scholarly journals Freedom of the Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-56
Author(s):  
Jonathan Anderson ◽  
Sarah K. Wiley
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Structured Data ◽  
Computerized Records

As government operations at all levels have become increasingly computerized, records of those activities have moved from paper to databases. Yet there has been little empirical research about the public’s ability to access such records in practice. This study uses field research to assess how 44 public universities respond to records requests of varying complexity for structured data. Sampled universities produced responsive structured data without a fee in slightly more than a quarter of requests, meaning the vast majority of requests failed to yield the information sought in a structured format and for free.

Strategies to Mentor Female Faculty

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Sligh Conway ◽  
Yvonne Sims ◽  
Audrey McCrary-Quarles ◽  
Cynthia Salley Nicholson ◽  
Glacia Ethridge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Women Faculty ◽  
Academic Institution ◽  
Female Faculty ◽  
Mentoring Women ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Historically, the percentage of women in higher education has been small. It is important for women to receive mentoring in order to stay in higher education. Mentoring is one of the key determining and empowering factors for measuring whether women faculty stay in higher education positions or decide to leave. This chapter will include the following objectives: 1) provide a review of research on mentoring women in general; 2) provide a review of conceptual and empirical research available on the mentoring experiences of women; 3) discuss the global implications of mentoring women in these careers; 4) provide suggestions and recommendations related to future opportunities that may assist women in becoming empowered to obtain more career and professional development opportunities globally; and 5) provide solutions and recommendations as positive strategies for women to consider at any academic institution, e.g. HBCU, PWI, private, or public universities. Mentoring can assist women in becoming successful both personally and professionally.

Understanding China's Rising Rights Consciousness

2015 ◽  
Vol 223 ◽  
pp. 638-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lorentzen ◽  
Suzanne Scoggins
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Stabilizing Effect ◽  
Rights Consciousness

AbstractClaims that China's people are exhibiting a rising “rights consciousness” have become commonplace, with some suggesting this phenomenon is driving political change. Yet it is often unclear what the concept means, leading to ambiguous or contradictory conclusions from field research. In order to create a basis for more systematic analysis, we develop a rational choice framework that characterizes three different factors that could lead to rights-conscious behaviour: changing values, changing government policies, and changing expectations of the behaviour of others. What rising rights consciousness implies for social stability can vary dramatically, depending on which change is at work. Rights consciousness resulting from changes in values or in shared expectations of behaviour is destabilizing for the CCP's continued rule, whereas rights consciousness derived from government policies has a stabilizing effect. While in practice these can be interrelated in complex ways, empirical research would benefit from greater attention to these distinctions.

scholarly journals Visualisasi Rumah Gadang dalam Ekspresi Seni Lukis

Panggung ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harissman Harissman ◽  
Suryanti Suryanti
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Community Or ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Big House ◽  
Society Today ◽  
Shape And Size

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this art creation is to transform the values of Rumah Gadang into painting. Rumah Gadang (Big House) is a traditional house of Minangkabau ethnic in West Sumatera Province of Indonesia. Rumah Gadang is built on the pillars made from the wood. It has a high and big hollow on the ground, and its taper roof is a special characteristic that makes it different from other ethnic houses in the areas across the equator. Rumah Gadang has various types and names based on its shape and size, which depend on the community or ethnic group that builds the house. Rumah Gadang Batingkek (a big attic house) accommodates the system of Koto Piliang group, while Gajah Maharam (Incubated Elephants) is an identity of Rumah Gadang of Bodi Caniago community. Both models of the traditional houses above have been known as the identity of a Minangkabau traditional house. Methods used for this artwork are exploration, planning, and implementation of the artwork. Before practising these methods, the data has been explored through library research, empirical research, and field research. Idioms of the traditional houses expressed in the language of painting as an expression of the Painters in communicating their concern of changing the functions and values of Rumah Gadang in Minangkabau society today. By expressing through painting, it is hoped it can give awareness to the people to preserve the traditional values of Rumah Gadang, and also the continuity of appreciation to the house.Keywords: Rumah Gadang, art painting, traditional values, expression of the artABSTRAKPenelitian dalam penciptaan ini bertujuan untuk mengaktualisasikan nilai-nilai Rumah Gadang ke dalam karya seni lukis. Rumah gadang merupakan rumah tradisional suku Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat. Rumah Gadang dibangun di atas tiang (panggung), mempunyai kolong yang tinggi, serta atapnya yang lancip, merupakan arsitektur yang khas yang berbeda dengan bangunan suku bangsa lain di daerah garis khatulistiwa. Rumah Gadang mempunyai nama dan jenis yang beraneka ragam menurut bentuk dan ukurannya, sesuai kaum atau suku yang membuatnya. Rumah Gadang Batingkek (rumah besar bertingkat) mengakomodasi sistem kelarasan Koto piliang, yang Rumah Gadangnya beranjuang, Gajah Maharam (gajah mengeram) mengidentitaskan Rumah Gadang kelarasan Bodi Caniago. Kedua model Rumah Gadang tersebut merupakan identitas bangunan etnis Minangkabau. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan eksplorasi, perancangan, dan eksekusi dari perwujudan karya seni. Pada tahap sebelumnya, dilakukan beberapa tahapan, yaitu studi pustaka, studi empirik dan studi lapangan. Dari penelitian didapatkan kesimpulan bahwa Idiom-idiom tradisi Rumah Gadang yang diungkapkan dengan bahasa seni lukis merupakan media ekspresi pencipta untuk mengomunikasikan kegelisahannya mengenai perubahan dan pengikisan nilai yang terjadi di Rumah Gadang sesuai perubahan zaman. Dengan media ungkap bahasa visual ini diharapkan dapat memberi penyadaran akan pentingnya nilai tradisi dalam konteks Rumah Gadang, serta terus diapresiasi. Kata kunci: Rumah Gadang, seni lukis, nilai-nilai tradisi, ekspresi seni 

scholarly journals A BAIXA INCIDÊNCIA DE PESQUISA EMPÍRICA E A CULTURA MANUALESCA COMO OBSTÁCULOS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO DIREITO

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
José Maria de Morais Borges Neto ◽  
José Eduardo Barroso Colácio ◽  
Fayga Silveira Bedê
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
De Se ◽  
Main Factors

O presente estudo busca compreender as razões pelas quais a pesquisa jurídica no Brasil permanece relativamente infensa à pesquisa empírica. Percebe-se que, em outras matrizes jurídicas, como é o caso dos Estados Unidos, a adoção dos estudos de campo já se encontra muito mais incorporada em seu repertório, tendo em vista o papel central da jurisprudência e o modo como ela reverbera na Academia, em termos de análise do discurso produzido pelas suas cortes. No caso do Brasil, muito embora se reconheça uma série de iniciativas relevantes no sentido de promover a adoção da pesquisa empírica no Direito, de modo geral, ainda se tratam de práticas isoladas, fruto dos esforços envidados por grupos de excelência. Compreende-se que a dificuldade de se imiscuir novas práticas de pesquisa de campo no bojo da pesquisa jurídica brasileira tem causas multifatoriais. Para os limites do presente estudo, reflete-se sobre a hipótese de a cultura manualesca – cujo maior esteio reside em meros argumentos de autoridade – constituir um dos principais fatores de inibição à pesquisa empírica. De acordo com essa hipótese, a ser testada em trabalhos posteriores, a tendência dogmatizante dos manuais tornaria a pesquisa jurídica mais autorreferente e menos permeável aos estudos de campo.Palavras-chave: Pesquisa empírica. Desenvolvimento do Direito. Cultura de Manual. Abstract:The present study seeks to understand the reasons why legal research in Brazil remains relatively unfriendly toward empirical research. In other legal domains, such as the case in the United States, the resource of field studies is already much more incorporated into its repertoire, given the central role of jurisprudence and the way it reverberates in the Academy, in terms of analysis of the discourse produced by their courts. In the case of Brazil, although a series of relevant initiatives are recognized to promote the adoption of empirical research in the Law, in general, they are still isolated practices, the result of the efforts made by groups of excellence. It is understood that the difficulty to introduce new field research practices within the scope of Brazilian legal research has many causes. For the limits of the present study, it is reflected on the hypothesis that the textbook culture, whose main foundation are mere arguments of authority, constitutes one of the main factors of inhibition to the empirical research. According to this hypothesis, to be tested in later works, the dogmatic tendency of textbooks would make legal research more self-referential and less permeable to field studies. Keywords: Empirical research. Development of Law. Textbook Culture

ADDENDUM AKAD MURABAHAH BERDASAR PERATURAN BANK INDONESIA NOMOR 10 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG RESTRUKTURISASI PEMBIAYAAN BAGI BANK SYARIAH DAN UNIT USAHA SYARIAH (Studi di BRI Syariah Kantor Cabang Malang)

JURISDICTIE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Nur Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Branch Office

<p>Addendum is worth reviewing with KHES and Fatwa DSN-MUI review, because in Islamic law merchantly buying and selling not only bring profit only, but must based on syariat and to avoid risk. This study aims to find out why BRI Syariah issued addendum and review of KHES and Fatwa DSN-MUI. This type of field research (field research) or referred to as empirical research, this study includes empirical research that examines the phenomenon of law. The approach used is the sociological juridical approach. The primary data collection method is the direct and secondary interviews used by the literature and documentation. Data analysis method used is qualitative data analysis. Data processing methods make the following efforts; editing re-examines files related to addendum and interview results of legal officers and customer service, clasifying and classifying edited data to facilitate analysis, verification of collected data to determine the validity of data, analytical data analysis procedures and application of addendum and concluding conclusions to obtain answer. The results of the study are: 1) addendum is done as an effort to avoid bank losses and maintain business continuity. 2) Addendum BRI Syariah Malang Branch Office is allowed due to the agreement of both parties.</p><p>Addendum layak dikaji dengan tinjauan KHES dan Fatwa DSN-MUI, karena dalam hukum Islam kegaitan jual-beli tidak hanya mendatangkan keuntungan semata, namun harus berdasarkan syariat dan untuk menghindari resiko. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui alasan BRI Syariah mengeluarkan addendum dan tinjauan KHES serta Fatwa DSN-MUI. Jenis penelitian ini lapangan (field research) atau disebut sebagai penelitian empiris, penelitian ini termasuk penelitian empiris yang meneliti fenomena hukum. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan yuridis sosiologis. Metode pengumpulan data primer adalah wawancara langsung dan sekunder yang digunakan kepustakaan dan dokumentasi. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis data kualitatif. Metode pengolahan data melakukan upaya sebagai berikut; editing meneliti kembali berkas yang berkaitan dengan addendum dan hasil wawancara legal officer dan customer service, clasifiying menyusun dan mengklasifikasi data hasil editing untuk mempermudah analisa, verifiying memeriksa data yang terkumpul untuk mengetahui keabsahan data, analysing analisis data prosedur dan penerapan addendum dan concluding kesimpulan untuk mendapat jawaban. Hasil penelitian adalah: 1) addendum dilakukan sebagai upaya bank menghindari kerugian dan menjaga kelangsungan usaha. 2) Addendum BRI Syariah Kantor Cabang Malang diperbolehkan karena adanya kesepakatan kedua belah pihak.</p>

scholarly journals Risk management in construction enterprises in Śląskie and Małopolskie voivodships in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 299-308
Author(s):  
Piotr TWOREK ◽  
◽  
Józef MYRCZEK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Construction Risk ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose: The publication is empirical in its character. The key purpose of the paper is to outline and discuss the results of the empirical research into risk in construction activities carried out by the surveyed contractors in Poland. The paper focuses, in particular, on the use of methods, techniques and tools by construction enterprises from Śląskie and Małopolskie voivodships to respond to the risks they encounter. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical research was conducted in form of a questionnaire interview. The research tools were developed based on in-depth studies of the scholarly literature (theory-cognitive dimension of the research). The paper also uses the methods of synthesis and deduction. In their discussions the authors draw on their own knowledge and experience which they have acquired over many years spent on researching risks faced by a wide range of organisations. Findings: The presented research findings provide the empirical verification of the theoretical background derived from the literature in the field. Research limitations/implications: The paper presents only the selected results of the empirical studies. These research findings concern specific categories of construction risk, which is regarded as a scientific and research category. Practical implications: The paper presents practical knowledge (utilitarian dimension of science) which has been verified empirically in the conducted research. This knowledge is referred to in the scholarly literature as Construction Risk Management (CRM). Originality/value: The empirical studies present an up-to-date status of the knowledge and awareness as demonstrated by the construction contractors participating in the survey. The research findings are presented for the purpose specified in the paper.

scholarly journals Praxeologische Feldforschung – Reichweite, Tragweite, Importanz und Relevanz als Analysekategorien

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Klaus Geiselhart ◽  
Simon Runkel ◽  
Susann Schäfer ◽  
Benedikt Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Social Constructs ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Social Facts ◽  
The People ◽  
Matters Of Concern ◽  
The Way

Abstract. This paper develops three analytical categories – range, supporting capacity, exigency/notability – to capture how supra-individual phenomena affect the people studied by empirical research. Researchers face a tension between constructivist and realist perspectives as the examined phenomena are simultaneously social constructs, in the way people perceive and understand them, and social facts in their consequences. Taking a critical perspective on the notion of large social phenomena – popularized by Theodore Schatzki – the paper develops an explorative terminology that aims to facilitate practice-oriented field research. Examples of empirical research on transition and degrowth initiatives illustrate how research subjects estimate the range of a phenomenon by trying to grasp whether they are in or out of its reach; the supportive capacity of a phenomenon by exploring how far it carries certain processes; and they experience the exigency of a phenomenon and ascribe a certain notability to it. Taken together, this terminology grasps the way phenomena are matters of concern, rather than matters of fact, for the research subjects.

A Researcher’s Toolkit for Observational Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Pratt ◽  
Gabriel R. Sala
Keyword(s):  
Decision Tree ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Immersion Time ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Decision Tree Model ◽  
Observational Methods ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Tree Model ◽  
Key Questions

Central to all empirical research—in particular, inductive qualitative field research—observations can provide core insights to work practices, the physical or material elements of organizations, and the integrity of research informants. Yet management research has devoted less attention to observations than it has to other methods. Hence, providing resources and guidance to current and aspiring researchers as to what constitutes observations and how to tackle key questions that must be addressed in designing and implementing observations is key. Observing, as pertains to research, can be defined as a method that involves using one’s senses, guided by one’s attention, to gather information on, for example, (a) what people are doing (acts, activities, events); (b) where they are doing it (location); and (c) what they are doing it with (objects), over a period of time. Once researchers have determined they want to engage in observation, they have to make several decisions. First, they have to figure out whether observation is a good fit with their study and research question(s). If so, various other choices must be made with regard to degree of revelation, degree of immersion, time in the field, and how to be present in the research context, and still more choices follow. Researchers need to decide when to start (and stop) observing as well as how to observe, record, and report their findings. The article provides a decision-tree model of observational methods to guide researchers through these various choices.

Background, Method, and Research

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Shared Workspace ◽  
Shared Workspaces ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Usa

This book talks about shared workspaces, with particular attention to spaces designed to host the production of objects, and is widely based on the results of extensive experimental empirical research conducted by authors in Europe, the USA, and South America between 2012 and 2017. The research involved more than 100 shared workspaces, in which the authors spent over 1000 days. The ethnographic on-field research was carried out using direct observation and through many interviews, which were filmed and subsequently processed through typical methods of visual anthropology. This chapter provides an overview of the different types of shared workspace, illustrates research actions and explains how and where it has developed.

scholarly journals RESULTS OF FUNCTIONING OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: ESTABLISHING A SET OF RATIOS PROVIDING RELIABLE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BASED ON DATA DERIVED FROM AN ENTITY'S REPORTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-83
Author(s):  
Jarosław Karpacz ◽  
Aleksandra Pisarska
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Comprehensive Measurement ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Selection Of

The aim of the study is to define a set of ratios, enabling multidimensional assessment of the activity of public universities as units of the public finance sector, in order to improve theefficiency of their management. The selection of appropriate ratios, which are also highly reliable in relation to occurring phenomena and processes, becomes a useful management tool. Hence, thecontent of the study includes a comprehensive measurement of a university's results. Empirical research was conducted at a deliberately selected multi-disciplinary university, i.e. an entityconducting research and didactic activities in many fields of science. The empirical material was collected using information derived from financial statements and analytical information from theaccounting books of the analyzed entity. The study covered the years from 2015 to 2019. The conducted empirical research provided evidence in the light of which the developed set of ratioshas a high management usefulness, as it allowed to assess the state of processes taking place in the examined unit.

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