Search results for "informal"

On Science Museums, Science Capital, and the Public Understanding of Mathematical Modelling

2020

Students’ opportunities to learn informally (e.g. by watching documentaries, visiting museums) explain socio-economic inequities in school performances. To explore informal learning about mathematical modelling, I studied two science museums, as these are environments typically visited by middle-class families. I framed the study by using the notions science capital and the public understanding of mathematical modelling (PUMM) and explored how these are mediated in science museums. The research method entailed observations of displays, artefacts, and visitors. One science museum completely detached mathematics from its use value, whereas the other offered histories of how people used mathem…

Comprehending city and its production in Africa through a systemic approach : example of the city of Diamniadio, Dakar

2022

For a long time, the analysis of the production of the city in Africa was based on an exogenous perception according to urban models theorized and experimented with in the Occidental countries, then diffused and applied through different mechanisms in the South, bearing witness to historical relations - through the making of the colonial city - and present relations - in the context of the making of new towns. After independence, researchers looked at the redefinition of the city in Africa with its complexity and plurality according to geographical and historical trajectories, proposing new urban theories that were more nuanced and linked to local and contextual realities. Therefore, follow…

Supporting bereaved people: a qualitative study on the experience of informal support providers, before and during the pandemic scenario

2023

The COVID-19 outbreak has further highlighted the need to strengthen support networks tosustain grieving people. However, we know very little about the experience of those who,because of their emotional connection with the bereaved person or of their social function,find themselves supporting people in grief. The current study aimed to analyze the experi-ence of grievers’informal support providers (relatives and friends, teachers, religious leaders,funeral providers, pharmacists, volunteers, and social service workers). 162 in-depth inter-views were collected (meanage¼42.3,SD¼14.9; women¼63.6%). Findings highlight twodifferent ways of talking about one’s experience and two different ways of…

Defence strategies in an online community of caregivers

2021

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand caregivers’ discursive constructions and responses to their unwanted (family and social) role as resulting in exchanges on social media. Online group platforms are understood as particularly suitable for the expression of intimate feelings among adults, for meeting and exhibiting stigma issues, and for the circulation of information and support (Suler, 2004; McCormack, 2010; Pounds et al., 2018). Design/methodology/approach This paper draws from digital Conversation Analysis (Giles et al., 2015), and considers data after combining quantitative (corpus analysis) and qualitative methods, from a critical discourse analysis perspective. The St…

Software Architectures for Human-Machine Interaction Using Natural Language

Il linguaggio naturale rappresenta un sistema di comunicazione a carattere inferenziale in opposizione ai sistemi di comunicazione a codice che non prevedono una forma di ragionamento intelligente da parte del ricevente, ma si basano sul riconoscimento di patterns dell'informazione. In un sistema di comunicazione di tipo inferenziale, infatti, si parte dal presupposto che il ricevente abbia una certa "intelligenza" e sia, quindi, capace di comprendere, elaborare ed inferire il contenuto informativo di una comunicazione attraverso ragionamenti su un background di conoscenze (come modelli di mondo e di linguaggio) condivisi sia dalla sorgente che dal destinatario. L'attività di ricerca, svolt…

Informal learning contexts in the construction of physical education student teachers’ professional identity

2022

This study aimed to investigate the significance of informal learning contexts in physical education (PE) student teachers’ professional identity construction. It addressed two research questions: How do informal learning contexts contribute to the construction of PE student teachers’ professional identity? What forms of relationships can be identified between the informal and formal contexts of learning in PE student teachers’ professional identity construction? The data consisted of 20 semi-structured interviews with PE student teachers during the final teaching practice period. The data were analysed using structural and pattern coding methods. The analysis revealed that informal learnin…

Impact of Plurilingualism on Learning Quality in Evening (Shift) Schools

2015

<p><em>This paper presents the main findings of the second stage of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Lifelong Learning study (2011-2014) on identification of good practices that facilitate adult learning (aged 18-24) engagement in second chance education in evening (shift) schools. It analyses students’ perceptions of plurilingual learning processes and the impact of people’s plurilingualism on their learning. The methodology of early school leavers’ learning in working life research was used applying combined phenomenological semi-structured and narrative interviews. 116 people (72 early school leavers and 44 second chance education teachers) representing all geographical regions…

Perspectives into learning at the workplace

2008

Abstract The article presents a thematic review of the recent research on workplace learning. It is divided into two main sections. The first section asks what we know about learning at work, and states four propositions: (1) the nature of workplace learning is both different from and similar to school learning; (2) learning in the workplace can be described at different levels, ranging from the individual to the network and region; (3) workplace learning is both informal and formal; and (4) workplaces differ a lot in how they support learning. The second section focuses on workplace learning that is related to formal education. Different models of organising work experience for students an…

Megacities without Global Functions.

2007

Present urban evolution is characterized by two major phenomena. On the one hand, the number of very large cities, the megacities, increases dramatically, especially in the less developed countries (LDCs). On the other hand, globalization leads to the emergence of cities coordinating complex and global economic activities, the global cities, especially in the more developed countries (MDCs). So, the two phenomena are diverging. A number of megacities do not exhibit any global function.The global performances of megacities are well correlated with their degree of economic development. But it is worth wondering why economic underdevelopment is consistent with urban growth but not with city gl…

Health in informal caregivers of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder: intervention effects = Salud en cuidadores informales de personas con Trastorn…

2015

Introducción En las últimas décadas se ha producido un incremento alarmante de la prevalencia del Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) (Elsabbagh et al., 2012), caracterizado por dificultades en la socialización, la comunicación y un patrón de intereses y conductas restringidos y repetitivos (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). La especificidad de la sintomatología característica del TEA y los problemas de conducta que conllevan se asocian generalmente a diversos grados de discapacidad. Ello hace imprescindible que las personas con TEA dispongan de cuidadores y/o cuidadoras que puedan atender sus demandas y necesidades (Ruiz-Robledillo y Moya-Albiol, 2012). Debido a la manifestación te…