scholarly journals [Retracted]: El discurso por competencias: Una propuesta de clarificación conceptual

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 978
Author(s):  
Ignasi Brunet Icart ◽  
Liviu Catalin Mara
Keyword(s):  
Great Influence ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Business Values ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Main Component ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
Academic Qualifications

Purpose: Since the literature on professional competences is profuse and diffuse and, conceptually, there is no broad consensus regarding the meaning of the concept of competence, this article aims to synthetically present the debate around the terms competence and qualifications, its implications and its intellectual value, in order to help clarify the above discussion, contextualize the arguments about the discourse on competences in a time and a place and establishing a concept of the object of study.Design/methodology: The methodology used is the comparative analysis of the proposals and perspectives on competences and qualifications through the interpretation of texts. It is not so much about juxtaposing isolated propositions of the various proposals, as it is about finding in them a common body of theoretical and systematic reasoning that can be traced by analyzing the speeches.Findings: The article determines and clarifies the concept of competence, distinguishing it from the concept of qualification, insisting that the former has questioned the value of academic qualifications in predicting job performance. In addition, this article proposes an integrated perspective regarding the conceptualizations of competences, as attributes or as performance.Research limitations/implications: The discourse on competences has been extended at the same time as pro-business values. In this regard, it is very interesting to note that critical analyses about the meaning and function that acquires today business management give more importance to the conduct of "managing", in the sense that it is increasingly assumed the great influence of the "management" in the reproduction and transformation of organizational life. Moreover, the debate of redesigning the qualifications in terms of competences, at the university level, is not only technical, primarily, is political and ideological: what should be the role of the university in relation to training and the kind of professionalism.Originality/value: In a context in which the training based on competences becomes the main component of education systems, this work helps to identify and clarify some concepts for the purposes of their operationalization in empirical research that we are conducting at the moment.

The Bastion of Christendom

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-304
Author(s):  
Orsolya Száraz
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Basic Hypothesis ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
Meaning And Function

The Institute of Hungarian Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Debrecen formed a research group in 2010 in order to launch the research of Hungarian realms of memory. This paper was written within the frameworks of the research group. Its basic hypothesis is that the identification of Hungary as the Bastion of Christendom is an established part of Hungarian collective memory. This paper attempts to demonstrate the changes of this realm of memory, regarding its meaning and function, from its formation up to the present day.

scholarly journals Peran Pendidikan Etika Kristen dalam Media Sosial di Era Disrupsi

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Mesirawati Waruwu ◽  
Yonatan Alex Arifianto ◽  
Aji Suseno
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
The Impact

The limitless development of social media, its meaning and function have begun to shift, no longer as a means of establishing relationships, communication, but at the stage of losing the role of ethics and morals, even disputes have occurred triggered by debates from communicating in social media. The purpose of this study is to describe the role of Christian ethics education in relation to the impact of social media development in the era of disruption. Using descriptive qualitative methods with literature literature can find solutions for believers in facing moral decadence due to social media abuse by knowing the era of disruption and ethical challenges from the wrong use of social media can affect moral decadence so that Christian ethics education on a biblical basis can bring modern humans. Believers in particular have become bright in social media and their use in accordance with Christian faith in this era of disruption.

Nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia in conflict with professional ethical guidelines

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Terkamo-Moisio ◽  
Tarja Kvist ◽  
Mari Kangasniemi ◽  
Teuvo Laitila ◽  
Olli-Pekka Ryynänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

Background: Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards euthanasia are under-represented both in the current literature and the controversial debate that is ongoing in several countries. Research questions: What are the attitudes towards euthanasia among Finnish nurses? Which characteristics are associated with those attitudes? Research design: Cross-sectional web-based survey. Participants and research context: A total of 1003 nurses recruited via the members’ bulletin of the Finnish Nurses Association and social media. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval was obtained from the Committee on Research Ethics of the university to which the authors were affiliated. Findings: The majority (74.3%) of the participants would accept euthanasia as part of Finnish healthcare, and 61.8% considered that Finland would benefit from a law permitting euthanasia. Most of the nurses (89.9%) thought that a person must have the right to decide on his or her own death; 77.4% of them considered it likely that they would themselves make a request for euthanasia in certain situations. Discussion: The value of self-determination and the ability to choose the moment and manner of one’s death are emphasized in the nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia. Conclusion: A continuous dialogue about euthanasia and nurses’ shared values is crucial due to the conflict between nurses’ attitudes and current ethical guidelines on nursing.

scholarly journals The Role of Library Councils in Canadian Higher Education: An Exploratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-158
Author(s):  
Eva Revitt ◽  
Sean Luyk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Governance Practice ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
Role And Function

Scholarship exploring the makeup, function, and efficacy of collegial governance structures within the context of Canadian higher education is limited and primarily focused on the board or the senate. This paper expands that scholarship by focusing on the governance structures of the university library. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of library councils in Canadian universities and to examine their composition, role, and function as evidenced in their governing documents. Using Karl Mannheim’s document method to analyze the terms of reference of 23 library councils, findings reveal that, overwhelmingly, library councils function as information-sharing and discussion forums rather than decision-making bodies. The paper concludes with a review of progressive language and governance practice as gathered from the document analysis.

FAFAMI Project — Family Speaking Is Familiar: History and Prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1223-1229
Author(s):  
Daniela Aparecida da Silva ◽  
◽  
Larissa Cristina Oliveira ◽  
Nayara Hakime Dutra Oliveira ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
The University

This article aims to address the FAFAMI Project — Family speaking is familiar — in it’s historicity to the present moment, as a project of teaching, research and extension of the University of São Paulo state (UNESP) in Franca, SP, contributions to the historical moment and to the reality of the families with whom it operates. As this project aims to bring the university closer to the community, trying to themes that are related to the daily life of the families, there was a need to a bibliographical research for reflective notes that contextualize the moment in which we are inserted, the economic, political and social regent system and its implications for society, especially for the working class. And, also, reflect on the role of families in this system, how they are seen, their responsibilities in society, as how they are configured, among other fundamental questions for any analysis of reality.

Effect of Landscape Architecture in the Campus Construction

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 717-720
Author(s):  
Shi Ying Wang ◽  
Xiu Li Jia
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Campus Culture ◽  
Moral Quality ◽  
Moral Construction ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
And Inversion

one of the five major elements of landscape architecture aslandscape composition, play an important role in the landscape construction, but as the ancient buildings, ancient garden expert Mr. Chen Congzhou said, now the garden construction "to hold the hammer poolroad, the main building anti falls behind, at the end of a garden, then thegold, there is no shelter of visitors, and inversion, and then becom the empty garden." The same, most areas in landscape construction, do not focus on the construction of landscape architecture, especially ignoring theconstruction and function of landscape architecture in the courtyard of the building, the project through building of my school and some colleges and universities in landscape architecture construction in the university campusand the cultural atmosphere and the influence on Students' moral quality,field investigation, student interviews, and through cyber source, library materials, the aliases School of landscape architecture in the campus landscape, culture, moral role analysis, explore the role of landscape,landscape architecture in campus culture, moral construction, in order tolater in the campus construction drawing.

Theology in a University Context

1971 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-304
Author(s):  
Keith Ward
Keyword(s):  
To Come ◽  
The Moment ◽  
General Topic ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University

At the moment, and for some years now, there has been a great deal of discussion about the nature and function of the university. Such discussion naturally involves some consideration of the sorts of things which should be taught in universities, and of how they should be taught. What I particularly want to consider is the place, if any, of Theology in a university context; but I think one must begin with the more general topic of the nature of a university. Only in such a way can one arrive at some criterion of what sorts of disciplines one wants in such institutions. I am, of course, hardly in a position to come to definitive, much less adequate, conclusions, about this subject; but I can at least canvass a few opinions, and try to assess their relative merits, and see how they might provide for the study of theology in some form.

The structure and function of the adhesive organ in strigeid trematodes

Parasitology ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Öhman
Keyword(s):  
Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽  
Gland Cells ◽  
Adhesive Organ ◽  
Diplostomum Spathaceum ◽  
Secretory Products ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
Cyathocotyle Bushiensis

The biology and life-cycle of Holostephanus lühei is briefly described. The similarities in morphology between the adhesive organ gland cells of H. lühei and Cyathocotyle bushiensis are stressed. Alkaline and acid phosphatases were demonstrated in the adhesive organ gland cells and cuticle. Acid phosphatase also occurs in the caecal cells. Non-specific esterase, sensitive to E600 10−5M and Mipafox 10−3M, is present in the gland cells. The caeca contain a non-specific esterase sensitive to AgNO3 10−2M and PCMB 10−4M. Leucine aminopeptidase is present in the gland cells. The in vitro studies confirmed that the secretory products pass to the exterior of the parasite and have a histolytic action.The four strigeids studied, Cyathocotyle bushiensis, Holostephanus lühei, Diplostomum spathaceum and Apatemon gracilis minor, are compared and the biological role of the secreted enzymes are discussed.My sincere thanks are due to Dr D. A. Erasmus for suggesting this line of investigation and for his encouragement during the study. I am also grateful for his performing, on my behalf, the infection experiments and criticizing the manuscript. I wish to thank Professor J. Brough for his interest in the progress of the work, and the University College, Cardiff, for a grant from William E. Morgan's Bequest.

Investigating the role of arginine 21 in the structure and function of human [alpha]a-crystallin

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ashutosh Shripad Phadte
Keyword(s):  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Lens Fiber Cell ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Mutant Proteins ◽  
Plausible Mechanism ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Cataractogenesis in the eye lens occurs as a result of protein aggregation. Of the multiple mutations in [alpha]A-crystallins associated with the development of congenital hereditary cataract, three identified mutations target R21 within the N- terminal domain of the protein. On structural and functional characterization of a recently identified mutant of [alpha]A-crystallin, [alpha]A-R21Q, we revealed the contribution of R21 in dictating the interaction of [alpha]A-crystallin with other proteins. [alpha]A-R21Q showed and enhanced chaperone-like function, and increased binding to lens fiber cell membranes. Transduction of mutant proteins in ARPE-19 cells prevented their apoptosis in the presence of oxidative stress, suggesting a role for R21 in modulating the anti-apoptotic function of [alpha]A-crystallin. In addition, the R21Q point mutation rescued the chaperone-like activity of [alpha]A-G98R crystallin as well as palliated [alpha]A-G98R mediated cytotoxicity otherwise observed in transduction experiments. Although another mutation, R157Q rescued the chaperone-like activity of [alpha]A-G98R, the double mutant exhibited a loss of its cytoprotective function. The results therefore implicate an important role of R21 in regulating the functional aspect of [alpha]A-crystallin. [alpha]A-crystallin derived peptides have been shown to prevent non-specific aggregation of unfolding proteins in vitro. We show that the [alpha]A-crystallin derived mini-chaperone (mini-[alpha]A) mediated stabilization of self-aggregating [alpha]A-G98R crystallin and bovine [subscript]-crystallin occurs via compensation of lost surface charge. The observation therefore suggests a plausible mechanism of action of [alpha]A-crystallin derived peptides of therapeutic interest.

The Meaning of Body Image for Women with Eating Disorders

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josée L Jarry
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Function Expression ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

Objective: To propose a theoretical model accounting for the meaning and function of body image disturbances for individuals with eating disorders. This model departs from available conceptualizations of body image focused on attractiveness and emphasizes the role of body image preoccupations in the regulation of self-esteem and affect. Method: This model was developed on the basis of the author's clinical observations and the available empirical research. Results: Three main functions of body image are described. The first one, “affiliation,” consists of using one's appearance in the establishment of interpersonal relationships, both at the level of friendship and romance. The second function, “avoidance,” consists of using one's body image to avoid abuse, be it psychological, physical, or sexual. The third function, “expression,” consists of using one's body image to communicate to the self and others one's capacity for accomplishment or one's inner feelings of dejection. Conclusion: This model is designed to be a therapeutic tool within body image therapy. Body image therapy can be most effective when focused on the unique meaning of body image for each individual patient.

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