The role of geophysics in petroleum resources estimation and classification—new industry guidance and best practices

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1034-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Jaap Kloosterman ◽  
Pierre-Louis Pichon
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
New Industry

The Science of Wisdom in a Polarized World: Knowns and Unknowns

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Grossmann ◽  
Nic M. Weststrate ◽  
Monika Ardelt ◽  
Justin Peter Brienza ◽  
Mengxi Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cognitive Sciences ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
The Common ◽  
Empirical Approaches ◽  
And Training ◽  
Contextual Differences

Interest in wisdom in the cognitive sciences, psychology, and education has been paralleled by conceptual confusions about its nature and assessment. To clarify these issues and promote consensus in the field, wisdom researchers met in Toronto in July of 2019, resolving disputes through discussion. Guided by a survey of scientists who study wisdom-related constructs, we established a common wisdom model, observing that empirical approaches to wisdom converge on the morally-grounded application of metacognition to reasoning and problem-solving. After outlining the function of relevant metacognitive and moral processes, we critically evaluate existing empirical approaches to measurement and offer recommendations for best practices. In the subsequent sections, we use the common wisdom model to selectively review evidence about the role of individual differences for development and manifestation of wisdom, approaches to wisdom development and training, as well as cultural, subcultural, and social-contextual differences. We conclude by discussing wisdom’s conceptual overlap with a host of other constructs and outline unresolved conceptual and methodological challenges.

Beyond Bias

2020 ◽  
pp. 736-753
Author(s):  
Chelsea Barabas
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Justice Reform ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
System P ◽  
Accuracy Measures ◽  
Criminal Legal System ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

This chapter discusses contemporary debates regarding the use of artificial intelligence as a vehicle for criminal justice reform. It closely examines two general approaches to what has been widely branded as “algorithmic fairness” in criminal law: the development of formal fairness criteria and accuracy measures that illustrate the trade-offs of different algorithmic interventions; and the development of “best practices” and managerialist standards for maintaining a baseline of accuracy, transparency, and validity in these systems. Attempts to render AI-branded tools more accurate by addressing narrow notions of bias miss the deeper methodological and epistemological issues regarding the fairness of these tools. The key question is whether predictive tools reflect and reinforce punitive practices that drive disparate outcomes, and how data regimes interact with the penal ideology to naturalize these practices. The chapter then calls for a radically different understanding of the role and function of the carceral state, as a starting place for re-imagining the role of “AI” as a transformative force in the criminal legal system.

scholarly journals Systemic Innovation Areas for Heritage-Led Rural Regeneration: A Multilevel Repository of Best Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5069
Author(s):  
Aitziber Egusquiza ◽  
Mikel Zubiaga ◽  
Alessandra Gandini ◽  
Claudia de Luca ◽  
Simona Tondelli
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Work Support ◽  
Community Capitals ◽  
Community Capitals Framework ◽  
Systemic Innovation

This paper presents the result of the analysis of the data gathered from 20 Role Models (RM) case studies regarding their successful heritage-led rural regeneration models. For the study and comparison of the narratives of these Role Models two tools were used: the Community Capitals Framework, which studied the transference of capitals in each process and the identification of six Systemic Innovation Areas that allow this capital transference. A multilevel repository of best practices has been developed allowing the identification of common features, mechanisms for mobilisation of capitals and required resources that will facilitate the replication in other rural areas. The results of this work support the acknowledgement of the contribution of culture, together with cultural and natural heritage, to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability in rural areas reinforcing the role of culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development.

Role of Research in Best Practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria A. Revell
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices

The Role of the Association of Colleges and Technical Schools of Transport in Industry Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-382
Author(s):  
N. I. Razinkin
Keyword(s):  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Technical Schools ◽  
River Transport ◽  
The Creation ◽  
New Industry

The role of the non-profit organization “Association of colleges and technical schools of transport” in solving problems related to the modernization of transport education is considered. Today the Association is an effective tool for feedback with educational organizations in promoting innovative projects in the field of education.Association pays special attention to coordinating the development of new industry competencies WorldSkills.The need for the creation of new competencies is revealed, as a rule, in preparation for a new championship cycle, the introduction of demonstration exam technologies or the development of the championship movement in production, in a region or a university.The idea of joining efforts with colleges and technical schools of sea and river transport of industrial university complexes within the framework of the Association, which is actively supported by the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is becoming significant. This is a further perspective, the next step in the development of the Association.To do together what we cannot do alone is the leitmotif of the activities of the Association, which opens up the opportunity for all members of the Association to reach new educational frontiers.

scholarly journals Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEOFFREY JONES ◽  
ANDREW SPADAFORA
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
National Image ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Resource Endowment ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Industry

Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This article argues that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a natural resource endowment explanation. While previous literature has emphasized the efforts of the government and nongovernment organizations, this article demonstrates the critical role of small entrepreneurs in the co-creation of the industry. Making extensive use of oral history, the article explores the role of tour companies in drawing affluent Western ecotourists to the country, and of the creators of ecolodges and other forms of accommodation in providing them with somewhere to stay. Clustering created positive externalities, drawing new entrepreneurs into the industry who could also learn from knowledge spillovers. There were downsides to the new industry. The creation of the national image of a natural paradise enabled many businesses which were not environmentally sustainable to free ride on the green image.

scholarly journals Technologies of Psychological and Pedagogical Work in the Education System (the Results of the All-Russian Competition for the Best Psychological and Pedagogical Programs and Technologies in the Educational Environment — 2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-113
Author(s):  
V.V. Rubtsov ◽  
E.S. Romanova
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Education System ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Practical Program ◽  
Interdisciplinary Interaction ◽  
Regional Programs ◽  
Practical Conference

The article is based on the results of the analysis of programs and technologies of psychological and pedagogical work in the education system — the participants of the all-Russian competition for the best psychological and pedagogical programs and technologies in the educational environment — 2019, which is a program part of the XV International scientific and practical conference “Psychology of education: best practices in working with children” (November 20—22, 2019, Moscow). The annual contest for the best psychological and pedagogical programs and technologies in the educational environment is a practical program aimed at improving the professional level and the most complete realization of the creative potential of the educational psychologists in Russia. Based on the criteria of activity and cultural-historical approaches, the analysis of the experience of implementing regional programs for providing psychological and pedagogical assistance to children is aimed at improving the methodological support for psychological and pedagogical activities. The programs and technologies recommended according to the results of the competition demonstrate the place and role of correctional and developmental, preventive, and educational work of teachers-psychologists, as well as the experience of developing interdisciplinary interaction of specialists in the process of psychological and pedagogical support of education.

scholarly journals Toward Best Practices in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed- Method Research: A Social Justice Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Fassinger ◽  
Susan L. Morrow
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Team Formation ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Selection Of

Various research methods can be appropriate for social justice aims. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches offer different kinds of strengths in advancing a social justice agenda. This article recaptures and expands upon the ideas presented by the authors of this special issue, recommending best practices in research for social justice in the following areas: (a) cultural competence and the role of the researcher(s); (b) formulating the focus of the research; (c) selection of the underlying paradigm and research method/design; (d) the research team: formation, process, and issues of power; (e) power and relationship with research participants; and (f) data gathering, analysis, and reporting.

scholarly journals Taking a Holistic Perspective on Technical Communication and Lean

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Pernilla Ingelsson ◽  
Ulrika Löfstedt ◽  
Ingela Bäckström ◽  
Lena-Maria Öberg
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Technical Communication ◽  
Holistic Perspective ◽  
The Status

<div><strong>Purpose:</strong> The purpose of this paper is to present best practices and areas of improvement in Technical Communication (TC) analyzed with Lean values as a base. The purpose is also to analyze the results from a holistic perspective using the Synergy-4 model, a multi-perspective approach which considers four different spheres of an organization at a time in order to discover synergies.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Methodology/Approach:</strong> To fulfill the purpose, 15 interviews in four different companies were conducted. These were then analyzed and the results were categorized into a number of predefined Lean areas. The results from the Lean values were then further analyzed with the Synergy-4 model as a base. </div><div> </div><div><strong>Findings:</strong> Taking a Lean perspective could enhance the status of TC with regard to finding ways to incorporate the customer’s voice more clearly when it comes to strengthening the role of TC. The result from the analyses indicates that Lean and Synergy-4 can enrich each other.</div>

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