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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
Teacher, students and textbooks misconceptions in mathematics classroom in 21st century
Full text linkIn: Kolawole, C. O. O., Bagudo, A. A., Moronkola, O. A., Akinkuotu, A. O., Babarinde, S. A., Ojedokun, I. M., and Meroyi, S. I. (eds.) Education in Nigeria: Looking Beyond the 21st Century-A Book of Reading, pp. 385-40
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
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
The place of philosophy of education and human nature in security management and national development
Full text linkOne of the several purposes of education is the acquisition of knowledge required to re fine man in terms of behaviour and attitudes. Educational process has as one of its focuses, the affective domain, which is expected to influence man's attitudes, behaviour and character. Several works had been carried out on attitudes of man but not many had been done in the aspect of human nature as a factor that can influence moral behaviours. Philosophy comes handy in the inculcation of right moral actions as its component of axiology, through the aspect of ethics, encourages cultivation of right and good attitudes in interpersonal relations to guarantee security and development of the society. In ensuring this, understanding the nature of man as one of the contents of Philosophy of Education becomes expedient in order to find out good approaches by which thè process of education can build right moral attitudes and actions in man for the purpose of securing and developing the society. This paper attempts to examine in a philosophical discourse, thè place of human nature in cultivating right moral attitudes. It discusses concepts like hedonism, rationalism and virtue. This is to justify the essence of educational process as an instrument per excellence to achieve security and development aspirations of the society. The paper recommends among several others the need to structure contents of each lesson in the classrooms towards acquisition of appropriate social values and virtues that can enable learners become rational in their decision making. It also suggested that a philosophical understanding of the nature of man will enable teachers as well as school counsellors to be more effective in their professional responsibilities. The paper concludes by stating that an understanding of the nature of man and its philosophical implications will enable educators practice their profession efficiently to attain society’s desired goals of secured and developed environment
Education and Values in Nigeria's National Development
Full text linkSocieties designed educational processes to propagate their values, traditions and achieve set goals as well as objectives. Several countries particularly, the developing world have found it difficult to achieve this. Achieving society's goals and objectives have been herculean task far Nigeria as a nation. The process of education is established as a veritable tool to correct the anomaly. This paper therefore, examined values that are pertinent to national development, raised questions on the failure of these values far desired growth and attempted answers to the questions. The philosophical research method was employed in the study. The paper concluded that the extinction of African traditional values coupled with economies challenges have contributed to the downturn. The paper recommended the reconsideration of African traditional values and efforts at revamping the economy. This is hoped to go a long way to effect needed growth and developments in Nigeri
Existential philosophical idea of choice in education: implications for educational practices in Nigeria
Full text linkThis paper attempted an examination of the importance of choice in educational theory and practice. Using the philosophical method, the paper critically analysed the concept of choice in the existentialist philosophy with particular reference to the practice of education as well as the shortcomings of the school of thought. The paper established that a System of education based on the existentialist concept of choice will make learners realise that their choices make them creators of their own world; they will be able to engage in prior deliberations to make meaningful decisions, it will encourage the spirit of self-reliance through personal involvement in practices, and develop ability to apply critical thinking. It was suggested that in order to achieve liberal education, critical pedagogy should be employed by teachers as well as other agents of education to ensure that learners make informed and valuable choices in lif
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
No full textRespect and cooperation are concepts of social values that accord dignity, honour to others and ensure collaboration to achieve a common goal. They are very important in the intellectual and moral development of learners and in the social transformation of learners for the development of the society. Many researches in philosophy of education have focussed more on the cognitive and psychomotor domains of learning than on the affective domain. However, one can see value decadence as exhibited by graduates of our schools. This study, therefore, examined the concepts of respect and cooperation and their place in the philosophy of education, the Kantian categorical imperatives, as well as Mill and Bentham's philosophy of utilitarianism. It also explained the relevance of the nation's academic curriculum in Civic education to the attainment of national goals through the values of respect and cooperation. This is with a view to identifying the Civic education curriculum as a possible avenue for developing the values of respect and cooperation which constitutes part of our national goals of education.
The Civic education curriculum by the Federal Ministry of Education for the basic education and senior secondary schools 2009 and 2011 respectively were examined in this study with focus on the attitude development components. The study employed the speculative, normative and analytic philosophical methods conjointly to analyse the target concepts and establish the ideals as well as relationship between thought and experience about the world. The methods were also adopted to prescribe how to inculcate and acquire knowledge of social values in the society.
Social values are qualities, principles and attributes that make human behaviour acceptable socially and are very significant in ethics and education. These values include respect and cooperation. They are cognitive and affective and are pertinent for individual and social development as contained in the Civic education curriculum. These values encourage positive social relationships as exemplified in Kant's imperatives as well as Mill's and Bentham's utilitarianism. In Kant's imperatives, respect enables individuals to treat others as ends not as means of attaining ends, while this value in utilitarianism stipulates that we ensure maximum benefits for the greatest number of people. Cooperation on the other hand inspires team work in Kant's imperatives while it produces greatest benefits for the people through collaboration in utilitarian ethics.
A curriculum model that would incorporate both cognitive and affective development of the values of respect and cooperation was developed and illustrated
Transformative Education for Sustainable Development in Africa
Full text linkThe paper examined indigenous education in Africa and mental magnitude as one of the outcomes of educational process which can bring about desired transformation. The paper went further to explore the process of decolonising education in Africa. In conclusion, it is submitted that Africa's underdevelopment was to a great extent, a result of the imposed type of educational System by the west and Europe on Africa, which has proved to be a mis-fìt for most African countries. The paper recommended decolonisation of education in Africa while the indigenous System of education should be accorded recognition through globalisatio
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