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University students’ lived experiences of blogging as a tool for writing: A hermeneutic phenomenological exploration in the Bangladeshi context

open access: yesInternational Journal of Educational Research Open
This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of Bangladeshi university students using blogging as a writing tool. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 students from public and private universities who were actively ...
Easir Arafat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blogs of their own: a story of two Malaysian Women Bloggers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Over the last few years, with the introduction of easy-to-use and integrated services such as Windows Live Spaces, blogging has moved into the mainstream in Malaysia, with women making up 64% of bloggers.
Ruzy Suliza Hashim,
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A Local-Global LDA Model for Discovering Geographical Topics from Social Media

open access: yes, 2016
Micro-blogging services can track users' geo-locations when users check-in their places or use geo-tagging which implicitly reveals locations. This "geo tracking" can help to find topics triggered by some events in certain regions.
Jin, Yaohui, Qiang, Siwei, Wang, Yongkun
core   +1 more source

The Study on the Interpersonal Meanings of Modality in Micro-blogging English News Discourse by the case of “Donald Trump’s Muslim Entry Ban”

open access: yes, 2018
News is a kind of writing style, which is so valuable that many linguists choose it to study. This thesis aims to conduct a systemic analysis of modality type, value and orientation under the framework of Halliday’s Systemic-functional Grammar in order ...
Zhai Rui, Liu Jing-xia
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 60, Issue 4, Page 971-987, December 2025.
Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Educational Blogging on Perceptions of Science and Technology Education Students toward Web as a Learning Tool

open access: yesGaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2012
The purpose of this study is to investigate effects of educational blogging on perceptions (e.g., attitude, self-efficacy) of undergraduate students in Science and Technology Education program toward Web as a learning tool.
Erkan Tekinarslan
doaj  

How and why physicists and chemists use blogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study examined how and why chemists and physicists blog. Two qualitative methods were used: content analysis of blog and “about” pages and in-depth responsive interviews with chemists and physicists who maintain blogs.
Christina K. Pikas
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Sex and the Social Order: Creative Approaches to Teaching the History of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Britain

open access: yesHistory, Volume 110, Issue 393, Page 691-701, December 2025.
Abstract ‘Sex and the Social Order: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Britain’ is a second‐year optional module for history students at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE). The module examines histories of gender and sexuality from the mid‐nineteenth century to the present day, providing a wealth of accessible primary material and a ...
LAURA HARRISON   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of blogs for political campaigning in a developing country context: the case of South Africa

open access: yesThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2012
All over the world, the use of the digital platform for political campaigning is growing. This development has the potential to empower the electorate to engage in political debate.
W Chigona, O O Bankole, F O Bankole
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring students' understanding of how blogs and blogging can support distance learning in Higher Education

open access: yes, 2007
We focus on exploring students' understanding of how blogs and blogging can support distance learning in Higher Education. We report on the findings from a survey of 795 distance learners at the UK Open University, and interviews with course designers ...
Conole, Grainne   +5 more
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