Essays about: "Australian social work"

Found 5 essays containing the words Australian social work.

1. 1. A Home Among the Gumtrees - Reimagining suburban Sydney for a hotter future

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Athena Newman-Andrews; [2021]
   Keywords : heat; Sydney; climate change; suburban; housing; Australia; urban sprawl; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis started with a desire to delve into the impact that natural disasters have on small communities in an Australian context, how climate change exacerbates their effect, and the role that design can play in mitigating the impact on people and the natural environment. Initial research into bushfires, drought, floods, and heat landed this project in Western Sydney, in an area not far from where I grew up. READ MORE

3. 2. Yod Variation in Australian English : A Sociolinguistic Investigation

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Ruholla Kazemi; [2015]
   Keywords : Palatal glide; yod dropping; yod deletion; glide deletion; yod coalescence; yod palatalization; glide palatalization; yod retention; yod variation; glide variants;

   Abstract : In various post-consonantal environments, the palatal glide /j/ has been subject to variation and change since the late 17th century. Retention, coalescence, and deletion of the glide respectively account for various pronunciations of the word due [dju:], [dʒu:], and [du:] in different dialects of English. READ MORE

4. 3. Seeing the Forest for the Trees - Australian Forest Biomass for Energy: An Investigation of Understanding, Acceptance, Trust & Legitimacy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Kai Ulrik; [2012]
   Keywords : Forest Biomass; Wood Waste; Harvest Residue; Legitimacy; Social Acceptance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Forest biomass used in bioenergy systems, is a proven, large scale, cost-effective and growing renewable energy source in numerous countries. In Australia, the technical potential and environmental benefits of forest biomass for energy purposes are evident to many social and market actors, yet implementation is minimal. READ MORE

5. 4. Cultural collisions in social work – The case of Aboriginal clients in Australia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Sara Lundberg; [2010]
   Keywords : Australiskt socialt arbete; urbefolkning; aboriginer; literature review; Australian social work; Aboriginal; indigenous; litteraturstudie; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Problems in social work with aboriginal clients in Australia are analysed in this thesis. The cultural collision between Western social workers and aboriginal clients is interpreted as the result of poor insight into the culturally determined worldview, the value system, norms and conceptions held by many aboriginal clients. READ MORE

6. 5. On the Side of the Angels? - A qualitative study on Swedish and Australian social work students', -teachers' and -Directors of Studies' attitudes towards social work and multiculturalism.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Ulrika Anzén; [2004]
   Keywords : Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was, on the basis of the Theory of Residualist Conversion, to examine if students in social work education were trained to maintain the structures in society by converting social problems into personal problems of the people they serve. I chose 'the multicultural society' as an example of an issue that is often perceived as a social problem. READ MORE