scholarly journals Creating the research and innovation ecosystem

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Ioulia Rytikova ◽  
Stephanie Olson ◽  
Thao Ha ◽  
Thomas Winston ◽  
Mihai Boicu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Adjunct Instructors ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Research Activities

Studies have found compelling evidence indicating the importance of mentoring in promoting the development of a scholar in higher education. Often it is viewed as a relationship between professors and graduate students or junior faculty members. It also assumes professors' influence on students' development through the courses they teach. The topic has been studied thoroughly but it still raises some concerns. As practice indicates, tenure-track/tenured professors mostly teach advanced courses, and term/adjunct instructors, who generally do not have extensive research experience, focus on undergraduate education. This creates a gap in how research and teaching are viewed and approached at different levels, and may have a negative impact on students’ success if they choose to pursue their education at a higher level. The Personalized Learning in Applied IT (PLAIT) laboratory offers a comprehensive approach by promoting a nourishing research environment in which professors (adjunct, term, tenure-track, tenured) and students at all levels are empowered in an innovative research ecosystem by participating in a wide variety of synergic research activities. This session gives an opportunity to PLAIT members to present their roles in the research process, describe how it helps them grow as a scholar, and discuss this replicable model.

How Do the Romanian Students Consider the Research Competencies Appropriate for Their Future Career?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-179
Author(s):  
Roxana Constanţa Enache ◽  
Gabriel Gorghiu ◽  
Laura Monica Gorghiu ◽  
Ana-Maria Aurelia Petrescu ◽  
Camelia Stăiculescu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Competencies ◽  
The Individual

Students’ research competencies are seen today, for any specialist, as necessary, both in terms of their use in academic training but also for the future careers. The analysis of educational practices in various education systems shows that the development of those skills starts sooner or later along the educational paths. We consider that research competencies are necessary in more and more diverse contexts, together with the development of educational practices that should develop the research competences in the initial and continuous training processes. This study aims to capture the correlation between the perceptions of Romanian students concerning the need to develop research competencies, and the extent to which they are effectively formed in actual higher education programs. The steps made for the development of each career, but also the successful completion of the university studies imply the development and practice of research competencies. The research aims to identify how students from several Romanian universities perceive the need to gather research competencies, what is the meaning of those skills, in what situations are used, but also what barriers are encountered in the research activity. Seeking to minimize any negative impact of research on the well-being status, we believe that a key factor in facilitating well-being is related to responsible research and innovation. Another important aspect of this research is offered by the identification of the respondents’ perceptions considering the importance of research in the students’ future professional activity, which could implicitly determine the interest in ensuring the individual and organizational well-being. For the present research, we aim to find a correlation of research competencies with the well-being status, to identify the necessary research competencies among the objectives of training, to determine the structural elements of research competencies, to identify situations / contexts in which such skills may be useful, to identify aspects that alters the well-being status in research activities, as well as solutions for promoting the well-being status in research activities.

scholarly journals Beyond the dissemination of Earth Observation research: stakeholders’ and users’ involvement in project co-design

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. C03 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba L'Astorina ◽  
Irene Tomasoni ◽  
Anna Basoni ◽  
Paola Carrara
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Participative Approach ◽  
Responsible Research

Modern technology and innovation research needs to analyse and collect users’ requirements from the outset of the project’s design, according to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach. Bringing in new services without involving end-users in the whole research process does not make for optimal results in terms of scientific, technological and economic impact. This commentary reports on research experience of stakeholder involvement and co-production in Italy, implemented in Earth Observation downstream services at regional level. It reports the participative approach and method adopted and the impacts and benefits derived.

The Research Project «Names of Modern Professions» in Extracurricular Work with 6-th Grade Russian Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
M. I. Vasileva
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Selection Of

The aim of the study was to investigate approaches to the formation of general educational skills. A survey examining the design and research process was carried out by 6th-grade Russian students over the course of an extracurricular project entitled «Names of Modern Professions». In the paper, the selection of the «Lexicology» section for such activities carried out by school pupils is substantiated and stages of work on the project are described. The applied methodology involves theoretical analysis of scientific literature, formative experimentation, analysis of products of educational activities, observation and description. It is concluded that the design of extracurricular research activities in the Russian language contributes to the formation of general educational competencies in conducting surveys and searching for information on the basis of subject skills.

scholarly journals Mixed Methods Research in Developing Country Contexts: Lessons From Field Research in Six Countries Across Africa and the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
pp. 155868982110328
Author(s):  
Jamelia Harris
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
The Caribbean

Mixed methods research in developing countries has been increasing since the turn of the century. Given this, there is need to consolidate insights for future researchers. This article contributes to the methodological literature by exploring how cultural factors and logistical challenges in developing contexts interplay with mixed methods research design and implementation. Insights are based on the author’s research experience of using mixed methods in six projects across three African and three Caribbean countries. Three lessons are provided to aid researchers using mixed methods working in developing countries. First, cultural factors call for more reflexivity. Second, adopting a pragmatic research paradigm is necessary. And third, the research process should be iterative and adaptive.

CREATION OF RESEARCH-ORIENTED COMPETENCE-CELL-BASED PRODUCTION NETWORKS

2009 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRO MEJIA ◽  
DIETER WEIDLICH
Keyword(s):  
Research Process ◽  
Production Network ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
Innovative Capabilities ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
Hierarchical Selection

With the basis that research is one of the most important internal sources for innovation, a new approach to create competence-cell-based production networks focused on research activities is presented. Thus, a research process, specific for competence-cell-based networks, is also described. In this process, which is subdivided in different phases, the competence-cells, as the smallest performance units, are temporarily linked in a production network. They cooperate to carry out industry-oriented applied research to generate new ideas or technologies to be used in innovative products. For this process, an approach for the non-hierarchical selection of the necessary competence cells is also introduced. This selection is accomplished by means of the innovation potential, which is based on parameters that evaluate nearly objectively the innovative capabilities of the competence cells.

Integration of Science and Education in Universities of the Regions: Multichannel Funding and Different Organization Models

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-92
Author(s):  
Galina A. Untura ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Flagship Universities ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
The University

Integration of science, higher education, innovative entrepreneurship contributes to the solution of topical problems caused by global challenges. The article shows that universities integrate scientific, educational, innovative activities both within their structural units and in cooperation with other participants in regional innovative systems. The aim is to identify the trends in multichannel funding of universities in the regions, which creates the conditions for the integration of educational and research activities, and summarize the experience of universities that have created strategic academic units (SAUs) as one of the forms of integrating science and higher education. Based on the statistical analysis of financial receipts to universities from various sources in 2015 and 2019 (form VPO_2), the trends and structure of the funding distribution by type of educational and research activities in the regions of the Russian Federation were compared. It has been revealed that educational activities dominate in universities, accounting for about 70% of all income, and research activities 12–13%. Regional cases of the universities (ITMO, NNU, TSU, NSU, SFU) were analyzed. They integrated science and education in the form of SAUs. The cases were prepared on the basis of a content analysis of roadmaps for the period 2016–2020, interviews, and other open information. The analysis has showed that the organizational model of each SAU is created on the basis of the uniqueness and competitiveness of the university’s scientific and educational specialization by mechanisms that ensure the integration of the educational process and research activities through the involvement of students, graduate students in research and innovative projects. It is concluded that the flexibility and versatility of training programs and research at the university in the SAU format is formed in cooperation with many participants in regional innovation systems, which leads to the demand for its services by enterprises in the regions of the European part of the country and Siberia. The synergy of educational, research and innovation activities is achieved within the framework of both one university and through its network interaction with other Russian and international universities, scientific organizations, and enterprises. The experience of creating SAUs can be used by regional administrations, corporations in the development of world-class scientific and educational centers within the framework of the Science national project and national research and flagship universities of the strategic academic leadership program.

The Lake Duparquet Research and Teaching Forest: Building a foundation for ecosystem management

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Fire Disturbance ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Boreal Shield ◽  
Natural Dynamics

The Lake Duparquet Research and Teaching Forest is situated in northwestern Quebec in the Boreal Shield Ecozone. Managed by two constituents of the Université du Québec, in collaboration with two forest companies, Norbord and Tembec, the Lake Duparquet Forest has a strong research program focussed on natural forest ecosystem dynamics that provides the scientific basis for management and silvicultural trials recently begun in the Forest. A bibliographical review of research activities is presented. Keywords: boreal, mixedwood, natural dynamics, fire, disturbance, ecosystem management, silviculture

A Mother-Scholar During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780042097875
Author(s):  
Van Lac
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Junior Faculty Member ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Emergent Literature

This poem highlights the current challenges and the lived realities of a mother-scholar during COVID-19. As a mother of two young children, the author details how the global pandemic has thrown her life into chaos as she attempts to provide support to her children with distance learning while also fulfilling her duties with teaching, research, and service as a junior faculty member on the tenure-track. Reinforcing the emergent literature on the lack of research productivity during this pandemic for mother-scholars, the author as a qualitative researcher illuminates this exact challenge in her poem.

scholarly journals Multi-province epidemiological research using linked administrative data: a case study from Canada.

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Leanne Butler ◽  
Mark Smith ◽  
Wayne Jones ◽  
Carol E Adair ◽  
Simone Vigod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Administrative Health Data ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Research Activities

BackgroundCanada has a publicly-funded universal healthcare system with information systems managed by 13 different provinces and territories. This context creates inconsistencies in data collection and challenges for research or surveillance conducted at the national or multi-jurisdictional level. ObjectiveUsing a recent Canadian research project as a case study, we document the strengths and challenges of using administrative health data in a multi-jurisdictional context. We discuss the implications of using different health information systems and the solutions we adopted to deal with variations. Our goal is to contribute to better understanding of these challenges and the development of a more integrated and harmonized approach to conducting multi-jurisdictional research using administrative data. Context and ModelUsing data from five separate provincial healthcare data systems, we sought to create and report on a set of provincially-comparable mental health and addiction services performance indicators. In this paper, we document the research process, challenges, and solutions. Finally, we conclude by making recommendations for investment in national infrastructure that could help cut costs, broaden scope, and increase use of administrative health data that exists in Canada. ConclusionCanada has an incredible wealth of administrative data that resides in 13 territorial and provincial government systems. Navigating access and improving comparability across these systems has been an ongoing challenge for the past 20 years, but progress is being made. We believe that with some investment, a more harmonized and integrated information network could be developed that supports a broad range of surveillance and research activities with strong policy and program implications.

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