Individualistic traditions of autonomy have long been critiqued by feminists for their atomistic and asocial presentation human agents. Relational approaches to were developed as an alternative these views. accounts generally capture a more socially informed picture agents, aim differentiate between social phenomena that are conducive our agency versus those pose hindrance agency. In this artic...

Through the Looking Glass, 2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94710. (800) 644-2666 (voice); (800) 804-1616 (TTY); [email protected]; www.lookingglass.org [Note: This is the original manuscript that was published in Infants and Young Children, 13(2), 9-20. (2000).] Introduction The intent of this article is two-fold: (1) to describe how a disability culture perspective has informed resea...

AN inleraclive.decis io~.support progra~ is presented ~or . th~ rapid mocllficatlon of optimal regional multlobJcdlve groundwater planning strategies. This capabi lity is important for water managers seeking to select the most satisfactory groundwater management strategies for their areas. The program guides decision maker(s) in refining numerically optimal regional strategies into strategies t...

BACKGROUND Enhancing the use of evidence in policymaking is critical to addressing the global burden of nutrition-related disease. Whilst the public health nutrition community has embraced evidence-informed policymaking, their approach of defining relevant evidence and evaluating policy has not brought about major shifts in policymaking. This article uses a public health nutrition case study to...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQL) scores are used extensively to quantify the effectiveness of medical interventions. Societal preference-based HRQL scores aim to produce societal valuations of health by aggregating valuations from individuals in the general population, where each aggregation procedure embodies different ethical principles, as explained in social choice theory. ...