When group members go against the grain : an ironic interactive effect of group identification and normative content on healthy eating

Acknowledgements The research leading to these results has been funded by a Tandem Grant from the European Health Psychology Society/CREATE, awarded to the first and second author. The funder had no involvement in the study design, collection or analysis of data, writing the report, or the decision to submit this manuscript for publication.

Severity-Sensitive Robustness Analysis in Normative Systems

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La justice coopérative comme théorie normative pour la création d'une lingua franca paneuropéenne

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Management technologies - are they worth it? A normative study of ISO 9001 and project management

This research inquires into the value of two common ‘management technologies’, namely ISO 9001 and project management. To avoid certain methodological problems, we study the value of these micro-level practices by inductively analysing macro-level data, specifically the intensity of project management and ISO 9001 certification (termed project management score and ISO 9001 score) in different countries against national measures of wealth and innovation. There is no correlation between ISO 9001 score and innovation, while high ISO 9001 scores are correlated with decreasing levels of wealth. The project management score is positively correlated with wealth and with innovation, though very high project management scores are negatively correlated with innovation. The study includes a cluster analysis which finds that, with one exception, countries tend to adopt either project management or ISO 9001 but not both. The analysis indicates that project management is more likely to be associated with high innovation and high wealth than ISO 9001.

A THEOLOGICAL NORMATIVE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF FATHERHOOD IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

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This thesis examines the theological correlation between the role of the church, the identity and role of the African American male, and the effectiveness of fatherhood. The study begins with an in-depth analysis of how absentee fathers cause a crisis in the family. The absence of fathers from the home causes children to suffer financially, socially and psychologically, and therefore causes a disruption in the community as a whole. Focus on the Family founder and leader, Dr. James Dobson, confirms that “our very survival as a people will depend upon the presence or absence of masculine leadership in millions of homes.” In person interviews of African American Christian males and interpretation of the scriptures are just two of the methods used in this study to explore the theological norm of fatherhood. Collectively, the case studies and statistical data within this study explore attempts to remedy the crisis through governmental policies and networking within the community. The final chapter examines the role of urban churches and clergy in teaching effective fatherhood practices. Within the conclusion, it is made clear that the church is responsible for establishing the theological framework and principles for understanding the intended role of being a father. Another conclusion of this study is the acknowledgement of the African American community’s role in shaping and reforming the identity and role of the African American male as a father in the home. The African American community and the church must continue working in tandem to encourage organic social networks that will promote a model for effective fatherhood practices.

La justice coopérative comme théorie normative pour la création d'une lingua franca paneuropéenne

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Sister Practices: Non-Normative Experiences of Time and Technology

This chapter summarises some of the learning from a material practice that sits in a sisterly manner next to architecture. Drawing on feminist writing and the experiences of women in professional life more generally, the chapter will examine how mainstream understanding of time and technology limit the engagement of those people in society who do not fit given norms. The chapter argues that when we examine such concepts in more detail and expand them to reflect diverse experiences those very same concepts offer new potentials and innovative openings for the progression of disciplines such as architecture.

Feasibility, normative heuristics and the proper place of historical responsibility – a reply to Ohndorf et al.

In this comment, we pick up three points raised by Ohndorf et al. (2015) in their reply to our ethical assessment of the German Advisory Council’s Budget Approach (WBGUBA). First, we discuss and clarify the relationship between ethics and political feasibility, highlighting that the way Ohndorf et el. use feasibility creates an unwarranted status quo bias. Second, we explain the proper place historical responsibility should have within the WBGUBA, stressing the fact that the reasons why we choose one policy proposal over another matter. Third, we analyze the limited extent to which a normative heuristic should motivate an ethically ambitious policy proposal like the WBGUBA.

L'apport de la théorie des systèmes dynamiques complexes à l'ontologie du droit international dans la crise- Analyse de l'action normative du Conseil de sécurité

Cette thèse est une réflexion originale sur le droit international dans la crise, car elle aborde le droit international grâce à une théorie peu connue en droit, celle des systèmes dynamiques complexes. L’étude du cas particulier de la gestion normative de la crise par le Conseil de sécurité illustre les intérêts de l’utilisation d’une théorie novatrice en droit. La théorie des systèmes dynamiques complexes offre les outils d’une réflexion sur le droit, fondée sur les interactions du droit avec le contexte particulier dans lequel il intervient, la crise, et ses acteurs. La mise en lumière de ces interactions favorise une lecture critique du droit international dans la crise et permet de renouveler l’ontologie de ce droit. Les dynamiques complexes appréhendées et définies par cette théorie sont utiles lorsqu’il s’agit d’expliquer les atouts et les limites de l’action normative du Conseil. Par ailleurs en renouvellant l’ontologie du droit, la théorie des systèmes dynamiques complexes facilite une lecture prospective de l’action normative du Conseil et insiste sur le rôle institutionnel du droit.

Recension av Andkjær, Søren, Bentsen, Peter & Ejbye-Ernst, Niels (2009) ”Friluftsliv: Natur, samfund og pædagogik” : Ambitiöst om friluftsliv i Danmark – kanske alltför ambitiöst...

Friluftsliv uppvisar ett uppsving som för många säkert är oväntat men som nog till stor del är i samklang med den skandinaviska tidsandan. Visserligen är det ett i huvudsak urbant fenomen, de senaste årens fokus på fysisk aktivitet, konditionsträning och fitness, aktiviteter som dessutom ofta äger rum inomhus i speciella kommersiellt drivna träningshallar – där är luften inte fri! – men trenden tar sig också uttryck i löpning eller joggning i urbana parkområden eller i lagom tuktad natur i anslutning till städer. Man kan tänka att steget inte skulle vara långt till verkliga naturupplevelser, och, som sagt, det finns ett uppsving. Det nymornade intresset för autentiska naturupplevelser kan säkert också bottna i en civilisationskritisk trend i det tidiga tredje millenniet, vars beståndsdelar spretar på ett sätt som gör det omöjligt att närmare skärskåda företeelsen i detta sammanhang. Istället konstaterar vi att forskningen varit kvick att fånga upp friluftsintresset, vilket inte minst märks i recensionsfloran på den här webbplatsen, som denna gång utvidgas med en recension av Friluftsliv: Natur, samfund og pædagogik av Peter Bentsen, Søren Andkjær och Niels Ejbye-Ernst (Munksgaard Danmark). Erik Backman, som disputerat i ämnet, har läst och recenserar, och han bjuder redaktörerna på många tips till förbättringar inför nästa upplaga av boken.

Il fascicolo tecnico di una macchina astucciatrice: analisi dei rischi e calcoli strutturali di verifica richiesti dalle normative

La tesi, sviluppata presso l'azienda Universal-Pack, tratta del fascicolo tecnico di una macchina astucciatrice nelle sue varie parti: breve descrizione della macchina, analisi dei rischi secondo le normative collegate alla direttiva macchine, e calcoli strutturali di verifica di alcuni componenti, che sopportano sforzi alterni e conseguentemente vanno incontro a limiti di fatica.

Johannes Bellmann / Thomas Müller (Hrsg.): Wissen, was wirkt, Kritik evidenzbasierter Pädagogik. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Johannes Bellmann / Thomas Müller (Hrsg.): Wissen, was wirkt, Kritik evidenzbasierter Pädagogik Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011 (280 S.; ISBN 978-3-531-17688; 26,99 EUR)

Interkulturelle Pädagogik. Eine Zwischenbilanz

Der Aufsatz gibt einen Überblick über die Geschichte der pädagogischen Auseinandersetzung mit den spezifischen Bildungsaufgaben von Einwanderungsgesellschaften in Europa nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Betrachtet werden die Entwicklungen in den Bildungssystemen Englands, Frankreichs und (West-)Deutschlands. Berührt werden dabei Fragen des Theorie-Praxis-Verhältnisses, des Verhältnisses von sprachlicher und kultureller Bildung und der politischen Funktion pädagogischer Positionen. Der Aufsatz kommt zu der Aussage, daß die interkulturelle Pädagogik heute in allen drei betrachteten Bildungssystemen eine schwere Krise erleidet, die sie nur überstehen kann, falls es gelingt, ihre bisherigen Erkenntnisse in grundlegende Neuentwicklungen einzubringen. (DIPF/Orig.)