scholarly journals The criteria used by key decision makers in Australia to judge the academic quality of NTROs

2020 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan McKee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Current State ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Expert Community ◽  
Level Of Agreement

Thirty experts in the assessment of the quality of Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTROs) as academic research outputs were asked to rate the importance of 19 criteria that might be used in making these judgements. Analysis of responses identified four criteria where there is substantial agreement among the community of experts: (a) demonstrated familiarity in the research statement with the current state of knowledge in the relevant academic disciplines (very important); (b) demonstrated familiarity in the research statement with the current state of knowledge in the relevant industry (important); (c) evidence that the work has been engaged with by other academic researchers (relevant); (d) whether the NTRO creator is a substantive university staff member or an adjunct/honorary (unimportant). Fifteen other criteria either reached a less than ‘fair’ level of agreement, or larger numbers of respondents nominated ‘It depends’. Qualitative analysis of comments also revealed noteworthy disagreements in the expert community about how the criteria should be applied.

Multiple temporalities of knowing in academic research

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Smith
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Functional Relationship ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Crisis Of Modernity ◽  
The Relationship

Based on ethnographic research at five Czech universities from 2011 to 2013, this article explores how academics make sense of and claims to three qualitatively distinct temporal regimes in which their activities as knowledge producers are inscribed: disciplinary time, career time and project time. This conceptual framework, a modification of Shinn’s distinction between disciplinary, transitory and transversal knowledge-production regimes, seeks to replace images of competition and succession between regimes with images of their recombination and intersection. It enables an interpretation of the empirical findings beyond the indigenous complaint that excessive speed is compromising the quality of knowledge production. The relationship between projects, careers and disciplines emerges from the study as problematic rather than synergistic. In this respect the paper does not contradict the claim by critical theorists that we are witnessing the disintegration of what used to be a functional relationship between the multiple temporalities of academic knowledge production based on standardized career scripts, nor the related claim that this may reflect a deeper crisis of modernity as a predictive regime for the production of futures. It proposes, however, that transversal projects can still be mediators of ‘disciplinary respiration’ insofar as their timeframes are available for variable calibration commensurate with the increasingly heteronomous ways of knowing and knowledge routines that academic researchers practise.

E-Governance and Social Inclusion of Entrepreneurship and Businesses

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Olga Tikhomirova
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Current State

This study offers an overview of the current state of conceptual and empirical research at the interface of e-business and entrepreneurship. Researchers and professionals are provided with concepts and current research into the field of e-governance and in fostering e-business concepts in an entrepreneurial environment. The authors investigated e-government initiatives in a modern, technological environment, exploring both benefits and challenges due to various technical, organizational, social, and contextual factors. Interactions between political/state decision makers and entrepreneurs were studied to develop e-business and e-entrepreneurship concepts in a digital economy. As businesses and state institutions use information and digital technologies for development and functioning, there is a need to develop and understand the main criteria of effectiveness of state digital resources and e-governance as a whole. Based on an empirical study, the researchers propose a system of assessing the quality of electronic resources for entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Evolving partnerships: engagement methods in an established health services research team

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Chamberlain ◽  
Andrea Gruneir ◽  
Janice M. Keefe ◽  
Charlotte Berendonk ◽  
Kyle Corbett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Academic Researchers

Abstract Background The Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program is a partnered health services research team that aims to improve the quality of care and quality of life for residents and quality of worklife for staff in nursing homes. This team includes academic researchers, trainees, research staff, citizens (persons living with dementia and family/friend caregivers of persons living in nursing homes), and decision-makers (ministries of health, health authorities, operators of nursing homes). The TREC team has experience working with health system partners but wanted to undertake activities to enhance the collaboration between the academic researchers and citizen members. The aim of this paper is to describe the TREC team members’ experiences and perceptions of citizen engagement and identify necessary supports to promote meaningful engagement in health research teams. Methods We administered two online surveys (May 2018, July 2019) to all TREC team members (researchers, trainees, staff, decision-makers, citizens). The surveys included closed and open-ended questions guided by regional and international measures of engagement and related to respondents’ experience with citizen engagement, their perceptions of the benefits and challenges of citizen engagement, and their needs for training and other tools to support engagement. We analyzed the closed-ended responses using descriptive statistics. Results We had a 78% response rate (68/87) to the baseline survey, and 27% response rate (21/77) to the follow-up survey. At baseline, 30 (44%) of respondents reported they were currently engaged in a research project with citizen partners compared to 11(52%) in the follow-up survey. Nearly half (10(48%)) of the respondents in the follow-up reported an increase in citizen engagement over the previous year. Respondents identified many benefits to citizen engagement (unique perspectives, assistance with dissemination) and challenges (the need for specific communication skills, meeting organizing and facilitation, and financial/budget support), with little change between the two time points. Respondents reported that the amount of citizen engagement in their research (or related projects) had increased or stayed the same. Conclusions Despite increasing recognition of the benefits of including persons with lived experience and large-scale promotion efforts, the research team still lack sufficient training and resources to engage non-academic partners. Our research identified specific areas that could be addressed to improve the engagement of citizens in health research.

Geographic Information Systems for Disaster Response: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Tomaszewski ◽  
Michael Judex ◽  
Joerg Szarzynski ◽  
Christine Radestock ◽  
Lars Wirkus
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Current State ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Industry Practice ◽  
Spatially Oriented

AbstractGeographic Information Systems (GIS) continue to gain important recognition from disaster practitioners and academic researchers during what is arguably the most publicly visible disaster management phase – disaster response. The broader world of GIS academic research and industry practice for disaster response continues to change. This review article inventories the current state-of-the-art in GIS for disaster response and demonstrates progress in the data and people aspects of GIS for disaster response since previous literature reviews. The review is structured to serve as a metaphorical bridge between two reader groups – disaster management practitioners interested in understanding developing trends in GIS for disaster response and academic researchers with minimal to no understanding of GIS and/or mapping concepts within the disaster response context. With this readership in mind, we outline definitions of GIS, disaster response and the need for GIS in disaster response, review interdisciplinary literature from a variety of spatially-oriented disaster management fields and demonstrate progress in various aspects of GIS for disaster response. The review concludes with a GIS for disaster response research agenda and provides a list of resources for researchers new to GIS and spatial perspectives for disaster management research.

scholarly journals Public-private collaboration and scientific impact: An analysis based on Danish publication data for 1995–2013

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carter Bloch ◽  
Thomas Kjeldager Ryan ◽  
Jens Peter Andersen
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Scientific Impact ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Academic Researchers

In the past few decades, there has been increasing interest in public-private collaboration, which has motivated lengthy discussion of the implications of collaboration in general, and co-authorship in particular, for the scientific impact of research. However, despite this strong interest in the topic, there is little systematic knowledge on the relation between public-private collaboration and citation impact. This paper examines the citation impact of papers involving public-private collaboration in comparison with academic research papers. We examine the role of a variety of factors, such as international collaboration, the number of co-authors, academic disciplines, and whether the research is mainly basic or applied. We first examine citation impact for a comprehensive dataset covering all Web of Science journal articles with at least one Danish author in the period 1995–2013. Thereafter, we examine whether citation impact for individual researchers differs when collaborating with industry compared to work only involving academic researchers, by looking at a fixed group of researchers that have both engaged in public-private collaborations and university-only publications. For national collaboration papers, we find no significant difference in citation impact for public-only and public-private collaborations. For international collaboration, we observe much higher citation impact for papers involving public-private collaboration.

scholarly journals Om kvalifikationer og køn

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Henningsen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research System ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research Grants ◽  
Specific Distribution ◽  
System Requirements ◽  
Academic Qualifications ◽  
Academic Positions

Qualifications and GenderIt is a myth that the universities as a system unconditionally recruit the academically best-qualified researchers. The priorities in the research system is determined by a range of - partly externally given - system requirements, which include a specific distribution of positions and research grants with regard to academic disciplines and research topics together with a set of institutional and geographic constraints. The system requirements predetermine at all times which kind of academic qualifications are in demand and determine who may altogether come into consideration for a research position. Fulfilment of the system requirements has both currently and historically justified that less qualified researchers with a specific academic profile are preferred to academic positions. The article offers examples of what is presently considered to be legitimate system requirements. Among these is not a more equal representation of the sexes in academic positions. The article argues that a more equal representation of the sexes could lead to an increase in the overall academic quality of the research system.

Esports Research: A Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason G. Reitman ◽  
Maria J. Anderson-Coto ◽  
Minerva Wu ◽  
Je Seok Lee ◽  
Constance Steinkuehler
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Questions

Accompanying esports’ explosion in popularity, the amount of academic research focused on organized, competitive gaming has grown rapidly. From 2002 through March 2018, esports research has developed from nonexistent into a field of study spread across seven academic disciplines. We review work in business, sports science, cognitive science, informatics, law, media studies, and sociology to understand the current state of academic research of esports and to identify convergent research questions, findings, and trends across fields.

Community-Academic Research Partnerships With Vulnerable Populations

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 317-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Lesser ◽  
Manuel Angel Oscós-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Current State ◽  
Academic Partnerships ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Research And Policy

Community-academic research partnerships have evolved as a multidisciplinary approach to involve those communities experiencing health disparities in the development, implementation, and evaluation of health interventions. Community-academic partnerships are intended to bring together academic researchers and communities to share power, establish trust, foster colearning, enhance strengths and resources, build community capacity, and address community-identified needs and health problems. The purpose of this chapter is to review the current state of community-academic research partnerships in the United States and Canada. We discuss contextual issues; present a review of the current literature; identify the major strengths, challenges, and lessons learned that have emerged during the course of these research collaborations; and explore implications for future research and policy.

Audit Quality Indicators: Audit Practice Meets Audit Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. A17-A23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Breakout Group ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Routine Basis

SUMMARY Regulators, audit firms, and academic researchers are exploring issues related to Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs), including how to optimize their use and how to anticipate the consequences of measuring, reporting, and monitoring AQIs on a routine basis. This article describes the main topics addressed by a panel discussion and participant breakout group discussions at a 2012 symposium hosted by the Center for Audit Quality. Topics include how AQIs could be useful to audit stakeholders, what we know from practice about the current state of AQIs, and how academic research might inform the development and use of AQIs by stakeholders.

On Scientific Value of russian Journals in Economics and related fields

2013 ◽  
pp. 130-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Muravyev
Keyword(s):  
Reference Lists ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index ◽  
Scientific Significance ◽  
Scientific Value

In this paper we attempt to classify Russian journals in economics and related disciplines for their scientific significance. We show that currently used criteria, such as a journal’s presence in the Higher Attestation Committee’s list of journals and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) impact factor, are not very useful for assessing the academic quality of journals. Based on detailed data, including complete reference lists for 2010—2011, we find significant differentiation of Russian journals, including among those located at the top of the RSCI list. We identify two groups of Russian journals, tentatively called category A and B journals, that can be regarded as the most important from the viewpoint of their contribution to the economic science.

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