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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
Across the oceans: Childcare and grandparenting in UK Chinese and Bangladeshi households
No full textThis paper focuses on the trans-national aspects of childcare, particularly highlighting the importance of migration history and the relevance of social networks in understanding how childcare needs are being met in different minority ethnic communities. Fifteen households from the Chinese and Bangladeshi communities were involved in the research, and interviews conducted with grandparents, parents and children. The role of grandparents in these communities is used to illustrate the importance of intergenerational and transnational relationships, and commonalities and differences between the two communities are highlighted. The paper hopes to offer an alternative way of understanding minority ethnic communities’ needs. The approach it employs may also be applied to other minority ethnic groups in Europe and beyond. At a time when UK border controls are being tightened, it adds to the growing body of literature on diasporas, migration and transnationalism but with a particular focus on childcare as a policy area
Methodological issues in qualitative research with Minority Ethnic research participants
No full textImproving migrant health in Newcastle upon Tyne (1997-2017): a grey literature review of third sector involvement
Full text linkThe aim of this paper is to provide an account of third sector attempts over 20 years to improve the health of migrant populations in Newcastle upon Tyne, so as to inform, encourage and enable services to be better equipped to improve migrant health and wellbeing in an increasingly uncertain future. Employing a qualitative content analysis of ‘grey literature’ source material, the findings are presented in terms of the facilitators and barriers to service improvement, as well as reporting examples of good practice through the years. Though the foundations of collaboration between the voluntary and community sector and health organisations were established mainly through government initiatives, continued partnership between the statutory and third sectors is vital to sustaining collaboration. Intermediary and advocacy roles in networking organisations are important in continuing the trust relationships that have been built up over the years. While the widespread increased competition for funding has led to communities resorting to their own resources, this paper highlights those historically documented community-led and partnership initiatives that are rarely described in published academic literature
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
Towards Equal Voices: Childcare Policy and Children in the Chinese and Bangladeshi communities in an English regional capital
No full textChildcare provision in Britain has improved in terms of its quality, accessibility and affordability, but still much more has to be done, especially in meeting the needs of minority ethnic groups. Household research with Chinese and Bangladeshi families including grandparents, parents and children was conducted to account for their childcare needs. The findings indicate that, while there are a number of similarities between the two groups, there are also significant differences that influence household practices and preferences with regard to childcare. The qualitative data illustrate the diverse and dynamic nature of minority ethnic households, while also drawing out policy implications for socially inclusive childcare planning
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
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
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