Geek Heresy (61 page)
Authors: Kentaro Toyama
incomplete solution,
71–73
intent and capacity of individuals and institutions,
66–68
intrinsic growth through,
206–208
Iron Law of Social Programs,
69–70
laws and policies as,
63–64
mentorship versus,
204
measurement fetish,
91–92
race and gender equality,
63–64
randomized controlled trials,
80–82
recommendations for,
108–109
,
124
systemic obstacles,
68–69
technology as special case,
57
vaccines,
64–65
See also
Digital Green
;
Gamification
;
Microcredit
Pakistan: India’s high-tech economy,
183
Pan, Jennifer,
49
Panacea, technology and packaged interventions as,
58
,
70
,
73
,
104
,
143
,
228(n13)
,
255(n39)
.
See also
Packaged interventions
Parents and parenting
children’s technology,
56
,
114–116
,
121
Daedalus,
xvi
fears of,
12–13
generational differences,
10
,
189–190
involvement in education,
4
,
14
,
19
,
54
,
69
,
79–80
,
95
,
117
,
121
,
132
,
133
,
140
,
146
,
159
,
172
,
174
,
250(n11)
mentorship,
202–203
See also
Children
;
Education and training
Partnerships,
25–26
,
110–112
,
196
,
247(nn13
,
15)
,
271(n7)
.
See also
Mentorship
Paternalism,
204
,
216
,
218
,
260(n16)
Path dependence,
93
Patrinos, Harry A.,
142–143
Penguin Books,
75–76
Perez-Luna, Jorge,
44–45
Personal growth,
174–177
,
269(n37)
.
See also
Intrinsic growth
Personality, human maturation and,
161
Personality development,
161
,
260(n17)
.
See also
Intrinsic growth
Peru: One Laptop Per Child,
8
Philippines: microcredit programs,
59–60
Pilotitis,
70
.
See also
“The Iron Law of Evaluation and Other Metallic Rules”
Politics.
See
Democracy and democratization
;
Governance
Positive psychology movement,
244(nn45
,
51)
,
244–245(n52)
.
See also
Happiness
Postcolonialism,
62–63
Post-Soviet countries,
237(n20)
Poverty: learned helplessness,
130
,
249(n8)
Poverty alleviation.
See
Agriculture
;
Digital Green
;
Economics
;
Education
;
Foreign aid
;
Health and health care
;
Governance
;
Mentorship
;
Microcredit
;
Nonprofit organizations
;
Social enterprise
;
Vaccines
Pradan organization,
223
,
273(n24)
aspirations in mentees,
199–201
collective action for social change,
254(n31)
Digital Green partnership,
195–196
intrinsic growth,
201–202
mentorship goals,
203–204
,
208–209
mentorship relationships,
197–199
teaching and parenting,
202–203
transformation of women’s lives,
196–197
Prahalad, C. K.,
82–84
,
147
,
242(n25)
Prensky, Marc,
10–11
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
136–137
Problem-solving, versus nurturing,
xiii
,
214
.
See also
Packaged interventions
Proctor & Gamble,
242(n25)
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA),
13
,
117
,
229(n29)
,
248(n23)
Progress, dangers of,
172–173
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
(Weber),
176
Psacharopoulos, George,
142
Psychology
behavioral economics,
144–145
,
258(n2)
developmental,
161–164
happiness,
87–91
,
137
,
166
,
244(nn45
,
51)
,
244–245(n52)
,
245(n54)
latent desires and behaviors,
40–42
life-cycle,
161–164
positive psychology movement,
244(nn45
,
51)
,
244–245(n52)
sociology and,
268–269(n27)
See also
Aspirations
;
Heart, mind, and will
;
Intrinsic Growth
;
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Public education.
See
Education and training
Publishers’ Weekly
journal,
75
Publishing industry,
74–77
,
240(n1)
,
246(n67)
Quality of life,
22
.
See also
Happiness
Quick fix.
See
Packaged interventions
;
Panacea
Racial equality,
63–64
.
See also
Caste system
;
Inequality
Racial minorities: underrepresentation in high-tech industries,
114–115
Random House,
76
Randomistas,
78
Randomized controlled trials (RCT),
8
,
12
,
31
,
59–61
,
77–82
,
91
,
240(n12)
,
240–241(n14)
,
241(n16)
,
241–242(n17)
,
242(n19)
Rankism,
93
Rao, P.V. Narasimha,
182
Ravallion, Martin,
241(n16)
Raven’s Progressive Matrices,
227(n10)
Ravitch, Diane,
214
,
239–240(n51)
,
275(n5)
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
(McGonigal),
115
Reinhart, Uwe,
43
Repressive regimes, technology assisting,
23
.
See also
Democracy
;
Governance
Research capabilities and technology,
15–16
Resilience,
135
Revolution, digital technology and,
32–35
,
50–53
Roberts, Margaret,
49
Robotics,
110
,
216–218
,
231(n27)
,
276–277(n16)
Robots and Empire
(Asimov),
276–277(n16)
Romney, Mitt,
170
Rossi, Peter Henry,
69–70
,
81
,
239(40)
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,
96
Rubens, Peter Paul,
53
Runaround
(Asimov),
216–217
Rural-to-urban migration,
268(n21)
Rural villages.
See
Agriculture
Rwanda: government-subsidized health care,
86–87
Sahni, A.V.M.,
199
Salamon, Lester,
190
Santiago, Ana,
8
Saudi Arabia: Arab Spring,
34
,
37
Savings and debt,
60–61
.
See also
Microcredit
Scale
challenges of achieving,
57
,
64–65
,
69–70
,
82
consumption,
97
expenditures on,
72
large-scale social programs,
58
,
69–70
,
72
,
81–83
,
86–87
,
110
,
149–150
nonprofit efforts,
86–87
,
110
,
196
packaged intervention emphasis on,
57
,
93
See also
,
Packaged interventions, Sustainability
Scandinavian countries, development assistance,
190
Science and technology studies,
20–27
,
231(n23)
.
See also
Technology and society
Science fiction,
54
,
216–218
,
238–239(n37)
,
276–277(n16)
Security needs, personal,
163–167
.
See also
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Selective exposure,
47
,
234(n19)
Self-actualization,
163–168
,
181
,
185–187
,
189–191
,
261(nn25
,
27)
262(n33)
.
See also
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
;
Self-transcendence
Self-control,
111–112
,
129–132
,
135–136
,
173
,
251–252(n15)
,
252(n16)
,
265(n3)
.
See also
Heart, mind, and will
Self-determination, intrinsic motivation and,
157
Self-esteem,
261(n27)
.
See also
Esteem needs
