Cyberbullying

2012 ◽  
pp. 132-142
Author(s):  
José Neves ◽  
Luzia de Oliveira Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Concern ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Gregory Bateson ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Epistemological Model ◽  
Prevention Activities

Cyberbullying has become a major social concern because it raises questions about technoethics. It has been the subject of research, information and prevention activities for different groups to protect against the misuse of technology, and because of that, this paper is based on an exploratory study about the sociological phenomenon of cyberbullying among Portuguese university students. The paper stresses the connection between the concepts of bullying and cyberbullying while promoting a flexible epistemological model that highlights the emerging nature of these phenomena based on the theoretical contribution of Gregory Bateson. In the end, the authors present the main conclusions of the empirical study.

Cyberbullying

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Neves ◽  
Luzia de Oliveira Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Concern ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Gregory Bateson ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Epistemological Model ◽  
Prevention Activities

Cyberbullying has become a major social concern because it raises questions about technoethics. It has been the subject of research, information and prevention activities for different groups to protect against the misuse of technology, and because of that, this paper is based on an exploratory study about the sociological phenomenon of cyberbullying among Portuguese university students. The paper stresses the connection between the concepts of bullying and cyberbullying while promoting a flexible epistemological model that highlights the emerging nature of these phenomena based on the theoretical contribution of Gregory Bateson. In the end, the authors present the main conclusions of the empirical study.

scholarly journals Features of the Professional Intention of University Students with Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Simatova
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Directed Development

The author represents a qualitative and meaningful analysis of the results of an empirical study of the professional orientation of university students with disabilities. The obtained results indicate the corresponding statistically-significant differences in the subject area, professional intentions and the status of the professional identity among university students with disabilities and students with a conditional norm of health. The analysis of the results of the empirical study demonstrates the immaturity of the professional awareness of students with disabilities, which consists in the absence of taking into account the existing limitations in their future profession, a low level of awareness of its essence and the opportunities it provides, as well as the problematic nature of the status of their professional identity. This allows us to assert that the relevant vector of educational and professional activity of students with disabilities in higher education should be the directed development of an adequate professional orientation and its components, in addition, taking into account the nature of health limitations.

scholarly journals O papel do gênero no desenvolvimento da habilidade geral no uso de computadores: um estudo com alunos universitários / The Role of Gender on the Development of General Ability in Use of Computers: a Study with University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Buchbinder ◽  
Walter Sande
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
General Ability ◽  
The Subject

ABSTRACTSeveral studies aim at understanding the factors that determinate weather an innovation on information technology (IT)  will  be  well  received  and  effectively  used.  Gender  has  been  pointed  as  one  of  these  factors,  but  its  role  has  been  the subject of different and contradictory conclusions. This article performs an empirical study on some of the justifications most commonly accepted by those who support a significant influence of gender. The results point to the existence of a significantrole of gender, but find no evidence that support the reasoning usually used. The results actually point to a new mechanism proposed in this article.RESUMODiversos estudos visam compreender os fatores que determinam se uma inovação em tecnologia da informação (TI) será bem recebida e efetivamente utilizada. O gênero tem sido apontado como um desses fatores, mas seu papel tem sido objeto de conclusões diversas e contraditórias. Este artigo realiza um estudo empírico acerca de algumas das justificativas mais usualmente aceitas pelos que argumentam uma influência significante do gênero. Os resultados apontam para a exis-tência de um papel significante do gênero, mas não encontra evidências que sustentem as justificativas usualmente emprega-das. Os resultados apontam, de fato, para um novo mecanismo que propomos neste artigo.

scholarly journals Validity of Note-taking for New Consecutive Interpreting Learners: An Empirical Study of University Interpretation Courses

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1387
Author(s):  
Hiroko Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Consecutive Interpreting

There is a large body of literature on the subject of note-taking in the field of consecutive interpreting (CI). However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the validity of note-taking during short CI. For one thing, note-taking can divert an interpreter’s attention from listening, often to the detriment of analysis. This research empirically studied the effects of intensive interpreting treatment administered to Japanese university students. It then investigated the validity of note-taking for new learners by examining their CI with or without note status, according to language direction from L2 (English) to L1 (Japanese), and vice versa. The results showed a salient link between the treatment’s efficacy and the frequency of its administration but did not validate note-taking’s usefulness in CI for student interpreters. To further ascertain the validity of notation, CI was also analyzed according to sequentially presented paragraphs.

The development of international identities in five university students: An exploratory study

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Stiles ◽  
Meganne Vaivadas ◽  
Etienne Marais ◽  
Marshall Godschalk ◽  
Elizabeth Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study

Measuring Service Quality in The Context of Higher Education in Vietnam

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Yen Nguyen Thi Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Education Service ◽  
The Subject

This paper focuses on the understanding of service quality in the context of Vietnamese universities. It proposes an approach for measuring the quality of the higher education service provided by universities in Vietnam. Firstly, an exploratory study was conducted. Then, the set of items which were generated became the subject of a questionnaire that was then administered to 675 students of a Vietnamese university to determine the dimensions of higher education service quality in this context. The obtained results permit us to appropriate a measurement scale which is slightly different from the SERVQUAL scale widely known as the standard for measuring service quality. The results also show that tangible elements, responsiveness and assurance seem to be three specific dimensions of the higher education service of Vietnamese universities.

Academic Probation: An Empirical Study of Private University Students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jashim Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury ◽  
Sheehan Rahman ◽  
AKM Mominul Haque Talukder
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Academic Probation

The Image of the Accountant in a German Context

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hoffjan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Management Accountant ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Professional Context

This study introduces content analysis as a method of examining the accountant's role. The empirical study is based on 73 advertisements, which are directed primarily at employees who are affected by the management accountant's work. The findings of the study indicate that the subject of accountancy is used particularly in connection with promises of “cost reduction.” Consequently, the majority of advertisements use the accountant stereotype of “savings personified.” In a professional context, the work ethic of the management accountant is given particular emphasis in the advertisements. He/she identifies him/herself with his/her task to the maximum degree, is regarded as loyal to his/her company and, for the most part, is well organized in his/her work. However, the characterization of the management accountant as a well disciplined company-person conflicts with the negative portrayal of his/her professional qualities. In advertisements, the management accountant is portrayed as a rather inflexible, passive, and uncreative specialist who, as a result of these qualities, often demotivates others. The personal characteristics of the management accountant are shown in a negative light. This gives him/her the unappealing image of a humorless, envious, dissociated, and ascetic corporate-person.

Understanding the career decision making of university students enrolled in STEM disciplines

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-105
Author(s):  
Dawn Bennett ◽  
Elizabeth Knight ◽  
Sherry Bawa ◽  
Alfred M Dockery
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
University Students ◽  
Career Commitment ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Alternative Career Pathways

This study investigated why university students choose to major in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine/health (STEM(M)) disciplines, and how their study and career-related confidence compares with that of their peers. The study engaged 12,576 students enrolled at Australian universities. The findings suggest that STEM(M) students’ career decision making is guided by their interest in the subject and their intentions to help people. Within the STEM(M) cohort, students in medicine and health were more confident in their career decision making than either their STEM or non-STEM(M) peers. Of interest, they were less aware of alternative career pathways and less prepared to reorient their careers should this be necessary. Female students reported greater confidence than male students in their career decision making, career identity, and career commitment. Implications include the need for career narratives beyond the STEM industries and for career development initiatives that are mindful of disciplinary and gendered differences.

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