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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"front-line workers"”.
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Roots of change : front line workers and forest policy reform in West Bengal
… the supportive role played by the Association of front-line workers of the Forest Department. I argue that because of the difficult work conditions faced by front-line forestry workers they took up the call for a forest policy that would involve local people in management and protection. These …
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New work practices, new literacies and new identities : a shift towards a "new work culture" in a soft drinks factory in Maputo
… and literacy practices performed by the front-line workers of a soft drinks factory in Maputo province, in Mozambique. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the literacy practices attached to the work among the front-line workers on the production floor, and to (2) examine such …
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On the Front Lines: Managerialism in Substance Abuse Agencies
… Using qualitative semi-structured interviews of front line workers, this dissertation will examine the effects of Managerialism on workers in the sector of substance abuse treatment within the larger human services context. These front line workers offer a unique perspective since substance abuse …
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Managing value conflicts : an examination of values and value conflicts in third sector organisations in Scotland
… organisations in Scotland, particularly among front-line workers. Despite existing literature acknowledging the importance of ‘values’ for third sector organisations and their employees and an external environment which increasingly puts pressures on third sector organisations to adopt …
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How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative
… captures the experiences of local community and front-line workers whilst delivering the Health Focus Group (HFG) in the NDC programme. Using action learning reflection techniques, the study analyses a purposeful sample of 15 from the local community, front-line workers, and strategic respondents …
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Perceptions of Education Attainment in Rural and Appalachian Schools
… (Amerikaner, 2016). Counselors are the front-line workers and educators when discussing a student’s family, community, future, and plans. The plan for this study was to dive into the perceptions of counselors and what they see is a determining factor of a student’s choice of college or …
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Recruitment and retention of children and family social workers: a case study
… problems in recruiting and retaining social workers, especially within children and family teams, but reasons for these problems are not fully understood. The inner-workings of social work are little known outside the profession itself, contributing to a climate of public misunderstanding and …
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Going Backstage: Examining Justice Perceptions of Electronic Performance Monitoring
… on EPM has focused mainly on the reactions of front-line workers, ignoring the perceptions of employees who work at different hierarchical levels within their organizations. An organizational justice perspective is used to examine how a company’s decision to grant employees the ability to turn …
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Approaches to council housing management: a study of 'best value' implementation in two London boroughs
… examining the views of councillors, managers, front line workers and residents from two London boroughs, Westminster and Newham. The conclusions drawn relay a set of determinants, each related: the nature of the policy in question; local actors' 'alignment' to that policy and the influence they …
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Mental health outcomes, social functioning, and the perspectives of children from methamphetamine-involved families in the rural Midwest: challenges and strengths
Social workers must confront a number of significant challenges as front-line workers in their efforts to provide appropriate prevention and intervention services to children from methamphetamine-involved, rural-dwelling families.Developing an understanding of children’s strengths as well as their …
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Consultation and training challenges at the Mamre Community Health Project
… disorders are not diagnosed or treated because front-line workers do not have the knowledge or skill to do so. Although consultation and training is accepted as a useful way of working, it is not without problems. Certain factors make it more or less possible to implement. These factors are …
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Understanding and Changing the Patient Safety Culture in Canadian Hospitals
… in patient safety culture. Both leaders and front line workers look to both process measures (e.g., talking about safety and encouraging patient safety activities) together with outcome measures (e.g., adverse events, infection rates, and culture survey results) to evaluate their success in …
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"it's Only Fellow Refugees Who Assist:" Social Capital, Social Institutions, And Self-Reliance In Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
… with refugee households and humanitarian workers in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, along with weekly questionnaires with refugee families, this dissertation brings together three papers on refugees’ economic lives. In Kakuma, a broad range of social institutions played a key role in the …
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Exploring organizational pressures on data driven decision making in social service nonprofits : a Grounded Theory study
… previous literature by interviewing leaders and front-line workers at social service nonprofit organizations in Boone County, Missouri to better understand influences on their utilization of data in decision making. Employing a non-experimental Grounded Theory approach, the study explores the …
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Preparing for Climate-Related Migration: An Exploratory Assessment of Capacities and Barriers Facing Calgary-based Immigrant Serving Agencies in Responding to Climate Change
… change advisory board or committee. ISAs, as front-line workers familiar with the experiences and needs of immigrant communities, can provide valuable insights and perspectives in shaping climate change policies and strategies. Their inclusion would ensure that the National Adaptation Strategy …
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There's Something Happening Here: What is Really Happening on the Front-lines of Environmental Regulation
… regulatory system — the individuals on the front-lines. Most notably, these front-line workers are environmental compliance inspectors and the individuals that inspectors deal with at regulated facilities. Inspectors and facility personnel are largely responsible for the implementation of …
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Quantifying the Participatory Ergonomic Effects of Training and a Work Analysis Tool on Operator Performance and Well-Being
… PE can be an effective method for involving front-line workers in analyzing and redesigning their own jobs. PE can be used at the macro-level, the micro-level, or somewhere in between. At the macro-level, the focus of the PE program is across an entire organization or work system. At the …
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Differing perceptions of legislative and policy change in children and families services: a vertical analysis
… public and professionals, within various disciplines, debate the appropriate role for social work', state employees charged with mediating the relationship between the child, family and state, attempt to work productively with some of the most disadvantaged children and families in contemporary …