Governing Literate Populations

Author : Stephen Kelly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315448466

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Securing the hearts and minds of ‘dangerous’ populations is a major concern for governments across the world. Governing Literate Populations shows how ‘governmentalities’ have deployed education and literacy in different ways in order to protect their national, social, economic and geopolitical security interests. Presenting a Foucauldian Genealogy of literacy and education, Kelly argues that government apparatuses strategically contain the rise of complex social forces to protect homogenous cultural values. Kelly’s work traces the development of the relationship between liberal governmentalities and the securitization of ‘martial’ literate citizenries from its beginnings in the Enlightenment, starting with Hobbes’ Leviathan in 1651, through to the emergence of human security in 1994. He then examines the situation in Australia from 1995-2007, investigating political statements by the Howard Government and the insurgent Rudd opposition against the backdrop of the ‘age of terror’. The conclusion takes another historical cut by considering how the political uses of literacy can be located in the texts of Plato, before examining how the conceptualization of literate subject as citizen of the state has come to be realized in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Governing Literate Populations draws on data obtained from historical texts, including political and economic treatises, publications by NGOS, media sites, government policies and archived political speeches. As such, it will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students examining education policy and the political uses of education, as well as literacy education and the history of education. Those with an interest in politics, sociology and history will also find this work a highly informative resource.

Author : Who Regional Office for Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9289000155

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Health Literacy by Who Regional Office for Europe Pdf

As societies grow more complex and people are increasingly bombarded with health information and misinformation, health literacy becomes essential. People with strong health literacy skills enjoy better health and well-being, while those with weaker skills tend to engage in riskier behavior and have poorer health. With evidence from the recent European Health Literacy Survey, this report identifies practical and effective ways public health and other sector authorities and advocates can strengthen health literacy in a variety of settings, including educational settings, workplaces, marketplaces, health systems, new and traditional media and political arenas. The report can be used as a tool for spreading awareness, stimulating debate and research and, above all, for informing policy development and action.

Author : Kurebwa, Jeffrey,Dodo, Obadiah
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781522593904

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Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa by Kurebwa, Jeffrey,Dodo, Obadiah Pdf

Active political engagement requires the youth of today to begin their journeys now to be leaders of tomorrow. Young individuals are instrumental in providing valuable insight into issues locally as well as on a national and international level. Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa examines the role of young peoples’ involvement in governance processes in Africa and demonstrates how they are engaging in active citizenship. There is an intrinsic value in upholding their right to participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and their communities, and the content within this publication supports this by focusing on topics such as good citizenship, youth empowerment, democratic awareness, political climate, and socio-economic development. It is designed for researchers, academics, policymakers, government officials, and professionals whose interests center on the engagement of youth in active citizenship roles.

Author : David Kember,Michael Corbett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811305115

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Structuring the Thesis by David Kember,Michael Corbett Pdf

The book is a collective investigation of the structuring of theses in education, the social sciences and other disciplines that commonly do not follow the standard procedures of the scientific method. To help research students design a structure for their own thesis and liberate their investigations from the constraints associated with the use of the conventional structure, it explains how the structures adopted were designed to suit the topic, methodology and paradigm. It also provides a wide range of examples to draw upon, which suit a broad spectrum of theory, methodological approaches, research methods and paradigms. Additionally, by analyzing the methodologies and paradigms, and reviewing the methodological and paradigmatic spectrum, it offers a significant contribution to the way research is conceptualized. The book addresses a number of key questions faced by students, supervisors and examiners: •Why do examiners often find it difficult to read work in non-scientific disciplines when theses are structured in accordance with the conventional scientific method? •Why do students in non-scientific disciplines struggle to write up the outcomes of their research in the conventional structure? •What alternative thesis structures can be devised to better suit the wide range of methods? •Which theories and paradigms are commonly followed in education and the social sciences and how do these perspectives influence the research process? •What methods, theories and paradigms are commonly adopted by education and social science students and what problems do these pose when students write their theses?

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309447560

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Science Literacy by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science Pdf

Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as well as use information to achieve desired ends. Access to scienceâ€"whether using knowledge or creating itâ€"necessitates some level of familiarity with the enterprise and practice of science: we refer to this as science literacy. Science literacy is desirable not only for individuals, but also for the health and well- being of communities and society. More than just basic knowledge of science facts, contemporary definitions of science literacy have expanded to include understandings of scientific processes and practices, familiarity with how science and scientists work, a capacity to weigh and evaluate the products of science, and an ability to engage in civic decisions about the value of science. Although science literacy has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of individuals, individuals are nested within communities that are nested within societiesâ€"and, as a result, individual science literacy is limited or enhanced by the circumstances of that nesting. Science Literacy studies the role of science literacy in public support of science. This report synthesizes the available research literature on science literacy, makes recommendations on the need to improve the understanding of science and scientific research in the United States, and considers the relationship between scientific literacy and support for and use of science and research.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Health Literacy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133319

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Health Literacy by Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Committee on Health Literacy Pdf

To maintain their own health and the health of their families and communities, consumers rely heavily on the health information that is available to them. This information is at the core of the partnerships that patients and their families forge with today's complex modern health systems. This information may be provided in a variety of forms â€" ranging from a discussion between a patient and a health care provider to a health promotion advertisement, a consent form, or one of many other forms of health communication common in our society. Yet millions of Americans cannot understand or act upon this information. To address this problem, the field of health literacy brings together research and practice from diverse fields including education, health services, and social and cultural sciences, and the many organizations whose actions can improve or impede health literacy. Health Literacy: Prescription to End Confusion examines the body of knowledge that applies to the field of health literacy, and recommends actions to promote a health literate society. By examining the extent of limited health literacy and the ways to improve it, we can improve the health of individuals and populations.

Author : Amihai Glazer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540002200

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Conflict and Governance by Amihai Glazer Pdf

Conflict appears in many forms, from a dictator terrorizing his country to organized crime demanding protection money. Questions and issues addressed in this text include: the conditions which make conflict severe; whether voluntary agreements can avoid future conflict; how the outcome of one war will affect the incentives of countries to wage war in the future; and how dictators hold power. The book provides an overview of existing literature, applies the theory of conflict to new situations, and gives foundations for future work. It should interest both researchers and students studying political economy, public choice, international relations, and comparative politics.

Author : Suzan Ilcan,Anita Lacey
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773586536

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Governing the Poor by Suzan Ilcan,Anita Lacey Pdf

Every day, we are barraged by statistics, images, and emotional messages that present poverty as a problem to be quantified, managed, and solved. Global generations present the poor as a heterogeneous group and stress globalized solutions to the problem of poverty. Governing the Poor exposes the ways in which such generalized descriptions and quantifications marginalize the poor and their experiences.

Author : Nguyen Quang Tan
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest policy
ISBN : 9782831711249

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Statutory and Customary Forest Rights and Their Governance Implications by Nguyen Quang Tan Pdf

Author : William A. Barnett,Bruno S. Sergi
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781801175968

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Environmental, Social, and Governance Perspectives on Economic Development in Asia by William A. Barnett,Bruno S. Sergi Pdf

This new volume of the International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics explores the latest economic and financial developments in Asia.

Author : Weili Zhao,Thomas S. Popkewitz,Tero Autio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000541274

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Epistemic Colonialism and the Transfer of Curriculum Knowledge across Borders by Weili Zhao,Thomas S. Popkewitz,Tero Autio Pdf

This volume uncovers the colonial epistemologies that have long dominated the transfer of curriculum knowledge within and across nation-states and demonstrates how a historical approach to uncovering epistemological colonialism can inform an alternative, relational mode of knowledge transfer and negotiation within curriculum studies research and praxis. World leaders in the field of curriculum studies adopt a historical lens to map the negotiation, transfer, and confrontation of varied forms of cultural knowledge in curriculum studies and schooling. In doing so, they uniquely contextualize contemporary epistemes as historically embedded and politically produced and contest the unilateral logics of reason and thought which continue to dominate modern curriculum studies. Contesting the doxa of comparative reason, the politics of knowledge and identity, the making of twenty-first century educational subjects, and multiculturalism, this volume offers a relational onto-epistemic network as an alternative means to dissect and overcome epistemological colonialism. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in curriculum studies as well as the study of international and comparative education. Those interested in post-colonial discourses and the philosophy of education will also benefit from the volume.

Author : William G. Christ,Belinha S. De Abreu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000050851

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Media Literacy in a Disruptive Media Environment by William G. Christ,Belinha S. De Abreu Pdf

This book, part of the BEA Electronic Media Research Series, brings together top scholars researching media literacy and lays out the current state of the field in areas such as propaganda, news, participatory culture, representation, education, social/environmental justice, and civic engagement. The field of media literacy continues to undergo changes and challenges as audiences are reconceptualized and reconfigured, media industries are transformed and replaced, and the production of media texts is available to anyone with a smartphone. The book provides an overview of these. It offers readers specific examples and recommendations to help others as they develop their own teaching and research agendas. Media Literacy in a Disruptive Media Environment will be of great interest to scholars and graduate students studying media literacy through the lens of broadcasting, communication studies, media and cultural studies, film, and digital media studies.

Author : Mootheril Raghavan Biju
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : India
ISBN : 8183242308

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Good governance and administrative practices by Mootheril Raghavan Biju Pdf

In Indian context.

Author : Judith Marshall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367165953

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Literacy, Power, and Democracy in Mozambique by Judith Marshall Pdf

This book explores the relations between literacy and "people's power" in the context of Mozambique's project of socialist construction. It probes the tensions between literacy as a tool for grassroots democracy versus literacy as a tool for mobilizing at the base for top-down initiatives.

Author : Baum, Scott
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466661073

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E-Governance and Social Inclusion: Concepts and Cases by Baum, Scott Pdf

The application of e-government technologies has led to increased public participation and social inclusion, while allowing for greater government transparency. These technologies provide accessibility to online content and services while offering the public an active voice in governmental issues. E-Governance and Social Inclusion: Concepts and Cases presents current and emerging research about the implementation of technology in government and its broad social implications. This handbook aims to be a comprehensive reference publication for academicians, researchers, practitioners, students, and managers with an interest in e-government content and the ability for the public to access and utilize this technology.