中国怎样建成世界一流水平的大学

目前我国的重点大学与世界一流大学相比还有很大的距离。平均主义、功利主义和形式主义 ,是影响我国建设世界一流大学的三大现实障碍。为了早日建成我国的世界一流大学 ,必须在教育观念、办学体制、学术政策、师资选聘、经费投入和教学模式等方面对我国高等教育进行彻底的改革     

The rankings of research funding among universities in Taiwan

With the current trend that universities around the world have gradually stepped into higher education systems of popularization, there has been more diversity in universities; hence it has become necessary to increase the transparency of university governance. Since that university classification or university ranking is a powerful mechanism to demonstrate the diversity of an institute, the rankings of research funding have become desirable and also of great value. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the rankings of research funding among universities in Taiwan, and make relevant suggestions based on the findings. A secondary data analysis was conducted on the data obtained from the database of National Science Council, in order to develop the rankings of research funding among 164 universities in Taiwan. Based on the results, the conclusions are as follows： （1） The top three universities which won the funding of the National Science Council Research Project with the best overall strength were National Taiwan University, National Cheng Gung University, and National Chiao Tung University; （2） The top three universities which won the funding of the National Science Council Research Project with the best average faculty strength were National Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, and National Taiwan University. It is suggested that, when rating the strength of a university to win the research funding, both overall strength and average faculty strength should be considered to avoid the unfairness towards universities of smaller scale.     

中国创建世界一流大学的文化困境及其出路

关于中国如何创建世界一流大学,学术界有4种观点:指标体系说、目标跟踪说、排行榜说和时间表说。这些观点尚停留在"口号"阶段,都未触及到世界一流大学的文化本质。世界一流大学在本质上都是文化大学,有文化方成一流大学。对于中国大学而言,以宁静寂寞的心态凝练大学理念、倡导学术自由、培养创新精神、增强文化自信方为创建世界一流大学之道。     

Measuring quality in universities: An approach to weighting research productivity

The aim of the study is to demonstrate, via the use of the discipline of Education, a procedure to identify and weight the importance of various indicators of research productivity which in turn have become significant components in determining quality within and between universities. The methodology allows for the identification of indicators that are most important, and ascertains if there are differences among academics as to the relative weighting of the various research indicators.Highly valued indicators of research productivity amongst the Education academics were refereed journal articles, peer reviewed books, and major competitive research grants. Refereeing was critical in the determination of quality in research productivity, and the findings generalized across many academics regardless of their own personal productivity. It is recommended that the methodology can serve to determine the tacit weights that academics within and across disciplines attach to various research products. At least, this method makes academics and administrators aware of the weightings they are actually using when making decisions about the quality of academic departments.     

Reviewing to ensure quality and build skills

The author wishes to thank Stuart Reeds, Martine Foerg, Garth Julius, and Joan James for reviewing this article prior to submission.     

三位一体打造精品团学工程

运用“三位一体打造精品团学工程”的方针策略,审视和指导新时期高校学生工作,对于把握教育市场规律,增进组织管理效能,提高教育服务质量,具有重要的意义。高校应树立学生工作创新理念,满足学生合理需求,维护学生合法权益．促进学生工作发展。     

2006年全国高等学校教育科研论文统计分析

2006年全国高等学校教育科研论文统计分析显示,综合性大学和全国重点建设的大学是高等教育研究的主力军,教育学博士生或教育学一级学科、师范类院校等是高等教育学研究重要的专业化和学科性的力量。高职高专院校、独立学院的高等教育科研有待加强。高等教育研究区域分布不均衡,发达地区、东部沿海地区发文数量明显高于内地和欠发达地区。作者队伍中合作署名现象普遍,主要由教学科研人员、行政管理人员、在读硕博研究生三部分人构成,高级职称比例高。     

An evaluation of the dynamics of the plan to develop first-class universities and top-level research centers in Taiwan

The recent rise in globalization has brought forth a global wave of academic competitiveness, which has taken its strongest hold in East Asia. In order to attain world class status, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated a project called Plan to Develop First-class Universities and Top-level Research Centers. The project is often coined the “Five-Years-50-Billion Project,” due to the fact that the MoE will invest 50 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$1.64 billion) in the plan over a five year span. First, the authors will attempt to investigate and analyze the difference in funding rationale and policy between the periods before and after implementation. Second, this study seeks to evaluate the plan’s efficiency on an institutional level by using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Findings suggest that the current funding policy has indeed increased Taiwanese universities’ levels of internationalization and global academic competitiveness. However, comparisons among those universities suggest that despite the relative degree of efficiency, more investment did not ensure better university performance. Guidelines for allocating funding should be regularly revised in order to reflect any changes in relevant conditions and in universities’ overall performance and efficiency.     

港台地区大学通识教育的发展及其启示

港台地区大学开展通识教育有着各自的经济和政治背景,形成了港台地区高教界若干具有代表性的通识教育理念.如今港台地区的大学通识教育呈现出多样化的局面,无论是机构设置还是课程内容、选修方式等,各校都有各自的特色.通过着重介绍香港中文大学与台湾大学两所学校实施通施通识教育的近况,借鉴其通识教育经验,内地大学应当具有更多办学自主权,加强通识教育的师资建设和理论的研究.     

对高校科研管理人员素质培养的研究

高校既是传授知识、更新知识的重要阵地,又是开展最前沿科研工作的重要基地。随着国家对科研工作的投入不断加大,科研项目越来越多,交叉学科的领域不断拓宽,这对高校科研管理人员提出了更高的要求。为运用全新的管理理念和工作思路,必须加强高校科研管理人员业务素质和综合能力的培养,切实做好高校科研管理工作。     

创新:建设一流大学的灵魂

从世界大学的发展历程中不难发现 ,创新是世界大学发展的动力。我国大学在建设世界一流大学的过程中 ,应以创新为核心 ,正确处理指标与特色的相互关系 ;以人为本 ,正确处理目的与手段的相互关系 ;以研究为抓手 ,多种职能协调发展。     

地方师范院校文化素质教育现状调查研究

高校开展文化素质教育已近20年,然而文化素质教育边缘化的状态依然没有得到本质上的改变。鉴于地方师范院校在全国基础教育中的基础性及战略性地位,项目组对淮南师范学院的学生文化素质现状和淮南师范学院等5所地方师范院校的文化素质教育现状进行了较为全面的调查、评估和分析,以期为完善地方师范院校的文化素质教育提供依据和支撑。     

高校教师党员育人机制的有效构建

高校教师党员经常性教育是党的建设的一项基础性工作,其关系到高校政治思想的健康发展及有效传播,对未来能否给社会输送合格人才起到至关重要的导向作用。当前,高校教师党员肩负着教书育人、管理育人、服务育人的三重使命。然而,高校教师党员经常性教育中也暴露若干问题,本文针对如何构建高校教师党员的经常性教育机制进行简单探索。     

Reading across workplace learning research to build dialogue

The field of workplace learning scholarship in Western countries is reviewed. First, the emergence of workplace learning scholarship is discussed historically for its relation to the emergence and ongoing development of capitalism beginning from early thought on markets and productivity, 20th century scientific management, industrialism and post-industrialism theses, and finally contemporary conceptual and disciplinary expansion and the conditions of globalization under late capitalism. Following this, six thematic clusters of research are discussed in relation to key scholars, their primary contributions and the ways that each can, potentially, inform those working in other areas of workplace learning scholarship. These thematic clusters include the following: i. cognition, expertise, and the individual; ii. micro-interaction, cognition, and communication; iii. mediated practice and participation; iv. meaning, identity, and organization life; v. authority, conflict, and control; and vi. competitiveness and knowledge management. It is concluded that no single thematic cluster has established predominance, and that there is a strong tendency toward isolation or balkanization of research interests (thematically, nationally, linguistically, etc.) despite a variety of parallel and/or mutually informing interests.     

Educational reform in Singapore: from quantity to quality

In 2004, Prime Minister Lee called teachers to “teach less” so that students might “learn more”. In 2005, the Ministry of Education clarified this philosophical statement to mean transforming learning from quantity to quality—“more quality and less quantity” in education. This is in line with the national vision of ‘Thinking Schools, Learning Nation’. This policy initiative, which began in 2004, is set to change the fundamental nature of education in Singapore. This article discusses this initiative, its major implications for schools in Singapore and the challenges to be addressed in the implementation of the policy. In particular, the article discusses the issues of understanding an engaged learning paradigm, establishing signposts for the shift from quantity to quality and the difficulties of system-wide transformation. The challenge for schools is to go beyond the form of the initiative to bring real, substantial and sustainable educational change through this movement.     

以本为本 建设高水平应用型本科院校

国以才立,业以才兴,人才培养对于国家发展的重要性是不言而喻的。高校教育关乎到国家人才质量和核心竞争力,而教育管理不仅是提升高校人才培养质量的重要途径,更是高校发展的立足点,其重要性可见一斑。高等院校应该牢牢抓住"以本为本,四个回归"这一改革契机,分析研判当前教育管理新形势,积极推进人才培养模式的创新,构建良好的教学管理模式,提升应用型本科的核心竞争力。     

Investigating returns to scope of research fields in universities

For policy-makers and managers of research organizations, improvement in performance is a constant objective. The potential presence of returns to scope of fields of research could influence decisions in planning the fields of activity of the research organization and the spatial positioning of its researchers in function of their specializations. We investigate the possible presence of returns to scope and the relation between scope of fields in an organization and intensity of interdisciplinary collaboration. The results, from analyzing the scientific collaborations of Italian university researchers over the years 2004–2008, seem to indicate that in general the scope of the research fields has no impact on the productivity of research or the intensity of interdisciplinary collaboration.