The meaning of using caring science theory and concepts in the field of care

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-806
Author(s):  
Ulrica Hörberg
Keyword(s):  
Science Theory ◽  
Caring Science

Living “Caritas-ly”—A Journey With My Son As He Lives His Dying

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Tara J. Weston ◽  
Catherine Aquino-Russell
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Caring Science ◽  
The University ◽  
Human Caring ◽  
Nursing Course ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The following article is the result of an assignment that was designed specifically to meet the needs of the first author in attaining the objectives for our Theoretical Foundations of Nursing course, a component for the Advanced Standing Nursing Baccalaureate Program at the University of New Brunswick. A key component of our course involved learning about and living Dr. Jean Watson's (2008, 2018) human caring/unitary caring science theory. The first author describes how she lives the Caritas principles in her journey of caring and advocating for her son, Noah who is living his dying in palliative care.

Quantum Caring Leadership: Integrating Quantum Leadership With Caring Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Watson ◽  
Tim Porter-O’Grady ◽  
Sara Horton-Deutsch ◽  
Kathy Malloch
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Leadership ◽  
Caring Leadership ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Caring Science ◽  
Knowledge Theory

The authors of this article integrate two historically parallel yet disparate fields of nursing, caring science theory and nursing quantum leadership science. Through a nursing, discipline-specific unitary paradigm lens, intersecting principles of caring science and quantum leadership science are uncovered. The result is a model for unitary, discipline-specific, nursing healthcare leadership: Quantum Caring Healthcare Leadership. Ontological congruence is uncovered among the philosophical-ethical-theoretical principles of caring science and the unifying disciplinary structural concepts from quantum leadership. The result is a model for discipline-specific, healthcare leadership. This convergence is potentially theory-generating for both unitary science and healthcare leadership. In this model, both quantum leadership and caring science are transformed and metamorphosed into a new unitary, discipline-specific entity to guide further advancement of knowledge, theory, and discipline-specific healthcare leadership and practice.

Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communication Conflict ◽  
To Come ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Social science theory for environmental sustainability: A practical guide makes social science theory accessible and usable to anyone interested in working toward environmental sustainability at any scale. Environmental problems are, first and foremost, people problems. Without better understandings of the people involved, solutions are often hard to come by. This book answers calls for demonstrating the value of theories from the social sciences for solving these types of problems and provides strategies to facilitate their use. It contains concise summaries of over thirty social science theories and demonstrates how to use them in diverse contexts associated with environmental conflict, conservation, natural resource management, and other environmental sustainability challenges. The practical applications of the theories include persuasive communication, conflict resolution, collaboration, negotiation, enhancing organizational effectiveness, working across cultures, generating collective impact, and building more resilient governance of social-ecological systems. Examples throughout the book and detailed vignettes illustrate how to combine multiple social science theories to develop effective strategies for environmental problem solving. The final chapter draws out key principles for enhancing these efforts. The book will serve as a key reference for environmental professionals, business people, students, scientists, public officials, government employees, aid workers, or any concerned citizen who wants to be better equipped to navigate the social complexities of environmental challenges and make a meaningful impact on any environmental issue.

On teaching topics in computer science theory---part II

ACM Inroads ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Armoni
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Science Theory

Personhood, belonging, affect and affliction

2021 ◽  
pp. 003802612110192
Author(s):  
Alex Broom ◽  
Sophie Lewis ◽  
Rhiannon Parker ◽  
Leah Williams Veazey ◽  
Katherine Kenny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Caring Relations ◽  
Cultural Origins

What does migrancy mean for personhood, and how does this flow through caring relations? Drawing on life history interviews and photo elicitation with 43 people who identify as migrants and live with cancer, here we argue for the significance of recognising complex personhood as it inflects illness and care. Drawing on social science theory around temporalities, moralities and belonging, we assemble a series of cross-cutting themes at the intersection of personhood and care; relations that transcend cultural origins yet are vividly illustrated in relation to migrant pasts. In seeking a multidimensional view of personhood, we attend to the intersecting layers of complexity that make up care in this context vis-a-vis an emphasis on forms of difference, vulnerability and otherness. In this way, we develop an approach to personhood and care that broadens the lens on migrancy and cancer, but also, one that speaks to the importance of recognition of complexity and how it shapes care more generally.

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