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Francesco Beccuti – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2024
Social institutions function not only by reproducing specific practices but also by reproducing discourses endowing such practices with meaning. The latter in turn is related to the development of the identities or subjectivities of those who live and thrive within such institutions. Meaning and subjectivity are therefore significant sociological…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
Douglas Bourn, Editor – UCL Press, 2023
Young people around the world are calling ever more urgently on policymakers to address today's global challenges of sustainability, structural inequality and social justice. So it is little surprise that learning in a global society, understanding sustainable development and being active global citizens are increasingly popular themes for…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Hodges, Gabrielle Cliff – Education 3-13, 2009
This article analyses a conversation about reading with three Year 8 students. Drawing on sociocultural theories of learning and elements of discourse analysis, it explores not only details of what the students read, but also how the process of the conversation itself shapes their perception of themselves as readers. Analysis of the data suggests…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Speech Communication, Discourse Analysis, Children