scholarly journals Rethinking the Attributes of Academic Certificates: Implications for Policy and Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-55
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER OWUSU-ANSAH ◽  
AUGUSTUS KWAW BREW ◽  
ROSEMARY ADU POKU
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Hiring Decisions ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The Common ◽  
Multiple Languages

Educational institutions and employers who depend on the authenticity of academic certificates for making admission and hiring decisions face a considerable challenge in identifying the features of genuine academic certificates including tedious verification processes and wrongful engagement of unqualified personnel. The purpose of this paper was to identify trends in academic certificate production with specific regards to their standard features, such as wording, security enhancements and features, and other unique features, and the extent to which these features contribute to the intrinsic and extrinsic values of certificates. Furthermore, the paper investigates the extent to which selected universities replace lost or damaged certificates. The study employed a qualitative design involving document and web content analysis. To address the central question of the study, the authors analysed the standard features of academic certificates issued by 20 universities across the globe. Furthermore, we performed a web content analysis to find policies or guidelines on the replacement of academic certificates. The results revealed that while academic certificates from the selected institutions bore a few unique characteristics, most of the certificates, however, bore many common features. Some of the common features included the location of the emblem/logo of the on the certificate, date of the award, degree name, signature specimen of top officials, and security features such as holograms. On the other hand, unique features included some certificates displaying a statement on the availability of electronic certificates, rendering of the university’s name in multiple languages, among others. The study also found that lost or mutilated certificates are replaced by European-based universities, whereas those in Africa did not. Among others, the paper recommended that awarding institutions in Africa should consider re-issuing lost or destroyed certificates.

Rethinking the Attributes of Academic Certificates: Implications for Policy and Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-55
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER M. OWUSU-ANSAH ◽  
AUGUSTUS KWAW BREW ◽  
ROSEMARY ADU POKU
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Hiring Decisions ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The Common ◽  
Multiple Languages

Educational institutions and employers who depend on the authenticity of academic certificates for making admission and hiring decisions face a considerable challenge in identifying the features of genuine academic certificates including tedious verification processes and wrongful engagement of unqualified personnel. The purpose of this paper was to identify trends in academic certificate production with specific regards to their standard features, such as wording, security enhancements and features, and other unique features, and the extent to which these features contribute to the intrinsic and extrinsic values of certificates. Furthermore, the paper investigates the extent to which selected universities replace lost or damaged certificates. The study employed a qualitative design involving document and web content analysis. To address the central question of the study, the authors analysed the standard features of academic certificates issued by 20 universities across the globe. Furthermore, we performed a web content analysis to find policies or guidelines on the replacement of academic certificates. The results revealed that while academic certificates from the selected institutions bore a few unique characteristics, most of the certificates, however, bore many common features. Some of the common features included the location of the emblem/logo of the on the certificate, date of the award, degree name, signature specimen of top officials, and security features such as holograms. On the other hand, unique features included some certificates displaying a statement on the availability of electronic certificates, rendering of the university’s name in multiple languages, among others. The study also found that lost or mutilated certificates are replaced by European-based universities, whereas those in Africa did not. Among others, the paper recommended that awarding institutions in Africa should consider re-issuing lost or destroyed certificates.

THE INFLUENCE OF FAIR COMPETITION ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Camille Carbonnaux
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Common ◽  
European Competition Law

Since the 1990s, European judicial and normative institutions have paid particular attention to the competitive practices of public undertakings. Consequently, their regime is governed by a significant number of rules pursuing objectives appearing, a priori, contradictory. In fact, public undertakings may experience difficulties in their management. In this context, an approach of public competition law through the prism of fair competition can be very useful. Regarding the uniformity of its judgment, fair competition appears as an objective capable of coordinating rules and overcoming their contradictions. It thereby offers a global and coherent reading plan of all the legal translations of the European competitive order being of some practical importance. In illuminating the common features of the different legal aspects of competition, we can easily switch from one to the other. It therefore makes the European approach to competition more accessible and understandable. Furthermore, and most importantly, it leads to identifying legal opportunities and threats in a cross-disciplinary way. So, from a “Law & Management” perspective, it appears to be a precious tool for the management of public undertakings. Key words: European competition law, public undertakings, fair competition, “Management & law”.

What Should Graduate Teaching Assistants Know about Teaching?

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lowman ◽  
Virginia Andreoli Mathie
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Teaching Assistant ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Graduate Teaching ◽  
The Common

This article reports results of a content analysis of 18 teaching assistant (TA) manuals. Topics were divided into four major categories of tasks: professional socialization, intellectual, interpersonal, and organizational. Twenty-six of the 103 topics identified were included in more than 50% of the manuals. Among the common topics, more topics were included from the categories dealing with intellectual and interpersonal tasks than from the other two categories, highlighting the importance of these two dimensions of effective teaching, which is consistent with Lowman's (1984) theoretical model. The topic outline provided by our study could serve as a model for TA manuals.

scholarly journals “WORDS OF THE YEAR” IN UKRAINIAN STANDARD LANGUAGE AS REPRESENTATIVES OF CHANGES IN THE LINGUAL WORLD MODEL OF UKRAINIANS

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-49
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Bohomolets-Barash
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short List ◽  
World Model ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Modern Design ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Current Events ◽  
The Common

The article attempts to identify changes that have occurred in the lingual world model of Ukrainians in recent years. The results of the “Word of the Year” contest in Ukraine served as the material for observation and analysis. Every year the online dictionary of neologisms and slang of the modern Ukrainian language “Myslovo” declares the “word of the year” – the most socially significant, popular and used word. Other nominees in the short list for the award are also important words to indicate current phenomena, events, concepts or persons. Usually, “modern” words fall into the nomination. Such lexemes are contemporary (reflect current events in the society), universal (formed by the new-fashioned trends), popular (are in the center of public thought and debate). Thus, in 2013 the “word of the year” became “Euromaidan”, in 2014 – “cyborgs”, in 2015 – “blockade”. In 2016, “corruption” became much more relevant, in 2017 the most popular was “bezviz” (visa-free regime), and in 2018 originally Greek word “tomos” became widely used. Therefore, the chosen “words of the year” (and nominees for this award) act as lexical representatives of those phenomena and events that are of the most concern for the society, and consequently have impact on the lingual world model of Ukrainians. The results of the Ukrainian competition were compared with the results of the similar contests in other countries, in particular, Belarus and Russia. Using comparative analysis, the common features of the Ukrainian and Belarussian lingual world models of XXI century were revealed as well as the opposite views of Ukrainians and Russians on important socio-political phenomena. For example, Belarusians use the loanword from Ukrainian “vyshyvanka” (‘colloquial name for the embroidered shirt in Ukrainian and Belarusian national costumes’) from which the derived word – neologism “vyshymaika” (‘colloquial name for the t-shirt that combines tradional embroidery with the modern design’) was formed. The imperial ambitions of Russians were verbalized in the politically motivated neologism-hashtag “#krymnash”(Crimea is ours), which became the “Word of the Year 2014” in Russia. Therefore, it can be claimed that the XXI century Ukrainian standart language is being enriched with new lexemes that are gradually being used by Ukrainians, becoming part of their lingual world model. These words may be partially (see “Euromaidan”, “bezviz”) or completely (see “tomos”) adopted from the other donor languages, but, as practice shows, they are being organically incorporated into the Ukrainian usus.

scholarly journals Потенциал иронии в творчестве Людмилы Петрушевской (на примере романа Нас украли. История преступлений)

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Юлия Брюханова
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Ontological Status ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Significant Element ◽  
Philosophical Aspect ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One

Many researchers of Lyudmila Petrushevskaya’s works draw attention to the irony which is the significant element of her prose, drama and poetry. It is important that the ironic principle manifests itself not only as an artistic technique but also as a philosophical aspect. Irony demonstrates the ambivalence of reality. On the one hand, it ridicules and profanes everything. On the other hand, irony gives the certitude of the ontological status of reality. We can see a good example of this function of irony in the novel Nas ukrali. Istoriya prestupleniy (2017). This novel shows the common features of Petrushevskaya’s works – the unity of ironic potential and language. In this case, language is not only the style but first of all the ontological element. This is why the language becomes almost a character in Petrushevskaya’s novel. Irony opens the vital potential of the linguistic personality. As a result, one of the heroes imitates foreign speech but doesn’t speak a foreign language. Irony also helps to reveal the ambivalent nature of life. It shows that our “umora” in Sanskrit and in ancient Indian is “humour” and “death”. So, the game and profanity not only reduce the status of the hero, the image, or the reader’s expectations but, first of all, fill the gap between words, ideas, feelings, and people.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF NATURAL CA-AMPHIBOLES

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 984
Author(s):  
E. Theodosoglou ◽  
A. Koroneos ◽  
K. M. Paraskevopoulos ◽  
G. Christofides ◽  
L. Papadopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ir Spectra ◽  
Spectroscopic Study ◽  
Spectral Range ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mineral Species ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopic Study ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The Common ◽  
A Site

Powder IR spectra of natural Ca-amphiboles were studied in the spectral range 4000 to 400 cm'1. The examined samples are: actinolite, tremolite, Mg-hornblende and pargasite. According to their spectra all the minerals of the four species present common features at 3658-3660, 919, 683-687, 661-668, 505-513, 457-464 and 419 cm . Additionally to these bands, the spectra of the actinolites, tremolites and Mghornblendes present common characteristics at 3673, 1094-1098, 989-998, 951, 752-758 and 441-449 cm'1. Moreover, six absorption bands are shown in the spectra of the pargasites at 3690, 981-984, 931, 805-811, 734 and 696-698 cm'1, in addition to the common bands appeared in all Ca-amphiboles, which do not appear in the spectra of the actinolites, tremolites and Mg-hornblendes. The spectra of pargasites are remarkably different from the spectra of the other three mineral species. These discrepancies could be attributed to differences in the structure of pargasites relative to the other three species as well as to the occupancy of the A site especially with Na+.

Giftedness in Brazil: To what extent does terminology really matter?

2021 ◽  
pp. 026142942110647
Author(s):  
Denise S. Fleith ◽  
Eunice M. L. S. Alencar ◽  
Nielsen Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
High Ability Student ◽  
The Common ◽  
Negative Connotation ◽  
Ability Student

For more than 90 years, terminology related to giftedness in Brazil has evolved, proliferating terms used to describe gifted individuals. Terms such as superdotado (the common translation of gifted into Portuguese) may lead lay people to think of gifted students as only those with extremely high ability or extraordinary capabilities and is often used in a way that carries a negative connotation. On the other hand, terms such as high ability student, which is associated with academics, and talented, which suggests artistic endeavors, may not capture the full range of possible areas in which a student can be gifted. We argue that because terminology is important and can influence policy and practice, it is crucial to have clear definitions, but it is even more important to go beyond terms to clarify the phenomenon of giftedness, disseminate relevant research, and inform parents of gifted students and professionals working with these students.

A Framework for Sharing Online Laboratory Resources

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaoye Li ◽  
Sven K. Esche ◽  
Constantin Chassapis
Keyword(s):  
Operating Systems ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Virtual Experiments ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Online Laboratory ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Online Laboratories ◽  
The Common

Numerous online laboratory resources have been and continue to be developed by many educational institutions around the world. These resources include both remote laboratories, which are based on actual experimental devices accessed remotely, as well as virtual laboratories, which represent software simulations of experiments. In the vast majority of the cases, the remotely accessible online laboratories reported on in the literature represent stand-alone systems, which are typically difficult to share by large numbers of learners dispersed at various educational institutions. This has led to the existence of many functionally similar, but independently operating systems developed in many places. This paper will identify the common features of such online laboratory resources. Then, the framework for a network of interconnected resource managers, which facilitate the efficient implementation and deployment of as well as the subsequent search for and shared usage of online laboratory resources (e.g. remote experiments, virtual experiments, game-based environments, etc.), will be presented. A centralized resource repository is presented that enables the publishing of information on the existence and availability of specific resources through the network. Finally, an example is given that illustrates the issues relating to joining, publishing, searching for and accessing online laboratory resources in that framework.

Сommunicative Model of Multilingual Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Дубинский ◽  
Vladimir Dubinskiy
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Multilingual Education ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
The Common

The article presents a model of teaching four foreign languages. The languages obligatory for learning are English and German. The student then chooses the languages of distant cultures, for example, Chinese and Czech, Japanese and Polish, Turkish and Serbian, etc. The teaching materials are course books from Germany while methods of teaching foreign languages are Russian and take into account personal characteristics and abilities of the students. Original German material is borrowed from other sources including the Internet. In the first two years, classes are given by two highly skilled teachers who aim to show the common features of English and German as the languages belonging to the same Germanic group. In the next two years students analyze the differences of distant cultures, with reference to the languages they choose for learning, as language constitutes part of culture. The suggested model has a universal character and can be used in any type of educational institutions. After finishing the course, graduates have skills to teach the respective languages as well as to translate and interpret from and into them.

scholarly journals The Architecture of Paradiplomacy Regime in Indonesia: A Content Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Surwandono Surwandono ◽  
Ali Maksum
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Message Structure

Paradiplomacy as a policy and practice of foreign policy by local governments have been carried out by the Indonesian government. But the practice of paradiplomacy shows a gap between local governments, as there are local governments that are so intensive but, on the other hand, some are passive. This article explains the architecture of paradiplomacy in the constitutional dimension through tracking the message structure in a number of regulations with content analysis methods. The advance of content analysis in the constitutional dimension will be able to provide comprehensive analysis on the architecture of Indonesia's paradiplomacy and its implications for achieving national interests. This article finds that Indonesia's paradiplomacy architecture is still very administrative, procedural, and technical, which results in inability to accelerate paradiplomacy by local governments in Indonesia to progressively attain local and national interests.

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