Showing papers in "International Journal of Research in 2007"
TL;DR: This article found that very young children actively draw on their knowledge of other texts, and their personal lived experiences, to reflect on the meanings they encounter in unfamiliar picture books, and the extent to which the adults were able to integrate the children's intertexts into the discussions varied.
Abstract: Mature readers draw on a complex web of previous experiences when interpreting written and visual texts. Yet very little is known about how preschool children, who cannot yet read, make connections between texts. This study explores how 13 4‐year‐old children made intertextual connections during shared reading with their mothers (seven children) and their preschool teachers (six children). The findings indicate that very young children actively draw on their knowledge of other texts, and their personal lived experiences, to reflect on the meanings they encounter in unfamiliar picture books. The functions served by the children's intertexts ranged from the simple pleasure of recognition to more sophisticated comparisons between texts in terms of theme and plot. The extent to which the adults were able to integrate the children's intertexts into the discussions varied. An awareness of the important role played by intertextuality in children's interpretations of texts may provide early childhood professional...
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TL;DR: In this article, the author has concluded that a curriculum for higher degree research supervision must adopt a constructivist stance in order to portray these multiple possible meanings for "good" research supervision.
Abstract: There has been considerable discussion in higher degree research (HDR) literature about what constitutes ‘good’ HDR Supervision. The discussion, consciously or unconsciously explores other questions such as ‘What is Research?’ and ‘What is Supervision?’ and in doing so reveals multiple constructs and dissonance across the terrain. The author of this paper has concluded that a curriculum for Higher Degree Research supervision must therefore adopt a constructivist stance in order to portray these multiple possible meanings for ‘good’ research supervision. An Australian university, in an effort to develop an on-line professional development program for its doctoral research supervisors found that it needed firstly to clarify the nature of ‘good’ in good research supervision before embarking on a constructivist curriculum of ‘good’ research supervision.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the rise of the King Island image and consider its irony in light of the various vulnerabilities that have otherwise hindered King Island's development, from the hazardous winds of the ‘Roaring 40s' to sporadic investment in its infrastructure.
Abstract: In less than thirty years, King Island – in Australia’s Bass Strait has become popularly synonymous with quality foods and unspoilt beauty. The marketing success of King Island Dairy, in particular, has helped orient much of the island’s activities towards particular services and goods. They benefit from a general perception that, for reasons both coincidental and contrived, King Island is singularly blessed for premium produce. This article traces the rise this image, and considers its irony in light of the various vulnerabilities that have otherwise hindered King Island’s development. From the hazardous winds of the ‘Roaring 40s’, to the sporadic investment in its infrastructure, King Island’s history is dotted with obstacles and setbacks. In turn, it is argued that, insofar as the King Island brand now relies on certain associations for effectively marketing both its export commodities and its tourist attractions, islanders must address if not resolve a range of issues and/or inadequacies that undermine the brand’s integrity.
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TL;DR: Out of their juxtaposed stories, a new model of co-supervision is advocated which addresses what the authors have experienced as levels of inequity within this professional relationship and opens the possibilities for mentorship and professional development in a realigned supervisory relationship.
Abstract: Practitioner stories have been recognised as a valuable insight into practice as well as a means by which practice can inform theory Our practitioner stories about our experiences of being co-supervisors in Higher Degree Research (HDR) supervision have enabled us to further our resonance with HDR literature and at the same time contribute to literature by proposing new issues related to this specific form of practice Out of our juxtaposed stories we advocate a new model of co-supervision which addresses what we have experienced as levels of inequity within this professional relationship This model advocates the explication of transparent expectations and opens the possibilities for mentorship and professional development in a realigned supervisory relationship
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