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The History and Ideas of George Herbert Mead's Pragmatism and Its Relevance for Operational Research and Systems Thinkers

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT George Herbert Mead is an oft forgotten or ignored American philosopher who was one of the originators of pragmatism. Today, he is recognised as a creative thinker who has teased out knotty problems that others in the field had not realised were problems. Understanding Mead's analysis has been made difficult because he died prematurely without
Richard Ormerod
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of the humanities to the theory and practice of public administration in the 21st century

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum Article integrates a range of four contributions which are all underpinned by the conviction that the rediscovery of the humanities may be beneficial to the field of public administration. The first piece examines the contribution that philosophy, as a key discipline of the humanities, can provide to the field of public ...
Edoardo Ongaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Scientist-Practitioner in a Counselling Psychology Setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The human psyche is influenced by an extraordinary complexity of experiences. Many would therefore maintain that we can never completely understand another human being.
Bury, D., Strauss, S. M.
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The Heritage of the Cold War in Contemporary Curricula and Educational Reforms

open access: yesCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2019
Using a theoretical-critical and historical approach, this paper analyses the implications of the Cold War in national curricula and educational reforms of the second half of the 20th century with emphasis on the 21st century.
Tomislav Topolovčan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI): Transcultural Validity Evidence Across Four Continents

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Academic engagement describes students’ involvement in academic learning and achievement. This paper reports the psychometric properties of the University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI) with a sample of 3992 university students from nine different ...
Hugo Assunção   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in Higher Education Affecting the College and University Library [PDF]

open access: yes, 1952
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Ellsworth, Ralph E.
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source

‘ECONOMIC PERSON’ IN MODERN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND CREATION OF MANAGEMENT CULTURE

open access: yesВестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова, 2018
The article presents achievements of a number of social and humanitarian sciences in the field of designing a model of ‘economic  person’ and mentions difficulties of making such a model.
Zoya V. Bezveselnaya
doaj   +1 more source

Gendering Late Ottoman Society and Reconstructing Gender in the Women's Press

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the construction of gender differences in the late Ottoman Empire through women's periodicals, which acted as a key medium in the redefinition of gender roles. It examines how new understandings of gender roles emerged amid rapid transformations in traditional societal structures, particularly in the women’s press.
Tuğba Karaman
wiley   +1 more source

South Africa: The Ambiguities of a Middle Power

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT South Africa represents an interesting species of a middle power. This derives from its inherited economic muscle as Africa's powerhouse and the liberation struggle against apartheid, both of which have shaped its democratic transition. The traditions of liberation and democracy, in turn, have profoundly influenced how South Africa has ...
Garth L. le Pere
wiley   +1 more source

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