Social Capital Professionalism And Diversity

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087908195

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Social Capital, Professionalism and Diversity by Anonim Pdf

Social Capital, Professionalism and Diversity is a response to the challenges faced by teachers and other public sector professionals in attempting to manage an increasingly diverse population, whilst simultaneously being subjected to public scrutiny through measures of performance. Social capital has increasingly been seen by policy makers and academics as a possible resource for education, allowing children and young people, and the professionals who work with them, to do better as a result of having strong networks, relationships and trust. There has, however, been little attention to how social capital might actually be used by professionals within educational contexts or to the benefits of enhanced social capital for children and young people, their families, and the professionals themselves. The contributors to this volume provide commentaries on what is known about social capital and its use in educational contexts; the engagement of teachers and other professionals with diversity; and social capital and diversity among children, young people and families. Social Capital, Professionalism and Diversity will appeal to teacher educators and policymakers with concerns about the challenges faced by teachers and other public sector professionals and with an interest in how social capital might enable an effective response to diversity in educational contexts. The book will be of particular interest and use to student and beginning teachers in responding to diversity as they develop their own professional identities and to practising teachers with an interest in pursuing new forms of professional renewal.

Author : Fiona Kay,Richard Johnston
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774840033

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Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State by Fiona Kay,Richard Johnston Pdf

Social capital is arguably the most critical idea to emerge in the social sciences in the last two decades. Emphasizing the importance of social networks, communication, and the symbolic and material exchanges that strengthen communities, social capital has been the subject of an expansive body of literature. Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State represents a landmark consideration of the diverse meanings, causal foundations, and positive and negative consequences of social capital, with a particular focus on its role in mitigating or enhancing social inequalities. The chapters, written by economists, political scientists, and sociologists, address a range of empirical and theoretical issues. This book is cutting-edge addition to the field that offers fresh insights into the conceptualization, operation, sources, and consequences of social capital in Canadian society.

Author : Vincent Chua,Gillian Koh,Ern Ser Tan,Drew Shih
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000335279

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Social Capital in Singapore by Vincent Chua,Gillian Koh,Ern Ser Tan,Drew Shih Pdf

How can social cohesion be achieved in a meritocratic and multicultural global city-state? Meritocracy poses a paradox: On one hand, it integrates individuals through frameworks of equal treatment, equal justice and opportunity regardless of race, language or religion. On the other hand, individuals are then segregating through academic sorting, they are rewarded based on credentials and performance which also results in elite identification and bonding. After a generation, without mitigation action, social stratification can result. Distinctive circles differentiating social elites from non-elites, the professional classes from non-professional classes emerge. The remedy the authors propose is network diversity which is the organic forming of ties across class and other social boundaries built on deliberate policies, programmes and platforms designed to facilitate that. This social mixing, forged in social infrastructure such as schools, workplaces, and voluntary associations pays off by producing the collective goods of national identity and trust. This hypothesis has been tested in the case of Singapore society and the empirical results from the research on the power of network diversity and bridging social capital are found in this volume. An insightful read for scholars and practitioners in public policy and social network analysis looking to understand the challenges faced by and the experiences that have emerged from the case of Singapore with its multicultural and cosmopolitan setting.

Author : Allan, Julie,Catts, Ralph
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781847429292

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Social capital, children and young people by Allan, Julie,Catts, Ralph Pdf

Social capital, children and young people is about the relationships and networks - social capital - that children and young people have in and out of school. Social capital has become of increasing interest to policy makers but there has been little evidence of how it operates in practice. In this unique collection, the social capital of children and young people, and in one case parents and teachers, is explored in a wide range of formal and informal settings. The contributors to the book, who include academic researchers and educational professionals, provide in-depth accounts of social capital being developed and used by children and young people. They offer critical reflections on the significance of social capital and on the experiences of researching the social capital of sometimes vulnerable people. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with how children and young people get along, get by and get on.

Author : Veronica A. Segarra,Marina Ramirez-Alvarado,Candice M. Etson
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782832530306

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Professional and Scientific Societies Impacting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEMM by Veronica A. Segarra,Marina Ramirez-Alvarado,Candice M. Etson Pdf

Author : Ian R. Haslam,Myint Swe Khine,Issa M. Saleh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136195945

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Large Scale School Reform and Social Capital Building by Ian R. Haslam,Myint Swe Khine,Issa M. Saleh Pdf

This book introduces and explores the nature of large scale reform, and offers a fresh insight into the importance of social capital and professional development leadership for teachers and school management. It synthesizes research on the role of the professional development leader and the importance of social capital in schools, and examines its potential to impact large scale, system-wide, reform projects. The text presents a range of international examples and theories from renowned researchers and educationists, which illustrate the challenge of raising the prominence of education social capital in schools. Considering crucial research that informs effective adult learning interventions, underlying themes supporting constructivist and transformative interventions are identified and woven into the narrative. Factors and variables needed to encourage and implement initiatives are examined, and each section is accompanied by case studies from around the world. The book is split into five sections and twelve parts which include: -The Lesson of Large Scale Reform for Leadership Development -Assessment of Wide Scale Educational Reform Initiatives -Developing Social Capital through National Education Reform -System Improvement through Professional Learning Communities Large Scale School Reform and Social Capital Building will be of interest to policy makers and system reform leaders, along with researchers and postgraduate students with a focus on continuous professional development, educational reform and school leadership.

Author : Tracey Reynolds
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317966555

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Young People, Social Capital and Ethnic Identity by Tracey Reynolds Pdf

Social capital and ethnicity are crucial to young people’s understandings of their social world. The strong bonding networks often assumed in ethnic groups suggest that individuals may prefer to be bonded to each other according to shared socio-cultural factors such as shared histories, memories, language, customs, traditions and values. However, bridging forms of social capital allow new understandings of ethnic identities to emerge, and which involve dynamic and complex social processes that are continually changing and evolving according to time, location and context. This book explores the ways in which the concepts of social capital and ethnicity play a central role in young people’s relationships, participation in wider social networks and the construction of identities. Researchers and scholars working in the fields of children and youth studies, education, families, social and racial and ethnic studies, offer differing accounts of the ways in which social capital operates in young people’s lives across diverse social settings and ethnic groups. This edited book is timely and significant given the public interest of researchers, academics, politicians and policymakers working in areas of youth and community work, race relations and cultural diversity. This book was published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.

Author : Malcolm Hill,Sir George Head,Andrew Lockyer,Barbara Reid,Raymond Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317861850

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Children's Services by Malcolm Hill,Sir George Head,Andrew Lockyer,Barbara Reid,Raymond Taylor Pdf

Children’s Services: Working Together brings together contributions from a number of authors in the field. The book covers policy, theory, research and practice relevant to students and professionals working with children in a wide range of roles. The emphasis on working collaboratively with other professionals, where appropriate, and the holistic approach to children make this a valuable resource to anyone working with children today.

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman,Gerald K. LeTendre
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784410162

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Promoting and Sustaining a Quality Teacher Workforce by Alexander W. Wiseman,Gerald K. LeTendre Pdf

The volume considers teacher professionalization by examining how to create pipelines from secondary education into teaching; preparing teacher educators; creating linkages between providers of teacher education and the schools.

Author : Peter Kraftl,John Horton,Faith J. Tucker
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847428455

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Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth by Peter Kraftl,John Horton,Faith J. Tucker Pdf

This comprehensive book shows how geographical concepts--such as place, scale, mobility, and boundary making--can be put to use by social scientists and practitioners focused on young people. Drawn from cases in Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the essays collected here demonstrate that local and national concerns remain central to many youth programs, while also highlighting the increasingly globalized nature of youth policy. Informed by cutting-edge theoretical approaches in human geography, sociology, anthropology, and youth work, Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth will aid anyone working in those fields.

Author : Geraldine Healy,Gill Kirton,Mike Noon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781350304734

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Equality, Inequalities and Diversity by Geraldine Healy,Gill Kirton,Mike Noon Pdf

Equality, Inequalities and Diversity offers an authoritative critical analysis of equality, inequality and diversity in organizations. Using international examples it explores contemporary concepts and debates based on original research in a number of fields and sectors, an ideal course companion for anyone studying diversity.

Author : Jan Skopek
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789906769

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Research Handbook on Digital Sociology by Jan Skopek Pdf

Exploring the social implications of digital transformation, as well as demonstrating how we might use digital transformation to further sociological knowledge, this incisive Handbook provides an extensive overview of cutting-edge research on the digital turn of modern society. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Author : Nan Lin,Bonnie H. Erickson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199565986

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Social Capital by Nan Lin,Bonnie H. Erickson Pdf

The volume brings together some of the leading scholars around the world working on social capital to study how individuals and groups access and use their social relations and social connections to do better in society in order to achieve their goals.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460910104

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Educational Enactments in a Globalised World by Anonim Pdf

Acrylic oil, glue stick and layered canvas 1830 x 2075 (Collection of the artist).What does it mean to learn and educate in these social and historical times? This edited collection engages an international group of education thinkers in a series of ongoing intercultural conversations that speak to the challenges and possibilities of engaging with education, difference and diversity in a globalised world.

Author : Duncan Hindmarch,Lynn Machin,Sandra Murray,Tina Richardson,Helen Walmsley-Smith
Publisher : Critical Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781913063719

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A Concise Guide to Lecturing in Higher Education and the Academic Professional Apprenticeship by Duncan Hindmarch,Lynn Machin,Sandra Murray,Tina Richardson,Helen Walmsley-Smith Pdf

Ideal for lecturers new to delivering higher education in universities, colleges and the private sector. It is specifically organised to cover the requirements of the new Academic Professional Apprenticeship, both teaching and research specialisms, and also supports lecturers undertaking the Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. The contents are fully mapped to the Higher Education Academy’s UK Professional Standards Framework and the VITAE research standards. It is designed for both teaching and research lecturer apprenticeship routes and includes clear guidance to help pass the end-point assessment. There is a focus on the holistic development of the academic professional within the current context of higher education.