True Goal Research Articles

Evaluation of the True Goals School Counseling Curriculum: A Pilot Study

ABSTRACTThis pilot study involved fourth and fifth-grade students (N = 25) from two elementary schools that receive the True Goals (TG) small group intervention during an after-school program in one school district in the Midwest region of the United States. A one-group pre-post design was used to assess classroom teachers’ perceptions of student learning gains in motivation, self-knowledge, self-direction, and positive relationships as scored on the Protective Factors Index (PFI). Results indicated that students that participated in the TG curriculum experienced significant gains (p = .01) in motivation, self-knowledge, self-direction, and positive relationships over time, with a large effect size (d = .83).

Pengembangan Kurikulum Pendidikan Islam Dalam Perspektif Multikulturalisme

Education is a long human experience during life in the world. With that experience, humans will gain knowledge that is used as a guide and frame of mind in living life. In addition, education is also one of the gates for humans to make themselves whole as real humans. These two things underlie that education is the most important thing in the process of human survival. This literature study puts forward and builds the concept of the idea of ​​developing Islamic education in the perspective of multiculturalism. In addition, this study uses a philosophical approach. The curriculum presented by Islamic education must be able to touch all groups, whether black or white, caste and strata. The Islamic education curriculum also provides the same place to humanize humans in directing the true goals of Islamic education. Eliminate all kinds of differences that all students in any part of the world must receive a proper Islamic education, in accordance with the guidance in the Koran and al-Hadith. As well as students are given free space in the will to express all forms of work and copyright.

‘Composition of Place’ and ‘Application of the Senses’ in Ignatian Prayer

This article intends to investigate two moments proposed by Ignatius of Loyola during the experience of the Spiritual Exercises: Composition of place and Application of the senses. The proposal is to research the true goal and importance of these two practices during the times of prayer, in order to find out if they are necessary or dispensable in Ignatian style of meditation and contemplation. Are they for beginners or for experienced retreatants? Are they supposed to be exclusively a human initiative or does divine grace have a role in it too? How is it possible to distinguish if the person is been touched by God or only imagining?

The Enduring US-led Arms Embargo on China: An Objectives–Implementation Analysis

ABSTRACTSince the end of the Cold War, arms embargoes have typically been imposed on isolated and relatively weak states. Exceptionally, the 1989 US-led arms embargo on China is imposed on an influential world power that has various means to deal with it. Moreover, it has so far failed to change the behavior of and reduce arms imports by the targeted state—two basic parameters of arms embargo success. Attempting to explain the endurance of China arms embargo and building on the vast literature of international sanctions, the article closely examines the embargo’s changing goals, costs, and implementation over the years. Arguing that the evolvement of these three components has kept the embargo cost-effective, the article enhances our understanding of the effectiveness of US China policy and concurrently illustrates the capacity of international sanctions to expose the true goal hierarchy, means, and political processes that underlie foreign policies.

Godmanhood vs Mangodhood: An Eastern Orthodox Response to Transhumanism

This article distances the classic Patristic teaching of Eastern Orthodoxy on theosis from the pseudo-religious ideology of transhumanism. By appealing to the Silver Age of Russian theologians a century ago, today’s transhumanist vision is dubbed Mangodhood, an idolatrous construction of a technological Tower of Babel. In contrast, the classical Orthodox teaching of deification or theosis relies on the spiritual grace of the true God, rendering the true goal of religion to be Godmanhood.

La pregunta en las tutorías de los centros de escritura

Much of the research on tutoring in writing centers has shown that the relation-ship established between tutor and tutee is decisive as to whether or not the true goal of writing centers is met. That since the late second half of the twentieth century was determined as the need to work on the communicative skills of the individual, and no longer on the product itself. However, within this discussion, little space has been explicitly granted to the potential use of the question in the tutorials. In view of the above, the present theoretical text highlights the impor-tance of using the question as a key tool to encourage analysis and reflection, and highlights the importance of addressing it explicitly in the preparation of tutors, specifically those who participate of the writing centers.

Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway

Reviewed by: Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway Kate Quealy-Gainer, Assistant Editor Hathaway, Joanna Dark of the West. Tor Teen, 2019 [480p] (Glass Alliance) Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-7653-9641-9 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-7653-9643-3 $9.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 7-10 After uniting the eastern territories with pure military force, Athan’s father, General Dakar, is ready to turn his bombs and airplanes (one of which Athan will man) north to prove the might of his newly formed nation of Savient. Princess Aurelia is aware that politics in her northern kingdom of Etania are tricky but trusts her mother when she pursues an alliance with Savient’s general, despite the protests from their people. The queen’s invitation brings Athan to Etania, and the princess and pilot fall in love; when Savient’s covert military operations and true goals are exposed, Athan and Aurelia must pick sides in the conflict. Hathaway builds her world with an impressively deft hand, laying out much of the background and history through dialogue and action while keeping exposition to a minimum in Athan and Aurelia’s alternating narration. This is more a political thriller than a romance, with Aurelia and Athan’s relationship pushed aside to make room for the constantly shifting alliances, but their letters to each other present a innocent contrast to the growing unrest around them as they profess their love and eternal affection—promises that they must ultimately break. The clash between Savient’s developing military and the North’s reliance on honor and order offers a compelling picture of what happens when the rules of war change, but it’s the heartbreaking prologue that will grab readers’ immediate attention, and its hints will keep them hooked for the next installment. Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Relating human resource management to 'The Goal' by Eli Goldratt

In recent years, the business industry changes had caused a reassessment of human resource management (HRM) positions and structures. In the past, human resources (HR) was centralised. However, with the consistent organisational culture changes, HR is becoming decentralised and its operations integrated other departments. Today, HRM is an integral part of business processes similar other departments (finance, accounting, and so forth). However, with regards to specialised areas, like compensation and recruitment, HR remains centralised. Analysis of 'The Goal' by Goldratt demonstrates its relation to HRM. This paper discusses and assesses the implications of HRM on a company's operations. It explains how HRM is related to the theory of constraints (TOC) and how both concepts help to achieve the company's true goal.

Relating human resource management to 'The Goal' by Eli Goldratt

In recent years, the business industry changes had caused a reassessment of human resource management (HRM) positions and structures. In the past, human resources (HR) was centralised. However, with the consistent organisational culture changes, HR is becoming decentralised and its operations integrated other departments. Today, HRM is an integral part of business processes similar other departments (finance, accounting, and so forth). However, with regards to specialised areas, like compensation and recruitment, HR remains centralised. Analysis of 'The Goal' by Goldratt demonstrates its relation to HRM. This paper discusses and assesses the implications of HRM on a company's operations. It explains how HRM is related to the theory of constraints (TOC) and how both concepts help to achieve the company's true goal.

The Proper Work of the Intellect

AbstractThere is a familiar teleological picture of epistemic normativity on which it is grounded in the goal or good of belief, which is taken in turn to be the acquisition of truth and the avoidance of error. There is also a widespread platitude to the effect that this is at heart two distinct goals in tension with one another. The teleological picture faces numerous challenges, but one of the most interesting is an argument that rests on this platitude. This paper looks more closely at the standard way of understanding the truth goal, drawing out its explicit and implicit features. The aim will be to show that the standard way the truth goal is understood is deeply mistaken, to propose and defend an alternative model, and to show how this alternative model restores the unity of the goal and its potential to ground and explain the normative dimensions of belief.

Social distributional aspect of penal actions

Criminal legislation of any state provided at the initial stages of its development for punishment as the only measure of criminal law influence on a person committing a socially dangerous act. Moreover, the types of punishment mainly boiled down to long periods of isolation of the convicted person from society: hard labor and imprisonment. Only in the middle of the twentieth century Russian legislation ensured the distinction between the categories of “criminal punishment” and “criminal liability”, although the official definition has not yet been formulated. The main legally significant signs of criminal punishment as measures of state coercion and other measures implemented within the framework of criminal liability coincide, and therefore it is not possible to ensure a consistent legal differentiation of these categories. In addition, “other measures” of a criminal law nature are highlighted in the Russian criminal legislation, their essence is currently uncertain, since they apply to persons incapable of criminal responsibility (insane, some groups of minors), and persons convicted of a crime. Such terminological inconsistency creates problems in practical application of provisions of the criminal and penal legislation to ensure the correction of convicted person and the prevention of new crimes. Basing on the results of the study, it was proposed to divide the groups of measures that are implemented within the framework of criminal liability institutions and other measures of a criminal law nature. The former apply to persons convicted of a crime. “Other measures” are applied to persons incapable of criminal responsibility for a committed socially dangerous act due to a state of health or social and intellectual immaturity: irresponsible, mentally retarded, minors. This will provide the proper terminological distinction of the essence of legal categories and will allow identifying true goals of their application.

The place of trainings in psychological support of personal transformations of police officers

The necessity of the development and implementation of trainings in the framework of psychological support of personal transformations of future law enforcement officers for the optimization of their professional and personal development in the process of professional self-actuating has been substantiated.
 The author convinces that the essential factor of prevention of personal and professional crises of law enforcement officers is the formed professional identity, which is an integral part of their professional formation. The development of the value sphere of the personality of law enforcement officers helps to optimize their behavior and self-actuating in such spheres of life as occupation, family life, relationships, hobbies. The motivational component is one of the basic in the system of moral regulation of the activities and behavior of professionals and provides a positive attitude to the chosen kind of professional activity, the desire for self-actuating and achievements, moral and professional settings and interests. Motivation acts as a connecting link between true goals, ideals, beliefs of the personality of a cadet and actions, deeds, decisions that he takes.
 The psychological support is considered by the author as an integral process of diagnosis, prevention and correction of personal transformations of future law enforcement officers in the process of vocational training, which is carried out in all spheres of their activity in higher educational institutions with specific learning conditions. Trainings as a practice of psychological influence are based on active methods of group work, the use of peculiar forms of learning – knowledge, skills and techniques in the field of communication and future professional activities, diagnosis, prevention and correction.
 The author has studied the expediency of using training programs for the development of professional identity, the formation of value regulators of behavior and the motivational sphere of future law enforcement officers in higher educational institutions with specific learning conditions that will increase the efficiency of professional activity and self-actuating of police officers in modern conditions.

TELAAH KRITIS SYARAT MUFASSIR ABAD KE-20

There is reluctance by some scholars today to reinterpret the Qur'an, because it is guided by a number of strict conditions proposed by classical scholars. On the other hand, in this millennial era we can find a number of people who interpret the Qur'an, even though they do not have a qualified scientific capacity. This makes the Koran the first to be a clue, but instead applies the opposite due to the carelessness of the interpreter. Responding to this phenomenon, it is important to study further about what conditions must be met by the interpreter in this millennium, both from the mental aspect (personality) and from scientific capacity. This research was conducted using comparative methods and data analysis with theory Socrates dialectic. A number of findings from this study included: first, differences in the determination of the conditions that must be fulfilled by the mufassir, among ulama actually constitute a form of ijtihad and the prudence of previous scholars, and are not an absolute requirement that cannot be contested, and can change according to the conditions. Secondly, there are six mental conditions that have to be universally interpreted, namely: true aqeedah, clean from lust, good intentions and true goals, obedience and practice of knowledge, holding fast to the sunnah, exerting energy to learn or equipping yourself with science, while the memorization of the Qur'an is a temporal and flexible requirement. Third, the scientific qualifications of the universal interpreter should master a number of the following scientific disciplines, namely: the science of Arabic, ulum al-Qur'an, ulum al-hadis. In addition, supporting knowledge is needed such as medical science related to verses concerning the medical field, astronomy related to astrology verses, and other sciences, all of which are local, temporal and flexible.

Is corporate social responsibility pursuing pristine business goals for sustainable development?

AbstractThere is a continuing academic debate on corporate social responsibility (CSR), its goals and practices, and its impact on business and society. Following this debate, this study has made a critical investigation of CSR practices of business enterprises with a view to examining their spirit, intentions and roles in terms of pristine business goals. After analyzing the contents of pertinent literature (126 articles, of which 89 are empirical) in both developed and developing country contexts, the study finds that corporate managers are still less concerned about the meaning and essence of pristine business goals and the true goals and role of CSR. They practice CSR largely in a voluntary philanthropic fashion to build public image and primarily enhance business profit, not necessarily for social wellbeing. Their CSR practices have been found to be more of a cosmetic and face‐saving marketing strategy, undermining the social wellbeing goal for sustainable development. The CSR movement, therefore, needs reformation.

Gaze and motion information fusion for human intention inference

An algorithm, named gaze-based multiple model intention estimator (G-MMIE), is presented for early prediction of the goal location (intention) of human reaching actions. The trajectories of the arm motion for reaching tasks are modeled by using an autonomous dynamical system with contracting behavior towards the goal location. To represent the dynamics of human arm reaching motion, a neural network (NN) is used. The parameters of the NN are learned under constraints derived based on contraction analysis. The constraints ensure that the trajectories of the dynamical system converge to a single equilibrium point. In order to use the motion model learned from a few demonstrations in new scenarios with multiple candidate goal locations, an interacting multiple-model (IMM) framework is used. For a given reaching motion, multiple models are obtained by translating the equilibrium point of the contracting system to different known candidate locations. Hence, each model corresponds to the reaching motion that ends at the respective candidate location. Further, since humans tend to look toward the location they are reaching for, prior probabilities of the goal locations are calculated based on the information about the human’s gaze. The posterior probabilities of the models are calculated through interacting model matched filtering. The candidate location with the highest posterior probability is chosen to be the estimate of the true goal location. Detailed quantitative evaluations of the G-MMIE algorithm on two different datasets involving 15 subjects, and comparisons with state-of-the-art intention inference algorithms are presented.

On the Coherence ofPlato's Philosophers

AbstractBecausePlato's Philosophers:The Coherence of the Dialoguesis such a monumental book, understanding its own coherence is a daunting task. The dialogueTheaetetushas as its theme the problem of knowledge, and so the part ofPlato's Philosophersthat deals with theTheaetetusseems a promising place to begin to think through what Zuckert's book means to be as a whole. In theTheaetetuswe learn how knowledge, as a story that must begin and unfold for us in time, while necessarily partial, provides indirect, if imperfect, access to the whole and leads to a kind of self- knowledge. Plato makes this self-knowledge, the true goal of philosophy, most fully manifest in the drama of the life of his philosopher, Socrates, to whichPlato's Philosophers, in meticulously tracing the dramatic order of the dialogues, means to provide access.

Evaluating Application of Research Findings to New Settings and Populations.

Evaluating Application of Research Findings to New Settings and Populations.

$\ell _{2,p}$ -Norm Based PCA for Image Recognition.

Recently, many ℓ1-norm-based PCA approaches have been developed to improve the robustness of PCA. However, most existing approaches solve the optimal projection matrix by maximizing ℓ1-norm-based variance and do not best minimize the reconstruction error, which is the true goal of PCA. Moreover, they do not have rotational invariance. To handle these problems, we propose a generalized robust metric learning for PCA, namely, ℓ2,p-PCA, which employs ℓ2,p -norm as the distance metric for reconstruction error. The proposed method not only is robust to outliers but also retains PCA's desirable properties. For example, the solutions are the principal eigenvectors of a robust covariance matrix and the low-dimensional representation have rotational invariance. These properties are not shared by ℓ1-norm-based PCA methods. A new iteration algorithm is presented to solve ℓ2,p-PCA efficiently. Experimental results illustrate that the proposed method is more effective and robust than PCA, PCA-L1 greedy, PCA-L1 nongreedy, and HQ-PCA.

Shopping as a Modern Quest

As Ethnographic Practitioners in Industry, shopping behavior is a frequent topic of our research. We take on the role of the consumer's advocate, arguing for products that bring value. Or decry the rise of consumerism as the focus of modern life, as exemplified by the drive to acquisition. Recent research on shopping has led me to thinking about quests from a different perspective. While we think of the pursuit of goods in terms of commercialism, in many cases there is an important journey along the way. Perhaps, in some instances, shopping is a quest—a journey toward a goal, in which often the journey itself is as important as the goal, and at others, the true goal is not the object. In traditional anthropological studies, quests that are in pursuit of a “thing” are usually about the basics of survival, and more focus has been put onto those that are spiritual pursuits, leading to a discovery of self and a path into the community. This PechaKucha describes how the pursuit of an commercial item sometimes achieves more than simply the object itself, as the landscape of that journey creates (and is created by) social connection

Современная высшая школа: истинные цели и задачи в условиях информационно-технологической эпохи

Современная высшая школа: истинные цели и задачи в условиях информационно-технологической эпохи