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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"nature of the self"”.
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A Modern Advaita-Vedāntin: Locating Swami Chinmayananda and His Understanding of Consciousness in the Context of Scripture and the Contemporary World
Questions of the nature of the Self and the purpose of life have been of interest to mankind for millennia, culminating in the study of Consciousness in various civilizations. Amidst the milieu of ancient and contemporary theories of Consciousness is the ancient Indian philosophy of …
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Will you be my mentor? Self-selecting a mentor during student teaching.
<p>The purpose of this research study was to investigate student teachers who self-selected mentors during student teachings and the ways they perceived support and professional advice compared to student teachers who did not self-select mentors. The study looked at the nature of the mentoring …
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The Irish Home Front 1914-18 with Particular Reference to the treatment of Belgian Refugees, Prisioners-of-War, Enemy Aliens and War Casualties
This study examines three distinct aspects of Irish life during the First World War. These are the accommodation of Belgian Refugees, the internment o f ‘enemy aliens’ - mainly Germans and Austrians - and the return of wounded from action in Europe. In each case there were state-led responses to …
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Freedom Through the Cultivation of Humanness: Philosophy, Psychology and the Authentic Self
<p>Authenticity as put forth by the existentialists is essential for a complete view of human nature within psychology. Authenticity arises out of an honest and active relationship to one’s freedom and inauthenticity arises out of a dishonest and passive relationship to one’s freedom. Behaviorists …
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Perpetual peace treaty as war: a study in permanent liminality
The importance of suspended transitions and institutionalised “permanent liminality” in shaping society and the sense of self-image in post-conflict settlements explain my interest in the “liminal authorities” that this PhD addresses. The present PhD, titled “Perpetual Peace Treaty as War: A Study …
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A cybernetic development of epistemology and observation applied to objects in space and time (as seen in architecture)
This Thesis proposes a new epistemological ontology which has two peculiar characteristics: Objects in its Universe are formulated as being self-observers (i. e. reflexive); and the nature of observation of Objects by others is shown to contain the logic for computing relationships between Objects …
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An Experimental Hope: The Case for Emergent Pedagogy
This dissertation will make the case that education at the post-secondary level must be reimagined. Rather than being organized around abstract bodies of information, it must be centered on moments of transformation out of which teaching, learning, knowing and -- in fact -- democratic individuals …
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The Leadership Process and Its Effects on Self-Managed Work Groups in American Manufacturing Companies
Over the past 75 years, leadership has become a widely studied phenomenon, with many theories and models offered to assist the layman to become an effective leader. Most of these theories have been based on management models, that is, models that adapt management behaviors and goals into what the …
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The Life Stories of Teachers in Post Compulsory Education: A Narrative Exploration of Teacher Identity
This thesis centres on a narrative inquiry of the life stories of teachers in Post Compulsory Education with the aim of exploring how the ‘self’ is constructed within discursive environments. The study adopts a dialogical approach to narrative identity formation as an ongoing process of becoming …
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An investigation into control strategies for activated sludge wastewater treatment plants.
The activated sludge process is widely used throughout the world for the treatment of wastewater from domestic and industrial users. This process is not normally efficiently controlled and hence increasingly important financial incentives and environmental considerations exist for improving the …
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Yoga practice in 21st century Britain: The lived experience of yoga practitioners
This thesis investigates the nature of ‘the self’ modern yoga practitioners cultivate. This ontological question is further divided into three sub-questions to find the answer stepby- step. They are: (1) How yoga practice influences practitioners' health and wellbeing; (2) How yoga practice …
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Integrating cognitive, motivational, and emotional self-regulation in early stage entrepreneurs
Self-regulation refers to the regulation of the self by the self, and requires a change to bring thinking and behaviour into accord with some consciously desired goal (Forgas, Baumeister & Tice, 2009). The primary objective of this research was to advance theorising and research in this field. The …
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STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS AND RHEOLOGY OF SURFACTANT MICELLES AND MICELLE-NANOPARTICLE SOLUTIONS: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY
… micelles are widely used in a number of industrial, commercial and household products and processes. Understanding flow-microstructure coupling in micellar systems can benefit applications ranging from targeted drug delivery and detergency to enhanced oil recovery and hydrofracking. …
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Consumers' Personal Data Protection in Saudi Arabia A Comparative Analytical Study
Consumer protection, in general, depends on the nature of transactions in which consumers engage. These transactions have changed radically due to the change in trade methods. In addition, many communities have shifted from being industrial societies to information societies. These shifts have made …