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Managing Structural Diversity: the Case of Boundary Spanning Networks - 3 views

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boundary spanning activity; knowledge management

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  • anola brace on 08 Jan 11
     
    Everyone of has experienced boundaries or conflict in our work because of different perception about work´s aim, especially cause by diversity. Here is a study that shows how boundary spanning activities were used in a multinational company to overcome the barriers that diversity cause. In this article are mentioned very interesting initiatives implemented in this company to manage diversity and to stimulate knowledge sharing.
Cecile Dupire

Common issues, different approaches: strategies for community-academic partnership deve... - 0 views

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partnership academic boundary crossing action research community participatory action research

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  • Cecile Dupire on 29 Nov 10
     
    Because of the multiple issues caused by the American health-care system, researchers have though to find a solution to help the communities in need (such as for example old persons or homeless people or families): a community-academic partnership. Two nursing schools would work for one year with a non-profit social association in order to provide health care to those in need as well as a good practice for the future nurses. But how to manage in an efficient manner for everyone a community-academic partnership? Researchers and members involved have faced many boundaries during the implementation and the existence of this partnership.
jean-marie nau

New societal challenges for the European Union - European Commission - 0 views

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  • jean-marie nau on 25 Jan 11
     
    "New societal challenges for the European Union New challenges for social sciences and the humanities : thinking across boundaries : modernising European research Our modern world cannot live on fragmented knowledge and policies, and "business as usual" in research in social sciences and the humanities won't help. The European Commission is going a step further in addressing today's and tomorrow's major societal challenges that affect our citizens, the countries we cooperate with, and of course future generations of European citizens. The European Commission is launching large research cooperative projects of several million euros in social sciences and the humanities (at least EUR 6 500 000 for 2010) to address these societal challenges. This booklet explains how major changes will be required in the way researchers manage their projects, steer their interdisciplinary research and valorise their results in society at large. "
  • jean-marie nau on 25 Jan 11
     
    from the european union...
Cecile Dupire

In the Third Space : A case study of Canadian students in a social work practicum in India - 3 views

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Bhabha Canada India internationbal social work practicum boundary crossing

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  • Cecile Dupire on 29 Nov 10
     
    This article relates the story of Canadian students who went to India for a field placement and do social work. Grounding on Bhabha's theory of "Third Space", the authors describe the different boundaries (cultural, linguistic, cognitive and emotional) that the student had to face and could or not crossed while being in India basing their research on the different feedback given by them. The Student had to continually negotiate cultural difference which leads to inner and outer tension. This article reflects perfectly what every individual lives when going and living in another country. I think that it relates perfectly to everyone of us in this Master.
  • anola brace on 16 Jan 11
     
    Dear Cecile, I am trying to read your article, but I cant open it. I am trying to find the options to register, but I cant find it. Can you send me the text by email. Thanks
  • anola brace on 30 Jan 11
     
    This is typical example that shows clearly that you are never prepared enough for culture differences and to find a way how to manage them. From the students discourse, you can see that they know that they will experience culture´s shock, that they are going to encounter culture difference. They have also knowledge about Indian culture. But it´s obviously they know just the top of iceberg. I was reading what the students were saying. It´s very interesting to see their reactions. You have a group of students from the same country, the same context that react differently totally different context. The barriers of culture differences can make us more or more open to know and to share with the others or the totally opposite. Of course you need time and the example of the students is very concrete one. The students were in the process of knowing the culture, exploring it. As everything new that we encounter, we react also differently toward the unknown.
jean-marie nau

International Society for Science and Religion - 4 views

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boundary crossing science religion

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  • jean-marie nau on 09 Dec 10
     
    Phillip Clayton, California-based philosopher and theologian: "What we are hoping for is a cross-fertilization between two of the greatest forces of the human spirit - science and religion."
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  • Cecile Dupire on 10 Jan 11
     
    Thank you Jean-Marie for sharing this website. It is very interesting to see that more and more science and religion are "buriing the hatchet" even if we are far away to have a peaceful discussion between the two. Often, I have seen religious people (and I might say extremists) rejecting sciences as a whole (for example the war between creationism and evolution). But often I have seen and heard scientists rejecting religion 'en bloc' sans essayer de comprendre quel est le rôle de la religion dans nos vies. Trying to link science and religion is in my opinion crossing the boundaries. Being educated in a non-religious family and having often meet people who rejected religion, I try nowadays, and thanks to you, to be more open minded to this and try to understand the interest that people could have in religion, as well as the role and impact it has on the world. Because even if sciences is nowaways the "norm" in answering questions such as the birth of universe or how Moise managed to "walk on water", I believe that scientists should keep their eyes and ears open to it... faith might be getting stronger than truth...!
  • Lucas Eaton on 18 Jan 11
     
    yeah thanks for this one Jean-Marie. While I don't consider myself particularly religious, I was more or less raised in a church. I was always taught by my mother especially that there should not be any conflict between science and religion. Religion is interestingly one of the most fundamentally human characteristics and is found in virtually every society, so it shouldn't always be viewed as archaic or in contrast to modern discoveries. (ok...there is one, the Piraha people in Brazil who have no creation stories, but that's a whole different subject). Although , I do think that science has its place in our education system and I do believe religion should be separate. I am very against (was it Kansas??) that decided that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in schools. Then where do you stop? What becomes scientific fact in school anymore?
  • Bereti Dóra on 19 Jan 11
     
    This presentation was my contribution to the Telecollaboration course, but the topic matches perfectly. So for those of you who were not participating in the course and haven't seen it yet: http://voicethread.com/share/972645/ Please feel free to comment on it!
  • jean-marie nau on 19 Jan 11
     
    thank you guys. May I briefly comment on what Lucas said that science has its place and that religion should be separate. I would go as far as to say that religion needs to be looked at with a scientific mind and that today there can be no more room for superstition when our vision should be world-embracing. May I suggest as a basis an evolvinc conceptual framework for social action.(you can find it here: http://jmnau.wordpress.com/) What people do in private is different from what should be taught to every child the world over!
  • Cecile Dupire on 27 Jan 11
     
    just wanted to clear my last thought, because it might be confusing... what I wanted to say is that, what I have heard is happening in the USA, sciences has become to 'complicated' to understand for some people, whereas religion (extremism) talk to them with easier words and concepts. that is why many people of the US society is now 'turning their back to science'. However, scientists don't even realize what is happening and call crazy everyone who does not believe is scientific truth. What i wanted to say is that scientists should open their eyes instead of being stubborn and neglect religion as a whole.
  • anola brace on 30 Jan 11
     
    It´s always very interesting for me to see all the discussions about religion. Actually, it´s the first time in my life that I listening so many discussions about religion´s issues. Coming from country that is very open and tolerant toward religion and grown up in environment when we celebrate all the religion ritual without problem. ( We have 4 religion in Albania + different sects). What is happening now in all the world about religion conflicts, starts to influence a little bit, but hope to not change in Albania. Anyway that´s another issue. I wanted to say that is very interesting to have these different approaches toward the religion and also to discover this aspect of fanaticism that I never thought before. That´s I think the religion and science need to be open toward each other to minimize the fanaticism or the superiority feeling (sometime that that exist in both side, as the result of believe they own the truth ) both have.
  • evgenia gouvedari on 04 Mar 11
     
    The exploration of the relation between science and religion is indeed a "crossing-boundary" case par excellence. We have moved from modernity where the two were totally incompatible, through postmodernity where there was questioning of every absolute truth in both. What comes to my mind as a possible meeting point of dialogue between the two is the transmodernity paradigm that professor Ateljeviç presented to us: crossing boundaries between fields of research that favour a realtional consciousness of biosphere politics, love ethics and transcendence of old dichotomies. Indeed I feel that crossing the boundaries of old dichotomies in general is very challenging and Jean-Marie's posting provides a good stimulus for reflection towards this direction.
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