Higher Education Research in Asia: a Publication and Co‐Publication Analysis     

Jisun Jung  Hugo Horta 《Higher Education Quarterly》2013,67(4):398-419

This study explores higher education research in Asia. Drawing on scientometrics, the mapping of science and social network analysis, this paper examines the publications of 38 specialised journals on higher education over the past three decades. The findings indicate a growing number of higher education research publications but the proportion of Asian publications in relation to the total world publications in higher education research remains stationary. The higher education research community in Asia is heavily concentrated in a few countries and universities, resting on a relatively small number of core scholars who publish research in the international specialised higher education journals. In response to increasing challenges in Asian higher education systems, the paper suggests that the higher education research community in Asia needs to be expanded and include more regional and international collaborations  相似文献   

Academics’ job-related stress and institutional commitment in Hong Kong universities     

Horta  Hugo  Jung  Jisun  Zhang  Li-fang  Postiglione  Gerard A. 《Tertiary Education and Management》2019,25(4):327-348

Tertiary Education and Management - Recent developments in higher education have placed greater emphasis on performance and accountability and raised concerns about increasing levels of stress...  相似文献   

An institutional North Star: the role of values in presidential communication and decision-making     

Jon McNaughtan  Sarah Louis  Hugo A. García  Elisabeth D. McNaughtan 《Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management》2019,41(2):153-171

Mission statements have been a staple of higher education institutions for decades, but little is known of how they are used as a tool for institutional decision-making. Using three distinct data sources, this study relies on framing theory to analyse the perceptions of university presidents in the United States on the role of mission statements in deciding when and how to communicate. Further, we compare the espoused values of university mission statements to the statements university presidents made following the 2016 US presidential election. Findings indicate presidents view mission statements as central to their decision to communicate and our analysis reveals some congruence between mission statements and public statements.  相似文献   

Empowering satisfaction: analyzing the relationship between empowerment,work conditions,and job satisfaction for international center managers     

McNaughtan  Jon  García  Hugo A.  Garza  Tiberio  Harwood  Yvonne R. 《Tertiary Education and Management》2019,25(1):83-99

Tertiary Education and Management - The rising cost of higher education has driven researchers and practitioners alike to identify areas of waste and search for practices associated with increasing...  相似文献   

Biomechanics of walking with snowshoes     

Browning RC  Kurtz RN  Kerherve H 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2012,11(1):73-84

Snowshoeing is a popular form of winter recreation due to the development of lightweight snowshoes that provide flotation, traction, and stability. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of snowshoes on lower extremity kinematics during level walking. Twelve adults (6 males, 6 females, body mass = 67.5 +/- 10.7kg) completed six 3-minute level walking trials. Subjects walked overground without snowshoes and on packed snow using conventional and flexible tail snowshoes. We placed lightweight inertial/gyroscopic sensors on the sacrum, thigh, shank, and foot. We recorded sensor orientation and calculated hip, knee, and ankle joint angles and angular velocities. Compared to level overground walking, subjects had greater hip and knee flexion during stance and greater hip flexion during swing while snowshoeing. Ankle plantarflexion began during late swing when snowshoeing vs. heel strike during overground walking. Lower extremity kinematics were similar across snowshoe frame designs during level walking. Our results show that snowshoeing on packed snow results in a more flexed leg compared to overground walking and may reflect a strategy to limit the effects of walking with an extended heel.  相似文献   

A comparison of the ball rebound characteristics of wooden and composite cricket bats at three approach speeds     

Stretch RA  Brink A  Hugo J 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2005,4(1):37-45

The primary aim of this study was to compare the rebound characteristics of wooden and composite cricket bats. The rebound characteristics of two 'experimental' bats manufactured from composite material were compared with three English willow bats and one Kashmir willow bat. The bats were tested using a specially designed testing rig, which propelled a 156 g Kookaburra cricket ball at three impact speeds: fast-medium, 67 km x h(-1); fast, 101 km x h(-1); and express, 131 km x h(-1) on to the bats mounted in position so that the ball impacts occurred at the position where the blade of the bats was the thickest. The rebound characteristics of the bats were calculated by measuring the approach and rebound speeds of the ball as it passed through a light beam positioned a short distance away from the point of impact. The statistical software package SAS was used to test for significant differences (p < 0.05) between the average rebound characteristics of the bats. Further, Scheffé's method was used as a post hoc comparison to determine whether differences existed between the composite and willow bats. When the composite and traditional willow bats were compared, the results showed no significant differences between the three average approach speeds, while the composite bats showed significantly smaller rebound speeds and coefficient of restitution at all three approach speeds. Thus, the rebound characteristics of the composite bats were significantly less than the traditionally designed English willow wooden bats and would not enhance performance by allowing the batsman to hit the ball harder, assuming all other factors, such as bat speed, mass distribution and the impact point, were the same for the bats. Further study is required to determine the physical properties of composite and wooden bats to enhance their impact characteristics.  相似文献   

The start-up,evolution and impact of a research group in a university developing its knowledge base     

Horta  Hugo  Martins  Rui 《Tertiary Education and Management》2014,20(4):280-293

This article focuses on the understudied role of research groups contributing to develop the knowledge base of developing universities in regions lagging behind in human, financial and scientific resources. We analyse the evolution of a research group that, in less than 10 years, achieved worldwide recognition in the field of microelectronics, with an impact on both engineering research and teaching activities at the University of Macau. Our analysis concludes that voluntarism and loose organizational structures from the start stimulate the development of solid scientific agendas and institutional identity, and that counter-intuitive policies, including academic inbreeding, may also be needed and unavoidable in this effort. The use of these counter-intuitive policies and their effects, however, can be mitigated by transforming education to highlight high levels of internationalization and quality standards with measurable outcomes. This requires the committed involvement of research group leaders in both research and education. Lastly, another key component of university development may lie in hiring and giving freedom to young promising scholars with the will and drive to lead and act.  相似文献   

Male and female academics' gendered perceptions of academic work and career progression in China     

Hugo Horta  Li Tang 《Higher Education Quarterly》2023,77(3):515-536

This article explores the experiences of male and female academics in China's higher education system concerning career progression and examines how they perceive the challenges faced by the opposite gender. Our analysis of interviews with 40 academics from a research university revealed that academics' experience of career progression is informed by gendered divisions of labour at home and work and by gendered role expectations that are prevalent in Chinese culture. Female academics reported performing a disproportionate amount of household work: some felt satisfied with having moderately successful academic careers, whereas others aspired to do more but grappled with the difficulties of doing so. In contrast, male academics mentioned great pressure to pursue promotion and career progression: they reported feeling less work–family stress but were fearful of failing in their role as breadwinners. Male and female academics showed mixed comprehension of each other's plight, but in general, female academics recognised that male academics faced higher career expectations but lower household burdens, and male academics felt that female academics had lower career expectations and many more burdens and constraints. Male academics tended to stress biological and societal reasons for gender differences in Chinese academia, whereas female academics highlighted the power of cultural and social beliefs. We argue that the challenges faced by Chinese academics can only be mitigated if gender-specific promotion paths that recognise men's and women's social roles and obligations are made available.  相似文献   

Professional publishing in the Spanish-speaking world     

Hugo Setzer 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2006,22(3):42-46

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Computer-Based Classification of Preservice Physics Teachers’ Written Reflections     

Wulff  Peter  Buschhüter  David  Westphal  Andrea  Nowak  Anna  Becker  Lisa  Robalino  Hugo  Stede  Manfred  Borowski  Andreas 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2021,30(1):1-15

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Reflecting in written form on one’s teaching enactments has been considered a facilitator for teachers’ professional growth in...  相似文献