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Tourist mobility: sociological theory and implementation practices [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The article analyzes the connection between the sociology of tourism and the general sociological theory of mobility, which leads to an understanding of modern tourist mobility not as a process of revealing the will of individuals to learn about ...
Nikolaienko Volodymyr
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Re-visiting Role: Arguing for a multi-dimensional analysis of interpreter behaviour [PDF]

In this paper, the authors present the outline of a new model of interpreted interactions. This model draws upon the fields of conversational analysis and classical sociological theory to define and delimit the behaviours of interpreters that contribute ...
Lee, Robert G., Llewellyn-Jones, Peter
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
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The impact of social activities on mental health among older adults in China

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundUnderstand the current situation of social activities among older adults and its impact on mental health, providing policy basis and intervention measures to improve the mental health of the older adult.MethodCollect relevant data from 8,181 ...
Duanyang Gao, Duanyang Gao, Rui Li, Yuying Yang   +3 more
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A Review of Three Major Sociological Theories and an Islamic Perspective [PDF]

International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2016
This article examines critically the three major sociological theories namely, Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and Conflict theory. These theories are formulated on the pattern of science where scientific method is strictly adhered to ...
HAYATULLAH LALUDDIN
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The Reception of Hans Kelsen\u27s Legal Theory in the United States: A Sociological Model [PDF]

, 2008
The Essay explores the reasons underlying opposition to Hans Kelsen\u27s approach to the law within the U.S. legal academy. The vehemence with which legal scholars within the United States rejected Kelsen\u27s philosophy of law is best understood as a ...
Telman, D. A. Jeremy
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System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
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ON THE VALIDITY OF ONE SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

Pravo, 2019
The content of this paper includes an analysis of basic principles and validity of the Marxist sociological theory. In the Introduction, there is explained a problem of acquiring knowledge as well as the possibilities of establishing theories in social ...
Aleksandar Stevanović , Borislav Grozdić   +1 more
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The professionalisation of teachers in France at a time of new reform: A comparative perspective of teacher‐trainers and students in pre‐service training

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The latest reform of initial teacher education (ITE) in France, introduced in 2021, aims to make teacher training less theoretical and therefore more ‘practical’. New elements, such as the replacement of the Écoles Supérieures pour le Professorat et l'Éducation (ÉSPÉs) by the Instituts Nationaux Supérieurs du Professorat et de l'Education ...
Eric Maleyrot, Thérèse Perez‐Roux
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Trust is a Verb!: A Critical Reconstruction of the Sociological Theory of Trust

Sociologica
What is trust and how should it be studied? In this essay, we seek to reconstruct the sociological theory of trust and propose an alternate strategy focused on analyzing the skillful nature of the “trust methods” employed by ordinary people.
Gil Eyal, Larry Au, Cristian Capotescu
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