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Sondergaard, Dorte Marie – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
In this article, I develop a new conceptual framework, a new thinking technology, for understanding the bullying that takes place between children in schools. In addition, I propose a new definition of bullying. This new thinking technology reflects a shift in focus from individual characteristics to the social processes that may lead to bullying.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation
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Jonasson, Charlotte – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
In extant research, the concept of student engagement refers to individual behavioural patterns and traits. Recent research indicates that engagement not only should be related to the individual but also should be anchored in the social context. This ethnographic field study of students and teachers in a Danish vocational education and training…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Social Environment, Vocational Education
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Christensen, Mette Krogh; Laursen, Dan Norgaard; Sorensen, Jan Kahr – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2011
Background: The application of a social theory of learning and the notion of situated learning as a theoretical basis for understanding students' learning in PE is broadly recognised. Nevertheless, it is far more unusual for this theoretical approach to provide a basis for understanding learning processes in talent development in elite sport.…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Communities of Practice, Learning Theories, Team Sports