scholarly journals The need to enhance the employability competences (knowledge, skills, autonomy, and attitudes) of undergraduates in Agriculture. Evidence from students’ perceptions and employers’ expectations

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Nigel Yoven Armoogum ◽  
Brinda Ramasawmy ◽  
Brigitte Marie Françoise Driver
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Wide Range

The Faculty of Agriculture (FoA) (University of Mauritius) is the only tertiary Education Institution in the country providing graduate training in Agriculture with an annual enrolment of about 100-125 students. Although the relative contribution of the Agricultural sector to the economy has declined over the past decade — share to GDP: 3.0% in 2014 as compared to 6.4% in 2004<a title="" href="#_ftn1">[1]</a> the introduction of new schemes in support of Bio- Farming, food processing and value-addition will attract new entrepreneurs to Agriculture. This transformation in the Agriculture sector will create new job opportunities, but has to leverage on skilled human capital. Graduates with good employability skills are of strategic importance to the FoA, in line with the government’s vision to develop a knowledge-based economy. This study aimed at mapping out the set of skills, understandings and personal attributes that will increase the job prospects of the fresh graduate from FoA in Agriculture. The main research question centred on the perceptions of employers, alumni and students of the FoA, concerning the most relevant competences for the Subject Area (key general and key subject specific competences), understandings and personal attributes, which enhance the employability of graduates in Agriculture. Using semi-structured interviews, the study explored and triangulated the perceptions from four key stakeholders’ perspectives, namely: a range of employers, Industry Placement Supervisors, alumni of the FoA and current students. Both quantitative and qualitative insights of the perceptions on the employability skills of FoA undergraduates were obtained from a wide range of employers from the private and public sector. An analysis of data from the interviews and responses was carried out using SPSS. The key attributes that were valued by the key stakeholders have been used to inform the ‘<em>Employability Skills Subject Area Framework</em>’, and the ‘<em>Curriculum Mapping</em>’, proposed for the degree of BSc (Hons) Agriscience and Technology of the FoA.<div><br clear="all" /><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><div><p><a title="" href="#_ftnref1">[1]</a> “Digest of Agricultural Statistics Mauritius,” Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, <a href="http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/StatsbySubj/Documents/Digest/Digest%20of%20Agricultural%20Statistics%202014.pdf" target="_blank">http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/StatsbySubj/Documents/Digest/Digest%20of%20Agricultural%20Statistics%202014.pdf</a>.</p></div></div>

scholarly journals Factors that Encourage Student Engagement: Insights from a Case Study of ‘First Time’ Students in a New Zealand University.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96
Author(s):  
Barbara Russell ◽  
◽  
Gloria R L Slater ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
First Time

This case study reports on the findings from one of nine tertiary institutions that took part in a project funded by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) in New Zealand. The research question explored how institutional and non institutional learning environments influence student engagement with learning in a higher education, university setting. Data was collected initially by means of a questionnaire; subsequently more in-depth data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with students randomly selected from those who indicated, on the questionnaire, that they were willing to be interviewed. Respondents were enrolled for the first time in this institution, but not necessarily for the first time in a tertiary education programme. A conceptual model with four strands: motivation and agency; transactional engagement; institutional support and active citizenship was used to organise the data. Findings were analysed against a synthesis of current literature and suggest that factors identified in the first three strands of the conceptual model played a significant role in student engagement with learning; active citizenship, however, did not feature highly in student responses and is an aspect of engagement that could benefit from further research.

Development and psychometric exploration of a semi-structured clinical interview for Misophonia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Eliza Guetta ◽  
Clair Cassiello-Robbins ◽  
Deepika Anand ◽  
Mark Zachary Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Clinical Interview ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Psychometric Analyses ◽  
Current Sample ◽  
Measurement Approach ◽  
Preliminary Support

Misophonia is a newly described disorder associated with significant emotional distress, functional impairment, and a wide range of mental health problems (e.g., mood, anxiety, and personality disorders). Although recent studies have begun to validate self-report measures of misophonia, no psychometrically validated interviews have been developed. To advance a scientific understanding of misophonia, rigorously developed structured interviews are needed as a complimentary measurement approach to self-report inventories. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to develop and begin preliminarily validating a semi-structured clinical interview for misophonia. We took an iterative, grassroots approach to item generation and interview development involving key stakeholders (i.e., misophonia sufferers, experts in the field). Initial psychometric analyses from the current sample (n = 30) evidenced excellent preliminary estimates for internal consistency, convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. Results from this study provide preliminary support for the Duke Misophonia Interview, and we recommend that this interviewer-rated measure be iteratively developed and refined using larger and more diverse samples.

scholarly journals Kontribusi UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta dalam Studi Disabilitas di Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Liana Aisyah ◽  
Arif Maftuhin
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning Research

Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga) Yogyakarta declared its commitment to become an inclusive university in 2007 with the establishment of its Centre for Disability Studies and Services (now Centre for Disability Services). As a higher education institution, this commitment should be reflected on its organizational structure as well as its three main missions, i.e. teaching and learning, research and publication, and community service and engagement. This study was aimed at examining and mapping UIN Sunan Kalijaga’s contribution to research and publication in the field of disability studies and inclusive education. A mixed-method approach was employed to collect data. Item pooling was conducted through literature study and structured interviews as well as focus group discussion. This was followed by a systematic content analysis to answer the main research question: in what forms has UIN Sunan Kalijaga contributed to research and publication in this field. A further analysis was conducted to examine the extent of its contribution in terms the number and kinds of research and publications and their impact to the academic world.[Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta menyatakan komitmennya untuk menjadi universitas inklusif pada tahun 2007 dengan pendirian Pusat Studi dan Layanan Disabilitas (sekarang Pusat Layanan Disabilitas). Sebagai lembaga pendidikan tinggi, komitmen ini harus tercermin pada struktur organisasinya serta tiga misi utamanya, yaitu pengajaran dan pembelajaran, penelitian dan publikasi, serta layanan dan keterlibatan masyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan memetakan kontribusi UIN Sunan Kalijaga untuk penelitian dan publikasi di bidang studi disabilitas dan pendidikan inklusif. Pendekatan metode campuran digunakan dalam penelitian ini untuk mengumpulkan data. Pengumpulan dilakukan melalui studi literatur dan wawancara terstruktur serta diskusi kelompok yang terfokus. Penelitian diikuti oleh analisis konten sistematis untuk menjawab pertanyaan penelitian utama: dalam bentuk apa UIN Sunan Kalijaga berkontribusi untuk penelitian dan publikasi dalam bidang ini. Analisis lebih lanjut dilakukan untuk memeriksa sejauh mana kontribusinya dalam hal jumlah dan jenis penelitian dan publikasi serta dampaknya terhadap dunia akademik.]

scholarly journals The Importance of Cultural Monuments in Greece: How the Cultural Management Is A Definitive Factor for The Sustainable Development in Region of Epirus?

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Efthymios Spyridon Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Summer School ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultural Monuments

This paper is focused on the anthropology of space, in architectural and cultural monuments of the mountainous village of Konitsa. Epirus is region that presents a harmonious collaboration between nature and people. The purpose of the anthropological research approach was focused on the way in which the dynamics of cultural heritage are perceived by local residents. The main research question concerns the perceptions of the social actors of the village of Konitsa regarding the cultural monuments in the region. The methodology of fieldwork had as a key tool the use of interviews, charts, discussions with the locals, walks, tours and visits as well as observation of locations, people and monuments. The inhabitants currently living in the wider area of Konitsa, are directly related to the tangible reality of history, folklore and tradition of monuments, something that can be easily detected through a wide range of aspects of the region’s ‘’social life’’ (Appadurai & Kopytoff, 1986). Although the cultural and traditional heritage refer to the past, they have a significant impact on the present era and they also have the ability to determine the future. (Bulter & Rowlahds, 2012). The cultural management is an advantage of Konitsa and the cooperation with the social associations, for example agriculture partnerships, can reduce the unemployment as well as the immigration and help in the economic development. This research paper is based on the fieldwork and theoretical lessons in the Summer School Konitsa 2016 of Border Crossing Network.

scholarly journals Tverrfaglig forskningsstøtte - et FagSosioTeknisk grenseobjekt

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Nini Ebeltoft ◽  
Pål Magnus Lykkja ◽  
Alte Wehn Hegnes
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Boundary Object ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Main Research

It is widely acknowledged that interdisciplinary research is required for adequately addressing global challenges. This article explores what interdisciplinary research implies for research libraries assisting such work, and for researchers receiving support. The main research question is: In what manner is interdisciplinary research support shaped and constructed as a result of contact and collaboration between researchers and the research library? Along with document studies, 15 semi-structured interviews have been conducted involving academic staff at the University of Oslo (UiO) and librarians at the UiO research library. Theoretical insight from the fields of Library and Information Science and Science and Technology Studies are combined using Boundary Objects (BO) as an analytical concept. In analysing empirical data, two dual-level competencies and library practices are identified: those that are technical and librarian, and those that are academically-professional and socio-emotional. In the junctions between these, interdisciplinary research support appears as a boundary object characterized as SubjectSocioTechnical. Collaboration and support for interdisciplinary research call for a complex of competencies, primarily because various support practices must be tailored to fit researchers’ disciplines and needs.

scholarly journals Implemented Strategies to Handle Seasonal Inventory in a Supply Chain: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haya Esrar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Area Of Concern

Excess inventory continues to be a growing area of concern for many retailers due to the multitude of issues that arise. This study explores three strategies being practiced by a multi- national retailer to help improve its performance measures in handling excess seasonal inventory in various ways. To answer the main research question, a case study method was utilized focusing on one retail organization at three key levels: strategic, warehouse, and retail level. For the purpose of this study, six semi-structured interviews were conducted, along with the collection of some documents in conjunction with personal observations. The results showed a multitude of benefits in using the three strategies and how their proper utilization can aid the retailer in improving its performance in regards to seasonal inventory. In addition to the main findings, three factors were identified that could impact the outcome of these strategies.

PP31 Data awareness for sending help (DASH): policy opportunities & challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. e12.2-e12
Author(s):  
Archie Drake ◽  
Alex Pollitt ◽  
Leanne Smith ◽  
Elizabeth Sklar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Ambulance Dispatch ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Potential Impact

BackgroundThe DASH project is a collaboration between King’s College London and the London Ambulance Service (LAS). Its goal is to explore the potential impact of integrating new and emerging data sources and technologies on emergency response, using technical and policy approaches in tandem. Computer science and public health both emphasise dynamic systems thinking in which elements should be connected to others, e.g. ‘data linkage’, ‘health in all policies’. EMS research has started to demonstrate the value of connecting LAS information systems to transport and environmental as well as emergency department data. Policy research question: what are the opportunities and challenges for EMS, wider healthcare providers and the public in the integration of new and emergent data sources and technologies in ambulance dispatch?MethodsMixed Methods study, including literature review, framework analysis, stakeholder and process mapping, open policy development and interviews. Primary data collection (thematic analysis) entails approximately: 15 semi-structured interviews with LAS staff and 60 unstructured interviews with a variety of stakeholders. Secondary data analysis of LAS incident and response datasets over calendar year 2016 with other publicly available administrative data.ResultsA wide range of new and emergent data sources have a potential impact on ambulance dispatch decision-making. The opportunities extend beyond the operational level into tactical and strategic dimensions. But the challenges are significant across a range of perspectives, impeding efforts to realise the benefits in practice. The study suggests a prioritisation of new and emergent data sources and technologies for LAS based on a utility/feasibility matrix which is presented to provoke discussion.ConclusionsMore effective, dynamic ‘data aware’ dispatch systems are likely to improve patient outcomes. Ambulance services can usefully raise awareness to seek the necessary data and support – simultaneously furthering health system integration and wider public health goals. See https://dash.kcl.ac.uk/reports/ for project outputs.

Identifying Key Stakeholders in Blended Tertiary Environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Kimberley Tuapawa
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Stakeholder Support ◽  
Technical Support Staff ◽  
Management Staff

Although key stakeholders in blended tertiary environments (BTEs)fulfil an extraordinary role in higher education, significant gaps in knowledge about their identities may be impeding the provision of stakeholder support, limiting their ability to promote effective learning and teaching. As online growth intensifies, it is critical that tertiary education institutes (TEIs) address these gaps in knowledge by developing their understandings of key stakeholder identities. This paper re-evaluates the identity of key stakeholders in BTEs, and describes their contributions. Through qualitatively designed semi-structured interviews with 13 blended learning experts from New Zealand, Australia and Canada, and a 5-step analysis of data, it verified and proposed a current list of key stakeholders in BTEs. This included teachers, senior management staff, students, technical support staff, educational support staff, the institute, other support staff, government bodies, technology infrastructure providers, communities, and the public. Some were considered to be among those who contributed most significantly to BTE success. As learning spaces evolve and technology usage accelerates, the outcomes from this research will provide a basis from which TEIs can develop new understandings about their key stakeholders, to help them deliver informed, relevant, and meaningful support.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Algerian Manufacturing and Engineering Master’s Students’ Needs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Nouria MESSAOUDI ◽  
Hafida HAMZAOUI- ELACHACHI
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
English Language Teachers

Needs analysis is considered as an effective tool to design a course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) that best fits the students’ needs. Thus, the present paper responds to a main research question focuses on what the Algerian Manufacturing and Engineering Master’s students need English for. It aims at investigating the students’ language needs and identifying the stakeholders’ perceptions of the ESP course. For this purpose, this research is based on a case study design through which a target situation, a present situation, a learner factor and teaching content analyses were undertaken. In fact, this is done in order to help teachers and education leaders in Algeria to draw a clear policy to ensure successful implementation of ESP courses. Two questionnaires and two semi-structured interviews were addressed to Algerian Engineering Master’s students, English language teachers, subject-specialists and administrators. The results revealed that Engineering students were highly motivated to learn English. They also indicated that there is an absence of an adequate proficiency level of English from the part of the students as they are unable to practice effectively the four skills namely listening, speaking, and communication. This is why they need to learn English in order to write exam answer, read textbooks, course handouts, follow lectures, and listen to instructions and explanations. Finally, designing a more focused English language course, training teachers, and providing financial support are highly recommended.

scholarly journals Stakeholders and Apart Hotels: Multiple Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-169
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kyoko Wada
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Case

Means of accommodation involve a wide range of social actors and agents, as well as different business models. Management strategies in this sector have been increasingly important for long-term sustainability and competitiveness of business organizations. This study aims to analyze the interactions between apart-hotels and their stakeholders to foster an improvement of services provided, aligning the interface of strategic management from the point of view of managers and their key stakeholders. It is an exploratory study, with qualitative chacter, along with multiple case studies of the following establishments: Travel Inn, Hotels Slaviero and Etoile george v. Brazilian enterprises, which manage lodging facilities with apart-hotel concepts, combining features that enable comparative analysis of the study. For conceptual understanding, this study was based on literature about stakeholders, taking the work of Freeman (1984) and Freeman et al (2010) as main references. The research was conducted through semi-structured interviews with managers of lodging facilities and their key stakeholders and through direct observation and documentation. We found that not all groups of influence are considered in the planning of service flats. However, the organizations surveyed indicated that the market has realized the importance of the groups that exert influence and are influenced by their goals, and are therefore increasingly alert for integration of such groups in their strategic planning.

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