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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
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
Beginning mathematics teachers’ perceptions of preparedness for an oecs teacher education program
Full text linkThe primary objective of this qualitative case study was to investigate the perceptions of elementary Beginning Mathematics Teachers (BMTs) regarding an OECS teacher education program. This exploration specifically focused on the impact of the program on their mathematics pedagogy and teaching practices, with an emphasis on their preparedness to teach in the practical context of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The study employed theoretical frameworks such as pedagogical content knowledge, signature pedagogies, and problem-based learning to interpret and understand the beliefs and practices of BMTs. Concentrating on the personal experiences of voluntarily participating Beginning Teachers (BTs) who completed the Division of Teacher Education program in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the study utilized 18 semi-structured interviews, 27 classroom observations, 21 artifacts, and 27 BT reflections to gauge participants' perceptions based on their lived experiences. Through coding and analysis, the data were examined to comprehend participants' experiences. The study revealed that although beginning teachers (BTs) generally viewed their Teacher Education Program positively, they faced unanticipated challenges such as insufficient preparation for issues like resource scarcity, large class sizes, diverse student abilities, limited technology integration opportunities, and inevitable classroom management problems. Despite a 10-week teaching practicum, participants unanimously advocated for more microteaching activities integrated into all coursework to enhance their teaching skills. The recommendations for a more effective transition of BTs to full-time classroom teachers involve incorporating an internship period along with a mandatory induction program as they enter the teaching profession
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
Oncology self-management support education in a baccalaureate nursing program: An exploratory case study
Full text linkBackground: As the largest cancer care workforce, nurses are well situated through daily interactions to provide effective oncology self-management support to improve the quality of life and health outcomes for cancer survivors. Self-management support education for nurses is very limited, and international oncology nursing experts have implored an urgent need for research in baccalaureate nursing education to ensure nursing students have the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies when entering the workforce to enable persons with cancer to better manage the effects of cancer as a chronic disease.
Aim: Grounded in Caring Theory, Self-Directed Adult Learning Theory, Social Cognitive Learning Theory, and guided by the Self- and Family Management Framework and the Competency Framework for Cancer Nurses Providing Self-Management Support, this study aimed to explore the extent and impact of oncology self-management support education being taught and learned in a baccalaureate nursing program.
Design: A qualitative exploratory case study was conducted at a baccalaureate nursing program.
Methods: Purposeful sampling technique recruited three faculty professors with teaching responsibilities, two nurse educators, and five fourth-year nursing students, for one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Additional data sources included documents (course syllabi, class lectures, textbook(s), readings) from four courses within the nursing program, and reflective journaling notes. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze the participant interview data to identify themes that represented the data and a deductive analysis approach was used to analyze the course documents.
Results: Three overarching data interpretations emerged from the study: 1. The inadequate curriculum coverage of critical performance criteria and requisite competencies to prepare nursing students to provide oncology self-management support. 2. The need for curriculum and instruction on cancer as a disease, cancer being considered a unique chronic illness, and self-management support for persons with cancer and 3. The need for the integration of oncology self-management support teaching and learning across all program areas (i.e. classroom curricula, lab simulations, and clinical preceptors).
Conclusion: This study makes a novel contribution by exploring oncology self-management support education in undergraduate nursing education. The study has shown that undergraduate nursing oncology self-management support education is insufficient and makes the following recommendations: 1. Integrate curriculum on cancer as a unique chronic disease. 2. Integrate self-management support performance criteria. 3. Integrate oncology self-management support and coaching curricula program. 4. Prepare academic educators in oncology. 5. Collaborate and coordinate oncology clinical preceptors and 6. Collaborate with nursing organizations to build oncology education capacity
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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