A Circle of Empowerment
A Circle of Empowerment

Author: Rita L. Irwin

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1995-07-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1438407580

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A Circle of Empowerment describes two studies. The first is a single case study which interprets the practical knowledge of an exemplary fine arts supervisor. An analysis of ethnographic data portrays the supervisor's practical knowledge as constructed around a dialectical orientation between two constructs or landscapes of imagery: the empowerment and power of teachers, and bureaucratic power and control of administration The second and extended study describes the supervisor's influence on the practical knowledge of the consultants and specialists with whom she worked. Through in-depth interviews with five women, it became apparent that feminist principles were emerging. The supervisor's transformational and charismatic leadership style was characterized through four dimensions: visionary qualities, communicating a vision, creating trust and commitment, and empowering others. These dimensions propelled the supervisor's commitment to teach leadership through mentoring. The results of these studies suggest that consultants and supervisors develop a unique form of practical knowledge geared to the political context of curriculum reform, and the practical knowledge of consultants and supervisors may influence the practical knowledge of teachers, specialists, and consultants. The studies suggest reconstructing leadership in favor of a role that is dedicated to commitment, caring, and collaboration within the circle of empowerment.

Decolonisation of Legal Knowledge
Decolonisation of Legal Knowledge

Author: Amita Dhanda

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1136517731

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The premise of this book is that legal theory in general, and critical legal theory in particular, do not facilitate the identification of choices being made in the different facets of law -- whether in the enacting, interpreting, administering or theorising of law.

The Practice Turn in Contemporary Theory
The Practice Turn in Contemporary Theory

Author: Karin Knorr Cetina

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-20

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1134586280

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This book provides an exciting and diverse philosophical exploration of the role of practice and practices in human activity. It contains original essays and critiques of this philosophical and sociological attempt to move beyond current problematic ways of thinking in the humanities and social sciences. It will be useful across many disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, science, cultural theory, history and anthropology.

Practice, Practice Theory and Theology
Practice, Practice Theory and Theology

Author: Kirstine Helboe Johansen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2022-05-09

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 3110743795

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How might practice theories and engagement with practice contribute to and advance theological study of religion and religious life and practices? This volume explores and discusses how theological engagement with practice, theoretically as well as empirically, might profit from theories of practice developed in disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, education and organisational studies during the recent decades, but so far scarcely employed within theology. In part I, the volume unfolds key components of practice theory, especially as they have more recently been developed within sociological practice theories, reflect on their significance and potential with regard to theology. In part II, these perspectives are employed in the study of concrete religious practices - established as well as experimental religious practices, and collective as well as individual ones. By unfolding connections between theology and practice theories, and reflecting on practice theories' analytical and theoretical potential for theological study of religion, the book will be of interest for any scholar in the study of contemporary religion and practical theology.

Tracing Ted Tetsuo Aoki’s Intellectual Formation
Tracing Ted Tetsuo Aoki’s Intellectual Formation

Author: Patricia Liu Baergen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-08

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1000093573

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Through careful examination of Ted Aoki’s life and work within its historical, societal and intellectual context, this text advances a new appreciation of the national distinctiveness of Canadian curriculum studies. The book draws unique comparison between Aoki’s writings and Heidegger’s concept of "being-in-the-world." In exploring Aoki’s narratives on momentous life events, the author attends to the interwoven, dynamic and poetic essence of the scholar’s intellectual formation and identifies a critically reflective style of theorizing. By contextualizing Aoki’s narrations on his momentous life events, the text engages with Aoki’s critical reflective and unique style of theorizing and foregrounds the prominent influence of Heidegger’s phenomenology and writings on Aoki’s thinking. A major contribution to understanding Aoki’s curriculum scholarship, this book is an important resource for researchers and post-graduate students working across curriculum studies discourse.

Telos - From Theory to Practice
Telos - From Theory to Practice

Author: Ayelet Segal

Publisher: Contento de Semrik

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9789655503234

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This is a time of regeneration for Planet Earth. Over the years we have developed an entire network of life beneath the surface of the earth, based on light, love, and vibrations of energy whose source is the Supreme Creator. A network of cities was established with the support of angels and of many light entities. Today we are connected to all the subterranean cities of earth, and now we are at the stage of revelation. Many light entities who have chosen to reveal themselves and be incarnated on earth's surface, are reaching us for treatment and daily study in support of their journey on the path of light. The knowledge already exists in you, and what is important is to awaken your bodies to the ancient knowledge, to activate the DNA helices, and to open the codes that have been dormant in your being for many lifetimes. We invite you to a journey of awakening, of departure, of action. The purpose of this book is to speak about enlightenment in the Middle East, and to explain the importance of enlightening the light entities who are now awakening and connecting to the Lemurian energy of love that exists throughout the world. I, Adama, who represent the light people in Telos, see this as a mission of paramount importance in raising the vibrations across the globe. A great leap forward will take place when residents of the area awaken and understand that there is only one way to ascend, and that true awakening is through the heart.

Democracy, Real and Ideal
Democracy, Real and Ideal

Author: Ricardo Blaug

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780791441077

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Explores the political implications of Habermas's theory of discourse ethics through a resurrection of its radical potential when applied to participants in decision-making groups.