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11	Contested inheritance : the emergence of social science research in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy at Massey University Lunt, Neil T. January 2004 (has links) The substantive task of the thesis is to explore a dimension of social change - the emergence of social science research within New Zealand by 1984. The thesis begins by asking questions about the status of any account - as description, understanding, or explanation. In the first instance, these questions are discussed within positivist and anti-positivist traditions. Following on from these, the work examines a series of post-positivist approaches that focus on method, general theory, and methatheorising. Many accounts of social science development emphasise the role of a rational social science idea, others stress contextual considerations. In finding these wanting, the thesis argues for the incorporation of culture, structure and agency, and discusses attempts at resolving these within the work of Anthony Giddens and Andrew Abbott. The final part of the theoretical discussion explores the potential of Critical Realism for causal analysis. Within this tradition, Margaret Archer's work is particularly useful with its commitment to robust notions of agency, culture and structure, and emphasising their interplay through time. With some modest revision to attune her position to the demands of practice, the thesis suggests 'Retroductive Narrative Realism' that incorporates ontological insights and the two practical moves of analysis and narrative. The thesis argues that these moves must be explicit, using the analytic to create hypothesis that are then tested via narratives that link emerging structural and cultural forms. The thesis uses this approach for the substantive task of writing a theoretically informed account of social science research. It works within the spheres of State, University and broader social spaces, centring interests and the role of conditioned interaction. The account is presented within four phases: the inheritance - research by the State for the purposes of the State; in search of independent means - research by the State of broader social forms; alternative benefactors - research of social issues by broader social and University interests; on the brink of bankruptcy - a questioning of the State and social forms by social and University interests. Over these four periods it is possible to trace the emergence of social research, then social science, and then specific disciplines. critical realism Margaret Archer
12	Perspectivas recentes da pesquisa em performance pianística: estado do conhecimento de teses e dissertações em performance musical e práticas interpretativas no Brasil (2007-2012) / - Correia, Renata Coutinho de Barros 02 October 2015 (has links) A dissertação apresenta pesquisa sobre o Estado do Conhecimento na produção recente (2007-2012) de teses e dissertações relacionadas à performance pianística, defendidas em programas de Pós-Graduação em Música, no Brasil. Diante do crescimento quantitativo e qualitativo evidenciado na produção em questão, o presente trabalho tem como propósito oferecer uma discussão e análise crítica do conteúdo das pesquisas selecionadas, inserindo-se num contexto acadêmico caracterizado por uma ampla discussão sobre o formato de pesquisas em Performance Musical. Uma vez que a investigação em Performance Musical encontrase ainda em consolidação, no Brasil, pretendemos discutir acerca da contribuição de determinadas propostas para esta subárea. A fim de oferecer uma visão crítica sobre os rumos tomados pela pesquisa em performance pianística, adotamos uma metodologia baseada em modelos de pesquisa do tipo \"estado da arte\", bem como técnicas de análise de conteúdo. A dissertação oferece uma visão panorâmica e análise dos principais temas, tendências e métodos de pesquisa identificados. Os resultados apresentam perspectivas de pesquisa emergentes que têm atraído os investigadores, tais como a Pesquisa Artística e estudos vinculados à Musicologia Empírica. Mostra o distanciamento de pesquisas quanto à apresentação de considerações sobre a relação do estudo com a performance musical. Destaca o aspecto interdisciplinar em produções recentes relacionadas à performance pianística. / This dissertation presents a research on the state of knowledge in recent production (2007- 2012) of theses and dissertations related to piano performance, defended in Music Graduate Programs in Brazil. Given the qualitative and quantitative growth evidenced in the scientific production in question, this dissertation aims to provide a critical discussion and analysis of its context, inserting in an academic context characterized by an extensive discussion on the configuration of the research in musical performance. Since research in Musical Performance is still undergoing a process of consolidation in Brazil, we intended to discuss about the contribution of selected proposals to this subarea. In order to offer a critical view of the directions taken by research in piano performance, we adopted a methodology based on models of \"state of knowledge\" as well as content analysis techniques. It also presents some emerging perspectives on this field such as artistic research and studies related to empirical musicology. It shows the gap of some researches on the presentation of considerations about the relation between the study developed and music performance. The results highlights the interdisciplinary aspect on the recent production related to piano performance research. Estado do Conhecimento Methodology of Research Metodologia da Pesquisa em Música Performance Pianística Piano Performance State of Knowledge
13	Problem-based learning and the social : a feminist poststructural investigation MacLeod, Anna January 2008 (has links) Problem-based learning (PBL) is a popular curricular approach in medical education. This thesis asks the question: How does PBL teach medical students about what matters in medicine using qualitative methods. The research demonstrates that PBL contributes to the on-going marginalisation of social issues in medical education. Medical and Health Sciences Curriculum Studies Professional Development of Teachers Other Education History and Philosophy of Medicine Discourse and Pragmatics Philosophy feminist poststructuralism problem-based learning medical education
14	Perspectivas recentes da pesquisa em performance pianística: estado do conhecimento de teses e dissertações em performance musical e práticas interpretativas no Brasil (2007-2012) / - Renata Coutinho de Barros Correia 02 October 2015 (has links) A dissertação apresenta pesquisa sobre o Estado do Conhecimento na produção recente (2007-2012) de teses e dissertações relacionadas à performance pianística, defendidas em programas de Pós-Graduação em Música, no Brasil. Diante do crescimento quantitativo e qualitativo evidenciado na produção em questão, o presente trabalho tem como propósito oferecer uma discussão e análise crítica do conteúdo das pesquisas selecionadas, inserindo-se num contexto acadêmico caracterizado por uma ampla discussão sobre o formato de pesquisas em Performance Musical. Uma vez que a investigação em Performance Musical encontrase ainda em consolidação, no Brasil, pretendemos discutir acerca da contribuição de determinadas propostas para esta subárea. A fim de oferecer uma visão crítica sobre os rumos tomados pela pesquisa em performance pianística, adotamos uma metodologia baseada em modelos de pesquisa do tipo \"estado da arte\", bem como técnicas de análise de conteúdo. A dissertação oferece uma visão panorâmica e análise dos principais temas, tendências e métodos de pesquisa identificados. Os resultados apresentam perspectivas de pesquisa emergentes que têm atraído os investigadores, tais como a Pesquisa Artística e estudos vinculados à Musicologia Empírica. Mostra o distanciamento de pesquisas quanto à apresentação de considerações sobre a relação do estudo com a performance musical. Destaca o aspecto interdisciplinar em produções recentes relacionadas à performance pianística. / This dissertation presents a research on the state of knowledge in recent production (2007- 2012) of theses and dissertations related to piano performance, defended in Music Graduate Programs in Brazil. Given the qualitative and quantitative growth evidenced in the scientific production in question, this dissertation aims to provide a critical discussion and analysis of its context, inserting in an academic context characterized by an extensive discussion on the configuration of the research in musical performance. Since research in Musical Performance is still undergoing a process of consolidation in Brazil, we intended to discuss about the contribution of selected proposals to this subarea. In order to offer a critical view of the directions taken by research in piano performance, we adopted a methodology based on models of \"state of knowledge\" as well as content analysis techniques. It also presents some emerging perspectives on this field such as artistic research and studies related to empirical musicology. It shows the gap of some researches on the presentation of considerations about the relation between the study developed and music performance. The results highlights the interdisciplinary aspect on the recent production related to piano performance research. Estado do Conhecimento Metodologia da Pesquisa em Música Performance Pianística Methodology of Research Piano Performance State of Knowledge
15	The Rhetorics and Networks of Climate Change Shelton Weech (16505898) 10 July 2023 (has links) <p> </p> <p>Science by its very nature is a networked discipline. Experiments and research build off of past experiments and research. Labs are collaborative spaces where many individuals work together with an array of technologies and other infrastructural elements. Much of the work of network building in science is done online as scientists communicate with each other and with the public on platforms like Twitter. But how do science communicators work in these online, digital spaces to build their networks and communicate? What kinds of rhetorical choices do science communicators make when they share research or reach out to connect with others? How do social media, networking, and other technologies influence those choices? What kinds of networks are created in these online, public discussions? In this study, I draw from actor-network theory and assemblage theory methodologies to begin answering these questions. Using snowball sampling, I recruited 12 climate science communicators from three network clusters: Purdue scientists, scientists whose work was highlighted by the nonprofit Black in Environment, and science writers for NASA. Drawing from choices I observed in the Twitter writing of participants, I then spoke with each participant in a discourse-based interview, inviting them to reflect on the choices they made as they wrote online. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The resulting conversation indicated the nonhuman (such as technologies) and human influences on their online discourse. Our discussions also revealed how participants used rhetorical strategies around identification and emotion to better appeal to their specific audiences. With identification, they not only asked themselves how an audience might react to their writing, but also engaged in internal dialogue with their imagined audiences and used conversational language. With emotion, participants emphasized the importance of humor and positivity as strategies by which to make online spaces more appealing and welcoming. This study offers four takeaways from the data: (1) science communicators should be aware of and take control of the networks that surround them; (2) public science communication should still be specific and directed at smaller audiences; (3) science communication—especially in online public spheres like Twitter—should not shy away from engaging with emotion; and (4) those of us who teach writing can (and should) teach writing as a networked process. </p> Digital writing Technical writing Environmental communication Networks Technical communication Science communication Environmental communication Climate Change Social media
16	Association, reciprocity, sharing and dependency: Conditions of access and forms of inequality beyond the market state Short, P. M. Unknown Date (has links) No description available. 370504 Family and Household Studies 750604 Civics and citizenship 750302 Class 750303 Gender 750307 Families
17	Analytické dispozice vizuální etnografie / Analytical dispositions of visual ethnography Durňak, Milan January 2019 (has links) The objectives of this dissertation thesis could be divided into two primary analytical- interpretation areas. The first one would be trying to define the starting position of visual anthropology based on current trends in order to think about the active ingredients that discipline bases its knowledge and research. The image and sound penetrate our world to such an extent that it is necessary to reflect on the role that space plays in our life and how it is necessary to continue to work with these audiovisual principles in visual anthropology. At the same time, virtual and digital ethnography focuses our attention on changing the nature of our terrain, which needs to be taken into account immediately in our research. In some audio-visual projects I try to reflect different analytical-interpretative approaches and methods. In the project "Musicians" I ask questions how to process the theme of folk musicians from northeastern Slovakia, whose representations appear in a world full of openness, interconnection and sharing. In the experimental film project Watching Last Judgment I try to find ways to mediate sensory experience in a specific space connecting the sacred and profane places of the historic monastery in Voronet, Romania. In the last project I devote my analytical reasoning to this...
18	Úvahy o globálním řádu po skončení studené války: perspektiva Francise Fukuyamy a Samuela P. Huntingtona / Reflections on the Global Order after the End of the Cold War: the Perspective of Francis Fukuyama and Samuel P. Huntington Jurásek, Miroslav January 2009 (has links) The times coming with the End of the Cold War were very turbulent. Politicians had to take into the consideration lots of scenarios and the next global trends to make correct decisions. Most of the very numerous visions of the future global order followed more or less the twofold pattern: order or anarchy. "The End of History and the Last Man" and "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" written by two prominent American political scientists Francis Fukuyama and Samuel P. Huntington and published at the beginning of the 90s are the most representative works that fit into this pattern. These provocative and controversial theories have been criticized and empirically challenged by many on one side, on the other side it hasn't impeded others to use them as a starting point for their next analyses. This dissertation thesis is a contribution to the debate between the dissenters and the supporters of these theories from a predictive point of view. Through the research theoretical methodology it is argued that the examined theories are still valid even nowadays because their theoretical essence (or hard core in the Lakatosian research program) has not been refuted yet. Nevertheless, the hard core of the theories determines their very specific character which puts forward the importance of the factors labelled in the Lakatosian framework as an external history of a science. These factors organized according to the Mehtas criteria of so called strong idea are, especially in the social sciences, decisive for how a theoretical construct is accepted in a broader non-academic context. It is demonstrated that both theories fulfill all criteria to be very influential in practice, although the idea of clash of civilizations is even more powerful in this respect. The specific features of all theories are illustrated on two case studies: Union of South American Nations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Firstly, the selection of these case studies is justified and secondly, the anomalies in terms of the Lakatosian methodology are identified and then explained. There have been found no unexplainable anomalies, which practically confirms the validity of both research programs on one side, on the other side it facilitates a better assessment of the studied theories in a sense of their interpretative scope and possibilities.
19	The Social Construction of Economic Man: The Genesis, Spread, Impact and Institutionalisation of Economic Ideas Mackinnon, Lauchlan A. K. Unknown Date (has links) The present thesis is concerned with the genesis, diffusion, impact and institutionalisation of economic ideas. Despite Keynes's oft-cited comments to the effect that 'the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood'(Keynes 1936: 383), and the highly visible impact of economic ideas (for example Keynesian economics, Monetarism, or economic ideas regarding deregulation and antitrust issues) on the economic system, economists have done little to systematically explore the spread and impact of economic ideas. In fact, with only a few notable exceptions, the majority of scholarly work concerning the spread and impact of economic ideas has been developed outside of the economics literature, for example in the political institutionalist literature in the social sciences. The present thesis addresses the current lack of attention to the spread and impact of economic ideas by economists by drawing on the political institutionalist, sociological, and psychology of creativity literatures to develop a framework in which the genesis, spread, impact and institutionalisation of economic ideas may be understood. To articulate the dissemination and impact of economic ideas within economics, I consider as a case study the evolution of economists' conception of the economic agent - "homo oeconomicus." I argue that the intellectual milieu or paradigm of economics is 'socially constructed' in a specific sense, namely: (i) economic ideas are created or modified by particular individuals; (ii) economic ideas are disseminated (iii) certain economic ideas are accepted by economists and (iv) economic ideas become institutionalised into the paradigm or milieu of economics. Economic ideas are, of course, disseminated not only within economics to fellow economists, but are also disseminated externally to economic policy makers and business leaders who can - and often do - take economic ideas into account when formulating policy and building economic institutions. Important economic institutions are thereby socially constructed, in the general sense proposed by Berger and Luckmann (1966). But how exactly do economic ideas enter into this process of social construction of economic institutions? Drawing from and building on structure/agency theory (e.g. Berger and Luckmann 1966; Bourdieu 1977; Bhaskar 1979/1998, 1989; Bourdieu 1990; Lawson 1997, 2003) in the wider social sciences, I provide a framework for understanding how economic ideas enter into the process of social construction of economic institutions. Finally, I take up a methodological question: if economic ideas are disseminated, and if economic ideas have a real and constitutive impact on the economic system being modelled, does 'economic science' then accurately and objectively model an independently existing economic reality, unchanged by economic theory, or does economic theory have an interdependent and 'reflexive' relationship with economic reality, as economic reality co-exists with, is shaped by, and also shapes economic theory? I argue the latter, and consider the implications for evaluating in what sense economic science is, in fact, a science in the classical sense. The thesis makes original contributions to understanding the genesis of economic ideas in the psychological creative work processes of economists; understanding the ontological location of economic ideas in the economic system; articulating the social construction of economic ideas; and highlighting the importance of the spread of economic ideas to economic practice and economic methodology. 410401 Design Theory 349901 Political Economy 370000 Studies in Human Society 340302 History of Economic Thought 349900 Other Economics 410402 Design Innovation 360201 Public Policy 360000 Policy and Political Science 380100 Psychology 360100 Political Science 360200 Policy and Administration 370101 Social Theory 370102 Social Policy and Planning 340100 Economic Theory genesis spread diffusion impact institutionalisation economic ideas idea ideation psychology of creativity Wallas Wertheimer stage model productive thinking creative creativity process economic economics sociology social methodology methodological self-altering self-fulfilling self-denying prophecy belief reflexive reflexivity institution institutionalise institutionalised social construction Berger Luckmann Bhaskar critical realism Lawson Bordieu habitus field spread impact ideation ideational structure social structure action creativity creative economists sociology philosophy of science homo economicus homo oeconomicus economic man economic agent rational economic man man lucas critique Goodhart's law Keynes Marx Mill Hayek Hicks Samuelson Walras Jevons Arrow Debreu Samuelson Merton sociology of economics sociology of scientific knowledge SSK Holton prediction control reflexive prediction reflexivity Whitley Mackie canonization Henshel Grunberg Modigliani Morgenstern Lucas Muth Simon Blyth Hall Sikkink Hira Hood institutionalize institutionalized socialise socialisation internalise internalisation internalization socialization behaviour behavior Thomas theorem expectations stage model productive thinking evolution

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