scholarly journals International Standard of Transdisciplinary Education and Transdisciplinary Competence

10.28945/4480 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 073-090
Author(s):  
Vladimir S. Mokiy
Keyword(s):  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Disciplinary Knowledge ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Transdisciplinary Education ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Integration Of Disciplines ◽  
Interdisciplinary Interaction

Aim/Purpose: The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first official definition of the term “transdisciplinarity.” This paper focuses on a critical analysis of the development of modern transdisciplinarity since its inception. Background: The article presents two main directions for the development of transdisciplinarity. It also shows its identification features, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as the significant role transdisciplinarity plays in science and education. Methodology: The methodology employed in this article is a content analysis of resolutions of international forums as well as articles on transdisciplinarity published from 1970 to 2019. Contribution: For one reason or the other, several of these authors did not quote the opinions of the original authors of transdisciplinarity. The subsequent use of those articles by other authors thus posed some ambiguities about the place and role of transdisciplinarity in science and education. The advent of e-databases has made it possible to access the original forum articles. This further made it possible to refine the original content of the term “transdisciplinarity” and to trace its development without mixing it with vague opinions. Based on these findings, the perception of transdisciplinarity as a marginal trend in science and education could be eliminated. Findings: This paper shows how modern transdisciplinarity is developing into two main directions: transdisciplinarity in science as well as transdisciplinarity in education. These orientations have individual goals and objectives. The transdisciplinarity of scientific research helps to complete the transformation of the potential for interdisciplinary interaction and the integration of disciplines. Whereas, in education, transdisciplinarity (meta-discipline) is about developing an international standard for transdisciplinary education and also describing the content of transdisciplinary competence for students of diverse disciplines at all levels of higher education (bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate studies). Recommendation for Researchers: Transdisciplinary research involves the interaction of people with disciplinary knowledge plus a degree of scientific outlook. Since disciplinary knowledge domains remain in their disciplinary boxes, it is, therefore, advisable to generalize disciplinary knowledge rather than force them to interact. This is the basis for proposing the systems transdisciplinary approach—which provides a methodology for unifying and generalizing disciplinary knowledge. Future Research: As the research shows, the organizers of modern international forums do not take into account the division of transdisciplinarity development trends. To increase the effectiveness and significance of such forums, it is necessary to return to the practice of organizing special international forums on the transdisciplinarity of science and that of education.

scholarly journals Transdisciplinarity: Marginal Direction or Global Approach of Contemporary Science?

10.28945/4752 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 001-018
Author(s):  
Vladimir Mokiy ◽  
Tatiana Lukyanova
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Disciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Contemporary Science ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Initial Idea ◽  
Definition Of

Aim/Purpose: The article is designed to contradict the existing opinion that “transdisciplinarity is a marginal direction of contemporary science.” Background: The difficulties of implementing transdisciplinarity into science and education are connected with the fact that its generally accepted definition, identification characteristics, and methodological features are still missing. In order to eliminate these disadvantages of transdisciplinarity, its prime cause and initial idea had to be detected. Then an attempt was made to analyze correspondence of the existing opinions about transdisciplinarity with the content of its prime cause and initial ideas. Methodology: The bibliometric content analysis of the literature reviews on the subject of transdisciplinary was used in order to determine correspondence of the opinions about transdisciplinarity with the meaning of its prime cause and initial ideas, as well as to generalize these opinions. This method allowed detecting and classifying opinions into 11 groups including 39 stereotypes of transdisciplinarity. For substantiation of transdisciplinary approaches consistency with the approaches of the contemporary science C.F. Gauss random variables normal distribution was used. The “Gauss curve” helped to show the place of transdisciplinary and systems transdisciplinary approaches in the structure of academic and systems approaches. The “Gauss curve” demonstrated the step-by-step broadening of the scientific worldview horizon due to sequential intensification of synthesis, integration, unification, and generalization of the disciplinary knowledge. Contribution: Based on rethinking the results from bibliometric content analysis of the literature reviews, the generalized definition of transdisciplinarity could be formulated, as well as the definition for the transdisciplinary and systems transdisciplinary approaches could be given. It was shown that transdisciplinarity is a natural stage for development of contemporary science and education, and the transdisciplinary approaches were capable to suggest the methods and tools to solve the complex and poorly structured problems of science and society. Findings: Many existing stereotypes of transdisciplinarity do not meet its prime cause and initial ideas. Such stereotypes do not have deep philosophic and theoretical substantiation, as well as not suggesting the transdisciplinary methods and tools. Thus, the authors of such stereotypes often claim them to be transdisciplinary or suggest perceiving them as transdisciplinarity. This circumstance contributed to the fact that many disciplinary scientists, practitioners, and initiators of higher education view transdisciplinarity as a marginal direction of contemporary science. Based on the generalized definition of transdisciplinarity, as well as its prime cause and initial ideas, we managed to show that transdisciplinarity is presented in contemporary science in the form of two different approaches: the transdisciplinary approach and the systems transdisciplinary approaches. The objective of the transdisciplinary approach is ensuring science development at the stage of synthesis and integration of disciplinary knowledge. The objective of the systems transdisciplinary approach is ensuring solving of modern society problems using unification and generalization of disciplinary knowledge. Recommendation for Researchers: The researchers should consider that within the limits of the transdisciplinary approach the disciplinary specialists are managed. Within the limits of the systems transdisciplinary approach the disciplinary knowledge is managed. Thus, the transdisciplinary approach is efficient for organization and research with participation of the scientists of complementary disciplines. An example for such research can be a team of researchers of medical disciplines and complimentary disciplines from chemistry, physics, and engineering. The systems transdisciplinary approach is efficient for organization and performance of research with participation of scientists of non-complementary disciplines, for example, economics, physics, meteorology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and sociology. Future Research: In terms of the main initial idea, transdisciplinarity is formed as a global approach. The global approach should have a traditional institutional form: it should be a science discipline (meta-discipline) and have carriers with the transdisciplinary worldview. Training for such carriers can be organized by the universities within the limits of the systems transdisciplinarity departments and Centers of Systems Transdisciplinary Retraining for Disciplinary Specialists. Thus, it is reasonable to initiate discussion for the idea to reform the disciplinary structure of the universities considering creation of such departments and centers.

scholarly journals Empirical Assesment of Service Quality Dimension in Technology–based Universities

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Danjuma ◽  
Amran Rasli
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Technology ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Management Technology ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Technological Universities

This study aims to verify the dimensionality of service quality within the context of Nigerian technological universities. Data for this study was collected from five public federal universities which are technology-oriented in Nigeria based on an adapted service quality questionnaire (ADSERVQUAL) from the original studies by Parasuraman et al. (1985, 1988). Respondents were students drawn from all faculties: engineering, management technology, environmental technology, science education, agricultural technology, pure and applied sciences and postgraduate studies. Factor analysis result gave rise to four dimensions from the 27 items of the ADSERVQUAL questionnaire, instead of the original five dimensions by Parasuraman et al. (1985, 1988). For this study, the four dimensions are named: empathy, tangibles, commitment and reliability. Dimensional analysis shows that students’ expectations were perceived to be higher than their perceptions of service quality, resulting to negative service quality perception. Therefore technological universities in Nigeria should strive towards reversing the negative perception of service quality by students in order to improve attachment. Managerial implication and suggestions for future research were made accordingly. Keywords: Technological Universities; Nigeria; attachment Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengesahkan dimensi kualiti perkhidmatan dalam konteks universiti yang berasaskan teknologi di Nigeria. Data untuk kajian ini telah diperolehi daripada lima universiti awam yang berasaskan teknologi di Nigeria berdasarkan asal soal selidik kualiti perkhidmatan yang telah diubahsuaikan (ADSERVQUAL) dari kajian asal oleh Parasuraman et al. (1985, 1988). Responden terdiri daripada pelajar yang dipilih dari semua fakulti: kejuruteraan, pengurusan teknologi, teknologi alam sekitar, pendidikan, sains teknologi pertanian, sains tulen dan gunaan dan pengajian siswazah. Faktor analisis telah berjaya menghasilkan empat dimensi daripada 27 item soalselidik ADSERVQUAL, bukan lima dimensi asal yang diperolehi oleh Parasuraman et al. (1985,1988). Untuk kajian ini, empat dimensi ini dinamakan: empati, tangibel, komitmen dan kebolehpercayaan. Analisis dimensi menunjukkan bahawa jangkaan pelajar dilihat lebih tinggi daripada persepsi mereka terhadap kualiti perkhidmatan, menyebabkan persepsi kualiti perkhidmatan yang negatif. Oleh itu, universiti yang berasaskan teknologi di Nigeria seharusnyaberusaha untuk menukar persepsi negatif oleh pelajar mereka untuk meningkatkan tahap kesetiaan. Implikasi pengurusann dan cadangan untuk kajian lanjutan diberikan. Kata kunci: Universiti Berasaskan Teknologi; Nigeria; kesetiaan

scholarly journals Visualizing the Knowledge Domain of Project Governance: A Scientometric Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Zhai ◽  
Ming Shan ◽  
Amos Darko ◽  
Yun Le
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Success ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Project Governance

Over the past two decades, project governance has attracted increasing attention from researchers and practitioners worldwide and has become an important research area of project management. However, an inclusive quantitative and systematic analysis of the state-of-the-art recently available research in this field is still missing. This study attempts to map the global research on project governance through a state-of-the-art review. A total of 285 bibliographic records were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database and analyzed by the visual analytic tool—CiteSpace. The results indicated that there has been an increasing research interest in project governance. The most productive and the most highly cited author in the area of project governance is Müller R., and most of the existing project governance research achievements are from Australia, China, USA, and Norway. By synthetically analyzing the keywords, future research might focus on governance of megaprojects and project success. Additionally, 9 knowledge domains of project governance were identified, including conceptual framework, public projects, governance structure, governance context, megaproject governance, contractual and relational governance, sustainability, portfolio governance, and project success. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by mapping the existing project governance research. It is particularly helpful to new and early-stage researchers who plan to do research on project governance, as it can provide them an overview of project governance research, including key authors, main institutions, hot topics, and knowledge domains. Moreover, the findings from the study are beneficial to industry practitioners as well, as they can help industry practitioners understand the latest development of governance theory and practice and thereby help them locate the best governance strategies for project management.

scholarly journals Applications of network analysis to routinely collected health care data: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Cory Brunson ◽  
Reinhard C Laubenbacher
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Network Analyses

Abstract Objective To survey network analyses of datasets collected in the course of routine operations in health care settings and identify driving questions, methods, needs, and potential for future research. Materials and Methods A search strategy was designed to find studies that applied network analysis to routinely collected health care datasets and was adapted to 3 bibliographic databases. The results were grouped according to a thematic analysis of their settings, objectives, data, and methods. Each group received a methodological synthesis. Results The search found 189 distinct studies reported before August 2016. We manually partitioned the sample into 4 groups, which investigated institutional exchange, physician collaboration, clinical co-occurrence, and workplace interaction networks. Several robust and ongoing research programs were discerned within (and sometimes across) the groups. Little interaction was observed between these programs, despite conceptual and methodological similarities. Discussion We use the literature sample to inform a discussion of good practice at this methodological interface, including the concordance of motivations, study design, data, and tools and the validation and standardization of techniques. We then highlight instances of positive feedback between methodological development and knowledge domains and assess the overall cohesion of the sample.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES ON WORK AND PROFESSIONALS IN LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORK AND ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-28
Author(s):  
Anna B. Leonova ◽  
Olga G. Noskova ◽  
Alla S. Kuznetsova ◽  
Marina M. Zavartseva
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychology Department ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Engineering Psychology

Relevance. The paper outlines the main branches of research work and development projects carried out by researchers and lecturers of the Work and Engineering Psychology department, Faculty of Psychology. It studies the contribution of the four heads of the department (professors V.P. Zinchenko, E.A. Klimov, Yu.K. Strelkov, A.B. Leonova) to the development of the main research areas within psychology of work content and work environment, as well as in workers’ psychology. Results. The main research results obtained by the department’s staff are arranged according to the main areas of scientific research supervised by the head of the department: 1) The 60s and 70s: studies of cognitive and senso-motor processes in the work of automated system operators — the birth of engineering psychology (V.P. Zinchenko) and the revival of labor psychology (Yu.V. Kotelova); 2) The 80–90s (E.A. Klimov) — problems of human psychology as subject of labor: research of professional consciousness, work motivation, mental regulators of labor based on the psychological interpretation of the subject of labor activity and its components; 3) The first decade of the XXI century (Yu.K. Strelkov) — research of transport professions, the formation of a temporal approach in engineering psychology, methods for studying the operational and semantic experience of a professional; 4) 2015–2020 (A.B. Leonova) — a series of studies of occupational stress and other functional states on the basis of structural-integrative approach; problems of organizational psychology and cognitive ergonomics. Conclusion. The study singles out and discusses prospective areas of future research, such as psychology of professional health, psychology of rest, psychology of security (of an individual, collective, organization, society as a whole); psychological study of the transformation of professionals’ psyche in the digital age, psychology of trust

scholarly journals International Real Estate Review

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-172
Author(s):  
Charles K. Leung ◽  
◽  
Kelvin S. Wong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Housing Market ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Preliminary Step ◽  
International Standard

Hong Kong is well known for its “housing market bubble”. Both theoretical and empirical studies point to the supply side being the “root of all evil”. This paper takes a preliminary step in understanding the supply side of the Hong Kong market by investigating the construction and related industries. After taking into consideration of the unusual public expenditure, the construction industry seems to be “normal” in international standard. Its relationship with the aggregate economy is also examined. Directions for future research are also suggested.

scholarly journals The development of an assessment instrument of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for primary science teachers in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Mohammed Yousef Mai ◽  
Mahizer Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Teaching Learning

The TPACK framework represents the knowledge needed by teachers bringing together content knowledge, technological knowledge and pedagogical knowledge with the aim of integrating ICTs into teaching-learning processes. The aim of this study is to addresses the need for a survey instrument designed to assess TPACK for primary science teachers in Malaysia. The paper describes survey development process and results from 220 prımary science teachers in Malaysia (Female= 106, Male= 104). Data were collected through “Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge” (TPACK) scale. The questionnaire consisted of 47 questions within 7 factors about TPACK and is based on the survey instrument developed by Schmidt et al., (2009). Data analysis procedures included Cronbach’s alpha statistics on the TPACK knowledge domains and factor analysis for each domain. Results suggest that, with the modification and/or deletion of 5 of the survey items, the survey is a reliable and valid instrument that will help researchers to assess primary science teachers’ perceptions of TPACK. In future research, other variables might be included to analyze their impact on preservice science teachers’ TPACK.

scholarly journals The Fuzzification of Classical Structures: A General View

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioan Dzitac
Keyword(s):  
Metric Spaces ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Vector Spaces ◽  
Fuzzy Mathematics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Topological Spaces ◽  
General View ◽  
Linear Spaces ◽  
Topological Vector Spaces ◽  
Fuzzy Topological Spaces

The aim of this survey article, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Zadeh’s pioneering paper "Fuzzy Sets" (1965), is to offer a unitary view to some important spaces in fuzzy mathematics: fuzzy real line, fuzzy topological spaces, fuzzy metric spaces, fuzzy topological vector spaces, fuzzy normed linear spaces. We believe that this paper will be a support for future research in this field.

scholarly journals Analyzing Healthcare Facility Resilience: Scientometric Review and Knowledge Map

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingzhi Li ◽  
Shuni Liao ◽  
Jingfeng Yuan ◽  
Endong Wang ◽  
Jianjun She
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
The Body ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Map ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Knowledge Domains

In contemporary “high-risk” society, unexpected disasters (epidemics and extreme weather) and chronic pressures (aging problems) put tremendous pressure on healthcare facilities. Enhancing the healthcare facilities' resilience ability to resist, absorb, and respond to disaster disruptions is urgent. This study presents a scientometric review for healthcare facility resilience research. A total of 374 relevant articles published between 2000 and 2020, collected from Web of Science (WoS) core collection database, Scopus database and MEDLINE database were reviewed and analyzed. The results indicated that research on resilience in healthcare facilities went through three development periods, and the research involved countries or institutions that are relatively scattered. The studies have been focused on the subject categories of engineering, public, environmental, and occupational health. The keywords of “resilience,” “hospital,” “disaster,” “healthcare,” and “healthcare facility” had the most frequency. Furthermore, based on the literature co-citation networks and content analysis, the detected seven co-citation clusters were grouped into four knowledge domains: climate change impact, strengthening resilience in response to war and epidemic, resilience assessment of healthcare facility, and the applications of information system. Moreover, the timeline view of literature reflected the evolution of each domain. Finally, a knowledge map for resilience of healthcare facilities was put forward, in which critical research contents, current knowledge gaps, and future research work were discussed. This contribution will promote researchers and practitioners to detect the hot topics, fill the knowledge gaps, and extend the body of research on resilience of healthcare facilities.

The Main Concepts Behind the Dematerialization of Business Processes

2019 ◽  
pp. 508-519
Author(s):  
Liliana Ávila ◽  
Leonor Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Workflow Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Document Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Electronic Document Management ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter aims to introduce the main concepts behind the dematerialization of business processes, which is relatively new in the academic literature, although there are already empirical evidences of the benefits arising from its implementation, especially in the public sector. The dematerialization of business processes results from the intersection of three other knowledge domains—electronic document management, workflow management, and reengineering of business processes—whose interconnections will be explored in the chapter. It also emphasizes the role of information and communication technologies as an important tool for any organization that intends to improve its performance through the better management of its information workflows. It presents a comparative analysis performed for some tools available in the market (propriety and open-source solutions) in order to help organizations to understand the benefits and commitments arising from the modernization of processes. Finally, the chapter identifies some opportunities for the conduction of future research.

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