La percepción de la comunidad académica sobre el sistema de investigación y evaluación en Comunicación

This paper aims to analyze the context in which the Communication is developed as a social practice from a discursive dimension. This work is based on a qualitative perspective of an exploratory nature, so it does not have initial hypotheses. Its objective is to extract the academic community predominant opinion lines on the Communication Research and Evaluation System and its influence in the academic and scientific context. To this end, a Likert-type online survey has been launched on a census of 2,418 researchers in Communication in Spain, reaching 604 responses, representing a response rate of 24.97%. It is assumed that the research community is part of the same academic ecosystem, being all subjects closely interrelated. Therefore, the design of the survey obeys to a model based on three dimensions: knowledge production, institution management and research evaluation. Among the main conclusions stands out the generalized perception that the research and evaluation system has provoked a functionalist dynamic. It conditions the form of research, fully affecting innovation and interruption of scientific discourse. Keywords: Communication meta-research; scientific discourse; evaluation systems; context studies; Likert scale survey.

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Are book publications disappearing from scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities?

Aslib Journal of Information Management ◽

10.1108/ajim-05-2018-0127 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 592-607 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Tim C.E. Engels ◽

Andreja Istenič Starčič ◽

Emanuel Kulczycki ◽

Janne Pölönen ◽

Gunnar Sivertsen

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Research Evaluation ◽

Book Publishing ◽

Scholarly Book ◽

Content Type ◽

Evaluation Systems ◽

Social Sciences And Humanities ◽

The Social ◽

Comprehensive Coverage

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution in terms of shares of scholarly book publications in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in five European countries, i.e. Flanders (Belgium), Finland, Norway, Poland and Slovenia. In addition to aggregate results for the whole of the social sciences and the humanities, the authors focus on two well-established fields, namely, economics & business and history. Design/methodology/approach Comprehensive coverage databases of SSH scholarly output have been set up in Flanders (VABB-SHW), Finland (VIRTA), Norway (NSI), Poland (PBN) and Slovenia (COBISS). These systems allow to trace the shares of monographs and book chapters among the total volume of scholarly publications in each of these countries. Findings As expected, the shares of scholarly monographs and book chapters in the humanities and in the social sciences differ considerably between fields of science and between the five countries studied. In economics & business and in history, the results show similar field-based variations as well as country variations. Most year-to-year and overall variation is rather limited. The data presented illustrate that book publishing is not disappearing from an SSH. Research limitations/implications The results presented in this paper illustrate that the polish scholarly evaluation system has influenced scholarly publication patterns considerably, while in the other countries the variations are manifested only slightly. The authors conclude that generalizations like “performance-based research funding systems (PRFS) are bad for book publishing” are flawed. Research evaluation systems need to take book publishing fully into account because of the crucial epistemic and social roles it serves in an SSH. Originality/value The authors present data on monographs and book chapters from five comprehensive coverage databases in Europe and analyze the data in view of the debates regarding the perceived detrimental effects of research evaluation systems on scholarly book publishing. The authors show that there is little reason to suspect a dramatic decline of scholarly book publishing in an SSH.

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A Survey of Clinical Evidence Evaluation Systems for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2021/8883921 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Wei Zhang ◽

Hongyong Deng

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Online Survey ◽

Clinical Evidence ◽

Evaluation Criteria ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Evaluation Systems ◽

Evidence Evaluation

Objectives. We investigated the cognition and application of the “Evaluation System of Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Evidence” among populations with disparate backgrounds. Methods. We performed an online survey using a self-designed questionnaire. Results. Of 307 returned questionnaires, 284 were noted to be valid, and the effective recovery rate was 92.5%. Our analyses showed that the respondents demonstrated a better understanding of clinical evidence-based evaluation systems and that they used these occasionally. For both the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) and the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) evidence evaluation systems, the respondents generally showed poor overall understanding, rendering the systems impractical. Among the respondents who were exposed to the existing evidence evaluation system for TCM. More than 70% of the respondents remarked that it was difficult to obtain high-quality evidence using any existing methods to evaluate TCM clinical evidence, that there was a lack of clear evaluation criteria, and that it was difficult to grasp the evaluation process. Conclusions. The evaluation systems of TCM clinical evidence have gained a certain degree of recognition among practitioners, who show a great willingness to use it, but practical applications are limited. In addition, it is also expected that an evaluation system would be more in line with the clinical characteristics of TCM.

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An Analysis of Principal Perceptions of the Primary Teaching Evaluation System Used in Eight U.S. States

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership ◽

10.22230/ijepl.2017v12n5a773 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard L. Dodson

Keyword(s):

Teacher Evaluation ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Online Survey ◽

Teacher Evaluations ◽

Instructional Program ◽

Evaluation Instrument ◽

Public School Principals ◽

Evaluation Systems ◽

New Instrument ◽

Teacher Evaluation Systems

This research examines how public school principals in eight U.S. states perceive their teacher evaluation systems which are based on Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching (FfT). States were selected to represent high, middle, and low scorers in the annual Education Week “Quality Counts” report (Education Week, 2016). 1,142 out of over 8,100 working principals in the eight states responded to an online survey, yielding a response rate of over 14%. Most principals were not satisfied with FfT and found implementing the system too cumbersome. Responses suggested an average of two changes to FfT desired by each principal; few wanted to keep their FfT as is. Targets for improvement included overhauling software used to enter teacher evaluations; eliminating student growth goals and student test scores (VAMs) as part of evaluations; reducing the time and paperwork required; and wanting more training for administrators and teachers on the use of FfT. Some states’ principals wanted to return control over teacher evaluation systems to local school districts. Most respondents agreed that their version of FfT has improved their school’s instructional program, and they prefer the new instrument over their previous evaluation instrument.

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ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS DALAM PERSPEKTIF NORMAN FAIRCLOUGH

KOMUNIKA Jurnal Dakwah dan Komunikasi ◽

10.24090/komunika.v8i1.746 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Elya Munfarida

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Practice ◽

Discourse Theory ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Important Concept ◽

Multidisciplinary Study ◽

Discourse Model ◽

Discourse Practice ◽

Domination Relation

Discourse analysis has been a study that attracts many intelectuals of various disciplines to discuss about, generating the emergence of theories of their own perspectives. Many criticisms for the theories also show that intelectuals are more interested in this field leading to make discourse analysis as a multidisciplinary study. Based on this ground, Norman Fairclough seeks to reconstruct discourse theory as a criticism to the existing theories, which tends to be side-emphasis and partial on the basis of their own discipline. Combining three traditions, i.e. linguistic, interpretative, and sociological traditions, he offers a discourse model integrating three dimensions: text, discourse practice, and social practice. Each dimension has its area, process, and analysis model, in which all of them dialectically connect to one another. In addition, Fairclough also formulates another important concept, namely intertextuality, which affirms the interrelation of various texts and discourses to a text. This concept will also create ideological effect of structuration and restructuration of the prevalent discourse order. When power and ideology embed in a discourse, intertextuality will function as a mechanism for maintaining and changing the domination relation.

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Burnout Determinants among Nurses Working in Palliative Care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073358 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3358

Author(s):

José Vítor Gonçalves ◽

Luísa Castro ◽

Guilhermina Rêgo ◽

Rui Nunes

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Online Survey ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Perceived Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

National Network ◽

Work Related ◽

High Level

Nurses working in palliative care are at risk of burnout. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to determine burnout levels of nurses working in the Portuguese national network of palliative care. We evaluated the contribution of personal, work, and COVID-19 variables in three burnout subclasses: personal, work, and patient-related. A cross-sectional, exploratory, and quantitative design was employed and participants were sampled using convenience and snowball technique. An online survey was conducted and 153 nurses participated in our study. Socio-demographic characterization was conducted, levels of burnout and determinants were explored through multiple linear regression models for its three dimensions. High levels of personal, working, and patient burnout were present in 71 (46%), 68 (44%), and 33 nurses (22%), respectively. Most of them agreed that COVID-19 had an impact on their activities. Significant personal and work related burnout factors found were specialization in palliative care, self-perceived health status, unit type, weekly hours of work, and allocation to COVID-19 units. Gender was found to be a significant factor in patient-related burnout. There is a high level of burnout among nurses working in the Portuguese national network of palliative care. Measures for identification and mitigation of burnout are necessary to protect health care professionals.

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A Students’ Preferences-Based Approach to Select Methods for Detecting and Handling Free-Riding

Journal of Marketing Education ◽

10.1177/0273475321992109 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 027347532199210

Author(s):

Else-Marie van den Herik ◽

Tim M. Benning

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Online Survey ◽

Free Riding ◽

Detection Methods ◽

Chi Squared ◽

Ranking Task ◽

Handling Methods ◽

Selection Of ◽

Marketing Educators

Free-riding is a serious challenge in group projects. While there are various methods to reduce free-riding, marketing educators still face a difficult task when selecting an appropriate method for their course. In this study, we propose a students’ preferences-based approach that supports marketing educators with the selection of methods to detect and handle free-riding. To measure these preferences, students completed an online survey based on a choice task about two methods to detect free-riding and a ranking task about four methods to handle free-riding ( n = 254). Their answers were analyzed using chi-squared tests, Borda scores, and rank-ordered logit models. The results show that (a) neither Dutch nor international students have a clear preference for one of the two detection methods (the reporting system vs. the process evaluation system), (b) grade discussion (a possible reduction of the free-rider’s grade based on a conversation with the course coordinator about each student’s contribution) is the most preferred method to handle free-riding, and (c) international students have a stronger preference for stricter handling methods. Marketing educators can apply the proposed approach, or use our specific findings, for designing methods to reduce free-riding in their courses.

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Nonattendance at Scheduled Appointments in Outpatient Clinics Due to COVID-19 and Related Factors in Taiwan: A Health Belief Model Approach

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094445 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4445

Author(s):

Yi-Ping Hsieh ◽

Cheng-Fang Yen ◽

Chia-Fen Wu ◽

Peng-Wei Wang

Keyword(s):

Health Behaviors ◽

Health Belief Model ◽

Health Beliefs ◽

Online Survey ◽

Health Belief ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Outpatient Clinics ◽

Related Factors ◽

Study Results ◽

Belief Model

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of hospital visits and attendance at scheduled appointments have dropped significantly. We used the health belief model (in three dimensions) to examine the determinants of non-attendance of scheduled appointments in outpatient clinics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in Taiwan (n = 1954) completed an online survey from 10 April 10 to 23 April 2020, which assessed how people perceived and responded to the outbreak of a fast-spreading infectious disease. We performed both univariate and multivariate logistic regression to examine the roles of cognitive, affective, and behavioral health belief constructs in nonattendance at scheduled appointments. The results indicated that individuals who perceived high confidence in coping with COVID-19 were less likely to miss or cancel their doctor’s appointments, whereas individuals who reported high anxiety and practiced more preventive health behaviors, including avoiding crowded places, washing hands more often, and wearing a mask more often, were more likely to miss or cancel their appointments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-heterosexual participants had a lower rate of nonattendance at scheduled appointments compared with heterosexual ones. The study results increase our understanding of the patients’ cognitive health beliefs, psychological distress, and health behaviors when assessing adherence to medical appointments during a pandemic.

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The X factor that can help to motivate Generation Y

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-12-2014-0167 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 32-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S.S. Sreejith

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Performance Evaluation ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Evaluation Criteria ◽

Recognition System ◽

Information Technology Workers ◽

Content Type ◽

Performance Evaluation System ◽

Evaluation Systems ◽

Effective Performance

Purpose – Explains why performance evaluation designed for manufacturers is inappropriate for information technology organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Underlines the distinctiveness of the information technology workforce and provides the basis for an effective performance- evaluation system designed for these workers. Findings – Highlights the roles of consensus and transparency in setting and modifying evaluation criteria. Practical implications – Urges the need for a fair and open rewards and recognition system to run in parallel with reformed performance evaluation. Social implications – Provides a way of updating performance evaluation systems to take account of the move from manufacturing to information technology-based jobs in many developed and developing societies. Originality/value – Reveals how best to recognize, reward and assess the performance of information technology workers.

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Sustainability in Participatory Sports Events: The Development of a Research Instrument and Empirical Insights

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116034 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6034

Author(s):

Ine Hugaerts ◽

Jeroen Scheerder ◽

Kobe Helsen ◽

Joris Corthouts ◽

Erik Thibaut ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Online Survey ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Future Research ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Research Instrument ◽

Sports Events ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals

The United Nations (UN) considers sports as an important enabler of sustainable development. The popular and fast-growing Participatory Sports Event (PSE) sector can play an important role in this regard, however, research that measures and reports sustainability in PSEs is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to construct and validate a research instrument based on the UN’s sustainable development goals, and to examine sustainability in PSEs. To this end, an online survey was administered among a representative sample of 303 PSE organisers, located in Flanders, Belgium. A confirmatory factor analysis affirmed the social, economic and environmental dimensions of the instrument and provided evidence for its validity and reliability. The results reveal significant discrepancies between the three dimensions, with a noticeable lower score for environmental sustainability compared to social and economic sustainability. Furthermore, challenges are highlighted in the field of the civil society sector and in walking sports events. The findings also indicate that large-sized events are more likely to be sustainable. The current study can act as a foundation for future research on sustainability in PSEs and can assist PSE organisers and policymakers to increase the sustainability-related performance of the sector.

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Autoavaliação institucional: outros sentidos de avaliação (im)possíveis?

Estudos em Avaliação Educacional ◽

10.18222/eae.v30i74.5829 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (74) ◽

pp. 558

Author(s):

Rita de Cássia Prazeres Frangella ◽

Maria Cristina Rezende de Campos

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Institutional Assessment ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

El Sistema ◽

Evaluation Policies ◽

Educational Field

Neste artigo, analisamos a autoavaliação institucional que integra o Sistema de Avaliação da Educação de Niterói (Saen), estado do Rio de Janeiro. O objetivo é discutir seu processo de constituição num contexto de centralidade das políticas de avaliação, defendendo essa como possibilidade de produção de políticas pelas escolas, como produção de sentidos de avaliação para além da lógica de accountability, colocando outros sentidos de qualidade em disputa. A partir de aportes pós-estruturais, assumimos o entendimento da política como luta pela significação, que se dá entre tensões, negociações, traduções. Concluímos argumentando que a experiência posta em análise nos permite problematizar de forma propositiva as políticas de avaliação centralizadas e centralizadoras que têm ganhado destaque no cenário educacional. Palavras-chave: Autoavaliação, Avaliação Institucional, Autoavaliação Institucional, Qualidade da Educação. Autoevaluación institucional: ¿otros sentidos de evaluación (im)posibles? En este artículo analizamos la autoevaluación institucional que integra el Sistema de Evaluação da Educação de Niterói (Saen), estado de Rio de Janeiro. El objetivo es discutir su proceso de constitución en un contexto de centralidad de las políticas de evaluación, defendiendo a ésta como una posibilidad de producción de políticas por las escuelas, como producción de sentidos de evaluación más allá de la lógica de accountability, colocando otros sentidos de calidad en disputa. A partir de aportes post-estructurales, asumimos el entendimiento de la política como lucha por la significación, que se da entre tensiones, negociaciones, traducciones. Concluimos argumentando que la experiencia en análisis nos permite problematizar de forma propositiva las políticas de evaluación centralizadas y centralizadoras que han ganado destaque en el escenario educacional.Palabras clave: Autoevaluación, Evaluación Institucional, Autoevaluación Institucional, Calidad de la Educación. Institutional self-assessment: other (im)possible meanings of assessment? In this article, we analyze the institutional self-assessment that integrates the Education Evaluation System of Niterói (SAEN) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The aim is to discuss its constitution process in a context of centrality of evaluation policies, supporting it as a possibility for the schools to produce policies as production of meanings of evaluation beyond the logic of accountability, putting other meanings of quality in dispute. From post-structural contributions, we assume the understanding of the policies as the struggle for meaning, which occurs between tensions, negotiations, and translations. We conclude by arguing that the analytical experience allows us to propose centered and centralized evaluation policies that have gained prominence in the educational field.Keywords: Self-Assessment, Institutional Assessment, Institutional Self-Assessment, Quality of Education.

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