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Showing 1 to 20 of 1592 for “"academics"”.
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Women academics' careers in Kenya
This thesis examined the experiences of women academics in relation to their family contribution, educational experiences and, factors that motivated them towards academia, while highlighting strategies that they have employed to reach their present professional and academic ranks. In addition, any …
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Revisiting Feminism: Academics versus Activism
Today, feminist theory, instead of accompanying a movement or being generated by a movement, is out there on its own. There is no large-scale social movement to complement it and to act on it. The energy and excitement of collective action is what many feminists miss and what is implied through …
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Academics as parents--parents as academics : a study of the integration of intellectual and child-care labours /
… evident for men who are parents as well as academics. With the participation of 4 key informants, this qualitative research study gave voice to men and women who participate in the academic labour of a Canadian university as professors, and as graduate students, along with the parenting …
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Factors influencing academics' usage of electronic journals
Through a survey of academics at Edith Cowan University, Australia, this study explored their usage of and attitudes towards academic electronic journals (EJs). The data provided insights into the way academics were using EJs at the time of the study and their thoughts on how they will use them in …
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Reconceptualising engagement : a study of Australian academics
… the way in which work has changed in the sector. Academics now face greater accountability for the quality and quantity of their teaching and research at a time when university funding has been constrained. The results have not been all positive for the quality of academics’ working lives and …
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The attitudes of Zululand University academics towards immigrants
South Africa has the most restrictive attitudes towards immigration and immigrants of any country that has been surveyed in the world (Mattes, McDonald, Poore Richmond 1999)). There are an estimated ten to fifteen million immigrants in South Africa (Buthelezi 1996). Immigrants are generally seen as …
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Self-Appraisals, Perfectionism, and Academics in College Undergraduates
The influences on perfectionism and procrastination of race, gender, cognitive-affective and academic self-appraisals, and academic performance expectations were studied. The sample consisted of 155 Introductory Psychology students (57 African Americans, 41 Asian Americans, and 57 European …
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Academic dishonesty: the link between academics and the law
There have been many studies done and much research completed on the problem of academic dishonesty at the college and university level. However, there is a dearth of studies done on academic dishonesty as it relates to the legal issues and trends related to higher education administration. The …
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Knowledge-sharing behaviour intentions of academics and their determinants
… the attitudes, perceptions and behaviours of academics and the identification of factors that support or hinder KSB of academics within developing countries, with a particular focus upon Baghdad University as a prime example for the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region. An approach …
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Academics and individual motivation : the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships context
… to elicit an understanding of what motivates academics engaging in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs). KTPs are a mechanism used by universities to transfer knowledge to business and industry, but there is very little evidence of why academics engage in the activity, and how they find it …
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Ambivalent globalizers, vicarious cosmopolitans: South Korean "geese-dad" academics
This dissertation examines the shifting subjectivities of contemporary South Korean professors, the most prominent, symbolic group of South Korean intellectuals, focusing on the experiences of “geese-dad” professors who respond to the challenges of globalization in both private and public realms. I …
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Perceptions of the university of Zululand academics towards science shops
The study examined the perceptions of University of Zululand academic staff members towards adopting Science Shops. Science Shops represent a participatory action research programme which began in the Netherlands and introduced to the University of Zululand with a view to enhancing the …
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Work-family responsibilities and support for women academics in Pakistan
… with individuals from three groups: women academics, husbands of women academics, and heads of department of two Pakistani universities. The data from these interviews were then read alongside selected theory, to produce accounts of the visible and invisible discourses shaping the positions …
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Exploring bullying aganist academics in Pakistan: A corrosive workplace issue
… (HEIs). The research aims to educate academics, particularly women, about workplace bullying, empowering them to develop effective strategies for prevention and resolution.
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An Investigation Into The Blogging Practices Of Academics And Researchers
… research project investigated the experiences of academics and researchers using blogs to support their practice. The three research questions were: to identify the academics' and researchers' motivations for beginning and maintaining a blog, the contribution of blogging to their learning in the …
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Appraisal in the Gendered Organisation: The Experience of Women Academics
This thesis investigates women academics' experiences of the gendered university culture, during a period of rapid change in the management of higher education and the academic profession. The research draws on a Foucauldian feminist methodology to understand how, and in what ways, the dominant …
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Women academics in engineering : reasons for commitment to the field
This study aims to investigate the reasons women in engineering academia provide for their continued presence in the field. A review of the literature shows that the underrepresentation of women in engineering is an issue of concern for policy makers in both public and private sectors. Engineering …
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Lost in Translation? Non-STEM Academics in the 'Entrepreneurial' University
… set out to explore the ways in which non-STEM academics, working within UK universities that had positioned themselves publicly as ‘entrepreneurial’ institutions, interpret and negotiate the related concepts of the entrepreneurial academic and university. The entrepreneurial university concept …
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