scholarly journals Orchestrating End-User Perspectives in the Software Release Process: An Integrated Release Management Framework

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Cleveland ◽  
Timothy J. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
End Users ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Acceptance Testing ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Release Process ◽  
System Failures ◽  
Software Bugs ◽  
Software Release ◽  
Release Management

Software bugs discovered by end-users are inevitable consequences of a vendor’s lack of testing. While they frequently result in costly system failures, one way to detect and prevent them is to engage the customer in acceptance testing during the release process. Yet, there is a considerable lack of empirical studies examining release management from end-users’ perspective. To address this gap, we propose and empirically test a release framework that positions the customer release manager in the center of the release process. Using a participatory action research strategy, a twenty-seven-month study was conducted to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the framework through seven major and 39 minor releases.

scholarly journals Om fotografering og fotografi som forskningsstrategi i barndomsforskning

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Empirical Material

Employing photography and photos in research on childhood This article deals with the question of whether the process of photography and its result the photo can contribute to empirical studies of childhood, and if so, what does this research strategy mean for both the researcher and the researched (the children). The article is based on two sources. The first is a pilot project in three parts of Den-mark in which children spontaneously took pictures of their daily lives (including family, friends, activities, institutions) for a week. The second is the use of photo-graphy in ethnographic research. The children constructed a set of empirical material about their lives as lived in different social arenas in the photos as well as explanations of these in discussing them with the researcher. While the material is not sufficient to provide a conclusive answer to the questions raised in this article, it does provide material for serious reflection.

Towards Human-Centered AI: Psychological concepts as foundation for empirical XAI research

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Weitz
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
End Users ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Specific Task ◽  
Explainable Ai ◽  
First Results ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Psychological Concepts

Abstract Human-Centered AI is a widely requested goal for AI applications. To reach this is explainable AI promises to help humans to understand the inner workings and decisions of AI systems. While different XAI techniques have been developed to shed light on AI systems, it is still unclear how end-users with no experience in machine learning perceive these. Psychological concepts like trust, mental models, and self-efficacy can serve as instruments to evaluate XAI approaches in empirical studies with end-users. First results in applications for education, healthcare, and industry suggest that one XAI does not fit all. Instead, the design of XAI has to consider user needs, personal background, and the specific task of the AI system.

Audio-Psycho-Phonology at Potchefstroom: A Review

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter E. van Jaarsveld ◽  
Wynand F. du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Clinical Observations

Audio-psycho-phonology (APP) has been hailed by some critics as refreshingly new, dynamic, pioneering and revolutionary, whilst others question the theoretical principles and the therapeutic approach, inter alia, because of the strong accent on clinical observations and the lack of rigorous empirical backing. This article presents a short outline of the Tomatis APP approach as well as an overview of eight empirical studies conducted in South Africa on topics such as laterality, stuttering, anxiety, and the application of the technique to the severely mentally retarded. The studies indicate positive effects, such as improved self-control, self-concept, interpersonal relations and achievement functioning. However, identified methodological deficiencies limit the degree to which the gains can be attributed to the APP approach alone. Finally, the authors propose the adoption of a research strategy that is more likely to identify, and produce an understanding of the strategies, agents and mechanisms by which different elements of the APP approach produce their results.

Advancing empirical resilience research

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffael Kalisch ◽  
Marianne B. Müller ◽  
Oliver Tüscher
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Major Point ◽  
Target Article ◽  
The Many ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractWe are delighted by the broad, intense, and fruitful discussion in reaction to our target article. A major point we take from the many comments is a prevailing feeling in the research community that we need significantly and urgently to advance resilience research, both by sharpening concepts and theories and by conducting empirical studies at a much larger scale and with a much more extended and sophisticated methodological arsenal than is the case currently. This advancement can be achieved only in a concerted international collaborative effort. In our response, we try to argue that an explicitly atheoretical, purely observational definition of resilience and a transdiagnostic, quantitative study framework can provide a suitable basis for empirically testing different competing resilience theories (sects. R1, R2, R6, R7). We are confident that it should be possible to unite resilience researchers from different schools, including from sociology and social psychology, behind such a pragmatic and theoretically neutral research strategy. In sections R3 to R5, we further specify and explain the positive appraisal style theory of resilience (PASTOR). We defend PASTOR as a comparatively parsimonious and translational theory that makes sufficiently concrete predictions to be evaluated empirically.

scholarly journals Coming Home: Connecting Older Liberians in the Diaspora with the Family and Friends at Home

Refuge ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Island Community ◽  
Resilience Framework ◽  
At Home

Coming Home is an arts initiative that uses photography and film to connect older Liberians in the Diaspora with friends and family at home. A group of elders in Staten Island came together to create messages for the author to carry to friends and family in Liberia. The author delivered the messages, filmed responses, and returned them to the Staten Island community. The project will culminate in a multimedia exhibit featuring the stories, photos, and films. The author used components of Photovoice, a participatory action research strategy, and Social Network Theory as well a resilience framework to guide the arts initiative. In this article the author describes the process of developing and implementing this project with Liberian elders in the New York Diaspora and discusses the ways in which its methodological approaches amplify the voices of community elders, address their culture and values, and raise public awareness about their special needs.

scholarly journals Identification of Some Research Gaps in Green Human Resource Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Hewapathirana, R. A. ◽  
Opatha, H. H. D. N. P. ◽  
Prasadini Gamage
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Green Human Resource Management

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is increasingly considered as a critical branch of Human Resource Management (HRM) and it is still an emerging field of research that is interesting and highly instrumental in creating and enhancing natural environmental sustainability. This research paper is a systematic attempt to find out some research gaps in GHRM in order to carry out future empirical studies through the adoption of desk research strategy. An extensive literature review was done and it resulted in identifying nine research gaps in GHRM. Among the nine research gaps, two gaps are empirical, six gaps are both theoretical and empirical, and one gap is methodological. Future research studies could be designed and carried out in order to fill these identified research gaps.

scholarly journals Assessing Rural Communities through Youth Photography

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Renee A. Oscarson ◽  
Mary T. Bowne ◽  
Debra A. DeBates ◽  
Julie A. Bell ◽  
Sherri S. Bair
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Issues ◽  
Youth Community

Despite frequent concerns about youth and young adult migration from rural to urban areas, most measures used to assess youth in rural community research have been developed by adults. Accurate understanding of youth community perceptions necessitates youth input into the research process. The participatory research strategy described here, using photography to describe community, enables youth to define community and identify what they value about their communities. Photographs and explanations of the photographs indicated that youth value places (schools, churches, as well as locations unique to communities) and people from those communities. Photovoice, photography-based participatory-action research, is a feasible and engaging method for obtaining youth perspectives on community issues. Further, Photovoice may be adapted to the needs of different age groups and situations.

scholarly journals Using Generic Inductive Approach in Qualitative Educational Research: A Case Study Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisha Liu
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
English Major ◽  
Effective Use

<p>Qualitative research strategy has been widely adopted by educational researchers in order to improve the quality of their empirical studies. This paper aims to introduce a generic inductive approach, pragmatic and flexible in qualitative theoretical support, by describing its application in a study of non-English major undergraduates’ English learning transition from school to university in China. Through an analysis of how this case study was conducted, the main features of the generic inductive approach are discussed in detail. Subsequently, some suggestions for its effective use are put forward so that this approach can help to provide meaningful interpretive power to make sense of the findings in educational research.</p>

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