Ecologists clash over 'too academic' research

The academic-industrial complex: a clash of two cultures?

Are ecologists conducting research at the optimal scale?

Aim The spatial extent (scale) at which landscape attributes are measured has a strong impact on inferred species–landscape relationships. Consequently, researchers commonly measure landscape variables at multiple scales to select one scale (the ‘scale of effect’) that yields the strongest species–landscape relationship. Scales of effect observed in multiscale studies may not be true scales of ...

Research and development and the polio eradication initiative: too much, too soon...too little, too late?

• Adult Support & Facilitation Full engagement in interaction, conversation, household work, reading, exploration, adventures, etc. Model appropriate thought, speech, and behavior, plus lessons from mistakes Acknowledge effort more than natural ability Clear boundaries between adult and child choices, decisions, space, etc. Consistent limits, rules, expectations with natural consequences when p...

Qualitative research is evidence, too.

With the current emphasis on accountability for outcomes and the need for objective evaluation of efficacy of interventions, physiotherapists are increasingly using evidence from research as a source of information to support clinical decision making. The concept of evidencebased practice has been adopted widely in physiotherapy with much work devoted to encouraging the transfer of research res...

A Productive Clash of Cultures: Injecting Economics into Leadership Research

Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both fields could profit from enriching...