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Discussion in science and technology studies (STS) about status of sociological explanation [PDF]

open access: yesСоциологический журнал, 2012
Sociological explanation tends to be universal. This results in expansion of explanation models from sociology into the other fields of knowledge. Scientists from the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) played significant role in this process ...
doaj  

Exploring the methods of autophotography and photointerviews: children taking pictures of science and technology.

open access: yes, 2005
In this paper we discuss the methods of auto-photography and photo-interviews. The benefits and disadvantages of using these methods with young children are examined in relation to a photographic study we conducted in a rural two-teacher primary school ...
Cowie, Bronwen, Moreland, Judy
core  

What works in internal alternative provision? A salutogenic analysis

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Schools across England are setting up ‘internal alternative provision’ to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of increasing numbers of pupils at risk of suspension, exclusion and absence. However, there is little guidance about what good practice looks like.
Emma Simpson
wiley   +1 more source

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

Litteratursociologin och samhället

open access: yesTidskrift för Litteraturvetenskap
The present study explores the relationships between sociology of literature and society through a meta-perspective influenced by the idiom of co-production hailing from the field Science and Technology Studies (STS).
Julia Pennlert, Erik Joelsson
doaj   +1 more source

Science and Technology Careers: Social Dimension and Sociological Interpretation

open access: yesSociologicheskaja nauka i social'naja praktika, 2017
The article provides the definition of science and technology careers and emphasizes such characteristic as innovation orientation. It characterizes the social dimension ofthe young professionals’ career. On specific material, their career development path as well as the conditions, which are conducive to it are reviewed.
Maria G. Ganchenkova   +2 more
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

open access: yesBritish 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

Social Informatics in Slovenia: Between Traditional Understanding and Unrealised Opportunities [PDF]

open access: yesDružboslovne Razprave
Social Informatics was established in 1984 as the first academic programme in the world with this title. Parallel to this, Social Informatics as a specific scientific activity at the intersection of sociology, computer science, and social science ...
Gregor Petrič
doaj  

The history and sociology of computer science and technology : 26 references.

open access: yes, 2020
Continuation, and possibly end, of a ”peer review” started long ago.
openaire   +2 more sources

A sociological approach to ageing, technology and health

open access: yes, 2010
This special monograph issue builds on sociology of health and illness scholarship and expands the analytical lens to examine how old people, healthcare professionals, and technology designers create, use, and modify science and technology to negotiate ...
Joyce, Kelly, Loe, Meika
core   +1 more source

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