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Locating the 17th Book of Giddens@@@The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.

01 May 1986-Contemporary Sociology-Vol. 15, Iss: 3, pp 344
TL;DR: Giddens as mentioned in this paper has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade and outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form.
Abstract: Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In "The Constitution of Society" he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form. A particular feature is Giddens' concern to connect abstract problems of theory to an interpretation of the nature of empirical method in the social sciences. In presenting his own ideas, Giddens mounts a critical attack on some of the more orthodox sociological views. "The Constitution of Society" is an invaluable reference book for all those concerned with the basic issues in contemporary social theory.
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TL;DR: The agent-structure debate has been a hot topic in International Relations for some time now as discussed by the authors.Within an initial wave of debate, this revolved around proposing various ''solutions' to the problem of...
Abstract: The agent-structure debate has proceeded in International Relations for some time now. Within an initial `first wave' of debate, this revolved around proposing various `solutions' to the problem of...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that competence development involves change in the structure of the meaning for practice, which involves both a significant shift from one way of experiencing practice to another, as well as refinement and elaboration of the way of experience practice.
Abstract: In educating for the professions, teachers seek to enable students to engage in professional practice as competent practitioners. In this paper we question the adequacy of traditional approaches for promoting competent practice. These traditional approaches typically view competence in terms of attributes, such as knowledge, skills and attitudes. Competence development is then seen in terms of acquiring the necessary attributes. From an alternative view of competence as based on ways of experiencing practice, we argue that competence development focus on enriching experience of practice. More specifically, we point out that competence development involves change in the structure of the meaning for practice. Change in meaning structure for practice involves both a significant shift from one way of experiencing practice to another, as well as refinement and elaboration of the way of experiencing practice. Implications of this view of competence development for professional education are discussed. In particular, we deal with implications relating to the teaching-learning relation and the form the educational programme takes. In summay, we argue that enabling students to develop competence through experience of engaging in practice is most closely directed to the aims of education for the professions.

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  • ...This reflection would need to be directed to both discursive and practical consciousness ( Giddens, 1984 )....

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  • ...This involves developing both discursive and practical consciousness, as signalled by Giddens (1984) ....

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  • ...During the last two decades the 'container' view of practice has been questioned within social science (Bourdieu, 1977; Giddens, 1984; 1993; Chaiklin & Lave, 1993)....

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that a distinct program management model, grounded in a view of social reality as continually constructed through the actions and interactions of individuals, provides an alternative way of shaping and undertaking change initiatives.

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TL;DR: It is suggested that legitimate health concerns raised by tobacco control advocates cannot be divorced from other implicit social agendas which also fuel the drive for the 'purification of public space'.

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