In this paper the author examines some advantages and limitations of the use of photo-elicitation interviews in a study on class habitus, identities, and schooling in two secondary schools in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). First, she describes her research questions, methodological strategy, and application of photo elicitation technique, which refers to the use of a single or set of photographs as stimulus during a research interview. Second, she assesses the benefits and problems of its application by making comparisons between both different photo-interviews and interviews with and without photographs. This exercise allows the author to identify the benefits of photo-elicitation, such as the opening up of unforeseen dimensions for analysis and the facilitation of a rapport with respondents; and some disadvantages, for example, the possibility of the “closing communication” effect between researcher and participant.
In this introductory essay to the special issue on the use of S.J. Ball’s theories in Latin America we explore how Ball’s theoretical concerns and empirical research contributes to visualize, map and problematize some aspects that have been marginalized in most research on education policies in the region. Ball’s contributions are grouped into two main areas. First, the analysis of the participation of new actors in education policy, including businesses and philanthropic organizations; which implies a redefinition of the state and the government of education. The second area we highlight is his work on the policy cycle and his theory of enactment. Ball questions the concept of "implementation" and linear views on the relations between "policy" and "practice." In contrast, he proposes conceptual approaches that contribute to open the black box of educational policies, exploring how they define possible frameworks for action, but at the same time, leave margins for interpretations and actions of individuals acting in different contexts.
En Argentina las medidas para enfrentar la pandemia del COVID 19 incluyeron la suspensión de las clases presenciales en todos los niveles educativos y la implementación de una política de continuidad educativa. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar, por un lado, cuáles han sido las condiciones materiales y temporales del teletrabajo docente al inicio del confinamiento. Por el otro, examina las percepciones docentes respecto del grado de participación en la toma de decisiones respecto de su tarea remota mediada por TIC; la carga mental que el teletrabajo forzado implicó; y su responsabilidad frente al sostenimiento de las trayectorias educativas de sus estudiantes. Nuestro abordaje se nutre de la perspectiva de Condiciones y Medio Ambiente de Trabajo y de estudios recientes sobre el teletrabajo. Los hallazgos de este estudio se basan en una encuesta en línea realizada a 678 docentes secundarios en el Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires a fines de abril y principios de mayo. Mostramos que se ha dado un proceso de ampliación de la jornada laboral, en un contexto de fuertes desigualdades de condiciones materiales básicas de los/as docentes y diferentes tipos de culturas institucionales (en términos de participación docente en la toma de decisiones, clima de trabajo y experiencia previa en el uso de TIC), impactando negativamente en la carga mental de más de la mitad de los/as docentes -aunque sin todavía mellar la confianza de la mayoría de los/as docentes respecto de su capacidad de acompañar a sus estudiantes.
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