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Multicontextual Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Classrooms
No full textMulticontext theory offers an approach to designing learning experiences and environments that take into account varied ways of thinking and knowing, are relevant inside and outside of the classroom, and can both enrich and encompass the lives of students on and off campus (Ibarra, 2001; 2005, Chavez & Longerbeam, 2016). Educators can leverage multicontext theory by integrating high context features like community wisdom, storytelling as knowledge, and inclusiveness into a traditionally low context system of experts sharing knowledge in a linear fashion to reap the benefits of both approaches (Chavez & Longerbeam, 2016; Weissmann et al., 2019). Examples of possible multicontext approaches are discussed, prompting readers to consider ways they can implement or may already be using multicontext teaching and learning. The classroom as a site of exposure to diversity is one of its fundamental gifts, and to make this more explicit through utilizing multicontext teaching and learning models is to enrich the learning environment, giving students more opportunities to communicate, collaborate, and learn
A Protocol for Co-Authored Academic Writing: The “Draft-in-a-Day”
No full textThe iterative process of writing a co-authored manuscript in sport and exercise psychology may take several months to complete. Draft-in-a-day is an alternative group-based approach to writing that draws on concepts from sport and exercise psychology to efficiently write the first draft of a manuscript, while providing rich opportunities for trainees to develop their writing skills. The purpose of this paper was to explore the usefulness and acceptability of draft-in-a-day by examining individuals’ experiences using the draft-in-a-day protocol. Twelve participants (4 professors, 8 trainees) who had used the draft-in-a-day protocol completed an online questionnaire about their experiences. Participant responses were inductively content analyzed. Participants were receptive to the draft-in-a-day method of writing, reported being very likely to use it in the future (M = 4.9, SD = 0.28; scale 1-5), and provided suggestions for improvement. This early stage research provides a framework for efficient group-based writing in sport and exercise psychology
Safety in Numbers or Lost in the Crowd? Litigation of Mass Claims and Access to Justice in Ontario
No full textOntario’s Class Proceedings Act [CPA] is 30 years old. In the past three decades, it has inspired similar legislation across Canada and around the world, and its capacity for bringing about social change has been widely acknowledged. But, like all things that mature, some cracks are beginning to show. The certification test under section 5 of the CPA has been made more restrictive by recent legislative amendments. In addition, class action practitioners are starting to recognize that the CPA can be a blunt instrument and that some mass claims are better litigated outside of that context. While smaller claims may find safety in numbers in a class action, larger claims that require more individualized treatment may get lost in the crowd. Outside of the CPA, however, there is minimal guidance in this area, and this can lead to uncertainty and delay. This article proposes a set of informal guidelines for the litigation of mass claims in Ontario, informed by multidistrict litigation in the US and group litigation in England & Wales, as well as the theory and history of mass claims typology. This guidance will reduce uncertainty and delay by facilitating agreement between parties on procedural steps and provide much-needed direction for a growing phenomenon.Née voilà plus de trente ans, la Loi de 1992 sur les recours collectifs [LRC] de l’Ontario a constitué une source d’inspiration pour l’adoption, au cours des trois dernières décennies, d’une loi semblable tant ailleurs au Canada qu’à l’étranger. Cette loi est reconnue à juste titre comme un important vecteur de changement social. Cependant, l’usure se fait sentir là comme ailleurs et certaines fissures commencent à apparaître. Par suite de récentes modifications apportées à l’article 5 de la LRC, les conditions préalables à la certification sont devenues plus restrictives. De plus, certains professionnels spécialisés en recours collectifs commencent à penser que la LRC est un instrument imprécis et qu’il est préférable de ne pas se fonder sur cette loi pour faire valoir certaines réclamations collectives. Bien que le recours collectif puisse encore constituer une solution avantageuse pour les plus petites créances, les créances plus importantes qui nécessitent un traitement individuel risquent d’être diluées dans la masse. Cependant, peu d’indications sont données sur la marche à suivre à l’extérieur du cadre de la LRC, ce qui peut entraîner des incertitudes et des délais.Dans cet article, l’auteure propose un ensemble de lignes directrices informelles à suivre pour faire valoir des réclamations collectives en Ontario, à la lumière de l’expérience relative aux litiges couvrant plusieurs districts aux États-Unis et aux litiges collectifs en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, ainsi que de la théorie et de l’évolution de la typologie de ces réclamations. Ces lignes directrices permettront de réduire les incertitudes et les délais en facilitant les accords entre les parties sur la procédure à suivre. Elles présenteront également une orientation plus que nécessaire sur un phénomène qui prend de l’ampleur
Bargaining Sectoral Standards: Towards Canadian Fair Pay Agreement Legislation
No full textIn response to the need for more inclusive collective bargaining legislation to combat inequality and improve conditions in the workplace, this paper considers the recently introduced New Zealand Fair Pay Agreement [FPA] sectoral bargaining framework and offers a preliminary series of ideas and proposals setting out how an FPA model for bargaining sectoral standards could work in Canada. It is intended as the beginning of a more detailed discussion on the development of an FPA regime culminating in model legislation that could be adapted to different Canadian jurisdictions. Guided by principles of accountability, integration, and inclusivity, this proposal is intended to apply to all workers in an employment relationship – including dependent contractors and gig and platform workers. The proposed system is to be structured as a new, stand-alone statute, drawing upon existing institutions administering collective bargaining legislation, incorporating some familiar collective bargaining concepts: good faith bargaining, dues check-off, and unfair labour practice protection. It is intended to preserve existing collective bargaining arrangements by excluding specified sectors with existing high union density or existing sectoral bargaining. However, it is also intended to offer a new, sectoral bargaining option based on industry or occupation sectors, producing FPA “sector agreements” containing minimum standards applying to all employees and employers in the sector. This proposed framework would operate in parallel and in conjunction with the existing enterprise-level collective bargaining system.En réaction à la nécessité de se doter d’une loi plus inclusive sur la négociation collective pour lutter contre les inégalités et améliorer les conditions de travail, les auteurs examinent le cadre de négociation sectorielle récemment adopté en Nouvelle-Zélande sous le régime de la Fair Pay Agreement (FPA). Ils présentent un ensemble préliminaire d’idées et de propositions sur la façon dont un modèle fondé sur la FPA pourrait fonctionner au Canada pour l’établissement de normes de négociation sectorielle. Ils exposent également les fondements d’une analyse détaillée sur l’élaboration d’un régime d’entente menant à une loi type adaptable à différentes juridictions canadiennes.Axée sur les principes de la responsabilité, de l’intégration et de l’inclusion, cette proposition s’appliquerait à tous les travailleurs engagés dans une relation d’emploi, y compris les entrepreneurs dépendants, les travailleurs à la demande et les travailleurs des plateformes. Le système proposé serait structuré comme une nouvelle loi distincte, s’inspirerait de l’expérience d’institutions existantes qui appliquent des lois sur la négociation collective et intégrerait certains concepts familiers en matière de négociation collective : négociation de bonne foi, précompte des cotisations et protection contre les pratiques de travail inéquitables. Il viserait à préserver les arrangements existants en matière de négociation collective en excluant certains secteurs dans lesquels le taux de syndicalisation est élevé ou la négociation sectorielle est déjà en place. Cependant, il offrirait aussi une nouvelle option de négociation sectorielle fondée sur les secteurs industriels ou professionnels, de manière à générer des « ententes sectorielles » du type de la FPA qui énonceraient des normes minimales applicables à tous les employeurs et employés du secteur concerné. Ce cadre proposé fonctionnerait en parallèle et de concert avec l’actuel système de négociation collective au niveau de l’entreprise
From The Prairie Fields to the Glamor League: Women’s Softball in Canada and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
No full textThere has been much written about Canadians who played in the All-American Girls ProfessionalBaseball League (AAGPBL). Lost to the footnote of history perhaps, is why so many of the Canadian born play-ers were from the prairie provinces. Of the 53 women who played in the AAGPBL, centralized near Chicagobetween 1943 and 1954, 83% were from the prairie provinces which is statistically significant. This paper ex-plores the reasons why this is the case by looking at the direct link between Women’s Softball (with an emphasison the prairies) in Canada and the recruitment patterns of the AAGPBL. The aim of this research is to reveala little-known fact about the AAGPBL’s geographical composition as well as broaden the understanding of thehistory of Canadian women in baseball.On a beaucoup écrit sur les Canadiennes qui ont joué dans la All-American Girls Professional BaseballLeague (AAGPBL). La raison pour laquelle un si grand nombre de joueuses nées au Canada provenaient desprovinces des Prairies a peut-être été reléguée au second plan de l’histoire. Sur les 53 femmes qui ont évoluédans l’AAGPBL, centralisée près de Chicago entre 1943 et 1954, 83 % étaient originaires des provinces desPrairies, ce qui est statistiquement significatif. Cet article explore les raisons de cette situation en examinant lelien direct entre le softball féminin (avec un accent sur les Prairies) au Canada et les tendances de recrutementde l’AAGPBL. L’objectif de cette recherche est de révéler un fait peu connu sur la composition géographique del’AAGPBL et d’élargir la compréhension de l’histoire des femmes canadiennes dans le baseball
Group Identity in Public Deliberation
No full textI argue that different argumentative practices require participants to categorize themselves in different modes. Accordingly, I distinguish four types of argumentation: rational argumentation, intergroup argumentation, intragroup argumentation, and, finally, personal argumentation. An inescapable implication of my approach to deliberation is that deliberation presupposes the self-categorization of participants in the same ingroup. Deliberation does not require, however, the group to antecede the deliberation process, and a distinctive feature of successful public deliberation is its capacity to produce social identification with the deliberative group. Thus, identity negotiation is an important part of deliberative processes.Je soutiens que différentes pratiques argumentatives exigent que les participants se catégorisent selon différents modes. Ainsi, je distingue quatre types d\u27argumentations : l\u27argumentation rationnelle, l\u27argumentation intergroupe, l\u27argumentation intragroupe et, enfin, l\u27argumentation personnelle. Une implication incontournable de mon approche de la délibération est que la délibération présuppose l\u27auto-catégorisation des participants dans le même endogroupe. La délibération n\u27exige cependant pas que le groupe précède le processus de délibération, et une caractéristique distinctive d\u27une délibération publique réussie est sa capacité à produire une identification sociale avec le groupe délibératif. Ainsi, la négociation identitaire est une partie importante des processus délibératifs
Teachers Learning Classroom Sociology and Social Justice in Primary Education : An Applied Research Project
No full textClassroom sociology is a powerful discipline that helps students develop a sense of identity, achieve success, and experience well-being while building a strong community in the classroom. Teachers who can see beneath the surface and are aware of classroom sociology create a better and more just learning environment for learners, especially in primary education. This study focuses on improving teachers’ classroom sociology and social justice awareness. Researchers designed a four-week in-service classroom sociology program for primary school teachers. The program aimed to improve the teachers’ awareness and behaviours in terms of classroom sociology and social justice. This applied research was conducted using an in-service program intervention with 12 primary school teacher participants. Data was collected from in-class observations, teacher ethnography notes, participant evaluations, and classroom observations. Initially, participants were more focused on academic performance and teaching routines and largely ignored the social context of the classroom. At the end of the study, teacher participants’ awareness of classroom sociology and social justice increased, and both their attitudes towards their students and their teaching methods changed in a positive manner
Beyond “Glittering Hope”: Introducing Max Stirner’s Unique Possibilities to Social Work
No full textMax Stirner (1806-1856) is an iconoclastic 19th-century philosopher who, despite a period of obscurity, has remained somewhat influential – particularly within segments of the anarchist milieu. This conceptual article maintains Stirner’s writing has something to offer social work thinking and practice. Using Stirner’s most influential work, The Ego and Its Own, I will present three of Stirner’s terms: Specters, The Creative Nothing, and Ownness. I conclude with a presentation of three “unique” prospects for social work that draws from Stirner’s anti-teleological and anti-foundationalist approach to liberation
Troubling White Women’s Desire for Innocence in Community-Based Social Work Practice: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
No full textUnderstanding the effects of White femininity on social work practice is a worthy endeavour provided the disproportionate numbers of White women that have built and occupied the professional role of social worker from the origins of colonization to present. Mainstream accounts of social work history narrate the profession to be a pursuit of well-intentioned middle- and upper-class White women, concealing the colonial operations that underpin the formation of social work as a White feminine project. While Whiteness and its effects within social work have been a subject of study, the intersection of gender and Whiteness has been minimally addressed, disregarding significant nuances that inform the relationship between the project of colonization and social work. This paper provides a detailed analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight White, woman-identified social workers who have practiced community-based social work for a minimum of two years in Alberta, Canada. Foucauldian discourse analysis is used to trace the ways the participants perform the dominant discourse of White femininity. The findings illuminate the social work profession\u27s ongoing complicity with its colonial origins, which collude with White femininity and ultimately foster practices steeped in racism. A vital need to disentangle social work from its colonial and racist scripts is emphasized