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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
Influence of Parenting Style on Children’s Behaviour
No full textThis research determined the influence of parents and theirparenting styles on children’s behavior. The author examineddifferent parenting styles to understand which style leads thechildren to be juvenile delinquent, that ultimately makes thechildren low academic achievers. In this paper, the researcherattempts to bring an original contribution through the identificationof what is missing in the literature thus offering recommendations forfuture research on the role of parents in shaping the future oftheir children. Much research has been done on the role ofparents in shaping the future of their children; however, morecomprehensive research needs to be conducted on the role ofparents and different parenting styles on their children’s behavior. Aqualitative paradigm was preffered using in-depth interviewswith two mothers of children with delinquent behavior. Thefindings revealed that authoritarian parenting style leads thechildren to become rebellious and adopt problematic behaviordue tomore than necessary power exercised on children byparents. In contrast, authoritative parenting style is effective forchildren, as it encourages moderate parenting style. There is ademonstrated need reported in the literature that parents whospend maximum time with their children reduce the probability ofdeveloping delinquent behavior among their children. Spendingmore time together with the adolescents reciprocate throug
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
Measuring school support for learning English as a foreign language through SSELL
No full textSchools label themselves to be English medium considering that by implementing textbooks in English language and adopting English as a medium of instruction is sufficient to be English. In this regard, there is a need for a checklist or selfassessment tool to enable the schools to evaluate themselves to see their positioning as an English medium school as well as understanding their role in it. This study aimed to develop a scale to enable the English language teaching practitioners to explore if the non-elite schools successfully fulfilled this claim. The scale construction methodology was used to carry out this investigation. The sample comprised of 134 participants including school principals, coordinators and teachers randomly selected using convenient sampling methods. A reliability analysis was carried out to establish the authenticity and applicability of the tool. A satisfactory score of test-retest reliability revealed the scale as a good fit to evaluate school support for English language learning; therefore, the scale can be stated as acceptable based on its psychometric properties. Keywords: English language, official language policy, scale construction, school assessment
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
Digitalization in Higher Education: Reflections of Teacher Educators on Institutional Support for Improving Quality of Teaching and Learning
Full text linkThe study focuses on the impact of digitalization in higher education by exploring the reflections of teacher educators on the digital support provided by their institutions to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. The study followed a Descriptive Quantitative Case Study approach using quantitative data to describe the characteristics of a specific case or situation systematically. The targeted population consisted of faculty members of public sector universities in Karachi, Pakistan. The collected data was analysed through a statistical technique known as Pareto analysis, which was performed to identify the most significant categories of digital tools and techniques desired by the faculty members at the higher education level. The findings of the study reveal that digitalization greatly influences teaching and learning; however, the institutional support at public sector universities needs serious attention to improve the quality of teaching and learning and the effectiveness of digital tools and technologies in improving educational outcomes. The results suggest that institutions\u27 efforts in integrating digital resources have a positive influence on the overall learning experience. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on the role of digitalization in higher education and provides valuable insights for institutions aiming to enhance the quality of teaching and learning practices
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