Moral and civic responsibility and the commercialization of higher education

Abstract

This paper examines religious affiliation and commitment of teenagers as a function of the quality of mother‐child interaction and the mothers’ religious commitment, as an illustration of the principle that transmission of parental norms and values to their children is facilitated or inhibited by the quality of their interaction. We expected that in cases where mother‐child interaction was good, parents would be better able to impose their own values upon their children, resulting in a lower disaffiliation and higher religious commitment in high quality of family‐interaction families. This expectation was tested using data from 223 British adolescent‐mother pairs, by means of logistic and ordinary regression analysis. The results largely supported the hypotheses, exemplifying how mothers in their role of moral agents may profit from good mother‐child relationships.     

A new context for understanding civic responsibility: Relating Culture to Action at a Research University

Civic responsibility as an ideal of higher education is rarely considered through a cultural and theoretical lens. Swidler’s (1986, American Sociological Review, 51: 273–286) framework linking ideology, culture and action was used in this ethnographic study of a research university (a) to understand dominant institutional beliefs about civic responsibility and (b) to understand how institutional culture contributes to a unique approach to civic responsibility. This study examined campus ideologies and cultural forms that addressed five dimensions of civic responsibility: (a) knowledge and support of democratic values, systems and processes, (b) desire to act beneficially in community and for its members, (c) use of knowledge and skills for societal benefit, (d) appreciation for and interest in those unlike oneself, and (e) personal accountability. The “role model” approach emerged as a unique institutional approach to civic responsibility and aligned with Swidler’s framework. Findings are significant for both organization studies and student development research.     

国外企业的战略管理方法

战略规划方案的步骤国外企业的战略规划方案一般包括以下几个部分：1、背景资料这部分内容主要包括：企业的历史和沿革，企业的基本状况(人员情况、业务范围、经营状况、财务状况、资产结构、在行业中的地位等)，编写战略管理方案的目的和意义，对于多元化跨国公司还要限定战略管理的范围。     

Strategic institutional approaches to graduate employability: navigating meanings,measurements and what really matters

ABSTRACT

Despite ongoing efforts by universities, challenges and tensions continue to exist in academic discourse, policy and practice around graduate employability. These factors can militate against the sector’s capacity to prepare learners for life and work, because they promote unclear, and sometimes counterproductive and competing, courses of action. This article suggests that higher education institutions’ approaches to graduate employability reflect at least three aims. The aims relate to: (i) short-term graduate outcomes; (ii) professional readiness; and (iii) living and working productively and meaningfully across the lifespan. The commitment to each of these aims is often tacit and ill-defined and varies within as well as between institutions, and over time. This article attempts to navigate a productive path through the multiple aims and agendas, along with the definitional and measurement challenges, to identify, workable approaches. It suggests some actionable principles to enhance employability that address the tensions between the three employability aims.     

Homework practices and academic achievement: The mediating role of self-efficacy and perceived responsibility beliefs

The present study investigated the role of students’ homework practices in their self-efficacy beliefs regarding their use of specific learning processes (e.g., organizing, memorizing, concentrating, monitoring, etc.), perceptions of academic responsibility, and academic achievement. One hundred and seventy-nine girls from multi-ethnic, mixed socioeconomic status families residing in a major metropolitan area of the United States were studied in a parochial school that emphasized homework in the curriculum with more than 3 h of work assigned daily. Path analyses showed significant paths (a) from homework experiences to the girls’ self-efficacy for learning beliefs and their perception of student responsibility for academic outcomes, and (b) from these two academic beliefs to the girls’ academic grade point average at the end of the school term. The implications of these findings for future research and school policy will be discussed.     

Neurocognitive approaches to developmental disorders of numerical and mathematical cognition: The perils of neglecting the role of development

The present paper provides a critical overview of how adult neuropsychological models have been applied to the study of the atypical development of numerical cognition. Specifically, the following three assumptions are challenged: 1. Profiles of strength and weaknesses do not change over developmental time. 2. Similar neuronal structures are activated in children and adults, as well as the notion that 3. Similarities in behavioral performance imply equivalence in underlying neurocognitive mechanisms. Data from behavioral and neuroimaging studies with both typically and atypically developing children is reviewed to illustrate the pitfalls of these assumptions. The present review proposes that, instead of resting on adult neuropsychological models, the use of both cross-sectional and longitudinal methods is required to elucidate the age-related changes in brain and behavior that give rise to the breakdown of numeracy and mathematics. Empirical data derived from such studies will generate explanatory models of the development of atypical numerical cognition.     

The ecologies of civic competence: students' perceptions from one Singapore school

A growing body of research suggests that traditional assessments of democratic participation overlook students' present realities, and fail to capture the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to resolve public issues in the twenty-first century. Addressing these concerns, we employed an interpretive perspective in examining students' perceptions of civic competence in one Singaporean school. Analyses of qualitative data reveal students' perceived lack of civic competence to effect systemic change within their school environment and in the larger political arena. This perceived lack of civic competence can be attributed largely to rigid and hierarchical classroom, school and political structures, and the pragmatic focus of Singapore society. We discuss findings in light of civic education research, policy and practice.     

学会负责与学校责任教育

“百名学者评论中国教育”专栏,以教育研究者的角度,就教育理论和实践中的热点、焦点、难点、冰点问题发表各种建设性见解。先期办成开放式的,一事一议,或提出问题,或分析评论,力求形成百家争鸣、百花齐放之势,激活中国之教育学术。待有重点问题时,再分专题讨论。特邀教育界有影响的专家学者参与,以教授和博士为主办成一个高层次论坛。各位同仁可就自己认为教育理论与实践中的重要问题写成评论,每篇2000-3000字为宜,诚请各位同仁在百忙中赐教赐稿。     

Four alternative approaches to the family/school liaison role

Psychologists in the public schools traditionally have spent a small portion of their time working with parents. There is, however, a need for the psychologist to act as a family/school liaison agent whose function is to promote collaborative problem-solving efforts regarding problematic child behavior. Four different approaches to working with school personnel and/or family representatives are presented, including information imparter-gatherer, facilitator, consultant/educator or consultant, and counselor/educator. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach as well as trends in the research relevant to these approaches are discussed.     

The paradox of civic education in non-liberal democracies: the case of Israel

Israeli society has a long reputation of being intolerant and violent. In this study we chose to look into the role of the education policy in Israel and to ask why do civic education programmes fail in implanting more seeds of tolerance and democratic values within the society. The first part of the study presents the subordination of the civic education programmes to the needs of the ethno-national agenda in the early years of the state of Israel, accomplished mainly by marginalizing the field of civics both in terms of contents and instruction hours. Then, we argue that since the 1980s, after the Israeli leadership was exposed to the problematic consequences of the lack of education to democratic values, all the initiatives to promote such agenda collided with the strong non-liberal character of the state which prevented any progress toward a more democratic orientation. We present the nature of this collision by using three levels of analysis: structural, policy making and policy implementation. We conclude by arguing that only a process of real liberalization of the state of Israel has the potential to liberate the education system from the paradoxes inherent to it.     

论知识产权侵权责任归责原则

知识产权侵权责任的具体适用归责原则一直是专家学者争议的论题,知识产权侵权责任归责原则应当以是否坚持侵权法和知识产权法的宗旨、是否坚持社会公共利益、是否坚持社会的公平正义、是否有利于社会主义市场经济的角度上考虑,来确定知识产权侵权责任的归责原则是过错责任原则,而非无过错原则或混合原则.     

The Tutoring Network: A unique nonprofit educational/civic/professional organization

The Tutoring Network is a nonprofit organization that emphasizes rigorous screening of educational therapists and careful matching of their expertise with the needs of learning-disabled students. It operates a clearinghouse for information pertinent to learning disabilities and strives to facilitate better communication among professionals concerned with the learning-disabled. This paper chronicles the birth and growth of The Tutoring Network and explores possibilities for replication.     

The Strategic Management Nexus:

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《孙子兵法》中的战略隐喻及其对战略理论的贡献

隐喻在战略管理理论发展和实证检验中具有重要意义。《孙子兵法》是中国古典战略理论的杰出代表,其在战略隐喻的设计与使用上,既有与西方战略隐喻共同的理论指向,又有其自身的特色与价值。在论述有关内容的基础上,揭示了中西方战略文化背景的差异,肯定了《孙子兵法》对战略思想发展的独特贡献。     

大学生责任意识养成教育的评价体系

大学生责任意识养成教育的评价体系是由教师、学生本人、同学、家长和社会有关人员等多元评价主体构成。本文架构了大学生责任意识养成教育的评价主体分析图和评价指标体系来构建这一评价体系,对同一大学生在入学后一至四年级责任意识评价进行纵向比较,从而更全面有效的分析与把握大学生责任意识养成教育的状况。     

Training: Key to Strategic Management

Changes in strategic business plans often mean that people need to perform in new, perhaps unfamiliar, ways if the plans are to be implemented successfully. If people lack skills to perform, training can furnish those skills. In recent years much has been written in professional journals about integrating business plans and employee training. Yet little research has been done on this subject. This paper describes the results of a national survey on relationships between business plans and employee training.     

决定主义与自由主义道德责任观对立的理性思考

决定主义道德责任观与自由主义道德责任观以各自为阵营展开冲突与对抗,两者分别执着于不同的两端论述了自由与责任的关系。通过决定主义与自由主义道德责任观的理性思考,挖掘决定主义与自由主义道德责任观的未来发展趋势,完善道德责任伦理,延伸道德责任法律介入。