The Value of Introducing Natural History Field Research into Undergraduate Curricula: A Case Study

Intensive manual labor enterprises in the developed world face challenges competing with products imported from countries where manufacturing costs are low. This reduces the volume of domestic production and leads to rapid loss of knowledge and experience in production processes. This study focuses on the Israeli footwear industry as a case study. Qualitative methodologies were applied, including in-depth interviews and field observations. A literature review on previous research, and contemporary trends was conducted. The field research examines challenges along the value chain in small factories. It finds that mass production paradigms impose a decentralized process between designers and manufacturers and therefore do not leverage local potential into a sustainable competitive advantage for small factories. The proposed solution is a digital and technological platform for small manufacturing plants. The platform mediates and designs the connections between production, technology, and design and enables the creation of a joint R&D system.

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Sistem Dakwah Pondok Pesantren At-Tawazun dalam Mengatasi Problematika Santri

Tadbir: Jurnal Manajemen Dakwah ◽

10.15575/tadbir.v2i4.571 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 329-346

Author(s):

Iyam Marhamah ◽

Yaya Yaya ◽

Asep Sodiqin

Keyword(s):

Output Feedback ◽

Field Research ◽

Education Institution ◽

Boarding School ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Young Generation ◽

Case Study Method ◽

The Times ◽

Considerable Benefit

Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan sistem dakwah Pondok Pesantren At-Tawazun ditinjau melalui sistem terbuka mulai dari tahap input, conversion, output, feedback, hingga environment dalam upaya mengatasi problematika santri yang dipengaruhi oleh perkembangan zaman. Penelitian yang dilakukan ini menggunakan metode studi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan spesifikasi penelitian field research (penelitian lapangan). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa keberadaan pondok pesantren At-Tawazun dirasakan cukup besar manfaatnya oleh orang tua maupun masyarakat. Lembaga dakwah dan pendidikan ini telah ikut berkontribusi dalam menanggulangi masalah sosial dan kenakalan remaja yang semakin rumit, sehingga mampu memberikan lulusan santri yang brakhlak, berbudi luhur dan mampu mengamalkan ilmunya di masyarakat. Lebih dari itu, kehadiran pondok pesantren At-Tawazun diharapkan dapat mengatasi akulturasi budaya yang menyimpang di era sekarang ini. Sehingga semangat generasi muda kita dapat disalurkan terhadak hal-hal positif, untuk kemajuan Agama dan Negara. This paper aims to describe the da’wah system of At-Tawazun Islamic Boarding School through an open system starting from the input, conversion, output, feedback, and environment stages in an effort to overcome the problems of santri that are influenced by the times. This research uses case study method with qualitative approach and field research specification (field research). The results of this study indicate that the existence of the At-Tawazun Islamic Boarding Scool was felt to be of considerable benefit by parent and community. This da’wah and education institution has contributed to tackling social problems and juvenile delinquency that are increasingly complicated, so as to be able to provide graduates who are morally, virtous and able to practice their knowledge in the community, moreover, the presence of the At-Tawazun Islamic Boarding School is expected to overcome the deviant cultural acculturation in the present era. So that the spirit of our young generation can be channeled suddenly to positive things, for the advancement of Religion and the state.

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A LOOK INTO THE EARTH: EVALUATING THE USE OF MAGNETIC SURVEY IN AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of African Archaeology ◽

10.3213/1612-1651-10018 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 49-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carlos Magnavita ◽

Norbert Schleifer

Keyword(s):

Geophysical Methods ◽

Field Research ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Magnetic Survey ◽

The Past ◽

Common Technique ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Prehistoric Settlements ◽

Present Case Study

In the last decades, geophysical methods such as magnetic survey have become a common technique for prospecting archaeological sites. At sub-Saharan archaeological sites, however, magnetic survey and correlated techniques never came into broad use and there are no signs for an immediate change of this situation. This paper examines the magnetic survey undertaken on the Nigerian site of Zilum, a settlement of the Gajiganna Culture (ca 1800-400 BC) located in the Chad Basin and dated to ca 600-400 BC. By means of the present case study, we demonstrate the significance of this particular type of investigation in yielding complementary data for understanding the character of prehistoric settlements. In conclusion, we point out that geophysical methods should play a more important role in modern archaeological field research, as they furnish a class of documentation not achievable by traditional survey and excavation methods, thus creating new perspectives for interpreting the past of African societies.

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Attrition as a bottom-up pathway to subnational democratization

International Political Science Review ◽

10.1177/01925121211019269 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 019251212110192

Author(s):

Trix van Mierlo

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Field Research ◽

Building Blocks ◽

The Philippines ◽

Causal Process ◽

Bottom Up ◽

System A ◽

Extensive Field ◽

Democratic System

Oftentimes, democracy is not spread out evenly over the territory of a country. Instead, pockets of authoritarianism can persist within a democratic system. A growing body of literature questions how such subnational authoritarian enclaves can be democratized. Despite fascinating insights, all existing pathways rely on the actions of elites and are therefore top-down. This article seeks to kick-start the discussion on a bottom-up pathway to subnational democratization, by proposing the attrition mechanism. This mechanism consists of four parts and is the product of abductive inference through theory-building causal process tracing. The building blocks consist of subnational democratization literature, social movement theory, and original empirical data gathered during extensive field research. This case study focuses on the ‘Dynasty Slayer’ in the province of Isabela, the Philippines, where civil society actors used the attrition mechanism to facilitate subnational democratization. This study implies that civil society actors in subnational authoritarian enclaves have agency.

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From Black to Blue Skies: Civil Society Perceptions of Air Pollution in Shanghai

The China Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0305741021000588 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Amanda K. Winter ◽

Huong Le ◽

Simon Roberts

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Civil Society ◽

Air Quality ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Field Research ◽

Ecological Civilization ◽

Civil Society Participation ◽

Quality Indexes

Abstract This paper explores the perception and politics of air pollution in Shanghai. We present a qualitative case study based on a literature review of relevant policies and research on civil society and air pollution, in dialogue with air quality indexes and field research data. We engage with the concept of China's authoritarian environmentalism and the political context of ecological civilization. We find that discussions about air pollution are often placed in a frame that is both locally temporal (environment) and internationally developmentalist (economy). We raise questions from an example of three applications with different presentations of air quality index measures for the same time and place. This example and frame highlight the central role and connection between technology, data and evidence, and pollution visibility in the case of the perception of air pollution. Our findings then point to two gaps in authoritarian environmentalism research, revealing a need to better understand (1) the role of technology within this governance context, and (2) the tensions created from this non-participatory approach with ecological civilization, which calls for civil society participation.

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Living and Dying in an Employee Assistance Program

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204269502500209 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 363-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Norman K. Denzin

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Personal Narratives ◽

Employee Assistance Program ◽

Study Analysis ◽

Employee Assistance ◽

Assistance Program ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Midwestern University

A contextual natural history, case study analysis of what happened to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at Midwestern University is offered. Personal narratives depicting the consequences of this change are presented and analyzed.

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“Attractive to Strangers and Instructive to Students.” The McCullochs’ 19th Century Bird Collection in Dalhousie College

Scientia Canadensis Canadian Journal of the History of Science Technology and Medicine ◽

10.7202/1027023ar ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 88-108

Author(s):

Eric L. Mills

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

19Th Century ◽

Liberal Education ◽

Natural World ◽

Hybrid Origin ◽

Careful Examination ◽

Great Caution ◽

Natural History Collections ◽

Thomas Mcculloch

Thomas McCulloch, Presbyterian minister and educator, founder of Pictou Academy, first President of Dalhousie College 1838-1843, established a museum in Pictou, NS, by 1828, including a bird collection. To McCulloch, the order of the natural world instilled in students principles of a liberal education and a model of society. His first collections were sold, but when McCulloch came to Dalhousie in 1838 he started a new collection, hoping to make it the basis of a provincial museum. In this he was aided by his son Thomas, who had been trained as a taxidermist. The younger McCulloch kept and expanded the collection until his death, after which it passed to Dalhousie College. The current McCulloch Collection, mainly the work of Thomas McCulloch junior, seems to exemplify purposes and practices of 19th century natural history. But research shows that the collection has a hybrid origin and must be viewed with great caution as an historical artifact. This is a case study in the difficulty of interpreting 19th century natural history collections without careful examination of their history.

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Innovation and cross-functional teams

Team Performance Management ◽

10.1108/tpm-12-2016-0056 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1/2) ◽

pp. 84-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Daniel Marasquini Stipp ◽

Márcio Lopes Pimenta ◽

Daniel Jugend

Keyword(s):

Single Case ◽

Field Research ◽

Incremental Innovation ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

Tax Management ◽

Functional Teams ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The aim of this paper is to characterize how innovation may happen through cross-functional teams (CFT) in an organization of the public sector. Design/methodology/approach A case study helped to characterize several behavior patterns, team structures and respective links with generating innovation in internal processes and public answering contexts. Findings The results highlight that formal-temporary teams present a higher capacity to generate incremental innovation in products, whereas permanent-informal teams have a higher capacity to generate innovation in the internal processes and public answering contexts. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this research relate to the fact that this is a single case study, and although it is an important case to examine innovation and CFTs, by its very nature, it is not possible to extend and generalize the obtained data to other organizations. The evaluation of its propositions was merely qualitative, and future research is needed to validate its characteristics. Practical implications Several settings of CFTs are presented, as well as their ability to generate different types of innovation, such as the computerization of documents, petitions and papers, which decreases the time to answer the taxpayer. Moreover, CFTs can help to create products, such as computer programs that can be used not only locally but also in several public organizations related to tax management. Originality/value The field research provides the perceptions of the respondents regarding CFT characteristics that can lead to specific types of innovation, as well as the types of products or services that can be generated by these processes.

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Analisis Pembiayaan Dana Talangan Haji untuk Biaya Perjalan Ibadah Haji

El-Mal: Jurnal Kajian Ekonomi & Bisnis Islam ◽

10.47467/elmal.v1i2.519 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 228-244

Author(s):

Asmawarna Sinaga ◽

Anjur Perkasa Alam ◽

Fariz Arkan ◽

Sri Wahyuni Hasibuan

Keyword(s):

Islamic Law ◽

Field Research ◽

Interactive Methods ◽

Islamic Banks ◽

Data Presentation ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Collection Data ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Cost

Analysis of the amount of financing the hajj bailout for the cost of the pilgrimage (Case Study of Bank Sumut Syariah Sub-Branch Stabat).Asmawarna Sinaga and Anjur Perkasa Alam. Hajj financing is a loan from a sharia bank to customers to cover the shortage of funds to obtain a seat (seat) Hajj at the time of repayment BPIH (Hajj Travel Expenses). This financing product uses the Qardh Wal Ijarah principle. The purpose of this research is to know the view of Islamic law against financing of Hajj bailout fund and to know the view of Islamic law about ujrah fee on akad of bailout fund of Hajj. This research is field research. The definition of the Hajj bailout is a bailout fund from a bank to a special customer to cover kekurangandana to cover the lack of funds to obtain a portion number at the time to pay the cost of organizing the pilgrimage. The research design uses a qualitative approach with non-statistical analysis While the data analysis techniques use content analysis and interactive methods consisting of data reduction, data collection, data presentation and conclusion. The results of this study note that the akad bailout funds in Islamic banks contain multi-akad, where the contract used qardh and ijarah is allowed. While the view of Islamic law regarding the taking of ujrah fee on hajj bailout fund is not in accordance with sharia due to the percentage of ujrah fee based on qardh fund.

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COEVALNESS OF INSECT TRACE FOSSILS AND TRACE-BEARING ROCKS, A CASE STUDY FROM THE PLIO?-PLEISTOCENE OF SW SPAIN

Palaios ◽

10.2110/palo.2020.042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 115-121

Author(s):

EDUARDO MAYORAL ◽

JORGE F. GENISE ◽

FRANCISCO J. RODRÍGUEZ-TOVAR ◽

ANA SANTOS

Keyword(s):

Fossil Record ◽

Field Research ◽

Sw Spain ◽

Modern Age ◽

Different Types ◽

The Matrix ◽

Time Gap

ABSTRACT Plio?-Pleistocene outcrops located at the southwestern edge of the Guadalquivir Basin in the area of Lepe (Huelva, Spain) provide an interesting example for studying the contemporaneity of traces with the rocks that contain them. Two different types of cells compatible with the ichnogenera Celliforma (Type 1) and Palmiraichnus (Type 2) were found in these outcrops. Their walls were constructed with the same material as the matrix and our first research in the area showed no extant bees producing them suggesting that they were coeval with the trace-bearing rocks. The case of the “Palmiraichnus-like” Type 2 cells was misleading because of its similarity with Palmiraichnus described from the region in the Canary Islands and Balearic Archipelago (Spain). Two determining features were vital in clarifying this first appearance. In the Palmiraichnus-like cells we found remains of a larval cocoon in one cell that could be dated by C14, giving a modern age. In the Celliforma-like cells more field research in the area allow us to observe extant bees nesting in these rocks in autumn. Ichnological literature show a few cases of asynchronies involving extant traces found mostly in Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks. In contrast, the case presented herein indicates the time gap between the bearing rocks and the Lepe traces was shorter (ca. 12 ky–2.6 My), enhancing the similarity of traces and rocks and thus their potential coevalness. This case may serve as a warning about other potential examples in the fossil record in which relatively short asynchronies between traces and paleosols exist.

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