AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF EVIDENCE TO BELIEF SYSTEMS AND ATTITUDE CHANGE

The present study examines the attitudes towards the relationship between theory and practice of students in the context of teaching-oriented Master's programs. The data are based on the project “intensity and stability of job-related attitudes in teacher training” (ISabEL), which was conducted at the University of Flensburg. The study analyses the change of student's attitudes towards the relationship of theory and practice during a practical semester. The attitudes were measured using a self-developed scale, which was developed on the basis of a qualitative reconstruction of Thon (2014). The results reveal that the contradiction between theory and practice tends to increase after the practical semester.

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Heroic Śāktism and the Myths of Civilization

Heroic Shāktism ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197266106.003.0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Bihani Sarkar

Keyword(s):

Belief Systems ◽

The Third ◽

Visual Symbols ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Ritual Practices

This chapter begins the third part of the book, which aims to present the belief systems and ritual practices associated with Durgā. Through these beliefs, which conveyed the myth of civilization and imperial kingship for independent rulers to cultivate, the cult made itself meaningful to its adherents. Among beliefs of heroic Śāktism there was, firstly, the belief that a goddess had granted investiture to a king, secondly, the belief that a king defeated in battle would regain power through a goddess, and thirdly, the belief that a goddess was to be worshipped in times of war. These are expressed among various examples of literature from poetry to inscriptions, in versions of the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata that include scenes with Durgā aiding Rāma and the Pāṇḍava brothers, thereby showcasing her role in aiding the deserving hero. The chapter turns to the visual symbols and palladia whereby the relationship of king and goddess was made palpable for inhabitants of a kingdom, exploring rituals of goddess-empowered swords, crests, and fortresses, and chariot processions, whereby the protective, triumphant, militaristic and defensive aspects of Durgā's personality were manifested and enlivened within each and every aspect of a medieval city.

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The Stone Knight, the Sphinx and the Hare: New Aspects of Early Figural Celtic Art

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ◽

10.1017/s0079497x00002152 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Otto-Herman Frey

Keyword(s):

Early Development ◽

Belief Systems ◽

Human Form ◽

Population Movements ◽

North East ◽

Mediterranean World ◽

The Alps ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Complex Question

The paper re-examines arguments concerning the early development of early Celtic (La Tène A) art and its relations with the Mediterranean world. Taking as a focus the recent spectacular discoveries below the hillfort of the Glauberg north-east of Frankfurt, the Celtic approaches to representations of the human form are analysed and the complex question of meaning and the relationship of early Celtic art to contemporary belief systems discussed. As a brief coda, the striking changes which took place in many parts of the early Celtic world after c. 400 BC are referred to in the context of the major population movements of the time, notably those which brought settlers from north of the Alps to Italy.

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Keefektifan Kerja Sama Antarlembaga dalam Operasi Pemulihan Bencana Alam Banjir Studi Empirik di Provinsi DKI Jakarta

Binus Business Review ◽

10.21512/bbr.v5i1.1214 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 251

Author(s):

Rita Rita

Keyword(s):

Natural Disaster ◽

Public Services ◽

Empirical Test ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Governmental Organization ◽

Interagency Cooperation ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Research on the effectiveness of interagency cooperation in recovery operation of natural disaster in DKI Jakarta regions combines between the research of interagency cooperation in disaster context and the research of interagency cooperation in public services. This research is deepened by comparing the perception of governmental organization and Non Governmental Organization (NGO). The aim of this research is to do the empirical test of the relationship of situational factors to interagency processes and outcomes. This research is not only to test the hyphotesis but also to observe the phenomenon in the interagency cooperation. The result of this reasearch shows that the perception of the leader of governmental organization toward communication is higher than the perception of leader of NGO. Cooperation between governmental and NGO within the effort to serve the disaster DKI Jakarta regions becomes a model of partnership interagency cooperation.

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On the Nexus Between CSR Practices, ESG Performance, and Asymmetric information

Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business ◽

10.22146/gamaijb.54053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Berto Usman ◽

Oscar Tiago Fontes Bernardes ◽

Paulus Sulluk Kananlua

Keyword(s):

Empirical Test ◽

Time Lag ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Asymmetry Information ◽

Bid Ask Spread ◽

Thomson Reuters ◽

Time Period ◽

Performance Asymmetry ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship of CSR practice–asymmetry information and ESG performance–asymmetry information. We conjecture that there might be a particular role where the disclosure of non-financial information is deemed useful in truncating the level of asymmetry information. Using the data from two different countries, Indonesia (Asia) and Portugal (Europe), we extracted 37 companies with time period of observation ranges from 2012 to 2016. To manifest the empirical test, we use CSR report (CSR_Rep), CSR committee (CSR_com), CSR assurance (CSR_ass) and GRI adoption as the proxies of CSR practice, while the proxies of ESG performance are represented by Environmental (ENVscr), Social (SOCscr), and Governance (GOVscr) pillar scores as obtained from Thomson Reuters ASSET4 database. Bid-ask spread is used as the surrogate indicator of asymmetry information. The empirical test reveals that only variable GRI and SOCscr show negative and significant association with bid-ask spread. Whilst, the remaining variables of CSR practice (CSR_rep, CSR_com, CSR_ass), and ESG performance (ENVscr and GOVscr) are negatively associated with asymmetry information (Spread) but statistically insignificant. Our results suggest that CSR practice and ESG performance are weakly associated with asymmetry information, in which most of CSR practices and ESG performance need a time lag to allow them to be value relevant information in mitigating the level of asymmetry information.

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Ethnocentrism In Icelandic Consumers And Its Consequences

International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) ◽

10.19030/iber.v11i3.6863 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 307 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Soumava Bandyopadhyay

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Empirical Test ◽

The United States ◽

Country Image ◽

Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Quality Value ◽

Packaged Food ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

This paper presents an empirical test to measure consumer ethnocentrism in Iceland. The well-known measure of consumer ethnocentrism, the CETSCALE, is applied and its psychometric properties examined in the Icelandic context. The relationship of consumer ethnocentrism with various product country-of-origin attitudes is explored. The influence of ethnocentrism, country image, and perceptions of product quality, value, image, availability, and promotion on Icelandic consumers intention to buy packaged food products made domestically and those imported from the United States, the United Kingdom, Holland, and Denmark is also investigated.

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