This dissertation is a critical study of the paradigm of Liturgical Theology. Focus in this systematic inquiry has been on the Russian school with the focal point in the works of Alexander Schmemann, who was active in the late 20th century. The main question of the thesis concerns the relation between theory and practice in Liturgical Theology.                       It is claimed that the relation between theory and practice corresponds to the relation between ritual action and communicative action. The former concerns the identity founded on the unavoidable alterity immanent in life, but also transcending life through a holistic encounter with life, which enables us to express a holistic attitude to life and the entire world. The latter concerns the equally unavoidable rationalization of life which gives rise to a continuous atomization of life through science and the process of acquiring facts and data.                       The thesis makes use of different theories for the reaching of an explanatory theory in connection to theory and practice. Foremost the Theory of Communicative Action in the works of Jürgen Habermas and the re-interpretation of disclosure by Nikolas Kompridis is used. It is claimed tthat ritual action is connected to a primary disclosure attached to otherness with the intention of revealing the identity of the Ecclesia. Without identity, we are left with a never-ending debate and a continuous atomization where every answer exponentially provokes more questions. Communicative action then is connected with a secondary co-disclosure with the intention for the reaching of mutual understanding, making subjects accountable and responsible. Without communicative action we are bound on a long walk into the never ending sea of being. The missionary imperative in the Ecclesia is dependent on the co-existence of ritual action and communicative action.

<p>The focus of the study is the teacher in the under-resourced schools in the townships of the Western Cape. The purpose is to discover how teachers learn to cope under adverse working conditions.</p>

Ambitionen med denna uppsats är att kunna ge ett bidrag i kampen för ökad delaktighet i samhället för personer med funktionsnedsättningar. Forskning visar att det är viktigt att personer med psykiska funktionshinder syns ute i arbetslivet för att motverka stigmatiserande effekter. Det visar sig dock att personer med psykiska funktionshinder idag är den grupp som har det svårast att ta sig in på arbetsmarknaden. Syfte är således att öka förståelsen för funktionshindrades situation på arbetsmarknaden. Studien är av kvalitativ art och har genomförts med stöd av intervjuer vilka senare har tolkats utifrån ett intersektionellt perspektiv samt med stöd av teori kring rationalisering (Weber) och teori om social kategorisering (Tideman). Resultatet ger en bild av hur arbetsmarknaden idag genomsyras av rationalisering, effektivisering, flexibilitet och vinststrävan. Med detta följer behov av att finna arbetskraft som kan leva upp till dessa krav. Vidare leder detta till att arbetssökande tenderar att kategoriseras alltmer i termer av funktionsförmåga och effektivitet. Det visar sig dock att situationen kan vara mer komplex än så, då även faktorer som etnicitet, kön, ålder, trosuppfattning och klass har betydelse. Potentiell arbetskraft tenderar att väljas ut inom ramen för vad vi idag betraktar som normalitet men också utifrån vem arbetsgivaren och dennes organisation kan identifiera sig med mest. Stereotypa föreställningar kring människor som indelats i olika sociala kategorier, tycks många gånger vara avgörande när det kommer till vem som får arbete och inte. / This paper aims to provide a contribution in the fight for greater participation in society for persons with disabilities. Research shows that it is important for people with mental disabilities to be seen in the labor market to counter stigmatizing effects. It turns out, however, that people with mental disabilities today is the group that has the most difficulties in entering the labor market. The purpose is to increase an understanding of the situation of disabled people in the labor market. The study is qualitative in nature and is based on interviews that are interpreted by an intersectional perspective, theory of rationalization (Weber) and social categorization (Tideman). The result shows a picture of how the labor market today is permeated by rationalization, efficiency, flexibility and profit endeavor. This brings with it a need to find employees who can meet these requirements. Furthermore, this leads to that job seekers tend to be categorized more in terms of functional capacity and efficiency. It turns out, however, that the situation may be more complex than this, since factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, religion and class matters. Potential labor tends to be selected within the framework of what we now regard as normality but also on who the employer and his organization can identify with most. Stereotypical notions about people, who are divided into different social categories, frequently appear to be crucial when it comes to who gets the job or not.

<p>The focus of the study is the teacher in the under-resourced schools in the townships of the Western Cape. The purpose is to discover how teachers learn to cope under adverse working conditions.</p>

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in instances of Republican-dominated state legislatures proposing changes to election law that some see as protecting electoral integrity and others understand as intended to suppress votes of traditionally Democratic constituencies. This thesis is a detailed collection of the rationales used to justify these changes, as examined through a case study of North Carolina’s enactment of the omnibus Voter Information Verification Act of 2013 (VIVA). By also including the arguments proffered during the legislative process by opponents of the law, and after evaluating the merits of the arguments on both sides, I find the rationales used to justify the law’s provisions to be unconvincing and misleading. This study confirms the speculation that new election law restrictions are first and foremost a Republican attempt to gain partisan advantage. Given this conclusion, I offer suggestions as to what factors might eventually shift the current era of election law legislation from one of restrictions, to one focused on creating efficient, accessible, modernized electoral systems that inspire citizen confidence regardless of partisanship.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2003. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1996. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Dawn Person. Dissertation Committee: Lee Knefelkamp. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-240).

Les recherches récentes portant sur les indicateurs alternatifs suggèrent la nécessité d'une révision fondamentale de la manière de concevoir le processus de construction des indicateurs et s'inscrivent dans un mouvement critique vis-à-vis du primat d'une forme de rationalisation économiciste et expertale dans le champ des politiques publiques. Cette thèse s'inscrit dans le champ de ces travaux et a pour objet d'apprécier la manière dont il est possible que ces indicateurs soient porteurs d'une « alternative » en termes de rationalisation de l'action.Pour apprécier les transformations opérées au sein du processus de quantification, la thèse prend pour objet l'expérimentation menée à Grenoble quant à la construction d'Indicateurs de Bien-Etre Soutenable Territorialisés (IBEST). La première partie du travail, d'ordre théorique, établit un lien entre la dimension conventionnelle des indicateurs, leur caractère performatif, la rationalité postulée des acteurs et la rationalisation des politiques publiques. Elle est complétée par une analyse de la dimension axiologique des critères de choix sociaux (bien-être, soutenabilité) axée sur les théories du développement qui peuvent appuyer la construction de tels indicateurs. La seconde partie s'attèle à l'analyse de l'expérimentation IBEST au regard du cadre conventionnaliste et met en exergue qu'un tel processus d'élaboration d'indicateurs induit des transformations aussi bien en ce qui concerne la dimension axiologique présidant à la construction des indicateurs que sur le plan de la rationalisation scientifique et politique. Suivant une logique pragmatique de la recherche-action, nous mettons en avant la plus-value de l'articulation entre une logique d'enquête et une démarche participative au regard du processus d'opérationnalisation d'indicateurs de bien-être soutenable. Au final, outre les apports méthodologiques et cognitifs liés à l'hybridation opérée entre la méthode quantitative et la méthode participative, la contribution de la recherche réside dans l'éclairage que l'expérimentation apporte sur la conception de la dynamique institutionnelle. En effet, le type de montée en généralité particulière associé à la démarche participative et plus largement le processus non linéaire de quantification d'IBEST appuient la pertinence des concepts d' « arrière-plan » et de « communautés interprétatives » pour apprécier le type de dynamique à l'œuvre dans une telle expérimentation et pour la mise en cohérence des notions de légitimité et d' « encastrement institutionnel ». Nous aboutissons ainsi à une conception de la dynamique institutionnelle qui procède par sédimentation et découle d'une transformation des conceptions et des pratiques d'acteurs dans le champ scientifique et politique. / Recent research on alternative indicators suggest the need for a fundamental review of the development process of indicators and is also in line with a general movement criticizing an economistic and expert-centered form of rationalization in the field of public policy. This thesis develops on this work and aims to assess how it is possible that these indicators hold an "alternative" in terms of rationalization of action.To appreciate the changes within the quantification process, the thesis focuses on an experiment conducted in Grenoble on the construction of sustainable territorial social indicators (IBEST). The first part of the work is theoretical. It establishes a link between the conventional form of indicators, their performative nature, the postulate of the actor's rationality and the rationalization of public policies. It is supplemented by an analysis of the axiological dimension of social choice criteria (well-being, sustainability) based on theories of development that can support the construction of such indicators. The second part provides an analysis of the IBEST experiment through the prism of the conventionalist theoretical framework. It underlines that processes of indicators' development such as the IBEST experiment induce transformations both in regard to the axiological dimension governing the construction of indicators and in terms of scientific and political rationalization. By applying the pragmatic logic of action research, we highlight the added value of articulating a logical investigation and a participatory approach in relation to the operationalization's process of sustainable well-being indicators. To conclude, in addition to the methodological and cognitive contributions related to the hybridization between a quantitative method and a participatory approach, the contribution of this research lies in the light the experimentation sheds on the understanding of institutional dynamics. Indeed, the generalization associated to participatory approaches and, on a broader level, the non-linear quantification process implemented in the IBEST experiment supports the relevance of the concepts of "background" and "interpretive communities" when it comes to assessing the dynamics at work in such experimentations and to make coherents the notions of legitimacy and "institutional embeddedness". This thesis leads to a conception of the institutional dynamics which proceeds by sedimentation and results from a transformation of the approaches and practices of actors in the science and political fields.

The diploma thesis shows the work of Erich Fromm through the context of one of his major sources of inspiration - Sigmund Freud and the psychoanalytic theory. The thesis is thus focued on those aspects of Fromm`s thinking which origintae in Freud, works with them and tries to create a new unit. There is also an effort to use Fromm`s psychoanalytic ideas as a critial viewpoint of today`s world.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-11-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:20:49Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 manzine_lg_dr_botfca.pdf: 570411 bytes, checksum: 7ffe63fb122d825827f76347ba38c828 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo utilizar a Teoria Fuzzy para obtenção de uma metodologia alternativa na escolha da estrutura tarifária de energia elétrica mais conveniente para a agroindústria e, em conseqüência, colaborar, reduzindo também os custos da oferta de energia elétrica para o país. A metodologia citada utiliza como variáveis principais o índice de utilização de energia elétrica e o fator de carga do horário de ponta. Estes dois parâmetros elétricos, juntamente com o fator de carga do horário fora de ponta, fornecem o enquadramento tarifário que mais se ajusta a uma determinada UC. Uma aplicação da metodologia estudada é apresentada num estudo de caso, envolvendo resultados obtidos com a migração tarifária de uma UC e ainda uma abordagem comparando os preços médios da energia elétrica para um consumidor em pleno funcionamento e para um projeto de planta elétrica. O Modelo Fuzzy alternativo construído teve desempenho comparável ao modelo, usando as fórmulas de preço médio de energia elétrica para o enquadramento tarifário de uma UC, fato confirmado no estudo de caso levado a efeito neste trabalho. Relativamente ao estudo de caso, chegou-se à conclusão afirmativa para a migração tarifária da ETC para a MTHSV, com diminuição no valor da demanda contratada. As análises feitas com o GMG, instalado na UC, mostraram ganho financeiro ao se gerar energia elétrica na atual estrutura e organização da linha de produção da UC, sendo desaconselhável sob o ponto de vista financeiro, se o GMG tiver de ser adquirido. Quanto ao controle das demandas de potências solicitadas, estudos mostraram que é necessário, não sendo, porém viável levando-se em conta o aspecto estritamente financeiro com um controlador de demanda nos moldes propostos por uma empresa especializada, consultada com esta finalidade. / The present work aims to use Fuzzy Theory to obtain an alternative methodology in choosing the most convenient tariff structure of electric energy for agroindustry and as consequence to cooperate for its rational use and also reduce the costs in offering electric energy for the country. The methodology uses as main variables the index of electric energy usage and the load factor at peak hours. These two electric parameters along with the load factor out of peak hours make up the tariff adjustment which best applies to a determined consuming unit. One usage of the studied methodology is shown in a case study involving obtained results from tariff migration of one consuming unit. It is also presented an approach comparing average tariff of electric energy for consumers at full work as well as for an electric plant project. The built alternative Fuzzy Model had a performance comparable to the main model using formulas of electric energy average tariff for tariff adjustment of one consuming unit. Such procedure was confirmed in the case study carried out in this work. Concerning the case study there was a positive conclusion for tariff migration of CCT to GSTTM with a decrease on the value of the contracted demand. Analysis carried out with GMG, which was installed at consuming unit, showed a financial profit when generating electric energy on the current structure and organization of production line at consuming unit thus being unadvisable under financial aspects if GMC is to be purchased. Researches show that it is necessary the control of required energy demand. However it is not viable considering only the financial aspects with a demand controller under the proposed models for a specialized company which was consulted for such aim.