485 research outputs found
Precious Play in Morten Søndergaard’s Ordapotek
No full textAfter touching upon some theoretical aspects of play/game – text analogy, the article focuses on the manifestations of play in the project Wordpharmacy by the Danish author Morten Søndergaard, including its not problem-free relation to the image of the curious child at play
Knowledge co-creation as a means to support the implementation of the European water framework directive in Denmark
No full textPublic information and consultation for the elaboration, revision, and updating of River Basin Management Plans are encouraged in article 14 of the Water Framework Directive. In Denmark, there’s a need to engage with the public and stakeholders, and failure to do so might result in coordination problems between the central and local levels of the government. Water councils were therefore re-appointed in 2019 to improve stakeholder involvement. These groups are engaged, with Danish municipalities, in the co-creation – collaborative process to produce knowledge – of measures to restore streams for the 2021-2027 management cycle River Basin Management Plans. As such, the re-introduction of water councils consists in a step towards more co-governance, i.e., shared decision right between government institution and other associations, in stream management in Denmark. This thesis examines the framework surrounding water councils and their function in the decision-making process in Denmark using the following research hypothesis: Water councils play a key role for the Danish co-governance system.
The research is based on a case study of three water councils. The collaborative process of assisting municipalities in developing restoration measures for the government conducted by water councils was assessed employing an analytical framework proposed in the co-production literature encompassing four principles: pluralism, goal orientation, contextualization, and interactivity. Data was collected via an online questionnaire and interviews, and resulting textual data analyzed based on a deductive coding approach reflective of the analytical knowledge co-production framework.
Results indicate that researched water councils will most likely reach the objectives of the third consultation cycle thanks to the experience and relationship of the group developed throughout previous consultation cycles. However, there is room for improvement regarding the tools and diversity used in the process. Results also showed that water councils have no legal power and authority in decision-making and are delegated narrowed responsibility – i.e., their task in the 2019-20 consultation cycle focused on the physical characteristics of streams. The latter approach occults chemical and biological aspects or the opportunity of operating at a higher scale, both leading to a more holistic approach in water management, which is a hallmark of the WFD.
Despite reaching their objective of advising municipalities in developing measures proposals for River Basin Management Plans, water councils play a restricted role in the Danish water governance system. Conclusions point out to a missing regional level in the Danish decision-making system, which could support an increased holistic approach to stream restoration and bridge the gap between central and local authorities. There is room and need for further investigation but enlarging water councils’ powers and responsibilities could be a means of addressing this gap, benefitting from existing arrangements and experienced groups
Collaboration: how leaders avoid the traps, build common ground, and reap big results
No full textIn Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative efforts end up wasting time, money, and resources. How can managers avoid the costly traps of collaboration and instead start getting the results they need? In this book, Hansen shows managers how to get collaboration right through "disciplined collaboration"-- a practical framework and set of tools managers can use to: · Assess when--and when not--to pursue collaboration across units to achieve goals · Identify and overcome the four barriers to collaboration · Get people to buy into the larger picture, even when they own only a small piece of it · Be a "T-Shaped Manager," collaborating across divisions while still working deeply in your own unit · Create networks across the organization that are not large, but nimble and effective Based on the author's long-running research, in-depth case studies, and company interviews, Collaboration delivers practical advice and tools to help your organization collaborate--for real results
Review of regional scale models in the EU and methods commonly used when modelling outcomes of the implementation of the climate change mitigation policies
No full textManagement of Nitrogen (N) losses and the related greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most important environmental issues related to agriculture. This report shows examples of an integrated model tool, developed to quantify the N‐dynamics at the complex interface between agriculture and the environment, and quantify effects of different management practices. Based on results from the EU funded research projects NitroEurope (www.NitroEurope.eu) and MEAscope (www.MEA‐scope.org), examples from the quantification of farm N‐losses in European agricultural landscapes are demonstrated. Applications of the dynamic whole farm model FASSET (www.FASSET.dk), and the Farm‐N tool (www.farm‐N.dk/FarmNTool) to calculate farm N balances, and distribute the surplus N between different types of N‐losses (volatilisation, denitrification, leaching), and the related greenhouse gas emissions, show significant variation between landscapes and management practices. Moreover, significant effects of the nonlinearities, appearing when integrating over time, and scaling up from farm to landscape, are demonstrated. Finally, perspectives for stakeholder involvement is included and general recommendations for landscape level management of farm related nitrogen and greenhouse gas fluxes are made, and discussed in relation to ongoing research in the European research projects
Historical Transition of a Farming System towards Industrialization: A Danish Agricultural Case Study Comparing Sustainability in the 1840s and 2019
No full textA Danish pre-industrial farming system is reconstructed and compared to its modern industrialized farming system equivalent to evaluate agricultural performance in a sustainability perspective. The investigated Danish farm system and its contributing elements have undergone significant transformations. The intensity of contemporary agriculture shows that high productivity levels have been achieved by increasing the input of energy using modern machinery. At the same time, the energy efficiency (calculations based on energetic indicators) diminishes over time as the degree of dependence on fossil fuels increases. The results from this study show significant changes in the farming system, specifically inputs from agricultural land use, livestock, and energy systems. From being highly circular, the system changed to being a clear linear farming system with highly increased productivity but less efficient at the same time, questioning the relationship between productivity and efficiency and resource utilization in modern farming systems. Through utilizing an agroecological historical approach by comparing system performance over time, the results offer opportunities to explore how agricultural farming systems evolve over time and help to describe the complexity of the system level in a sustainability perspective
Retuning Education: Bildung e exemplaridade além da lógica do progresso Morten Timmermann Korsgaard
No full textThe logic of progress is an umbrella term that encompasses both the expected results in international standardized tests, as well as learning aims, which should also be scaffolded and obtain visible results. All of the former tend to simplify teaching and learning, reducing these to mere technical problems to be solved. To those of us who work in education the logic of progress has become part of our lives. The work of Morten T. Korsgaard (2024) recognizes this context and contributes from philosophy of education with images and metaphors that can help us create other meanings and approaches to education and Bildung, generating starting points to stablish a relationship with the world, rather than focusing on learning aims or objectives that cannot be predicted and threaten creativity and freedom. To this end, he delves into and engages in conversation with solid philosophical references, visiting authors ranging from Antiquity to critical pedagogy or feminisms, who offer him a counterpoint and accompany his careful reflections on Bildung and Erziehung. The author will thus be oriented to formulate key questions for education without trying to solve them, on the contrary, he will propose exemplarity as a possible entryway, as education’s main aim would be to create a space where we can focus our attention and gaze, inclining towards the common world.La lógica del progreso es un término general que abarca tanto los resultados esperados y esperables en pruebas internacionales estandarizadas, como unos objetivos de logro, también progresivos, que ordenan la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, a los que cada vez más nos hemos ido acostumbrando quienes trabajamos en la educación. El trabajo de Morten T. Korsgaard (2024) reconoce este contexto y abona desde la filosofía de la educación con imágenes y metáforas que puedan servirnos para construir otros sentidos y abordajes de lo educativo, y de la formación, más vinculados a generar puntos de partida para entrar en relación con el mundo, que a centrarse esos puntos de llegada que no se pueden predecir y atentan contra la creatividad y la libertad. Para ello profundiza y conversa con referencias filosóficas sólidas visitando autores y autoras que van desde la Antigüedad hasta la pedagogía crítica o los feminismos, que le ofrecen contrapunto y que acompañan sus reflexiones cuidadosas en cuanto al Bildung y Erziehung. El autor se orientará así a formular preguntas clave para lo educativo sin intentar resolverlas, por el contrario propondrá la ejemplaridad como posible camino de entrada, dado que lo sustantivo por parte de la formación sería el de abrir un espacio donde focalizar la atención y la mirada e inclinarse hacia el mundo común.A lógica do progresso é um termo geral que engloba tanto os resultados esperados e a serem esperados em testes padronizados internacionais quanto os objetivos de realização, também progressivos, que ordenam o ensino e a aprendizagem, aos quais nós, que trabalhamos com educação, estamos cada vez mais acostumados. O trabalho de Morten T. Korsgaard (2024) reconhece esse contexto e contribui, a partir da filosofia da educação, com imagens e metáforas que podem nos ajudar a construir outros significados e abordagens para a educação e o treinamento, mais ligados à geração de pontos de partida para entrar em um relacionamento com o mundo, em vez de se concentrar nos pontos de chegada que não podem ser previstos e que ameaçam a criatividade e a liberdade. Para isso, ele explora e discute sólidas referências filosóficas com autores que vão desde a antiguidade até a pedagogia crítica e o feminismo, que fornecem um contraponto e acompanham suas cuidadosas reflexões sobre educação e formação. Dessa forma, o autor se orientará para formular questões-chave para a educação sem tentar resolvê-las, mas, em vez disso, proporá a exemplaridade como uma possível porta de entrada, uma vez que o aspecto substantivo da educação seria abrir um espaço no qual concentrar a atenção e o olhar e inclinar-se para o mundo comum
Childhood Memories of Valdemar Lenschow, Morten Jørgensen, Rose Hallmann and Lasse Holmelund
No full text<p>This is a student project, not meant for proper publication, but for testing and learning the techniques and uses of data management.</p><p> </p><p>The following dataset is based on childhood artifacts or memories. The Data collected was made by four students at the Aarhus Universitet in the year 2023.The four authors have chosen widely different objects, such as childhood toys, artifacts with personal meaning, family photos associated with childhood memories etc. <br>The idea is the data can be expanded by other users, who in turn have to fill out a data overview document, in which they follow already existing categories, as well as filling out metadata and keywords, to make the data usable by researchers. <br>The significance of each chosen data is individual for each author, but with both context and significance for their respective childhood.<br><br>As for the naming of the files we decided to start with the person the item belonged to, which we found relevant as the digital collection only have items belonging to the four of us. Then a number for the item, as to make the digital sorting easier to handle and sort ind. Then a category description such as manga, video, picture to further ease categorizing, sometimes more to further ease categorizing. Finally, a name, number or description for the specific item, or page, again sometimes more to ease access.</p>
”Vi er jo en virksomhed, der er særdeles overgennemsnitlig på empati”:Rekruttering af bløde kompetencer i ambulancetjenesten
No full textEn række sociologer har de seneste år peget på, at den postindustrielle serviceøkonomi stiller stadigt større krav til servicemedarbejderes sociale og følelsesmæssige kompetencer. Eva Illouz (2008) argumenterer eksempelvis for, at vestlige samfund kendetegnes af en ”emotionel kapitalisme”, hvor følelsesmæssige kompetencer er blevet en central stratifikationsfaktor, som marginaliserer især mænd med en traditionel arbejderklasse habitus. Men få studier har undersøgt, hvordan arbejdsgivere rent faktisk vurderer ansøgernes sociale og følelsesmæssige kompetencer. Gennem interviews og observationsstudier har artiklens forfatter undersøgt, hvordan verdens største ambulanceoperatør vurderer og værdsætter ansøgeres sociale og følelsesmæssige kompetencer gennem rekrutteringsprocessen til stillingen som ambulanceredderelev. Artiklen viser med udgangspunkt i fire ansættelsessamtaler med mandlige ansøgere, hvordan ansøgerens primære følelsesmæssige habitus har betydning for samtalens udfald og de sympatirelationer, som skabes i forbindelse med samtalen. Data viser også, at selvom ledelsen fremhæver, at personlighed og empati er afgørende i screeningen af ansøgerne, så anvender virksomheden ikke personlighedstest eller andre psykologiske teknologier i rekrutteringsprocessen. Sociale og følelsesmæssige kompetencer vurderes derimod ud fra ansøgerens institutionaliserede omsorgskapital samt bedømmelsesudvalgets mavefornemmelse af ansøgerens følelsesmæssige dispositioner og evne til at passe ind både i faget og virksomhed.
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Morten Kyed: ”We Are a Business that Is Really above Average in Empathy”: Recruiting ”Soft Competences” in Ambulance Service
A number of sociologists have suggested that the post-industrial service economy is placing increasing demands on service employees’ social and emotional skills. Eva Illouz (2008), for instance, argues that Western societies are characterised by an ”emotional capitalism”, in which emotional competencies are pivotal for social stratification and marginalisation of men with a traditional working class habitus. However, few studies have examined how employers actually assess applicants’ social and emotional skills. Through interviews and observational studies, the author has studied how the world’s largest ambulance operator assesses and evaluates social and emotional skills of ambulance apprentice applicants. Employing four job interviews with male candidates, the article illustrates how the applicant’s primary emotional habitus is important for the construction of sympathy relations during the job interviews and the outcome of the conversation. The data also shows that although management emphasises that personality and empathy are crucial when screening applicants, the company does not use personality tests or other psychological technologies in the recruitment process. Assessment of social and emotional skills is based on the candidate’s ”institutionalised care capital” and the assessment committee’s gut feeling about the applicant’s emotional disposition and ability to fit into both the vocation and the company.
Keywords: service work, service economy, recruitment, social competences, emotional competences, gender
Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems 2020 – Occurrence and biomagnification
No full textProject Manager/Main Author: Morten JartunThis program, «Monitoring of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems and single species in large Norwegian lakes”, has covered sampling and determination of environmental contaminants by analyses of organisms in an aquatic, pelagic food web of Lake Mjøsa, and in the top predator in Lake Femunden. Samples of different trophic levels, from epipelagic zooplankton to the top predator brown trout, were collected during the late stages of the growth season in 2020. In this report, the status of contamination in the food web, trends and biomagnification potential of various environmental contaminants is discussed.publishedVersio
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