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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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, 2011 This research report presents the research topic and the discussion and motivations behind the chosen subject area and case study selection relating to the research study of “how peer educators assist their peers in negotiating sexual decisions: a Wits
Cooper, Silvie
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It's Not You, It's the System: Women Professors in TESOL and the Persistence of Gender Bias
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Although progress has been made with respect to the role and position of women in academia, overt and covert discrimination as well as structural and systemic bias persist. In this article, we report on research conducted with 14 women professors from 10 different countries to explore to what extent these issues affect women professors in ...
Sarah Mercer +3 more
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A Country That Never Sleeps? A Web Scrapping Analysis of the 24‐h Economy Policy in Ghana
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of revitalizing Ghana's economic landscape through sustainable job creation underpinned by 24‐h operations across all key sectors, the National Democratic Congress proposed the ‘24‐h economy’ policy proposal. This study employs the web‐scraping technique through text mining and python codes to analyse 1820 comments from Facebook, X ...
Pius Gamette +3 more
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'Fit to parent'? Psychology, knowledge and popular debate
, 2001 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by the University of East London.This thesis examines the powerful appeals to psychology that are made in contemporary popular debate in Britain about parents. It focuses on the
Alldred, Pamela Kay
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Surveillance, Disciplinary Power and Athletic Identity: A Sociological Investigation into the Culture of Elite Sports Academies [PDF]
, 2012 With the exception of work conducted by Parker (1996a) research concerning identity construction, surveillance practices and power relations within the context of a professional sports academy institution appears limited.
MANLEY, ANDREW,THOMAS +1 more
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With a Great Story Comes Great Responsibility: Role of Narrative in Leadership Development
New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 81-87, Spring 2025.ABSTRACT Comic books reside uniquely within American culture. Historians have contended comics are more than just sequential artwork mixed with engaging stories, but rather, a framework by which the generations make sense of who they are. These stories are a reflection of cultural conscience; a lens through which we can view the world and a mirror ...
Sean Connable
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Does Parental Joblessness Matter for Children's Personality Traits?
Australian Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Economic insecurity in childhood may shape not only children's opportunities but also the traits that govern how they think, behave and engage with the world. Using 17 years of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (n = 3792), this study examines whether sustained exposure to parental ...
Irma Mooi‐Reci, Matthew Curry
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Humour and empathy in children's social relationships
, 2008 This study explored the link between use of humour and empathy among elementary school age children. Based on research demonstrating high levels of empathy in individuals who behave pro-socially and lower levels of empathy in individuals who behave antisocially, it was hypothesized that empathy (cognitive and affective) would be positively associated ...
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British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.Abstract This paper summarises the findings of a research project at a British university exploring autistic students studying modern foreign languages (MFL). The project investigates the experiences, motivations, learning strategies and preferences of autistic MFL learners in a Higher Education context to better understand how MFL classroom pedagogy ...
Caroline de Saint‐Seine +2 more
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