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The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack Jan 1999

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (Epa) : Its Structure, Functions And Performance 1971-1996, Vincent Cusack

Theses : Honours

This study examines the effectiveness of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), from its inception in 1971 to 1996. While environmental concerns have risen considerably in recent times, environmental awareness can be traced back to early historical beginnings. Yet, despite this initial awareness it took some time before environmental problems permeated the public consciousness, to occupy the political agenda. However, in the early 1970s, governments throughout the First World responded to research and heightened awareness of environmental concerns, with specific legislation to protect the environment. A common feature of the legislation, was the provision for a main administrative body …

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The Defendant And The Criminal Trial : Does Providing Knowledge About The Criminal Justice System Help?, Daniel B. Hurley Jan 1999

The Defendant And The Criminal Trial : Does Providing Knowledge About The Criminal Justice System Help?, Daniel B. Hurley

Theses : Honours

Defendants are required to make many decisions during their encounter with the criminal justice system (i.e., plea, venue, representation, bail and, possibly, appeal). The assumption exists that defendants possess sufficient organizational and pragmatic knowledge of the system to make these decisions. However, research suggests that many defendants lack sufficient knowledge of the criminal justice system to make these decisions, and that this lack of knowledge may lead to feelings of anxiety. As a consequence of these findings, many defendants may be unable to effectively participate in the criminal justice system. By way of remedying this situation, it has been argued …

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Stories Of School : Perspectives Of The Low Literate Adult, Anne Shipway Jan 1999

Stories Of School : Perspectives Of The Low Literate Adult, Anne Shipway

Theses : Honours

This thesis explores the school experiences of low literate adults through their perspective recognising that the 'voice' of the low literate adult is absent from the arena of adult literacy research. Stories are co-constructed by the participant and the researcher with particular emphasis on mai1uaining the voice of the research participant. Through this thesis I argue that the inclusion of the low literate adults perspective is an essential element in gaining a deeper understanding of themes and issues which impact on literacy attainment.

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Smoking : An Exploration Of Message Framing And Death Anxiety, Ian James Parker Jan 1999

Smoking : An Exploration Of Message Framing And Death Anxiety, Ian James Parker

Theses : Honours

The focus of this thesis is the replication and extension of research by Tversky and Kahneman (1981) who found that how a message is worded or framed can significantly affect decisional choice. Tversky and Kahneman (1981) demonstrated that a message framed in terms of "lives saved" was favoured over one which read "lives lost" notwithstanding that the net sum of survivors was equal in both instances. The authors referred to the effects of message framing on decision making as Prospect Theory. This thesis studied Tversky and Kahneman's (1981) research applied to the issue of smoking. The preference for a positive …

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Moving To Western Australia : Decision Making Processes Of Migrants From The United Kingdom, Lynne Cohen Jan 1999

Moving To Western Australia : Decision Making Processes Of Migrants From The United Kingdom, Lynne Cohen

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

International migration has assumed a new importance during the last few decades due to the volume and increase of population movement. Two important questions are relevant to the migration process. The person has to make the decision to move and to select a place of destination. In this thesis a series of studies designed to examine the factors that led to the consideration of leaving and the attributes which contributed to the choice of destination are presented. This research begins by adopting suggestions proposed by Jahoda (1981) to ask questions and thereby increase the knowledge base. The methodological framework of …

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A Case Study Of Pressure Group Activity In Western Australia: Medical Care Of The Dying Bill (1995), Hazel Jane Sims Jan 1999

A Case Study Of Pressure Group Activity In Western Australia: Medical Care Of The Dying Bill (1995), Hazel Jane Sims

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

When the Australian Labor Party member for Kalgoorlie, Ian Taylor, presented his Private Member's Bill - the Medical Care of the Dying Bill (1995), he laid the foundation for this thesis. Mr Taylor introduced his Bill to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly on 28 March 1995. The Bill codified the terminally ill patient's right to refuse medical treatment, which clarified common law. This thesis attempts to overcome the dearth of literature in Western Australian lobbying concerning conscience-vote issues. It also identifies the key issues in understanding political lobbying, the form of pressure group activity that takes place and why certain …

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The Effect Of Nursing Interventions On Thermoregulation And Neuromotor Function In Very Low Birthweight Infants, Leanne Monterosso Jan 1999

The Effect Of Nursing Interventions On Thermoregulation And Neuromotor Function In Very Low Birthweight Infants, Leanne Monterosso

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The prone position is used routinely in neonatal intensive care units worldwide in the nursing of preterm infants because of reported beneficial psychological effects This position can, however, lead to development of flattened posture very low birthweight (VLBW) infants and contributes to both short and longer term implications for functional motor development of upper and lower extremities. To date limited research has been undertaken to investigate methods of reducing flattened posture and its related negative outcomes temperature instability is also a problem for VLBW infants and no nappy exists that meets postural size and thermoregulation requirements. The purpose of this …

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Confrontation And Identity In The Fiction Of J.M. Coetzee, Dawn Grieve Jan 1999

Confrontation And Identity In The Fiction Of J.M. Coetzee, Dawn Grieve

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is an examination of the fictional works of J.M. Coetzee to date. By focusing my gaze upon either the lack of encounter or the encounters between the 'Self' and the 'Other', I explore the relationship between confrontation and the fluid formation and erosion of identity. This exploration takes place against a dual background: the history of the apartheid government in South Africa, the legacy of oppression and the post-apartheid opportunities and challenges; and Coetzee's own acknowledgement of complicity with the past and commitment to a reconciled future. This study not only examines a broad range of criticism on …

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Digital Imaging: Creating New Realities, Mark Datodi Jan 1999

Digital Imaging: Creating New Realities, Mark Datodi

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

More and more it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern photo reality from digital reality. Digital imagery is revolutionising photography and challenging preconceived notions of this art form. Over the years, photography has been viewed metaphorically as a window on the world and on the past. No longer however, is the creation of photographic imagery reliant upon its intrinsic relationship with reality. Using computer technology original photographic material can be altered, manipulated and seamlessly combined with other fictional imagery without obvious detection and with relative ease. The proliferation of digital imaging is producing two apparent crises for photography. The first …

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Teaching Students With Severe Disabilities To Perform A Pre-Lunch Routine Using The System Of Least Prompts, Keenan Gerard Rodericks Jan 1999

Teaching Students With Severe Disabilities To Perform A Pre-Lunch Routine Using The System Of Least Prompts, Keenan Gerard Rodericks

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The system of least prompts has been used to teach a variety of daily living skills to students with severe to moderate disabilities. The present study attempted to determine the effects of the system of least prompts when used to teach a pre-lunch routine to two students with severe disabilities. The students were categorised as autistic, or as having autistic characteristics, with severe to moderate intellectual disabilities and communication deficits. The results indicated that the system of least prompts was effective in facilitating a change in students' responses. Three effects were observed in relation to the hypotheses, First, there was …

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The Psychological Impact Of Long-Term Unemployment In Mature-Aged Men : Volunteer Work As A Moderating Variable, Ming Yeu Jan 1999

The Psychological Impact Of Long-Term Unemployment In Mature-Aged Men : Volunteer Work As A Moderating Variable, Ming Yeu

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Previous research has recognised the negative psychological distress associated with unemployment for older workers aged over 40 years, as they are considered to be more at risk of being unemployed for a longer duration than other age groups. Several moderating variables of the negative effects of unemployment such as age, length of unemployment and leisure participation have also been identified. In examining the experiences of unemployment with an Australian mature-aged group of men, this study also investigated the potential moderating effect of volunteer work participation that had been noted previously but had never been explored. One-hundred and eighteen men aged …

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Does Expert Evidence Pertaining To Battered Woman Syndrome Influence Juror Verdicts?, Clare E. Shannon Jan 1999

Does Expert Evidence Pertaining To Battered Woman Syndrome Influence Juror Verdicts?, Clare E. Shannon

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This research investigated whether expert evidence pertaining to Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) influences juror verdicts the legal requirements of self defence (imminence, proportionality and an attempt to retreat from the situation) are generally not met in cases where battered women kill their partner: The killings do not immediately follow the attack, the force used is not proportionate to the attack and there is often no previous attempt to retreat from the situation. BWS expert psychological evidence has been admitted by Australian Courts to provide jurors with an alternative perspective for determining whether a woman's actions were reasonable in the given …

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Participation And The Focus Of Nutrition Education In A Rural Child Growth Monitoring Program In Kenya, Elizabeth N. Kuria Jan 1999

Participation And The Focus Of Nutrition Education In A Rural Child Growth Monitoring Program In Kenya, Elizabeth N. Kuria

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Nutrition education is one of the strategies that addresses high levels of malnutrition in the world. Since independence in 1963. Kenya has instituted socio-economic, food security, nutrition and health policies to improve the nutrition and quality of life of it's people. In spite of these policies, one third of the Kenyan population is undernourished. This study was planned to establish how nutrition education is conducted in the Ministry of Health Thika District through a rural child growth monitoring program and to generate and reflect on women's participation in decision making in the program. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 21 women …

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Representation And Nondelegation: Back To Basics, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 1999

Representation And Nondelegation: Back To Basics, Marci A. Hamilton

Cardozo Law Review

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How The Law Was Lost, Paul Craig Roberts Jan 1999

How The Law Was Lost, Paul Craig Roberts

Cardozo Law Review

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Serving Grief: Catholic Women And The Funeral Dinner, Valerie Ann Jones Jan 1999

Serving Grief: Catholic Women And The Funeral Dinner, Valerie Ann Jones

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to learn what the activity involved in a Roman Catholic funeral dinner meant to the women who prepared and served it. This study examined the intersection between women's socialization, voluntarism, and religion in order to develop an understanding of the women's motivations as well as to clarify how they see their work and their role in this work. In this study I summarized the interviews with 10 women and participated in two funeral dinners. I also actively participated in the Church's women's group during and after my field research. The observations together with …

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Is The Shrink's Role Shrinking? The Ambiguity Of Federal Rule Of Criminal Procedure 12.2 Concerning Government Psychiatric Testimony In Negativing Cases, R. Gregory Cochran Jan 1999

Is The Shrink's Role Shrinking? The Ambiguity Of Federal Rule Of Criminal Procedure 12.2 Concerning Government Psychiatric Testimony In Negativing Cases, R. Gregory Cochran

Faculty Scholarship

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Using Improvisation To Teach Communication In An Academic Medical Center, Debra Gerardi Jan 1999

Using Improvisation To Teach Communication In An Academic Medical Center, Debra Gerardi

Faculty Scholarship

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Discussion Memorandum: Appraisal And Valuation Services, September 1999, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Discussion Memorandum: Appraisal And Valuation Services, September 1999, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Discussion Memorandum: Employment With Audit Clients, March 12, 1999, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Discussion Memorandum: Employment With Audit Clients, March 12, 1999, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Discussion Memorandum: Legal Services, December 1999; Dm 99-4, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Discussion Memorandum: Legal Services, December 1999; Dm 99-4, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Independence Standard No. 1: Independence Discussions With Audit Committees; Isb No. 1, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Independence Standard No. 1: Independence Discussions With Audit Committees; Isb No. 1, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Uniform Accountancy Act And Uniform Accountancy Act Rules, Standards For Regulation Including Substantial Equivalency, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa), National Association Of State Boards Of Accountancy Jan 1999

Uniform Accountancy Act And Uniform Accountancy Act Rules, Standards For Regulation Including Substantial Equivalency, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa), National Association Of State Boards Of Accountancy

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

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Independence Standards Board - Minutes, Meeting Of November 19, 1999: Public Session, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Independence Standards Board - Minutes, Meeting Of November 19, 1999: Public Session, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Independence Standards Board Operating Policies, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Independence Standards Board Operating Policies, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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1999 Annual Report, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

1999 Annual Report, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Presentation To 27th Annual Aicpa Conference - Current Sec Developments, Arthur Siegel, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Presentation To 27th Annual Aicpa Conference - Current Sec Developments, Arthur Siegel, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Proposal To Interpret Isb No. 1 Re: For Discussion At Isb Meeting Of November 19, 1999, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Proposal To Interpret Isb No. 1 Re: For Discussion At Isb Meeting Of November 19, 1999, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Introduction To The Independence Standards Board, Presentations To American Law Institute Of The American Bar Association, Susan Mcgrath, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Introduction To The Independence Standards Board, Presentations To American Law Institute Of The American Bar Association, Susan Mcgrath, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Comment Letters Re: Exposure Draft (Ed 98-1) Independence Discussions With Audit Committees, Independence Standards Board Jan 1999

Comment Letters Re: Exposure Draft (Ed 98-1) Independence Discussions With Audit Committees, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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