I Play I Learn

2017 ◽  
pp. 297-306
Author(s):  
Erik Jon Byker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Play Theory ◽  
Social Construction Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Agent Of Change

The purpose of this chapter is to describe and report the development of an original theoretical work which emerged from comparative and international empirical research. The theory is called, “Technological Play Theory.” In sharing about Technological Play Theory, this study has three purposes. First, the study explains how Technological Play Theory emerged in a grounded theory way (Glaser & Strauss, 1968) from research findings about the social construction of technology among elementary school teacher and students in England, Cuba, India, South Korea, and the United States. Second, the study examines the contours of the Technological Play Theory in relationship to empirical findings. Third, the study examines how Technological Play Theory can be empowering and utilized as an “agent of change” in education and schooling.

The Thought of Peter Berger

1974 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-197
Author(s):  
David Cairns
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Construction Of Reality ◽  
Peter Berger ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sacred Canopy ◽  
Selection Of

This paper proposes to give some account and critique of Peter Berger's thought as contained in a selection of his books. No note will be taken of his witty and mordant critique of the Protestant Churches in the United States, The Noise of Solemn Assemblies (1961), nor yet of The Social Construction of Reality (1966), which is a more technical book than the others which will be dealt with here. These are The Precarious Vision (1961), Invitation to Sociology (1963), The Social Reality of Religion (1967) (more entertainingly entitled in its original American edition, The Sacred Canopy), and A Rumour of Angels (1968).

“It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now’”: The social aspects of U.S. emerging adults’ comics reading histories

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062110542
Author(s):  
Robin A. Moeller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Common

The common image of a reader is that of a person alone with a book, but reading is actually a social activity. The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which social aspects influenced a group of emerging adults’ comics reading when they were children and/or teens. Data was collected by surveying and conducting semi-structured interviews with 34 emerging adults in the Southeast region of the United States about their comics reading histories. The research findings describe who the participants felt had the most impact on their comics reading, as well as the extent to which the participants felt that they belonged to a community of comics readers. Significantly, the participants’ notion of comics readers as “nerds” emerged from the data, which the participants largely connected to gender, and which participant Lauren noted, “It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now.’” The implications of these findings suggest that some of these participants felt that there was a social cost to comics reading. Suggestions for making comics reading more accessible for more readers are discussed.

scholarly journals Shared Experiences and Resilience of Cultural Heritage: Chinese Students’ Social Interaction with Non-Host-Nationals in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Yue Dong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diverse Environment ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Integrative Process

Compared to the role of communication with host nationals in promoting migrating individuals’ acculturation, their interaction with non-host-nationals has not received enough attention due to the notion of dualism. The theorization of acculturation underscored by dualism has been challenged by a holistic viewpoint which considers acculturation as an additive and integrative process. Attending to the disparities of two theoretical perspectives, this study examined Chinese students’ acculturation in the United States (the U.S.). The research findings revealed that the shared experiences among Chinese students and the resilience of their cultural heritage made their communication with non-host-nationals necessary. Therefore, a more diverse environment is suggested to be created by American universities and colleges to enable the social support among international students.

The Social Construction of Peacekeeping by U.S. Soldiers

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21
Author(s):  
David R. Segal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Control ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
National Interests ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historical Accounts

Armics arc instruments of national sovereignty and hâve historically fulfilled the major funclions of interna! social control, defense of national territory. and projection of force beyond national borders in support of national policy. While armed forces hâve frcqucntly been callcd upon lo exécute other kinds of operations, thèse thrcc funclions hâve provided a sensé of meaning to soldicrs regarding their mission. The mission was to préparé for. and if necessary to fight and win their counlrics’ wars. This rôle has been reinforced by historical accounts, by childrcn’s games, and by literary and visual media interprétations. In periods characterized by absence of internai threats. cxtcrnal cncmics, and justifications for force projection to protcct allies or national interests, soldiers hâve felt that they didn’t hâve a mission, and nations hâve questioned their need for standing military forces, and hâve frequently demobilized (The cycles of mobilization and demobilization in the United States are described in Scgal. 1989).

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