Knowledge Of Citizens Research Articles

Wiedza tarnowian o planie zagospodarowania terenu

‘DOMUSS’ Real Estate Scientific Circle, acting at the Malopolska School of Economics in Tarnow, has run an anonymous opinion poll among Tarnow citizens in order to determine their knowledge on the subject of the town development plan. The poll covered 125 people of various ages, females and males of different professions and occupations. Employment diversity helped to examine people who are concerned with or are closely connected with the land development plan, as well as those who had not heard about it. Questions were asked to people in the street and acquaintances of the circle who come from Tarnow and towns closely connected with Tarnow. The aim of the survey was to present the level of knowledge of Tarnow citizens on the subject of the land development plan. The conducted poll indicates that Tarnow inhabitants are acquainted with the topic of spatial development. They know what the land development plan is, what it contains and where it is. However, they declared that access to the knowledge contained in the plan is limited and therefore the conclusion from the conducted survey is that the city authorities should improve the plan structure and take care of spreading the knowledge about it among Tarnow citizens.

Press Coverage and Political Accountability

We estimate the impact of press coverage on citizen knowledge, politicians’ actions, and policy. We find that voters living in areas where, for exogenous reasons, the press covers their U.S. House representative less are less likely to recall their representative’s name and less able to describe and rate him or her. Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are less likely to stand witness before congressional hearings, to serve on constituency‐oriented committees (perhaps), and to vote against the party line. Finally, federal spending is lower in areas with exogenously lower press coverage of congressmen.

Beyond coexistence

If a pluralistic democratic state such as the United States wishes to move beyond coexistence and toward a more reflective religious pluralism, then public schools must take epistemic issues seriously. Taking a cue from multicultural education, many have called for including the study of religion from a cultural perspective. I argue instead that, while studying religion from a cultural perspective is necessary, for a comprehensive education in religious studies it is not sufficient. In order to enable our youngest generation with the skills and tools to be knowledgeable, thoughtful and respectful citizens, students must grapple with the thorny matter of religious truths.

The knowledge citizen as the influencer and the influenced – Part 2

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Information citizenship Vol.10(2) June 2008 knowledge citizen

Information citizenship Vol.10(2) June 2008 knowledge citizen

多文化社会における教養の再構築 : 外国人住民の非識字問題を中心に ( 教養の解体と再構築)

多文化社会における教養の再構築 : 外国人住民の非識字問題を中心に ( 教養の解体と再構築)

Traversing the virtual landscape of a knowledge citizen

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MAPPING HOSTILITIES: THE GEOGRAPHY OF XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

ABSTRACT The negative attitudes of South Africans towards non-citizens, migrants and refugees are now well-documented. However, since anti-immigrant intolerance is a global phenomenon, should South Africans be singled out? This paper seeks to contextualize the South African situation by comparing the attitudes of South Africans with citizens from several other countries in the Southern African region; namely, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The paper is based on a survey implemented in 2001–2 called the National Immigration Policy Survey (NIPS). The survey was designed to measure citizen knowledge of migration and attitudes towards citizenship and foreign citizens including migrants, immigrants and refugees. The survey found that citizens across the region consistently tend to exaggerate the numbers of non-citizens in their countries, to view the migration of people within the region as a “problem” rather than an opportunity, and to scapegoat non-citizens. The intensity of these feelings varies significantly from country to country. The harshest sentiments are expressed by the citizens of South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Boswana.

The political participation of undergraduated nursing students. An exploratory study

Context: This study shows the meaning of political participation to undergraduated nursing students; how they participate in their particular life and in the University and the main worries about politics, nursing and political engagement. Objectives: Find out the meaning of political engagement to nursing students, understanding their social and political organization process. Methods: Exploratory, qualitative research. 145 students participated, the data was collected from a self applied instrument. The objective data was submitted to simple frequency analysis, and the subjective data to a thematic analysis. Results: The political interest is average; most students only vote; few participate in the student movements although aware of student organizations. Discussion: Politics implies in the struggle for their rights/duties, political engagement amplifies the knowledge of citizenship, building critical judgment and attitudes, which interferes with nursing cares. Conclusion: They value political engagement as a form of social organization although they delegate to others without controlling their appointed leaders actions. We believe that an effective political formation can contribute to maximize participation.

The political participation of undergraduated nursing students. An exploratory study

Context: This study shows the meaning of political participation to undergraduated nursing students; how they participate in their particular life and in the University and the main worries about politics, nursing and political engagement. Objectives: Find out the meaning of political engagement to nursing students, understanding their social and political organization process. Methods: Exploratory, qualitative research. 145 students participated, the data was collected from a self applied instrument. The objective data was submitted to simple frequency analysis, and the subjective data to a thematic analysis. Results: The political interest is average; most students only vote; few participate in the student movements although aware of student organizations. Discussion: Politics implies in the struggle for their rights/duties, political engagement amplifies the knowledge of citizenship, building critical judgment and attitudes, which interferes with nursing cares. Conclusion: They value political engagement as a form of social organization although they delegate to others without controlling their appointed leaders actions. We believe that an effective political formation can contribute to maximize participation.

A Questionnaire Survey on Discrepancies between Assumed and Actual Demands and Knowledge of Citizens for Tsunami Disaster Prevention

Questionnaire surveys were conducted to investigate discrepancies between consciousness of citizens for tsunami disaster prevention assumed by administrations and actual consciousness of residents and visitors in tsunami vulnerable areas. It was found that the residents expect hardware measures (structures) against tsunami attacks, whereas visitors prefer software measures for evacuation. It is important to guide citizens toward software measures and give appropriatei nstructionsf or effectivee vacuation. Citizenws ho have experienceo ft sunamia ttack orlivingn ear the coastlineh ave clear images for threat of tsunamis.Goodc ommunicationb etween administrationsa nd citizensc an restrain the reduction of efficiencyf or tsunamip rotectionm easures.

Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? The Impact of Information on Mass Attitudes toward Congress

Two features of citizen response to Congress can be taken as grounds for concern. First, Americans know relatively little about Congress, and especially about congressional procedures and policy output. Second, Congress typically emerges as the least respected political institution. Although these matters are troubling when viewed individually, more disturbing is the dilemma posed when knowledge and attitudes toward Congress are viewed in tandem. It appears that citizens who know Congress the best like Congress the least. Consequently, a sophisticated polity and a well‐respected legislature seem fundamentally incompatible. This article seeks to resolve this dilemma, contending that there is nothing about knowledge per se that leads citizens to view Congress unfavorably. Rather, differences in knowledge levels alter the considerations citizens bring to bear when evaluating Congress, with the best‐informed individuals constructing judgments on the basis of the most relevant Congress‐specific criteria while less knowledgeable citizens employ readily available but more peripheral criteria.

Why we need knowledge workers to become knowledge citizens

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Knowledge citizen's approach to knowledge sharing, rewards and incentive

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Emotional intelligence and competence in a knowledge citizen's world

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Learning conversations: knowledge, meanings and learning networks in Greater Manchester

PurposeThis article advances some reflections on learning and knowledge‐sharing strategies within a social learning context in a potential knowledge city (KC).Design/methodology/approachFor this purpose a reflective sense‐making research exercise has been accounted, aiming to take a closer look at the societal tissue configurations in the Greater Manchester city‐region. An unambiguous emphasis on learning conversations is advanced, conveying the underlying KBD assumptions that only shared knowledge amongst knowledge citizens contributes to the city's system of capitals; and that learning is thus collective, constructive and conversational. Following this approach, the article interprets the KC emergence of the Manchester city‐region as a complex collage of interconnected knowledge moments intrinsically linked to collective learning experiences and thus profoundly conversational.FindingsSuch an approach has drawn forth implications for the role of knowledge moments in this city's knowledge‐based emerging development as a KC. By bringing dialogues, thoughts and conversations to the research surface, new insights on the theoretical relationships between knowledge, learning and conversations have started to emerge. By giving an account of how knowledge citizens witness, create and foster shared key knowledge moments, this article has sought to comprehend Manchester's knowledge city initiative as a conversing city.Originality/valueThis article advances some reflections on learning and knowledge‐sharing strategies within a social learning context in a potential knowledge city.

Rethinking Governmentality: Training, Cultivation, and Cultural Citizenship in Nationalist China

In sum, the significance of military training does not just reside in teaching and learning military regulations and skills. Its main point is to temper the bodies and minds of the trainees and to mold their moral characters, show the proper path of modern life, teach common knowledge for modern citizens, improve the thought and habits of the trainees at the root, and establish complete and flawless characters so that they are able to adhere to discipline, take responsibility, be clear about etiquette and righteousness, know integrity and a sense of shame, and become Chinese citizens who are suited to modern existence. (Jiang Zhongzheng 1935, p. 2)

Managing Leviathan: environmental politics and the administrative state

Bureaucracies, including large corporations and governmental agencies, are based on hierarchy and prone to secrecy. They encourage highly specialized forms of knowledge and structure themselves in compartmentalized ways. In stark contrast, environmental problems cut across all artificial divisions and boundaries. Managing Leviathan illustrates the nature of environmental problems from genetically modified crops to climate change, from urban sprawl to toxic chemicals to trace pharmaceuticals in our water supply. Understanding these problems, and how they might be resolved, requires that we transcend the divisions of government, economy, and knowledge. Solutions often also require the mobilization of citizen knowledge and values. Are governments and bureaucracies up to the complex task? How might they adapt to be better suited to meet the new environmental challenges that continuously arise? This extensively revised edition of Managing Leviathan expands from a North American to a global perspective and includes new articles on both European and Australian experiences as well as on transnational environmental issues. The overall pattern is remarkably clear: environmental administration demands integrative thinking and new forms of direct public involvement in governance.

Are you a globally competent knowledge citizen?

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Priming Partisan Evaluations of Congress

Congress has been the scene of increasingly partisan and ideologically polarized conflict in recent years. I examine the extent to which the national political climate mutes or amplifies the effect of partisanship on evaluations of Congress. Using data from the National Election Studies and a content analysis of national media coverage, I find that public evaluations of Congress divide most sharply along party lines when elite-level discourse is most partisan (as during an election season or a highly charged partisan debate in Congress). This finding is consistent with an opinion leadership or priming hypothesis of public opinion. In addition, the most knowledgeable citizens are most likely to be primed by the partisan political climate in Washington. In contrast, less attentive citizens tend to rely on nonpartisan cues when evaluating Congress. I discuss the implications of these findings for public opinion and improving the public standing of Congress in an increasingly partisan climate.