scholarly journals How does a fraction get its name?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur B. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Unit Fractions ◽  
Continuous Quantities ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cuisenaire Rods ◽  
Alternative Understanding

Abstract: Philosophical and cultural perspectives shape how a fraction is named and defined. In turn, these perspectives have consequences for learners' conceptualization of fractions. We examine historical foundations of two perspectives of what are fractions—partitioning and measuring—and how these views influence fraction knowledge. For the dominant perspective, partitioning, we indicate how its approach to what is a fraction that discretizes objects and its well-meaning visual correlates cause learners a host of perceptual difficulties. Based on the human cultural and social practice of measuring continuous quantities, we then offer an alternative understanding of what is a fraction and illustrate the promise of this view for fraction knowledge. We introduce pedagogical tools, Cuisenaire rods, and illustrate how they can be used to implement a measuring perspective to comprehending properties and a definition of fractions. We end by sketching how to initiate a measuring perspective in a mathematics classroom.Keywors: Fractions; Gattegno; Measuring; Partitioning; Unit fractions. Como uma fração recebe seu nome?Resumo: Perspectivas filosóficas e culturais moldam como uma fração é nomeada e definida. Por sua vez, essas perspectivas têm consequências para a conceitualização de frações dos estudantes. Examinamos os fundamentos históricos de duas perspectivas do que são frações—particionamento e medição—e como essas visões influenciam o conhecimento das frações. Para a perspectiva dominante, partição, indicamos como sua abordagem ao que é uma fração que discretiza objetos e seu correlato visual bem-intencionado causa aos alunos uma série de dificuldades perceptivas. Com base na prática cultural e social humana de medir quantidades contínuas, oferecemos um entendimento alternativo do que é uma fração e ilustramos a promessa dessa visão para o conhecimento da fração. Introduzimos ferramentas pedagógicas, varas Cuisenaire e ilustramos como elas podem ser usadas para implementar uma perspectiva de medição para compreender propriedades e uma definição de frações. Terminamos esboçando como iniciar uma perspectiva de medição em uma sala de aula de matemática.Palavras-chave: Frações; Gattegno; Medição; Partição; Frações unitárias.

Kant’s Metaphilosophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 292-310
Author(s):  
Michael Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Demarcation Criterion ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract While the term “metaphilosophy” enjoys increasing popularity in Kant scholarship, it is neither clear what distinguishes a metaphilosophical theory from a philosophical one nor to what extent Kant’s philosophy contains metaphilosophical views. In the first part of the article, I will introduce a demarcation criterion and show how scholars fall prey to the fallacy of extension confusing Kant’s philosophical theories with his theories about philosophy. In the second part, I will analyze eight elements for an “imperfect definition” (KrV A731/B759) of philosophy outlining the scope of Kant’s explicit metaphilosophy against the backdrop of recent metaphilosophical research: (i) scientific concept of philosophy, (ii) philosophy as an activity, (iii) worldly concept, (iv) philosophy as a (proper and improper) science, (v) philosophy as an architectonic idea (archetype and ectypes), (vi) philosophy as a social practice and the appropriate holding-to-be-true (one or many true philosophies?), (vii) reason as the absolute condition and subject of philosophy, and (viii) methodology of philosophy. I will put these elements together for an attempt to give an imperfect definition of philosophy – something that Kant promised but never did – in the conclusion.

scholarly journals Bias Gender dalam Kamus Bahasa Indonesia on-line (Studi Kritis tentang Pemaknaan Perempuan dalam Kamus Bahasa Indonesia)

EGALITA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suharnanik Suharnanik ◽  
Ulfa Mahayani
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Behavioral Category ◽  
Good System ◽  
Representation Form ◽  
On Line ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

<p>Indonesian On-Line Dictionary is a dictionary which use reference of indonesian Big dictionary. So the words which are explained in sentence have reference confessed as reference which can be justified. However, what will happen if woman defined as someone expressing individual normatively entered in ugly behavioral category. Woman in on-line dictionary is a system of representation form in forming woman construction in social practice. Woman through a text will give a dogma to woman in reality life of society. The Research using women as an actor who concern in definition of woman in indonesian online dictionary express very disagree of the treatment that they got. They realize that woman require the condition that support them to a good system in represent woman self as equal as man. Product of sentence in dictionary should be renewed so woman can real develope and have contribution in public region not like what defined in dictionary.</p><p> </p><p>Kamus Bahasa Indonesia On-line merupakan kamus yang menggunakan referensi dari kamus besar bahasa Indonesia. Sehingga kata-kata yang dijelaskan dalam kalimat memiliki referensi yang diakui sebagai rujukan yang bisa dipertanggungjawabkan. Namun apa yang terjadi apabila perempuan didefinisikan sebagai seseorang yang mencerminkan individu yang secara normatif masuk dalam ketegori perilaku buruk. Parempuan dalam kamus bahasa on-line merupakan bentuk representasi sistem dalam membentuk konstruksi perempuan dalam praktek sosial. Perempuan melalui sebuah teks akan mendogma perempuan itu sendiri dalam kehidupan nyata di kehidupan masyarakat.Penelitian dengan menggunakan perempuan sebagai aktor yang terlibat dalam penyertaan makna pendefinian kamus bahasa Indonesia on-line menyatakan sangat tidak setuju atas perlakuan yang didapatkan dirinya. Mereka menyadari bahwa perempuan membutuhkan kondisi yang mendukung atas sebuah sistem yang kokoh dalam merepresentasikan diri perempuan agar setara dan sepadan dengan laki-laki. Produk kalimat dalam kamus seharusnya direfisi ulang agar perempuan mampu berkembang secara nyata serta berkontribusi di wilayah publik bukan semata-mata menjadi seperti apa yang didefinisikan dalam kamus.</p>

Global Diffusion with Local Dimension: A Study of Iraq War News in South Asia

2004 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhteruz Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Iraq War ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Local Dimension ◽  
News Production ◽  
War Coverage ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
War News ◽  
Definition Of

The reporting of war has always been a tough challenge for journalists. Restricted access to information, lack of consensus about journalists' role during wartime and the process of news production make the task daunting. The media's vulnerability is manifested in the pattern of war coverage, which is directly related to a country's historic, social and cultural perspectives. This content analysis of the 2003 Iraq war coverage in the Bangladesh press shows that, despite the publications’ dependence on Western sources for war news, they rejected the Western definition of the war and echoed the opposing version of it harboured by the country's elite.

scholarly journals Media construction of the immigrant’s image: specifics of discourse strategies (based on the content of a Facebook group and articles in The Daily Mail)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
M. S. Matytsina ◽  
O. N. Prokhorova ◽  
I. V. Chekulai
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Daily Mail ◽  
Reciprocal Effect ◽  
The Media ◽  
Definition Of

The paper based on the content of the Facebook group Immigrants in EU and The Daily Mail publications discusses the issue of discursive construction of an immigrant image in media discourse. Using the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), the authors claim that the image of an immigrant can be viewed as a discursive construct, and the main discursive strategies involved in its construction include the reference strategy and the prediction strategy. As a result of the analysis, the so called CDA-categories (topic blocks) underlying the formation of the immigrant figure, are identified and illustrated by the relevant examples, the need for further study of the social media discourse as part of critical discourse analysis is justified. The relevance of such study is due to the growing research interest in discursive construction of the immigrant figure in the media discourse, since it underpins the definition of discourse as a form of social practice, not only reflecting processes in the society, but also exerting a reciprocal effect on them. The use of both verbal and non-verbal means in the media texts under study reflects the intention of the authors of the messages to use all possible communication channels when constructing an immigrant’s image. The results show that the dichotomy of “friends and foes” is being formed and maintained by the British newspaper The Daily Mail, while the members of the Immigrants in EU group try to mitigate the conflict between immigrants and indigenous people.

scholarly journals DOBRYNYA NIKITICH AND HIS TIME: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND PROSPECTS OF STUDYING THE IMAGE OF THE EPIC HERO

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-573
Author(s):  
S.V. Kozlovsky
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Epic Hero ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Written Sources

Historical memory in texts and practices manifests itself ambiguously. It is not always possible to believe even written sources. Epic tradition was lucky - there are many versions of epic texts that have passed the test of time, eliminated all that was considered implausible. But the epics also experienced the negative influence of time, which manifested itself in the addition, rethinking, loss of certain parts of the text. Therefore, their historical study is impossible without reconstruction, the definition of texts on the time of appearance and connection with the social practice of the corresponding period. There is a gap between the epics and Chronicles, reflecting the difference in the perception of events, but they are connected by a common social practice, historical entourage, able to show the belonging of the epics to a certain time and space. The era’s entourage is most connected with the image of the hero. The article considers the attempts and prospects of studying the epic era on the example of the image of Dobrynya Nikitich.

scholarly journals Professional Discourse as Social Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Blanca Irimiea
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Institutional Discourse ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Identity Creation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Shed Light

Professional discourse (PD) has come under close scrutiny for the last two-to-three decades. The discipline termed ’professional discourse’ developed side by side with the related fields of organizational discourse, workplace discourse, institutional discourse, and more recently, corporate discourse, all related to or rather subservient to specific forms of communication. From the earliest studies and continuing today, communication-related studies have been interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and any discipline that could shed light on human behaviour in particular settings. It is the purpose of the present article to show the link between professional discourse and social practice and to link it to sociological theories. The study goes out from a presentation of PD (Gunnarson 1997), the differences between the terms ‘institutional discourse’ and ’professional discourse’ as proposed by Sarangi and Roberts (1999: 15-19), Koester’s definition of ’institutional discourse’, Gotti’s notion of ’specialist discourse’, Drew and Heritage’s (1992:3) notion of ’institutional talk’. The characteristics of PD are viewed in terms of the functions it may perfom and draw on Chiappini and Nickerson (1999), Linell (1998), Mertz (2007), and Kong (2014). Social practice and social practice theory, on the other hand, build on the tenets of Bourdieu (1989), Giddens (1984), Schatzki (2002), Reckwitz (2002), Jackson (2005) and Holtz (2014). While discourse, in general, has been viewed from the social structuration perspective by SFL and CDA scholars, the PD relationship to social practice followed the social constructionist appfoach. PD is explicated through the role discourse plays in professional socialization and identity creation (Kong 2014, Smith 2005). Other notions, such as Wenger’s (1998) ’community of practice’, ’shared repertoire’ are discussed in relation to the use of PD as well. Finally, possible directions for further research inquiry are put forward.

scholarly journals Professional Discourse as Social Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Silvia Blanca Irimiea
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Institutional Discourse ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Identity Creation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Shed Light

Professional discourse (PD) has come under close scrutiny for the last two-to-three decades. The discipline termed ’professional discourse’ developed side by side with the related fields of organizational discourse, workplace discourse, institutional discourse, and more recently, corporate discourse, all related to or rather subservient to specific forms of communication. From the earliest studies and continuing today, communication-related studies have been interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and any discipline that could shed light on human behaviour in particular settings. It is the purpose of the present article to show the link between professional discourse and social practice and to link it to sociological theories. The study goes out from a presentation of PD (Gunnarson 1997), the differences between the terms ‘institutional discourse’ and ’professional discourse’ as proposed by Sarangi and Roberts (1999: 15-19), Koester’s definition of ’institutional discourse’, Gotti’s notion of ’specialist discourse’, Drew and Heritage’s (1992:3) notion of ’institutional talk’. The characteristics of PD are viewed in terms of the functions it may perfom and draw on Chiappini and Nickerson (1999), Linell (1998), Mertz (2007), and Kong (2014). Social practice and social practice theory, on the other hand, build on the tenets of Bourdieu (1989), Giddens (1984), Schatzki (2002), Reckwitz (2002), Jackson (2005) and Holtz (2014). While discourse, in general, has been viewed from the social structuration perspective by SFL and CDA scholars, the PD relationship to social practice followed the social constructionist appfoach. PD is explicated through the role discourse plays in professional socialization and identity creation (Kong 2014, Smith 2005). Other notions, such as Wenger’s (1998) ’community of practice’, ’shared repertoire’ are discussed in relation to the use of PD as well. Finally, possible directions for further research inquiry are put forward.

Educación y comunicación para el cambio climatico. Un punto de vista critico de los obstaculos y resistencias

2009 ◽  
pp. 48-74
Author(s):  
Edgar Gonzŕlez-Gaudiano ◽  
-Cartea Pablo Meira
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Epistemological Complexity

- Climate change has become a recurring issue not only in media, but also in common citizens' daily life. Several phenomena - shortage and consequent high cost of food, increased vulnerability of coastal areas, desertification, etc - are ascribed to its effects. The public and political interest around climate change has reinforced the importance of environment in the national and international agenda after the silence followed to the Rio '92 Conference. Climate change presents extreme epistemological complexity because it condenses the multiple contents that scientific disciplines use to keep separated. It also calls for a new definition of environmental literacy: not a simple acquisition of information about the environment, but a process lean on a political and ethical substratum, and on a critical social practice, referring to the idea of citizenship.

Le modèle d'Easton et les sociétés sans Etat: le cas de la société adioukrou

1979 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-313
Author(s):  
Bonnie Campbell ◽  
Denis Monière
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Functional Differentiation ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Political ◽  
Stateless Society ◽  
Historically Situated ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Organization Of Production ◽  
The Village

The object of this article is to inquire into the heuristic capacity of Easton's model of analysis. If one accepts that from an epistemological point of view there is an articulation between historically situated social practice and the formulation of concepts which attempt to represent and explain a particular situation, one is then led to question whether a theory produced in this way is capable of comprehending a different social reality which corresponds to other parameters of time and space and which is therefore characterized by a totally different problematic.After having set out the hypotheses and the logic inherent in the Eastonian model, the authors apply these to a stateless society—that of the Adioukrou. They then proceed to suggest the limitations of the definition of the “political” contained in this model which is based on a specific definition of the division of labour. Without denying the existence of the political in stateless societies, the authors argue that the hypothesis of functional differentiation cannot be applied in all cases and therefore cannot be taken for granted; that one cannot identify the boundaries of the “political” in such societies and finally that one cannot speak of the specialization of functions within different systems in any transferable or automatic sense. In a society based on lineages such as that of the Adioukrou where the organization of production is based on the village community and where there is absence of the appropriation of the means of production on a private basis, it is impossible to identify the specificity of the “political” as opposed to other areas of social interactions.

Social Practice, Interdisciplinary Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Shevtsova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Western World ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Mental Space ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Unanimous Approval

The structuration and definition of disciplines – an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century project – gave way, in the second half of the twentieth century in the European and American academies, to their destructuration, although certainly not everywhere, nor to unanimous approval. For all the resistance that it has encountered, however, this movement towards the dissolution of disciplinary boundaries has taken root. It can be traced back to the 1960s, a period whose economic growth and economic optimism freed up mental space, allowing energies to focus on political and sociocultural injustices and inequalities and thereby fermenting that ‘cultural revolution’ for which the 1960s are now most remembered in the affluent ‘western’ world. ‘Cultural’ here embraces, as it did at the time, the anthropological notion of culture as belief, knowledge, morals, customs and, among others, symbolic representation, thus also theatre and performance.

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