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Litteratursociologin och samhället
Tidskrift för LitteraturvetenskapThe 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
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, 2010 A clarion call for a new research agenda has been sounded, notably by Berners-Lee et al (2006a 2006b) and Hendler et al (2008) for a ‘science of decentralised information systems’ to ‘discover’ generative mechanisms, and synthesise knowledge and ...
Carr, Leslie +2 more
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Early Determinants of Women in the IT Workforce: A Model of Girls’ Career Choices [PDF]
, 2005 Purpose – To develop a testable model for girls’ career choices in technology fields based on past research and hypotheses about the future of the information technology (IT) workforce.
Adya, Monica, Kaiser, Kate
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Trust, regulatory processes and NICE decision-making: Appraising cost-effectiveness models through appraising people and systems. [PDF]
, 2015 This article presents an ethnographic study of regulatory decision-making regarding the cost-effectiveness of expensive medicines at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in England.
Abraham J +18 more
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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
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Student Engagement and the Role of Technology
HumansThis paper examines our collective exploratory research on Anthropology and Sociology students at Concordia University. As teaching faculty members at Concordia, we have all observed a significant shift in our student population over the past fifteen ...
Salinda Hess, Francine Tremblay
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Towards a technocratic governance system?
International Journal of Innovation Studies, 2019 The Blockchain technology: Towards utopia or dystopia? In his book, Campbell-Verduyn (2018) brings scholars of anthropology, economics, science, technology and sociology together with global political economic scholars to assess the actual implications ...
Myriam Ertz, Joanie Arsenault
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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
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L’évaluation sociétale des TIC : quelques réflexions sur 25 ans de technology assessment
Tic & Société, 2008 This paper reviews the conceptual and institutional developments of technology assessment (TA) since 25 years, when the first TA institutions were created in Europe, with a particular emphasis on the place of ICT in this evolution.
Gérard Valenduc
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude +20 more
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