scholarly journals Liderazgo y e-liderazgo en las historias de vida de líderes educativos a través del mundo

EDMETIC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Mireia Tintore Tintoré ◽  
Isabel Cantón Mayo ◽  
Marta Quiroga ◽  
Isabel Parés
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías

El liderazgo en los centros educativos ha de tener cada vez más en cuenta el papel de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, como medio para mejorar las organizaciones. En consecuencia, el objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las historias de vida de 5 líderes educativos en 5 contextos diferentes: España, Guatemala, Chile, Kazajistán y Estados Unidos; y describir cómo las nuevas tecnologías se engarzan con sus prácticas de liderazgo. La metodología es cualitativa usando como instrumento entrevistas semiestructuradas recogidas entre 2012 y 2018 en los distintos entornos. Se ofrecen ejemplos de líderes, sus prácticas de liderazgo y, particularmente, el papel de los medios tecnológicos en su gestión del cambio. Los resultados revelan prácticas directivas similares y ajustadas a lo descrito previamente por la literatura académica, y muestran asimismo cómo liderazgo y tecnología se afectan mutuamente.Leadership in educational centers must increasingly consider the role of advanced information technologies to improve organizations. Consequently, the objective of this research is to analyze the life histories of 5 educational leaders in 5 different contexts: Spain, Guatemala, Chile, Kazakhstan and the United States; and describe how new technologies are linked with their leadership practices. The methodology is qualitative using as instrument semi-structured interviews collected between 2012 and 2018 in different environments. Examples of leaders, their leadership practices and, mainly, the role of technological media in their change management are offered. The results reveal similar management practices and adjusted to what was previously described by the academic literature, and also show how leadership and technology affect each other.

scholarly journals Improving Equine Welfare through Human Habit Formation

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2156
Author(s):  
Jo White ◽  
Ruth Sims
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Habit Formation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Behavioural Research ◽  
Equine Welfare ◽  
Lasting Change

This paper explores the potential for interventions to develop pro-animal welfare habitual behaviours (PAWHBs) in people to improve the lives of animals. Human behavioural research indicates that opportunities exist to deliver lasting change through developing positive habitual behaviours. The routine nature of many equine care and management practices lends itself to habit formation and maintenance. This proof-of-concept paper aims to evaluate a theory-based intervention of developing and maintaining a PAWHB in people caring for equines. Qualitative research methods were used. A 30 day PAWHB intervention (PAWHBInt) of providing enrichment to an equine by scratching them in a consistent context linked to an existing routine behaviour was undertaken. Participants (n = 9) then engaged in semi-structured interviews that were analysed using thematic analysis, where the participants self-reported the outcomes they observed during the intervention. The study findings suggest that the PAWHBInt had a positive impact on human behaviour and habit formation. The research helps to address the dearth of evidence regarding the application of habit theory to equine welfare interventions and emphasised linking a desired new behaviour to an existing routine behaviour when developing PAWHBs. The research also highlights the role of mutual benefit for human and equine, and emotion in providing feedback and potential reward, supporting the link to the cue-routine-reward principle of habit theory.

Framing the role of higher education in sustainable development: a case study analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna Elmassah ◽  
Marwa Biltagy ◽  
Doaa Gamal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Analysis

Purpose Higher education institutions (HEIs) should play a fundamental role in achieving the international 2030 sustainable development (SD) agenda. Quality education is the fourth of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and one of the targets related to this is to ensure that by 2030 all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote SD. Therefore, the SDGs provide a motive for HEIs to integrate SD concepts into their day-to-day practices. This study aims to introduce a framework for HEIs’ sustainable development assessment. Such a framework guides HEIs and educational leaders to support their countries’ commitments to achieving the SDGs. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the results of a case study analysis of the role and successful techniques of HEIs in achieving SD in three countries, namely, Germany, Japan and Egypt. Primary data was collected by semi-structured interviews with three Cairo University officials, while secondary data was collected by reviewing the universities' official websites, reports, publications and related papers. This study introduces a novel framework for HEIs' SD analysis and assessment, which guides HEIs and educational leaders to support SD to fulfill their countries' commitments to achieving the SDGs. This framework is based on the following five categories: strategic direction and institutional working practices, supporting students, supporting university staff competencies, supporting society's stakeholders and networking and sustainable campus. Consideration is given to the potential role of HEIs to support SD in each of these areas. Findings Cairo University could learn from the novel and pioneer practices of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, and the University of Tokyo to fill in the gaps it has in different roles. It can also put more effort into adopting the suggested higher education programs of Egypt's Vision 2030. Research limitations/implications This paper is limited to a case analysis comparing three countries, Germany, Japan and Egypt. Second, this study has not considered school education, which is equally essential in countries' SD. Practical implications HEIs can use the framework and the findings in this paper to evaluate their current roles in supporting SD, identify the gaps and take actions accordingly to address their weaknesses. Originality/value The paper compares three universities, one in each of the case study countries. It draws conclusions that identify ways in which the paper's framework and findings can guide SD practice in HEIs internationally, especially those in the developing world.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis in the 1990s: From Bedside to Bench and Back

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Frances B Jamieson ◽  
Pamela Chedore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Critical Part

Since the mid-1980s, the rate of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed in Canada ceased to follow a downward trend, and has instead stabilized at approximately 7 cases/100,000 population. In the United States, a similar trend emerged, such that in the early 1990s there was an increase in new cases of TB. Outbreaks of drug-resistant TB also occurred with devastating clinical impact. These observations prompted laboratories to re-examine their role in halting the spread of TB. Laboratories play a critical part in the diagnosis of TB; procedures must be optimized to provide rapid and accurate results. This review discusses the role of the mycobacteriology laboratory in the diagnosis of TB, and how new technologies available today have enhanced the ability of the laboratory to provide timely, efficient and accurate results.

scholarly journals The role of awareness and engagement in safeguarding the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rachelle Linde
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Management Area

The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (M-KMA) in northern British Columbia is globally significant for its size, special resource management, and cultural and ecological values. These characteristics were secured in perpetuity through the British Columbian Government’s M-KMA Act in 1998. However, today low public awareness and engagement are seen as threats to the M-KMA’s effectiveness and longevity. Using a mixed-methods approach, this research examined the role of awareness and engagement in safeguarding the M-KMA by conducting semi-structured interviews and a media analysis, both of which informed a public survey. Informing the research design were underlying theories in sense of place, place branding, and the relationship of planned behaviour to place-protective behaviour. Additionally, resource management practices like ecosystem-based management informed the research design and methods of public participation in policy formation.

scholarly journals Administrative accounting consulting: a new way of running a company through technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Ramiro Rodrigues Sumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
Scientific Periodicals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

Objective: To describe the impact from the obstacles and potentialities that technology has brought to accounting consulting. Question: How can administrative accounting consulting help a company using technologies? Methods: The study is a bibliographic review. A search was conducted with the descriptors: technology; innovation; accounting; accounting on Spell’s data platform (Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library) in June 2021. The search resulted in 10 articles. Results: the results brought as obstacles: The increasing technological advance, adapt to the use of these new technologies, Centrality of the role of the accountant in traditional models, Lack of software knowledge,Lack of specialized workforce, malfunction of the connection, Skilled labor. And as potentialities: Use of different digital technologies, Agility and time gain, Convenience, inseparable relationship between technology and consultative accounting promoting agile and quality support to its various users, Customer satisfaction, Speed and flexibility and Cost reduction. Conclusions: It is understood that Information Technologies positively influence the exercise of consultative accounting, although in addition to the advantages has its disadvantages. It is worth mentioning that the technologies enable the control of accounting information for the entry and exit of materials and inputs, as well as their origin and final destination, avoiding unnecessary losses, including deviations, agility, flexibility and security.

Influence of Practice Management Software on Dental Services

2020 ◽  
pp. 241-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Demneri Kruja ◽  
Kei Hysi
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Practice Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Technological Advances

In the 21st century, the main focus of technological advances is on data. Practice management software (PMS) is having its highest demand in the international market as a tool helping dental services operate in a better way. The main focus of this research is on analyzing the role of the implementation of PMS in dental clinics in Tirana, capital city of Albania. Qualitative and quantitative data through semi-structured interviews and surveys was collected to analyze the case. Low purchasing power, lack of knowledge, and informality in Albania are some of the limitations that restrain dentists implement new technologies. The results show that PMS implementation adds value to dental clinics through more effective and efficient services and improved customer relationship management.

scholarly journals Transformation of Institutional Repositories and the Knowledge Economy: The Imperatives of Knowledge Management in Libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. p66
Author(s):  
Godwin B Afebende, Ph.D
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Organizational Demands ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Traditional Roles

There is mutual intercourse between traditional roles of libraries and knowledge management practices which are concerned with how organisations track, measure, evaluate, share and make use of both tangible and intangible assets to meet their institutional or organizational demands. The establishment of institutional or knowledge repositories is a response to the demands and realities of acquiring , deploying and using new technologies and strategies to create , document , store , disseminate and reuse information to advance organizational objectives and mission. This paper discusses concepts of transformation, knowledge, knowledge management and the knowledge economy. It also touches on how knowledge is managed, paying specific attention to the role of libraries and librarians in knowledge management. Critical factor of IT/IT-based skills and funding are discussed as vital in achieving its success.

scholarly journals Literacy, literature and nechnologies in favour of special education

Comunicar ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (27) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Antonio García-Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Education Needs

In this paper some contributions that new technologies have made to the literacy world are analyzed and special emphasis is given to show how new technologies can facilita te the access and the process of learning literacy and literature to people who have some special education needs. This paper will focus on the benefits of computer science and particulary on the role of the Internet to make literature available to everybody. En este texto se analizan algunas de las aportaciones que las tecnologías han introducido en el mundo literario, y sobretodo se hace especial hincapié en mostrar cómo las nuevas tecnologías pueden facilitar el acceso y aprendizaje de la lengua y la literatura a aquellas personas que poseen alguna necesidad educativa especial. De este modo, este estudio se centra en las posibilidades de la informática y más concretamente de Internet, para hacer más accesible la literatura a todos los colectivos.

scholarly journals The role of modern information technologies in improving the quality of education

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
G.S. Sansyzbaeva ◽  
K.T. Mukhamadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Modern Information

The article considers the role and importance of new technologies, including information technologies, in increasing students' interest in learning, motivation, expanding their knowledge and improving the quality of their education in the modern information society.

scholarly journals NEW PARADIGM IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS – THE ROLE OF THE LATEST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Minovski ◽  
Bojan Malchev ◽  
Todor Tocev
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact and benefits of the latest information technologies on Accounting Information Systems (AIS). Taking into account the numerous papers related to new technologies and their application in the accounting profession within Industry 4.0, and conducted survey about perception of practitioners in Republic of North Macedonia, this paper summarizes the characteristics and key benefits of some of the new technologies for the functioning of AIS in the digital age. First of all, the evolution of AIS is elaborated, based on theoretical and empirical analysis of the accounting process from the appearance of the first AIS up to nowadays’ services and techniques available for supporting the accounting function. The first technology to be elaborated is Big Data and its potential to change the business landscape, especially in the field of automating operation processes, customer engagements, and predictive decision-making process. Secondly, the Blockchain Technology as an example of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), which adoption brings new possibilities in eliminating or redefining the role of entities external to the company. Cloud Computing i.e. Cloud Accounting is the third technology which is elaborated in this paper through the services it offers on the cloud, especially the way AIS process, store and backup the sensitive and confidential data. Last but not least, Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that could change the professional services, the need, and opportunities that are provided for a solution to the current accounting issues. In summary, taking into account the relevant literature and the perception of the respondents-practitioners, increased use of these technologies is necessary because their application reduces costs; increases transparency and confidence in information; flexibility, i.e. no time and space restrictions on their use, etc., which is especially useful in the current state of Pandemic, caused by the virus COVID-19.

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