Current Status and Future Prospects of Interdisciplinary Literature Reading among University Educators and Students | Book Publisher International

This study investigates interdisciplinary literature borrowing patterns among educators and students at Nanjing Normal University from 2014 to 2023, utilizing comprehensive borrowing records and advanced analytical techniques. By employing network diagrams created with Gephi, the research visualizes the connections among readers within various academic departments, shedding light on cross-disciplinary interactions and the extent of engaged reading. The study further explores gender differences in borrowing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic through chi-square tests, revealing disparities across liberal arts and science disciplines. Using factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and K-means clustering, the research identifies key factors influencing borrowing patterns and categorizes books based on demographic trends. Additionally, survival analysis with the Kaplan-Meier estimator provides insights into borrowing timelines, while binary logistic regression highlights significant predictors of category membership. A log-linear analysis delves into the intersections of gender, category, and undergraduate status, enhancing the understanding of diverse reading behaviors. Visual tools, including word cloud maps and co-borrowing network diagrams, enhance the data presentation, illustrating popular themes and repeated borrowing trends. This multifaceted methodological approach contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities of interdisciplinary engagement in literature, offering valuable insights for university libraries to better align their collections with the evolving needs of the academic community.

 

Author (s) Details

Jiexuan Liu
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

 

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Mapping the University-to-Work Transition: A Bibliometric Analysis of Higher Education Research in South Africa | Chapter 1 | Information Management and Technology: The Proceedings of the 10 th International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD), Edition 1

South Africa exhibits high unemployment rates, similar to several other African countries. This adversely affects the graduates of the African higher education systems. Current research disparities entail the need for a concise demographical landscape of African graduates' impediments and the increasing high unemployment rate. The significance lies in the necessity to identify interventions that have the potential to reduce the unemployment rates of graduates, improving economic morale through employability. This study executed a detailed bibliometric analysis as a segment of a systematic literature review, responding to a call for enhanced higher education research in Africa relating to graduates and the labour market. The bibliometric analysis aimed to unravel and map the current outlook of literature on South African graduates and the labour market and provide recommendations for future research avenues. By searching the terms ‘university’ and ‘work’, a total of 2584 documents were extracted from the SCOPUS database and reviewed using VOSviewer. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis parameters were followed throughout the data collection process. The results revealed that several research avenues necessitate further inquiry to support and reduce university-to-work impediments. The findings highlight that future research should entail themes on employability, psychological outlooks, and work-integrated learning in higher education. This study contributes to the academic domain by encouraging future research scholars to minimise the knowledge gap essential to reducing a high graduate unemployment rate in developing economies. Thus, implications and recommendations arose for educational institutes and scholars to advance the body of knowledge in such a field.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Angela Pike-Bowles
Department of Business Management, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

Juliet Townes
Department of Business Management, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

Zikhona Dlaza
Department of Business Management, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

Willie Chinyamurindi
Department of Business Management, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

 

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The Effect of Job Insecurity and Turnover Intention on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in an Eastern Cape University | Chapter 4 | Contemporary Issues of Business and Management: The Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD), Edition 1

The main objective of this study was to investigate the combined effect of job insecurity and turnover intention on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) of employees at a university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

Using a positivist paradigm, the study was descriptive in nature. The population of academics and administrative staff at the university under study is 2050. Raosoft was used to calculate the sample size, and the recommended sample size was 324. However, the researchers opted for a larger sample of 377. The researcher had access to a detailed sample frame and therefore used simple random sampling. The researcher used SPSS v.25 to analyse the data. This study employed a survey method using an electronic questionnaire to collect data. Inferential statistical tests used include the Multiple Regression analysis, Pearson correlation and Simple Linear Regression. The study concludes that job insecurity and turnover intention have a negative effect on the OCB of employees at the university under study. The concluded that job insecurity has a negative effect on the OCB of employees, the turnover intention has a negative effect on the OCB of employees, and job insecurity has a positive effect on the turnover intention of employees at a university in the Eastern Cape Province. The findings contribute to the body of knowledge on the importance of OCB and the factors affecting OCB. Recommendations provided to managers and practitioners are based on the conclusion of the study.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Nyasha Chimucheka
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

Olabanji Oni
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

Mtutuzeli Dywili
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

 

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Prioritisation of the Practical Component of Higher Education Entrepreneurship Education | Chapter 2 | Contemporary Research in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 8

 

Entrepreneurship is globally accepted as a critical component of national and local development. Research has become increasingly interested in the various ways in which entrepreneurial activity can be realized. This study was formulated to explore the perspectives of students of entrepreneurship at a selected University on the prioritization of the practical component in their studies. The prioritisation of the practical component of entrepreneurial education was deemed to be important in enhancing the transition of entrepreneurial intentions to real entrepreneurial activity. The specific study question was: How can the practical component of the entrepreneurship course be effectively implemented for entrepreneurial intentions to become real entrepreneurship practice among graduates? The study adopted a focus group discussion technique for data collection involving fourteen (14) students of entrepreneurship in their final year. The results showed that the students felt there was a need to shift from classroom-based teaching to a more practically oriented and industry-linked form of entrepreneurship education. The students also suggested the relevance of blending practical activities with entrepreneurship theory or starting entrepreneurship education with practicals for the learners to realize the value of hands-on activities early. The results of the study also indicated the need for contextually relevant entrepreneurial education that is based on the ubuntu principle of African societies. Students felt entrepreneurship education should strengthen such attitudes as resilience, hard work and perseverance which the learners acquired early in their families.

 

Author(s)details:-

 

Nteboheng Patricia Mefi
Department of Administration and Information Management, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

 

Samson Nambei Asoba
Department of Administration and Information Management, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

 

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The Nexus between the University Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) and Academic Entrepreneurship | Chapter 5 | Managing Higher Education and Enterprises in Developing Countries Beyond COVID-19: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics

Researchers, students, and professors are frequently the main providers of creative ideas that may be commercialised through startup companies. These ventures typically undergo substantial incubation processes facilitated by technology transfer offices (TTOs) within the university, often embodied as centres for research and innovation. However, a significant proportion of these budding concepts fail to reach the stage of spin-off establishment. This concern underscores the pivotal role of academic entrepreneurship within the academic entrepreneurial ecosystem (AEE) framework. This chapter investigates the intricate relationship between TTOs and academic entrepreneurship, seeking to address the question: "How do TTOs intersect with the realm of academic entrepreneurship?" Employing a qualitative methodology, data was meticulously gathered through semi-structured interviews, focusing on key stakeholders within the university's centre for research and innovation. Using purposive sampling, participants representing academic entrepreneurs, academic staff and non-academic staff were interviewed. Otter AI facilitated transcription, and subsequent data analysis was executed employing MAXQDA software. The emergent codes and resultant thematic patterns blended to construct a metaphorical portrayal denoting the multifaceted interface between TTOs and academic entrepreneurship. The research found that technology transfer offices and academic entrepreneurship benefit each other. Technology transfer offices assist academic entrepreneurs with resources and specialized knowledge, making them essential intermediaries. They aid in the identification, protection, and monetization of intellectual property, negotiate intricate license arrangements, and forge alliances within the sector. Conversely, academic entrepreneurship facilitates the practical application of research findings by scholars through establishing new ventures. The findings categorize the relationship between TTOs and academic entrepreneurship across four main descriptors which are: constructive, transformative, neutral, and sour collaborative relationships. Furthermore, this study substantiates the pivotal role of university research and innovation centres as potent catalysts for fostering innovation, academic entrepreneurship, and a drive toward entrepreneurial universities, with academic entrepreneurs and TTOs assuming an increasingly vital role in this transformative process.

Author(s) Details:

Stanley Nhamoinesu,
University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Robertson Khan Tengeh,
University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

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Resiliency, Achievement at University and Identities. A Study at the Light of a New Systemic Paradigm: The Three Dimensional Spiral of Sense | Chapter 6 | Progress in Language, Literature and Education Research Vol. 2

 This study is constituent the broad research program on University Quality Appraisal. It falls into the Sub Program of Feature Education Optimization concerning students’ realizations, with a view to implementing professors’ support and professionalization methods. The aim was to go deep into the causes for delay in finishing studies at the Academy, as well as to make or become acquainted with the strong “reasons” leading to a delay, everywhere, of over the half of the pre-established opportunity assigned to different courses of studies.). The main objective search out observe the relationship middle from two points resiliency and accomplishment at the National University of Cuyo, attractive a long period (in addition 20 years and 6 faculties). From the concerning details point of view, quantitative (explanatory and predictive level: bivariate and multivariate) and approximate methodologies were used. Triangulation was before carried out. The model contained factors of different types: elementary, personal, occupational, fundamental, pedagogic-uniform and psychosocial ones.  We worked on three (3) levels: big-méso-micro-big in their sustained interaction or fundamental feedback. The study macro-procedures combine accompanying institutional “decisions” and a reign of “disciplinary” programs, that often disregard the consolidation of friendly competencies (méso level) and, finally, accompanying the situation of the basic actors (micro level), that is to say, delaying juniors.  Here we will analyze the results had connection with the Resiliency factor (all-inclusive level). We used the Henderson and Milstein’s method, which shows degrees of resilience at the staff cadre, the institution and the professors’ levels, evidencing place the strengths and weaknesses are situated. There perform different identities related to various Faculties and Courses of Study; identities connected to the students’ achievement. The practical findings specify elements for informed accountable that looks at the quality of the university plan, generating professionalization and unending improvement programs that incorporate the preparation of “soft abilities”.

Author(s) Details:

Miriam Aparicio,
National Council of Scientific Research (CONICET), Argentina and Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, P.O. Box 5500, Argentina.

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Strategy of Sustainable Development Paradigm for Society in Research Activities Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Institutional Transformations of the Education System | Chapter 3 | Research Aspects in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 1

 In view of continuous developments in artificial intelligence and their integration into the educational process, the article explores the potential for improving the global educational system. The main focus is on how closely future AI integration techniques adhere to the sustainable development paradigm requirements established by the UN for the next ten years. In the context of the study, both advantageous and detrimental situations of human contact with AI are taken into consideration. At this stage in the development of civilisation, this task is important. In addition, restrictions on AI application and development are necessary to avoid the unpredictability of a "technology singularity" and its unintended consequences. The social and humanitarian aspects of sustainable development are frequently undervalued while environmental issues are sometimes overestimated as solely being important to natural sciences. The theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of topics including global institutional transformations, transformative higher education strategies, quality concerns, personality-oriented strategies, multiculturalism, and higher education communication strategies are revealed in this study. It outlines the extent and quality of higher education's internationalisation, the creation of a worldview as a foundation for stimulating and ensuring sustainable social development, as well as strategies to raise higher education's social responsibility and increase its efficacy for society. There is now a dearth of fundamental understanding of sustainable development's objectives and strategies in higher education.

Author(s) Details:

Viktor Zinchenko,
Department of University Research Activities of the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.

Mykhailo Boichenko,
Department of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Polishchuk,
Department of Social Disciplines, Faculty of Humanities, Khmelnytsky Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, Ukraine.

Olena Polishchuk,
Department of Cultural Studies and Foreign Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Khmelnytsky Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, Ukraine.

Andrii Hromyk,
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Academic Writing of the Higher Educational Institution, Podillia State University, Ukraine.


Lesya Chervona,
Department for the Integration of Higher Education and Science of the Institute of Higher Education the National Academy of Educational Sciences, Ukraine.


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Availability and Utilization of ICT Facilities for Enhancing University Campus Security in South-South, Nigeria: A Recent Study | Chapter 13 | Recent Recent Advances in Mathematical Research and Computer Science Vol. 8

 This study looked on the availability and use of ICT facilities for the goal of improving university campus security in Nigeria's south-central region. The study was led by two research objectives, and one null hypothesis was tested at the.05 level of significance. The study used a descriptive survey research design. A total of 1,520 security professionals from 12 government-owned universities in South-South Nigeria were included in the study. 456 security officers were sampled using the proportional stratified sampling technique. The information was gathered using a "Checklist on Availability of ICT Facilities for Enhancing University Campus Security (CAICTFEUCS)" and a five-point grading scale questionnaire called "Utilization of ICT Facilities for Enhancing University Campus Security (UICTFEUCS)." The instruments were independently evaluated by three experts. The Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the instrument's dependability, and reliability values of.75 and.78 were found for the two devices, with an overall reliability coefficient of.77. 433 copies, or roughly 96 percent, of the 456 copies of the instrument given to the respondents were successfully retrieved and used for data analysis. Data for research question 1 was analysed using frequency counts and percentages, whereas data for research question 2 was analysed using mean and standard deviation. The null hypothesis was tested using the Z-test statistic at the.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that ICT facilities are insufficiently available in South-South Nigeria to improve university campus security. In South-South Nigeria, the survey also discovered that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of respondents from federal and state institutions on the extent to which ICT facilities are used by university campus security officers. According to the study, the availability and use of ICT facilities for improving university campus security in South-South Nigeria was insufficient to tackle security concerns in the university system. The Nigerian government and university officials should train campus security staff on how to use current ICT capabilities, according to the results and conclusions. This is to ensure that they are adequately qualified and prepared to use ICT facilities to combat a variety of campus-related crimes, thereby safeguarding the lives and property of the university community.

Author(S) Details

Shobowale, Temitope Rukayat
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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Physical Activity Alignment with National and Global Guidelines of Staff at a Private University in Southern California | Chapter 19 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 3

 Multiple chronic health disorders are associated with risk decreases in active lifestyles that reach or surpass 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Sedentary work-related environmental factors, on the other hand, have been connected to a reduction in physical activity (PA) in the United States and elsewhere. Despite the fact that university faculty may face particular work-related problems that may prevent them from meeting recommended daily PA levels, there are little studies on the subject. OBJECTIVE: To analyse alignment with global and national goals for PA in order to reduce the burden of noncommunicable illnesses among employees at a private institution. METHODS: Women (n = 173, 39.3 13.4 years old, 164.4 8.1 cm in height, 69.7 16.4 kg in weight, and 25.9 6.6 kg/m2 body mass index [BMI] ) and men (n = 82, 41.5 12.9 years old, 178.33 8.1 cm in height, 85.8 14.4 kg in weight, and 27.03 4.6 kg/m2 BMI of) employed as Biola University staff were eligible to Using the Survey Monkey® platform, participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Types of occupations were classified (administration, staff, and facilities). Weekly minutes and metabolic equivalent (MET) minutes for certain activities (leisure, domestic, occupational, and transportation) were computed and then totaled to get grand total minutes of weekly PA and grand total MET minutes of PA each week. Total walking minutes per week, moderate PA minutes per week, and vigorous PA minutes per week, as well as MET minutes per week, were tallied and assessed. RESULTS: In total PA MET minutes per week, workplace PA in MET minutes per week, and minutes per week, men were substantially (P.05) more physically active than women. Although there was a stepwise drop in PA as educational attainment increased, it was statistically insignificant. Both management and employees were considerably (P.05) less active than facilities personnel. Staff and administration both exhibited similar levels of activity. Employees who completed at least 150 minutes of PA per week accounted for 82.4 percent of the sample. CONCLUSION: The majority of university employees worked more than the ACSM's recommended minimum weekly hours for PA. Activity levels, on the other hand, differed significantly by sex and work type.

Author (S) Details

Kristianna Altamirano
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, School of Science, Technology, and Health, Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California, United States.

Brent M. Peterson
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, School of Science, Technology, and Health, Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California, United States.

Danielle Walker
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, School of Science, Technology, and Health, Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California, United States.

Kelsey L. Miller
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, School of Science, Technology, and Health, Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California, United States.

Jacob K. Gardner
Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, School of Science, Technology, and Health, Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California, United States.

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A New University Model proposed by the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO: Teaching and Learning on the Internet | Chapter 4 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 5

 The convergence of telecommunications and computer science, the implementation of computer-based networks, and the integration of languages, which overcame space and time constraints, sparked the globalisation process and the development of the knowledge society. We are living in the midst of a true revolution based on knowledge multiplication and its associated applications, as well as knowledge codification, memorization, and transfer. The challenges that educational institutions, particularly universities, face are linked to the fact that classrooms or lecture halls are no longer the only places where one can follow study courses: anyone from anywhere, with the necessary technological equipment and materials, can create his own environment in which to continue his own educational and self-learning activities. As a result, we must conduct research to identify new university models and psycho-pedagogical theories that will enable the development of new Internet-based teaching and learning models. This paper describes the university model proposed by the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, which has gained international acclaim.

Author (S) Details

Prof. Maria Amata Garito
Departent of Psychotechnologies, International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy.

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The Triple Helix Argument for Establishing Partnerships between Physical Education and Industry | Chapter 8 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 4

 The purpose of this study was to discover methods for encouraging collaboration between the industry and the physical education academy. In-depth interviews were conducted with participants from the business and academic worlds. The Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communications (MCTIC) Innovation Portal and the representativeness of Brazil's GDP were used to select the research subjects, with preference given to enterprises ranked among the top fifty in terms of value. The analysis of the interviews revealed four significant categories: mandatory society, addictive state, decontextualized formation, and synergy. The most important strategy, according to respondents, is to listen to the people and combine the efforts of all institutions to deliver what society expects. In practice, however, there is a more traditional behavior. This behavior reflects a mindset that disregards societal expectations in favor of a tactical rather than strategic approach.

Author (s) Details

Charles Figueiredo Motta
Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Salgado de Oliveira University, Brazil.

Carlos Alberto Figueiredo da Silva
Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Salgado de Oliveira University, Brazil and Augusto Motta University Center, Brazil.

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Public University in Portugal and New Models of Governance: How It Improves Its Competitiveness | Chapter 4 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 3

 

In September 2007, the new legal regime of the Institutions of Higher Education (RJIES) - Law No.
62/2007 of 10 September - introduced a new framework of options for models and governance
structures in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Portugal.
If in the European context, the conception and design of governance models are generally
converging, blurring the differences between the management model of private and public institutions,
to what extent does the implementation of the model result in immediate visible changes at
institutional level? In Portugal, most public HEIs have opted for the traditional model, having already their statutes approved and published in the Diário da República. Only three institutions have opted for the foundation model, whose process is still under development. In this article we make a critical analysis of governance models provided for in each of the statutes of the public HEIs, while also referring to the foundation model.

Author(s) Details

Maria da Conceição da Costa Marques
Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra, Portugal.

Margarida Mano
Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

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Female Undergraduate Sports Participation and Adequate Education, Perceived Implications of Reproductive Health Problems/Male Dominance: University Sports Administration Experience a Critical Study | Chapter 7 | Innovations in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3

This study sought to examine female undergraduates sports participation and adequate education, perceived implications of reproductive health problems/male dominance: University Sports administration experience. Sports have grown from its earlier humble beginnings of being a mere entertainment and recreational pass-time, to becoming a prominent, business both in the social, political and economic circles of all nations of the world. Hence the researcher tried to verify perceived implications of the reproductive health problems of the girl-child and persistent male dominance in University sports vis a vis female undergraduates participation in sports and their education. Consequently the specific objective of this study was to verify if the reproductive health problems of the girl-child, poorly funded and maintained sports facilities of the universities and perceived male dominance over the girls in virtually all sports determine female undergraduates participation in university sports and their education generally. To guide this study 3 research questions were formulated, with 3 corresponding hypotheses that were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design was considered appropriate, while the instrument for data collection was a self structured questionnaire designed after the Likert type by the researcher. Total of 380 female undergraduates of three universities in Anambra State of Nigeria. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli, and Madonna University Elele Port Harcourt (Federal, State and Privately owned universities) constituted the population of the study, out of which a total of 263 respondents were sampled. The descriptive statistics of mean, frequency counts and standard deviation (SD) were used to describe the data, while inferential statistics of Chi-square (X2) was used to test the 3 null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the data collected and analyzed, revealed that reproductive health problems (X2 = 84.18, df =3, P>0.05), poor funding/maintenance of sports for faculties (X2= 75.412, df = 3, P>0.05) male undergraduates dominance in all sports (X2 = 128.68 df. 3, P>0.05) were seen to be determinants of female undergraduates participation and education generally in universities. It was therefore recommended that stiffer measures must be taken and applied to preserve the few sports facilities built around the female hostels, to be strictly used by the female undergraduates, at their convenience. Universities need to further improve on their reproductive health service delivery, to adequately cater for the needs of the female undergraduates who presently seem to be on their own, in terms of solutions to their numerous reproductive health problems that tend to interfere with their sports participation and academic pursuits in the university. Highly qualified Nurses should be employed to serve as Matrons attached to all female hostels in the universities to assist the female undergraduates cope with their reproductive health problems at beck and call.

Author(s) Details

Alagbu Chukwubuikem Eugene
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

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