大学国际联盟的组织特征、联盟动因与潜在阻隔

大学国际联盟是全球化背景下传统大学联盟的新发展,是高校实施国际化战略的重要选择.当前的大学国际联盟有国与国之间的双边联盟、区域内的多边联盟和跨区域的多边联盟三种.大学国际联盟的蓬勃发展有其政治、经济、科技、文化等多重因素.作为全球化驱动下的高等教育应对举措,大学国际联盟有其潜在的负面效应.中国高校应在权衡其双重影响基础上,做出有利于自身长远发展的战略选择.     

Older Women Training to Teach

The relationship of age to gender in training, education and the wider society has been largely neglected. This article starts by exploring the discourses of ageism and sexism which impact on older women. The article then considers the situation for one group of older women who are all preparing to become teachers. Drawing on the perspectives of 11 older women, this article illuminates some of the dilemmas which mature trainee teachers experience. The intention in this article is to ensure that age is included when the complexity of women's oppression and discrimination is analysed.     

高职院校衔办本科职业教育的阻碍、动力与策略

本科职业教育是现代化职业教育体系中的关键一环,是实现职业教育“不同类型、同等重要”的重要举措。开展本科层次职业教育试点以来,高职院校升格为本科职业学校进而举办本科职业教育成为新设的一条进路,这为广大高职院校层次上移带来了希望。然而,从整体上来看,高职院校还面临本科办学经验和资源集聚不足、学理底蕴和学术支撑偏弱、教师数量不足和结构不合理的阻碍。对此,高职院校需要厘清自身的优势和激发动力,实施针对性的策略,学习成功经验与自我赋能增值并重、强化学理基础与提升科研实力并行、师资队伍建设“行稳”与“致远”并进,夯实高职院校衔办本科职业教育的基础。     

Motivations and Benefits of the Travel Experiences of Older Adults

The motivations and benefits of educational travel among individuals aged 55 years old and over were examined in this study. A total of 136 older adults enrolled in Elderhostel programs participated in this study and reported their perceived benefits and motivations for engaging in educational travel experiences. Correlation analyses were used to explore relationships between the adults' perceived benefits and motivations. Analyses of variance were conducted and significant differences in adults' motivations for educational travel were found by gender, education level, health, and activity level of the program. The findings from this study are discussed in terms of successful aging, and implications for organizations offering educational travel programs are provided.     

阻碍大学生英语自主学习的因素及应对策略

自主学习能力培养是大学英语教学的长期目标之一,自主学习能力发展是大学英语教学模式改革成功与否的一个重要标志。结合我国大学英语教学现状,阐释自主学习的内涵,分析阻碍自主学习能力培养的因素并提出若干应对策略。     

英语学习中常见的情感障碍问题及解决方法

当今社会正处于信息时代，英语是时代信息的首要载体，其重要性显而易见。然而学生在学习英语的过程中或多或少产生的焦虑、厌倦、担心等情感障碍，影响其英语学习。因此，英语教师应帮助学生消除这些情感障碍，减轻其心理负担和压力，以提高英语教学效率。     

外语学习动机及策略研究

学习动机在学习活动中起着至关重要的作用，本阐述了学习动机在外语教学中的作用，并对如何激发和培养学生外语的学习动机提出了几点建议，一是创造轻松的课堂环境；二是采用灵活多样的教学方法；三是正确发挥考试的导向作用，四是增强学生自信心，调动学习积极性。     

Older Women and Lower Self-Rated Health

Several studies have found that older women report lower self-rated health than men. However, it is not clear why older women are more likely to report poor self-rated health than older men. Data for this study came from a national cross-sectional survey, Mental Health and Quality of Life of Older Malaysians (MHQoLOM). Included in the survey were 2980 respondents consisting of Malaysians aged 60 years and over, with both men (n = 1428) and women (n = 1552) represented. Results of t-tests showed older men expressed significantly higher levels of self-rated health and self-esteem than women (p < .01). Separate multivariate regression by gender revealed that age, life-threatening problems, and self-esteem were highly significant predictors of self-rated health among older men and women and explained 18.4% of variance in self-rated health for men and 18.2% for women. In the last step we examined the main effects of gender on self-rated health using General Linear Models (GLM) Univariate by adjusting for age, life-threatening problems, and self-esteem. Results showed an insignificant difference in self-rated health between older men and women (F _(1,2715) = 2.26, P = 0.13) only after adjusting for self-esteem. It can be concluded that self-esteem affects responses to self-rated health of older men and women.     

激发教师的成就动机，增进教师的幸福感

本文探讨了教师的成就动机对教师专业的自主成长、学生的成长、教育的效果、教师的人格发展、教师的幸福感的影响及在实践中激发教师成就动机形成的策略．     

基本公共服务均等化的制度障碍及实现路径

当下中国的基本公共服务均等化程度还较低。政府间事权与财权的不对称和转移支付制度的低效并存,歧视性、非均衡的基本公共服务供给制度使人们无法享受均等的基本公共服务,"单中心"政府治理结构挤占了基本公共服务的空间和政府绩效评价体系远离基本公共服务的要求等形成了均等化的制度障碍。基本公共服务均等化的实现路径主要有:加快公共服务型政府建设、深化公共财政体制改革、构建城乡一体化的基本公共服务供给制度、建立以政府为主导的多元化公共服务供给机制。     

Motivations and Perceived Benefits of Older Learners in a Public Continuing Education Program: Influence of Gender,Income, and Health

The demographic shift towards an older population combined with the increasing demand for self-reliance and community-based care for the elderly calls for a thorough examination of continuing education programs in local communities as a viable means of promoting successful and active aging. This study examined patterns of older adults’ motivations for, and perceived benefits from, participating in a publicly funded local continuing education program in relationship with their gender, income, and self-perceived general health. Six hundred ninety-nine learners over 60 years old were surveyed. The study found both commonalities as well as distinct patterns of difference due to the influence of gender, income, and health. The results of the study provide validation and additional knowledge to buttress previous studies, while underscoring the necessity for further research on older adults’ participation, motivations, and benefits in the intersection with sociodemographic and health factors. The findings of this study also reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and developing an affordable, accessible, and inclusive continuing education program in local communities for achieving successful and active aging for all.     

城乡一体化现代职业教育体系构建:动因、障碍与路径

推进城乡职业教育一体化发展既是城乡一体化和新型城镇化发展的内在需求,也是职业教育改革的基本方向,更是构建现代职业教育体系的根本路径。但长期以来城乡职业教育的体制壁垒、城乡二元分治的观念桎梏、城乡职业教育资源处于失衡状态等问题阻碍了城乡一体化现代职业教育体系的构建。由此,需要从理念上进行突破,坚持"三个统一",从政府、学校、社会等三个层面来实施其具体的建构路径。     

女性与择业

千里马有,伯乐难寻！ 一年一度的大学毕业生招聘工作即将拉开帷幕。我突然想起两位女性的求职经历,感叹女大学生的择业还真不怎么乐观,伯乐难寻！ 随着国民受教育年限的提高,女孩子的家长们总希望自己的孩子能接受更多更高的教育,以增加择业的竞争法码。殊不知,书读得越多,择业     

Response to Intervention: Following Three Reading Recovery Children on Their Individual Paths to Becoming Literate

Research Findings: In the United States a shift has occurred in how children are identified for long-term special education services. Since 2004, U.S. funding for special education services has included a provision for early intervention services, focusing on the importance of providing supplemental instructional opportunities to students who are not successful in learning from the core classroom instruction. Commonly referred to as response to intervention, this model involves educators monitoring how well students respond to intervention instruction, with referral for special education services for those who make little progress. Practice or Policy: In this article, we propose that intervention instruction should be responsive to the learner as well as focus on how well the learner responds to the intervention. Given that contextual circumstances, including instructional experiences, impact the child's literacy achievement, providing intervention instruction that is contingent upon each child's literacy strengths and needs is the best way to ensure each child's successful response to intervention instruction. As an example of an intervention using responsive instruction, this article describes different instructional approaches provided by Reading Recovery teachers with 3 children who were initially the lowest readers and writers in their classes. All 3 children were able to progress to on-grade-level reading and writing proficiency as a result of the intervention.     

Effect of U-Pace Instruction on Academic Success,Learning, and Perceptions in Younger and Older Undergraduates

A randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of U-Pace instruction for older undergraduates, ages 25 and older, and younger undergraduates, ages 18 to 24. Additionally, change in learner perceptions across the semester, an outcome not reported in the literature on U-Pace instruction, was investigated. In both younger and older undergraduates U-Pace instruction produced greater learning, greater academic success, and sustained or improved students’ perceptions of themselves as learners compared with Face-to-Face instruction. The findings provide strong support for the efficacy of U-Pace instruction in younger and older students and highlight a possible mechanism underlying U-Pace instruction’s effects on learning and academic success.     

基于师范生培养的教师教育者身份认同探议

教师教育者是教师教育研究领域的一个新概念。从师范生培养来看,教师教育者包含了分隔在不同办学层次与学科领域内的教师。教师教育者的身份认同还存在许多现实障碍,影响了教师教育工作目标的实现。消解教师教育者身份认同障碍,需要加强高校与中小学之间的合作,通过制度建设与机构改革,强化教师教育者的身份认同,提高师范生培养质量。     

癌症患者的心理障碍及调理

癌症是威胁人类生命的恶性疾病之一.在我国癌症死亡率位居疾病死亡率的第二位.及时发现和掌握癌症患者的心理障碍,及时做好临床心理护理,可以促进治疗方案的实施,提高治疗效果.本文就各类癌症患者存在一个共性的心理障碍进行综合分析,并提出针对性的护理对策,改善生存质量,延长生存时间.