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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
Being the university: liaison persons' reflections on placements with off-site supervision
Full text linkSocial work as a profession, social work practitioners and organisations, as well as social work educators are under strain due to global, economic, social and political changes and workplace pressures. Field education is recognised as pivotal in preparing social work students for professional practice. As social work practitioners, organisations and social work educators are exposed to external and internal pressures, social work practice learning with off-site supervision is becoming more prevalent. This paper reports on research that explored the experiences of key stakeholders in social work practice learning with external or, in other words, off-site supervision. This paper explores the experiences of university liaison persons who provided supported field education arrangements with off-site supervision. A range of themes have emerged, including reflections about bringing the university to the placement experience, creating student centred placement opportunities, the complexity of connecting the various players and the extra support and resources needed to support placements with off-site supervision. Findings suggest that quality learning experiences are about more than modes of supervision, that placements with off-site supervision increase the workload of liaison persons and that clear models and structures need to be developed to support emerging field education models
The opportunities of research placements
No full textInes Zuchowski talks about the opportunities for developing research placements in social work. Research placements can develop practitioners’ confidence and competence in research and can advance research and research partnerships that are relevant to the placement practice setting and the organisation
Focusing on professional growth: the experiences of external social work supervisors in field education
Full text linkSocial work field education relies on experienced social work practitioners supervising student in human service organisations. Current work contexts and increasing number of students mean that providing placement opportunities for social work students with social work qualified supervisors on site is becoming more difficult. Literature points to limitations, opportunities and important components of placement with external supervision.
This paper presents a subset of data from a larger PhD research which examined the experiences of all the key stakeholders involved in social work placements with external supervision. This presentation seeks to illuminate the specific views, concerns, interests and strategies shared by the people who identified as external supervisors, and thus provide the social work supervision to students who undertake their field education in agencies where there is no qualified social work on site able to provide the required social work supervision to them. Participants highlighted the challenges and opportunities posed by external supervision. They discussed formal supervision, where they took on educational roles, and focused on promoting student's professional growth within the profession developing a framework for practice and the social work component to the placement. External supervisors foregrounded relationship building and role clarification as important prerequisites of working supervision arrangements
Supporting social work field education with off-site supervision: views from liaison people
Full text linkSocial work as a profession, social work practitioners and organisations, as well as social work education are under strain global, economic, social and political changes and workplace pressures. Field education is recognized as pivotal in preparing social work students for professional practice. Field Education facilitates the development of practice skills, professional identity and a professional practice framework. As social work practitioners, organisations and social work education are exposed to external and internal pressure, social work practice learning with off-site supervision is becoming more prevalent. In some countries field education with off-site supervision is considered less desirable than practice learning with ‘in house' supervision.
This paper report on research that explored the experiences of key stakeholders in social work practice learning with external supervision and develop practice in this area. A qualitative approach guided in–depth interviews with Australian students, field educators/ practice assessors, task supervisors and university liaison persons about their experiences in field education with external supervision. This presentation reports on the experiences of university liaison people who provided support and guidance to students and supervisors in field education arrangements with off-site supervision A range of themes have emerged, including reflections on their support role, the extra support and resources needed to support placements with off-site supervision and the complexity of connecting the various players. Preliminary findings suggest matching of students and supervisors to placement, good placement preparation and working relationships are central to successful placements with off-site supervision
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
Book review of "Challenges in Professional Supervision: current themes and models for practice" by L. Beddoe and A. Davys. London, UK, Jessica Kingsley, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-84905-465-2
No full text[Extract] The book, Challenges in Professional Supervision: Current Themes and Models for Practice, by Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys provides a clearly structured, evidence-based and practical guide for supervision in social work, social welfare and the health professions. It is a wide-ranging extension of Davys and Beddoe's earlier work, Best Practice in Professional Supervision: a Guide for the Helping Professions (2010), and considers the complex context of the professional environment that raises challenges and opportunities for social work and welfare practice. The book is divided into two parts. Part one explores current ideas and debates in professional supervision; and part two presents specific methods, models and skills for professional supervision. It comprehensively covers what it sets out to do, which is to critically explore the current challenges in professional supervision. The book also offers models, ideas, and strategies to work with these in order to provide, and partake in, supervision to develop and maintain career-long professional practice
Social work student placements with external supervision: last resort or value-adding in Asia Pacific?
No full textIn this chapter the contemporary global environments that frame social work education and supervision in field education are identified, with particular consideration to the specific challenges that some of the developing countries in the Asia Pacific face. The role social work field education plays in socialising students into the profession, and the challenges this poses for placements with external social work supervision, are discussed. The benefits and complexities of these arrangements are explored, taking into account what might be learned from pondering the context of minority group social work students and the need to provide cultural safety in field education. Specifically, the context of social work education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students is outlined. Consideration is given to the importance of establishing and maintaining the triad relationship of student, on-site and external supervisor. Finally, current approaches to field education with external supervision are reviewed and current and future research suggested
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