because they differ must be studied in their specific context. One such example is of the rural Albanian society. This paper will be looking at how their unique understanding of sex‚ sexuality and gender allows them to live as men and whether this is emancipatory for these women. Initially‚ the paper will define and look at the relationship between sex‚ sexuality and gender in rural Albanian society. Their understandings would then be contrasted with the Travesti of Brazil. Then‚ based on these definitions
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Transformative Learning Theory— An Overview This section of the monograph provides a brief overview of transformative learning theory from the perspective of Jack Mezirow. Also discussed are the conditions that need to be present‚ from his perspective‚ to foster transformative learning. Its intent is to provide a synthesis of its major premises‚ not an exhaustive discussion‚ that includes enough information from which to understand the implications and insights gained from discussing the various
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Advanced Practice Nurses play an important role in leading health care change. This role is instrumental to the improvement of both patient safety and quality of outcomes. The American Association of the Colleges of Nursing [AACN‚ 2006]‚ developed core competencies for all advanced practice nurses called the DNP Essentials (AACN‚ DNP Essentials‚ 2006). The DNP Essential Two (AACN‚ DNP Essential II‚ 2006) clearly states‚ “advanced practice includes an organizational and systems leadership component
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WEEK 11 – This week we were asked to analyse the following papers and a TED Talk presentation reflecting on how the accelerating pace of life and the distractions/noise in form of new means of communication are affecting our concentration and vanishing our “sanctuary” where we can dedicate time for thoughtful reflections. * “No time to think: Reflections on information technology and contemplative scholarship”‚ David M. Levy. (2007) * “Speed and the Unsettling of Knowledge in the Digital
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nursing‚ especially about my own practice within the nursing discipline. Reflecting on the practice based description in the professional journal which I maintained over my career‚ I have discovered a number of emergent themes relevant to ways of knowing and the empirical‚ interpretive and critical paradigms. In order to comprehensively explain and analyze my ideas‚ I have used headings entitled Describing‚ Informing‚ Challenging and Reconstructing. DESCRIBING I have used the tenants of Benner (1984
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described in every nursing theory? -Metaparadigm: the collective body of knowledge - Concepts: person‚ environment‚ health care‚ nursing care 2. How do nurses know their world? What are Carper’s ways of knowing? -Aesthetics: art of knowing -Empirics: science of knowing -Emancipatory: addresses social and political context of nursing 3. What are the two pieces of legislation that affect the nursing profession? 4. What is the role of the CNO? RNAO? CNA? ONA? CNO- protects the public
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In J Mezirow (ed.)‚ Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative Kitchener‚ K. S. & King‚ P. M. (1990) ’The Reflective Judgment Model: Transforming Asumptions About Knowing ’ Mezirow‚ J. (ed.) (1990) Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning Palmer‚ A.‚ Burns‚ S. & Bulman‚ C. (eds) (1994) Reflective Practice in Nursing: The Growth of the Reflective Practitioner Paul‚ R. (1993) Critical Thinking : What Every Person Needs
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Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice Volume 7‚ Issue 1 2010 Article 4 Addressing student cynicism through transformative learning Fernanda Duarte∗ ∗ University of Western Sydney‚ f.duarte@uws.edu.au Copyright c 2010 by the authors. The Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice is published by the University of Wollongong. URL - http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp Addressing student cynicism through transformative learning∗ Fernanda Duarte Abstract This paper reflects
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Q10. Which theory of International Relations has added most to your understanding of International politics? Critical Theory has added most to the understanding of international politics as its aim is to ‘stimulate change’ (Devetak 2013‚ p.165) so as to improve human existence for the better universally. The Critical Theory project has ‘a holistic approach’ (Budd 2013‚ p.2) and has three components. These are the Normative Inquiry‚ the Historical Sociological Inquiry and the Praxeological Inquiry
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examined in non-literary forms Modernist literature attempted to move from the bonds of Realist literature and to introduce concepts such as disjointed timelines. In the wake of Modernism‚ and post-enlightenment‚ metanarratives tended to be emancipatory‚ whereas beforehand this was not a consistent characteristic. Contemporary metanarratives were becoming less relevant in light of the events of World War I‚ the rise of trade unionism‚ a general social discontent‚ and the emergence of psychoanalysis
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