scholarly journals Chapter 10 Scholarly Practice and Meaningful Research: Utilising Voice by Enabling Action … if it was only that Simple!

2018 ◽  
pp. 175-189
Author(s):  
David Higgins ◽  
Sue Smith
Keyword(s):  
Scholarly Practice ◽  
Meaningful Research

Burger King and Transnational American Studies: Lessons from the 2013 Nordic Association for American Studies Conference

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-123
Author(s):  
Abby Goode ◽  
AnaMaria Seglie
Keyword(s):  
American Studies ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Frames Of Reference ◽  
Transnational Families ◽  
Transnational American Studies ◽  
Scholarly Practice ◽  
The U.S

This article explores the incongruities between transnational American studies as theorized and practiced. Inspired by our experience at the 2013 Nordic Association of American Studies (NAAS) conference, we discuss the challenges of practicing “transnational” American studies within specific nation- and regionbased communities. U.S. scholars tend to conceptualize “transnational” American Studies as an attempt to destabilize U.S. nation—a broadening of the geopolitical frames of reference to promote a variety of heuristics such as hemispheric, Atlantic, circum-Caribbean, borderlands, and transpacific. Scholars at the NAAS conference foregrounded emergent trends and lines of exchange that are sometimes elided in a transnational American studies conceived largely from the vantage point of the U.S. While many themes emerged at the NAAS conference, we examine how the focus on Scandinavian-American relations, Asia, and transnational families help us rethink the transnational turn in American Studies and the borders that bind its practice. In this context, we discuss the paradox of transnational American Studies – that, despite its aim to expand toward an all-encompassing “transnational” paradigm, it remains defined by our geopolitical positions. This paradox presents opportunities for theorizing the divide between American studies and its varying scholarly terrains, especially through international scholarly practice.

scholarly journals Considerations on Conducting Research on Wellness in the Context of the Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612198970
Author(s):  
Larry D Gruppen ◽  
Miklos C Fogarasi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Multidimensional Model ◽  
Technical Factors ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Meaningful Research ◽  
Psychosocial Dimension ◽  
Theoretical Conceptualization

The learning environment (LE) provides a context for many educational phenomena, of which wellness and burnout are particularly important. The LE can be thought of as consisting of a psychosocial dimension of personal, social, and organizational factors and a sociomaterial dimension that consists of spatial and technical factors. The interplay between elements of the LE and wellness of the participants is complex and only partially understood, requiring further research. Using this multidimensional model to describe and to plan to deliberately modify the learning environment can foster more rigorous and meaningful research evidence about the interaction of wellness and the LE. This article highlights four key considerations that scholars of wellness should consider when exploring the impact of the LE or designing interventions to modify the environment. These include 1) a thoughtful definition and theoretical conceptualization of the LE, 2) clarity about the study variables that are essential to the study question(s), 3) thoughtful and appropriate measurement of those variables, and 4) a study design that balances quality with feasibility. We provide a practical illustration of how these considerations can be applied in studies exploring the intersection of wellness and the LE.

scholarly journals Recent Studies on Common Ownership, Firm Behavior, and Market Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-38
Author(s):  
Martin C. Schmalz
Keyword(s):  
Firm Behavior ◽  
Fast Rate ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Competitive Effects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Common Ownership ◽  
Meaningful Research

The literature on competitive effects of common ownership has grown at a fast rate in the past two years. Anticompetitive effects have been confirmed with alternative reduced-form and structural estimation methods, in different industries, geographies, and jurisdictions. Multiple independent studies have disproven early critiques of the literature. Other papers document the heterogeneity of common ownership effects on competition across markets and industries. Important advances were made on the study of the economic mechanisms and governance channels that implement anti-competitive incentives. New theory refines the interpretation of existing empirical work. Access to high-quality ownership and product-market data remains a bottleneck for meaningful research in the area.

Integrating Research and Practice: Looking Back

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Applied Field ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Scholarly Practice ◽  
Applied Fields ◽  
Looking Back

The Problem The divide between research and practice has long been recognized by both scholars and practitioners in multiple applied fields, including our field of human resource development (HRD). Significant amount of energy has been devoted to identify ways to bridge the gap, yet the divide has remained noticeably wide. Developing scholar-practitioners is considered a viable solution, yet how to prepare them is not quite so clear. The Solution This issue provides an actionable plan by drawing upon the firsthand experiences and real-life examples from those who have successfully crossed the two worlds. By focusing on the how-to, this issue provides a tool box for multiple parties. The Stakeholders Three groups of stakeholders will benefit directly from this issue, scholar-practitioners, practitioners seeking scholarly practice, and scholars desiring to ground their research in practice. This issue will also benefit organizations, intermediaries, and HRD as an applied field.

scholarly journals The research on COVID-19 and economy from 2019 to 2020: analysis from the perspective of bibliometrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-268
Author(s):  
Nana Liu ◽  
Zeshui Xu ◽  
Marinko Skare
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Citation Networks ◽  
The Future ◽  
Meaningful Research

Research background: The outbreak and spread of COVID-19 brought disastrous influences to the development of human society, especially the development of economy. Purpose of the article: Considering that knowing about the situations of the existing studies about COVID-19 and economy is not only helpful to understand the research progress and the connections between COVID-19 and economy, but also provides effective suggestions for fighting against COVID-19 and protecting economy, this paper analyzes the existing studies on COVID-19 and economy from the perspective of bibliometrics. Methods: Firstly, the discussion starts from the statistical analysis, in which the basic distributions of the studies on different countries/regions, different publication sources, different publication years, etc., are presented. Then, the paper shows the cooperation situations of the researchers from analyzing the related citation networks, co-citation networks and cooperation networks. Further, the theme analysis of the related studies is presented, in which the related co-occurrence networks are shown, and then the detailed analyses of the studies are introduced. Based on these analyses, the discussions about future research are presented, and finally we draw a conclusion. Findings & value added: The analyses not only present the basic situation on the research about COVID-19 and Economy, but also show the future research trends, which can provide meaningful research expectations.

scholarly journals Using playful methods to understand children’s digital literacies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pekka Mertala
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Meaningful Research

This chapter is the final for Section 3 and in many ways stands as an example of how many of the individual elements presented thus far in the book, can come together in a holistic way. This chapter demonstrates how we can adopt play, make it unique to the project and the children and still arrive at meaningful research data. This chapter describes a research project wherein 3- to 6-year-old Finnish children’s digital literacies were studied and supported via playful methods. The key theses this chapter advocates are:-The use of playful methods in early childhood education (ECE) research is one way to acknowledge and respect the characteristics of the research context.-The ambiguity of play should be acknowledged when planning, conducting, and evaluating playful research projects.-Studying and supporting children’s digital literacies do not always require digital devices.The chapter is structured as follows. First, a reflective discussion on the ambiguity of play and the use of playful methods as a context-sensitive research approach is presented. Then, an overview of the research project and its objectives are provided. In the end, three concrete examples of how the children’s digital literacy was studied and supported using playful methods are given.

scholarly journals Narratives of difference and sameness

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobus J. Strachan
Keyword(s):  
Social Constructionism ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Meaningful Research

As an Afrikaner man doing research on ubuntu, what are the possibilities for meaningful research? In this article, some aspects of the difficulties and possibilities that may be encountered in such a research programme will be explored. Within a postmodern worldview, and framed within postfoundational practical theology, social-constructionism, a narrative hermeneutic metaphor and autoethnography will be used as tools to explore some difficulties and possibilities of such a research undertaking.

scholarly journals Sport-for-development: Inclusive, reflexive, and meaningful research in low- and middle-income settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Sherry ◽  
Nico Schulenkorf ◽  
Emma Seal ◽  
Matthew Nicholson ◽  
Russell Hoye
Keyword(s):  
Middle Income ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Meaningful Research ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Creating Meaningful Research for Graduate Students to Prevent Degree Abandonment

2018 ◽  
pp. 152-171
Author(s):  
Amy L. Sedivy-Benton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
Graduate Degree ◽  
Advanced Degrees ◽  
Graduate Research ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Meaningful Research

Advanced degrees are becoming more valuable in the workplace. In turn, institutions of higher education are providing multiple venues for students to obtain advanced degrees. These venues tend to reach a population beyond those who would have attended a traditional brick and mortar institution. This reaches students from a variety of backgrounds, and institutions are trying to adjust and accommodate this newly recruited and diverse population. The expectations of graduate programs have not changed; students are to emerge from these programs with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to partake in research on their own. However, these students are limited on the readiness they possess to conduct graduate research. This in turn results in attrition from the program and leaving behind their opportunity for a graduate degree. This chapter provides an overview of the skills and issues of graduate students and a discussion of how those issues affect students finding success in graduate programs. The chapter concludes with suggestions and recommendations for addressing these issues.

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