Paradigmatic considerations for creative practice in Creative Industries research: The case of Australia's Indie 100

This paper begins with the assertion that research grounded in creative practice constitutes a new paradigm. We argue both for and against the idea. We argue against the idea in terms of applying it to the idealised ‘lone artist’ engaged in the production of their art, whose focus of research is a self-reflection upon the art they produce, and whose art is also the findings of the research. Our position is that such an approach cannot be considered as anything other than a form of auto-phenomenography, that such efforts are part of qualitative research, and they are thus trivial in paradigmatic terms. However, we argue in the positive for understanding the artistic event – by which we mean any mass ecology of artistic practice – as being paradigmatically new in terms of research potentials and demands. Our exemplar for that argument is a practice-led, large-scale annual event called Indie 100 which has run for five years and has demonstrated a distinct paradigmatic ‘settling in’ over its duration while clearly pushing paradigmatic boundaries for research into creative practice.

Working with Identities Promoting Student Teachers Professional Development

The starting point of the study was that good teaching requires a teacher to be aware of the sources of his or her pedagogical decisions; that is, personal values, beliefs and understandings. From this perspective, a teacher s professional development refers to a process of extending one s self-knowledge. The aim of this study was to promote student teachers' professional development with the help of identity work. Identity work refers to reflecting on both personal and professional experiences. Identity work consists of student teachers self-reflection on their life experiences (self-identity) and video diary-based reflection on their classroom practice (professional identity). The research questions of the study were 1) how is identity work manifested by the participants? and 2) what is the potential of identity work in promoting student teachers professional development? The research data was collected from four student teachers in the academic year 2007-2008; the research group had 24 meetings during the research process. Student teachers take part in a multimode teacher education programme, where students work as ordinary teachers in schools during their university studies. The data collection was conducted by using two methods: participants narratives based on autobiographical writings and video diaries based on participants lessons. Narrative research data was analysed by employing qualitative methods and strategies as they were needed in the research. The research results revealed four different ways of working with identities, each of them revealing different aspects of and approaches to identity work. The results also showed that identity work has the potential to promote professional development. As the research progressed, there were visible changes in the participants reflection. However, despite encouraging results, some issues should be critically questioned. Although reflection sounds attractive and fruitful as a tool for promoting professional development, there are also difficulties and obstacles. On the basis of the results, a proposal for promoting student teachers professional development is offered. Keywords: Teacher identity, identity work, reflection, teacher professional development

Monologeista dialogiksi : Keskustelua koulusta käytävien ohipuhumisten muuttamisesta neuvotteluksi sosiaalisen konstruktionismin hengessä.

From monologues to dialogue. A discussion about changing the fragmented character of the debate concerning schools to one of negotiation, in the spirit of social constructionism. The starting point for the study is the assumption that the interested parties concerning schools such as teachers, students, public servants within school administration or politics construct the idea of the school in disparate ways. It looks as if the representatives of the various interested parties perceive the school in distinctive ways or with particular emphases. Additionally, there are not many discussion forums where these different interested parties have an equal right to speak and be heard. It seems that the lack of dialogue characterizes the debate about school. At the centre of the study are negotiations concerning schools, and the conditions that promote changing the fragmented character of this school debate in a more promising and collectively responsible process of negotiation. The aims of the study are to find both an empirical and theoretical basis for more equal ways to negotiate about school, and to increase cultural self reflection. Social constructionism plays a key role in aspiring to meet these research aims. The research questions are (1) How do the informants of the study construct the idea of school in their texts, and (2) What kind of prospects does social constructionism bring to the negotiations about school. The research informants construct the idea of school in their texts in several ways. To sum up: school is constructed as a place for learning, a place for building the future, a place where ethical education is lived out, a place for social education and Bildung, and a place where the students well-being is ensured. The previously presented assumption that the interested parties of a school construct the idea of a school in disparate ways or with various emphases seems to have support in the informants texts. Based on that, a condition can be put forward: different perspectives should have an equal opportunity to be heard in negotiations about school. It would also be helpful if there was a chance for different perspectives to be documented and/or in some way, visualized. This ensures that different constructions of school are within reach of all the participants. Additionally, while making the process of negotiation transparent, this documentation becomes an important medium for self reflection. On one hand it visualizes the complexity of the school. On the other hand it protects the school and education from serving as the spokesman of any single truth that is presented as objective or universal. Social constructionism seems to offer a stable theoretical basis for changing the fragmented character of the school debate in one of negotiation. More equal and collectively responsible school negotiation presumes that certain aspects or conditions drawn from postmodernism and social constructionism have been studied. In the study, six conditions are presented that can be seen as mediums for changing the fragmented character of the school debate into one of more equal negotiation. Keywords: social constructionism, Kenneth J. Gergen, school negotiation, education policy, dialogue.

Conceptualization of a Behavior Modification Tool for University Systems and Doctoral Students

This paper describes a university based system relevant to doctoral students who have problems with themselves, their peers and research supervisors. Doctoral students have various challenges to solve and these challenges contribute to delays in their thesis submission. This tool aims at helping them think through their problem in a pre-counseling stage. The tool uses narratives and hypothetical stories to walk a doctoral student through options of responses he or she can make given the situation in the narrative. Narratives were developed after a preliminary survey (n=57) of doctoral students. The survey indicated that problems they experienced were: busy supervisors, negative competition from peers and laziness with self. The narrative scenarios in the tool prompt self-reflection and provide for options to chose from leading to the next scenario that will ensue. The different stages of the stimulus-response cycles are designed based on Thomas-Kilmann conflict resolution techniques (collaboration and avoidance). Each stimulus-response cycle has a score attached that reflects the student's ability to judge a collaborative approach. At the end of all the stages a scorecard is generated indicating either a progressive or regressive outcome of thesis submission.

Género y consumo

Curso on-line "Consumo responsable, consciente y transformador". Setem Hego Haizea

Generoa eta kontsumo

On-line ikastaroa "Kontsumo arduratsua, kontziente eta eraldatzailea". Setem Hego Haizea Traducción: Regina Laurrucea Aransolo

Nas águas da memória: o rio como metáfora em Dois irmãos e Órfãos do Eldorado, de Milton Hatoum

As narrativas Dois irmãos e Órfãos do Eldorado, de Milton Hatoum, estão cercadas pelo ambiente dos rios, espaço fluido, aquoso, profundo, que representa o limite entre a vida e a morte. O rio, cenário mítico, simbólico para o material ficcional das narrativas, metaforicamente também pode ser entendido como o lugar mais íntimo e profundo do ser, onde os personagens são levados a uma imersão, um voltar-se para si mesmo. Espaço de transcendência, permitida pelo mergulho na memória, que, assim como os rios, é dinâmica, instável, fluida. Temos nos livros de Hatoum narradores em primeira pessoa que se dedicam a recompor os fios dos tempos através de relatos, num processo solitário, por vias da memória. Eles fazem um mergulho no íntimo do homem e descobrem sua condição humana, frágil. Num trabalho de catarse e de autorreflexão, alimentado pela memória, eles se descobrem estranhos a si mesmos, uma vez que, ao reconstruir a própria história, o sujeito está calcado no momento presente. O eixo temporal da narração é, desse modo, presente-passado. Nesse sentido, há importância em compreendermos que a memorização exige estratégias. Os contos, os ritos, os mitos, as fábulas fazem parte desse conjunto de estratégias, que, através de imagens e símbolos, transmitem, de geração em geração, a realidade de um povo, em tempo e espaço diferentes. É verdade que os narradores de Dois irmãos e Órfãos do Eldorado contam histórias particulares, mas eles o fazem se valendo dos elementos de que a memória individual e coletiva dispõem, memórias estas permeadas pelo ambiente em que estão inseridos. Entendemos, portanto, que estudar a memória é estudar a cultura e a história vivida de cada sujeito e de seus grupos. Quando se entende que a memória de um indivíduo é também a de sua região e dos grupos de que faz parte, considera-se o processo memorialístico como uma construção coletiva. Isso significa que a memória individual é parte da memória coletiva. Desse modo, nos textos estudados, é pelo viés da memória que se entrelaçam espaços e tempos num lugar em que o rio se coloca entre os mundos narrados

O dispositivo da sexualidade enquanto enunciador do professor-homem no magistério das séries iniciais e na educação infantil

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar de quais maneiras o professor-homem é enunciado e se autoenuncia a partir do dispositivo da sexualidade no magistério das séries iniciais e na educação infantil. Para compreender essa questão, foram utilizados textos virtuais publicados na web com a temática de homens no magistério e uma comunidade virtual composta por professores-homens e estudantes de Pedagogia do site de relacionamentos Orkut. Partindo do conceito de Auto-reflexão (Sobreira, 2006) e tendo por fundamentação teórica Michel Foucault e Gilles Deleuze, a pesquisa procurou compreender como a sexualidade, enquanto um dispositivo, produz os professores-homens a partir da teoria de Performance (Judith Butler) e recorrendo a uma análise crítica e multimodal dos discursos (Moita Lopes, 2009). A pesquisa constatou que tanto os discursos jornalísticos quanto os discursos de estudantes e professores na comunidade virtual revelam que esses sujeitos são produzidos para culturas masculinas hegemônicas. Essa questão também fica evidente mesmo quando alguns enunciados de professores-homens e estudantes tentam romper com as dificuldades e preconceitos por estarem em uma área profissional considerada feminina.

A construção da demanda por ajuda psicológica e o trabalho psicanalítico com as classes populares

Esta dissertação tem como objeto de exame a psicanálise exercida nas instituições públicas de saúde, com o público das classes populares, a partir do atual cenário da seguridade social brasileira e das políticas de saúde do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Visando encontrar o que a psicanálise tem de mais fundamental, no consultório privado ou fora dele, analisa-se a obra de Freud e de autores contemporâneos, em busca de subsídios ao presente debate. Além de revisão bibliográfica, extratos de casos clínicos são também incluídos, sejam estes a partir de literatura ou de experiência própria. As classes populares, em sua condição de principais usuários dos ambulatórios públicos, são examinadas a partir de sua relação com seu sofrimento, seja este corporal ou psíquico, expressa em seu discurso dirigido ao profissional que as recebe. Ao longo deste percurso foram encontrados alguns elementos e/ou figuras essenciais de análise como o corpo, o campo do trabalho e a doença dos nervos. Ambos os debates acima convergem para um terceiro, de natureza prática, no qual psicanálise e classes populares unem-se no cotidiano destes serviços. Busca-se encontrar o significado de se trabalhar com psicanálise nestes espaços, e, consequentemente, o que faz este psicanalista manter a marca de sua atuação, ao mesmo tempo em que abre espaço para a reinvenção da mesma, sempre que assim se fizer necessário. Este estudo é finalizado pela análise desta prática, frente a alguns de seus obstáculos. Conclui-se que a mesma só é possível se os profissionais se afastarem de uma postura que, além de limitar o potencial da clínica psicanalítica, encara os pacientes como não propensos à autorreflexão, ou então, como limitados em sua capacidade de comunicação.

Diálogos sobre a prática: Um estudo com base em Theodor Adorno

A presente pesquisa tem como objeto de estudo os conceitos referentes à palavra prática, valorizados no campo da formação de professores, presentes em algumas obras acadêmicas da década de 80, que tiveram forte influência sobre a formação do sujeito pesquisador enquanto aluno do curso Normal e de Pedagogia; e nos resultados atuais de estudos e pesquisas relacionadas ao ensinar e ao aprender, presentes nos anais de 2010 do Encontro Nacional de Didática e Prática de Ensino (ENDIPE). Tem como objetivo investigar as aplicações conceituais referente à palavra prática no campo da formação de professores a luz dos princípios filosóficos de Theodor Adorno, que utiliza como instrumentos de análise a Autorreflexão e a Dialética não objetivada na contradição, categorias de cunho metodológico desta dissertação, a partir das seguintes questões: Quais são as aplicações conceituais referentes à palavra prática valorizadas no campo da formação de professores?; Estas aplicações conceituais se caracterizam, segundo ADORNO, como práticas autorrefletidas? Contudo, esta é uma pesquisa exploratória de cunho conceitual realizada a partir de produções acadêmicas (livros e resultados de pesquisas) nos dois períodos acima citados, com base nos princípios filosóficos da dialética em ADORNO, destacando a essência conceitual referente a prática e suas aplicações valorizadas no campo da formação de professores.

Krytyka dziewiętnastowiecznego rozumu. Źródła i konteksty Pałuby Karola Irzykowskiego

Wydział Filologii Polskiej i Klasycznej: Instytut Filologii Polskiej

Osoby uczące się j. obcych jako partnerzy refleksji w procesie kształtowania kultury informacji zwrotnej w dydaktyce j.niemieckiego jako obcego na poziomie uniwersyteckim

Wydział Neofilologii:Instytut Lingwistyki Stosowanej

The role of transformative thinking and practice in a property entrepreneur's response to the funding crisis since 2008

This portfolio of exploration explores the role of transformative thinking and practice in a property entrepreneur’s response to the financial crisis which swept over Ireland from 2008. The complexity of this challenge and the mental capacity to meet its demands is at the core of the exploration. This inquiry emerged from the challenges the financial crisis presented to my values, beliefs, assumptions, and theories, i.e. the interpretive lens through which I make meaning of my experiences. Given the issue identified, this inquiry is grounded in aspects of theories of constructive developmental psychology, applied developmental science, and philosophy. Integrating and linking these elements to business practice is the applied element of the Portfolio. As the 2008 crisis unfolded I realised I was at the limits of my way of knowing. I came to understand that the underlying structure of a way of knowing is the ‘subject-object relationship’ i.e. what a way of knowing can reflect upon, look at, have perspective on, in other words, make object, as against what is it embedded in, attached to, identified within, or subject to. My goal became enhancing my awareness of how I made meaning and how new insights, which would transform a way of knowing, are created. The focus was on enhancing my practice. This Portfolio is structured into three essays. Essay One reported on my self-reflection and external evaluation out of which emerged my developmental goals. In Essay Two I undertake a reading for change programme in which different meaning making systems were confronted in order to challenge me as a meaning maker. Essay Three reported on my experiment which concerned the question whether it was possible for me as a property entrepreneur, and for others alike, to retain bank finance in the face of the overwhelming objective of the bank to deleverage their balance sheet of property loans. The output of my research can be grouped into General Developmental and Specific Business Implications. Firstly I address those who are interested in a transformational-based response to the challenges of operating in the property sector in Ireland during a crisis. I outline the apparatus of thought that I used to create insight, and thus transform how I thought, these are Awareness, Subject-object separation, Exploring other’s perspectives from the position of incompleteness, Dialectical thinking and Collingwood’s Questioning activity. Secondly I set out my learnings from the crisis and their impact on entrepreneurial behaviour and the business of property development. I identify ten key insights that have emerged from leading a property company through the crisis. Many of these are grounded in common sense, however, in my experience these were, to borrow Shakespeare’s words, “More honor'd in the breach than the observance” in pre Crisis Ireland. Finally I set out a four-step approach for forging a strategy. This requires my peer practitioners to identify (i) what they are subject to, (ii) Assess the Opportunity or challenge in a Systemic Context, (iii) Explore Multiple Perspectives on the opportunity or Challenge with an Orientation to change how you know and (iv) Using the Questioning Activity to create Knowledge. Based on my experience I conclude that transformative thinking and practice is a key enabler for a property entrepreneur, in responding to a major collapse of traditional (bank debt) funding.

The Design Process- Making It Relevant For Students

Within the ever-changing arenas of architectural design and education, the core element of architectural education remains: that of the design process. The consideration of how to design in addition to what to design presents architectural educators with that most constant and demanding challenge of how do we best teach the design process?

This challenge is arguably most acute at a student's early stages of their architectural education. In their first years in architecture, students will commonly concentrate on the end product rather than the process. This is, in many ways, understandable. A great deal of time, money and effort go into their final presentations. They believe that it is what is on the wall that is going to be assessed. Armed with new computer skills, they want to produce eye-catching graphics that are often no more than a celebration of a CAD package. In an era of increasing speed, immediacy of information and powerful advertising it is unsurprising that students want to race quickly to presenting an end-product.

Recognising that trend, new teaching methods and models were introduced into the second year undergraduate studio over the past two years at Queen's University Belfast, aimed at promoting student self-reflection and making the design process more relevant to the students. This paper will first generate a critical discussion on the difficulties associated with the design process before outlining some of the methods employed to help promote the following; an understanding of concept, personalisation of the design process for the individual student; adding realism and value to the design process and finally, getting he students to play to their strengths in illustrating their design process like an element of product. Frameworks, examples, outcomes and student feedback will all be presented to help illustrate the effectiveness of the new strategies employed in making the design process firstly, more relevant and therefore secondly, of greater value, to the architecture student.

Chopper: From the Inside: Discourses of the "Celebrity" Criminal Mark Read

Popular culture has been inundated with stories and images of True Crime for a long time, which is testament to people’s enduring fascination with criminals and their deviant actions. In such stories, which present actual cases of notorious crimes in a style that often resembles fiction, criminals are either reviled as monsters or lauded as cultural icons. More recently, popular autobiographical accounts by criminals themselves have begun to emerge within this True Crime genre. Typically self-celebratory in nature, such representations construct a rather glamorized public image of the author. This article undertakes a multimodal analysis of what has been classed as one typical example of this True Crime sub-genre, Australian Mark Brandon Read’s autobiographical account Chopper: From the Inside. It thereby seeks to demonstrate that the book, while glamorizing and mythologizing its protagonist, simultaneously offers scope for a qualitative understanding of Read’s life of crime and the sensual dynamics of his violent offending. To this end, the analysis focuses on some of the linguistic and pictorial strategies Read employs in constructing a public image of himself that alternates between the dangerous ‘hardman’ and the ‘larrikin’ criminal hero. However, it is also shown that Read’s account reveals a degree of critical self-reflection. In addition to the multimodal analysis, the article also endeavours to explore the link between celebrity and crime, thereby engaging with the nature of popular culture’s fascination with celebrated criminals.