scholarly journals Footprints of emergence

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Trevor Williams ◽  
Jenny Mackness ◽  
Simone Gumtau
Keyword(s):  
3D Model ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Emergent Learning ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Practical Tool ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
New Forms Of Learning ◽  
The Relationship

<p>It is ironic that the management of education has become more closed while learning has become more open, particularly over the past 10-20 years. The curriculum has become more instrumental, predictive, standardized, and micro-managed in the belief that this supports employability as well as the management of educational processes, resources, and value. Meanwhile, people have embraced interactive, participatory, collaborative, and innovative networks for living and learning. To respond to these challenges, we need to develop <em>practical tools to help us describe these new forms of learning</em> which are multivariate, self-organised, complex, adaptive, and unpredictable. We draw on complexity theory and our experience as researchers, designers, and participants in open and interactive learning to go beyond conventional approaches. We develop a 3D model of landscapes of learning for exploring the relationship between prescribed and emergent learning in any given curriculum. We do this by repeatedly testing our descriptive landscapes (or footprints) against theory, research, and practice across a range of case studies. By doing this, we have not only come up with a practical tool which can be used by curriculum designers, but also realised that the curriculum itself can usefully be treated as emergent, depending on the dynamics<br />between prescribed and emergent learning and how the learning landscape is curated.</p>

A “recursive framework” of corruption and development

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Ato Forson
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Development Trajectory ◽  
Improve Theory ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework on the relationship between corruption and development. The paper demonstrates how the impact of corruption on economic development might vary substantially from sustainable development (SD). Design/methodology/approach A combination of literature-based analysis was employed by considering concepts from corruption and development. A synthesis of these two concepts leads to the development of the conceptual framework. Findings The findings shows that corruption originates from three main sources, and that the effect of corruption on development might differ depending on how it is conceptualized, but the spate of corruption is contingent on institutional quality and gains in previous development trajectory. Originality/value Relating the concept of corruption and SD and linking it to theories of development brings a sense of novelty. This paper has in its essence contributed to the conceptualization of the relationship between corruption and development which will help deepen understanding on this contentious subject. The framework will help to improve theory, research and practice in development studies and allied fields.

When organizational complexity helps corporation improve its performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Liu ◽  
Lu Ma ◽  
Panpan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Complexity ◽  
Organizational Complexity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporation Performance ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Shape Curve ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the assertion that the relationship between corporation performance and organizational complexity follows an inverted U-shape curve, and a corporation gains the best performance when its organizational complexity fits its environmental complexity. Design/methodology/approach – This research did not directly measure environmental complexity to verify the relationship between corporation performance and complex environment, but measured organizational complexity to subtly display the effect of the organizational complexity on the corporation performance while controlled the environmental complexity. To do so, a set of corporations that shared the similar environment was selected, and then these corporations’ performance and organizational complexity were calculated, the related hypotheses were tested empirically. Findings – The paper proved the inverted U-shape relationship between organizational complexity and corporation performance, and also found that different corporation chooses different complex adaptive way, so the inverted U-shape relationship displays hierarchy. Research limitations/implications – Future research should search out to calculate corporation’s environment complexity the fitness of organizational complexity for testing hypotheses. Practical implications – The regularity of relationship between organizational complexity and corporation performance is helpful for managers to understand that a way to improve a corporation’s performance is to enhance the fitness of organizational complexity and environmental complexity. Social implications – Organizational complexity may be competitive advantage, but excessive growth of it will be harmful. Originality/value – Usually organizational complexity is thought of as a negative factor to corporation performance and tends to be constrained, but this research explored the role of organizational complexity to corporation performance and the findings helps managers to understand when to enhance organizational complexity and when to weaken it. The methodology of calculating the fitness of organizational complexity and environmental complexity by fixing environment is a contribution to complexity theory research.

A “coalesced framework” of talent management and employee performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Kwame Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Improve Theory ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework that demonstrates the mechanisms through which talent management (TM) leads to the various dimensions of employee performance. Design/methodology/approach – A literature-based analysis was employed by combining concepts from TM and employee performance. The syntheses of these two concepts lead to the development of the conceptual framework. Findings – The findings show that, implementation of a TM system leads to employee performance, but a TM output mediates the relationship between TM and employee performance. Originality/value – This paper has contributed to the conceptualisation of TM and employee performance which will help to improve theory, research and practice in all fields concerned with individual work performance.

scholarly journals A lezione con i task: fra teoria e operatività

EL LE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilisa Birello ◽  
Enrico Odelli ◽  
Albert Vilagrasa
Keyword(s):  
Language Teaching ◽  
Current Theory ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Focus On Form ◽  
Practicing Teachers ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Relationship

This article aims to: present a literature review about Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) for practicing teachers and teachers in preparation; set up a link between TBLT and the guidelines of the Action-Oriented Approach described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; and bring together current theory, research and practice. In this paper we define the notion of ‘task’ and we discuss the relationship between TBLT and a communicative language teaching. We also describe a TBLT syllabus, we analyse different instructional sequences, we outline our own framework according to the TBLT criteria and we argue which place the Focus on form must have in it. Additionally we explore which possibilities the Web 2.0 provides to this methodology. The text is illustrated with examples in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Expressive Writing as an Intervention for Anxiety’s Negative Effects on Women Negotiators

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Control Task ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
High Anxious ◽  
Negotiation Performance ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Writing Task

The purpose of this research is to study the effects of anxiety resulting from negative stereotypes on women’s negotiation performance (Kray, Galinsky, & Thompson, 2001); furthermore, I test whether or not expressive writing may act as an intervention and moderate the relationship. I hypothesize that dispositionally anxious negotiators will perform worse in a stereotype-threatened environment relative to those with low anxiety. Secondly, I hypothesize that among high-anxious negotiators, those who complete an expressive writing task will report lower levels of anxiety and will be less anxious compared to their dispositionally anxious peers in the control condition. This decrease in anxiety is expected to lead to better negotiation outcomes. To test these hypotheses, I am engaging 100 mixed-sex dyads in a negotiation task and assessing a number of objective and subjective negotiation outcomes. Before the task, I am subtly reminding all participants in the dyads, whose female participants I have pre-screened for either high or low habitual negotiation anxiety, about the negative stereotypes that exist for women in negotiation. At random, half of the dyads will complete an expressive writing task just before negotiating while the other half will complete a control task. I will assess differences of anxiety and negotiation outcome measures between the groups. Implications for theory, research, and practice will be discussed. 

42. Restorative justice in the twenty-first century: making emotions mainstream

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Rossner
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
First Century ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Justice Theories ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explores recent developments in restorative justice theory, research, and practice. It examines reasons why it has been challenging to define restorative justice and offers a comprehensive definition that articulates the relationship between values, processes, and outcomes. It then explores the main theoretical traditions that account for the claims of restorative justice: shame theories, procedural justice theories, and ritual theories. Following this, it reviews the empirical evidence on how offenders and victims experience restorative justice compared to court, and whether it can reduce reoffending. This chapter also discusses contemporary debates around restorative justice and punishment. It concludes by offering an assessment of the future of restorative justice.

Positive Criminology: Theory, Research, and Practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natti Ronel ◽  
Ety Elisha
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Crime Desistance ◽  
Problem Solving Courts ◽  
Theory Research

Positive criminology is an innovative perspective that underlies existing theories and models emphasizing the positive forces that influence and assist individuals at risk and offenders in their recovery process. The theories and models included in positive criminology (e.g., peacemaking criminology, social acceptance, crime desistance, restorative justice) are not new; its novelty lies in their inclusion in a unique and distinct conceptualization. This has led to a shift in discourse and research in criminology, which goes beyond focusing on risk and criminogenic factors while focusing on the positive factors and strengths that help individuals to rehabilitate and successfully integrate into the community. Studies and practices developed over the past decade have confirmed and reinforced the assumptions of the positive criminology perspective. Despite its specific limitations, positive criminology provides a promising platform for further developments and innovations in research in theory (e.g., positive victimology, spiritual criminology) and in practice (e.g., restorative justice, problem-solving courts, community policing).

Further Delineation of “Social/Interpersonal Compatibility's” Role in Employability

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Ferris ◽  
James K. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Career Success ◽  
Fundamental Concept ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Fundamental Nature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Practical Concern ◽  
Theory Research

There has been no more fundamental concept in the field of industrial and organizational (I–O) psychology than “employability,” whereby individuals seek to gain and retain jobs with organizations, and organizations desire to attract and keep quality employees. Indeed, theory, research, and practice in the field continually have sought to identify the best predictors of performance and career success. Expansion of the predictor and criterion domains has been a focus of scholarly and practical concern for at least the past couple of decades, as we have realized that the fundamental nature of work, jobs, and organization have changed considerably in U.S. organizations.

Stalking Victimization in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
TK Logan ◽  
Lisa Shannon ◽  
Jennifer Cole
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Protective Order ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
The Past ◽  
Protective Orders ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Victimization History ◽  
Stalking Victimization

This article is one of the first to extensively compare characteristics of women who do and do not report stalking by a violent partner or ex-partner using a large sample of women with civil protective orders. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in relationship and victimization history characteristics, mental health symptoms, help-seeking, and protective order violations for women who report being stalked in the past year (n = 345) by the partner they received a protective order against compared to women who received a protective order against a violent partner but who report no stalking by that partner ever in the relationship (n = 412). Results indicate that women who report partner stalking have more severe partner violence victimization, histories, increased distress, greater fear, and more protective order violations, suggesting that partner stalking victimization warrants more research and practice attention.

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