1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452723603321

Autore

Graupe Silja

Titolo

The Basho of economics [[electronic resource] ] : an intercultural analysis of the process of economics / / Silja Graupe ; translated and introduced by Roger Gathman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Heusenstamm [Germany], : ontos, 2007

ISBN

3-11-032828-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Process Thought ; ; 15

Process thought ; ; v. 15

Altri autori (Persone)

GathmanRoger

Disciplina

330.15

330.156

Soggetti

International economic relations

Economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword / Gathman, Roger -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Presuppositions -- 3 The Implicit Image of the Person in Economics -- 4 The Implicit World Picture of Economics -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

In the parlance of modern Japanese philosophy, the term Basho denotes a field of experience underlying all conceptions of reality, while remaining itself conceptually ungraspable. The Basho of Economics, then, refers to the economy's hidden experiential ground, which has never been explicitly scrutinized, as such, by mainstream economics. We uncover this ground by discerning the tacit presuppositions of classical and neo-classical theories from the perspective of modern Japanese philosophy. In particular, we draw attention to the traditional atomist assumptions implicit in their equilibrium-ce



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783980303321

Titolo

Overseas students in higher education : issues in teaching and learning / / edited by David McNamara and Robert Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-78823-1

1-281-32563-5

9786611325633

0-203-04006-6

1-134-78824-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McNamaraDavid

HarrisRobert

Disciplina

378.1982693

378.19829

Soggetti

Students, Foreign - Education (Higher) - Great Britain

Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction David McNamara and Robert Harris; Principles: perspectives and orientation; The experience of being an overseas student Adrian Furnham; Overseas students in the United Kingdom university system: a perspective from social work Robert Harris; Teaching and learning for overseas students: The Hong Kong connection David Chan and Glenn Drover; Studying in Europe John Brennan; Communication for learning across cultures Martin Cortazzi and Lixian Jin

Gender matters: access, welfare, teaching and learning Caroline WrightThe purpose of study, attitudes to study and staff  student relationships John Barker; Practice: supporting learning; The induction of international students to academic life in the United Kingdom Murray Macrae; Through a glass darkly: problems of studying at advanced level through the medium of English Nadine K. Cammish; Counselling for excellence: adjustment development of South-East Asian students



Othman Mohamed; Supervising overseas students: problem or opportunity? Elizabeth S. Todd

Evaluating UK courses: the perspective of the overseas student Jim AckersBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Higher education institutions are increasingly concerned with the quality of their teaching and learning experiences they provide for students, including the increasing number from overseas. In this text, some of the leading authorities in the field bring together current research and sound practical advice on the provision of quality teaching and learning for overseas students. The text represents a wide range of overseas students' experiences from the Pacific Rim, China and the European Community.