This article summarizes and makes the case for the continued relevancy of the scholarly works of the late sociologist Norma Williams. Informed by the multicultural tradition in…
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This article summarizes and makes the case for the continued relevancy of the scholarly works of the late sociologist Norma Williams. Informed by the multicultural tradition in which Norma Williams and the author both inhabit, and drawing upon their autobiographical experiences as data, the article makes an argument for the relevancy, indeed desirability of multiculturalism (especially as an alternative to assimilation) for clarifying the multiple ways in which diversity and diverse claims promote basic human rights. Drawing extensively from the scholarly works of Herbert Blumer, we highlight how some of the assumptions upon which assimilationist arguments are constructed do not hold up empirically.
Norma White and Jacqueline Barnfield
Describes ways to ensure police involvement in schools works.Considers a typical first contact between the police and young peopleand the developments following the Scarman Report…
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Describes ways to ensure police involvement in schools works. Considers a typical first contact between the police and young people and the developments following the Scarman Report in 1982 leading to policing in the community. Reflects on the role of the police as educators and their deficiencies in meeting that position. Believes an approach that aims to be educational, empowering, co‐operative and user friendly, produces the best response and illustrates this by devising materials for use by the police in their community work in schools.
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Asserts that if schools and other agencies are to offer appropriatesex education and advice, they must ask young people themselves whatthey want and then act on it. Discusses the…
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Asserts that if schools and other agencies are to offer appropriate sex education and advice, they must ask young people themselves what they want and then act on it. Discusses the place of sex education within the National Curriculum, and how its delivery is often seen in terms of “problems”. Believes adults rarely see sex education in a wider context – equal opportunities, learning to value self and others, developing a feeling of well‐being, confidence and assertiveness. Considers that education from schools and other caring agencies is inadequate and that those services offered to young people are not meeting their needs; if education and services are to develop in ways appropriate for young people, there is a need to enlist their help rather than assume that adults know best. Exemplifies this idea by inviting pupils to participate in writing articles on sex education the outcome of which has led to the setting up of a day′s conference with a view to establishing priorities and making commitments. Concludes by hoping to bring about improved and more appropriate education and sexual health services, both within and without the classroom.
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Reviews some of the changes in the law relating to education whichhave given school governors greater powers than formerly. Describes howthese new powers can create polarization…
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Reviews some of the changes in the law relating to education which have given school governors greater powers than formerly. Describes how these new powers can create polarization between staff and governors, and between teaching and nonteaching governors. Outlines the format for a workshop designed to improve assertiveness among governors and teaching staff, which highlights the differences between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviours.
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Reviews some of the evidence suggesting that sex discrimination ispresent in many schools, particularly in relation to science education.Suggests ways in which schools can address…
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Reviews some of the evidence suggesting that sex discrimination is present in many schools, particularly in relation to science education. Suggests ways in which schools can address the issue of equal opportunities for all. Describes an awareness‐raising exercise on equal opportunities suitable for use with all school staff, parents and older pupils. The exercise introduces ways in which participants can begin to understand that inequality is constantly present in people′s lives. It also describes a project for examining the different pictorial portrayal of men and women in the national press.
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Over a million people worldwide have been newly infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since April 1991, according to the latest report from the World Health…
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Over a million people worldwide have been newly infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since April 1991, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization on the global spread of HIV and AIDS.
In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho stunned both the cinema-going public and critics alike. Its tale of a young, genial, likeable and mother-fixated hotel proprietor – Norman Bates…
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In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho stunned both the cinema-going public and critics alike. Its tale of a young, genial, likeable and mother-fixated hotel proprietor – Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins) – whose psychotic tendencies and fractured personality tapped into the zeitgeist of an America changing in a post-World War II world, was very much the antithesis of rock ‘n’ roll rebels like Elvis Presley and James Dean. Norman Bates was Anthony Perkins and Anthony Perkins was Norman Bates.
In 2013, Norman resurfaced from numerous remakes in Bates Motel. With its nod to the past, and a look to the future of how Norman’s story pans out, the series’ narratives, characters and situations showed there was life for him, his mother and the motel beyond cinema.
This chapter examines how Creed’s ideas of ‘Monstrous’ can be overlaid onto Norman, his mother Norman and Bates Motel.
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Norma López and Demetri L. Morgan
The purpose of this duoethnography was to share our narratives as a left-behind early career faculty (ECF) and graduate student with minoritized identities and reflect on academic…
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Purpose
The purpose of this duoethnography was to share our narratives as a left-behind early career faculty (ECF) and graduate student with minoritized identities and reflect on academic socialization processes. Specifically, when many scholars are raising alarms about the retention and success of faculty with minoritized identities, it is crucial to recognize the dimensions of socialization within the organizational context of academia.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors sought an approach that would facilitate the interrogation of the overlap and divergence of the authors’ perspectives. Duoethnography research design was chosen for its focus on self-reflection as well as on the importance of the expression and consideration of those diverging perspectives. The goal was collaboration to generate a discussion that deepens a complex understanding of socialization in and professional commitment to academia.
Findings
The central insight that surfaced from the analysis of our duoethnography data is the enhanced understanding of the “nameless-faceless” dimension of academic socialization. Endeavoring to understand why faculty leave and how those who are left behind make sense of that departure led the authors to examine the unknown entities the authors are responsible to and for so they may better understand their commitment to academia.
Research limitations/implications
The authors’ findings reveal that the nameless–faceless element is just a generalized behavior adopted in the interest of restricted and individual advantage. Diversity and equity practices are touted as a priority, but frequently, institutions act in ways that establish their own self-interests. The authors argue that we are all the nameless–faceless when they participate in academic norms that work to uphold and perpetuate traditional practices in academia.
Practical implications
The authors’ findings point to intentional mentoring and integration of responsibility in faculty roles as potential recruitment and retention tools.
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The authors extend the importance of collaboration and mentorship in retaining graduate students and EFC to the concept of intertwined professional commitment, or the theory that it is not simply the outcomes that are influenced by the support and cooperation between faculty with minoritized identities but that our professional commitment to academia is strengthened by that collaboration and witnessing each other's purpose and motivation to remain in academia.
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Inés Rueda Sampedro, Ana Fernández‐Laviada and Angel Herrero Crespo
Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship surrounding the…
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Purpose
Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship surrounding the entrepreneurial intention on a university context.
Design/methodology/approach
To test the hypothesis it is used a quantitative research. With a structural equations approach, it is explored the psychological mechanisms that could affect to the entrepreneurial intentions of university students.
Findings
The results obtained show that the advantages related to entrepreneurship, in particular personal rewards, influence positively on the entrepreneurial attitude. However, the disadvantages, in particular economic aspects, have a negative effect. Additionally, the authors test that the gender and the academic training have a moderate effect on the variables which influence on the entrepreneurial intention.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship in two important aspects. First, it goes into detail about the influence that perceived advantages and disadvantages of starting a new business has on entrepreneurial intentions. Second, the authors examine relevant and special collective, university students that try to decide their professional future and, hence, it is a critical period to decide the startup of a new business.
Propósito
Con la Teoría de Comportamiento Planificado como marco de referencia este trabajo analiza la influencia de las ventajas e inconvenientes asociados al emprendimiento sobre la intención emprendedora en un contexto universitario.
Diseño/metodología
Para la contrastación empírica de las hipótesis planteadas se realiza una investigación de naturaleza cuantitativa mediante la cual se exploran los mecanismos psicológicos que podrían guiar las intenciones de emprendimiento de los estudiantes universitarios.
Resultados
Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que las ventajas asociadas al emprendimiento, en especial las recompensas personales, influyen positivamente en la actitud emprendedora, mientras que los inconvenientes asociados al emprendimiento, y en particular los aspectos económicos, ejercen un efecto negativo. Asimismo, se constata que el sexo y los estudios cursados tienen un efecto moderador en las variables que afectan a la intención emprendedora.
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El presente trabajo aporta dos contribuciones fundamentales a la literatura sobre emprendimiento. Por un lado, profundiza en la comprensión de la influencia que tienen en la decisión de emprender las percepciones de los individuos respecto a las ventajas e inconvenientes de crear un negocio propio. Por otro lado, se examina un colectivo de especial relevancia en el ámbito del emprendimiento, como son los estudiantes universitarios, que se encuentran en situación de encaminar su futuro profesional y, por tanto, en un momento crítico para la decisión de crear una empresa propia.
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Myra Gordon (2004) argues that “the real reason for a general failure to diversify lies in the culture and practices typically associated with faculty hiring” (p. 184). This…
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Myra Gordon (2004) argues that “the real reason for a general failure to diversify lies in the culture and practices typically associated with faculty hiring” (p. 184). This chapter examines the faculty hiring process and how it contributes to the underrepresentation of female faculty of color and to what happens to them if they are hired. Drawing on the existing literature and insights from critical theory and signal theory, the dissection of the process considers how institutionalized norms characteristic of the dominant group in the academy (white, males) play a role in the exclusion (oppression) of nontraditional candidates, and signal their fit with those norms.