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Structural defects responsible for the strain glassy transition in Ni50+x Ti50-x
No full textThe strain glassy phase is produced by doping a small percentage of impurity in a martensitic alloy. Its ground state is conceived to consist of martensitic nanodomains spatially separated from each other by a defect phase. The present study, by probing the local structure around the Ni and Ti in martensitic and strain glassy compositions of Ni50+xTi50-x, identifies the defect phase that is responsible for inhibiting the long range ordering of the elastic strain vector leading to the formation of the strain glassy phase
Development paths of university teachers during a pedagogical development course
No full textEl presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la experticia pedagógica del profesorado universitario durante un curso de formación pedagógica de diez ECTS de cinco meses de duración. Los datos recogidos consisten en un diario reflexivo de los dieciocho participantes en el curso. El método de análisis de contenido sirvió para identificar las diferentes trayectorias de desarrollo del profesorado desde sus diarios reflexivos. Las trayectorias difieren unas de otras en términos de desarrollo de las prácticas, concepciones docentes e identidad profesional. Los resultados muestran cómo algunos profesores se resisten a cambiar sus concepciones acerca de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, mientras que otros describen importantes cambios tanto en sus concepciones sobre la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, como en su identidad docente. Estos resultados están en consonancia con la teoría del boundary crossing de Akkerman y Bakker (2011).Aquest estudi té com a objectiu analitzar el desenvolupament de l'expertesa pedagògica del professorat universitari durant un curs de formació pedagògica de deu ECTS de cinc mesos de durada. Les dades recollides consisteixen en un diari reflexiu dels divuit participants en el curs. El mètode d'anàlisi de contingut va servir per identificar les diferents trajectòries de desenvolupament del professorat des dels seus diaris reflexius. Les trajectòries difereixen les unes de les altres en termes de desenvolupament de les pràctiques, concepcions docents i identitat professional. Els resultats mostren com alguns professors es resisteixen a canviar les seves concepcions sobre l'ensenyament i l'aprenentatge, mentre que d'altres descriuen importants canvis tant en les seves concepcions sobre l'ensenyament i l'aprenentatge, com en la seva identitat docent. Aquests resultats estan d'acord amb la teoria del boundary crossing d'Akkerman i Bakker (2011).The aim of the study is to analyse the development of university teachers' pedagogical expertise during a five-month, 10-credit pedagogical development course. The data consists of reflection diaries of 18 participants who participated in the course. The method of content analysis was applied to identify different development paths from the reflection diaries. The paths differ from each other in terms of development in teaching practices, conceptions and teacher identity. The results suggest that some teachers resist changing their understanding about teaching and learning while others describe strong changes both in their conceptions of teaching and learning, as well as in their teacher identity. These results are reflected in light of boundary crossing theory presented by Akkerman and Bakker (2011)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
No full text“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
No full textWe 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
From needs to deeds : where is pedagogy in changing the working and learning environments on a university campus?
No full textThis paper took a pedagogical campus developer’s look into a campus retrofitting process. The paper presents a case study of a major Finnish research-intensive university. The data consist of semi-structured interviews of information-rich key stakeholders identified using snowball sampling method. The findings suggest that co-design should be followed through the whole retrofitting process with sufficient communications between stakeholders. The study introduces the concept of learning landscape reliability, putting digital age basic needs in the centre of learning landscape usability.Peer reviewe
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
The Thursday Murder Club: Launching a megabrand author - a publishing case study
No full textIn 2020, the Christmas book charts in the UK made headlines: Barack Obama’s eagerly awaited autobiography, The Promised Land, was beaten to the top spot by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a debut cosy crime novel set in a retirement village. Not only did Osman’s book beat the former US president’s expected bestseller, it also broke records, becoming the fastest-selling debut crime novel of all time. Although Osman has a certain level of fame in the UK from his TV appearances on shows such as Pointless, his celebrity status does not entirely explain the novel’s huge sales. This article tracks the acquisition, publication, and promotion journey of The Thursday Murder Club in order to understand the industry and cultural context of its success and to interrogate the role of celebrity in the creation of author brands. The findings suggest that the unexpected scale of the success of the book owed to a number of factors, including in-depth editing by the novel’s agent, editor, and author to tighten up the plot, an extensive and strategic promotional campaign, the pandemic (which drove interest in the book’s genre and themes), and the quality of the writing. We find that the book’s success was accentuated by Osman’s celebrity status rather than being entirely reliant on it. This research adds to the growing scholarship on celebrity authorship by means of an in-depth case study and provides insight into the processes behind publishing a ‘celebrity’ book and launching a megabrand author
Why is active learning so difficult to implement: The Turkish case
No full textThis article aims to report how teacher education may promote active learning which is demanded by the current educational reform of Turkish teacher education (TE). This article also examines the effectiveness of the recent reforms in Turkey from a student’s perspective, and provides an understanding of the concept of active learning, how it is applied and what the obstacles are to achieving it. The data were collected through open-ended questions on an electronic platform. Student teachers (n = 316) in the Faculty of Education at Erciyes University responded to the questions. The data were analysed qualitatively through content analysis. The results clearly indicated a big gap between the formal and applied curricula in the Faculty of Education. Many indicators of active learning can be observed, but there are still many obstacles to be overcome
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