250 research outputs found
A novel approach to challenging consensus in evaluations: The Agitation Workshop
No full textAs researchers evaluate organisations, projects, and teams, there is a desire for a consensus from those within the organisations who are participating in the research. A common consensual perspective from a team appears to reflect an optimal state where those being evaluated have a common understanding of the current state of events within the context of their environment. The question arises, though, whether an evaluation finding consensus reflects the reality: there are a variety of reasons why a common understanding may be false consensus. Hidden behind this false consensus may be a variety of unaddressed issues which are actually the core of the problem. This paper proposes an evaluation method incorporating the principles of sensemaking and devil’s advocate, where a consensus of perspectives is challenged before they are considered valid. This is achieved in a workshop where participants reflect on their own perception of reality and represent this reality in a matrix of influencing and relevant factors. The individual matrices are then combined and used to highlight disparities in the participants’ perspectives through a single matrix visualisation. Discussion in the workshop then focusses on the areas, highlighted by the matrix, where differences of perspectives are identified. In effect, the consensus presented by those being evaluated will be challenged, and a new common understanding will have to be created. Problems such as groupthink can create a false consensus, and it is proposed herein that the workshop provides a mechanism for challenging this. The objective of the research herein was to determine the feasibility and potential benefits of the proposed workshop. The workshop itself is evaluated in this paper, to determine if it has value. The benefits of such a workshop are described, showing how an organisation went from a false consensus concerning problems within the organisation, to the start of a process to address the real underlying issues.Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation - ECIME 2012 held at the University College Cork. Cork, Ireland on 13-14 September 201
Planning and financing the home and facility-based care using the multiple decrement approach
No full textThe number of older Europeans 80+ is projected to increase from 27.7 million in 2016 to 65.2 million in 2070. The goal of these cohorts is to stay independent and autonomous in the community as long as possible, but a large share of this population resides in improperly built dwellings. They face a dangerous environment in surrounding of their dwelling which influences their decision to prematurely move to nursing home, which is decreasing their quality of life and increasing public expenditures. To prevent premature departure to a nursing home and make long-term care system, more sustainable Member States need to develop a proper Health and Social Infrastructure including long-term care services and assisted living facilities suitable for older adults with declining functional capacities that are dependent on the help of others. For the development of this infrastructure, the financial sources should be structured properly. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to introduce the decision model for planning and financing of Health and Social Infrastructure including long-term care services and dwelling units suitable for the older population. The model is based on a multiple decrement approach. As a novelty, we have developed a scheme of long-term care insurance where disbursement of benefits depends on functional capacities of older adults and type of dwelling, where they are living. Actuarial present value of long-term care LTCax is subject of criterion function of suitability of the social infrastructure. Local authorities can use the model for supporting decisions regarding investment in social infrastructure for elderly
Anna Sahlstén Empaattinen kansankuvaaja ja Sammon takojatar
No full textTiedekunta/Osasto – Fakultet/Sektion – Faculty
Humanistinen tiedekunta, Kulttuurien osasto
Tekijä – Författare – Author
Marja-Liisa Häyrinen
Työn nimi – Arbetets titel – Title
Anna Sahlstén Empaattinen kansankuvaaaja ja Sammon takojatar
Oppiaine – Läroämne – Subject
Taidehistoria
Työn laji – Arbetets art – Level
Pro gradu- tutkielma Aika – Datum – Month and year
Marraskuu 2020 Sivumäärä– Sidoantal – Number of pages
120+kuvaliite+elämänkertatiedot
Tiivistelmä – Referat – Abstract
Käsittelen tutkielmassani taiteilija ja piirustuksenopettaja Anna Sofia Sahlsténin (1859-1931) elämänvaiheita ja kansankuvauksia vuosina 1880-1910. Aineistona ovat keräämäni kuvakokoelma Anna Sahlsténin tuotannosta, haastattelut, kirjeet, näyttelyluettelot, lehtiartikkelit ja taidearvostelut.
Elämänkerrallisessa osassa selvitän syitä siihen, miten Anna Sahlstén liittyi nuorsuomalaiseen kansallisen taiteemme luomisprosessiin panslavismin vuosina ja miksi hänestä tuli “Sammon takojatar” eli tuotantoa julkaistiin Päivälehden taiteellis-kirjallisessa Nuori Suomi-albumeissa.
Tutkimukseni on taiteensosiologinen perustuen Janet Wolffin ja Bernard Levin ajatuksiin taiteilijan riippuvuudesta yhteiskunnasta ja koko taidekentästä. Sovellan Pierre Bourdieun käsitteitä habitus ja doksa ajan naistaiteilijuuteen.
Tutkimusmenetelmäni on poikkitieteellinen yhdistelmä Pierre Noran “muistin paikoista” ja Carlo Gintzburgin johtolankateoriasta. Mikrohistoriallisella otteella kirjoitan moniäänistä historiaa, jossa kulttuuri-, poliittinen- ja sosiaalihistoria yhdistyvät taidehistoriaan. Sovellan analyyseissä Keith Moxeyn ajatusta maalauksesta peilinä, joka heijastaa ympäröivää yhteiskuntaa.
Analysoin katsojakeskeisesti kahdeksan Sahlsténin maalausta ja tarkastelen hänen tapaansa käsitellä ajan keskeisiä sosiaalisia kysymyksiä karakterististen tyyppikuvausten avulla. Maalaukset analysoin yhteiskunnallisessa kontekstissa huomioimalla ajan sosiaaliset kysymykset ja käytän menetelmänä Carlo Ginzburgin oireluentaa yhdistettynä freudilaiseen johtolankamenetelmään, jolla pyrin saamaan maalaukset narratiivisiksi, “puhumaan” aikansa yhteiskunnallisista kysymyksistä. Etsin Roland Barthesin mukaan maalauksesta sen punctumeja, ”haavoittavia” yksityiskohtia tai aiheita. Selvitän maalausten denotaation, ilmimerkityksen, ja pohdin sen konnotaatiota eli mitä yhteiskunnallisia kysymyksiä maalaus mielestäni heijastaa ja minkä metonymia kukin maalaus siis voisi olla.
Anna Sahlsténin tutustui Adolf von Beckerin akatemiassa kansankuvaukseen, josta jalostui hänen omintakeinen tyylinsä vuosina 1884-1896 useilla opintojaksoilla Colarossin akatemiassa Pariisissa. Siellä Sahlstén omaksui realismin, naturalismin ja ulkoilmamaalauksen esikuvanaan Jules Bastien-Lepagen tapa kuvata kansanomaisia aiheita yhdistämällä täsmällistä todellisuudenkuvausta akatemiamaalauksen tarkkuuteen. Sahlsténin tavaramerkiksi muodostui pehmeä ja tunneperäistetty naturalistinen kansantyyppien kuvaus, jossa keskiössä on aina mallin tunteiden ja sielunliikkeiden pohdinta ja kuvaaminen. Karakteristiset tyypit ja aiheet löytyivät kesäsillä, eri puolille Suomea suuntautuneilla maalausmatkoilla, ja erityisen tärkeitä hänen taiteelleen olivat retket Savoon, Kainuuseen ja Venäjän Karjalaan.
Muista naistaiteilijoista poiketen Anna Sahlstén jatkoi 1890-luvulta lähtien koko loppuelämänsä kansan kuvaamista ranskalaisen naturalismin innoittamana rehellisen lahjomattomasti ja valokuvantarkasti, mutta aina suurella lämmöllä ja empatialla. Paikoin Sahlsténin maalaukset lähestyvät tendenssitaidetta, eli ovat sosiaalisesti kantaa ottavia. Teosofia ja tolstoilaisuus pehmensivät Sahlsténin tyyppikuvausten sosiologista naturalismia. Vaikka monet Anna Sahlsténin maalauksista voitaisiin lukea vain kansankuvauksen tai lapsikuvauksen genreen, välittää esim. Leipähuolia, Akkoja, Kirkossa ja Poika- maalausten vahva narraatio myös yhteiskunnallista sanomaa ja niille olisi paikka suomalaisuuden ikoneina.
Avainsanat – Nyckelord – Keywords
Naistaiteilija, realismi, naturalismi, ulkoilmamaalaus, kansankuvaus, Sammon taonta, tendenssitaide, taiteensosiologia, teosofia, tolstoilaisuus sosiologinen naturalismi,
Säilytyspaikka – Förvaringställe – Where deposited
Keskustakampuksen kirjasto
Muita tietoja – Övriga uppgifter – Additional informatio
Getting back to equal: the influence of insurance status on racial disparities in the treatment of African American men with high-risk prostate cancer
No full textAbstract not availableBrandon A. Mahal, David R. Ziehr, Ayal A. Aizer, Andrew S. Hyatt, Jesse D. Sammon, Marianne Schmid, Toni K. Choueiri, Jim C. Hu, Christopher J. Sweeney, Clair J. Beard, Anthony V. D, Amico, Neil E. Martin, Christopher Lathan, Simon P. Kim, Quoc-Dien Trinh and Paul L. Nguye
Trends in disparate treatment of African American men with localized prostate cancer across national comprehensive cancer network risk groups
No full textAbstract not availableBrandon A. Mahal, Ayal A. Aizer, David R. Ziehr, Andrew S. Hyatt, Jesse D. Sammon, Marianne Schmid, Toni K. Choueiri, Jim C. Hu, Christopher J. Sweeney, Clair J. Beard, Anthony V. D'Amico, Neil E. Martin, Simon P. Kim, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Paul L. Nguye
Understanding core IS capabilities throughout the IS/IT service co-production lifecycle
No full textProf. Sammon and Dr. Grace have been involved in this research study (i.e. as the senior and co-supervisors) from the Business Information Systems department at the University College Cork, Ireland.During service co-production, the firm and the customer jointly
participate in design and delivery of the service by leveraging the
customer’s knowledge and preferences to individually tailor the
service for the customer. Here, the main challenge is how a firm’s
project team may accomplish modifications to meet the customers’
needs within the required timeframe. Thus, this research paper
explores the role of project team’s core capabilities during the IS/
IT service co-production lifecycle stages across three case studies.
The paper contributes to theory by presenting a matrix model which
maps the core capabilities against IS/IT service co-production lifecycle
stages. The study also contributes to practice, specifically where firms
are looking to enhance their in-house core capabilities in order to
improve their IS/IT service co-production involvement with their
customers
Health Information Use During Pregnancy (Presentation)
No full textThe internet is a popular choice for health information-seeking (Rowley, Johnson, & Sbaffi, 2017). While some researchers have raised concerns over the quality of information online and the lack of quality standards (Ghasemaghaei & Hassanein, 2015; Metzger, 2007; Savolainen, 2011), health information-seeking is generally viewed as a positive activity (Lambert & Loiselle, 2007). The internet provides convenient, cost-effective and private access to a fast body of medical information and patient support (Quinn, Bond, & Nugent, 2017; Sbaffi & Zhao, 2019). Researchers have argued that this availability has helped to encourage the move “from physician‐as‐expert to patient‐as‐consumer in healthcare encounters” (Gage & Panagakis, 2012, p.444).
Information use, also known as information use outcomes, are the result of individuals processing the information that they find during information-seeking (Mahony, Sammon, & Heavin, 2016; Savolainen, 2006). This exploratory research investigates the information behaviour of women during pregnancy and categories their information use outcomes based on two criteria, internal versus external use and positive versus negative impact. Despite the interest in health information-seeking in the literature, the outcome of this process has received less attention (Pluye et al., 2019). This research aims to help provide more insight into information use outcomes
Abortion and Religion: The Politics of the American Catholic Bishops
No full textDegree awarded: Ph.D. Politics. The Catholic University of AmericaAbortion and Religion: The Politics of the American Catholic BishopsMargaret Sammon Parsons, Ph.D.Director: Stephen Schneck, Ph.D.Prior to the 1960s, the American Catholic bishops avoided political involvement unless it directly impacted the Church. Initially, the bishops' main priority for their flock was protection from anti-Catholic discrimination and assuring the nation that Catholics were loyal and patriotic Americans. After Roe v. Wade, the bishops engaged in politics more directly by denouncing the Court's decision, thus laying the foundation for decades of debate over the issue of abortion. By 1976, candidates had recognized the importance of the Catholic vote and both parties began courting the bishops. Since then, the bishops have amassed significant political leverage, primarily due to their near-singular focus on abortion. This dissertation will be the first to examine how the bishops' decision to focus primarily on abortion has been the wellspring of their increased political power. I will discuss the history of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and its political involvement through 2008. This includes an examination of the relationship between the Catholic Church and both the Democratic and Republican parties, including a discussion of the presidential elections from 1976-2008. I will also analyze the changing attitudes toward abortion among key subgroups of the American electorate. My research shows that abortion has been the critical element of the bishops' political power for several reasons: (1) abortion attracts a significant amount of attention; (2) no American bishop favors legalized abortion; (3) the bishops have not been forced to endorse one party over the other; and (4) the tactics of some bishops (i.e., denying communion) have allowed the Church to guide parishioners toward preferred candidates without explicit endorsements. While abortion has not always been a major issue for voters, it has been critical in the expansion of the bishops' political power. As leaders of a major swing-voter group, candidates recognize the bishops' influence and actively court their endorsement. Even without abortion as a major issue in an election, a pro-choice candidate still faces major hurdles in winning the bishops' approval. As was evident in the 2004 election, without agreement on abortion, no amount of agreement on other social issues will earn a candidate episcopal approval.Made available in DSpace on 2011-06-24T17:12:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
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The visceral screen: Between the cinemas of John Cassavetes and David Cronenberg, a Barthesian perspective
No full textThe thesis discusses two directors who are never considered together in academic discourse. Cassavetes’ perceived focus on events led by the dynamics of performance and his looseness of technique opposes the calculated compositions of the Cronenberg film, with its aesthetic of horrific images and its gallery of emotionally detached protagonists. Yet it is between such opposing methods of cinematic expression that the ineffable qualities of film aesthetics can be discovered. Cassavetes’ cinema achieves this by revelling in a surplus of activity that exceeds narrative, while the indescribable characteristics of the Cronenberg oeuvre is achieved through a systematic emptying of the image’s meaning through a simultaneous commitment to paring back emotion and portraying of images that are controversial and inconceivable. Taken together, the thesis identifies these aspects of film as ‘the visceral,’ a facet of the moving image that most certainly exists, but is resolutely, and disturbingly resistant to interpretation.
Roland Barthes’ writings are integral to a theory of the visceral. His re-evaluation of Saussurean semiology as a method of analyzing and undoing ideologically-imposed meanings informs readings of sequences from Cassavetes and Cronenberg’s films. Following Barthes, the thesis suggests that the existence of the visceral is realized as a resistance to ideological interpretations of the image, and so cannot be described. Ultimately, the inability of semiology to fully grasp certain aspects of the filmed image is put forward as a rejoinder to theories of the fiction film as principally a narrative medium
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