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Université de Fribourg

Internationalization of higher education in the Philippines : local articulations of an international phenomenon

Eder, Rosalyn ; Forster, Edgar (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2020.

This study examines the discourse on internationalization of higher education (IHE) in the Philippines. As a country that is invisible on the global higher education map, there is a lack of knowledge on how policies on internationalization of higher education can be understood in the context of the Philippines. This research therefore contributes to the scientific discussion by offering one...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Justifying age thresholds for mammographic screening: an application of pragma-dialectical argumentation theory

Schulz, Peter J. ; Meuffels, Bert

In: Health Communication, 2012, vol. 2, no. 2012, p. 167-178

Information campaigns on breast cancer screening in the Netherlands need to convince women above 50 years of age to have biannual mammography, and women below 50 years of age that regular mammograms are not recommended for them. This article reports the results of two experiments in which the construction of the persuasive messages was informed by argumentation-theoretical insights. No...

Università della Svizzera italiana

For the sake of argument : considering the role, characteristics, and effects of argumentation in general practice consultation

Labrie, Nanon ; Schulz, Peter J. (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2014 ; 2014COM001.

In general practice consultation, the doctor characteristically gives the patient advice concerning the patient’s medical situation. Such advice may, for instance, pertain to a diagnosis or prognosis of the patient’s health condition, the recommended treatment plan, or the prevention of an illness. Bound by the legal rules (e.g., informed consent), ethical standards (e.g., patient centered...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Do journalists' opinions affect news selection in a low-key conflict? : Newspaper coverage of the discussion of smoking bans in Switzerland

Schulz, Peter J. ; Hartung, Uwe ; Fiordelli, Maddalena

In: Journalism and mass communication quarterly, 2012, vol. 89, no. 3, p. 414-430

This quantitative content analysis applies the theory of instrumental actualization to Swiss newspaper coverage of smoking bans in public places. The theory holds that journalists' opinions affect news selection; it is studied here for the weighting and evaluation of arguments in news stories. The editorial stance of newspapers was related to the weighting of argumentative fields and the...