Impact of job satisfaction and burnout on attitudes towards strike action among employees of a Nigerian university

The Nigerian tertiary educational system has been ravaged by incessant strike action, which appears to defy all attempts to find solutions. This paper reports on a study that examines the impact of job satisfaction and burnout on attitudes towards strike actions among employees of a Nigerian university. A total of 576 employees participated in the study, 263 men and 313 women, with a mean age of 38.49 years. The Attitude to Strike Scale, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form, and Teacher’s Burnout Scale were used to collect data. Findings showed that employees with low job satisfaction and high burnout reported significantly a more positive attitude towards strike action than those with higher job satisfaction and lower burnout. It was suggested that governments and administrators of Nigerian tertiary institutions should device strategies to improve workers’ job satisfaction and reduce burnout as ways of reducing the workers’ likelihood to embark on strike actions.     

Racial attitudes of Japanese university students

Three forms of the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) were administered to 371 Japanese college students in order to measure their attitudes toward blacks, Koreans, and neutral persons without racial reference in ten social and personal situations. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance and Scheffé post hoc comparisons. The students were found to respond negatively to both blacks and Koreans, but more so toward blacks. Females responded more negatively than males to blacks and Koreans in situations involving potential physical harm. The overall pattern of responses of Japanese subjects on the SAS was similar to that of American or Danish students.     

Examination of attitudes towards teaching online courses based on theory of reasoned action of university faculty in Taiwan

This study examined attitudes of university faculty specialising in the field of human resource (HR) in Taiwan towards participation in the teaching of online courses using the theory of reasoned action (TRA). The population targeted for investigation consisted of the full‐time university faculty in the HR field in Taiwan regardless of their experience in the teaching online courses of any kind. Survey development included a detailed literature review to identify beliefs that guided measurement construction and followed the guidelines recommended by Ajzen and Fishbein (1980 ) to ensure construct validity. Data were collected on TRA constructs and demographic variables using the questionnaire mailed to 278 faculty members targeted for the study. A 42% (n = 116) response rate was achieved after one round of the follow‐up through emailing. The significant predictor variables, attitude and subjective social norm were confirmed. In other words, results of analyses evidenced the contribution of TRA to explaining the underlying beliefs that enhance or thwart participation. Additionally, faculty in this study possessed positive attitudes towards the participation in online teaching, and further analyses supported the use of TRA in this research context.     

美国研究型大学综合实力评估的实践及启示

本文围绕研究型大学的界定和研究型大学综合实力评估等问题,对美国卡内基基金会对美国研究型大学的分类标准及佛罗里达大学人文与社会科学研究中心开展的美国最佳研究型大学评估项目的基本情况进行了简要的介绍和分析,提出了其中可供我国研究型大学综合实力评估借鉴的三点启示.     

中国共产党建设学习型政党的历史轨迹

从怎样才能救国救民、怎样夺取中国革命的胜利、怎样建设一个新中国、怎样建设社会主义四个方面入题,阐述了中国共产党在学习中诞生、在学习中一步步把革命和建设事业推向前进的历史,指出重视学习、善于学习是党的优良传统和宝贵经验。     

Gender and attitudes towards religious education in the primary school

A detailed questionnaire containing a range of questions to assess perceptions of RE and worship was completed by 361 of the 577 primary school head teachers employed by the Ceredigion, ­Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Newport and Cardiff Local Education Authorities. While the degree of support for both religious education and worship was found to be similar for both male and female head teachers significant differences emerged between their views regarding related issues. The findings suggest that structural location theory and gender orientation theory shed some light on the differences in perceptions between male and female head teachers. The ­suggestion is made that these theories might also help to explain why a career in primary school teaching is more likely to appeal to females than males.     

中日恩文化之比较

儒家学说对日本文化影响极大,中日文化一脉相承.但是,由于各自政治、思想、经济等环境的不同,两国的文化发展又各有自己的特点.本文作者对两国恩文化的政治背景、伦理道德,以及恩之性质等进行了粗略的比较.     

Understanding public attitudes in Britain towards faith schools

This paper provides a detailed analysis of different aspects of public attitudes towards faith schools in Britain. It examines two questions relating to government policy on this issue and two questions that ask about the perceived outcomes of this type of school. After discussing existing public opinion on this issue it uses data from the British Social Attitudes Survey 2007 to analyse the bivariate relationships between attitudes towards faith schools and religious characteristics. It then assesses the relative impact of religious characteristics on public attitudes when estimating logistic regression models that simultaneously examine for the effects of other explanatory variables. These include demographic characteristics, socio‐economic status, party‐political affiliation and ideological beliefs. The main findings are that religious characteristics, especially attendance at religious services and perceived religiosity, have a strong impact in all four model estimations, while previous or current attendance at a private school by a household member and ideological beliefs also play a role.     

对综合性大学参与教师教育工作的态度取向

1996年《关于深化教育改革全面推进素质教育的决定》提出“鼓励综合性高等学校和非师范类高等学校参与培养、培训中小学教师的工作”。文中阐述了综合性大学参与教师教育工作有助于完善新的教师教育培养机制,高师院校应承认现实、积极应对,与综合大学在良性竞争和相互学习中取长补短,共同发展。     

高校实验室综合管理系统的开发

通过对高校实验室管理信息化的分析,开发了一个包含实验室基础管理、建设管理、安全管理、仪器管理和开放管理5个功能模块为一体的实验室综合管理系统。该系统实现了实验室信息一目了然、建设规划清晰、安全管理规范、仪器充分共享和开放井然有序的流程化管理,提高了实验室管理工作效率和管理水平。     

从《创世纪》看古希伯来人的原始婚姻观

《创世纪》再现了原始希伯来人的社会关系及婚姻习俗,表现了原始婚姻的社会属性和自然属性。婚姻缔结的神圣性、夫妻权力关系的主从性和原始婚俗的目的性,表明古希伯来人的原始婚姻是源于维护社会稳定、保护家庭财产的需要。     

Investigating the attitudes of head teachers of Cypriot primary schools towards inclusion

This paper reports the results of a study that has been carried out for the first time in Cyprus, with the aim of exploring the views of head teachers on inclusion. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and a focus group meeting; 185 head teachers participated in this study. The findings indicated that overall, head teachers held positive attitudes towards inclusion of children with disabilities. The relationship among the head teachers' background factors, such as sex, administration experience, contacts with people with disabilities, possession of postgraduate titles in special education and attitudes towards inclusion were reported. This study has brought out that head teachers held overall positive attitudes towards inclusion. The findings are meaningful to the understanding of the effects of inclusion and entail various implications to facilitate it.     

基于量化积分制的高校学生资助统筹体系探索——以上海交通大学医学院为例

资助育人工作是高校学生工作的重要组成部分。在实践中,传统资助资源分配方式难以统筹多元渠道的资助资源。在资助育人中引入量化积分制,制定公正公开的评分标准,依靠信息化的技术支持全面表述学生家庭经济困难情况,有利于公平合理的分配助学资源,引导教育学生充分的利用资助资源,提升资助工作的效率和水平,更好地实现资助育人功能。     

高校多媒体制作机房网络化的运用研究

针对当下高校教育教学网络、校园电视台运行中多媒体制作机房的应用以及多媒体制作机房网络化的现状,探讨了多媒体机房的网络化在高校教育教学和校园电视台节目制作中的应用。     

高校教职工全方位培训的探究与实践

高校是对知识和学问进行研究并将知识传承下去的重要场所,因此师资队伍一定要拥有很强的综合素质,从而才能使知识和学问在正常的环境中进行传播,推动高等教育的进一步开展与实施.在教师队伍不断完善的今天,还是出现一些师德失范的现象,如何对教职工进行全方位的培训,提高他们的综合素质,是一项迫在眉睫的问题.     

Children's attitudes towards disability: A review and analysis of the literature

A first step towards the design and implementation of a successful mainstreaming program requires a careful examination of two key issues. First, what are children's attitudes towards disability, and second, what are the critical elements involved in facilitating attitude change? This paper examines the current research literature on children's attitudes towards disability and programs aimed at attitude change. The review culminates in a synthesis of the key themes and issues involved and provides a foundation for further study.     

以创新发展建设综合性大学

要建成一所国内高水平综合性大学,创新发展是关键。创新发展,体制创新是关键,是切入点。西南大学在学院管理体制、学术管理体制、教育管理体制、业绩评价体制、学科体制等方面结合学校自身的实际尝试着一系列的创新,为建设高水平综合性大学而努力。