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Gender differences in theory-based predictors of physical activity in university students with disabilities
2021
Abstract University students with disabilities engage in physical activity to a lesser extent than their able-bodied peers, with women reporting less physical activity than men. The present study aimed to examine gender differences in theory-based predictors of physical activity in this population. Spanish university students with different disabilities (n = 1076) completed measures of the Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs and the reduced Spanish version of the Barriers to Physical Activity Questionnaire for People with Mobility Impairments. Self-efficacy and controllability were significantly lower in women and gender differences on the barriers predicting controllability were obtaine…
Justicia, Internet y la construcción de lo común. Una aproximación desde la economía política de la comunicación.
2011
RESUMEN En este trabajo trato de clarificar los procesos que están implicados en la comercialización de Internet y las alternativas. Lo divido en dos secciones. En la primera me ocupo del análisis crítico de Vincent Mosco sobre economía política de la comunicación y lo conecto con las principales teorías de la justicia neocontractualistas. De esta forma, obtendré una comprensión crítica del contexto y su complejidad. En la segunda sección me concentro en el estudio de Internet para mostrar su creciente mercantilización y control por las corporaciones. Para terminar, presento algunas alternativas teóricas y prácticas para un uso emancipatorio de la red. ABSTRACT This paper is written to cla…
Teoretyczne inspiracje dla praktyki pracy socjalnej. Odniesienia do teorii uczestnictwa Karola Wojtyły
2020
Przedmiotem analizy podjętej w niniejszym artykule jest teoria uczestnictwa opracowana na gruncie dociekań filozoficznych. Jest to w szczególności teoria Karola Wojtyły. Autor ten, wpisując się w personalistyczną perspektywę oglądu rzeczywistości, integruje osobę i czyn jako fundament przedmiotowej teorii. Inspiracje dla praktyki pracy socjalnej wyłaniające się z toku analizy stanowią (w zamierzeniu tego artykułu) impuls do dalszej, samodzielnej refleksji o czynnikach warunkujących procesy uczestnictwa społecznego i współdziałania w przetwarzaniu rzeczywistości życia codziennego osób, rodzin, grup społecznych, społeczności lokalnych i całych społeczeństw. Zastosowane tu narzędzie ontologicz…
Perspectives on language use and pragmatics. A volume in memory of Sorin Stati.
2010
This volume is written in memory of Sorin Stati. The authors of this volume mainly deal with perspectives on language use and pragmatics. Each of them has his/her own approach, so the volume should not be taken as representing a single school of thought. Of course, the ideas expressed in all of the articles are reminiscent of Wittgenstein's position which privileged meaning as use. We use language to do many things, to give and to obtain, to persuade and to order, to interact and create human bonds.Words and sentences acquire meaning in context, thus a decontextualized approach must be delegitimized. What the authors in this collection do is to place emphasis on the power of context and cot…
A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates
2016
English: Functional theory of political campaign discourse has been applied widely to analysis political campaign discourse, especially political debates. However, there have been claims that the theory is not a suitable tool for analysing political debates outside the United States. In this paper the functional theory of political campaign discourse is applied to the analysis of Finnish 2012 presidential debates. In addition to forming a clearer picture of Finnish political campaign discourse, the aim is to compare the results to those reached in the United States and to reach a better understanding of possible differences between the two political cultures. Finally, the paper poses a ques…
El principio de proporcionalidad como criterio hermenéutico en la justicia constitucional
2011
RESUMEN. La presente contribución realiza un análisis crítico sobre la aplicación judicial del principio de proporcionalidad para la concretización del contenido material de los derechos fundamentales, en contraposición a las posturas divergentes, que señalan que este instrumento ha traído inseguridad al plano de la interpretación constitucional, dada la visión de los derechos fundamentales como principios y de establecer una jerarquía axiológica movediza, además de inestabilidad e imprevisibilidad a la solución del mismo conflicto en casos futuros. La visión que ofrecemos sitúa al principio de proporcionalidad como un instrumento de la hermenéutica constitucional, capaz de brindar una fund…
Entre Communitas e immunitas: la profanación de la Comunidad Jurídica
2011
RESUMEN Partiendo del nexo entre comunidad y violencia, se analizan las categorías communitas e immunitas del filósofo italiano Roberto Esposito para plantear la posibilidad de una comunidad impolítica experimentada a través de la profanación. ABSTRACT Based on the link between community and violence, analyzes the immunitas and communitas categories of the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito to explain the possibility of an impolitic community experienced by the profanation
Stakeholder management: A theoretical analysis of the PMBOK® Guide
2015
Professional certification is an important part of many specialized occupations. For project managers, one certifying body is the Project Management Institute (PMI). To achieve their certification(s), project managers must demonstrate proficiency in a wide variety of associated skills and agree to abide by the PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. In this paper, we briefly review the underlying ethical theoretical foundation of stakeholder theory and the PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. We assessed the PMBOK® Guide to determine where the approach is one of management of stakeholders versus one of management for stakeholders. The areas where there may be inconsistencie…
Factors Affecting the Consumers’ Purchase Intention and Willingness-to-Pay More for Electric-Vehicle Technology
2021
This study conducted an in-depth analysis of the factors affecting consumers’ intention to purchase and willingness to pay more for an electric vehicle (EV) in the developing-country context, extending the theory of planned behavior with two new variables: environmental concern and willingness to pay (WTP) a premium. Survey data were collected from 358 responses and were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Multi-group analysis was conducted, and the moderating role of gender was examined. The findings showed the significant effects of the theory-of-planned-behavior variables and environmental concern on EV technology purchase intention. The present study provi…
Professional mathematics teacher identity: analysis of reflective narratives from discourses and activities
2012
Published verson of an article in the journal: Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10857-012-9216-1 This article focuses on the methodological use of reflective narratives from discourses and activities of an experienced primary teacher as evidence of her professional identity. The teacher’s reflective narratives emerge from her participation in a 3-year developmental and research project, Learning Communities in Mathematics, conducted at the University of Agder (UiA) in Norway. As background for our study, we firstly present the teacher in action with her sixth-grade pupils in a mathematics lesson, and then analyse sele…