Sensemaking and crisis revisited: the failure of sensemaking during the Flint water crisis     

William D. Nowling  Matthew W. Seeger 《Journal of Applied Communication Research》2020,48(2):270-289

ABSTRACT

This study operationalized Weick’s [(1988). Enacted sensemaking in crisis situations. Journal of Management Studies 25(4), 305–317 and (1993). The collapse of sensemaking in organizations: The Mann Gulch disaster. Administrative Science Quarterly, 38, 628–652] theory of enacted sensemaking to examine the communication processes associated with the Flint Water Crisis of 2014–2015. A content analysis of 389 emails and attachments from a total population of N?=?37,376 pages of publicly released e-mails and documents pertaining to Flint’s water issues, identified examples of failed sensemaking by government officials. These failures hastened and intensified a growing crisis of lead contamination and an outbreak of Legionnaires disease associated with Flint’s municipal water system. Analysis of email messages suggests that strong commitments by top leaders and limited capacity were important factors as were efforts to create and maintain consensus among officials. The Flint Water Crisis offers an important application of sensemaking theory and its utility for both organizational and risk communication scholars and for practical application. The authors emphasize the importance of questioning previous assumptions and commitments, insuring that communication practitioners are involved in decisions, and avoiding over reliance on image repair as a strategic response.  相似文献   

Examining the Library as a Site for Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Case Study Evaluation of the “Innovative Solutions to Homelessness” Project     

Teresa Hill  Katherine A. Tamminen 《图书馆管理杂志》2020,60(5):470-492

Abstract

This study examined a project that delivered social work services to homeless individuals. A mixed-methods case study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative data from 93 library employees and the project’s Homelessness Prevention Outreach Worker (HPOW). There was an increase in the number of clients accessing community supports during the project, and the HPOW was integral to the provision of support and resources to homeless individuals. Staff training was associated with significantly greater knowledge, comfort, and skills in working with homeless individuals. These findings can inform the delivery and implementation of similar programs for homeless individuals.  相似文献   

可宥性事由：体育竞赛“越轨”行为出罪的又一考量因素     

刘峰江 《河北体育学院学报》2020,34(6):9-16

可宥性事由源于英美刑事诉讼中的可抗辩事由，与正当化事由联袂构成行为出罪理论的基石。与正当化事由不同，可宥性事由已经僭越了法定的行为正当化条件，行为的违法性首先被肯定，只是在责任归属上寻求宽恕性处理。引入可宥性事由，可丰富体育竞赛行为入罪和出罪的相关内容，便于司法统一判定。分析认为，体育竞赛行为可宥性事由成立，要满足体育赛事本身具有合法性和正规性、主体仅针对运动员、行为局限于体育竞赛行为、违法目的“单纯”性、行为以“反规则”为前提等条件。入罪和出罪的类型化有利于定罪和量刑的规范化，分别对竞技伤害行为、滥用兴奋剂行为、假球等竞赛舞弊行为适用可宥性事由予以出罪抑或减轻处罚的情形进行具体分析。最后，指出体育竞赛运动员可宥性事由行为入罪不能忽视运动员自由保障的理念，且尽量避免选择性刑事司法。  相似文献   

微助教在教学中的应用     

马玉花  彭荣贞  谷晓凤 《教育教学论坛》2020,(5):250-251

随着信息技术的快速发展和教育理念的不断更新,符合信息化教学时代背景的学习型微信公众平台——微助教应运而生,成为教育界的新星,从而真正实现个性化教学,为教学改革注入新的活力。文章将对微助教的功能特色以及利用其辅助大班课堂教学的优势进行简单的总结概述,并对其做出简要的分析,提出一些理解与看法。  相似文献   

高等数学课程思政案例教学探讨     

蒋艳  钟艳  黄爱武 《科教文汇》2021,(9)

该文以湖南中医药大学开设的高等数学课程为例,结合当今社会热点挖掘课程蕴含的思政元素,以定积分的概念、可分离变量微分方程的应用两个教学案例为载体,重点探讨了高等数学与思政教学的有机融合,最后给教师队伍的建设提出一些建议。  相似文献   

SPOC在线课程在大学计算机基础课程教学中的应用实践     

于丽 《教育教学论坛》2020,(16):366-367

随着网络和信息技术的发展,现如今越来越多的课程通过网络和各种网络工具进行混合式教学。大学计算机基础课程是大学生的第一门计算机公共基础课程,同时也是大学生学习后续其他课程的重要基础课。为了提高该课程的教学效果,实现人才培养目标,教学团队针对该课程教学中存在的主要问题,通过结合SPOC在线课程的混合教学模式及运用多种教学方法,将线下和线上教学相结合。实践教学表明,混合式的教学模式不仅提高了学生的学习积极性和兴趣,而且达到了较好的教学效果。  相似文献   

欧洲人权法院MUTU&PECHSTEIN案研究及启示     

姜熙 《武汉体育学院学报》2020,54(4):50-58

Pechstein案和Mutu案是近年来体育法学界广受关注的重大体育纠纷案件。两个案件都是案情复杂、时间跨度较大、所涉法律问题较多、经历了诸多诉讼程序的案件,最后都提交至欧洲人权法院审理。欧洲人权法院对Pechstein案和Mutu案的判决使得该案对国际体育法治的影响更为深远。运用文献资料法、比较法、案例分析法等方法,基于Pechstein案和Mutu案各审理机构的裁决分析,对Pechstein案和Mutu案的案情、各审理机构的裁决进行了全景式的梳理和分析,并就欧洲人权法院的判决依据进行了深入的研究。最后,就欧洲人权法院对Pechstein案和Mutu案的裁决对CAS的改革、体育仲裁的完善、体育特殊性等问题进行了分析和讨论,并对Pechstein案和Mutu案给中国体育法治建设、体育仲裁制度建立带来的启示进行了分析。  相似文献   

基于教研融合的经济管理专业教学案例创作     

程欣然 《清远职业技术学院学报》2020,(2):57-62

经过采用Nvivo质性分析软件对某教育集团下属应用型高校经管类专业培养方案进行词频分析,并将统计结果与案例教学法教学效果进行比较分析,可得出,案例教学法同样能有力支持应用型人才的培养。根据高校学生阅读素养调研数据反映的能力特征和教学案例的规范模式,设计适用的决策型教学案例正文创作模式,可以课程知识点为决策点,在高校所在区域选取案例企业,以及参照纪录片创作模式进行写作。教师能够发挥创作模式的最佳效能,教学案例创作亦可畅通教师“教研融合”的专业发展路径。  相似文献   

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Novel Display Case Design: Case Study of the Renovated Anne Frank House     

Karin Kompatscher  Bart Ankersmit  Edgar Neuhaus  Marcel A.P. van Aarle  Jos W.M. van Schijndel  Henk L. Schellen 《文物保护研究》2020,65(5):262-284

ABSTRACT

Many museums are housed in historic buildings, sometimes the building itself is part of the museum collection. Creating a stable environment by providing a nearly constant temperature and relative humidity at correct levels decreases the risk of object degradation. Maintaining this steady indoor environment, however, increases energy consumption and risks to the historic building. Museum display cases offer a solution to the mitigation of risks to which valuable objects may be subjected by providing an extra layer of protection to indoor climate fluctuations. The Anne Frank House is a historic house museum located in Amsterdam. The museum has undergone several renovations in the last years to deal with an increase in the number of visitors to over 1.2 million a year. The original diaries and other documents of Anne Frank are permanently on display in the Anne Frank House. With the recent refurbishment the possibility arose to design a new state-of-the-art display case. This study presents the results of the experimental research related to the design, performed in-situ. The temperature and relative humidity in the new exhibition space and inside the new display cases were monitored to gain insight into the hygrothermal behavior of these controlled environments. A complementary numerical study was performed to investigate effects of dynamic climate control of the exhibition gallery and climate conditions in the display case under various circumstances. Four main conclusions are presented in this paper. The investigated display case design is able to provide a stable relative humidity environment by means of silica gel, while using an active box-in-box climate control system to create stable temperature conditions. The inner case temperature depends on the temperature supplied by the display case air handling unit. Protocols must be in place in case of malfunction or failure of the climate control system of the display case. The air handling unit of the case needs to be shut off to create a passive environment for the objects on display until necessary actions are taken. Exhibition gallery set points can be less stringent when susceptible museum objects are on display in the display case. The environments are separated and provide an opportunity for energy saving set point strategies. The last conclusion drawn is that the numerical study provides valuable insight into imposing dynamic control of set points for temperature and relative humidity in the exhibition gallery and the effect on the display case environment.  相似文献   

Reconsidering the use of video clubs for student-teachers' learning during field placement: Lessons drawn from a longitudinal multiple case study     

《Teaching and Teacher Education》2018

Although video clubs have been used to support (student) teachers' learning through reflection upon practice, less attention has been paid to their potential use for supporting changes in participants' practice over a period of time. Prior work has also largely treated (student) teachers as an undifferentiated whole that benefits in similar ways from video clubs. In this study, we problematize this assumption by drawing on three cases of student teachers to exemplify three different learning paths while participating in a video club during field placement. Reflecting on these findings, we discuss implications for differentiating the video-club approach to address different student teachers.  相似文献