Essays about: "Worldviews"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 87 essays containing the word Worldviews.

  1. 21. Permaculture in the South of Brazil – the start of a silent revolution? : Examined through farm visits in Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Torstensson Portocarrero; [2022]
    Keywords : Permaculture;

    Abstract : This dissertation, Permaculture in the South of Brazil – the start of a silent revolution? examines the role of permaculture in farms that undergo agroecological transitions. The overall aim is to shed light on how the concept could enable a sustainable agricultural sector. READ MORE

  3. 22. An integral view on leadership and organizational transformation in public sector organization

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Juulia Baer-Bader; [2022]
    Keywords : Organizational Transformation; change; AQAL; Integral Theory; Metatheory;

    Abstract : In the past decade the extent and the complexity of socio-economic challenges the modernsocieties are facing has grown dramatically. Balancing often on the brink of crisis, these globalchallenges force organizations to overthink their approaches and look for new ways to respond toexternal changes. READ MORE

  4. 23. Feeling the system:Facilitated nature experiences for leaders as a step towards societal sustainability

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Charlotte Griestop; Christine Musch; Vanessa Wonn; [2022]
    Keywords : Systems Thinking; Leadership for Sustainability; Nature Connection; Leverage Points; Embodied Learning; Strategic Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the role of facilitated nature experiences for leadersas a step towards sustainability. Qualitative interviews were conducted with facilitators andparticipants of nature-based leadership programs (NBLP) and analyzed regarding 1) Transformative Learning Conditions, 2) Transformative Learning Outcomes, and 3) Professional Changes inspired by NBLP participation. READ MORE

  5. 24. The role of digital media in the dissemination of Covid-19 conspiracy theories: The case of Czech conspiracy theory believers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Gabriela Holesova; [2021]
    Keywords : conspiracy theories; Covid-19; network society; context collapse; echo chambers; selective exposure;

    Abstract : The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has been since its early beginnings accompanied by the spread of the so called 'infodemic' of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the virus in the media. This infodemic swiftly started to present a matter of significant concern especially in the dynamic landscape of digital media which due to an ease of sharing and content contribution allowed for Covid-19 conspiracy theories to continue to gain momentum. READ MORE

  6. 25. “Our libraries are dying”: Biopiracy and the social value of traditional medicinal knowledge in Ecuadorian Amazonia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ellen Forssell; [2021]
    Keywords : Biopiracy; Traditional Knowledge; Bioprospecting; Social Justice; Environmental Justice; Amazonia; Human Ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In a global social divide between modern and traditional, medicine has fallen into two sides. Still, much of modern medicine exists because of traditional medicinal knowledge, yet the latter is rarely given any recognition. READ MORE