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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Beyond the 9 to 5: A study of family work life balance of female agricultural educators in Georgia
Full text linkThis study had a purpose to examine the family work life balance of female school based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers in Georgia. The research objectives included describing the personal characteristics of female SBAE teachers in Georgia, describing the perceived support from local administration for female SBAE teachers in Georgia, describing the correlation between mental health and the experience of female SBAE teachers in Georgia, describing the level of job satisfaction of female SBAE teachers in Georgia, and identifying the support systems that have aided female SBAE teachers in Georgia to find longevity in the classroom.
Participants within this study were current female school based agricultural educators in Georgia for the 2020-2021 school year. This was a quantitative research study that was conducted through an Internet based research survey administered using Qualtrics. The conclusions of this study were that SBAE teachers in Georgia are not that diverse, SBAE teachers seem to find work life balance, and SBAE teachers with more experience felt less administrative support. Furthermore, job satisfaction is not a major concern for SBAE teachers and mental health increased with experience. Recommendations for practice included for collegiate teacher training programs to help to close the knowledge gap of preservice teachers so they are aware of challenges and future workloads before entering the field. Practitioners also need to teach stress coping mechanisms to SBAE educators throughout their careers. Future research and program development should focus on the barriers that exist in today’s society, qualitative research into family work life balance, and potential culture changes that could help teachers find resiliency and longevity through increased job satisfaction. Finally, it was recommended that a study of toxic positivity might exist in SBAE culture
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe 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
First Year Student Perceptions and Effectiveness of Social Media Influence in College of Agriculture Retention Efforts in Southeastern Land-Grant Universities
Full text linkWith young adults leading the way in social media usage, it has not gone unnoticed by Colleges of Agriculture administrators who want to connect with students where they are. This generation is more wired than any generation before according to researchers Barnes and Jacobsen (2013). Researchers suggest administrators must be creative to connect with a generation that is generally not persuaded by unsupported marketing approaches (Paterson, 2019). Academic institutions need tools to gather evidence on what social media platforms are most used, which types of posts are most popular, and what perceptions students have of the connection to the college due to social media.
The purpose of this study was to determine first-year and first-year transfer student perceptions and effectiveness of social media influence in Southeastern Land-Grant Universities Colleges of Agriculture. The intent was to describe College of Agriculture first-year and first-year transfer student perceptions in of their College of Agriculture’s social media platforms as communication, retention, and occupational resource knowledge. Existing research offers little guidance on incorporating social media into marketing strategies within Colleges of Agriculture. Results from this study can be used for creating and revising social media practices as well as justifying resources being allocated to those efforts.
Participants of this study were College of Agriculture first-year or first-year transfer majors enrolled in a public Southeastern Land-Grant University. The research objectives of this study were: (1) Identify personal and academic characteristics of the target population, (2) Identify social media platforms and other communication channels of the Colleges of Agriculture used by student, (3) Describe the effectiveness of social media on student communication, retention, and occupational resources within the College of Agriculture. This descriptive study utilized a quantitative non-experimental survey research design. The data was analyzed and reported using the statistical methods means, standard deviations, frequencies, percentages, Pearson product-moment correlation, and independent t-tests.
The findings of this study indicate that Colleges of Agriculture are expected by their students to have a presence on social media but Colleges of Agriculture do not currently have a significant presence on the platforms they most often use. It was found that digital communication methods are preferred channels of communication for respondents. Substantial, significant correlations existed between students finding content relevant in order for engagement and connectedness to occur with the social media of Colleges of Agriculture
The Impact of Agriculture Education on Middle Grades Student’s Science Performance
No full textThis study aimed to describe the impact by measuring the students’ knowledge of course
standards of agriculture education and science on middle school, grades 6-to-8 students’
performance in their academic science course. Throughout years of teacher preparation, future
agriculture teachers enrolled in the agriculture education major are prepared to educate students
in their classrooms about the need and impact of agriculture by using agriculture education to
combat agriculture literacy. In addition, the education of students about where their food and
fiber come from and the importance of the agriculture industry is a constant need. Quantitative
data collection was collected using interval measurement scales. This study was conducted in
middle schools where agriculture education is offered to students, and all students are required to
be enrolled in a grade-level science academic course. The results of this quantitative study
indicated that those who had been enrolled in an agriculture class throughout middle school
scored higher on the standard-based survey
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Agriculture Teacher Longevity
Full text linkAgriculture Education teachers are leaving the profession at an astounding pace. Being over worked, loss of family and personal time, stress & burnout, feeling of being underpaid are some of the hardships that contribute to this ongoing problem. I felt that conducting interviews with former Agriculture teachers who had completely left the profession would help me gather the information that would be needed to determine the exact causes of why this is continually happening. Researching the exact causes of why the teachers have left may lead to ways that can be implemented for helping retain Agriculture Education teachers.
Focusing on Job satisfaction, how can this research help teachers feel more appreciated in our profession? How can the FFA & POW requirements help the teacher more by making some changes to the standards? How can we help administration and counselors be more knowledgeable about what all the Agriculture teacher does on a daily basis? How can stress and burnout for the Agriculture teacher be changed so that there is not as much stress on the teacher?
The purpose of this study was to identify the main factors that cause Agriculture Education teachers to leave the profession. To achieve this purpose six objectives guided this research. I wanted to identify the factors that influenced former Agriculture Education teachers in Georgia to enter the profession. Determine why former Agriculture Education teachers in Georgia felt the need to leave the profession. Determine the roll of administration and oversite played on the decision to leave. Determine the roll SAE, FFA, and how the Georgia Agriculture Education program of work played on the decision to leave. Determine the rolls that parents and students played on teacher’s decision to leave. Determine what former teachers believe would have needed to change for them to be able to stay or return to the classroom.
I recorded all of the interviews on Zoom and had them transcribed, followed by coding, and using a step-by-step approach to the constant comparative model to analyze data. Findings were more and more of the same as teachers missed their personal and family time. Many expressed how they wished some things would change on the POW for the betterment of their stressful lives. I found that it seemed they all had the drive and best of intentions of staying in the profession until retirement, but they could not outlast the factors that the stress and burnout placed on them. Without down time in any profession you soon become burned out from many factors and end up wondering what you ever loved about it in the beginning
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