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Simmons, Catharine Ann – Ethnography and Education, 2014
This article explores how ethnography allows for an understanding of the way children are empowered through the use of popular culture during sociodramatic play. The study discussed was conducted in an inner-city Primary school in regional New South Wales, Australia. The participants were a composite fifth-to-sixth grade class, and the research…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Drama, Humor, Teaching Methods
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Thomas, Sue – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2011
In the context of public debates on teacher quality, both media and education policy texts construct deficit discourses about teachers, discourses that work together to inform public, commonsense understandings of teacher quality. This paper explores the interrelationships between discourses on teachers constructed on television and in policies in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Discourse Analysis, Television, Educational Policy
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Søbstad, Frode; Lillemyr, Ole Fredrik – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2010
Humour and play have many features in common, both of which are important aspects in children's lives. In this article the focus is set on the relationship between different aspects of children's self-concept, including their humoristic self-concept, and interest in learning, play and local cultural activities. Participants in this study were…
Descriptors: Humor, Self Concept, Correlation, Interests
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Wallace, Sam Loc; Lee, Jayoung; Lee, Sang Min – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2010
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether effective coping strategies play an important role to reduce burnout levels among sexual or substance abuse counselors. The authors examined whether coping strategies mediated or moderated relations between job stress and burnout in a sample of 232 abuse-specific counselors. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Substance Abuse, Role Conflict, Figurative Language