Google docs for higher education: Evaluating online interaction and reflective writing using content analysis approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Jia Chian Lee ◽  
Siti Nazleen Abdul Rabu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Reflective Writing ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
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scholarly journals Attitude Modeling, Job Similarity and Information Structure in Faculty Members

2020 ◽  
pp. 204-210
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Positive And Negative Emotions

Introduction and Objectives: Considering the importance of higher education and the fundamental role of faculty members in developing the quality of universities and establishing justice, it is necessary to correctly determine their performance, which is one of the main components of higher education. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a model for determining the faculty member workload at Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This multi-stage mixed study was conducted in three stages. In the first stage, a qualitative research method was used to conduct 15 semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 faculty members at Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran, in the academic year 2018-19. The qualitative data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundmanchr('39')s method and a content analysis approach. Subsequently, in the second stage of presenting a model for workload determination, 230 people were selected by stratified random method and Morgan table. Positive and negative emotions, self-regulation, and academic self-improvement questionnaires were used to collect the data. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed by expert opinions and Cronbachchr('39')s alpha, respectively. Qualitative content analysis method, structural equations, and LISREL were used in order to analyze the data. Results: According to the results of the qualitative data, the dimensions of the initial model using the content analysis approach were classified into seven categories of "education and teaching", "research", "specialized activities outside the university", "entrepreneurship", "individual development", "culture", as well as "executive and managerial activities". Positive and negative emotions, self-regulation, and academic self-improvement questionnaires showed a good fit of the model. Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that Azad Universities of Hamadan province, Iran, have not yet been able to consider appropriate activities for faculty members in the main categories of "research", "entrepreneurship", "individual development", "culture", and "other activities" that professors pay attention to. On the other hand, the main focus is on "teaching and learning" and "executive activities".

Major Topics of Research on Chinese Foundations over the Last Decade: An Exploration Drawing on Co-Word Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-315
Author(s):  
Chen Xuqing ◽  
Tian Zhenhua
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Internal Governance ◽  
Word Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
State Of Research

Abstract This paper adopts a co-word analysis approach and uses EXCEL and SPSS as tools to assist the authors in undertaking content analysis and mining of research on Chinese foundations between 2003-2012. In this way, the authors attempt to develop an understanding of the current state of research on Chinese foundations and to grasp the major areas within this research that has commanded the most attention. Our study reveals that the four main sub-divisions of this field that have been main focal points of scholarly interest are: the institutional environment within which foundations exist; internal governance; systems for foundation evaluation; and foundations linked to institutes of higher education.

scholarly journals A Whitened Rainbow: The In/visibility of Race and Racism in LGBTQ+ Higher Education Scholarship

JCSCORE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-206
Author(s):  
Romeo Jackson ◽  
Alex C. Lange ◽  
Antonio Duran
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Queer Of Color

Scholars critique LGBTQ+ social movements for failing to understand how oppressive systems like racism inform the experiences of LGBTQ+ community members. To investigate whether LGBTQ+ literature in postsecondary education reproduces this same pattern, we used a critical summative content analysis approach to examine research published on LGBTQ+ people between 2009 and 2019. Guided by a conceptual framework mobilizing notions of colorblindness and queer of color perspectives, we found that the 97 articles in the sample largely minimized the role that racism, anti-Blackness, whiteness, and settler colonialism plays in shaping LGBTQ+ realities in higher education. Implications for future scholarship are offered.

scholarly journals Science and Technology Opportunities in Hadith Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Wahyudin Darmalaksana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Science Methodology ◽  
Technological Opportunities

The purpose of this research is to discuss the opportunities of science and technology in hadith research. This research method uses qualitative research through literature study with a content analysis approach. The results and discussion of this research include the hadith science methodology, the development of the hadith validity method and the hadith text criticism method with a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, and scientific and technological opportunities in hadith research for the need for integration of science. The conclusion of this study is that research on hadith with a transdisciplinary approach opens wide opportunities for science and technology that are currently developing for the realization of the integration of science. This study recommends the importance of applying a transdisciplinary approach to science and technology opportunities in the development of hadith research in Islamic higher education

The (Mis)Uses of Race in Research on College Students: A Systematic Review

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-41
Author(s):  
Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Race has been one of the most controversial subjects studied by scholars across a wide range of disciplines as they debate whether races actually exist and whether race matters in determining life, social, and educational outcomes. Missing from the literature are investigations into various ways race gets applied in research, especially in higher education and student affairs. This review explores how scholars use race in their framing, operationalizing, and interpreting of research on college students. Through a systematic content analysis of three higher education journals over five years, this review elucidates scholars’ varied racial applications as well as potential implicit and explicit messages about race being sent by those applications and inconsistencies within articles. By better understanding how race is used in higher education and student affairs research, scholars can be more purposeful in their applications to reduce problematic messages about the essentialist nature of race and deficit framing of certain racial groups.

Developing Pragmatic Competence in English Academic Discussions: An EAP Classroom Investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-152
Author(s):  
Marcella Caprario
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Reflective Writing ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Communication Breakdowns ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis qualitative classroom study investigated the development of pragmatic competence in academic discussions through content analysis of student reflective writing. The aims of the study were: to understand the greatest challenges that students faced during the learning process, the causes of those challenges, and the most successful strategies that students employed to overcome the challenges. In addition, the analysis investigated other significant themes in the reflective writing that related to the students’ experiences in developing their pragmatic competence in discussions. Five advanced English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students at a Sino-US institution in China participated over the course of a semester. Results showed that common challenges included: hesitation resulting in missed opportunities to speak, lack of clarity when speaking, inability to repair communication breakdowns, and difficulty with listening comprehension. Self-reflection allowed the learners to understand the various reasons for the challenges they faced and to develop appropriate pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic strategies for coping with them. It also enabled the instructor to make suggestions suited to learners’ specific needs. In addition to revealing specific challenges, causes, and strategies that students employed, themes that emerged through content analysis included the impact of students’ emotional lives on their learning and performance, as well as the value of authentic communication in the development of pragmatic competence for academic discussions. This exploratory classroom investigation provides suggestions for teaching pragmatic competence in academic discussions and for additional classroom explorations that empower learners to develop autonomy.

Examining Public Organization Communication Misalignments During COVID-19 Through the Lens of Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 009539972110269
Author(s):  
Darrell Lovell ◽  
Stephanie Dolamore ◽  
Haley Collins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Remote Communication ◽  
Quality Feedback ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Administrative Communication ◽  
Feedback Channels

COVID-19 is forcing alterations to administrative communication. Higher education institutions transitioning online during the pandemic offers a fertile ground to analyze what happens to organizational communication within administration when the mode is primarily remote. Using a content analysis of emails and participant interviews, this work finds that while administrators intend to communicate empathy, messages fall short of fostering connection with faculty due to failing to cultivate buyin through quality feedback channels. The takeaways of this study of remote communication is that despite its mode, communication must be two way, and the authenticity of organizational communication becomes more important under pressure-filled circumstances.

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