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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
Enseigner entre les lignes en Saskatchewan française (1905-1968)
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in French & Francophone Intercultural Studies, University of Regina. viii, 135 p.Based on an analysis of historical school textbooks, exams and other educational resources, this study aims to identify the nature of linguistic representations transposed into the school materials used in French-speaking Saskatchewan between the creation of the province in 1905 and the advent of immersions schools in 1968. The threat of anglicism and English (in general), the “soft” pronunciation of French Canadians, the natural interweaving of language and history and the awareness that there is a formal level of language to adopt were concerns at the time.
The line between the imitation of a distinguished linguistic model inspired by Quebec’s classical colleges and the simplification of the language taught to French-speaking children in the province remained fragile. Founded in 1912, the Association catholique franco-canadienne de la Saskatchewan developed a series of initiatives with the aim of making French an attractive and valued language for the younger generation. Generally speaking, while not completely rejecting Quebec influence, francophone residents of Saskatchewan valued local thinking in education rather than idealizing what was done in a majority context. A certain distance needed to be maintained due to the Saskatchewan’s legal reality and the awareness that language is different in a minority setting.
Keywords: French-speaking education; Fransaskois; Textbook; Standard French; Education history; Association catholique franco-canadienne de la SaskatchewanStudentye
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
L'efficacité du programme de l'année à l'étranger pour les étudiants de français au Ghana: perspectives des professeurs et des étudiants
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in French & Francophone Intercultural Study, University of Regina. xi, 166 p.The growing interest in learning French in Ghana has become markedly noticeable. This increase can be attributed to a strategic emphasis placed on French education by the Ghanaian government, driven by the country's close proximity to francophone neighbors like Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Togo. Additionally, in April 2019, the Ghanaian government announced plans to adopt French as one of the nation's official languages, further bolstering this initiative.
This study investigates the effectiveness of a Year-Abroad program in enhancing French language proficiency among students at Ghanaian universities. With a focus on oral competence, the research assesses linguistic improvements by comparing students' proficiency levels before and after their participation, utilizing the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The interest of this research lies in providing a comprehensive evaluation of the program's impact on students' academic and linguistic capabilities. Additionally, it collects evaluations from French professors to gauge the program’s effectiveness and explores the necessity of ongoing program evaluation to ensure continuous improvement. The findings aim to guide stakeholders, including educational institutions and the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, in refining the program to maximize benefits for students. This study not only influences educational policy and planning within Ghana but also offers insights for other English-speaking West African countries interested in similar language learning strategies. The ultimate goal is to determine the tangible benefits of immersive language experiences and to substantiate the allocation of resources towards such educational initiatives.
Keywords: Year Abroad, French language proficiency, Language immersion, Linguistic skills, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), French as a Foreign language (FLE).Studentye
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
L’institution universitaire en Fransaskoisie : un exemple de la diversité culturelle cosmopolite dans l’Ouest canadien
No full textÀ la suite de Joseph-Yvon Thériault, de Michel Bock et de François-Olivier Dorais, entre autres, nous proposons de nous interroger sur la mission de l’« université » en contexte francophone minoritaire. Nous nous intéressons à une des communautés les plus marginalisées au sein de la francophonie canadienne : la communauté fransaskoise. Nous présenterons d’abord, en guise de première partie, un bref rappel chronologique de l’histoire de l’institution universitaire en Fransaskoisie. Par la suite, nous analyserons les programmes qui y ont été développés. Depuis plus d’un siècle, les fransaskois ont pu maintenir une présence au niveau universitaire, même si l’enseignement était certes limité à quelques disciplines. Par ailleurs, l’institution universitaire a toujours eu un fort pouvoir symbolique. Dans la troisième partie de cet article, en nous basant sur des archives institutionnelles ainsi que sur des sources médiatiques, nous montrerons que si l’université fransaskoise s’inscrivait jadis dans le récit national canadien-français, elle se veut, depuis les années 2000, partie prenante d’une « diversité cosmopolite » postnationale
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