This research determines the ground for a Christian theological anthropology that makes provision for a doctrine that supports human self-realization. It is evident from the study that anthropological self-realization is an involved process of becoming truly human, not an isolated course founded solely on the biblical knowledge of being created in the image and likeness of God. All sciences, and in particular anthropological sciences, enjoy the prerogative of unraveling and analyzing the human person. Whether these sciences are neuro-biological, psychological, theological, philosophical, biblical, spiritual or mystical in character, each with its specific method legitimately attempts to explain the complexities of the human person. In the light of this neither philosophy nor theology possess the exclusive claim to authentic human wisdom. In truth most scientific insights have a combined impact on the self-realizing growth and development of humanity. The process of self-realization links theology to real life questions such as evil, suffering, hope, love, justice and freedom, as well as with the immanent, the transcendent, the human and the divine. This thesis holds to the opinion that a theology of self-realization would contribute to the 'humanization' of theology since it brings praxis and theory into close alignment. This study equally expresses the conviction that the doctrine of consecrated vowed life, an ecclesiastical structure in the Roman Catholic Church, is particularly in need of humanization, as the notion of 'self' as a strength has been notably absent from traditional treatises on the practices of religious life. Conventional forms of consecrated vowed life called the woman to suppress and spiritualize at least some of her femininity. This was due to the distorted theological anthropology that sustained consecrated life in which God was presented as an idea to be grasped intellectually, and not an experience to be lived. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / Th. D. (Systematic Theology)

This thesis entitled "Teachers and their possibilities of building pupils' self- realization" is both, theoretical and empirical. Its objective is to map the problems of pupils' self-realization in school environment. It pays close attention to the self-realization of pupils and the possibilities of its shaping by people participating on the educational process. The thesis attempts to define the likely causes of pupils' failure to succeed and do well at school. It also provides possible solutions which might help shape pupils' personality and build their self-realization. The solutions might be of great use to teachers in their classes. The objective of the empirical part in the first place is to analyze the connection between pupils' self- realization, teachers' assessment of pupils' self-realization and pupils' attainment. Key words: selfhood, personality, self-realization, teacher, pupil, school success and failure, self-esteem, self-assessment, pedagogical and psychological diagnostics, pupils' (school) self- realization level, attainment

This research determines the ground for a Christian theological anthropology that makes provision for a doctrine that supports human self-realization. It is evident from the study that anthropological self-realization is an involved process of becoming truly human, not an isolated course founded solely on the biblical knowledge of being created in the image and likeness of God. All sciences, and in particular anthropological sciences, enjoy the prerogative of unraveling and analyzing the human person. Whether these sciences are neuro-biological, psychological, theological, philosophical, biblical, spiritual or mystical in character, each with its specific method legitimately attempts to explain the complexities of the human person. In the light of this neither philosophy nor theology possess the exclusive claim to authentic human wisdom. In truth most scientific insights have a combined impact on the self-realizing growth and development of humanity. The process of self-realization links theology to real life questions such as evil, suffering, hope, love, justice and freedom, as well as with the immanent, the transcendent, the human and the divine. This thesis holds to the opinion that a theology of self-realization would contribute to the 'humanization' of theology since it brings praxis and theory into close alignment. This study equally expresses the conviction that the doctrine of consecrated vowed life, an ecclesiastical structure in the Roman Catholic Church, is particularly in need of humanization, as the notion of 'self' as a strength has been notably absent from traditional treatises on the practices of religious life. Conventional forms of consecrated vowed life called the woman to suppress and spiritualize at least some of her femininity. This was due to the distorted theological anthropology that sustained consecrated life in which God was presented as an idea to be grasped intellectually, and not an experience to be lived. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. D. (Systematic Theology)

TITLE: Novels of Božena Viková - Kunětická AUTHOR: Bc. Tereza Brzáková DEPARTMENT: Department of Czech Literature SUPERVISOR: prof. PhDr. Dagmar Mocná, CSc. ABSTRACT: This thesis is focused on the interpretation of novels writen by writer Božena Viková Kunětická. An important role in the interpretation of works plays context in which currency are the works built. Interpreting the works of contemporary issues is supported women's issues and the status of women in public and domestic spaces. The first part is the atmosphere of the period in terms of the women's movement. The second part is dedicated to the interpretation of four novels Božena Viková Kunětická. The main theme of novelistic creation is a woman in several different roles and perspectives on marriage, motherhood or adolescence. Interpretation of the novel creation of Božena Viková Kunětická closes its comparison with the writer Ružena Svobodová, which was devoted to his work in a similar topic. KEYWORDS: the status of women, the role of women, self-realization, adolescence, marriage, motherhood

The aim of this work is to describe pedagogical and psychological aspects of the process of finding a life sense and identify possible reasons of a life crisis and lost. The work also presents the possibilities, which pedagogy has within the area of finding and fixing a life purpose. Analysed themes are characteristic by the overlap to an everyday life and therefore it is suitable to focus on this theme not only in the psychological and philosophical perspective, but also in the context of pedagogical theory and practice. In the concrete chapters the theme is viewed as a transformation of family structures, media studies, free time.

在索爾貝婁的作品中，他經常傳達小說人物從自我否定到自我肯定的基本敘事模式。書中主角不時探索形而上的目標，藉以對抗物質世界摧殘人類本性的阻力。他們嘗試透過上下求探的過程，確保本身獨特的個體。小說中，貝婁先是藉著尋常瑣碎事物營造建構事實表相，然後，力圖超越現實，進一步強調想像力或形而上的理念對於自我肯定的重要。本文的旨在透過「對話式」的敘事模式，探討《漢伯特的禮物》一書中的自我呈現，揭示貝婁筆下人類自我肯定和尊嚴的不可抹滅。第一章介紹貝婁的生平與其小說中虛構世界的梗概。第二章探討自我的多樣性面貌，主要針對內在自我和社會性自我之間的相互衝擊。接續的兩章論述裡探討的議題，除了說明小說中人我之間關係的運作外，尚包括人類自我肯定過程中內在聲音的體現。結論中指出，貝婁確信自我的肯定和人類尊嚴是芸芸眾生超越侷限的不二法門。 / In most of Saul Bellow's writings, he displays a fundamental pattern of human existence from self-denial to self-realization. His heroes always embark quests for metaphysical realities or ideal objects that enable them to resist the　dehumanizing forces of the material world. Through the process of incessant quest, they try to assert their individualities. In his novels, Bellow usually creates an air of reality or actuality that has been located in quotidian events. He then moves beyond it to attach importance to imagination or metaphysical hunches for the realization of selfhood. This thesis aims to explore the realization of selfhood problematized in Humboldt's Gift from the narrative mode of dialogue, "an active dialogic penetration into the unfinalizable depths of man." Chapter One provides some biographical data of Saul Bellow and the general pattern of his fictional world. Chapter Two focuses on the interaction among the manifold images of the self: mainly, the correlation of the inner self and the social self. The following chapters deal respectively with the necessity of dialogic relationships between self and other, and the aspects of inner voices concerned with the development of selfhood.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Anita Tesh; submitted to the School of Nursing. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 28, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-130).

Tyrimo objektas: Moksleivių fizinė saviugda. Tyrimo tikslas: Ištirti mokinių fizinę saviugdą. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti mokinių fizinės saviugdos suvokimą. 2. Ištirti fizinės saviugdos suvokimą, lyties aspektu. 3. Ištirti fizinės saviugdos suvokimą, amžiaus aspektu. Tyrimo metodai: • Literatūros šaltinių analizė. • Anketinė apklausa. • Matematinė statistika Dauguma tyrime dalyvavusiųjų mokinių nesupranta kas yra fizinė saviugda. Nemaža dalis mano, kad fizinė saviugda nėra būtina. Nors beveik pusė mokinių savo gyvenime taiko vienokias ar kitokias jos formas, tačiau nepasiekia arba nesuvokia jos rezultatų. Berniukai labiau nei mergaitės visiškai nežino kas yra saviugda, nemano, kad ji yra būtina. Galvoja, kad tai yra mokymasis būti savimi. Berniukai labiau linkę sportuoti savo malonumui, žymiai rečiau nei mergaitės kuria fizinės saviugdos programas. Tačiau dažniau pasiekia fizinės saviugdos rezultatų. Dauguma mergaičių mano, kad fizinė saviugda yra labai svarbi žmogaus gyvenimo dalis. Labiau linkusios lankyti kūno kultūros pamokas bei sporto būrelius. Tačiau rečiau bando sukurti asmeninę fizinės saviugdos programą, bei nesuvokia rezultatų. Nes nežino kaip ir mano, kad niekas jom nepadeda ir nepalaiko. Su amžiumi mokiniai labiau suvokia fizinės saviugdos sąvoką, jos rezultatus pastebi savo asmeninį tobulėjimą. Jauniausi iš jų (10-13) metų amžiaus, labiausiai linkę lankyti kūno kultūros pamokas, būrelius bei treniruotes. Tačiau mažiausiai siekia bei suvokia savo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the research: To investigate the students' physical self-education. Subject of the research: students' physical self-education. Goals of the research: To investigate the students' physical self- education . To investigate the physical self-education of gender-specific. To investigate the physical self-education of age discrimination. Methodology of the research: analysis of the literature, The quiz. The percentage of distribution. Most of the students who were surveyed do not understand what is the physical self. Many feel that the physical self Neara necessary. Although almost half of the students in your life use of one or another of its forms, but does not reach or do not realize its results. Boys more than girls completely unaware of what is self-education, does not believe that it is necessary. Think that it is learning to be yourself. Boys are more likely to play sports for fun, much less than girls whose physical self programs. But more often reaches physical self results. Most girls think that the physical self is a highly important part of human life. More likely to attend physical education classes and sports clubs. However, less is trying to create a personalized program of physical self and realize results. They do not know how, and believes that no one runs short, and does not support it. With age the students more aware of physical self-concepts, the results notes their personal development. The youngest of them (10-13) years of age are most... [to full text]

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2007. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-170).

Buscando analisar a natureza da sociedade na qual vivemos, que passa a ter uma dimensão virtual proporcionada por jogos massivos multijogadores de interpretação de personagens baseados na Web, ou Massively Multiplayer On-line Role Playing Games – MMORPGs -, recorremos à teoria de Axel Honneth. O autor identifica o surgimento de um individualismo da auto-realização em sociedades capitalistas modernas, em que os indivíduos demandam condições autônomas de busca por auto-realização para alcançar o que compreendem por “vida boa”. Esse trabalho analisa os motivos que levam os jogadores a optar por participar da “sociedade virtual” dos jogos, partindo da hipótese de que o ambiente social que estes proporcionam possibilita a construção da auto-realização dos jogadores de forma complementar ao ambiente social ao qual o indivíduo pertence de carne-e-osso. Os jogos MMORPGs estariam assim complementando as necessidades individuais de realização social e os ambientes sociais “virtuais“ sendo, portanto, concretos em suas contribuições para tais demandas individuais. O que explica a opção dos jogadores por vivenciar suas relações sociais dentro do jogo. Para investigar a veracidade dessa hipótese, realizou-se uma etnografia virtual no ambiente do jogo Tibia e utilizou-se a técnica de observação participante que nomeamos “Jogando”: assistindo, lendo, escrevendo e participando. Os dados foram coletados através de conversas informais com mais de quinhentos personagens por um período de dezessete meses, num total aproximado de quatro mil horas. Foram analisados conforme a particularidade de cada tipo de relação desenvolvida pelos jogadores: amorosas, jurídicas e de valoração social. Essa pesquisa contribui para a compreensão de diversos fenômenos sociais relacionados a esse tipo de jogo e para auxiliar os diferentes públicos - formadores de opinião, familiares de jogadores, jogadores em potencial, instituições de ensino - a avaliar o ato de jogar. Os dados confirmam nossa hipótese e possibilitam a elaboração de perguntas sobre fenômenos que se reproduzem no ambiente virtual e contradizem os anseios daqueles que acreditam que “um outro mundo é possível”. / In order to analyze the nature of the society we live today, which has a new virtual dimension possible by the Massively Multiplayer On-line Role Playing Games – MMORPGs -, we requested Axel Honneth’s theory. The author identifies the arising of an individualism of self-realization in modern capitalist societies, in which the individuals demand autonomous conditions of search for self-realization to reach what they understand as “good life”. This work analyzes the motives that lead the players to opt to participate in the “virtual society” of the games, starting from the hypothesis that the social environment that these games provide enables the construction of the players’ self-realization in a complementary way to the social environment which the individual belongs in flesh and blood. The MMORPGs are so complementing the individuals’ needs of social realization, and the “virtual” social environments being concrete in their contributions to such individuals’ demands. What explains the players’ option to experience their social relations inside the game. To investigate the veracity of this hypothesis a virtual ethnography was carried out in the Tibia game environment and the technique of participative observation was utilized, which we named “Playing”: watching, reading, writing and participating. The data were collected through informal conversations with more than five hundred characters for a period of seventeen months, in a total of approximately four thousand hours. They were analyzed by the particularity of each type of relation developed by the players: loving, legal and social appraisal. This research contributes to the comprehension of diverse social phenomena related to this kind of game and to assist the different publics – opinion creators, relative of players, potential players, and education institutions – to evaluate the act of to play. The data confirm our hypothesis and make possible the elaboration of questions about phenomena that are reproduced in the virtual environment and contradict the yearnings of those who believe that “another world is possible”.