Considerations of Self in Recognising Prior Learning and Credentialing

2016 ◽  
pp. 187-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson ◽  
Dianne Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The Self ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Educational Domain ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Recognition Of Prior Learning ◽  
The Individual

Discussions about recognition of prior learning (RPL) and credentialing frequently focus on issues of equivalency and rigour, rather than the effects of assessment on self-structure. Yet, such processes invite reflexive self-assessment that results in either a conformational or destabilising effect on self-identity. Those interested in RPL therefore need to understand how the process impacts on self and how learner needs associated with those impacts may be met. This chapter explores the self as a sub-text within the RPL process and argues that learners should be viewed as holistic and complex beings and that educational strategies can meet multiple objectives that extend beyond the educational domain, potentially creating an overlap with learners' mental health. The authors encourage policies and practices that validate the individual and enhance the possibility of developmental self-growth. A learner-centred ethic that meets the dual needs of learners to obtain credit and achieve self-development is proposed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a mental health website for teenagers

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukru Ercan ◽  
Andrew Kevern ◽  
Leo Kroll
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
The Self ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Screening Questionnaires ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire

Aim and MethodRu-ok.com is a recently developed website that includes a self-assessment questionnaire. The aim of this study was to evaluate the website and compare the self-assessment questionnaire with established screening questionnaires. A total of 105 teenagers from schools completed three paper-based questionnaires and the online ru-ok.com questionnaire.ResultsThe website receives 730 visits a week. Visits to the advice section and stories about mental health and relationships account for 35% of activity. Of the returned questionnaires, 80% were positive about the website. There were modest and expected correlations between the website questionnaire (RU–OK) and the Mood and Feelings (MFQ) and Strength and Difficulties (SDQ) questionnaires.Clinical ImplicationsInternet-based self-assessment is feasible and acceptable to teenagers. Self-assessment of perceived need by teenagers may be a useful tool for tier one professionals, including teachers, general practitioners, school nurses, social workers and learning mentors.

scholarly journals KONSEP DIRI SEORANG DA'I

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Noormawanti, Iswati
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Core ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Complex ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

The concept of self is an understanding of the attitude of the individual towards himself so that it results in the interaction of two or more people. Self-concept is a factor that communicates with others. The concept of self is the views and attitudes of individuals towards themselves, characteristics and individual and self-motivation. The self-view includes not only individual strengths but also weaknesses and even failures. This self-concept is psychological, social and physical. Self-concept is our views and feelings about ourselves, which include physical, psychological and social aspects. The concept of self is not just a descriptive picture, but also an assessment of ourselves, including what we think and how we feel. Anita Taylor defines self-concept as "all you think and feel about you, the entire complex of beliefs and attitudes you hold abaout yourself '. Human behavior is a product of their interpretation of the world around them through social interaction. Behavior is often a choice as a feasible thing to do based on how it defines the existing situation. The definition they give to other people, situations, objects and even themselves determines their behavior. So it is individuals who are considered active to regulate and determine their own behavior and environment. While the core of the individual is consciousness (consciousness). self-development depends on communication with others, which shape or influence themselves

Self, Indian theories of

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.S. Rukmani
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Inner Self ◽  
Spiritual Energy ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Ultimate Principle ◽  
Ultimate Nature

Hindu thought traces its different conceptions of the self to the earliest extant Vedic sources composed in the Sanskrit language. The words commonly used in Hindu thought and religion for the self are jīva (life), ātman (breath), jīvātman (life-breath), puruṣa (the essence that lies in the body), and kṣetrajña (one who knows the body). Each of these words was the culmination of a process of inquiry with the purpose of discovering the ultimate nature of the self. By the end of the ancient period, the personal self was regarded as something eternal which becomes connected to a body in order to exhaust the good and bad karma it has accumulated in its many lives. This self was supposed to be able to regain its purity by following different spiritual paths by means of which it can escape from the circle of births and deaths forever. There is one more important development in the ancient and classical period. The conception of Brahman as both immanent and transcendent led to Brahman being identified with the personal self. The habit of thought that tried to relate every aspect of the individual with its counterpart in the universe (Ṛg Veda X. 16) had already prepared the background for this identification process. When the ultimate principle in the subjective and objective spheres had arrived at their respective ends in the discovery of the ātman and Brahman, it was easy to equate the two as being the same spiritual ‘energy’ that informs both the outer world and the inner self. This equation had important implications for later philosophical growth. The above conceptions of the self-identity question find expression in the six systems of Hindu thought. These are known as āstikadarśanas or ways of seeing the self without rejecting the authority of the Vedas. Often, one system or the other may not explicitly state their allegiance to the Vedas, but unlike Buddhism or Jainism, they did not openly repudiate Vedic authority. Thus they were āstikadarśanas as opposed to the others who were nāstikadarśanas. The word darśana for philosophy is also significant if one realizes that philosophy does not end with only an intellectual knowing of one’s self-identity but also culminates in realizing it and truly becoming it.

Self-limitation as the basis of environmentally sustainable care of the self

Human Affairs ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Sťahel
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Primary Interest ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Individual

AbstractWhen we abandon the neoliberal fiction that one is independent on the grounds that it is a-historic and antisocial, we realize that everyone is dependent and interdependent. In a media-driven society the self-identity of the individual is formed within the framework of the culture-ideology of consumerism from early childhood. As a result, both the environmental and social destruction have intensified. In the global era, or in the era of the global environmental crisis, self-identity as a precondition for environmentally sustainable care of the self should be based on the culture-ideology of human rights and responsibilities, and on conscious self-limitation which realizes that one’s prosperity and security cannot come at the expense of others. Care of the self is about ensuring the habitability of the global environment as the primary interest of each individual.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF EXISTENTIAL SPHERE OF STUDENTS' INDIVIDUALITY IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 116 (5) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Nesyna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Inner World ◽  
The University

The aim of this article is to determine the particularities of the dynamics of the existential sphere components of future pedagogues in the process of professional education. The theoretical basis of the presented empirical research is O. Grebeniuk’s pedagogy of the individuality. The significant part of the concept of individuality is the existential sphere being a «dominatrix» of all individuality of a person. 63 undergraduates from 1-year of studying to 4 one with the major in pedagogy have taken part in the research. T. Grebeniuk’s diagnostic method of seven spheres of student’s individuality was used in this work. The research demonstrates students’ high assessment in the development of the components of the existential sphere. They understand its importance in the development of the individuality. The serious deference in the dynamics of the self-assessment of individual valuable positions and orientations has been determined. The qualitative improvements of «Self-concept» reflective processes and components happen in the 2-year of studying with the development of the ability of the self-analysis, deliberate self-respect and making a right choice. The existential sphere in the final year of studying becomes more complicated and at the same time there is a process of structuring: awareness of the inner world and moral self-assessment are in the centre of this process. It defines the development of the components of the existential sphere which reflect the development of the components of «Selfconcept» and provide the realization of the meaning of «Self-concept» in external active actions due to the desire of self-improvement. The development and self-development of the deliberate self-respect and the ability of analyzing the behavior should become the aim of psychological and pedagogical interactions between future pedagogues and their mentors as well as in the university and in resource centers. The significant potential in the development of the existential sphere of individuality is the system of specific pedagogical situations where the necessity of realizing a free choice appears.

scholarly journals Why did Divisions of General Practice implement some Access to Allied Psychological Services mental health initiatives and not others?

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Kylie King ◽  
Angela Nicholas ◽  
Justine Fletcher ◽  
Bridget Bassilios ◽  
Lennart Reifels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
The Self ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Mental Health Programs

Objective The Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) programs implemented through Divisions of General Practice (now Medicare Locals) enables general practitioners (GPs) to refer consumers with high-prevalence mental disorders for up to 12 individual and/or group sessions of evidence-based mental health care. The great strength of ATAPS is its ability to target vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations. Several initiatives have been introduced that focus on particular at-risk populations. This study aimed to determine the factors that had influenced Divisions’ decisions to implement the various Tier 2 initiatives. Methods An online survey was sent to all Divisions. The survey contained mostly multiple choice questions and sought to determine which factors had influenced their decision-making. Results The most common factors influencing the decision to implement an initiative were the perception of local need and whether there was an existing service model that made it easier to add in new programs. The most commonly cited factors for not implementing were related to resources and administrative capacity. Conclusions This research provides valuable insights into the issues that primary care organisations face when implementing new programs; the lessons learnt here could be useful when considering the implementation of other new primary care programs. What is known about the topic? Previous evaluations of ATAPS have shed light on some of the factors that act as barriers to the implementation of new mental health initiatives by Divisions operating in primary care, but there is nothing known about why Divisions choose to implement some programs over others. Previous research suggests that ‘barriers’ to change, as reported by organisations, may be constructions that are used to make sense of a situation and that the real impediment to change are intra-organisational factors such as the self-identity of organisations. What does this paper add? This paper reports on a survey that was undertaken with Divisions regarding the reasons they chose to implement particular mental health initiatives. The paper provides insight into the barriers that Divisions perceived when implementing new mental health programs. They were primarily cited as funding and resource barriers. The findings also provide further indirect evidence of the role of the self-identity of organisations in change. What are the implications for practitioners? The study has some implications for government policy development both locally and internationally. For instance, it is likely that primary care organisations such as Divisions, especially smaller ones, require support in terms of increased funding and resources if new mental health initiatives are to be successful. Mandating the delivering of initiatives also contributes to their successful uptake. It is likely that as primary care organisations become more experienced with implementing new mental health programs, the perceived barriers will reduce and implementation will occur with more ease.

scholarly journals Space forming a community, community forming a space

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 26-51
Author(s):  
Zorán Vukoszávlyev
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Spatial Form ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Aesthetic Sense ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Church

The identity is expressed in a self-picture, which has visible and immaterial marks. The church architecture is the essential appearance form of this, because it represents not the individual but the community. It gives an account of the self-identity conscience of the church through the community. In this way, architecture gets a great task: physically visualising this immaterial identity. This picture is formed with respect to the technical and aesthetic knowledge.Does the basically recognizable protestant form exist? Are there ground-plans or spatial form elements, which are the obligate characteristics of these churches? Reflected well on the theological questions, we seek to detect what can determine the identity of the protestant churches in an aesthetic sense by a research highlighting the most important decesions on theological background and churches built in a term of a century.

scholarly journals FASION AS THE MEANS OF PERSONALITY SELF-IDENTITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Iryna Hrynyk
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Individual Identification ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. The article carries out theoretical and empirical analysis of features of personality᾿s self-identity by means of fashion. It presents theoretical analysis of the main approaches to the interpretation of fashion and its evolution in the process of social development and describes the content characteristics of fashion as a social and psychological phenomenon and its impact on the individual identification and self-presentation. It has been determined that fashion is an important mechanism of self-presentation and identification of the individual with a certain social group. The author clarifies the scale of the fashion influence on the self-identification and self-presentation of the personality and its possible consequence revealing the psychological mechanisms of young people᾿s interest in modern fashion. The empirical study of the role and influence of fashion on self-presentation among students has been carried out. According to quantitative and qualitative analysis of the results obtained factors and the relationship between them have been singled out, which are the key to the self-identity of personality. It is confirmed that the studied groups of students perceive fashion as a means to emphasize their individuality; they have a clear need for material well-being, prestige, popularity.

scholarly journals A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TERM AND PHENOMENON OF "VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL SPACE" IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTING OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Hanna Hubska
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Effective Application ◽  
The Individual

The retrospective analysis of the term and phenomenon of "virtual educational space" revealed the need to develop a theoretical model of using the virtual educational environment, identifying ways of its effective application, where the implementation of international educational activities is not an exception. In addition, the virtualization of the educational environment also causes a certain number of threats regarding the risks of functioning in the conditions of real society and the self-identity of the individual due to, so to speak, virtual transitions from one virtual reality to another and existence in reality.

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