Learning from the diversity of national structures, processes and intentions with regard to extended education

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: March 25, 2025

Introduction In European countries, the emphasis placed on Extended Education (EE) differs not only in practice but also policies and literature. fact, there are still no standardized concepts or definitions of this specific educational area. Methods The aim study is to contribute a transnational understanding EE by inductive content analysis essential documents from five different countries. results will facilitate better shared factors which can be used improve student access, success retention education, generate valuable guidelines for effective leadership highlight potentials public governance social innovation. As part Erasmus+ project “EKCO” (Extended Facilitating Key Competences through Cooperative Learning), research team consisting local experts field Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland Austria was asked provide selection literature that they considered particularly relevant. A total 19 were submitted present study, expert sampling subjected an using MAXQDA software identify salient points emerged sampling. Results indicate main categories identified offered, namely: (1). Factors influencing EE, (2). Institutions structure, (3). Pedagogical requirements, (4). Content (5). influenced EE. Discussion data shows that, despite national differences, common intentions, processes structures productive development key competences future skills. Moreover, interplay these should when discussing article discusses how learn diversity their structures, intentions.

Language: Английский

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Navigating Jurisdictional Boundaries: Traditional Lawyers vs. Legal Tech Firms in the German Legal Services Market

Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 8, 2025

Abstract The recent rise of legal tech firms has led to significant changes in the German services market, challenging quasi-monopoly traditional lawyers. Our paper explores this evolving relationship between and lawyers Germany, focusing on how these groups compete, cooperate, forge distinct professional identities. Drawing Andrew Abbott’s theory professions, we examine whether there is a jurisdictional conflict them, i. e., they compete for same work-related tasks. By conducting semi-structured interviews with individuals working field document analysis relevant public statements texts, find that at least some degree conflict, albeit limited specific segment particularly tenancy law. In addition, have developed work practices differ significantly from those lawyers, emphasizing automated workflows largely eschewing in-person consultations. These novel also emergence new identity entrepreneurs, one emphasizes entrepreneurship consumer advocacy. Despite differences conflicts, currently appears be cooperative division companies, suggesting functional interdependence certain market segments.

Language: Английский

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Reconciling Differences Between Podiatric and Orthopaedic Surgeons in the United Kingdom: The Memorandum of Understanding and Its Implications for the Future of Podiatric Surgery

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(2)

Published: April 29, 2025

Language: Английский

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What We Do in the Shadows: How expert workers reclaim control in digitalized and centralized organizations through ‘stealth work’

Organization Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 45(5), P. 719 - 744

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

Organizations often depend on experts to carry out complex tasks that require specialized or tacit knowledge. Yet, organizations want increase their control over how are performed and thus reduce the autonomy of experts. In past, scholars have argued had ability rebuff organizational attempts them. However, in an era with increased digitalization centralization organizations, risk losing control. How react when facing this is not well understood. Thus, study seeks improve knowledge as digitalize centralize tasks. To do so, we studied a large energy company, which sought its expert engineers by implementing change included digital Using in-depth interviews, portray workers reclaimed using three micro-level tactics – strategic compliance workaround, legacy reclaim concealing Based these findings, our paper makes contributions literature First, provide concept ‘stealth work’, outlining can otherwise stripped them status power. Second, highlight may be nested legacy, use digitalization, finally, engage small hacks curb usefulness systems.

Language: Английский

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From Near and Far: On the Role of Distance in Changing Professional Services

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2025

In this editorial, we consider how technology, globalization, and organizational changes have led to professional services being delivered increasingly at a distance. We argue that the impacts of these are felt individual, organizational, institutional field levels. Impacts include in career trajectories, collegiality collaboration, altered client–professional relations. These developments generate new challenges for governance organizing across borders. While existing research is often optimistic about what mean professionals consumers, some scholars raise concerns their impact on professional–client interactions, trust, service quality. addition examining areas, suggest opportunities future can further our understanding implications provision organization services.

Language: Английский

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“I continue to consult remotely”: The Trans/National Practices of War-Related Migrant Doctors in Israel and Professional Boundaries

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 118154 - 118154

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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On humans, algorithms and data

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(3), P. 241 - 254

Published: May 20, 2022

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the papers in special issue on humans, algorithms and data. authors first set themselves task identifying main challenges arising from adoption use data analytics management, accounting organisations general, many which have been described literature. Design/methodology/approach This builds previous literature case studies application algorithm logic with artificial intelligence as an exemplar innovation. Furthermore, triangulated findings included issue. Findings Based prior concepts out published issue, proposes a conceptual framework that can be useful both analysis ordering hype, well identify future research avenues. Originality/value value framework, lies its ability shed new light (neglected) connections relationships between algorithmic applications, such intelligence. developed piece should stimulate scholars explore intersections “technical” organisational, social individual issues help us tackle.

Language: Английский

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Institutional Logics and Functionalist Differentiation Theory: Challenges and pathways forward

Organization Theory, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3(3)

Published: July 1, 2022

As a theoretical framework in organization studies, institutional logics is immensely popular. It has been used large amount of highly contributory and enlightening empirical developed far beyond its original formulation classical paper by Friedland Alford (1991). In our paper, we identify three key problems that have emerged the development use theory past decades: lack uniformity coherence definitions identifications logics; tendency theorists to attempt build grand connect micro, meso, macro levels analysis; difficulties explain how are reproduced interrelate evolve over time. To address these issues, highlight similarities between functionalist differentiation theory, drawing legacy from Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Robert Merton, propose as resource further development. The aim not reject or merely point out weaknesses, but demonstrate revival some classics sociological can be sharpen an analytical tool thus assist efforts improve usefulness studies.

Language: Английский

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‘Being a professional is not the same as acting professionally’—How digital technologies have empowered the creation and enactment of a new professional identity in law

Journal of Professions and Organization, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 99 - 119

Published: June 1, 2023

Abstract This paper shows that digital technologies have empowered new work practices and identity in the setting of legal profession five different countries. Using qualitative data from 33 interviews with tech lawyers, supported by workplace conference observations photographs, we analyse how lawyers use social material attributes to craft enact a identity. is distinctly established professional showing see, express, themselves as professionals broader sense, rather than identifying traditional law. explains technology has functioned an enabler for them this identity, much influenced how, where, when their done. The supports extends sociomaterial approach understanding implications transformation potential looking into development identities transformation.

Language: Английский

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Connective professionalism: Towards (yet another) ideal type

Journal of Professions and Organization, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 7(2), P. 224 - 233

Published: June 2, 2020

ABSTRACT In this essay, four leading scholars provide critical commentary on an article entitled ‘Protective or Connective Professionalism? How Connected Professionals Can (Still) Act as Autonomous and Authoritative Experts’ (Noordegraaf, 2020, Journal of Professions Organization, 7/2). Of central concern to all commentators is Noordegraaf’s use ideal types a heuristic device make his case capture historical change over time. While some question the usefulness types, others them. The raise additional concerns, especially limited attention variations across professions, geographic regions, social–historical contexts.

Language: Английский

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