scholarly journals Educational research, culturally distinctive epistemologies and the decline of truth

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 513-526
Author(s):  
Kai Horsthemke
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Feminist Thought ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Constructivist Epistemology

The assumptions underlying this contribution are, first, that educational research, like research in other fields, is expected to yield knowledge. This is rather uncontroversial. It is only when it comes to the definition of knowledge, the kinds of knowledge sought and to questions as to whose knowledge counts, that the debate characteristically becomes more heated. Second, and perhaps more controversially, a discussion of the nature and purposes of educational research will, at some stage, have to engage with the notion of truth. Despite having traditionally been a serious philosophical subject, the idea of truth has in recent times become rather unpopular, an idea non grata. The reconceptualisation of knowledge and the decline of truth are due in no small part to the increased popularity of certain kinds of postcolonial theory, postmodernism, constructivism and feminist thought, the rise of subaltern science and alternative epistemologies in academia. This article critically examines current trends in the theory of educational research: the case against ‘crypto-positivism’ and ‘hyperrationality’, and the trend in favour of ‘epistemological diversity’ and ‘critical constructivist epistemology’, especially against the backdrop of the decline of truth as a significant subject and yardstick that is currently exercising and restraining us, as educational researchers, philosophers and as persons.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUDICIAL DEFINITION OF MATERIALITY

1990 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
LuAnn Bean ◽  
Deborah W. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Court Cases ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Over Time

Determining what should be considered a material item has been a problem for both the accounting profession and the courts. By reviewing the court cases involving the issue of materiality, the authors have determined where differences in the materiality standard as applied by the courts exist. The judicial definition of materiality has developed over time, and current trends with important variations are observed. Based upon the authors' analysis, the following judicial definition of materiality, with its possible variations, is suggested: Would the reasonable (or speculative) investor (or layman) consider important (or be influenced by) this information in determining his course of action?

POLYCENTRIC MODEL OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF AGGLOMERATION AS AN ACTUAL TREND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEGAPOLISES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (65) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Marina V. Sviridenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Service Economy ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Post Industrial

The article considers the model of development of modern megacities and substantiates the need for the formation of a polycentric structure of the spatial development of agglomerations. The current trends in the placement of educational, research, innovation, business and shopping and entertainment functions for the development of the agglomeration territory are analyzed, the structure of the risks of implementing a polycentric model of the development of the St. Petersburg agglomeration and the directions of their leveling and overcoming are proposed. As the most important driver for the polycentric development of the St. Petersburg agglomeration, the author highlights the creation of places of employment, both in the production and post-industrial spheres – the service economy and the knowledge economy, the IT sector.

scholarly journals Audit of Non-financial Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
R. G. Kaspina ◽  
N. O. Samoilova
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Problem Analysis ◽  
Nonfinancial Information ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Financial Audit ◽  
Definition Of

The article is devoted to the practical implementation of auditing tasks in relation to non-financial information in Russia. The increased need to develop this area of auditing services is related to both the increased interest of users in the nonfinancial information in itself, and the need to improve its reliability. The methodological base of the research includes a set of scientific techniques and research methods such as theoretical analysis of the literature on the research problem, analysis of regulatory sources, a method of comparison, as well as the use of practical experience in providing auditing services in relation to non-financial information. The study of current trends in the publication and certification of nonfinancial statements in Russia and abroad, considers the main approaches to the definition of “non-financial audit” and the most widespread methodological approaches to its implementation, as well as reviews the practice of performing tasks to confirm non-financial information and identifies the main problems of their implementation. The theoretical and practical significance of the research is to justify the need to develop tools for providing auditing services in relation to non-financial information, as well as the proposed solutions to the identified problems of practical implementation of tasks.

The Armed Forces "New" Missions: A European View

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-165
Author(s):  
Bernard Boëne
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Force ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Definition Of

Are the armed forces' new missions as new as they are made out to be, and if so, how is one to characterize them ? To answer such questions, it is possible to start from a conception of military force in terms of sovereignty, violence, organization and legitimacy, which recombines the elements and sub-elements of Clausewitz's triadic definition of war. This will be used here as a baseline to assess current trends.

Labour regulation now and in the future: Current trends and emerging themes

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Howe
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Work Relationships ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Labour Regulation

This article examines recent scholarship by labour lawyers and industrial relations scholars concerning the regulation of labour markets and work relationships. Over the last two decades, scholarship in both fields has moved away from a narrow legal definition of regulation towards a more plural conception recognising the diversity of regulatory mechanisms and actors in this field. The article also charts a growth in scholarship on enforcement of labour regulation, as well as studies of the effectiveness or impact of regulation. The article suggests some key issues facing researchers of labour regulation and identifies some emerging research themes.

Current Trends in the Definition of ‘Perpetrator’ by the International Criminal Court: From the Decision on the Confirmation of Charges in the Lubanga case to the Katanga judgment

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALICIA GIL GIL ◽  
ELENA MACULAN
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Individual Criminal Responsibility

AbstractThe jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) up to the Lubanga judgment showed definite interpretive trends on the modes of principal liability. This article aims first to make a critical assessment of these trends by focusing on methodological and substantive aspects. On the one hand, the practice of having resort to theories derived from Continental legal systems, albeit legitimate, is based on a methodology that raises some concerns as to the selection and (mis)interpretation of such theories. On the other hand, the Court has clearly adopted a wide interpretation of some critical elements in which the different modes of principal liability are grounded. This choice has caused a significant expansion of the scope of principal liability as well as a breach of the principles of legality and of individual criminal responsibility. In our opinion, the underpinning of these interpretations is a flawed understanding of the criteria for distinguishing between principals and accessories.This perspective has been overturned by the Katanga judgment, on which the second part of this article will focus. This judgment correctly argues that the distinction between perpetrators and accomplices is grounded only on the autonomous or vicarious character of their contribution to the offence. Furthermore, it follows a partly different approach as to both the methodology and the interpretation of the constitutive elements of principal liability. In our view, this approach better fits both the relevant statutory provision and the basic principles of criminal law.

Current Trends in Educational Research and Evaluation

1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Leslie Hendrickson ◽  
Richard M. Wolf ◽  
Thomas S. Popkewitz ◽  
B. Robert Tabachnick ◽  
B. Robert Tabachnick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Current Trends

Tendencies of Development of Legal Regulation Emission and Turnover Bonds in the Legislation of Poland

10.12737/397 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Андрей Богустов ◽  
Andrei Bogustov
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Securities Market ◽  
Concept Definition ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Debt Holders

The subject of research is the notion and the features of a bond as a subject of the Polish civil law. The aim of research is the exposure of the current trends of legal regulation of bond issue and handling on example of the legislation of Poland. The methodological basis of the research contains the comparative law approach. In the course of investigation the author has come to the conclusion that the legislation of Poland governing the issue and handling of bonds reflects a number of current trends of the development of civil law as following: the differentiation of legal regulation of the securities market, the unacceptance of the universal concept definition of the term «security», the dematerialization of the securities, the approximation of the legal status of a share and a bond, the enhancement of the measures of the corporation’s shareholders and debt holders protection, the approximation and mutual loanword of the common and continental law countries legislation, the extention of the frame of reference of legal civil rights represented with securities.

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