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ABSTRACT Our theory of education, based on a systemic understanding of the subjective and intersubjective construction of knowledge, is that students are motivated to study what is most meaningful to them. Meaningfulness is grounded in the students' prior experiences, which are highly diverse.
Wendy J. Gregory, Gerald Midgley
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ABSTRACT This paper addresses a gap in the application of systems thinking to higher education programme design. We use the Complexity Theory of Outcome Creation (CTOC), a structured model for working in complexity, to analyse Simon Fraser University's Semester in Dialogue (SiD)—an innovative undergraduate programme applying the ideas of dialogic ...
Diane T. Finegood +2 more
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Identity Entanglement: Rethinking Marginality through the Intersectional, Liminal, and Antithetical
While identity research has given sustained attention to marginality, intersectionality, and the effects of power on identity, the formal interactional dynamics through which identities are constituted remain limited. I present identity entanglement as a useful framework for better understanding and articulating the relational complexities of identity.
Jules Vivid
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Abstract Background Veterinarians are at increased risk of psychological distress due to the regular experience of moral dilemmas, leading to compassion fatigue and burnout. This study explored the efficacy of a 2‐week, modified online compassionate imagery intervention for improving veterinarian mental wellbeing.
Sarah E. Corthorne +2 more
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Facing Truths About Population Management
Populations of wildlife, and domestic animals have large sinks for surplus animals. By contrast, zoos don't. Humans in industrialized societies are socialized with companion animals, i.e. surplus (i.e., typically denied reproduction) originating from unseen breeding cores.
Marcus Clauss +48 more
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Babel and Derrida: Postmodernism, Language and Biblical Interpretation
This article assesses the challenge postmodernism constitutes for biblical interpretation via an analysis of Derrida’s reading of the Tower of Babel narrative.
Craig G. Bartholomew
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Perspective (Institute for Christian Studies)
1999 Convocation. Faith in the State: the Peril and Promise of Christian Politics [Dr. Jonathan Chaplin inaugural address. Graduates: Christopher M. Cuthill; Timothy M. Erickson; Elizabeth G. Hiemstra], From the President's Pen: Faith & Learning Network [
Fernhout, Harry +5 more
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The Interplay of Christian Apologetics and Christian Philosophy
Over the years, have there been severe misconceptions about the nature of philosophy; most often when people hear about it, without minding its scope, what comes to mind is that philosophy is against God.
Amoran, Oluwafemi Samuel
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Perspective (Institute for Christian Studies)
Woman biblical scholar joins Institute faculty [Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat], Between the lines[Fifth International Symposium for the Association for Calvinistic Philosophy: Herman Dooyeweerd centenary: Tapio Puolimatka], Dutch conference focuses on the ...
Fernhout, Harry +2 more
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ABSTRACT Disagreement about democracy's noninstrumental value often sees the opposition between two competing approaches. Liberty‐based arguments assign normative priority to a principle of liberty, thereby focusing on democratic self‐government as the core principle through which political authority can be reconciled with individual liberty.
Vittorio Gerosa
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