Plamena Panayotova
Biographic Data
| ID | 260403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Plamena Panayotova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Plamena |
| FAMILY NAME | Panayotova |
| SIGNATURE | PANAYOTOVA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0696-8800 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Science popularisation as diffusion of knowledge
This article offers an in-depth analysis of the diffusion model of science popularisation. It reviews criticisms against the model and shows that they do not warrant its rejection. It argues that the diffusion model has elements, hitherto neglected, which can facilitate a better understanding of popularisation. Viewing popularisation as the diffusion of knowledge is beneficial because it enables us to: (1) pinpoint the origins of popularisation a…
Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979
The Teaching of Research Methods in British Sociology in the Twentieth Century
The History of Sociology in Britain: New Research and Revaluation
Beyond drink, drainage and divorce? What the Sociological Society did for British sociology
This article improves upon our current understanding of the Sociological Society's contributions to the development of sociology in Britain. It challenges the assessment of the Society's legacy made by Philip Abrams in 1968 and the more recent conclusions reached by scholars who contributed to a debate published in The Sociological Review in 2007. The article is built on original findings garnered from empirical research undertaken at The Sociolo…
Realities and Perceptions of Methodological Teaching and Debates in Post-War British Sociology: New Evidence from Peel (1968) and Wakeford (1979)
This article contains the first systematic analysis of the undergraduate sociology methods course syllabuses collected by John Peel in the late 1960s and John Wakeford in the late 1970s. It outlines the major trends in methods teaching in the late 1960s and 1970s, highlighting the teaching of quantitative methods in this period. But the broader aim of the analysis is to explain how the debates surrounding the rise of feminist sociology and the cr…
The History of Sociology in Britain: New Research and Revaluation
Realities and Perceptions of Methodological Teaching and Debates in Post-War British Sociology: New Evidence from Peel (1968) and Wakeford (1979)
This article contains the first systematic analysis of the undergraduate sociology methods course syllabuses collected by John Peel in the late 1960s and John Wakeford in the late 1970s. It outlines the major trends in methods teaching in the late 1960s and 1970s, highlighting the teaching of quantitative methods in this period. But the broader aim of the analysis is to explain how the debates surrounding the rise of feminist sociology and the cr…
The Teaching of Research Methods in British Sociology in the Twentieth Century
The History of Sociology in Britain: New Research and Revaluation
Beyond drink, drainage and divorce? What the Sociological Society did for British sociology
This article improves upon our current understanding of the Sociological Society's contributions to the development of sociology in Britain. It challenges the assessment of the Society's legacy made by Philip Abrams in 1968 and the more recent conclusions reached by scholars who contributed to a debate published in The Sociological Review in 2007. The article is built on original findings garnered from empirical research undertaken at The Sociolo…
Realities and Perceptions of Methodological Teaching and Debates in Post-War British Sociology: New Evidence from Peel (1968) and Wakeford (1979)
This article contains the first systematic analysis of the undergraduate sociology methods course syllabuses collected by John Peel in the late 1960s and John Wakeford in the late 1970s. It outlines the major trends in methods teaching in the late 1960s and 1970s, highlighting the teaching of quantitative methods in this period. But the broader aim of the analysis is to explain how the debates surrounding the rise of feminist sociology and the cr…
Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979
Science popularisation as diffusion of knowledge
This article offers an in-depth analysis of the diffusion model of science popularisation. It reviews criticisms against the model and shows that they do not warrant its rejection. It argues that the diffusion model has elements, hitherto neglected, which can facilitate a better understanding of popularisation. Viewing popularisation as the diffusion of knowledge is beneficial because it enables us to: (1) pinpoint the origins of popularisation a…
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (3 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Data Analysis and Archiving (2 works) · History (2 works) · History of sociology (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)