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Studying international doctoral researchers : nexus analysis as a mode of inquiry

2020

In this paper I argue how nexus analysis (Scollon & Scollon, 2004), as a holistic, qualitative mode of inquiry, can offer a fruitful activist research approach to study international doctoral researchers. To do this, I will introduce and explain the core concepts of nexus analysis and afterwards empirically demonstrate how nexus analysis can be done in practice by presenting a case study on international doctoral researchers in a particular nexus—at a Finnish university. The overall aim of this paper is to present nexus analysis as a viable alternative for those higher education researchers who want to study communication, interaction, and language-related challenges of international do…

Latest reforms in Finnish doctoral education in light of recent European developments

2017

Doctoral education as a policy field is an important link between educational, research and innovation policies. It is gaining importance in European and national policy discussions. Doctoral education policies are increasingly formulated at the supranational level, even though the European Commission does not possess formal competence in terms of authority over the educational policies. Consequently, policy steering is mostly performed at the national level. In this article, we examine Finnish doctoral education from the steering perspective in a European context. We describe the development and steering of Finnish doctoral education, as well as the current doctoral education policies and …

Using recorded audio feedback in multi-cultural higher e-education : How do academics experience? A thematic network analysis

2020

The aim of our study is to shed light on how academics experience using recorded audio feedback (RAF) as a feedback method in multi-cultural higher e-Education context. We adopted a qualitative content analysis approach, applying thematic network analysis to the data received from three academics (a case study). This approach proposes graphical networks as an aid for analyzing and synthesizing qualitative data into basic, organizing and global themes. The thematic network analysis produced two global, six organizing and 48 basic themes. The two global themes were named “Speaking style” and “Culture neutrality/sensitivity”. Based on our analysis, academics can, by using RAF in multi-cultural…

Critical Analysis of the Energy Issue: Internationalization and Professional Competences in Journalism

2013

Este número especial del mes de marzo de 2013 de la revista Estudios sobr el Mensaje Periodístico lleva por título "La enseñanza de la Comunicación en el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES)". Las universidades han de poner en valor las competencias que se adquieren en la titulación de Periodismo que procuran un conocimiento racional y crítico del presente. Un presente en el que la cuestión energética es clave en la contribución al desarrollo de los principios de protección medioambiental, como señala el Real Decreto 1393/2007. Por otro lado, uno de los objetivos fundamentales del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) es fomentar la internacionalización y la movilidad de los …

Educational reflections from Eritrea Learning for All : Eritrea-Finland collaboration project in higher education (2015-2017)

2017

WHY  DID  THEY  NEED  TO  COME  NOW?  COVID-19  CRISIS  STRAINS  RELATIONSHIPS  WITH  RETURNING  AND  VISITING  COMPATRIOTS

2021

One of the first areas severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic was international travel. In March/April, with commercial flights coming to a near halt, the governments were struggling to help their stranded citizens to return home. Extra flights and ferry trips were organised, and the opportunity to return was used by many emigrants worried about the uncertainty and the possible future development of the pandemic. This paper containing both data collected through survey and in-depth interviews with people aged 50+ in Latvia, is the first to explore the reactions of the society to repatriation policy implemented by the government of Latvia, and to explore how the Covid-19 situation has affecte…

Drivers of Competitiveness in European High-Tech Industries

2019

Our paper builds on the importance of high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services as significant competitiveness and economic growth drivers in the European Union and offers a fresh approach of the study on the competitiveness of secondary and tertiary high-tech industries across EU member states. Our analysis covers the 2008–2015 period and includes twelve old and new EU members. We opt for a balanced panel data approach in OLS and ARIMA frameworks to investigate the competitiveness of high-technology industries in the EU with the aim of uncovering the nature of the main explanatory factors behind their performance. Our results show that the number of persons employed and the …

Positive and Negative Media Effects on University Students’ Learning: Preliminary Findings and a Research Program

2019

Research in communication science highlights positive as well as negative effects of news and social media on learning but focuses predominantly on the largely unintended knowledge acquisition of the overall population. Research in educational science deals with students’ knowledge acquisition but is largely limited to formal learning such as in university courses. In this paper, we report findings of a pilot study combining both approaches by dealing with mass and social media effects on university students’ learning. While this study reveals several effects, their influences and causality remain largely unclear. Therefore, we propose a research program to explain positive and negative med…

Educational Migration Trends Review in Poland (with Particular Emphasis on the Immigration of Ukrainian Youth)

2023

This article aims to review and synthesise research on educational migration in Poland, particularly youth immigration from Ukraine. The paper collects statistical data from 2004, which allowed for the analysis of the existing trends in educational migration in Poland. The research on the largest group of foreign students – citizens of Ukraine – was reviewed, which resulted in identifying research gaps regarding student mobility in Poland, both in terms of demand and supply of educational migrations. The practical implication appears to show that the governments of the host countries, the business sector, and the academic units – due to the increase in the number of foreign students – can e…

La enseñanza de la escritura académica: Una intervención a través del currículum

2014

En el presente artículo, se presenta una propuesta de intervención donde se ponen de manifiesto las acciones llevadas a cabo en el Grado de Logopedia de la UCLM para formar tanto a profesorado como a estudiantes en el desarrollo de la competencia en comunicación escrita. En primer lugar, se ofreció al profesorado formación teórica y metodológica que aportase herramientas para trabajar con los estudiantes las competencias de escritura en los ámbitos académicos. En este sentido, lo más importante fue la metodología de intervención propuesta al profesorado para abordar la enseñanza de la escritura académica y el inicio de un trabajo docente colaborativo con posibilidades de extenderse a lo lar…