Research Ethics for Twenty-First Century LIS Professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
Khaiser Jahan Begum ◽  
Chikku Balachandran
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Research Standards ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
Good Research

Research in several disciplines is gaining importance in the 21st century. In India, agencies like University Grant Commission (UGC) assessing the performance of the faculty based on the Academic Performance Index (API). Irrespective of the aptitude, ability and interest in research, aspiring researchers are pushing themselves to publish research papers and also are aiming to do Ph.D. Therefore there is sudden proliferation in number of journal publications and Ph.Ds. But the most important part of maintaining international standards in publishing research papers and doing Ph.D. is not taken seriously. In fact, researchers are failing to maintain good research standards and ethics in research. This has resulted in misconduct both at individual level and at the organisational level. There are guidelines available for doing good research. If these guidelines are followed systematically along with general ethical principles, the research performance will be good and will result in avoiding data falsification, fabrication and redundant publications. Keeping these points in mind the authors have elaborately discussed research ethics for 21st century in general and LIS professional in particular.

scholarly journals For the Sustainable Development of Universities: Exploring the External Factors Impacting Returned Early Career Academic’s Research Performance in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1333
Author(s):  
Xiantong Zhao ◽  
Hongbiao Yin ◽  
Chenyang Fang ◽  
Xu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Early Career ◽  
External Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Good Research

Early career academics are the key agents for the sustainable development of higher education institutions. In China, those who were educated overseas and have returned to Chinese universities to seek academic positions are becoming a fast-growing group. Good research performance is critical to survive in the increasingly competitive environment in academia. Improving research performance requires an understanding of the factors that facilitate or inhibit research performance. In the light of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, this study, using a mixed-method design (20 interviewees and 136 respondents), elaborates on a number of external factors affecting returned early career academics’ research performance. Understanding these factors is helpful for the building of a favorable environment that can improve the research performance of the returned early career academics, and hence the sustainable development of universities.

scholarly journals National-scale research performance assessment at the individual level

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Abramo ◽  
Ciriaco Andrea D’Angelo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual

scholarly journals Etisk afgørende øjeblikke – en pragmatisk-dualistisk forskningsetik

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Martin Blok Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Theoretical Construction ◽  
Good Research

This article analyses and discusses research-ethical dilemmas, ambivalences and problematic issues. This is done firstly by making a distinction between procedural research ethics and particularistic research ethics. Such a distinction refl ects a theoretical construction and generalization – in practice there can be a very close correlation between the two types. Hereafter, the distinction will therefore be used as a jumping-off point for the presentation of a pragmatic-dualist research ethics. Th e approach is dualist because it draws on the presence of two independent, contrasting understandings, which are essentially diff erent yet equal aspects of good research ethics; and it is pragmatic because this dualism is first and foremost structural and institutional by nature, and designed with an eye to what can realistically and expediently be done in practice. Thus the intention of the article is to both analyze and discuss two different understandings of research ethics and simultaneouslyqualify a research ethics that draws on both these understandings. At the same time, the intention is to try to visualize a diff erent understanding of research ethics which others can address and elaborate on or qualify but even at this point can be included in an arsenal or catalogue of research-ethical understandings and approaches that can be exploited in research-ethical practice.

Citations, Open Access and University Rankings

2017 ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
Clive Baldock
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Highly Cited Papers ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Highly Cited

The citation impact of research articles contributes to the assessment of the research performance of universities in some international university ranking systems either as the number of citations per paper, number of citations per faculty, total number of citations, number of highly cited papers or percentage of highly cited papers. Publishing research articles in Open Access (OA) journals has the potential for increasing the citation impact of research articles and in so doing improve an institutions position in university rankings. This chapter reviews the evidence for an increase in citations through publishing in Open Access publications.

Editorial Comment

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Editorial Comment ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
Research In Mathematics Education

The primary purpose of the NCTM is to improve educational practice in school mathematics. Since the ultimate aim of research in mathematics education is also to improve practice, the Council historically has had an interest in research and communicating the results and implications of research to the membership. Traditionally this has been done through the official journals of the Council, the Arithmetic Teacher and the Mathematics Teacher. One of the problems associated with publishing research manuscripts in these journals has been the difficulty encountered in attempting to include sufficient information for the critical “research reader” to make decisions regarding the procedures used and the appropriateness of the conclusions reported. The primary emphasis in reporting research has been summarizing and discussing implications of the research for the classroom teacher. The publication of the JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION will provide a means for more systematic and comprehensive reporting of research. It is anticipated that when appropriate, a summary, or “implications for instruction” article based on the research reported in the JOURNAL will be submitted for publication in the Arithmetic Teacher or the Mathematics Teacher.

Integrating Research Ethics into the Introductory Psychology Course Curriculum

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia B. Fisher ◽  
Tara L. Kuther
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Introductory Psychology ◽  
Ethics Instruction ◽  
Standard Instruction ◽  
Scientific Ethics ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
Interest In Research

Faculty at 2 universities integrated 6 case studies on research ethics into their introductory psychology curricula. Students who received the ethics modules were better able to identify ethical issues and consider moral ambiguities them students who received standard instruction. Students and faculty favorably evaluated the curriculum, and students indicated that ethics instruction increased their interest in research psychology and scientific ethics.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review of Organizational Factors Influencing 21st-Century Skills

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110672
Author(s):  
Mirjam M. Koehorst ◽  
Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen ◽  
Jan A. G. M. van Dijk ◽  
Jos de Haan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Organizational Determinants ◽  
The Individual

Skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, problem solving, collaboration, operational skills, and information management, have become increasingly important for 21st-century employees. These skills are often referred to as 21st-century skills and influence how employees handle novel situations. They are indispensable in an economy where the knowledge and skills of employees are seen as a measure for economic potential. This systematic literature review summarizes the current academic knowledge about organizational factors that influence 21st-century skills on an individual level. A search was performed in three databases. The factors found can be sub-divided into three main categories, namely leader characteristics, job characteristics, and organizational characteristics. Transformational leadership was the factor most mentioned in the literature found. Most research found during the search was done on the level of organizational output, exposing a clear gap concerning organizational factors that influence the skill-level of individual employees. These findings can have substantive implications when looking to improve employee skills by altering organizational determinants, by enabling targeted actions to improve these skills for the individual employee.

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