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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The development of predication: Examining the link between knowledge and practice
No full textThe article reviews the book Predicative Minds: The Social Ontogeny of Propositional Thinking, by R. Bogdan
The contributions of the interdisciplinary study of language to an understanding of mind
No full textCarpendale & Lewis (C&L) emphasize the importance of viewing language as activity. In this commentary I push further their claim by highlighting how constructions, rather than words, are the appropriate unit of analysis. In addition, I suggest how a discussion of indexicality paves the way for a better understanding of how language provides a powerful tool for children\u27s construction of mind
Building bridges between developmental psychology and linguistic theorizing: Essay review of constructing a language: A usage-based theory of language acquisition by Michael Tomasello
No full textReviews the book Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition, by Michael Tomasello
Concepts and tools from the learning sciences for linking research, teaching and practice around sustainability issues
No full textThough the research, teaching and civic missions of the modern university have often been considered distinct, changing notions of knowledge and practice suggest increased synergy. This paper develops insights stemming from the learning and developmental sciences on the nature of learning, its relation to practice, and how one can better design environments where learning can flourish. It explores ways the learning science literature could be much more effectively leveraged in study programs for sustainability. Using the proposed requisites of sustainable education programs provided in the typology of the first article of this special issue, we examine whether and how learning science theory and research can contribute to such ongoing efforts
Language, practices and the construction of personhood
No full textThis paper argues for the central role of language practices in children\u27s construction of personhood. It aims to connect prior theorizing that recognized language as central to developmental issues, with more recent discussions about personhood stemming from discursive psychology and linguistic anthropology. Drawing upon longitudinal observations of caregivers and their preschoolers from three language communities, a case is made that the developmental process is more complex than current theorizing suggests. Although caregivers\u27 discourse provides children with a powerful resource for person construction, children\u27s systems do not immediately match those used by their caregivers and undergo significant developments over time. © 2000, Sage Publications. All rights reserved
\u27Why sally never calls bobby I \u27 revisited: An alternative perspective on language and early self development
No full textIn this article, I consider the question posed by Boesch (2003) in his commentary that appeared in response to issues raised in Coehlo and Figueiredo\u27s (2003) discussion of intersubjectivity. I begin with an overview of an alternative view of language to the one adopted in Boesch\u27s question, one that starts from a usage-based approach. Next I move on to consider empirical findings from recent research that examines language and the construction of self. Agreeing with Boesch\u27s central claim, this article nevertheless offers a distinct view of the connection between language and human development suggesting that language not only provides a tool for the researcher, but also provides a powerful means for the child to come to interpret culturally sanctioned ways of being in the world
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