21 research outputs found
Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning
Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining learning as entailing inherently cultural processes. Conceptualizing culture as both a set of social practices and connected to learner identities, the chapters synthesize contemporary research in elaborating a new vision of the cultural nature of learning, moving beyond summary to reshape the field toward studies that situate culture in the learning sciences alongside equity of educational processes and outcomes. With the recent increased focus on culture and equity within the educational research community, this volume presents a comprehensive, innovative treatment of what has become one of the fieldâs most timely and relevant topics
International Handbook of Practical Theology
A practical theology, that wants to face the complexity, plurality and differentiation of situations and contexts of religious practices from a global point of view, needs to refer to the discourses that shape them. The contributions can be divided into the sections âconcepts of religionâ, âreligious practicesâ, and âdiscoursesâ, their aim is to identify the respective religious-cultural context and the related framework of interpretation
Ultrasound Imaging
This book provides an overview of ultrafast ultrasound imaging, 3D high-quality ultrasonic imaging, correction of phase aberrations in medical ultrasound images, etc. Several interesting medical and clinical applications areas are also discussed in the book, like the use of three dimensional ultrasound imaging in evaluation of Asherman's syndrome, the role of 3D ultrasound in assessment of endometrial receptivity and follicular vascularity to predict the quality oocyte, ultrasound imaging in vascular diseases and the fetal palate, clinical application of ultrasound molecular imaging, Doppler abdominal ultrasound in small animals and so on
PSA 2020
These preprints were automatically compiled into a PDF from the collection of papers deposited in PhilSci-Archive in conjunction with the PSA 2020
The Provision of UK Sport Services via Social Enterprise: Managing Social and Financial Tensions in Leisure Trusts
This study provides an insightful contribution to our understanding of social
enterprise by investigating the governance of specific organisational types of social
enterprise within the context of sport provision. It helps us understand how two
Leisure Trusts, one being a Benefit for Community (BenCom) and the other a
Company Limited by Guarantee with Charitable Status (CLG-CS) can improve sport
provision. Specifically, the study examines how each Leisure Trust manages
tensions associated with the creation of social and financial value and therein avoid
mission drift. Contemporary discourse on this issue is limited at best. Therefore, this
study helps further our understanding of social enterprise in the UK. The study was
conducted within the context of sport and leisure provision in the UK and examined
two Leisure Trusts via qualitative case studies on each organisation. Interviews with
senior management and board members/trustees along with direct observations
produced the evidential trail.
This study presents findings which highlight specific challenges facing different types
of social enterprise and how they can impact upon the occurrence of mission drift.
The findings show us that there is no single distinct approach to managing
competing tensions across the two Leisure Trusts investigated. This study claims
that mission drift in Leisure Trusts is a fluid process and is influenced by numerous
factors, particularly the austerity measures imposed on local councils. It is argued
the role of government policy plays a significant part in the development of both
organisations. It is argued that austerity is becoming a veneer for privatisation of
public sport provision delivery for the Leisure Trusts examined. The study suggests
that one Leisure Trust is at considerable risk of future mission drift because of their
focus on social objectives and oversight of financial stability. The stakeholder model
of governance within this Leisure Trust prevents the CEO from performing their role
adequately to address the challenges they face. The other Leisure Trust was found
to possess a stewardship governance model which enables the organisation to take
advantage of commercial opportunities whilst retaining and resourcing the creation of
social value. The Managing Director of this Leisure Trust is given authority to make
strategic and operational decisions in the interest of their stakeholders
Adaptive Reuse
The present volume explores a specific aspect of creativity in South Asian systems of knowledge, literature and rituals. Under the heading of âadaptive reuse,â it discusses the relationship between innovation and perpetuation of earlier forms and contents of knowledge and aesthetic expressions within the process of creating new works. Although this relation rarely became the topic of explicit reflections in the South Asian intellectual traditions, it is here investigated by taking a closer look at the treatment of older materials by later authors."Adaptive Reuse" ist ein wichtiges theoretisches Konzept aus dem Bereich der Architektur. Dort bezeichnete es die Verwendung eines teilweise umgebauten GebĂ€udes zu andern Zwecken als denen seiner ursprĂŒnglichen Errichtung. Im vorliegenden Band wird dieses Konzept zum ersten Mal auf ein weiteres Spektrum kulturellen Schaffens ĂŒbertragen, nĂ€mlich auf die Komposition von Texten und auf die Kreation neuer Konzepte und Ritual
Proof, rigour and informality : a virtue account of mathematical knowledge
This thesis is about the nature of proofs in mathematics as it is practiced, contrasting the informal proofs found in practice with formal proofs in formal systems. In the first chapter I present a new argument against the Formalist-Reductionist view that informal proofs are justified as rigorous and correct by corresponding to formal counterparts. The second chapter builds on this to reject arguments from Gödel's paradox and incompleteness theorems to the claim that mathematics is inherently inconsistent, basing my objections on the complexities of the process of formalisation. Chapter 3 looks into the relationship between proofs and the development of the mathematical concepts that feature in them. I deploy Waismann's notion of open texture in the case of mathematical concepts, and discuss both Lakatos and Kneebone's dialectical philosophies of mathematics. I then argue that we can apply work from conceptual engineering to the relationship between formal and informal mathematics. The fourth chapter argues for the importance of mathematical knowledge-how and emphasises the primary role of the activity of proving in securing mathematical knowledge. In the final chapter I develop an account of mathematical knowledge based on virtue epistemology, which I argue provides a better view of proofs and mathematical rigour.Funded by the Caroline Elder PG Scholarship and a SASP scholarship, and with travel funded by the Indo-European Research Training Network in Logic and the Arché Travel Fund
Affordances and limitations of algorithmic criticism
Humanities scholars currently have access to unprecedented quantities of machine-readable texts, and, at the same time, the tools and the methods with which we can analyse and visualise these texts are becoming more and more sophisticated. As has been shown in numerous studies, many of the new technical possibilities that emerge from fields such as text mining and natural language processing can have useful applications within literary research. Computational methods can help literary scholars to discover interesting trends and correlations within massive text collections, and they can enable a thoroughly systematic examination of the stylistic properties of literary works. While such computer-assisted forms of reading have proven invaluable for research in the field of literary history, relatively few studies have applied these technologies to expand or to transform the ways in which we can interpret literary texts. Based on a comparative analysis of digital scholarship and traditional scholarship, this thesis critically examines the possibilities and the limitations of a computer-based literary criticism. It argues that quantitative analyses of data about literary techniques can often reveal surprising qualities of works of literature, which can, in turn, lead to new interpretative readings