scholarly journals Between the Rhetoric of Employability and the Reality of Youth (Under)Employment: NEET Policy Rhetoric in the UK and Scotland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Problem Agenda

AbstractIn the UK and Scotland, considerable resources have been devoted to tackling the persistent issue of young people who are, or are at risk of becoming, not in education, employment or training (NEET), a pathologized status that incurs significant penalties for young people and the economy. Using critical discourse analysis, this paper analyses and evaluates policy rhetoric to explore how the NEET ‘problem’, agenda and population are constituted by the UK and Scottish governments. In doing so, numerous unifying and problematic NEET policy tropes are identified, challenging the popular notion of significant policy divergence between the punitive reputation of Westminster and the image of Scottish governance as more socially democratic. Moreover, this paper differs from traditional policy analysis by also evaluating policy from the perspective of young people, drawing on empirical data from a qualitative study of the school-to-work transitions of NEET and marginally employed young people in Scotland.

Unethical conduct by the nurse

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 578-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Unethical Conduct ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Way

The aim of this study was to uncover and critically examine hidden assumptions that underpin the findings of nurses’ unethical conduct arising from inquiries conducted by the Nurses Tribunal in New South Wales. This was a qualitative study located within a post-structural theoretical framework. Transcripts of five inquiries conducted between 1998 and 2003 were analysed using critical discourse analysis. The findings revealed two dominant discourses that were drawn upon in the inquiries to construct nurses’ conduct as unethical. These were discourses of trust and accountability. The way the nurses were spoken about during the inquiries was shaped by normalising judgements that were used to discursively position the nurse through narrative.

scholarly journals Exploring interpersonal meanings on the discourse of the Indonesian national anthem from the CDA perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 360-380
Author(s):  
Ribut Surjowati
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Emotional Intimacy ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Micro Analysis

This research is aimed at describing how the composer of Indonesia Raya (IR) construed and negotiated interpersonal meanings which represent his ideology to the Indonesians. The data in this qualitative study was the text of IR which is ideologically contested. The study analyzed the lexicogrammar properties dealing with words and structures and production processes. The data were collected by the researcher as the research instrument by using a documentation technique. The procedures of data analysis were conducted following the stages of Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis framework (1989), including micro analysis concerning lexical features in the text, meso analysis concerning the process production and interpretation of the text, and macro analysis concerning ideological effects and hegemonic processes in which discourse participates. The attitude system of appraisal was analyzed based on that proposed by Martin and White (2005), and Martin and Rose (2003). The results showed that from the affect viewpoint, the IR composer is seen as an educated young man who witnessed people suffer and did not only express his feeling of joy with the coming independence of Indonesia and the gratefulness, but also the insecurity and anxiety with the possibility of other forms of colonialism. Meanwhile, from the appreciation viewpoint, Indonesia is described as a noble, heredity, sacred, and magical land. Not only is it an expression of his admiration and love, but also it is a warning to maintain his emotional intimacy with the nation. The judgment subcategory illustrated that the Indonesians were mostly emotionally weak. The composer encouraged the Indonesian people to unite for a greater Indonesia.   

scholarly journals Victims or intruders? Refugee portrayals in the news in Turkey, Bulgaria and the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-302
Author(s):  
Emel Ozdora-Aksak ◽  
Colleen Connolly-Ahern ◽  
Daniela Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Practice Approach ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk

News shapes audiences’ views of people and events beyond their immediate physical environment. Since the mass migration of refugees from Syria represents one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history, its news coverage necessarily shaped the way global audiences understood the crisis. This qualitative study employs critical discourse analysis (CDA), specifically Van Leeuwen’s Discourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Discourse Analysis (2008) as a social practice approach, to reveal and compare the discursive strategies used in the print media coverage of the Syrian refugees in three European countries: Turkey, Bulgaria and the UK. The findings show significant differences in the discourse used to describe the refugees and different approaches in terms of contextualization, spaces and actions depicted in the media coverage in each country. The study reveals the ongoing dialogue between journalistic practice and political decision making in three countries impacted to varying extents by the ongoing crisis.

scholarly journals Gendered Make-up

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mindy Blaise Ochsner
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Structuralist Framework ◽  
Kindergarten Classroom ◽  
Gender Discourses

This article summarizes a recently completed study of gender in an urban kindergarten classroom in the USA. Using a feminist post-structuralist framework to analyze gender, this qualitative study examined how 5 and 6 year-old students socially constructed themselves as gendered beings through the heterosexual matrix. By documenting and analyzing students' talk, actions, drawings, and writings, this investigation explored how students regulated the gendered social order of the classroom through their understandings of gender norms and ideals. Using critical discourse analysis, six gender discourses emerged, uncovering the heterosexual matrix. One of those gender discourses, labeled ‘make-up,’ is briefly discussed.

scholarly journals SHAKESPEARES AS YOU LIKE IT: A POSTMODERN STUDY OF GENDER

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 352-357
Author(s):  
Most. Farhana Jannat ◽  
◽  
Prokity Ahmed ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
William Shakespeare ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
As You Like It ◽  
The Difference

William Shakespeare in As You Like It highlights the gender roles in the society. Gender is developed by society. It is not natural.The society assigns roles to distinct gender. This study investigated the gender roles present in As You Like It and deconstructs the specific gender roles through the postmodern study of gender. This study focuses on the distinctive roles associated with the dressing style and language of man and woman. This study also investigates the presence of homosexuality. Besides, this study explores the shifting nature of identity and androgyny. This is a qualitative study which is explorative in nature. Analytical and close- reading method have been used to conduct the research. Besides, critical discourse analysis has been applied. William Shakespeare reveals the difference in the roles performed by gender through the disguise of Rosalind. The dressing style of man gives Rosalind the power to act as a man. The discourse differs in case of man and woman. The acts like homosexuality which are not approved by the society cannot be performed freely. Besides, the disguise of Rosalind and her subsequent actions portray the presence of androgyny and the idea that gender is not fixed. Shakespeare subverts the stereotypical performances of gender through Rosalind.

scholarly journals Critical Discourse Analysis Norman Fairclough on ASN Social Movements in the Instagram Community @abdimuda_id

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Asti Prasetyawati
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Semiotic Analysis

Civil Servant in Indonesia (ASN) has a bad stigma in society. This could decrease the level of public trust in ASN as well as the confidence level of young ASN for their profession. Based on these problems, various movement communities which called themselves as young ASNs were formed, one of which was the Abdimuda Indonesia (@abdimuda_id). As a movement community, Abdimuda Indonesia formed as a medium for young ASN from all regions in Indonesia to jointly develop themselves and maintain positive idealism in order to break down the negative stigma of ASN that already exists. Through Norman Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Barthes' semiotic analysis, this qualitative study wanted to analize the text cracks which formed from framing alignment behind the discourse of ASN in @abdimuda_id. The results indicate that contents uploaded by @abdimuda_id has a tendency to reflect positive values related to ASN which used by Abdimuda Indonesia to do social change and transforming the negative stigma of ASN into a better image.Keywords: Movement community, framing alignment, critical discourse analysis, semiotics, Abdimuda Indonesia

scholarly journals The implication of deprivation of freedom on fathering: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Daiana Cúnico ◽  
Marlene Neves Strey ◽  
Ângelo Brandelli Costa
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Penal Institution

This study aims to analyze fathering practices and the meanings attributed to it by imprisoned men. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve fathers, incarcerated in a penal institution located in in southern Brazil. Transcribed data were analyzed through the Critical Discourse Analysis. Results are presented according to two themes: Deprivation of freedom X Deprivation of Fatherhood and Criminality X Fatherhood. Our findings indicate that the meanings attributed to fathering practices within deprivation of freedom context rely on different psychosocial factors and the prison context itself. The results presented here demonstrate that paternity in prison is a complex phenomenon and should be a focus of academic problematization. Its relevance is given both in the context of gender studies and in the studies involving the family and different settings.

scholarly journals CONFLICTING DISCOURSES OF ‘DEMOCRACY’ AND ‘EQUALITY’: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE LANGUAGE OF PRO- AND ANTI-LGBTQ+ INCLUSION IN THE RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX EDUCATION GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 1995-2016
Author(s):  
Helen Sauntson
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Article Analysis ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Conflicting Discourses

ABSTRACT New statutory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) guidance for schools in England was published in 2019. One of the major revisions since the preceding version has been the new inclusion of LGBTQ+ identities and relationships. Some groups in the UK have recently protested against this inclusion of positive teaching about LGBTQ+ identities and relationships, suggesting that, although there is overwhelming support for the new guidance, there are still groups in society who are opposed to democratic teaching about this dimension of equality. Focusing on publicly-available video recordings of the protests, this article firstly critically analyses the key discursive strategies deployed by the anti-LGBTQ+ protest groups to produce discrimination and denial. I then compare the language used by the protest groups against the language used by other UK groups who support and continue to campaign for LGBTQ+ inclusion in RSE. Positive discourse analysis, as a progressive dimension of critical discourse analysis, is used to examine how the language used by these groups functions to resist the discriminatory discourse used by the anti-LGBTQ+ groups analysed in the first part of the article. Analysis of the discourse used by the two sets of groups reveals conflicting discourses around what is perceived to constitute ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’ in the context of LGBTQ+ inclusion and schools, suggesting that these are fragile concepts in the current British political climate.

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