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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Communicative Action"”.
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Communicative action in information security systems: an application of social theory in a technical domain
This thesis is about grounding an increasingly common practice in an established theory where no explicit theory currently exists. The common practice that is the subject of this study is information security. It is commonly held that information security means maintaining the confidentiality, …
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The theory of communicative action and the aesthetic moment: Habermas and the (neo)Nietzschean challenge
… orientations of Jurgen Habermas's theory of communicative action and (neo)Nietzschean conceptions of an aesthetic, affective ethos of self-formation. Despite his recognition of the pathological hubris of modern, instrumental forms of rationality, Habermas argues that a careful consideration …
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Individual and Collective Diaspora Remittances in the Philippines and Korea: An Interpretation of Narrative Identity, Communicative Action, and Recognition
… theoretical categories of narrative identity, communicative action, and recognition were applied to this study.</p> <p>Research Categories</p> <p>Research conversations from Filipino overseas migrant workers who remit and individual recipients of remittances in the Philippines provide the …
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EXAMINING THE GET YOURSELF TESTED CAMPAIGN: HOW ONLINE INFORMATION SEEKING AND SEXUAL HEALTH PERCEPTIONS INFLUENCE EFFICACY AND COMMUNICATIVE ACTION
The purpose of this study is to explore young adults' meaning construction of sexual health, sexual health campaigns, and online sexual health information through the lens of the GYT: Get Yourself Tested Campaign. A secondary purpose is to develop theory in the area of e-health. Finally, this study …
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Using Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action to analyze the Changing Nature of School Education in Hong Kong (1945-2008)
Abstract Based on Habermas’s theory of communicative action, a study of school education in Hong Kong was conducted, with a span more than sixty years from 1945 to 2008. It focused on how social reproduction was possible in school education, how school education was worked in general, and how …
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Religion, myth, and rationality : some of Habermas' views on religion
… especially in his two volumes The Theory of Communicative Action. The introduction presents the sociological and the philosophical contexts in which Habermas' views may be understood. Part I is a reading of the main sections of The Theory of Communicative Action where different aspects of the …
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Exile and Home: Narrative Identity in the Central American Community of the San Francisco Bay Area
… and forgiveness, calling for meaningful action.</p> <p>Theory and Protocol</p> <p>Using critical hermeneutic field based protocol (Herda 1999), I analyzed the data, transcriptions of conversations with Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and Guatemalan immigrants in the Bay Area, and interpreted the …
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In search of well-being in the workplace: Exploring the emancipatory potential of participatory action research
… and empowerment. Through a participatory action research (PAR) programme in a medium-sized, internationally-owned manufacturing firm located in New Zealand, employees and I sought to transform aspects of their workplace lives that they believed would enhance their well-being. The …
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Perspectives on Disability and Community Engagement in Albania: Developing Mutual Understanding Through the Sharing of Individual Narratives
… concepts of narrative identity, mimesis, and communicative action were used to guide my research. Narrative identity (Ricoeur 1992) is important in helping to understand how history, traditions, and family values have influenced personal stories. Mimesis (Ricoeur 1984) addresses the temporal …
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Starting a Dialogue with Mexican Born Students: Appropriating a New Understanding in a Public High School
… of narrative identity, imagination and communicative action to this study.</p> <p>Research Categories</p> <p>The narratives describe the stories of the participants' experiences of coming to a new country and the difficulties and successes of assimilating into a new culture while still …
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ICT as political action
… in solidarity to exercise our agency through communicative action (Habermas 1975). This is accomplished through realising the potentials of ICT as a form of communicative action within actual and virtual communities of practice, which becomes a significant feature of the originality of my …
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Resistance to change in UK universities : a Habermasian perspective
… study is developed validity claims that help communicative action theory to address some of its key criticisms, enhancing its practical value to this context. Additionally, enhanced understanding of the resistance phenomena was achieved by examining it through the lens of communicative action.
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Creating capabilities for sustainable smallholder agriculture: a systems perspective on innovation and the adoption of conservation agriculture in Kenya and Madagascar
… capabilities approach and Habermas’ theory of communicative action explored in this thesis, suggest the need for a counter institutionalisation of more communicative-rational thinking and practice. Communicative action can enable an AIS approach that actually provides sustainable technological …
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Linking the Academy and Activism: From constructed subjectivities to participatory, communicative agency.
… is extended by a critical engagement with communicative action theory to consider its relevance for thinking about service user involvement activity in university settings. The thesis explores methodological and theoretical ideas by first narrating the thematic consistency of the portfolio …
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Privacy and Brain-Computer Interfaces
… theory (specifically, Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action). There are two aims. The first is to identify whether BCIs disrupt privacy, and if so, how. The second is to contribute methodological observations and insights. In meeting the first aim, two subjects are explored: privacy and …
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Juergen Habermas and Marx: Critique of an Incipient Public Sphere
… Materialism" (1975); and, <em>The Theory of Communicative Action</em> (1981). These texts are shown to contain a two decade-long argument that, (a) the relevance of Marx's theories is severely restricted to the period in which he lived; (b) the original Frankfurt School Critical Theory (of …
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A Mixed-Method Examination of Primary Care Physician Message Strategies to Correct Patient-Held Health Misinformation: An Application of Goals-Plans-Action Theory
… & Thompson, 2021). Guided by goals-plans-action theory (Dillard, 1990), which explains the communicative process of creating and implementing influence messages, the purpose of this dissertation was to: (a) uncover primary care physician goals, plans, and action when correcting …
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The Political Communications of Iranian Green Resistance Movement of 2009: A Critical Discourse Analysis
… of Structuration of Giddens and the Theory of Communicative Action of Habermas. The data is drawn from YouTube videos and analyzed through Critical Discourse Analysis. This research identifies the key stakeholders of the movement and investigates weather their aspirations regarding the uprising …
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