scholarly journals Domestic factors that constraint ecuadorian export performances

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (38) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Manuel Ruvin Quiñónez Cabeza ◽  
Luisa Nicole Quiñónez Caicedo ◽  
Karla Haydeé Ortiz Palafox ◽  
Olmedo Gregorio Farfán González
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Percentage Share ◽  
Mixed Approach

Exports play an important role in Ecuador, the income from these contributes to the growth of the economy. This research aims to describe the national factors that limit the performance of Ecuadorian exports. The research was carried out under the inductive method, of an exploratory type with a mixed approach and descriptive scope; the techniques used were the documentary review and semi-structured interview. Data provided by the Central Bank of Ecuador were taken on the growth rate of goods exports and the percentage share of the destinations of goods exports by continent, economic area and country during 2015-2020. The results showed that exports fluctuated and lost competitiveness during the analyzed period. In conclusion, the performance of exports is limited by national factors related to the policies and management of public institutions and procedures.

scholarly journals The training of neonatologists and the paradigms implied in their relationship with the parents of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethel Cukierkorn Battikha ◽  
Maria Teresa de M. Carvalho ◽  
Benjamin Israel Kopelman
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Child's Death

Objective: To analyze and to interpret the psychological repercussions generated by the presence of parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for residents in Neonatology. Methods: Study based on the psychoanalytic theory, involving a methodological interface with qualitative surveys in Health Sciences. Twenty resident physicians in Neonatology, from five public institutions of São Paulo state, responded to a single semi-structured interview. Based on several readings of the material, achieving the core of emergent meanings that would be significant to the object of the survey, six categories were elected for analysis and interpretation: parents' staying at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and its effects on the neonatologists' professional practice; communication of the diagnosis and what parents should know; impasses between parents and doctors when the diagnosis is being communicated; doctor's identification with parents; communication of the child's death and their participation in the interview. Results: The interpretation of the categories provided an understanding of the psychic mechanisms mobilized in doctors in their relationships with the children's parents, showing that the residents experience anguish and suffering when they provide medical care and during their training process, and also that they lack psychological support to handle these feelings. Conclusions: There is a need of intervention in neonatologists training and education, which may favor the elaboration of daily experiences in the Unit, providing a less anguishing and defensive way out for young doctors, especially in their relationship with patients and parents.

scholarly journals Relación teoría-práctica entre el campo de la formación inicial y el escenario del ejercicio profesional

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Gerardo Ignacio Sánchez-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Santiago De Chile ◽  
Regional Campus ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Proper Theory

This article, developed at the regional campus of a university, located 200 miles south from Santiago de Chile, shows how 185 students of preschool, elementary and middle education, experience and perceive the relationship theory-practice from their insertion in the school environment. The mixed approach adopted relies on an opinion questionnaire and a semi-structured interview administered in the tutoring spaces. The results show that 39% of the teaching students believe that theory and practice are opposite realities, while 31% say that the theory depends on practice. In that scenario, the initial teaching training faces the challenge to create spaces and devices that allow the teaching student to get familiar with a few sets of flexible and changing rules to understand the specificity of the teaching process, from a proper theory-practice relationship.

scholarly journals An Assessment of School-Community Relationship in the Public Secondary Schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-45
Author(s):  
Abdur Rahman ◽  
Arshad Ali ◽  
Alam Zeb
Keyword(s):  
School Administrators ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
School Heads

Human relationships directly influence the success of educational goals. As a result, a constructive partnership with instructors, administrators, heads, and students is required to achieve academic goals. It has been observed that good relationships among teachers, students, heads, parents, and the community decide a school's performance. As a result, the study aimed to investigate human relationship issues and their effects on school success to change the situation in the future. The study's participants were all heads of (GHS) Schools in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The researcher used convenience sampling techniques to pick 65 heads from all GHSS in Malakand Division for the sample. Since it was a mixed approach study, a Likert-style questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect qualitative data from the purposefully chosen ten school heads. SPSS was used to tabulate and interpret the data, which was done using percentages and the Chi-square test.The bulk of students, according to the study, do not collaborate with school administrators. The analysis also found that parents, communities, PTCs, and BOGs are not entirely cooperative. Higher authorities do not perform their duties to the complete satisfaction of secondary school principals. In contrast, political influence has uprooted and ruined the whole educational structure. As a result, the study suggested that prominent representatives of the group (Khan, Malak, Pesh Imams) be welcomed to schools regularly to encourage parents and community members to cooperate and share school concerns and concerns with them. The Ministry of Education should include daily training and workshops for principals, BOGs, and PTCs to develop their leadership skills and increase community awareness and interest in school management issues. They will establish a sense of ownership as a result, and they will play an important role in the growth of organizations.  

scholarly journals The Impostor Phenomenon Among Black Doctoral and Postdoctoral Scholars in STEM

10.28945/4613 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 433-460
Author(s):  
Devasmita Chakraverty
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Impostor Phenomenon ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Underrepresented Groups

Aim/Purpose: This study examined experiences related to the impostor phenomenon among Black doctoral and postdoctoral scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Background: Research on the impostor phenomenon is usually focused on undergraduates, especially for Blacks, with sparse research on Black doctoral and postdoctoral scholars. This phenomenon was originally investigated among Whites. Due to fewer studies on Blacks, culturally-relevant understanding of the impostor phenomenon is limited. Methodology: This study used surveys and interviews (convergent mixed-methods) to examine the impostor phenomenon among U.S.-based doctoral and postdoctoral scholars (together referred to as “trainees”) in STEM. Participants took a survey (that used the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale or CIPS to individually compute impostor phenomenon scores) and a one-on-one, semi-structured interview. Survey (with CIPS scores) and interview data were converged from the same participants, who were recruited from a national conference focused on minorities in STEM (convenience sampling). Using constant comparative method and analytic induction, interview-data were categorized into themes. Contribution: Findings documented race-based impostor-experiences, possibly culturally relevant to other groups of underrepresented minorities (URMs). Findings have implications for research, policy, and practice. These include future initiatives to broaden participation in STEM careers among the underrepresented groups, support those who might experience this phenomenon and transition challenges in academia, and create greater awareness of the challenges trainees face based on their background and life experiences. Findings: Surveys indicated moderate to intense impostor phenomenon among 15 participants at the time data were collected. Interviews with the same participants found six themes linked to the impostor phenomenon: 1) Being the only-one, 2) Lack of belonging, 3) Stereotyping, micro-aggression and judgment, 4) External appearances, 5) Feeling like the “diversity enhancers,” and 6) Complications of intersecting identities. Recommendations for Practitioners: Practitioners should consider the tensions and complications of Black identity and how it ties to training experiences in STEM as well as how race-based impostor phenomenon could shape an individual’s interaction with faculty, mentors, and peers. This knowledge could be helpful in designing professional development programs for Blacks. Recommendation for Researchers: Study findings could have research implications on the way doctoral and postdoctoral training is reimagined to be more inclusive and welcoming of diversity across multiple axes of gender, race/ethnicity, class, first-generation status, ability, sexual orientation, and country of origin, among others. Impact on Society: Black trainees could be vulnerable to leaving STEM fields due to their underrepresentation, lack of critical mass, racial discrimination, and other unpleasant experiences. Conversations around training, development, and means to address psychological distress could focus on culturally-relevant experiences of the impostor phenomenon. Future Research: Future research could look at the experiences of other underrepresented groups in STEM such as Native Americans and Hispanics as well as among faculty of color and individuals from other fields beyond STEM.

scholarly journals The Effect of Nonmonetary Factors on Inflation Dynamics in Russia in the Period of 2000–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 99-112
Author(s):  
Victoria E. Nekrestova ◽  
Irina A. Somova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Price Inflation ◽  
Inflation Dynamics ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Agricultural Prices ◽  
Consumer Prices

The paper reviews the effect of nonmonetary factors on inflation dynamics in Russia from 2000 to 2018. The period under review was divided into two intervals with different economic dynamics: 2000–2008 – the period of economic growth in Russia, 2009–2018 – the period of a slower rate of economic growth. Both periods were analyzed for various nonmonetary factors having an impact on inflation, which helped reveal common as well as distinctive features of nonmonetary factors. Some factors, such as the growth rate of agricultural prices had a significant impact on the consumer price inflation dynamics over the whole period under research. Other nonmonetary factors ceased to have an effect on consumer prices making room for others. Thus, the volume of imports turned out to be significant only in the period from 2009 to 2018, which is explained by the geopolitical situation and introduced economic sanctions. The conducted research confirmed a growing role of nonmonetary factors in the inflation processes. This conclusion requires consideration of specific features of nonmonetary causes of inflation on behalf of the Central bank and the fiscal organs in development of concrete steps to reduce inflation. The priority should continue to be given to effective tariff regulation, modernization of industry and promotion of competition.

scholarly journals Experiencias de los docentes pertenecientes a las Facultades de Ingeniería al implementar las TIC en sus prácticas educativas presenciales / Experiences of teachers belonging to the engineering schools to implement ICT in their face educational practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fernando Martínez Rodríguez ◽  
Juan González Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Private University ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public University ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
School Training

This article presents the results found in phase four of the doctoral thesis: "Pedagogical references for the use and appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within the educational processes planned and developed by teachers of higher education”. In this phase of the research, it was intended to establish in a direct and precise way how teachers make use of ICT within their classes. This research is carried out in the engineering faculties of three universities in Bogotá (Colombia): a private university, a public university, and a technological public school, training engineers by propaedeutic cycles. The methodology followed is framed under the mixed approach: qualitative and quantitative descriptive, using the technique of structured interview applied to 157 teachers who guide educational processes in engineering faculties. This study could undoubtedly serve as a reference to other engineering teachers who intend to make use of ICT in their educational processes. Este artículo presenta los resultados encontrados en la fase cuatro de la tesis doctoral “Referentes pedagógicos para el uso y apropiación de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) al interior de los procesos educativos planeados y desarrollados por los docentes de educación superior”. En esta fase de la investigación, se pretendía establecer la forma en la que los docentes hacen uso de las TIC en el interior de sus clases. Se realiza en las facultades de ingeniería de tres universidades de Bogotá (Colombia): una universidad privada, una universidad pública y una escuela tecnológica de carácter público, formadora de ingenieros por ciclos propedéuticos. La metodología seguida en esta fase está enmarcada bajo el enfoque mixto cualitativo y cuantitativo descriptivo, usando la técnica de entrevista estructurada realizadas a 157 docentes que orientan procesos educativos en las facultades de ingeniería. El estudio permitió recoger un buen número de experiencias educativas que, sin duda alguna, podría servir de referente a otros docentes de ingeniería que pretendan hacer uso de las TIC en sus procesos educativos.

Commercialization of Innovations in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-121
Author(s):  
Mshindi Andrew Rwamuhuru ◽  
Amani Gration Tegambwage
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Regulatory Authorities ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
University Industry

The study investigates types, sources of innovation, and corresponding challenges to commercialization among small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in Tanzania. It employed a qualitative research design with semi-structured interview method. Findings indicate that incremental, product, and process are common types of innovations introduced. The major sources of innovations are employees, consumers, user-manufacturer lifestyles, consequential needs, and best practices by manufacturing firms. Also, it was revealed that SMIs do not follow all steps of the innovation commercialization process. Major challenges facing SMIs in the commercialization process include lack of commercialization knowledge; lack of development infrastructure and fast logistics; lack of strong university, industry, and public institutions linkage; and regulatory authorities' bureaucracy, among others. The study recommends that SMIs establish strong research and development units and collaborations with key stakeholders in order to improve identification and commercialization of innovations in Tanzania.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Exploring Educator Values Alignment Strategies in an Intervention Context: The Emergence of the Beacon Strategy

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112092312
Author(s):  
Penelope Kalogeropoulos ◽  
James Anthony Russo ◽  
Philip Clarkson
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Teacher Leaders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Education Literature ◽  
A Value ◽  
Intervention Context

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the four value alignment strategies available to educators (Scaffolding, Balancing, Intervention and Refuge) previously identified in the mathematics education literature comprehensively capture educator value alignment strategies in an intervention context. Design/Approach/Methods: To this end, we analyse semi-structured interview data with two teacher-leaders involved in the Getting Ready in Numeracy (G.R.I.N.) intervention program through a value alignment lens. Findings: We ascertain that a fifth strategy, the Beacon strategy, is needed to describe the range of value alignment strategies employed by educators in the G.R.I.N. program. The Beacon strategy involves the educator digging in and reasserting their expectations until the student behaves in a manner that aligns with the educator’s values. In part it involves the educator being able to recognise their own values and clearly communicating these values to students. Originality/value: This article further explores strategies that educators have at their disposal for aligning their values with those of their students. The uncovering of the Beacon strategy is particularly valuable as it suggests that educators could be purposefully pursuing value alignment even when they do not appear to take any active steps to move further towards their students’ sets of values.

scholarly journals Os egressos do curso de hotelaria: formação e mercado de trabalho

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Jonilson Costa CORREIA
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Sono Stati ◽  
Selection Of

RESUMOEste estudo apresenta resultados da tese de doutorado em educação e teve como objetivo analisar as percepções dos egressos do Curso de Hotelaria da Universidade Federal do Maranhão sobre sua formação e o mercado de trabalho. O instrumento de coleta foi a entrevista semiestruturada. A análise dos dados foi feita a partir das narrativas dos pesquisados. Para a seleção dos sujeitos investigados utilizou-se os seguintes critérios: os egressos que atuam em diversos setores da hotelaria: meios de hospedagem, hotelaria hospitalar, restaurantes, no ensino de hotelaria e turismo, em enologia e gestão de empreendimento hoteleiro. Ao longo da análise das narrativas percebemos fragilidades, contradições e principalmente lacunas que precisam ser preenchidas, espaços que necessitam ser revisitados pelos professores, pelos alunos de hotelaria da UFMA, pois somente assim, pode haver um diálogo permanente entre academia e mercado de trabalho.Educação. Mercado de Trabalho. Hotelaria. Maranhão. UFMA.  The graduates of the Hotel Course: formation and labor market ABSTRACT This study presents the results of the doctoral thesis in education and aimed to analyze the perceptions of graduates of the Hospitality Course of the Federal University of Maranhão about their education and the labor market. The collection instrument was the semi-structured interview. Data analysis was made from the narratives of the respondents. For the selection of the investigated subjects, the following criteria were used: the graduates who work in various hotel sectors: lodging facilities, hospital hotels, restaurants, in the teaching of hotels and tourism, in oenology and hotel management. Throughout the analysis of the narratives we noticed weaknesses, contradictions and especially gaps that need to be filled, spaces that need to be revisited by teachers, by hotel students at UFMA, because only then can there be a permanent dialogue between academia and the job market.Education. Labor market. Hospitality. Maranhão. UFMA. Direzione Alberghiera: formazione e mercato del lavoro in Brasile RIASSUNTO Questo studio mostra i risultati del test di istruzione e l'obiettivo di analizzare due percezioni del corso di Direzione Alberghiera de la Universitá Federale di Maranhao, Brasile, sul mercato della formazione e del lavoro. O strumento de investigazione fu interviste semi-strutturata. Per una selezione de soggetti, sono stati utilizzati i seguenti criteri: il numero di settori dell'ospitalità: ospitalità, ospitalità, ristoranti, turismo, enologia e gestione dell'imprenditoria alberghiera. Sonno state percepitte fragilità, contraddizioni e soprattutto lacune che devono essere risolte, spazi che devono essere rivisti da insegnanti professionisti per permetere un dialogo permanente tra mondo il accademico e mercato del lavoro. Istruzione. Mercato del Lavoro Ospitalità. Universita Federale do Maranhao.  Los egresados del Curso Hotelero: formación y mercado laboral RESUMEN Este estudio presenta los resultados de la tesis doctoral en educación y tiene como objetivo analizar las percepciones de los graduados del Curso de Hospitalidad de la Universidad Federal de Maranhão sobre su educación y el mercado laboral. El instrumento de recolección fue la entrevista semiestructurada. El análisis de los datos se realizó a partir de las narraciones de los encuestados. Para la selección de los sujetos investigados, se utilizaron los siguientes criterios: los graduados que trabajan en diversos sectores hoteleros: instalaciones de alojamiento, hoteles hospitalarios, restaurantes, en la enseñanza de hoteles y turismo, enología y gestión hotelera. A lo largo del análisis de las narrativas, notamos debilidades, contradicciones y especialmente brechas que deben llenarse, espacios que deben ser revisados por los maestros, por los estudiantes del hotel en la UFMA, porque solo entonces puede haber un diálogo permanente entre la academia y el mercado laboral. Educación. Mercado de trabajo. Hospitalidad. Maranhão. UFMA.

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