1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910484146003321

Autore

McNeill Desmond

Titolo

Fetishism and the theory of value : reassessing Marx in the 21st century / / Desmond McNeill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-56123-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 322 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought

Disciplina

335.412

Soggetti

Labor theory of value

Commodity fetishism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Section 1: The Concept of Fetishism -- Chapter 2: The Origins of the Term in Marx’s Writings -- Chapter 3: The Development of the Concept over Time -- Chapter 4: Fetishism: a Preliminary Exegesis -- Section 2: The Ontology of Fetishism -- Chapter 5: Fetishism of Money, Capital, Interest-bearing Capital and Commodities -- Chapter 6: The Form of Value: the Scylla of Bailey and the Charybdis of Hegel -- Chapter 7: Appearance and Reality: Some Ontological Issues -- Section 3: On Value and Meaning -- Chapter 8: What is Value? Marx’s Use of Analogy -- Chapter 9: The Limitations of Structural Marxism -- Chapter 10: The Commodity as Sign -- Section 4: The Social Relations of Production, Exchange and Consumption -- Chapter 11: Marx’s Emphasis on Production -- Chapter 12: Exchange and Reciprocity -- Chapter 13: Consumption, Need and Use-Value -- Section 5: Marx in the 21st Century -- Chapter 14: Marx and the Environment -- Chapter 15: Marx and Financialisation -- Chapter 16: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

“Desmond McNeill’s beautifully written and very accessible book deals with one of the most fundamental of social science issues: why we must distinguish (but generally don’t) ‘value’ from ‘price’.” — Robert H. Wade, Professor of Global Political Economy, London School o Economics and Political Science “Discussion throughout is extraordinarily accomplished, well-written, well-informed, a pleasure



to read, insightful and of considerable synthetic originality.“ — Ben Fine, Emeritus Professor of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK “Desmond McNeill’s deep and broad learning brilliantly illuminates his exegesis of Marx’s relevance to our understanding of the contemporary capitalist world of neo-liberalism.” — James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology “This brilliant book shows what may still come of a careful reading of Marx …demands to be read not only by economists, but by sociologists and anthropologists.” — Christina Toren, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews This book demonstrates the continuing relevance of Marx’s critique of the capitalist system, in which value is equated simply with market price. Marx’s concept of fetishism is explored in detail, including the distinction between commodity fetishism and other forms: of money, capital and interest-bearing capital. Marx’s theory of exchange-value is analysed in relation to those of Ricardo and Samuel Bailey. The case is made for understanding value by analogy with language, followed by a critical assessment of Structural Marxism. Marx’s focus on the social relations of production is broadened to also include exchange and consumption. A lengthy final section critically assesses recent Marx-inspired literature relating to the two major crises of our time, finance and the environment. Desmond McNeill (PhD, economics, University of London) is attached to the Centre for Development and the Environment, at the University of Oslo, Norway, where he has earlier been Research Professor and Director.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743347303321

Titolo

Academic Self-efficacy in Education : Nature, Assessment, and Research / / edited by Myint Swe Khine, Tine Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811682407

9811682402

9789811682391

9811682399

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages)

Disciplina

371.26

Soggetti

Educational psychology

Study skills

Educational tests and measurements

Educational Psychology

Study and Learning Skills

Assessment and Testing

Tests i proves en educació

Autoeficàcia

Educació superior

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Influence of Academic Self-efficacy Belief on Students’ Achievement -- Part 2: Assessment and Measurement of Academic Self-Efficacy -- Chapter 2. Measuring Academic Self-Efficacy in Real-Time -- Chapter 3. Nurturing Learner Self-Efficacy Beliefs in STEM through Citizen Science: Theory, Assessment, and Applications -- Chapter 4. Assessment of Academic Self efficacy: Validity and Pragmatic uses of a Grid -Type Instrument  -- Chapter 5. Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Translation of the Specific Academic Learning Self-Efficacy and the Specific Academic Exam Self-Efficacy Scales in a Higher Education Context -- Part 3:



Empirical Studies on What Shape Academic Self-efficacy -- Chapter 6. Mathematics Self Efficacy: the dimensionality of the construct in the UK secondary and post-compulsory education population -- Chapter 7. What Shapes Academic Self-Efficacy? -- Chapter 8. Academic Self-Efficacy in a Globalized Era: Impacts of Culture and Cross-Culture -- Chapter 9. Children’s self-efficacy in reading – specificity and longitudinal relations -- Chapter 10. Can Adaptive Learning Resources Boost Student Confidence? The Role of Adaptive Learning Resources in Shaping Self-Efficacy -- Chapter 10. Can Adaptive Learning Resources Boost Student Confidence? The Role of Adaptive Learning Resources in Shaping Self-Efficacy -- Chapter 11. Self-Efficacy in the Classroom: the Roles of Motivation, Positivity and Resilience ._ Chapter 11. Self-Efficacy in the Classroom: the Roles of Motivation, Positivity and Resilience  -- Chapter 12. Promoting Online Student Persistence: Strategies to Promote Online Self-Efficacy ._ Part 4: Empirical Studies on the Influence of Academic Self-efficacy -- Chapter 13. Life satisfaction and engagement among university students: A moderated mediation model of academic self-efficacy and life orientation ._ Chapter 14. Relationship between Learning Environment and Academic Achievement: Mediating Role of Academic Self-efficacy ._ Chapter 15. The impact of academic self-efficacy on academic motivation: the mediating and moderating role of future orientation among Italian undergraduate students ._ Chapter 16. Academic Self-efficacy and its Influence on Teachers’ Postgraduate Study Experiences: Voices from the Field -- Part 5: Concludion -- Chapter 17. Academic Self-efficacy in Educational Contexts: Current Research and Future Directions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents systematic, prodigious and multidisciplinary research in the nature and role of academic self-efficacy, and identifies areas for future research directions within the three sections of the book: 'Assessment and Measurement of Academic Self-efficacy', 'Empirical Studies on What Shapes Academic Self-efficacy', and 'Empirical Studies on Influence of Academic Self-efficacy'. The book presents works by educators and researchers in the field from various parts of the world, highlighting advances, creative and unique approaches, and innovative methods. It examines discussions around the theoretical and practical aspects of academic self-efficacy in culturally and linguistically-diverse educational contexts. This book also showcases work based on classical and modern test theory methods, mediation and moderation analysis, multi-level modelling approaches, and qualitative analyses.