scholarly journals Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Clark ◽  
Kevin H O'Rourke ◽  
Alan M Taylor
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Made In

scholarly journals Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Clark ◽  
Kevin O'Rourke ◽  
Alan Taylor
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Made In

scholarly journals Messianism and UFO Sightings as Counterfactual Strategies of Enchantment of the World

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
Piotr Urbanowicz
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
World Order ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
New World Order ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common

Summary In this text, I argue that there are numerous affinities between 19th century messianism and testimonies of UFO sightings, both of which I regarded as forms of secular millennialism. The common denominator for the comparison was Max Weber’s concept of “disenchantment of the world” in the wake of the Industrial Revolution which initiated the era of the dominance of rational thinking and technological progress. However, the period’s counterfactual narratives of enchantment did not repudiate technology as the source of all social and political evil—on the contrary, they variously redefined its function, imagining a possibility of a new world order. In this context, I analysed the social projects put forward by Polish Romantics in the first half of the 19th century, with emphasis on the role of technology as an agent of social change. Similarly, the imaginary technology described by UFO contactees often has a redemptive function and is supposed to bring solution to humanity’s most dangerous problems.

scholarly journals Online Education: Issues, Challenges and Implications

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
OLATUNJI, Michael Olalekan
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
New World ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Student Demand ◽  
Made In

Swenson (2007) observed that “in the space of one brief decade, the internet has changed our world and most of us with it”. He remarked further that our ways of doing things are different now as a result of digital revolution in education. To be successful therefore in a 21st century world, in which knowledge is generated at an ever increasing pace, requires that learning be made an ongoing process of skill development and knowledge creation. Online education programs are a reflection of this new world as they offer education without borders (Levine & Sun, 2003). Online education has experienced dramatic expansion while institutions of higher learning continue to increase online course offerings in an effort to satisfy student demand (Capra, 2011). However, Capra submitted further that, while this growth is impressive, it is not without unintended negative consequences. As a result of the increasing import of online education over the years, attempt is made in this paper to examine some of the negative consequences inherent in this innovative form of education which one sees as issues and challenges. The paper also discusses the implications of the identified issues and challenges with strategic suggestions made as to the way forward

A World of Cities: Dream or Nightmare?

1979 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Hordern
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
City Development ◽  
Original Stimulus ◽  
The Future ◽  
Rural Urban Migration ◽  
Urban Stress

With the progress of civilization cities, many of which originally developed in Mesopotamia and Egypt, spread northwards into Europe to proliferate there and, later, in the New World. The Industrial Revolution, a predominantly British phenomenon, was the original stimulus to Western urbanization, a process that continues to this day. City living has many advantages, but also many drawbacks including increased mortality and urban stress; psychiatry has had to concern itself with many of its difficulties. Rural-urban migration is also currently taking place in Asia, Latin America and Africa; in these continents the problems of urbanization, exacerbated by indigenous factors, have proved to be considerable. Some remedies for overurbanization are considered, as is also city development in the future.

Society 5.0: A brave new world

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Lucy Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Brave New World

Society 5.0 is Japan's concept of a technology-based, humancentred society. It is essentially an impressive upgrade on existing society that will better human existence. It will emerge from the fourth industrial revolution and will see humans and machines coexisting in harmony. Technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will permeate all areas of life; including, for example, healthcare, the environment, scientific research and ethics.

Muslim Trade and City Growth Before the Nineteenth Century: Comparative Urbanization in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Blaydes ◽  
Christopher Paik
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
New World ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Alternative Routes

AbstractScholars have long sought to understand when and why the Middle East fell behind Europe in its economic development. This article explores the importance of historical Muslim trade in explaining urban growth and decline in the run-up to the Industrial Revolution. The authors examine Eurasian urbanization patterns as a function of distance to Middle Eastern trade routes before and after 1500 CE – the turning point in European breakthroughs in seafaring, trade and exploration. The results suggest that proximity to historical Muslim trade routes was positively associated with urbanization in 1200 but not in 1800. These findings speak to why Middle Eastern and Central Asian cities – which had long benefited from their central location between Europe and Asia – declined as Europeans found alternative routes to the East and opened trade opportunities in the New World.

scholarly journals What will it take to make a successful administrative professional in the fourth industrial revolution?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette A.J. Venter ◽  
Tessie H.H. Herbst ◽  
Chux G. Iwu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New World ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Whole Brain ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Future ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Administrative Professionals ◽  
Value Add ◽  
The Impact

Orientation: The rapid economic developments of the last decade have been driven by the impact of revolutionary developments in information and communication technologies. These technological developments have irreversibly and significantly affected the role of an administrative professional with regard to assimilation, processing and utilisation of information.Research purpose: This study investigates the impact of global and national key drivers of change and transformation on the skills requirements of administrative professionals with the aim of developing a future-focused success profile to enable them to be effective in the new world of work.Motivation for the study: The study is motivated by the personal experience of one of the researchers, and her observation of the impact of technological advances and the necessity for administrative professionals to integrate new skills, knowledge and attitudes into the new world of work.Research approach/design and method: This study followed a mixed methods approach, using both pragmatist and constructivist paradigms. The pragmatist approach provides meaning through the natural work environment of an administrative professional, whilst a constructivist approach is followed to compile a whole-brain success profile. From a sample of 354, a total of 219 responses were received, which represent a response rate of 62%. Data were collected through a visual analogue scale-type questionnaire.Main findings: The findings reveal that the skill requirements for the future success of an administrative professional involve proficiency to function from all quadrants of the whole-brain model.Practical/managerial implications: The curricula of undergraduate qualifications should be adapted to allow for shorter credit-bearing skill modules in line with the latest trends in technology, because the profession of administrative professionals is mainly skill-based. In addition, owing to the focus of the study on the new world of work, the findings could be related to most occupations.Contribution or value-add: This study contributes to the construction of a future-focused whole-brain model, according to the functional skills, essential skills and emerging skills required for optimal effectiveness of administrative professionals in the future-focused world of work.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN INSTRUMEN LITERASI DIGITAL SEKOLAH, SISWA DAN GURU

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Asyti Febliza ◽  
Oktariani Okatariani
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Question Item ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Very High ◽  
Made In

This study aims to develop digital literacy instruments for schools, teachers and students whose function is to measure the extent of the digital literacy levels of schools, teachers, and students. It is not possible for a school to follow the development of science and technology if the school's potential is inadequate and its human resources are not ready. Therefore, the development of digital literacy instruments needs to be made in order to identify the level of readiness of schools, teachers and students in facing the digital era in the industrial revolution 4.0. Subjects of the study were 90 respondents consisting of 30 teachers and 60 students in SMA Negeri 14 Pekanbaru. The questionnaire that was made was first validated by 2 expert validators, after being declared valid by the expert validator, then the questionnaire was conducted a limited test to calculate the level of validity and reliability of each question item. The questionnaire uses a Likert scale with 3 categories of answer choices (often, rarely, never or there is, is being planned, no, etc.). Based on the results and conclusions, conclusions can be drawn, namely: the items that can be used as data collection tools on the school digital literacy questionnaire instrument are 23 questions, while the items that can be used as data collection tools on the teacher's digital literacy questionnaire are 52 items and instrument digital student literacy questionnaire as many as 31 questions. Based on the reliability criteria, the three digital literacy questionnaires show high and very high reliability criteria with a reliability level greater than 0.684.

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