The teaching-learning dynamic from behaviourism to social constructionism: a communication-centred narrative

Mnasri, Salaheddine; Papakonstantinidis, Stavros

doi:10.1504/ijlc.2023.130629

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On the need to explicitize the unstated argument in cancer research: an ethnography on scientific argumentation

Mnasri

Jovic

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Within the framework of scientific argumentation, this study explores the role of what we here call the unstated argument in knowledge construction. The case study conducted in a cancer research lab in Brussels, uses observation, open interviews, and discourse analysis. Guided by Discursive Psychology as a theory and method, it examines the bases of a specific unstated argument embedded in tacit knowledge. The unstated argument is about medium usage in cancer research. The medium is a chemical liquid composed of a number of substances injected into the cells that scientists use to carry out experiments. The findings suggest that the unstated argument comprises a claim and de facto evidence. The claim is that the medium usage is appropriate and not problematic for research results. The evidence: (1) does not emanate from research; (2) is based on personal opinion; and (3) is backed up by the following factors: (a) practicing the status quo; (b) adhering to cancer-research standards; and (c) being bound by the demand and supply interplay. Provoked by the present study, counterevidence is ultimately substantiated by the same scientists. The counterevidence happens to challenge the claim, as it is based on expert-opinion. The study suggests that ethnography can offer a unique methodological stance to discern the unstated arguments embedded in tacit knowledge.

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On the need to explicitize the unstated argument in cancer research: an ethnography on scientific argumentation

Mnasri

Jovic

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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How do cancer research scientists deal with machines and consumables? Exploring research ethics from an inductive ethnographic perspective

Mnasri,

Jaber

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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This paper started from an inductive ethnography conducted within a cancer research lab in Belgium. The primary objective was to explore how researchers make decisions and rationalize their scientific practices. Through data collected from participant observation, interviews, and analysis of research protocols, the study exposes serious knowledge gaps that compromise research ethics. Specifically, the findings reveal the scientists’ need for more understanding of the validity of their lab machines and the readymade consumables procured from external providers. Moreover, without questioning this dependency, our participants (scientists) rely heavily on machines and consumables for almost all their research protocols. The findings suggest that cancer researchers place unjustifiable trust in the lab’s machines and the external providers’ reliability; this compromises the following three fundamental ethical principles: research integrity, responsible conduct, and the responsibility of using resources and technologies.

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Qualitative Methodology Selection

Asrifan,

Pratiwi,

Bahri

et al. 2024

Advances in Library and Information Science

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This chapter discusses the dissertation's qualitative methodology selection criteria. To understand complex human and social events, qualitative research emphasizes participants' views to generate rich, detailed insights. This chapter discusses ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, and narrative analysis, each suitable for different study contexts. Discussing research questions, methods, theoretical frameworks, and practical restrictions. The chapter also discusses ethical issues that protect research integrity, including informed consent and confidentiality. This study evaluates purposive, snowball, and theoretical sampling for data collection. Details on interviews, focus groups, and participant observation emphasize their function in acquiring complex data. The chapter concludes with thematic, grounded theory, and narrative analysis, which is essential for qualitative data interpretation. The chapter provides a detailed summary of these factors to help dissertation scholars make informed methodological choices for rigorous, ethical, and meaningful research.

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The teaching-learning dynamic from behaviourism to social constructionism: a communication-centred narrative

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On the need to explicitize the unstated argument in cancer research: an ethnography on scientific argumentation

On the need to explicitize the unstated argument in cancer research: an ethnography on scientific argumentation

How do cancer research scientists deal with machines and consumables? Exploring research ethics from an inductive ethnographic perspective

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