中美民办（私立）高校筹资比较研究

经过20多年的发展,中国民办高等教育已经达到了一定的规模。但目前,资金短缺仍严重制约着民办高校的可持续发展。比较中美两国私立高校筹资的现状和制度环境可以发现,美国健全的私立高等教育立法、相对完善的政府资助体系、鼓励捐赠的税收优惠政策和民办高校规范的内部管理体制是保证其筹资多元化及高效化的制度因素。鉴于此,中国政府应主动承担起对民办高校的财政和管理的责任,民办高校也应不断提高质量,以增强筹资能力。     

杏坛书香高校篇（三）

本书是作者近半个世纪以来发表的高等教育论文的精选集,其由“高等教育学科及其分支学科建设”“高等教育学基本原理”“教学理论与教学改革”“中国高等教育改革与发展”“序言及其他”等五个部分组成,涉及高等教育学科建设问题、高等教育学的基本原理问题以及20世纪50年代以来中国高等教育改革与发展中的各类新老问题,向读者展现了一幅中国高等教育学萌芽、产生和发展的历史画卷,从而使人们对中国高等教育研究的历史概貌有所了解和把握。     

美国高校教师的维权历程（上）

20世纪初,美国高校获得了长足发展,然而,学术自由与行政权力之间的冲突也开始显现。由院外人士组成的董事会掌控学校的经济命脉,进而对学校的管理握有大权,董事会和校长认为他们自己是学院的代言人。但是,在教授的眼中,无论是董事会还是校长都不能代表学校的集体意志。这样,对学术自由的争取就突出表现在学院教师与学校行政之间。     

云南省优秀贫困学子奖励计划实施办法（试行）

近日,云南省教育厅公布实施《云南省优秀贫困学子奖励计划实施办法》（以下简称《办法》）。根据该《办法》,从2014年起,云南省将设立云南省家庭经济困难优秀本科学生奖学金,每年评定新生4000名,奖励标准为每人每年人民币5000元。申请对象为考入中央部委直属高校就读的云南籍家庭经济困难的优秀本科学生。本刊特全文刊发该《办法》,以资参考。     

在二本批次招生的辽宁高校（上）——六成考入二本的辽宁考生就读的20所“家门口”院校

2013年,有20所在二本批次招生的辽宁院校在本省投放招生计划超过1000人。这20所院校在辽宁省共投放招生计划29859人,占辽宁省所有本科批次招生计划1118万人的25％,以及辽宁省二本招生计划4．86万人的61．5％。     

ATTITUDES OF OLDER WOMEN TOWARD CONTINUING ADULT EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Current low rates of participation by elderly people in formal learning situations may be improved by developing programs that consider their attitudes, learning interests, and needs. This study was conducted to examine the attitudes of potential participants in continuing education programs concerning (1) factors that would reduce anxiety and (2) appropriate educational experiences given the abilities and learning needs of the target group.

Twenty‐seven white predominantly upper middle‐class, highly educated women aged 65 years and over were given a questionnaire concerning attitudes toward continuing education. Most (89%) indicated an interest in taking humanities classes (i.e., history, literature, music, languages, and current affairs). In addition, 55% preferred the lecture format; 81% preferred mixed ages in classes; 48% reported interest in having a companion enroll with them; and 65% reported that family members did not suggest that they enroll.

Highly educated elderly women appear interested in taking universitylevel classes. Future research should examine whether there is an increase in enrollment in programs specifically designed to meet their needs and interests. Caution is advised in generalizing results of need and attitude assessment of highly educated old people to less economically, occupationally, and educationally privileged elderly.     

CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

The following article, which is based on the study carried out by Lars Emmelin (University of Lund) and conducted within the Council of Europe's programme on environmental education, proposes a classification system which can be of help in better planning and organization of environmental education at higher education institutions.