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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source

Kubale et al. Respond to "Sociological Imagination and Infectious Disease". [PDF]

Am J Epidemiol, 2023
Kubale JT, Hegde ST, Noppert GA.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Imagination in Social Scientific Discovery: Why Machine Discoverers Will Need Imagination Algorithms [PDF]

, 2019
When philosophers discuss the possibility of machines making scientific discoveries, they typically focus on discoveries in physics, biology, chemistry and mathematics.
Stuart, Michael
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
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, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using \u27The Autobiography of Malcolm X\u27 to Teach Introductory Sociology

, 2008
In this chapter, we make the case for using The Autobiography of Malcolm X to teach introductory sociology classes. While The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an autobiography and not a novel, we summarize the literature on using novels in sociology and ...
Hallett, Tim, Harger, Brent D.
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[Review of] Herbert Hill and James E. Jones. Race in America: The Struggle for Equality [PDF]

, 1994
The predicament of race shapes the social and cultural landscape of this society. That this has been long true prompted Dr. W.E.B. DuBois to insightfully remark that the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line, -- the relation ...
Scott, Otis L.
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The ‘responsibility’ factor in imagining the future of education in China [PDF]

, 2019
Design and creativity have been a considerable force for improving life conditions. A lot of effort has been invested in explaining the design process and creativity mainly through the design thinking methodology, but design accountability and ...
Abbey, Bailin, Brown, Buijs, Candy, Csikszentmihalyi, Feland, Gilson, Gosselin, Hekkert, Le Guin, Lewis, Lu, Markman, Montgomery, Salovaara, Schön, Shalley, Shanks, Shiming, Svanaes, Taohua, Xin, Yufeng, Zhuoxin   +24 more
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The new Federal State Educational Standard and sociological imagination: A few words about poor sociological (and not demoscopic) education

RUDN journal of Sociology
The article presents some thoughts about the reasons for the current extreme concern of the Russian professional sociological community about the model of training proposed by the Federal State Educational Standard of the fourth generation.
I. V Trotsuk
doaj   +1 more source

The Sociological Imagination in Challenging Times

Journal of Public and Professional Sociology
This critical essay argues the events of the last few years have made sociology more relevant to students’ lives and increased their need for and the utility of a well-developed sociological imagination.
Nathan S. Palmer
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