In Search of the Meaning and Purpose of 21st-Century Literacy Learning: A Critical Review of Research and Practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Mirra ◽  
Antero Garcia
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
21St Century Literacy

A Critical Review of Learning Organizations in the 21st Century

2012 ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Learning Organizations ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
High Participation

This article critically reviews what constitutes a learning organization. The author argues that a learning organization is born out of a static organization. In determining whether organizations are learning organizations, components such as structure, atmosphere, management philosophy and attitudes, decision-making and policy-making, and communication must be considered. In addition, these components are discussed in comparison to the characteristics of static organizations. The theme of this article is such that in order for organizations to remain competitive in this global economy, organizational leaders must be flexible and people-centered. Successful organizational leaders should engage in the use of supportive power, involve high participation at all levels, and conduct multidirectional communication in order to turn static organizations into learning organizations.

A Critical Review of Gender Parity and Voice Dispossession Among Executive Women in Higher Education Leadership

2021 ◽  
pp. 266-281
Author(s):  
Tricia Stewart ◽  
Robin Throne ◽  
Lesley Anne Evans
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
North America ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Executive Leadership ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Executive Women ◽  
Gender Parity

Postsecondary organizational statistics show women remain limited and underrepresented within presidential and provost appointments, and progress has slowed into the 21st century. This chapter presents a critical review of the current scholarship of gender parity among higher education executive leadership specifically for a construct of voice dispossession. In past work, the authors have discussed how voice dispossession occurs among a dominant past culture and imbalanced power domains amid hierarchical structures for evolving organizational cultures as women often adopt a filtered voice or make attributional accommodations amidst challenges within these power and gendered organizational structures. This chapter extends the conversation by examining this focus within the larger body of research into women in higher education executive leadership to reveal limits of access and career success. While these power domains have historically been predominant across North America, parallels exist among other continents.

A critical review of research and practice in data-driven learning (DDL) in the academic writing classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meilin Chen ◽  
John Flowerdew
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Year 2000

Abstract Since the late 1980s, there has been a growing interest in the direct application of corpora, or data-driven learning (DDL), in language education. This relatively novel teaching approach has been particularly applied in the teaching and learning of English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/academic writing, especially since the turn of the century. This paper synthesizes and evaluates the research progress in the field of EAP/academic writing since the year 2000 by critically reviewing 37 empirical studies focussing on applications of DDL in this context. Based on the critical review and a discussion of some contentious issues, a set of five recommendations for the way forward in DDL research and practice for EAP/academic writing is presented.

2018 National Occupational Injury Research Symposium: Advancing worker safety in the 21st century through research and practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
Dawn N. Castillo ◽  
Christine R. Schuler ◽  
Cammie Chaumont Menéndez ◽  
Sydney Webb ◽  
Sergey Sinelnikov
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Injury Research
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