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Showing 1 to 20 of 190 for “"constructionism"”.
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Pipelining: Problematizing the Social Constructionism of Disability in Supported Employment
People who are disabled encounter income inequity and employment discrimination. The intersection of disability-based inequity and employment discrimination has increasingly been called the Disability and Employment Conundrum (DEC). Within the last 20 years, the Individual Placement and Support …
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The Traditional Wilderness Conception, Postmodern Cultural Constructionism and the Importance of Physical Environments
Recently, a heated debate has emerged between advocates of the traditional wilderness concept and those who believe that this concept is merely a cultural construction. The traditional wilderness conception viewed wilderness as an objective place separate from humans that is defined by being …
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The Traditional Wilderness Conception, Postmodern Cultural Constructionism and the Importance of Physical Environments
Recently, a heated debate has emerged between advocates of the traditional wilderness concept and those who believe that this concept is merely a cultural construction. The traditional wilderness conception viewed wilderness as an objective place separate from humans that is defined by being …
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Creating community connections : sociocultural constructionism and an asset-based approach to community technology and community building
(cont.) Through this lens, I examine the early results of the project in the areas of community social capital and community cultural capital, based on quantitative and qualitative data resulting from direct observation, surveys, interviews, server logs, and case studies. These findings included …
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AI Adventure Camp: developing critical thinking and ethical artificial intelligence literacy through design fiction and digital constructionism
Artificial intelligence is an increasingly influential aspect of our lives. From GPS to Siri and Amazon Echoes, our data is collected, stored, and analyzed throughout the day. Despite the ubiquity of AI, most STEM curricula omit the social and ethical dimensions of interacting with AI and instead …
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Understanding therapeutic support for adoptive families through the golden thread of attachment theory, constructionism and creative arts therapies
… this support. Utilising attachment theory and constructionism as foundational frameworks, the research highlights the optimal strategies for aiding adoptive families in therapeutic contexts.<br/><br/><b>Methods: </b>Volume 1 presents three project outputs structured in sonata form, complemented …
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A Social Constructionism Study Using Discourse Analysis of Rural Elementary Principals' Perceptions of a State Law on Reading Literacy by Grade Three
… titled the Read by Grade 3 (RBG3) Act. Social constructionism was used with discourse analysis to determine the significant findings of the data. Further analysis of the data was conducted to discover possible contributing factors to the perceptions. Three main themes were identified: the …
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Illinois Legislative Policy-Making: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Social Construction of Health Issues Related to Women
… study substantiate previous research into social constructionism and the framework of problem definition and provide an example of how each can apply to the study of women's health issues. Implications of the results can help improve the public health community's ability to predict, and perhaps …
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Tapatybės konstravimas migracijos aplinkoje: šiuolaikinis lietuvių ir britų moterų romanas /
… and global world. The theory of social constructionism (Manuel Castells, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann) allowed to analyse these novels adequately. In this paper, the expression of the identity construction of the main novels’ characters, who live the migration milieu, and its …
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A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa
… Poststructuralism, phenomenology and social constructionism shape the theoretical framework of this study. Multi-disciplinary discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis are used to explore how the construct- ion of belonging [is] reflected and produced in everyday language. The texts …
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Reconstructing the Meaning of Fidelity: A Qualitative Inquiry into Swinging Relationships
… by swingers. Symbolic interactionism and social constructionism provide the theoretical frameworks the study. Computer mediated communication was used to conduct the interviews. Analysis of the data revealed three themes: swinging is only for committed couples, the reinforcement of …
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A comparative literary analysis of cattle praise poetry of the Tonga people of Bweengwa and Chivuna
… to arrive at findings and these include: social constructionism, ethnopoetics, literary onomastics and the main approach being formalism. The study was undertaken to establish the similarities and differences between the cattle praise poetry of Bweengwa and that of Chivuna. The non-cross section …
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A comparative literary analysis of cattle praise poetry of the Tonga people of Bweengwa and Chivuna
… to arrive at findings and these include: social constructionism, ethnopoetics, literary onomastics and the main approach being formalism. The study was undertaken to establish the similarities and differences between the cattle praise poetry of Bweengwa and that of Chivuna. The non-cross section …
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'reel' Gangs Or 'real' Gangs: A Qualitative Media Analysis Of Street Gangs Portrayed In Hollywood Films, 1960-2009
… 2009. Using the theoretical framework of social constructionism and cinematic realism, a content analysis of 25 `street gang' films was conducted to (a) determine the comparability of depictions of street gangs in Hollywood films with those characteristics of defining a street gang in the law …
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Indigenous Engagement in Canadian Organizations: Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging for Indigenous Employees
… Inuit, and Métis employees. Grounded in social constructionism, the study followed an action-oriented, qualitative approach, engaging Indigenous employees and organizational leaders through interviews and focus groups. The findings reveal that current diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks …
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Volunteer educators' perceptions of mentorship involvement: grades 9-12 robotics
… mentorship season. A conceptual framework of constructionism, project-based learning, and communities of practice guided this study, using an inductive thematic analysis process to interpret the findings. The study's results highlight that artifacts guided mentors’ communication related to …
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Digital technology for conviviality : making the most of students' energy and imagination in learning environments
… framework to a broader scale by linking constructionism to Ivan Illich's notion of conviviality. An emphasis on developing convivial learning environments has been made. The learning activities were developed with a special highlight on the idea of emergent design. The emphasis on …
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Exploring the Use of Inclusive Teaching Strategies to increase the Effectiveness of Adult Learning Programs related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) within Canadian Public Sector Organisations.
… and with the theoretical frame of social constructionism this research allows for a focus on the relationship between individuals and a particular aspect of their life i.e. corporate training. Participants were identified through convenience and purposive sampling. The findings presented …
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Narratives by Six Year Old and Nine Year Old Boys: Brute: Institutional, and Non-Institutional Mental Facts
… mental facts were studied. The philosophy of constructionism and the theory of intent provided a framework for this research. Intentionality provided the basis for social facts. Brute, institutional, and noninstitutional mental facts were operationally defined. This study analyzed the use of …
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Engaging feminism : a pedagogy for Aboriginal peoples
… theory, an analysis of patriarchy, and social constructionism to demonstrate how Aboriginal women continue to be marginalized, and how feminism may be a source of empowerment for Aboriginal people.
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