scholarly journals Quantifying government media relations in Queensland

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Leslie Pearson ◽  
Hamish McLean
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Media Relations ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Real Cost ◽  
Competing Interests ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Administrative Review ◽  
Modern Era

This article draws upon historical and contemporary data to attempt to identify key issues in government media relations and to discuss the processes and challenges involved in attempting to quantify the expenditure on this activity in the state of Queensland in the modern era. A combination of investigative journalism and academic research methods have been used to position government media relations as a practice and to gauge expenditure, staffing, and cost to the taxpayer of government media relations in Queensland. The Electoral and Administrative Review Commission’s Report on review of government media and information services (EARC, 1993) was the first comprehensive measure of such costs and since then only some insights were offered by premiers Beattie and Bligh in 2006 and 2008 in response to parliamentary questions on notice. This article reviews these costs, canvasses expert estimates of the real cost of government media relations, and debates some of the competing interests at stake.

Book Review--The Naylor Report on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
Ryan Weber ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Writing Studies ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Key Issues

This collection presents discussion, observations, and conclusions from the 2018 Naylor Symposium on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies, and it captures both the findings and the spirit of the symposium itself. The text covers key issues in undergraduate research (UR) such as mentoring, introducing research methods, structuring research experiences, creating new knowledge, and sharing findings with audiences.

Narrative Inquiry as a Relational Methodology

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Vicki G. Mokuria ◽  
Alankrita Chhikara
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Dominant Narratives ◽  
Ways Of Being

The authors present an overview of narrative research and focus primarily on narrative inquiry, highlighting what distinguishes this approach from other research methods. Narrative inquiry allows scholars to go beyond positivism and explore how research can be conducted based on participants' stories, rather than using a purely scientific methodological approach. This research method acknowledges and honors narrative truths and provides a scholarly framework that makes space for voices often marginalized or excluded when dominant narratives and/or data hold a prominent place in a research agenda. As such, narrative inquiry can be used in academic research to challenge the status quo, thus harnessing research to stretch beyond hegemonic ways of being and knowing. The authors provide a robust overview and conceptualization of this approach, along with foundational concepts and exemplars that comprise this method of research.

Instructional Design, Web 2.0 Style

2010 ◽  
pp. 355-402
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Made In

In the previous articles, we reported on the results of a multifaceted research study on how to benchmark and use emerging educational technologies. Our approach blended classic research methods with those used in market research studies. We gathered data and expertise from a variety of sources, including academic research articles, industry reports, interviews with leaders and national pacesetters, and the experiences of our own veteran staff. Our objective was to create a means by which decisions about affordances, constraints, and effective use could be made in a just-in-time fashion. We have only scratched the surface.

scholarly journals Managerial and leadership implications of the retained duty system in English fire and rescue services

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien West ◽  
Peter Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Rescue Services ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Key Issues

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the managerial and leadership challenges faced when managing personnel in the retained duty system (RDS) within English fire and rescue services. It examines the key areas of motivation, commitment, culture, relationships and practical management arrangements. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory research, using primary and secondary sources, adopted a deductive approach, incorporating questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and document analysis. Findings The research identified issues agreed upon by both employees and managers, and as well as areas of disparity and conflict. It also highlighted matters that appear to be pivotal to the successful management of a RDS, and in particular the importance of how roles are deployed, and managed by senior management, as well as how employees perceive them. Practical implications This paper offers recommendations regarding the managerial understanding and appreciation of an RDS as some managers in this research appear to have little or no knowledge of (or indeed a misconception of) key issues in the effective management of the RDS It suggests recommendations for the wider support and engagement of RDS personnel. Originality/value This paper offers a contemporary assessment of the challenges faced when managing RDS personnel. While firefighters and whole-time unionised firefighters in particular, have attracted interest from scholars of industrial relations, there has been relatively little academic research from a public management perspective.

Moving from Latin America to Germany: Culture shock and challenges faced by a geoscientist family

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liseth Perez ◽  
Matthias Bücker
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Cultural Shock ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Multiple Challenges

<p>Geoscientists are often highly mobile, making them attractive candidates for academic positions. Nevertheless, changing your country of residency can be very challenging, and such challenges are amplified if one has small children, and especially if both parents are active researchers. We are both geoscientists, with specialties in paleolimnology and geophysics, and have a 2-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter. We are originally from Guatemala and Germany, and our children were born in Mexico, where we worked for seven years before moving to Germany.</p><p>Culture shock is often expected to be severe when moving from Europe to a developing country, like Mexico or Guatemala. In our case, however, we experienced serious cultural shock when we moved from Latin America to Germany. It became apparent that conditions were harsh for couples that try to live equitably at home and at work, and attempt not to neglect either family life or science. We identified multiple challenges in our daily life, such as: (1) the well-known lack of sufficient childcare options in Germany, (2) cultural differences at work, such as family-“unfriendly” scheduling of important meetings, (3) a lack of flexibility with respect to financial support for families whose members participate in professional symposia or fieldwork, and  (4) policies of granting institutions that sometimes, unintentionally, preclude family-friendly work in academic research.</p><p>Our personal experiences may help to elucidate why the gender disparity in science is larger in wealthy, central European countries such as Germany (28.0% female researchers, UNESCO 2018) than in many Latin American countries, such as Mexico (33.0%) and Guatemala (53.2%). By identifying key issues, we hope to improve the situation for parent researchers - both female and male. Changes will be required of universities in Germany and elsewhere in Europe that intend to improve the quality of research and teaching at their institutions by attracting young, talented, international scientists. We acknowledge that every case is different, but encourage universities that are building strong programs through internationalization of the faculty to consider the needs of families of incoming foreign researchers, and actively support dual-career professional couples.</p>

Multimodality in translation: Steps towards socially useful research

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel de Pedro Ricoy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Language Transfer ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Multimodal Texts ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The One

AbstractThis study presents the results of a global survey of professionals in the multimedia industry which was conducted in 2011. Starting from the premise that the prevalence of multimodal communication in our societies has made “accessibility” a crucial concern and translation a necessity, the survey aimed to explore what perceptions are held by multimedia professionals regarding academic research into the translation of multimodal texts and to ascertain what types of study they consider most beneficial. The study is grounded on the belief that such research should neither exclusively serve business interests nor remain within the confines of academia, but rather be targeted towards social benefits. Thus, two key issues arise: first, how scholarly work can be tailored so as to achieve improvements in professional practices that will benefit society at large and, second, how the findings derived from such work can be effectively disseminated.The survey met with a good response from the multimedia community. This paper presents an overview of the participants’ profile, followed by the summary results of their responses. The ensuing findings are accompanied by references to existing research. These findings reveal a certain lack of awareness (and some distrust) of scholarly work related to multimodality in translation among professionals in the multimedia industry. However, they also indicate the existence of interest in the field and the willingness of the industry to engage with research that would enhance its processes and practices.Multimodal texts are, by definition, complex semiotic entities and when they are adapted for consumption by users belonging to different communities a variety of mechanisms are used (e.g. dubbing, subtitling, localisation, audiodescription). These are not restricted to modifications to the verbal make-up of the texts or to language transfer, and, arguably due to this reason, the vast majority of participants stated that wider interaction between translation and interpreting specialists, on the one hand, and experts working in relevant disciplines, on the other, is highly desirable. Thus, it will be argued here that a sound interdisciplinary approach to research into multimodality in translation is required in order to make scholarly contributions more socially useful.

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Pendapatan Pada Arkan Graha Berbasis Web Menggunakan Php Dan Mysql

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-221
Author(s):  
Kiki Hakiki Haryadi ◽  
Hery Dwi Yulianto
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Expenditure Reporting ◽  
Development Structure

Arkan Graha are addressed in jl. Cisaranten kulon III No.14A Arcamanik Bandung 40293 (022 87882775). Arkan Graha requires a good income information systems to handle various problems in the company, which include the income or expenditure reporting services that still use ms.excel and performed by one person, doing so in the company's earnings report to be less effective. To these problems, the writer took the title " Design Of Revenue Accounting Information System Web based At Arkan Graha Using PHP and MYSQL”. The research design used is primary or secondary research design, the type of data is qualitative data and quantitative data, the type of research used is academic research, data collection techniques that I use are field studies consisting of interviews and observation and literature, research methods using descriptive research methods and survey methods. System development methods use methodologies oriented to processes, outputs, and data, the development structure used is Waterfall

scholarly journals SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evija Anca ◽  
Biruta Sloka
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Development Scenarios

In developed countries there is a valuable experience how to include people with disabilities into society: involve in several activities and let them know as people valuable for the society. More and more academic research is devoted to those aspects as well as public policy is developed to create and support social entrepreneurship. Aim of the paper is to analyse findings and good practice of employment of people with mental disabilities in several countries and analyse the situation and possible developments on employment of people with mental disabilities in Latvia. Tasks of research: 1) analyse results of academic findings on good practice and challenges in employment of people with mental disabilities wold-wide; 2) analyse the developments and trends on employment of people with mental disabilities in Latvia; 3) propose possible development scenarios on employment of people with mental disabilities in Latvia. Research methods used in research: scientific publications analysis; analysis of legislative documents on employment of people with mental disabilities, analysis of statistical data on employment of people with mental disabilities. Research results have shown that in recent years many important steps in employment of people with mental disabilities in Latvia has been reached but there are some difficulties in realise of sustainability in this aspect.

scholarly journals Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-152
Author(s):  
Dorota Heidrich ◽  
◽  
Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
International Norm ◽  
Climate Crisis

The role and significance of young activists in the process of international norm creation, diffusion, internalisation, and implementation have not received much attention in academic research. Yet, as a case study of Greta Thunberg campaigning on climate change has proven, children and teenagers can become significant norm entrepreneurs. Using the theoretical underpinnings of social constructivism, this article identifies and analyses Thunberg’s actions to exhort pressure on states, members of governments and international organisations to further develop and implement norms that would help save the planet from the imminent climate crisis. Our research uses an exploratory and inductive approach in which qualitative research methods (a case study of Greta Thunberg) and discourse analysis are applied.

scholarly journals Modern Era of the Theory and Practice of Learning Activity: Key Issues and Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
B.D. Elkonin
Keyword(s):  
Joint Action ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
General Method

The paper describes the main stages and transitions in the unfolding of the Learning Activity which is reviewed within the framework of D.B. Elkonin and V.V. Davydov’s concepts about the meaning and content of education. The unfolding of teaching/learning is explained through the emergence of a joint action of teacher and students, that is, the Mediative Action. The concept of the Learning Task as a basis for constructing the general method of action, central to the system of D.B. Elkonin and V.V. Davydov, is also considered as a source of learning motivation. The learning task is seen as the distinct opposition between the search for the method of acting (possible scaffolds of acting) and the very achievement of the result, i.e. the opposition between the consideration (of situation) and the immediate achievement (of result), and, therefore, the opposition between the intriguing (interesting) and the required. The paper also focuses on the evolution of modeling as the evolution of sign mediation in the student’s activity. As the student progresses from understanding and configuring the model to using it as a means of acting, the model evolves. Having gained the function of the means, the model becomes a resource of possible action, and that is how the experience of acting appears before the student him/herself. The unfolding of the learning task and modeling is conceptualized as the correlation between functional genesis and ontogenesis.

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