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The Tocquevillian Historical Sociology as a Critical Perspective

Cambio, 2017
This contribution aims to analyse how at the beginning of the historical sociology lies, already for precursors from the XIX century, a critical perspective. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) is one of the founders of this approach.
Nicolas Arens
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The Political is Personal: TAs on the Front Lines of the Critical Consciousness Campaign [PDF]

, 2007
This paper addresses the personal demands that Teaching Assistants (TAs) encounter as they work toward nurturing critical consciousness in university tutorials. We explore two case studies that occurred during our participatory, feminist, action research
Atkinson, Laurel, Langan, Debra, Oliver, Marcia   +2 more
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Non-traditional students in tertiary education: inter-disciplinary collaboration in curriculum and pedagogy in community services education in Australia [PDF]

, 2012
Education policy in Australia has accelerated its aim to increase participation of under-represented groups in tertiary education including students who are culturally and linguistically diverse and have low socio-economic status.
Carr, Amanda, Daddow, Angela, Moraitis, Peter   +2 more
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Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
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Historical sociology, international relations and connected histories [PDF]

, 2010
This article addresses three recent developments in historical sociology: (1) neo-Weberian historical sociology within International Relations; (2) the 'civilizational analysis' approach utilized by scholars of 'multiple modernities'; and (3) the 'third ...
Bhambra, Gurminder K.
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The role of beliefs and social–emotional skills in shaping educational expectations among Romanian adolescents

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The study used descriptive and multivariate statistics analytical methods to explore relationships between the highest level of education expected by 15‐year‐old Romanian students and factors associated with student background (personal and academic), school characteristics and selected beliefs and social–emotional skills.
Camelia Truța, Ana‐Maria Cazan, Roxana Elena Stoica, Ecaterina Maria Unianu, Maria Adamuti‐Trache   +4 more
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What is it like learning with an eportfolio for online distance learners? [PDF]

, 2017
This paper reports on a doctoral research project which examines the nature of the learning experience of using an eportfolio and whether it enhances the development of critical thinking among online distance learners.
Farrell, Orna
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Avoiding philosophy as a trump-card in sociological writing. A study from the discourse of evidence-based healthcare [PDF]

, 2017
In this article I explore a situation where health sociologists encounter pure-philosophical reasoning in the fabric of social life. Accounts of the relationship between philosophy and sociology tend to be framed in abstract theory, so there is a need ...
A Miles, A Miles, A Miles, A Oakley, A Petersen, A Sayer, A Thiselton, B Charlton, B Djulbegovic, B Djulbegovic, B Gibson, B Godin, Benet Reid, D Armstrong, D Chernilo, D Grahame-Smith, D Holmes, D Leder, D Sackett, D Sackett, D Sackett, E Haimes, E Mykhalovskiy, EBMWG, G Guyatt, G Norman, G Smith, H McKenna, HG Gadamer, HM Collins, HM Collins, J Couto, J Green, J Green, J McLaughlin, J Popay, K McNeil, L Boltanksi, L Fleck, M Arndt, M Bunge, M Goldenberg, M Kelly, M Kusch, M Peacock, M Tonelli, M Tonelli, N Goodman, N Gross, N Smith, P Devereaux, P French, P Jensen, R Collins, R Cronje, R Grol, R Upshur, R Upshur, R Upshur, R Upshur, R Upshur, R Upshur, R Upshur, RB Haynes, S Erikson, S Harrison, S Timmermans, SI Saarni, T Greenhalgh, W Rosenberg, Z Bauman   +70 more
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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg, Girma Berhanu, Lena Fridlund   +2 more
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Transcendental Pragmatics and Hermeneutics [PDF]

, 2004
: In which sense could transcendental pragmatics combined with a hermeneutical approach provide the social sciences with a critical oriented approach?
Hedberg, Petra
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