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Changing Participation and Identity in Writing Transition: A Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Journal of University Education, 2012
This study investigates the changing participation and identity in the writing transition of English as a Second Language (ESL) students from secondary school to pre university and to higher education from a sociocultural theory perspective.
Lee Lai Fong
doaj  

Understanding transitions using a sociocultural framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Transitions have traditionally been characterised as forms of change. These may either be inner changes (new beliefs or developmental growth) or the physical move from one place to another (see Erikson, 1975), such as the move from primary to secondary ...
Crafter, Sarah, Maunder, Rachel
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Consumer Acceptance of Enabling Agri‐Food Technologies for Sustainable Food Systems: Evidence From Italy

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition toward more sustainable and innovative agricultural systems increasingly relies on the integration of digital and enabling technologies (KETs). Although the technical and productive aspects of these innovations have been widely investigated, consumer acceptance remains less understood, despite its key role in fostering their ...
Giulio Cascone, Giuseppe Timpanaro
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Socio-economic related Mathematical Learner Identity on student Performancein Mathematics among Secondary Schools in Kilifi County Kenya

open access: yesJETEN
The article shares findings from the study objective to assess the effect of socio-economic related mathematical learner identity on student performance in Mathematics. The sociocultural theory of learning formed the theoretical framework.
Mweni Tsofa Nickson   +2 more
doaj  

The Neural Mechanisms of Private Speech in Second Language Learners’ Oral Production: An fNIRS Study

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Background: According to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, private speech functions both as a tool for thought regulation and as a transitional form between outer and inner speech.
Rong Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting Health Impacts of the World Trade Center Disaster: 1. Halogenated hydrocarbons, symptom syndromes, secondary victimization, and the burdens of history [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The recent attack on the World Trade Center, in addition to direct injury and psychological trauma, has exposed a vast population to dioxins, dibenzofurans, related endocrine disruptors, and a multitude of other physiologically active chemicals arising ...
Wallace, Deborah, Wallace, Rodrick
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Women Are Eco‐Friendly, so Are They From Venus? Exploring Green‐Feminine Stereotyping and Green Gender Gap

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marketers and policy makers have tried to bridge the green attitude–behavior gap through the use of pro‐environmental appeals using advertising to convey the “greenness” of their products. However, due to green‐feminine stereotyping, by focusing mainly on the green characteristics of the product, we may have alienated men, who, to safeguard ...
Agnieszka Chwialkowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociocultural understandings of the silent period: young bilingual learners in early years settings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This briefing draws from longitudinal Doctoral research (Bligh, 2011) to re-examine the emergent stage of English language acquisition, the silent period, through the experiences of two early years bilingual learners.
Bligh, CA
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How Does Academic Marginalization Impact Mental Well‐Being? Exploring the Mediating Roles of Vocational Identity and Occupational Engagement

open access: yesThe Career Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an increasingly volatile global job market, students’ career development is shaped by both personal capacities and structural barriers. This study examined how academic marginalization—particularly related to educational background—influences the mental well‐being of South Korean college students, with attention to the mediating roles of ...
Eunjin Han
wiley   +1 more source

Interdiscursive Readings in Cultural Consumer Research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The cultural consumption research landscape of the 21st century is marked by an increasing cross-disciplinary fermentation. At the same time, cultural theory and analysis have been marked by successive ‘inter-’ turns, most notably with regard to the Big ...
Rossolatos, George
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