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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Social Practice Theory"”.
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Academic staff attitudes to staff-student partnerships: a social practice theory approach
… interviews were thematically analysed within a social practice theory framework to examine the attitudes of academic staff to partnerships. The findings suggest a lack of consistency in the interpretation of partnerships amongst staff. Staff attitudes are influenced by the social practices of …
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Exploring evaluation using social practice theory in development education : a longitudinal in-depth case study
… The study adds to explanations of how social practice theory contributes to the refinement of the understanding of evaluation practice. Generally, studies on evaluation practice remain unclear on how small, a-political non-profit organisations practice evaluation (Henry and Mark, 2003); …
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An examination of how tutor-practitioners conceptualise and enact practice-based-knowing in a small Higher Education Fashion School : a social practice theory approach
This thesis examines how practice-based-knowing (PBK) is conceptualised and enacted by eighteen part-time tutor-practitioners teaching on Fashion Design, Fashion Styling and Fashion Business undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a small Higher Education Fashion School (HEFS). It adopts a …
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Strategy Transition Processes and Practices in Public Sector Organisations
Strategy processes and internal actors’ practices are crucial for organisations given their dynamic environment. Strategy processes including formulation, implementation, and evaluation have been treated as mutually exclusive, making how strategy is actually transitioned between them a matter of …
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Do I share because I care? The role of values in the acceptance, adoption and diffusion of collaborative consumption
… their environmental burden and can rebuild social capital. For this potential to bring economic interests in line with positive environmental and social impact, collaborative consumption has been considered a promising approach towards more sustainable consumption. Nevertheless, its market …
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Layer Cake: Post-Cinematic Aesthetics and the “Social Justice Impulse” in Kaneza Schaal's Jack &
… discourse, early television scholarship, and social practice theory, I argue that Schaal’s citation of 1950s sitcom aesthetics in her 2018 theatrical work <em>Jack &</em> self-consciously stages a critique of the cultural hegemony that structured twentieth century television in order to …
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An exploration of the role of adult literacy in community development : a comparative study of perceptions and experiences in Juaso and Saaman in Ghana
… and community development in Ghana from a social practices perspective of literacy and people- centred development. The study adopted an interpretive qualitative case study methodology, using the perceptions and experiences of research participants in two neighbouring communities. Primary …
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A PHENOMENOLOGICAL LOOK AT THE LIFE HACKING-ENABLED PRACTICES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY AND DEXTERITY IMPAIRMENTS
… and assistive technology research and practice are replete with examples of mostly non-disabled individuals trying to empower individuals with disabilities through the design and provision of accessible products. This study asks one overarching question: what can these communities learn …
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Change in a university department through the practice lens : an ethnographic study of factors inhibiting and scaffolding success
… little attention as the focus. Deploying social practice theory underpinned by a critical realist ontology, this thesis reports a single-site ethnographic study into the factors which scaffold and inhibit change within a science department in a research-intensive university as a …
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Understanding Relations, Learning, and Transformation in Mongolian Herders’ Climate Change Adaptation
… implications for policies and intervention practices that aim to support communities in adapting to climate change. By centering on Mongolian nomadic herders’ perspectives and experiences in adaptation to climate change, this study investigates pastoralists’ adaptation and learning, …
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Volunteering literacies : an ethnographic approach to exploring the literacy practices of adult volunteers on a vocational further education programme and a social media networking site in an aviation-centred uniformed youth group
… how the dominant and vernacular literacy practices of adult volunteers at an aviation-centred uniformed youth group in Hong Kong co-exist through a newly launched continuing education programme – a vocational qualification programme – and various types of texts in the volunteering context. …
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The primary care consultation in type 2 diabetes
… patients were carried out to further elucidate theory that might explain how primary care consultations relate to the management of diabetes, and to understand the practicalities and barriers in delivering optimal experiences. Social practice theory was then used as a frame of reference to …
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Towards an understanding of the barriers which prevent the routine engagement with urban green space
The social, environmental, and economic benefits and services derived from urban green spaces have been extensively researched and are universally recognised (Forest Research, 2010; Lee & Maheswaran, 2010; Mitchell, 2013). Indeed, an affirmative association between green space exposure and user …
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Influential factors in the design and implementation of electronic assessment at a research-led university
… and drawing upon institutional ethnography and social practice theory, this thesis set out to examine how academic and professional services staff at a pre-1992, research-led university engaged with electronic assessment (e-assessment), and the extent to which the structures and formal policies …
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Practices and technological change: The unintended consequences of low energy dwelling design
… a significantly different approach by drawing on social practice theory and focusing on how everyday life is performed. Specifically, a Passivhaus housing development is adopted as a case study in investigating the everyday consequences of advancing dwelling design. Passivhaus is a German energy …
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Korean immigrants' social practice of heritage language acquisition and maintenance through technology
… family members. Viewing HL maintenance as a social practice, this exploratory qualitative study attempts to understand how participants are involved in their children’s HL maintenance by investigating, comparing, and contrasting the participants’ attitudes and practices. This study recruited …
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Spiritual Agency and Sustainability Transitions Exploring Food Practices in Three Hare Krishna Eco-Communities
… literature. To address this gap, eco-spiritual practices are investigated to understand how vegetarianism is maintained in spiritual communities. Enabling and disabling factors are analysed for potentials of diffusion into broader levels of society. I present findings of qualitative research and …
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Mad or Magnificent? Mothers Who Cycle With Their Children in The UK
… and under) for utility journeys. This study uses social practice theory as its framework, in particular, the Shove et al. (2012) three element model is employed to show the different materials, meanings and competences used in the practice of mothers cycling with their children in the UK. A mixed …
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Learning to become a subject: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of students in a Waldorf (Steiner) school in Germany
… young people to develop as persons, to become socially responsible subjects capable of contributing constructively to society Steiner (1985) and the curriculum used in Waldorf (Steiner) schools is designed to support this process (Richter, 2016). This study focuses on the first of these aims, …
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Sustainability Transitions in Rural Tourism Travel: Understanding Global South Travel Practices using the case of Bali Island, Indonesia
… transition in the Global South also includes social challenges. Social concerns arise responding to new environmentally sustainable transport initiatives as residents benefit from facilitating less sustainable travel modes. Hence, this research aims to analyse how rural tourism travel …
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