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Institutional ethnography: A tool for sociological inquiry
Institutional ethnography as a method of sociological inquiry has its origin in the feminist movement of the 1970s in North America. This concept was developed by a Canadian sociologist Dorothy E. Smith. She describes a ‘line of fault’ that working women traverse between their professional and domestic life daily. These two work situations are radically different modes of consciousness that cannot co-exist. Until 1970s sociological literature was mainly written by men that excluded women’s experiences and concerns from the discourse. Smith (1974) was a pioneer in making sociology feminist. She redefined sociological inquiry in which women’s every day and every night worlds would be rediscovered as they are organized by social relations not wholly visible within them (Smith 1997). She called this ‘making the everyday world a sociological problematic’ (Smith 1979,1987).
By Arun Kumar Ph. D.5 years ago in Education
Ecology of a long-term health care institution: An institutional ethnographic inquiry
The use of scientific terms in social sciences and language studies is quite frequent, but such terms usually lose their original meaning when they are used by sociologists or linguists. Farmer (1996) uses weather as a metaphor for the organizational climate of nursing homes and compares meteorological features of climate systems to the physical features of nursing homes. Likewise, Cooper (1986) uses the biological concept of ecology to explore how writers interact to form systems. Environmentalism as a socio-political movement uses phrases like “deep ecology” and “ecological thought” in a very different context (McKenzie, 2002).
By Arun Kumar Ph. D.5 years ago in Education
The genre of the matrimonial advertisements
This article discusses various rhetorical and linguistic aspects of matrimonial advertisements from a weekly newspaper published from the USA. The language of such ads is studied under different theoretical frameworks. The notions of Russell (1998) and Winsor (1999) about relationship between text and context is used to demonstrate influence of context over text in the language used in matrimonial ads. Since the genre of matrimonial ads has never been studied, such genre was analyzed following Bhatia’s (1993) approach to analyzing unfamiliar genres and move structure in ads by Bhatia (2004). These ads were also examined in the light of Cook’s (2001) notion of discourse and genre of advertisement, and finally a look at whether the readers and writers form a “Discourse Community” of Swales (1990).
By Arun Kumar Ph. D.5 years ago in Education
A philosophical discussion on grammar pedagogy
It is imperative to understand the meaning of grammar and its relationship with the language before discussing grammar pedagogy. Although several grammarians have defined and described grammar in diverse ways, I think my understanding of grammar is best conveyed by Thornbury (2004). He defines grammar as ‘a description of the rules for forming sentences, including an account of the meanings that these forms convey’. He says that grammar enables us to use language in terms of how, where and when things happen, and it also facilitates the way we interact with each other. However, not only grammar but contextual information also plays an important role in the interpretation and understanding of various forms of communication. He discusses strong arguments both in favour of and against teaching grammar.
By Arun Kumar Ph. D.5 years ago in Education
What Is Captcha Code? Did You Know You Can Earn Money As CAPTCHA Solver?
What is Captcha in the world of online? Whenever you have signed up for a new website, application, or have commented on an article, you must have been asked to enter some numbers and crooked alphabets.
By Nemish Dhakecha5 years ago in Education
Clearing 2021:
This time of year can be very stressful for students as they await their hotly anticipated exam results. After a much-maligned academic year, this summer, students have the dreaded wait to find out if they have secured their spots at their educational institution of choice. If you’re in this position, the best advice right now is not to forget to have a plan B.
By Amy Mercer5 years ago in Education
Pre-school Preparation: How To Deal With Separation Anxiety
The first day of school is both a happy and dreadful day for your kid as he ventures out a world outside of your home. It sure is uncomfortable for your child to meet unfamiliar people in a strange place and step outside his comfort zone. But there are ways to help the children adjust quickly and transition from learning inside the house to a school smoothly. This article summarizes eight ways to prepare a child for school and how to deal with separation anxiety!
By Vincent3856235 years ago in Education
The new way of teaching Math
Mathematics forms a significant part of our life. Mathematics is also a major part of a student's life and is almost mandatory for every field. Power of reasoning, creative thinking, conceptual or spatial thinking, rational reasoning, challenge ability, and perhaps even communication skills are all qualities that mathematics fosters. But a considerable number of students face difficulty in studying mathematics. They find it boring and usually uninteresting and of no use math learning games and other math activities for kids come in handy in such situations. Therefore, it is necessary to teach math in a way that a child grasps it the best. Improvements and focuses have been made in math learning games and educational math games to cultivate genuine interest and make some fun math activities for kids.
By Exploring Infinties5 years ago in Education
How to Prepare for the GPSC exam 2021?
Gujarat Public Service Commission is one the most reputable organizations in the country. The GPSC exam is used to hire candidates for different civil service posts in the Gujarat State Administration. Every year, thousands of applicants apply for the exam. However, only a small fraction of those who pass the exam will achieve their dreams.
By gujjar bipin5 years ago in Education
8 Major Reasons why MPPSC Aspirants fail in MPPSC Exam
India, being an MPPSC is a dream of lakhs of people but the only a handful of them can achieve it. The level of competition in the MPPSC exam is huge but is it too huge that 99.9% of applicants get failed in it! Well, this exam is tough it’s true but most of the time candidate’ own mistakes dragged them towards failure.
By anupamabedi5 years ago in Education
Art Festival Article
Art must be life — it must belong to everybody.” – Marina Abramović. As these famous words pass by, Prayatna wishes to do it’s part by enabling Today’s Generation to pick up their Artiste Skills, Love for Creativity and unleash it in the form of Joy. With an intent to connect our youth with our cultural activities & norms, Prayatna takes endeavours to present the Youth of India with an opportunity to relish! Having such attempt, Prayatna - School of Excellence wishes to boost Confidence & Growth in our Children by making them involve in actions that will help them all-life-long.
By Kushal Shah5 years ago in Education
