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Philosophies of Education, Knowledge and Curriculum & Instruction
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
60-65
Received:
22 April 2021
Accepted:
10 June 2021
Published:
7 July 2021
Abstract: Education is viewed as a mean for economic growth and development within which nations are allotted a substantial chunk of their annual revenue for having skilled work force, but this is not well materialized specially in the third world countries due to considerable human vulnerabilities and under investment in the sector that also crippled the productivity and labor competent, to achieve positive state objective of education in consideration to economic and social prosperity, effective curriculum need to be in place to empower people’s horizon of understanding themselves and their world at large, increase creativity, technological advancement, entrepreneurship, income distribution and economic and social transformation. However, such a curriculum is primarily influenced by varieties of inescapable competing ends such as philosophical and epistemological views, political and economic environments, content knowledge and curriculum expectation as well as quality of educational inputs and facilities. Therefore, this is a conceptual analysis on philosophy of education and curriculum, knowledge and its process of knowing as well as curriculum and instruction with the main purpose of exposing the interplay between knowledge, philosophy and curriculum in education, the paper had qualitatively reviewed the existing body of literature relevant to these terminologies precisely and finally concluded to a general umbrella of understanding these three vernacular as significantly intertwined and a joint phenomenon in the overall education scenario.
Abstract: Education is viewed as a mean for economic growth and development within which nations are allotted a substantial chunk of their annual revenue for having skilled work force, but this is not well materialized specially in the third world countries due to considerable human vulnerabilities and under investment in the sector that also crippled the pr...
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Design Education for Grades 7 and 8 in a CISCE School in India — An Action Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Priyanka Sewhag Joshi,
Vijai Singh Katiyar
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
66-83
Received:
30 June 2021
Accepted:
12 July 2021
Published:
15 July 2021
Abstract: The purpose of the research study is to apply the educational theories to improve professional practice through action research and identify the potential issues in the practice of teaching ‘Design’ as a subject to Grades 7 and 8. The authors have reviewed Bloom’s taxonomy, Bruner’s ‘spiral curriculum,’ Maslow’s motivation theory, Vygotsky’s theory of creativity, Gal’perin’s learning‑psychological theory and Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory, and have mapped conceptual models based on these educational theories. The conceptual models are examined in the practice of teaching design to Grades 7 and 8 in the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) curriculum in India. During these classes, the authors have collected data by direct observation, participant observation and through participatory visual research. The authors have discerned information on the pedagogy and resources for the practical implementation of the conceptual framework in conducting online classes over the zoom platform. The systematic and elaborate models presented in the paper can be adapted and examined through further research and practice, both in physical and offline classes. The findings and the field work presented in the paper must be understood as theoretical and practical guidance that can be adopted and operationalised in educational practice.
Abstract: The purpose of the research study is to apply the educational theories to improve professional practice through action research and identify the potential issues in the practice of teaching ‘Design’ as a subject to Grades 7 and 8. The authors have reviewed Bloom’s taxonomy, Bruner’s ‘spiral curriculum,’ Maslow’s motivation theory, Vygotsky’s theory...
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A Journey of the Soul: Catharsis and Salvation in the Mosaic of Casaranello (Italy, 6th Century)
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
84-94
Received:
12 June 2021
Accepted:
19 July 2021
Published:
28 July 2021
Abstract: The church of Santa Maria della Croce in Casaranello (Casarano, Italy, 6th century) is an important paleo-Byzantine testimony in Southern Italy. The building is well preserved and corresponds more or less to its original structure because in the late-medieval age the community of Casaranum decided to move the residential area up the hill overlooking the original hamlet. The German art historian Arthur Haseloff (1872-1955) visited the church in 1907, intrigued by a bibliographic indication by Wladimir De Gruneisen, and he found it in the miserable condition of stall for sheep and goats. When he entered the church, he immediately realised he was in front of one of the most important jewels of the paleochristian art: a treasure fallen into oblivion and whose value deserved to be highlighted. Haseloff summarily analysed the site of Casaranello, paying particular attention to the mosaic. This research promoted a new awareness towards Santa Maria della Croce and laid the basis for the restoration interventions carried out during the second half of the ‘900s. In particular, the restoration and preservation interventions performed between 1971 and 1979 outlined new guidelines for the study of the building and its artistic heritage. In 2018 the writer of this essay published a new interpretation of the mosaic of Casaranello for the Esperidi Editions. In 2020, with Alessandro De Marco, first for Christian-Albrechts-Universität of Kiel (Germany), then for the Edizioni Universitarie Romane, he completed this research with further historical, architectural and artistic notes on the entire building. An unknown figure, depicted in fresco, has been identified as the emperor Constantine the Great, while the mosaic revealed its symbolic message: a cathartic journey of the soul per aspera ad astra.
Abstract: The church of Santa Maria della Croce in Casaranello (Casarano, Italy, 6th century) is an important paleo-Byzantine testimony in Southern Italy. The building is well preserved and corresponds more or less to its original structure because in the late-medieval age the community of Casaranum decided to move the residential area up the hill overlookin...
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Asante Indigenous Lost Wax Cast Evolution for Profitable Economic Growth
Samuel Baah Kissi,
Steve Kquofi,
Peggy Ama Fening
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
95-102
Received:
17 March 2021
Accepted:
25 August 2021
Published:
3 September 2021
Abstract: Globalization and competition with modern industrial products is the basic and fundamental setback for the viability, sustainability and preservation of local cultural heritage of traditional arts in most part of the world. This has been the case of Casting done at Krofofrom in the Asante Kingdom of Ghana. Castings done at Krofofrom can be improved to compete with the global market for profitable economic growth. This study examined the adaptation strategies in the preservation and sustainability of the Krofofrom village traditional brass casting technology. The composition of casting mould cores used by Krofofrom artisans comprises charcoal, cow dung and clay. Although this composition results in a very stable core that disintegrates easily after casting, defects in the form of pin holes are a common occurrence on the inner walls of the cast artefacts, thereby ruining the finish. In many instances these pinholes are difficult if not impossible to remove or seal. To improve the performance of the existing core, experiments were carried out to determine suitable materials and the proportions required to reformulate and enhance the core composition. The addition of Plaster of Paris (P.O.P) to the composition prevented shrinkage and fracture while the presence of saw dust provided microscopic holes in the core structure to facilitate easy core disintegration after casting. High content aluminous clay component served to improve the refractory properties of the core. The new core composition comprising charcoal, P.O.P, saw dust and aluminous clay showed an improvement over the existing Krofofrom core composition. The improved composition yielded efficient cores that disintegrated easily after casting and impart smoother inner wall surface devoid of pinholes. Piercing and carving useful for wax pattern production is achievable when the appropriate wax formulation developed in this study is adhered to.
Abstract: Globalization and competition with modern industrial products is the basic and fundamental setback for the viability, sustainability and preservation of local cultural heritage of traditional arts in most part of the world. This has been the case of Casting done at Krofofrom in the Asante Kingdom of Ghana. Castings done at Krofofrom can be improved...
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Mystical Ars Amand: Considerations Based on the Texts of Meditation Literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
103-111
Received:
18 July 2021
Accepted:
27 August 2021
Published:
6 September 2021
Abstract: The present article discusses the literary, linguistic, cultural, and spiritual qualities of unknown or forgotten monuments of ancient Polish literature. It also constitutes an attempt to prove the universalism of the art of the word. The analysis of messages of meditative and mystical literature of the 17th and 18th centuries provides a basis for this study. Most of the quoted records remain anonymous. However, it can be said with certainty that their authors were both women and men. It is worth noting that the quoted texts from meditative and mystical literature were composed in different spiritual traditions, including both the Carmelite and Benedictine spirituality. In particular, the author's research interests focused on how the writers of ancient mystical and meditative literature presented the art of love, both in terms of spiritual love (the relationship between God and man) and universal love that involves every dimension of the world we live in (the relationship between men themselves and between man and the world). A historical and literary analysis, which seems an indispensable tool for research on ancient Polish literature, has been applied to the study. The history of spirituality and old culture serves as a background for literary reflections. The literary and artistic quality of the quoted texts can be detected in numerous cultural references, literary references, a rich diversity of symbolism (the symbolism of the heart, symbolic images presenting intimacy between two people in love), diverse forms of expression (a dialogic structure of texts, an intimate inner monologue), an artistic depiction (the role of imagination). The conducted analysis has allowed the author to demonstrate the universality and timelessness of ideological and cultural messages of Polish mystical and meditative literature. Furthermore, it has been proven that the art of the word presented in the records is rooted neither in one national tradition nor in one language nor one culture. Although the texts date back to a remote period, they still present the universal beauty of the art of thought and the art of the word.
Abstract: The present article discusses the literary, linguistic, cultural, and spiritual qualities of unknown or forgotten monuments of ancient Polish literature. It also constitutes an attempt to prove the universalism of the art of the word. The analysis of messages of meditative and mystical literature of the 17th and 18th centuries provides a basis for ...
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