International Research Collaborations as Perceived by Top-Performing Scholars

2019 ◽  
pp. 102831531988739
Author(s):  
Miri Yemini
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
International Research ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
International Collaborations ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Influential Parameters

This study combines two rapidly growing bodies of literature; one addresses the reasons behind the success of highly productive academics and the second investigates collaborations (international coauthorships in particular). The growing literatures on these two topics mainly involve quantitative bibliometric explanatory studies, denoting the demographic, institutional, and national factors as influential parameters that shape these trends. In this study, in contrast, I employ the notion of agency to analyze 20 in-depth interviews with top-producing academics from Denmark, Israel, and Australia in the fields of education and nanoscience, seeking to better understand the motivations, nature, perceived benefits, and drawbacks of such collaborations. I argue that these highly productive scholars involve themselves in international collaborations for a variety of reasons, but mainly due to the potential of such collaborations to advance their research. However, while scholars in nanoscience align with the disciplinary norms of collaborations and see such partnerships as a mundane part of their scientific work, scholars in education (where international collaborations are less common) perceive these activities as agentic, whereby participants often counteract social norms to pursue joint research. In the context of increasing pressures for accountability, commercialization, and internationalization of and in higher education, this study suggests a nuanced understanding of international research collaborations practiced by highly productive scholars.

International Research Collaborations: The Process and Its Benefits

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fauzia Abdalla ◽  
Farzan Irani
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
International Collaborations ◽  
Communication Impairments ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity

With the increase in availability of social media and electronic communication mediums, it is now easier than ever to make contact and establish international research collaborations. There is a growing need to address issues related to the prevention, assessment, and intervention of communication impairments across culturally and linguistically diverse populations (Chiasson, 2007). This article provides a brief overview of the process of establishing and maintaining international research collaborations in the field of communication sciences and disorders. The article draws from personal experiences of the authors and survey-based responses from seven other professionals in the field who are actively involved in international collaborations. The authors address some common obstacles to international collaboration and provide insights to help make such relationships productive for all members. Finally, the authors provide a brief review of electronic communication mediums that can be used to increase efficiency and productivity of international collaborations.

Secularity and Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Howard Ecklund ◽  
David R. Johnson ◽  
Brandon Vaidyanathan ◽  
Kirstin R.W. Matthews ◽  
Steven W. Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
International Study ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
The World ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

In order to take an in-depth look at the relationship between science and religion around the world, the authors of this book completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists’ attitudes toward religion ever undertaken, surveying more than twenty thousand scientists and conducting in-depth interviews with over six hundred of them. From this wealth of data, the authors extract the real story of the relationship between science and religion in the lives of scientists around the world. Secularity and Science makes four big claims: There are more religious scientists than we might think. Religion and science sometimes overlap in scientific work. Scientists—even some atheist scientists—see spirituality in science. And finally, the idea that religion and science must conflict is an invention of the West. Throughout the chapters, the book couples nationally representative survey data with captivating stories of individual scientists, whose experiences highlight these important themes in the data. Secularity and Science leaves inaccurate assumptions about science and religion behind, and offers a new, more nuanced understanding of how science and religion interact and how they can be integrated for the common good.

scholarly journals What sparks academic engagement with society? A comparison of incentives appealing to motives

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222199406
Author(s):  
Eva Sormani ◽  
Thomas Baaken ◽  
Peter van der Sijde
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Third Mission ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Joint Research Project

The pressure on higher education institutions (HEIs) to realize third mission activities continues to grow, intensifying the search for incentives to motivate academics to engage with stakeholders outside their HEI. Previous studies have found limitations in intrinsically motivating academic engagement; therefore, this study investigates the extrinsic regulation of motivations via incentives. The authors identified a broad range of incentives for third mission activities, belonging to four motivation categories: pecuniary incentives, career advancement, appreciation and research support. Drawing on self-determination theory, incentives (nudges and rewards) are empirically compared in a between-subject design with a sample of 324 academics from the business and economics disciplines. The analysis showed that nudges affect business and economics academics’ intention to engage with society in a joint research project. Furthermore, these academics responded well to incentives concerned with the research support motivation category. The findings contribute to the literature by highlighting the relevance of marginal incentives—nudges—in implementing appropriate incentives in HEIs.

From Teen Parent to Student Parent: Latina Mothers’ Persistence in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 153819272098030
Author(s):  
Giselle Emilia Navarro-Cruz ◽  
Brianne A. Dávila ◽  
Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Latina Mothers ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Teen Parent ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

Less than half of adolescent mothers graduate from high school and fewer obtain a post-secondary degree. The purpose of this study is to understand how Latina mothers who experienced childbirth during adolescence transition to parenthood and higher education. We conducted 13 in-depth interviews with Latina mothers enrolled in higher education. We found that Latina mothers’ persistence in higher education is influenced by psychosocial factors, initial commitments, academic and social experiences in college, and final commitments.

The Adaptation of Young Rural Buryats to Ulan-Ude's Urban and Educational Space

Inner Asia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Anna Yur'evna Buyanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Demographic Changes ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Capacity To Change

AbstractThis article explores the repercussions of the demographic changes currently taking place in Buryatia. In particular, it concerns the mass migration of young rural Buryats to Ulan-Ude, in search of a higher education and, eventually, better career prospects. In-depth interviews with a sample of Buryat university students are used to reveal the challenges rural incomers face in adapting to urban life, and the differing strategies they use to overcome them. As these interviews show, the success of a rural Buryat's university career depends on their capacity to change their behaviour and aspirations to fit urban cultural norms.

Real Time Experience of Participants in Higher Education During The Coronavirus: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-70
Author(s):  
Randa Khair Abbas ◽  
Eman Abu Hanna Nahhas ◽  
Khawla Zoabi ◽  
Ibtisam Marey-Sarwan ◽  
Hanadi Abu Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Financial Security ◽  
Time Experience ◽  
New Learning ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Depth Interviews

This case study explored the real-time experience of participants in the Arab Academic College for Education in Haifa, Israel, during the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with management, administrative staff, faculty and students. Participants' stories reveal that feelings of stress and isolation gave way to new learning and self-discovery, a new relationship with time, and the creation of new knowledge on the personal and institutional levels. Strong, coordinated leadership, combined with legal and financial security, facilitated the transition to online learning and allowed the college to emerge from the crisis successfully. Implications are drawn for dealing with future crises.

scholarly journals Involvement of Higher Education in Building Human Resources Character in the Era of Globalization

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Ishomuddin Ishomuddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Source Of Information

<p class="apa">In general, the objectives of this study were to explain the role played by universities in improving its human resources are office holders, lecturers, and students, explain the program what is being done related to the improvement of human resources, and explains the non-academic program to support the implementation of a program that has been prepared so as to ensure the creation of academic atmosphere and moral. This research is using a qualitative approach. Data collection method is observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. After determining the selected object, it is then determined subjects and informants who serve as a source of information, other than information derived from observation and documents. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative descriptive. From these results it can be concluded that in the current era of globalization sensitize the managers of private universities to constantly make changes both in management of students, lecturers, and academic. Of the top ten universities in East Java, which is the object of research has done on average conditionally adjustment and in accordance with their respective capabilities to actualize development programs as outlined in the master plan and development plan strategy as a guide.</p>

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