scholarly journals Eight Ways to Erode Supervisor-Student Trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Mbusiseni Celimpilo Dube
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Unfair Treatment ◽  
Student Trust ◽  
The Common

Trust between the supervisor and student is the most important element that can pave the way to the completion of a postgraduate degree. If the trust is eroded, it may be difficult for both supervisor and student to work in tandem for the common goal of completing a research study. Trust is the responsibility of both supervisor and student. Using an exploratory case study design, this study sought to explore issues that can erode supervisor-student trust. For data generation, semi-structured interviews were used for five master’s and five PhD students who had completed their degrees; these students were purposively sampled. Data were thematically analysed, and revealed that a harsh manner of approach, a temperamental supervisor, long turnaround time, communication barriers, failure to understand a student’s circumstances, impatience and intolerance, unfair treatment and disrespect can erode supervisor-student trust. Therefore, this study recommends that supervisors should always recognise that the manner in which they interact with students may either make or break that trust. Supervisors should give prompt feedback to students while students can still remember what they wrote. They should always bear in mind that students have other big responsibilities, and take that into account when relating with them.   Received: 4 May 2021 / Accepted: 21 July 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021

scholarly journals Perspectives of Test Examiners of the Localized Speaking Assessment Framework: A Case Study in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Nhu Ngoc Truong ◽  
Arshad Abd Samad ◽  
Thi Thanh Phan
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Proficiency Tests ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Speaking Assessment ◽  
The Common ◽  
International English

The present study explores the test examiners'' perspectives on the role and qualitative aspects of the current localized speaking assessment framework used in Vietnam. A case study with two experienced test examiner-cum-English lecturers was conducted. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data findings obtained from individual semi-structured interviews. Drawbacks, merits, and standardization issues of the current localized speaking assessment frameworks, i.e., the Vietnamese Standardized Test of English Proficiency (VSTEP), were also discussed, especially in comparison to internationally recognized examinations and frameworks such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) as well as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The study informed both English educators and policymakers to improve localized speaking assessment to suit the local teaching needs while still meeting the requirements of widely accepted international proficiency tests.

The Limits of the Multiple Institutionalization of Border Control: A Case Study of Immigration, Customs, and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency in Batam, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-134
Author(s):  
Cornelis Lay ◽  
Azifah R. Astrina
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
The Common ◽  
Border Institution

This article explores the limits of the multiple institutionalization of border control within the context of the Singapore-Johor-Riau Islands (SIJORI) interregional border, providing a detailed examination of three border control institutions, i.e. immigration, customs, and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA: Badan Keamanan Laut Republik Indonesia) in Batam, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. This article asks why, in a region with high institutional density and rapid economic growth, illicit practices remain omnipresent, and finds that this stems from incompatible border institution design and overemphasis on individual organizational interests. We find that individual institutions' tendencies to focus on their own goals compromises the common goal of security that justifies their presence. This has been exacerbated by the historical legacy of sectoral egotism that continues to divide Indonesia's public institutions.

scholarly journals Strategic Engagement and Religious Peace-building: a case study of religious peace work in Jerusalem

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-82
Author(s):  
Yvonne Wang
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Parallel Process ◽  
Conflict Transformation ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Single Strategy ◽  
Vital Component ◽  
The Common

This article argues for the importance of a dialogue for strategic engagement and presents an analytical approach to it with reference to three different peacebuilding strategies in terms of conflict resolution theories. As a case study example, the article presents three religious organizations engaged in peacebuilding in Jerusalem and explores the different strategies utilized by them. The article further argues that each single strategy possesses a danger of going wrong, at the same time as each single strategy is a vital component as part of a parallel process along with the others – to achieve the common goal of conflict transformation.

scholarly journals Avaliação de Competências em uma Instituição Hospitalar: A Visão de Avaliados e Avaliadores

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-31
Author(s):  
Fabiana Camila Jorge ◽  
Bárbara Galleli ◽  
João Paulo Bittencourt
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Understanding

This article aims to analyze the vision of reviews and reviewers about the performance evaluation process based on competencies, at a hospital. The research has predominantly qualitative nature, which strategy was concerned to the case study. The procedures used for data collection were document analysis, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. For the analysis of the responses to the questionnaire, the descriptive statistical treatment of the data was used. The interviews, in turn, were interpreted by means of discourse analysis. Both analyzes converged on the triangulation of research methods. Strengths and opportunities for improvement in the processes of performance evaluation performed by the organization were evidenced. Furthermore, we discussed the common understanding on the part of users about their meaning and on their ability to enhance current practices and that there are reliable and valid benefits in applying this type of tool. It was also highlighted the importance of the possibility of revisiting the evaluation processes in order to be more effective and consistent with the organizational and individual expectations. The intention of this research was contribute to the affirmation of the necessary approximation of the academy with the reality of management, facilitating conversation and reflecting benefits to both.

scholarly journals APAC: institution for the resocialization of prisoners

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Luana Aparecida Barbosa Braga ◽  
Fernanda Carla Wasner Vasconcelos ◽  
Cristiana Trindade Ituassu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Prison System ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Law

The objective of this study was to analyze the method of resocialization practiced by APAC, Association for Protection and Assistance to the Prisoners stands out, an alternative to the treatment practiced in the prison system with lower cost than the common penitentiaries and superior results. In this case study, 17 semi-structured interviews were performed APAC-Itaúna (MG), in the year of 2016. The reports were submitted to the software IRAMUTEQ for the analysis of content according to Bardin and the results showed that APAC introjects its rules, standards and beliefs in the prisoners constituting an alternative model of detention management that is efficient, complying with the law of Penal Execution and not violating the human rights. The results of this study showed that the institution studied offers opportunities for resocialization of the prisoner through application of the structural elements of APAC method, which is discussed in the light of the administration.

scholarly journals ROMANIAN`S SECURITY: EXPLAINING YOUNG CITIZENS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (72) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Raluca LUȚAI ◽  
Marius GRAD
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
The Common

Abstract: In the last decades the issue of national security has become more transparent and a subject of interest for the common citizen. Much scholarly attention is paid to how people perceive national security and issues related to it. However, we know very little about what young citizens, members of generation Z, believe about this aspect. This paper addresses this gap in the literature and analyzes how young citizens perceive subjects related to national security. It uses Romania as a single-case study and semi-structured interviews conducted in January 2021-March 2021 with young citizens coming from different socio-demographic profiles, to explain the variation in how they understand national security. The paper seeks to test the explanatory power of several variables such as knowledge about contemporary events, media exposure and threat assessment. The paper also controls for several socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education and medium of residence. The findings indicate that citizens’ perceptions are influenced by a combination of general attitudes towards the political system and society, the education factor and specific attitudes about potential threats.Keywords: Generation Z; security perception, Romania, national security.

scholarly journals Cognitive and emotional experiences of working in a glass office: a case study on normative control

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
Lachezar Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Multiple Sources

Purpose/Research question. The increased opportunities for surveillance in glass offices motivate the study to pursue the following research question: how does normative control operate in a glass office working environment? Design/Method/Approach. A case study approach was adopted in order to explore the phenomenon in its context. The empirical data consist of twenty semi-structured interviews conducted at the business school of a large UK-based university. Findings. The article reveals the cognitive and emotional experiences of working in a glass office. Normative control is exercised through the building`s design and through managerial discourse. The study also captures employees´ response to the control attempt related to resistance to exposure and impression management. Theoretical implications and Originality. Prior literature that investigates the concept of organizational space as a structure of control links it to bureaucratic control functioning vertically through direct managerial supervision and instructions. The present article demonstrates how control can work on the horizontal level through the management of beliefs, norms, emotions, and social influence. Research limitations/Future research. To the limitations of this research belong issues concerning internal validity, such as the inability to use multiple sources of data generation (observations, document analysis) in order to ensure triangulation.   Paper type – empirical.

scholarly journals From Participants to Co-Researchers: Methodological Alterations to a Qualitative Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Pope
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Data Generation

Researchers request a variety of levels of engagement from their participants in a research study. This can range from merely serving as a data generation opportunity to being actively involved in each stage of the project. The latter is a co-researcher. In this paper, I explore how nine participants in a qualitative case study became co-researchers by the study’s conclusion. The increase in their active participation required methodological alterations to the project while I conducted the study. This paper presents these alterations by examining: (1) my position as a researcher; (2) my relationship with the participants; (3) the trajectory of the project; (4) data analysis; and (5) the presentation of the findings. I conclude with a discussion of such alterations for qualitative research and offer suggestions for novice researchers when experiencing situations during research that may warrant unanticipated methodological changes.

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY FOR A MORE RESILIENT STATE BORDER GUARD ORGANIZATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Valdis Jukšs ◽  
Dzintra Iliško ◽  
Jeļena Badjanova
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
The State ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Current State ◽  
Sustainability Strategy ◽  
The Eu

In line with the EU2020 strategy, sustainable development has been a high priority in the EU. Implementing a sustainable strategy in any organization is a complex, value-based multi-dimensional process where sustainability is translated and adapted in the regional context. Implementation of a sustainability strategy requires defining a vision, developing sustainable strategies, assessing the current state of arts, monitoring the process and providing the platform for all actors involved to implement the vision.The aim of the article is to offer a conceptual basis for building a sustainable strategy in the state border guard organization. This involves rethinking, repositioning the current strategy and formulating a future-oriented perspective in order to enhance awareness of the complexity, accept the dynamic nature of corporate sustainability and to adopt a proactive behavior towards sustainability issues. The paper presents a case study on challenges that the State Border Guard organization is facing for implementing a sustainability strategy. The research study presents a qualitative study for a deeper understanding of the process of conceptualizing and implementing a sustainability strategy in Latgale region. The methodology employed in the study is semi-structured interviews with the representatives of administration on the process and the challenges of implementing sustainability strategy.  

Humanistic paradigm in leadership practice – a case study of a Confucian entrepreneur

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-587
Author(s):  
Wan-Ju Chou ◽  
Bor-Shiuan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Humanistic Leadership ◽  
The Common

PurposeWhile current management theory is largely based on economic assumptions, there is evidence to suggest capitalism is at a crossroads. Humanistic management is accordingly proposed as an alternative new paradigm. The present study follows this approach in considering Confucianism as a humanistic practice. The purpose of this study is to explore humanistic leadership displayed by a Confucian leader and how he/she presents humanistic concern in corporate management to pursue the common good.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a structured–pragmatic–situational approach to conduct a case study and collected data from three sources: semi-structured interviews, consultant observations and archival data.FindingsThe findings reveal that a Confucian leader takes all stakeholders' interests into account while engaging in corporate management and displays humanistic behaviors toward the stakeholders that are in line with five Confucian virtues. The leader cultivates the employees as Confucian humanistic agents. These employees accordingly act as bridges to transmit the humanistic spirit to their customers and other industries in the same market. To initiate an industry change to achieve collective welfare, a Confucian leader must first influence his/her primary stakeholders. The primary stakeholders next collectively influence the secondary stakeholders (i.e. the industry). Consequently, the overall goal of the common good is ultimately sustained.Originality/valueThis study identifies valuable practical implications for humanistic practices in corporate management from a Confucian perspective. In addition, this study takes a significant academic step forward by illuminating the humanistic paradigm.

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