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Bernadette Bensaude Vincent - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Discipline building in synthetic biology
    Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 2013
    Co-Authors: Bernadette Bensaude Vincent
    Abstract:

    Despite the multidisciplinary dimension of the researches conducted under the umbrella synthetic biology, the founders of this new research area in the United States adopted a disciplinary profile to shape its Institutional Identity. In so doing they took inspiration from two already established fields with very different disciplinary patterns. The analogy with synthetic chemistry suggested by the term 'synthetic biology' is not the unique model. Information technology is clearly another source of inspiration. The purpose of the paper focused on the US context is to emphasize the diversity of views and agendas coexisting under the disciplinary label synthetic biology, as the two models analysed are only presented as two extreme postures in the community. The paper discusses the question: in which directions the two models shape this emerging field? Do they chart two divergent futures for synthetic biology?

Sepideh Fotovatian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Language, Institutional Identity and integration: lived experiences of ESL teachers in Australia
    Globalisation Societies and Education, 2014
    Co-Authors: Sepideh Fotovatian
    Abstract:

    Globalisation and increased patterns of immigration have turned workplace interactions to arenas for intercultural communication entailing negotiation of Identity, membership and ‘social capital’. For many newcomer immigrants, this happens in an additional language and culture – English. This paper presents interaction experiences of four non-native English language teachers with other Institutional members. It uses a sociocultural perspective of second language to map their approaches to negotiations of professional and Institutional identities in and through these interactions. Their discussions highlight the role of language, cultural practices and the emic socio-political factors embedded within Institutional interactions in individuals' Identity negotiation and integration.

  • Constructing an Institutional Identity in University Tea Rooms: The International PhD Student Experience.
    Higher Education Research & Development, 2014
    Co-Authors: Sepideh Fotovatian, Jennifer Margaret Miller
    Abstract:

    This case study profiles eight international PhD students and describes the process of the construction and negotiation of their social and Institutional identities in an Australian university. Audio-recorded informal conversations of the students highlight the role of social membership, staffroom interactions and language in the construction of Institutional identities. The impact of multiple Identity transitions experienced by new international students is described. The data analysis uses a sociocultural perspective of second language in use, which reflects the negotiation of power, space and Identity in informal multicultural Institutional encounters. The article provides insight into the ways transitions are experienced by international postgraduate students. Findings also include a critique of the negatively loaded stereotype of the ‘international student’ in Australian universities and the way it underplays the heterogeneity of student experience.

  • Three constructs of Institutional Identity among international doctoral students in Australia
    Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
    Co-Authors: Sepideh Fotovatian
    Abstract:

    Postmodern Institutional interactions in Australian universities, among students and staff, entail negotiation of Identity, legitimacy, and ‘social capital’. For many international students, this happens in an additional language and culture, in English. The case study presented here profiles four international non-English speaking background Ph.D. students in an Australian university, observes their out-of classroom departmental interactions, and uses a sociocultural perspective of second language in use to map their approaches to the negotiation of Institutional Identity. Two focus group interviews with the participants illustrated how, despite similarities among the participants in the beginning as newcomers to a Western university, students chose different pathways for integration, engagement in Institutional interactions, and Identity construction. The discussions highlight the role of agency and intentionality in participation and learning through interaction which leads to a critique of the ‘intern...

Dorien Van De Mieroop - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The complementarity of two identities and two approaches: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of Institutional and professional Identity
    Journal of Pragmatics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Dorien Van De Mieroop
    Abstract:

    This paper focuses on the analysis of two types of Identity construction in a corpus of 40 professional speeches, namely: Institutional Identity (of the company) and professional Identity (of the speaker). Since the corpus under study is rather large, two of the most interesting speeches were selected on the basis of a quantitative pronoun analysis. A further, qualitative discourse analysis of this subcorpus revealed the complexity of the techniques used to build the two types of Identity. On the basis of this qualitative analysis, it is hypothesized that there is a very clear division between the two complementary identities: Institutional Identity stresses the achievements of the company, while professional Identity emphasizes the speaker's thoughts and critical attitude. This hypothesis is tested and corroborated by the quantitative analysis of the dichotomy between agentive and epistemic self-references, the former reflecting Institutional, the latter professional Identity.

  • An integrated approach of quantitative and qualitative analysis in the study of Identity in speeches
    Discourse & Society, 2005
    Co-Authors: Dorien Van De Mieroop
    Abstract:

    Identity is usually analysed by focusing on a single case and scrutinizing relevant text fragments. This approach rules out the possibility of doing research on larger corpora, such as my corpus of 40 speeches. To this end, an integrated approach of both quantitative and qualitative analysis is proposed here. For the quantitative method, pronouns were selected as markers of the three main types of Identity in my corpus, namely that of the speaker, the audience and the company the speaker represents, the latter being the focus of this article. This Institutional Identity construction of the company has the highest frequency in the corpus. In order to get an in-depth insight into the strategies used to build this Institutional Identity, extremely Institutional speeches were selected and qualitative analysis was applied to this sub-corpus. This showed that three main techniques were present here, namely identification, company presentation and the suggestion of excellence.

  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of Institutional and professional Identity
    2004
    Co-Authors: Dorien Van De Mieroop
    Abstract:

    This paper focuses on the analysis of two types of Identity construction in a corpus of professional speeches, namely Institutional Identity of the company and professional Identity of the speaker. Since the corpus under study is rather large, three interesting speeches are selected on the basis of quantitative pronoun analysis. Discourse analysis of this subcorpus reveals the complexity of the techniques used to build the two types of Identity. On the basis of this qualitative analysis, the hypothesis emerges that there is a very clear division between the two identities, as such completing one another: the Institutional Identity stresses the achievements of the company, while the professional Identity emphasizes the speaker’s thoughts and critical mind. This hypothesis is tested and corroborated by the quantitative analysis of the dichotomy between agentive and epistemic self-references, the former reflecting Institutional and the latter professional Identity.

Gregory S. Poole - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Administrative practices as Institutional Identity: bureaucratic impediments to HE ‘internationalisation’ policy in Japan
    Comparative Education, 2016
    Co-Authors: Gregory S. Poole
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    ABSTRACTThis paper explores how bureaucracy impedes the implementation of higher education (HE) policy at Japanese universities. Administrative systems employ Weberian legal-rational bureaucratic practices that are central to the Institutional Identity of a university. Rather than the means to internationalisation and reform in general, these systems themselves become the end, usually in direct opposition to not only innovation and change but, indeed, the university mission itself. After first outlining the macro-level processes and policies of the internationalisation of Japanese HE, I take an ethnographic approach to illustrate the micro-level administrative practices and assumptions at the university, framing them within the social theory of bureaucracy to allow for comparison with HE in other parts of East Asia and worldwide. As a way forward, I propose we borrow theories on social entrepreneurship to potentially resolve the challenge of embedded administrative practices and static Institutional ident...

Huq Jo-louise - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Constructing and sustaining counter-Institutional identities
    'Academy of Management', 2020
    Co-Authors: Chreim Samia, Langley Ann, Reay Trish, Comeau-vallee Mariline, Huq Jo-louise
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    How do individuals and collectives construct and sustain identities that run counter to dominant institutions? We develop the notion of counterInstitutional Identity as involving individual and collective constructions of ‘who we are’ that are in strong opposition to dominant values and principles in the field, diverge from roles that are established through socialization and training, and involve practices that are proudly construed in direct contrast to field norms. We draw on findings from a comparative case study of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams to theorize about the Identity work of groups and individuals that enables and constrains counter-Institutional Identity constructions. We develop a cross-level process model of encapsulation in which authoritative texts (or prescriptive documents) play a role in sanctioning and enhancing counter-Institutional identities. The model shows how rigorous positioning against ‘who we are not’ (an “Identity foil”) through practices of oppositional Identity work are combined with practices of relational Identity work that reinforce counter-Institutional identities by positively valuing ‘who we are’ as superior to the foil. These practices are crucial to understanding how and why counter-Institutional identities are created and sustained