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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
Academic corruption in a selected higher education institution in Zambia: examining the forms, causes and mitigation measures.
No full textThesisGlobally, academic corruption is a superfluous retrogressive issue that is largely jeopardising the academic integrity of higher learning institutions. This study therefore sought to examine the forms, causes and mitigation measures with regards to academic corruption in a selected higher learning institution in Zambia. This study encompassed a sample of 400 students and 3 Deans and 20 lecturers from whom the researcher collected quantitative and qualitative data using questionnaires and interview guides respectively. The researcher employed an embedded design and the respondents were sampled using simple random sampling (students) and typical case purposive sampling (lecturers). The quantitative data collected in this study was analysed using a software commonly known as SPSS and qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results indicate a higher prevalence of academic corruption among students in comparison to lecturers, particularly with respect to plagiarism and cheating which were notably cited as the two commonest forms of academic corruption among students. Among lecturers, professional misconduct, biased marking or grading were cited as the commonest forms of academic corruption.
The findings further suggest that academic corruption is triggered by various causes such as peer pressure, performance anxiety and several others. Among the causes, performance anxiety and failure to cope with the workload were cited as the two leading causes of academic corruption among students. As regards, mitigation measures, the study unearthed numerous measures that are employed to curtail academic corruption. Among the measures, suspension, dismissal and expulsion were prominently reported as the most common measures that are employed to mitigate academic corruption. Despite employing various mitigation measures, cases of academic corruption seem to be escalating. In view of this, the findings of this study confirm that indeed there is some level of corruption in the particular institution of higher learning as hypothesized. The study, therefore, recommends the usage of honour codes because they have proven to be an effective tool in the mitigation of academic corruption. The study further recommends the usage of plagiarism detection software, such as Safe Assign, Turn it in and Plagiarism Detect. These detection software’s enable users to compare their documents against other stored databases for plagiarism.
Key words: Academic corruption, forms, causes, mitigation measures, and higher education institution
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
Examining the mechanisms of the student loan recovery for sustainable financing of higher education in Zambia.
No full textThesis of Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Development.For undergraduate students in public universities in Zambia, the main source of funding for higher education is the student loan programme. The student loan scheme is sustained through government and student loans recoveries. Even though Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has achieved tremendous progress in the area of loan recovery, there is still much work to be done. This study therefore sought to examine the modalities of student loans recovery for sustainable financing of higher education in Zambia. The study was guided by the Human Capital Theory and Ability to Pay Theory. The researcher employed pragmatism paradigm and an embedded research design. The respondents were sampled using simple random sampling (students), non-discriminative snowball sampling (graduates) and expert purposive sampling (key informants). This study encompassed a sample of 1400 students, 18 graduates, 1 Ministry of Education Official as well as 6 members of staff at Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board (HELSB). Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The quantitative data collected was analysed using a software commonly known as SPSS and qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study indicated that the interest rate was relatively high. Despite indicating that the interest rate was too high, some beneficiaries stressed that they would pay their student loans in order for the government to continue supporting other needy students. The findings of the study also revealed that the modalities used by HELSB were retrieving beneficiary records using National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) and Zambia Revenue
Authority (ZRA) database, recovering loans through Public Service Management Division (PSMD) and individual/private employers’ payroll systems. The study established that one of the factors affecting the recovery of loans was failure or lack of insurance of loans. Other factors include untimely remittances, lack of an Integrated Management Information System, failure to capture and recover loans from beneficiaries who are in the informal sector, lack of an investment policy, lack of employment and low salaries. As regards the performance of the student loan recovery scheme in Zambia, the findings showed that the level of loan recovery had increased exponentially from 2018 to date. Owing to this exponential increase, HELSB has
expanded the provision of student loans beyond the traditional University of Zambia (UNZA) and Copperbelt University (CBU). Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations were made: HELSB must consider reducing the interest rate and ensure that the loan deductions are reduced to a fair amount, preferably, the deductions should be proportional to a person’s basic salary. HELSB needs to insure the loans because loan insurance considerably reduces the educational debt's financial risk. HELSB must also make sure that borrowers are well-informed about their obligations to repay their loans at the time of application. To aid in the tracing down of beneficiaries whose loans have matured, HELSB needs
to establish closer relationships with higher educational institutions, student organisations/unions, and alumni networks. HELSB should also work more closely with employing agencies and employers to ensure timely repayment and recovery of loans. In an effort to increase the employers' compliance levels, HELSB management ought to devote additional resources to leading compliance visits. To enhance the recovery of student loans, the thesis proposed a framework
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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