What a great idea! Someone should evaluate that...

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 270 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Great Idea ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reflective Narrative ◽  
The Way

How often, as clinicians, do we see a really clever idea implemented in the workplace? In rural health in particular, creative work-around solutions are relatively commonplace. However, the evaluation and promotion of these ideas is less so, and this leads to lost opportunities for perpetuating these clever ideas. This paper explores one rural clinician’s experience of what can happen if, instead of appreciating and complementing a great idea, that step of evaluating the great idea is taken. A reflective narrative was created, beginning with a corridor conversation (‘What a great idea! Someone should evaluate that…’), continuing through a formal research project and ending with the impact of that project and the way its findings were communicated and implemented. The narrative outlines the effect of evaluating one great idea at the individual, workplace, organisational, state and national levels. Clinicians are well placed to identify great ideas in practice. Making the decision to evaluate these ideas can lead to personal growth, professional discovery and organisational benefits. With motivation and organisational support, who knows where evaluation may lead?

scholarly journals The impact on authors and editors of introducing Data Availability Statements at Nature journals

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Grant ◽  
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Data Availability ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Subsequent Research ◽  
Time Required ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis paper describes the adoption of a standard policy for the inclusion of data availability statements in all research articles published at the Nature family of journals, and the subsequent research which assessed the impacts that these policies had on authors, editors, and the availability of datasets. The key findings of this research project include the determination of average and median times required to add a data availability statement to an article; and a correlation between the way researchers make their data available, and the time required to add a data availability statement. This paper will be presented at the International Digital Curation Conference 2018, and has been submitted to the International Journal of Digital curation.

Mentoring Faculty Through the Glass Ceiling at HBCUs

2018 ◽  
pp. 58-78
Author(s):  
Audrey McCrary Quarles
Keyword(s):  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Environment

The mission of this chapter is to discuss the glass ceiling and the contributing factors that seem to impact faculty members at HBCUs continuously; provide insight on effective strategies to avoid pitfalls, and to provide helpful recommendations to advance to new grounds once the glass ceiling becomes unbreakable. While steps have been made to examine the impact of a positive environment, the individual is ultimately responsible for personal growth in their chosen environment.

The allied health collective

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-56
Author(s):  
Susan Nancarrow ◽  
Alan Borthwick
Keyword(s):  
Allied Health ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Allied Health Professions ◽  
Professional Project ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Individual Professional ◽  
The Way

This chapter examines the concept of allied health as a confederation of constituent professions. We examine: the way that different jurisdictions define the allied health collective; the rationale for those groupings; and the impact of inclusion (or otherwise) of the groupings on the individual professional project of specific allied health professions. Concepts that will be explored include the considerations around a heterogeneous group of occupations attempting to work together to achieve a single professional project. It also also explores the international contexts of the allied health professions and the relevance of the specific comparisons between Australia and the UK.

scholarly journals The impact on authors and editors of introducing Data Availability Statements at Nature journals

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Grant ◽  
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Data Availability ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Subsequent Research ◽  
Time Required ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

This article describes the adoption of a standard policy for the inclusion of data availability statements in all research articles published at the Nature family of journals, and the subsequent research which assessed the impacts that these policies had on authors, editors, and the availability of datasets. The key findings of this research project include the determination of average and median times required to add a data availability statement to an article; and a correlation between the way researchers make their data available, and the time required to add a data availability statement.

Elton Mayo, muilezels en de ontdekking van de sociale ruimte

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurens A. ten Horn
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Textile Mill ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Elton Mayo ◽  
The Way

Elton Mayo, mules and the discovery of 'social space' Elton Mayo, mules and the discovery of 'social space' L.A. ten Horn, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 22, March 2009, nr. 1, pp. 41-49 The Human Relations movement has fundamentally altered the way we look at the relationship between work and the individual. This shift is traced using publications by Elton Mayo. Over a period of more than twenty years he reported several times on the same research project done in the spinning department of a textile mill in 1923/1924. Both his description and his interpretation changed dramatically between publications from 1924 to 1945. The changes were caused by and ran parallel to the Hawthorne studies in which he was deeply involved. The comparison of publications illustrates how fundamental and incisive this change in thinking was and how difficult it was to make the mental shift necessary. In addition, it questions the extent to which the development of knowledge over time is the result of strict rationality.

IMPACT OF LITERACY ON ORAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING: IMPLICATIONS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESEARCH

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Tarone ◽  
Martha Bigelow
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Illiterate Adults ◽  
The Way

In this chapter we describe a body of research on oral language processing that we believe has important implications for applied linguistics. This research documents the effects of literacy on human oral language processing. Studies in this area show that illiterate adults significantly differ from literate adults in their performance of oral processing tasks that require an awareness of linguistic segments. These studies provide evidence that the acquisition of the ability to decode an alphabetic script changes the way in which the individual processes oral language in certain kinds of cognitive tasks. At the same time, based on research establishing a clear reciprocal relationship between oral language processing skills and literacy, researchers on first language acquisition are extending the scope of their study to explore the way in which an individual's language competence is altered and extended by literacy itself. In this discussion, we describe the broad outlines of this new body of research and scholarship, and explore the implications for our understanding of second-language acquisition, and particularly for theories and research that explore the impact of “noticing” on SLA. We conclude by stressing the social and theoretical importance of including clearly-identified illiterate adults in our growing database on second language acquisition research.

scholarly journals THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF MEGALITHIC CULTURE IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF TEMPLES ON THE ISLAND OF JAVA (FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LATE CLASSICAL ERAS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
pp. 286-306
Author(s):  
Martin Pradipta, Rahadian Prajudi Herwindo
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Mass Hierarchy ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Temple

Abstract - Culture is the outcome of human thinking and as such it is closely related to society. One prominent form of culture that is very well known in Indonesia is megalithic culture based on the use of large stones or slabs. The impact this megalithic culture has made on Indonesia is profound, for it already reared its head long before the Hindu-Buddhist culture entered Indonesia, so it has affected this archipelago up to now. In this research study, objects have been employed that had previously been passed over in the process of purposive sampling, that is to say temples that featured a terrace or steps in parts of their complex were sought after. This research project aims to look for the typical characteristics of this megalithic culture in the temple architecture found on Java, and their connection with each of the Hindu-Buddhist eras. The outcome of the analysis indicates that the particular features of the megalithic culture are reflected in the arrangement or lay-out of the mass displaying tiers on teraces or steps, both on site and in the individual constructions, in addition to its orientation facing the mountain or the location of the temple being situated atop a mountain. Height is an indicator of the typical hierarchy found in this megalithic culture, in other words: the higher, the holier. The aesthetic ornaments or elements encountered in megalithic culture are not particularly well-developed, even though it must be admitted that in the final period there are statues and etched stones, albeit none too orderly or detailed. Keywords: Megalithic, temple, mass, hierarchy, aesthetic element

Mentoring Faculty Through the Glass Ceiling at HBCUs

2021 ◽  
pp. 382-397
Author(s):  
Audrey McCrary Quarles
Keyword(s):  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Environment

The mission of this chapter is to discuss the glass ceiling and the contributing factors that seem to impact faculty members at HBCUs continuously; provide insight on effective strategies to avoid pitfalls, and to provide helpful recommendations to advance to new grounds once the glass ceiling becomes unbreakable. While steps have been made to examine the impact of a positive environment, the individual is ultimately responsible for personal growth in their chosen environment.

Mentoring. A Quality Assurance Tool for Dentists Part 6: Outcomes: Patient Care, Professional Development and Personal Growth Authentic Happiness for Dentists

2010 ◽  
Vol os17 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon P Holt ◽  
Russ Ladwa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Professional Relationship ◽  
Authentic Happiness ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

This paper is the last in a series of six papers that have described different aspects of mentoring. It considers the impact of mentoring when it is used in general dental practice, applying the technique of learning through positive psychology. The first part of the paper considers this approach from a patient's perspective, the second from the perspective of a dentist. Because the impact on the quality of care for the patient is largely mediated through the personality of the dentist, the quality of the dentist's own performance, during his/her professional relationship with the patient, is a critical ingredient. The way that this critical ingredient impacts on quality of care is considered and parallels are drawn between roles assumed in dental practice and those found in industry. The paper also considers the way in which mentoring, as a part of a professional development programme, can enhance dentists’ personal skills and performance. It is an opportunity for great personal growth, with increased levels of job and life satisfaction, leading to greater levels of authentic happiness for all those involved, not least for dentists and the dental team.

scholarly journals The impact of resilience and perceived organisational support on employee engagement in a competitive sales environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anel Meintjes ◽  
Karl Hofmeyr
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support ◽  
Sales Employees ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: Understanding the impact of resilience and perceived organisational support on employee engagement in a competitive sales environment.Research purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between resilience, perceived organisational support and employee engagement among pharmaceutical sales employees in a competitive sales environment; and to establish whether resilience and perceived organisational support hold predictive value for employee engagement.Motivation for the study: Limited research has focused on the unique context of employee engagement as a construct in professional sales. A broader understanding of resilience and perceived organisational support can provide sales organisations with a lever to create an environment where sales employees are more fully engaged.Research design, approach and method: A quantitative, exploratory, cross-sectional survey approach was used. A sample of 125 sales representatives from a South African pharmaceutical organisation participated in the research. The measuring instruments included the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and the Perceived Organisational Support Scale (POS).Main findings: Perceived organisational support, but not resilience impacted employee engagement in a competitive sales environment.Practical and managerial implications: Sales organisations’ interventions to improve sales employee engagement should focus on perceived organisational support.Contribution: The individual role of each construct provided insight into the sales context. The relationship between the constructs offered a different lens through which the drivers of employee engagement in sales can be viewed. This study contributes towards sales literature by including positive psychology and organisational support in a model of employee engagement.

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