Towards an adolescent friendly methodology: accessing the authentic through collective reflection     

Mary Keeffe  Dorothy Andrews 《International Journal of Research & Method in Education》2015,38(4):357-370

The re-emergence of student voice presents a challenge to schools and researchers to become more responsive to the voice of adolescents in education and in research. However, the poor articulation of the nature of student voice to date is confirmation of the complex and important nature of the personal advocacy and human agency that is involved in all student voice activities. This lack of clarity leads to interpretations of student voice that range in authenticity from token to active and meaningful (Hart, R. 1997. Children's Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care. Earthscan Publications. London: UNICEF). Researchers who are guided by more traditional methodologies may implement methods that are appropriate for adults yet are not sensitive to the needs and interests of the young person whose perspectives are usually the focus of the research. This research found that while an advocacy and empowerment worldview supports student voice research, adolescents also prefer a methodology that is agentic, socially based, reflective and embodied (Dempster, N., A. Lizzio, M. Keeffe, J. Skinner, and D. Andrews. 2010. “The Contributions of Research Design and Process Facilitation in Accessing Adolescent views of Leadership.” Leading and Managing 16 [2]: 77–89). Adolescent perspectives on research processes and methods are valuable in helping researchers to choose more responsive approaches to sharing understandings with adolescents, so that research designs may be challenging, meaningful and rewarding for all participants.  相似文献   

Confounding compression: the effects of posture,sizing and garment type on measured interface pressure in sports compression clothing     

Ned Brophy-Williams  Matthew William Driller  Cecilia Mary Shing  James William Fell  Shona Leigh Halson 《Journal of sports sciences》2015,33(13):1403-1410

The purpose of this investigation was to measure the interface pressure exerted by lower body sports compression garments, in order to assess the effect of garment type, size and posture in athletes. Twelve national-level boxers were fitted with sports compression garments (tights and leggings), each in three different sizes (undersized, recommended size and oversized). Interface pressure was assessed across six landmarks on the lower limb (ranging from medial malleolus to upper thigh) as athletes assumed sitting, standing and supine postures. Sports compression leggings exerted a significantly higher mean pressure than sports compression tights (P < 0.001). Oversized tights applied significantly less pressure than manufacturer-recommended size or undersized tights (P < 0.001), yet no significant differences were apparent between different-sized leggings. Standing posture resulted in significantly higher mean pressure application than a seated posture for both tights and leggings (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). Pressure was different across landmarks, with analyses revealing a pressure profile that was neither strictly graduated nor progressive in nature. The pressure applied by sports compression garments is significantly affected by garment type, size and posture assumed by the wearer.  相似文献   

Michelle Kraft,AHIP, Medical Library Association President, 2015–2016     

Mary Pat Harnegie  Kathryn Eurich 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2015,103(3):157-158

  相似文献   

Effect of perceived ease of use on librarians' e-skills: Basis for library technology acceptance intention     

Roland Izuagbe  Nurudeen Ademola Ibrahim  Lilofa Osamienfa Ogiamien  Olajumoke Rebecca Olawoyin  Nwanne Mary Nwokeoma  Promise Ifeoma Ilo  Odaro Osayande 《Library & information science research》2019,41(3):100969

Despite the widespread application of technology in the 21st century, making informed decisions regarding its acceptance in organisations is a function of several factors, particularly in developing countries, due to factors such as rising cost of the information technology infrastructure and low technological exposure. A model that incorporated perceived ease of use (PEOU) and e-Skills to examine librarians' intention for actual library technology acceptance was tested. The correlational research design, along with a multistage sampling procedure, was applied to select samples to reduce the sample to a manageable proportion. Professional librarians and library officers in four university libraries provided the data for the study. Results showed that e-Skill is the model's strongest determinant of technology acceptance intention among librarians. Also, PEOU will significantly moderate librarians' intention towards library technology acceptance when e-Skills are insufficient. From these outcomes, the understanding of the determinants of behavioural intention captured in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAT) is extended and refined.  相似文献   

Perceived influences on the career choices of children and youth: an exploratory study     

Kimberly A. S. Howard  Sean Flanagan  Eleanor Castine  Mary E. Walsh 《International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance》2015,15(2):99-111

  相似文献   

Constructing the academic category of teacher educator in universities’ recruitment processes in Aotearoa,New Zealand     

Alexandra C. Gunn  David Berg  Mary F. Hill  Mavis Haigh 《师资教育杂志》2015,41(3):307-320

An examination of recruitment materials and interviews with personnel involved in the employment of teacher educators to positions in university-based New Zealand initial teacher education (ITE) courses reveals three constructions of teacher educator as academic worker: the professional expert, the dually qualified, and the traditional academic. However, this study’s analysis shows how these constructions allow universities to pursue a bifurcated approach for the employment of teacher educators, an approach that maintains binaries within teacher education and hinders development in the field. Furthermore, as the spectre of a major cultural shift in the provision of New Zealand ITE arises, the extent to which the professional expert and traditional academic constructions of teacher educator might serve the scope of work required of postgraduate ITE going forth is questioned.  相似文献   

When practice takes precedence: conceptions of inquiry and the link to ethical posture     

Karen McArdle  Jacinta Birchley  Jayne Bruce  Alison Hurrell  Sandra Paterson  Mary Stephen 《Educational Action Research》2015,23(1):68-84

Using participatory action research (PAR), this paper explores the ethical practice of students engaged in practitioner research in a higher education context. Using narrative enquiry, the paper explores the participants’ experiences of practitioner research, including ethical dilemmas that resulted from a conflict of values between the practitioner and research roles. We postulate a multi-dimensional approach to ethical practice known as ‘ethical posture’ emerging from our consideration of conceptions of inquiry that resulted in contrasting ethical behaviour.  相似文献   

Revisiting the Collective in Critical Consciousness: Diverse Sociopolitical Wisdoms and Ontological Healing in Sociopolitical Development     

Sonia Abigail Sánchez Carmen  Michael Domínguez  Andrew Cory Greene  Elizabeth Mendoza  Michelle Fine  Helen A. Neville  Kris D. Gutiérrez 《The Urban Review》2015,47(5):824-846

  相似文献   

A framework for analyzing cognitive demand and content‐practices integration: Task analysis guide in science     

Miray Tekkumru‐Kisa  Mary Kay Stein  Christian Schunn 《科学教学研究杂志》2015,52(5):659-685

  相似文献   

Teaching ‘community engagement’ in engineering education for international development: Integration of an interdisciplinary social work curriculum     

Dorie J. Gilbert  Mary Lehman Held  Janet L. Ellzey  William T. Bailey  Laurie B. Young 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2015,40(3):256-266

This article reviews the literature on challenges faced by engineering faculty in educating their students on community-engaged, sustainable technical solutions in developing countries. We review a number of approaches to increasing teaching modules on social and community components of international development education, from adding capstone courses and educational track seminars to integrating content from other disciplines, particularly the social sciences. After summarising recent pedagogical strategies to increase content on community-focused development, we present a case study of how one engineering programme incorporates social work students and faculty to infuse strategies for community engagement in designing and implementing student-led global engineering development projects. We outline how this interdisciplinary pedagogical approach teaches students from the two disciplines to work together in addressing power balances, economic and social issues and overall sustainability of international development projects.  相似文献