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Courtney, Steven J. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2016
In this paper, I draw on a study of school leaders' experiences of inspection to argue that repeated changes to school inspection policy in England constitute a post-panoptic regime. Thinking with and against Foucault, I elaborate post-panopticism, here characterised by: subjects' visibility; "fuzzy" norms; the exposure of subjects'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inspection, Accountability, Educational Change
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Lee, Chang-Hun; Moak, Stacy; Walker, Jeffery T. – Youth & Society, 2016
Despite the emerging phenomenon of sexting, scientific investigation with criminological perspectives has been limited. Utilizing data collected from 1,612 randomly selected youth in South Korea, this study begins the investigation into which criminological theory best explains sexting behaviors. Theories considered include self-control, social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Cheung, Francis; Lai, Beatrice P. Y.; Wu, Anise M. S.; Ku, Lisbeth – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
Based on social-cognitive career theory (SCCT), we explore how ethnic identity, parental occupation, efficacy in learning Chinese, and learning experience relate to ethnic minority adolescents' academic and career expectations. The participants are 632 Southeast Asian adolescents in Hong Kong. In accordance with SCCT, structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration
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Holen, Jodi Bergland; Hung, Woei; Gourneau, Bonni – Computers in the Schools, 2017
This program evaluation study examines an implementation of a one-to-one laptop initiative in a rural high school. Specifically, the researchers adopted a holistic view in evaluating the process and outcomes of this implementation by examining the interrelationships among the key participants using activity theory as a conceptual framework.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Access to Computers, Social Theories, Program Evaluation
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Portnov-Neeman, Yelena; Barak, Moshe – Journal of Education and Learning, 2013
In the current study, we used Activity Theory as the conceptual framework for exploring students' perceptions about how learning in school is affected by the following five elements: Object, Tools, Rules, Community and Division of Labor. Data were collected by administrating a semi-structured questionnaire among 70 junior high school students and…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Student Attitudes, Influences, Questionnaires
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Miller, S. J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
This study highlights one semester of ongoing research reflecting how preservice English students performed dispositions for social justice. This work draws on a postmethod approach, observing participants' artifacts and participation in a variety of classroom activities. By tapping into participants' funds of social justice knowledge, it explored…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Instruction, Social Justice, Performance Based Assessment