80 research outputs found

    Religion, Education, and the ‘East’. Addressing Orientalism and Interculturality in Religious Education Through Japanese and East Asian Religions

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    This work addresses the theme of Japanese religions in order to rethink theories and practices pertaining to the field of Religious Education. Through an interdisciplinary framework that combines the study of religions, didactics and intercultural education, this book puts the case study of Religious Education in England in front of two ‘challenges’ in order to reveal hidden spots, tackle unquestioned assumptions and highlight problematic areas. These ‘challenges’, while focusing primarily on Japanese religions, are addressed within the wider contexts of other East Asian traditions and of the modern historical exchanges with the Euro-American societies. As result, a model for teaching Japanese and other East Asian religions is discussed and proposed in order to fruitfully engage issues such as orientalism, occidentalism, interculturality and critical thinking

    Large Cardinals in Weakened Axiomatic Theories

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    We study the notion of non-trivial elementary embeddings j from the set-theoretic universe, V, to itself under the assumption that V satisfies various classical and intuitionistic set theories. In particular, we investigate what consequences can be derived if V is only assumed to satisfy Kripke Platek set theory, set theory without Power Set or intuitionistic set theory. To do this, we construct the constructible universe in Intuitionistic Kripke Platek without Infinity and use this to find lower bounds for such embeddings. We then study the notion of definable embeddings before giving some initial bounds in terms of the standard large cardinal hierarchy. Finally, we give sufficient requirements for there to be no non-trivial elementary embedding of the universe in ZFC without Power Set. As a by-product of this analysis, we also study Collection Principles in ZFC without Power Set. This leads to models witnessing the failure of various Dependent Choice Principles and to the development of the theory of the Respected Model, a generalisation of symmetric submodels to the class forcing context

    Leadership efficiency and Weberian charisma : the case of Gamal Abdel Nasser (1952-1970)

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    The purpose or the present study Is two fold (I) To examine the essential components or leadership In general end charismatic leadership In particular, and (II) to construct a generalized model pertaining to the emergence, consolidation and termination of charismatic leadership. In other words, It is an attempt to analyze and explain the various theories on political leadership and scrutinize the Weberlan concept of charisma. Above that, the basic objective of the thesis is the application of political theory and the conceptual framework of charisma to the case of Gamal Abdel Nasser, ruler of Egypt from 1952 until his premature death In 1970. Special focus Is made in the aftermath of the 1967 War and the reinstatement of Nasser as Egypt's leader by popular mandate, following his decision to resign. The thesis Is divided into three sections: The first section, Framework of Analysis and Theoretical Perspective, locks at (I) the definitions, functions and approaches of Political Leadership, and; (Ii) The study, formulation and critique of Weberian Charisma. The second section, the role dynamics, politics, and Impact of Gamal Abdel Nasser, constructs (I) a Political Biography of Nasser( 1918-1970) and, (II) Nasser's cognitive perceptions and the politics of Arab Nationalism. The third section looks at Nasser's leadership impact on the Arabs with specific reference to the 1967 June War. Also Included In this section, Is a generalized model of charismatic political leadership. As conceptualized by Weber, charisma (the gift of Grace) referred to 'a certain quality of an Individual personally by virtue of which he Is set apart from ordinary man and treated as enclosed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities.' The present thesis has attempted to apply the theory of political leadership and the conceptual tool of charisma to the case study of Nasser's Egypt (1952-1970). In view of Nasser's unique and pervasive role In Egyptian politics, the primary focus of inquiry is the leader himself as he Interacted with the political environment of his time. In the course of one's Investigation, several elements of Weber's formulation of charismatic= authority have been revised. Thus, a number of exceptions to Weber's formulation are brought Into context. Following this, a generalized model of charismatic political leadership Is drawn from this case study

    Positioning emergent professional learning as catalyst for meaning making in agile work praxis

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    The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 added new urgency to the evolution of a knowledge landscape rethink. Knowledge creators, consumers and facilitators had to function in an unfamiliar, complex and challenging context. The realisation that contemporary knowledge formation, actuality and continuation were fast becoming obsolete required learning institutions to reinvent the rubrics of knowledge creation, which requires a radical change in the knowledge economy characterised by enablement, organic co-construction, fluidity and new meaning making in a future of Agile operation and education facilitation. This thesis explores one of the myriad challenges faced by contemporary knowledge organisations. Novel views of meaning making lead to a proposed model that could serve as a catalyst for Emergent Professional Learning (EPL). EPL is positioned in the discipline of learning facilitation with the intent to propagate a new thinking methodology regarding the establishment of sustainable, progressive knowledge commodities. It establishes a full-fledged, integrated co-constructive approach that presents itself living within a broadly established knowledge base framework that aim to identify new creative and encouraging initiatives within the transforming knowledge creation structures of postmodern knowledge organisations. This study is founded on an transdisciplinary epistemological research method that will explore theorems that may enable EPL. This research challenge evokes fresh and challenging grand narratives as the researcher attempts to use and deploy a variety of epistemologically grounded research methodologies. According to Leibold, Probst and Gibbert (2015), it has become progressively clear to the researcher that South Africa's economic crisis and political climate is not conducive to curriculum development and design sustainability. Additionally, the present pandemic has an impact on and demands the creation of enhanced Agile learning. As such, the researcher purposefully builds on and refers to Leipold et al.’s seminal work on meaning making and knowledge transfer in order to establish a formal epistemological foundation for addressing the complexities of South African emergent professional learning challenges in the pursuit of Agile practice. It is argued that new forms of human capital are now needed to manifest the intellectual capacity through mobilising the facilitation of knowledge generating catalysts, envisioning the possibility of creating antifragile EPL attributes. It is proposed that knowledge-driven institutions are urged to identify new leadership characteristics to yield and reconstruct these innovative meaning making solutions into knowledge activities, thereby positioning environments that allow socialising, transfer and construction of the future landscape of learning facilitation. The research results indicate that the ideal solution for future knowledge-driven institutions would be one where leadership understands the paramount importance of knowledge and then nurtures its source: the knowledge worker. The new role for leadership is that of coachers and facilitators who invite knowledge workers to co-define the knowledge intent of the organisation and who encourage co-operation through multi-lateral communication and codetermination. The collaborative relationship between the knowledge worker and leadership is therefore crucial to establish formal communities of practice. It is pivotal for organisations to position and foster these formal knowledge communities as a the process of continuous reinvention and enable the meaning making shifts that are essential to drive new EPL. Formal knowledge-sharing establishments should facilitate progressive mindsets aligned to encourage psychological responsibility, ownership and custodianship of new meaning making, where all role players are inextricably interlinked on an integral scale, rapidly changing the future workspace within an ecological thinking framework. These insights prompted the formulation of a EPL framework that transcends the traditional knowledge establishment criterion through the application of intellective influencers, complemented by the inclusion and merging of human ontogeny (M1-3). The actualisation and application of the newly composed EPL framework positions itself as a malleable, principle-based approach that could render knowledge creation designs uniquely crafted to stimulate the exploration of future meaning making. New ways must be found to meet future educational challenges and modes of facilitating learning that could support the content designer to deal with new, unprecedented conditions – “Liquid Modernity” – and to position EPL so as to establish Liquid Modernity as a pan disciplinary insight for the next generation of academic curriculum development and design (Caldwell and Henry, 2020; Bouman, 2013). This thesis endeavours to offer an alternative vision of sensemaking regarding the future, where knowledge transfer organisations can apply EPL as an alternative tool for co-designing the learning curriculum. This will require transformational leaders who are willing to search for new ways to anticipate the future of knowledge design.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2021.Humanities EducationPhDUnrestricte

    Preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention in Africa: an examination of South Africa’s role in conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of The Congo

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    The Agenda 2063 tabled a blueprint of seven aspirations, for the Africa we want and one which was critical to this study being a peaceful and secure Africa. As postulated in this aspiration, by Agenda 2063, “Africa shall be free from armed conflict, terrorism, extremism, intolerance, and gender-based violence, which are major threats to human security, peace and development”. The Assembly of the AU committed in the agenda to fast-track actions to silence the guns by 2020, through enhanced dialogue-centred conflict prevention and resolution. The deadline for silencing guns and ending all wars in Africa was 2020, which has passed and Africa remains characterised by violent conflict and underdevelopment. Violent conflict of different magnitudes continues unabated across different states in Africa and remain insolent to any means towards resolution. The African continent is also a host to the most fragile states in the world, and the governments of these countries are unable to cultivate or facilitate the necessary conditions needed for sustainable peace and development. The conditions of poverty, frustration of basic human needs, maladministration, corruption, mismanagement of diversity and ethnic divisions so prevalent in Africa increase the likelihood of violent conflict. Conflict provention, preventive diplomacy, problem-solving workshops, peacebuilding and peacekeeping are all variants of peace operations deemed crucial in this study for Africa’s stability, peace and development. The advancement of preventive diplomacy and conflict provention as a hybrid framework for the prevention and resolution of violent conflict and promotion of sustainable peace and development in Africa was at the centre of this study. The study adopted John Burton’s basic human needs theory as a theoretical framework to further highlight an urgency by African states to prioritise policies and conflict resolution efforts directed at addressing the underlying issues giving rise to violent conflicts, if sustainable peace and development was to be realised in the continent.Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Governmental and Social Sciences, 202

    Preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention in Africa: an examination of South Africa’s role in conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of The Congo

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    The Agenda 2063 tabled a blueprint of seven aspirations, for the Africa we want and one which was critical to this study being a peaceful and secure Africa. As postulated in this aspiration, by Agenda 2063, “Africa shall be free from armed conflict, terrorism, extremism, intolerance, and gender-based violence, which are major threats to human security, peace and development”. The Assembly of the AU committed in the agenda to fast-track actions to silence the guns by 2020, through enhanced dialogue-centred conflict prevention and resolution. The deadline for silencing guns and ending all wars in Africa was 2020, which has passed and Africa remains characterised by violent conflict and underdevelopment. Violent conflict of different magnitudes continues unabated across different states in Africa and remain insolent to any means towards resolution. The African continent is also a host to the most fragile states in the world, and the governments of these countries are unable to cultivate or facilitate the necessary conditions needed for sustainable peace and development. The conditions of poverty, frustration of basic human needs, maladministration, corruption, mismanagement of diversity and ethnic divisions so prevalent in Africa increase the likelihood of violent conflict. Conflict provention, preventive diplomacy, problem-solving workshops, peacebuilding and peacekeeping are all variants of peace operations deemed crucial in this study for Africa’s stability, peace and development. The advancement of preventive diplomacy and conflict provention as a hybrid framework for the prevention and resolution of violent conflict and promotion of sustainable peace and development in Africa was at the centre of this study. The study adopted John Burton’s basic human needs theory as a theoretical framework to further highlight an urgency by African states to prioritise policies and conflict resolution efforts directed at addressing the underlying issues giving rise to violent conflicts, if sustainable peace and development was to be realised in the continent.Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Governmental and Social Sciences, 202

    Research in the Archival Multiverse

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    Over the past 15 years, the field of archival studies around the world has experienced unprecedented growth within the academy and within the profession, and archival studies graduate education programs today have among the highest enrolments in any information field. During the same period, there has also been unparalleled expansion and innovation in the diversity of methods and theories being applied in archival scholarship. Global in scope, Research in the Archival Multiverse compiles critical and reflective essays across a wide range of emerging research areas and interests in archival studies; it aims to provide current and future archival academics with a text addressing possible methods and theoretical frameworks that have been and might be used in archival scholarship and research

    Human-Intelligence and Machine-Intelligence Decision Governance Formal Ontology

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    Since the beginning of the human race, decision making and rational thinking played a pivotal role for mankind to either exist and succeed or fail and become extinct. Self-awareness, cognitive thinking, creativity, and emotional magnitude allowed us to advance civilization and to take further steps toward achieving previously unreachable goals. From the invention of wheels to rockets and telegraph to satellite, all technological ventures went through many upgrades and updates. Recently, increasing computer CPU power and memory capacity contributed to smarter and faster computing appliances that, in turn, have accelerated the integration into and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizational processes and everyday life. Artificial intelligence can now be found in a wide range of organizational systems including healthcare and medical diagnosis, automated stock trading, robotic production, telecommunications, space explorations, and homeland security. Self-driving cars and drones are just the latest extensions of AI. This thrust of AI into organizations and daily life rests on the AI community’s unstated assumption of its ability to completely replicate human learning and intelligence in AI. Unfortunately, even today the AI community is not close to completely coding and emulating human intelligence into machines. Despite the revolution of digital and technology in the applications level, there has been little to no research in addressing the question of decision making governance in human-intelligent and machine-intelligent (HI-MI) systems. There also exists no foundational, core reference, or domain ontologies for HI-MI decision governance systems. Further, in absence of an expert reference base or body of knowledge (BoK) integrated with an ontological framework, decision makers must rely on best practices or standards that differ from organization to organization and government to government, contributing to systems failure in complex mission critical situations. It is still debatable whether and when human or machine decision capacity should govern or when a joint human-intelligence and machine-intelligence (HI-MI) decision capacity is required in any given decision situation. To address this deficiency, this research establishes a formal, top level foundational ontology of HI-MI decision governance in parallel with a grounded theory based body of knowledge which forms the theoretical foundation of a systemic HI-MI decision governance framework
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