An Elusive Formula

2011 ◽  
pp. 347-373
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Inductive Argument ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Strong Shift ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Actualization

One approach to understanding transformative learning is to see it as a strong shift in basic understandings that changes how an individual and people interact with each other and the world; ultimately, this culminates in the power to make positive changes—to promote self-actualization and social justice. Change occurs in a multi-step process—from becoming aware of one’s own thinking and actions, to understanding a need for positive change, and then developing the skills, emotional readiness, and tools to make those changes. This may involve the institutionalization of that change through habituation. The ability to create change through online learning and information technology has implications for many knowledge domains. This chapter summarizes some of the research and practices in behavior change technologies in public health. An inductive argument will be made for some design approaches to the use of IT for behavior change in public health, a critical issue of social justice and equity.

scholarly journals Learning to Be: Emerging Discourse in Awakening Transformation in Education

in education ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Vanessa V. Tse ◽  
David F. Monk
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Transformative Learning Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Personal Accountability ◽  
The One

This paper explores the disconnection between knowledge of social and environmental injustices and actions to right them. Through our discussion, we consider possible reasons for this disconnection, whether a lack of knowledge, personal accountability and responsibility, or a fear of being swallowed up in the depths of the suffering in the world. We then critically reflect on our role and the role of education to broach this gap. We adopt O’Sullivan’s (2002) transformative learning theory as a guide and suggest that disruptive dialogues, like the one that has guided this paper, can challenge habits of mind, shift perspectives, and lead to action for a better, more equitable world. Ultimately, we conclude that such conversations are organic and ever changing and are integral to education.Keywords: Social justice; critical discourse; transformation 

Promoting Health with Equitable and Sustainable Human Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 589-608
Author(s):  
Richard Jolly
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
International Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

Progress toward social justice in public health requires actions to reduce the extremes of social injustice, well beyond health and health services, within each country and globally. Economic inequalities have never been greater than now, although structural inequalities of power, income, and living standards have long been present throughout the world. This chapter describes how social injustice can be reduced by promoting equitable and sustainable human development. It discusses economic and social requirements for a greater justice in public health, myths about the costs of equity and social justice, and multidimensional indicators of poverty and inequalities. It concludes with a discussion of what needs to be done, including making equity an economic priority, providing international support, utilizing the Sustainable Development Goals for poverty reduction, and taking other actions toward social justice. Two text boxes address the roles of international nongovernmental organizations and foundations in promoting equitable and sustainable human development.

scholarly journals MULHER E O DIREITO AO PRÓPRIO CORPO: A TUTELA DO ABORTO

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Érika Do Amaral Véras ◽  
Romulo Rhemo Palitot Braga
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Current Position ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Right ◽  
Over Time

No Brasil, assim como em diversos países do mundo, principalmente os países em desenvolvimento, o abortamento representa um grave problema de saúde pública, justiça social e direitos humanos, tornando o aspecto penal apenas um detalhe. Este estudo pretende conceder uma visão geral sob a temática do aborto, trazendo as principais mudanças sobre o assunto ao longo do tempo e, em especial, o atual posicionamento do Poder Judiciário brasileiro. Para tanto, o método de abordagem escolhido para elaboração do presente artigo foi o dedutivo, o método de procedimento foi o histórico e a técnica de pesquisa a bibliográfica.  WOMAN AND THE RIGHT TO THE OWN BODY: THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ABORTIONABSTRACT In Brazil, as well as in several countries of the world, especially developing countries, abortion represents a serious problem of public health, social justice and human rights, making the criminal aspect only a detail. This study intends to give an overview on abortion, bringing the main changes on the subject over time and, in particular, the current position of the Brazilian Judiciary. For this, the method of approach chosen for the elaboration of the present article was the deductive, the method of procedure was the historical and the research technique the bibliographic. KEYWORDS Abortion; Crime; Right.

Supporting and Facilitating Pedagogical Creativity With Gamification

2022 ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Catherine Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Progressive Change ◽  
Critical Commentary ◽  
The World ◽  
Insight Into

Pedagogical creativity is an opportunity to innovate, create agency, and raise awareness of critical commentary on issues which are often regarded as being central to the concepts of social justice and identity within the context of transformative learning. This chapter provides an insight into the theoretical basis of gamification and its usefulness in explicating the meaning that others ascribe to their individual experiences of the world and how they interpret them. Higher education remains a central forum and situationally responsive focus to highlight those issues which remain topical, yet often unaddressed. This affords a lens of intellectual, rationale articulation of what matters – lives lived in a world still tainted with injustice and the lack of society's impetus and appetite for progressive change. Gamification is posited as a means of facilitating freedom of expression for individuals and collective communities, for whom voicing personal beliefs and standpoints has been a barrier for rationale debate on issues of oppression and the advocacy of agency in practice.

Feature extraction and prediction of Dengue Outbreaks

2020 ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Kunal Parikh ◽  
Tanvi Makadia ◽  
Harshil Patel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithm ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
The World ◽  
Dengue Outbreaks

Dengue is unquestionably one of the biggest health concerns in India and for many other developing countries. Unfortunately, many people have lost their lives because of it. Every year, approximately 390 million dengue infections occur around the world among which 500,000 people are seriously infected and 25,000 people have died annually. Many factors could cause dengue such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, inadequate public health, and many others. In this paper, we are proposing a method to perform predictive analytics on dengue’s dataset using KNN: a machine-learning algorithm. This analysis would help in the prediction of future cases and we could save the lives of many.

Exploring the World Trade Organisation's Trade and Environment/Public Health Jurisprudence as a Model for Incorporating a Trade–Labour Linkage into the Organisation's Multilateral Trade Regime: Should African Countries Accept a Policy Shift?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Tapiwa V. Warikandwa ◽  
Patrick C. Osode
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Trade Regime ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
The World ◽  
Labour Standards ◽  
The Impact

The incorporation of a trade-labour (standards) linkage into the multilateral trade regime of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been persistently opposed by developing countries, including those in Africa, on the grounds that it has the potential to weaken their competitive advantage. For that reason, low levels of compliance with core labour standards have been viewed as acceptable by African countries. However, with the impact of WTO agreements growing increasingly broader and deeper for the weaker and vulnerable economies of developing countries, the jurisprudence developed by the WTO Panels and Appellate Body regarding a trade-environment/public health linkage has the potential to address the concerns of developing countries regarding the potential negative effects of a trade-labour linkage. This article argues that the pertinent WTO Panel and Appellate Body decisions could advance the prospects of establishing a linkage of global trade participation to labour standards without any harm befalling developing countries.

Eating NAFTA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyshia Gálvez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food System ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The North ◽  
The World

In the two decades since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, Mexico has seen an epidemic of diet-related illness. While globalization has been associated with an increase in chronic disease around the world, in Mexico, the speed and scope of the rise has been called a public health emergency. The shift in Mexican foodways is happening at a moment when the country’s ancestral cuisine is now more popular and appreciated around the world than ever. What does it mean for their health and well-being when many Mexicans eat fewer tortillas and more instant noodles, while global elites demand tacos made with handmade corn tortillas? This book examines the transformation of the Mexican food system since NAFTA and how it has made it harder for people to eat as they once did. The book contextualizes NAFTA within Mexico’s approach to economic development since the Revolution, noticing the role envisioned for rural and low-income people in the path to modernization. Examination of anti-poverty and public health policies in Mexico reveal how it has become easier for people to consume processed foods and beverages, even when to do so can be harmful to health. The book critiques Mexico’s strategy for addressing the public health crisis generated by rising rates of chronic disease for blaming the dietary habits of those whose lives have been upended by the economic and political shifts of NAFTA.

Social Justice and Critical/Performative Communicative Pedagogy

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Classroom Interactions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Constitutive Relationship ◽  
Just World ◽  
The World ◽  
Analytical Point ◽  
Embodied Pedagogy

Through narratives and critical interrogations of classroom interactions, I sketch an argument for a co-constitutive relationship between qualitative research and pedagogy that imagines a more reflexive and socially just world. Through story, one comes to see an interplay between one's own experiences, one's own desires and one's community — I seek to focus that potential into an embodied pedagogy that highlights power and, as a result, holds all of us accountable for our own situated-ness in systems of power in ways that grant us potential places from which to enact change. Key in this discussion is a careful analytical point of view for seeing the world and a set of practices that work to imagine new ways of talking back.

On Girard

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Mark Juergensmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Driving Force ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Religious Violence ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Mimetic Desire ◽  
The World ◽  
Violent Acts

Much of what Freud and Girard have said about the function of symbolic violence in religion has been persuasive. Even if one questions, as I do, Girard’s idea that mimetic desire is the sole driving force behind symbols of religious violence, one can still agree that mimesis is a significant factor. One can also agree with the theme that Girard borrows from Freud, that the ritualized acting out of violent acts plays a role in displacing feelings of aggression, thereby allowing the world to be a more peaceful place in which to live. But the critical issue remains as to whether sacrifice should be regarded as the context for viewing all other forms of religious violence, as Girard and Freud have contended.

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