scholarly journals Sam

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
True Self ◽  
Social Oppression ◽  
Creative Thesis ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Majority Culture ◽  
Self Development

The short story 'Sam’ is part of an original collection of short stories written as part of my MA creative thesis, Circo, which seeks to give voice to the queer community of Santurce, Puerto Rico through the integration of characters and storylines based on real queer Puerto Rican individuals and the personal experience I acquired being actively involved in Santurce’s LQBTQ community. These individuals’ queerness has led them to suffer misrepresentation and exclusion, as well as a social oppression that often denies them the freedom and opportunity to live genuinely validating lives. They inhabit what Homi K. Bhabha calls the ‘betwixt and between', that ‘in between’ space that allows individuals to elaborate strategies of selfhood that initiate new signs of identity (Mangham,p.4). Though inhabiting these spaces can allow for certain types of self-development, the largely traditional, heterosexual and conservative nature of Puerto Rico’s majority culture constantly pressures them to abide by normative gender stereotypes. Trans people thus feel the pull of the desire for ‘normalcy’ and the desire to find their ‘true’ self, which can keep them trapped in a stagnant world of ‘in-betweenness.’ Rather than play the victim, though, they embrace their limbo existence and make it into a productive space of expression and personal development.

The Variability of the Educational Needs of college Teachers as a Condition for Their Professional and Personal Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Galina Uzunova ◽  
A. Kamenskiy
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
College Teachers ◽  
Ideal Teacher ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Ideal

The article presents the results of an empirical study focused on identifying the features of the attitude of college teachers to their additional professional education, continuous self-development and self-improvement. The article examines the ideas of 214 college teachers about the ideal teacher of the secondary vocational education system, the peculiarities of their perception of themselves as subjects of pedagogical activity, their attitude to the existing requirements of periodic training in advanced training courses, the degree of interest in them and the content of their educational needs. The analysis of the survey results showed the need to take into account the peculiarities of their educational needs and the variability of their professional and personal development when organizing advanced training courses for college teachers.

scholarly journals Professional Mobility of Student’s Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Liubomyra Piletska ◽  
Tadeush Wawak
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
Public Environment

The problem is in the sense of professional mobility not only as a process of retraining or adaptation to the profession, as well as continuous personal self-development, transition to another stage career and the acquisition of new social and psychological competences. We considered professional mobility as the foundation a basis of effective response of the personality to the “call” of modern society, the peculiar personal resource which is the cornerstone of effective transformation of public environment and itself in it; the system multilevel phenomenon that requires the integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to the research; internal (motivational and intellectual and strong-willed) potential of the personality, the cornerstone of flexible orientation and activity reaction in dynamic social and professional conditions according to own living positions; provides readiness for changes and realization of this readiness in the activity (readiness of the personality for modern life with his multidimensional factors of the choice) determines professional activity, subjectivity, the creative relation to professional activity, personal development, promotes the effective solution of professional problems. In professional mobility of young students it is important to consider the socio-economic aspects

scholarly journals Self Development And Integral Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Melissa Baker
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Integral Theory ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Gradual Evolution ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Personal Process ◽  
Experiential Process ◽  
The Moment

Development is a focal point of human existence from the moment of birth. A magnitude of options is offered in which to choose a path of growth and expansion as we progress. The following is a review of one such choice, the integral theory; included are both an explanation of theory and ideology of human development. This understanding is applied to my personal experience as I participated in P.L. Lattuada’s experiential process of organismic constellation. Through a gradual evolution of meditative processes Lattuada’s organismic constellation method offers a chance to explore one’s egoic translations. The second portion of this paper explores my personal process, revealing some of my personal egoic translations of traumas, fixations, complexes, and shadows. KEYWORDS Integral Theory, Organismic Constellations, Consciousness as Such Building, Human Development, First Attention Epistemology, Second Attention Epistemology

Healing the Self to Heal the World

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica M. Emerich
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
New Age ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
New Thought ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Spiritual Self ◽  
The Mind

This chapter examines how LOHAS salvages its “New Age” focus on self-development or actualization. It examines the Mind Cure, New Thought, and New Age movements in terms of their relationship to capitalism to show how LOHAS extends and expands these movements through the LOHAS category of Personal Development (also referred to as the Mind/Body/Spirit market). In Personal Development goods and services, physical and spiritual self-healing reflects a moral pragmatism by linking self-healing work with that of healing the world. Threaded through the LOHAS discourse is a popular American theme—the power of positive thinking—and this healing modality is put to use in so-called the quantum spiritualities, the latest incarnation of the American therapeutic tradition. The end of the chapter shows how the LOHAS texts use examples of healed selves as testimonials to show that it is indeed possible for individuals to transform themselves to social warriors.

Theoretical and methodological bases of children’s creative activity development

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-127
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Condi Tions ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Artistic Image

We present main approaches of foreign and domestic scientists to a problem of children’s creative activity development in contemporary conditions. We analyze several definitions of “creative activity”. We substantiate the relevance of creative activity development support of younger generation based on the analysis of regulating documents in education and culture, as well as theoretical sources on a research problem. We define prerequisites and functions of creative ac-tivity. We give the definition example of “creative activity” in terms of the psychological condi-tions defining personal development of child as an indicator of successful assignment of cultural and leisure experience. Creative activity appears in inclusion of children in the creative, originative activities aimed at implementation of potential of the personality, its self-development. Creative activity extends to productive processes necessary for the quickest way out of problematic situa-tions that arise in the management environment, education and politics sectors, cultural field, in the implementation of innovation activities, as well as in the case of new forms of creative interaction practical implementation. This phenomenon is due to the enormous potential of creative activity in such social relations as “person – person”, “person – society”, “person – nature”, “person – sign systems”, “person – technology”, “person – artistic image”.

Variability as a leading principle of designing of individual trajectories of professional growth of teachers of college

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Galina Uzunova
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Diagnostic Technique ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
College Teachers ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Self Development

The necessity of using a variational approach when designing an individual trajectory of professional growth for college teachers is substantiated, which involves taking into account the level and characteristics of their professional and personal development. The article presents the results of an empirical study, the purpose of which was to identify the types of individual trajectories of professional growth of college teachers. The study involved 214 teachers with a teaching experience of 3 to 38 years. The study was carried out using two specially selected reliable and valid methods: a diagnostic technique for the level of partial readiness for professional and pedagogical self-development (Fetiskin N.P., Kozlov V.V., Manuylov G.M.) and a methodology for studying professional motivation developed by K. Zamfir and modified A. Rean. The main research methods are comparative (calculation of the χ2 test and Student t-test) and correlation (calculation of the Spearman correlation coefficient) analyzes. As a result of the study, it was proved that the professional and personal development of college teachers is characterized by its diversity and variability, associated primarily with the motives of their professional activity and with the level of formation of their readiness for self-development and self-education. A typology of individual trajectories of the professional growth of college teachers has been developed, which determines its main directions and content and includes adaptive, activating, stimulating and correcting types of individual trajectories. Based on the results of the study, it is concluded that it is necessary, possible and advisable to use the variability principle when designing individual trajectories for college teachers' professional growth, which allows us to achieve our goals in practice and thereby contribute to the realization of the idea of continuing pedagogical education of pedagogical workers of modern educational organizations of secondary vocational education.

Safeway puts personal development at the forefront

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Learning Culture ◽  
Course Objectives ◽  
The Individual

A new training program for managers at UK retailer Safeway encourages participants to decide their personal direction without reference to the company’s interests, on the basis that the individual is more interested than anyone else in his or her own development. The Aspire! program, described by Tyler, is positioned as a personal experience in a learning culture and a life program for aspiring individuals. It leaves participants free to decide everything from break times to what they learn once they have identified their personal directions. There are neither course objectives nor set criteria.

Life as an entrepreneur: leadership and learning

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grahame Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide experienced insights to help entrepreneurs to maximise organisational change and achieve long term business growth and success.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on personal experience ‐ as a mentor/coach for over 15 years ‐ working directly with entrepreneurs who are looking to make breakthroughs with their business or for themselves as individuals.FindingsBecause so many businesses fail, the impact of the entrepreneur ‐ the business leader ‐ is critical. The transition from entrepreneurial control to business management is crucial and if not well handled can result in missed opportunities, failure or even sabotage.Originality/valueThe paper will interest entrepreneurs and SMEs, but is also targeted at larger organisations which invest in organisational change. The paper emphasises the key link between leadership, personal development and business growth.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL ACMEOLOGY-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL MATURITY IN THE PROCESS OF MASTER'S TRAINING

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. O. Danylov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Professional Self

In the article the author shows the peculiarities of the development of socio-professional maturity of the future pedagogue in the context of pedagogical acmeology. Therefore, there is an urgent need to optimize the process of professional training of future lecturers on the basis of a new methodology that would combine personal and professional development in the educational process, direct professional self-determination and self-improvement of the future specialist, promote their self-realization and professional development. We believe that the process of professional training of future pedagogues should be based on the developed acmeogram and professiogram, model the professional and personal development of the specialist in accordance with the content and objectives of professional activity. This will not only direct the process of professional training to a certain ideal model of the specialist, but also to actualize the professional self-determination and self-development of the future pedagogue.Key words: future pedagogue, activity, personality, self-determination, self-improvement, acmeology.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHERS AS PERCEIVED BY POSTGRADUATE PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION COURSES ATTENDEES

2021 ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
Iryna Shynhof
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Development Of Language ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Definition Of

The article studies the language and literature teachers’ understanding of the characteristics and stages of professional self-development, their ability to plan their career growth. Attention is paid to the democratic principles and human-centered approach. The novelty of this article lies in the definition of the leading determinants of self-education as a factor of personal growth and professional development, the formation of a culture of personal development, emotional and volitional self-regulation. The methodological basis of the study is identified by the following approaches: acmeological, axiological, anthropocentric, learning-by-doing, competence, culturological, personal, synergetic, systematic. The subject of the study is language and literature teachers’ understanding of their professional development and postgraduate pedagogical education. Thus, this research demonstrates the relevance of the issues raised in this article. Future research needs to clarify the problems that hinder the creativity of teachers to deepen the knowledge about the theoretical and methodological principles of professional self-development, stimulate teachers to improve their professional competencies, focus on the creation of their trajectory of personal development.

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