Download or read book Closed Minds written by Bruce Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular belief, the problem with U.S. higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. So conclude Bruce L. R. Smith, Jeremy Mayer, and Lee Fritschler in this illuminating book. C losed Minds? d draws on data from interviews, focus groups, and a new national survey by the authors, as well as their decades of experience in higher education to paint the most comprehensive picture to date of campus political attitudes. It finds that while liberals outnumber conservatives within faculty ranks, even most conservatives believe that ideology has little impact on hiring and promotion. Today's students are somewhat more conservative than their professors, but few complain of political bias in the classroom. Similarly, a Pennsylvania legislative inquiry, which the authors explore as a case study of conservative activism in higher education, found that political bias was "rare" in the state's public colleges and universities. Yet this ideological peace on campus has been purchased at a high price. American universities are rarely hospitable to lively discussions of issues of public importance. They largely shun serious political debate, all but ignore what used to be called civics, and take little interest in educating students to be effective citizens. Smith, Mayer, and Fritschler contrast the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities. In concluding, they suggest how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life.
Download or read book Open Borders Closed Minds written by Robert Klein Engler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-05-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of articles about immigration and illegal immigration to the United States of America. These articles have appeared online and in print and are gathered for the first time in one place. Open Borders--Closed Minds has two objectives: to open the minds of United State citizens about the problems and dangers of uncontrolled immigration and to persuade our elected officials to close and secure the nation's borders.
Download or read book The Myth of the Closed Mind written by Ray Scott Percival and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious zeal, suicide terrorism, passionate commitment to ideologies, and the results of various psychological tests are often cited to show that humans are fundamentally irrational. The author examines all such supposed examples of irrationality and argues that they are compatible with rationality. Rationality does not mean absence of error, but the possibility of correcting error in the light of criticism. In this sense, all human beliefs are rational: they are all vulnerable to being abandoned when shown to be faulty.
Download or read book Cottrell s Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Open Thoughts For A Closed Mind written by Andre Allen and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andre Allen presents a very concise powerful framework that will give you much-needed insight to become self-aware. Giving each reader the unique opportunity to conceive several dreams that would change the way they live their lives and empower themselves to set goals and fulfill them. Open Thoughts for a Closed Mind has been created to help today’s youth and adults to address the ongoing issues that they face on a day-to-day basis and share the possibilities that are to consider in one’s life, along with the ability to create a different point of view of themselves. This book is filled with fruitful quotes and practical principles that will uplift you spiritually and mentally, causing you to become aware of your responsibilities and realizing that there is a higher purpose for life, your success, and your health. The insightful words of wisdom that Andre provides are eloquent and beautifully redemptive. If you place a higher value on life, you will discover the great value of your own life as well as that of others. This sense of significance is a powerful impetus for overcoming life’s difficult challenges. A lot of times, our lack of appreciation can be hard in our complaints of “If only I had this” or “If only I could do that.” These and similar statements reveal the selfish nature that lacks appreciation for life divine gift of life to us. Open Thoughts for a Closed Mind has been designed to increase the chances to reach out to today’s youth and share the possibilities that are to consider in one’s life along with the ability to create a different point of view of themselves and how to live their lives in general. To also know that the insight and words of wisdom that it shares with each of them is to understand that there is more to gain from these moments. This is all “just 4 us.” Visit us at www.just4us.com. Books coming soon: The Walking of Who I Am and Street Justice/Along with Street Justice the Movie.
Download or read book Open Minds Closed Minds and Christianity written by Colin Bower and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Open Minds written by Wolfgang Prinz and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel proposal that the cognitive architecture for volition and cognition arises from particular kinds of social interaction and communication. In Open Minds, Wolfgang Prinz offers the novel claim that agency and intentionality are first perceived and understood in others, and that it is only through practices and discourses of social mirroring that individuals come to apply these features to themselves and to shape their architectures for volition and cognition accordingly. Developing a (social science) constructive approach within a (cognitive science) representational framework, Prinz argues that the architectures for agency (volition) and intentionality (cognition) arise from particular kinds of social interaction and communication. Rather than working as closed, individual systems, our minds operate in ways that are fundamentally open to other minds. Prinz describes mirror systems and mirror games, particular kinds of representational mechanisms and social games that provide tools for aligning closed individual minds with other minds. He maps the formation of an architecture for volition, addressing issues of agency and intention-based top-down control, then outlines the ways the same basic ideas can be applied to an architecture for cognition, helping to solve basic issues of subjectivity and intentionality. Addressing the reality and efficacy of such social artifacts as autonomy and free will, Prinz contends that our beliefs about minds are not just beliefs about their workings but powerful tools for making them work as we believe. It is through our beliefs that our minds work in a particular way that we actually make them work in that way.
Download or read book Planning Policy written by Richard Harwood KC and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The making of planning policy is a major political and legal issue and there is currently a considerable focus by the government in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on local plan policy making. The current climate is characterised by government concern at the slow pace of local plan adoption in England, the controversial introduction of neighbourhood planning, new strategic planning tools with the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 and local development plans in Northern Ireland. Planning Policy is the only book dedicated to planning policy, both national and local and includes coverage of the Housing and Planning Act 2016. It covers the policy framework within which planning decisions are taken. It addresses how national and local policy is formulated, examined and challenged.
Download or read book Get That Feeling written by Ian Fuhr and published by Pan Macmillan South africa. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ian Fuhr started out as a businessman 40 years ago, the secret of his success was already cemented in two traits – humility and a desire to break the rules. A spirit of fearlessness, fun, honesty and respect has underscored his every venture, which spans the music industry, discount department stores, a labour relations consultancy and, eventually, South Africa’s biggest beauty chain, Sorbet. In Get that feeling Ian shares the principles that have guided him over the years and takes the reader through the arduous but fulfilling process of building a pioneering people’s brand that was born on a dream and built on a ‘feeling’. By emphasising customer service and putting people before profit, his vision holds valuable lessons for entrepreneurs who are keen to make a sustainable contribution to South Africa’s economy.
Download or read book Revelation in Context written by Irene Belyeu and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scattering Seeds written by Stephen Chapin Garner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-27 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Scattering Seeds: Cultivating Church Vitality, Stephen Chapin Garner and Jerry Thornell share the story of their home congregation, the United Church of Christ in Norwell, MA. This average congregation has approached congregational life in a not-so-average way. Each congregant is seen as a minister, bringing the good news of Christ to the community; the church has moved away from boards and committees, instead utilizing the people to form ministry teams; and they have revitalized the way they approach and practice worship and education. Garner and Thornell don't claim to have the secret to church growth and vitality, but in sharing the story of their simple church in New England, they give hope and innovative ideas to congregations in regions all over the country.
Download or read book Mind written by Mihai Nadin and published by Dresden University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highest Truths written by Ficklin Bryant and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, when Ficklin Bryant's father asked him to write a poem, neither of them knew this poem would culminate in an entire collection of poetry. His father requested Bryant create a poem entitled "And the Greatest of These Is Love." Although the suggested title didn't stick, Bryant wrote a poem called "Highest Truths," which began a journey that reached its end in 2012. Highest Truths: Poetry for a New Age features poems Bryant has written from 1997 to 2012. In these poems, Byrant provides glimpses of the spiritual truths he has sought and the people he has known and loved. He also uses his words to call to mind events and peolple that have affected the world, such as the tragedies of 9/11, the Iraq War and the Bush administration. Through his poetry, Bryant works not merely to record life events but also to portray these experiences through the feelings they awaken, In this way, Highest Truths allows readers to remember historic occasions as well as revisit the inherent feelings they stimulated.
Download or read book Map Index written by Nihar R Pradhan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAP index is a uniquely designed management framework for systematically managing best practices in business organizations. Much like a physical map, the MAP index shows the direction and guides the organizations in creating a high performance work environment. The fundamental properties of a map are mapped to the model of the MAP index. It indicates the current state of practices and stage of the organization’s performance, what it needs to do to go the full distance and what is the best possible way to reach the desired destination. As a map is the most valuable tool in the hands of an explorer so is the MAP index, which can become the most valuable tool in the hands of the managers. It can help managers solve problems faster, make better decisions and make their organization the best-in-class business organization. Learn more about MAP index @ www.mapindex.org
Download or read book Say What You Mean Mean What You Say written by Cheryl Cran and published by Trafford. This book was released on 2002 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say - Surefire Ways to Get The Results You Want is a book on how to communicate with conscious awareness. Have you ever had a conversation and felt that you were coming across clearly and understandably and yet the other person looks completely confused and frustrated? This book provides methods to prevent ever being misunderstood again! When we communicate consciously and with outcome based principles we can create incredible results with others. This book provides ways to achieve results through the words we choose, the knowledge of the communication cycle, preventing conflict through proactive awareness and much more. Most of us have based our communication on habit and have not intellectualized the importance of having a plan before we open our mouths. Words are powerful and this book goes into the many benefits of becoming a conscious communicator such as improved relationships, increased job satisfaction, happier customers, productive teams and increased morale. Through assertive techniques and specific examples of words that create positive impressions and words that create negative perceptions this book brings the reader to awareness and through awareness positive change in their communication approach. This book is an easy read and an excellent reference tool for all those wanting to create greater satisfaction in their work and personal relationships.
Download or read book Gender written by Brian Seagraves and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to articulate the Bible's view on gender to children as they grow up The world around us is changing quickly, and it’s difficult to keep up with the debates about some of life’s most important issues. Whether you are a parent, mentor, pastor, or friend, this book will help you get clarity in a world spinning in confusion. This book seeks to help families teach the Bible’s view clearly and consistently throughout a child’s life. It contains two major sections. Part one focuses on what is most critical during three major foundations, or stages, in a child's life. Part two is a toolbox of resources to help you better understand and articulate various topics surrounding gender.
Download or read book Brains Inventing Themselves written by Conrad P. Pritscher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neuroscience has found that neuroplasticity of brain cells allows brains to invent themselves. Remodeling of brains can be facilitated by schools and universities. What may be done to accelerate that positive inventing so as to prepare for rapidly accelerating change? As an IBM advertisement reads: “It is time to ask smarter questions.” This book helps the reader do that. What is worse than being blind to something? “Being blind to your blindness” says Eric Haseltine who has worked for both Disney and the National Security Agency. Being blind to what our brains can do is slowly changing. Brain researchers recently found that we can now be our own subjects of brain experimentation. Research shows how one can change one’s brain by changing one’s mind. In her 2010 high school valedictorian speech Erica Goldson courageously said: “The majority of students are put through the same brainwashing techniques in order to create a complacent labor force working in the interests of large corporations and secretive government, and worst of all, they are completely unaware of it.” This book shows professors, teachers, parents, and interested citizens how students can become aware and reach higher levels of consciousness.
