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Doing the Right Thing Right: The Role of Sociological Research and Consulting for Corporate Engagement in Development Cooperation [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this article is to illustrate the role of sociology in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). It presents a case study conducted by a research group consisting of two University partners in association with a Swiss SME.
Daub, Claus-Heinrich, Scherrer, Yvonne
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A study on the social integration of international secondary students in Canadian high schools
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research on the international secondary students (ISS) is scarce compared with the proliferating literature on their tertiary counterparts. This paper focuses on social integration experiences of ISS from diverse ethnic backgrounds, the undergirding macro‐, meso‐, and micro‐mechanisms, and the supports needed for their successful integration ...
Yingling Lou
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The Sociological Perspective Revisited [PDF]
, 2015 The Sociological Perspective Revisited Dr. Rodger Bates In the 1950s, sociology was committed to the development of a set of basic concepts for advancing the discipline. Heavily influenced by structure-functionalism, sociology focused on general and mid-
Bates, Rodger A.
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Tackling ignorance about law in human rights education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper aims to unpack potential reasons why law and legal knowledge—despite its apparent importance and value in teaching and learning about human rights—appears to be largely conspicuous by its absence in human rights education (HRE) in schooling.
Suzanne Egan
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Readiness of general practitioners-family doctors on the prevention of children's premature death: according to sociological research [PDF]
, 2019 G. O. Slabkiy, S.V. Dudnyk
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Towards A General Sociology of Science
, 2017 Despite the sweeping title of this essay, which suggests a descriptive, even ethnographic survey of science, its aim is more modest. I offer at most a sketch that is free from three faults, three philosophical assumptions and conclusions that much received sociology of science takes for granted.
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Les Deux Angleterres et le Continent: Anglophone Sociology as the Guardian of Old European Semantics [PDF]
, 2011 Despite its influence in Central European sociology, N. Luhmann’s Social Systems theory remains a marginal branch of international sociology. In this paper, the theory questions the reasons for its own marginality in general and for its marginality in ...
Roth, Steffen
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the critical role that safe spaces, or ‘Pride Groups’, can play in developing ontological security and allyship within schools. Drawing on data collected from eight UK secondary schools and one college, the research evaluates the impact of these groups, using an innovative theoretical framework combining Meyer's minority ...
Adam Brett
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Ray Pahl's Sociological Career: Fifty Years of Impact [PDF]
The history of a discipline records the careers of its practitioners as well as providing an account their ideas. Studying these careers reveals much about the particular people and their work, and also provides insights into general questions such as ...
Graham Crow, Naoko Takeda
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