scholarly journals Research note: The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on scientific work in German sociology

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-348
Author(s):  
Tim Sawert ◽  
Maria Keil
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
German Sociology ◽  
Postdoctoral Researchers

Abstract Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific work is highly affected by the governments’ measures taken to reduce the spread of the virus. With closing colleges, universities, and kindergartens, scientists had to adapt to new forms of working procedures. Immediately after the peak of the first COVID-19 wave in Germany, we surveyed in professors and postdoctoral researchers in the field of German sociology in May 2020 to investigate how their work is constrained by these measures. In this research note, we present the results of this survey. They show that the position in the sociological field as well as demographic factors affect the degree to which sociologists feel constrained in their work. Postdoctoral sociologists feel more restricted in their work than professors, and qualitatively working sociologists more restricted than quantitatively working sociologists. Moreover, being a woman and having children under the age of 14 years increases the probability that sociologists expect to research less. Our empirical results shed some light on the effect of COVID-19 measures on working routines and inequality in Higher Education during the pandemic.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI PERGURUAN TINGGI ISLAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Management Development ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Keyword Strategy

AbstractThe current of globalization has affected many sectors including tertiary institutions. This scientific work reveals the strategy of study programs in higher education in order to develop continuously to improve management development in accordance with the needs and challenges that come. In this article, two important aspects that need to be considered are human resources and curriculum that are relevant to the conditions of globalization. While researchers obtain data based on literature research that has been done. Keyword: Strategy, Development, PAI Study Program AbstrakArus globalisasi telah mempengaruhi banyak sektor termasuk lembaga pendidikan tinggi. Karya ilmiah ini mengungkap strategi program studi pada pendidikan tinggi agar dapat berkembang secara terus menerus melakukan improvisasi pengembangan manajemen sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan tantangan yang dating. Pada artikel ini diungkap tentang dua aspek penting yang perlu diperhatikan yakni sumber daya manusia dan kurikulum yang relevan dengan kondisi globalisasi. Sementara peneliti memperoleh data berdasarkan penelitian literature yang telah dilakukan.  Kata Kunci: Strategi, Pengembangan, Program Studi PAI

The Politics of Presence in Academic Professional Associations: A Research Note on Governance at the APSA

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (04) ◽  
pp. 970-978
Author(s):  
Amy Atchison
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Research Note ◽  
American Political Science Association ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
American Political Science ◽  
Science Association

ABSTRACT Professional associations like the American Political Science Association (APSA) are intended to represent the interests of all of the members of the profession. The APSA has worked diligently to increase diversity in its leadership, successfully bringing more women and minorities into APSA governance. However, there has not been a corresponding effort to ensure that members from diverse institution types have a seat at the table. This is important because different institution types have different professional issues and interests. In this research note, I explore the extent to which APSA’s leadership is reflective of the range of institution types in higher education. I find that the APSA’s leadership is disproportionately comprised of members from large doctoral-granting universities and elite graduate programs. I conclude with potential ramifications and suggestions for further research.

scholarly journals Avoiding plagiarism using Mendeley in Indonesian higher education setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 686
Author(s):  
Andi Anto Patak ◽  
Muhammad Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Academic Honesty ◽  
Time Restriction

<span>People who plagiarize have a complex problem. Plagiarism could be by accident, by mistake, or on purpose. This research aims at exploring the reasons for plagiarizing and the significance of citing and referencing using Mendeley to avoid plagiarism. Four Indonesian Mendeley Advisors were interviewed online using convenient sampling technique. This study revealed that reasons for plagiarizing are time restriction, laziness, and busy. The significance of citing and referencing using Mendeley to avoid plagiarism are (1) confirm, justify, and claim the issue conveyed in scientific work; (2) highlight a particular idea; (3) criticize or approve the premise of others, and (4) build argument. Mendeley usage acquaintance for scientific writing is expected to be practical tools for avoiding plagiarism and promote academic honesty in the setting of higher education. However, the role of supervisor is crucial to provide useful feedback for their students’ writing to help students avoid plagiarism. Besides, university should create comfortable academic environment by providing free seminar and workshop on academic writing to educate students avoid plagiarism.</span>

scholarly journals Why Choose Taiwan for Tertiary Education? The Case of Malaysian Students in Chinese Independent Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Poh Chua Siah ◽  
Chee Seng Tan ◽  
Swee Mee Tan ◽  
Kar Loke Lim ◽  
Wei Him Lew
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Independent Schools ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Malaysian Students

Before Malaysian government liberalising its private tertiary education in the 1996 Education Act, Taiwan was one of the popular choices for students from Chinese Independent Schools (CIS) to further their tertiary education. However, the number of CIS students choosing Taiwan as the destination of their tertiary education keeps hiking up substantially despite more choices of higher education provided locally after the liberalisation. In light of this, this study aims to explore factors affecting country choice of Malaysian students from CIS in the meantime while they were to further their tertiary education. A mixed-method design was employed to investigate factors shaping this peculiar phenomenon. The researchers identified eight push-pull factors from the data coding of a focus group discussion in the first phase of the study. Based on the results, a questionnaire was crafted in the second phase of the study. Then, by engaging a purposive sampling, 869 Senior Three CIS students were recruited from several CIS in different states of Malaysia to participate in the survey at the second phase of the study. The findings revealed the importance of demographic factors administering CIS students in choosing Taiwan as a popular destination of pursuing tertiary education. In addition, the use of Chinese language as the medium of instruction in teaching and financial consideration were the pull factors contributing to the interpretation of the choice made by this group of participants. Furthermore, students’ perspective of choosing future career path and their concern of family also determine their choice of higher education. Overall, the study highlighted the importance to include demographic factors in the push-pull model. It further provides factual information for the stakeholders or policy makers to incorporate more effective strategies in recruiting CIS students.

scholarly journals Experiences matter: Educators’ attitudes toward disability in higher education

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
John Freer ◽  
Tanya Kaefer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disability ◽  
Secondary Educators ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Disability Scale ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Research Questions

This study investigated 128 post-secondary educators’ attitudes toward disability at a college and a university in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The participants completed the Educators’ Attitudes toward Disability Scale (EADS) and a demographic questionnaire that included questions about their experiences with disability. There were three research questions at the heart of this study: (1) What are post-secondary educators’ overall attitudes toward disability? (2) Do demographic factors predict post-secondary educators’ attitudes toward disability? (3) Does exposure to people with disability predict post-secondary educators’ attitudes toward disability? The findings of this study suggest post-secondary educators hold overallpositive attitudes toward disability and there were very few differences observed between groups (e.g., based on age, gender, discipline, etc.). Educators’ experiences with people who have a disability, however, were positively associated with their attitudes. This factor included personal experiences (e.g., friends, family, etc.), but also professional experiences (e.g., students in their classes).

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.

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