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This dissertation investigates extant literature on the contributions of spirituality within music education from perspectives of philosophical writers in the field. It introduces Integral Theory, which features a five element heuristic: a) four quadrants of human experience, specifically, subjective, objective, individual, and collective perspectives; b) levels (or stages) of human development; c) lines of human development; d) states of consciousness; and e) types or styles of being and acting in the world. Finally, this dissertation applies Integral Theory's multi-perspective approach to the dynamic elements that engage body, mind, and spirit as teacher and learner perform, listen to, compose, and improvise music. I use Integral Theory's four quadrants of human experience to summarize, categorize, analyze, and map aspects of presenters' papers and the final round table discussion at the Spirituality Symposium, Spirituality: More than just a concept?, during the International Society of Music Education Conference (ISME), July, 2008, in Bologna, Italy. I use Integral Theory's levels of human development to map Edward Sarath's Levels of Creative Awareness, as he applies it to trans-stylistic jazz improvisation pedagogy. Sarath's melding of jazz music practices, and music theory and analysis with personal and collective non-music influences, transpersonal elements, and meditation mirrors Integral Theory's second element. Results from this philosophical inquiry show that discussions and pedagogy focusing on spirituality in music education include (a) teacher and student levels of proficiency and excellence in music, (b) personal and collective transformation, (c) diverse descriptions and interpretations of transcendence as they pertain to music's effect on persons, (d) understanding self and other especially meaning, value, belief, and moral systems, (e) receiving and dealing with emotions and feelings in professional settings, (f) brain, biological, and physical aspects, (g) personal and collective imagination, creativity, mystery, wonder, intention, attention, awareness, mindfulness, playfulness, authenticity, flow, (h) identified stake-holding cultural collectives, (i) environmental, institutional, educational, religious, and ideological factors, and (j) curriculum and experiential practices and guidelines. A close reading of flow pedagogy in early childhood music teaching shows some similar methodologies. / Music Education

The thesis attempts to make an integrative and healing therapy center, employing a salutogenic approach to health and wellness. Salutogenesis is an approach that focuses on promoting a healthy lifestyle and prevention of disease through the creation of supportive environments. The project is based on the proposition that architectural and environmental elements can influence mental and physical well-being. The research explores how elements like light, water, structure and material can be employed to promote the energy flow in space, thus enhancing the healing quality of the environment. It dives into the concept of energy states within spaces and humans influenced by natural and architectural elements. The need for such a therapeutic center is derived from the increasing emphasis of the impact of healthy living and focus on mental health and as growing interest in preventive health measures. The thesis aims to study the role of architecture, and its influence on the harmony and holistic well being. It also dwells on the design choices like lighting, material selection, use of water features and structure can lead to creation of healing and therapeutic environments. It also emphasizes on open areas which could help in self reflection and relaxation. / Master of Architecture / The thesis attempts to make an integrative and healing therapy center, employing a salutogenic approach to health and wellness. Salutogenesis is an approach that focuses on promoting a healthy lifestyle and prevention of disease through the creation of supportive environments. The project is based on the proposition that architectural and environmental elements can influence mental and physical well-being. The research explores how elements like light, water, structure and material can be employed to promote the energy flow in space, thus enhancing the healing quality of the environment. It dives into the concept of energy states within spaces and humans influenced by natural and architectural elements. The need for such a therapeutic center is derived from the increasing emphasis of the impact of healthy living and focus on mental health and as growing interest in preventive health measures.

No / The programmes follow the experiences of people living in or visiting the community. They range from a school leaver who feels she is learning more at Findhorn than she would at university to an Indian guru who offers himself as the community's new leader and wants to build a temple in the garden. A poignant backdrop to the series is the growing frailty of one of Findhorn¿s founders, 87-year-old Eileen Caddy, and the preparations, both practical and psychological, that community members are making for her death.

Yes / Faces are highly complex stimuli that contain a host of information. Such complexity poses the following questions: (a) do observers exhibit preferences for specific information? (b) how does sensitivity to individual face parts compare? These questions were addressed by quantifying sensitivity to different face features. Discrimination thresholds were determined for synthetic faces under the following conditions: (i) ‘full face’: all face features visible; (ii) ‘isolated feature’: single feature presented in isolation; (iii) ‘embedded feature’: all features visible, but only one feature modified. Mean threshold elevations for isolated features, relative to full-faces, were 0.84x, 1.08, 2.12, 3.34, 4.07 and 4.47 for head-shape, hairline, nose, mouth, eyes and eyebrows respectively. Hence, when two full faces can be discriminated at threshold, the difference between the eyes is about four times less than what is required when discriminating between isolated eyes. In all cases, sensitivity was higher when features were presented in isolation than when they were embedded within a face context (threshold elevations of 0.94x, 1.74, 2.67, 2.90, 5.94 and 9.94). This reveals a specific pattern of sensitivity to face information. Observers are between two and four times more sensitive to external than internal features. The pattern for internal features (higher sensitivity for the nose, compared to mouth, eyes and eyebrows) is consistent with lower sensitivity for those parts affected by facial dynamics (e.g. facial expressions). That isolated features are easier to discriminate than embedded features supports a holistic face processing mechanism which impedes extraction of information about individual features from full faces.

Audiologisk rehabilitering är en komplicerad process som ska innehålla olika insatser byggda på ett holistisk synsätt med medicinska, tekniska och beteendevetenskapliga aspekter involverade. Historiskt har dock den tekniska och medicinska delen ofta fått ta större plats än psykosociala bitar i rehabiliteringen. Syftet med studien var att undersöka likheter och skillnader angående audiologisk rehabilitering utifrån ramverket, ideologin samt praktiken i Danmark, Norge, Sverige och på Island. Metod: För att kunna uppnå syftet och få en mer helhetlig inblick i ämnet delades studien i två delar (litteraturstudie och enkätstudie). Litteraturstudien berörde ramverket i samtliga länder samt ideologin. Enkätstudien berörde praktiken i form av audionomens egen syn på audiologisk rehabilitering samt deras uppfattning av tillvägagångssättet på arbetsplatsen. Resultat: En röd tråd går genom ramverket, ideologin och praktiken i varje land. Vad gäller dessa huvudpunkter visade studien att det fanns både likheter och skillnader länderna emellan. I det stora hela visar resultatet av studien att tankesättet inom audiologisk rehabilitering är något mer holistiskt i Sverige än i de övriga länderna. Slutsats: Trycket om en kostnadseffektiv vård står i kontrast till sjukvårdslagarna då en kortsiktigt planerad hörselvård riskerar att motverka en holistisk audiologisk rehabilitering. / Audiological rehabilitation is a complicated process entailing different aspects from medical, technical and behaviour science forming a holistic treatment. Historically more emphasis has been placed on the technical and medical facets of the treatment compared to the psychosocial. Purpose: The study´s purpose was to inspect similarities and differences regarding audiological rehabilitation by examining the framework, ideology and practice in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Method: To be able to achieve the purpose and to get a holistic insight the study was divided into two parts, namely litterature study and questionnaires. The litterature study reviewed the countries framework and ideology. The questionnaire analyzed the audiologists thoughts on audiological rehabilitation as well as the workplace approach. Results: There is a fine thread within each country that goes through the framework, ideology and practice. Furthermore, the study showed that there are both similarities and differences between the different countries. In general the study proved that the mindset in Sweden is more holistic compared to the other countries. Conclusion: The pressure for cost-effective care is in contrast with health care laws as short-term planned health care can counteract an holistic audiological rehabilitation

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:04:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcus Antonio de Souza.pdf: 456684 bytes, checksum: 142bb0e6577c333ae2f3131fe5d80dc7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-30 / Expressions of faith, reverence in divinity, religious movements, have always been part of human history, affecting over time the social organizations, political and cultural civilizations. These practices also interfered in ways to understand and take care of health. Human beings, in their context of health and disease if appropriate of all the resources and knowledge available in the search for relief and cure of diseases. The general aim of this study was to investigate the influence of faith in the individual in the health-disease process, from the point of view of religious leaders. We investigated the perceptions of religious leaders Catholics, Protestants and Spiritist about the concepts of health and disease, about the influence of faith in the health-disease process and the resources and practices adopted by them when they are sought by people seeking help for problems health. This is a work with a qualitative approach developed in the municipality of Trinidad-GO. Participated in the survey two priests, two shepherds and two presidents of kardecist houses spiritists. The individual interview was used for data collection and the words were recorded, transcribed and then analyzed using the method of interpretation of meanings. The study was approved by an ethics committee, as recommended by the Resolution 196/96 of the National Health Councilor. The data were organized on four categories: a) The understanding of humanbeing and health, which discussed the entirety of the person and harmony between the spiritual and biopsicosociais aspects to have health. b) Multidimensional perceptions about disease, which were discussed different perceptions about the origin and forms of manifestation of disease, social inequalities and consensus as to negligence in care for the body c) Resources and practices used to benefit health, which were detected as resource a prayer, oil, water, salt and how practices adopted by the leaders, the reception, guidance, referrals and blessings d) The influence of the religious leader and the faith in the context health and disease of the person, evidenced that people seeking the means to religious and spiritual comfort find health care, brotherhood, love and affection. The leader encourages the hope and faith in God. It concluded among other things, that the faith of the person in a state of suffering influence in the process of recovery and healing and the maintenance of health. The science needs to get closer to religion in order to broaden the knowledge and ways of understanding and care of human beings. / Manifestações de fé, reverências a Divindades, movimentos religiosos, sempre fizeram parte da história da humanidade, influenciando ao longo do tempo as organizações sociais, políticas e culturais das civilizações. Essas práticas também influenciaram nos modos de entender e cuidar da saúde. O ser humano, em seu contexto de saúde e doença se apropria de todos os recursos e saberes disponíveis na busca de alívio e cura de doenças. O objetivo geral deste estudo foi investigar a influência da fé do indivíduo no processo saúde-doença, a partir do ponto de vista de líderes religiosos. Foram investigadas as percepções de líderes religiosos católicos, protestantes e espíritas sobre os conceitos de saúde e de doença; sobre a influência da fé no processo saúde-doença e sobre os recursos e práticas por eles adotadas quando são procurados por pessoas que buscam ajuda para problemas de saúde. Estudo com abordagem qualitativa desenvolvido no município de Trindade GO, do qual participaram padres, pastores e dirigentes de casas espíritas Kardecistas. A entrevista individual foi utilizada para a coleta dos dados e as falas foram gravadas, transcritas e posteriormente analisadas usando-se o método de Interpretação de Sentidos. O trabalho foi aprovado por um Comitê de Ética, tal como recomenda a Resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde. Os dados foram organizados em quatro categorias: a) Os entendimentos sobre ser humano e saúde, na qual se discutiu a integralidade da pessoa e a harmonia entre os aspectos biopsicosociais e espirituais para se ter saúde. b) Percepções multidimensionais sobre doença, onde foram abordadas diferentes percepções quanto à origem e formas de manifestação das doenças, as desigualdades sociais e o consenso quanto à negligência em relação aos cuidados com o corpo c) Recursos e práticas utilizadas em benefício da saúde, onde foram detectados como recursos a oração, o óleo, a água, o sal e como práticas adotadas pelos líderes, o acolhimento, as orientações, encaminhamentos e bênçãos; d) A influência do líder religioso e da fé no contexto saúde-doença da pessoa, evidenciou que as pessoas que buscam o meio religioso para conforto espiritual e saúde encontram atenção, fraternidade, carinho e amor. O líder instiga a esperança e a fé em Deus. Concluiu-se entre outros aspectos, que a fé da pessoa em situação de sofrimento influencia de maneira importante no seu processo de recuperação e cura, bem como na manutenção da saúde. A ciência precisa se aproximar da religião de modo a ampliar os conhecimentos e as formas de entender e cuidar do ser humano.

‘Holistic Order’ is a new term used in this study. In literature, its synonyms such as beauty, order, visual order, and aesthetic order have been in usage for a long time. Historical studies on arts & crafts from philosophical and aesthetic perspectives reveal that the term ‘beauty’ no longer holds the same meaning as it used to for centuries. ‘Holistic Order’ is the new term being proposed in place of ‘beauty’ in product design. It is argued that this term is more appropriate in present day context. Beauty has been a study of interest to philosophers, aestheticians, poets, artists, scientists, and the common man alike for time immemorial. Though the field of industrial design has been in existence since the industrial revolution in the early 20th century, the roots of this field originates from the time of Plato and Aristotle, more than 2400 years ago. In spite of this long history, there has not been a reliable tool / framework available to product designers, which they can rely on in their pursuit to designing products that are holistic i.e. able to please not only to the physical senses but also to the emotional and mental faculties. Studies in the history of arts & crafts and fundamentals of aesthetics from a new perspective have revealed a perceptible gap in the most widely used design approach. This research work is an attempt to fulfil that gap. Using semiotic and communication theory, existence of dichotomy in product design has been established. Based on this and the widely used elements and principles approach in product design, a new integrated conceptual framework for holistic order in product design has been proposed. It is argued that this framework is more suited to designing holistically than any of the available ones. The objective of this framework is to enable better understanding of the different aspects involved in the aesthetics of product design, their relationships, and the resulting attainments. Knowledge of this framework is useful to designers for designing products in a holistic manner. In the process, more attractive, appealing, and meaningful designs are enabled. Also, it is useful to design critics for identifying factors that are responsible for aesthetic qualities and values in product design. All the interdependent nature of relationships among various parts of the framework of holistic order have been explained. ‘Holistic Order Index’ is proposed as a new measure of design qualities in product design. The Framework of Holistic Order and Holistic Order Index have been validated through qualitative and quantitative methods in two studies, one involving 30 designers and another involving 108 subjects representing the society at large. In another study involving 32 subjects, reliability of the methodology has been established. Results of these studies have been discussed in the thesis and the contributions summarized.