Essays on Embodying

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Comparison/similarities between act 82 and tenure law act Contrast/differences act 82 and tenure law act Conclusion Introduction Both act 82 and tenure law act are legislations regulating teachers’ behavior on the job as it relates to delivery of safe/ethical practices. Act 82 is the more recent law embodying an effective teacher system of 2012 to be implemented in the 2014 - 2015 school year. There are four components of the act encompassing observation/evidence accounting for 50% of features entailed in the compliance process; elective data 20%; teacher specific data 15% and building level data also ...

The term ‘professionalism’ could be described in terms of encompassing attributes that include possessing formal training or knowledge in a specialized field of endeavor; manifesting a distinct level of competency, and embodying adherence to values, as well as conformity to ethical, moral, and legal standards, as required of in the work setting. Professionalism for people classified as white collar workers means that these personnel have obtained the minimum level of formal training through pursuing formal education in their respective discipline; and at the same time, have adopted the required conduct and behavior becoming of a worker, as stipulated in the specialized knowledge ...

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Autonomy, defined as “self-directing freedom and especially moral independence” (Merriam-Webster, 2013), is a concept that encompasses human rationality. It is a notion that has strong linkages to the idea of freedom, although those definitions have different concepts based on various perspectives. Notwithstanding the variations, autonomy is a feature that characterizes the freethinking nature of humans. With freethinking comes openness to accept any possibilities that could emerge as consequences to particular actions thought autonomously.

The notion of German philosopher Immanuel Kant is among those that have stood out in the literature of autonomy. Kant premised that humans act based on specific moral tenets – away ...

Literature Review: Meta- paradigms in Nursing

Description of alignment of personal theory with worldview

Analysis of personal utilization of nurses' ways of knowing

Literature Review: Meta-paradigms in nursing Introduction This literature review embraces the metaparadigm nursing theoretical perspective and how it relates to ways of knowing in the profession. A critical review aligning personal conceptualizations with a world view interpretation will be explored. Also, an explanation of my personal ideological premise regarding the efficacy of this theoretical perspective to contemporary nursing practice will be analyzed. The theoretical premise of this literature review hinges on the assumption that meta-paradigm is an inclusive perspective of a ...

Arguably, a new thing is defined as a good thing after undergoing product form design, technological changes, as well as perceptions of value for product innovation. Value-creating potentiality of various products adds value due to increment of technological novelty. Furthermore, its value and usefulness are in most cases socially constructed. As a matter of fact, embodying technologies of novelty are always aimed at triggering emotional and cognitive response. Such objects embodying has various characteristics, which include aesthetic, functional and symbolic properties. An emotional and cognitive response on a product underlines preliminary perception of theorizing and valuing. Certainly, innovating firms influence the responses through ...

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Managing the dream is a book written by Warren Bennis, who is one of the most renowned leadership writers. The author explores all aspects of leadership from a theoretical and a practitioner point of view. The book is a perfect representation of leadership, which comprises of numerous essays that represents the author’s thinking towards what leadership entails. Bennis focuses on the core competencies of the aspect of effective leadership, at both the individual and group level in his book. Managing the dream is a tool for team leaders and managers who aspire to be effective in their leadership roles (Bennis, 2000). This paper ...