An Evaluation of Arrogance Orientations of Academicians in Higher Education According to Student and Alumni Opinions

Arrogant individuals are individuals who tend to position themselves in the center, both in their daily lives and in organizational life, and their relationships with others. While they exaggerate their importance, they tend to take over success in any case. Arrogance, which has the potential to adversely affect the organizational climate, can turn into an obstacle to the state of collective engagement and have a devastating effect on the science discipline, for example, in the academic community. In this context, this study aims to examine the arrogance orientations of academicians working in universities, which are higher education organizations. For this purpose, phenomenology, which is a qualitative research design, was used, and thirteen participants consisting of undergraduate and graduate students and graduates were reached with the maximum variation sampling method. The data obtained through focus group interviews using semi-structured questions were analyzed in terms of content using the Maxquda qualitative data analysis program. Findings obtained as a result of the analyses reveal that the arrogance orientations of academicians were gathered under the dimensions of individuality, comparison, contempt, and discrediting. Based on these results, it is possible to indicate that it affects the academic organization climate negatively and feeds on individuality. In this context, it can contribute to reducing the potentially destructive effects of arrogance by encouraging collective work in academic organizations.

Institutional variables explaining the performance of accounting and administration students

The aim of this study was to analyze the association between institutional variables and the performance of Accounting and Administration students. The microdata of Enade 2018 were used, obtaining 152,491 valid observations. Performance was measured in three ways: final performance, performance in the general training test and performance in the specific component test. In addition, the following institutional variables were considered: academic organization, region, modality and shift. The data were examined using zero adjusted Box Cox Cole Green (BCCG) regression models. The results indicated the institutional variables were relevant to explain the performance. Specifically, it was staked students enrolled in federal centers of technological education had superior performance than the other forms of academic organization. Another relevant point was the students in the North region performed worse than other regions in general. However, they outdid the students from Central-East region in the issues of general training. Regarding the teaching modality, it was found that students of face-to-face teaching presented higher performance than the distance learning students (DL). And the full-time students had better performances overall. As implications, it is pointed out that institutions offering Accounting and Administration courses in the Northern region may want to improve the quality of education, as well as those of the Centre-Western shall want to do so in relation to general training education. Similarly, the teaching on the DL modality can be improved and the offer of full-time courses can be thought of and potentially implemented.

Fieldwork in the Anthropocene. On the Possibilities of Analogical Thinking between Nature and Society

Interdisciplinary sensitivity takes into account the epistemic upheaval of the Anthropocene. However, the still fragmented academic organization between nature and society counteracts intellectual progress. The paper explores the possibilities of enhancing collaboration between biology and sociology by providing an empirical reflection of common methodological grounds. Building on practice theory, pragmatism, science studies and sociocultural anthropology, I discuss current nature–society relationships through an ethnography of a taxonomist’s laboratory, followed up by a biodiversity expedition in Papua New Guinea. I address analogical thinking as a device for interdisciplinary collaboration through four modes of fieldwork enrollment: Ontological, disciplinary, transdisciplinary and experimental. The paper concludes with two arguments: Firstly, fieldwork could engender new knowledge in between differing epistemic cultures and, secondly, an analogical fieldwork approach based on the interrelatedness of experience, trial and cooperation facilitates promising pathways for sustainable futures of inquiry.

Perceptions about Gossip and Rumours in Academic Organizations

Gossip and rumour, as forms of informal communication in academic organization have attracted little research attention in the literature. This paper examines the perceptions of Turkish academics of gossip and rumours, gossip topics and their relationship with certain organizational cultural issues. A web-based questionnaire was sent to 356 academics working in the communications field. The findings revealed that gossip and rumours are quite common in academic organizations. Internal gossip and rumours are perceived to be more common than the external gossip and rumours. Gossips and rumours about the management and the personnel rights are among the top topics. On the other hand, academics generally have negative opinions about gossip and rumours. However, such negative opinions about gossip and rumours were found to decrease when the perceived organizational democracy and internal communication levels increase. It is clear that academic administrators may not cope with gossip and rumours successfully unless they improve democratic participation and internal communication.

History of otorhinolaryngology in Germany before 1921

In 2021, the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its foundation. The aim of this article is to present the main inventions and progress made in Germany before 1921, the date the society was founded. Three chronological periods are discernible: the history of otorhinolaryngology (ORL) in Germany until the beginning of the 19th century, focusing mainly on the development of scattered knowledge; the birth of the sub-specialties otology, laryngology (pharyngo-laryngology and endoscopy), and rhinology in the 19th century, combining advances in knowledge and implementation of academic structures; and the creation of the ORL specialty at the turn of the 20th century, mainly concentrating on academic organization and expansion. This period was crucial and allowed for the foundation of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery on solid ground. Germany played an important role in the development and progress of ORL internationally in the 19th century with such great contributors as Anton von Tröltsch, Hermann Schwartze, Otto Körner, Rudolf Voltolini, and Gustav Killian to mention a few.

Academic Culture and Talent Cultivation

This study aims at introducing and discussing the concept of ‘academic culture,’ the Chinese concept of ‘talent cultivation’, and the influence of ‘academic culture’ in the process of ‘talent cultivation’in the Chinese context. It uses the analysis of some observation notes and relevant literature that examines the issue of ‘academic culture’. The Chinese ‘talent cultivation’is fascinating and seems useful due to the significant development of the higher education system with the increasing internationalization and the innovation of scholars. However, some challenges such as academic scandals and academic corruption, the falsification and plagiarism of academic achievements, the phenomenon of money-worshipping, the vulgar pragmatism, the utilitarianism, the academic creation of falsehood, the culture of guanxi, the lack of talent competition, and the lack of competition with consciousness remain actual. It appears that the cultivation of creative talent and innovative research involves the enhancement of the whole academic organization and environment.

Resiliensi dan Kesejahteraan Subjektif Anak Didik Lembaga Pembinaaan Khusus Anak (LPKA)

Subjective well-being is a form of evaluation and reflection towards life events which are also very important for imprisoned children in Lembaga Pembinaan Khusus Anak (LPKA, a special jail for imprisoned children), since they had a different life from the ordinary children. Research of subjective wellbeing on child prisoners aims to gather data about subjective wellbeing of child prisoners in LPKA by resilience and to know the effect on each domains. The research involves 83 child prisoners in an age range of 12-18. This quantitative research uses Resilience Scale questionnaire by Reivich and Shatte (2002) and Integrative Psychological WellBeing Measurements by Maslihah et al. (2017). It Points out that resilience significantly affects subjective wellbeing (p < .05), in many aspects such as academic, organization, association, and activity. Subjective Wellbeing in child prisoners can be improved by the resilience.

Barriers to a STEM Career

Inequality of gender representation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers continues, despite the narrowing of the gender achievement gap. This chapter showcases original qualitative research that provides clearer insights into origins and effects of math anxiety as the reason females are less likely to choose (STEM) majors and related careers. The role of instruction methodology of the academic organization in perpetuating marginalization practices limits women's STEM achievement. The stage environment fit (SEF) theoretical model probes the relationship of the policies and procedures of the academic organization to the likelihood of female adult-student success in higher education. The American Statistical Association's (ASA) funding of the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education Report (GAISE) mandates reforms for mathematics instruction among the information about new research opportunities and the current state of STEM education in the United States.

Reviving the Institution of ‘Science’ in Islamic Civilization after Mongol Invasion: The Case of Tabriz Rabe Rashidi University

The Mongol invasion caused great devastation and significant social change in the eastern parts of the Islamic world, where scientific organizations did consequently suffer irreparable damage. Using ahistorical-comparative method, the present paper purported to study the model of reconstruction of scientific organizations in post-Mongol invasion era in Iran with emphasis on Rabe Rashidi University of Tabriz. Given that the institution of 'science' for flourishing and sustaining the continuum of progress requires the constant presence of a conducive social and political context as well as economic foundations and institutionalized knowledge-oriented values in society, after the Mongol invasion and positioning of Tabriz as a political center and capital city, Rashid al-Din Fazlullah Hamadani in the capacity of Ilkhanid chancellor expended a great deal of effort to contribute to the development and management of each of the afore-mentioned elements. He aptly combined and augmented the efficacy of the then available 'raw materials' via molding them into an educational organization and reframed the dispersed and informal endowments into a formal academic organization to be utilized by the educational departments and all those involved in Rabe Rashidi. Preparing a conducive educational environment, delineating organizational goals, organizing the space and time of the training groups, developing educational curricula, planning for the methods and quality of teaching, managing classes, and assigning students into cohorts according to their talents and interests were some of the management skills of Rashid al-Din, just to name some. The accomplishments of Rabe Rashidi University in acquiring Chinese and Mongolian sciences and integrating them into the legacy of Islamic sciences besides its special relationship with Byzantium had made Rabe Rashidi one of the channels for the transfer of Islamic knowledge to Europe.

Reviving the Institution of ‘Science’ in Islamic Civilization after Mongol Invasion: The Case of Tabriz Rabe Rashidi University

The Mongol invasion caused great devastation and significant social change in the eastern parts of the Islamic world, where scientific organizations did consequently suffer irreparable damage. Using ahistorical-comparative method, the present paper purported to study the model of reconstruction of scientific organizations in post-Mongol invasion era in Iran with emphasis on Rabe Rashidi University of Tabriz. Given that the institution of 'science' for flourishing and sustaining the continuum of progress requires the constant presence of a conducive social and political context as well as economic foundations and institutionalized knowledge-oriented values in society, after the Mongol invasion and positioning of Tabriz as a political center and capital city, Rashid al-Din Fazlullah Hamadani in the capacity of Ilkhanid chancellor expended a great deal of effort to contribute to the development and management of each of the afore-mentioned elements. He aptly combined and augmented the efficacy of the then available 'raw materials' via molding them into an educational organization and reframed the dispersed and informal endowments into a formal academic organization to be utilized by the educational departments and all those involved in Rabe Rashidi. Preparing a conducive educational environment, delineating organizational goals, organizing the space and time of the training groups, developing educational curricula, planning for the methods and quality of teaching, managing classes, and assigning students into cohorts according to their talents and interests were some of the management skills of Rashid al-Din, just to name some. The accomplishments of Rabe Rashidi University in acquiring Chinese and Mongolian sciences and integrating them into the legacy of Islamic sciences besides its special relationship with Byzantium had made Rabe Rashidi one of the channels for the transfer of Islamic knowledge to Europe.