Performance evaluation can be described as the practice of assessment of individuals, teams or organisations in terms of tangibles such as productivity and quality of work against agreed objectives or expectations and intangibles including practice, behaviour, attitudes and commitment.
Turning to sociology, the literature indicates that threatening environments increase superstitious behaviour and strengthen commitment, communities, and attachment to ideologies.
The department said from now on, prisoners eligible for release on temporary licence would have to earn it by demonstrating the "right behaviour and a commitment to change".
The West London Free School, backed by 400 parent supporters, would be one with "high standards of behaviour and a commitment to academic excellence but which is open to all, regardless of ability", according to the group.
Participants characterised this behaviour as 'the support and commitment of senior management'.
These techniques are often classified as 'third wave' cognitive therapies, including dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), schema therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and metacognitive therapy (MCT) [ 13].
ACT is an empirically based third generation cognitive behavioural approach that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, and commitment and behaviour change strategies to produce psychological flexibility: the ability to defuse from difficult thoughts and accept difficult feelings while persisting in values-based action.
By contrast, families belonging to the control CHCs are only offered traditional health check-ups at similar ages, with no systematic efforts made to elicit and reinforce motivation for and commitment to behaviour change.
Well-known programs include mindfulness-based stress reduction [ 3], mindfulness-based cognitive therapy [ 4], dialectical behaviour therapy [ 5, 6], acceptance and commitment therapy [ 7] and acceptance-based behavioural therapy [ 8].
This paper reviews various conceptualisations of place attachment and use, the process of attachment towards places, and the behaviour commitment of users towards parks.
