THE 21ST CENTURY CAMPUS: GERONTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

Through the centuries, universities have reflected the spirit of contemporary societies. Demographic and technological projections for the 21st century will require restructuring for the institutions to survive. Specifically, forecasters predict that continued declining birth rates and widespread adoption of distance learning will translate into fewer young campus residents. At the same time, we can expect more adult learners to head back to campus in order to update skills. In addition, university residential facilities appear to be well suited for the needs of aging baby boomers. An increasing number of institutions now offer retirement facilities on campus to retired graduates. Other institutions will find that that they can survive declining youth enrollments by converting their facilities for use by the aging. This article summarizes emerging trends and describes how institutions can best adapt their campus to an aging society.     

Restructuring schools as a context for teacher learning

The two questions in this chapter are whether school restructuring promotes or constrains the professional development of teachers and which mechanisms for workplace learning appear to enhance the capacity of teachers to critically interpret educational reforms. To answer the first question, the implementation of structural changes and instructional innovations as part of the inclusion reform in Dutch elementary education was analyzed with special attention to the utilization of learning opportunities by the teachers. The second question is answered by analyzing the potential of two mechanisms, especially feedback and collaboration, to promote teacher workplace learning and systematic reflection. The study of communities of practice in schools will be put forward as a promising approach to extend our knowledge of teacher workplace learning and the interpretations of teachers of educational reforms.     

Students with learning disabilities in teacher education programs

Education faculty are dedicated to preparing competent teachers. At the same time, they must provide reasonable accommodations in the teaching and evaluation of qualified students with disabilities, in compliance with the mandates of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This article describes some of the reasons that students with learning disabilities (LD) choose teaching as a profession, and the difficulties that some students with LD have in teacher preparation programs. It discusses the underlying legal and ethical issues encountered when working with students with LD in teacher education programs, as well as some ways to enhance success. The term learning disabilities is used since not all teacher candidates will have a language-based reading, spelling, and written expression disorder or dyslexia. It is assumed, however, that approximately 80 percent or more will have dyslexia.     

产业调整视阈下高职教育专业结构优化的路径研究——以浙江省为例

产业结构调整引发新一轮专业结构调整。高职教育专业转型和结构优化,要以产业发展为导向,在宏观层面构建区域产业与高职教育专业“双向对接”的协调机制．在微观层面构建校企“互动对接”的激励机制,促使专业比例、数量规模、区域布局的合理化,以及技能等级高级化和综合素质提升,不断满足产业结构调整对技能型人才的需要。     

新形势下我国民办武术馆校发展趋势的探析

文章分析新形势下民办武术馆校面临机遇与挑战,认为我国民办武术馆校的发展将呈现以下趋势：运行机制日趋市场化;办学模式由粗放型向集约型发展;办学日趋社会化,服务功能多样化;培养目标趋向全面素质化和职业能力综合化;由外延发展转向内涵发展;通过资源重组,向集团化方向发展。     

试论企业在产业结构调整中的权利

产业结构调整是当代市场经济国家发展的新课题，其作为政府宏观调控的基本手段，具有客观性、阶段性、指导性和规范性等特点。企业的市场适应性和对国家产业政策的认同度决定着产业结构调整的成败，因此完善企业在产业结构调整中的各项权利对于增强企业的市场适应性和对产业政策的认同意义重大。     

论我国民办高职教育发展历程、趋势与对策

改革开放之后,我国民办高职迅速发展,主要经历了萌芽复兴、快速增长和稳定规范三个时期;在今后的发展道路中,民办高职将呈现坚持民办高等教育的发展方向,兼并或重组,更加注重内涵建设,构建现代职业教育体系,进行分类管理等发展趋势;为了谋求更好的发展,必须摒弃传统观念、健全法律法规、加强规范管理、扩大办学自主权、建立科学的管理制度.     

后危机时代中国出口的近患与远忧

随着各国危机拯救措施的落实,世界金融市场崩溃的危险已经解除,各国将先后步入后经济危机时代。在后危机时代,主要经济体在经济复苏和经济结构调整中遇到的国内难题,必将以各种形式表现为国际经贸冲突,这给中国出口带来诸多近患远忧。中国政府、企业对此必须高度重视,未雨绸缪,积极应对。     

Evidence-Based Maternity Care: Can New Dogs Learn Old Tricks?

In this article, a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator describes her efforts to change the culture of birth in a community hospital in a small Midwestern town. Her experience highlights the challenges and the frustrations involved in creating change. The authors reflect on ways to enhance the success of change and advocacy strategies.     

以保税港区提升北部湾港口物流功能

建设保税港区将提升我国对外开放水平,推动我国重要国际航运中心的建设,促进我国对外贸易增长方式的转变,有利于我国经济结构调整,将成为我国经济发展的增长点.要把钦州保税港区建设成西南、中南、华南的保税港区,向自由贸易区方向发展,全力推进保税港区高起点、超前规划和建设,用好、用活、用足保税港区的特殊政策和功能,建设"大通关"工程,发展服务业提升港口物流中心内涵,以保税港区促进国际物流和国际贸易发展.     

Lifelong learning and the 'New Deal' vocationalism: Vocational Training Qualifications and the Small Business Sector

The success of the New Deal policies of the current Labour administration – particularly the Welfare to Work and University for Industry initiatives – will depend crucially on the co-operation of the vital small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector of British industry. In turn, the reaction of small employers to the new policies will be structured by the national vocational education and training (VET) efforts and the vocational qualifications system. Against the background of our recent research on SMEs in the West Midlands region, we argue that the New Deal policies will fail to engage with SME needs and interests unless the new Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) effectively abandons the old agenda of the former National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) in its ongoing restructuring and radical review of issues and policies for VET.     

中国政府机构改革存在的误区和对策

中国政府机构改革已进行了多次，但由于在理论上，认识上，实践上存在着误区，致使机构改革始终没有跳出“三个怪圈”对此必须脂取相应对策，走出以往改革的误区，深化行政改革，把政府机构改革引向成功。     

关于中国政治体制改革目标及趋势的思考

政治体制作为社会政治权力与机构的运行机制,总是与社会的发展和社会系统内的其他要素发生密切的关系。政治体制改革的目标主要分为外部目标和内部目标;中国加入世贸组织,给中国的政治体制改革带来了第一道冲击波——“政府冲击”,这个外来的压力将转化为改革的内在动力,现代国家民主政治的发展,可从结构和功能两方面分为两类：选举民主和政策民主。从中国的历史和国情来看,政策民主比选举民主具有更加重要、更加现实的意义。     

Designing and implementing new models of schooling

There is a great deal of evidence to indicate that current problems in American education are so serious that merely reforming the current operational model of schooling will not bring about the desired results. What appears to be needed is major restructuring, or even replacement, of the current schooling model with more efficient and effective systems of instruction and learning.This chapter discusses how new models of schooling should be created and implemented. The chapter also describes a new model of schooling currently being designed by the Center for Educational Technology at Florida State University for the State Department of Education in Florida. Several useful strategies for obtaining support for redesign of schooling and for implementing new schooling models are presented.     

高职设计类专业素描课程重构的思路与实践

论述了高职设计类专业素描课程重构的必要性,重构课程的原则和内容,通过重构的课程主要培养学生的审美能力、想像能力、表现能力。重构课程在实践中取得了良好效果。     

Performance-based accountability in Qatar: a state in progress

It has become a normative practice to include Performance-Based Accountability (PBA) policies in educational reforms to foster school changes that enhance student learning and success. There is considerable variation in PBA models that have an important impact on how they operate in schools. It is, therefore, important to characterize PBA models in different contexts. This article describes and categorizes the Qatari PBA model using a five-dimensional framework previously employed in Canada and the UK. The State of Qatar is a small rich developing country in the Arabian Gulf that introduced a wholesale educational reform in 2004. Although the characteristics of the Qatari PBA model are shared with those of Western systems, the Qatari PBA model does not fit into the previously described categories. Policy inconsistencies surfaced within the Qatar PBA model in terms of structure, consequential intent, and expectations of professional involvement. The tensions are rooted in a PBA model that assumes a high level of professional accountability interacting with the reality of system-wide capacity issues. The implementation of a coherent PBA model in policy and practice will require developing past this early phase of educational reform.     

Empowering Young Children for Success in School and in Life

This article describes the power of goal-setting in order to help children become self-motivated and responsible for their actions. It also provides a road-map for a successful process by describing the following strategies: changing negative thoughts into positives, creating affirmations, designing action plans and utilizing visualization. This process enables both educators and parents to enhance children’s social/emotional development which is essential for their success in school and later on in life.     

《红高粱家族》译本改写现象探究

《红高粱家族》是莫言先生的代表作品,小说从一位普通人的视角描述了中国一段特殊的历史时期,属于中国独特的文学分支——"抗日"文学,在中国产生了巨大影响。1993年葛浩文的英译本出版并取得成功,更是将该作的影响力扩展到了西方国家,成功奠定了莫言获得西方读者认可的基础。经研究发现,葛译本并非一成不变的翻译原作,而是对其进行了一定程度的改写,并取得了巨大成功。本文将针对译本中的改写现象展开研究。     

奥运伙伴城市市民素质提升的路径选择

提高青岛市民的整体素质，不仅是青岛迈向国际化文明大都市的迫切需求，更是影响2008年奥运会成功与否的关键环节之一，市民的思想道德素质、科学文化素质、法律素质和参与奥林匹克的程度，将直接关系到能否成功举办一届历史上最出色的奥运会。提升市民素质应该通过多种渠道、多种方式进行。     

川东北经济区实现次级突破的制约因素及对策

运用增长极理论来发展地方经济,会导致正反两方面的作用.四川提出构建多点多极支撑战略,对于缩小全省各市州之间的经济发展差距、促进经济协调发展具有重要意义.为此,分析了川东北经济区的制约因素是：经济发展水平不高,发展资金不足;大型龙头企业缺失,产业特色不明显;产业结构调整缓慢,发展动力严重不足.从而提出的对策是：做大经济规模,增强自身＂造血＂功能;加强政策扶持力度,大力培育龙头企业;深化区域经济合作,实现区域＂抱团发展＂。