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79State succession — Contractual obligations — Loans — Loan agreements entered into with private parties by Surinam pursuant to autonomous powers in internal affairs — Whether enforceable by Government of the Republic of Surinam following accession to complete independence in 1975States — Continuity of States — Republic of Surinam — Accession to complete independence in 1975 — Whether continuity in law between Republic of Surinam and former country of Surinam endowed with limited autonomy — The law of the Netherlands

In the past two decades much has changed in the way of employee assistance programs. However, substance abuse among workers and its interference with job performance has not changed. While some have argued that greater emphasis be placed on preventative measures, the author believes that from the inception, employee assistance programs have been preventative—by educating the public, by performing screening and gatekeeping functions for referrals, and by providing feedback from providers on how employees are progressing.

The implementation of the employee assistance program in the New Jersey State Police was studied over a three-year period. Quesionnaires were sent to a stratified random sample of sworn members once each year for three years. The questionnaire contained items to measure the degree of diffusion, receptivity, and the use of the program. The initial hypothesis was that the implementation of the program would follow the three-phase process of diffusion receptivity and use. The result of the first survey indicated the program was in the diffusion stage with more than 69% of the troopers having heard of the employee assistance program. Response to the receptivity items revealed there was an awareness and sensitivity to the need for the program and its potential benefits. The results of the second survey showed that the diffusion stage was strengthened with 78% of the response having heard of the program. Receptivity to the program had not increased significantly and use was minimal. On the basis of these results, recommendations were made to enlarge and enhance certain program elements. The results of the third survey were quite similar to those of the second. The program was largely in the diffusion stage and was little into receptivity and utilization. Innovative procedures were recommended to move the program into an integral part of the Division.

Supervisory personnel often experience physical and emotional stress as a result of anxiety about role function. This problem has been effectively addressed through an educational workshop that uses a problem-solving model to help resolve the emotional stumbling blocks that interefere with supervision.

The academic curriculum is developed through a systematic process whereby content is created through the alignment of needs to stakeholder or target group. This qualitative research study features a small-scale, English for academic purpose (EAP) needs analysis (NA) of three credit-bearing EAP programs and the corresponding departmental programs conducted at a Language Center at a higher education institution in Oman. Based on interview, observational and documentary data, the analysis showed divergences in academic literacy (writing and reading) between the EAP and content programs. Principally, the findings pointed to the presence and operation of a group of informal orders and the emergence of two interrelated stories: public and real. The public story purported to blame the learner's English language proficiency for unfavorable performance at EAP and Departmental levels, whereas the real story revealed that institutional factors were equally responsible. The paper ends by making a few conclusions about the importance of heeding informal order when carrying out needs analysis.