Stop measuring, start understanding! An arts policy and management researcher’s autobiographic account of the urgency of an ethnographic turn in research on the values of art1

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131-143
Author(s):  
Francesco Chiaravalloti
Keyword(s):  
Arts Organizations ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Arts Policy

In this article I argue for a shift of focus from measurement to understanding in research on the values of art. Based on my research experience with publicly funded opera companies and inspired by ethnography, I suggest a bottom-up, contextual and patient approach to research on the values of art in society. Bottom-up means that it focuses on the valorization of practice versus theory; contextual means that it focuses on the valorization of the specific contexts versus the generalizability of results; patient means that it focuses on the valorization of the process of understanding versus the urgency to apply. Three of my research projects illustrate how this approach can contribute to finding a voice for all facets, both quantifiable and unquantifiable ones, of the values that arts organizations create for their communities.

scholarly journals Exploring Residency Program Directors, Preceptors, and Residents' Intentions to Participate in Multicenter Pediatric Pharmacy Resident Research Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 708-717
Author(s):  
Peter N. Johnson ◽  
Brittany Powers Shaddix ◽  
Brandi M. Weller ◽  
Alexandra Oschman ◽  
David George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Resident Research ◽  
Salient Beliefs ◽  
Residency Program Directors

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to explore preceptors, residency program directors (RPDs), and residents' beliefs and intentions in participating in multicenter pediatric resident research projects (PRRPs). METHODS This exploratory qualitative study used the theory of planned behavior to explore beliefs, attitudes, and intentions toward participation in a multicenter PRRP. Two focus groups were formed: RPDs/preceptors and pharmacy residents. The primary objective was to identify attitudes/salient beliefs, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral controls regarding participation in multicenter PRRPs. The secondary objectives included identifying potential barriers and mitigation strategies for multicenter PRRPs. Descriptive statistics and a thematic analysis were performed. RESULTS The 2 focus groups included 24 participants: RPDs/preceptors (n = 16) and pharmacy residents (n = 8). The RPD/preceptor group had a mean of 7.4 ± 5.4 years of research experience; all residents had prior research experience as students. Participants shared and contrasted their salient beliefs, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control beliefs about logistical challenges, networking, mentoring, sample size, collaboration, workload, shared responsibilities for data collection and the institutional review board application, and resources associated with participation in multicenter PRRPs. Other items that participants felt were important were discussion of authorship order and dedicated research time for residents. CONCLUSIONS Participants provided favorable comments toward multicenter PRRPs but acknowledged some barriers. The resident, preceptor, and RPD intention to participate in multi-center PRRPs is very likely if they perceive this as an opportunity for increased networking and mentorship, increased likelihood of publication, enhanced research skill experience, and shared resources and responsibilities.

Normative justification for public arts funding: what can we learn from linking arts consumption and arts policy in Israel?

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tal Feder
Keyword(s):  
Public Funding ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Arts Organizations ◽  
Arts Funding ◽  
Arts Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Normative Justification ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article studies the socioeconomics of government public expenditure for the arts and the normative foundations of state intervention in the arts. I pose two interrelated research questions: (a) what is the relationship between the public funding of the arts and their consumption? and (b) what mode of justification and what perception of the place of art in society is reflected in this relationship? Based on the philosophical work of Alan Badiou, I develop a novel conceptual framework to delineate three types of normative justifications for the public funding of arts organizations: romantic, didactic and classical. Using data from the public funding of 92 orchestras, theaters and dance troupes in Israel between 1999 and 2011, I estimate a cross-lagged panel data model to study how arts funding both affects and is affected by the levels of consumption of the organizations’ productions. The results of the study show a complex pattern of different relationships between funding and consumption that accord with the three types of normative justifications for public arts funding.

Undergraduate Material Research in a Land Grant HBCU to Sustain Local Farmers Communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 1762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria V. Volkis ◽  
Deborah G. Sauder
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Material Research ◽  
Small Farms ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Eastern Shore ◽  
Specialty Crops ◽  
And Training ◽  
Local Farmers

ABSTRACTLand-Grant Universities including those that were developed under the second Morrill Act in 1890 have historically been a key resource for the best scientifically based information for agricultural production. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is situated on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a critical area, with small farms and underserved farmers. This unique location serves as an interface between University specialty crop research and those farmers. While prices of crops such as corn and soy, which traditionally have been a major source of income for local farmers, have increased dramatically over the past years, small farms cannot generate enough income from these commodity crops alone, and a need alternatives for extra income. At UMES agricultural, chemical and material research specialists formed a special research and training cluster in which they work jointly on non-traditional and non-food related applications of specialty crops in the field of material research leading to non-traditional applications of such crops. Examples of such research are: (i) blending natural specialty crops extracts with polymers to develop natural and effective anti-foaling coating to prevent biofilm formation on objects including military ships, platforms etc.; (ii) using biocompatible polymeric chitosan-based blends as sorbents for reversible carbon dioxide capturing and controlled release in algae-growing reactors and in the process of transforming biomass into alcohol by fermentation to increase the effectiveness of biomass use. Only about 20% of students-researchers in the cluster are graduate students and the rest are undergraduates. The main focus is to provide undergraduate students with research experience as a powerful tool for their education and career development. Focus on students performing outstanding research through their undergraduate education is the main priority in UMES. Working on the material research projects described above, our material cluster has developed some educational practices for effectively involving undergraduate students into research. These practices include early involvement, the development of special workshops and training settings for fast project starts, working in small groups lead by more experienced students, picking projects that can be easily divided into small tasks suitable to undergraduate student’s schedules, and participation in scientific conferences for undergraduates and others. In this presentation we will review two material research projects for undergraduate students mentioned above and will show how our best practices are implemented in each of these projects.

A Bottom-Up Approach to Short-Term Immersion in Subsistence Marketplaces

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhu Viswanathan ◽  
Srinivas Venugopal ◽  
Ishva Minefee ◽  
Jeremy S. Guest ◽  
Benito J. Mariñas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
International Immersion ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Life Circumstances

We discuss an international immersion research experience conducted by an interdisciplinary team of business and environmental engineering students and faculty in Tanzania. Using this experience as “data,” we bring out methodological and substantive issues in studying the intersection of poverty and the environment. The approach we describe is bottom-up, beginning with micro-level details of life circumstances. Such micro-level details are often the most challenging to learn and the most neglected in terms of informing practice. Our work speaks to a number of issues such as organizing a short research immersion for effectiveness and efficiency, covering different units of analysis in terms of individuals, households, communities, village-level leadership, and the outside ecosystem of organizations using a bottom-up approach, and combining natural science analytical testing with social science to focus on the substantive domains of environments in subsistence contexts.

scholarly journals Putting student partnership and collaboration centre-stage in a research-led context

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Huijser ◽  
James Wilson ◽  
Yao Wu ◽  
Shuang Qiu ◽  
Kangxin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poster Presentation ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Fellowship ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University

In this case study, we evaluated the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) initiative at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), an extracurricular programme that focuses on academic staff-student partnerships and collaborations. While not directly integrated into university degree programmes, SURF provides students with the opportunity to develop practical research skills related to knowledge they have acquired in class. Participating students receive an authentic research experience, which involves collaboration on research projects with academic staff. All students are required to present results of their projects at a public poster presentation event organised by the university. This case study is a partnership between Academic Enhancement Centre (AEC) staff, who organize and run SURF, SURF students, and a lecturer (M.B.N. Kouwenhoven), and it presents a reflection on their experiences of the SURF programme, and in particular on the notions of partnership and collaboration and the potential tension between those two concepts.

scholarly journals Recruiting Participants into Pilot Trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney P. Joseph ◽  
Colleen Keller ◽  
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Pilot Trials ◽  
Study Participants

Limited research has focused on recruitment strategies for health promotion researchers conducting smallscale pilot studies. Such research is important because small studies often have limited funding streams and personnel resources. Accordingly, many techniques implemented by large-scale studies are of limited use to smaller research projects. This article provides an overview effective participant recruitment techniques for pilot studies with limited funds and personnel resources. Recruitment techniques were derived from the first author’s experience in recruiting participants during his doctoral and postdoctoral studies, the over 25 years of research experience of each of the co-authors, and an extensive review of the literature. Five key recruitment techniques are discussed: 1) leverage existing social networks and personal contacts, 2) identify and foster collaborations with community gatekeepers, 3) develop a comprehensive list of potential recruitment platforms and venues, 4) create recruitment materials that succinctly describe the purpose of the study, and 5) build respectful and trusting relationships with potential participants. Implementation of the proposed techniques can lead to enhanced recruitment, as well as retention among study participants.

Engaging Underrepresented Undergraduates in Engineering Through a Hands-On Automotive-Themed REU Program

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Guessous ◽  
Qian Zou ◽  
Brian Sangeorzan ◽  
J. David Schall ◽  
Gary Barber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Hands On ◽  
National Science

Since the summer of 2006, the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University (OU) has been organizing a research experience for undergraduates (REU) program that has been successful at recruiting underrepresented undergraduates in engineering — women in particular. Funded in 2006–2009 and in 2010–2013 through the National Science Foundation REU program and the Department of Defense ASSURE program, this summer REU program focuses on automotive and energy-related research projects. The main purpose of this paper is to share our 6-year experience of organizing and running a summer REU program and to report on the outcomes and short/medium-term assessment results of the program. Also included are some recommendations that we would make to further enhance the success of similar REU programs. We believe that this type of information could prove to be of value to other REU program directors and faculty seeking to organize similar programs.

Outreach in Surgery at the Undergraduate Level: An Opportunity to Improve Surgical Interest among Women?

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 1412-1415
Author(s):  
Ariel J. Ourian ◽  
Yosef Nasseri ◽  
Som Kohanzadeh ◽  
Daniel R. Margulies ◽  
Bruce L. Gewertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Successful Model ◽  
Surgical Career ◽  
Medical Career

Medical career choice is often formed at the premedical level, thus surgeons must reach out to undergraduates to enhance interest in surgery. Because there is a predominance of women among undergraduates (57%), this outreach also serves as an opportunity to introduce women to a surgical career. We developed an undergraduate course (“Surgery 99”) offering course credit for participation in clinical research projects in surgery, shadowing surgeons in the operating room, and receiving mentorship for a surgical career. Six surgeons (50% women) served as course instructors. The final exam was a thesis with oral presentation. For enrollment, 132 students applied and 13 were accepted each quarter. Eleven students (85%) were women. None of the students had prior exposure to surgery. All but one student (93%) found the experience met or exceeded their expectations. Upon exit, knowledge attained was ranked highest, followed by observation in the operating room, and clinical research experience. All found that the course affirmed their decision to attend medical school and promoted their interest in surgery residency. We demonstrate a successful model for outreach in surgery at the undergraduate level that can positively influence interest in a surgical career, especially among women.

scholarly journals Nurses and multicentric research on the drug henomenon in the americas: benefits and challenges

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Caufield ◽  
Julie Gilbert ◽  
Vera Radünz ◽  
Joanne Olson
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Health It ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
International Program ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Drug Demand ◽  
Latin American Countries

This manuscript describes a multicentric research experience in the area of nursing and health. It briefly outlines the aims of the first International Program for Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in the Americas, which brought eleven nursing professors from seven Latin American countries together with Canadian nursing professors to focus on research in the area of drug demand reduction. The manuscript explores the benefits and the challenges of planning research projects in a foreign context and carrying them out across several distant geographical sites.

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