scholarly journals “What About Us?” Exploring What It Means to Be a Management Educator With Asperger’s Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wright ◽  
Gundars Kaupins
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Management Educator

Very little is known on the subject of educators with Asperger’s syndrome (AS), and the available information pales in comparison to the enormous literature studying students with AS. While there are many resources for engaging students with AS, and increasing awareness of how AS affects student learning, discussions about the implications for teaching and learning from the instructor’s perspective are much harder to find. In this article, Professor Gundy Kaupins shares his thoughts and experiences related to the issues educators with AS face and offers an alternative lens to see the advantages that having AS can bring to the management education classroom. Professor Kaupins also offers ideas for behavioral solutions and considerations for future research. We finish with a commentary on the individual and institutional issues pertaining to disclosure of “differences” and invisible disability in the university classroom.

scholarly journals Academic-related perceptions, beliefs, and strategies of undergraduate agricultural students

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Samantha Jordan ◽  
Christopher Stripling ◽  
Christopher Boyer ◽  
Carrie Stephens ◽  
Nathan Conner
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Future Success ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
Colleges Of Agriculture ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
The University

Students’ academic-related perceptions, beliefs, and strategies are fundamental elements that influence teaching and learning within colleges of agriculture. This study investigated students’ academic efficacy, academic self-handicapping, and skepticism about the relevance of school for future success at the University of Tennessee’s Herbert College of Agriculture. The students were academically efficacious, rarely self-handicapped, and did not doubt the relevance of their degree. In addition, a low negative association was found between academic efficacy and self-handicapping, a negligible relationship was found between academic efficacy and skepticism about the relevance of school for future success, and a moderate relationship was found between academic self-handicapping and skepticism about the relevance of school for future success. Therefore, instructors are encouraged to move past traditional lecture-based instruction and challenge their students at higher cognitive levels, which will allow students to realistically explore the complexities of agriculture. Furthermore, academic self-handicapping may be an indicator of lower academic efficacy and/or skepticism about the relevance of a student’s degree. Future research should further explore these relationships.  

Training Teachers to Manage Students with Asperger's Syndrome in an Inclusive Classroom Setting

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Hinton ◽  
Kate Sofronoff ◽  
Jeanie Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Inclusive Classroom ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Problem Behaviours

AbstractThis controlled trial of a teacher training intervention aimed to increase teacher competence in managing the problem behaviours associated with Asperger's syndrome, as manifested in a classroom setting. All teacher-participants currently managed a student with Asperger's syndrome in an inclusive classroom setting. Measures were taken on two occasions: pre-workshop and 6-week follow-up. Variables of interest were number of problem behaviours, success of teacher strategies used to manage problem behaviours and teacher self-efficacy in managing behaviours. Qualitative data assessing both the utility of the workshop and effectiveness of the individual management strategies was also gathered. At 6-week follow up, teachers reported increased confidence in their ability to manage the student with Asperger's syndrome, fewer problem behaviours displayed by the student and increased success in using strategies to manage the student in the classroom. The utility of both the workshop itself and individual management strategies were also endorsed by all teacher-participants. Suggestions for future research and limitation of the study are also discussed.

Philanthropy in Family Enterprises

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neus Feliu ◽  
Isabel C. Botero
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business And Society ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Family Enterprises ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

Philanthropy in family enterprises operates at the crossroads of family, business, and society. Most of the research in this area is approached from the business or the individual level; thus, we have a fragmented understanding of philanthropy in family enterprises. This article presents a systematic review of the literature on the subject. Based on 55 sources published between 1988 and 2014, we explain the drivers of this behavior, the vehicles used to practice it, and the outcomes tied to the practice of philanthropy in family enterprises. We identify gaps in our understanding and provide ideas for future research.

Linguistic processing in high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger's syndrome. Is global coherence impaired?

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1169-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
THERESE JOLLIFFE ◽  
SIMON BARON-COHEN
Keyword(s):  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Central Coherence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Linguistic Processing ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Global Coherence ◽  
Use Context ◽  
Global Inference

Background. Linguistic processing was explored in normally intelligent adults with either autism or Asperger's syndrome, to test if global coherence was impaired. Global coherence is the ability to establish causal connections and interrelate local chunks into higher-order chunks so that most linguistic elements are linked together thematically. Since individuals with autism are hypothesized to have weak central coherence then one would predict that the clinical groups would have difficulty integrating information globally so as to derive full meaning.Methods. Two experiments were designed to test global coherence. Experiment 1 investigated whether individuals on the autism spectrum condition could arrange sentences coherently. Experiment 2 investigated whether they were less able to use context to make a global inference. Results. The clinical groups were less able to arrange sentences coherently and use context to make a global inference.Conclusions. The results suggest that individuals on the autism spectrum have impaired global coherence. Arranging sentences and making global inferences correlated highly, suggesting that central coherence may be a unitary force in these different tasks. Of the two clinical groups, the autism group had the greater deficit. The effect that such a deficit would have on one's daily life is discussed, along with possible explanations for the clinical groups' greater difficulty, and suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals Investigación sobre la práctica docente en las universidades

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Martha E. Báez
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Practice Elements ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

La investigación sobre la práctica docente (ISPD) en el contexto universitario es un estudio crítico de la docencia que busca reflexionar sobre esta para mejorar su incidencia en la calidad del aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Este artículo se basa en la experiencia de académicos anglosajones con este tipo de investigaciones, abordando los fundamentos conceptuales y metodológicos que la caracterizan y su importancia para el desarrollo individual e institucional de la docencia. Sin pretender hacer una presentación comparativa, se muestran elementos que asemejan y distancian la ISPD de la investigación tradicional.AbstractScholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in the university context is a critical study of teaching aimed at reflecting on its impact improving the quality of student learning. This article is based on the experience of Anglo-Saxon scholars on this type of study. It addresses the conceptual and methodological characteristics of this practice and its importance to the individual and institutional development of the teaching practice. Elements that relate and distant the SoTL from the traditions research are shown.

scholarly journals University Students Academic Usage of Facebook. Case Study: Licence 2 English Students, Mostaganem University

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amel Ghermaoui
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Large Population ◽  
University Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
The University

last decade has witnessed the rapid popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and College students constitute a large population of Facebook users. Advancement in telecommunication and information technology has resulted in a tremendous impact on teaching and learning. Accordingly, university education has started to benefit from online learning platforms. The revolutionary progress that the internet has known is giving a modern dimension to the teaching process, thus, facilitating university students' learning. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent to which Facebook can be an effective means to distribute academic content to university students. Department of English of Mostaganem University is involved in this study. The Study combines quantitative with qualitative types of research. Quantitate research involves distributing a survey in the form of a questionnaire among License 2 students department of English as well as teachers to examine to what extent Facebook can be used for academic purposes. Qualitative research is dedicated to the analysis and observation of studens’ Facebook group page. The results showed that Students confirm that Facebook is a useful tool to distribute and share academic knowledge yet there are still many obstacles that hinder its use at the university context. On another hand, the present research suggests some helping solutions to enhance Facebook educational use among university students and their teachers. Future research may include a larger population from every Department of Mostaganem University to ensure generalizability of the study’s findings.

scholarly journals Media role in the formation of public opinion towards the right of self-determination for Kurds in Iraq

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-241
Author(s):  
Hemin Majeed Hasan ◽  
Baqir Dawd Hussein ◽  
Kamil Omar Sleman
Keyword(s):  
Self Determination ◽  
Structural Representation ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
Social Components ◽  
The University ◽  
Right Of Self Determination

This research deals with the subject of the Kurdish media in relation to the right of self-determination, which the Kurds prepare for its central cause and struggle for it. The importance of this research comes from the importance of its basic components represented by the Kurdish media and the right to self-determination, where they combine the equation of influence and influence, which is the operator of the formative relations of things and designed in all human groups, including the community of the region, in addition to being one of the few Kurdish studies in this field, To cast its positive on the operators of the terms of reference.The aim of this research is to realize the levels of interest of the Kurdish media in the concept of the right to self-determination and its role in conveying its meanings and implications to the Kurdish individual, as well as to identify the mechanisms used by this media to convince the individual mentioned this right and activate his tendencies toward him.The research depends on the university teachers, in addition to their field dimension, because they are the most appropriate and the right to express opinions about such strategic issues and their details and implications, because of their knowledge, scientific, specialized and other structural participants, as well as their structural representation of various social components in the Kurdistan Region.

scholarly journals E-learning in the coronavirus's period from the perspective of students

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 477-485
Author(s):  
Bislim Lekiqi ◽  
Aziz Rexhepi ◽  
Albina Sahiti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
New Era ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Rapid Transformation

The Coronavirus epidemic in Kosovo is having consequences in all spheres of life. This reflection is especially noticeable in teaching and learning, especially at the university level, moving from the classical (traditional) form of teaching fully or partially to e-learning. The necessity of such a rapid transformation and the need to achieve the objectives of studies are being assessed by students in different ways. The subject of this research is how students evaluate this rapid transformation from traditional teaching and learning to e-learning, which was conducted in December 2020. 551 Kosovar Bachelor and Master students participated in the research. The research was done through a survey. The analysis of the results, their comparison leads us to the conclusions and recommendations, information which could serve the university institutions and state decision-making structures for the orientation of educational policies in a new era of digitalization, where e-learning is becoming a necessity even in developing countries. Where work enables us to understand that developments in the field of education, imposed by the epidemic, will be one of the forms of teaching and learning in the future and that for this we must all prepare as individuals and as a society in general.

scholarly journals What Protective Health Measures Are Americans Taking in Response to COVID-19? Results from the COVID Impact Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fares Qeadan ◽  
Nana Akofua Mensah ◽  
Benjamin Tingey ◽  
Rona Bern ◽  
Tracy Rees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Large Household ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Engagements

With the emergence of the novel SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes; COVID-19, compliance with/adherence to protective measures is needed. Information is needed on which measures are, or are not, being undertaken. Data collected from the COVID Impact Survey, conducted by the non-partisan and objective research organization NORC at the University of Chicago on April, May, and June of 2020, were analyzed through weighted Quasi-Poisson regression modeling to determine the association of demographics, socioeconomics, and health conditions with protective health measures taken at the individual level in response to COVID-19. The three surveys included data from 18 regional areas including 10 states (CA, CO, FL, LA, MN, MO, MT, NY, OR, and TX) and 8 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Cleveland and Columbus, OH; Phoenix, AZ; and Pittsburgh, PA). Individuals with higher incomes, insurance, higher education levels, large household size, age 60+, females, minorities, those who have asthma, have hypertension, overweight or obese, and those who suffer from mental health issues during the pandemic were significantly more likely to report taking precautionary protective measures relative to their counterparts. Protective measures for the three subgroups with a known relationship to COVID-19 (positive for COVID-19, knowing an individual with COVID-19, and knowing someone who had died from COVID-19) were strongly associated with the protective health measures of washing hands, avoiding public places, and canceling social engagements. This study provides first baseline data on the response to the national COVID-19 pandemic at the individual level in the US. The found heterogeneity in the response to this pandemic by different variables can inform future research and interventions to reduce exposure to the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Web Log Analysis

2011 ◽  
pp. 506-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isak Taksa ◽  
Amanda Spink ◽  
Bernard J. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Web Applications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Log Analysis ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Web Log ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Character ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

Web log analysis is an innovative and unique field constantly formed and changed by the convergence of various emerging Web technologies. Due to its interdisciplinary character, the diversity of issues it addresses, and the variety and number of Web applications, it is the subject of many distinctive and diverse research methodologies. This chapter examines research methodologies used by contributing authors in preparing the individual chapters for this handbook, summarizes research results, and proposes new directions for future research in this area.

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