A CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THE INDIGENOUS CHURCH LEADERSHIP THAT BEHAVES LIKE MODERN-DAY PHAROAHS: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH AS A CASE STUDY AS WE SEARCH FOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP THAT IS LIBERATING AND TRANSFORMATIVE

In the making of a new home, immigrants have always wanted to settle with people that share similar religious beliefs, given that religion is the only common point that offers universality contrary to culture and other social factors that are subject to change in respect with the surrounding. Given the increase in the global population statistics of the Lutheran church, this article presented a case study of the lives and activities of immigrants of Lutheran origin in Kenya. Based on the existing literature, factors like the religiosity, culture and language of the host community will be analyzed. Moreover, the major finding of this study identifies that the separation between immigrants and locals is based on the fact that there is lack of a common language between the two parties. Emphasis was put on language as the biggest unifying factor. A realization of the factors that hinder integration of immigrants into the host society as explained in this article will aid in the formulation of new policies by the Lutheran church of Kenya and as well go a long way in resolving the existing barriers to immigrant integration

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Servant leadership behavior

Monas: Jurnal Inovasi Aparatur ◽

10.54849/monas.v3i1.68 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 269-281

Author(s):

Nur Basuki

Keyword(s):

Servant Leadership ◽

Leadership Training ◽

Social Practice ◽

Leadership Behavior ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Symbolic Capital ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

Leadership Practice ◽

2Nd Generation

This research is based on the reality of the high leadership achievements of the participants of the Supervisory Leadership Training (PKP) of the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of DKI Jakarta Province in 2020 and the length of change in one's leadership. This study aims to describe the servant leadership behavior of the alumni of Supervisory Leadership Training. This research departs from the perspective that leadership behavior is formed through social processes. The theory used as an analytical tool and to explain the leadership behavior of PKP alumni is the theory of social practice from Pierre Bourdieu. According to this theory, leadership behavior depends on the habitus, capital and arena of leaders. This qualitative research categorized as a case study was conducted on 19 purposively selected PKP alumni informants of the 2nd generation. Data were collected by written interview and analyzed by ideal type approach. Field findings show that the leadership behavior of alumni varies depending on the habitus formed, the capital they have and the arena that surrounds them. In conclusion, the informants have behaviors that are in accordance with the characteristics of servant leadership. Informants have a new leadership habitus and a confirmed habitus of the existing leadership practice. The informants also have a variety of capital in the form of social, cultural, economic and symbolic capital. Finally, there are two kinds of arenas owned by the informants, namely the arena of the Official Responsible for Technical Activities (PPTK) and the arena of the Budget User Authority (KPA). As a recommendation, this research is continued with a phenomenological approach to dig deeper into leadership serving the informants.

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Peer Feedback for Enhancing Students’ Project Development in Online Learning

Cases on Online Learning Communities and Beyond ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1936-4.ch018 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 345-360

Author(s):

Swapna Kumar ◽

Johanna Kenney ◽

Vasa Buraphadeja

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Critical Reflection ◽

Online Courses ◽

Peer Feedback ◽

Project Development ◽

Van Der Pol ◽

Educational Environments ◽

Online Educators ◽

Support Students

The use of peer feedback is a strategy for online educators to facilitate collaboration among students and increase critical reflection. Through the well-designed use of peer feedback, students can, with help from other students, master concepts and ideas that they cannot understand on their own (Lu & Bol, 2007; Vygotsky, 1978). The process of giving and receiving peer feedback closely resembles professional practice (van den Berg, Admiraal, & Pilot, 2006; van der Pol, van den Berg, Admiraal, & Simons, 2008) and helps students develop life-long skills. This case study describes the use of peer feedback in an online graduate practicum course to support students and increase their exposure to different educational environments. It includes suggestions for effectively using peer feedback in online courses.

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Leading Through a Crisis

Advances in Library and Information Science - Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Mary Piorun ◽

Regina Fisher Raboin ◽

Jessica Kilham ◽

Martha Meacham ◽

Vivian Okyere

Keyword(s):

Servant Leadership ◽

Work Environment ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Leadership Team ◽

Remote Work ◽

Academic Health ◽

Conscious Decision

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Soutter Library was faced with moving off campus and into a remote work environment. As the crisis unfolded, it was critical for staff to experience a unified leadership team that was dedicated to their well-being, empathetic to the unprecedented situation, and committed to providing exceptional service. At that time, library leaders made a conscious decision to apply the principles of servant leadership as the framework for how, as a team, the library would see its way through the pandemic. What follows is a case study in the application of servant leadership in an academic health sciences library during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Global Brands, Youth, and Cosmopolitan Consumption: Instagram Performances of Branded Moral Cosmopolitanism

Youth and Globalization ◽

10.1163/25895745-00101006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 107-137

Author(s):

Sonia Bookman ◽

Tiffany Hall

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Critical Reflection ◽

Case Study Approach ◽

Online Activity ◽

Global Brands ◽

Study Approach ◽

Moral Dimensions ◽

Corporate Social ◽

Ways Of Being

In this paper, we consider how global brands, through their growing involvement with corporate social responsibility, facilitate expressions of everyday, moral cosmopolitanism among youth. Focusing on the brands toms and H&M, we use a case study approach to examine how the brands establish contexts of consumption that support cosmopolitan performances – ways of being, feeling, or acting cosmopolitan with the brand. We also use Instagram research to explore how young people activate such cosmopolitan affordances through online activity. Focusing on the moral dimensions of cosmopolitan consumption, we contribute to existing work on aesthetic cosmopolitanism among youth by charting the different ways in which young people also express moral cosmopolitan ideals through their engagement with global brands. The paper provides a critical reflection on branded moral cosmopolitanism, outlining its contradictions, while drawing attention to the complexity of young people’s moral consumer cosmopolitanisms, as they emerge through entanglements of global brands, csr, consumption, and young people’s existing and aspirational orientations, interests, and lifestyles.

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Experiential learning and critical reflection as a tool for transfer of business knowledge: an empirical case study of a start-up simulation intervention for nascent entrepreneurs

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v10i3.694 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 330-347 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ingrid Le Roux ◽

Barnard Steyn

Keyword(s):

Experiential Learning ◽

Critical Reflection ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽

Experiential Learning Theory ◽

Start Up ◽

Marketing Operations ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This paper investigates the impact of venture start-up simulation on participants’ learning; it is concerned specifically with the relationship between experiential learning theory and critical reflection within venture start-up simulation. This was carried out in empirical investigation of a simulation training game used to train entrepreneurs in a formal setting. The findings show significant improvement in their knowledge of finance, marketing operations and information use. Participants reported increased skills and intended behavioural changes in their own ventures. Finally, there was empirical support for the fact that critical reflection during experiential learning can greatly improve the standard of learning and has an immediate effect on participants’ behaviour.

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