In designing this broad, interdisciplinary syllabus, my goal was to help students understand the centrality of narrative practices across fields, both within and well beyond literature.
In response, feminist epistemology has welcomed recognition of the legitimate influences of social location in arriving at knowledge claims, as well as the centrality of collaborative practices in the pursuit of knowledge.
Emphasizing the centrality of religious practices to the enterprise of divine healing, Curtis sheds light on the relationship among Christian faith, medical science, and the changing meanings of suffering and healing in American culture.
Current policies promoting fire exclusion have led to increased bush encroachment, while other policies have undermined the centrality of commons' governance practices and institutions.
That said, the centrality of curricular artifacts in cultural practice in general, and among the faculty in this study in particular, underscores their importance and influence.
Analyses of decision chains used by faculty highlight the idiosyncratic manner in which planning unfolds in practice, the centrality of existing artifacts, the role of contextual factors, and the absence of continuous improvement systems.
The concept of respect for autonomy explains the centrality of informed consent in the ethical practice of research (Ruth, 1986).
"When the mind is pure," says an axiom attributed to Buddha, "joy follows like a shadow that never leaves". Painter Eva Armisén talks a lot about joy and the centrality of pure love to her painting practice, and she really seems to mean it.
One reason for these differences may be the relative lack of clinical experience (compared with that of more experienced physicians) among younger faculty and recent graduates for whom the value and centrality of the medical interview to clinical practice has not been fully realized.
