Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
Premium Knowledge management Management
reciprocity in the index to Edwards 2005). The word ‘reciprocity’1 conjures up a feel good image of ‘caring and sharing’ (Schwab 1995: 8). However according to Peterson (1993: 861) there is a darker more sinister side to this word when applied to Indigenous Australians. He defines it as ‘demand sharing’ rather than reciprocity and he states that Blurton Jones (1987: 38) labels it tolerated theft2. Peterson (1993: 860) goes on to assert that little ‘giving’ is purely altruistic because the giver might
Premium Indigenous Australians Indigenous peoples
time there is still much to learn about it. On how it affects people based on their differences‚ how the culture may or may not hinder the prospect of growth and development‚ the well being of Australians‚ more so the Indigenous Australians as they are more susceptible to encounter this illness in their lifetime. Also further knowledge would enable to facilitate further understanding of the disease and in doing so‚ would aid in the plight for wellness. According to World Health Organization
Premium Diabetes mellitus type 2 Indigenous Australians Insulin
Education for Indigenous People Indigenous peoples are those groups specially protected in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory‚ and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations. The Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They were not absorbed by centuries of
Premium Indigenous peoples Millennium Development Goals Ethnic group
A Comparative Study of Australian Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Education. Caroline Marguerite Baker Student‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia INTRODUCTION Australia has a prominent discontinuity between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous life expectancy‚ educational achievement and employment opportunities. (Coag.gov.au. 2014) There is a pressing need for an Australian Indigenous Education Reform. This need for reform is especially necessary in remote and northern‚ socially disadvantaged
Premium Indigenous Australians Indigenous peoples
Canada‚ the term Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) refer to First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit. Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011‚ there were more than 1.8 million Aboriginal people living in communities throughout the country. Their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. Though severely threatened and in certain cases extinguished by colonial forces‚ Aboriginal culture‚ language and social systems have shaped the
Premium Human rights Indigenous peoples Indigenous Australians
This essay seeks to demonstrate that whilst Indigenous health policy may have been on the Australian public policy agenda since the1960s‚ the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health has remained. A brief description of the lives of Indigenous Australians prior to the colonisation of Australia is given‚ followed by a description of various policies that have been introduced by the Australian government to combat these inequalities. This essay demonstrates why these policies have been inadequate
Premium Indigenous peoples Indigenous Australians Indigenous peoples of the Americas
In this essay my discussion of the human development thought out the lifespan so the theorists I have chosen are Erik Erikson‚ Jean Piaget‚ and Albert Bandura‚ john bowlby and also Vygotsky to look into the theories also relate them to the modern early childhood education these days. The four theories will be arguing about how the influences of the hereditary and the environment pr personal experiences that affects ones life path THEORIST AND THEIR THEORIES Erik Erikson is a psychoanalytical
Premium Developmental psychology Erikson's stages of psychosocial development Jean Piaget
While a variety of factors have shaped the diversity of Indigenous Australian philosophy and practices across the Australian continent‚ one of the central characteristics of the Aboriginal worldview is the concept of the ‘Dreaming’. Outline some of the key aspects of this belief system and reflect on this in comparison to your own worldview. The Dreaming laid down the path for the Aboriginal way of life‚ and it dictates their knowledge‚ faith‚ law‚ behaviour and societal customs. In Australia‚ there
Premium Indigenous Australians Western culture Culture
Indigenous People in Colombia Do you ever wonder where we come from‚ and how were those cultures? Well in this paper we will explain the main ethnic groups and which were the most advanced. Also we are going to explain how the suffered a lot of aggression and were forced to abandon their lands. The three main ethnic groups were the Quimbayas‚ the Chibchas and the Caribis. The most advances cultures were the Muiscas and the Taironas that belonged to the Chibchas group. The Quimbayas ancient
Premium Indigenous peoples of the Americas Latin America United States