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La costruzione della partecipazione civica giovanile e internet. Studi di caso nel contesto italiano
No full textLa ricerca esplora il ruolo di Internet nel promuovere impegno e partecipazione civica tra i
giovani (età 18-28). Allo scopo di studiare empiricamente in che modo l’uso di Internet
supporta diverse forme di partecipazione civica e politica sono stati selezionati tre siti web
gestiti da differenti organizzazioni italiane. Partendo da un approccio sistematico − il quale
consiste nella triangolazione tra analisi del testo mediale, dell’audience e dei processi di
produzione mediale − l’analisi qualitativa si focalizza in modo specifico sul discorso
‘partecipazione civica giovanile’ che viene costruito attraverso i siti in questione. Le
scoperte della ricerca contribuiscono a sollevare alcune questioni inerenti i processi di
costruzione dell’identità civica giovanile; la natura dilemmatica del discorso interattività; le
motivazioni dei giovani nel partecipare alla sfera pubblica e le pratiche di educazione
informale alla cittadinanza.The research explores the role of the Internet in promoting civic engagement and
participation among young people (aged 18-28). Three websites established by different
Italian organisations have been selected with the aim of studying empirically the use of
the Internet to support diversified forms of civic and political participation. According to
the systemic approach employed – which consists of a triangulation among text
analysis, ‘audience’ study and process of media production –
the qualitative analysis focuses on the specific ‘youth civic participation discourse’ which
is constructed through these civic sites. The findings of the research contribute to raise
some issues about the processes construction of youth civic identity; the dilemmatic
nature of the interactivity discourse and the motivations of young people in participating
in the public sphere and the practices of informal citizenship education
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Designing blended learning for lifelong learners. Results from a study on social educators
No full textThe article focuses on the design and the results of a blended learning programme addressed to 24
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
La co-progettazione curriculare nel contesto dell’Alta Formazione. Uno studio di caso sul corso per la qualifica di educatore socio-pedagogico
No full textThe study investigates benefits, criticalities and challenges of the co-design of a training programme based on learning outcomes and the transferability of the strategy to other educational contexts, through the analysis of the perceptions of the Professors involved in the design of the course for "Professional Socio- pedagogical educator" at the University of Florence. Following the analysis of the interviews with Professors on the collaborative design of this curriculum, some results align with previous studies while allowing to explore opportunities to advance knowledge on the subject. This design approach is not without its challenges, in particular with regard to the lexical divergence of the disciplines and the difficulty of negotiating knowledge within shared practices. Furthermore, the focus on the learning outcomes, also promoted through their declinations into different didactic formats, would appear relevant in conjunction with an approach centred on learners. Finally, the transferability of the practice appears to be linked to elements of the organization and structure of the academic context, which should facilitate the effort necessary to deploy the resources that co-design implies in its implementation.Lo studio indaga benefici, criticità e sfide della co-progettazione per obiettivi didattici dell’offerta formativa e la trasferibilità della strategia adottata ad altri contesti educativi, attraverso l’analisi delle percezioni dei docenti coinvolti nell’attività progettuale del Corso per “Educatore professionale socio-pedagogico” presso l’Università di Firenze. A seguito dell’analisi delle interviste ai docenti sulla progettazione collaborativa di tale curriculum sono emersi alcuni risultati in linea con gli studi precedenti e ulteriori opportunità di avanzamento delle conoscenze sul tema. Tale approccio progettuale non risulta privo di sfide, in particolare relativamente alla divergenza lessicale delle discipline e alla difficoltà di mettere in comune le conoscenze all’interno di prassi condivise. Inoltre, la centratura sugli obiettivi didattici, promossa anche attraverso la declinazione degli stessi attraverso formati didattici differenziati, apparirebbe rilevante in concomitanza con un approccio centrato sui discenti. La trasferibilità della pratica, infine, appare legata ad elementi del contesto organizzativo e strutturale universitario, che dovrebbe agevolare lo sforzo necessario a mettere in campo le risorse che la co-progettazione implica nella sua realizzazione
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