Julia Melkers
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 180622 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Julia Melkers |
| PRENOMES | Julia |
| SOBRENOME | Melkers |
| ASSINATURA | MELKERS J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5045-4068 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1997 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Work–family conflict in academic science
Towards a multidimensional measure of self-efficacy in the adult learning ecosystem
For adults engaged in formal learning, self-efficacy judgements may have substantial impact on key learning attitudes and outcomes. A complex systems/person-centric perspective emphasises the importance of contextual features of adult life, yet extant study of self-efficacy is largely constrained to judgements of competence in course activities. This approach may omit critical information about adult learners' motivational beliefs. We developed a…
Entering or advancing in the IT labor market
Lurking and participation in the virtual classroom
Differential Social Network Effects on Scholarly Productivity
Academic productivity is realized through resources obtained from professional networks in which scientists are embedded. Using a national survey of academic faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields across multiple institution types, we examine how the structure of professional networks affects scholarly productivity and how those effects may differ by race, ethnicity, and gender. We find that network size masks …
The Social Capital of Global Ties in Science
The globalization of science is demonstrated in the mobility of scientists across national boundaries, the composition of the U.S. scientific workforce, and increased collaboration across national boundaries. While studies based on bibliometric and other data have been useful in identifying trends, collaborative clusters, and other patterns in international collaboration, they do not reveal the social dynamics behind those collaborations. This pa…
Evaluating the Improved Research Capacity of EPSCoR States
States vary considerably in their ability to attract federal research and development (R&D) sources. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) was created in the late 1970s and was designed to enhance the research capacity of less competitive states in seeking federal research funds. How has EPSCoR improved research capacity in its member states? To date, little evaluation of EPSCoR as a…
Models of Performance-Measurement Use in Local Governments
While attention has been paid to a few cities and counties exhibiting effective performance measurement systems, most U.S. local governments have been active in the development and use of performance measurement for several decades. This research examines the effects of performance-measurement information on budgetary decision making, communication, and other operations of U.S. local governments. Data are drawn from a national survey of city and …
Budgeters' Views of State Performance‐Budgeting Systems
Given that a majority of states have had some sort of performance‐budgeting initiative on the books for several years, how has implementation of such reform progressed? To answer this question, we surveyed legislative and executive budgeters from the 50 states, asking them for their impressions of performance‐budgeting implementation in their state. Specifically, we asked these budget officers about the reasons for introducing performance budgeti…
Citizen Contacting of Municipal Officials
Although citizen–initiated contacting of municipal bureaucrats has been the subject of extensive research over the past quarter century, there has been relatively little research on the contacting of municipal elected officials or on why citizens might contact elected officials instead of appointed administrators. This research explores that question by using survey data on citizen–initiated contacts with various elected officials and appointed a…
Explaining Citizen-Initiated Contacts with Municipal Bureaucrats
Citizen-initiated contacts represent an important, yet perplexing, category of political participation. The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation of when and why citizens initiate contacts. They draw from prior research to summarize knowledge about these contacts and the measurement problems that have plagued earlier research. To explore the bases for citizen-initiated contacts, they use survey data on contacts with various munic…
The State of the States
The current wave of budgeting reform focuses on the performance of government agencies and programs and is reflected in state efforts to introduce performance-based budgeting (PBB). In the ideal, this budget system requires measurement of results, outcomes, and impacts. In an article titled Managing Public Finances Like the Future Matters, King (1995) suggests several reasons for this renewed interest in budget reform, including: * Government mus…
What Do Administrators Think Citizens Think? Administrator Predictions as an Adjunct to Citizen Surveys
Public administrators, especially in local government, work every day to serve the citizenry, presumably acting in part on the basis of what they think citizens want of them as administrators. How those administrators feel about their jobs and maybe even about themselves may depend in part on how they think their work is evaluated by citizens. Yet, surprisingly little is known about what administrators think that citizens think and how accurate a…
Use and Usefulness of Performance Measurement in State Science and Technology Programs
Over 40% of state science and technology programs are evaluating their results in some way. Programs have adopted performance measurement systems both for their own information purposes and to justify their activities to external audiences, usually legislatures. Performance measurement activities may have contributed to the evolution of these programs toward economic objectives, which can be measured in business activity. The most common performa…
Budgeters' Views of State Performance‐Budgeting Systems
Given that a majority of states have had some sort of performance‐budgeting initiative on the books for several years, how has implementation of such reform progressed? To answer this question, we surveyed legislative and executive budgeters from the 50 states, asking them for their impressions of performance‐budgeting implementation in their state. Specifically, we asked these budget officers about the reasons for introducing performance budgeti…
Explaining Citizen-Initiated Contacts with Municipal Bureaucrats
Citizen-initiated contacts represent an important, yet perplexing, category of political participation. The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation of when and why citizens initiate contacts. They draw from prior research to summarize knowledge about these contacts and the measurement problems that have plagued earlier research. To explore the bases for citizen-initiated contacts, they use survey data on contacts with various munic…
The Social Capital of Global Ties in Science
The globalization of science is demonstrated in the mobility of scientists across national boundaries, the composition of the U.S. scientific workforce, and increased collaboration across national boundaries. While studies based on bibliometric and other data have been useful in identifying trends, collaborative clusters, and other patterns in international collaboration, they do not reveal the social dynamics behind those collaborations. This pa…
Citizen Contacting of Municipal Officials
Although citizen–initiated contacting of municipal bureaucrats has been the subject of extensive research over the past quarter century, there has been relatively little research on the contacting of municipal elected officials or on why citizens might contact elected officials instead of appointed administrators. This research explores that question by using survey data on citizen–initiated contacts with various elected officials and appointed a…
Use and Usefulness of Performance Measurement in State Science and Technology Programs
Over 40% of state science and technology programs are evaluating their results in some way. Programs have adopted performance measurement systems both for their own information purposes and to justify their activities to external audiences, usually legislatures. Performance measurement activities may have contributed to the evolution of these programs toward economic objectives, which can be measured in business activity. The most common performa…
Differential Social Network Effects on Scholarly Productivity
Academic productivity is realized through resources obtained from professional networks in which scientists are embedded. Using a national survey of academic faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields across multiple institution types, we examine how the structure of professional networks affects scholarly productivity and how those effects may differ by race, ethnicity, and gender. We find that network size masks …
Evaluating the Improved Research Capacity of EPSCoR States
States vary considerably in their ability to attract federal research and development (R&D) sources. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) was created in the late 1970s and was designed to enhance the research capacity of less competitive states in seeking federal research funds. How has EPSCoR improved research capacity in its member states? To date, little evaluation of EPSCoR as a…
Use and Usefulness of Performance Measurement in State Science and Technology Programs
Over 40% of state science and technology programs are evaluating their results in some way. Programs have adopted performance measurement systems both for their own information purposes and to justify their activities to external audiences, usually legislatures. Performance measurement activities may have contributed to the evolution of these programs toward economic objectives, which can be measured in business activity. The most common performa…
The State of the States
The current wave of budgeting reform focuses on the performance of government agencies and programs and is reflected in state efforts to introduce performance-based budgeting (PBB). In the ideal, this budget system requires measurement of results, outcomes, and impacts. In an article titled Managing Public Finances Like the Future Matters, King (1995) suggests several reasons for this renewed interest in budget reform, including: * Government mus…
What Do Administrators Think Citizens Think? Administrator Predictions as an Adjunct to Citizen Surveys
Public administrators, especially in local government, work every day to serve the citizenry, presumably acting in part on the basis of what they think citizens want of them as administrators. How those administrators feel about their jobs and maybe even about themselves may depend in part on how they think their work is evaluated by citizens. Yet, surprisingly little is known about what administrators think that citizens think and how accurate a…
Explaining Citizen-Initiated Contacts with Municipal Bureaucrats
Citizen-initiated contacts represent an important, yet perplexing, category of political participation. The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation of when and why citizens initiate contacts. They draw from prior research to summarize knowledge about these contacts and the measurement problems that have plagued earlier research. To explore the bases for citizen-initiated contacts, they use survey data on contacts with various munic…
Budgeters' Views of State Performance‐Budgeting Systems
Given that a majority of states have had some sort of performance‐budgeting initiative on the books for several years, how has implementation of such reform progressed? To answer this question, we surveyed legislative and executive budgeters from the 50 states, asking them for their impressions of performance‐budgeting implementation in their state. Specifically, we asked these budget officers about the reasons for introducing performance budgeti…
Citizen Contacting of Municipal Officials
Although citizen–initiated contacting of municipal bureaucrats has been the subject of extensive research over the past quarter century, there has been relatively little research on the contacting of municipal elected officials or on why citizens might contact elected officials instead of appointed administrators. This research explores that question by using survey data on citizen–initiated contacts with various elected officials and appointed a…
Models of Performance-Measurement Use in Local Governments
While attention has been paid to a few cities and counties exhibiting effective performance measurement systems, most U.S. local governments have been active in the development and use of performance measurement for several decades. This research examines the effects of performance-measurement information on budgetary decision making, communication, and other operations of U.S. local governments. Data are drawn from a national survey of city and …
Evaluating the Improved Research Capacity of EPSCoR States
States vary considerably in their ability to attract federal research and development (R&D) sources. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) was created in the late 1970s and was designed to enhance the research capacity of less competitive states in seeking federal research funds. How has EPSCoR improved research capacity in its member states? To date, little evaluation of EPSCoR as a…
The Social Capital of Global Ties in Science
The globalization of science is demonstrated in the mobility of scientists across national boundaries, the composition of the U.S. scientific workforce, and increased collaboration across national boundaries. While studies based on bibliometric and other data have been useful in identifying trends, collaborative clusters, and other patterns in international collaboration, they do not reveal the social dynamics behind those collaborations. This pa…
Differential Social Network Effects on Scholarly Productivity
Academic productivity is realized through resources obtained from professional networks in which scientists are embedded. Using a national survey of academic faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields across multiple institution types, we examine how the structure of professional networks affects scholarly productivity and how those effects may differ by race, ethnicity, and gender. We find that network size masks …
Lurking and participation in the virtual classroom
Entering or advancing in the IT labor market
Towards a multidimensional measure of self-efficacy in the adult learning ecosystem
For adults engaged in formal learning, self-efficacy judgements may have substantial impact on key learning attitudes and outcomes. A complex systems/person-centric perspective emphasises the importance of contextual features of adult life, yet extant study of self-efficacy is largely constrained to judgements of competence in course activities. This approach may omit critical information about adult learners' motivational beliefs. We developed a…
Work–family conflict in academic science
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