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Marinho, Jefferson Roberto de Oliveira. "A etnopedologia e o olhar transdisciplinar sobre o papel da ciÃncia do solo para o desenvolvimento rural do semiÃrido brasileiro." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2013. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=11144.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de NÃvel SuperiorA efetividade das polÃticas de combate à desertificaÃÃo e de convivÃncia com o semiÃrido requer a constante participaÃÃo dos atores sociais envolvidos com a temÃtica (PAE-CE, 2010). Sem a participaÃÃo dos atores sociais afetados direta ou indiretamente pelos efeitos da seca, nÃo hà possibilidade de sucesso das medidas de combate à desertificaÃÃo. Esta participaÃÃo deve se dar em vÃrias esferas, desde a formulaÃÃo das polÃticas atà sua implementaÃÃo. Os projetos construÃdos de modo participativo podem se dar em diversas frentes. O presente trabalho enfatiza o potencial da Etnopedologia como metodologia participativa de levantamento dos solos. Este campo interdisciplinar oferece uma metodologia adequada para mapeamentos dos solos em Ãreas ocupadas por comunidades rurais, ressaltando o refinado conhecimento que os camponeses tÃm sobre as terras das quais dependem para seu sustento. Este trabalho realiza levantamento de solos que parte do diÃlogo entre os saberes cientificamente consolidados pela ciÃncia do solo e aqueles pertencentes aos membros do Assentamento Angicos. Para tanto, recorreu-se- a levantamentos etnogrÃficos, que, atravÃs de entrevistas, observaÃÃo participante, expediÃÃes Ãs Ãreas cultivadas, permitiu a elaboraÃÃo de mapas com a visualizaÃÃo dos solos do Assentamento. O agricultores de Angicos possuem seu prÃprio sistema de classificaÃÃo de terras, que sÃo classificadas da seguinte forma: â Barro Vermelho/CrÃa â Barro branco â Terra Arisca/Areiusco â Massapà Dentre os tipos de terras citados, os mais importantes do ponto de vista agrÃcola sÃo o Areiusco e o barro Vermelho, onde sÃo produzidos, respectivamente, feijÃo e milho. O conhecimento dos solos do Assentamento Angicos pelos agricultores que ali vivem està intimamente ligado à estruturaÃÃo econÃmica desta comunidade, havendo assim, uma co-evoluÃÃo entre os seres humanos e a paisagem, condicionando as formas de organizaÃÃo sÃcio-espaciais, tema central deste relato.
The effectiveness of policies to combat desertification and coexistence with the semiarid requires constant participation of social actors involved in the issue (PAE-CE, 2010). Without the participation of the social actors directly or indirectly affected by the effects of drought, there is no possibility of success of measures to combat desertification. This participation should occur at various levels, from policy formulation to implementation. Projects constructed in a participatory manner can give on several fronts. This study emphasizes the potential of participatory methodology ethnopedology as lifting soil. This interdisciplinary field provides an appropriate methodology for mapping of soils in areas occupied by rural communities, highlighting the refined knowledge that farmers have on the land on which they depend for their livelihood. This paper conducts soil surveys that part of the dialogue between the scientific knowledge consolidated by soil science and those belonging to members of the Settlement Angicos. Therefore, we used it to ethnographic surveys, which, through interviews, participant observation, expeditions to cultivated areas, allowed the elaboration of maps with visualization of soil settlement. The farmers Angicos have their own system of land classification, which are classified as follows: â Barro vermelho / Croa â Barro Branco â Areiusco â Massapà Among the types of land mentioned, the most important agricultural point of view are Areiusco and red clay, where they are produced, respectively, beans and corn. Knowledge of soils Angicos settlement by farmers who live there are closely linked to economic structuring this community, so there is a co-evolution between humans and the landscape, affecting forms of socio-spatial organization, the central theme of this report.
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Evert, Boyd Harry. "Continuity amid change Newman and Pelikan's paradigms of doctrinal development /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.
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Peredo-Videa, Bernardo. "Forest governance and development : meandering paradigms in the Bolivian lowlands." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571667.
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Forest conservation is an economic, environmental and social process. It is also a political and cultural process in developing nations, characterised by being the richest regions in biodiversity but also the poorest economically. Paradoxically, whilst forest management provides substantial socio-economic and environmental benefits, local people have not often received benefits resulting from these processes. This would be the case of Bolivia, one of the poorest nations in Latin America with indigenous communities amongst the most vulnerable groups, but also one of the richest countries in terms of forest and biological diversity, especially within the Tropical Andes Hotspot. However, the country is also considered to be a deforestation hotspot since the implementation of structural adjustment programmes in the mid-1990s. Although reforms to the forestry legal framework have been accompanied by a series of institutional changes initiated in 1997, the results show that such legal, policy and institutional frameworks have not been able to respond to the increasing deforestation rates and illegal logging. In the absence of forest governance structures, including strengthened institutions, regulatory systems, comprehensive sustainable development plans and the persistence of land tenure insecurity, the implementation of effective initiatives in larger scales to overcome current deforestation rates appears challenging. Current political arguments are questioning the role of previous economic reforms and new conceptions on the role of forests. Natural resources are becoming a priority in the present state-led development agenda, which has criticised the previous neoliberal era for its negative economic, social and environmental impacts. Nonetheless, new threats may arise to forest conservation due to aggressive State development policies and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. This dissertation sets out to first analyse the causes of deforestation at a broader level of understanding than just the field scale through different development periods and over contemporary policy shifts and, secondly, to evaluate the success and challenges of sustainable alternatives for forest conservation, specifically timber exports, ecotourism development, and proposed reduced deforestation and degradation schemes in Bolivia. The research approaches include a focus on the dynamics of forest governance by examining the role and interplay of institutional frameworks, the legal and regulatory systems, land rights and tenure, and development policies and projects implemented by the Bolivian government, as well as the role of markets in driving demand for forest products in land-use change, deforestation and proposed forest-based alternatives. This thesis contributes to understanding the influence of these factors as underlying causes of deforestation in Bolivia and how these causes are interlinked with development theories, political and economic structures and policy shifts, and the opportunities and challenges for forest-based alternatives to provide economic and environmental benefits to grassroots and indigenous organisations.
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Maric, Borislav. "Enhanced Four Paradigms of Information Systems Development in Network Societies." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4287.
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The main aim of this research is to relate the theory of ISD discussed in Hirschheim’s and Klein’s article ”Four Paradigms of Information Systems Development” (ISD) to Churchman’s theory of ISD discussed in his book ”The Design of Inquiring Systems”. It has been important to relate those two assumptions of ISD in order to enhance both of them and to get a more explicit understanding of ISD. The main hypothesis in this research has been that it is possible to relate them to each other and to clarify and enhance them since they are both based on philosophical assumptions of knowledge generation i.e. epistemology. Epistemological and ontological aspects of knowledge generation and nature of societies are very important for understanding of IS since knowledge transfer is more and more common because of ICT development. The synthesis of those two well-known approaches to ISD is the main contribution of this research master thesis. The other contributions are the solution for double-loop learning through multi-agent system development and the solution for developing sustainable network societies through peer-to-peer networking combined with centralised networking functioning as a library. I also have given an explicit explanation of the differences between monism (holism) and pluralism, in this case regarding to Leibniz’s and Locke’s philosophical views. Singerian epistemology has been generated from his explanation of insufficiency of either rationalist or interpretative approaches for explanation of natural laws and this is also one of my contributions in this research. I also recommended a complementary use of the rationalist, empirical and interpretative research methodologies for research in theoretical, experimental, applied and social science fields. It has been also examined which methodologies are predominating at universities offering degrees in social informatics and it has appeared that on the most of universities offering degree in social informatics, proper research methodologies for studying societies are used what had been expected.
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Filbert, Dorothy L. Weatherspoon Jamel B. "Cognitive psychology and design paradigms in the development of multimedia courseware /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA274822.
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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgradaute School, September 1993.Thesis advisor(s): Kishore Sengupta ; B. Ramesh. "September 1993." Bibliography: p. 54-57. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
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Lenon, Suzanne Judith. "Persistent voices, feminist efforts to engender paradigms of development in Jamaica." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ36867.pdf.
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Filbert, Dorothy L., and Jamel B. Weatherspoon. "Cognitive psychology and design paradigms in the development of multimedia courseware." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26920.
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Multimedia courseware has the promise of becoming a staple of instructional technology, but it must be built around sound design theories in order to be effective. The design of multimedia courseware should be based on instructional design theory, human factors, and cognitive learning theories. If these elements are not included in a deliberate manner, the multimedia courseware will not be an effective instructional tool. This thesis explores relevant cognitive learning theories and design paradigms for multimedia courseware. It includes examples from a prototype system designed to train naval officers who must witness a pre-firing inspection of the 76mm/62 caliber gun mount
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Richardson, Barbara. "Paradigms of practice in physiotherapy and the implications for professional development." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.309097.
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Basu, Anna Purna. "Development of paradigms for future assessment of cortical plasticity during development and following early lesions." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433131.
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Weissmann, Dietmar E. A. "Innovative mobility solutions disrupting conventional investment paradigms in real estate." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120648.
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Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-65).
One might argue real estate is entering a period where technological innovations have greater impact on investment returns than conventional metrics related to the overall economy. While this has already been demonstrated by e-commerce disrupting the retail and logistics landscape, industry leaders are now starting to become more and more attentive to mobility related implications, resulting from the recent advent of ride-hailing providers like Uber, Lyft, and Didi. Broad literature, generated over the past decades and applying widely recognized econometric concepts, emphasizes the significance of public transport access for residential real estate values. More recently, claims arose that the value of proximity to public transport is being challenged by ride-hailing, serving as a substitute for rail and bus services. While the existence of a certain substitution effect is supported and documented by academic studies, research about its impact on real estate is rare. This thesis analyzes the value change of public transport access over time, by applying a hedonic regression model to a sample of 257,100 residential real estate transactions which have taken place in New York City between January 2005 and June 2018. The distance between each individual home and the closest of 550 heavy rail transit stops is used to determine the value of proximity to public transport in these transactions. Contrary to anecdotal claims and economic theory, the results of this analysis suggest that the value of proximity, i.e. rent gradients towards heavy rail transit stops, increases over the observed time period, especially since the emergence of Uber and within walking distance (0.5 miles) from transit access points. Since mobility innovation's long-term effects might not be in line with short-term implications and notable regional variances might exist, the thesis recommends ongoing analysis of the subject matter and expanding the research from New York City to various markets with different urban shapes, transportation modes, and demographics.
by Dietmar E.A. Weissmann.
S.M. in Real Estate Development
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Treseder, Jill. "Bridging incommensurable paradigms : a training consultant recovering the wholeness of being human." Thesis, University of Bath, 1995. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307133.
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Heywood, Daphne M. "Alternative paradigms of educational development, indigenous models of schooling for developing countries." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ63785.pdf.
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Ka, Zenzile Mawande. "Decolonizing visualities: changing cultural paradigms, freeing ourselves from Western-centric epistemes." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30909.
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In this study, I hope to challenge the absolute belief in academia, which assumes that the perception of reality or visualities; in terms of culture, nature, truth and so on, by definition should be understood according to the Western philosophical character and genealogy as developed from a positivist paradigm. It seems to me, that the dominant methodological frameworks as I know them now, tacitly follow this scientific, quantitative, material, mechanical, positivist paradigm that draws from Western philosophical development and positions, pervasively held as the only basis for knowledge production. In turn, this philosophical position delegitimises any other epistemologies or methodological frameworks from elsewhere. In many cases, the methods of teaching and assessing subscribe, impose and perpetuate these same protocols as the only recognised epistemological and methodological approaches for critical inquiry inside tertiary educational institutions. By far, fine art as a discipline has inherited this epistemological position. To define this field in the context of decolonisation (meaning the undoing of colonisation), it requires us to look beyond disciplinary knowledge. This research is primarily an epistemological critique; and does not simply seek to “Africanise” the study of art, but to condemn the pervasive institutionalised cultural dominance. To frame my discourse, I have adopted an anti-colonial perspective, and a qualitative method to help define this phenomenon through a wide range of techniques. These include grounded theory; propositional logic; case study, narrative inquiry and auto-ethnography as possible tool for collecting, coding and analysing of data.
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Bolander, Laksov Klara. "Learning across paradigms : towards an understanding of the development of medical teaching practice /." Stockholm, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-215-6/.
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Parker, Paul Francis. "Development of the Research Paradigm Inventory to Measure Views About Research Practices and Beliefs." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37384.
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The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the views of educational researchers across the dimensions that comprise research paradigms. The development of the instrument, entitled the Research Paradigm Inventory (RPI), was conducted in the hope of providing a mechanism for future research that will enable the examination of prospective links between the ontological, epistemological and methodological orientations of researchers and graduate students who will serve as future inquirers in the field of education.
During its development and validation, various aspects of the RPI were examined in accordance with the validity framework outlined by Samuel Messick (1989). According to Messick (1989), the validity of measure interpretation and corresponding action can be examined in terms of content, substantive, structural, generalizability, external and consequential forms of evidence. During this study, the content aspect of validity was addressed through the creation of instrument specifications and the development of items that were mapped to those specifications. In addition, the content aspect of validity was addressed by selecting items that were reviewed by experts, pilot tested, field tested and exhibited high technical quality. The substantive aspect of validity was addressed through an analysis of item rating scale functioning, person fit, item difficulty hierarchies and relationships among instrument scale measures. The structural aspect of validity was addressed through a confirmation of the instrumentâ s dimensionality. The generalizability aspect of validity was addressed through an analysis of person reliability, the precision of item/person parameter estimates and item calibration invariance.
The development activities and analyses described above resulted in the creation of six subscales measuring: (1) Realism in Research, (2) Research Objectivism, (3) Quantitative Methodology, (4) Relativism in Research, (5) Research Interpretivism and (6) Qualitative Methodology. Given the evidence collected, these scales appear to provide reasonably reliable and defensible estimates of individualsâ attitudes toward various research practices and beliefs, and should be appropriate for future research studies exploring educational research paradigms.Ph. D.
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Cherlet, Jan Louisa Herman <1981>. "Development Aid to Water Management in Mali: The Actors, ‘Global’ Paradigms, and ‘Local’ Translations." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5058/.
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Development aid involves a complex network of numerous and extremely heterogeneous actors. Nevertheless, all actors seem to speak the same ‘development jargon’ and to display a congruence that extends from the donor over the professional consultant to the village chief. And although the ideas about what counts as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ aid have constantly changed over time —with new paradigms and policies sprouting every few years— the apparent congruence between actors more or less remains unchanged. How can this be explained? Is it a strategy of all actors to get into the pocket of the donor, or are the social dynamics in development aid more complex? When a new development paradigm appears, where does it come from and how does it gain support? Is this support really homogeneous?
To answer the questions, a multi-sited ethnography was conducted in the sector of water-related development aid, with a focus on 3 paradigms that are currently hegemonic in this sector: Integrated Water Resources Management, Capacity Building, and Adaptation to Climate Change. The sites of inquiry were: the headquarters of a multilateral organization, the headquarters of a development NGO, and the Inner Niger Delta in Mali.
The research shows that paradigm shifts do not happen overnight but that new paradigms have long lines of descent. Moreover, they require a lot of work from actors in order to become hegemonic; the actors need to create a tight network of support. Each actor, however, interprets the paradigms in a slightly different way, depending on the position in the network. They implant their own interests in their interpretation of the paradigm (the actors ‘translate’ their interests), regardless of whether they constitute the donor, a mediator, or the aid recipient. These translations are necessary to cement and reproduce the network.
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Bundrick, David R. "The development of a scale to identify college and university science professors' science-faith paradigms /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3091906.
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Freeman, Donah, and Raychelle Harper. "A historical perspective on adolescent behaviors and twentieth century parenting paradigms." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1809.
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Kusumavalee, Sombat. "Deconstructing/reconstructing paradigms : a translation game in the Thai National Economic and Social Development planning." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441793.
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Rahatulain, Afifa. "Towards a Holistic Development Approach for Adaptable Manufacturing Paradigms : A Case Study of Evolvable Production Systems." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Produktionssystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-185956.
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Increasing global competition, market uncertainties and high product variance are a few of the factors posing challenges to the existing manufacturing industry. Having a quick response to market fluctuations and adapting to changing customer demands while maintaining shorter lead times and low costs are a few of the major challenges. The main focus of this thesis is on Evolvable Production Systems, which is one of the promising solutions to deal with the emerging manufacturing challenges by changing the conventional manufacturing systems towards a more flexible, intelligent and adaptable approach. Although promising, further research is needed in several directions for a wider industrial acceptance of EPS. The directions include but are not limited to methodological aspects, tool support, etc. throughout the development lifecycle. This thesis aims to provide a basis for a holistic model-based development methodology for evolvable production systems. One of the main contributionsof this work is the identification of major architectural elements (i.e stakeholders,concerns, viewpoints and views) and their dependencies on each other.This work shall serve as a basis for establishing a well-defined architectural framework for EPS. The second important contribution of this thesis is the development of a domain specific modeling language (EPS- DSL) based on the existing EPS ontology. The DSM platform does not only store the domain knowledge in the form of models but also provides support for the re-use of these models, i.e. enables utilization of the domain ontology during system development. Moreover, the automatic code generation support for the module library presented in this work, significantly reduces the risks of information discrepancies when transferring data from one abstraction level to another. The existing EPS ontology is also evaluated from a holistic perspective and resulted in contributing a few improvement suggestions for achieving a seamless model-based development approach. Evaluation of Simulink/SimEvents as a modeling and simulation tool for EPS is the third main contribution of this thesis. One of the main advantages of evaluating this tool for EPS is the opportunity to analyze the complete system behavior on a single modeling platform. The integration of agent-based system behavior (discrete event) with dynamic system behavior (continuous & discrete time) provides a holistic modeling approach and implies less information inconsistencies.QC 20160429
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Lertzman, David Adam. "Planning between cultural paradigms, traditional knowledge and the transition to ecological sustainability." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0024/NQ38927.pdf.
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Varlamov, Nikita. "Quest for Humanization of Security and Development Paradigms : Analysis of Landmarks in the ONUC Humanitarian Activities." Graduate School of International Development. Nagoya University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/6240.
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Wenzel, Pamela L. "Role of the RB-E2F pathway in embryonic development: implications for paradigms of cell cycle control." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1179341665.
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Donnelly, Melinda. "Implementing ICTs in Indonesia’s Small-Scale Fisheries: Identifying Common Implementation Challenges and the Development Paradigms that Shape Them." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23860.
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Indonesia is home to some of the world’s most productive fisheries, with Indonesia’s small-scale fishermen responsible for the majority of production. Despite their contributions to global and national food stocks they remain amongst the poorest segments of the population and are most impacted by the sector’s various economic, environmental and political challenges. International aid agencies and non-governmental organizations have sought to address these challenges through a number of development cooperation solutions over recent decades. Over this period, changing development paradigms have shaped donor’s definitions of development, their objectives and the approaches taken—including increasing use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in program designs. Now, more than four decades after ICTs’ first applications in development, this paper seeks to examine how ICTs have been used to further Indonesian small-scale fishery development, how these approaches have been shaped by development objectives and beliefs set forth by prominent paradigms, and the common challenges that have resulted. To conduct this research, extensive desk-based research was first conducted to understand the priority fisheries challenges that initiatives have sought to address, followed by research on developmental paradigms and ICTs roles within. Empirical research was conducted to develop a case study on mFish, a development program which serves as the basis for analysis of trends in development implementation. Additional interviews, surveys, and in-field observations were also conducted to contextualize the case study within the experiences of other development cooperation solutions. Findings revealed a common set of challenges encountered during ICT implementation that are can be linked to previous development paradigms and their academic criticisms. These included insufficient engagement of end-users and a lack of understanding of truly participatory design, disconnects between design and on-the-ground realities, and a lack of emphasis on technology sustainability and donor integration. As a result of understanding these challenges and the beliefs that have perpetuated them, recommendations have been developed for more user-centered development approaches that acknowledge and move beyond part limitations.
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Bárcena, Zaida, and Jayne Bryant and Jenny Lind. "Sustainable Selves : Shifting Paradigms within Individuals as the Core Driver to Reaching a Sustainable Society." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4488.
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Many people have focussed on the physical or technical aspects of what needs to change in order for us to achieve a sustainable society. These approaches have been vital in addressing major challenges facing our world. This study adds that in order for us to move towards a sustainable society it is fundamental to address the root cause of our unsustainable ways. The focus is at the level of the individual and how they can shift to a new way of thinking, a new paradigm of sustainability as the core driver to reaching a sustainable society. An understanding of the old paradigm and new paradigm is defined, and from literature review and expert feedback, four qualities are proposed that individuals need to develop in order to operate within a new paradigm of sustainability. The study explores and presents some of the most effective ways to develop these qualities within individuals and as a result of this research the authors propose a tool – a guidebook with the intention to help inspire and empower individuals to effect change in their own lives and organizations, live more whole, meaningful and authentic lives and, in this way, move society towards sustainability.
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Villagomeza, Liwliwa Reyes. "Shifting Paradigms: The Development of Nursing Identity in Foreign-Educated Physicians Retrained as Nurses Practicing in the United States." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003201.
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Milano, Isabel. "The Characterization of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Development of Early Detection Paradigms: Insights from Nosology, Biomarkers and Machine Learning." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2192.
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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the only condition in the top ten leading causes of death for which we do not have an effective treatment that prevents, slows, or stops its progression. Our ability to design useful interventions relies on (a) increasing our understanding of the pathological process of AD and (b) improving our ability for its early detection. These goals are impeded by our current reliance on the clinical symptoms of AD for its diagnosis. This characterizations of AD often falsely assumes a unified, underlying AD-specific pathology for similar presentations of dementia that leads to inconsistent diagnoses. It also hinges on postmortem verification, and so is not a helpful method for identifying patients and research subjects in the beginning phases of the pathophysiological process. Instead, a new biomarker-based approach provides a more biological understanding of the disease and can detect pathological changes up to 20 years before the clinical symptoms emerge. Subjects are assigned a profile according to their biomarker measures of amyloidosis (A), tauopathy (T) and neurodegeneration (N) that reflects their underlying pathology in vivo. AD is confirmed as the underlying pathology when subjects have abnormal values of both amyloid and tauopathy biomarkers, and so have a biomarker profile of A+T+(N)- or A+T+(N)+. This new biomarker based characterization of AD can be combined with machine learning techniques in multimodal classification studies to shed light on the elements of the AD pathological process and develop early detection paradigms. A guiding research framework is proposed for the development of reliable, biologically-valid and interpretable multimodal classification models.
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Taylor, Estelle. "'n Model van die faktore wat die sukses van onderrigleer van tegnologie-gebaseerde onderwerpe beïnvloed / deur Estelle Taylor." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2004.
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Huntereece, Amy. "Shifting Paradigms: Using Action Research to Redefine Engagement in Faith Formation in Unitarian Universalism." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1624449323727633.
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Baysoy, Emre. "The Political Economy Of Development In A Historical Context: International And Turkish Experiences." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607663/index.pdf.
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The issue of development has generally been perceived as an economic and
technical process with little or no relevance to political issues. In contrast to this
general understanding, this study aims to underline that development is a complex
and primarily a political process. In support of this argument, the study overviews
historically the changing meanings as well as ideologies of development since the
19th century with a particular focus on the Turkish case. By doing so, it attempts
to recall the idea of development primarily as a political process. In general terms,
dominant paradigms of development have also been set by power and become
leverage for political and economic dominance in history. In this sense, different
development paradigms in history need also to be understood as political
phenomena rather than simply philosophical products.
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Reusse, Eberhard. "Interventionist paradigms and the ills of aid : an interaction model of pathological processes in the generation and implementation of development policies /." München : Olzog, 1999. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/254312365.pdf.
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Sasahara, Camila. "Sustentabilidade: a perda do caráter de mudança estrutural do conceito." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/91/91131/tde-17112009-081704/.
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Este trabalho tem o objetivo de estudar o sentido epistemológico do conceito de sustentabilidade ambiental que compreende a revisão teórica dos paradigmas, cartesiano e econômico, orientadores do desenvolvimento da sociedade moderna, que causam as degradações nos âmbitos ambiental e social; e do histórico ambiental, que expressa as diferentes significações atribuídas ao conceito sustentabilidade, ao longo do tempo, sendo hoje a idéia de desenvolvimento sustentável uma idéia amplamente usada. A partir da percepção dessas distintas concepções, analisam-se as bases teóricas definidas pelas correntes da teoria de Kuznets, a de Solow, as leis de mercado, o ecodesenvolvimento e o ecossocialismo, agrupadas nas duas grandes vertentes: da ecologia radical, de ruptura com esse modelo de desenvolvimento, e da ecologia moderada que propõe mudanças sem afetar a estrutura da sociedade. Estas concepções divergem quanto à configuração da relação estabelecida entre as temáticas que compõe a discussão ambiental: a social e a econômica, que se utilizam idéias como a educação, a interdisciplinaridade, a técnica e o desenvolvimento sustentável, de forma díspar. Tais análises são transpostas à pesquisa científica, importante espaço de discussão da questão ambiental pela característica de questionamento própria da ciência, tendo como estudo de caso os Projetos Temáticos da FAPESP. Apesar de tal possibilidade os projetos seguem a concepção de sustentabilidade ambiental adotada pelo sistema econômico, da ecologia moderada, que baseia suas propostas nas técnicas, condizente com o os paradigmas vigentes.This work aims to study the epistemological concept of environmental sustainability through Cartesian and economic theoretical paradigms. This analysis guides the modern society development, which causes deterioration on social and environmental fields. It also includes the environmental history study, which expresses, over time, different sustainability concept meanings, so, nowadays, sustainable development is a widespread idea. These different conceptions are analyze on theories like; Kuznets´s, Solow´s, market laws, ecodevelopment and ecossocialism, grouped in two main ideas: the radical ecology, concept focused on changes in the current development model; and moderated ecology, suggesting soft changes, without affecting the society structure. These conceptions differ about the configuration of the environmental debate structures relationships: the social and economic fields, which use ideas such as, education, interdisciplinary, technology and sustainable development in several ways. These analyses are translated to scientific research, an important environmental discussion forum issue by questioning the character of science, taking FAPESP Thematic Projects as data for a case study. Despite this possibility, these projects follow the concept of environmental sustainability adopted by the economic system, the moderate ecology, which based its solutions on technique, coherent to the prevailing paradigms.
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Pereira, Danilo Valentin. "Participação política, desenvolvimento territorial e mudança social: um estudo das manifestações dos movimentos socioterritoriais do campo no estado de São Paulo no período 2000-2012." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/100/100134/tde-14122015-153414/.
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Propomos esta pesquisa para contribuir com o debate sobre participação política, tendo como objeto de estudo as manifestações dos movimentos socioterritoriais do campo no estado de São Paulo e as políticas públicas reivindicadas, para melhor compreensão da questão agrária e do desenvolvimento territorial rural. Entendemos essas ações dentro do processo de luta pela e na terra, pois além de reivindicarem territórios que se materializam em assentamentos rurais, os movimentos reivindicam também políticas públicas visando desenvolver os territórios conquistados. Utilizando o Banco de Dados da Luta pela Terra (DATALUTA), fontes bibliográficas, documentais e trabalhos de campo, realizamos um estudo das manifestações do período 2000 a 2012, tendo como recorte espacial o estado de São Paulo. Com os dados das manifestações e suas reivindicações realizamos trabalho de campo em dois assentamentos rurais no estado de São Paulo: o assentamento Gleba XV de Novembro, nos municípios de Euclides da Cunha Paulista e Rosana, e o assentamento Fazenda Reunidas, no município de Promissão. A intenção foi de verificar se houve relação entre o reivindicado nesses últimos anos e as políticas públicas implementadas nesses territórios. O objetivo deste projeto é compreender a importância das manifestações camponesas como participação política de movimentos organizados para reivindicação, definição e implementação de políticas públicas para o os seus territóriosWe propose this research to contribute to the debate on political participation, with the object of study the manifestations of socio-territorial movements of the field in the state of São Paulo and the claimed public policy, to better understand the agrarian question and the rural territorial development. We believe these actions within the campaign for and on land, as well as claim territories that materialize in rural settlements, movements also claim public policies aimed at developing the conquered territories. Using the Banco de Dados da Luta pela Terra (DATALUTA), bibliographic sources, documentary and field work, carried out a study of the manifestations of the period 2000-2012, with the spatial area the state of São Paulo. With the data of the demonstrations and their claims conducted fieldwork in two rural settlements in São Paulo: the settlement \"Gleba XV de Novembro\" in the municipalities of Euclides da Cunha Paulista and Rosana, and the settlement \"Fazenda Reunidas\", in municipality of Promissão. The intention was to check whether there was a relationship between the claimed in recent years and the public policies implemented in these territories. The objective of this project is to understand the importance of peasant demonstrations as political participation of organized movements to claim, definition and implementation of public policies for their territories.
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Abendschein, Alex. "Faculty perceptions of the CORETXTPLUS® paradigm." Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13675.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs
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This master’s report is a study of current textbook trends within higher education. The report looks at multiple methods of textbook delivery for faculty members within the higher education community. The report further investigates a new textbook paradigm created by faculty members at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The author of this report has spent several years researching textbook trends and has presented on this topic on several occasions. By analyzing some qualitative data collected at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the author will provide a partial evaluation of the CoreTxtPlus® paradigm and offer suggestions to future faculty members looking for an innovative way to provide course content to their students.
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Lee, Taehwa. "The conflicts and dialogues among techno-developmental, ecological, and indigenous paradigms in a globalized modernity a case study of the U'wa people's resistance against oil development in Colombia /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 314 p, 2010. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1992491951&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Brumund, Daniel. "Open for whose benefit? Exploring assumptions, power relations and development paradigms framing the GIZ Open Resources Incubator (ORI) pilot for open voice data in Rwanda." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22300.
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Since February 2019, the Kigali-based start-up Digital Umuganda has been coordinating the crowdsourcing of the first openly available voice dataset for Rwanda’s official language Kinyarwanda. This process originated from a pilot project of the Open Resources Incubator (ORI), an emergent service designed by GIZ staff and the author as consultant. ORI aims to facilitate the collective provision of open content, thereby affording previously inaccessible opportunities for local innovation and value creation. It promotes the community-based stewardship of open resources by (inter-)national actors who share responsibilities for their production, distribution and use. ORI’s pilot project cooperates with Mozilla’s team behind Common Voice, a platform to crowdsource open voice data, and has attracted Rwandan public and private actors’ interest in voice technology to improve their products and services.Informed by research on ICTs, datafication and big data in development discourses, and using the ICT4D approach ‘open development’ as its analytical lens, this thesis examines inherent conceptual aspects and socio-technical dynamics of the ORI pilot project. An in-depth analysis of qualitative data gathered through participant observation, interviews and focus groups explores assumed developmental benefits which international and Rwandan actors involved in the project associate with open voice data, power relations manifesting between these actors as well as underlying development paradigms.The analysis shows how the project established a global-local datafication infrastructure sourcing voice data from Rwandan volunteers via technically, legally and socially formalised mechanisms. By placing the dataset in the public domain, the decision as to how it will be used is left to the discretion of intermediaries such as data scientists, IT developers and funders. This arrangement calls into question the basic assumption that the open Kinya-rwanda dataset will yield social impact because its open access is insufficient to direct its usage towards socially beneficial, rather than solely profit-oriented, purposes. In view of this, the thesis proposes the joint negotiation of a ‘stewardship agreement’ to define how value created from the open voice data will benefit its community and Rwanda at large.
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Grunewald, Philipp. "South-South knowledge intermediation : approaches to triangular cooperation in knowledge for development." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/19518.
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This multi-disciplinary study explores a field of enquiry at the boundaries of information science and development studies. It is concerned with the facilitation of knowledge processes - processes of knowledge exchange and co-creation - in the international development sector. Additionally, this study considers the importance of human relationships and social networks (and power), and studies these in knowledge intermediation projects. The main gaps that are addressed regard the understanding of intermediating knowledge process concerned with learners situated (partly) across cultural, language, and political boundaries in developing countries. Such projects/programmes/approaches, coined South-South knowledge exchanges by the World Bank, have only seen very limited amount of research; the foci of this research are human relationships and initiation acts, which add further novelty. By mirroring ideas of triangular and South-South collaboration the thesis explores knowledge intermediation projects and three roles played by actors participating in such projects: the intermediary and facilitator of knowledge processes (usually backed by a funding body), someone sharing knowledge (knowledge holders), and someone learning from others (knowledge seeker). This study not only shows how these roles apply to knowledge intermediation projects but also addresses their influence on relational elements at the interpersonal level. Two case studies are used to show how knowledge intermediation projects in the international development sector are shaped by their approach (demand initiated, facilitator/funder initiated), especially in terms of the relationships they foster. The sociology of knowledge approach to discourse analysis (SKAD) is used in the study of the case studies, which is supplemented by social network analysis. After linking the discovered relationship patterns to the initiation acts in the respective case studies a picture emerges that offers two broad insights. Firstly, facilitator/funder initiation of South-South knowledge intermediation projects appears to lead to many potential relationships, most of them irrelevant to an individual and, therefore, unestablished. Secondly, demand initiation of South-South knowledge intermediation projects appears to lead to very few, yet highly relevant, relationships.
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Holford, John William. "The concept of self-defending objects and the development of security aware applications." Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16227/.
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The self-defending object (SDO) concept is an extension to the object-oriented programming paradigm, whereby those objects that encapsulate the protected resources of a security aware application (SAA), are made aware of, and responsible for, the defence of those resources. That defence takes two forms, the enforcement of mandatory access control on protected resources and the generation of the corresponding portion of the SAA's audit trail. The SDO concept acts as the philosophy that guides the application level mandatory access control within SAAs which ensures that the provided access control is both complete and non bypassable. Although SDOs accept responsibility for controlling access to the protected data and functionality that they encapsulate, an SDO delegates the responsibility for making authorisation decisions to an associated authorisation object. Thus, SDOs fulfill their access control obligations by initiating the authorisation check and then enforcing the decision made on their behalf. A simple, yet effective mechanism for enforcing that access control at the object level involves controlling the ability to invoke those SDO methods that access protected resources. In the absence of previous research on this approach to the enforcement of application level access control, the primary aim of this research was to demonstrate that the SDO concept is a viable paradigm for developing SAAs. That aim was achieved in two stages. The first stage targeted the provision of a 'proof of concept', that demonstrated that the SDO concept could be applied to the development of non-distributed SAAs. The second stage demonstrated its applicability to the development of distributed SAAs. In the second stage, two versions of a distributed prototype were developed, one based on a traditional (proprietary) distributed computing model, (Java RMI), and the second using the currently popular Web services model, to demonstrate the general applicability of the SDO concept. Having already demonstrated that the SDO concept could be applied to SAAs executing on a single machine, the major focus of that research was to devise a mechanism by which SDOs could be transferred between machines. The research then concentrated on determining what impacts the adoption of the SDO concept would have on SAA development. Experimentation carried out using the distributed prototypes demonstrated that (1) the adoption of the SDO does not restrict the use of inheritance hierarchies that include SDOs, (2) the restriction of the lifetime of SDOs can be supported, (3) usage rights enforcement can be employed, and (4) the use of cryptographic techniques to provide additional security guarantees is not affected. A key feature of the SDO concept, is that no major changes need to be made to current development tools or methodologies, so its adoption is not hampered by significant financial or training impediments. This research demonstrated that the SDO concept is practical and constitutes a valuable extension to the object oriented paradigm that will help address the current lack of security in information systems. The SDO approach warrants additional research and adoption.
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Cheong, Weng Mui. "Three strategic vectors for Macao's tourism development : an analysis of Las Vegas (entertainment), Atlantic City (meeting place) and Monte Carlo (sophistication) as success paradigms." Thesis, University of Macau, 2004. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636703.
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Cooney, Edward B., and Steven M. Steinberg. "The implementation of the constructivist needs research paradigm in inner city community needs assessment: A case report." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/995.
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Gencel, Orhan. "A Study On Enterprise Resource Planning Systems And Embedding Them Into The Company Processes." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604915/index.pdf.
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In this thesis, implementations of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems are studied with a broader view. Pre-implementation preparations and post-implementation developments play key roles in the success of the ERP utilization of the companies. To find out how the success can be achieved, various concepts in ERP implementation are analyzed. Using analogies with the basic software development models, common application methodologies are studied. The study is completed
with the analysis of an interesting and challenging ERP implementation experience, focusing on the important decision points.
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Sjerps-Jones, Henriette Maria. "An ecology of change : teaching and learning for sustainable development in the tertiary education sector in the United Kingdom 2005-2014." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/16437.
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In this thesis I advocate and evidence ESD through understanding and analysing the ecology of change in educational organisations, in particular Tertiary Education (TE), during the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD, 2005-2014). I draw on my portfolio of research that examined various aspects of the efforts to mainstream ESD during this decade. My publications, which are referred to in this thesis, are based on experience of my own practice as lecturer, educational development manager and advocate of ESD at local, national and global level. My research approach is broadly based on action research principles. I argue that, to fully understand this complex change process, it is necessary to appreciate the role of the underpinning, and often conflicting, values in TE and how they influence the adoption of ESD. I further discuss the influence of both ‘top-down’ approaches, that are expressed in policies and frameworks, and ‘bottom-up’ approaches that are instigated by communities and individuals with special interests. The influence of the learning environment itself is also examined. Lastly, I make the case that the employment of appropriate action research methodologies can help with gaining a better understanding of this process as well as play a part in the process itself.
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Andrews, Ian H. "Five paradigms of induction programmes in teacher education : a comparative analysis of teacher induction programmes in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada." Doctoral thesis, University of Bradford, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4405.
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This thesis is a comparative case study of induction programmes from five different countries: Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and Canada. The intent was to investigate pedagogical and structural factors prevailing within these induction programmes that would encourage the confluence of pre-service, induction, and in-service education. An examination of how these induction programmes might enhance ongoing professional development opportunities for the beginning teacher was also undertaken. Based on a review of literature concerning i) issues, parameters, and pedagogical perspectives of teacher education; ii) the socialization experiences and instructional challenges of beginning teachers; and iii) the processes, academic systems, and programme variations of induction the argument is made that many conflicting and complex pedagogical variables as well as historical, cultural, and educational factors may influence the establishment and institutionalisation of induction. A qualitative research methodology was employed using naturalistic inquiry techniques within a case and field study design. Data was derived from interviews, extant documentations, field notes, and evaluation summaries over a three-year period. Documented evidence revealed that no two induction programmes were identical, although various academic, governance, and organisational factors did indicate similarities within and among various countries. Confluence of the three stages of teacher education were generally absent from most programmes. Teacher assessment and supervision were identified as important strategies that could either enhance or obstruct professional development among beginning teachers. Self-evaluative activities incorporated as basic teacher assessment procedures were also profiled as critical factors in promoting a self-directed beginning teacher. From these findings an identification of five distinguishable paradigms or induction was developed. The five models have been categorized as the laissez-faire model, the collegial- model, the formalized mentor-protege model, the mandated competency-based model, and the self-directing professional model. The latter was absent from the induction programmes that were investigated. Thirteen recommendations were proposed based upon the research findings. Twelve recommendations described how induction may enhance the confluence of teacher education as well as how induction may establish continuous professional development for beginning teachers. A thirteenth recommendation identified how programme efficacy may be achieved within induction.
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Lancaster, Colin. "Break with tradition : the impact of the legal profession and the dominant paradigms of legal practice, legal needs and legal services on the development of law centres in Strathclyde and the West Midlands." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/10537.
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This thesis takes as its starting point the proposition that the restricted development of law centres in the United Kingdom has been a result of the exercise of power by the legal profession. This was based on the evidence of the legal profession's influence on the initial development of public legal services policy and the profession's active opposition to the emergence of the first law centres in the United Kingdom. However, law centres remained on the margins of public legal services policy, despite the retreat of the profession from its original position. Thus, it was suggested that the key issue was not simply the power of the profession, but also the power of the dominant paradigms of legal practice, legal needs and legal services. This is reflected in the private practice and casework orientation of the legal aid system. Law centres challenge the dominant paradigms in many ways. They offer a multi-faceted approach to the resolution of the legal and socio-economic problems of the poor and do so in a not-for-profit, community-controlled and often collectivist context. Through quantitative and qualitative techniques employed in a multiple case study setting, this study sought to test the 'power hypothesis' empirically. Focusing on all of the law centres operating at any time between 1974 and 1997 in Strathclyde and the West Midlands, detailed accounts of significant events and periods in each centre's birth, life and, where appropriate, death were constructed. The thesis provides for the first time a social historical narrative of the development of law centres in these two locations. These accounts reveal that the profession and the dominant paradigms have had an impact on law centres in many significant ways. However, several of the greatest difficulties faced by law centres cannot be explained by reference to this conceptual framework. Accordingly, the thesis concludes that a wider theoretical framework is required to explain the development of law centres. This wider framework must draw on several existing traditions. It should recognise the importance of community, local and ethnic politics; social exclusion and ethnicity; and organisational and change management. However, it must also recognise the power of the legal profession and the dominant paradigms, as the additional challenges this brings distinguish the experience of law centres from that of other radical, community organisations.
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Furtado, Marina Locci. "Integração: o desenvolvimento como conseqüência da integração dos Estados-membros nos paradigmas supranacional e intergovernamental." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2008. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/8351.
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Previous issue date: 2008-10-24This study analyses two paradigms of regional integration, the European Union, as the most advanced model and the Mercosul. The purposes of this study is to analyze the possibility of promoting of development in the member-states within the regional integration and the regional integration too, breaking the paradigms, showing the possibility of becoming true the integration through different models as the Mercosul, and not only through the supranational European model. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate which would be the necessary development to the States, as for the regional integration, independently of the model adopted and developed taking into account the dynamics in the economy and human development of each country. During this study, firstly, it will be analysed the fundamental elements to the fruition thereof, as the State. Then, we took into consideration the notion of sovereignty, as in the different standards and levels of integration and then the origin thereof based on the development achieved by the States. Using the European Union, as the supranational model of integration and Mercosul as the intergovernmental model, compare the development of the Statemembers, to demonstrate the existence or not of an ideal model of integration
O trabalho analisa dois paradigmas de integração regional, a União Européia, modelo mais avançado de integração, e o Mercosul. Objetiva vislumbrar a possibilidade de desenvolvimento dos países-membros de uma integração regional e do próprio processo de integração regional quebrar padrões, ou seja, demonstrar a possibilidade de haver uma integração real, com desenvolvimento crescente dos Estados-membros, através de um modelo intergovernamental como o do Mercosul, e não somente do europeu supranacional. A preocupação é verificar o que seria necessário para que os Estados, com a integração regional, possam se desenvolver em termos de riqueza econômica e desenvolvimento humano. Assim, o trabalho primeiramente analisa os elementos fundamentais para a consecução do estudo, como o Estado. Após, passa ao estudo da soberania - pois, nos modelos diferentes de integração, há um maior ou menor compartilhamento da soberania -, a seguir, da integração, suas origens e fases, do desenvolvimento, nas suas concepções variadas, da globalização, que aproximou a integração econômica, política e social e, por último, do desenvolvimento dos Estados. Usando a União Européia como modelo supranacional de integração e o Mercosul como exemplo do intergovernamental, compara o desenvolvimento dos seus Estados-membros, para assim demonstrar a existência, ou não, de um padrão ideal de integração
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Norkutė, Eglė. "Muzikos mokytojų kvalifikacijos tobulinimas mokymosi visą gyvenimą paradigmos kontekste." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2013. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2013~D_20130619_090855-49677.
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Darbe aptariama kvalifikacijos samprata, kvalifikacijos tobulinimo aspektai, mokymosi visą gyvenimą nuostatos kontekste. Baigiamojo darbo tikslas – atskleisti muzikos mokytojų požiūrį į kvalifikacijos tobulinimą. Darbo tikslui pasiekti iškelti šie uždaviniai: pateikti mokytojo kvalifikacijos apibrėžtį, apžvelgti kvalifikacijos tobulinimo procesą, išskirti muzikos mokytojo profesijos kompetencijas, atlikti tyrimą, siekiant ištirti muzikos mokytojų požiūrį į kvalifikacijos tobulinimo procesą ir apibendrinti tyrimo duomenis. Tyrimo objektas – muzikos mokytojų kvalifikacijos tobulinimas. Tyrimas atliktas dvylikoje Šiaulių miesto mokyklų. Anketinės apklausos metodu, buvo siekta išsiaiškinti muzikos mokytojų požiūrį į kvalifikacijos tobulinimą.
Išanalizavus mokslinę literatūrą galima daryti išvadą, kad, kvalifikacija tai mokytojo turimų kompetencijų, reikalingų mokiniams ugdyti, visuma. Kvalifikacijos tobulinimas Lietuvoje vykdomas pagal neformaliojo švietimo kvalifikacijos tobulinimo programas ir savišvietos būdu. Kvalifikacijos tobulinimo tikslas – skatinti muzikos mokytojus plėsti savo kompetencijas. Lietuvoje yra išskiriamos šios kvalifikacijos tobulinimo formos: paskaita, edukacinė išvyka, konferencija, kursai, seminaras, stažuotė. Mokytojo profesijos kompetencijos apraše (2007) išskiriamos bendrakultūrinės, profesinės, bendrosios, specialiosios kompetencijos. Muzikos mokytojo svarbiausios kompetencijos yra gebėti organizuoti muzikinę veiklą bei išmanyti muzikinę kalbą... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]The paper discusses the concept of qualification, training aspects in context of lifelong learning. Aim of the final paper: to reveal the music teachers' attitudes towards professional development. To achieve the aim the following tasks were set: to provide definition of teacher’s qualification, to overview the training process, to list the music teacher’s professional competencies to carry out a study on music teachers' attitudes to the training process, and to summarizes the data. The object of investigation: the music teachers’ training. The study was conducted in twelve schools of Siauliai City. Questionnaire survey method was intended to find music teachers' attitudes towards professional development. The analysis of the scientific literature led to the following conclusions: qualification is the teacher’s knowledge and skill assessment degree. In Lithuania qualification training is conducted by non-formal education programs and informally. The training goal is to encourage music teachers to expand their competencies. In Lithuania the following training forms are distinguished: lecture, educational outing, conference, course, seminar, internship. Teacher professional competence inventory (2007) distinguishes between general cultural, professional, general, special competence. Music teacher's key competences are the ability to organize and develop musical language.
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Tessier, Réjean. "Ecological dimensions of the family: the children' s social situation." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/100840.
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This article is abour the social siruation of the families and their children. The author uses rbe ecological paradigm whicb undersrands behavior as the result of a mutual and reciprocal exchange between tbe organism and the environment. Using statistical data from the WHO and UNICEF, he tries to demonstrare the possible consequences of certain social situations and the demografic contex on the oportunities of children's development. The different levels of ecological dimensions of the family are described and the negative effects of poverty and adverse family conditions are pointed out.El artículo trata de la situación social de las familias y los niños. El autor usa el paradigma ecológico que intenta comprender el comportamiento como la resultante de un intercambio mutuo y recíproco entre el organismo y el medio. Partiendo de datos estadísticos de la OMS y UNICEF trata de demostrar las consecuencias posibles de ciertas situaciones sociales y del contexto demográfico sobre las oportunidades de desarrollo de los niños. Se destaca la importancia de los diferentes niveles de las dimensiones ecológicas de la familia y se alerta sobre los efectos nocivos que tienen en los niños la pobreza extrema y las condiciones familiares de gran adversidad.
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Buttery, E. Allan. "New paradigm research within systems development." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314519.
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Bação, Laura de Matos. "Paradigmas lúdicos." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20367.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura, com a especialização em Arquitetura apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre.Paradigmas Lúdicos parte, essencialmente, de um profundo interesse em torno do papel fundamental e primordial da arquitetura, assim como da sua consequente manipulação nas questões básicas do comportamento humano, tendo como foco primacial os motivos da conduta psicológica, no modo de habitar o espaço. Essa análise exploratória, emerge ao longo do ensaio para características particulares do espaço, assim como a sua influência no processo de crescimento e desenvolvimento infantil. A presente investigação procura assim dissecar e reunir os elementos formais que tanto manipulam como contribuem direta e indiretamente, para o processo de ocupação do espaço, como também do seu poder benéfico nas características psicológicas e comportamentais da criança. No âmbito do tema da arquitetura sensorial e psicologia infantil, propõem-se na prática, um centro de desenvolvimento infantil e apoio familiar, que reúna condições para a prática de atividades lúdicas de desenvolvimento cognitivo, motor, emocional e criativo, aliado a uma plasticidade arquitetónica que estimule a relação entre a criança e o mundo, numa descoberta aliciante e aventurosa. A análise do carácter pedagógico e lúdico da arquitetura serve então como suporte justificativo de opções práticas da proposta arquitetónica. Deste modo, o título do projeto deixa transparecer as intenções da investigação, como verificação da relação imprescindível entre o desenho do espaço e as exigências humanas.
ABSTRACT:Ludic Paradigms derives essentially from a deep interest around the fundamental and primordial role of architecture, as well as its consequent manipulation of the human behavior’s basic questions, focusing on the motives of psychological conduct and the on the way living space is inhabited. This exploratory analysis emerges throughout the essay towards certain characteristics of space, as well as its influence in the process of the child’s development. This research seeks to dissect and gather the formal elements that manipulate and contribute, directly and indirectly, to the process of space occupation, as well as their beneficial influence in the psychological and behavioral characteristics of the child. As part of the theme of sensorial architecture and child psychology, the practical project proposes a center for child development and family support, which aims to meet the conditions for the playful activities of cognitive, motor, emotional and creative development, combined with an architectural plasticity, stimulating the relationship between the child and the world, in an exciting and adventurous discovery. The analysis of the pedagogical and ludic character of architecture serves as a justification to support practical options of the architectural proposal. Thus, the title of the project makes clear the intentions of the investigation, as a verification of the indispensable relationship between space design and human demands.
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BELLU', LORENZO GIOVANNI. "Shocks dei prezzi internazionali e sviluppo: un approccio di equilibrio generale con applicazioni al Burkina Faso." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1112.
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Questa tesi, strutturata in tre documenti autonomi ma logicamente connessi, si propone di analizzare alcuni problemi, idee e prospettive relativi allo sviluppo. In particolare, il primo documento “Sviluppo e paradigmi di sviluppo: un’analisi delle visioni prevalenti” fornisce un quadro comparativo dei principali modelli di sviluppo adottati da diversi paesi (visione, azioni specifiche e processi di attuazione) e ne evidenzia specificità, analogie e differenze. Il secondo documento: “Analisi d’impatto delle politiche de degli shocks dei prezzi internazionali: Modelli CGE per un paese non industrializzato importatore netto di petrolio e dipendente dagli aiuti esterni”, mette in luce come le informazioni utilizzabili nei processi di formulazione delle politiche che si ottengono da un modello CGE dipendano sia dalle assunzioni relative alla struttura del modello che dalla struttura del sistema economico oggetto dell’indagine. In particolare, le variazioni del tasso di cambio reale si ripercuotono sul resto del sistema tanto più, quanto più il paese riceve finanziamenti ed aiuti dall’estero. Il terzo documento “Shocks dei prezzi internazionali in Burkina Faso: valutazione degli impatti socio-economici con modelli CGE” si propone di valutare l’impatto degli shocks dei prezzi internazionali di prodotti alimentari, petrolio, fertilizzanti e cotone, avvenuti nella prima decade degli anni 2000, sul sistema socio-economico del Burkina Faso, esempio di paese non industrializzato importatore netto di petrolio e dipendente dagli aiuti esteri. Da una lettura complessiva dei tre documenti emerge che, per assicurare uno sviluppo globale sostenibile nel lungo periodo, alla luce dei problemi di sviluppo emergenti e dei vincoli globali quali il vincolo energetico, i cambiamenti climatici, le disuguaglianze, i conflitti e le migrazioni è necessario rivedere la maggior parte dei paradigmi di sviluppo adottati finora.This thesis, structured in three individual but logically interlinked papers aims at addressing select development issues, ideas and perspectives. More specifically, the first paper “Development and development paradigms: a (reasoned) review of prevailing visions” provides a comparative analysis of the prevailing development models adopted by different countries (visions, specific actions and implementation processes) and highlights their analogies, differences and specificities. The second paper “Analyzing policy impacts and international price shocks: Alternative Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models for an aid-dependent less-industrialized country”, highlights how relevant information for policy making obtained by CGE models depend both on the assumptions regarding the structure of the model and on the structure of the socio-economic system under investigation. More specifically, the more the country receives foreign grants and loans, the more the variations of the real exchange rate due to price shocks affect the country’s socio-economic system. The third document “International price shocks in Burkina Faso: assessing development impacts with a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) approach” assesses the impact of the international price shocks of food, oil, fertilizers and cotton, occurred in the first decade of the new millennium, on Burkina Faso, a less-industrialized oil-dependent and foreign aid-dependent country. Reading across the three papers of this work, it emerges that, to achieve globally equitable and sustainable development objectives, in the light of the emerging issues and global constraints such as exhaustible fossil energy, climate changes, inequalities conflicts and migrations, it is necessary revising most of the development paradigms adopted so far.