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Some reflections on the orientations and volume of accounting history research in the 21st century.
No full textEste artículo toma como punto de partida el 8th World Congress of Accounting Historians e intenta identificar las orientaciones que la investigación en historia de la contabilidad ha seguido desde entonces, es decir, desde el año 2000 hasta el 2007, los primeros años del siglo XX. El principal propósito de este ensayo es averiguar si ha habido novedades significativas en las direcciones de la investigación o, si por el contrario, su desarrollo ha seguido el curso previsible. Trataremos de asociar este propósito al estudio del volumen de la investigación publicada a este respecto en las principales revistas de contabilidad. Después de haber examinado y descrito la evolución de la historia de la contabilidad en estos primeros años del presente siglo, presentaremos algunas consideraciones personales acerca de los derroteros en que la investigación podría moverse en el próximo futuro. Taking as starting point the 8th World Congress of Accounting Historians this paper attempts to identify the orientations followed by accounting history research in the first years of the 21st century, that is, from 2000 up to 2007. The main purpose of the attempt is to find out whether there have been significant novelties in the directions of research or, on the contrary, its development has run in the foreseeable course. We shall try to associate this purpose to the study of the amount of related research published in the main accounting journals. After having examined and described the developments of accounting history research in the first years of present century, the paper presents some considerations on the directions in which research should move in the next future.Historia de la contabilidad, investigación, tendencias, siglo XXI. Accounting History, research, orientations, 21st century.
Jasmine Cameron, David Day, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Marie-Louis Ayers, viewing items from the National Library of Australia's collection, during the book launch of Andrew Fisher's biography at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 29 October 2008 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from caption list.; Part of the collection: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launches Andrew Fisher's biography by David Day at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 29 October 2008.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by staff member of the National Library of Australia. From left to right: Jasmine Cameron, National Library's Assistant Director General, David Day, author, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Marie-Louis Ayers, National Library's Curator of Manuscripts
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and author David Day at the National Library of Australia for the book launch of Andrew Fisher's biography, Canberra, 29 October 2008 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from caption list.; Part of the collection: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launches Andrew Fisher's biography by David Day at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 29 October 2008.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by staff member of the National Library of Australia
Here, there and everywhere: measurement, assessment and attainment
No full textThis chapter utilises elements of the '5Rs' framework suggested by the book's editors Rudd and Goodson, in order to (1) highlight the ways in which the practice and uses of assessment have been applied through policy in recent years; (2) consider the effect this has had on teaching, learning and the culture of schools; (3) suggest ways in which this dominant, regressive narrative is refracted in practice and the ways in which it can be questioned and resisited. The author argues for a continuing renewal of assessment as a formative and interactive aspect of teaching and learning where more critical and empowering pedagogoies and learning identites can develop
Kevin Rudd and the labour tradition: Economy, technology and social diversity
No full textCopyright © 2008 The Author The document attached has been archived with permission from the copyright holder.These are very early days in the Rudd Government’s term of office to be commenting on its relationship to Labor tradition (understood here very broadly not as an essentialist list of Labor principles but in terms of the evolving ideology and policies of previous Labor governments and leaderships). That relationship is likely to become much clearer in subsequent years (as will the influence of international, including British, social democracy).1 Consequently, this paper merely aims to make some initial comments regarding current continuities between the Rudd government and its Labor predecessors, as well as identifying some possible points of difference. It begins with an analysis of the Rudd government’s underlying position on economic policy, then teases out some of the implications of issues ranging from new information technology to climate change before proceeding to a discussion of the Rudd government’s position on social equity.Carol Johnso
Spectators at the book launch of Andrew Fisher's biography by David Day at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 29 October 2008 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from caption list.; Part of the collection: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launches Andrew Fisher's biography by David Day at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 29 October 2008.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by staff member of the National Library of Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and author David Day standing amongst spectators attending the book launch of Andrew Fisher's biography
Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy
No full textAustralia’s new government must make tough decisions in defence policy. Australia’s broad national interests and the challenging strategic environment in Indo-Pacific Asia make it essential to modernise the Australian Defence Force. The nation’s defence capabilities remain underfunded and its strategic edge in the region is eroding. The gap between the nation’s interests and capabilities is widening, and it is getting harder to meet the demands of the US alliance. Australia’s new government needs to restore focus and funding to defence.Key findings: The Australian government will need a first-principles review to identify the military strategy and force structure required to protect and advance the nation’s interests. The Australian government must increase defence funding in order to modernise the Australian Defence Force\u27s capabilities. Otherwise it will need to make drastic cuts to planned defence capability. The government must also think deeply about the role of the US alliance in Australia\u27s security, and take the initiative in shaping that alliance in Australia’s interests
Biographical Sketch of M. Eugene Rudd
No full textDr. Rudd\u27s research in atomic collision physics has been characterized by originality and thoroughness. He has written review articles and chapters in the Encyclopedia of Physics - and elsewhere, and is a co-author on a book on atomic collisions. He has published more than 75 refereed research papers, many of which were of seminal importance. He was the first to study systematically the dependence of the probability for electron emission in ion-atom collisions on the incident ion\u27s energy, and on the ejected electron\u27s energy and angle of emission. In 1964 he made the first experimental observation of doubly excited atomic states produced by heavy particle impact on rare gas target ions with sufficient resolution to identify the states. In 1968 with Ted Jorgensen he made the first experimental observation of Doppler shifts of ejected electron spectra. In 1970 came his most famous first , the observation that a significant component of the ejected electrons travel with a velocity equal to that of the incident ion (a mechanism of ionization called electron capture to the continuum ). In a collaboration with Joe Macek, the electron promotion model was used to describe the ejection of high energy electrons in low energy collisions. Rudd\u27s pioneering work continues. He has begun the first experimental measurements of proton impact on atomic hydrogen. This process is fundamental because it involves only 3 particles, and hence has been well studied theoretically. It is fundamental in astrophysics since protons, electrons and hydrogen atoms are among the primary constituents of stars. His work is fundamental in other areas as well. Electrons ejected in atomic collisions in matter produce additional ionizations, and break molecular bonds. These processes produce radiation damage. Rudd\u27s data has led to further investigations of biological effects of heavy ions in human tissue, of the effects of incident cosmic rays on computers in satellites, and to a host of other phenomena. It has been said by Eugen Merzbacher, former president of the American Physical Society, that Rudd\u27s name among the authors of a research paper inspires general confidence in the results and vouches for their reliabilty. His painstaking data compilations have been of immense value to atomic and radiation effects physicists
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