Cluster Analysis for Political Scientists

Filho, Dalson Britto Figueiredo; Rocha, Enivaldo Carvalho da; Júnior, José Alexandre da Silva; Paranhos, Ranulfo; Silva, Mariana Batista da; Duarte, Bárbara Sofia Félix

doi:10.4236/am.2014.515232

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“…Os dados preliminares da atual pesquisa indicam dois grupos de estados no que concerne à velocidade e ao rigor das medidas de NPIs: (1) aqueles com medidas mais rápidas e rigorosas e (2) aqueles com medidas menos rápidas e menos rigorosas. Esses grupos foram formados com base na análise de clusters (Figura 1), dispositivo eficaz para a criação de grupos com o máximo de semelhança interna e o máximo de diferenciação externa (Figueiredo et al, 2014).…”

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Ações governamentais contra o novo coronavírus: evidências dos estados brasileiros

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Resumo Desde a declaração do estado pandêmico global em decorrência do novo coronavírus (Sars-CoV-2) pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), em 11 de março de 2020, diversas têm sido as medidas tomadas por governos ao redor do mundo em relação ao distanciamento social. No caso brasileiro, os governos estaduais anteciparam-se com a decretação de medidas de fechamento de escolas, suspensão de eventos públicos e restrição do comércio. O objetivo deste paper é analisar as diferenças entre os governos estaduais do Brasil relativamente à implementação de intervenções não farmacêuticas (NPIs) para o enfrentamento ao coronavírus, com base no cálculo de um índice de ação governamental. Tendo em vista a consecução deste objetivo geral, foram analisados 367 decretos de 25 executivos estaduais brasileiros nos dois primeiros meses da pandemia no país (final de fevereiro e final de abril). Os resultados preliminares desta análise sugerem diferentes níveis de rigor das medidas para o enfrentamento à COVID-19 por parte dos governos estaduais brasileiros, destacando-se a adoção proativa de políticas mais rigorosas de distanciamento social por alguns estados, antes mesmo da confirmação do primeiro caso da doença em seus domínios.

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“…Based on an algorithm, the cases are assigned to the individual clusters in such a way that the variance within the clusters is minimized. This assumes that the number of clusters is known; therefore, the procedure is usually performed after a hierarchical cluster analysis (Filho et al, 2014;Hagenaars, 2006). The final distribution of cases was as follows: Cluster 1 (n 234 or 26 %) and Cluster 2 (n 239 or 26 %) had a roughly equal share; Cluster 3 was slightly smaller (n 163 or 17 %).…”

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Political Communication Patterns of Young Adults in Germany

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While the political communication and participation activities of young adults are changing, this is often not adequately captured by research due to a too narrow conceptualization of the phenomenon. Our approach conceptualizes political communication as activities comprising the reception of political content, interpersonal communication regarding political issues and political participation. We incorporated both analog and digital media, as well as different forms of political participation, to reflect the complex reality of political communication activities of young adults in the digital age. On the basis of a sample from 2013, we investigated the patterns of political communication of young adults (ages 18–33 years). This age group represents the first generation to have grown up under the ubiquitous influence of the internet and other modern information technologies. In addition, we examined factors influencing the formation of different political communication patterns of this generation. Results of cluster analyses demonstrated that young adults should not be seen as a homogeneous group. Rather, we found six communication types. Interestingly, no online-only type of political communication was revealed, By applying multinomial logistic regression analysis, we were able to demonstrate that socio-demographic variables, individual resources and cognitive involvement in politics influence the likelihood of belonging to more active political communication types. The present study investigated various information and communication opportunities of young adults, and is rare in terms of the richness of data provided. Our conceptual innovative approach enables a better understanding of young adults’ complex political communication patterns. Moreover, our approach encourages follow-up research, as our results provide a valuable starting point for intergenerational comparisons regarding changes in political engagement among young adults in Germany, as well as for cross-country analysis regarding different generations of young adults.

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“…Wedel & Kamakura, 1998), political science research (e.g. Filho et. al, 2014), and in the field of educational psychology (e.g.…”

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Relevance, Representation, and Responsibility: Exploring World Language Teachers’ Critical Consciousness and Pedagogies

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2020

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Critical pedagogical work hinges upon teachers' critical consciousness about students' identities that constitute 'diversity' and how they are situated within systems of oppression and privilege. In this study, survey data were collected from practicing world language teachers' (WLTs) to explore their beliefs about the extent to which dimensions of students' identities played a role in their language teaching practices. Additionally, these data captured their beliefs about the extent to which teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, and schools should be responsible for addressing identity dimensions, such as ethnoracial status, gender, socioeconomic status, and faith. Results from cluster analyses indicated that teachers' orientations varied systematically: a first belief orientation locates neither teachers nor schools as responsible, and that student 'diversity' may be irrelevant to education; a second orientation locates both teachers and schools as having shared responsibility, but that some identities might be irrelevant to teaching and learning; a third orientation wherein teachers viewed some identity dimensions as more relevant to their teaching practices than others, suggesting that, although teachers may be critically conscious about identity, that consciousness may not translate to critical pedagogical practices; and a last orientation that suggests critically conscious language teachers who also endorse learner-centered teaching practices. Findings from this study illuminate new theoretical and conceptual spaces about WLTs' sense of responsibility and advocacy for both students and the ways they position their classrooms as sites of critical pedagogies. These findings have implications for teacher leaders and teacher educators as they work to build teacher capacities for engaging in critical pedagogies that examine systems of oppression and privilege in language classrooms.

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Cluster Analysis for Political Scientists

Cited by 16 publications

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Ações governamentais contra o novo coronavírus: evidências dos estados brasileiros

Ações governamentais contra o novo coronavírus: evidências dos estados brasileiros

Political Communication Patterns of Young Adults in Germany

Relevance, Representation, and Responsibility: Exploring World Language Teachers’ Critical Consciousness and Pedagogies

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