Abstract How can technological development, economic development, and the claims from society be reconciled? How should responsible innovation be promoted? The “responsible social uses” approach proposed here was devised with these considerations in view. In this article, a support procedure for promoting responsible social uses (RSU) is set out and presented. First, the context in … Continue reading Support for the Development of Technological Innovations: Promoting Responsible Social Uses
The Framework for the analysis of nanotechnologies’ impacts and ethical acceptability: Basis of an interdisciplinary approach to assessing novel technologies by Patenaude et al. (2015) (hereafter, “the Framework”), like many approaches that incorporate ethical, legal, and social concerns, was devised within the trend of applied ethics. The proposed tool is rooted in the philosophical tradition, … Continue reading The Ethical-Acceptability-Based Approach to Technological Development
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 02: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), speaks to the media during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2016 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week Pelosi won the House Democratic Leadership election, after a challenge from Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH). (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Simultaneously addressing all … Continue reading The Challenges of Implementing Carroll’s CSR Pyramid
You’ll often see us talking about how great the tech industry is (naturally), and we truly believe it is. It’s a place where we see all kinds of people build the careers of their dreams, no matter their background, socio-economic status, demographic, or even personality type. However, we would be remiss to discuss the state … Continue reading Gender gap in the global tech sector
A perfect triangle, described by mathematicians, would be an example of a description of the form or idea. Plato believed that those forms occur in a mental state, liberated from human minds. He believed that consistent knowledge existed among individuals who could realize truths beyond the world of ordinary experience. Those individuals must go through … Continue reading Educational philosophical implications of idealism
According to Fallah et al. [34], idealists consider the human mind as the major substance for understanding the world. Ideals form the vital aim of life and education, connecting conception and schema through the mind [35]. In terms of understanding, the senses are as important as the mind [34]. The idealists’ beliefs indicate that schools … Continue reading Philosophy and education values
The purpose of a literature review is to: Provide a foundation of knowledge on a topic Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication and give credit to other researchers Identify inconstancies: gaps in research, conflicts in previous studies, open questions left from other research Identify the need for additional research (justifying your research) Identify … Continue reading Why do we conduct literature reviews?
It is important to think of knowledge in a given field as consisting of three layers. First, there are the primary studies that researchers conduct and publish. Second, are the reviews of those studies that summarize and offer new interpretations built from and often extending beyond the original studies. Third, there are the perceptions, conclusions, … Continue reading What are the different types of literature review?
IntroductionExtensive school research worldwide illuminates different change processes and different innovative research models of teaching and learning practices, including teachers’ professional development. Findings from educational research reveal a contradiction between educational theory and educational practice. Accordingly, the gap between theory and practice indicates a lack of credibility between researchers and practitioners. Qualitative research approaches frequently … Continue reading Reinvestigating the theory and practice gap in Participatory Educational Research
The study problem ’Mathematics Idealism,’ according to Ediger [2], could contribute to mathematics teachers and help in selecting "…objectives, learning opportunities, and evaluation procedures for pupils" [2] (p. 3). Since the foundations of study problems could be extracted from the scholastic interests of the researchers, preceding research studies, and literature, the problem of this study … Continue reading Idealism as an educational philosophy of math teachers in the UAE
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