Rating of scholarly journals by chairpersons in the social sciences

Names of journals falling in the areas of anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology were mailed to department chairpersons in these disciplines in U.S. and Canadian universities. Chairpersons were asked to assign numerical ratings using a 1–5 point scale in order to represent the quality of those journals they were familiar with. They were also asked to add journals which they thought should have been included in the original list. The resulting data provide (1) a basis for classifying journals into categories representing their visibility relative to other journals within a particular discipline, and (2) provide average rankings of quality for individual journals. The paper also reviews options generally available in assessing journal quality and describes possible use of such data in the context of the university, particularly in respect to personnel decisions.     

University libraries and pricing practices by publishers of scholarly journals

Scholarly journals exhibit significant variations in price. Part of this variation is attributable to costs of production and distribution, but noncost factors may also affect the pricing of journals. These factors include publisher type, country of origin, and the discipline of the journal. This study utilizes multiple regression analysis to evaluate publisher pricing practices for a random sample of 439 scholarly journals. Holding cost factors constant, it was determined that prices to U.S. academic libraries are significantly higher for journals in the physical science disciplines and for those from commercial publishers, especially European commercial publishers. The estimated European price differential is too large to be attributed entirely to the extra cost of shipping serials to U.S. libraries.     

Publishing papers in international journals

Conclusions It is not going to get any easier to publish internationally. However, if you do good work, with new information, and can present it acceptably, then you should get published. Thus the key to getting published lies in the research more than in writing the paper. Conversely, good writing and presentation will not hide bad research in these competitive days.     

The international dimension of the debate on the nature of the educational sciences: A comparative approach

Co-founder and Honorary President of the Francophone Association for Comparative Education. Former Director of the International Institute for Educational Planning and former President of the World Council of Comparative Education Associations. Author of numerous books and articles.     

河南神话的基本特征及学术价值

河南神话的基本特征主要表现为：多化因子的融合；多神话与传说的并存；原生神话超强的生命力与再生力；地域性与超地域性；神话与传说的相互生成；神话演变过程中的非逻辑性与超时代性。研究河南神话的意义在于：神话对古史的反证作用；弥补中国神话之缺；通过神话异发掘新的神话；窥视中国古典神话流变的过程。     

自由的维度

自由是人类力图实现的价值,也是一个历史悠久的哲学命题。自由具有三个维度,第一维是边界,第二维是形式,第三维是矛盾。三个维度构建起了一个"自由金字塔"模型,向人们揭示了自由的属性。而人们也将通过对自由三层维度的了解来得到对于"自由"的解释。     

略论孔子的"君子儒"之教

从孔门师一弟子间的君子与伪君子之辨和关于君子之规、君子之道、致君子之道的议论,揭示孔门＂君子儒＂之教的要义。附带说明孔子之教与苏格拉底之教的区别。     

Criticality in international higher education research: a critical discourse analysis of higher education journals

The current study utilizes the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50, 179–211 Ajzen 1991) to examine an instructor confirmation-interaction model in the instructional communication context to discover a means by which instructors might cultivate positive student attitudes and increase beliefs that interactions with instructors would be beneficial in the future. Specifically, the model examines how teacher confirmation (Ellis 2000) influences students’ behavioral intention to communicate with instructors. Surveys were distributed to 343 college students (41.7% male and 58.1% female) in a basic communication course. Results were primarily consistent with the proposed model; teacher confirmation was significantly related to attitudes toward communicating with an instructor, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Subjective norms and perceived behavioral control were also positively related to students’ behavioral intention to communicate with the instructor. However, results reveal attitudes toward communicating do not predict students’ behavioral intention to communicate with instructors. It is recommended that future models examine a more contemporary, hi-tech representation of attitude toward student-instructor interactions as it may produce a significant association with students’ behavioral intent to communicate with them. The study concludes with theoretical and practical implications to examine student classroom communication via the confirmation-interaction model and the theory of planned behavior.     

Disciplinary traditions and the dissemination of knowledge. An international comparison of publication patterns in journals of education

This paper presents findings from two studies of publication patterns in leading English, German, European and US journals of education. The studies were funded by the German Research Association and conducted by an international team of researchers. All papers published in 14 selected journals between 2001 and 2010 were analysed in terms of their author profile, their methodological approach and their thematic focus. The analyses resulted in publication patterns for the selected journals and at an aggregated level for the four geographic areas in which journals are published, highlighting many similarities, but also distinct differences. As far as the differences are concerned, the lower share of female authors and the relative low proportion of papers drawing on empirical research in German journals are noteworthy. For US journals, the comparatively low importance of papers drawing on the international research discourse seems to be particularly important. Based on an analysis of related studies in this field the paper demonstrates a degree of alignment of publication patterns with disciplinary traditions and formation processes in the field of education. However, the trend analysis provided also shows that some of the traditional boundaries of education as an academic discipline are in a state of flux.     

摄影文学的生态美学之维

摄影文学是一种可以从多种维度解读的复杂文化现象，体现了一种对生态和谐、人性舒展的强烈追求，正是要以自己的生态美学理念反思和批判消费文化时代技术进步、人性萎缩，经济发展、自然荒芜的文明缺憾。摄影文学体现的生态世界观、美学观与传统审美主义话语的世界观、美学观有着质的差异。与这种生态世界观和美学观相应，摄影文学也体现了一种新型的对话性思维方法，一种对话性、过程性、去中心、整合创造的现代美学精神。     

The human dimension of development in India

This paper provides an overview of the level of economic development in India, with a brief explanation of the factors that have impeded rapid growth of the economy. Against this background information, the paper focuses on some social programs undertaken by government and non-governmental agencies to help the most vulnerable segments of society to deal with the adverse effects of industrialization and urbanization and to share in the benefits of economic development.     

一类分形维数计算

本文根据两种分形维数的定义，以及它们之间的相互关系，利用质量分布原理，可以较简单直接地计算有关的一类分形的维数并举例说明了这方法的应用。     

Trends of educational technology research: more than a decade of international research in six SSCI-indexed refereed journals

This study applied text mining methods to examine the abstracts of 2,997 international research articles published between 2000 and 2010 by six journals included in the Social Science Citation Index in the field of Educational Technology (EDTECH). A total of 19 clusters of research areas were identified, and these clusters were further analyzed in terms of productivity by country and by journal. The analysis revealed research areas with rising trends, stable status, and low attention. This study also identified areas of research emphasis by journal and research strength by country. A discussion of results through the lens of Critical Theory of Technology is also included. The authors hope to inform the EDTECH community about the trends of EDTECH research on topics and regions of research contributions. The authors also believe that such examination of trends can help facilitate fruitful discussions of directions for future research, and possible international collaboration across various geographical regions.     

教学研究的文化向度

现代教学研究的多学科领域,拓展了教学研究的视野。通过对哲学、心理学和社会学三种影响较大的教学研究取向的分析,发现它们都缺乏整体、综合的研究视野,有其自身无法突破的局限性。教学的文化本体存在决定了从文化角度研究教学的可能性与必要性,从教学的文化生成视角对教学研究进行了文化适应性、跨文化比较、文化本土化、文化自觉等文化向度的思考,实现从学科视角向方法论视角的转向。     

The reflective dimension in teacher education

The terms “reflection” and “reflective practitioner” are now common currency in articles about teacher education and teachers’ professional development, especially in British and North American research. In this chapter, the term “reflection” as it relates to teachers and teacher education will be problematized, drawing particularly on Schön's (Educating the reflective practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass) terms “reflection-in-action” and “reflection-on-action.” Differing definitions of reflection will be put forward, their inter-relationship explored, and how these relate to courses of initial teacher education in a variety of countries and cultural contexts. Questions about the value and purpose of reflection will also be raised, as well as to its practical relevance to teacher education.