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

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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.

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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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Contextualizing entrepreneurial innovation: A narrative perspective

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Raghu Garud¹, Joel Gehman², Antonio Paco Giuliani³•Institutions (3)

Pennsylvania State University¹, University of Alberta², University of Illinois at Chicago³

01 Sep 2014-Research Policy

TL;DR: The authors review literatures that inform entrepreneurial innovation, paying particular attention to different conceptualizations of contexts, and add to constitutive approaches by examining how entrepreneurs contextualize innovation through narratives, and discuss the implications of this perspective for policy, entrepreneurs, and research.

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...Co-creation perspectives Some entrepreneurship scholars have applied structuration theory (Chiasson and Saunders, 2005; Sarason et al., 2006), which suggests that the outcomes of any action serve as the medium for future action (Giddens, 1984)....
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..., 2006), which suggests that the outcomes of any action serve as the medium for future action (Giddens, 1984)....
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Creating Ordinary Places: Slow Cities in a Fast World

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Paul L. Knox¹•Institutions (1)

Virginia Tech¹

01 Feb 2005-Journal of Urban Design

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the relationship between the pace of life and the capacity of urban settings to facilitate the routine encounters and shared experiences that underpin the intersubjectivity that, in turn, leads to the social construction of place.

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Abstract: This paper explores the interdependence between urban design and the social construction of place. Following the recent contribution to the discussion of sense of place, authenticity and character by Jiven & Larkham (Journal of Urban Design, vol. 8, 2003, pp. 67–81), it is suggested that architects, planners and urban designers should be attentive to the theoretical underpinnings that are relevant to place-making. The emphasis here is on the relationships between the pace of life and the capacity of urban settings to facilitate the routine encounters and shared experiences that underpin the intersubjectivity that, in turn, leads to the social construction of place. These issues are placed in the context of the ‘fast world’ of globalization and of grass-roots reaction to its consequences, as illustrated by the Slow City movement.

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...Developed by Anthony Giddens (Giddens, 1979, 1984, 1991: see also Bryant & Jary, 1991), structuration theory views human action as being based on ‘practical consciousness’, meaning that the way in which we make sense of our own actions and the actions of others—and the way we generate meaning in the world—is rooted in routinized day-to-day practices that occupy a place in our minds somewhere between the conscious and the unconscious....
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...Developed by Anthony Giddens (Giddens, 1979, 1984, 1991: see also Bryant & Jary, 1991), structuration theory views human action as being based on ‘practical consciousness’, meaning that the way in which we make sense of our own actions and the actions of others—and the way we generate meaning in…...
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Researching practice: the methodological case for narrative inquiry

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Therese Riley¹, Penelope Hawe•Institutions (1)

University of Melbourne¹

12 Oct 2004-Health Education Research

TL;DR: The methodological case for narrative inquiry is made as a unique means to get inside the world of health promotion practice and how this form of inquiry may reveal what practitioners value most in and through their practice, and the indigenous theory or the cause-and-consequence thinking that governs their actions.

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Abstract: Research interest in the analysis of stories has increased as researchers in many disciplines endeavor to see the world through the eyes of others. We make the methodological case for narrative inquiry as a unique means to get inside the world of health promotion practice. We demonstrate how this form of inquiry may reveal what practitioners value most in and through their practice, and the indigenous theory or the cause-and-consequence thinking that governs their actions. Our examples draw on a unique data set, i.e. 2 two years' of diaries being kept by community development officers in eight communities engaged in a primary care and community development intervention to reduce postnatal depression and promote the physical health of recent mothers. Narrative inquiry examines the way a story is told by considering the positioning of the actor/storyteller, the endpoints, the supporting cast, the sequencing and the tension created by the revelation of some events, in preference to others. Narrative methods may provide special insights into the complexity of community intervention implementation over and above more familiar research methods.

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...Incorporated within these methods are mechanisms for critical reflection which conceive the individual as the primary sense-making agent in the construction of his/her own identity (Blumer, 1969; Giddens, 1984, 1991; Schwandt, 1998)....
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Data in Practice: Conceptualizing the Data-Based Decision-Making Phenomena

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James P. Spillane

31 Jan 2012-American Journal of Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and discuss some conceptual and analytical tools for studying data in practice by drawing on work from various theoretical traditions and explore some ways in which we might frame a research agenda in order to investigate data in everyday practice in schools.

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Abstract: “Data use” and “data-based decision making” are increasingly popular mantras in public policy discourses and texts. Policy makers place tremendous faith in the power of data to transform practice, but the fate of policy makers’ efforts will depend in great measure on the very practice they hope to move. In most conversations about data use, however, relations between data and practice have been underconceptualized. In this essay, I identify and discuss some conceptual and analytical tools for studying data in practice by drawing on work from various theoretical traditions. I explore some ways in which we might frame a research agenda in order to investigate data in everyday practice in schools. My account is centered on schoolhouse work practice, but the research apparatus I consider can be applied to practice in other organizations in the education sector and indeed to interorganizational practice, a critical consideration in the education sector.

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Participatory Design Research and Educational Justice: Studying Learning and Relations Within Social Change Making

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Megan Bang¹, Shirin Vossoughi²•Institutions (2)

University of Washington¹, Northwestern University²

31 May 2016-Cognition and Instruction

TL;DR: The authors brings together a set of articles by scholars working to expand equitable forms of learning and teaching that contribute to a socially just democracy, or what we might call "socia....

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Abstract: This special issue brings together a set of articles by scholars working to expand equitable forms of learning and teaching that contribute to a socially just democracy—or what we might call “socia...

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...The joint construction of time–space relations in interaction is imbued with particular memory traces (Giddens, 1984) or perspectives on historicity (even the invisibility or supposed absence is itself a construct) and shapes the ground, or place, of ongoing activity, making the context for…...
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