scholarly journals It Takes a Village: The Role of Emic and Etic Adaptive Strengths in the Persistence of Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Burt ◽  
Krystal L. Williams ◽  
Gordon J. M. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Family Spirituality ◽  
Emic And Etic

Black men, underrepresented in engineering, constitute a missing segment of the population who could contribute to the global knowledge economy. To address this national concern, stakeholders need additional research on strategies that aid in Black men’s persistence. This study explores the experiences of 30 Black men in engineering graduate programs. Three factors are identified as helping them persist from year to year, and in many cases through completion of the doctorate: the role of family, spirituality and faith-based community, and undergraduate mentors. The article concludes with implications for future research and professional practice that may improve the experiences of Black men in engineering graduate programs, which may also increase the chances that they will remain in the engineering workforce.

Learning With Mobiles in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 774-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Traxler
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Global South ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Network Technologies

In the countries of the global South, the challenges of fixed infrastructure and environment, the apparent universality of mobile hardware, software and network technologies and the rhetoric of the global knowledge economy have slowed or impoverished the development of appropriate theoretical discourses to underpin learning with mobiles. This paper addresses one specific and fundamental component of such discourses, namely the role of language and literacy as they interact with mobile technology. The paper makes three points, that mobile technology is culturally and linguistically specific, not universal or culturally-neutral; that mobile technology does not merely store and transmit language(s) and literacy within communities, it disturbs and transforms them, and that the digital literacy agenda that might underpin learning with mobiles has not yet been developed in relation to mobile technology or in relation to the global South. These are the foundations of understanding learning with mobiles in the global South.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Approaches to Refugee and Migration Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Vannini ◽  
Ricardo Gomez ◽  
Megan Carney ◽  
Katharyne Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Migration Studies ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
And Migration

We reflect on the experience of a cross-disciplinary collaboration between scholars in the fields of geography, anthropology, communication, and information studies, and suggest paths for future research on sanctuary and migration studies that are based on interdisciplinary approaches. After situating sanctuary in a wider theoretical, historical, and global context, we discuss the origins and contemporary expressions of sanctuary both within and beyond faith-based organizations. We include the role of collective action, personal stories, and artistic expressions as part of the new sanctuary movement, as well as the social and political forms of outrage that lead to rekindling protest and protection of undocumented immigrants, refugees, and other minorities and vulnerable populations. We conclude with a discussion on the urgency for interdisciplinary explorations of these kinds of new, contemporary manifestations of sanctuary, and suggest paths for further research to deepen the academic dialogue on the topic.

Contributing knowledge and knowledge workers: the role of Chinese universities in the knowledge economy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang-Ye Chen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Chinese Universities ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Changing Role

As China has appeared only recently as an important knowledge producer with growing global economic significance, little is known internationally about how these processes develop and are managed within China. The rapidly expanding Chinese higher education system is playing an increasingly important role in China's knowledge economy and therefore in the global knowledge society. This paper reviews historically the changing role of Chinese universities from the planned economy to the knowledge economy, analyses their contribution of knowledge and knowledge workers, and critically reflects on the mechanisms driving or confining their future contribution to the knowledge economy.

Knowledge Management Implementation in SMEs: A Framework and a Case Illustration

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Daghfous ◽  
Muhammadou M. O. Kah
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Practical Recommendations

In today's hyper-competitive marketplace it is pivotal for firms to master the art of integrating disparate sources of knowledge. Managing knowledge requires a complex combination of new tools, infrastructure, intellectual capital, processes, strategies, and their coexistence and integration with the existing ones. Although knowledge management (KM) implementation appears relatively risky and overwhelming, it starts with a few steps and requires assistance from inside and outside the organisation. This paper examines the implementation of KM from a dynamic capabilities perspective (Teece et al., 1997) and proposes a model that summarises the normative framework, which suggests that an organisation builds the requisite infrastructure to be in a position to embark on the path towards successful KM implementation. Based on a case study of a UAE based firm, this paper illustrates the utility of the framework as a guide in efforts to manage knowledge, draws practical recommendations for managers and policy makers enabling them to develop their organisations in the global knowledge economy. The paper also proposes ideas for future research.

scholarly journals Learning with Mobiles in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Traxler
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Global South ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Network Technologies

In the countries of the global South, the challenges of fixed infrastructure and environment, the apparent universality of mobile hardware, software and network technologies and the rhetoric of the global knowledge economy have slowed or impoverished the development of appropriate theoretical discourses to underpin learning with mobiles. This paper addresses one specific and fundamental component of such discourses, namely the role of language and literacy as they interact with mobile technology. The paper makes three points, that mobile technology is culturally and linguistically specific, not universal or culturally-neutral; that mobile technology does not merely store and transmit language(s) and literacy within communities, it disturbs and transforms them, and that the digital literacy agenda that might underpin learning with mobiles has not yet been developed in relation to mobile technology or in relation to the global South. These are the foundations of understanding learning with mobiles in the global South.

Technology Diffusion and Economic Progress in Africa

2012 ◽  
pp. 425-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evans S. C. Osabuohien ◽  
Uchenna R. Efobi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Technological Diffusion ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Economic Progress

Application of appropriate technology has been noted as one of the distinguishing factors in growth disparities across countries. Thus, this study investigates the role of technological diffusion in economic progress in Africa. This was achieved using descriptive and empirical analyses based on imitator-innovator theoretical framework. The study established that the sub-regions in Africa with higher values in technological diffusion indicators experienced higher economic progress, which is a good indication of a significant positive relationship between economic progress and technological diffusion. Thus, the study concludes that if Africa must make contribution to the global knowledge economy and move on the path of economic progress, the issue of technological diffusion through adequate investment on R&D, functional education, among others, needs to be addressed with all serious efforts.

scholarly journals The Professionalization of Academic Advising: A Structured Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig M. McGill
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Professional Association ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Structured Literature Review

Practitioners and scholars of academic advising have long grappled with the professional status of the field. To better understand the characteristics of professionalization and the obstacles that stand in the way of professionalizing the field, a structured review of the literature from 1980 to 2016 was conducted. Three characteristics of professionalization were discussed in the advising literature: issues with scholarship, expansion of graduate programs, and community. Obstacles to professionalization discovered through the review were the need to define the field further, role of the professional association, training and education required to perform the advising role, personal and occupational autonomy, and lack of a consistent administrative home for advising. Suggestions for future research are offered.

Knowledge, Local Development, and Urbanization in Arab Economies

2014 ◽  
pp. 104-123
Author(s):  
Nada Zouag ◽  
Ahmed Driouchi
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Development Prospects

In the absence of local knowledge measures, this chapter looks at how local universities and research centers could explain the potential for local development in territorial communities. This chapter also assesses the links between urbanization and development. It is mainly based on the review of literature, descriptive statistics, and regression analysis using data on local development, urbanization, global knowledge measures, and human development indices. The focus here is on Arab economies. The current situation and development prospects are discussed in relation to the role of knowledge economy in local development but also in further urbanization. Smart, livable, and inclusive cities are discussed.

Developing the Spirituality in Recovery Framework: The Function of Spirituality in 12-Step Substance Use Disorder Recovery

2019 ◽  
pp. 002216781987174
Author(s):  
Austin M. Brown ◽  
Jessica M. McDaniel ◽  
Kelsey L. Austin ◽  
Robert D. Ashford
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Current Article

A large portion of substance use disorder recovery research has incorporated the study of mutual-aid 12-Step programs and faith-based programs. However, spirituality as a centerpiece of substance use disorder recovery, as an actionable or operationalized means of transformative change, is not well studied. As many individuals in recovery point to spirituality as the chief means by which they have overcome their substance use disorder, this represents a significant gap in the current literature. Though spirituality is difficult to operationalize and measure, several previous studies have examined aspects of the role of spirituality in the recovery process. This current article puts forth a theoretical framework in which leading articles involving spirituality in recovery are synthesized in order to inform a functional, theoretical model of change that can be utilized in future research design.

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