“Systems”, Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Frank Stowell
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Systems and Cybernetics no longer occupies the position, in academic circles, it once did. There are many reasons why this is the case but a common reason given is the lack of research funding for the subject. The knock-on effect is that the subject has fewer 'champions' and as a consequence is less prominent then it once was. There are many factors that mitigate against research funding for the domain but the cumulative effect is that there are few (if any) new ideas generated now which in turn is having an impact upon the number of academics attracted to it. In this paper the author revisits the action research programme at the University of Lancaster. This project contributed valuable insights into organisational inquiry and the nature of Systems thinking for over 30 years. In this paper the author revisits the programme to discover if there are lessons to be learnt that may be adopted to help provide a means of re-establishing the profile of the domain.

scholarly journals Teacher to Researcher: Reflections on a New Action Research Program for University EFL Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Burns ◽  
Anne Westmacott
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The University ◽  
Relevant Factors

One of the current challenges facing many universities is how to support teachers in becoming researchers. This article discusses the experiences at a small private Chilean university of a new action research programme that was developed as a vehicle for helping teachers to become involved in research and write a research publication for peer-reviewed journals. We present findings from research into similar programmes about relevant factors for their success, describe the programme developed at the university with five English as a Foreign Language teachers in 2016, and discuss some reflections on this first year of the programme.

Rodney Howard Hilton 1916–2002

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Class Conflict ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
International Reputation ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Foreign Ideas

Rodney Howard Hilton (1916–2002), a Fellow of the British Academy, was born in Middleton, England, to John James Hilton and Anne Howard Hilton. As a history undergraduate between 1935 and 1938, Hilton was attracted to the medieval period by the teaching of two outstanding Balliol scholars, Vivian Galbraith and Richard Southern. At the University of Oxford, he was influenced by ‘foreign ideas’ and joined the Communist Party. By 1956, Hilton had established an international reputation as an authority on the medieval economy in general, and in particular had put forward new ideas about social class, conflict, the crisis on feudalism, and the origins of capitalism. He was inspired by the writings of Karl Marx, Nikolai Lenin, and their more recent disciples, and applied their ideas. A constant theme running through all Hilton’s work was his commitment to the study of localities. He had a major role in making the subject of medieval economic and social history a lively field of enquiry and debate, which is a legacy that continues into the new century.

scholarly journals A LIGA DE NEUROCIÊNCIAS: A COMPLEMENTAÇÃO ACADÊMICA NOS ESTUDOS NEUROLÓGICOS COM BASE EM AÇÕES DE ENSINO, PESQUISA E EXTENSÃO

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo ◽  
João Remí Freitas Júnior ◽  
Karine Cim Assenço ◽  
Eduardo Antunes Martins ◽  
Marcelo Rezende Young-Blood
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Clinical Neurology ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accidents ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Education Community ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Institutional Relations ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The University

A Liga Acadêmica de Neurociências é um projeto extensionista composto por um grupo de estudantes, coordenado por professores da UEPG – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, dedicados a se aprofundarem nas ciências neurológicas, ampliarem o conhecimento nas principais doenças da área das neurociências e atenderem as demandas da população sobre o tema. Os membros são designados por meio de um processo seletivo que ocorre anualmente. A liga abrange as três modalidades clássicas de aprendizado: Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão. Na área de Ensino, há reuniões semanais sobre um assunto preestabelecido nas áreas de neurologia clínica, psiquiatria e neurocirurgia. Na Pesquisa, os alunos que apresentam interesse realizam projeto em iniciação científica sob a coordenação dos professores responsáveis pela liga. Por fim, na Extensão, os acadêmicos acompanham atendimentos nos ambulatórios de Neurologia do HURCG – Hospital Universitário Regional dos Campos Gerais – e praticam atividades direcionadas para a população, como palestras sobre AVC (Acidente Vascular Cerebral). A cada ano, novas ideias têm sido implantadas para enriquecer o conhecimento dos acadêmicos. Palavras-chave: Instituições Acadêmicas, Neurociências, Educação Superior, Educação de Graduação em Medicina, Relações Comunidade-Instituição. The Neuroscience League: the academic complementation at neurological studies based on actions of education, research and extension Abstract: The Neuroscience Academic League is a university extension project composed of students supervised by professors from UEPG (Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil). This group is dedicated to delving into neurosciences, expanding their knowledge in the fields of major neuroscience-related diseases, as well as meeting the demands of the population on the subject. The members of the project are appointed through a selection process which takes place annually. The league covers the three classical learning methods: Teaching, Research and Extension. In the teaching, there are weekly meetings on predetermined subject fields of clinical neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery. In the research, students who show interest can take part in undergraduate projects under the supervision of the professors in charge of the league. And finally, in the university extension the students can provide assistance in the Neurology ambulatories at HURCG (Hospital Universitário Regional dos Campos Gerais) and develop other activities such as lectures to the general public on the topic of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA). Every year, new ideas have been implemented to enrich the knowledge of the participants involved. Keywords: Academic Institutions, Neurosciences, Higher Education, Undergraduate Medical Education, Community-Institutional Relations. La Liga de Neurociencia: los estudios de complementación académica en neurologia basados en acciones de docencia, investigación y extensión Resumen: La Liga Académica de Neurociencias es un proyecto de extensión que comprende un grupo de alumnos, coordinados por profesores de la UEPG - Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil, dedicado a profundizar en las neurociencias, ampliar los conocimientos en el área de las enfermedades principales relacionadas con las neurociencias y satisfacer las demandas de la población sobre el tema. Los miembros son nombrados a través de un proceso de selección que se lleva a cabo anualmente. La liga cubre los tres métodos clásicos de aprendizaje: Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión. En la Enseñanza, hay reuniones semanales en áreas predeterminadas de clínica de neurología, psiquiatría y neurocirugía. En la Investigación, los estudiantes que tienen interés realizan proyectos de investigación, bajo la supervisión de los profesores de la liga. Por último, en la extensión, académicos acompañan asistencias en las consultas externas de Neurología en HURCG - Hospital de Campos Gerais de la Universidade Regional - y participan en actividades dirigidas a la población como conferencias sobre accidentes cerebrovasculares. Cada año, nuevas ideas se han aplicado para enriquecer el conocimiento de los académicos. Palabras-clave: Instituciones Académicas, Neurociencias, Educación Superior, Educación Médica de Pregrado, Relaciones comunitario-institucionales.

Berkeley Lectures on p-adic Geometry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Scholze ◽  
Jared Weinstein
Keyword(s):  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Reductive Group ◽  
Arithmetic Geometry ◽  
Mixed Characteristic ◽  
Algebraic Spaces ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Perfectoid Spaces ◽  
Divisible Groups ◽  
The University

This book presents an important breakthrough in arithmetic geometry. In 2014, this book's author delivered a series of lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, on new ideas in the theory of p-adic geometry. Building on his discovery of perfectoid spaces, the author introduced the concept of “diamonds,” which are to perfectoid spaces what algebraic spaces are to schemes. The introduction of diamonds, along with the development of a mixed-characteristic shtuka, set the stage for a critical advance in the discipline. This book shows that the moduli space of mixed-characteristic shtukas is a diamond, raising the possibility of using the cohomology of such spaces to attack the Langlands conjectures for a reductive group over a p-adic field. The book follows the informal style of the original Berkeley lectures, with one chapter per lecture. It explores p-adic and perfectoid spaces before laying out the newer theory of shtukas and their moduli spaces. Points of contact with other threads of the subject, including p-divisible groups, p-adic Hodge theory, and Rapoport-Zink spaces, are thoroughly explained.

scholarly journals A Process for Transition to Sustainability: Implementation

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Wooltorton ◽  
Marilyn Palmer ◽  
Fran Steele
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Planning Cycle ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning And Change ◽  
The University

AbstractThis paper reports the outcomes of the second action cycle of an ongoing project at Edith Cowan University (ECU) called Transition to Sustainability: ECU South West which is located in a small, single faculty regional university campus. The overall project has comprised three action research cycles, the frst of which was the planning cycle which established the importance of building a community of practice with a learning stance for sustainability transition. It also highlighted the issue of a common defnition of the term sustainability; of including cross-disciplinary perspectives; and of working with the local community. The second action cycle which was the frst implementation phase, is the subject of this report. In this phase, we found that by not foreclosing on the meaning of sustainability, important aspects of sustainability were included. Although research participants initially expressed some concern about using an open understanding of sustainability, the problem of the meaning functioned to foster involvement in dialogue. In fact, these ongoing discussions around sustainability and the notion of a sustainable future formed the heart of this action cycle. However there were constraints associated with the subject of dialogue. These included problems of site communication, the maintenance of effective networks and issues around power and authorisation. We observed that each of these elements could work together in ways that enrich and/or obstruct a transition to sustainability. Finally, we found that lack of time hinders participation in sustainability transition projects because of its effect on authentic dialogue, thereby impacting upon the development of collaborative ways of working within the university. Our project is distinctively Australian in that it reflects an emerging movement in Australia to create social frameworks for embedding sustainability education activities. In our project, the transition process by which learning and change has been facilitated comprises the action research itself.

MANAGEMENT OF THE SUCCESS OF STUDENT’S LEARNING BASED ON THE MARKOV MODEL

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
M. V. Noskov ◽  
M. V. Somova ◽  
I. M. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Markov Process ◽  
Continuous Time ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Automated Information System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Near Future

The article proposes a model for forecasting the success of student’s learning. The model is a Markov process with continuous time, such as the process of “death and reproduction”. As the parameters of the process, the intensities of the processes of obtaining and assimilating information are offered, and the intensity of the process of assimilating information takes into account the attitude of the student to the subject being studied. As a result of applying the model, it is possible for each student to determine the probability of a given formation of ownership of the material being studied in the near future. Thus, in the presence of an automated information system of the university, the implementation of the model is an element of the decision support system by all participants in the educational process. The examples given in the article are the results of an experiment conducted at the Institute of Space and Information Technologies of Siberian Federal University under conditions of blended learning, that is, under conditions when classroom work is accompanied by independent work with electronic resources.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Guru dalam Menerapkan Model Pembelajaran Problem Centered Learning Melalui Focus Group Discission di Sekolah Dasar Negeri 187/X Bangun Karya Tahun 2019/2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Mujiem Mujiem
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

This research is a classroom action research that aims to improve the ability of teachers to apply the problem centered learning model of learning in the Elementary School 187/ X Bangun Karya, Academic Year 2019/2020. The subject of this study was a teacher at 187 / X Bangun Karya Elementary School, Rantau Rasau District, Tanjung Jabung Timur District, Jambi Province. This class action research was carried out in two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings. The results of the evaluation are converted into a recapitulation table of the results of cycle I. The conversion results state that the research has not yet reached the target, it needs to be continued with cycle II. The results of observers in the implementation phase of the second cycle showed that all parts of the learning activities were going well, so that there were no more parts of the learning activities that needed to be improved. While the results of the second cycle are converted with the results of the recapitulation table states that the study has reached the target limit of completeness criteria in the first cycle that is equal to 50% and an average of 68.7 in the initial conditions of improvement in the second cycle completeness criteria to be 100% and the average namely 91.7 states that the Focus Group Discission can improve the ability of teachers to apply the Problem Centered Learning learning model in learning in 187 / X Public Elementary School Build Work Year 2019/2020.

Applying Circle Game to Enhance Students’ Speaking Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Putri Denaya Side Ayu ◽  
Heri Hidayatullah ◽  
Sri Ariani
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Speaking Skills

This Collaborative Classroom Action Research aimed at enhancing students’ speaking skill through the application of Circle Game. It was conducted in one cycle consisting of two meetings. The subject was the seventh of C class of SMPN 2 Alas Barat consisting of 22 students. The types of data were qualitative (acquiring observation during the learning process) and quantitative (speaking tests). The results qualitatively showed that the implementation of Circle Game enhanced the students’ speaking skills. Such improvement could be seen from their enthusiasm, their interesting feeling in various materials presented by the teacher, their active involvement. In the quantitative findings, the result also showed a higher value of the mean score of the post-test (77.34) rather than the pre-test (75.75). In conclusion, the use of Circle Game can improve students’ speaking skill.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA MELALUI PENGGUNAAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN BAGI SISWA KELAS IV DI SDN 187/IV KOTA JAMBI

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Juniar Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Report ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study presents a research report on improving students’ Learning results on IPA through Video. The objective was to find out whether students’ learning result improved when they are taught by using Video. It was conducted using classroom action research method. The subject of the study was the Grade IV students of SDN 187/IV Kota Jambi which is located on Jln. Adi Sucipto RT 05 Kecamatan Jambi Selatan, and the number of the students were 21 persons. The instruments used were test. In analyzing the data, the mean of the students’ score for the on fisrt sycle was 65,4 (42,85%) and the mean on cycle two was 68,5 (37,15%) and the mean of the third cycle was 81,4 (100%). Then it can be concluded that the use of video on learning IPA can improve the students’ learning result. It is suggested that teachers should use video as one of the media to improve students’ learning result on IPA.Keywords : IPA, students’ learning result, video

PENERAPAN METODE DISKUSI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS I SDN 004 TEMBILAHAN KOTA KECAMATAN TEMBILAHAN KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Jaimah Jaimah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Concrete Objects ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The background of this research is the low of mathematics learning result of grade 1 student of SDN 004Tembilahan Kota, for that done perbaiakan learning process by applying method of discussion. This researchwas conducted in SDN 004 Tembilahan Kota with the subject of research is the first grade students with 36students. This research is a classroom action research conducted two cycles. Based on the results of theresearch, it is found that the use of the method of disuksi can improve the students' learning outcomes aboutknowing and determining the length and weight with nonstandard units using concrete objects / concretesituation in the initial data, the total number of completed students is 12 students (33.3%) average 55.83. In thefirst cycle has increased the number of students who complete is 26 students (77.22%) with an average value of80.00. In the second cycle has increased with the total number of students who completed is 32 students (88.89)with an average value of 88.06.

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