University of Windsor

About: University of Windsor is a education organization based out in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Argumentation theory. The organization has 10654 authors who have published 22307 publications receiving 435906 citations. The organization is also known as: UWindsor & Assumption University of Windsor.

Task and Scheduling Self-efficacy as Predictors of Exercise Behavior

Abstract: Social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986, 1995, 1997) has figured prominently among social psychological approaches taken to the investigation of exercise behavior The present study validated two measures of self-efficacy (scheduling and task) through confirmatory factor analytic procedures In a separate study, the resultant factors were then used as independent variables in the prediction of exercise behavior and behavioral intention in a structural equation model Task self-efficacy was found to be more related to behavioral intention than scheduling self-efficacy Scheduling self-efficacy was found to be more related to behavior than task self-efficacy or behavioral intention Results support different types and motivational functions of self-efficacy for exercise intentions and behavior

Proof Burdens and Standards

Abstract: This chapter explains the role of proof burdens and standards in argumentation, illustrates them using legal procedures, and surveys the history of research on computational models of these concepts It also presents an original computational model which aims to integrate the features of these prior systems The ‘mainstream’ conception of argumentation in the field of artificial intelligence is monological and deductive [6] Argumentation is viewed as taking place against the background of an inconsistent knowledge base, where the knowledge base is a set of propositions represented in some formal logic Argumentation in this conception is a method for deducing warranted propositions from an inconsistent knowledge base Which statements are warranted depends on attack relations among the arguments [10] which can be constructed from the knowledge base The notions of proof standards and burden of proof become relevant only when argumentation is viewed as a dialogical process for making justified decisions The input to the process is an initial claim or issue The goal of the process is to clarify and decide the issues, and produce a justification of the decision which can withstand a critical evaluation by a particular audience The role of the audience could be played by the respondent or a neutral-third party, depending on the type of dialogue The output of this process consists of: 1) a set of claims, 2) the decision to accept or reject each claim, 3) a theory of the generalizations of the domain and the facts of the particular case, and 4) a proof justifying the decision of each issues, showing how the decision is supported by the theory Notice that a theory or knowledge-base is part of the output of argumentation dialogues, not, as in the deductive conception, its input This is because, as has been

Privatizing responsibility: public sector reform under neoliberal government.

Abstract: In light of public sector reforms in Canada and elsewhere, this paper focuses on the shift of emphasis from social to private responsibilities and raises new questions about the forces of private enterprise and market-based partnerships Under neoliberal governmental agendas, privatizing responsibility links to three main developments: the reconsideration of the relations of public and private; the mobilization of responsible citizenship; and the formation of a cultural mentality of rule that works alongside these developments The research for this article is based on extensive analysis of policy documents and public sector reform initiatives, as well as interviews with Canadian federal public service employees