284 research outputs found
Mutual support: an exploration of peer support for people with learning difficulties
No full textMutual Support is an in depth exploration of the role and impact of peer support by people with learning difficulties. Built on one of the seven aims of Centres for Independent Living, the project has constructed a model of peer support based on accounts of direct experiences from people with learning difficulties. The overall aim of the research was to construct and critique the Mutual Support model of peer support and people with learning difficulties. This thesis reflects the process of that construction. The overall aim was met through a research situation in which knowledge was constructed in the interaction between the researcher and participants. This provided an opportunity for people with learning difficulties to reflect upon their relationships with one another, and the emancipatory potential of that support. The focus of the research was two pre-existing settings involving people with learning difficulties supporting one another: a Theatre Company using Forum Drama to facilitate changes in attitudes and policy, and a course facilitated by people with learning difficulties who mentored small groups. Methods used within the research were based on an Inclusive Research process which prioritises meaningful research interaction that is accessible and guided by participants. The research process intertwined meetings with advisory groups, and contact with other local groups of people with learning difficulties, with formal data collection within the two main settings. One to one experienced-based narrative interviews with people from the two main settings provided multiple opportunities for participants to speak about their experiences of peer support. These interviews formed the data used in formal analysis, which was a continual process, with subsequent interviews being based on views previously expressed. A further comprehensive descriptive content analysis of data, using the tools of Nvivo8 and mind-mapping, took place prior to the outputs of the whole project being evaluated during group sessions with those who had taken part. The emerging model is one of collective support which challenges assumptions about the role and impact of people with learning difficulties supporting one another and their capacity to engage in insightful interpersonal interaction. Mutual Support has the potential to break down barriers to inclusion. Mutual Support also demonstrates the value that people with learning difficulties place on giving and receiving support from one another. The outputs of Mutual Support include contribution to current debate in the areas of service user involvement, inclusive research, and the academic field of Disability Studies
Private International Law in Australia
No full textThe fifth edition of this highly regarded book provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the principles of private international law and the methods by which such principles are applied to cross-border legal problems in Australia.
Important recent developments in Australian private international law are discussed, together with legislative reforms and significant decisions, particularly of Australian courts. The fifth edition introduces chapters on the taking of evidence across state and national borders.
The book provides an in-depth examination of the following subjects:
• introduction to private international law
• civil jurisdiction and judgments in international litigation
• civil jurisdiction and judgments in Australia and New Zealand
• taking of evidence for Australian and foreign court proceedings
• applicable law method
• international family law
• applicable law for obligations
• applicable law for property
• international company law
An understanding of the fundamental concepts in private international law is becoming increasingly important in legal practice, and the accessible style of this text makes it invaluable to both students and practitioners.
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• Detailed discussion of all key areas
• Clear and accessible style
• Comprehensive range of topics
• Authoritative author teamNo Full Tex
In Memoriam: Joseph Charles Arthur; James Frederick Clarke; Alice Louise Braunworth Halstead; Charles Rollin Keyes; Nicholas Knight; Henry S. Nollen; John Franklin Reilly; Luther S. Ross
No full textCuesta Topography of the Crimean Peninsula
No full textAt the last meeting of the Academy I discussed briefly some aspects of the geographic development of the Crimea and the northern borders of the Black Sea. Since that time certain of the photographs obtained by those who took part in the geological excursions following the International Congress of Geologists, have been received. It is to one of these especially that I now wish to direct your attention. It shows very clearly certain phases of the surface relief of which mention was made last year, and in a way that is rarely ever exhibited to such a great advantage or to such an extent. The photograph is one taken by Mr. R. T. Mallet of London, who was a member of the party. It is through his kindness I am now able to present it to you
Iowa Geology: The Early Years
No full textIn 1975 on the occasion of the first one hundred years of the Iowa Academy of Science, Robert W. Hanson summarized the history of the organization. Additional historical accounts covering many of the science disciplines were published during the centennial year. Although geology was not treated separately in these special articles, the contributions of early geologists were important to the development of science in our state. Consequently, it is appropriate to consider the contributions of early geologists in Iowa in celebration of the one hundredth annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science. Included in the present report are the contributions of R. Ellsworth Call, Samuel Calvin, James Hall, Charles Keyes, W.J. McGee, David D. Owen, Frank Springer, Orestes Sc. John, James Todd, Charles Wachsmuth, Charles White, and A.H. Worthen. Correspondence in 1892 between Charles Keyes and Samuel Calvin provides historical background on the political climate in Iowa at the time of the establishment of the Iowa Geological Survey. Highlights of this correspondence are reported
Igneous Rocks of the Central Caucasus and the Work of Loewinson-Lessing
No full textIn view of the widespread interest that the subject of the differentiation of rock-magmas is exciting among geologists generally I am led at this time to call your attention to one of the most recent, and at the same time one of the most important contributions which has yet been made. My notice will be brief, and will consist chiefly of an exhibition of specimens of many of the most notable rock types. An explanation of some of the most significant features will be given. Photographs of some of the most characteristic rock-masses as they appear in the field will be shown. These were obtained during a recent trip through the Caucasus region in company with the Russian investigator himself, guiding one of the excursions of the Seventh International Geological Congress
Graphics of Ore-Origin
No full textIn the main ore deposits are precipitated in aqueous solutions. Solution, transportation and deposition of ore-materials are distinctly processes operating through the medium of subterranean waters. The sources of the ore-minerals, the courses they follow through the geologic formations, and the immediate causes of their localization, are factors of prime importance in the consideration of ore-genesis. Obscure as is the migration and changes of ore-materials it is possible, as will be seen presently, to represent graphically the general courses
Maxwell Coulee and the Diversion of the Rio Mora
No full textMaxwell Cone or Bald Mountain is a low eminence rising out of the plain at the south foot of the Turkey Mountains, in northeastern New Mexico. The last mentioned mountains form a rather conspicuous circular ridge of high hills having an even crest. These mountains are situated about 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas and about 20 miles east of the Rocky Mountain front. The vast even plains stretching out to the eastward of the Rockies in this region is a part of the Las Vegas plateau
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