scholarly journals The Absence and Discrimination of Women in the Education of History and Social Sciences Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Marolla-Gajardo
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gender Theories

The problem of violence and discrimination based on gender is an aspect we must take in charge as a society. In this line, the objectives of this research have been framed in the reflection on problems and obstacles that arise in teacher training, as well as on possibilities and advantages of including and working with women and their history. The research is a case study that had five participants. The participants were teachers of social science teaching who work in different establishments in Santiago, Chile. The instruments to collect information consisted of semi structured interviews, and the techniques to analyze it took into account the critical theory, poststructuralism, gender theories, and queer theory. Regarding the main findings, it is possible to point out that, for the teaching staff of didactics, there are multiple possibilities to include women and their history in teacher training, as well as in teaching practices. However, for this, spaces that favor the inclusion of women’s problems should be promoted. The participating teachers recommended, as conclusions, that women and other groups that have been invisibilized, marginalized, and have suffered violence in different contexts should reflect on their own pedagogical practices to generate spaces and transformations in face of inequalities, prejudices, stereotypes, and the oppressive roles that women have been given for reasons of gender.

scholarly journals Comprehensive biopedagogical education and training in pharmaco-safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flor Ángela Tobón-Marulanda
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gender Theories ◽  
And Training

The problem of violence and discrimination based on gender is an aspect we must take in charge as a society. In this line, the objectives of this research have been framed in the reflection on problems and obstacles that arise in teacher training, as well as on possibilities and advantages of including and working with women and their history. The research is a case study that had five participants. The participants were teachers of social science teaching who work in different establishments in Santiago, Chile. The instruments to collect information consisted of semi structured interviews, and the techniques to analyze it took into account the critical theory, poststructuralism, gender theories, and queer theory. Regarding the main findings, it is possible to point out that, for the teaching staff of didactics, there are multiple possibilities to include women and their history in teacher training, as well as in teaching practices. However, for this, spaces that favor the inclusion of women’s problems should be promoted. The participating teachers recommended, as conclusions, that women and other groups that have been invisibilized, marginalized, and have suffered violence in different contexts should reflect on their own pedagogical practices to generate spaces and transformations in face of inequalities, prejudices, stereotypes, and the oppressive roles that women have been given for reasons of gender.

“We Speak the Truth!”

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-80
Author(s):  
Sari Hanafi
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Science ◽  
The Political ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Social ◽  
Academic Qualifications

This study investigates the preachers and their Friday sermons in Lebanon, raising the following questions: What are the profiles of preachers in Lebanon and their academic qualifications? What are the topics evoked in their sermons? In instances where they diagnosis and analyze the political and the social, what kind of arguments are used to persuade their audiences? What kind of contact do they have with the social sciences? It draws on forty-two semi-structured interviews with preachers and content analysis of 210 preachers’ Friday sermons, all conducted between 2012 and 2015 among Sunni and Shia mosques. Drawing from Max Weber’s typology, the analysis of Friday sermons shows that most of the preachers represent both the saint and the traditional, but rarely the scholar. While they are dealing extensively with political and social phenomena, rarely do they have knowledge of social science

Reasons, motives and motivations for completing a PhD: a typology of doctoral studies as a quest

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Skakni
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Theory Of Structuration

Purpose This study aims to examine how PhD students with diverse profiles, intentions and expectations manage to navigate their doctoral paths within the same academic context under similar institutional conditions. Drawing on Giddens’ theory of structuration, this study explores how their primary reasons, motives and motivations for engaging in doctoral studies influence what they perceive as facilitating or constraining to progress, their strategies to face the challenges they encounter and their expectations regarding supervision. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative design, the analysis was conducted on a data subset from an instrumental case study (Stake, 2013) about PhD students’ persistence and progression. The focus is placed on semi-structured interviews carried out with 36 PhD students from six faculties in humanities and social sciences fields at a large Canadian university. Findings The analysis reveals three distinct scenarios regarding how these PhD students navigate their doctoral paths: the quest for the self; the intellectual quest; and the professional quest. Depending on their quest type, the nature and intensity of PhD students’ concerns and challenges, as well as their strategies and the support they expected, differed. Originality/value This study contributes to the discussion about PhD students’ challenges and persistence by offering a unique portrait of how diverse students’ profiles, intentions and expectations can concretely shape a doctoral experience.

Facebook as Complementary Teaching Material: Reconceptualizing the Context Boundaries of Formal and Informal Learning in EFL Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Iman Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Formal Curriculum ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Skills Learning

This article is a case study that aims to understand and explore a teacher's perspective about integrating Facebook as an informal social platform into the EFL classroom in a higher education context in Oman. The study further aims to identify the attitudes and perspectives of a group of students belonging to the same context. Research data came from semi-structured interviews with a teacher participant and a survey questionnaire with student participants. The study provides a set of findings based on interview data analysis and questionnaire survey analysis. The study's findings revealed the teacher and students' positive attitudes and perspectives towards the role of Facebook in boosting pedagogical practices and increasing English language skills learning. This study contributes to knowledge by providing insights on the integration of Facebook as an informal platform into the formal curriculum-based learning in TESOL. The insights and findings are of value to the teachers and instructors in EFL higher education contexts. Pedagogical implications for ESL (English as a second language) and EFL (English as a foreign language) and researchers are offered in the light of these results.

Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Knowledge Into Public Library Services With an Inclusive Intent Using a Critical Theory Lens

2020 ◽  
pp. 266-285
Author(s):  
Maned Mhlongo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Multiple Case

Despite legislative and regulatory frameworks that have paved the way for transformation and inclusivity of public libraries in South Africa, there seems to be little or no integration of indigenous knowledge (IK). The exclusion of IK from public library services has potential to counteract efforts towards the provision of inclusive services. This chapter demonstrates how critical theory was used as a lens in a multiple case study that explored the integration of indigenous knowledge (IK) into services of public libraries in South Africa. Looking at the articulation of IK, services that are provided to ensure inclusivity, and issues that impact on IK integration in public libraries, semi-structured interviews were conducted from purposefully selected heads of provincial library services in South Africa. Thematic analysis was used. Using critical theory to frame the analysis, findings indicate understanding of aspects of IK including its oral nature. A paucity of engagement with IK as an aspect of inclusive service provision was noted.

scholarly journals Astrobiology in Teacher Training. Addressing research methodology and epistemology in Humanities and social-science classes

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Michael Waltemathe ◽  
Elke Hemminger
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
High School ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ethical Judgement ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences

In a preliminary empirical study of social-science and humanities students enrolled in teacher-training programs at two German universities, the authors have found a disparaging view of technology and science among said students. Their material knowledge of technology and science is the result of content they learned in high-school themselves. After having graduated, they chose social-sciences or humanities as their subjects. There is little or no overlap between science and engineering subjects and social-science and humanities subjects in teacher training programs. Apart from the students choices, this is also the consequence of an institutionally established and strict segregation of the academic fields that does not, unlike in other university systems, require the students to enroll in at least basic interdisciplinary courses. The result for science and technology awareness among the students is problematic, to say the least. While their knowledge of science and technology -being the product of high-school education - is often not up to date and also lacking in current developments, their moral and ethical judgement about the implications of scientific research and use of technology is strong. The preliminary study also showed that the students are interested in new technological and scientific developments, they just lack the ability to include this into their worldview, which is very strongly influenced by their choice of subjects in the humanities and social-sciences. Teaching these students has convinced the authors that their lack of technology and science knowledge combined with their inherent tendency to judge science and technology from the point of view of their respective field, impairs their ability to take an adequate part in science and technology discourse. Their awareness, and thus, their competence to rationally engage with science and technology is lacking. That is in part due to the depiction of science and technology in humanities and social-science courses, and on the other hand due to a lack of current science and technology education as part of a humanities and social-sciences program. The result becomes even more alarming if we assume that the future teachers will continue to relay their heavily biased opinions on science and technology in general, as well as their deficient knowledge of specific technologies to their future students, thus generating a vicious cycle of inadequate technology and science awareness. As the authors’ study has shown, these students are really interested in science and technology, they just lack key competencies to make an analytical connec- tion between their field of choice (humanities and social sciences) and technology and science, without resorting to moral and ethical judgement.

scholarly journals Integrating the social sciences into the COVID-19 response in Alberta, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. e002672
Author(s):  
Myles Leslie ◽  
Raad Fadaak ◽  
Jan Davies ◽  
Johanna Blaak ◽  
PG Forest ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policy Communication ◽  
And Control

This paper outlines the rapid integration of social scientists into a Canadian province’s COVID-19 response. We describe the motivating theory, deployment and initial outcomes of our team of Organisational Sociologist ethnographers, Human Factors experts and Infection Prevention and Control clinicians focused on understanding and improving Alberta’s responsiveness to the pandemic. Specifically, that interdisciplinary team is working alongside acute and primary care personnel, as well as public health leaders to deliver ‘situated interventions’ that flow from studying communications, interpretations and implementations across responding organisations. Acting in real time, the team is providing critical insights on policy communication and implementation to targeted members of the health system. Using our rapid and ongoing deployment as a case study of social science techniques applied to a pandemic, we describe how other health systems might leverage social science to improve their preparations and communications.

scholarly journals Open Access E-books in Social Science: A Case Study of Directory of Open Access Books

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Manohar B Lamani ◽  
Rohit R Patil ◽  
Dr. B. D Kumbar
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Title Page ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Social

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The present study examines the current trends of the open access e-books in the field of social sciences </span><span>available through Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). The data was collected online regarding the social science e-books in August 2016 from DOAB web site for analysis. In the study the e-books are divided author wise, license wise, language wise, year wise, and pagination wise for better understanding of the results. The results </span><span>revealed that there is a significant growth of e-books on DOAB on social sciences over the years. </span></p></div></div></div>

scholarly journals Modelos mentais relacionados ao aprendizado de cálculos para folhas de pagamento em um curso técnico

ForScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e00753
Author(s):  
Diny Gabrielly de Miranda Martins ◽  
Dandara Lorrayne do Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Reasoning Strategies ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
Quality Learning

Foi realizado um estudo de caso qualitativo, com 24 alunos de um curso técnico em Recursos Humanos, com o objetivo de verificar quais são os modelos mentais que esses estudantes possuem sobre cálculos para folhas de pagamento. Ao utilizar um questionário e realizar entrevistas semiestruturadas, a fim de investigar os possíveis níveis de evolução dos modelos mentais dos estudantes, as análises mostraram que 17% dos alunos são não modeladores, ou seja, não possuem nenhuma estratégia de pensamento sobre o tema, mesmo que este já tenha sido ministrado ao longo do Ensino Fundamental e Médio. Além disso, foi observada a importância em considerar as estratégias de raciocínio dos alunos, não considerando apenas os “erros” ou “acertos” nas questões propostas. Pode-se considerar que dentro do mesmo curso diversos alunos apresentaram modelos mentais diferentes uns dos outros mesmo recebendo a mesma instrução. Esse resultado mostra a importância da reflexão sobre as práticas didático-pedagógicas utilizadas em sala de aula, uma vez que o intuito é proporcionar a todos os alunos uma aprendizagem efetiva e de qualidade que perdure ao longo da vida. Palavras-chave: Modelos mentais. Curso técnico. Matemática.   Mental models related to calculus learning for payrolls in a technical course Abstract A qualitative case study was carried out with 24 students from a technical course in Human Resources, with the objective of verifying what are the mental models that these students have on payroll calculations. When using a questionnaire and conducting semi-structured interviews, in order to investigate the possible levels of evolution of the students' mental models, the analyzes showed that 17% of the students are non-modelers, in other words they do not have any thinking strategy on the theme, even ifit has already been taught throughout Elementary and High School. In addition, the importance of considering the students' reasoning strategies was observed, not only considering the “mistakes” or “successes” in the proposed questions. It can be considered that, within the same course, several students presented different mental models from each other even receiving the same instruction. This result shows the importance of reflecting on the didactic-pedagogical practices used in the classroom, since the aim is to provide all students with effective and quality learning that lasts throughout their lives. Keywords: Mental models. Technical Course. Mathematics.

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