Academic Role Research Articles

Exploring the identities of pathways educators through the lens of Third Space Theory

ABSTRACT Pathways educators, who teach into university-based tertiary preparation programmes, contribute to a unique space within widening participation. Conceptualisations of pathways educators’ identities would benefit from further theorisation to understand the challenges and possibilities of this role, so this was the focus of the current study. Ten pathways educators on academic contracts at a regional Australian university co-constructed concept maps and wrote reflections about what it means to be a pathways educator. These maps and reflections were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to identify patterns, which were then examined through a Third Space Theory lens. The findings highlighted a strong sense of pathways educators dwelling at the margins of academia, in liminal or in-between locations that are complex, nuanced, hard to define and often perceived as lower in status when compared to ‘traditional’ academic spaces. However, the analysis also suggested that finding a home in these fluid, unbounded, spaces might present opportunities for authentic and self-fulfilling work in the ambiguity. While institutional constraints and power imbalances are acknowledged, we also highlight potential implications for pathways educators, and other individuals in academic roles that occupy the margins, through a strength-based lens where agency is not lost but may thrive in unexpected ways.

Ámbitos de la responsabilidad social universitaria: una revisión de literatura

This article explores the different dimensions of University Social Responsibility (RSU) and its relevance in higher education institutions. It examines the organizational, educational, knowledge and social aspects of USR and highlights the growing importance of integrating USR policies and practices within universities. The study emphasizes the need for universities to go beyond their traditional academic role and assume a broader responsibility towards society. The objective of the article is focused on analyzing the areas of University Social Responsibility and the importance that Higher Education Institutions give to this issue at a global level. The article concludes that universities are recognizing the importance of USR and are committed to integrating it into their mission and activities. By embracing USR in these different dimensions, universities strive to contribute to a more just, sustainable and responsible society. The findings of this study have implications for university leaders, policy makers and stakeholders in promoting USR and its impact on higher education institutions and society in general.

Undeserved authorship in surgical research: an underestimated bias with potential side effects on academic careers

The incidence of courtesy authorship in research over time has probably increased due to the enormous pressure to publish to increase the bibliometric indexes necessary to achieve an academic role. The aim of this survey was to quantify and characterize this research malpractice among a very selected group of surgeons from different surgical specialties belonging to the European Association of Surgery (ESA). E-mail addresses for the invitation to take part to the survey were collected by the Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting final program. Five-item were designed and developed by the authors using an online platform. Eighty-six members from 21 countries completed the survey (female/male ratio: 0.09). In the last 10 years, almost half of the responders (41, 47.7%, 37 academics) have included colleagues for courtesy authorship. The most common reason of courtesy authorships was to support the academic career of another researcher (62.5%). Other reasons were fear of retaliation (12.5%), reciprocal authorship (12.5%) or support for a partner (10%). This survey showed that undeserved authorship is sadly confirmed to be a common research misconduct across any countries and medical specialties, even among a very selected group of surgeons with international reputation irrespective of the academic position.

Catalyzed and Non‐catalyzed Synthetic Approaches to Obtain Isocyanate‐free Polyurethanes

AbstractBy reactions of both catalyzed and non‐catalyzed pathway, we attempt to show that the synthetic route of non‐isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPU) is developed quite recently. The advancement of sustainable, bio‐renewable, impermeable and moisture‐insensitive NIPU has started to contribute its role in academia and industry. In case of NIPU formulation, polycondensation of dicarbonate with diamine precursors as well as waste‐free polyaddition of multifunctional cyclic carbonates with diamines via ring‐opening polymerization. Obviously, since the hydroxyl groups (both primary and secondary hydroxyl group) arisen in NIPU is employed to reveal fairly different attributes compared to trivial polyurethanes (PU). The advantage of NIPU comprises of the role of carbon dioxide and renewable feedstock, while various cyclic carbonates obtained to react with diamine substrates to incorporate desired physicochemical and mechanical properties. Indeed, NIPU are noted to be non‐toxic, biodegradable and exhibit remarkable properties. In this review, we account the imperative strategies employed in developing essential sustainable NIPU have been discussed in detail.

Advanced degrees, gender, and professional rank in surgery, disparities in academic medicine

IntroductionWomen comprise nearly half of all residents in training, yet there is a significant disparity of women in academic leadership. Surgical subspecialties are dominated by men in both percentages of physicians and leadership positions. We sought to examine the association of advanced non-medical degrees with academic rank and gender in academic surgery departments. MethodsFaculty from 126 ACGME-accredited academic medical centers were analyzed to identify faculty gender as described in online biographical information, advanced non-medical degrees, academic rank, and additional leadership positions held. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used for statistical analyses. Results4536 surgeons were identified, 69.3% men, 27.3% female, and 3.3% unlisted. Female surgeons were more likely to hold advanced non-doctoral degrees than men (18.2% vs. 13.8%, p ​< ​0.002). Among those with advanced degrees, PhDs were held by 3.3% of women and 5.7% of men (p ​< ​0.001). Female surgeons were less likely to hold the rank of Professor than male surgeons (15.8% vs 30.3%, p ​< ​0.001), and more likely to hold the rank of Assistant Professor than male surgeons (51.9% vs 36.1%, p ​< ​0.001). This likelihood remained true when analyzing only surgeons with one or more advanced non-medical degrees. Men were more likely to be Chair of Surgery (3.0%), Division Chief (9.6%), and Research Chair (0.5%); compared to women (1.3%; 4.8%; 0.2%; p ​= ​0.001, <0.001, 0.21 respectively). ConclusionsThere continues to be a significant male predominance in general surgery. Gender discrepancy is also seen in professional rank and academic title despite women holding more advanced degrees. Advanced degrees are currently considered academic qualifications, but this does not reflect surgical academic leadership roles or rank.

Impact of gender inequality on the educational and career development of young epileptologists in Italy: A survey of the Young Epilepsy Section – Italian chapter

ObjectiveThe Young Epilepsy Section-Italian chapter (YES-I) is the Italian section of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)-YES. It was founded in 2019 with the aim of increasing the involvement of young epileptologists within scientific associations and facilitating their educational training. The Education and Career Task Force designed a survey on the impact of gender inequality on the educational and professional growth of young epileptologists. MethodsThe survey was proposed via QR code during the 43rd National Congress of the Italian League Against Epilepsy (Padua, 8–10 June 2022), and subsequently distributed via email until 7th September 2022. ResultsOf the respondents, 73.6% were female. Of note, 51% of the entire sample answered that they found “no impact” of gender on educational activities (64.3% male against 46.1% female). Only 10% of women stated they have seen very much gender-related inequality in their education or career. However, the majority of our cohort (66%) thought that gender had a negative impact on progression within a scientific society, as well as in female leadership roles in clinical practice (67.9%). Furthermore female medical staff received little work recognition (56.6%). Lastly, 83% of responders did not have children, and only 37.7% declared their colleagues to be empathic in relation to absences for family emergencies. ConclusionsLack of awareness of the gender inequality issue might explain inconsistencies in the findings of our survey. Despite the remarkable progress of women rights over the last century, our survey suggests that disparities in academic and decision-making roles exist also in the epileptology field.

The rebel, the professor, and the entrepreneur: Qualitative study to explore creator stories of FOAM.

The free open access medical education (#FOAMed, or FOAM) movement creates educational content intended to inform medical education and clinical practice and is distributed in an unrestricted fashion (e.g., open access website). The who, what, and in particular the how of FOAM has raised important questions about the sustainability of the movement. We recruited a diverse research team that included educational researchers, FOAM contributors, a business academician, and medical trainees to design and conduct a qualitative study exploring the work of FOAM creators. We analyzed the transcripts of interviews with 11 participants from top FOAM websites in emergency medicine and critical care. The team met frequently to iteratively identify and discuss emergent themes (major and minor) until saturation of concepts was achieved. Creators of FOAM could be categorized using three archetypes: the rebel, the professor, and the entrepreneur. The rebel was categorized as distinctly rejecting "traditional academic structures" yet was compelled to deliver educational content via alternative routes. The professor retained a traditional academic role, instead creating FOAM to supplement academic activities (teaching courses, disseminating scholarship, promotion). Entrepreneurs focused on creating a sustainable entity in an effort to supplement their income and reduce clinical obligations. While all FOAM creators appear unified in their passion to create, promote, and distribute educational material with unfettered access to educators, their motivations for creating content could be differentiated. Given the grassroots nature of FOAM, creators share concerns related to financing, time commitments, and threats to sustainability of these businesses. The longevity of FOAM and what business models are best suited to support them are uncertain. Further exploration of the implications could investigate the best ways to engage with and support the different FOAM creator archetypes and develop models of sustainability.

Academic Identity, Scholarly identity, and the Hero’s Journey

The notion of academic identity often refers to several different but related phenomena (Flowerdew &amp; Wang, 2015; Gee, 2000), the first among which are the characteristics of being employed as a professor at a university and all the challenges that come with it as a professional workplace. For example, Smith et al. (2022) note that “academic identity has been a topic of interest for many years, often dealing with the complexity of the academic role within organisations where significant ‘professionalism’ (migration to key performance indicators and managerialism) has taken place following a period of significant expansion in student numbers and a move towards neoliberalism” (p. 1294). In this case the term academic identity is perhaps akin to the notion of professional identity as it shares much in common with other workplace identities and the relationships and power struggles that come with it (Billot, 2010; Clegg, 2008; see also Drennan et al., 2017; Henkel, 2005). Yang et al. (2022) discuss the role of emotional resilience in navigating this process.

Attention Challenges &amp; Symptom Manifestation Across Young Adult Roles for Undergraduates With Learning Attention Disorders: A Preliminary Analysis

Abstract Date Presented 04/21/2023 A qualitative examination is presented of experiences of LD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) challenges and symptom manifestation among college students negotiating young adult daily tasks and social, work, and academic roles and contexts that may inform OT practice and anticipatory guidance. Primary Author and Speaker: Consuelo Kreider Additional Authors and Speakers: Anya Klumpp Contributing Authors: Sharon Medina

The historical role of scholars and public intellectuals in Uganda’s post-independence politics: A critical study of the gang of four

This paper explores the contributions of four eminent political figures namely Edward Bitanywaine Rugumayo, Dani Wadada Nabudere, Omwony Ojok and Yashpal Tandon to the post-independence politics of Uganda. The quartet belonged to the anti-Amin groups in exile who participated in the Moshi conference in Tanzania with the support of President Julius Nyerere. They were dubbed the gang of four by President Godfrey Binaisa during his short-lived regime in 1979. The four had been members of the National Consultative Council (NCC) which served as the legislative arm of the UNLF government under Yusuf Lule and Godfrey Binaisa. Edward Bitanywaine Rugumayo chaired the NCC; in other words, he was the speaker of the then National Assembly. During his tenure as the chairman of the NCC, Lule was removed from office after only 68 days. After Lule’s overthrow, Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa was sworn in as president but shortly, he was also overthrown by the military commission under the leadership of Paulo Muwanga and Yoweri Museveni. The gang of four later to played a very critical role in academia and taught in many universities both within and outside Africa. The four never participated in the 2nd Obote regime; they were all in exile. However, they resurfaced after the fall of the Obote II and two of them; Edward Rugumayo and Omwony Ojok worked closely with President Museveni during his lengthy NRM regime and served in different capacities.

Rumänistik in Berlin: die Geschichte einer philologischen Kleindisziplin

"This study is a short history of the Academic teaching of Romanian language and literature in Berlin since the foundation of the Romance Languages Studies. Romanian appears for the first time as an academic curricula at the beginning of the 20th century at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University which after WW II was called Humboldt-University and remained in the eastern sphere after the division of the city of Berlin in east and west. In 1949 the Freie University of Berlin will be established in the western part of the city with support of the US-Government. From this moment on, we have two academic institutes for Romance languages in Berlin offering Romanian Studies, one in the Eastern and one in the Western part of the city. This paper highlights the personalities and their activities in the development of the curricula of these studies in the historical context from the social and political standpoint. We give an outline of how the Romanian teaching developed after the Fall of Berlin Wall and at what point we are now today. Hariton Tiktin was the first scholar to found the department of Romanian language at the Berlin University. Despite his valuable contribution through his comprehensive dictionary, his academic personality has gone forgotten. Tiktin was followed in the 1930s by Ernst Gamillscheg, an Austrian with strong sympathies for the upcoming national-socialist and fascist politics. Retrospectively his academic role in the two decades has been subject to controversy. The second half of this period is also marked by the Romanian linguist Sextil Pușcariu, that was active in Berlin as an academic scholar, being a guest lecturer at the University and as a founder of the Romanian Cultural Institute. The Ending of the War was characterized by a denazification of the academic world, and shows that the measures have never been consistent. The case Bucur is just a tragic academic anecdote. The Afterwar finds the Cold War represented by two competing Universities, and each of them had a Romanian department. On one hand in the western Free University Romanian was focused on Eastern European Studies and in the context of the Romance Philology as well, on the other hand in the Humboldt University the emphasis was on Language Studies and Translation. With the Fall of the Berlin Wall there is a slow change in the curricula reducing Romanian Studies in both Universities to the point that Romanian has been given up in the Free University. The Romanian Studies are still vivid at the Humboldt University but not as independent subject. It is part of different Bachelor and Master-Studies and is open to a wide variety of study subjects and also to all German students from other Universities of the region. At the End of the Essay there is a short analysis of the students interested in the subject, which leads to some conclusions about the future development of the Studies."

HEALTH AND SPIRITUALITY DALAM PENGEMBANGAN WELLNESS TOURISM BERBASIS KEPADA MASYARAKAT DI DESA WISATA KENDERAN KABUPATEN GIANYAR

Several areas in Bali have the potential to develop wellness tourism, namely from their natural resources, one of which is the Kenderan Tourism Village, Gianyar Regency. Kenderan Tourism Village can develop into a wellness tourism attraction by utilizing its natural resources. The purpose of this study was to formulate health and spiritual strategies and programs in the development of community-based wellness tourism in Kenderan Tourism Village. Theory of change as a grand theory, research uses qualitative methods supported by Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) analysis. Completion of the ISM questionnaire through the Expert Survey involved seven experts to obtain information regarding contextual relationships in each element and sub-element in the questionnaire. From the results of the analysis the following strategies can be obtained: Increasing the role of the community, local entrepreneurs and the government through good cooperation in the development of wellness tourism; Increasing the competence of local human resources in the development of wellness tourism; Increasing the role of the Regional Government of Gianyar Regency in the development of wellness tourism; Increasing the role of Pokdarwis in managing wellness tourism in the Kenderan Tourism Village; Increasing the role of academics in tertiary institutions is related to research and development of HR competencies, especially in the field of wellness tourism.

Arabic Language and Coaching: Efforts to Students’ Completion in Master of Arabic Education

This study aims to reveal the coaching efforts made by lecturers, supervisors, and examiners of Arabic Language Masters Department (MPBA) students at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. This research is qualitative with a psychological approach. The primary data of this study were MPBA students who had dropped out but they succeeded in passing the last limit of their study period. In addition, the primary source of this research is the supervisor and examiner who intensively provide coaching to these students. Secondary data of this research are documents and information related to student conditions from the head of the department and staff as well as literature relevant to the research topic. The findings of this study are first, there are four stages carried out in the implementation of the GROW coaching model from Goal, Reality, Option, and Will. The Goal is graduating on time, Reality is position and condition of study progress, Option is insights to choose the best strategy, and Will is willing to complete studies. Second, even though they were late in completing their work, the quality of their thesis was quite acceptable and good. This proves that extrinsic motivation greatly affects their performance in thesis writing and overcoming difficulties in studying Arabic. The academic community's role in encouraging and motivating students is very large.

Arabic Language and Coaching: Efforts to Students’ Completion in Master of Arabic Education

This study aims to reveal the coaching efforts made by lecturers, supervisors, and examiners of Arabic Language Masters Department (MPBA) students at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. This research is qualitative with a psychological approach. The primary data of this study were MPBA students who had dropped out but they succeeded in passing the last limit of their study period. In addition, the primary source of this research is the supervisor and examiner who intensively provide coaching to these students. Secondary data of this research are documents and information related to student conditions from the head of the department and staff as well as literature relevant to the research topic. The findings of this study are first, there are four stages carried out in the implementation of the GROW coaching model from Goal, Reality, Option, and Will. The Goal is graduating on time, Reality is position and condition of study progress, Option is insights to choose the best strategy, and Will is willing to complete studies. Second, even though they were late in completing their work, the quality of their thesis was quite acceptable and good. This proves that extrinsic motivation greatly affects their performance in thesis writing and overcoming difficulties in studying Arabic. The academic community's role in encouraging and motivating students is very large.

Still haven't found what you're looking for: The sanctity of the search in filling pharmacy academic leadership roles

IntroductionProfessional pharmacy programs confront many changes that may lead to responsibility adjustments and position changes among leadership roles. Two distinct avenues for filling vacant or newly created roles with administrative responsibilities are the search process and the direct appointment. CommentaryOf the two avenues for position recruitment, the search process is highly preferred. A search, whether national or internal, ensures a broader applicant pool, an opportunity for candidates to share their vision for the role, and protects notions of shared governance between faculty and administration. Direct appointments, though more expedient in the short-term, apply a harried approach to decision-making, circumvent consideration of the best candidates, and sever trust among faculty. ImplicationsPharmacy academic leadership should preference the process of a proper and thorough search when faced with filling a vacant or newly created role. The temptation of the direct appointment, especially for roles with leadership responsibilities, should be avoided, as they are ultimately a deleterious shortcut.

Accomplished women leaders in informatics: insights about successful careers.

We sought to learn from the experiences of women leaders in informatics by interviewing women in Informatics leadership roles. Participants reported career challenges, how they built confidence, advice to their younger selves, and suggestions for attracting and retaining additional women. Respondents were 16 women in leadership roles in academia (n = 9) and industry (n = 7). We conducted a thematic analysis revealing: (1) careers in informatics are serendipitous and nurtured by supportive communities, (2) challenges in leadership were profoundly related to gender issues, (3) "Big wins" in informatics careers were about making a difference, and (4) women leaders highlighted resilience, excellence, and personal authenticity as important for future women leaders. Sexism is undeniably present, although not all participants reported overt gender barriers. Confidence and authenticity in leadership point to the value offered by individual leaders. The next step is to continue to foster an informatics culture that encourages authenticity across the gender spectrum.

A personal reflection upon navigating into a senior academic role.

There are 22,795 University professors in the UK, where 6,340 are women and only 40 are Black women, whilst Asian women are a few more in number. This clearly demonstrates the uncommon narrative of the under-representation of Black minority ethnic (BME) academics in higher education (HE) which has been written about in detail. In contrast, it is rare to read reports on initiatives to successfully navigate senior academic posts. In this article, I will describe two initiatives that I have developed and organized to successfully navigate senior BME academic posts, which have impacted my journey. The first initiative was to understand why postdoctoral researchers were "post-docing" for years, having not been successful in making the transition to lecturers. What was hindering the transition? I was one of them, and some of my female peers as well, who incidentally left HE. I was determined not to leave. I again thought about how to tackle it. It is a known fact that hearing successful BME people experiences and journeys and also understanding how they navigated HE can be powerful. In addition, empowering oneself with additional skills including mentoring, networking, applying for positions, not excluding ourselves due to the lack of confidence, and finally, the importance of having a work-life balance is important as health is wealth. I used this to put together the BME Early Career Researcher (ECR) conference-How to Stay in Academia. After 6 years, it is still going strong. In this article, I will share the impact made over the years which will include testimonies and promotions, including my recent promotion to an associate professor. The second initiative was to understand the barriers and challenges of senior lecturers being promoted to readers and professors. Having successfully transitioned to a lecturer, being overlooked for promotion was now an issue. The project was conducted in 2016/17 at KCL as part of the action plans that needed to be delivered having been a recipient of the Bronze Race Equality Charter Mark. I was provided with a cohort of 51 names of BME staff from different disciplines and was directed to see how I would engage them to hear their experiences. My first concern was that the staff would have engaged in previous initiatives with little or no benefits to them; however, this did not deter me. I thought of the best approach which commenced with a phone interview and then followed up with a focus group, ending with an informal conversation with the Principal of the University. Within 6 months, a BME male was promoted to professor. After a year, both genders were promoted to associate professors (readers) and professors, and to date, I am aware of at least 10 promotions. In both examples, I will demonstrate the support from our allies, some of whom are senior leaders that have openly supported us in our journey. This article will demonstrate a slight shift in the narrative, but a lot more needs to be done, and I am convinced the time is right to start pushing for more. This special issue is an example.

Translanguaging in elementary science

ABSTRACT In a phenomenon known as translanguaging, multilingual learners draw freely from their repertoires without regard for language boundaries. Although multilingual learners live their lives between languages in their communities, science education is just beginning to acknowledge the important role of their hybrid language practices for learning. This study investigated one translingual science event in a fourth grade multilingual classroom focused on electrical phenomena. Expanding our prior study of a soil sample lab (Lemmi et al., 2021) this paper documented eight talk types that took place during the translingual exchanges during a snap circuit activity: (1) making comparisons, (2) asking and answering questions, (3) explaining, (4) giving directions, (5) making observations, (6) agreeing, (7) exclaiming, and (8) affirming. Our findings suggest that students’ translingual participation serves valuable academic and social roles in the classroom and should be considered an important contribution to science learning. This work has implications for the ways in which teachers can support meaningful translingual learning spaces in science through the use of manipulatives and explicit invitation of hybrid languages practices. It also calls for expanding the field understanding of the purpose of translanguaging in science education to disrupt monolingual norms.

Support Received by Nursing Clinical Mentors of Undergraduate Nursing Students

Undergraduate nursing education involves the development of safe and effective practice through theoretical and clinical experience. This requires effective relationships between the higher education institution (HEI), clinical nursing mentors (CNM), and students. CNM hold various views of their role including knowledge of pedagogy and fluency of reflection, evaluation, and assessment skills. However, other evidence claims that CNM are inadequately prepared to work with students secondary to the unclarity of role expectations, role conflict, work overload, and lack of support. The CNM is crucial to ensure that students are fit for practice and thus need to be supported throughout. The purpose of this research was to explore the CNM perceptions of support received whilst mentoring undergraduate nursing students. Eight CNM participated in this qualitative research. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically using an inductive approach. This research was approved by the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology Research Ethics Committee. Three main themes were identified: (1.) Multifaceted support addresses the meaning of support and the multiple realities of how support is experienced by CNM; (2.) Experience as a problem solver explains how problem solving relied on pervious mentoring experience; and (3.) Challenges and barriers explore the situations that leave an impact on mentoring practice and require support. The findings of this feasibility study will serve to inform and support the main research design for a project that will lead to the establishment of a program to support clinical nurse mentors. Further implications for practice include suggestions for areas to improve such as improved communication with academic staff, regular updates, and mentor role clarification.

Human Resources Readiness of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Halal Product in Indonesia

The halal industry has caught the attention of the world today. The halal industry is not only in demand by Muslim countries but also by countries with non-Muslim majority populations. The implementation of the halal certification program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) also affects the process of developing SMEs' human resources in Indonesia. Increasing the capacity of human resources is needed to improve the competence, skills, innovation, and creativity of individuals in carrying out productive activities to increase domestic production. This study is expected to be able to provide an overview (steps that need to be achieved, policy strategies, and various efforts that need to be made) related to the role of government bureaucracy, academics, and business actors in optimizing the halal product guarantee system to support the halal industry in Indonesia. This study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative data. The method used is literature study, in-depth interview, benchmark, and Analytical Networking Process (ANP). A strategic solution for SMEs in increasing the halal market segment is the need for socialization of assistance and submission of halal certification. In addition, the implementation of integrated halal product supply chain management is very necessary to ensure the quality of halal products and services.