Chapter Summary. This chapter introduced the diagnostic and clinical characteristics of ED. The C-IMM of ED, which described how intra and interpersonal factors played a role in the maintenance of ED symptoms, was discussed. Five testable hypotheses from this model were identified.
Chapter Summary. In this chapter we have introduced and discussed basic concepts in Grid-based SLAs. Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services and Commercial Grid concepts have also been introduced. SLAs should define what the consumer wants and what the provider promises to supply through clearly described measurable standards of performance as well as to clearly state penalties encountered by both parties in cases of SLA violation. Some SLA frameworks have been accepted and adopted by Grid consumers. For example, WS-Agreement has been adopted as a standard specification by the XXXXX- WG. According to (Xxxxxx et al, 2006) the WS-Agreement specification is widely accepted since:
ì(i) it is the result of the only active standardization effort for a framework supporting interoperable SLA specification, (ii) it is used or considered to be used in many other projects, (iii) it is extensible and adaptable to arbitrary domains due to pluggable term languages, and (iv) due to the possibility to define guarantee terms and business values it might be used in business or service oriented environments thus allowing a smooth migration from research application to business use.î In the next Chapter, we critically analyze this standard and other SLA frameworks. Particular attention will be focused on consumer involvement in the SLA template creation process.
Chapter Summary. The Critical Time Intervention will be evaluated in this thesis and it aims to improve outcomes during and after the transition to the community for prisoners with a mental health problem. It provides additional support both before and after release from prison and tries to ensure that discharge planning takes place and that contact with community mental health services is facilitated. The CTI has a growing evidence base in the USA in a range of settings and a pilot study has confirmed it is feasible in prisons in England and Wales. There are other interventions which have been used in this transition, but published studies of their efficacy are low in number, are of a poor quality and have varied outcomes. In addition, there are examples of other approaches in the transition from other settings to the community that have varying effect. The CTI has been used in this thesis because of its evidence base, its appropriateness to the context and its mid-level intensity and cost. This thesis will allow an evaluation of its effectiveness in the prison setting in England, using a larger sample and more rigorous method than was possible in the pilot.
Chapter Summary. The Children and Families Act (UK HM Government, 2014) identifies that early diagnosis and appropriate intervention improve the prospects of children with SEN and reduce the need for expensive intervention later, for some children, giving more effective attention to early signs of difficulties can prevent the development of SEN. It was appropriate thus, to consider the importance of early identification and intervention. Given the complexities in identifying SEN in the EY settings, the chapter considered that in order to coordinate appropriate action for young children with XXX, professionals need to collaborate and to work together by using a shared understanding of the child to better improve outcomes for young children. The literature review was conducted with the aim of considering the context of multi-agency working between EPs and services working with SEN children in the early years. EPs can offer the necessary services required and monitor quality in this delicate and vulnerable area. Thus, consideration was given to the EP profession in multi-agency settings and the nature of the EP role in the assessment of young children with XXX. Whilst acknowledging that there are opportunities to work in alternative ways, this focus on work in developing their role in multi- agency contexts and the early years is one of the challenges faced by EPs.
Chapter Summary. This chapter highlighted the design used for the study which was a case study design. The chapter highlights the method of data collection used which was a case study targeting the Head of departments of the Safaricom Ltd and Co-operative Bank. The chapters shows how data analysis was done and this is by use of using content analysis. The study was a case study as a strategic research in order to understand or explain the phenomena. The study used primary data which was collected using an interview guide. An interview. Content analysis was the data analysis technique to be used. The research analyzes data from the interview guide to determine the level of emphasis or omission and relationships. This lead to the elementary theory development which focuses on constructs and relationships among the constructs
Chapter Summary. The methodology chapter provides an overview and justifications for the research design, instrument, sample, and procedures employed in the present study. This qualitative inquiry relying on the interview as a data collection tool explored how participants understood their role in civil activism and their contribution to inclusive education reform. With a purposive sampling, the researcher recruited seven study participants, who shared stories about their experiences. Their responses are recorded in the following chapter where these data are presented.
Chapter Summary. In this chapter I have developed a framework detailing a series of methodological issues including the research design, analytic method and material of the thesis. In the first part of the Chapter I have introduced and defined some of Xxxxxxxx’x analytics and concepts which I use within a genealogy inspired framework and apply to the empirical analysis. I have also introduced here, the reading techniques and guidelines which I have used in combination with Xxxxxxxx’x analytics, following Xxxxxx (2009), and the classification of effects which I borrow from Xxxx’x (2007) in order to further structure the Foucauldian framework. In the second part of this chapter I have explained how I apply my framework to examine the policy documents I have selected as empirical data. I have also discussed the limitations of the framework and the selection process of the empirical material and the purpose of using secondary sources.
Chapter Summary. There are a number of pathways that prisoners can follow to release and their return to the community. These pathways can be broadly divided into those that lead to release from court and those that lead to release from prison. For prisoners with a severe mental illness, there also needs to be consideration of pathways that are taken through prison mental health services. These pathways are not mutually exclusive and the way that a prisoner moves through the Criminal Justice System and how they come to release impacts the care that prison mental health services can provide. As has been demonstrated, released prisoners have poor outcomes in a number of areas. For prisoners with a severe mental illness, the transition from prison to the community is difficult period and there are high levels of drop out from services, with many prisoners making no contact with community mental health services after release. Alongside this lack of contact with community services, the risk of mortality and other negative health outcomes is elevated and levels of reoffending are high. There are a number of reasons that outcomes are so poor in this period with problems related to health service provision, the prison system and the situation that prisoners find themselves in on release. Some of these problems are well embedded into prison and health systems and would require major changes to their policy, structure and culture, however, it possible that modest interventions could work to mitigate some of their negative effects. Other problems lend themselves to simple solutions and could be resolved through innovative approaches to care. The following Chapter will outline several strategies to improving care in the transition from prison to the community and will describe the background and model of the intervention that this thesis seeks to evaluate.
Chapter Summary. The Appendix A: Text4Teens Grant Proposal can be improved. From Chapter IV reviewers‘ reported overall significance and impact scores ranging one (1) to five (5). Grant proposals in this range are judged to generally have high/excellent impact but also contain numerous minor weaknesses. A road map for correcting these weaknesses was synthesized in this chapter.
Chapter Summary. In this chapter data has been analyzed on the influence of strategic alliance between co- operative bank and Safaricom limited enhance performance of the two organizations. The chapter also includes the discussion of the study which has been linked to the theory and linked to other studies. The chapter indicates that alliance was a hybrid alliance as it focused on obtaining increased sources of revenue as well as obtaining knowledge that could be perhaps utilized during alliances with other organizations. For the alliance to be successful, there is need to focus attention and resources on building corporation wide alliance capabilities. Firms that have experience in alliance management have a streamlined corporate alliance business unit.