Intercountry Adoption: Society's responsibilities to children adopted into cultures other than their own

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A.C. Hoksbergen
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Intercountry Adoption ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
Or Groups

When we discuss and think about responsibilities to intercountry adopted children, we have to answer several questions first: – Responsibility to whom? What are the special characteristics of the persons or groups involved? How big will this responsibility be?and– Is it, quantitively speaking, an important phenomenon?I will answer the second and easiest question first.How many intercountry adopted children arrive each year in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, other European countries, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada?

scholarly journals Parenting adopted children and supporting adoptive parents: Messages from research

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Parent Support ◽  
Adoptive Parent ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Intercountry Adoption ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Parent Child Relationships

This article considers adoption from the perspective of parents, especially the strategies that they employ to enhance attachments and build positive parent-child relationships. The article draws particularly on recent New Zealand research regarding intercountry adoptive parenting, as well as overseas literature on good adoptive parenting practice generally in domestic and intercountry adoption. It also considers the research on methods of supporting parents who adopt and whether there are gaps in legislation, policy or practice in New Zealand that could be closed by borrowing from good examples in the literature, and, or current practice examples. The author is an adoptive parent of Russian-born children and is actively involved in adoptive parent support networks.

ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH HERBAGE DISSECTION ANALYSES 2. Problems of species identification

1976 ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
I.M. Ritchie ◽  
C.C. Boswell ◽  
A.M. Badland
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Weight Basis ◽  
Plant Identification ◽  
Leaf Fragment ◽  
Research Division ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Botanical Analysis

HERBACE DISSECTION is the process in which samples of herbage cut from trials are separated by hand into component species. Heavy reliance is placed on herbage dissection as an analytical tool ,in New Zealand, and in the four botanical analysis laboratories in the Research Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries about 20 000 samples are analysed each year. In the laboratory a representative subsample is taken by a rigorous quartering procedure until approximately 400 pieces of herbage remain. Each leaf fragment is then identified to species level or groups of these as appropriate. The fractions are then dried and the composition calculated on a percentage dry weight basis. The accuracy of the analyses of these laboratories has been monitored by a system of interchanging herbage dissection samples between them. From this, the need to separate subsampling errors from problems of plant identification was, appreciated and some of this work is described here.

scholarly journals The importance of addressing ageism in Swedish healthcare

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-115
Author(s):  
Katarina Sjögren Forss
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Significant Class ◽  
Care For Older People

Ageism is discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age. In the Swedish healthcare context, the term is uncommon, despite the fact that older people are a significant class of users. One of every five individuals in Sweden is 65 years of age or older, and the proportion of older people in the population is rising. Therefore, ageism in healthcare warrants more awareness and focus. In three recent articles that we have published relating to nutritional, depression and continence care for older people, we found indications of ageism even though we did not aim to study it. There is a need to identify the manifestations of ageism and label them, and to become alert to both the visible and invisible expressions of ageism. This will help in the development of interventions and policies to eliminate ageism in healthcare. With health inequalities growing and seemingly becoming the norm rather than the exception in Sweden and other European countries, it has become imperative to address and eliminate health inequalities through a range of initiatives and mechanisms. Fighting ageism in different settings must be a part of this larger goal.

scholarly journals Lay and Professional Judges in Europe’s Labour Courts: Does the Professional Judge Dominate?

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-257
Author(s):  
Susan Corby ◽  
Pete Burgess ◽  
Armin Höland ◽  
Hélène Michel ◽  
Laurent Willemez
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Status Characteristics Theory ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Status Characteristics ◽  
Institutional Differences

Abstract Several European countries have a first instance ‘mixed’ labour court, that is a judicial panel comprising a professional judge and two or more lay judges, the latter with experience as employees or employers/managers. The lay judges’ main contribution is their workplace knowledge, but they act in a juridical setting where legal norms prevail, so does the professional judge, despite being in a minority, dominate? This article seeks to address this question by focussing on first instance labour courts in Great Britain, Germany and France. Theories of differential power, particularly status characteristics theory, and previous empirical research indicate that professional judges dominate, but our findings are more nuanced. Based on 177 interviews in three countries, we find that professional judge dominance varies according to the country’s institutional context and the salience of lay judges’ workplace knowledge. These institutional differences, however, are mediated by the attitudes of the judicial actors. Many interviewees noted that some lay judges were more prepared to challenge the professional judge than others, whereas others observed that some professional judges were more inclusive than others.

Return of the Natives: Explaining the Development and Non-Development of Political Action by Indigenous Peoples in Democratic Political Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-480
Author(s):  
Lee E. Dutter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Political Action ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Present Treatment ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
Political Actions

Studies of individuals or groups who might use violence or terrorism in pursuit of political goals often focus on the specific actions which these individuals or groups have taken and on the policies which defenders (that is, governments of states) against such actions may adopt in response. Typically, less attention is devoted to identifying the relevant preconditions of political action and possible escalation to violence and how or why potential actions may be obviated before they occur. In the context of democratic political systems, the present analysis addresses these issues via examination of indigenous peoples, who typically constitute tiny fractions of the population of the states or regions in which they reside, in terms of their past and present treatment by governments and the political actions, whether non-violent or violent, which individuals from these peoples have engaged or may engage. The specific peoples examined are Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia, Haudenosaunee of North America, Inuit of Canada, Maori of New Zealand, and Saami of Scandinavia.

Ein föderales Imperium?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Rummel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
British Empire ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
The Other ◽  
The 19Th Century

The previously ignored model of Greek colonisation attracted numerous actors from the 19th century British empire: historians, politicians, administrators, military personnel, journalists or anonymous commentators used the ancient paradigm to advocate a global federation exclusively encompassing Great Britain and the settler colonies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Unlike other historical templates, Greek colonisation could be viewed as innovative and unspent: innovative because of the possibility of combining empire and liberty and unspent due to its very novelty, which did not contain the ‘imperial vice’ the other models had so often shown and which had always led to their political and cultural decline.

Meria laricis. [Distribution map].

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
North America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Irish Republic ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Meria laricis Vuill. Hosts: Larch (Larix). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, USSR, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, New Zealand, EUROPE, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Irish Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, USSR (Ukraine, Byelorussia, Estonia, Latvia, Mori and Tatar ASR, Moscow, Leningrad and Voronezh), NORTH AMERICA, Canada (B.C.), United States (Pacific N.W.) (Idaho).

Century plus journeys: using career crafting to explore the career success of pioneer women accountants

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohini P. Vidwans ◽  
Rosalind H. Whiting
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Pioneer Women ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the struggle for entry and career success of the early pioneer women accountants in Great Britain and its former colonies the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Design/methodology/approachA career crafting matrix guides the analysis of historical information available on five pioneer women accountants in order to understand their success in gaining entry into the profession and their subsequent careers.FindingsDespite an exclusionary environment, career crafting efforts coupled with family and organizational support enabled these women to become one of the first female accountants in their respective countries. Their struggles were not personal but much broader—seeking social, political, economic and professional empowerment for women.Originality/valueThis is the first paper to utilize the career crafting matrix developed from current female accountants' careers to explore careers of pioneering female accountants. It adds to the limited literature on women actors in accounting and may provide insight into approaching current forms of difference and discrimination.

Septoria antirrhini. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. V. Andrianova
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Infected Plant ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Plant Debris ◽  
Wet Weather

Abstract A description is provided for Septoria antirrhini. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Leaf spot, leaf drying, defoliation. HOSTS: Antirrhinum antirrhiniflorum, A. majus, A. siculum (Scrophulariaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: South Africa. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. SOUTH AMERICA: Chile, Colombia. ASIA: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Israel. AUSTRALASIA: Australia, New Zealand. EUROPE: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: Not reported, but almost certainly by airborne, splash-dispersed conidia from infected plant debris and seed stocks. The disease is significantly more severe under wet weather conditions (SINADSKIY et al., 1985).

Phoma leveillei. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Photographic Film ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Alkaline Waste

Abstract A description is provided for Phoma leveillei. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Generally considered a soil-borne saprobe, but capable of acting act as an opportunistic pathogen. HOSTS: Plurivorous, predominantly plant materials. On and from Acer, Arachis, Bambusa, Beta, Callistephus, Camellia, Campanula, Capsicum, Ceanothus, Chimonanthus, Chrysanthemum, Citrus, Cocos, Coffea, Combretum, Convolvulus, Dianthus, Elaeis, × Fatshedera, Festuca, Fragaria, Grevillea, Hevea, Ipomoea, Juniperus, Lavandula, Malus, Myriophyllum, Pinus, Populus, Pothos, Prunus, Quercus, Rhododendron, Ribes, Scabiosa, Skimmia, Solanum, Spinacia, Tectona, Theobroma, Triticum and Ulmus. Also from filaments of Vaucheria, hay, soil, saline sand, sea and fresh water, alkaline waste water and sludge from rice straw pulp, painted surfaces, photographic film, and fish (Salmo). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Egypt, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan. NORTH AMERICA: Canada. SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador. ASIA: Bangladesh, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand. AUSTRALASIA: Australia, New Zealand. EUROPE: Great Britain, Netherlands, Spain (Balearic Islands), former Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne, but little else is known of other possible vectors.

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