Re-positioning historical thinking: a framework for classroom practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-289
Author(s):  
Gideon Boadu
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
History Education ◽  
Historical Thinking ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teacher Attention ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Historical Theory

PurposeOver the last few decades, there have been significant developments in history education, key among them being the recommendation for an inquiry approach to history teaching to improve students' ability to think historically. While the idea of historical thinking is widely researched, it appears that it has been approached from a conceptual perspective without a consistent focus on the mode of progression and the outcomes that the historical thinking concepts can achieve.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws from educational and historical theory and empirical research in history education to propose a framework that specifies the outcomes that a historical thinking classroom activity can aim to achieve.FindingsThe paper argues that the systematic deployment and mediation of disciplinary concepts and substantive knowledge are important means for achieving meaningful and relevant outcomes in history teaching. The paper highlights the need for teacher attention not only to historical theory but also to educational theory for an efficient outcomes-based history education.Originality/valueThis paper contributes not only to discussions on historical thinking but also to discussions on the stances of history which have attracted little theoretical discussion and research on their applicability to classroom teaching.

Being “in” assessment: the ontological layer(ing) of assessment practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Giles ◽  
Kerry Earl
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Inquiry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Purpose – Current discourses on educational assessment focus on the priority of learning. While this intent is invariably played out in classroom practice, a consideration of the ontological nature of assessment practice opens understandings which show the experiential nature of “being in assessment”. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using interpretive and hermeneutic analyses within a phenomenological inquiry, experiential accounts of the nature of assessment are worked for their emergent and ontological themes. Findings – These stories show the ontological nature of assessment as a matter of being in assessment in an embodied and holistic way. Originality/value – Importantly, the nature of a teacher's way-of-being matters to assessment practices. Implications exist for teacher educators and teacher education programmes in relation to the priority of experiential stories for understanding assessment practice, the need for re-balancing a concern for professional knowledge and practice with a students’ way of being in assessment, and the pedagogical implications of evoking sensitivities in assessment.

Social engineering and social marketing: why is one “good” and the other “bad”?

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Marie Kennedy ◽  
Andrew Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Historical Thinking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
First Time ◽  
Social Engineer

Purpose – The aim of this article is to explore how social engineering and social marketing are connected, and how social marketing is a tool used to achieve adherence to social engineering. Design/methodology/approach – Through examination of contemporary and historical thinking around social marketing, we present a conceptual argument that social marketing is another tool of the social engineer, and that social engineering, through methods such as social marketing, is pervasive throughout all societies in positive ways. Findings – We develop a conceptual model of social engineering and social marketing, which goes beyond behaviour change to incorporate the essentials of society and the influencers of those essentials. In doing so, we show that social marketing influenced behaviour lies within the social engineering influenced laws, codes and norms of society, which in turn lie within the morals, values and beliefs of society. Originality/value – This article provides for the first time a conceptual grounding of social marketing within social engineering, enabling academics and practitioners to contextualise social marketing activities in a broader societal framework.

Precarious work, harassment, and the erosion of employment standards

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-348
Author(s):  
J. Adam Perry ◽  
Adriana Berlingieri ◽  
Kiran Mirchandani
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Employment Standards ◽  
Market Practices ◽  
Precarious Jobs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine experiences of harassment within the context of precarious work, which in Canada is shaped by subnational legislative frameworks. Design/methodology/approach A narrative inquiry approach to data collection and analysis was adopted. The paper draws from 72 interviews conducted with workers in precarious jobs from various industries in three cities in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as 52 employment standards officers (ESOs) from 15 local Ministry of Labour offices in every region across the province. Placing workers’ stories in counterpoint to those of ESOs brings them into conversations about the law to which they would normally be left out. Findings The main finding of this paper is that harassment and employment standards (ES) violations are interrelated phenomena experienced as abuses of power and as tactics of control occurring within a context that is shaped by legislative frameworks. Originality/value This paper demonstrates that for workers in precarious jobs legislative frameworks and labor market practices in Ontario do not provide adequate redress for harassment and ES violations. In so doing, legislative frameworks render invisible the power imbalances within the employment relationship and obscure the interrelatedness of harassment and the wider erosion of workplace norms.

Bansho as part of lesson and lesson study: from the origins to the present

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Tan
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Study ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Know How ◽  
Vast Literature ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Geographical Space

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an overview of the origins of bansho, how it has developed to be an indispensable practice in Japan and its influence on countries outside Japan. The integration of bansho into lesson study (LS) will also be presented.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on the vast literature on bansho from both in and outside Japan to illustrate the points mentioned above.FindingsRecapitulation on the history of chalkboard and bansho in different eras in Japan illustrated its endurance towards the test of time, geographical space and functions. While bansho remains a constant presence in LS research, there has not been any work that outlines how bansho is integrated into the LS cycle. Thus, a guideline on how bansho can be incorporated in the LS cycle is provided.Originality/valueA comprehensive overview of bansho allows educators and researchers outside Japan to move beyond the know-how and know-what of bansho; it would serve as an invaluable source to understand the core concepts underlying this classroom practice, thus avoiding the mere adaptation of bansho superficial aspects. This study also provides precise instruction on how bansho can be integrated into each step of the LS cycle, which will guide teachers and researchers in the future implementation of LS.

Making inconsistent worlds: a conceptual framework for co-competition

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-263
Author(s):  
Jacob L. Hiler ◽  
Laurel Aynne Cook ◽  
William Magnus Northington
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Naturalistic Inquiry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Creative Forces

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the phenomenon of co-competition, within service-dominant logic, whereby multiple parties with mutually exclusive goals compete for the rights to co-create with a firm. Design/methodology/approach Within the context of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, the paper uses a naturalistic inquiry approach guided by the core objectives of qualitative research provided by Belk et al. (2012). These objectives include understanding the construct of study, the antecedents and consequences of what is being studied and, finally, the process used by the consumer during the phenomena. Additionally, the results are presented within an idiographic framework. Findings This study finds that co-competition arises when heterogeneous segments of consumers attempt different co-creation strategies with the firm, an overlooked dark side of co-creation and co-production of value. Additionally, the study finds evidence that co-competition may have led to co-destruction of value for both consumer parties and the firm. Originality/value The outcomes of this process could have significant financial and reputational impacts for the firm resultant from alienating both types of consumers competing for the rights to co-create. The conceptual framework established here provides a guide through which further investigation of co-creative forces can occur.

Student voice in secondary schools: the possibility for deeper change

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Voice ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of student voice in secondary school reform. Design/methodology/approach Through a literature review, it defines the concept of student voice within bodies of research on youth participation internationally. Findings It notes the ways the USA is distinct and lagging behind. It then looks at the broadening scope of ways that young people have become involved in change efforts. It considers ways that student voice can deepen implementation efforts and strengthen classroom practice. It breaks this discussion into: outcomes for classroom instruction, organizational change, and the relationship between student voice and power. The paper ends with a discussion of the importance of attending to issues of power in youth–adult relationships, including ways to avoid the co-optation of young people. Originality/value This paper reviews the most recent work showing how student voice can impact change, with a particular focus when possible on urban secondary schools to fit with this special issue. It updates a previous review of the field conducted ten years ago (Mitra, 2006). Before beginning this review, however, it is important to understand how student voice varies across global contexts.

Destination image restoration through local gastronomy: the rise of Baja Med cuisine in Tijuana

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-523
Author(s):  
Fernando Rey Castillo-Villar
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Image Restoration ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Negative Image ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Difficult Challenge

Purpose Developing an effective destination branding strategy in places that have a negative image is still a difficult challenge to overcome for place marketers. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze how developing and promoting a new cuisine can transform a negative destination image into a positive one. The main premise is that food can be an effective way of rebranding a destination. Design/methodology/approach The research method used for this exploratory study was the qualitative content analysis of 50 articles from newspapers and magazines in English and websites from the Mexican tourism boards websites. Findings The results of the qualitative content analysis showed that local chefs (who are proud of their city and aim to promote their cuisine through the use of local products and the organization of food events) are fundamental for the development of a new and successful cuisine able to change the negative image of a destination. Originality/value The paper provides an innovative approach to destination image restoration by analyzing local gastronomy as an important means to offset the negative media projection of a damaged destination image.

Affective practices and the prison visit: learning at Port Arthur and the Cascades Female Factory

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Amy McKernan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Historical Thinking ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Historic Site ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Interpretive Strategies ◽  
Research Analysis

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the ways Port Arthur Historic Site and the Cascades Female Factory educate visitors using the often contentious and confronting histories of convictism in Australia. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted between 2012 and 2015, and included analysis of exhibitions and education programs at the two sites, as well as interviews with core staff, and archival research. Analysis employed a methodological framework drawing on Margaret Wetherell’s (2012) notion of “affective practice”, as well as understandings of historical thinking in education developed by theorists and educators. Findings The two sites take differing approaches to educating visitors about the “uncomfortable” histories related to their heritage. Ultimately, this paper argues that the Cascades presents a greater ease with communicating the confronting aspects of the site’s history, while Port Arthur’s interpretive strategies are often focussed on countering widespread assumptions about the “darkness” and cruelty characteristic of the penal system in Australia. Overall, the analysis finds considerable potential in the “use” of confronting and contested history in teaching aimed at developing historical thought and empathy. Originality/value The research addresses an issue that is of central concern in heritage education at present – interpretations of confronting and contentious histories – and employs an innovative set of conceptual strategies and tools to gather insights of use to practitioners in heritage and education.

Strategic consensus on manufacturing strategy content

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Edh Mirzaei ◽  
Anna Fredriksson ◽  
Mats Winroth
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Body ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Strategic Consensus ◽  
Important Means

Purpose – Strategic consensus between operators and managers is an important means to accomplish a successful manufacturing strategy (MS) process. Previous studies largely left out individual operators from this concept. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the level of strategic consensus on the MS within the operations function, that is, the operators’ and managers’ perceptions of MS. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews were conducted with both operators and managers at three small- and medium-sized enterprises in Sweden. The MS dimensions were selected based on previous research; the data were analysed by using thematic coding. Findings – The study shows that the levels of strategic consensus on the MS vary among companies. Even when strategic consensus exists between operators and managers, their underlying reasons often differ. Furthermore, the levels of strategic consensus vary among MS dimensions. The companies’ usage of information-sharing channels, along with their size and position in the supply chain, can be important for the level of strategic consensus. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the body of knowledge in three ways. First, it expands the scope of the MS dimensions under study, thus offering a stronger, resource-based perspective on MS and strategic consensus than what earlier studies showed. Second, it goes beyond the management level by including both managers and operators as the unit of analysis. Third, compared to previous research, it focuses on a new context and is based on in-depth case studies.

Folding back and growing mathematical understanding: a longitudinal study of learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndon Martin ◽  
Jo Towers
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize some of the key findings and approaches used in documenting the authors’ longitudinal studies of mathematical learning and understanding. In particular, it focuses on “folding back,” a theoretical construct originally developed by Susan Pirie and Tom Kieren, to show how, over the last two decades, the authors have taken up, built-upon, and elaborated this construct in relation to Pirie and Kieren’s wider theorizing and in relation to classroom practice. Design/methodology/approach The paper documents the various methodologies and methods the authors have used to elaborate theory and contribute to extending teaching practice in a number of related research studies. Findings This paper describes the role of folding back in the growth of students’ mathematical understanding, initially at the level of the individual, more recently at that of the collective – and currently with a specific consideration of the role of the teacher. It notes that the longitudinal nature of the work has allowed it to respond to shifting perspectives in the field of mathematics education and to become a more nuanced and powerful analytic and teaching tool. Originality/value The paper discusses the significance of a longitudinal, shared program of research, deeply rooted in mathematics classrooms, that builds theory systematically and over an extended period of time.

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