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Pedagogy and Institutional Values: The Social Capital that Underpins Socially Constructivist Pedagogy and the Common Good by Campbell, James

“…Contemporary Malaysian educational literature recognises that the demands of the knowledge economy and globalization necessitate engaging with socially constructivist pedagogy as a way of addressing the limitations and narrowess of what are referred to as traditional authoritarian 'top down' teaching methods. …”
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Women contributions to open source software innovation: A social constructivist perspective by Mahmod, Musyrifah, Mohd Yusof, Shafiz Affendi, Md Dahalin, Zulkhairi

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Using Pedagogical Practices in an Online Learning Environment to Enhance Motivation and Self-directed Learning of Part-time Students by Trinidad, Sue, Fox, R.

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Single or Multiple Organizational Identities: The Management Consultant’s Dilemma by Chelliah, J., D'Netto, Brian, Georges, S.

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Punishing childhoods: contradictions in children’s rights and global governance by Pupavac, Vanessa

“…Children’s rights research is influenced by social constructivist theories, which highlight the history of childhood and childhood norms. …”
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Developing Conceptual Understanding through Diagrams: Year 7 Students' Learning of Balanced and Unbalanced Forces by Tenzin, Sherab

“…This study investigated the challenges and opportunities presented to students while drawing conceptual diagrams, through the lens of social constructivist perspectives. Interpretive analysis of student-generated diagrams and their interactions revealed that Year 7 students’ understanding of the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces improved over time, however, their development differed based on their prior knowledge and involvement in discussions. …”
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Social constructivism in an online learning environment by Ramanair, Joseph, Khoo, Elaine Guat Lien, Palanisamy, Punithavathy

“…This study addressed the issues surrounding the design of learning activities in an online environment that can facilitate learning from a social constructivist perspective. The main objectives of this study were to apply learning principles derived from social constructivist theory into the design of online learning environment and to investigate the effectiveness of the design on students' learning outcomes. …”
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Interactive and multimodal pedagogy: A case study of how teachers and students use interactive whiteboard technology in primary science by Murcia, Karen

“…Our case study research applied a social constructivist perspective and drew from principles of pedagogical interactivity and multimodal representation. …”
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Learning in higher education symposia: A new professional development model for university educators by Dobozy, Eva

“…It describes the implementation of a social constructivist approach to professional development, characterised by various, structured collaborative activities, and possible levels of participation. …”
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Stigma and Self-Stigma in Addiction by Matthews, S., Dwyer, Robyn, Snoek, A.

“…This rests on a social constructivist account in which those affected by public stigmatization internalize its norms. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of Teamwork Pedagogy in Higher Education by Riebe, L., Girardi, A., Whitsed, Craig

“…Grounded in the social constructivist paradigm, this article uses a two-phase systematic literature review methodology to explore the conditions and influences affording or constraining teamwork pedagogy. …”
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EMPLOYEE PERCEPTIONS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY AND THEIR IMPACT ON ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT IN PAKISTAN by Pasha, Aneeqa

“…A qualitative, social constructivist approach is taken to examine which factors influence an employee’s commitment to the organisation and if CSR is one of them. …”
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Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective by Handke, Lisa, Costa, Patricia, Klonek, Florian, O’Neil, Thomas, Parker, Sharon

“…The present paper synthesizes the structural and social-constructivist elements of team virtuality in order to introduce the novel concept of team perceived virtuality (TPV), embedded within a theoretical model of its team-level emergence. …”
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Towards the CEFR action-oriented approach : factors influencing its achievement in Thai EFL classrooms by Supunya, Nuntapat

“…As such, the current study, framed in a social constructivist case study methodology, used an in-depth interview with four in-service English teachers from four different regions to investigate the factors contributing to the achievement of the action-oriented approach in a Thai EFL context. …”
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Failed innovation implementation in teacher education: A case analysis by Dobozy, Eva

“…The provision of this illustrative practical example of innovation failure has the potential to make apparent how students’ ‘out-of-comfort-zone’ behaviour and resistance to change from transmission education practices to social constructivist approaches will need to be managed.…”
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Challenges Faced by University Staff Members when Providing Services to International Students: An Australian Perspective by Harryba, S., Guilfoyle, Andrew, Knight, Shirlee-ann

“…A qualitative case study examined the challenges of service provision and utilization at an Australian university. Using a Social Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology, 73 participants were interviewed, including 38 staff members (16 academic, 22 non-academic), 25 international (IS) and 10 domestic students (DS). …”
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The Impact of Adopting a Mainstreamed Model of Service Provision: The Experiences of University Staff Members. by Harryba, S., Knight, Shirlee-ann

“…A qualitative case study examined the challenges of service provision and utilization regarding international students at an Australian university. Using a Social Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology, 73 participants were interviewed, including 38 staff members (16 academic, 22 non-academic), 25 international students, and 10 domestic students. …”
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Seeking a Balance: Helping Pre-Service Teachers Develop Positive Attitudes towards Mathematics as They Develop Competency by Hurst, Chris, Cooke, Audrey

“…In addition, as a response to greater reported levels of anxiety regarding cognitive and knowledge traits, the paper identifies targeted professional learning and social constructivist teaching as key factors as well as the need to identify personal knowledge of mathematics as a prelude to seeking to become more competent.…”
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What are the Challenges and Motivations of Combining Nursing and Motherhood? by Brickell-Bowers, Lyndsey

“…Abstract To examine the challenges and motivations of combining nursing and motherhood in Britain, a qualitative, social constructivist approach has been undertaken and NHS nurses have been interviewed. …”
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Weaving an interpretivist stance throughout mixed methods research by McChesney, K., Aldridge, Jill

“…This illustration is particularly noteworthy since past mixed-method studies that have been grounded in a single paradigm have typically used the post-positivist paradigm, whereas our study involved an interpretive stance and a social constructivist epistemology. This article may, therefore, provide a useful resource for those considering the design of mixed methods studies as well as a practical demonstration to support theoretical claims in support of moving away from binary methods–paradigm associations and assumptions.…”
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