This thesis aims to use general assertions of moral uncertainty as a perspective by which to explore and illuminate contemporary strands of liberal theory. It examines the work of the earlier contemporary liberal theorists, including John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Ronald Dworkin and Bruce Ackerman, as well as the more recent accounts of liberalism that express ideas of pluralism (Michael Walzer, Joseph Raz, John Gray, William Galston, George Crowder), political liberalism (John Rawls, Charles Larmore), public reason (Amy Gutmann & Dennis Thompson, Gerald Gaus), multiculturalism (Charles Taylor, Will Kymlicka, Brian Barry, James Tully, and Bikhu Parekh), and postmodernism (Richard Rorty). The development from the earlier to more recent liberal theories represents a fundamental shift in justificatory strategy: where earlier liberal conceptions aim at universality, and at overcoming or transcending uncertainty, later approaches make this uncertainty, usually in the form of pluralism or difference, central to the liberal project. In order to achieve this, these latter theories tended to presuppose the circumstances of western society, or western democratic values. Generally speaking, these approaches fail to respond adequately to moral uncertainty, and to meet their own justificatory aims. This manifests, in the earlier theories, as plausible but contestable central conceptions, and, in the more recent theories, as the inability to justify particular liberal conceptions in the face of persistence difference. This is an important result, and suggests the need for further developments in liberal justificatory strategies. I suggest that one viable approach would be for liberal theory to accept moral uncertainty, and work from a model of society and self towards a more successful liberal conception.

Thesis (M.A.)--Rutgers University, 2008. / "Graduate Program in Archetypes in literature." Includes bibliographical references (p. 64).

Thesis (M.A.)--Rutgers University, 2008. / "Graduate Program in Liberal Studies." Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1956. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 470-491).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1962. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, August, 2003. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-118)

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / An examination of the literature revealed that conflict is prevalent throughout American colleges and universities-especially within divisions of student affairs-and that senior student affairs officers are expected to assume an important role campus-wide in the management of conflict. Trends suggest a significant increase in their involvement with conflict over the next twenty years. This study sought to identify the nature of conflict and the conflict resolution process at small liberal arts colleges and to examine differences among senior student affairs officers in the methods they use to resolve conflicts, the theories they report as underlying these methods, and the sources of these espoused theories of conflict resolution. Interviews on these matters were held with 15 senior student affairs officers in such colleges in the American mid-west. The following are among the most important findings: 1) the deans have a firm understanding of how to handle conflict (contrary to many prior research findings); 2) the deans have a strong dislike for conflict; 3) one-third of the deans report that they avoid conflict whenever possible; 4) the deans see it as their responsibility to handle any conflict involving students and they have the potential to be directly and indirectly involved in almost any such situation, even outside their divisions; 5) handling conflict is reported to take up three-fourths of their time; 6) half of the deans attempt to mediate (minor) violations of policy while others deem it inappropriate; 7) factors which most frequently contribute to conflict include communication, and diversity-the interplay among people from different cultures and backgrounds; 8) the deans view issues of diversity as being the most difficult to handle because of their emotional intensity; and 9) the deans reported a predominantly trial-and-error preparation for dealing with conflict rather than through formal education. The findings suggest that further research is needed to address such questions as these: 1) What is the relationship between espoused theories of handling conflict and theories-in-use? 2) How does having a strong dislike for conflict affect one's ability to manage it? 3) How does institutional culture affect the handling of conflict? 4) What are the consequences of conflict avoidance? 5) How do institutions support deans in handling conflicts involving diversity issues? (6) What consequences typically ensue from trying to mediate policy violations? The findings also suggest the need for practical programs and policies such as the following: 1) improving relevant pre-professional programs; 2) improving in-service programs for those having responsibility for managing and resolving conflict; 3) changing the recruitment, hiring, and evaluation process for the dean of students position; 4) transforming college cultures in ways that better support conflict management and resolution; 5) institutionalizing the process of the effective management of conflict; 6) addressing the issue of avoidance to ensure that conflict is being addressed in a timely manner; 7) developing an ombudsman position to centralize and formalize the process of assisting faculty, staff, and students to resolve conflicts; and 8) creating a Center for Conflict Management to provide faculty, staff, and students with resource materials, training workshops, and assistance with mediating and managing conflict. / 2031-01-01

Using panel data from 31 small, liberal arts colleges from three academic years 2014-2017, I explore how the incidence of sexual assault is related to institutional characteristics. I use the number of sexual assaults per 100 students (sexual assault ratio) as my dependent variable and the following as my independent variables: total number of undergraduate students, female to male ratio, majority racial percentage, percent accepted, percent of students awarded financial aid, cost of attendance, religious affiliation, whether Greek life is available and racial percentages. I include racial percentages as additional independent variables in two of my regressions to analyze the relationship between these percentages and the majority racial percentage. Using a linear fixed effects model, it is concluded that increasing the total number of students, majority racial percentage, and cost of attendance decreases the sexual assault ratio of a college campus at a statistically significant level. Furthermore, using an OLS linear regression model to analyze cross-sectional college variation, I find that an increase in the total number of undergraduate students, female to male ratio, and percentage of students on financial aid is correlated with a decrease in the sexual assault ratio while an increase in the cost of attendance and percentage of White students is correlated with an increase the sexual assault ratio. If the impacts can be interpreted as causal, then the results of this study can help academic institutions understand how campus climate can affect the safety of their students and also assist college administrations with improving sexual assault prevention programs.

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Submitted by Israel Vieira Neto (israel.vieiraneto@ufpe.br) on 2015-03-05T13:32:19Z No. of bitstreams: 2 tese Erlenia Sobral- BANCA 23 DE ABRIL 14H EM CORREÇÃO Final.pdf: 14167503 bytes, checksum: af854bf1c9fc360bae2da38bbed47cc5 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T13:32:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 tese Erlenia Sobral- BANCA 23 DE ABRIL 14H EM CORREÇÃO Final.pdf: 14167503 bytes, checksum: af854bf1c9fc360bae2da38bbed47cc5 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-23 / CNPq / Aborda a cotidianidade vivida pelos docentes da Universidade Estadual do Ceará no contexto de “neoliberalização” das instituições sociais. As universidades públicas sofrem os impactos das transformações societárias em particular, do neoliberalismo que além de determinar o corte de verbas para a educação, ampliar o mercado de faculdades privadas, cria mecanismos de privatização interna com as fundações de direito privado, bem como com a instituição e crescimento de cursos de pósgraduação pagos. O cotidiano do professor é impactado pelas exigências de produtividade (que remete a uma racionalização do trabalho docente) conducente ao nível de competitividade que garanta o acesso aos editais e recursos. Tudo isto é produzido nos elementos de formação da universidade brasileira desde a reforma de 1968 e ainda pelas atuais políticas educacionais submissas aos indicativos dos organismos multilaterais para os países periféricos. O Ceará é considerado o pioneiro do neoliberalismo no Brasil e houve um momento na década de 1990 que o chamado “governo das mudanças” propôs, via CIC- Centro Industrial Cearense, diretrizes para a modernização das universidades estaduais cearenses, identificando a missão destas no Pacto de Cooperação. Hoje, entretanto, o Ceará é um dos estados onde mais cresceu a privatização do ensino superior, enquanto o governo Cid Gomes opta pela contratação de professores temporários nas universidades estaduais e não apresenta com clareza qual seu projeto de ensino superior para o Estado do Ceará, falando sem detalhes, de uma federalização das três universidades. Com poucos recursos, já há algum tempo a UECE criou um montante de cursos pagos, bem como fortaleceu sua Fundação de direito privado, chamado IEPRO e outros processos que fortalecem uma privatização interna. Historicamente contudo, sempre conviveram diferentes projetos de universidade no lócus acadêmico. Assim, busca-se mapear nas particularidades da UECE, como se processa a participação (reiterativa ou de resistência) de professores (categoria de composição classista heterogênea) no cotidiano de suposta hegemonia neoliberal.