Archives for January, 2018

Senate Keeps Eye on Progress of Competitiveness Act
Academic Funding
January 31, 2018

Senate Keeps Eye on Progress of Competitiveness Act

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Archived Webinar: Tom Chatfield and Mark Kingwell Discuss Critical Thinking
Videos
January 29, 2018

Archived Webinar: Tom Chatfield and Mark Kingwell Discuss Critical Thinking

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Survey Asks About Sci-Hub, ResearchGate, Video Discovery
Communication
January 26, 2018

Survey Asks About Sci-Hub, ResearchGate, Video Discovery

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‘Coding’ in School? Research Needed So Computing Accessible to All Children
Interdisciplinarity
January 24, 2018

‘Coding’ in School? Research Needed So Computing Accessible to All Children

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AAPSS Names 2018 Fellows

AAPSS Names 2018 Fellows

The American Academy of Political and Social Science will induct the organizer of the American Opportunity Survey and a professor of social work who focuses on how public policy affects children and families as two of the five eminent scholars to be inducted as fellows of the academy this year.

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Scientists in Need of Arts Training

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

How can universities train our scientists, technologists and engineers to engage with society rather than perform as cogs in the engine of economic development? Author Richard Lachman asks for educational system to require STEM students to take art and humanities courses, not as an attempt to “broaden minds” but as a necessary discussion of morals, ethics and responsibility.

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Why Has Brexit Britain Not Had an Immigration Debate?

Why Has Brexit Britain Not Had an Immigration Debate?

The post-referendum public debates in the United Kingdom have been about the future of Britain and British citizens, and questions about the lives and futures of EU citizens in Britain have faded into the background, argues our Daniel Nehring. This absence of an open-ended public conversation about immigration speaks to the ways in which power organizes truth.

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Analyzing a Canadian Approach to Assessing Impact

Analyzing a Canadian Approach to Assessing Impact

Efforts to assess scholarly impacts must account for the great diversity of scholarly work and ensure that researchers themselves play a leading role in selecting those indicators that best suit their work. Peter Severinson reports on work published by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Canada that hopes will provide guidance to university administrators, public servants, and other members of the research community undertaking the demanding work of impact assessment.

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Ziyad Marar: Building Bridges Between Big Data and Social Research

Ziyad Marar: Building Bridges Between Big Data and Social Research

In a keynote address delivered to the London Info International conference, Ziyad Marar, president of global publishing for SAGE Publishing, outlines the intersection between big data and social science research. He notes that social and behavioral researchers have seen some opportunities as beyond their grasp, and that SAGE is working to bridge that gap.

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Academics: The Belaboured Profession

Academics: The Belaboured Profession

With the exception of star academics and leading figures of the United Kingdom’s academic establishment, lecturers today are held in little regard, argues our Daniel Nehring. The specialized aspects of the academic experience are little recognized and even less honored.

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Social Science Space 2017 Round Up

Social Science Space 2017 Round Up

Last year Social Science Space presented more than 200 articles on the impact, infrastructure and industry surrounding social and behavioral science and research. Looking back over those articles, we’ve chosen a few of special merit. Social Science Space plans to continue to provide the latest that the new year has to offer. Stay up to date with us to see what is in store.

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Toward a Critical Citizenship Psychology: Honoring Catriona Macleod

Toward a Critical Citizenship Psychology: Honoring Catriona Macleod

Catriona Macleod received the 2017 Psychology and Social Change Award from her home institution, Rhodes University, late last year in large part for recognizing and then critiquing the psychology of Africa.

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