Peter Roberts
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3605154 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Peter Roberts |
| NOMBRES | Peter |
| APELLIDO | Roberts |
| FIRMA | ROBERTS P |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5551-308X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 62 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 82 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 61 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1903 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Death and Education
The impacts of a global pandemic on the efficacy and stability of contemporary wildlife conservation
Conservationists speculated on potential benefits to wildlife of lockdown restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic but voiced concern that restrictions impeded nature conservation. We assessed the effects of lockdown restrictions on biodiversity conservation in South Africa, a biodiverse country with economic inequality and reliance on wildlife resources. We solicited expert opinion using the IUCN’s Threats Classification Scheme to structure…
Performativity, Politics and Education
This book provides a distinctive perspective on some of the ways in which performativity, as an expression of neoliberal and managerialist thinking, 'works' in specific policy contexts. It pays particular attention to higher education and considers how the logic of performativity reconfigures our sense of what it means to engage in worthwhile research, what it means to be 'well', and, ultimately, what it means to be human. Philosophy of education…
Collective obituary for James D. Marshall (1937–2021)
Eulogy for Jim Marshall (read at the funeral)Michael A. PetersBeijing Normal UniversityMy deepest condolences to Pepe, Dom and Marcus and to Jim’s grandchildren. Tina and I spent a lot of time at t
Philosophy of education in a new key
Michael Peters, Sonja Arndt & Marek TesarThis is a collective writing experiment of PESA members, including its Executive Committee, asking questions of the Philosophy of Education in a New Key. Co
Higher education, impact, and the Internet
This paper considers how and why scholarly publishing has changed over the last two decades. It discusses the role of the Internet in overcoming earlier barriers to the rapid circulation of ideas and in opening up new forms of academic communication. While we live in a world increasingly dominated by images, the written word remains vital to academic life, and more published scholarly material is being produced than ever before. The paper argues …
The Consequences and Value of Literacy
In many First World countries, the value of literacy is seldom questioned. Literacy, it is often believed, has certain consequences (e.g., economic growth, social mobility, and logical thought) which are highly desirable. This article problematizes commonplace assumptions about the nature of literacy. Rejecting the technological view of literacy (represented by theorists such as Goody and Ong), the author, drawing on the work of Lankshear and Law…
Urban Regeneration
How the War Was Won
There were no decisive battles in World War II.’ Phillips O'Brien's opening statement sets the tone for this stridently revisionist examination of the conflict. This latest book by the director of
Better Worlds
Better Worlds: Education, Art, and Utopia provides a fresh examination of utopia and education. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and drawing on literature and the visual arts as well as traditional non-fiction sources, the authors explore utopia not as a model of social perfection but as the active, imaginative building of better worlds. Utopian questions, they argue, lie at the heart of education, and addressing such questions demands atte…
Critical Education Policy and Politics
The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Reducing Structural Disparities and Psychosocial Deficiencies
Conceptualizing disparities as comprising both psychosocial and structural components, we hypothesized that interpersonal communication would moderate the effects of disparities on knowledge and HIV prevention behaviors. Using data (N = 3,843) from the Malawi BRIDGE Project, we examined the effects of project exposure on knowledge, HIV testing, condom use, and condom use intentions. Controlling for known predictors, exposure to the intervention w…
Referees
Education, death and awakening
Education is a key theme in a number of Hermann Hesse’s novels and short stories. This paper focuses on Hesse’s last and longest fictional work, The Glass Bead Game, and analyses the transformation of Joseph Knecht, the central character, in the light of Paulo Freire’s theory of education. It is argued that over time Knecht develops a critical consciousness, becoming less certain of his certainties, more aware of his own incompleteness, and incre…
Ten Years on
Conscientisation in Castalia
The Biographies of Rechungpa
This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries. Peter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts, and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa’s biogra…
Neoliberalism, Performativity and Research
The Wellmark and University of Iowa Partnership
Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield and the University of Iowa College of Public Health share a strong commitment to improving the health of communities they serve in Iowa and South Dakota. Beginning in 2002, these organizations forged an innovative partnership through which they annually select several collaborative projects that are congruent with their respective missions and address clearly defined needs. The outcomes of their joint efforts towar…
Don't Rock the Boat
This article is a summary report on the findings of the Commonwealth component of the National Integrity System Assessment (NISA) project. This part of the NISA project commenced in May 2002, although some preliminary work had been done before then. The methodology included interviews and a questionnaire. Representatives from eight agencies with central responsibility for integrity matters, and five lines agencies responsible for the implementati…
Wealth from waste
Sustainable economic development strategies promote mutually-beneficial environmental, social and economic progress. Such strategies now form an essential basis for local and regional development. Various models of sustainable economic and environmental industry development have been introduced in recent years, some of which have proved to be of particular value. The theory and practice of sustainable economic development has made rapid progress,…
Epistemology, Ethics and Education
Sustainable Development and Social Justice
In most treatments of social justice, little consideration is given to spatial concerns. However, it is increasingly evident that spatial or territorial factors play a major role in determining life chances and in helping to deliver social inclusion. This paper considers the key theoretical issues that underpin the spatial dimension of social justice. From this, the paper progresses to examining the factors that have influenced the introduction o…
The Definition of Brownfield
This paper discusses the need for a more robust definition of the term 'brownfield' from a multidisciplinary perspective. It examines the issues involved in constructing an agreed and accepted definition and its importance with regard to UK government policy. Current usage of the term 'brownfield' and related terminology is reviewed. The paper proposes that: a brownfield site is any land or premises which has previously been used or developed and…
Who are the Entrepreneurs and Where Do They Come From? Transition to Self-employment Before, Under and After Communism in Hungary
(2000). Who are the Entrepreneurs and Where Do They Come From? Transition to Self-employment Before, Under and After Communism in Hungary. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 147-171
Neoliberalism, Performativity and Research
Philosophy of education in a new key
Michael Peters, Sonja Arndt & Marek TesarThis is a collective writing experiment of PESA members, including its Executive Committee, asking questions of the Philosophy of Education in a New Key. Co
Educational transition in Hungary from the post-war period to the end of the 1980s
This paper is a replication of the analysis by Andorka and Simkus of educational transition and its socio-economic determinants, based on data from 1973. The paper uses data from three surveys conducted at the end of the 1980s which together constitute a national representative probability sample of the Hungarian adult population. After the merging of these surveys from 1986, 1988, and 1989, the sample consisted of 11,999 respondents, born betwee…
Wealth from waste
Sustainable economic development strategies promote mutually-beneficial environmental, social and economic progress. Such strategies now form an essential basis for local and regional development. Various models of sustainable economic and environmental industry development have been introduced in recent years, some of which have proved to be of particular value. The theory and practice of sustainable economic development has made rapid progress,…
Sarum 76—A global modelling project
Sustainable Development and Social Justice
In most treatments of social justice, little consideration is given to spatial concerns. However, it is increasingly evident that spatial or territorial factors play a major role in determining life chances and in helping to deliver social inclusion. This paper considers the key theoretical issues that underpin the spatial dimension of social justice. From this, the paper progresses to examining the factors that have influenced the introduction o…
Universities, Futurology and Globalisation
Knowledge, Informationa and Literacy
The Future of the University
The impacts of a global pandemic on the efficacy and stability of contemporary wildlife conservation
Conservationists speculated on potential benefits to wildlife of lockdown restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic but voiced concern that restrictions impeded nature conservation. We assessed the effects of lockdown restrictions on biodiversity conservation in South Africa, a biodiverse country with economic inequality and reliance on wildlife resources. We solicited expert opinion using the IUCN’s Threats Classification Scheme to structure…
The Consequences and Value of Literacy
In many First World countries, the value of literacy is seldom questioned. Literacy, it is often believed, has certain consequences (e.g., economic growth, social mobility, and logical thought) which are highly desirable. This article problematizes commonplace assumptions about the nature of literacy. Rejecting the technological view of literacy (represented by theorists such as Goody and Ong), the author, drawing on the work of Lankshear and Law…
How the War Was Won
There were no decisive battles in World War II.’ Phillips O'Brien's opening statement sets the tone for this stridently revisionist examination of the conflict. This latest book by the director of
The Biographies of Rechungpa
This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries. Peter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts, and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa’s biogra…
Don't Rock the Boat
This article is a summary report on the findings of the Commonwealth component of the National Integrity System Assessment (NISA) project. This part of the NISA project commenced in May 2002, although some preliminary work had been done before then. The methodology included interviews and a questionnaire. Representatives from eight agencies with central responsibility for integrity matters, and five lines agencies responsible for the implementati…
The danger of domestication
Attempting to apply the ideas of Third World theorists to First World contexts is an inherently risky enterprise: the danger of domestication is ever‐present. In this article the author examines this thesis with reference to the work of the highly influential Brazilian adult educator, Paulo Freire. Four problematic tendencies are highlighted: the failure to consider Freire's work in its social context; fragmentation in reading Freirean texts; red…
Modelling the world
Global models, world futures and public policy
Education, death and awakening
Education is a key theme in a number of Hermann Hesse’s novels and short stories. This paper focuses on Hesse’s last and longest fictional work, The Glass Bead Game, and analyses the transformation of Joseph Knecht, the central character, in the light of Paulo Freire’s theory of education. It is argued that over time Knecht develops a critical consciousness, becoming less certain of his certainties, more aware of his own incompleteness, and incre…
Two cheers for modelling
Systems thinking, systems practice
An amphibian's view of forecasting and models
The Anthracite Coal Strike in its Social Aspects
The Employment of Girls in Textile Industries of Pennsylvania
The New Immigration
Conciliation and Arbitration in the Coal Industry of America . Arthur E. Suffern
Sarum 76—A global modelling project
The future of the world economy
The new environment in global modelling
Eighth global modelling conference, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenberg, Austria, 22–25 July 1980
Systems thinking, systems practice
An amphibian's view of forecasting and models
Global models, world futures and public policy
The future is within us
Optimistic outlooks
Two cheers for modelling
Less heat more light
Modelling the world
The Misinterpretations of Brer Anancy
IT is quite remarkable that the etymology of Brer Anancy has remained uncontested up to today, in spite of clear evidence which clarifies in one case and contradicts in the other the very early etymologies given. Wake (1883) commenting on Andrews' 'Ananci Stories' says the following: 'Probably many negro stories of a similar character are to be met with in the works of travellers and others. I have heard them spoken of by a lady who was born in J…
Educational transition in Hungary from the post-war period to the end of the 1980s
This paper is a replication of the analysis by Andorka and Simkus of educational transition and its socio-economic determinants, based on data from 1973. The paper uses data from three surveys conducted at the end of the 1980s which together constitute a national representative probability sample of the Hungarian adult population. After the merging of these surveys from 1986, 1988, and 1989, the sample consisted of 11,999 respondents, born betwee…
Business and The environment
Introduction to Regional and Urban Policy in the United Kingdom
Elizabethan players and minstrels and the legislation of 1572 against retainers and vagabonds
Two official measures of 1572 which restricted the movement of the strolling players are generally regarded by historians of the English stage as marking an epoch in its history. According to one of the most recent authorities, the proclamation of 3 January, reviving the existing laws against unlawful retaining, and the statute 14 Elizabeth, c. 5, for the relief of the poor and against rogues and vagabonds, were two of the seven ‘most decisive ac…
Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
In this volume seventeen distinguished historians of early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews of major areas of debate: of the significance of the regulations which determined the social and legal status of professional actors in Elizabethan England, of Protestant ideas about marriage, of the political significance of the Anglo-Scottish Union, of relations between the Churches of England, Sco…
Integrating Creole into Caribbean classrooms
Education through the medium of creole languages fits admirably into literacy projects and minimal education for agrarian communities or communities with little realistic hope of moving on to an international stage, but education from the secondary level onward bestows greatest economic benefits in today's ‘global village’ when conducted in an international language. This is as much so in countries with creole languages as it is in Europe. The mo…
Systems and the problematique
Sociological and Historical Aspects of Entry into Marriage
This study analyses the timing of first entry into marriage of Hungarian men and women born between 1916 and 1967. Marriages take place at a considerably earlier age than the West European average, and at the same time show significant differences between cohorts. In the course of the analysis we consider the social and economic circumstances which affect the timing of entry into marriage, and we connect the variables of men and women's education…
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