Abstract This paper describes and evaluates a unit (module), the design of which addressed the pr... more Abstract This paper describes and evaluates a unit (module), the design of which addressed the problems of running group work in Higher Education. The design process began by consulting students and colleagues and with a literature review. This led to the identification of a number of dilemmas which the design attempted to resolve. The students’ perceptions of the unit were then gathered. The findings indicate that the design of group projects should consider four key elements: the organisation of the project; assessment; the balance between student choice and tutor direction; tutor support. The key dynamics emerging were the impact of shifting the balance of power towards students in controlling assessment, and in the way in which the structure and organisation of the groups affected performance.
Qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve e S So oc ci io ol lo og gy y R Re ev vi ie ew w V Vo ol lu um me e... more Qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve e S So oc ci io ol lo og gy y R Re ev vi ie ew w V Vo ol lu um me e I IV V I Is ss su ue e 1 1 w ww ww w. .q qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve es so oc ci io ol lo og gy yr re ev vi ie ew w. The book edited by Shirley K. Drew, Melanie B. Mills and Bob M. Gassaway is a collection of articles concerning the ambiguities inherent in the concept of a "dirty work". Usually regarded as stigmatized, the "dirty" occupations are sometimes related to low prestige and very often to hard, unpleasant tasks and activities. Yet they are necessary to guarantee an appropriate standard of life, to which we have become accustomed. This is why it is essential to learn more about everyday work of people who are doing for us and instead of us these dirty tasks. The main focus of the book is on how people working in particular occupations construct and reconstruct the understanding of their jobs and its value, especially if it is a dirty work. The term "di...
This article describes and critically examines the process of creating and performing alternative... more This article describes and critically examines the process of creating and performing alternative identities associated with a mythic band called "The Ethnogs." Specifically, the authors tell individual narratives regarding their performances as rock stars, groupies, roadies, and security, and reveal the value of and the personal and institutional risks associated with these performances. The authors conclude by describing a line of scholarship represented by their project that they call "automythography," the excavation of cultural myths through the critical reading of narrative accounts about a particular period or set of events.
PART I: ETHNOGRAPHY OF TAINT 1 Doing Justice, Shirley K. Drew 2 Dirty Work and Discipline Behind ... more PART I: ETHNOGRAPHY OF TAINT 1 Doing Justice, Shirley K. Drew 2 Dirty Work and Discipline Behind Bars, Sarah J. Tracy & Clifton Scott 3 Riding Fire Trucks and Ambulances with America's Heroes, Clifton Scott & Sarah J. Tracy 4 Without Trucks, We'd Be Naked, Hungry & Homeless!, Melanie Mills 5 Bitching about Secretarial "Dirty Work", Patricia Sotirin 6 Nursing as Dirty Work, Melanie Mills & Amy Schejbal 7 Crack Pipes and TCells: Use of Taint Management by HIV/AIDS/Addiction Caregivers, Stephanie Poole Martinez PART II: CASE STUDIES 8 Good Cops, Dirty Crimes, Bob M. Gassaway 9 Cops, Crimes, and Community Policing, Shirley K. Drew & Mendy Hulvey 10 The Death Doctors, Bob M. Gassaway PART III : CONCLUSION 11 Ethnography as Dirty Work, Shirley K. Drew & Melanie Mills 12 Concluding Thoughts, Melanie Mills, Shirley K. Drew, & Bob M. Gassaway
Abstract This paper describes and evaluates a unit (module), the design of which addressed the pr... more Abstract This paper describes and evaluates a unit (module), the design of which addressed the problems of running group work in Higher Education. The design process began by consulting students and colleagues and with a literature review. This led to the identification of a number of dilemmas which the design attempted to resolve. The students’ perceptions of the unit were then gathered. The findings indicate that the design of group projects should consider four key elements: the organisation of the project; assessment; the balance between student choice and tutor direction; tutor support. The key dynamics emerging were the impact of shifting the balance of power towards students in controlling assessment, and in the way in which the structure and organisation of the groups affected performance.
Qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve e S So oc ci io ol lo og gy y R Re ev vi ie ew w V Vo ol lu um me e... more Qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve e S So oc ci io ol lo og gy y R Re ev vi ie ew w V Vo ol lu um me e I IV V I Is ss su ue e 1 1 w ww ww w. .q qu ua al li it ta at ti iv ve es so oc ci io ol lo og gy yr re ev vi ie ew w. The book edited by Shirley K. Drew, Melanie B. Mills and Bob M. Gassaway is a collection of articles concerning the ambiguities inherent in the concept of a "dirty work". Usually regarded as stigmatized, the "dirty" occupations are sometimes related to low prestige and very often to hard, unpleasant tasks and activities. Yet they are necessary to guarantee an appropriate standard of life, to which we have become accustomed. This is why it is essential to learn more about everyday work of people who are doing for us and instead of us these dirty tasks. The main focus of the book is on how people working in particular occupations construct and reconstruct the understanding of their jobs and its value, especially if it is a dirty work. The term "di...
This article describes and critically examines the process of creating and performing alternative... more This article describes and critically examines the process of creating and performing alternative identities associated with a mythic band called "The Ethnogs." Specifically, the authors tell individual narratives regarding their performances as rock stars, groupies, roadies, and security, and reveal the value of and the personal and institutional risks associated with these performances. The authors conclude by describing a line of scholarship represented by their project that they call "automythography," the excavation of cultural myths through the critical reading of narrative accounts about a particular period or set of events.
PART I: ETHNOGRAPHY OF TAINT 1 Doing Justice, Shirley K. Drew 2 Dirty Work and Discipline Behind ... more PART I: ETHNOGRAPHY OF TAINT 1 Doing Justice, Shirley K. Drew 2 Dirty Work and Discipline Behind Bars, Sarah J. Tracy & Clifton Scott 3 Riding Fire Trucks and Ambulances with America's Heroes, Clifton Scott & Sarah J. Tracy 4 Without Trucks, We'd Be Naked, Hungry & Homeless!, Melanie Mills 5 Bitching about Secretarial "Dirty Work", Patricia Sotirin 6 Nursing as Dirty Work, Melanie Mills & Amy Schejbal 7 Crack Pipes and TCells: Use of Taint Management by HIV/AIDS/Addiction Caregivers, Stephanie Poole Martinez PART II: CASE STUDIES 8 Good Cops, Dirty Crimes, Bob M. Gassaway 9 Cops, Crimes, and Community Policing, Shirley K. Drew & Mendy Hulvey 10 The Death Doctors, Bob M. Gassaway PART III : CONCLUSION 11 Ethnography as Dirty Work, Shirley K. Drew & Melanie Mills 12 Concluding Thoughts, Melanie Mills, Shirley K. Drew, & Bob M. Gassaway
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