VOLUME 6(1) • 2014
NEURAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of learning difficulties, the possible prevention of neuromyths in education, brain-based education, and the role of genetics in learning potentials. In the present paper, I focus on neural m..
PROBLEMATIZING LIBERAL COSMOPOLITANISMS: FOUCAULT AND NEOLIBERAL COSMOPOLITAN GOVERNMENTALITY
ABSTRACT. This paper begins by problematizing liberal cosmopolitanisms by reference to Foucault’s work and according to his notion of governmentality and his approach of “problematization”. The paper investigates the philosophical source of liberal cosmopolitanism in its historic moral, legal and ec..
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION PROJECT FOR 1.2 BILLION PEOPLE IN INDIA: CAN IT FILL INSTITUTIONAL VOIDS AND ENABLE ‘INCLUSIVE’ INNOVATION?
ABSTRACT. India has no equivalent of a social security number and more than 400 millions of poor suffer in the hands of the existing corrupt system because they are unable to participate in the formal economy. In a nation that is struggling to meet basic challenges of poverty, hunger, poor infrastru..
GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT IN THE ARAB SPRING HYBRIDITY: REFLECTIONS FROM LEBANON
ABSTRACT. Unrepresentative and ineffective governance has been a key instigator of the ‘Arab Spring.’ However, analyses of the Arab Spring tend to limit ‘governance’ to ‘government.’ The Spring is exclusively framed as the bankruptcy of authoritarian government and the significance of the revolution..
THE INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
ABSTRACT. Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence describing the scope of educational neuroscience, improvements in cognitive function and educational practices, the educational relevance of neuroscientific investigations, and educators’ perceptions of the function of neuroscience a..
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
ABSTRACT. The material gathered in this study provides a rich and diverse context for understanding leadership involvement in socialization processes, leadership’s impact on subordinates and organizations, effective leadership in collaborative settings, and the impact of leadership attributes and be..
A CRITICAL ESSAY ON ISLAMIC FREEDOM IN ASEAN
ABSTRACT. This is a critical essay looking at Islamic freedom within the ASEAN region. Almost 50% of ASEAN’s population are Muslims, but this essay postulates Islamic freedom is repressed within much of this grouping. Repressed Islamic freedom if one subscribes to Florida’s concepts of socially deri..
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF ELITE ATHLETES
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of athletes’ antisocial and prosocial behavior, aggressive acts performed by athletes during sporting events, interpersonal aggression in sports, and the pathway from athletic participation to relationship aggression. The paper ..
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICIPATORY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the use of social media as a source of news, the collaborative co-creation of news, and the dynamics of professional news practices. The results of the current study converge with prior research on the potential relevance of the audie..
THE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ABSTRACT. My analysis complements the growing literature on the employees’ motivation to achieve organizational aims, the impact of transformational leadership in a public sector environment, the determinants of leaders’ behavior change, and the norms that support public administrators in their posi..