Search results for "Praxis"

(Re)negotiating an athlete's identity during training and researching judo in Finland

2016

Letture gramsciane di Giuseppe Lombardo Radice (I parte)

2011

In Gramsci’s intellectual development is not a place on the periphery is occupied by the figure of Lombrado Root. Prominent character of pedagogy idealism and importer in Italy, activist of instances (even American), socialist “romantic, sentimental, unscientific.” Lombardo Radice was a careful student of the drama of the South and Gramsci was always very interested in the work of the Sicilian and there are many similarities (apparent) between the two intellectuals: 1) the focus on popular culture, 2) the combination between educational and political problems, and 3) the reference to the figure of Leonardo and other similarities yet. The author has done a thorough research work and signific…

Marketing-as-practice : A framework and research agenda for value-creating marketing activity

2023

This paper draws on practice theory and a review of practice theoretical studies in marketing, management, consumer, and markets research to advance our knowledge of marketing as a value-creating activity within firms. Building on previous research, the paper contributes to the literature by advancing a Marketing-as-Practice (MAP) framework based on three key concepts: marketing practices, marketing practitioners, and marketing praxis. The structures and interrelationships between these key concepts are also outlined. The framework can be used to study value-creating marketing activities within firms as well as between firms and their stakeholders which is in line with the American Marketin…

"Successful and feminine athlete" and "natural-born fighter" : a discursive exploration of female judoka's identities in Greece and Finland

2018

Despite feminist concerns about the asymmetrical distribution of power in martial arts and combat sports (MACS), sport psychology research has overlooked issues of inequality and socio-cultural difference, as well as their effects on athletes’ experiences and identity negotiation. The present doctoral dissertation explores the intersection of gender, culture, and identity in judo through the lens of cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks. The aim was to explore in what ways the cultural context shapes the experiences and identities of female judoka (judo athletes). Two specific objectives were set: to trace the discourses (systems of knowledge) through which female judoka…

Naukowe dziedzictwo Heleny Radlińskiej. Pedagogika społeczna – nauka praktyczna

2018

Niniejszy artykuł stanowi efekt badania tekstów źródłowych Heleny Radlińskiej. Prezentuje naukowe dziedzictwo twórczyni polskiej pedagogiki społecznej. Dyscyplina ta jest jedną z nauk praktycznych. Opiera się na ścisłych związkach teorii z praktyką. Ontologiczny status polskiej pedagogiki społecznej zakłada jej praktyczność i kooperatywizm oraz holizm w rozpatrywaniu zjawisk i procesów społecznych. Teoretyczny dorobek tej nauki jest użyteczny w budowaniu metodycznych modeli działalności praktycznej.

L'inquietudine dell'uomo fra prassi e tecnica

2017

The essay questions the relationship between prassi and techne in today's fully-tech society. The analysis moves from the aristotelian distinction between the various epistemai and continues through the comparison with the heideggerian idea of the root of knowing in the effectivity of existence, and with the gadameric perspective that highlights the similarities and differences between techne and praxis by bringing out at the same time the peculiarities of an irreducible knowledge of the technique.

Negotiating female judoka identities in Greece : A Foucauldian discourse analysis

2015

Abstract Objectives The objectives of this paper are to trace the discourses through which female Greek judokas articulate their sporting experiences and to explore how they construct their identities through the negotiation of sociocultural beliefs and gender stereotypes. Design This article is based on interview data from a larger ethnographic research with women judo athletes, grounded in a cultural praxis framework. Method Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted during fieldwork in Greece. Interview data were analyzed drawing on a Foucauldian approach to discourse analysis. Results We identified four concepts—biology, gender, femininity, and judo/sport—that were central to unearth…

The contribution of action research to policy learning: The case of Gipuzkoa Sarean

2014

Published version of an article in the journal: International Journal of Action Research. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2014-02-Karlsen This article is about a six year policy learning process named Gipuzkoa Sarean in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. In the article we reflect on how action research contributed to policy learning. The process consists of three stages: 2009-2011: Initiation of the project and development of a work method; 2011-2013: Government learning and organisational change; 2013-2014: Social learning and the shift to a new approach to territorial development. For each stage we describe the background and main goal of the research pr…