STEPHEN JACOBS
Biographic Data
| ID | 6004341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | STEPHEN JACOBS |
| GIVEN NAMES | STEPHEN |
| FAMILY NAME | JACOBS |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences; The University of Auckland; Auckland; New Zealand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sustainable Living at the Centre for Alternative Technology: Radical Ideas and Practical Solutions
This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding and communicating sustainable ways of living, established in Wales in 1973. Playing a central role in the global green network, this study examines CAT’s history and context for creation, its development over time and its wider influence in the progression of green ideas at the local, national and international levels. …
Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Woman-led Spiritual Movement
Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Woman-led Spiritual Movement." Journal of Contemporary Religion, 33(2), pp. 372–373
Reflections of Amma: Devotees in a Global Embrace
This is a fascinating account of Mata Amritanandamayi—a female guru from Kerala in South India—who is affectionately called ‘Amma’ by her devotees. Amma is most renowned for hugging the thousands o
Assessment without action; a randomised evaluation of the inter RAI home care compared to a national assessment tool on identification of needs and service provision for older people in New Zealand
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the cornerstone of good practice, as it identifies need across multiple domains such as social, physical and psychological. The interRAI home care (interRAI-HC), probably the most well-researched and supported community-based CGA has been implemented globally, often at considerable expense. Policy-makers, managers and clinicians anticipate significant gains in health outcomes following such i…
The providers’ profile of the disability support workforce in New Zealand
To understand one of the predominant groups supporting people with disabilities and illness, this study examined the profile of New Zealand paid caregivers, including their training needs. Paid caregivers, also known as healthcare assistants, caregivers and home health aides, work across several long-term care settings, such as residential homes, continuing-care hospitals and also private homes. Their roles include assisting with personal care an…
Virtually Sacred: The Performance of Asynchronous Cyber-Rituals in Online Spaces
This article explores how the design of sacred spaces and ritual performance are transformed in the move from offline to online contexts. A semiotic analysis of two websites—a Christian Virtual Church and a Hindu Virtual Temple—suggests the potential for demarcating distinct online sacred spaces, in a Durkheimian sense, in which devotees can engage in ritual activity. The article focuses on the performance of cyberpuja in the Virtual Temple and t…
Virtually Sacred: The Performance of Asynchronous Cyber-Rituals in Online Spaces
This article explores how the design of sacred spaces and ritual performance are transformed in the move from offline to online contexts. A semiotic analysis of two websites—a Christian Virtual Church and a Hindu Virtual Temple—suggests the potential for demarcating distinct online sacred spaces, in a Durkheimian sense, in which devotees can engage in ritual activity. The article focuses on the performance of cyberpuja in the Virtual Temple and t…
The providers’ profile of the disability support workforce in New Zealand
To understand one of the predominant groups supporting people with disabilities and illness, this study examined the profile of New Zealand paid caregivers, including their training needs. Paid caregivers, also known as healthcare assistants, caregivers and home health aides, work across several long-term care settings, such as residential homes, continuing-care hospitals and also private homes. Their roles include assisting with personal care an…
Assessment without action; a randomised evaluation of the inter RAI home care compared to a national assessment tool on identification of needs and service provision for older people in New Zealand
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the cornerstone of good practice, as it identifies need across multiple domains such as social, physical and psychological. The interRAI home care (interRAI-HC), probably the most well-researched and supported community-based CGA has been implemented globally, often at considerable expense. Policy-makers, managers and clinicians anticipate significant gains in health outcomes following such i…
Virtually Sacred: The Performance of Asynchronous Cyber-Rituals in Online Spaces
This article explores how the design of sacred spaces and ritual performance are transformed in the move from offline to online contexts. A semiotic analysis of two websites—a Christian Virtual Church and a Hindu Virtual Temple—suggests the potential for demarcating distinct online sacred spaces, in a Durkheimian sense, in which devotees can engage in ritual activity. The article focuses on the performance of cyberpuja in the Virtual Temple and t…
The providers’ profile of the disability support workforce in New Zealand
To understand one of the predominant groups supporting people with disabilities and illness, this study examined the profile of New Zealand paid caregivers, including their training needs. Paid caregivers, also known as healthcare assistants, caregivers and home health aides, work across several long-term care settings, such as residential homes, continuing-care hospitals and also private homes. Their roles include assisting with personal care an…
Assessment without action; a randomised evaluation of the inter RAI home care compared to a national assessment tool on identification of needs and service provision for older people in New Zealand
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the cornerstone of good practice, as it identifies need across multiple domains such as social, physical and psychological. The interRAI home care (interRAI-HC), probably the most well-researched and supported community-based CGA has been implemented globally, often at considerable expense. Policy-makers, managers and clinicians anticipate significant gains in health outcomes following such i…
Reflections of Amma: Devotees in a Global Embrace
This is a fascinating account of Mata Amritanandamayi—a female guru from Kerala in South India—who is affectionately called ‘Amma’ by her devotees. Amma is most renowned for hugging the thousands o
Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Woman-led Spiritual Movement
Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Woman-led Spiritual Movement." Journal of Contemporary Religion, 33(2), pp. 372–373
Sustainable Living at the Centre for Alternative Technology: Radical Ideas and Practical Solutions
This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding and communicating sustainable ways of living, established in Wales in 1973. Playing a central role in the global green network, this study examines CAT’s history and context for creation, its development over time and its wider influence in the progression of green ideas at the local, national and international levels. …
Aesthetics (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (2 works) · Media, Religion, Digital Communication (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Activities of daily living (1 works)