Journals In Field Research Articles

Role Play: Technique to Improve Communication in a Foreign Language

This article is the result of an investigation into the implementation of role-playing in the classroom as a technique to improve oral production in a foreign language with 20 sixth-grade students from an educational institution in Nariño. A field diary and a SWOT matrix were used, following a qualitative paradigm with a socio-critical approach. The general objective was to strengthen oral production in a foreign language using the role-play technique. The data analysis was carried out by emptying the information and extracting the categories and subcategories. It was found that the sixth-grade students did not have the level of English required by the Ministry of Education. Therefore, the role-playing technique was used as a strategy to improve their ability to express themselves in English as a foreign language because it is a way to increase their vocabulary, organize sentences, imagine, and represent characters.

Academic publishing behavior and pay across business fields

AbstractAcademic finance faculty earn a premium relative to other business school faculty. We show that the rewards to publishing outside of the top journals (JF, JFE, RFS) are significantly lower in finance relative to a broader set of journals in other business school fields. Revealed preferences from a journal submission survey suggest these incentives influence behavior. We estimate a lower unconditional probability of a top publication in finance, which raises its marginal value, leading to higher compensation. The opportunity cost of academic finance versus industry is also larger relative to other departments. Our results complement a number of recent studies on the rise of finance industry wages and suggest a novel channel that raises the production costs of finance‐educated workers.

(RE)THINKING CARE IN PROFESSIONAL HEALTH TRAINING: EXPERIENCE REPORT

This study focuses on the mental health of residents who worked during the Covid-19 crisis, with the primary objective of contributing to the enhancement of healthcare provided during their professional training in hospital settings. The aim of this study was to promote the care of residents in their professional training within the hospital context. In pursuit of this intention, the study drew upon the experiences of residents and analyzed the pedagogical project of a multiprofessional residency program as well as its Internal Regulations regarding caregiver care. The goal was to contribute to healthcare training programs in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, based on the practices of residents, serving as guiding principles for clinical activities. Data collection instruments included Narrative Interviews, Document Analysis, and the Researcher's Field Diary. In the interpretation of the residents' narrative data, Gadamer's hermeneutical concept of horizon fusion in human dialogue was employed. The study participants consisted of four professionals from a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health at a hospital in the Agreste region of Pernambuco. The sample was non-probabilistic and intentional, selecting residents of both genders who were part of the program. As a result, the study highlights the importance of exploring new possibilities and strategies to support residents in their training, transcending established norms, with the aim of promoting openness to listening to their voices, which were previously neglected. It is crucial to facilitate interactions in which their voices are heard, allowing their experiences to gain visibility and influence healthcare interventions, policies, and professional training.

Percepções de pessoas idosas internadas acerca da transição do cuidado do hospital para casa

Abstract Objective To analyze the perceptions of older adults hospitalized regarding the transition of care from hospital to home. Method A qualitative, descriptive-exploratory research was conducted in a clinical inpatient unit of a medium-sized public hospital in the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil. Twenty-two older adults participated in the study through semistructured interviews, guided by questions based on the pillars of the Care Transitions Intervention (CTI). Subsequently, participant observation was conducted at the study site, with recording in a field diary and transcription of speeches. Thematic analysis and data systematization followed through specific software for qualitative data analysis Results The mean age of the participants was 68 years (SD±5.4); 16 (77%) had one or more chronic diseases; 14 (64%) were using one or more continuous medications. The primary International Classification of Diseases code for hospitalization was Covid-19. The average length of hospital stay was 9 days (SD±5.7), with a maximum of 31 days and a minimum of two days, with four (18%) experiencing severe disease. From the perception of older adults, four themes of analysis emerged: medication-related problems; preparation for hospital discharge; continuity of care; and family network. Conclusion From the perspective of older adults, it is necessary to organize the care plan during hospitalization through medication reconciliation, preparation for home care, family presence during hospitalization, and recognition of Primary Health Care in continuity of care during the transition from hospital to home care.

Rua na Rede: um dispositivo para cuidado no âmbito do Consultório na Rua

The aim of this experience report is to present the Rua na Rede (Street in the Network) device, created by the Consultório na Rua (eCR) team in Florianópolis - SC, as a strategy for building integrality and longitudinal care for eCR users during hospitalization and after discharge. The authors’ experience of building the device was analyzed through their field diary, in dialogue with the scientific literature on the subject. The report underlines that Rua na Rede is guided by the Harm Reduction paradigm and faces an important challenge for the Brazilian National Health System: the link between Primary Care and Hospital Care. A nodal point for integrality and longitudinal care for homeless people.

TREINAMENTO DE HABILIDADES SOCIAIS E ESTRESSE NA UNIVERSIDADE: UM ESTUDO DE CASO

ABSTRACT The application of Social Skills Training in the university context can be effective in reducing the stress perceived by students. Therefore, the objective of this article was to describe, in the format of a single case study, the therapeutic process of a Social Skills Training carried out with a Psychology student, also presenting data regarding the effectiveness of the intervention. Pre- and post-test assessments were performed using the following instruments: Social Skills Inventory 2 (IHS2-Del-Prette), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), interviews and field diary. It was possible to verify the improvement of social skills such as refusing and making requests, dealing with criticism and exposing displeasure and requesting a change in the other’s behavior, and reduction of stress levels based on qualitative and quantitative data, with maintenance of these results in the follow-up of six weeks. It was concluded that the Social Skills Training carried out enabled the participant to improve her university experience.

Benefits for emotional regulation of contact with nature: a systematic review.

Exposure to natural environments, such as parks, forests, and green areas, is often linked to a decrease in stress, anxiety and depression, while contributing to improved emotional wellbeing. These observations are supported by well-established theories, such as the Stress Reduction Theory and Attention Restoration Theory, which highlight the psychological benefits of interacting with nature. However, the relationship between exposure to nature and emotions, and in particular, with emotional regulation, is an evolving aspect of research with no clear conclusions. Emotional regulation can be deliberate in nature, where individuals voluntarily participate in modifying various aspects of their emotions, such as their type, intensity, quality or duration. Alternatively, it may be automatic, originating from sensory perception and acting without full awareness, but significantly influencing emotional experiences. In this context, the environmental self-regulation hypothesis, suggests that people consciously or unconsciously use their physical environment to regulate their emotions. To analyze the evidence of the relationship between contact with nature and emotional regulation, we conducted this review. Using the PRISMA statement as a reference, we conducted keyword searches in five databases in the period between 2013 and 2023. The databases selected were Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), PubMed, PsycINFO and ScienceDirect. In addition, a manual search was carried out of journals in the research field. Initially, from which gray literature, reviews and duplicates were removed in a first step. The resulting articles were then filtered using their titles and abstracts. Subsequently, the abstracts of the 25 selected articles were reviewed and discussed by researchers to reach a final decision based on consensus about the adequacy of each paper. Finally, nine articles were included in the systematic review. In general terms, this review suggests that research on the relationship between contact with nature and emotional regulation provides valuable insights into how natural environments can contribute to the emotional wellbeing and physical and mental health of the population.

An Argument-Based Analysis of Communicating Academic Findings to Practitioners

The AIS InPractice merged with Science2Practice in 2020. The new institution now translates articles published in AIS journals into Insights to publicize academic findings. Similarly, MISQ and ISR have a joint initiative with Sloan Management Review to translate academic papers into articles published in SMR. Despite these significant efforts in the IS field, little has been done to investigate whether academic findings have been communicated effectively to practitioners by these disciplinary endeavors. Against this backdrop, we apply Toulmin’s argument framework to discuss two different ways to support a knowledge claim, i.e., warrant-establishing and warrant-using. We then conduct an empirical study to examine how leading academic journals in the IS field rewrite their published articles for a practitioner audience. We found two problems in these communications: First, when academic articles are rewritten as warrant-establishing arguments, scientific methods are often not included. Second, when academic articles are rewritten as warrant-using arguments, the findings are not compared to existing practices. Based on our analysis, we propose that future communication could follow a knowledge flyer style focusing on comparing academic findings with existing practices. Also, we propose a Master of Philosophy program which could be an effective pedagogical effort to educate IS practitioners.

Inovação Frugal e Sustentabilidade no Setor Calçadista

ABSTRACT Objective: this article aims to analyze how footwear companies can innovate frugally in convergence with the principles of sustainability. This objective was achieved based on studies that observe the relationship between sustainability and frugal innovation, with an emphasis on bricolage strategies, from a perspective of applicability in the footwear industry, as it is a sector with high environmental impact. Method: the research uses design science research, and made use of a field diary, for greater depth of understanding of the footwear environment, as well as secondary analysis of documents on the internet and transcribed interviews with the seven experts. Results: the study managed to propose two action artifacts, one of them a frugal and sustainable sneaker artifact, and, as a second action artifact, it realized the need for collaborative and constant action between universities and companies in the search for frugal and sustainable solutions, which can benefit both companies, through profitable results, and the university, through longitudinal research and production of articles. Conclusions: the footwear industry yearns for low-cost (frugal) innovations that are at the same time sustainable, and demonstrates capacity and interest in meeting social and political demands for sustainable actions; in order to achieve this, greater proximity to the university presents itself as a collaboration that can produce benefits for both, with side effects of positive impact on environmental initiatives, society, and government policies.

PERCEPÇÕES DOCENTES SOBRE A UTILIZAÇÃO DA METODOLOGIA DE RESOLUÇÃO DE PROBLEMAS PARA A EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA NO ENSINO DE QUÍMICA E CIÊNCIAS

TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF THE PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE TEACHING OF CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCE. This manuscript aims to present and analyze the contributions of a training process on the principles of Inclusive Education integrated with the Problem-Solving (PS) methodology. This research intervention involved a 20-hour training course conducted during three consecutive semesters, with a total of 32 participants, including graduates in Chemistry and Biological Sciences from a Brazilian federal public university, as well as Chemistry and Biology teachers working in basic education in Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected using initial and final procedures, field diary entries, and semi-structured interviews with three participants who implemented PS in a school context. According to the triangulated results, the formative action contributed to the conceptual construction of the theoretical aspects that were worked on. It also demonstrated that PS can democratize the teaching and learning process among students with and without disabilities by considering the different possibilities of learning school problems and representations of scientific knowledge. The methodology favors respect for the students’ developmental specificities, as well as educational interaction and mediation in an active and collaborative way between students and teachers.

Subjetividades de médicas y médicos en su encuentro con víctimas de violencia sexual en hospitales universitarios de Medellín, Antioquia, 2021-2022

Abstract Objective: To understand how physician’s subjectivity is expressed while attending to victims of sexual violence at emergencies. Methodology: Qualitative research, a collective case design with an ethnographic approach, via the elaboration of a field journal, two institutional itineraries, 12 in-depth interviews to leaders and doctors and one workshop. Results: There were four moments identified on victim’s itinerary at emergencies services, in each moment emerged subjectivity’s expressions, that could be organized on forms of subjectivity and their mechanisms within. If the physicians embodied the modern medicine, a subfield of medicine, into their habitus, their practices tend toward the revictimization of their patients. In the other hand, if doctors do not embody such practices and assume a critical posture about it, they tend toward a comprehensive care. Discussion: The non-recognition of such practices leads to the impossibility of exercising health citizenship, its mechanisms are a result of socialization processes from sociohistorical constructs that are reinforced by hegemonic medical model and the medical field., generating tension between practical logics of physicians and the needs of the victims. However, a fracture of this model is observed as a possibility of transformation toward comprehensive care.

Effects of the Reduction of the Food Purchase Program Resources for the Family Farmer

The Food Acquisition Program (FAP) created in 2003 during the first term of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva represents a change in the way family farmers are benefited. However, in the period of 2019-2022 (Bolsonaro’s Government) the setback in the implementation of social policies, which began during President Dilma Roussef’s second term, worsened. In this context, this article sought to investigate the effects of the partial implementation of the FAP on the lives of family farmers in the municipality of Maracanaú-CE in that period. This is an excerpt from the dissertation “Evaluation of the Municipal Food and Nutrition Security Policy in the Municipality of Maracanaú-Ceará”, which was developed through a Fourth Generation Assessment from February to November 2022, using the Hermeneutic Circle Dialectic. The informants were family farmers benefiting from the program. Empirical data were constructed through individual semi-structured interviews, field observation and field diary, which allowed creating the empirical categories: Benefit of participating in the FAP; Challenges for maintaining family farming in recent years and Support from municipal managers to family farmers. The study concluded that the partial execution of the FAP due to the reduction in the transfer of federal resources had effects regarding the guarantee of sales, the reduction of sales and the value of products, on the conditions for purchasing equipment and supplies. This situation was worsened by insufficient support from municipal management in terms of providing resources and technical assistance, which generated instability in the segment and discouraged people from continuing with family farming. These findings allow us to reflect on the importance of the FAP to keep family farmers in the field, generate security and stability, and promote quality of life not only for the segment, but for consumers who seek healthy food produced in a sustainable way.

O brincar na zona rural: uma comparação entre o ontem e o hoje

Playing is considered one of the main occupations of the child. Based on the understanding of influences on playing, this work proposes to describe the childhood playing of rural residentes, from an intergenerational perspective. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with eight mothers and eight daughters living in ​​Limoeiro-PE. In the data collection, the interview technique, the Drawing-History procedure and the field diary were used. For analysis, Bardin's Content Analysis methodology was adopted based on Romeu Gomes' framework. The results identified similarities in play between both generations: space where play usually takes place, family members as the main partners in play and the characteristics of games, toys and pranks. The insertion of new technologies into children´s daily lives, the ease in purchasing industrialized toys and the quality of the toys are seen as the most obvious differences. Given the objective of this study, the number of participants, and unique characteristics of the sampling, the data presented may differ from similar studies in relation to the characteristics of games, toys and games experienced in rural spaces. It could become a guide for new studies and concerns involving the topic.

Антропологічний матеріал із городища уличів 10 століття біля с. Сажки на Вінниччині із розкопок П. І. Хавлюка у 1970-1978 рр.

The purpose of the article is to summarize information about the anthropological material from the excavations of P. I. Havlyuk, which was found at the ulychi settlement near the village Sazhki in 1970-1978 and its introduction into scientific circulation. The research methodology is represented by: the principle of historicism, system approach, methods of logic, grouping, comparative-historical, statistical and problem-chronological principle. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it summarizes information about the found human skeletons belonging to the ulyches who died as a result of an attack on the settlement during the first stage of its existence in the 10th century. Today, only part of the preserved human skeletons from the excavations in Sazhki are available for detailed anthropological research. To write the article, unpublished materials from the personal fund of PI Havlyuk in the Vinnytsya Regional Museum of History and Nature and the State Archive of the Vinnytsia Region were used, namely: field diaries, manuscripts, and epistolary heritage. The scientific reports on excavations stored in the Scientific Archive of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv were also included in the work. Information is provided on the position of the discovered skeletons, their probable signs of death, and personal items found among or near the bones. The skeletons are systematized by age category. For a significant part of the dead, their gender has been determined. Conclusions. It was possible to establish the position of the skeletons of 94 deceased. Among the dead, according to P. I. Havlyuk, there are signs: wounds; tied limbs and burnt. The inventory material was found in 33 deceased persons aged two years and older. The sex of 42 persons was determined, of which 32 were female and 10 were male.

Nordic Academic Publishing in Health Economics

We analyse how the Nordic contribution to health economics has evolved over the past three decades -- in quantitative and qualitative terms. Using a dataset of publications from five prominent field journals for health economics, we combine different empirical methods to analyse the general trends in terms of number of distinct publications, topics covered, and co-authorship relationships between countries and individuals. We find that the Nordic countries are responsible for a stable share of international publications in health economics. The topics that Nordic health economists publish on are relatively similar to those most prevalent in the international community, even though health insurance is remarkably absent as a research topic in Nordic countries. In terms of links between countries and co-authors, we see that Nordic researchers are well embedded in the international community, and that the Nordic research community has moved toward less hierarchical relationships.

Cheaters or AI-Enhanced Learners: Consequences of ChatGPT for Programming Education

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies have a long history of being used in education for motivating learners and enhancing learning. However, there have also been critiques for a too uncritical and naïve implementation of AI in education (AIED) and the potential misuse of the technology. With the release of the virtual assistant ChatGPT from OpenAI, many educators and stakeholders were both amazed and horrified by the potential consequences for education. One field with a potential high impact of ChatGPT is programming education in Computer Science (CS), where creating assessments has long been a challenging task due to the vast amount of programming solutions and support on the Internet. This now appears to have been made even more challenging with ChatGPT’s ability to produce both complex and seemingly novel solutions to programming questions. With the support of data collected from interactions with ChatGPT during the spring semester of 2023, this position paper investigates the potential opportunities and threats of ChatGPT for programming education, guided by the question: What could the potential consequences of ChatGPT be for programming education? This paper applies a methodological approach inspired by analytic autoethnography to investigate, experiment, and understand a novel technology through personal experiences. Through this approach, the authors have documented their interactions with ChatGPT in field diaries during the spring semester of 2023. Topics for the questions have related to content and assessment in higher education programming courses. A total of 6 field diaries, with 82 interactions (1 interaction = 1 question + 1 answer) and additional reflection notes, have been collected and analysed with thematic analysis. The study finds that there are several opportunities and threats of ChatGPT for programming education. Some are to be expected, such as that the quality of the question and the details provided highly impact the quality of the answer. However, other findings were unexpected, such as that ChatGPT appears to be “lying” in some answers and to an extent passes the Turing test, although the intelligence of ChatGPT should be questioned. The conclusion of the study is that ChatGPT have potential for a significant impact on higher education programming courses, and probably on education in general. The technology seems to facilitate both cheating and enhanced learning. What will it be? Cheating or AI-enhanced learning? This will be decided by our actions now since the technology is already here and expanding fast.

Interventions for gender equality in STEM education: A meta‐analysis

AbstractBackgroundAlthough gender inequality in education is gaining increasing attention, female underrepresentation remains pervasive in STEM fields. Many studies have applied various interventions to narrow the gender gap in STEM education.ObjectivesIn this study, we conducted a systematic meta‐analysis to examine the effectiveness of various interventions for gender equality in STEM education and tested the influence of moderator variables.MethodsTen databases—ERIC, IEEE, JSTOR, ProQuest‐Education, SAGE Journals, Scopus, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis, Web of Science, and Wiley Online Library—and seven high‐quality journals in related fields were selected as literature resources. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐analyses (PRISMA) process was used to identify eligible articles for the random‐effects meta‐analysis.Results and ConclusionsThe overall effect size (Hedges' g) was 0.434, indicating that the interventions promoting gender equality in STEM education had a near‐medium positive effect. There were significant differences by the type of intervention, but not by the type of intervention outcome. The results of the moderator analysis showed a significant difference in moderator variables, including country, educational level, form of experiment, intervention level, and different measurement methods, whereas there was no significant difference in the moderator variables, including economic development level and sample size.ImplicationsThis study examined the effectiveness of gender equality interventions and the impact on it of different types of intervention, intervention outcomes, and moderator variables. These results have implications for the design of gender equality interventions in STEM education.

Uncovering patterns of author productivity in educational leadership and management in Indonesia

Background of the study: The rapid development in the field of educational leadership and management (EDLM) recently has led to an increase in the number of publications. In line with this, bibliometric analysis has been widely conducted to assess various fields of study, particularly in Indonesia. The abundance of publications also necessitates an examination of the extent to which authors' productivity levels contribute to the field of EDLM in Indonesia. Purpose: This research aims to explore the pattern of author productivity by testing Lotka's Law on publications in the field of EDLM in Indonesia. Method: The testing is conducted using the complete count and straight count methods to compare the results obtained from both approaches. The data for the study were collected from all 44 Indonesian accredited journals in the EDLM field. A total of 7,796 articles were screened based on specific criteria, resulting in a final sample of 5,158 articles with 6,604 authors (complete count) and 4,301 authors (straight count). Findings: The results of the study indicate that the productivity levels of authors in the field of EDLM in Indonesia do not align with Lotka's law. While, most productive authors tend to publish their publication in a single journal only. Conclusion: The study also reveals a disparity in the productivity levels between the two methods, as well as a tendency for productive authors to publish their work in a single journal.

Selective and (mis)leading economics journals: Meta‐research evidence

AbstractWe assess statistical power and excess statistical significance among 31 leading economics general interest and field journals using 22,281 parameter estimates from 368 distinct areas of economics research. Median statistical power in leading economics journals is very low (only 7%), and excess statistical significance is quite high (19%). Power this low and excess significance this high raise serious doubts about the credibility of economics research. We find that 26% of all reported results have undergone some process of selection for statistical significance and 56% of statistically significant results were selected to be statistically significant. Selection bias is greater at the top five journals, where 66% of statistically significant results were selected to be statistically significant. A large majority of empirical evidence reported in leading economics journals is potentially misleading. Results reported to be statistically significant are about as likely to be misleading as not (falsely positive) and statistically nonsignificant results are much more likely to be misleading (falsely negative). We also compare observational to experimental research and find that the quality of experimental economic evidence is notably higher.

Reconsidering Ru(li)net: Russian literary self-publishing platforms and the war in Ukraine. A case study of Litnet.com

In this paper, I examine online self-publishing literary platforms in Russia from a historical and legislative perspective. Using a mixed methods approach, including digital ethnography, field diary, phenomenological interviews, I trace how the Russian Internet, and particularly literary self-publishing platforms, transformed from a free space without legislation or geographical borders to a limited digital arena controlled by the Russian state. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this transformation was complete: the boundaries of the Russian literary Internet coincided with the geographical borders of Russia. The notion of Runet as a community of Russian-speaking people was broken by regulative acts of the Russian government and a war. Literary and online self-publishing practices, contrary to Soviet samizdat, depend on state legislation due to their commercial nature. Regulatory acts limit authors’ capacities to express their thoughts and feelings in literary work.