scholarly journals How do faculty experience the university mission? : a descriptive case study of one university’s approach to its core values

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keirn
Keyword(s):  
Core Values ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
University Mission ◽  
Faculty Experience ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Degree nursing at the University of Fort Hare- A descriptive case study

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Leigh Evertse
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
University Of Fort Hare ◽  
The University ◽  
Graduate Nursing ◽  
And Training

This case study traces and records the background to the introduction of graduate nursing education and training within the Ciskei.OpsommingIn hierdie studie word die inleiding van graad verpleegkunde opieiding binne Ciskei nagevors en opgeteken. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals ARGUMENT BAR MOVEMENT IN RELATIVE CLAUSES PRODUCED BY BIPA STUDENTS: AN ANALYSIS OF NOAM CHOMSKY’S GENERATIVE TRANSFORMATION

2022 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Arti Prihatini ◽  
Fauzan Fauzan ◽  
Fida Pangesti
Keyword(s):  
Relative Clause ◽  
Relative Clauses ◽  
Deep Structure ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Clause Structure ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Theta Theory ◽  
The University

This study was intended to describe (1) the characteristics of the argument bar movement in relative clauses, (2) the characteristics of the relative clause structure, and (3) the suitability of the relative clause structure produced by BIPA students. This research was a qualitative descriptive case study. This research data were relative clauses sourced from BIPA students' speeches at the beginner and intermediate levels at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The data collection method used was the listening method with tapping, recording, note-taking, and hidden fishing techniques. Data analysis was carried out by identifying the predication-argument relationship with theta theory, identifying the deep structure and surface structure, analyzing movement objectives, movement traces, and movement consequences by utilizing the subjacency condition theory. The results showed that the characteristics of the argument bar movement in the relative clauses generated by 92% of BIPA students were in the form of short movements and did not exceed one bounding node. Based on the Indonesian language rules, most of the relative clauses produced by BIPA students were appropriate (75%). It shows that BIPA students have fully understood the relative clause structure.

Nurturing Relationships Within a Space Created by “Indigenous Ways of Knowing”: a Case Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (S1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilly Brown
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Indigenous Pedagogy ◽  
Faculty Interactions ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
The University

AbstractA strong educator-learner relationship is continually identified as the most significant form of involvement affecting the student experience. Yet, within the current dominant higher-educational context, student-faculty interactions are also identified as an area in need of improvement. This paper explores the educator-learner relationship within a space created by “Indigenous pedagogy” and epistemology through a case study conducted with undergraduate students at The University of Western Australia. Within this context distinctions such as “inside” and “outside” the classroom are seen to inhibit interconnectedness within a holistic system of knowing. Extensive qualitative enquiry in the form of observations, non-Indigenous and Indigenous student focus groups and faculty interviews, informed a descriptive case study of the unit offered through the University of Western Australia titled “Aboriginal Ways of Knowing”. It was found that this space, as Indigenised, offered students the opportunity to connect spiritually and personally with themselves, one another and their educators. Furthermore, in reading this space as an “interface” between Western and Indigenous systems of knowing, a productive tension emerged in emulation of what Indigenous people experience throughout their daily lives. This research contributes to a growing body of literature indicating the potential of Indigenous pedagogy and epistemologies within the tertiary context.

scholarly journals Getting the Central RDM Message Across: A Case Study of Central versus Discipline-Specific Research Data Services (RDS) at the University of Cambridge

Libri ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Clair Castle
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The University

Abstract RDS are usually cross-disciplinary, centralised services, which are increasingly provided at a university by the academic library and in collaboration with other RDM stakeholders, such as the Research Office. At research-intensive universities, research data is generated in a wide range of disciplines and sub-disciplines. This paper will discuss how providing discipline-specific RDM support is approached by such universities and academic libraries, and the advantages and disadvantages of these central and discipline-specific approaches. A descriptive case study on the author’s experiences of collaborating with a central RDS at the University of Cambridge, as a subject librarian embedded in an academic department, is a major component of this paper. The case study describes how centralised RDM services offered by the Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) have been adapted to meet discipline-specific needs in the Department of Chemistry. It will introduce the department and the OSC, and describe the author’s role in delivering RDM training, as well as the Data Champions programme, and their membership of the RDM Project Group. It will describe the outcomes of this collaboration for the Department of Chemistry, and for the centralised service. Centralised and discipline-specific approaches to RDS provision have their own advantages and disadvantages. Supporting the discipline-specific RDM needs of researchers is proving particularly challenging for universities to address sustainably: it requires adequate financial resources and staff skilled (or re-skilled) in RDM. A mixed approach is the most desirable, cost-effective way of providing RDS, but this still has constraints.

scholarly journals Archiving and Document Management at Taibah University: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Jamilah Alokluk
Keyword(s):  
Document Management ◽  
Data Management System ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Secure Storage ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Digital Document ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
The University

Archiving and digital document management in educational institutions are not amply studied despite the active use of technologies for these purposes. In this research, a qualitative descriptive case study has been conducted to examine how digital archiving and document management are organised at Taibah University to address the needs of researchers, professors, administrators and students as well as to guarantee secure storage of and access to data. The selection of the case study design has allowed for in-depth analyses of the strategy for managing and archiving data in the selected institution. The interpretation of data with reference to the previously formulated propositions have indicated that Taibah University follows a certain strategy for managing electronic documents, but they do not use a unique data management system. Furthermore, archiving is applied only to a limited number of documents and security of stored data is guaranteed according to the University’s policies.

scholarly journals The Durban University Of Technology's Experiences Of Open Educational Resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 883 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Open Education Resources ◽  
The University ◽  
Open Education Movement

There seems to be growing confidence that the open education movement is set to reshape the higher education landscape. Perhaps the single most formidable challenge retarding the uptake of open education resources (OERs) is instructors' lack of knowledge and experience of these materials. This descriptive case study examines the experiences Durban University of Technology (DUT) faculty have of OERs. As such, it lays the groundwork for subsequent studies of the attitudes of faculty to OERs and to the philosophy of open education. It also interrogates the national and institutional policy environment to establish to what extent these foster a culture of sharing and openness in local higher education. The findings reported here may thus provide a context for understanding the attitudes of DUT faculty to OERs (examined in a separate study) and may serve as useful indicators of how the university is positioned; that is, how deep its foundations are, with respect to its prospects of participating successfully in the higher education OER movement.

scholarly journals Big(ger) data as better data in open distance learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Prinsloo ◽  
Elizabeth Archer ◽  
Glen Barnes ◽  
Yuraisha Chetty ◽  
Dion Van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Student Data ◽  
Current State ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

<p>In the context of the hype, promise and perils of Big Data and the currently dominant paradigm of data-driven decision-making, it is important to critically engage with the potential of Big Data for higher education. We do not question the potential of Big Data, but we do raise a number of issues, and present a number of theses to be seriously considered in realising this potential.</p><p>The University of South Africa (Unisa) is one of the mega ODL institutions in the world with more than 360,000 students and a range of courses and programmes. Unisa already has access to a staggering amount of student data, hosted in disparate sources, and governed by different processes. As the university moves to mainstreaming online learning, the amount of and need for analyses of data are increasing, raising important questions regarding our assumptions, understanding, data sources, systems and processes.</p><p>This article presents a descriptive case study of the current state of student data at Unisa, as well as explores the impact of existing data sources and analytic approaches. From the analysis it is clear that in order for big(ger) data to be better data, a number of issues need to be addressed. The article concludes by presenting a number of theses that should form the basis for the imperative to optimise the harvesting, analysis and use of student data.</p>

scholarly journals Centro acadêmico: o papel da entidade estudantil na formação acadêmica, profissional e social do discente

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-45
Author(s):  
Alan Da Costa Moura ◽  
Romana Fátima Rodrigues de Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Project Scheduling ◽  
University Education ◽  
Emotional Control ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Causes

Este estudo investigou como a participação do discente do curso de Secretariado Executivo da Universidade Federal do Ceará no Centro Acadêmico pode contribuir com o seu desenvolvimento acadêmico, profissional e social. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade de demonstrar a influência da participação na entidade na formação do estudante. A abordagem teórica considerou autores como Silva et al. (2017), Fleury e Fleury (2001), Souza (2004), dentre outros. Metodologicamente, realizou-se um estudo de caso qualitativo e descritivo, por meio de entrevista indireta a 17 participantes do Centro Acadêmico de Secretariado Executivo. Os principais resultados apontam que a entidade agrega valor por aumentar o engajamento na universidade; garantir o contato com competências, como comunicação, controle emocional, liderança, planejamento e programação de projetos; e propiciar o convívio com causas sociais. Destarte, a entidade é capaz de contribuir para a formação universitária como um todo. ABSTRACTThis paper investigated how the involvement of the student of the Executive Secretariat course at the Federal University of Ceará in the academic center can contribute to their academic, professional, and social development. The research is justified by the need to demonstrate the influence of participation in the entity in the education of the undergraduate. The theoretical approach considered authors such as Silva et al. (2017), Fleury and Fleury (2001), Souza (2004), and others. Methodologically, a qualitative and descriptive case study was conducted, through an indirect interview with 17 participants from the Academic Center of Executive Secretariat. The main results point out that the entity adds value by increasing engagement at the university; guaranteeing contact with competencies, like communication, emotional control, leadership, planning and project scheduling; and by promoting coexistence with social causes. Thus, the entity can contribute to university education as a whole. 

Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and a Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Somboon Watana, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Meditation Practice ◽  
Master Teachers ◽  
Buddhist Meditation ◽  
Good Deed ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
The Buddha

Thai Buddhist meditation practice tradition has its long history since the Sukhothai Kingdom about 18th B.E., until the present day at 26th B.E. in the Kingdom of Thailand. In history there were many well-known Buddhist meditation master teachers, i.e., SomdejPhraBhudhajaraya (To Bhramarangsi), Phraajarn Mun Puritatto, Luang Phor Sodh Chantasalo, PhramahaChodok Yanasitthi, and Buddhadasabhikkhu, etc. Buddhist meditation practice is generally regarded by Thai Buddhists to be a higher state of doing a good deed than doing a good deed by offering things to Buddhist monks even to the Buddha. Thai Buddhists believe that practicing Buddhist meditation can help them to have mindfulness, peacefulness in their own lives and to finally obtain Nibbana that is the ultimate goal of Buddhism. The present article aims to briefly review history, and movement of Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and to take a case study of students’ Buddhist meditation practice research at the university level as an example of the movement of Buddhist meditation practice tradition in Thailand in the present.

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