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Showing 1 to 20 of 578 for “"know how"”.
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Skill and Virtue after 'Know-How'
… a kind of skill in light of the discussions of ‘knowledge-how’ that begin with Gilbert Ryle. Chapter 1 offers an account of Ryle’s interest in the notion of knowledge-how as partially underpinned by the hope that ethical virtue might be well-understood as a kind of skill. The chapter concludes, …
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Know-how as the cognitive basis of skill
… seeks to develop and defend conceptions of know-how that shed light on the state's theoretical role as the cognitive basis of skilled action. In Chapter 1, 1 propose an account of knowhow based on the idea of information being accessible for a purpose. I argue that an account of this form …
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Just Don't Know How She Does It: a Feminist's Showroom of Subversive Machinations
… body of work is displayed in the mode of a showroom, as one might encounter in a home exposition or convention. Some of the stereotypes I have found most pervasive in my lived experiences, and those of the women I know, include sentiments such as: all women should be docile and submissive; a …
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Know-about, know-that, know-how: A model for moving between theory and design practice
… does theory inform design methods and toolkits? How can this relationship be modeled? Can a model of the relationship between theory and design methods and toolkits be used to help translate specific theoretical constructs into established design methods and toolkits? If so, then could this model …
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I Made You this Playlist because I Don't Know How to Say "I Love You"
<p>The following thesis is a creative work that explores the intersection of pop culture criticism and personal identity. This is a work of creative nonfiction, comprised of formally experimental essays, accompanied by a critical introduction which interrogates what it means, in this context, for a …
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"""Learning How to Know How to Do"": Enabling Newcomers to Succeed in Complex Micro-Cultures"
… help system enabled novice users to transfer knowledge to novel situations and to create innovative solutions to problems better than users who used traditional ""step-by-step"" methods of instruction."
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"""You just gotta know how to wear it"": A study of high school students' style practices"
… nature of literacy. Further, it examines how style practices figure in to the identity negotiations of youth. The project features the reported style practices of three students in a high school in a small urban community, examining the ways that the communicative and aesthetic natures of …
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Interferences between non-proliferation and science: ‘exporting’ dual-use know-how and technology in conformity with security imperatives
… applicability. Chapter 3 illuminates the role of knowledge from a proliferation point of view. What are the obligations stemming from legally binding treaties for industry and academia? The chapter also offers a comparative analysis of the multilateral export control regimes including main …
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From college to career: Do you know how to behave? Impact of instructional practices on soft-skill competencies
… are essential for successful careers. However, recent graduates lack in soft skill development. The reason may be because there is no set list of soft skills. Soft skills are subjective and poorly defined in Health Administration and competency models are not defined in terms of …
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They did not know how to journey with me: Exploring Rugby Union injury experiences among wāhine in Aotearoa, New Zealand
… and emotional responses. Findings (n=50) showed that while most players returned to play within expected timeframes, many did so lacking confidence and with ongoing reinjury anxiety. Māori and Pasifika athletes reported a higher injury burden, suggesting cultural disparities in injury …
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You don't know how it feels to be me: an exploration of those who belong to online groups and communities dedicated to student loan debt information dissemination and reform
… and policymakers more fully understand how this debt affects various financial, social,and political behaviors and beliefs. This sample (n = 293) was collected from individuals who are involved with various online communities that act as a social support system and political activity …
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Practical knowledge and abilities
… is an exploration of the relations between know-how, abilities, and ordinary knowledge of facts. It is shown that there is a distinctively practical sort of know-how and a corresponding interpretation of 'S knows how to [phi]', and that this special sort of know-how, while possessing …
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Decision Tree Analysis
… revealed that most corporate presidents do not know how they make decisions nor do they follow any formal decision rules or procedures. Many of the managers replied to the questionnaire with such comments as: "I don't think businessmen know how to make decisions. I know I don't.", "There are no …
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Knowing How, Knowing Who, Knowing What to Do
… matter: 1. What I am able to do bears on what I know how to do. 2. What I am able to do bears on what my options are. 3. Whether I am able to justify an action to another bears on whether that action is permissible. ϕ ϕ Chapter 1 concerns the relationship between abilities and know-how. Know-how …
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Supporting ELLs Literacy Outcomes by Using Tools
… because they may not have the proper training or knowledge to support this population of students. This is a problem because most ELLs academic achievement scores in reading are lower than their non-ELL peers. ELLs face three overarching challenges including, linguistic, sociocultural and …
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Epistemological implications of representational pluralism
… that, although epistemology is the theory of knowledge, epistemologists generally operate as though their field is simply the theory of propositional knowledge. Epistemologists generally assume that knowledge is a certain type of belief relation to a true proposition. However, cognitive …
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Effective Project Management Office Processes and Technology Transfer: Implementation of an Avaya Voice Over Internet Protocol Telephony System in Mexico
… (IT) projects and to transfer technology know how knowledge to its subsidiary in Mexico. To answer this question, an assessment of Cisco and Avaya VoIP telephony systems was completed. The assessment revealed Avaya offered more enhanced features and applications. The Avaya Communications …
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On what language is
… linguistic signs. To have a language just is to know how to communicate with it. I argue that this view -- communicationism --
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Adult education as professional practice
… aspect). That is, such practitioners employ 'know how' to bring such integration about, and they may ideally exemplify a kind of wisdom in 'knowing why' they act as they do. We will call this the 'integrationist' model of adult education practice. This integrationist thesis, drawing mainly …
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