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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
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe 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
The relationship between coping skills and burnout in international school principals
Get PDFThis study investigated coping strategies that predict the frequency of three dimensions of burnout in international school principals. Prior research has established that many principals feel overloaded, overwhelming levels of stress, and emotional exhaustion. Research has also shown that many principals also feel low levels of professional accomplishment and job satisfaction. Principals who experience chronic stress struggle to be effective leaders, which directly impacts student learning. In this study, a diverse group of international school principals was surveyed using the Coping Strategies Inventory Short Form (CSI-SF) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey (MBI-ES).
Responses from 117 principals were analyzed using multiple linear regression in order to determine whether the frequency of using coping skills can predict the frequency of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment in a sample of international school principals. Responses indicate that international school principals report infrequent levels of depersonalization and frequent levels of personal accomplishment. Findings suggest that problem-focused engagement coping skills, which include problem solving and cognitive restructuring, have a statistically significant predictive relationship with a reduction in the frequency of depersonalization. Findings also suggest that problem-focused disengagement coping skills, which include problem avoidance and wishful thinking, have a statistically significant predictive relationship with an increase in the frequency of personal accomplishment.
These findings may inform international school principals and principal trainers of best practices in supporting principals to reduce the frequency of burnout. Implications for principal training are discussed.Electronic Thesis or Dissertatio
The profession of transition specialization: in search of an identity
Get PDFThis qualitative phenomenological dissertation examined the overall profession of transition specialization; in particular the perceptions of transition specialists regarding the sufficiency of their professional preparation and development. Fifteen transition specialists from the six states participated via semi-structured interviews. Major themes identified were: lack of exposure to transition competencies and skills needed during college preparation, reliance on knowledge and skills acquired in previous positions, lack of professional identity and fellowship, and variability in defining post-school success of the students served. Additionally, a transdisciplinary approach between special education, rehabilitation and counseling is highlighted, forming what this researcher refers to as the transition triad. This research also points to the idea that transition specialization is a phantom profession; the work exists, but the profession itself lacks identity, and the role is elusive. Implications for practice, training and policy makers are offered in addition to ideas for future research.Electronic Thesis or Dissertatio
Body of knowledge: how learning with and through the body, mind, and spirit impacts a somatic coach in training and practice
Get PDFThis dissertation was a qualitative, bounded case study of how graduates of the Strozzi Institute's somatic coaching training program perceive their education. The study included an exploratory survey and in-depth interviews. A literature review of embodied learning, adult and transformative learning theories, spirituality in whole person learning theory, and embodied consciousness provided the theoretical framework. Spradley's semantic relations model was utilized to analyze the data. The researcher drew from the philosophies of Merleau-Ponty and Husserl to make meaning of the results through a theoretical lens of embodied consciousness. Five key findings were derived from the research: 1) All of the participants indicated experiencing a full integration of the education they expected to obtain based on the objectives of the somatic coaching training program at the Strozzi Institute; 2) all of the participants believe that achieving mastery in the art of somatic coaching requires copious practice in developing an embodied presence; 3) all of the participants consider the Strozzi Institute's somatic coaching training program highly influential to their sense of personal spirituality; 4) all of the participants cite embodied learning, the cornerstone of the Strozzi Institute's somatic coaching training program curriculum, as an effective technique in facilitating and supporting lasting transformation; 5) only those participants (15 out of 18) who revealed having contemplated consciousness draw a connection between their experience with embodied learning and their understanding of embodied consciousness. To summarize, the researcher found that embodied learning may support lasting transformation. All of the participants interviewed believe that embodied learning 1) stays with them more readily than cognitive learning, 2) is effective in helping individuals to transcend conditioned tendencies in order to bring about the conditions they desire, and 3) facilitates a deeper understanding of Self as well as a connection to others and the greater environment. Ultimately, embodied learning leads to somatic awareness, which supports somatic opening and the development of practices that bring about lasting transformation. The researcher suggests further investigation is necessary to understand the impact of embodied learning on adult learning curricula that foster the attainment of personal goals and the expansion of human potential.Electronic Thesis or Dissertatio
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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