Professional Positions Research Articles

Um modelo de motivação do corpo docente em instituições de ensino superior analisado a partir da complexidade

Objective. This study aims to develop a model that provides a better understanding of the motivation of teaching staff in higher education institutions (HEI) from a complexity perspective. Methodology. It is a correlational-descriptive type of research, with a mixed research method and a motivation-dependent category. The research is linked to a categorical system extracted from the literature review and subsequently refined by two rounds of experts using the Delphi technique. They indicated the following 6 categories that influence teaching motivation: intrinsic, extrinsic, transform knowledge, generate research, quality in education, permanent education, and teaching as a generator of social status. Subsequently, 40 referenced subcategories were constructed that account for each category. For greater accuracy, the Lasso method was used to narrow down the subcategories to 27; this ensured the formulation of questions in a survey with 122 records of teachers, based on the Likert scale type. Results. The interdisciplinarity of complex thinking requires several factors in motivating higher education faculty. These include professional activity, comprehensiveness, effectiveness, knowledge, problem-solving, leadership, interactions, autonomous learning, methodologies, institutional issues, power relations, and social position. Discussion and conclusion. It is crucial to start from a holistic view that integrates teaching motivation in different aspects such as teaching practice, student behavior, organizational aspects, interactivity of the academic community, recognition, and historical and situational contexts. Equally crucial is achieving the integration of these elements that contribute to fostering quality training processes.

Cloud and education: transforming teacher training

The article clarifies mandatory approaches, forms, and resources of learning in a cloud-oriented environment; the possibilities of realizing the advantages of the latest technologies in research institutions are revealed; highlighted the peculiarities of the introduction of cloud technologies in the countries of the European Union and the USA. In the process of research, the ways of ensuring the integration of all components of cloud technologies have been identified. With the aim of changes and innovations of all their components, the main integration functions, factors, and principles of cloud technologies are shown in the preparation and retraining of future teachers-practitioners. This work allowed us to conduct a study that contributed to the development, substantiation, and experimental verification of ways of using a cloud-oriented educational setting for the creation of the qualified position of a teacher. As a result of the experimental work, we observe an increase in the level of IC-competence of teachers, which is possible in a cloud-oriented educational and is a necessary condition for the formation of the professional position of a teacher.

Community and Organizational Readiness to Adopt a Physical Activity Intervention in Micropolitan Settings.

Assessing community and organizational readiness is key to successfully implementing programs. The purpose of this study was to assess the baseline readiness of micropolitan communities to adopt an evidence-based physical activity (PA) intervention by exploring three dimensions: (1) attitudes and current efforts toward prevention, (2) community and organizational climate that facilitates (or impedes) change, and (3) capacity to implement change. Data were collected from community leaders in 14 communities through an online survey in June 2021 (n = 149). Data were analyzed in aggregate using descriptive statistics for multiple-choice responses and content analysis for open ended responses. One-way repeated analyses of variance were used to compare mean score differences. In reference to their attitudes prior to the pandemic, respondents said that addressing PA was "somewhat a priority" in their professional positions (M = 2.01, SD = 0.94), their organizations (M = 2.08, SD = 0.91), and their communities (M = 2.28, SD = 0.88). Current PA efforts included statewide initiatives, community sponsored events/clubs, and youth sports leagues. The community climate included both PA facilitators (mainly outdoor PA resources) and barriers (cost, lack of social services, and an unsupportive PA environment). Individual-level capacity (M = 2.94; SD = 1.21) to adopt a PA program was regarded lower than the community's capacity (M = 3.95; SD = 0.82), and perceptions of capacity at the community level improved even more if technical assistance (M = 3.96; SD = 0.84) or financial support (M = 4.12; SD = 0.80) were provided. Readiness varied by dimension, suggesting the need for tailored implementation supports including technical assistance and financial support.

Профессионально-личностное развитие вузовского педагога: целевые ориентиры, фазы и условия образовательной среды

The article, from the points of view of different groups of subjects of domestic higher education (society, the state, representatives of the vocational and pedagogical community of teachers, students and students), analyzes current ideas about the ideal teacher of an educational organization of higher education, which can serve as a guide for a modern university teacher in choosing the goals and content of his professional and personal growth. The results obtained as a result of theoretical analysis and empirical studies are summarized and systematized according to two groups of characteristics: business qualities and personal qualities of a university teacher. As the invariant professional and personal quality of the teacher, his continuous professional and personal growth (development) is distinguished. Based on the situational-environmental approach, the pedagogical design of personal-developing educational systems characterized two qualitatively different phases of the cycle of professional-personal development of the teacher: 1) the phase of its adaptation and independent activity in the educational environment of the university; 2) the phase of development of professional and personal position and innovative activities in the educational environment. The environmental stimuli and opportunities required by the teacher for development at each phase are considered. The risks of maladaptation of a specialist teacher corresponding to these phases have been identified and described, which should be eliminated by means of managerial pedagogical support and special design of elements of the educational environment.

Gender and Racial Diversity Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments and Gynecologic Oncology Divisions in Canada: Are We There Yet?

ObjectivesGender and racial diversity in academic Canadian departments of obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) have not been previously described. We examined gender representation in leadership in academic OBGYN departments and gynecologic oncology (GO) divisions, and determined factors predictive of leadership and promotion including racialized status. MethodsThis cross-sectional study of Canadian residency-affiliated academic OBGYN departments queried institutional websites in January 2021 to compile a list of academic faculty. Subjective gender was assessed using photographs and pronouns, and racialized status was determined using photographs. Logistic regression analyses determined predictive factors for leadership roles. Fassiotto et al. rank equity indices (REI) and Hofler et al. representation ratios were calculated. ResultsWithin 16 Canadian institutions there were 354 (33.6%) men and 699 (66.4%) women, with 18.3% racialized faculty. Men were more likely to reach full professorship (P < 0.00001) and leadership positions of department chair, vice-chair or division head (P = 0.01). Representation ratios for women in OBGYN were <1 for all administrative leadership positions, and pairwise comparisons of the probability of promotion for women OBGYNs using REI reveal significant disparities between senior and junior administrative leadership and professorial ranks. Racialized physicians were less likely to have attained full professorship (P = 0.002). Ninety-seven academic GOs were identified: 68 (70.1%) were women, 17 (17.5%) racialized. Seven GO divisions (44%) had no racialized members. On multivariate analysis, only year of completion of fellowship was predictive of leadership. ConclusionIn academic Canadian OBGYN departments women are underrepresented in leadership and full professor positions. Racialized faculty are underrepresented in full professorship.

Enhancing Consistency of Maximal Responding in Behavior Description Interviews: An Exploration of Priming and Response Length

In a Behavior Description Interview (BDI), candidates are asked to describe past experiences that demonstrate skills and abilities important for the position (Janz, 1982). A recent study by Huffcutt et al. (2020) found that only around half of participants (48.1 percent) describe an experience reflecting maximal performance capability. Random mixing of maximal capability with day-to-day typical performance tendencies is problematic psychometrically because candidates are not all providing comparable information and top candidates could be overlooked. Given notable methodological concerns with Huffcutt et al.’s approach, our first purpose was to provide empirical confirmation that maximal responding in BDIs is, in fact, inconsistent. Our estimate of the proportion of maximal responding was even lower (41.3 percent), further amplifying concerns when assessment of maximal performance capability is desired (e.g., for many professional positions). The second purpose was to investigate two factors that could increase the consistency of maximal responding: rewording the main BDI question to focus directly on absolute top-end experiences (i.e., priming) and longer response length. Both were found to have significant effects. A number of directions for future research were identified, which, along with these findings, could help researchers move closer to the long-term goal of uniform description of experiences that reflect each candidate’s maximal capability (or typical tendencies if so desired).

Exploring the role of instructional leaders in promoting agency in teachers’ professional learning

This qualitative study used structural analysis of conversational episodes and content analysis to examine how two instructional leaders fostered teacher agency and collaboration in planning ongoing structures and content during a yearlong professional learning experience in one elementary school. Framed within a theory of agency, we found a merging of insider and outsider knowledge in the interactions between university partners and the two leaders of the English language arts leadership team that occurred across time, that agentive discourse was topically coherent among the leadership team as a collective group, and that the collective group maintained reflective and forward-looking common professional learning goals. We argue that meaningful professional development contexts position all participants in ways that value and trust their individual contributions and prompt them to act agentively to meet individual learning goals while maintaining a focus on the school’s collective goals.

Guidance and Counseling in Colleges and Universities in Taiwan: Challenges and Perspectives

&lt;p&gt;本文旨在探討臺灣大專校院諮商輔導工作歷經超過60年之發展，輔導工作現況、挑戰與展望。本文採文獻分析法與文件分析，以學生輔導法為依歸，依三級輔導機制、輔導組織定位與資源人力配置，以及績效評估與自我改善機制等三面向探討，並提出如下展望：(1)大專校院諮輔單位之專業形象與組織定位、角色功能宜再定義與明確化；(2)建立校園生態系統合作模式，型塑正向輔導氛圍，共同推動三級輔導工作；(3)建立資料庫或大數據平台，以利掌握現況資訊及趨勢脈動。(4)在績效展現部分，宜結合校務研究建立證據導向與持續改善機制之校本輔導工作特色與品保系統；(5)發展嚴謹、具公信力之諮商輔導認證機制。(6)同時為因應與日俱增之輔導工作需求與挑戰負荷,宜提升區域平台之功能，確保輔導工作品質與效能；(7)網路及後疫情時代宜善用科技，使諮商輔導工作與時俱進。&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This study aimed to explore the development, implications, challenges, and prospects of counseling work at Taiwan&amp;rsquo;s colleges and universities for more than 60 years. This study employed the literature analysis and document analysis methods to explore the current situation and challenges from three aspects of counseling, namely organizational position and manpower allocation, three levels of guidance and counseling and transition mechanism, and performance evaluation and self-improvement mechanism. It anticipated the following prospects: redefine and clarify the professional image and organizational position and role and function of guidance and counseling units in colleges and universities. Additionally, according to the comprehensive professional definition and by integrating the division of work, a campus ecological system based on a cooperation model should be established, fostering a positive counseling image and collectively promoting the three levels of guidance and counseling. It is recommended that government or academic organizations establish a database or big data platform to acquire current information and trends to expand and improve guidance and counseling work. Regarding performance, it is advisable to incorporate institutional research to establish an evidence-oriented and continuous improvement mechanism for school-based counseling characteristics and quality assurance systems and develop an authentic and rigorous guidance and counseling credential-awarded mechanism. Guidance and counseling professional associations should promote effectiveness evaluation, performance presentation, and counseling work quality assurance system of each school, broadening the implications and scope of colleges and universities&amp;rsquo; counseling. Simultaneously, to cope with the ever-increasing needs and challenges of counseling, it is advisable to enhance the functions of the regional platform to ensure the quality and effectiveness of counseling work. Guidance and counseling in the post-epidemic era should be integrated with emerging technologies to develop technological consultation work that can align with current trends.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

The Mystery of Lomonosov’s Date of Birth

Officially, the date of birth of M. V. Lomonosov is now considered to have been November 8 (19), 1711, although it is stipulated that this is a conditional date since the metric book where it was recorded was lost in the 18th century. This date of birth was chosen in 1911 by the Academy of Sciences for the jubilee celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the luminary of science, according to the assumption of Academician M. I. Sukhomlinov (1896). The author of the article found out that the now accepted 1711 year of birth of Lomonosov is the result of calculations by his colleague at the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Academician Ya. Shtelin (1709–1785), made after the death of Lomonosov in 1765. An analysis of all previously known and newly identified sources and all existing versions of his birth date allowed us to put forward a new version. The author of the article shows that Lomonosov, in certain circumstances, whether he was ordained a priest or appointed to the position of professor, it turned out to be advantageous to exaggerate his too undignified age. The conducted research allowed to challenge the assumption of Ya. Shtelin (1765) about the birth in 1711 of the great Russian scientist-encyclopedist, poet-innovator Lomonosov and based on the study of reliable documentary materials (the certificate of the metric book about his death, the memoirs of the professor himself in the transfer Ya. Shtelin) to assert that he was born in 1714. It probably happened days earlier or on the very day of the memory of St. Michael Malein on July 12 (23), or on the eve or on the very day of the memory of St. Archangel Michael on November 8 (19), 1714. Both versions should now be considered equivalent.

Research on the Demand for Professional Positions in Guangxi Health Management Company

Research on the Demand for Professional Positions in Guangxi Health Management Company

МЕТОДИ ОЦІНКИ СТАНУ ТА ДИНАМІКИ РОЗВИТКУ НЕУРЯДОВИХ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙ

The article is devoted to the analysis of common methodologies for evaluating the activities of civil society organizations (CSOs). The main two areas of assessment of the sector of the Romanian society are analyzed, namely, a general assessment of the state of development of CSOs in a certain geographical region, which involves a broad study of the landscape of civil society in a specific country or region, which makes it possible to understand the general state and functioning of the sector and the assessment of the activities of individual CSOs. which focuses on the performance and impact of specific organizations or groups of organizations, allowing for a more detailed and individual understanding of their performance. Generalized stages of general assessment, which can be adapted to different types of research, have been studied and defined. The assessment of the overall viability of the civil society sector in Ukraine during 2018–2022 was carried out using the analysis of the Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index (CSOSI), the most optimal quantitative indicator for the general assessment of the civil society sector, which showed an improvement in the general indicator of the viability of the civil society sector on average by 3% and its individual aspects. Thus, as of 2021, Ukrainian CSOs are at the stage of «sustainability development», which means a sufficiently high level of viability of the sector, as well as a high potential for development. The state of activity of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ukraine during the war was studied. The main problems most often indicated by organizations are the need for financing (in particular, administrative costs), insufficient material and technical infrastructure, emotional burnout, shortage of human resources and insufficient cooperation with local authorities. New organizations established in 2022-2023 were the most affected by the financial shortfall, while those established since 2001 were the least affected. In a significant number of organizations, there was a lack of specialized professional positions.

Using the hybrid method AHP-PROMETHEE to allocate teaching posts

The decision-making process regarding the allocation of professor positions is a recurring theme in higher education institutions. The study shows a model of allocation of teaching positions based on a hybrid methodology AHP-PROMETHEE, proposed for a higher education institution with distribution of vacancies in departments. Where, through the case study, it was possible to determine, through a scientific technique, the appropriate allocation of places, presenting as a result the department in which the vacancy will be allocated. For this purpose, the AHP was used to define the weights of the analyzed criteria and the PROMETHEE to select the department that will receive the teaching post. The work also compares the result presented by the proposed method with the solutions proposed by the model used by the analyzed institution and the MEC/Andifes model, in addition to demonstrating the advantages of using the AHP-PROMETHEE technique to solve the problem.

Food Security, Affordable Housing, and Poverty: An Islamic Finance Perspective

Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu, Food Security, Affordable Housing, and Poverty: An Islamic Finance Perspective. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, XX + 190 pp. ISBN 978-3-031-27688-0, Price EUR 109.99.&#x0D; Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu is a practitioner and an academic on the subject of Islamic finance. Since first joining the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in 2008, he has worked his way up to the position of senior professional at the bank. He obtained his doctorate in Islamic finance from Durham University (UK), and besides being a finance practitioner, he also holds the esteemed position of associate professor at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Turkey. His professional background places him in an ideal position to discuss Islamic finance.

Investigation on reproductive health status of women workers in different positions in oilfield enterprises

Objective: The status and influencing factors of reproductive health (including menstrual period and gynecological diseases) of female workers in different positions of oilfield enterprises were analyzed. Methods: From January to December 2020, a total of 979 female workers in an oil field were selected as research objects by the judgment sampling method, and the "Female Reproductive Health Survey" was used as the investigation tool to investigate the demographic characteristics, menstrual status and gynecological diseases. The influential factors were analyzed by 2-test and logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of abnormal menstruation was 26.1% (256/979), dysmenorrhea 53.1% (520/979), and gynecological diseases 54.34% (532/979). The prevalence of breast disease was 23.39% (229/979), uterine disease 11.03% (108/979), cervical disease 10.32% (101/979), and HPV infection 7.97% (78/979). Age, the nature of the job and whether occupational harmful factors were clear were the influencing factors of gynecological diseases (P=0.001, 0.000, 0.007). Age, job nature, working hours and work intensity were the influencing factors of abnormal menstruation (P=0.005, 0.000, 0.000, 0.010) . Conclusion: The reproductive health status of female workers in different positions of oil field enterprises is not optimistic, and the reproductive health status of female workers in professional and technical positions needs to be improved.

Entry-to-Practice Business and Practice Management Competencies: A Qualitative Systematic Review to Inform Canadian Physiotherapy Curricula

Purpose: There is increasing demand for business skills among healthcare professionals. The aim of this qualitative systematic review was to identify and summarize existing business and practice management (BPM) competencies for rehabilitation university graduates with the intention to inform curricula. Method: The key electronic databases searched include ABI/INFORM Global, CINAHL, Education Source, Embase, and Medline. The initial search was performed in December 2018 and updated June 2021 with the following inclusion criteria: articles addressing BMP competencies in university-level rehabilitation programs in developed countries. To ensure professional position statements and standards documents were captured, this grey literature was also included. Resources were extracted using EndNote and two reviewers independently screened and appraised the resources using the AACODS Checklist. Results: Nine resources met the inclusion criteria and were incorporated in the qualitative synthesis. Quality-assessment scores ranged from 4 to 6 out of 6 on the AACODS Checklist. Several practice management competencies were consistent across multiple rehabilitation professions. However, business competencies were inconsistent with “marketing” and the “ability to develop a business plan” arising sporadically across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy competency profiles, as well as individual audiology courses. Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to suggest that a consensus exists for BPM competencies for rehabilitation university graduates in Canada. The aggregate list of 64 competencies compiled can be used to inform further research.

Celebrities dressed like a goddess: Admiration, cultural appropriation and disrespect

In September 2020, the Italian edition of Vanity Fair magazine published a series of interviews with Italian women in important professional positions. Each woman interviewed was compared with a female figure that had a paramount role in history or in popular culture. Chiara Ferragni, entrepreneur and influencer who had established herself in the international fashion scene, was depicted as the Madonna with child, painted by Giovan Battista Salvi, also known as Sassoferrato, upsetting readers and social network/internet users. This will be the starting point of our analysis of other cases. At times the media portray or adorn the celebrity as a deity, or as a cult figure, thus mystifying or desecrating the sacred meaning of deities and history; there are dozens of examples of famous people who were portrayed or have made appearances dressed as divinities. The article will aim to offer a comparative analysis by attempting to systematically explain the variants of the social phenomena found in the parallelisms between appropriation and spectacularization of religious clothing.

A partial empirical test of the general strain theory on cyberbullying victimization among expatriate students

A partial empirical test of the general strain theory on cyberbullying victimization among expatriate students

Empowering the Online Media System: The Innovative Route of Effective Digital Government Response in China

Studies on the Chinese government’s online response present diverse voices and perspectives, but consensus cannot be reached. The literature has constantly ignored the construction of an online media mechanism, which includes professional positions and standardized procedures that were designed inside the online media to process information and facilitate an effective government response. Does the reconstruction of an online media mechanism benefit the effectiveness of government response? If so, how? From the perspective of the media mechanism, what are the influential factors for the effectiveness of government response and how do they work to exert this impact? Engaging with the media system dependence theory, I conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with the editor at the Beijing Municipal Government Website and official document drafters at prestigious research institutions. In conversation with the political system theory, multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the daily government response data covering the period from 2019 to 2020. This article argues that the innovations in the mechanism inside the online media system can outsource some information management functions from the political system to the online media system. These innovations also assist in partial power transfer from the political system to the media system to achieve an effective government response. The political system faces dual pressure, including content pressure and time pressure, regarding its online response.

The effect of parental background on the potential education and employment of migrants’ children in Switzerland

ABSTRACT This paper explores the relations between parental background, the education level reached and the socioprofessional position of children during their transition to adulthood. The paper links segmented assimilation and institutional theories with a life-course approach. It tests three types of mechanisms of the relationship between parental background and children's lifecourse, which are the critical-period model; the path-dependency; and the cumulative-effect model. The paper uses data from the LIVES-FORS cohort panel survey and develops techniques of Bayesian network modelling. The sample is composed of 788 young people educated in Switzerland before the age of 10 with Swiss or non-Swiss origins interviewed five times from 2013 to 2017. The paper provides striking results of path dependency-effect models. It shows no correlation between the geographical origin of the parents and their children's success at school. The professional position of the children of migrants seems only correlated to their educational capital and gender.

Realigning human resource development in Saudi public universities: exploring equity and social justice theories

PurposeSaudi Arabia (SA) is amongst the few countries with a significant foreign workforce who are employed in the higher education sector. More specifically, 39% of SA's academic staff members are foreign nationals and 63% of that proportion occupy professorial positions. Drawing from a workforce localisation perspective, the study was framed as an exploration of equity and social justice amongst Saudi nationals and foreign nationals in a university work setting. The authors employ the lens of how human resource development (HRD) opportunities are administered.Design/methodology/approachFollowing the choice of an exploratory qualitative study, the authors employed a multi-case study approach where each of the six universities represented a unit of analysis.FindingsThe authors found that nationality differences influenced access to HRD opportunities. These differences are reinforced by practices associated with procedural processes, managerial discretion and selective restrictions in accessing HRD opportunities.Social implicationsThe findings have both practical and social implications, specifically for the SA government's strategic vision of developing local human capabilities.Originality/valueThe workforce localisation agenda within the higher education sector has both a compounding effect on local human capital and supports SA's 2030 Vision and human capital target. Nonetheless, perceived inequity and injustice in accessing HRD opportunities by foreign nationals potentially undermine morale, academic quality standards and research performance, which impacts the development of future human capital and the ‘Saudization’ goals.