reconceptualization
- noun
- /ˌriːˌkɒnˌsɛpʧuːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
- The reconceptualization of education strategies has led to improved student engagement and success.
- propose a reconceptualization
- suggest a reconceptualization
- reconceptualization of practice
And there's a, you know, that's that's a lot of emotional stress and complex reconceptualization and retooling.
- And there's a, you know, that's that's a lot of emotional stress and complex reconceptualization and retooling.
Examples
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Do the museum stores work against the NMAI's reconceptualization of what a museum is and can be?
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In light of this reconceptualization, there are three basic goals of a general education in music.
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More realistic and profitable solutions lie in energy diversity and a reconceptualization of how we get and use energy.
Blog text (17) -
Consequently, any major reconceptualization of diagnostic criteria would throw all that into doubt.
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The implications of such a reconceptualization are far-reaching.
Academic text (1996) -
A decade after the release of the National Standards for Music Education in 1994, Bennett Reimer suggested a reconceptualization of the standards.
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We propose a reconceptualization of cultural world view as Optimistic, Traditional, Here and Now, and Pessimistic perspectives.
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Emergent overfishing and pollution sparked a wholesale reconceptualization of the seas.
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Resilience research has catalyzed a reconceptualization of the experience of such families from a deficit, pathological perspective to a growth-enhancing opportunity.
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This report includes a reconceptualization of urban planning that prioritizes green spaces and community involvement.
Synonyms
A big change that makes something seem new
A process that gives something a new meaning
Forming a clear idea of something in your mind
A time of thinking again about a decision to change it
A new meaning people give to something like a song or story
A change of direction, focus, or beliefs to follow a new way
To form a new idea or plan after thinking about something again
A new version of something old that changes its form or style
Putting something into a new situation to give it a different meaning
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconceptualization = reconceptualize (semi-transparent) = re + concept + ual + ize + ation
This is a standard action noun formed from the verb 'reconceptualize' with the suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
The word reconceptualization breaks into re- 'again', concept 'idea', and -ization 'the act of'. So it literally means 'the act of forming an idea again', which is why it refers to rethinking something to create a new understanding.