A Critical Reflection on the Article by Péter Medgyes "Point and Counterpoint: The (ir)relevance of Academic Research for the Language Teacher"

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Kenan AKARSLAN
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Language Teacher

The Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Crane ◽  
Abagail McWilliams ◽  
Dirk Matten ◽  
Jeremy Moon ◽  
Donald S. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has experienced a journey that is almost unique in the pantheon of ideas in the management literature. Its phenomenal rise to prominence in the 1990s and 2000s suggests that it is a relatively new area of academic research. This book seeks to offer such a critical reflection on some of the major debates that coalesce around the subject of CSR. Bringing together a range of voices from within, across, and around the management literature, this book is intended as an authoritative account available on the CSR literature as it stands today, from the world's leading scholars in the area. This introductory article provides an overview of CSR as a subject of academic inquiry, discusses the institutionalization of the CSR literature, and outlines the guiding principles adopted in assembling this book and selecting the contributors.

The (ir)relevance of academic research for the language teacher

ELT Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Péter Medgyes
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Language Teacher

scholarly journals Beauty Queens and Hindu Militants: Indian Women’s Negotiation with Neoliberalism and Hindu Nationalism

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-240
Author(s):  
Nazia Hussein ◽  
Saba Hussain ◽  
Saba Hussain ◽  
Nazia Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Boot Camps ◽  
Neoliberal Governmentality ◽  
Neoliberal Capitalism ◽  
The World ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology

Through a review of the 2012 documentary film The World before Her directed by Nisha Pahuja, this article provides a critical reflection on how neoliberal governmentality appropriates women’s bodies and subjectivities in two women’s boot camps in India: the Miss India contest and the Hindu militant Durga Vahini camp. Studies on appropriation of women’s bodies in the neoliberal ideology of the market and in varied religious ideologies have generated rich feminist insights into the structures of women’s oppression across the world. Feminist academic research has traditionally looked at market- and religion-based oppressions separately. In this critical reflection we articulate how women’s bodies get incorporated into the service of varied ideologies, namely neoliberal capitalism and religious fundamentalism, through processes of ritualisation, responsibilisation and subjectivation. Drawing on the shared elements of neoliberal (capitalism) and Hindutwa (Hindu fundamentalism) ideological projects, this article proposes a renewed analysis of the location of women in various ideological projects and the nature of women’s negotiation of these power structures or women’s agency within these structures.

Science diplomacy: Investigating the perspective of scholars on politics–science collaboration in international affairs

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 688-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birte Fähnrich
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Ideal World ◽  
Science Diplomacy ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
German Science ◽  
Science Collaboration

Science diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, but academic research is rather sparse. The role of academia within this field of politics–science interaction has hardly been considered. This article analyzes this scholarly perspective: Based on a literature review, a case study of a German science diplomacy program is used to explore objectives, benefits, and constraints of science diplomacy for participating scholars. While political approaches suggest an ideal world where both sides profit from the collaboration, the findings of the case study point to another conclusion which shows that the interaction of scholars and officials in science diplomacy is far more complex. Thus, the contribution is regarded as both a useful starting point for further research and for a critical reflection of academics and politicians in science diplomacy practice to gauge what can be expected from the collaboration and what cannot.

Digital mapping as feminist method: critical reflections

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879412110287
Author(s):  
Bianca Fileborn
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Street Harassment ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Digital Mapping

Digital maps have been taken up as a productive tool in both activism and academic research. However, there has been less consideration of their use as a research method in qualitative social sciences research. This paper aims to contribute towards scholarship on qualitative research by providing a critical reflection on the use of digital mapping as a research method in a feminist research project on street-based harassment in Australia. Drawing on practices of reflexivity, as well as comments made by participants across 46 qualitative interviews, I consider how digital mapping can be used to facilitate feminist research, arguing that it represents a generative instrument which lends itself to the development of in-depth insights from participants. Yet, mapping also delimits the epistemological possibilities of qualitative research, and I consider how this method simultaneously constrains what can be known about street harassment.

scholarly journals The analysis of speech in academic research strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 06-19
Author(s):  
Tania Maria de Oliveira Almeida Gouveia ◽  
Eduardo André Teixeira Ayrosa ◽  
Isabel Balloussier Cerchiaro ◽  
David Macedo Gradvohl
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Critical Reason

This article seeks to analyze the epistemological and methodological features of discourse analysis in academic research in the field of strategy, offering an introductory look at the subject. Specifically, it seeks to raise critical reflection on the research strategy for problems that can be analyzed discursively; as well as planning and conducting interviews producing data appropriate to that type of analysis. The findings indicate that the application of discourse analysis is often difficult, but especially if the objectives of the work involved on the one hand the critical reason, and on the other the interest in exploring issues surrounding strategic decisions in an interpretative way, the results can bring significant understanding on cultural issues and meanings shared by executives and researchers.

Benefits and Characteristics of Mentoring Students and Young Professionals

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristal Mills
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Workplace Retention

Abstract Mentoring has long been believed to be an effective means of developing students' clinical, research, and teaching skills to become competent professionals. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed two online mentoring programs, Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P. 1:1) and Mentoring Academic Research Careers (MARC), to aid in the development of students. This paper provides a review of the literature on mentoring and compares and contrasts mentoring/mentors with clinical supervision/preceptors. Characteristics of effective mentors and mentees are offered. Additionally, the benefits of clinical mentoring such as, teambuilding in the workplace, retention of new staff, leadership development, and improved job satisfaction are discussed.

Exploring Barriers to Doctoral Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Insights From Practicing Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1552-1563
Author(s):  
Denise A. Tucker ◽  
Mary V. Compton ◽  
Sarah J. Allen ◽  
Robert Mayo ◽  
Celia Hooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Doctoral Study ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Advance Research ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy

Purpose The intended purpose of this research note is to share the findings of a needs assessment online survey of speech and hearing professionals practicing in North Carolina to explore their interest in pursuing a research-focused PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and to document their perceptions of barriers to pursing a PhD in CSD. In view of the well-documented shortage of doctor of philosophy (PhD) faculty to attract, retain, and mentor doctoral students to advance research and to prepare future speech and hearing professionals, CSD faculty must assess the needs, perceptions, and barriers prospective students encounter when considering pursuing a doctoral research degree in CSD. Method The article describes the results of a survey of 242 speech and hearing professionals to investigate their interest in obtaining an academic research-focused PhD in CSD and to solicit their perceived barriers to pursuing a research doctoral degree in CSD. Results Two thirds of the respondents (63.6%) reported that they had considered pursuing a PhD in CSD. Desire for knowledge, desire to teach, and work advancement were the top reasons given for pursuing a PhD in CSD. Eighty-two percent of respondents had no interest in traditional full-time study. Forty-two percent of respondents indicated that they would be interested in part-time and distance doctoral study. The barriers of time, distance, and money emerged as those most frequently identified barriers by respondents. Conclusion The implications inform higher education faculty on how they can best address the needs of an untapped pool of prospective doctoral students in CSD.

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