Paul Gibbs Livres

This book brings international perspectives to bear on thinking about and through transdisciplinarity on professional development and education. The scope of the book ranges from the idea of transdisciplinarity and its applications in professional practice to considerations of pedagogy and transdisciplinary research. A distinctive feature of the book is its consideration of key issues and concepts in the context of the lived experience of transdisciplinarity. The book effectively demonstrates how a transdisciplinary lens on the world can open oneℓ́ℓs eyes to multiple realities and thus suggests how we might better understand the complexities and contradictions of our world. Indeed the chapters carry transdisciplinarity into new fields, on fresh grounds and even move into a post-disciplinary phase. Although transdisciplinarity can be traced back to the early 1970s, it has often been at the margins, and is highly contested as an approach to knowledge creation within academia, and has yet to make a major impact outside the confines of the university. Instead, knowledge creation, recognition and use have been usually been approached from the structured certainty of subject disciplinary knowledge. This book studies higher education and professional identity from the premise that disciplinarity and transdisciplinarity are complementary aspects of a single, more complex whole: routine scholarly work. Can transdisciplinary be taught and if so, how can it be applied to professional practice? The answers assembled here come from a variety of professional backgrounds. Based on insightful personal experience they offer reflective advice on integrating transdisciplinarity into teaching, research and the workplace. In reconceptualizing the practice of transdisciplinarity the book becomes a bold guide to confront the messiness of real world problems. Helga Nowotny, Former ERC President

Meet Colleen, the third-born child of parents who share a chaotic relationship. Set against the backdrop of Cape Town in the 1940s, this is Colleen's journey. It is a time of religious fervor, baptisms, conversions and Sunday school picnics. Apartheid can't be escaped and is experienced by the children, who are bemused and confused by the flawed and unjust system. The pages are crowded by a host of odd characters, at once lovable, eccentric and troubled. There's Aunty Bubbles who teaches the children to jitterbug and Uncle Nicholas who speaks the Queen's English and plays a trumpet in the Royal Navy Band. There's Aunty Beryl, who carries a Chihuahua around in her handbag, and a midwife and home-undertaker named Two-Coffee-One-Milk. But not all is rosy in this richly peopled world. There is a human thread recognizable to anyone who has ever been in a co-dependent relationship, been abused, grown up poor or had an alcoholic father, which gives this book universal appeal. Sharp, insightful, and abundant in measured humor, it will resonate with many.

Explore the art of outdoor griddle cooking with this comprehensive guide that covers techniques, recipes, and tips for mastering the grill. It features a variety of delicious recipes suitable for any occasion, from breakfast to dinner, along with essential equipment recommendations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, this resource offers insights into cooking methods, flavor combinations, and meal planning, ensuring you can create mouthwatering dishes outdoors with ease and confidence.

The totalising effect of consumerism, well-being and satisfaction is a discourse which may negate the value of struggle and mastery of complex subjects and a realization of personal potentiality. Published open access, Why Universities Should Seek Happiness and Contentment considers the consequences of a hedonistic and well-being centred model of student education as one of the goals of higher education and proposes an alternative goal for higher education. In a globalised consumer society where the anxiety for an identity leads to the fear of not reaching the standard, Paul Gibbs shows how anxiety can be harnessed to secure contentment with one's own future without the fear of consumer-induced emptiness. He conceptualises higher education in a counter-valued way to the current dominant discourse of higher education institutions and educational policy while placing students at the centre of their own educational activity. In doing so, Gibbs proposes contentment as a guiding principle of higher education. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.

In this incredible world of diversity, there is a darkness that blinds us from recognizing the beauty and value of all humanity. We are held hostage by our misconceptions, prejudices and fears. How do we break free? There is hope in the darkness. Beacons of light shine amongst us revealing the goodness of mankind. These courageous ones are moved by the people before them. They see into the human heart and respond with compassion. They understand their responsibility to partner for justice, creating a Radical Resilience that causes people to rise above their circumstances to thrive. May the power of partnership create a Radical Resilience that changes the world.

This book seeks to develop the philosophy of Heidegger notion and reflects the growing importance of work based studies which is becoming of special interest to higher education institutions and commercial organisations. The author acknowledges the dominance of the economic discourse of higher education, but in this book he tries to argue that Heidegger offers a phenomenological approach to understanding the diversity to higher education that work based learning can bring. The book offers a structured argument for a phenomenological understanding of both the educational institution and the commercial environment to be considered as workplaces.

Warum investieren wir so viel unserer Zeit, Kraft und Ressourcen, um andere Menschen in die Gemeinde einzuladen, wenn Jesus so viel Seiner Zeit damit verbrachte, sich von anderen einladen zu lassen? Haben wir als Jesu Nachfolger die Kunst verlernt, uns von anderen einladen zu lassen, um das Evangelium mit ihnen zu teilen? Und wenn ja: Wie können wir sie wiederentdecken? Shalom bietet uns als Antwort auf diese Fragen einen praktischen Leitfaden an, der mit seinen vier Schritten einfach umzusetzen und doch bahnbrechend in seiner Perspektive ist. Die Shalom-Strategie wird bereits von Christen aus der ganzen Welt angewandt; sie ist deine Ausrüstung, um andere Menschen zu erreichen - mit der Methode, die Jesus Seinen Nachfolgern vorlebte, mit der Er Seine Jünger beauftragte und zu deren Anwendung Er den Apostel Paulus inspirierte. Jesus ist nicht einfach gekommen, um uns zu retten. Er ist gekommen, um uns für Seine Mission zu rekrutieren. In einer zunehmend polarisierten Welt ist es Sein Auftrag an uns, Menschen zum Frieden mit Gott zu führen. Die Hebräer damals nannten es ... Shalom.