Personal Worldview Research Articles

On the question of lending to individuals with different level of self-actualization

The subject of this research is the indicators of attitude on the lending to individuals with different level of self-actualization. This article examines the differences in attitudes to lending among individuals with different levels of self-actualization. The hypothesis was tested that the higher is the level of self-actualization, the more is the likelihood of referring to constructive ways of coping with the loan debt. For verification of the hypothesis, the article employs the questionnaire “Attitude to Loans” (A. N. Demin, O. V. Kireeva, E. Y. Pedanova), Self-actualization test (SAT) by E. Shostrom (adapted by Y. E. Aleshin, L. Y. Gozman, M. V. Zagika and M. V. Kroz). The link is established between certain indicators of self-actualization, awareness and motiv for lending. It is determined that self-actualizing individuals are willing to render financial assistance in form of loans to others; while individuals with low level of self-actualization are not willing to take on a loan for others. The conclusion is made that the borrowers with low indicators of self-actualization are characterized with low level of self-acceptance, spontaneity and resistance to aggression; they are aware of the experience of relatives and friends in receiving loans; the believe that loan would help them to accomplish their dream in the nearest future and not willing to take on loan to solve other people's problems. In the subgroup of the borrowers with high level of self-actualization correlation is established between the indicators of self-actualization that characterize the peculiarities of worldview and creativity of self-actualizing personality, awareness and motives for lending. The representatives of the subgroup “pseudo-self-actualization” are characterized with low level of creativity and fear to take on loans. The acquired results can be implemented within the framework of correctional and developmental work with the borrowers and debtors.

Future pedagogue’s sociо-professional maturity formation in scientific research activity

Scientific research activity is an essential component of the professional activities of a higher education pedagogue. Exploring the world around, future pedagogues not only organize their knowledge about pedagogy and the profession but also form a pedagogical style, professional and personal worldview. 
 Students' scientific research activity is an important form of professional training, characterized by meaningful and organizational diversity, involves the formation of future pedagogues' knowledge and ability to use it in practice; the methods of scientific and pedagogical research, development of abilities to the analysis, synthesis, generalization of information obtained from literature sources and in the process of studying pedagogical process. Students' scientific research activities contribute to the development of professionalism of future lecturers of pedagogy, in particular skills and experience of carrying out scientific research activities. 
 The methods we have used in the research process included, in particular, observation, expert evaluation, modelling and forecasting. 
 The level of professionalism of the future lecturer of pedagogy is determined in particular by the development of one’s abilities and skills to organize scientific research activities. The scientific research activity itself is an important condition for the professional growth of the future pedagogue-professional.
 Scientific research activities of the future pedagogue involve one’s participation in the study of a particular pedagogical situation, observation of a particular pedagogical process, the study of students’ personality development.
 The generalized result of such activity is the work of the future pedagogue on the implementation of qualification work, which involves advanced study of theoretical aspects, systematization of previously acquired knowledge and supplementing them in the process of practical solution of a defined problem. Here the skills of research organization, organization of the experiment and independent activity are realized.

Can Art Embody Truth? Ethics, Aesthetics and Gandhi

The philosophical question of whether moral standards apply in art and the practical one of whether the arts can be vehicles of positive social transformation run through a great deal of social theory. In this article, these issues are discussed through an examination of Mahatma Gandhi’s approach to art and in particular his views on music and visual arts as they formed part of his personal world view and his socio-political programme. The article contextualises this in relation to Gandhi’s over-arching concern with the pursuit of truth and its theistic basis, his relationship to certain aspects of classical Indian philosophy and in particular the status of rasa among the four traditional purusharthas, and his relationship with Rabindranath Tagore and the artists at Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, in particular Nandalal Bose. The article suggests that Gandhi was far from uninterested in aesthetic matters, but that the key to his thought lies in his holistic approach to both philosophy and lifestyle where the arts play an important role when integrated with ethical and religious demands.

Expert examination of electoral legislation in the conclusions of the Venice Commission

The article is devoted to the theoretical and practical approaches of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission) to the assessment of electoral processes and elections in states. Since the Venice Commission is a subsidiary body of the Council of Europe, special attention is paid to the observance of Council of Europe standards in the field of human and civil rights in regard to elections. Through an empirical analysis of various documents of the Venice Commission (conclusions, recommendations, codes of practice, etc.), a conclusion is drawn about the existential approach of this body to assessing the electoral legislation of states. This approach is based on a wide array of sources perceived by experts of the Venice Commission, which, in addition to state legislation and official comments, may also include reports from the media, the Internet, the personal worldview of the expert and comments from other persons familiar with the situation. Based on this broad range of sources, the Venice Commission also objectifies its assessments into different acts, which may have a variety of names, but have the force of recommendations for states. Thus, the conclusions of the Venice Commission are acts of soft law and can be perceived by national legal systems using various channels of implementation. The analysis of the documents of the Venice Commission on elections and electoral processes shows that in the orbit of expertise of this body are such issues as: prevention of abuse of power and administrative resources of power in the organization and holding of elections; prevention of discrimination against opposition and various minorities, etc. The issues of gender equality in state authorities, protection of the rights of stateless persons, and voting using digital technologies are also considered.

Cyber socialization: trends and prospects

The development of the modern world is very complex and rapid, and the process is characterized by high rates of development of information and communication technologies. The Internet space is a means of searching and obtaining information, as well as a medium for communication, virtual interaction, and has a significant impact on the formation of stereotypes of behavior of the young generation, as well as ideals, spiritual values, personal and social worldview. The article identifies the positive aspects of the development of cyberspace by young people, and also notes the threats and barriers to cyber socialization for modern youth. The necessity of conducting psychological and pedagogical research on cyber socialization is actualized, a conclusion is made about the use of new technologies for the purpose of positive cyber socialization of the younger generation.

The existential dimension of the pandemic: Death attitudes, personal worldview, and coronavirus anxiety

A cross-sectional survey to investigate relationships between coronavirus anxiety, individual death attitudes, and personal worldview was conducted among 202 German-speaking adults in Central Europe. Results indicated that death anxiety significantly predicts coronavirus anxiety beyond sociodemographic variables. Women reported higher coronavirus anxiety than men. Against expectations, dimensions of personal worldview were hardly related to coronavirus anxiety. In contrast, we found evidence for a curvilinear relationship between religiosity as well as atheism and negative death attitudes. Our study contributes to recent discussions about death anxiety as a transdiagnostic factor in psychopathology and yields important implications for psychosocial support in the current pandemic.

Script as a literary basis of theatrical forms in pop art

The purpose of the work is to study the specific features of the script as a literary basis of theatrical forms in pop art, to outline the classification of scripts, to identify the features of their compositional structure, stages of development. The research methodology consists in the application of systematic, functional, art history, comparative and analytical methods of research of the creative work of a specialist on a literary script as a complex, synthesizing basis of theatrical form; in the analysis of the main stages of creation of the scenario of theatrical variety forms; in considering the types of scenarios, construction of their literary material, the principle of classification, the main components of the record and methods of implementation. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the systematization of the main criteria for working on a literary script dramatized in pop art, the conceptuality of all components of literary and screenwriting work and the classification of scripts by material complexity; by subject and content; by means of ideological and emotional expression. Conclusions. As a result, the study found that the literary script is a necessary basis for any theatrical form in pop art, which is built on all the laws of theatrical art. In the course of work on the script it is necessary to follow a consistent scheme of actions, creativity in the development of the script and selection of materials, because the script requires appropriate knowledge of the technology of creating a literary script of theatrical action: ideological and thematic basis, compositional structure, specifics of the script works and recording components. Personal worldview, professional skills and abilities play an important role.

Скульптура Олега Денисенка як тривимірна археологія графічних творів

У статті розглянуто творчість відомого сучасного львівського художника Олега Денисенка, яка досі висвітлювалася лише в окремих дослідженнях, але без комплексного ґрунтовного аналізу мистецької мови автора, експериментальних, новаторських методів у різних видах образотворчого мистецтва. Звернено увагу на стилістику пластичної мови, яка є і відображенням графічних творів, і виражена у скульптурі. Аналізується, з якою метою у своїй творчості митець звертається до скульптури, що є тривимірним відображенням його графічних творів зі своєю особливою сформованою індивідуальною манерою, образною мовою, наповненою знаковою системою та символічним значенням. Розглядається можливість надання семіотичної обізнаності глядачеві з метою фіксації чітких орієнтирів у трактуванні зашифрованого змісту мистецького твору. Проаналізовано теми, до яких звертається митець, інтерпретуючи архетипні сюжети та традиції класичного культурного надбання. З’ясовуються етапи розвитку та формування образної мови сучасного митця-графіка О. Денисенка, які прослідковуються у різних видах його творчості й відображають особисте світосприйняття. Розглянуто творчий доробок митця, який має свою нішу в українському образотворчому мистецтві та потребує репрезентації на теренах не тільки України, а і в європейському просторі.

Teachers’ personal worldviews and RE in England: a way forward?

ABSTRACT Teachers’ worldviews may impact their practice in terms of pedagogy, curriculum choices, and the value they assign to, or enthusiasm for, a curriculum subject. In England, Religious Education (RE) involves the teaching of religious and non-religious worldviews. RE teachers often lack training, subject knowledge, confidence or even desire to teach the subject. This article develops a working definition of ‘worldview’ as an individual’s frame of reference, held consciously and subconsciously, that evolves due to life experiences, enabling them to make sense of the world. Hermeneutical tools employed in training sessions with teachers enabled them to identify aspects of their worldviews and the narratives which have formed these. Research was undertaken through semi-structured interviews with 10 Primary school teachers in the South West of England. Findings revealed variations between teachers’ worldview-consciousness and the impact of their worldviews on their teaching of RE: notions of ‘good life’ varied and determined their teaching of, choices within and rationale for RE alongside growing confidence. Depth of understanding was facilitated for some by overseas travel or working and living in an ethnically diverse area. Greater self-understanding for teachers was evident in their acknowledgement of the impact of their own worldviews on their teaching of RE.

You Can Talk about Your Cat, but You Can Also Talk about Your God: Witnessing in Hermeneutical-Communicative Worldview Education

This paper explores the function of teachers’ witnessing of faith in worldview education in the context of diversity in the classroom. Pollefeyt described three teaching roles for hermeneutical-communicative worldview education: moderator, specialist, and witness. These roles aim to support students in their personal worldview identity development. However, witnessing seems to be associated with the transmittal of a specific tradition. We explore Pollefeyt’s intentions with witnessing and his didactical application. We deepen his perspective with Ricoeur’s philosophical and biblical explorations of testimony which help to clarify witnessing and to position this didactical role in the interreligious educational space of vulnerability and hospitality. In closing, witnessing is related to the concepts of authenticity, moral agency, role model and self-disclosure to show its relationship to more general aspects of teaching.

Finnish and Turkish Student Teachers’ Views on Virtual Worldview Dialogue

This study investigates worldview dialogue between 12 student teachers in Finland and in Turkey. The aim of the study is to explore the experiences of students engaged in virtual worldview dialogue. The research data consist of written emails and transcribed group discussions, which were analyzed using a content analysis approach. The findings indicate that dialogue is perceived through constructive complexity and that the students learned most from their own personal worldview. Differences between secular and religious worldviews were also negotiated, though some challenges were encountered. The study argues that tools for worldview reflexivity and worldview-related dialogue should be fostered in teacher education.

A Model for Biblical Worldview Development in Evangelical Christian Emerging Adults

The purpose of this grounded theory study was to develop a model of biblical worldview development for Evangelical Christians during emerging adulthood. Data were collected via personal worldview development timelines, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group. The study provided insight into a maturing biblical worldview, including growth in Sire’s dimensions of worldview and also growth in three worldview dispositions: awareness of one’s worldview, ownership of the process of worldview development, and commitment to meaningful processing. The Model for biblical Worldview Development in Evangelical Christian Emerging Adults suggests implications for educators who support worldview development in Evangelical emerging adults.

Attitudes Towards the Official recognition of Hong Kong Sign Language by Hong Kong Citizens

Abstract in the manuscript: This paper is a pilot study that investigates the attitudes towards the official recognition of Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) by Hong Kong citizens. We conducted long-distance semi-structure interviews with 30 participants grouped as deaf, hearing-related (hearing people that are closely involved in the Deaf community), and hearing-unrelated (hearing people that have little contact with deaf people and the Deaf community). Results show that the majority of participants (N=22) holds a supportive attitude towards the recognition of HKSL; Five participants hold a neutral position, and three participants hold a negative attitude towards it. We discussed each type of attitude in detail. Results show that participants’ attitudes are related to their awareness of deaf people’s need, the understanding of ‘language recognition’, and personal world views. Results also indicate that hearing people who are not involved in the Deaf community know very little about deaf people and the Deaf community, in general. At the end of the paper, we also reflect on two issues: the role of HKSL in deaf education and the standardization of HKSL. A brief description of the novelty and importance: This research is a pilot study investigating the attitudes towards the official recognition of Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) by Hong Kong citizens. We adopted the semi-structured interview as our methodology and recruited three groups of participants. Each group includes ten interviewees: 1) deaf members of the Deaf community in Hong Kong; 2) hearing people who are involved in the Deaf community daily, and 3) hearing people who have little contact with deaf people and the Deaf community. Concerning many deaf interviewees may have poorer literacy in Chinese, and to ensure each group is equally efficient in the communication. The interviews with hearing participants were conducted in Cantonese, and in HKSL for the deaf group. Despite the relatively small number of participants, this pilot study provides us a preliminary picture of different perspectives by the three groups of people in society. To our knowledge, this is the first study that investigates attitudes towards the official recognition of Hong Kong Sign Language. It is also one of the very few sociolinguistic studies on language attitude towards a sign language and recognition.

Nazariyat yakın tarihinde tümdengelimci izdüşümler:Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek teorisinde yapısalcılığın izleri

This article claims that, in Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory -which is the most common theory of Turkish music being thought, we can observe some apparent characteristics of structuralism. This article also tries to reason all the indicators caused to make such a claim. At this point, structuralism shouldn’t be seen as a philosophical movement or a thinking discipline, but as a way of criticism and is also a different methodology. As the name indicates, it is mainly about the structure and how it is organized. According to this assumption, each structure consists of sub-structures while the constituted structure is a substructure of a superior structure. According to Piaget, there are different implementations of structuralism in different disciplines; however, all of them contain two common aspects. First, structures are self-contained unknit which don’t need and reference outside. Secondly, each structure possesses some characteristics. Furthermore, Piaget tells that the concept of the structure consists of three key ideas which are wholeness, transformation, and self-regulation. First and the most apparent indicator can be the anti-historical perspective of Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory against Turkish music. Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory treats the Turkish music theory as a timeless set of values. It is a fact that Turkish music has a vast amount of written literature that had been created in centuries. However, in the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory, instead of using the accumulation of several centuries, their music theory tries to get its legitimacy only from maths, physics, and western music theories. Moreover, all happen in the time being. For example, they make a lot of detailed calculations about intervals nevertheless all these calculations have been made for almost two thousand years since the time of Ancient Greeks, then Islamic philosophers, etc. Furthermore, we can’t see any references to past resources. Ignoring history is an obvious pattern in Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory. However, this doesn’t mean that Arel or other theoreticians are not aware of the history of music or history in general. In contrast, the theoreticians -specifically Arel,- are too much into history . Furthermore, many of the manuscripts we have come from these people’s libraries. However, their understanding of history is way too far from being pragmatic or result-oriented. Instead, they do the refusal of history by using the history. In other words, he makes the history of the music theory something abstract and unreachable to keep it out of a field of researching music.As another indicator which is the outcome of the first one, Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory degrades the whole music theory into an acoustic and a mathematical engagement as we mentioned above. This approach assumes that Turkish music theory is a self-contained structure that can make itself possible. Furthermore, this approach also suggests that this self-contained unit is also capable of proving itself by using scientific disciplines and also Western music theory.Focusing on another structuralist indicator in Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory, we see that they want Turkish music to be a sub-cluster of Western music theory, in other words, as a structure it is sub-structure of a bigger structure in the sociological environment. Even though this is an intention more than being a fact, this is what they want to achieve. In order to change the nature of the music, they inject imported Western music components into Turkish music to “change its DNA”. This effort is also supported by cutting the connection with the history of the music. This theory somehow had become the one and the only system in the teaching and practice of Turkish music for some decades and all its assumptions which are mainly altered by the theoreticians had been regarded as the traditional theory itself. However, its existence is not due to its consistency or scientific provability but because of the necessity to survive in the free public sphere. Furthermore, the literature they created also constitutes a vast amount and it had been more systematic than their counterparts.All in all, this finding makes it clear that today’s standard Turkish music education is not the direct legacy of what had been thought in the tradition itself, but a modified and a structuralized version of it combined with theoreticians’ ideological tendencies, personal world views and also social conditions of the earlier republican era of Turkey.

Delineating the role of environmental adult educators: drawing critical considerations from an empirical case study

Current sustainability challenges call for strengthening educational efforts and research beyond formal school practice, in the context of Environmental Adult Education (EAE). The study reported here focuses on exploring the profile and practice of Greek environmental adult educators. Based on semi-structured interviews conducted with 11 EAE practitioners working with some of the most prominent Greek environmental NGOs, the study delves into the role of an environmental adult educator. Qualitative content analysis indicated that participants are highly educated professionals from diverse scientific backgrounds, whose careers started as volunteers in the same NGO, or as formal education teachers. Own educational experiences and personal worldviews, the NGO’s mission and professional socialization are reported as important motivational factors to pursue EAE. They draw the profile of a qualified EA educator as combining specialised knowledge, competencies, values and a vision. Their mission is perceived as primarily promoting environmental conservation through indirect action. They endorse mainly the role of co-learner, reflective practitioner and experience facilitator. Structural barriers, such as inadequate funding, multiple duties, and lack of time, seem to undermine their efforts, although educational challenges, such as how to encourage adults to revisit their acquired knowledge or how to overcome lack of interest, stand out as important challenges.

Predictors of the use and approval of CAM: results from the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS)

BackgroundMany studies have shown that sociodemographic variables significantly predict the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), although these predictions were not particularly strong. A multitude of predictors of the use or approval of CAM have been investigated in the field of personal values and worldviews, but the effects were small or doubtful due to non-representative samples. More recent psychological research has linked positive attitudes towards CAM with intuitive thinking, paranormal beliefs, ontological confusions and magical health beliefs, suggesting a common thinking style behind all these variables. The aim of this study is to identify the most important predictors of the use and approval of CAM.MethodsWe performed a canonical correlation analysis on all 3480 records from the 2012 German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) with the lifetime use and opinion of CAM as the dependent variables.ResultsApproval of paranormal practices such as fortune-telling, dowsing or spiritualism explained 32% of the variance in the dependent canonical variate “approval of CAM”, while sociodemographic variables explained only 2%. Experience with paranormal practices explained 17% of the variance in the dependent canonical variate “experience with CAM”, and sociodemographic variables explained 10% of the variance. Traditional religiosity, attitudes towards science and post-materialist values showed no relevant correlations with the dependent canonical variates.ConclusionsParanormal beliefs and related measures are the most important known predictors of the use and approval of CAM. Experience with paranormal practices not only indicates paranormal beliefs but also explains experience with CAM that cannot be explained by approval of CAM. Female gender and higher socioeconomic status predict experience with CAM without predicting approval of CAM, but their influence should not be overstated.

M61. THE ROLE OF PERSONAL WORLDVIEW IN PREDICTING DELUSION PRONENESS IN A NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE

BackgroundUnusual thought processes, often referred to as delusion proneness, are not unique to clinical populations. Understanding the factors that contribute to delusion proneness has important theoretical and clinical implications in prodromal psychosis.MethodsThis study ascertained the presence of delusion proneness and associated levels of distress, preoccupation and conviction in a large sample of healthy participants (N=258, M= 33.62 years, SD =12.04), and subsequently investigated two aspects of personal worldview in predicting delusion proneness: Locus of control (LOC) and core positive and negative schemas of the self and others. This data was collected via an online survey.ResultsStepwise regression analyses indicated that negative schemas of others predicted the presence of delusion proneness (p<.001) and associated levels of distress (p= .012) and preoccupation (p= .025); whilst negative schemas of the self predicted only the presence of delusion proneness (p= .001). Hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that LOC was not a significant predictor of the presence of delusion proneness (p= .141), or associated features of distress (p =.281), preoccupation (p=.220) and conviction (p= .660).DiscussionThe current study found that negative schemas of others accounted for more variance in predicting delusion proneness and aspects of experience (distress and preoccupation) than negative self- schemas. Our study may suggest that therapy focusing on one’s regulation of emotions and assumptions about others in individuals with delusion-like beliefs may be more critical in alleviating delusional symptoms than exclusively focusing on self-schemas.

Ford’s metaphysics: On the Transcendental origins of Henry Ford’s Fordism

Since it was first articulated by Antonio Gramsci in his Prison Notebooks (1929–1935), Fordism has been understood at two interconnected levels. At one level, it is understood in secular materialist terms as an archetypal system of mass production. At another, as a techno-economic paradigm of capitalist expansion. However, little attention has been given to the philosophical influences and ideas that underpinned Henry Ford’s (1863–1947) worldview and how this came to influence the formation of the factory systems at his Highland Park and River Rouge complexes. In most textbooks, it is assumed that Ford based his industrial design on a technological intensification of F.W. Taylor’s Principles of Scientific Management. This article seeks to examine the origins and rationale behind Ford’s factory system by exploring the relationship between his personal worldview and the ‘ism’ which came to bear his name. Through a cultural-historical analysis, this article critically explores Henry Ford’s personal Fordism, and argues that what has come to be understood as one of the most ‘secular’ and ‘materialist’ processes of organising ‘men and machine’ began with an attempt by Henry Ford to realise a ‘metaphysical’ ideal that was informed by the popular philosophical and theological thought of the previous century. By returning to the ideas and the context of this period, Ford’s engagement with the work of the American Transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) is considered to both contextualise Henry Ford’s Fordism and explore the philosophical tensions at the heart of his organisational theory and practice.

The possible impact of Reformed theology on education as a science, with special reference to the situation in South Africa (1940–)

The research reported in this article focused on the possibility of reformational theology having an impact on Education as a scientific discipline. Based on an interpretivist–constructivist theoretical approach and with the aid of a hermeneutic that differentiates between three manifestations of theology (Theology as a discipline in its own right, philosophic theology as a branch of Philosophy and personal theology as part of a personal world and life view), and also based on an overview of the history of education, particularly in South Africa between the 1940s and 1990s, it is tentatively concluded that Theology as a discipline seems to have had only an indirect impact on Education as a scholarly discipline; educationists, particularly philosophers of Education, occasionally immersed themselves in philosophical theology as part of their subject philosophy. Educationists have also seemed to have taken cognisance of the impact of their own and educators’ personal theology as part of their personal world and life views.

Phraseology as a base gender stereotypes (on the material of the english language)

The article is devoted to the problem of gender stereotypes on the material of English phraseology. The author has analyzed phraseological fund as the main source for forming personal worldview, which revealed via language. Phraseology has been declared both as the basis for forming mental, behavior and cultural intentions of person and as the instrument for making stereotypes (particularly, concerning rela￾tionships between man and woman). The article presents a study on the formation of some of the gender stereotypes reflected in one of the most components that make up the culture of the people – proverbs and idioms. These phraseological units give the initial idea of the concepts such as: appearance, social status, intelligence, age, etc. The conclusions based on these concepts form the idea of how society should treat gender images of femininity and masculinity.Phraseology&nbsp;is a branch of lexicology that stud￾ies sequence of words that are semantically and often syntactically restricted and they function as sin￾gle units similar to individual words. Phraseology received increasing attention in the English-speaking world. Linguistic competence also includes a familiarity with restricted collocations and proverbs as well as the ability to produce or understand metaphorical interpretations.Phraseological units absorb values of the ages in which it lives. The problem of understanding the meaning of a phraseological unit is linked with a possibility of increasing our knowledge about the world diachronically.