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The Conceptual Metaphor as an Ethical Kaleidoscope in Field Research

open access: yesQualitative Sociology Review
Attention to metaphor as a tool for cognition and action has already been called by the classic work by Georg Lakoff and Mark Johnson—Metaphors We Live By (1980).
Maria Flis, Karol Piotrowski
doaj   +1 more source

Faking sociology?: A content analysis of an introductory sociology student photography assignment

open access: yesTeaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 2019
I analyze student submissions from a photography-based assignment in introductory sociology. In this exploratory study, I address the patterns found in student submissions in order to uncover what sociological concepts students observe in their everyday ...
Stephanie Medley-Rath
doaj   +1 more source

Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

[Review of] Herbert Hill and James E. Jones. Race in America: The Struggle for Equality [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

The ‘responsibility’ factor in imagining the future of education in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +24 more
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

open access: yesBritish 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

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

open access: yes, 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

open access: yesBritish 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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