Anna Douglas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4453503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Douglas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Douglas |
| SIGNATURE | DOUGLAS A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Learning as Participation in Social Practices: Interpreting student perspectives on learning
This article explores a small group of students' observations on their learning as they come to the end of an A-level Politics course. It draws on the insights of Vygotsky and other theorists influenced by him, such as Lave, Wenger, Rogoff and Engestro ̈m, who have made important contributions to study of the social and participatory nature of learning, particularly, but not exclusively, in contexts outside the school environment. These ideas ill…
Shall Civil Service Endorse Science or Novelty
CIVIL service, reputedly, aims to divorce appointment to office in certain public areas from political patronage and to substitute instead impartial judgment and a logical method of matching personnel and jobs. Use of the label merit system would appear to imply that civil service is attempting to increase the probability that fitness, and not favoritism, shall be assured and rewarded. Such goals as these require an effort to systematize employme…
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Shall Civil Service Endorse Science or Novelty
CIVIL service, reputedly, aims to divorce appointment to office in certain public areas from political patronage and to substitute instead impartial judgment and a logical method of matching personnel and jobs. Use of the label merit system would appear to imply that civil service is attempting to increase the probability that fitness, and not favoritism, shall be assured and rewarded. Such goals as these require an effort to systematize employme…
Learning as Participation in Social Practices: Interpreting student perspectives on learning
This article explores a small group of students' observations on their learning as they come to the end of an A-level Politics course. It draws on the insights of Vygotsky and other theorists influenced by him, such as Lave, Wenger, Rogoff and Engestro ̈m, who have made important contributions to study of the social and participatory nature of learning, particularly, but not exclusively, in contexts outside the school environment. These ideas ill…
Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works) · Civil service (1 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (1 works) · Experiential learning (1 works) · Formal learning (1 works) · Innovative Education and Learning Practices (1 works)