scholarly journals Understanding policy and practice of peripheral journal publishing in Indonesian higher education context

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Affan Ramadhana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
National Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Local Languages

In a 2014 paper, Salager-Meyer defined two main categories of academic journals, center and peripheral. Peripheral journals are mostly written in the national language of where the journals are located, although some of them start using English as a secondary language (Salager-Meyer, 2014). On the other hand, center journals - in some cases referred to as prestigious international journals - are written in English as the default communication among established scholars. It has been a common fact nowadays that to gain tenure or promotion, scholars in many parts of the world have to publish their research in a so-called higher-ranking/center journals, even if they are from the ‘periphery’ of the academic community. Given the pressure situation to publish in those center journals, some scholars are even more familiar with the structure and organization of a research paper in English rather than their own local languages (Bocanegra-Valle, 2014). However, not every scholar is able to publish in higher-ranking/center journals. Some of them are novice scholars who have never written journal articles before. Therefore, they need to publish in lower-ranking journals with their own local languages. Some scholars may also prefer to publish in English and to be reviewed by international referees. The suitable journals for that might be ‘international’ in certain senses, but essentially, they are published by national institutions. For novice or beginner scholars, it might be a good first step toward publishing in more prestigious journals. Those journals have an important role for early stage researchers who need to practice their academic writing (Kulczycki, Rozkosz, & Drabek, 2019). That situation transformed many long-established peripheral journals, including those published by Indonesian universities, towards internationalization in many aspects. For journals from non-English-speaking countries, internationalization means publishing articles in English by local scholars, encouraging authors from foreign countries to publish in local journals, and reviewing articles by international scholars (Kulczycki, Rozkosz, & Drabek, 2019). Regarding the main language in those journals, some authors positively perceived the use of English for research publication purposes, yet, there still exists some resistance to the hegemony of English (Bocanegra-Valle, 2014). Therefore, instead of full transformation into English, Salager-Meyer (2014) suggested a multilingual publishing model of national peripheral journals by presenting English abstracts and keywords for every article published. This model would still allow the international scientific community to be aware of worthwhile peripheral insights and research results yet does not throw the national language away. However, national peripheral journals are frequently perceived as having a low-level quality. One of the key problems of local journals is that their readership is very small and hardly ever transcends national boundaries. In Indonesian context, for example, most authors who publish in national journals still fall into parochialism traps, where the description and discussion of their topic is only for localized context, and therefore the assumed audience consists of readers in the same country or cultural group (Adnan, 2014). This means that such journals are read only by those who publish in them. In this situation, internationalization would certainly face huge constraints. Another thing to consider is the article submission flow. Ideally a journal needs a stable number of submissions to maintain the quality of articles published. Yet, Bocanegra-Valle’s (2019) study on journals in Spain revealed that the excessive number of emerging journals makes them compete among themselves to become excellent journals, but the low inflow rate of submissions is one of the major obstacles to applying strict selection of quality. Therefore, peripheral journals need to reformulate their vision if they wish to become one of high-rank reputable journals. In their study about internationalization of journals in social sciences and humanities, Kulczycki, Rozkosz, & Drabek (2019) noted two kinds of journals: 1) journals that are actually prestigious and internationally oriented and 2) journals that are actually locally oriented yet have implemented the highest standards of editorial practices. In addition to that, one interesting case is the development of a Colombian-based journal, which has gone a substantial development over two decades in terms of review quality and international indexing recognition, yet still claiming to be a peripheral journal (See Cárdenas & Nieto Cruz, 2018). Journal accreditation system in Indonesia allows journals to gradually improve their qualities, while on the other hand actively encourage long established journals to become one of center-journals in their respective fields. By May 2020, there are 4985 accredited journals in Indonesia listed in Sinta database with six levels of accreditation. Moreover, Indonesia has the most open access journals listed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) with 1,660 titles. Those numbers are counting and are likely to reach additional hundreds more by the end of this year. For the past five years, Indonesian government have actively encouraged the improvement of journal management by reissuing sets of regulation related to journal accreditation (e.g. MoRTHE Regulation No. 9/2018 on Scientific Journal Accreditation). Furthermore, on a 2019 circular, the ministry requires students of undergraduates, masters, and doctorates to publish their research in journals before completing their studies. Research articles from students in different levels should create a stable supply for the journals in different level of accreditation. In line with previously mentioned situation, Salager-Meyer (2015) stated that peripheral journals have strong reasons to exist. In Indonesian context, it is worth questioning if peripheral journals only exist to accommodate local or national publishing demand. Therefore, it is important to explore the position and status of academic journals in Indonesia and how it contributes to the improvement of higher education.

scholarly journals Multilingualism and internationalisation in doctoral education: Discourse, positioning and agency

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-277
Author(s):  
Stephanie Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
National Language ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Diversity In Higher Education ◽  
Linguistic Repertoire ◽  
Education Discourse

AbstractDespite the growing linguistic and cultural diversity in higher education and research, little is known about how students and researchers use their plurilingual repertoire for writing and publishing. In particular, the roles of the national language(s) and the linguistic repertoire(s) vis-à-vis English as the lingua franca for academic writing and publishing have not been closely examined. This paper explores how doctoral researchers in Luxembourg position themselves in relation to macro-level discourses about language and academic success within their complex lingua-cultural and socio-economic setting. By analysing interview transcripts of two multilingual doctoral researchers from Russia and Germany, I show how in spite of their similar starting situations they negotiate agency to varying degrees. In particular, the prevalence of English and the pressure to publish in international journals seem to make them struggle to use their full linguistic repertoire in writing their theses.

Can India’s Higher Education Improve Through Better Management of Human Resources: A Comparative Study of India and the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 006996672110638
Author(s):  
Jai Mohan Pandit ◽  
Bino Paul
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The Us ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

This study investigates human resource management (HRM) practices in higher education institutions (HEIs) based on a comparative analysis of India and the US. Although higher education in India has grown over the decades, its quality, in general, has not kept up with global standards. On the other hand, many US universities have performed consistently well in international university rankings. Based on qualitative research collected from principal stakeholders of HEIs in India and the US, HRM practices and policies followed by them are presented and discussed. Data collection for the research study was through web interviews during the period August–October 2020. The study reveals that Indian public HEIs do not have professional HRM teams. Also, they are in a formative stage in autonomous and private institutions. On the other hand, many HEIs in the US have developed mature HRM systems. This difference resonates in attributes such as structure of HRM, recruitment and selection processes, training and development programmes, performance management, career progression and talent retention.

scholarly journals PENYULUHAN MANAJEMEN PEMASARAN YANG STRATEGIS DALAM PENGEMBANGAN YAYASAN NURUL IKHSAN

DEDIKASI PKM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Risza Putri Elburdah ◽  
Ugeng Budi Haryoko ◽  
Fauziah Septiani ◽  
Lucia Maduningtias ◽  
Edy Krisyanto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Foster Children ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
The Other ◽  
Marketing Management ◽  
Strategic Marketing ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Village

Community service (PKM) is an integral part of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education which in its implementation is inseparable from the other two dharmas, and involves all members of the academic community: lecturers, students, education staff and alumni. Through PKM the academic community can be present in the midst of the community.The location of Nurul Ihsan Foundation is sufficient to enter the village, so that not many people know of its existence. Even though the Foundation has been established since 1994. Besides educational activities (pesantren), Nurul Ihsan Orphanage also organizes skills training for foster children and the surrounding community to cultivate talents and provide them with certain skills for the future. The number of activities above, the need to continue to develop skills is a matter that has always been championed by the management of the Nurul Ihsan Orphanage Foundation and other institutions. To meet these needs, strategic marketing management counseling is carried out so that the name Nurul Ihsan Foundation is increasingly known to the wider community. It is hoped that more donors will continue to help fulfill the education of the students and orphans at the Nurul Iksan Foundation. One solution that resulted from this outreach was about marketing media and marketing personnel that must be owned by the Nurul Iksan Foundation. PKM with the title: "Counseling Strategic Marketing Management in the Development of the Nurul Iksan Foundation" in general went smoothly and impressively. The students and the foundation's management were very enthusiastic in listening to the explanation of the material provided. This is illustrated by the many questions raised and two-way discussions that occur. The enthusiasm continued when the session reviewed cases related to marketing media.Keywords: Marketting Management, Promotion Media ,Development.

scholarly journals 'The Full Monty'

M/C Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Wolffram
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Political Act

The 'scholarly striptease', particularly as it is manifested in the United States, has attracted an increasing number of participants during the past decade. Unbeknownst to many, some academics have been getting their gear off in public; that is, publicly and provocatively showcasing their identities in order to promote their politics. While you might imagine that confessions about sexual orientation, ethnicity and pet hates could only serve to undermine academic authority, some American feminists -- and a small number of their male colleagues -- have nevertheless attempted to enhance their authority with such racy revelations. Nancy Miller's admission of a strained relationship with her father (Miller 143-147), or Jane Gallop's homage to the three 36-year-old men she had affairs with (Gallop 41), might make interesting reading for the academic voyeur (or the psychoanalyst), but what is their purpose beyond spectacle? The cynic might argue that self-promotion and intellectual celebrity or notoriety are the motivators -- and certainly he or she would have a point -- but within such performances of identity, and the metacriticism that clings to them, other reasons are cited. Apparently it is all to do with identity politics, that is, the use of your personal experience as the basis of your political stance. But while experience and the personal (remember "the personal is the political"?) have been important categories in feminist writing, the identity of the intellectual in academic discourse has traditionally been masked by a requisite objectivity. In a very real sense the foregrounding of academic identity by American feminists and those other brave souls who see fit to expose themselves, is a rejection of objectivity as the basis of intellectual authority. In the past, and also contemporaneously, intellectuals have gained and retained authority by subsuming their identity and their biases, and assuming an "objective" position. This new bid for authority, on the other hand, is based on a revelation of identity and biases. An example is Adrienne Rich's confession: "I have been for ten years a very public and visible lesbian. I have been identified as a lesbian in print both by myself and others" (Rich 199). This admission, which is not without risk, reveals possible biases and blindspots, but also allows Rich to speak with an authority which is grounded in experience of, and knowledge about lesbianism. Beyond the epistemological rejection of objectivity there appear to be other reasons for exposing one's "I", and its particular foibles, in scholarly writing. Some of these reasons may be considered a little more altruistic than others. For example, some intellectuals have used this practice, also known as "the personal mode", in a radical attempt to mark their culturally or critically marginal subjectivities. By straddling their vantage points within the marginalised subjectivity with which they identify, and their position in academia, these people can make visible the inequities they, and others like them, experience. Such performances are instances of both identity politics at work and the intellectual as activist. On the other hand, while this politically motivated use of "the personal mode" clearly has merit, cultural critics such as Elspeth Probyn have reminded us that in some cases the risks entailed by self-exposition are minimal (141), and that the discursive striptease is often little more than a vehicle for self-promotion. Certainly there is something of the tabloid in some of this writing, and even a tentative linking of the concepts of "academic" and "celebrity" -- Camille Paglia being the obvious example. While Paglia is among the few academics who are public celebrities, there are plenty of intellectuals who are famous within the academic community. It is often these people who can expose aspects of their identity without risking tenure, and it is often these same individuals who choose to confess what they had for breakfast, rather than their links with or concerns for something like a minority. For some, the advent of "the personal mode" particularly when it appears to contain a bid for academic or public fame signifies the denigration of academic discourse, its slow decline into journalistic gossip and ruin. For others, it is a truly political act allowing the participant to combine their roles as intellectual and activist. For me, it is a critical practice that fascinates and demands consideration in all its incarnations: as a bid for a new basis for academic authority, as a political act, and as a vehicle for self-promotion and fame. References Gallop, Jane. Thinking through the Body. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. Miller, Nancy K. Getting Personal: Feminist Occasions and Other Autobiographical Acts. New York: Routledge, 1991. Probyn, Elspeth. Sexing the Self: Gendered Positions in Cultural Studies. London: Routledge, 1993. Rich, Adrienne. Blood, Bread and Poetry: Selected Prose 1979-1985. New York: W.W Norton, 1986. Citation reference for this article MLA style: Heather Wolffram. "'The Full Monty': Academics, Identity and the 'Personal Mode'." M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 1.3 (1998). [your date of access] <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/9810/full.php>. Chicago style: Heather Wolffram, "'The Full Monty': Academics, Identity and the 'Personal Mode'," M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 1, no. 3 (1998), <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/9810/full.php> ([your date of access]). APA style: Heather Wolffram. (1998) 'The full monty': academics, identity and the 'personal mode'. M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 1(3). <http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/9810/full.php> ([your date of access])

scholarly journals Does Technology Impact on Teaching Styles or Do Teaching Styles Impact on Technology in the Delivery of Higher Education?

10.28945/2792 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Jewels ◽  
Carmen de Pablos Heredero ◽  
Marilyn Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
Institutional Adoption

Although there are many teaching styles in higher education, they can usually be reduced to two: the traditional, on campus attendance, lecturing, student-passive style and the newer, distance education, self-paced, student-active style. It is the contention of this paper, illustrated by two case studies of one Spanish and one Australian university, that the differences in technology seem to have evolved due to these different teaching styles. On the other hand, both institutions seem to be in the same stage of technological implementation, although the technological product appears different. A discussion is provided to consider the interaction effects in practice, teaching styles and institutional adoption stage on web based technologies in these two universities.

scholarly journals The Effects Of English Citation and International Journal To Indonesian Students In Supporting Lecture Tasks

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Nabilah Putri ◽  
Adinda Apriashinta Salsabila ◽  
Farah Allisya Putri ◽  
Aprilia Cahyaningrum ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
The Other ◽  
Know How ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
Other Hand

Background: This research discusses the problem of the use of English citation by some college students in helping with their assignments. There is still no research about this topic, on the other hand, this is actually important for education. From the problem discussed here, the main point is to know, "Do college students often use English citations in their assignments and understand the citations they have taken?" Purpose: This research aims to know how far Indonesian students' comprehension is to the English citation which they used to help their academic writing for their college assignment. Method: The method used in this study is qualitative, the method that focused on observation to obtain a more comprehensive phenomenon study. In this research, we use data that have already been taken and collected from 62 college students and 15 of them have conducted the interview process to take further information from them. Results: It shows that the majority of college students in this research prefer to use Indonesian citations because they can understand more compared with the English one.

Proposing Co-Design of Personas as a Method to Heighten Validity and Engage Users

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Albrechtsen ◽  
Majbrit Pedersen ◽  
Nicholai Friis Pedersen ◽  
Tine Wirenfeldt Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
The Other ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Master's Thesis

This paper proposes co-designing personas with users as a strategy to overcome a challenge inherent in the design of personas or fictitious users: On one hand, personas should appear realistic and believable as individuals, and on the other hand, personas should represent a broader range of users. By involving empirical users in all parts of the process of persona design, the risk of creating personas that are too stereotypical is minimized, as the participating users enrich the data on which the personas are based with up-to-date and firsthand contextual knowledge. Advantages of co-designing personas with users is illustrated by a case from higher education in which personas were co-designed with students as part of a project aiming at designing a smartphone application for Master's thesis students.

The Elite, Elitism, and Ensuing Conversations in Ghana’s Higher Education: Myth or Reality?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 787-808
Author(s):  
Delali Amuzu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
University System ◽  
Elite Group ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University

Contemporary higher education in Ghana and many parts of Africa has European colonial antecedents. In spite of the many goals that it aspired to achieve, a preoccupation was to nurture an elite group. Though widely used, the concept of elite and elitism is vague and hardly conceptualized. It hoovers from status—occupants of the apex or top echelons of an organization/society, to consumption—people with immense wealth. Influence, on the other hand, seems to be a common denominator in both cases. But, does this capture the scope of the phenomenon? This article engages people who have worked in different capacities in Ghana’s higher education space to examine the deeper meanings that could be embedded in elitism, elicits conceptualizations of elitism, and further finds out how elitist higher education is in Ghana. Ultimately, the article intends to initiate a conversation on whether indeed there are elites being produced from the university system. This study was done with reference to an empirical study on decolonizing higher education in Ghana.

scholarly journals Bachelor Thesis Analytics: Using Machine Learning to Predict Dropout and Identify Performance Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Nouri ◽  
Ken Larsson ◽  
Mohammed Saqr
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Desirable Outcome ◽  
The One

<p class="0abstractCxSpLast">The bachelor thesis is commonly a necessary last step towards the first graduation in higher education and constitutes a central key to both further studies in higher education and employment that requires higher education degrees. Thus, completion of the thesis is a desirable outcome for individual students, academic institutions and society, and non-completion is a significant cost. Unfortunately, many academic institutions around the world experience that many thesis projects are not completed and that students struggle with the thesis process. This paper addresses this issue with the aim to, on the one hand, identify and explain why thesis projects are completed or not, and on the other hand, to predict non-completion and completion of thesis projects using machine learning algorithms. The sample for this study consisted of bachelor students’ thesis projects (n=2436) that have been started between 2010 and 2017. Data were extracted from two different data systems used to record data about thesis projects. From these systems, thesis project data were collected including variables related to both students and supervisors. Traditional statistical analysis (correlation tests, t-tests and factor analysis) was conducted in order to identify factors that influence non-completion and completion of thesis projects and several machine learning algorithms were applied in order to create a model that predicts completion and non-completion. When taking all the analysis mentioned above into account, it can be concluded with confidence that supervisors’ ability and experience play a significant role in determining the success of thesis projects, which, on the one hand, corroborates previous research. On the other hand, this study extends previous research by pointing out additional specific factors, such as the time supervisors take to complete thesis projects and the ratio of previously unfinished thesis projects. It can also be concluded that the academic title of the supervisor, which was one of the variables studied, did not constitute a factor for completing thesis projects. One of the more novel contributions of this study stems from the application of machine learning algorithms that were used in order to – reasonably accurately – predict thesis completion/non-completion. Such predictive models offer the opportunity to support a more optimal matching of students and supervisors.</p>

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN BAHASA ASING DAN DAERAH PADA PAPAN NAMAUSAHA DAN IKLAN (Studi Kasus di Banjarbaru dan Martapura)

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Nurhidayati Kurniasih
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Local Language ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Local Languages

Abstract: The objective of this study is (1) to describe the choice of using foreign and local languages on the bussiness banners and advertisements in Banjarbaru and Martapura; and (2) to explain the reasons or the cause of using those languages. Data is obtained from purposive samples of business sign board found in Banjarbaru and Martapura city. Data analysis is using descriptive approach; it was describing the error from the sample. This research uses the rule of Indonesianization of foreign words and terms and AIDA theory (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action). The results of this research are (1) many Banjar and foreign languages are used in one business sign board; (2) three reasons of using foreign and local language: 1. latest icon are used to attract consumer’s attention to goods and services even though the icon is not relevant to Indonesian Language. 2. Using different languages deviate from grammar and uncommon word choice to attract consumer’s attention to the advertisement of product or business. 3. The use of local language is familiar to consumers of detail and services. This research shows that local phrases or terms are used to evoke consumer’s feeling. On the other hand, the use of English gives an educated impression to advertisers. 

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