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William Pulteney Alison : activist philanthropist and pioneer of social medicine
No full textThe thesis looks in detail at three inter-related aspects of
Alison's life. It examines, firstly, his role in the development
of Edinburgh's rudimentary 'health' network, achieved through the
expansion of the existing medical charity structure and the
introduction of a more interventionist and coordinated approach to
the city's health problems. It traces, secondly, the development
of Alison's social thought - in 1820 he believed that medical and
practical relief for the poor could and should be supplied through
the voluntary charities and only when that proved unsatisfactory
through the poor law, whereas by 1840 he argued that public health
should be the responsibility of government and that the excessive
increase in poverty and disease in Scotland, which he believed had
occurred, was proof that the charitable and legal relief provided
was inadequate. Finally, Alison's influence on the passage of
Scottish poor law and public health legislation in the 1840s and
1850s is examined - the latter involving an assessment of how far
he was responsible for the legislative delay. The poor law debate,
1840-1845, which reveals the forces shaping the reform and the
prevailing attitudes to poverty, highlights the challenge which
Alison's opinions represented and the resulting turmoil in Scottish
social thinking, while his reasons for opposing health legislation,
which established London control are of great importance. They
reveal differences in the rationale behind, and way in which, the
concept of public health was developed in Scotland and England.
Unlike Chadwick and his supporters, Alison emphasised poverty
amelioration and sanitary reform. Part of the explanation for the
differing opinions lay in their respective miasmatic and
contagionist theories for fever generation, but it also reflects,
perhaps more significantly, the impact of European medical police
ideas on Scottish medical opinion - Alison's view of public health
closely resembled that of the French hygienists
'Knowledge workers' as the new apprentices: the influence of organisational autonomy, goals and values on the nurturing of expertise
No full textThis paper explores the concept of apprenticeship in the context of the professional formation of knowledge workers. It draws on evidence from research conducted in two knowledge intensive organizations: a research-intensive, elite university; and a ‘cutting edge’ software engineering company. In the former, we investigated the learning environments of contract researchers, whilst in the latter we focused on the learning environments of software engineers. Both organisations have ‘global’ reach in that they operate within international marketplaces and see themselves as international players. The research in the university and the software engineering company was conducted as part of a larger project that investigated work and learning across diverse public and private occupational sectors (Felstead et al 2009). The research evidence about the workplace learning and career formation experiences of these knowledge workers is explored using aspects of the expansive – restrictive framework to compare the environments in terms of three themes: organisational goals and workforce development; expertise and trust; and, opportunities to expand learning. The paper argues that conceiving the professional formation of knowledge workers as apprenticeship provides an approach which can improve the way employers construct and support that formation
Ernie Roberts
No full textA longtime specialist in land-use policy, Ernie Roberts has had a distinguished career as an academic and consultant on environmental issues. He is author of landmark studies on acquisition of public lands and structures for water resources management.
Professor Roberts served in private practice in Northampton before teaching law at Villanova starting in 1957. He joined the Cornell Law School faculty in 1964.
He served on the Hudson River Basin Study Group and was Chairman of the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission
Author Sherry Roberts Highlights Banned Books Week
No full textTollefson, Elizabeth. (2016). Author Sherry Roberts Highlights Banned Books Week. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/223753
The Roberts Rain Shower Bath
No full textDrawing of the Rain Shower Bath, designed by Robert J. Roberts. There existed those people who deemed a bath "once a week" a most useless formality, which must be indulged in to preserve their social standing in the community. When Robert J. Roberts became "superintendent" of the Boston YMCA gymnasium, baths were unknown in that establishment. He tells how as a boy he enjoyed getting out in the rain and being showered. The memory of those showers gave him an idea, and mindful of the stimulating effects of raindrops, he devised what he called the "Rain Shower Bath".
It is unclear as to whether or not the illustrations in the book were done by Roberts however, because they are presumed to be, he has been credited as a creator along with the book's author, B. Deane Brink. For a link to the full text of this book, see http://www.archive.org/stream/bodybuilderrober00brin#page/n9/mode/2up or https://springfieldcollege.on.worldcat.org/oclc/14776833.To learn more about Robert J. Roberts, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/562It is unclear as to whether or not the illustrations in the book were done by Roberts however, because they are presumed to be, he has been credited as a creator along with the book's author, B. Deane Brink. For a link to the full text of this book, see http://www.archive.org/stream/bodybuilderrober00brin#page/n9/mode/2u
Roberts, Ernest F.
No full textDuration 46:33From the video archives of the Cornell Law School Heritage Project. The interviewer is Peter W. Martin; the videographer, Michael d’Estries. This video covers Professor E.F. Roberts’ reflections on his career as a law professor. Roberts is the Edwin H. Woodruff Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Cornell Law School. A longtime specialist in land-use policy, Prof. Roberts has had a distinguished career as an academic and consultant on environmental issues. He served in private practice in Northampton before turning to teaching law at Villanova from 1957 to 1964, when he came to serve on the Cornell Law School faculty. He has also served on the Hudson River Basin Study Group, and was Chairman of the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission, and is author of landmark studies on acquisition of public lands and structures for water resources management.1_tixwnce
Maribel Del Rio-Roberts, Psy.D.
No full textDr. Del Rio-Roberts is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Justice and Human Services, within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at NSU. She is also the Program Director for the Masters of Science in Developmental Disabilities Dr. Del Rio-Roberts teaches courses in developmental disabilities, child protection, recreational therapy, human services administration, and mental health counseling. Furthermore, she is a Licensed Florida Psychologist who specializes in the areas of developmental disabilities, clinical child psychology, infant mental health, and psychological evaluation. Dr. Del Rio-Roberts has been the principal and co-principal investigator on numerous university-based grants related to developmental disabilities. She is the author of The Playful Minds Coping Skills Program: A Treatment for Pediatric Oncology Patients and several articles related to qualitative research. In the community, Dr. Del Rio-Roberts is a Clinical Director for the Strong Minds, Strong Bodies program for the Special Olympics of Florida and has appeared as a consultant on several television and radio programs
Father Michael at the sewing machine, Tarrawarra Abbey, Yarra Glen, Victoria, April 2013 /
No full textTitle from caption list.; "Father Michael is a scholar and author. His work at the Abbey includes making the garments for the Brothers."--Information supplied by photographer.; Mode of access: Online.; Purchased from the photographer, 2014
Kathryn H. Kay Roberts Interview, August 11, 1981
No full textKathryn Kay Roberts summarizes her family’s move to a homestead near Roberts, Idaho. She discusses going to school, the work her family did on the homestead, and her town’s reaction to changing women’s styles. She also talks about attending the University of Idaho, living in a dormitory in college, and meeting her husband. Roberts describes the societal expectations that dictated how married women should act, including that married women shouldn’t work outside the home. She discusses her husband’s education and career working in theater until the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. Roberts talks at length about her own employment history as an author, teacher and speech pathologist, particularly after World War Two.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/1016/thumbnail.jp
[Report concerning information by Earlene Roberts, by an unknown author]
No full textReport concerning information from Mrs. Earlene Roberts concerning Lee Harvey Oswald and Dallas Police Squad Car 207, by an unknown author. Mrs. Roberts stated that she saw Oswald return to his room at 1026 N. Beckley after the assassination of the President, around 1:00 p. m. After seeing him return home she looked out her window and saw Dallas Police Squad Car 207
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