Will Eisner

and the CREATION of MIND” “It is a process that is shaped by culture, influenced by language, impacted by beliefs, affected by values, and moderated by the distinctive features of that part of ourselves we sometimes describe as our individuality. (Eisner)” In…

cultural norms and values implicit in the Australian Digital Technologies and the UK’s Computing Curricula “There are standards for students, standards for teachers, standards for curriculum content, standards for just about everything that moves” (Eisner, 2000, p. 344). However, from the research, I found that the educational philosophies, cultural norms and values are not explicitly stated in each curriculum. In contrast, they have been developed and supported primarily by various educational…

cited in Lingard, 2007) who is able to understand the important role of technologies to transform and sustain human societies and develop solutions to complex challenges (The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2016). As Eisner (2000) points out, the contemporary teachers should “have the strength to free ourselves from…

before, is that having centralized located distribution centers makes UA to be less responsive to the market. The long supply line and transportation lead time may damage UA’s brand image and also increase the product obsolescence costs (Dess, Lumpkin, Eisner, and McNamara 226). In addition, if a natural catastrophe happens in Glen Burnie, UA will suffer from not only losing their inventories, but also losing their customer simply because they do not have a backup facility to support the normal…

tend to be poorly deliberated can be attributed to teacher isolation within a highly politicalized context. In an attempt to empower teachers’ voice, it is indispensable “to democratize educational reform by giving teachers a say-so in what happens” (Eisner, 2005, p.141). Analogously, Young (2000) highlights the significance of applying the principle of deliberative democracy in educational policy planning, which is also about empowering teachers’ voice in educational reform. Spending a…

2.2 Type of Data Collected and Sample Size At a basic level the differences between qualitative and quantitative methods (Eisner, 1998; Ryan & Golden, 2006) are related to the fact that a survey is mostly used to collect numerical data and / or information, statistical methods and graphs are used to analyse such data and / or information in quantitative research (Saunders et al., 2009; Van Maanen, 1983) compared to interviews in qualitative research, collecting words, explanations, opinions,…

Use of Porter's Five Forces analysis to identify the sources of competition, the strength and likelihood of that competition existing, and barriers to competition that affect vascular surgery will help our specialty understand both the strength of our current competition and the strength of a position that our specialty will need to move to. By understanding the nature of the Porter's Five Forces as it applies to vascular surgery, and by appreciating their relative importance, our society would…

Plausibly, the most important reason for opposing honor killing is religious. Most people plea that Islam is the cause of such shameful acts since there are a lot of killing cases done by Muslim people or in Islamic countries. Yet, according to Amin (2016 ), honor killing is not acceptable, and it is not mentioned in Quran or hadiths. Also, religious authorities disagree with it and forbid it. Iftikhar(2016) reported Imam Zaid Shakir who said that in Islam there is nothing called honor…

continually consider whether there are laws and rules so unjust that they should not be obeyed, and ask ourselves how we would practice such civil disobedience, whether it is justified, and whether we are personally willing to accept the consequences." (Eisner par. 4). Similar to Rosa Parks, Antigone is a determined girl who doesn’t let sexism or racism stop her from believing in what she thinks is right. She is open to accepting the sacrifices if it means Polyneices gets buried…

Tom Peters said “Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” This essay will analyze and evaluate Disney Company’s management structure and leadership style and compare with the quote. Management means that managers achieve goals in a way that makes the best use of all resources. The functions of management are planning, organizing, controlling and directing. Planning involves setting objectives and strategies for achieving them. Organizing means…