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African Family Business Conflicts; The Role of the Church in Providing Mediation as a Ministry to Family Businesses
(Africa International University, 2018-12-31) Peter Mutinda Mutua; Sammy Kent Mangeli
Mediation has existed in Africa for millennia and is an integral part of African culture
and heritage. Sadly, structured mediation through traditional mechanisms, e.g. tribal and
clan leadership has not deliberately been passed on to modern generations; it is a skill
that seems to be dying with the older generations. Even as the church embraces African
cultural aspects such as Rites of Passage Experiences (ROPES) and programs specific to
guide men/women to maturity, prepare congregants for marriage, parenting and other
life stages, mediation does not regularly feature in adult education within the urban
church; it seems to have been relegated to rural village. Study of available literature
established that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is preferred to litigation and
rejection when settling disputes within family businesses given the close relationship of
the disputants. A quantitative and qualitative survey of urban family business
practitioners established that mediation is the method most preferred for resolving
conflict in family businesses. The survey further revealed that the founders or leaders
within these ventures are looked upon as the ones best placed to engage in conflict
resolution even though they may not be the best-suited individuals for this task. The study
concludes with suggestions on the urban church can do to raise peacemakers who have a
passion for family business, equip them with skills for mediation and deploy them into the
market place to meet the needs of family businesses that are struggling with conflict.
Factors Contributing to High Rate of Illiteracy among the Borana Muslim Women in Marginalized Areas
(Africa Intgernational University, 2018-12-31) Pauline Wangari Mukuria
Lies, Damned Lies, or Statistics: How to Tell the Truth with Statistics
(Colorado State University, 2017) Jonathan A. Poritz
This is a free textbook for a one-semester, undergraduate statistics course. It was used for Math 156 at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the spring semester of 2017.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-SA). You can download Lies, Damned Lies, or Statistics ebook for free in PDF format (1.8 MB).
Generative AI in Higher Education: The ChatGPT Effect
(Routledge, 2024) Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan, Tom Colloton
Chan and Colloton’s book is one of the first to provide a comprehensive examination of the use and impact of ChatGPT and Generative AI (GenAI) in higher education.
Since November 2022, every conversation in higher education has involved ChatGPT and its impact on all aspects of teaching and learning. The book explores the necessity of AI literacy tailored to professional contexts, assess the strengths and weaknesses of incorporating ChatGPT in curriculum design, and delve into the transformation of assessment methods in the GenAI era. The authors introduce the Six Assessment Redesign Pivotal Strategies (SARPS) and an AI Assessment Integration Framework, encouraging a learner-centric assessment model. The necessity for well-crafted AI educational policies is explored, as well as a blueprint for policy formulation in academic institutions. Technical enthusiasts are catered to with a deep dive into the mechanics behind GenAI, from the history of neural networks to the latest advances and applications of GenAI technologies.
With an eye on the future of AI in education, this book will appeal to educators, students and scholars interested in the wider societal implications and the transformative role of GenAI in pedagogy and research.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Data Science Handbook: A Practical Approach
(Wiley, 2022) Kolla Bhanu Prakash
Data Science is one of the leading research-driven areas in the modern era. It is having a critical role in healthcare, engineering, education, mechatronics and medical robotics. Building models and working with data is not value neutral.