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Within Social Work the relationship between theory and practice is largely controversial. Coulshed and Orme (1998) argue that 'theory informs and enlarges practice...theoryless practice does not exist; we cannot avoid looking for explanations to guide our actions '. This is also supported by Thompson (2000) who describes theory as providing practice with the 'essential raw material for understanding and action '. The concept of theory is often confused and misinterpreted due to the complex…

An estuary is a body of water in which fresh water from streams and rivers flows into seawater-containing oceans (Estuaries, 2008). The mixture of both seawater and fresh water is termed brackish water (Estuaries, 2008). Salinity depends on the exact location of an estuary, as the salt concentration is nonexistent in the fresh water end compared to the sea water end. The normal levels of salinity are between 0.5 to 35 ppt (Estuaries, 2008). Based on the central location of the fish kill site…

society, the science fiction genre has the ability to target specific societal problems and use social psychology to attempt to appeal an audience’s response or change. Neill Blomkamp District 9 (2009) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) both have a clear dialogue in response to Susan Sontag’s The Imagination of Disaster. It is crucial to look at the history behind both of these films prior to analyzing their ideology and interactions with The Imagination of Disaster.…

POSITIONING 3.0Positioning - “But positioning is not what you do to a product. Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect” (Ries and Trout,1982).The word “positioning” was introduced and applied by Al Ries and Jack Trout to the marketing context in 1982 when they wrote “Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind”. They go on to explain that positioning that its not about how you make a product but it is all about the consumers perceive the product. Joseph,J. (2013) explains that…

between females (Benton, 1976). Females tend to be more sociable and show less competitiveness. Both males and females show less activity levels than juveniles which can show higher activity levels during early morning or late afternoon (Shoemaker, 1982).…

Deception in Psychological Research Psychologists Blass (2009), Milgram (1964), Zimbardo (1998), Elms (1982), Wren (1999), Forward, Canter and Kirsh (1976) yield acceptance, credibility and functionality of deception within psychological research. Baumrind (1964), Miller (1972), Greenberg (1967) and Kelman (1967, 1972) on the other hand hold contrasting views. Deception when duplicating life like scenarios removed from artificial representation, harmfulness, risk taking in order to investigate…

domestic violence. Debbie was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her abusive boyfriend, and received a sentence of 25 years to life. Debbie Peagler unlike many other wrongfully convicted person’s stories. Debbie 's story is rather complex. On May 27, 1982, she led Oliver Wilson, the father of one of her two daughters, to a park where two gang members then beat and strangled him to death. Debbie was later convicted of the murder of Oliver and was incarcerated for twenty years. Until 2002 when…

Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway aka “green river killer” was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18, 1949. Ridgway targeted runaways and prostitutes along state Route 99 in south King County, Washington. In 1982 and admitted in an interview, there is over 75-80 murdered woman and several unfound bodies. Gary Ridgway grew up in SeaTac, Washington by both his father Tom Ridgway and mother Mary Rita Ridgway along with older Gregory Leon and younger Thomas Edward…

Prior to the 19th century it was believed that students with special needs were not able to be taught. Historically, the education of students with disabilities has progressed from neglect, to institutions, to pullout programs and mainstreaming and is continuing in the direction of full inclusion for all students with disabilities (Bradely, Sears & Switlick, 1997). The shift in educating students with disabilities is a direct result of various court cases and legislative decisions such as the…

The Tschannen-Moran, Wilfolk Hoy and Hoy (2001) self-efficacy scale is considered a valid and reliable indicator of teacher perceptions of self-efficacy in the context of classroom management practice. Multiple preceding studies designed to measure teacher self-efficacy influenced the development of the Tschannen-Moran, Wilfolk Hoy and Hoy self-efficacy scale. These earlier attempts establish the research base for measurement of teacher self-efficacy, and the impact of self-efficacy on classroom…