, live in out-of-home care. With its emphasis on high expectations, positive substitute parenting, and good short-term and long-term outcomes, Looking After Children has been an important vehicle for promoting resilience in child welfare, one that will remain a beneficial influence in Canada and internationally for many years to come.
Promoting Social Dialogue in European Organizations
by Patricia Elgoibar Martin Euwema Lourdes Munduate Erica Pender Ana Belén GarcíaThis volume focuses on describing the social dialogue system in organizations from an Human Resources Management perspective. Based on the NEIRE model for industrial relations, key factors are determined contributing to creative social dialogue in European organizations. Actual data from surveys and interviews from more than 700 CEO and HR managers in eleven European countries give insights in the experiences with and expectations of employers of social dialogue. The volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the historical context and current situation in social dialogue in these countries. This context helps to understand the current major challenges in each country when it comes to a vital social dialogue. Using good practices from many organizations, this book offers an agenda for innovative and cooperative social dialogue in organizations.
Promoting Social Justice for Young Children
by A. Lin Goodwin Beatrice S. FennimoreThis book explores important current social justice issues that confront young children in America. A broad range of topics related to the fair treatment of young children and their families are approached with a fresh and hopeful energy. The central argument of this volume is that a fair and just society must protect the basic needs of all children so they are able to reach their full potential to learn, grow, and ultimately become productive democratic citizens. The book includes contributions from an impressive group of authors who have been consistent voices for the fair and equitable treatment of children in school and society. Each chapter examines a critical issue in child social justice with a focus on the current problem, historical importance of the issue, potential solutions, and a vision for the future. The book has been developed to reach a wide audience of professionals whose work involves children and who have grown concerned about social forces that cause child suffering and threaten the well-being or even the survival of children in the United States. Readers will come away with up to date information and a renewed commitment to being life-long advocates for children.
Promoting Urban Social Justice through Engaged Communication Scholarship: Reimagining Place (Routledge Social Justice Communication Activism Series)
by George VillanuevaBased on the author’s scholar-activist interventions to promote social justice in cities, this book highlights the role engaged communication scholarship can play in fostering a more equitable future. Through three innovative case studies situated in South Los Angeles, the book illustrates engaged communication scholarship projects grounded in design criteria that are social justice-oriented, place-based, collaborative, and public. It models university-community partnerships that promote positive social change in marginalized communities that stand to benefit the most from university resources, guiding readers in how these partnerships can be incorporated into social justice-oriented curriculum and engaged learning projects. It provides strategic recommendations for how "in community" communication research and media practices can be used to build local power in marginalized urban neighborhoods, and calls for communication’s research, pedagogy, epistemologies, practices, ethics, politics, and community engagement to purposefully serve the concerns of marginalized groups in society. The book will be of interest to researchers and social change practitioners interested in solution-oriented work in cities within the fields of research methods, organizational communication, urban planning, public policy, sociology, and social work.
Promoting Well-being: Linking Personal, Organizational, and Community Change
by Isaac Prilleltensky Ora PrilleltenskyThe only book that links psychological wellness with organizational and community health, Promoting Well-Being provides you with important insight into how these domains interact as well as strategies for helping clients harness the benefits of these interactions. It is an essential tool for psychologists, counselors, social workers, human service professionals, public health professionals, and students in these fields.
Promoting Women's Rights: Politics of Gender in the European Union
by Chrysttala EllinaThis dissertation examines the impact of international institutions on women's rights policies by focusing on the European Union (EU) as a case study in order to illustrate the influence and the ways in which international factors affect women's right as a global policy concern. The principle proposition of this study is that beyond states, institutions are autonomous agents that influence policy outcomes often against member states' preferences.
Promoting Workplace Well-Being
by John Bates Neil ThompsonBringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines, countries and perspectives this book provides a thought-provoking overview of the human dimension of the workplace. It covers workplace problems as well as potential solutions. Essential reading for anyone committed to making the workplace a humane and effective place.
Promoting Your Voice on School Safety: A Practical Guide for Teachers
by Lori Brown Gretchen OltmanThis hands-on guide helps teachers understand the complexity and humanity behind school safety and security issues—and their role in promoting, using their professional knowledge and expertise, a safe school environment. While other books teach security techniques (lockdowns and drills), this unique resource focuses on acknowledging a teacher’s role at the forefront of maintaining safe schools, as they spend the most time with students throughout the day. The book offers comfort and resources to these teachers on the front lines, with comprehensive guidance on how to identify, advocate for, and collaborate on school safety issues. It also provides invaluable information on classroom management, responding to trauma, striving for more equitable outcomes, and finding and using other voices. Each chapter is filled with reflection questions, tools, and "What would you do?" scenarios, making this the perfect resource to work on with a colleague or study group. With the practical advice in this book, you’ll feel more prepared and confident to tackle difficult decisions on both a small and larger scale. .
Promoting the Health of the Community: Community Health Workers Describing Their Roles, Competencies, and Practice
by Julie Ann St. John Susan L. Mayfield-Johnson Wandy D. Hernández-GordonCommunity health workers (CHWs) are an increasingly important member of the healthcare and public health professions who help build primary care capacity. Yet, in spite of the exponential growth of CHW interventions, CHW training programs, and CHW certification and credentialing by state agencies, a gap persists in the literature regarding current CHW roles and skills, scope of practice, CHW job settings, and national standards. This collection of contributions addresses this gap by providing information, in a single volume, about CHWs, the roles CHWs play as change agents in their communities, integration of CHWs into healthcare teams, and support and recognition of the CHW profession. The book supports the CHW definition as defined by the American Public Health Association (APHA), Community Health Worker Section (2013), which states, “A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served.” The scope of the text follows the framework of the nationally recognized roles of CHWs that came out of a national consensus-building project called “The Community Health Worker (CHW) Core Consensus (C3) Project”. Topics explored among the chapters include:Cultural Mediation Among Individuals, Communities, and Health and Social Service SystemsCare Coordination, Case Management, and System NavigationAdvocating for Individuals and CommunitiesBuilding Individual and Community CapacityImplementing Individual and Community AssessmentsParticipating in Evaluation and ResearchUniting the Workforce: Building Capacity for a National Association of Community Health WorkersPromoting the Health of the Community is a must-have resource for CHWs, those interested in CHW scope of practice and/or certification/credentialing, anyone interested in becoming a CHW, policy-makers, CHW payer systems, CHW supervisors, CHW employers, CHW instructors/trainers, CHW advocates/supporters, and communities served by CHWs.
Promotion of Mental Health: Volume 7, 2000
by Michael C. Murray Colin A. ReedThis title was first published in 2001. Addressing a range of key theoretical and practical issues, this volume is the latest in an important series proceeding from the Annual Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health. It will be essential reading for policy makers, researchers and practitioners in the field.
Promotional Marketing
by Roddy MullinThe new edition of Promotional Marketing, formerly Sales Promotion (2010), details the tried-and-tested methods companies use to stay ahead of the competition, revealing the winning offers that gain new customers and keep existing ones happy. Updated throughout, Promotional Marketing also features the latest best practice advice for working in digital channels including web-based and mobile-based promotions. Packed with practical examples to aid learning the 60+ case studies covered analyse promotions from brands such as Sainsbury's; Sellotape; Discovery Foods; Listerine; Haagen-Dazs; Natwest; BT; Shell; Diageo; Cadbury's and Kleenex.Topics covered include: the purpose of promotional marketing; what promotional marketing can do for you; how to use different techniques, including joint promotions, price promotions and off-the-shelf promotions; how to implement an integrated market strategy; maintaining a crucial creative edge; the best ways to use suppliers; and evaluating your promotion.
Promotional Marketing: Second Edition
by Roddy MullinIn today’s connected world, promotion is fundamental to everything we do to drive business. This is a new edition of an established book, updated with the latest research on the shopper/buyer and how to reach their ‘tipping point’ when the decision to buy is made, now covering mobile, online and bricks-and-mortar sales and marketing. This book clarifies why a focus on the customer is key, and how to communicate with them from even before they discover a want or need, to the point of purchase and after. The author of this important book explains how and when to use suppliers (agencies, printers, insurers, etc.) for promotions of all types, including advertising (outdoor, on websites and in print), experiential marketing (road and trade shows, exhibitions, merchandising) and sales promotions (in-store/web and mobile promotion offers). Processes describe and explain how to implement promotional marketing to achieve business objectives. Promotional Marketing is a practitioner guide to sales and marketing for agencies, entrepreneurs and small businesses and those seeking a career in retail. It is packed with real-life and award-winning case studies and practical briefs (NatWest, Diageo, Sainsbury’s, Shell and Radisson, for example) as a starter for when the client needs a creative answer yesterday! It is also tuned to those studying, providing a chapter on how marketing and sales fit into business.
Promovieren nach Plan?
by Navina Roman Svea KorffDer Bologna-Prozess hat auch die Promotion erreicht: Mit der stärkeren Strukturierung der Promotionsphase bzw. einem "Promovieren nach Plan" ist nicht nur die Hoffnung verbunden, die Anzahl der Promotionen zu erhöhen, die Promotionszeiten zu verkürzen und damit den Wissenschaftsstandort Deutschland zu stärken, sondern es soll auch die Situation junger Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen verbessert bzw. für mehr Chancengleichheit sorgen. Wie aber die Promotionsphase "strukturiert" wird und welche Bedeutung dies für die Chancengleichheit hat, ist bisher kaum erforscht. Die vorliegende Untersuchung analysiert die strukturierte Promotionsförderung darum mit Hilfe eines mehrdimensionalen Untersuchungsdesigns: Durchgeführt wurden neben einer deutschlandweiten und fächerübergreifenden Online-Befragung von Promovierenden in Programmen strukturierter Promotion, eine Diskursanalyse, eine Bestandsaufnahme von Programmen strukturierter Promotion, sowie Gruppendiskussionen und ExpertInneninterviews. Dieses Vorgehen ermöglicht eine umfassende Perspektive auf das strukturierte Promovieren - unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Gender- und Diversity-Aspekten - in Deutschland.
Prompt Engineering: Empowering Communication
by Anand Nayyar Ajantha Devi VairamaniPrompt engineering engages as a transformative approach to enhancing interaction, creativity, and innovation. From business and healthcare to education, law, and beyond, prompt engineering is a versatile toolkit for navigating complex challenges and driving meaningful change.This book delves into the intricacies of prompt engineering, providing insights, techniques, and practical examples for leveraging prompts effectively. It explores the evolution of prompt engineering, from its early antecedents to its contemporary applications with advanced language models like ChatGPT. Readers will discover how prompts can enhance communication, foster creativity, facilitate problem-solving, and empower professionals across diverse domains.This book is your gateway to unlocking the full potential of prompt engineering. Join the journey of discovery and innovation as the book harnesses the power of prompts to shape a brighter future.
Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words
by John McWhorterWith his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronounsThe nature of language is to shift and evolve—but every so often, a new usage creates a whole lot of consternation. These days, pronouns are throwing curveballs, and it matters, because pronoun habits die hard. If you need a refresher from eighth-grade English: Pronouns are short, used endlessly, and serve to point and direct, to orient us as to what is meant about who. Him, not her. Me, not you. Pronouns get a heavy workout, and as such, they become part of our hardwiring. To mess with our pronouns is to mess with us. But many of today&’s hot-button controversies are nonsense. The singular they has been with us since the 1400s and appears in Shakespeare&’s works. In fact, many of the supposedly iron-clad rules of grammar are up for debate (Billy and me went to the store is perfectly logical!), and with tasty trivia, unexpected twists, and the weird quirks of early and contemporary English, John McWhorter guides readers on a journey of how our whole collection of these little words emerged and has changed over time.
Proof Positive: How to Reliably Combat Disease and Achieve Optimal Health
by Neil NedleyA must for all wanting to use natural means for preventing or treating high blood pressure, blocked arteries, cancer, chronic fatigue, diabetes, osteoporosis, and many other afflictions. Provides information that minimizes the use of prescription drugs, diet fads, and their accompanying side effects. Highly illustrated in full color, this tome of information is designed to be readable and easy-to-understand. Singular case studies, which can be misleading, are not used. Instead, the results of a host of scientific studies conducted around the world are cited, many of which involve large groups of individuals with widely varying lifestyles. Many topics are covered such as how to strengthen the immune system, overcome addictions, increase reasoning ability, cope with stress, and enhance children's mental and physical potential.