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Using a Teaching Philosophy Statement as a Professional Development Tool for Teacher Candidates

Most new teachers are expected to develop a teaching philosophy statement (TPS). In the present paper, we describe some of the major functions of a TPS and how it can be beneficial to the ... greatest impact on teacher candidates’ teaching philosophy are discussed as well as implications for the findings. INTRODUCTION As part of their education and training, teacher candidates are frequently

The social and political realities of marine spatial planning: some land-based reflections

planning process that can follow universal principles and steps by presenting an alternative perspective that sees MSP as a social and political process that is highly differentiated and place-specific. This ... they respond to changing social and political viewpoints. Third, it discusses why the integration ambitions which are central to spatial planning require detailed engagement with locally specific social

Good ethics or political and cultural censoring in science?

Torrissen, O., Glover, K. A., Haug, T., Misund, O. A., Skaug, H. J., and Kaiser, M. 2012. Good ethics or political and cultural censoring in science? – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 493–497 ... scientific studies. Political or cultural censoring of scientific information will in any case jeopardize the role of journals in quality assurance of scientific research and undermine the credibility of

Good ethics or political and cultural censoring in science?

of the progress of science, and indeed society, to be open about the issues and support arguments through scientific studies. Political or cultural censoring of scientific information will in any case ... commercial interests, political or religious faith, or other personal reasons, will invariably undermine the quality assurance system and result in biased results. In the long run, one needs to fear for the

Reader's Response: Response to K. Hornsby's "Developing and Assessing Undergraduate Students

to evaluate the consistency of their positions.” This would be consistent with the objectives of any philosophy course, but there is an essential equivocation in Hornsby’s actual discussion about what ... . • That proficiency in moral reasoning will lead to improvement in moral behavior. • That it is the task of philosophy and philosophers to give moral instruction. • That we have defined what constitutes

An Applied Learning Experience Field Research and Reporting at the 2012 National Party Conventions

that focus on American political processes provide especially fruitful opportunities for such applied learning experiences. In this paper, we discuss and assess experiential learning as facilitated in a ... focused on the study of American politics at national party conventions. As a primary requirement in “Political Party Conventions Field Study” and “Reporting at the Party Conventions,” political science and

A new wave of marine evidence-based management: emerging challenges and solutions to transform monitoring, evaluating, and reporting

Sustainable management and conservation of the world’s oceans requires effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER). Despite the growing political and social imperative for these activities ... ) Securing long-term funding for MER activities that extend beyond political cycles. Despite the growing political and social imperative for MER, and the rise in MER approaches employed around the globe

Tinkering with a tanker—slow evolution of a Swedish ecosystem approach

ecosystem approach, but that limited political leadership, challenges of coordination, different agency cultures, and limited learning appears to be key barriers for further and more substantial change. We ... change, based on an ecosystem approach. The Minister of Environment at the time wanted to make the marine environment a political priority: “In the coming years the most important issue in our surroundings

Letter from the Editors

could argue that such concern is necessary in order for a political entity or culture to develop in the first place. Rather than resort to trial-and-error or rely on anecdotes, tradition, or acquiescence

Beyond consensus: perceptions of risk from petroleum developments in Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja, Norway

-production of knowledge (Meadowcroft, 2004; Bjørkan, 2011). Citizen involvement in research design as well as political processes is assumed to generate more legitimate knowledge and decisions (Shackley and ... , Q-methodology is more than a technique and a method, and is an epistemic orientation expressed in a “set of statistical, philosophy-of-science, and psychological principles” (Stephenson, 1953, p.1

Overconfidence in model projections

Brander, K., Neuheimer, A., Andersen, K. H., and Hartvig, M. 2013. Overconfidence in model projections. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 1065–1068. There is considerable public and political ... Resources (DTU-Aqua) Technical University of Denmark Charlottenlund Castle, DK-2920 Charlottenlund , Denmark There is considerable public and political interest in the state of marine ecosystems and

Disentangling the role of sea lice on the marine survival of Atlantic salmon

stated political aim of quintupling aquaculture production in Norway by 2050. Scientific documentation that salmon lice impact the marine survival of salmon is robust. However, it is also evident that ... the conservation and harvestable surplus of wild salmonids (Krkošek et al., 2011b, 2013; Vollset et al., 2015). What complicates matters, is that this debate also has a more urgent and political

An Investigative, Cooperative Learning Approach for General Chemistry Laboratories

The integration of research and education is an essential component of our university’s teaching philosophy. Recently, we made a curricular revision to facilitate such an approach in the General ... to facilitate student learning, retention, and effective use of scientific information. Integrating research and education has long been a part of the philosophy of the faculty of Natural Sciences at

Cultural Concepts as Powerful Theoretical Tools: Chinese Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Relationship with Students in a Cross-Cultural Context

others is often to achieve political or economic benefit (Chen & Starosta, 1997, p. 5) as well as to avoid conflict and confrontation. The Operation of Guanxi There are three integral components needed ... and harmonious in nature and involves mutual attentiveness and understanding. But this connection also fails, as Guanxi is not as attractive and emotional, but is rather more political and rational due

Maximum sustained yield: a policy disguised as science

1958, the US State Department used fisheries science, and especially the concept of maximum sustained yield (MSY) as a political tool to achieve its foreign policy objectives. During the Cold War, the ... conserve fish stocks, there has been little attention paid to the political context in which MSY was adopted. - Numerous scientific studies have affirmed that many marine species have been over-fished (e.g

Promoting Social Justice and Equity through University Education in Pakistan

not be done.With change in the governments, agitations in Pakistan, lack of leadership, political and religious philosophy of people in power and financial interests of governments, we could not take ... of our education system since the participants were practicing educationists. Male and female participants were selected considering their locality, caste, ethnicity, and religious/ political

Lofoten–Vesterålen: for cod and cod fisheries, but not for oil?

regarding the management of Norwegian marine waters has been about opening the Lofoten–Vesterålen areas for offshore oil and gas exploration. This paper outlines the political and management processes and ... political and management processes and reviews the arguments for and against. Our conclusion is that these valuable areas should not be opened for such activity because of their high biological significance

Taking stock of fisheries science through oral history: voices from NOAA’s Fishery Science Centers

might like to go. As the fisheries biologist Tim Smith has written, the development of fisheries science was buffeted by political and economic pressures that continue to influence the field without ... the EEZ to 200 miles and enacted the structure of fisheries management that would govern the extended jurisdiction. Both resulted in a nationalization of resources that changed the political nexus from

Book Review: Teaching as Community Property by Lee Shulman (Jossey-Bass, 2004)

Practices and Policies. In his introduction, Russell Edgerton suggests that readers view this collection from three perspectives: pedagogy, prescription and philosophy. A useful aspect of this book is that

Welfare of aquatic animals: where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing

scrupulously avoid conflating the science with ethics or philosophy. However, that is not always the reality of these processes, as there is a tendency for those with strong positions on either side of the ... membership…”. Sentience Politics organizes “…political initiatives, publish scientific policy papers, and host conferences to bring forward-thinking minds together to address the major sources of suffering in