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2. The Defining Characteristics of Ethics Papers on Social Media Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman, Ayushi Khemka, Andy Zhang, and Geoffrey Rockwell
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The growing significance of social media in research demands new ethical standards and practices. Although a substantial body of literature on social media ethics exists, studies on the ethics of conducting research using social media are scarce. The emergence of new evidence sources, like social media, requires innovative methods and renewed consideration of research ethics. Therefore, we pose the following question: What are the defining characteristics of ethics papers on social media research? Following a modified version of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, we analyzed 34 publications based on ten variables: author gender, publication year, region, academic discipline, type, design, methodology, social media platform in focus, positionality statement, and ethical issues. Our findings suggest contemporary social media research ethics primarily reflects the ethical ideals of the Global North, with limited representation from the Global South. Women authors have published more papers than men authors. Previous studies have prioritized ethical concerns such as privacy, informed consent, and anonymity while overlooking researchers' risks and the ethics of social media sites. We particularly emphasized the lack of researchers' positionality statements in research. Our findings will pave the way to understanding social media ethics better, especially with the rapid growth of social media research in global scholarship.
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- 2024
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3. Deconstructing Applied Linguistics Conference Paper Titles: A Syntactic Analysis
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Afful, Joseph B. A. and Ankomah, Christopher
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Following Swales' (1990) influential study on research article (RA) introductions, some attention has increasingly been paid to other rhetorical units of both expert and learners' writing, including titles. A key and effective discursive means through which titles are constructed and presented is the syntactic configuration. The present study, thus, investigates the syntactic structures employed by authors of conference paper titles (CPTs) in Applied Linguistics. A qualitative content analysis was employed to study a corpus of 592 CPTs from a popular conference for researchers, scholars, and practitioners of Applied Linguistics worldwide, supported by some descriptive statistics. The analysis of the data of the study identified three main title styles: Single Unit Title, Compound Unit Title, and Complex Unit Title. The analysis showed that, out of these three title styles, Compound Unit Titles were preferred by researchers. Further, the colon was the dominantly used punctuation mark in separating the components of Compound Unit titles. The final point was that authors preferred prepositional phrases in the post modification of the noun phrase structure of CPTs. The findings of this study have implications for the scholarship on titlelogy, academic writing pedagogy as well as further research.
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- 2020
4. Research on the Cooperative Behavior of Academic Papers Published by Chinese Educational Scholars Based on Complex Networks
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Li, Bichu and Zhang, Ziliang
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Research on mutual cooperation among scholars or research institutions has become more and more common. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current status of cooperation between scholars and research institutions in the field of Chinese education. In this paper, we use the method of the complex network to analyze the cooperative behavior of academic papers published by Chinese educational scholars by collecting academic papers on education leadership, education policy, quality education, and vocational education. Our conclusions show that most of the academic papers published by Chinese educational scholars are non-cooperative. In the authors of the co-authored papers, there is a significant "Matthew effect", that is, some key scholars in these fields that link the collaborators. Lastly, there is no obvious aggregation effect between the authors of the co-authored papers which indicating a widespread and extensive connection between the collaborators. The above conclusions provide valuable insights into our understanding of the cooperative behavior of Chinese education scholars.
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- 2019
5. The Presentation to Publication Pipeline
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Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Carol Rogers-Shaw, Michael Kroth, Susan Yelich-Biniecki, and Steven Schmidt
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Using the metaphor of a publication "pipeline," this article offers practical tips for early-career scholars to take their ideas from concept to publication. Too often, conference presentations do not continue to publication, limiting the potential for dissemination of research work throughout the field and impeding professional scholarly growth. Here, experienced scholars share what they have found helpful to maximize publication productivity.
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- 2024
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6. Are Half of the Published Papers in Top-Management-Journals Never Cited? Refuting the Myth and Examining the Reason for Its Creation
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Baruch, Yehuda, Homberg, Fabian, and Alshaikhmubarak, Abdulrahman
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A stylised fact in bibliometric research is that in the field of management studies, half or more of the papers published are never cited. If true, this implies that efforts and resources are considerably wasted because half of the academic work is not considered worthy by the same community that developed them. We studied a sample of 2777 papers published in 20 journals and representing different levels of quality. Of these, only 191 papers, representing 6.5% of the sample, were never cited, suggesting that the aforementioned stylised fact is a myth. We identified the factors that contribute to the level of citations, including the ranking of the journal in the quality list, time since last citation, and number of authors. The implications discussed suggest a need for reflection regarding the relevance of the factors that predict future citations.
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- 2022
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7. Geography, Ties and Knowledge Flows: Evidence from Citations in Mathematics. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1554
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London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), Head, Keith, Li, Yao Amber, and Minondo, Asier
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Using data on academic citations, career and educational histories of mathematicians, and disaggregated distance data for the world's top 1000 math departments, we study how geography and ties affect knowledge flows among scholars. The ties we consider are co-authorship, past colocation, advisor-mediated relationships, and alma mater relationships (holding a Ph.D. from the institution where another scholar is affiliated). Logit regressions using fixed effects that control for subject similarity, article quality, and temporal lags, show linkages are strongly associated with citation. Controlling for ties generally halves the negative impact of geographic barriers on citations. Ties matter more for less prominent and more recent papers and show no decline in importance in recent years. The impact of distance--controlling for ties--has fallen and is statistically insignificant after 2004. [This paper was produced as part of the Centre for Economic Performance's Trade Programme.]
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- 2018
8. Which Academic Papers Do Researchers Tend to Feature on ResearchGate?
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Liu, Xuan Zhen and Fang, Hui
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Introduction: The academic social network site ResearchGate (www.researchgate.net) enables researchers to feature up to five of their research products (including papers, datasets and chapters) in a 'Featured research' section on their ResearchGate home page. This provides an opportunity to discover how researchers view their own publications. Method: We investigated ResearchGate members who self-selected their featured publications and compared these publications with other publications listed in ResearchGate. Analysis: We analysed the distribution of featured publications in the ResearchGate members' whole publications in terms of their importance, recency, citation and source reputation. Results: Researchers prefer to feature publications in which they played important roles, those that were recently published, highly cited and published by reputable sources. Conclusion: By featuring their research, researchers can highlight their academic achievements and create the potential to contribute to the wider scientific community through the future application or discussion of their work. Instances of featured research published for a relatively long period in somewhat obscure journals, with few citations, show that there is a difference between how these papers are valued by the scientific community and the authors who featured them. The presented method may be applied to find latent sleeping beauties.
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- 2018
9. Parameters of Writing Research Papers by Multiple Authors: Who Writes What to Whom?
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Derahvasht, Ali and Samuel, Moses
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This study investigated the writing parameters of a research paper by multiple authors who formed a research team in a public university in Malaysia. Drafts of the research paper were produced through the research activities and writings of the participant researchers. By observations, interviews, and textual analysis of drafts, we studied the three main parameters that each written text naturally contains: who wrote the text, what the text was, and to whom the text was written. Participants in the present study comprised a team of researchers from different disciplines. They conducted a project in science, wrote, and published their findings in an on-line journal. The findings indicate that the authentic task of writing a multi-authored research paper by a team of experienced researchers is beyond and more complicated than fulfilling a basic task of writing in the context of a class by a novice student. The experiences through which the participant researchers of this study produced the drafts of the article are greatly valuable for the academics who are planning to publish their findings in the form of an article. This study has implications for teaching of writing academic texts, particularly writing of research papers.
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- 2017
10. Titles of Scientific Letters and Research Papers in Astrophysics: A Comparative Study of Some Linguistic Aspects and Their Relationship with Collaboration Issues
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Méndez, David I. and Alcaraz, M. Ángeles
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In this study we compare the titles of scientific letters and those of research papers published in the field of astrophysics in order to identify the possible differences and/or similarities between both genres in terms of several linguistic and extra-linguistic variables (length, lexical density, number of prepositions, number of compound groups, number of authors and number of countries mentioned in the paper bylines). We also carry out a cross-genre and cross-journal analysis of the referred six variables. Our main findings may be summarized as follows: (1) When compared to research paper titles, scientific letter titles are usually shorter, they have a lower lexical density, they include a higher number of prepositions per number of words and a lower number of compound groups per number of words, although they have more up to 4-word compound groups, i.e. the simplest ones. As a consequence, scientific letter titles include less information, which is also less condensed, than research paper titles. (2) The predominance of compound adjectives over compound nouns in the titles of both genres highlights the scientificity of astrophysical discourse. (3) In general terms, our data show a positive correlation between title length and the number of countries mentioned in the bylines for both genres. The positive correlation between title length and number of authors is only met in the case of research papers. In light of these findings, it may be concluded that scientific letters are a clear example of a timeliness and more "immediate" science, whereas research papers are connected to a more timeless and "elaborate" science. It may also be concluded that two different collaboration scenarios are intertwining on the basis of three separate geographic and linguistic publication contexts (Mainland Europe, The United Kingdom and The United States of North America).
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- 2017
11. Simultaneous and Comparable Numerical Indicators of International, National and Local Collaboration Practices in English-Medium Astrophysics Research Papers
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Méndez, David I. and Alcaraz, M. Ángeles
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Introduction: We report an investigation on collaboration practices in research papers published in the most prestigious English-medium astrophysics journals. Method: We propose an evaluation method based on three numerical indicators to study and compare, in absolute terms, three different types of collaboration (international, national and local) and authors' mobility on the basis of co-authorship. Analysis: We analysed 300 randomly selected research papers in three different time periods and used the student's t-test to determine whether the paired two-sample differences observed were statistically significant or not. Results: International collaboration is more common than national and local collaboration. International, national and local authors' mobility and intra-national collaboration do not seriously affect the indicators of the principal levels of collaboration. International collaboration and authors' mobility are more relevant for authors publishing in European journals, whereas national and intra-national collaboration and national mobility are more important for authors publishing in US journals. Conclusions: We explain the observed differences and patterns in terms of the specific scope of each journal and the socio-economic and political situation in both geographic contexts (Europe and the USA). Our study provides a global picture of collaboration practices in astrophysics and its possible application to many other sciences and fields would undoubtedly help bring into focus the really big issues for overall research management and policy.
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- 2016
12. Responsible Conduct of Research and Ethical Publishing Practices: A Proposal to Resolve 'Authorship Disputes' over Multi-Author Paper Publication
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Sethy, Satya Sundar
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Responsible conduct of research and ethical publishing practices are debatable issues in the higher education literature. The literature suggests that 'authorship disputes' are associated with multi-author paper publication and linked to ethical publishing practices. A few research studies argue authorship matters of a multi-author paper publication, but do not explain how to arrange author list meaningfully in a multi-author paper. How is a principal author of a multi-author paper to be decided? The literature also does not clarify whether language editor(s) could claim authorship for a research paper publication? The paper adopts qualitative methodology that subsumes descriptive, evaluative, and interpretative approaches to answer these questions. While answering these questions, the paper critically examines 'authorship disputes' and 'types of authorship' relating to research paper publication practices. At the end, the paper proposes a framework that would help to resolve authorship disputes over multi-author paper publication.
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- 2020
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13. Romantic Knowledge. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.5.15
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University of California, Berkeley. Center for Studies in Higher Education and Pelfrey, Patricia A.
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While British Romantic literature provides ample evidence of the pleasures of knowledge, it also reveals strong counter-evidence of its power to inflict a sense of intellectual impairment and diminution. This Romantic ambivalence sprang from a complex of ideas and anxieties about the potentially corrosive effects of certain kinds of education and learning on the brain, damage that could diminish cognitive vigor and distort the inner experience of identity. The collision between the image of the individual disempowered by knowledge and Enlightenment faith in its role as the engine of collective progress was intensified by the growing quantity of information, opinions, theories, and ideas that daily inundated the British reading public and critics alike. Discussions about education and learning became entangled with fundamental and sometimes contradictory assumptions about the nature of the self and attitudes toward social and intellectual improvement, all in the context of the need to bring order into a universe of knowledge that seemed to be expanding at a breakneck pace. The result was a variety of efforts by Romantic writers to define the norms and values that should govern the organization, diffusion, and control of knowledge. Long before C. P. Snow's "The Two Cultures," the authors discussed in this paper were engaged in a broader discussion of education and learning that illuminates the tensions among different forms of knowledge and the distance between Romantic and modern perspectives.
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- 2015
14. Learning Management System in Developing Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis between 2005 and 2020
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Pham, Phuong-Tam, Lien, Do Thi Hong, Kien, Hoang Cong, Chi, Ngo Hai, Tinh, Phan Thi, Do, Tung, Nguyen, Linh Chi, and Nguyen, Tien-Trung
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The learning management system (LMS) is a crucial component of the e-learning transformation which is becoming more urgent amid the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The issue of adopting LMS is even more decisive in developing countries, where lots of efforts have been put out to broaden educational opportunities. However, there has not yet been any comprehensive analysis of how LMS-related issues are examined in these countries. To address this gap, this study uses the bibliometric method to construct an overview of research on this topic. The results unveil the distribution of the literature, prominent actors, and dominant themes in the literature of LMS in developing countries. In summary, the topic is a robustly potential research matter. Future researchers can use this study as a starter when investigating relevant subjects.
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- 2022
15. The Content Analysis of the Research Papers on Foreign Language Education in Turkey
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Solak, Ekrem
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The purpose of this study was to determine the trends of recent research papers in foreign language teaching in Turkish context and to give ideas to researchers and policy makers for future studies. Content Analysis method was used in this study. The focus of the study was 189 research papers published between 2009-2013 years in journals indexed in SSCI (94) and the ULAKBIM (95) database in Turkey. Research Papers Classification Form was used as data collection instrument. The papers were scanned in terms of year of the journal, authors, language of the paper, journal index, topic of the paper, research design, data collection tools, sample, sample size and data analysis method. The results revealed that the most frequently studied topics on foreign language teaching and learning from 2009 to 2013 were concept analysis, teaching and learning, the highest number of articles were published in 2013, most of the authors were Turkish, majority of the articles were published in English, quantitative method was used more than qualitative method in research design, undergraduates were the focus of attention as sample group and 31-100 sample size was preferred more than others. An appendix presents the titles of the journals scanned in this study (2009-2013).
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- 2014
16. Content Analysis of Papers Submitted to 'Communications in Information Literacy,' 2007-2013
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Hollister, Christopher V.
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The author conducted a content analysis of papers submitted to the journal, "Communications in Information Literacy," from the years 2007-2013. The purpose was to investigate and report on the overall quality characteristics of a statistically significant sample of papers submitted to a single-topic, open access, library and information science (LIS) journal. Characteristics of manuscript submissions, authorship, reviewer evaluations, and editorial decisions were illuminated to provide context; particular emphasis was given to the analysis of major criticisms found in reviewer evaluations of rejected papers. Overall results were compared to previously published research. The findings suggest a trend in favor of collaborative authorship, and a possible trend toward a more practice-based literature. The findings also suggest a possible deterioration in some of the skills that are required of LIS authors relative to the preparation of scholarly papers. The author discusses potential implications for authors and the disciplinary literature, recommends directions for future research, and where possible, provides recommendations for the benefit of the greater community of LIS scholars.
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- 2014
17. Free software applications for authors for writing a research paper
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Himel Mondal, Ayesha Juhi, Anupkumar D Dhanvijay, Mohammed Jaffer Pinjar, and Shaikat Mondal
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authors ,computer skills ,grammar correction ,novice author ,paraphrasing tool ,research papers ,software programs ,statistical software ,word processing ,writing ,Medicine - Abstract
Basic computer skills are essential for authors writing research papers as it has the potential to make the task easier for a researcher. This article provides a glimpse about the essential software programs for a novice author writing a research paper. These software applications help streamline the writing process, improve the quality of work, and ensure that papers are formatted correctly. It covers word processing software, grammar correction software, bibliography management software, paraphrasing tool, writing tools, and statistical software. All of the tools described are free to use. Hence, it would help researchers from resource-limited settings or busy physicians who get lesser time for research writing. We presume this review paper would help provide valuable insights and guidance for novice authors looking to write a high-quality research paper.
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- 2023
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18. Trends in Multiple Authorship among Papers in Astronomy
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Smith, Graeme H.
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- 2016
19. Research and Trends in Computer Science and Educational Technology during 2016-2020: Results of a Content Analysis
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Nurzhanov, C., Pidlisnyuk, V., Naizabayeva, L., and Satymbekov, M.
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The general purpose of this study is to conduct a content study on 'computer' and 'educational technologies' research and trends between 2016 and 2020. The topics were evaluated according to years, universities of the authors, citations, keywords, document type, source, sponsors and publication languages. The articles examined in the research include keywords related to 'computer' and 'instructional technologies' between 2016 and 2020; 1,798 articles obtained by scanning the Scopus database according to the title, keywords and summary of the articles were examined. When the results of the study were examined, it was concluded that English, which is the universal language, is very common; the researches are mostly published as 'conference papers' and the most used keyword in the study is 'Computer Science'. In addition, it has been concluded that computer science is the basis of educational technologies in recent years. Similar content analysis studies may be recommended for other software used in computer training.
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- 2021
20. Crises and Opportunities: The Futures of Scholarly Publishing. ACLS Occasional Paper, No. 57
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American Council of Learned Societies, Alonso, Carlos J., Davidson, Cathy N., Unsworth, John M., Alonso, Carlos J., Davidson, Cathy N., Unsworth, John M., and American Council of Learned Societies
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Presented herein are papers presented at a session entitled "Crises and Opportunities: The Future of Scholarly Publishing," from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Annual Meeting, May 10, 2003. Four speakers approached this topic from different standpoints: as leaders of learned societies, as senior university officials, from the point of view of a university press, and from the digital frontier. Remarks were presented by Carlos J. Alonso, the Edwin B. and Leonore R. Williams Professor and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania; Cathy Davidson, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University; John M. Unsworth, Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lynne Withey, Director, University of California Press. The moderator was Marshall Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law at the University of Southern California, and Vice Chair of the ACLS Board of Directors. (Contains 20 notes.)
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- 2003
21. Classic Papers in Psychology: From Theory to Practice
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Hartley, James and Ho, Yuh-Shan
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Who are the most prestigious authors cited in today's psychology textbooks and journals? And where are (or where were) they based? This short note reports on the answers gained to such questions by using the Web of Science Core Collection to find the authors of the most highly cited papers in psychology published between 1927 and 2012. The findings suggest that well-known historic figures of the past have now been replaced with tool makers.
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- 2015
22. Primary outcomes, secondary outcomes, and their relevance to how many papers are published from a study: A primer for authors, reviewers, and editors.
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Menon, Vikas, Praharaj, Samir Kumar, and Andrade, Chittaranjan
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SERIAL publications ,AUTHORSHIP ,MEDICAL research ,PUBLISHING ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,AUTHORS ,HUMAN error - Abstract
In research, outcomes are often categorized as primary and secondary. The primary outcome is the most important one; it determines whether the study is considered 'successful' or not. Secondary outcomes are chosen because they provide supporting evidence for the results of the primary outcome or additional information about the subject being studied. For reasons that are explained in this paper, secondary outcomes should be cautiously interpreted. There are varying practices regarding publishing secondary outcomes. Some authors publish these separately, while others include them in the main publication. In some contexts, the former can lead to concerns about the quality and relevance of the data being published. In this article, we discuss primary and secondary outcomes, the importance and interpretation of secondary outcomes, and considerations for publishing multiple outcomes in separate papers. We also discuss the special case of secondary analyses and post hoc analyses and provide guidance on good publishing practices. Throughout the article, we use relevant examples to make these concepts easier to understand. While the article is primarily aimed at early career researchers, it offers insights that may be helpful to researchers, reviewers, and editors across all levels of expertise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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23. Distance Education Practice: Training and Rewarding Authors. Education Research Paper.
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Department for International Development, London (England)., International Research Foundation for Open Learning, Cambridge (England)., Perraton, Hilary, and Creed, Charlotte
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Many educational institutions are developing or expanding open and distance learning (ODL) programs, and all face difficulties ensuring that teaching materials of the right quality are developed on time. This report examines solutions to the problem, focusing on training, policies, and management structures that encourage timely development of good materials. Section 1 examines the training of course development staff in ODL. The data come from: surveys of educational institutions worldwide; case studies; in-house or published training literature; a literature review; and discussions with leading professionals. Two distinctions emerge as critical in developing training policies and practices: the distinction between industrialized and developing countries and between single- and dual-mode institutions. Descriptions of staff and materials development in targeted institutions are offered, as well as an examination of what remains to be done. Section 2 examines policies and management structures designed to encourage timely development of good materials. Surveys of practice in universities and colleges in developing and industrialized countries examine how writers of ODL course materials are rewarded (focusing on payment and benefits provided), and examine some of the policies and practices developed. (SM)
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- 1999
24. Authorship and Collaborative Research among Scholars in Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Africa
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Mkwizu, Kezia H. and Ngaruko, Deus D. P.
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This paper is based on a study that examined authorship and collaborative research among scholars in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions with a focus on prospects for Africa. The study involved intensive documentary desk review of conference book of abstracts and conference proceedings to examine authorship and collaborative research. The study reviewed a total of 10 conference books of abstracts and proceedings organized or hosted by universities including ODL institutions in Africa. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise some thematic areas of interest. It is revealed in this paper that authorship in terms of co-authorship is high in some conferences but low in others in relation to collaborative research. Furthermore, authorship between two scholars was higher compared to three or more authors in collaborative research. This implies that co-authorship is trending in relation to collaborative research thus raising collaboration prospects for Africa. It is therefore recommended that ODL scholars should be encouraged to do more co-author publications from collaborative research in order to promote teamwork and comparative studies in knowledge production for socio-economic development relevant for Africa and beyond.
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- 2019
25. A Bibliometric Profile of Literature of Turkish Language Education-Teaching: A Case Study of 9th International Language Education-Teaching Conference
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Seref, Izzet and Karagöz, Beytullah
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Scientific knowledge accumulates after a certain process. Increasing knowledge production based on scientific studies ensures the development of the academic field. In this process, the field-specific scientific literature is formed. In this study, in order to reveal the profile of the Turkish Education, 9th Full text reports published in the book International Turkish Education-Teaching Conference in were analyzed based on bibliometric measurements. The model of the study is the case study from qualitative research patterns. The scope of the study is 9 th ITLETC [International Turkish Language Education-Teaching Conference] is a full text booklet. The data of the study were collected by means of the PPR. Bibliometric analysis technique was used for data analysis. WordSift word cloud software is preferred for keyword visualization. According to the results 168 papers were accepted for oral presentations. Of these, 32 were it is a full text in the UCRSC proceedings. On the other hand, the papers had a total of 391 pages; at least 6, maximum 20 pages. In terms of the number of writers, more than half of the authors have contributed by two authors and it has been assessed that Assoc. Dr. has been the most contributors. The most contributing researchers were Erzincan University, Ministry of National Education and Kafkas University. The most discussed topics are Turkish language education and teaching, language, listening and reading. The most commonly cited source is the book. The most cited books are scientific research methods and statistics. Half-life in the education and teaching of Turkish language was determined as 11.9 years.
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- 2019
26. Collaborative Paper Writing as a Tool to Advance Language Competence
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Bulelwa Makena
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Authors ,collaboration ,language competence ,comprehension ,language skills ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 - Abstract
As an effective tool to advance language competence, writing papers collaboratively has the characteristic of improving author language skills, providing authors with opportunities to practice language skills in meaningful contexts. As authors collaborate to yield a paper, they get exposure to grammar genres, structures, and expressions. Concurrently, during the process, language is applied to communicate ideas effectively. This paper aims to investigate whether collaboration is really a beneficial aspect for authors. This qualitative investigation was embedded in case study design to uncover truths experienced in real-life situations. To collect data, semi-structured interviews were administered to five university scholars chosen from a population of authors reported to have successfully written publishable papers. It emerged as major findings that individual comprehension can be improved when authors collaborate on paper writing, and, as authors receive written feedback from each other, language competence advances. Although previous publications on writing collaboratively exist, research is silent on improved language competence acquired through this practice. It is concluded that individual comprehension can be improved by collaborative paper writing as the process provides opportunities for authors to justify and discuss their ideas. As they work collaboratively, authors deepen their understanding of the material and enhance their language skills.
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- 2023
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27. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2018
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Ochoa, Xavier and Merceron, Agathe
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LAK-18, the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, was hosted by the University of Sydney, Australia, from March 5 to 9, 2018. Traditionally, authors of papers that have received high scores through the review process of the conference are invited to extend their paper and submit it for a special issue of this journal. The chairs of LAK-18 have adopted a double-blind review process that has proven useful in maintaining the technical quality of the conference. Papers submitted to the special issue undergo a rigorous review process that is blind only, not double-blind, as a shorter version of the paper has been already published. The theme for LAK-18 was "Towards User-Centred Analytics". Though several of the papers receiving high scores in the review process explicitly dealt with this issue, it has been decided to devote a complete special issue of the journal to this theme and invite those papers in this special issue to come. Thus, the present special issue LAK-18 covers a broad range of themes, which reflect well the diversity and the vibrancy of the community, but excludes User-Centred Analytics. This editorial describes the story behind this special issue. This story begins with the contributions submitted to the conference and finishes with a short introduction to the papers in this issue. The two first episodes of the story, contribution type and country, include both tracks, research and practitioner. The reminder episodes refer only to the research track.
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- 2018
28. Optimization of image writer modes for optically rewritable electronic paper.
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Kudreyko, Aleksey and Chigrinov, Vladimir
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ELECTRONIC paper , *ROTATIONAL diffusion , *AUTHORS , *REFLECTANCE , *AZO dyes - Abstract
Time-limited exposure of electrode-free optically rewritable electronic paper is essential for applications, but performance characteristics can be modest. In this study we investigate whether image writer mode can improve kinetics of the photosensitive layer order parameter, which is described by the rotational diffusion model. The model that we developed allows adjusting the transmittance spectra of polarisers. We have found that fairly uniform transmittance spectra of polarisers enable to obtain competitive contrast ratio of 8:1 within 10 s of exposure. In comparison with the long-time exposure, the reflectance coefficient reduces by 24%. Computer-simulated image is consistent with the experimental observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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29. The Impact of Emerging Technology in Physics over the Past Three Decades
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Binar Kurnia Prahani, Hanandita Veda Saphira, Budi Jatmiko, Suryanti, and Tan Amelia
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As humanity reaches the 5.0 industrial revolution, education plays a critical role in boosting the quality of human resources. This paper reports bibliometric research on emerging TiP during 1993-2022 in the educational field to analyse its development on any level of education during the last three decades. This study employed a Scopus database. The findings are that the trend of TiP publication in educational fields has tended to increase every year during the past three decades and conference paper became the most published document type, the USA is the country which produces the most publications; "Students" being the most occurrences keyword and total link strength. The publication of the TiP is ranked to the Quartile 1, which implies that a publication with the cited performance is a publication with credibility because the publisher has a good reputation. Researchers can find the topics most relevant to other metadata sources such as Web of Science, Publish, and Perish.
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- 2024
30. Sense of Gloominess and Despair in Edgar Allan Poe's Selected Poems: Textual and Analytical Approaches
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Mariwan Hasan, Rayan Karim, and Sara Muhsin
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Edgar Allan Poe's life was plagued by melancholy and disaster, which is evident in all of his writings. Among the many other poets of his generation, his solitude and individuality set him apart from the rest. He gave the Gothic genre a completely new meaning, making it both dark and significant at the same time. First, as an overview is given, of the 19th century, Edgar Allan Poe, and the tragedies that influenced his poetry. This study employs a comprehensive methodology focusing on the close reading of three of Poe's well-known poems: "The Raven," "A Dream within a Dream," and "Alone." By analyzing how sadness and sorrow are portrayed in these poems, the paper investigates the extent to which these emotions impacted Poe's writing. The analytical approach involves delving into the thematic and stylistic nuances of the selected poems, shedding light on the intricate ways in which Poe articulates his emotions. The purpose of this study is to tackle the sense of gloominess and sadness by employing textual and analytical approaches. The significance of the feelings of loss and sorrow in Poe's writings is addressed, drawing connections to Poe's life story. The findings demonstrate that Poe's writings occasionally converge with personal catastrophes, tragedies from his own life, and stories about death sadness, and grief come together on multiple occasions over the course of his demanding career. Concluding that sadness, sorrow, and everything that comes with it were indeed lurking in every one ofhis statements, this paper contributes to the existing literature by portraying the semi-autobiographical image of the author within the realm of his poetry. The textual and analytical approaches used in this study provide a nuanced understanding of how personal experiences influenced Poe's poetic expression, enriching our comprehension of the intricate relationship between his life and art.
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- 2024
31. A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Special Education between 2011 and 2020
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Rumiye Arslan, Keziban Orbay, and Metin Orbay
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The present study aims to identify the most productive countries, journals, authors, institutions and the most used keywords in the field of special education during 2011-2020, based on the WoS database. The widespread effects of the papers and how they are related were analyzed with the bibliometric analysis method. The findings of the study showed that the USA is inarguably the most productive country, followed by England and Australia. On the other hand, there was a very strong positive correlation (r = 0.929) between the number of papers published by countries and their h-index, a similar finding was also found to be present between the countries' h-index and GDP per capita (r = 0.790). Moreover, it was found that the journals with the highest quartile (Q1 and Q2) in the field of special education published significantly more papers than the journals with the lowest quartile (Q3 and Q4). Matson, JL (USA), Sigafoos, J (New Zealand) and Lancioni, GE (Italy) were determined as the most prolific authors, respectively. Autism, intellectual disability, and Down syndrome were the phrases most frequently used as keywords. Our findings provide key information regarding the developments that the research direction of special education field has recently taken. This study also serves a potential roadmap for future studies.
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- 2024
32. Patterns of Citations of Open Access and Non-Open Access Conservation Biology Journal Papers and Book Chapters
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CALVER, MICHAEL C. and BRADLEY, J. STUART
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- 2010
33. Comparison of Problem-Based Learning Studies in Science Education in Turkey with the World: Content Analysis of Research Papers
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Tosun, Cemal and Yasar, M. Diyaddin
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Content analysis of the studies of both Turkish and foreign authors on PBL in science education in national and international journals was made considering such variables as the research subject, method, sample, diversity of data collection tools and the data analysis methods. To this end, content analysis of 104 papers - 42 by Turkish authors and 62 by foreign authors - which were carried out between the years 1986-2012, was made. All these papers were accessed in full text. It was identified that in 40.4% of the studies whose content analysis was made, the focus was on the effect of PBL on learning, while in 35.6% the focus was on concept analysis. It is seen that while Turkish authors worked on teaching studies in 59.5% of their studies, foreign authors focused on concept analysis in 41.9% of their studies. Also while Turkish authors mostly preferred quantitative research methods (61.9%) in their studies, foreign authors preferred qualitative research methods (66.1%). The commonly used data collection tools for Turkish authors were questionnaire and achievement test, while foreign authors preferred interview and alternative data collection tools. In terms of choosing a sample group, it is seen that studies with undergraduate and secondary school students (9-12) were referred more often. The findings of the study reveal that studies on PBL were not very common in our country until 2005; that they reached the highest number between the years 2005-2009, and that foreign authors published the highest number of papers in 2006. While the foreign authors had a superiority over Turkish authors in terms of their papers on PBL in science education until 2005, it is seen that as of 2005, except the year 2006, the number of papers of Turkish authors has been equal to/higher than the number of papers by foreign authors until 2012. Besides, it is also identified that most of these studies were mixed and in the field of chemistry education. It is believed that this study is significant in terms of providing an opinion to young researchers working in the field of PBL and to those who are planning to work in the field.
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- 2013
34. Detecting Collaborations in Text: Comparing the Authors' Rhetorical Language Choices in the Federalist Papers
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Collins, Jeff, Kaufer, David, Vlachos, Pantelis, Butler, Brian, and Ishizaki, Suguru
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- 2004
35. Boys Write Back: Self-Education and Periodical Authorship in Late-Nineteenth-Century Story Papers
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Lindey, Sara
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- 2011
36. Making Hero Strong : Teenage Ambition, Story-Paper Fiction, and the Generational Recasting of American Women's Authorship
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COHEN, DANIEL A.
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- 2010
37. Comments and Replies to Published Papers: Advancing Science or Unnecessary Quibbles?
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Krausman, Paul R., Morgart, John R., and Rosenstock, Steven S.
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- 2003
38. The Transition from Paper
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- 1999
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39. Free software applications for authors for writing a research paper.
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Mondal, Himel, Juhi, Ayesha, Dhanvijay, Anupkumar D., Pinjar, Mohammed Jaffer, and Mondal, Shaikat
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REPORT writing , *FREEWARE (Computer software) , *APPLICATION software , *WORD processing software , *COMPUTER literacy - Abstract
Basic computer skills are essential for authors writing research papers as it has the potential to make the task easier for a researcher. This article provides a glimpse about the essential software programs for a novice author writing a research paper. These software applications help streamline the writing process, improve the quality of work, and ensure that papers are formatted correctly. It covers word processing software, grammar correction software, bibliography management software, paraphrasing tool, writing tools, and statistical software. All of the tools described are free to use. Hence, it would help researchers from resource-limited settings or busy physicians who get lesser time for research writing. We presume this review paper would help provide valuable insights and guidance for novice authors looking to write a high-quality research paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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40. Why Doctors Don't Read Research Papers
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Ide, Christopher W., O'Donnell, Michael, and Barraclough, Kevin
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- 2005
41. Proceedings 2011: Selected Papers from the Fifteenth College-Wide Conference for Students in Languages, Linguistics & Literature (15th, Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 16, 2011)
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University of Hawai'i at Manoa, National Foreign Language Resource Center, Carey, Britany, and Sasayama, Shoko
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The theme of this year's conference was "Check Your Vision for the Future" with papers highlighting emerging changes in language use and literature, as well as suggestions for improving language teaching and maintenance in the future. The plenary speech was given by Dr. Katie Drager, followed by student presentations. Following a preface from the editors and plenary speaker highlights from Britney Carey, contents of these proceedings include nine presentations: (1) Let's Talk EFL and ESL Textbook Story: Looking Back and Moving Forward (Cheryl DiCello); (2) Chuck Norris Jokes: Manifestations of Gender Stereotypes in American Society (Kate Hardeman); (3) An Acoustic Study of the Neutral Tone in Taiwan Mandarin (Karen Huang); (4) "Masculine" "No": Japanese Men's Use of Sentence-Final Particle "No" (Kristyn Martin); (5) Language Shift: A Case Study of a Family Spanning "3.5 Generations" (Monica Vidal); (6) From Consumption to Community in the Beginning Writing Classroom (Amanda Adams-Handy); (7) Light and Darkness in "The Time Machine" (Madoka Nagado); (8) The Post-Postmodern? A Millennial Sensibility in Ethnic American Fictions (Nicole Myoshi Rabin); and (9) The Role of Motivation in Performing as a Writer in Liminal Spaces (Melinda Smith). Individual papers contain references.
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- 2011
42. Examination of the International Scope of Papers Presented at the International Society for Music Education Research Commission Seminars, 1988-2006
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Price, Harry E., Madsen, Clifford K., Cornacchio, Rachel, and Webb, Marie
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The authors classified citations included in papers presented at 10 International Society for Music Education (ISME) biennial International Research Commission Seminars across an 18-year period (1988-2006) based on the six world regions as specified by the ISME Research Commission. Citations (N = 4,535) were examined from 238 papers presented at the 12th through 21st seminars. There were 2,250 citations from 407 journals, the most prevalent sources. Twenty-eight papers from this sample were multinational in nature, with 79% (n = 22) of these by U.S. researchers as either sole or senior authors. The main result of this study is that the researchers from around the world who were presenters at these seminars primarily cited sources within their own geographical regions. Additionally, the "Journal of Research in Music Education" was by far the most referenced journal throughout the entire sample. (Contains 2 tables.)
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- 2010
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43. Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Teacher Resilience
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Nurtaç Üstündag-Kocakusak and Ruken Akar-Vural
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This study aimed to reveal general landscape of research on teacher resilience, employing descriptive and bibliometric analyses. Descriptive analyses were performed utilizing Web of Science's internal system, while bibliometric analyses were executed through the VOSviewer program. Web of Science Core Collection was used as a data source. Citation analyses of publications, authors, and journals, as well as co-authorship, co-citation, and common word analyses were conducted. The research reveals a timeline of publications, indicating a notable surge in 2006, and a substantial increase in 2021. The countries with the highest number of publications on teacher resilience, in descending order, are the United States of America (USA), Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the People's Republic of China (PRC), according to the research findings. Authors such as Gu, C. Day, S. Beltman, C. Mansfield, and A. Price emerged from the citation analysis. Based on the results from the co-citation analysis, C. Day and Q. Gu were identified as the most frequently co-cited authors. The co-occurrence analysis of keywords highlighted key terms like resilience, teacher education, early career teachers, teacher candidates, professional learning, school leadership, and COVID-19. The findings were contextualized within the existing literature, leading to recommendations for future research. [This paper was published in: "EJER Congress 2023 International Eurasian Educational Research Congress Conference Proceedings," Ani Publishing, 2023, pp. 591-611.]
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- 2023
44. Clash of Traditional and Contemporary Educational Philosophies in Pippi Longstocking
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Nesrin Ozturk
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Regarding children's books' influences on a variety of social and individual components, this study aims to analyze educational components and philosophies in Pippi Longstocking. While there are a few studies which examined Pippi's feelings, thinking, reasoning, and developmental characteristics, there is a lack of research describing why and/or how those characteristics might emerge so. In this sense, this interpretative analysis aims to detect dominant educational philosophies in Pippi Longstocking; thereby, an understanding of the overarching phenomenon of education could be developed. Data, collected via document analysis methodology, included three classic books of Pippi Longstocking written by Astrid Lindgren, and those books were analyzed via interpretive content analysis method where the context and language investigated to make sense of participants' world via their experiences. While main educational philosophies set the themes, categories developed deductively regarding the components of education. Findings revealed that of 55 educational instances, ways of learning, functions of school, and decision making were the dominant categories. Also, there was a clash between the main character and the other social agents regarding their educational philosophies. While Pippi represented contemporary (Pragmatism, Reconstructionism, and Existentialism) educational philosophies via her reactions, behaviors, and responses, other agents including Tommy, Annika, the teacher, the policeman, and Rosenblom represented an Essentialist understanding of education. This piece of the world's literature may hold potential for teacher education. Instead of their studying educational philosophies as abstract concepts, Pippi Longstocking may provide pre-service teachers with an opportunity to practice (e.g., analyze, role play, counteract, create new characters, or change scenarios) educational philosophies, experientially. [This paper was published in: "EJER Congress 2023 International Eurasian Educational Research Congress Conference Proceedings," Ani Publishing, 2023, pp. 366-382.]
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- 2023
45. A Tale of Three Journals: A Study of Papers Published in 'AJOE,' 'JAEOL' and 'JEE' between 1998 and 2007
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Thomas, Glyn, Potter, Tom, and Allison, Pete
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We provide an analysis of refereed papers published in the "Australian Journal of Outdoor Education," the "Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning," and the "Journal of Experiential Education" over the last decade. We developed a framework to classify the papers in terms of the authors' affiliations, the type of papers published, the context they address, and the foci of the papers. Authors from the US published most extensively across all three journals followed by authors from Australia, UK, Canada, and New Zealand; the "JAEOL" had the most balanced mix of author nationalities. All three journals demonstrated a trend towards a higher proportion of research-based papers. Suggestions for the continued development of the emerging research culture are provided. We conclude by offering a table identifying potential areas for future research.
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- 2009
46. Publishing in 'SERJ': An Analysis of Papers from 2002-2009
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Zieffler, Andrew, Garfield, Joan, and delMas, Robert C.
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"SERJ" has provided a high quality professional publication venue for researchers in statistics education for close to a decade. This paper presents a review of the articles published to explore what they suggest about the field of statistics education, the researchers, the questions addressed, and the growing knowledge base on teaching and learning statistics. We present a detailed analysis of these articles in order to address the following questions: What is being published and why, who is publishing research in "SERJ," how is the research being carried out, and what do the results suggest about future research? Implications for future directions in statistics education research are suggested. (Contains 9 tables and 3 figures.)
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- 2011
47. Writing and Publishing a Research Paper in a Peer-Reviewed Journal
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Porter, Stephen R.
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Writing and publishing a research paper in a peer-reviewed journal is a complicated process. This paper tries to take some of the mystery out of that process by describing how a good research paper should be structured, and how the journal submission process works.
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- 2007
48. A Case for Item-Level Indexing: The Kenneth Burke Papers at The Pennsylvania State University
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Sabre, Jeannette Mercer and Hamburger, Susan
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In light of numerous discussions about whether to follow Mark Greene and Dennis Meissner's suggestions to process lightly and broadly, valid reasons remain for continuing traditional practices for many literary correspondence collections. In this case study, the authors use the Kenneth Burke Papers in the Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, as an example of when it is desirable to provide item-level indexing. Recognizing that the majority of archival records may not require such detailed description, the authors discuss when it is appropriate to examine and index literary correspondents, a practice used with many other literary collections in which name access to literary correspondents is a legitimate, valued interest. (Contains 4 notes and 1 table.)
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- 2008
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49. Position Statement on Citation Justice in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies
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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
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This statement is a response to several recent and historical exigencies that have demonstrated a need for a broader conversation about citation justice in rhetoric, composition, and writing studies. This position statement aims to encourage scholars to engage in citation justice in all areas of scholarly production, with the specific goals of: (1) redressing citational erasures and exclusions in the literatures of our discipline; (2) considering the material impacts of citation for minoritized communities and knowledges; and (3) working toward a more just and inclusive disciplinary body of knowledge and academic community.
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- 2022
50. The Economics of Authorship: Online Paper Mills, Student Writers, and First-Year Composition
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Ritter, Kelly
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Using sample student analyses of online paper mill Web sites, student survey responses, and existing scholarship on plagiarism, authorship, and intellectual property, this article examines how the consumerist rhetoric of the online paper mills construes academic writing as a commodity for sale, and why such rhetoric appeals to students in first-year composition, whose cultural disconnect from the academic system of authorship increasingly leads them to patronize these sites.
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- 2005
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