Critical notice of Words and Contents, by Richard Vallée

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Robert J. Stainton ◽  
Arthur Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Complex Demonstratives ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Critical Notice

Abstract Section I gives an overview of the contents of “Words and Contents”, and lays out the plan for this Critical Notice. Section II expounds Vallée’s Perry-inspired Pluri-Propositional semantic framework, and Section III is an in-depth case study, focused on complex demonstratives. In Sections IV-V we develop some criticisms, and in Section VI we suggest a solution to these difficulties, which builds on Vallée’s innovative work.

scholarly journals Semantic and knowledge based support to business model evaluation to stimulate green behaviour of electric vehicles’ drivers and energy prosumers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beniamino Di Martino ◽  
Dario Branco ◽  
Luigi Colucci Cante ◽  
Salvatore Venticinque ◽  
Reinhard Scholten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Model Evaluation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Real Case ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Energy Prosumers

AbstractThis paper proposes a semantic framework for Business Model evaluation and its application to a real case study in the context of smart energy and sustainable mobility. It presents an ontology based representation of an original business model and examples of inferential rules for knowledge extraction and automatic population of the ontology. The real case study belongs to the GreenCharge European Project, that in these last years is proposing some original business models to promote sustainable e-mobility plans. An original OWL Ontology contains all relevant Business Model concepts referring to GreenCharge’s domain, including a semantic description of TestCards, survey results and inferential rules.

scholarly journals Integrating Type Theory and Distributional Semantics: A Case Study on Adjective–Noun Compositions

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Asher ◽  
Tim Van de Cruys ◽  
Antoine Bride ◽  
Márta Abrusán
Keyword(s):  
Type Theory ◽  
Semantic Information ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Formal Semantic ◽  
Distributional Semantics ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Lexical Meaning ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
Algebraic Interpretation

In this article, we explore an integration of a formal semantic approach to lexical meaning and an approach based on distributional methods. First, we outline a formal semantic theory that aims to combine the virtues of both formal and distributional frameworks. We then proceed to develop an algebraic interpretation of that formal semantic theory and show how at least two kinds of distributional models make this interpretation concrete. Focusing on the case of adjective–noun composition, we compare several distributional models with respect to the semantic information that a formal semantic theory would need, and we show how to integrate the information provided by distributional models back into the formal semantic framework.

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan pendidik (studi kasus pengembangan keprofesian berkelanjutan guru di SMK N Seni)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Anggita Laras Pratama
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Vice Principals ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Depth Interviews

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) pemberdayaan pendidik khususnya PKB SMK Negeri Seni di Kabupaten Bantul; (2) hambatan, dan (3) solusi pemberdayaan pendidik khususnya PKB SMK Negeri Seni di Kabupaten Bantul. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah kepala sekolah dan guru SMK Negeri Seni. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui pengamatan  langsung (observasi), analisis dokumen, dan wawancara secara mendalam. Hasil penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut. (1) Kondisi profesionalisme guru di SMK Negeri Seni ditunjukan dengan kualifikasi akademik guru yang sebagian besar sudah sesuai dan memenuhi kriteria guru profesional; (2) program pemberdayaan pendidik dilakukan dengan cara terus mengembangkan guru; (3) pelaksanaan program PKB guru SMK Seni di Kabupaten Bantul meliputi kegiatan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi; (a) kegiatan PKB yang berkaitan dengan pengembangan diri dilakukan dengan cara mengikuti seminar, workshop, membuat rancangan pembelajaran seperti RPP, dan modul; (b) bebeapa guru sudah menjalankan kegiatan publikasi ilmiah; (c) kegiatan karya inovatif  lebih banyak dilaksanakan; (4) manfaat dari PKB yaitu guru dapat memenuhi standar dan mengembangkan kompetensinya; (5)  hambatan dalam pelaksanaan PKB yaitu masalah waktu, kurangnya rasa percaya diri, beban pekerjaan yang tinggi; (6) guru lebih banyak melakukan kegiatan PKB yang berkaitan dengan karya inovatif; (7) upaya untuk mengatasi hambatan dari segi waktu, guru dituntut untuk mampu memanajemen waktu dengan baik.Kata kunci: pemberdayaan pendidik, profesionalisme dan pengembangan keprofesian berkelanjutan, Guru EMPOWERMENT OF TEACHERS  (A CASE STUDY OF TEACHER CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT SMK N OF ART)AbstractThis research aims to describe: (1) the empowerment of teachers in vacational CPD of art in Bantul, and (2) the obsacles and (3) the efforts to overcome obsacles for the empowerment of teachers in vacational CPD of art in Bantul District. This research was a case study with the qualitative approach. The research subjects comprised vice principals and teachers of SMK N of art. The data were collected through observations, document analysis, and in-depth interviews. The results of this research are as follows. (1) The teachers professionalism condition in SMK N of art shown the academic suitability qualification of teachers and has been fullfilled by criteria of the teacher professionalism; (2) empowerment of teachers program is done by always developing teachers; (3) the CPD program of art vacational school teachers in Bantul District includes planning, implementation and evaluation activities; (a) the activities are conducted by attending seminars, workshops, drafting of learning such as lesson plans, and module; (b) some teachers have done the program of scientific publications; (c) innovative work activities were by implemented more teachers; (4) the benefits of the CPD are that teachers are able to meet the standard and develop their competencies; (5) the obstacles in the implementation of CPD are related to time, lack of confidence, high load of working; (6) teachers do more innovative work in CPD program; (7) the efforts to overcome the obstacles in terms of time is by requiring teachers to be able to manage the time well.Keywords: teacher empowerment, professionalism and continuous professional development

scholarly journals What does it take for flexible learning to survive? A UK case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Talbot ◽  
David Perrin ◽  
Bob Meakin
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
Shared Experience ◽  
Managerial Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify potential reasons for the success of an innovative work-based learning (WBL) shell framework in an adverse environment. Design/methodology/approach Case study is the experience of one programme. Findings Demand-led, flexible WBL programmes have to overcome a number of internal cultural and institutional barriers in order to succeed. Important requirements are likely to include effective leadership, financial viability, adherence to quality assurance, adaptability, entrepreneurialism and a cohesive community of practice incorporating these traits. Research limitations/implications The conclusions are drawn from shared experience and are suggestive only as they are not readily susceptible to empirical verification. The authors accept that the conclusions appear speculative for some, but they suggest that in order for innovative programmes to survive, more is required than sound pedagogy. Practical implications Although lessons may not be directly transferable, the paper draws attention to the importance of managerial, leadership and organisational factors necessary for innovative WBL programmes to survive and develop. Originality/value There is some literature on why some innovative higher education programmes and institutions have failed; however, there is little on why some programmes are successful.

scholarly journals Workplace information literacy: a bridge to the development of innovative work behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsey Middleton ◽  
Hazel Hall
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Innovative Work Behaviour ◽  
And Training

PurposeOrganisational culture and leadership, employee skills and aptitudes, access to resources, and training are regularly cited as important determinants of the development of innovative work behaviour (IWB). The purpose of the work reported in this paper was to investigate a further set of possible determinants of the development of IWB: those that are information-related.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods approach was adopted. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected by questionnaire, interview and focus groups in three large public sector case study organisations in Scotland, Finland and England.FindingsA set of information-related determinants of the development of IWB is evidenced, adding to the list of determinants that are already well documented. Notably workplace information literacy (IL) appears to furnish a bridge between determinants of the development of IWB and workplace learning.Originality/valueThat information-related determinants may be valuable to the development of IWB has not previously merited specific consideration, nor been recognised, in the wider IWB literature. The identification of these determinants in this research should encourage researchers and professionals beyond the domain of information science to pay serious attention to IL. This is particularly important in respect of the role of workplace IL in processes that lead to new knowledge creation and innovation.

Does Syntax Reveal Semantics? A Case Study Of Complex Demonstratives

Noûs ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (s16) ◽  
pp. 17-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent Johnson ◽  
Ernie Lepore
Keyword(s):  
Complex Demonstratives

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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