Yes / Despite the revival of interest in nineteenth century psychology and ethics in Britain during the 1980s, and the current debate around Utilitarian ethics in medicine (Buckle, 2005) and care (Offer, 2004), Utilitarian premises, understood as a psychological theory rather than as a moral philosophy, remain largely dormant in contemporary British Psychology. This is so despite their apparent survival in Behaviourism (Plaud & Vogeltanz, 1994). This article examines aspects of their decline within Victorian psychology, by focussing upon the relatively neglected psychological writings of Herbert Spencer. In doing so, it seeks to make a modest contribution to unravelling the complex changes in the nature of nineteenth-century psychology. In particular it is argued that, whilst some explanations of the decline of Utilitarian premises in the Victorian development of psychology focus upon the later part of the century and cultural or institutional factors, an examination of Spencer's works at the mid-century supports the view that changes were under way earlier. Whilst several explanations might be offered for this, changes in economic organisation and in the experience of individual agency are highlighted. The relation between Utilitarian psychology and Utilitarian ethics will then be considered. Finally, at this stage it should be possible to comment upon the significance of the marginalization of Utilitarian premises within the development of Victorian psychology for the contemporary debate about health resource allocation. / ESRC

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Thesis advisor: Dorothy A. Jones / Understanding Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) influence is essential for the discipline of nursing. There are approximately 5000 CNEs in the United States, all are tasked with being the primary identifiable leader representing organizations in which they are employed and the nursing profession of which they are a part. In this capacity, the CNE is the gatekeeper for the advancement of the majority of the 2.4 million nurses practicing in the U.S. Literature suggests that early CNEs lacked influence and often were not recognized members of organizational executive teams. Today, after two decades of struggle, CNEs are identified as essential executive team members. However, they still self identify as being less influential than their C-suite counterparts, leaving us to question, "Having gotten to the table, now what?" This study was designed as an initial step toward answering this question through Validation of the Adams Influence Model (AIM). The AIM is a framework that can be used to understand the influence of the CNE in the acute care setting. The study exposed the AIM to a qualitative data set collected as part of an academic medical center's Survey of the Professional Practice Environment. Directed content analysis was used to categorize survey responses and identify influence content toward validation and refinement of the AIM's operational definitions. Study results validated AIM influence factors and influence attributes with some refinement. In addition to development of a refined AIM, study findings also helped identify continued research opportunities. These research potentials included the exploration of; influence instrument development, the influence process, differences between influence and power, and the relationship between CNE influence, practice/ work environments and patient outcomes. As a discipline, nursing must continue to understand the influence of the CNE. These individuals are leading the profession, at what pace and in what direction cannot be left to chance. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2008. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: Nursing.

This qualitative single-site case study examined the philosophy, decisions, and behaviors of a particular male school principal who subscribed to a form of care-based leadership practice. A Pennsylvania high school principal with a distinct leadership philosophy centered on the ethic of care was chosen to participate in this study. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of emotion as it relates to leadership philosophy and the enactment of leadership decisions and actions. Additionally, the short and long-term organizational effects of leader behavior were examined. Semi-structured interviews with the principal, administrators, teachers, staff, parents, community members, and graduated students were utilized to examine how the principal's leadership philosophy was perceived and carried forth in school operations. Additionally, on-site observations and document reviews were utilized to aid the data collection process. The observation and analysis of the male school principal's leadership behavior was filtered through the lens of Goleman's, Boyatzis', and McKee's (2002) primal leadership theory and also through Gross' (1998, 2004, 2006) turbulence theory. Additionally, Wilson's (1998) theoretical conception of consilience was utilized as the physiological, psychological, ethical, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of leadership were considered. These theoretical perspectives allowed for the review of principal leadership behavior in the context of unstable organizational conditions and accounted for the various elements involved with the leadership process. In turn, the male school principal's ability to implement his leadership philosophy was explored. This examination aimed to increase understanding of the intentions, actions, perceptions, and outcomes that arise from male school principal conduct that proposes to be aligned with a care-based leadership philosophy. The findings indicated the male school principal was able to successfully implement a care-based form of leadership practice. The results suggest that a particular leadership acuity, involving various rational, emotional, social, and moral competencies, was necessary for the school principal to experience success. Principal aptitude in these domains allowed the school leader to successfully lead his school organization during both stable and highly turbulent conditions. The findings suggest that the ethic of care, specifically in relation to Sernak's (1998) conception of caring power, should serve as the foundation for school organization leadership practice. Also, the findings offer various care-based school leadership aptitudes and behaviors that may be beneficial for school leadership theorists and practitioners to explore and consider. / Educational Administration

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:20:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Egle Betania Portela Wanzeler.pdf: 2623240 bytes, checksum: b02cd6fd011e12625261ece785818eb0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-04 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / This work refers to a reflexive analysis over an indigenous teacher‟s education experience, in which it was established an educational praxis inspired in the complexity and transdisciplinarity operators. It consists of the construction process of a matrix towards an epistemological and methodological exploration implied in these operators. Methodologically, this work was developed through ethnographic research. The research tried to establish pertinent dialogues between two cognitive operators: sensible thought and scientific thought, inherent to the educational context. The empiric field of this research was the educational experience itself that was developed in the Estágio Supervisionado (Supervised Internship) and Prática da Pesquisa Pedagógica (Pedagogic Research) disciplines. Furthermore, this work tried to institute bounds between the mythical and cosmological universe of the individuals in the research and insert them in the experience as constituents of education and learning. At last, it comprises a research inspired by the experience on what has been sensed and lived, nurtured by sensibilities, imaginaries, intuitions, wisdoms, ethics and aesthetics / Este trabalho refere-se a uma análise reflexiva acerca de uma experiência de formação de professores indígenas, por meio da qual se procurou estabelecer uma prática de formação inspirada nos operadores da complexidade e da transdisciplinaridade. Trata-se do processo de construção de uma matriz de exploração epistemológica e metodológica implicada nesses operadores. Metodologicamente, este trabalho foi desenvolvido por meio da pesquisa etnográfica. A pesquisa buscou estabelecer diálogos pertinentes entre dois operadores cognitivos: pensamento sensível e pensamento científico, inerentes ao contexto da formação. O campo empírico da pesquisa foi a própria experiência de formação que se desenvolveu nas disciplinas Estágio Supervisionado e Prática da Pesquisa Pedagógica. Além disso, o trabalho procurou estabelecer vínculos entre o universo mítico e cosmológico dos sujeitos da pesquisa e inseri-los na experiência como conteúdos de ensino e de aprendizagem. Enfim, trata-se de uma pesquisa inspirada pela experiência do sentido e do vivido, a qual se procurou nutrir de sensibilidades, imaginários, intuições, sabedorias, ética e estética

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:53:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Egle Betania Portela Wanzeler.pdf: 2623240 bytes, checksum: b02cd6fd011e12625261ece785818eb0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-04 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / This work refers to a reflexive analysis over an indigenous teacher‟s education experience, in which it was established an educational praxis inspired in the complexity and transdisciplinarity operators. It consists of the construction process of a matrix towards an epistemological and methodological exploration implied in these operators. Methodologically, this work was developed through ethnographic research. The research tried to establish pertinent dialogues between two cognitive operators: sensible thought and scientific thought, inherent to the educational context. The empiric field of this research was the educational experience itself that was developed in the Estágio Supervisionado (Supervised Internship) and Prática da Pesquisa Pedagógica (Pedagogic Research) disciplines. Furthermore, this work tried to institute bounds between the mythical and cosmological universe of the individuals in the research and insert them in the experience as constituents of education and learning. At last, it comprises a research inspired by the experience on what has been sensed and lived, nurtured by sensibilities, imaginaries, intuitions, wisdoms, ethics and aesthetics / Este trabalho refere-se a uma análise reflexiva acerca de uma experiência de formação de professores indígenas, por meio da qual se procurou estabelecer uma prática de formação inspirada nos operadores da complexidade e da transdisciplinaridade. Trata-se do processo de construção de uma matriz de exploração epistemológica e metodológica implicada nesses operadores. Metodologicamente, este trabalho foi desenvolvido por meio da pesquisa etnográfica. A pesquisa buscou estabelecer diálogos pertinentes entre dois operadores cognitivos: pensamento sensível e pensamento científico, inerentes ao contexto da formação. O campo empírico da pesquisa foi a própria experiência de formação que se desenvolveu nas disciplinas Estágio Supervisionado e Prática da Pesquisa Pedagógica. Além disso, o trabalho procurou estabelecer vínculos entre o universo mítico e cosmológico dos sujeitos da pesquisa e inseri-los na experiência como conteúdos de ensino e de aprendizagem. Enfim, trata-se de uma pesquisa inspirada pela experiência do sentido e do vivido, a qual se procurou nutrir de sensibilidades, imaginários, intuições, sabedorias, ética e estética