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Current Trends in Educational Research in Europe [PDF]
The author deals with the “issue of the impact of educational research on educational policy and practice with special regard to teacher education” and asks how “educational research is to be defined concerning its content, method and objective.” Since ...
Mitter, Wolfgang
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Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton +4 more
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3. Darwinism and the Rise of Social Science
The two areas of the social sciences which were more stimulated by Darwin\u27s research were anthropology and sociology. The Frenchman, Auguste Comte (1798-1857), generally regarded as the father of sociology and the originator of that term, laid the ...
Bloom, Robert L. +6 more
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Introduction: preliminary reflections on the legacy of Pierre Bourdieu [PDF]
Book synopsis: Pierre Bourdieu is widely regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of his generation, and yet the reception of his work in different cultural contexts and academic disciplines has been varied and uneven.
Susen, Simon, Turner, B.S.
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From Völkerpsychologie to Cultural Anthropology: Erich Rothacker’s Philosophy of Culture [PDF]
Erich Rothacker (1888–1965) was a key figure in early-twentieth-century philosophy in Germany. In this paper, I examine the development of Rothacker’s philosophy of culture from 1907 to 1945.
Steizinger, Johannes
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Three educational scenarios for the future : lessons from the sociology of knowledge [PDF]
This review draws on social realist approaches in the sociology of knowledge and in light of them constructs three scenarios for the future of education in the next decades.
Muller, Johan, Young, Michael
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Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
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How Far Can We Go Through Social System? [PDF]
The paper elaborates an endeavor on applying the algorithmic information-theoretic computational complexity to meta-social-sciences. It is motivated by the effort on seeking the impact of the well-known incompleteness theorem to the scientific ...
Hokky Situngkir
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More in Defense of Weak Scientism [PDF]
In my (2017a), I defend a view I call Weak Scientism, which is the view that knowledge produced by scientific disciplines is better than knowledge produced by non-scientific disciplines.
Mizrahi, Moti
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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