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Kinnucan, Henry W., and Greg Traxler. "Ranking Agricultural Economics Departments by AJAE Page Counts: A Reappraisal." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 23, no. 2 (1994): 194–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1068280500002306.
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AJAE per capita page counts provide one measure of an institution's research strength. In this article we refine Willis et al.'s measure of department size and, based on the refined measure, recompute departmental rankings for North American institutions. Results indicate that Northeastern United States departments are more widely represented among the top 20 institutions than 20 years ago and that two Canadian institutions—Guelph and British Columbia—rank in the top 12. The median AJAE publication frequency for the top 30 research institutions is about one article per research faculty member every 12 years. The AJAE page-count measure was found to be highly correlated (R2 = 0.82) with citation counts, whether narrowly or broadly defined. Thus, AJAE page counts appear to provide a simple yet valid representation of institutional research productivity.
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Elliot, Kelly, and Tim Kellison. "Budgeting for Success." Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 12, no. 1 (2019): 25–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/jis.v12i1.11550.
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There has been little research into the comparison of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) in recent years. With growing athletic department budgets, it is important to understand how HBCUs financially compare to their PWI counterparts. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine how HBCU athletic departments compare to their peer PWIs in terms of athletic department spending and to conduct a budgetary analysis of HBCU athletic departments. To examine differences in athletics budgets, data were collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) Survey. NCAA member institution peer groups with HBCU members were selected for this study. Institutional data include salary, recruitment, operation, and scholarship expenses and revenue for peer groups. An ANOVA was conducted to compare peer institutions, institutions in the same region, by division, and overall. The results indicated HBCU peer groups are spending significantly less compared to their PWI counterparts. Additionally, among HBCU institutions, most athletic programs are spending the most on athletic aid expenses. Similarly, HBCUs are earning significantly less revenue compared to their peers. Athletic department administrators can use the results of this study to help create budgets comparable to peer institutions.
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Williams, Bethany Jill, Jessica Lee, Karin A. Oien, and Darren Treanor. "Digital pathology access and usage in the UK: results from a national survey on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute’s CM-Path initiative." Journal of Clinical Pathology 71, no. 5 (2018): 463–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204808.
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AimTo canvass the UK pathology community to ascertain current levels of digital pathology usage in clinical and academic histopathology departments, and prevalent attitudes to digital pathology.MethodsA 15-item survey was circulated to National Health Service and academic pathology departments across the UK using the SurveyMonkey online survey tool. Responses were sought at a departmental or institutional level. Where possible, departmental heads were approached and asked to complete the survey, or forward it to the most relevant individual in their department. Data were collected over a 6-month period from February to July 2017.Results41 institutes from across the UK responded to the survey. 60% (23/39) of institutions had access to a digital pathology scanner, and 60% (24/40) had access to a digital pathology workstation. The most popular applications of digital pathology in current use were undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and quality assurance. Investigating the deployment of digital pathology in their department was identified as a high or highest priority by 58.5% of institutions, with improvements in efficiency, turnaround times, reporting times and collaboration in their institution anticipated by the respondents. Access to funding for initial hardware, software and staff outlay, pathologist training and guidance from the Royal College of Pathologists were identified as factors that could enable respondent institutions to increase their digital pathology usage.ConclusionInterest in digital pathology adoption in the UK is high, with usage likely to increase in the coming years. In light of this, pathologists are seeking more guidance on safe usage.
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Bailey, David N., James M. Crawford, Peter E. Jensen, Debra G. B. Leonard, Susan McCarthy, and Fred Sanfilippo. "Generating Discretionary Income in an Academic Department of Pathology." Academic Pathology 8 (January 1, 2021): 237428952110448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23742895211044811.
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The 2021 Association of Pathology Chairs Annual Meeting included a chairs’ session and a premeeting discussion-group webinar sponsored by the Senior Fellows Group (former chairs of academic departments of pathology who have remained active in the Association of Pathology Chairs) focused on generating discretionary income for departments. Discretionary income was defined as revenue that can be used by the department with few, if any, restrictions. Such income is particularly desirable given limitations on departmental budgets. Four discussion-group panelists presented the funds-flow model in their respective institutions and how they derived and used discretionary income. Discretionary income was obtained from both external sources (eg, philanthropy, indirect cost recovery, partnerships with outside entities, medical education courses, research laboratory agreements, clinical trials) and internal sources (eg, core facilities, institutional programmatic support, institutional incentive programs). Significant departmental variations were associated with differences in institutional financial structure and policies, revenue-generating capabilities of the department and individual faculty, practice plan policies, donor intentions, and geographic market forces. Most finances were dependent upon a robust funds-flow model. Uses of discretionary funds included salary support, recruitment expenses (including start-up packages), research equipment, space renovation, social events, support of academic programs, and travel. Panelists also discussed particular challenges of discretionary-fund generation and use during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Notably, each institution had its own unique methodology for generating discretionary income, and no obvious standard approach was identified. The 2 moderators emphasized the importance of identifying and understanding opportunities, issues, and institutional culture surrounding generation and use of discretionary funds.
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Kroshus, Emily. "Variability in Institutional Screening Practices Related to Collegiate Student-Athlete Mental Health." Journal of Athletic Training 51, no. 5 (2016): 389–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.5.07.
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Context: Universal screening for mental health concerns, as part of the preparticipation examination in collegiate sports medicine settings, can be an important and feasible strategy for facilitating early detection of mental health disorders. Objective: To assess whether sports medicine departments at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member colleges have policies related to identifying student-athlete mental health problems, the nature of preparticipation examination screening related to mental health, and whether other departmental or institutional screening initiatives are in place. I also aimed to characterize the variability in screening by institutional characteristics. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: College sports medicine departments. Patients or Other Participants: Team physicians and head athletic trainers at NCAA member colleges (n = 365, 30.3% response rate). Main Outcome Measure(s): Electronic survey of departmental mental health screening activities. Results: A total of 39% of respondents indicated that their institution had a written plan related to identifying student-athletes with mental health concerns. Fewer than half reported that their sports medicine department administers a written or verbal screening instrument for symptoms of disordered eating (44.5%), depression (32.3%), or anxiety (30.7%). The strongest predictors of mental health screening were the presence of a written plan related to identifying student-athlete mental health concerns and the employment of a clinical psychologist. Additionally, Division I institutions and institutions with a greater ratio of athletic trainers to student-athletes tended to engage in more screening. Conclusions: The substantial among-institutions variability in mental health screening suggests that opportunities exist to make these practices more widespread. To address this variability, recent NCAA mental health best-practice guidelines suggested that institutions should screen for a range of mental health disorders and risk behaviors. However, at some institutions, staffing deficits may need to be addressed to allow for implementation of screening-related activities.
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Weidner, Amanda, Lars E. Peterson, Arch G. Mainous, and Bernard Ewigman. "Attitudes and Perceptions of Research Among US Family Medicine Department Chairs." Family Medicine 53, no. 2 (2021): 98–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.22454/fammed.2021.611648.
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Background and Objectives: The capacity for research within family medicine has historically been low despite its importance. The aim of this study was to learn more about the perceptions of family medicine department chairs regarding research and its role in their departments and institutions. Methods: We analyzed a 2016 cross-sectional survey with responses from 109/142 (77% response) US chairs of allopathic departments of family medicine (DFMs) regarding departmental research capacity, research experience, and perceptions of research in the department and institution. Results: Most chairs agreed that research is important (91%, n=92) and raises the prestige of the DFM (90%, n=91), though perceptions differ by chair research experience and DFM capacity for research. The mean ideal focus on research (21%, 8% SD) is greater than the actual (12%, 8% SD). Compared to the mean of all departments, those in DFMs with a high capacity for research estimated a higher actual (76% vs 26% and 7%, P<.0001) and ideal (73% vs 30% and 18%, P<.0001) departmental focus on research, as well as a higher ideal institutional focus on research (69% vs 35% and 28%, P=.001), significantly more often than chairs in moderate or minimal capacity DFMs. Those in lower capacity DFMs estimated a greater ideal research focus for their departments than they perceived their institution have. Conclusions: Research is important to chairs of DFMs. DFMs that do not currently have major research enterprises may have the will and training required of their leader to grow. With the right support and resources, these DFMs may increase their research capacity, and subsequently their research productivity to support the needs of the discipline for more family medicine research.
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J. Pifer, Meghan, Vicki L. Baker, and Laura Gail Lunsford. "Local Cultures in Institutional Contexts: The Functions of Academic Departments in Liberal Arts Colleges." Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education 1 (2016): 233–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3537.
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The academic department remains understudied as a context of faculty work, particularly in institutional settings beyond the research university. In this article, we report findings from a study of faculty experiences within academic departments in liberal arts colleges, through analysis of interviews with 55 faculty members representing a 13-member consortium of liberal arts institutions in the mid-western U.S. Through inductive analysis and deductive coding from existing models, we identified five functions of departments in liberal arts colleges, including: (a) faculty hiring, retention, and promotion; (b) new faculty socialization; (c) informal interactions, mentoring, and network-building; (d) establishing and communicating institutional and departmental policies, practices, and procedures; and (e) the structuring of academic work. Findings suggest that departmental functions in liberal arts colleges are generally the same as those in other institution types, but play out differently and thus have different consequences for academic careers. Across functions, liberal arts colleges seem to be undergoing an evolution, or perhaps revolution, that has implications for academic work in such contexts.
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Rothgeb, John M. "When Tenure Protects the Incompetent: Results from a Survey of Department Chairs." PS: Political Science & Politics 47, no. 01 (2013): 182–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096513001558.
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AbstractThis research uses data from a national survey of political science department chairs to explore when tenure protects incompetent faculty. The characteristics of the responding institutions and the procedures and standards they use when evaluating tenure applications were analyzed to determine how they related to the protection of the incompetent. The results reveal that tenure is most likely to shield incompetent faculty when collegiality plays a role in tenure decisions and when departments focus on the quantity of articles an applicant publishes. The findings also show that when departments demand that candidates publish in prestigious journals and when higher authorities at the institution have reversed positive departmental tenure recommendations, the probability that the incompetent are protected declines.
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Ryan, Evan M., Katie R. Geelan-Hansen, Kari L. Nelson, and Jayme R. Dowdall. "Examining the Otolaryngology Match and Relationships Between Publications and Institutional Rankings." OTO Open 4, no. 2 (2020): 2473974X2093249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2473974x20932497.
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This study examines associations among publication number, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding rank, medical school research rank, and otolaryngology department ranks of otolaryngology applicants during the 2018-2019 match cycle. Information regarding 2018-2019 otolaryngology applicants was collected from Otomatch.com and verified via department websites. Information was also collected regarding 2018 NIH funding rank and 2020 US News & World Report research rank of medical schools and otolaryngology departments. T tests and chi-square analyses were performed. Top 40 NIH funding rank, top 40 medical school research rank, and home institution department rank were separately associated with more publications and higher rates of matching into highly reputed otolaryngology departments (all P < .01). Furthermore, applicants who matched into ranked otolaryngology departments averaged significantly more publications ( P < .01). Prospective otolaryngology applicants should take into account NIH funding rank, medical school research rank, and otolaryngology department rank, as they are associated with matching into high-ranking institutions.
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Niño Amezquita, José L. "Departmental Institutions and Decentralised Cooperation in Boyacá." Perspectiva Geográfica 20, no. 1 (2016): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.19053/01233769.4496.
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The Colombian reality shows how subnational entities have been affected by a process of recentralisation since the beginning of the XXI century, and the weakening of intermediate entities in the decentralisation of the last century. However, these entities are seen as the linkage for territorial internationalization, an empty space that few municipalities have adopted and within which departments have hardly acted. Boyacá, a territory in the middle of the Andes, faces challenges that, until now, it has been unable to answer in the right way. The current document is based on primary data which analyses the cooperation from the department as well as the municipalities. Therefore, the internal dynamics and realities suggest that the solution may lie on the integration that Boyacá and its municipalities might have with inter-subnational peers. However, this is still a long path to walk for the Colombian territorial entities, especially in the Department of Boyacá.
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Jovanović, Aleksandra, and Aleksandar Stevanović. "Transfer and Reception of New Institutional Economics: An Example of Two Universities in Serbia." Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 6, no. 1 (2011): 119–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.21301/eap.v6i1.4.
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The research “Transfer and Reception of New Institutional Economics: An Example of Two Universities in Serbia” was conducted in 2005/2006. In order to achieve the goals of the Serbian team of the DIOSCURI project, the main aim of the case study is analysis of the influence of Western institutions in the light of transfer and reception of new institutional economics in two academic institutions in Serbia: The Faculty of Law (The Department of Law and Economics) of the University of Belgrade, and The Faculty of Management of BK University. The title of the case study illustrates the focus of the entire research: analysis of Western influence, namely transfer and reception of new institutional economics, on the two institutions and possible obstacles caused by old-fashioned stakeholders and informal institutions. Bearing in mind that the Department of Law and Economics is the leader in the reception of the new institutional economics (NIE) in Serbia, the case study will be mostly about it. The Faculty of Management was chosen because of its “greenfield” character and the fact that from its very beginning it followed the experiences of North American universities.
 The research investigates whether and how the transfer and reception of the Western ideas and economic theory, particularly the NIE, is affected by the difference between an institution with a two-hundred-year tradition and a newly established one. The question is how a traditionalist institution like the Faculty of Law communicated Western economic thought and whether endurance in teaching the exclusively Marxian paradigm up until the 1990s, was an obstacle to the reception of Western economic thought, particularly NIE.
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Kaltenbaugh, Lance P., Jennifer Parsons, Kenneth Brubaker, Wesley Bonadio, and Jonathan Locust. "Institutional Type and Campus Recreation Department Staff as a Mediating Factor for Diversity/Multicultural Training." Recreational Sports Journal 41, no. 1 (2017): 76–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.2016-0004.
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The main purpose of this study was to identify what factors restrict campus recreation departments from performing diversity/multicultural training. This study addressed the lack of research on diversity/multicultural training programs within campus recreation departments and examined the relationship between type of institution, department size, and the number and types of diversity/multicultural training programs offered in an academic year. Of the 210 campus recreation departments surveyed, 52% indicated they did not have enough time to give the necessary attention to diversity/multicultural training and any related strategies and initiatives. Of the 108 institutions that offer diversity/multicultural training, limited staff (47%), limited expertise/knowledge (46%), and other constraints (41%) hindered their ability to carry out effective diversity/multicultural training. By identifying diversity/multicultural training as a priority, campus recreation administrators could focus on what they are capable of providing given their department's staff, resources, budget, and knowledge of diversity/multicultural training programs.
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Netley, Jared, William Armstrong, and Sarah Meeks. "Implementation of order sets for opioid alternatives in community hospital emergency departments." American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 77, no. 15 (2020): 1258–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxaa166.
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Abstract Purpose The design and implementation of alternatives to opioids (ALTO) order sets for the treatment of acute pain in a community health system’s emergency departments are described. Summary Healthcare institutions nationwide have incorporated policies and procedures to assist prescribers in the safe and effective management of pain. These adopted approaches may be targeted at mitigating opioid prescribing as well as promoting the optimization of nonopioid analgesics. Institutions that enact innovations and track outcomes may be eligible for reimbursement through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Emergency departments may monitor implementation progress and outcomes through participation in the American College of Emergency Physician’s Emergency Quality Network. Clinical pharmacists were tasked with assisting an institution’s emergency departments to create and implement two order sets containing ALTO analgesics and supportive medications for atraumatic headache and general acute pain management. Key steps of order set implementation included collaborative development with emergency department providers, implementation with information services, and the development of provider-focused education by project pharmacists. The implementation of ALTO order sets has set the foundation for expansion of pain control protocols and algorithms within our institution. Furthermore, the approach detailed in this article can be adapted and implemented by other healthcare systems to help reduce opioid prescribing. Conclusion The implementation of ALTO order sets within an electronic health record can encourage decreased prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain, promote and optimize dosing of nonopioid analgesics, and may augment reimbursement for services in the emergency department.
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Tyson, Michele, Cecilia M. Orphan, Judy Marquez Kiyama, and Chris A Nelson. "Leveraging Higher Education Departments to Promote Institutional Change for Equity and the Public Good." Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education 5 (2020): 039–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4511.
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Aim/Purpose: Neoliberal ideology in U.S. society and globally is transforming post-secondary institutions into economic drivers of their public purposes, that of promoting societal betterment and educational opportunity. Attendant with the neoliberal transformation of higher education’s purposes has been an erosion of the equity pursuits of postsecondary institutions as they privilege enrolling less diverse students more likely to persist and graduate. Background: Neoliberalism has also distorted the college access imperative and divorced it from addressing historic inequities and marginalizations present in higher education. Instead, the college access imperative is largely situated in the need to meet workforce development needs. The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness about how Higher Education preparation programs resist the neoliberalism transformation to higher education by describing how one specific such program, the Higher Education Department at the University of Denver, is actively resisting the influence of neoliberal ideology in campus life. Methodology: We offer examples drawn from our curricula and co-curricula in which departmental faculty, staff and students embody and enact grassroots leadership focused on advancing equity and the university’s public purposes. Recommendations for Practitioners: We conclude by describing recommendations for other Higher Education departments interested in promoting their institution’s public purposes and equity pursuits while resisting neoliberalism. We also offer reflections intended to encourage other Higher Education departments to take up this vital work Impact on Society: Our hope is that this paper serves as a call to harness the power and expertise within Higher Education department to actively resist neoliberal practices and center equity and social justice. Our intent is to spark ideas, offering organizing practices, and research focused on examining the role of Higher Education departments and degree programs in leading postsecondary institutions in society.
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Thé, Tama, Alison Curfman, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Ericka Hayes, and David Schnadower. "Pediatric Anaerobic Blood Culture Practices in Industrialized Countries." Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 3, no. 4 (2019): 553–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/jalm.2018.027128.
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Abstract Background Routine anaerobic blood culture collection in febrile children is controversial, as clinicians try to account for the severe but relative infrequency of anaerobic bacteremia. Furthermore, clinical and laboratory practice variation among institutions may lead to potentially inaccurate epidemiological data. Our goal was to assess blood culture practices in pediatric patients throughout an international network of hospitals in industrialized countries. Methods We conducted a survey of current clinical and laboratory practice patterns in a convenience sample of international institutions participating in 6 pediatric emergency research networks in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. A lead clinician at each institution queried institutional practices from the emergency department, pediatric intensive care unit, and oncology medical directors. The microbiology director at each institution completed the laboratory survey. Results Sixty-five of 160 (41%) invited institutions participated in the survey. Routine anaerobic blood cultures are collected in 30% of emergency departments, 30% of intensive care units, and 48% of oncology wards. Reasons for restricting anaerobic culture collection included concerns regarding blood volume (51%), low pretest probability (22%), and cost-effectiveness (16%). The most common reasons institutions allow for selectively obtaining anaerobic cultures are clinical suspicion (64%) and patients who are immunosuppressed (50%). The microbiology survey showed variation in systems, although most use the BACTEC™ culture system and MALDI-TOF for organism identification. Conclusions There is broad variation in anaerobic blood culture practices among a network of pediatric hospitals in industrialized countries.
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Kroshus, Emily, Christine M. Baugh, Daniel H. Daneshvar, Julie M. Stamm, R. Mark Laursen, and S. Bryn Austin. "Pressure on Sports Medicine Clinicians to Prematurely Return Collegiate Athletes to Play After Concussion." Journal of Athletic Training 50, no. 9 (2015): 944–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-50.6.03.
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Context Anecdotal and qualitative evidence has suggested that some clinicians face pressure from coaches and other personnel in the athletic environment to prematurely return athletes to participation after a concussion. This type of pressure potentially can result in compromised patient care. Objective To quantify the extent to which clinicians in the collegiate sports medicine environment experience pressure when caring for concussed athletes and whether this pressure varies by the supervisory structure of the institution's sports medicine department, the clinician's sex, and other factors. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Web-based survey of National College Athletic Association member institutions. Patients or Other Participants A total of 789 athletic trainers and 111 team physicians from 530 institutions. Main Outcome Measure(s) We asked participants whether they had experienced pressure from 3 stakeholder populations (other clinicians, coaches, athletes) to prematurely return athletes to participation after a concussion. Modifying variables that we assessed were the position (athletic trainer, physician) and sex of the clinicians, the supervisory structure of their institutions' sports medicine departments, and the division of competition in which their institutions participate. Results We observed that 64.4% (n = 580) of responding clinicians reported having experienced pressure from athletes to prematurely clear them to return to participation after a concussion, and 53.7% (n = 483) reported having experienced this pressure from coaches. Only 6.6% (n = 59) reported having experienced pressure from other clinicians to prematurely clear an athlete to return to participation after a concussion. Clinicians reported greater pressure from coaches when their departments were under the supervisory purview of the athletic department rather than a medical institution. Female clinicians reported greater pressure from coaches than male clinicians did. Conclusions Most clinicians reported experiencing pressure to prematurely return athletes to participation after a concussion. Identifying factors that are associated with variability in pressure on clinicians during concussion recovery can inform potential future strategies to reduce these pressures.
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Watkins, Levi. "Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions." Archives of Surgery 138, no. 3 (2003): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.3.239.
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Van Fleet, David D., Abagail McWilliams, and Donald S. Siegel. "A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Journal Rankings: The Case of Formal Lists." Journal of Management 26, no. 5 (2000): 839–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014920630002600505.
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This study examines the use of formal rankings of journals by management departments for personnel decision purposes. We posit that the probability of adopting a list of formal rankings is related to a set of characteristics of the department. Few schools have formal lists of journals. Our empirical findings imply that the probability of adopting a list is positively correlated with department size and is inversely correlated with the perceived quality of the department. Considerable variation exists across such lists and across different institutions in the perceptions of the quality of journals. This suggests that, although lists may reduce the level of uncertainty regarding the assessment of research quality by providing explicit targets, lists may also induce faculty members to develop institution-specific human capital. This could reduce faculty mobility and impede career development.
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Ishiyama, John, Tom Miles, and Christine Balarezo. "Training the Next Generation of Teaching Professors: A Comparative Study of Ph.D. Programs in Political Science." PS: Political Science & Politics 43, no. 03 (2010): 515–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096510000752.
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AbstractIn this article, we investigate the graduate curricula of political science programs and 122 Ph.D.-granting political science programs in the United States and how they seek to prepare political science teachers. We first investigate whether the department offers a dedicated political science course at the graduate level on college teaching, and whether the presence of this class correlates with the size of the department, the size of the university, the ranking of the department, and so on. We find that whether a program offers a graduate course on teaching is inversely related to the research productivity of a department, and that departments at public institutions are more likely to offer such courses than are departments at private institutions. Second, we conduct content analysis of a sample of syllabi from departments that offer such courses to ascertain the kinds of topics that are covered. Finally, we briefly describe some model programs that seek to prepare graduate students for teaching careers that integrate graduate student teacher training throughout the Ph.D. program.
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Komar, Oong. "EFEKTIVITAS PROGRAM PRAKTEK LAPANGAN MAHASISWA BERBASIS PENEMPATAN PADA LEMBAGA MITRA DEPARTEMEN PENDIDIKAN LUAR SEKOLAH (Studi Pada Mahasiswa PPL Departemen PLS FIP UPI)." PEDAGOGIA 15, no. 1 (2017): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/pedagogia.v15i1.6567.
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Program Field (PPL) as a program that instills applicative capabilities integrated with the entire previous learning experiences into the training program of the performance of all matters relating to the working positions, both teaching and learning activities as well as other tasks. However, the observation while not showing state competence and professional working systematic order. The question is: (1) What is the general profile of each institution used PLS partners PPL? (2) Which PLS PPL partner institutions that have a high tendency PPL effective implementation? (3) What is the level of effectiveness of the PPL student at a partner institution PLS department? This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the PPL student placement based on PLS department partner institutions. Performed using a quantitative approach with data collection questionnaire scale. The results showed the effectiveness of the PPL student placement based on PLS department partner agencies needs to be improved and suggested further implementation of PPL housed at partner institutions whose programs CLC complete or appropriate placement rolling competence PPL expectations.
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Saleh, Choirul, Siswidiyanto Siswidiyanto, Hermawan Hermawan, and Ali Maskur. "Knowledge Management in a Higher Education Institutions." GATR Journal of Management and Marketing Review 3, no. 2 (2018): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2018.3.2(3).
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Objective - This study examines the concept of knowledge management in higher education institutions, followed by a systematization of knowledge practices and tools to link several stakeholders in the process of knowledge management in higher education institutions and promote knowledge sharing across several key processes and services in higher education institutions. Methodology/Technique - This study uses a mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative methods. The respondents include stakeholders in public administrative departments between the ages of 30 and 66. The number of respondents represents 20 to 30% of the total population. This study concludes that in general, the Department of Public Administration Universitas Brawijaya has successfully implemented the concept of knowledge management. However, a lack of knowledge and stakeholder acceptance has lead to less effective implementation. Findings - This research suggests that there is a need for new strategies to improve stakeholders' knowledge and acceptance of Department and University strategies. Novelty - The study proposes a framework to improve knowledge sharing and collaboration in higher education institutions, fostering an environment of continuous learning and discovery. The study also makes conclusion and suggestions for future work. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Higher Education; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Collaboration; Public Administration. JEL Classification: I23, O34.
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Anuar, Shaiffuddin Bin, and Norni Binti Abd Wahab. "Social environment factors and its relationship with the appreciation of the character of polytechnic students." Jurnal EDUCATIO: Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia 4, no. 2 (2018): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.29210/120182257.
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<p><em>Social environment can influence students’ moral. This study aimed to see the influence and relevance of such relationships. Social environment in this study includes parents, teachers, peers, artists, environmental institutions, communities and discipline enforcement. This quantitative study carried out against 400 student semester one Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Polytechnic as samples. Consists of students of Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering. Both departments were chosen because they have student majority. The results show that social environment influential significantly against the formation of students ' moral character. The highest influence of social environment is the parent (M= 4.25, SD = 0.57), followed by teachers (M=3.97, SD = 0.61), society (M=3.81, SD = 0.60), the institutional environment (M= 3.76, SD = 0.59), discipline enforcement (M =3.74, SD = 0.73), peers (M=3.63, SD =0.62) and artists (M=2.80, SD=0.93). The findings contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning activities and development of students ' moral character in the institution as a whole.</em></p>
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Carter, Jason R., Nancy I. Williams, and Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko. "Building Department Visibility and Support through Strategic Partnerships and Innovation." Kinesiology Review 5, no. 4 (2016): 244–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/kr.2016-0022.
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Building departmental visibility and support is essential to the success of any kinesiology unit. This paper provides an overview of different strategies taken by three American Kinesiology Association member departments to advance their respective units. Each program was faced with unique institutional goals and structures, yet each institutional example highlights the shared theme of building strategic partnerships and cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Common strategies across the three institutions included a genuine understanding of university priorities and politics, chair and faculty leadership, strong internal and external communication, a willingness to lead and think creatively, and maintaining a focus on academic and educational excellence.
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Baptiste, Sue. "Managing Diverse Occupational Therapy Resources in a Creative, Corporate Model." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 60, no. 4 (1993): 206–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841749306000407.
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Two occupational therapy departments were amalgamated into a corporate whole and charged with the development of a workable, corporate structure. The departmental model which was developed served to enhance the concepts of quality of working life, employee autonomy, management team and quality circle theory. This paper provides a background from business and organizational literature, and outlines the development of the departmental model, in concert with the adoption of the client-centred model of occupational performance as a department basis for practice. This development was taking place concurrently with larger, institutional changes into a decentralized clinical programme management model. Discussion highlights the level of staff satisfaction with the changes, areas of concern during the development of the system and plans for the future growth. During this period of massive and critical change in the delivery of health care services, there has been a trend in restructuring health care institutions towards decentralized models. This paper will describe the experience of one occupational therapy department in developing an innovative departmental structure involving participatory management amalgamation. It is believed that the experience of the past occupational therapy work units with one viable option for a renewed management model. Staff skill sets can be maximized and optimal potential realized while faced with inevitable resource shrinkage and service reorganization.
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Bakar, Nurul Qistina Binti Abu. "MORAL LEADERSHIP AMONG HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AT SELECTED PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IN KLANG VALLEY." Educational Administration Research and Review 1, no. 2 (2019): 52–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/earr.v1i2.21417.
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This research is to study the moral leadership among heads of department at selected private institution in Klang Valley. The first objectives of this study are to determine the level of effectiveness of moral leadership; the second objective is to identify the domain attribute of moral leadership among heads of department at selected private institutions in Klang Valley. To answer the research objectives, questionnaires were distributed to 260 academic and administrative staff at two selected private institutions in Klang Valley. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 21. The descriptive statistical methods, such as percentage, mean and standard deviation, were used to identify the effectiveness and to find the dominant attributes of moral leadership among heads of department. The findings showed that the effectiveness and the dominant attribute of moral leadership among heads of department are high level for trustworthiness and communication dominants with the mean for both dominants are more than 3.50, while for criticism and dissent, fairness, employee’s development, empowerment and employee’s job performance in average level when the mean is below than 3.00. This research implication indicates that, it is importance for heads of department to practice and implemented moral leadership in their leadership styles to achieve the goals of the institutions.
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Susanti, Desi, Edra Satmaidi, and Ardilafiza Ardilafiza. "THE STATUS OF STATE CIVIL APPARATUS COMMISSION IN STATE SYSTEM OF INDONESIA." Bengkoelen Justice : Jurnal Ilmu Hukum 10, no. 2 (2020): 141–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.33369/j_bengkoelenjust.v10i2.13793.
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Along with the formation of institutions in Indonesia, it is known by the term Non-Departmental Government Institutions (LNDP) which after the enactment of the Law on State Ministries which changed department term into ministry, but at the initiative of several ministries, there were also other terms that were introduced, namely Non-Structural Institutions (LSN). One of the NonStructural Institutions (LSN) currently is State Civil Apparatus Commission. In Article 1 number 19 of Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning State Civil Apparatus is stated that the Commission of ASN, which abbreviated as KASN, is a non-structural institution which independent and free from political intervention to create ASN employee that professional and performs to provide services fairly and neutral and become adhesive and unifier of the nation. KASN was formed to supervisethe implementation of basic norms of the ethic code and behavior code of ASN as well as the Application of the Merit System in ASN’s policy and management.
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Lee, Dorothy E. "Department Chairpersons' Perceptions of the Role in Three Institutions." Perceptual and Motor Skills 61, no. 1 (1985): 23–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1985.61.1.23.
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Björnberg, Alf. "‘Teach you to rock’? Popular music in the university music department." Popular Music 12, no. 1 (1993): 69–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261143000005365.
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During the last decades in most Western countries music education on all levels has undergone significant changes. In response to changes in the musical field in society at large, various popular music styles, previously almost totally neglected in institutional forms of music teaching based on Western art music, have been given increasing significance in the curricula of music education. This development has not, however, taken place without controversies. In most popular music genres the theoretical framework, learning principles and aims of musical practices differ in significant respects from those of the regulated activities of traditional institutions of music education, and the successful integration of popular genres into such institutions requires that these differences be acknowledged and resolved rather than ignored.
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Sclater, Niall. "eLearning in the Cloud." International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments 1, no. 1 (2010): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jvple.2010091702.
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Elearning has grown rapidly in importance for institutions and has been largely facilitated through the “walled garden” of the virtual learning environment. Meanwhile many students are creating their own personal learning environments by combining the various Web 2.0 services they find most useful. Cloud computing offers new opportunities for institutions to provide dynamic and up-to-date Internet-based, e-learning applications while ensuring high levels of service, and compliance with institutional policies and legislation. The cloud is rapidly evolving in its architecture, the services offered and the logistics of deployment. It brings with it risks but also possibilities for learners and for educational institutions to reduce costs and enhance services. It is likely to severely disrupt the business model developed by existing vendors of VLEs who provide an integrated suite of e-learning tools, installed and maintained by the institution’s IT services department.
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Griffin, Melanie, Barbara Lewis, and Mark I. Greenberg. "Data-Driven Decision Making: An Holistic Approach to Assessment in Special Collections Repositories." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 8, no. 2 (2013): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8d03m.
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Objective – In an environment of shrinking budgets and reduced staffing, this study seeks to identify a comprehensive, integrated assessment strategy to better focus diminished resources within special collections repositories.
 
 Methods – This article presents the results of a single case study conducted in the Special and Digital Collections department at a university library. The department created an holistic assessment model, taking into account both public and technical services, to explore inter-related questions affecting both day-to-day operations as well as long-term, strategic priorities.
 
 Results – Data from a variety of assessment activities positively impacted the department’s practices, informing decisions made about staff skill sets, training, and scheduling; outreach activities; and prioritizing technical services. The results provide a comprehensive view of both patron and department needs, allowing for a wide variety of improvements and changes in staffing practices, all driven by data rather than anecdotal evidence.
 
 Conclusion – Although the data generated for this study is institutionally specific, the methodology is applicable to special collections departments at other institutions. A systemic, holistic approach to assessment in special collections departments enables the implementation of operational efficiencies. It also provides data that allows the department to document its value to university-wide stakeholders.
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FitzGerald, Cathal. "Give credit to the market: The decision not to prohibit 100 per cent loan-to-value mortgages." Administration 67, no. 2 (2019): 25–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/admin-2019-0012.
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AbstractA decision not to prohibit or limit high-risk mortgage products in Ireland in 2005 reveals the extent to which three important factors – interests, institutions, ideology – impact on information processing by decision-makers, and reveals irrationality or otherwise in the process. This article summarises the events leading up to the bad decision on 100 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages in November 2005. This case reveals the nature of the interaction between government departments, regulators and banks at a critical time before the crash, and shows how a department’s interests can interact with institutional factors, and the ideological context, to prompt poor rational and irrational information processing, and lead to a bad decision. In particular, the dominance of a market ideology which raised the threshold for what information was necessary before intervention would be made, combined with the low institutional standing of the department seeking intervention, produced a suboptimal outcome. Finally, the case provides evidence of irrationality (e.g. groupthink, herding) within institutional actors, rather than between them.
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Bird, Sharon, and Melissa Latimer. "Examining models of departmental engagement for greater equity." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 38, no. 2 (2019): 211–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-09-2017-0182.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine two types of departmental interventions focused on creating healthier and more equitable academic departments as well as enhancing faculty members’ capacity for collective dialogue, goals and work. Both interventions were informed by the “dual-agenda” approach and focused on targeted academic units over a prolonged period.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a variety of qualitative and quantitative data (including National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE indicator data) to assess the potential of dual-agenda informed interventions in reducing gendered structures and gendered dynamics.FindingsThe authors outline essential components of a dual-agenda model for maximizing success in creating more gender equitable work organizations and discuss why the authors are more optimistic about the dual-agenda approaches than many past researchers have been in terms of the potential of the dual-agenda model for promoting more equal opportunities in work organizations.Originality/valueMost previous dual-agenda projects referenced in the literature have been carried out in non-academic contexts. The projects examined here, however, were administered in the context of multiple academic departments at two medium-sized, public US universities. Although other NSF ADVANCE institutional transformation institutions have included extensive department-focused transformation efforts (e.g. Brown University, Purdue University and Syracuse University), the long-term benefits of these efforts are not yet fully understood; nor have systematic comparisons been made across institutions.
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Millah, Nur Ita A’ini Qudwatal, and Far’ia. "Kepemimpinan Spiritual dalam Lembaga Pendidikan: Analisis Maqasid Syariah." IQ (Ilmu Al-qur'an): Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 3, no. 01 (2020): 103–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.37542/iq.v3i01.56.
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Leadership in an educational institution is one of the determining factors in the success of an educational institution. Through a good system and pattern of leadership, educational institutions will be able to know where they want to go and reach clearly. Spiritual intelligence is needed for a leader to lead an educational institution, especially Islamic educational institutions. In the scope of leadership based on spiritual values, the orientation of all its activities is as a manifestation of worship and a means of devotion to God. Therefore, the journal discusses the concept of spiritual leadership in Islamic educational institutions Maqashid Sharia perspective in terms of dharuriyyat starting from the side of hifdz al-din, hifdz al-nafs, hifdz al-aql, hifdz al-nasl and hifdz al-mal and its implementation in the Da'wah Management Study Program of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. This research uses descriptive qualitative study methods. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the head of the department in this study program had a main program in education and training as part of the development of spiritual leadership. Through this case, the head of the department and the lecturer do not simply abort the administrative obligations, namely to carry out the learning process, but also as a means of devotion to God. In addition, spiritual leadership is demonstrated through exemplary efforts to the characteristics of the Prophet, namely siddiq, amanah, tabligh, and fathanah as well as various forms of policies implemented by the Chair of the Department aiming to achieve mutual benefit.
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Matshonisa Seeletse, Solly, and Katlego Thabang Mokgwabone. "Effecting effective and efficient research service strategy for statistical support in Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University." Environmental Economics 7, no. 2 (2016): 115–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(2).2016.12.
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The focus of this paper was to determine research support benchmarks from higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa for application in the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU). These benchmarks were sought from networked international HEIs and leading research HEIs in the country. Other benchmarks were sourced from cost-effective models of deployment from other service departments within SMU. The study involved nine HEIs and SMU human resources (HR) department for benchmarking. The study found that the statistics departments were used in these HEIs for major research support. These statistics departments operated from statistics support centres, were supported holistically by their institutions, and were allowed qualified autonomy in their functions. The SMU HR department was assigning individual HR experts to various academic departments for full-time support. The paper combines the models of statistics centres and of assigning HR experts to departments for a new one in SMU. It proposes establishment of a statistical services centre in SMU, in the Department of Statistics and Operations Research (SOR). The centre could be used for statistical training and for fundraising as well. However, the core activities of the centre should be to support research on SMU campus. The centre should operate by dedicating statistics experts to various departments. That model also requires an adequate academic staffing of SOR, as well as initial funding for the entire plans and initial operations of the centre
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Qoimah, Qoimah. "MEMBANGUN PELAYANAN PUBLIK YANG PRIMA : STRATEGI MANAJEMEN HUMAS DALAM PENYAMPAIAN PROGRAM UNGGULAN DI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN." Islamic Management: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam 1, no. 02 (2018): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.30868/im.v1i2.269.
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The presence of educational institutions as an alternative choice for students.their scientific repertoire is felt quite useful. To further enhance the role and participation. non-formal education institutions in the community then the existence of a public relations figure required. Roles and duties of public relations here to represent the existence and image of educational institutions in addition to addressing all forms of problems related to public relations. The problem that arises is the role and function of a public relations practitioner is perceived not enough role and important then not many educational institutions that set up a separate department for the public relations department. The existence of this public relations should be at the top level of management so that it can provide input at the institutional management level. The concepts used in relation to this writing are related to the functions and roles of Public Relations, Public Relations management strategies and communication strategies of educational institutions. To get a good image is required a good management strategy, one of which is to improve the relationship with the parties that establish cooperation with educational institutions in this case represented by a public relations. Given the importance of role and function public relations then it is appropriate that its presence is also considered in educational institutions.
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Dow, K. L. "Developing Science Education and Outreach Partnerships at Research Institutions." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 162 (1998): 230–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100115155.
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Like many research institutions, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysicsf (CfA), has been actively engaged in education and public outreach activities for many years. The Harvard University Department of Astronomy, the formal higher education arm of the CfA, offers an undergraduate concentration and a doctoral program. In our Science Education Department, educational researchers manage ten programs that address the needs of teachers and students (K-12 and college), through advanced technology, teacher enhancement programs, and the development of curriculum materials. The Editorial and Public Affairs Department offers several public lecture series, recorded sky information, children's nights, and runs the Whipple Observatory Visitors Center in Amado, AZ. In this environment of successful programs, the High Energy Astrophysics (HEA) division, one of seven research divisions at the CfA, has initiated, or partnered with other institutions, development of several new education and outreach programs. Some of these programs involve partnerships with the education community, but all of them have been initiated by and involve scientists.
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Rus, Mihaela, Tanase Tasente, and Bianca-Irina Ilie. "The role of social media in institutional communication. Case study: The Facebook page of Constanta City Hall." Technium Social Sciences Journal 16 (February 10, 2021): 124–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v16i1.2592.
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In this research paper I chose to make a detailed analysis of the role of Social Media in institutional communication, focusing in the case study on observing the Facebook page of Constanta City Hall, this page being an important means of communication with citizens of the public institution concerned. In other words, I chose this topic because I consider extremely important the public relations department within a public institution, such as Constanta City Hall, after completing undergraduate studies applying for a position in this field being a main option for me. The main objective of the paper was to analyze institutional communication in its various forms, but especially the external communication of public institutions, the way of transmitting information from them to citizens being a very important aspect in terms of proper functioning of public administration.
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Panchenko, Anatoly M. "Comradeship Meetings of “Dvoryane” and “Konstantinovtsy” — “A Living School for Strengthening Traditions”." Observatory of Culture 17, no. 5 (2020): 510–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2020-17-5-510-525.
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The article is the first attempt to present, on the basis of on a large number of pre-revolutionary sources, the history of formation and existence of various military-scientific, literary-scientific, cultural-educational, and entertainment societies, as well as special interest circles and clubs in the Military Department. The author analyzes in detail the history of creation and activities of the comradeship meetings of “dvoryane” and “konstantinovtsy” as one of the forms of historical memory of fellow officers. The article presents the activities of the military educational institution’s graduates on creating the Library Department of the Konstantin Military School, which consisted of its former students’ works on military science, history and literature. The article contains a comparative table for 1901 and 1916 with the names of authors and the number of literary works, created by the former students of the Noble Regiment and its successor institutions, donated for the Special Department of the Konstantin Artillery School’s library. The article focuses on the fact that this initiative found universal support among the students of the school and was one of the cultural traditions in other military educational institutions and military units of the Military Department.
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Patkauskaitė-Tiuchtienė, Inga. "The Impact of Political Scandals on Trust in State Institutions: Lithuanian Case Analysis." Politologija 98, no. 2 (2020): 8–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/polit.2020.98.1.
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This article raises the question of whether the political scandals that take place in Lithuania have an effect on public trust in Lithuania’s state institutions and, if so, what kind of an effect can be perceived. The following institutions of the Republic of Lithuania were selected for analysis: the Government, the Parliament, the Institution of the President, the Special Investigation Service, and the State Security Department. The analysis covers the 2004–2016 years (inclusive) period. The links between political scandals and trust in state institutions are analyzed based on an institutional approach to changes in governmental trust, as well as a non-functional approach to political scandals and the results of empirical studies analyzing political scandals and their relation to governmental trust. In order to determine links between political scandals and trust in state institutions, a dynamic linear regression with time series data was performed. The analysis suggests that political scandals that took place in Lithuania during the period of 2004–2016 had a substantial impact on changes in public trust in state institutions. In the case of all institutions, a negative short-term impact of political scandals on trust in these institutions has been identified. The results of the analysis also reveal that the extent of the negative impact of political scandals may depend on the level of intensity of the escalation of political scandals in the media and the type of political scandal.
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Muellenbach, Joanne Marie. "Academic Library Department Experience Fosters the Development of Leadership Skills Relevant to Academic Library Directorship." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 12, no. 1 (2017): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b80p8p.
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 Harris-Keith, Colleen S. (2015). The Relationship Between Academic Library Department Experience and Perceptions of Leadership Skill Development Relevant to Academic Library Directorship. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(3), 246-263. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2015.03.017
 
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 Objective – This study sought to identify if the perception of library leadership skill and quality development is equal across departmental experience, and what are the leadership skills and qualities most commonly perceived to be used in each department.
 
 Design – Quantitative online survey instrument. 
 
 Setting – Master’s colleges and universities from 728 institutions in the United States of America, as classified by the Carnegie Foundation. 
 
 Subjects – 666 academic library directors. 
 
 Methods – Selected participants, representing academic library administrative leadership, were contacted by email a maximum of four times and were invited to complete an online survey instrument composed of six sections. The first three sections contained the purpose and confidentiality statements, demographic information, and data on the past five positions held by respondents prior to their current directorship. The next two sections each had 25 statements on a 5-point Likert scale, to collect data on perceived leadership skills and qualities exercised by respondents in their most recent three positions. The final section had four open-ended questions to help explain the academic library directors’ responses and provide context for the ratings in previous sections of the instrument. 
 
 Main results – A total of 296 responses were received, for a 40.66% response rate, which was representative of the institution type demographics, including private non-profit, public, and private for-profit. 
 
 The first research question asked: is the perception of library leadership skill and quality development equal across departmental experience? The data used for this question involved all library departments: Access Services, Administration, Collection Development, Digital Library Services, Information Technology, Reference and Instruction, and Technical Services. When departments were compared pairwise on composite leadership skill scores, Administration was significantly higher than another department. Results showed that perceptions of leadership quality development appeared to be equal across departments, but leadership skill development was not, and in fact, there was a significant difference between the variances of the composite scores in the population. 
 
 The second research question asked: what are the leadership skills and qualities most commonly perceived to be used in each department? Results revealed that every leadership skill score except for time management was significant, indicating a difference among library departments based on individual leadership skill scores. Respondents perceived that there was a difference in leadership skill (but not leadership quality) development opportunity by department. 
 
 Departments were also compared pairwise on offering a greater opportunity to develop leadership skills, and overall, academic library directors perceived that there were significant differences in skill development by department. Furthermore, respondents overwhelmingly indicated that Administration was where they perceived the most leadership skill development opportunities. There was no perceived difference in leadership quality development by department. As well, some departments were reported to provide targeted, department-specific leadership skills, such as resource allocation and budget management. 
 
 Conclusion – This study offers strong evidence that development of many of the leadership skills necessary for success as an academic library director only present themselves to professionals once they enter the Administration department, the library director position, or the assistant director position.
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Armstrong-Doherty, Alison J. "Athletic Directors’ Perceptions of Environmental Control Over Interuniversity Athletics." Sociology of Sport Journal 12, no. 1 (1995): 75–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.12.1.75.
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Interuniversity athletic departments face an ever-increasing number and complexity of factors in their environment, which may impact on their organizational activities to varying degrees. The head athletic directors at 34 of the 45 (76%) Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) member institutions rated the degree of control of 15 environmental elements over seven basic activities of the athletic department. The athletic department was perceived to function relatively independent of broad environmental control, with the exception of establishing and supporting a philosophy of interuniversity athletics. It appears that perceived control is a multidimensional phenomenon that varies across the environmental elements and the activities of the athletic department.
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Yen, Joyce, Eve A. Riskin, Cara Margherio, Jan H. Spyridakis, Coleen M. Carrigan, and Ana Mari Cauce. "Promoting gender diversity in STEM faculty through leadership development." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 38, no. 3 (2019): 382–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-09-2017-0181.
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PurposeThe advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education is dependent on institutional culture changes in academia. Faculty equity, diversity and inclusion efforts must engage departmental leadership. The purpose of this paper is to describe the growth and expansion of the ADVANCE leadership program at the University of Washington (UW) for department chairs that was designed to provide department chairs the skills, community and information needed to be agents of change within the academy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper chronicles the program’s growth from a campus-based workshop program to national workshops (LEAD) to a web-based toolkit (LiY!) to support institutions in running their own UW ADVANCE-inspired leadership workshops.FindingsThe paper demonstrates the success of each growth stage and the expansion of program impact.Practical implicationsThe paper offers recommendations for growing a model from a local to national scale and adapting the described leadership development model at other institutions.Originality/valueThe paper shares a successful model for equipping department chairs to be advocates of gender equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM and to be change agents in higher education.
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Acquisto, Nicole M., and Stephanie N. Baker. "Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department." Journal of Pharmacy Practice 24, no. 2 (2011): 196–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0897190011400555.
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The practice of antimicrobial stewardship can be defined as optimizing clinical outcomes while minimizing the consequences of antimicrobial therapy such as resistance and superinfection. Antimicrobial stewardship can be difficult to transition to the emergency department (ED) since the traditional activities include the evaluation of broad-spectrum antimicrobial regimens at 72 and 96 hours and intravenous to oral medication conversion. The emergency medicine clinical pharmacist (EPh) has the knowledge and clinical assessment skills to manage an antimicrobial stewardship program focused on culture follow-up for patients discharged from the ED. This paper summarizes the experiences of developing an EPh-managed antimicrobial stewardship and culture follow-up program in the ED from 2 separate institutions. Specifically, the focus is on the steps for establishing an EPh-managed antimicrobial stewardship program, a description of the culture follow-up process, managing the culture data and cultures that require emergent notification and review, medical/legal concerns, and barriers to implementation. Outcomes data available from institutions with similar ED based antimicrobial stewardship programs are also discussed.
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Cant, Michael C., and Cornelius H. Bothma. "Applying Learning Technologies In An Open Learning Context." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 10, no. 12 (2011): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v10i12.6655.
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The use of learning technologies are becoming more and more important in education. Not only is it essential that educational institutions look at new ways of learning and teaching, but they also need to adapt to the changing profile of their students and their learning habits. In this respect the use of technology has become important to both residential universities and Open learning institutions. It is the management of these technologies that are posing challenges to academia all over the world. Previous research undertaken by the authors in a specific department believed a learning management system to be the most appropriate technology to use. The experience of the head of department has however shown that lecturers are using the universitys proprietary learning management system, myUnisa, either to a limited extent or hardly at all. Consequently, further research was undertaken targeting the other Chairs of Departments and selected senior lecturers within the School of Management Sciences, to which the Department of Marketing and Retail Management belongs, in order to identify ways of increasing the use of myUnisa amongst lecturers.
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Lubelski, Daniel, Roy Xiao, Debraj Mukherjee, et al. "Improving medical student recruitment to neurosurgery." Journal of Neurosurgery 133, no. 3 (2020): 848–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2019.5.jns1987.
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OBJECTIVENeurosurgery seeks to attract the best and brightest medical students; however, there is often a lack of early exposure to the field, among other possible barriers. The authors sought to identify successful practices that can be implemented to improve medical student recruitment to neurosurgery.METHODSUnited States neurosurgery residency program directors were surveyed to determine the number of medical student rotators and medical students matching into a neurosurgery residency from their programs between 2010 and 2016. Program directors were asked about the ways their respective institutions integrated medical students into departmental clinical and research activities.RESULTSComplete responses were received from 30/110 institutions. Fifty-two percent of the institutions had neurosurgery didactic lectures for 1st- and 2nd-year medical students (MS1/2), and 87% had didactics for MS3/4. Seventy-seven percent of departments had a neurosurgery interest group, which was the most common method used to integrate medical students into the department. Other forms of outreach included formal mentorship programs (53%), lecture series (57%), and neurosurgery anatomy labs (40%). Seventy-three percent of programs provided research opportunities to medical students, and 57% indicated that the schools had a formal research requirement. On average, 3 medical students did a rotation in each neurosurgery department and 1 matched into neurosurgery each year. However, there was substantial variability among programs. Over the 2010–2016 period, the responding institutions matched as many as 4% of the graduating class into neurosurgery per year, whereas others matched 0%–1%. Departments that matched a greater (≥ 1% per year) number of medical students into neurosurgery were significantly more likely to have a neurosurgery interest group and formal research requirements. A greater percentage of high-matching programs had neurosurgery mentorship programs, lecture series, and cadaver training opportunities compared to the other institutions.CONCLUSIONSIn recent decades, the number of applicants to neurosurgery has decreased. A major deterrent may be the delayed exposure of medical students to neurosurgery. Institutions with early preclinical exposure, active neurosurgery interest groups, research opportunities, and strong mentorship recruit and match more students into neurosurgery. Implementing such initiatives on a national level may increase the number of highly qualified medical students pursuing neurosurgery.
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Khodakova, Nina Pavlovna, Elena Ivanovna Sukhova, Irina E. Smirnova, Nataliya Ilyushina, and Tatyana Anatolievna Abdrashitova. "Design and Implementation of Basic Department Operation Model." SHS Web of Conferences 79 (2020): 02013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207902013.
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The article deals with an approach to designing and implementing the operation model for the basic department in the education quality control system at higher education institutions. The approach refers to university structure within the framework of network interaction between university and school employees. The authors describe the designed structure and main components of the operation model of the university basic department and list organizational and pedagogical conditions for the implementation of the basic department model at university. The authors give a brief description and characterize the components required in the process of establishing the interaction: content-related, managerial and resulting. Within the framework of the model, the authors provide a brief personal characteristic of the head of the basic department that is essential and determines the key direction for development. The developed model has been implemented at the Institute of pedagogy and psychology of education of the State autonomous general education institution of higher education “Moscow City University” in cooperation with Moscow schools.
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Jeyapragash, B., A. Muthuraj, and T. Rajkumar. "Implementation of Research Information System at Bharathidasan University." Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology 9, S1 (2019): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.s1.225.
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Research Information System is the most important system for higher education institutions and it helps to get faculty profiles such as faculty affiliations, publications, research projects, awards and honors, education details, etc. This helps to increase the department and institution visibility to get the funding and fellowship opportunities. This paper discusses about Implementation of Research Information System at Bharathidasan University. The outcome of the study shows that it has 170 Existing Faculty Profiles and 2554 Publications from Web of Science, 516 Research Projects and 266 Awards and also department publications, citations and research impacts.
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Edet, Aniefiok Oswald, and Uduak Imo Ekpoh. "Administrative Challenges of Academic Heads of Department in Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 2 (2017): 129–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2017.v8n2p129.
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Abstract This study examined the Administrative Challenges of Academic Heads of Department in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study also sought to identify the strategies adopted by Heads of Departments to overcome the challenges. A descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. Four research questions guided the study. Data were collected from a sample of 129 HODs from University of Calabar (102) and Cross River University of Technology (27) using a questionnaire developed by the researchers and titled “Administrative Challenges of Academic Heads of Department Questionnaires (ACAHDQ). Data collected were analyzed with the aid of descriptive statistics (frequency and simple percentages). The findings revealed that the major challenges faced by HODs by ranking were funding 129 (100%), meeting of deadlines 126 (98%), delayed examination result 120 (93%), excess workload 118 (91.4%). Strategies used by them to combat these challenges as identified in the study included alternative sources of funding, setting deadlines early for submission of result by lecturers, working extra hours to cope with work load (schedule), extra incentives, improvisation etc. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that letters of appointment should be given to HODs with detailed specification of roles and responsibilities. Training retreat on professional management skills should be organized for them immediately they are appointed.
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Rivera, Suzanne M., Lisa Nichols, Lois Brako, Genevieve Croft, Toni Russo, and Tara Tran. "CTSA Institution Responses to Proposed Common Rule Changes: Did They Get What They Wanted?" Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 12, no. 2 (2017): 79–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1556264617698606.
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In 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 15 other federal departments and agencies proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the departments sought to strengthen, modernize, and make more effective human subjects regulations while reducing administrative burden, delay, and ambiguity. We reviewed public comments from National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) institutions on key provisions of the NPRM to understand how the proposed changed were received at research-intensive institutions. CTSA institutions responding to the proposed rule were predominantly opposed to the major proposals, including proposed changes to the treatment of de-identified biospecimens, demonstrating a lack of support from academic medical centers. In January 2017, a Final Rule was issued. We compare the Final Rule to what was proposed.
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Matylonok, T. Yu, A. V. Voitovych, and N. Ya Kravets. "Experience of implementing distance learning in higher medical education institutions of Ukraine." PROBLEMS OF UNINTERRUPTED MEDICAL TRAINING AND SCIENCE 40, no. 4 (2020): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31071/promedosvity2020.04.015.
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In many higher education institutions of Ukraine there are centers of distance education, the system of which is based on a number of principles: continuity; democratization; integration; globalization. In the conditions of the declared quarantine connected with the Covid–19 pandemic in the educational process of higher educational institutions and medical in particular distance learning has become especially relevant. The aim is to descriptive the forms and methods of distance learning on the example of microbiology, virology and immunology in TNMU and department of microbiology, virology and immunology ZSMU. Microsoft Office 365 (MS Teams application) and Skype for Business were chosen as the main platforms for the implementation of distance learning at ZSMU for the quarantine period. As a platform for distance education at the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, TNMU used the capabilities of Moodle. Distance learning at ZSMU and TNMU was carried out according to the schedule drawn up at the beginning of the semester using two forms of education, because this combination best helps to implement and ensure the learning process: online conferences and coverage of all materials on the department’s website. The advantages of distance learning are obvious today.This form of learning has significant potential, because the software capabilities of the Microsoft Office 365 and Moodle platforms allow you to quickly transfer any amount of study material to students with its subsequent storage and permanent access for self-study and repetition, as well as various forms of student knowledge control and documentation of the received marks. For successful distance learning it is very important to choose the optimal form of learning or a combination thereof. However, it cannot completely replace traditional education and necessarily requires practical work, especially when studying disciplines at the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology.