Engaging in Research: Why? How? Now!

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 462-465
Author(s):  
Nicole L. Fonger ◽  
Lindsay Reiten ◽  
Susanne Strachota ◽  
Zekiye Ozgur
Keyword(s):  
Math Education ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Research Studies

Why should teachers engage in research studies? As a community, teachers and researchers are concerned with addressing critical issues in math education. NCTM's web resources and conferences, as well as the pages of this journal, give evidence of a growing community and an expanding body of work supporting NCTM's (2012) position of linking research and practice—a “border crossing” between the world of research and the world of teaching (Silver 2003). Despite these initiatives, an emerging issue remains: How do we work together to cultivate a two-way exchange of professional knowledge (Heid et al. 2006)?

Intervenções de carreira ao longo da vida: perspectivas e desafios

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iúri Novaes Luna ◽  
Valéria De Bettio Mattos
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Development ◽  
National Literature ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Career Interventions ◽  
The World ◽  
Psychosocial Processes ◽  
Diversity Of Life ◽  
Professional Guidance ◽  
Central Purpose

This book, comprised of 13 chapters, presents papers which discuss the processes related to the career along one’s life cycle, from adolescents’ professional choices until processes of retirement. Notwithstanding the diversity of life and work contexts, present in the different chapters, they all somewhat correspond in their central purpose, presenting both perspectives and challenges related to contemporary career interventions. Some chapters address themes that are still seldom explored in national literature, while others discuss subjects that are long established in the area, however they are innovative. The authors study them in the context of changes in the world of work in the second decade of the 21st century, of the new career models and psychosocial processes that are linked to human development throughout life. The studies and practices in vocational guidance, career development and retirement, included in this book, are the results of research and practice in recent years carried out by professionals, professors and academics that in different ways have collaborated with the activities of LIOP - Laboratory of Information and Professional Guidance, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

scholarly journals The Negro Digest: Race, Exceptionalism and the Second World War

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICHOLAS GRANT
Keyword(s):  
White Supremacy ◽  
Jim Crow ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
American Democracy ◽  
Racial Oppression ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Second World

This article examines the border-crossing journalism of the Negro Digest, a leading African American periodical, published from 1942 to 1951. The first title produced by the Johnson Publishing Company, the Digest had an international focus that connected Jim Crow to racial oppression around the world. However, while the magazine challenged white supremacy on a local and global level, its patriotic tone and faith in American democracy occasionally restricted its global analysis of racism. Ultimately, the internationalism of the Negro Digest was quintessentially American – wedded to the exceptional status of American freedom and an overriding belief that the US could change the world for the better.

Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Comorbidity of Psychiatric Disorders

1996 ◽  
Vol 168 (S30) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Ulrich Wittchen
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Substantial Variation ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Cognitive Markers ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Study Designs

Comorbidity has become an increasingly popular theme in psychiatry and clinical psychology, although its heuristic value was recognised long ago. Frequently used in research and practice, no definition of comorbidity is uniformly accepted and it has no comprehensive and coherent theoretical framework. These factors have led to substantial variation in the magnitude of comorbidity across studies. The variability in the definition, assessment and design of comorbidity studies has led to an increasingly complex and confusing picture about the potential value of this concept. The full exploration of mechanisms of comorbidity requires an interdisciplinary approach to investigating nosology, assessment, and underlying models of comorbidity, as well as experimental study designs beyond the scope of clinical and epidemiological studies. A more precise specification of comorbidity patterns might help identify common biochemical and cognitive markers relevant in the aetiology of specific mental disorders as well as comorbid conditions. Critical issues that might help us understand and explain the variability of findings are described.

scholarly journals Evaluation on the adoption of transportation e-marketplace in vietnam from the demand side’ viewpoint

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-451
Author(s):  
Dung Pham Xuan ◽  
Giang Hoang Huong ◽  
Ha Nguyen Thi Van
Keyword(s):  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Supply Chain Efficiency ◽  
Operation Costs ◽  
The World ◽  
Logistics Process ◽  
Improve Supply Chain

Studying on transportation e-marketplaces (TEMs) has today received much concern because developing TEMs helps enterprises and their customers reduce operation costs and improve supply chain efficiency. This study evaluates the adoption of TEMs in Vietnam based on the demand side’s perspective, including the viewpoint of shippers and the Transport Service Providers (TSPs). While shippers and TSPs around the world are facing various issues related to transportation and logistics process in the competitive market, TEMs is a potential solution which can offer response to those challenges such as transaction cost reduction, better transport capability, inefficiency diminishment, … In Vietnam, TEMs is still a new concept with the limitation of usage, so that the number of researches on this topic is scarce. This study followed the quantitative research method via SPSS technique of data analysis to provide a brief view of TEMs adoption in Vietnam. These insights can make contribution to both research and practice in the future.

Web Accessibility Research and Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Mona M. Alnahari ◽  
Joyram Chakraborty ◽  
Mona Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Wcag 2.0 ◽  
Arabian Gulf Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Accessibility Issues ◽  
Arabic Speaking

Web accessibility is the practice of having websites that are accessible to all people, including persons with disabilities. Several research studies have been done around the world to improve web accessibility. However, advances in Arabic web accessibility studies are limited. Research has indicated that a significant number of Arabic websites have accessibility issues, which becomes a restraint to people with disabilities from accessing and using the web. This research reviews current studies in web accessibility presented within the cultural background of several Arabic-speaking countries, particularly the Arabian Gulf region of Gulf Cooperation Council, and addresses services offered by the countries. The authors evaluate 54 websites in the Gulf region regarding accessibility issues. The results show that all websites do not satisfy WCAG 2.0 (AA). This paper highlights the deficiencies in Arabic web accessibility and provide some recommendations and suggestions for improvements.

Computer-Aided Manufacturing in Small Shipyards: A U.S. and U.K. Comparative Study

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Richard Lee Storch ◽  
William Hills
Keyword(s):  
Production Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Computer Integrated Manufacturing ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Material Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Production Cost Control ◽  
Current Systems

Shipbuilders throughout the world are continuing to move toward computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems as a means of improving productivity, quality and competitiveness. Implementation of such systems provides unique challenges to all shipbuilders. One of the critical issues involves the choice of new versus existing computer systems (hardware and software), the pace of change, and the timing of implementation of new parts or totally new systems. These challenges and potential solutions are not only different for each shipyard, but are also significantly different for large and small shipyards. Surveys of current uses and needs of small shipyards in the United States and the United Kingdom were conducted to evaluate current systems and to make recommendations for potentially successful approaches to future implementation. The focus was on three major areas: design (design, drafting, engineering, and lofting); production management (planning, estimating, material control, scheduling, purchasing, production/cost control, and quality control); and administration (payroll, time charging, and billing). Based on this work, recommendations concerning systems for implementation and a framework for integration are presented.

Mobility, Liminality, and Digital Materiality

2013 ◽  
pp. 27-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Rieser
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Real ◽  
Digital Materiality ◽  
The World ◽  
Inside Out

This chapter will examine and critically align a number of pioneering projects from around the world, using mobile and pervasive technologies, which have challenged the design and delivery of mobile artworks, as documented on the author’s weblog and book The Mobile Audience (Rodopi, 2011). These will be presented together with examples from the artist’s own research and practice, which have been concerned with the liminal nature of digital media and the intersection of the real and virtual, the physicality of place, and the immateriality of the imaginary in artistic spaces. Two projects in process are also referenced: The Prisoner—a motion-captured, emotionally responsive avatar in the round—and Secret Garden—a virtual reality digital opera. Lastly, this chapter considers the nature of digital materiality in the exhibition of miniature Internet transmitted sculptures: Inside Out: Sculpture in the Digital Age.

What Accounts for the Differences in Internet Diffusion Rates Around the World?

2019 ◽  
pp. 1846-1857
Author(s):  
Ravi Nath ◽  
Vasudeva N.R. Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Individual Factors ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Internet Diffusion ◽  
The World ◽  
Diffusion Rates ◽  
Work And Life ◽  
Research Studies

Clearly, the internet and its applications are pivotal in facilitating the economic activities of nations as well as significantly influencing an individual's work and life. However, the fact is that the internet diffusion rates remain vastly uneven across nations. Why? This chapter attempts to identify some of the key economic, political, cultural, technological, and individual factors that influence the diffusion rates of the internet across the nations of the world. Support for the stated factors is provided by citing existing research studies conducted across many nations. Further, a comprehensive understanding of the factors germane to the diffusion of the internet is essential in formulating and implementing policies that spur the availability and usage of the internet.

E-Government's Role in Shifting the Paradigm of Performance in the Public Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 497-514
Author(s):  
Lidia Noto
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Feedback Structure

The emergence of e-government changed the world of the Public Administration (PA) and the discipline of Public Management dramatically. Through the presentation of a case- study of the municipality of Palermo, this article attempts to discuss the renewed need for assessing performance of e-government services in a local government and to disclose the main critical issues in accomplishing this evaluation. Palermo is experiencing the implementation of a second- generation e-government project that is embodied in the realization of a web portal. The conceptualization of a framework to assess the performance of the digital services appears to be crucial in order to improve the system and to avoid the errors of the first project. This work relies on a survey to the citizens and semi-structured interviews to managers in charge of the development of the project. System Dynamics, a particular kind of dynamic simulation, is used to provide the necessary feedback structure for identifying the determinants of the success of the portal.

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