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Publication date: 1 April 2003

Martha Apostolidou and David Fontana

In light of expert opinion that health education should be integrated into the school curriculum, rather than taught only as a separate unit, it is desirable that all teachers…

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In light of expert opinion that health education should be integrated into the school curriculum, rather than taught only as a separate unit, it is desirable that all teachers have adequate knowledge and understanding of the subject. The present research investigated attitudes of a representative sample of Greek Cypriot serving teachers towards health education, together with their views on related matters such as the value of contributions from outside bodies and the availability of finance and resources. Results suggest that teachers are generally very positive towards health education, but regard initial and in‐service training provision as inadequate and causing manifest confusion in their understanding of many key issues. Implications emerge for future teacher training programmes.

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Health Education, vol. 103 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0965-4283

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Publication date: 17 May 2012

John Myrton Johnson

Reflecting on the contingencies and felicitous moments of life and career, a senior scholar celebrates the intellectual community and friends that inspired and sustained his…

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Reflecting on the contingencies and felicitous moments of life and career, a senior scholar celebrates the intellectual community and friends that inspired and sustained his efforts.

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Blue-Ribbon Papers: Behind the Professional Mask: The Autobiographies of Leading Symbolic Interactionists
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ISBN: 978-1-78052-747-5

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Publication date: 1 January 1993

Soma Hewa

In a recent essay entitled “Value‐relevant Sociology”, David Gray (1983:405–416) argues that if sociology has to be socially relevant, “it is essential that sociology becomes…

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In a recent essay entitled “Value‐relevant Sociology”, David Gray (1983:405–416) argues that if sociology has to be socially relevant, “it is essential that sociology becomes consciously value‐relevant, not value‐free.” He maintains that sociologists cannot analyse the consequences of social structure, forces, and change in a value‐free context if their works are to be relevant for social policies. He then goes on to say, “Between the extremes of value‐free, non‐relevant, sometimes trivial, sociology on the one hand, and immediate response to pressing socioeconomic problems and prevailing political winds on the other, where does the significant sociology lie?” (1983:406). For Gray, both extremes are inappropriate for a worthy academic discipline.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 13 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-333X

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Publication date: 18 January 2002

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Studies in Symbolic Interaction
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ISBN: 978-0-76230-851-4

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Publication date: 1 March 1986

Julia Cutmore‐Smith

“The dark” has long been associated with women. An attempt is made here to show how the “dark” can be seen as a valuable and significant concept for women understanding themselves…

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“The dark” has long been associated with women. An attempt is made here to show how the “dark” can be seen as a valuable and significant concept for women understanding themselves as women and their situation for developing a view towards the concept of “power”. Women, as women, have a responsibility to themselves and others to make their voices heard and to become aware of their particular strengths and to develop these strengths both inside and outside existing organisations. Most current organisations are “male‐dominated” and “male” in approach. Both men and women are frequently unaware of the extent to which they are influenced and operating from a gender‐specific approach. Men and women can equally shape their organisations when women reclaim their strengths and refuse their position as a less important, less informed, “minority” status. The issues of conflict and trust in organisations and problem areas in relationships between women are explored.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 5 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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Publication date: 1 August 1993

David C. Nicoll

Presents a case study which illustrates the use of employeecommunications in implementing corporate culture change, by reference tothe concept of value statements. The study…

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Presents a case study which illustrates the use of employee communications in implementing corporate culture change, by reference to the concept of value statements. The study utilized structured interviews, questionnaires, participant observation and unobtrusive measures. Suggests that organizational group structure plays a role in determining familiarity with corporate value statements, but plays little part in their subsequent practice. Provides evidence of a “values gap” whereby values are understood but are not subsequently put into practice. Provides evidence to suggest that a “tall” organization structure will be less likely to be viewed as practising its own value statements than a flatter organization structure. Suggests possible rationales behind this, and means by which this may be overcome.

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Management Decision, vol. 31 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 1 February 2000

John Raeburn

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Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 2 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-5729

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Publication date: 17 May 2012

Laurel Richardson

Laurel Richardson's academic autobiography from preschool to Professor Emerita.

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Laurel Richardson's academic autobiography from preschool to Professor Emerita.

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Blue-Ribbon Papers: Behind the Professional Mask: The Autobiographies of Leading Symbolic Interactionists
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ISBN: 978-1-78052-747-5

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Publication date: 1 January 1989

Edgar Baker

Four publications providing an interesting contrast in nationalstyles are reviewed, including discussion on: changing trends andpractices in the education systems in the USA and…

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Four publications providing an interesting contrast in national styles are reviewed, including discussion on: changing trends and practices in the education systems in the USA and England since the Second World War; further education; and psychology as an aid to understanding, for those teachers involved in training.

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Education + Training, vol. 31 no. 1
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ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 10 November 2021

Joseph A. Kotarba

Norman Denzin's career as a symbolic interactionist spans many years and has produced an incredible amount of high-quality scholarship. His work as editor of Studies in Symbolic

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Norman Denzin's career as a symbolic interactionist spans many years and has produced an incredible amount of high-quality scholarship. His work as editor of Studies in Symbolic Interaction has served as a platform for disseminating a wide range of innovative ideas, research, and reviews in our discipline. In this chapter, I will discuss two features of Studies that point to the great value of its work to symbolic interaction in general and to the areas of music studies in particular. Those two features are planting the seed of interactionist scholarship in an initial paper, and growing collective interactionist projects through special issues. My examples will be drawn from my own experiences with Studies over the years, and my approach to research and writing on music phenomena.

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Studies in Symbolic Interaction
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ISBN: 978-1-80117-780-1

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