South African First-Year Students' Counselling Needs and Preferred Counselling Sources

This study investigated the personal career andlearning skills needs of first-year universitystudents and their preferred counsellingsources. Respondents completed structuredquestionnaires assessing their needs andpreferred counselling sources (n = 1292). Respondents expressed a preference for lecturesand professional help outside the university. They selected only five of forty two items forwhich they desired individual counselling. Knowing the preferred sources of counsellinghelp desired by clients would enable a betterservice and referral system.     

Hypermedia ethnography in educational settings: possibilities and challenges

This paper considers some of the methodological implications of undertaking and representing multimedia and digital, ethnographic work. It explores some of the challenges and opportunities of working with and across a range of media, and explores some of the consequences of bringing hypermedia applications to ethnographic work. The paper draws on a project that sought to explore the learning opportunities and experiences of an interactive science discovery centre, and that utilised a multimedia, ethnographic approach. The paper locates this methodological approach alongside recent and ongoing developments within qualitative research, and aims to situate educational research within the context of these developments. The paper particularly addresses issues of integrating different forms of qualitative data, ethnographic ‘design’, the ethics of research practice, communication and capacity building.     

浅析学生伤害事故中的学校责任

学生伤害事故是学校管理中的常见事故,要正确处理学生伤害事故,必须先明确学校与学生的法律关系是教育关系,而不是监护关系或合同关系;因此学校承担责任的原则只能是过错责任原则,而不能适用无过错责任原则或公平原则;据此,学校仅承担文中所列十三类事故之责任.     

Challenges in Meeting HIV/AIDS Counselling Needs in Nigeria

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is recognized globally as the greatest health challenge of the present generation. It is widely acknowledged to be the foremost killer disease in Africa. Since the first Aids case was publicly announced in 1986, the astronomical increase in victims has been a matter of concern. The rates of HIV/AIDS infection indicate that Nigeria currently has the third largest rate of HIV/AIDS patients. The UNAIDS (2008) reported that as at 2007, the population of children and adults with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was 2.6 million. Due to the fact that there is no cure for the virus, HIV/AIDS, counselling is an important aspect of its management. Counsellors in Nigeria have provided pre- and post-test counselling, preventive education seminars, and referrals to other health professionals. However, counsellors’ efforts have only yielded limited success because of a number of major challenges. This paper examines some of the challenges involved in meeting the HIV/AIDS counselling needs of Nigerians. Specifically, it addresses challenges faced by government, potential clients, and the Counselling Association of Nigeria, as well as challenges associated with existing cultural practices (indigenous counselling practices). It concludes with specific recommendations for various stakeholders.     

高等学校的教育制度缺失与教育行为失范

教育改革的过程实际上就是教育制度变迁的过程,在制度变迁过程中由于多种制度杂然并存、相互冲突使教育行为无所适从,从而导致教育行为失范,而教育行为失范的背后实际上隐含的是教育资源的浪费.因此,遏制由于教育制度缺失而带来的教育行为失范从某种意义上讲就是提高了教育资源的利用效率.     

The Impact of Modernization on Indian Families: The Counselling Challenge

India has the distinction of evolving one of the longest continuing civilization in the world, which is constantly adapted itself to the changing political and socio-economic contents and specific watershed events in her history. Her family system has proved to be a remarkable stable unit of society which has shown great flexibility and adaptability in the phase of rapid social changes. This paper briefly traces the past taken by India in the modernization process, then analyzes the impact of social change of family structure, functions, roles, relationships and status of its members and its relationship with kinship system. Lastly, it draws implications for counseling interventions based on the changing needs of contemporary Indian Families.     

高校定位:自生秩序还是管制

高等教育中的自生秩序是指高等教育产生和发展中非人为设计而产生的秩序,是高校在自主决策的基础上定位的结果。自生秩序是高等教育重大创新的必要条件。我国高等教育长期处于严格管制之下,目前正处在需要创新推动的时代,要求我国高校的定位机制应该以放松管制释放自生秩序为重点。同时,现阶段的高校分类不可能对高校定位产生指导作用。     

International institutions and educational policy: A review of education-sector policy

In 1974, the World Bank published a study entitledEducation Sector Working Paper which set forth its policy in the field of education. This study, the second the Bank had published, was widely read, analysed and discussed for some time after its publication and had a considerable influence on thinking in education and development at the international level. Prospects devoted four articles to the paper: one book review and three controversies (Vol. V, No. 2, 1975, p. 285; Vol. V, No. 4, 1975, p. 457–78; Vol. VI, No. 2, 1976, p. 209–20). Thus, the discussion in our pages, in which the Bank participated, lasted nearly a year.Now the Bank has brought out another eagerly awaited policy paper on education which is to guide its thinking and action in the coming years. Its publication is an event of international importance and its impact will certainly be considerable.The following article by Martin Carnoy is the first in a seriesProspects will publish reviewing the policies of the Bank as expressed in theEducation Sector Working Paper, and by extension, the foreseeable impact of these policies on the world of education in general. Martin Carnoy's paper is critical: readers familiar with his work (seeProspects, Vol. VIII, No. 1, p. 3–19) will know that his viewpoint on the international aspects of education diverges considerably from that of the Bank and of most international governmental and non-governmental agencies.The debate is open again. Specialist in the economics of education, economic development and political economy. Among his many publications in related fields are Education as Cultural Imperialism, Economic Change and Educational Reform in Cuba, 1955–1974,and Education and Employment.     

普通高校诊所法律教育的路径选择

诊所法律教育在我国高校的引入已近10年,其实施效果受到各界赞许,实施的必要性毋庸置疑.但是在我国法科教育中占绝对数量的普通高校实施情况却并不理想,其中诊所法律教育路径选择上的偏差是一个重要的原因.笔者认为,普通高校应当从法律教育的定位出发,树立培养法科学生职业能力和职业伦理的双重价值目标,积极创造诊所法律教育的运行条件,通过构建多元化诊所法律教育的运作模式、选择合理有效的诊所法律教育教学方法、设计科学配套的评价体系,通过诊所法律教育路径的科学选择,实现应用型高级法科人才的培养目标.     

Performance of management education institutions: An Indian sampler

In the 1950s and 1960s, several institutions were created in India to cater to the needs of management education and to assist in the process of national development. To date, there has been very little systematic comparative analysis of the experience of creating these institutions and examining their performance. The present paper reports the results of an attempt to assess the performance of six management education institutions in India which were established in the 1950s and 1960s and equally divided between post-graduate and post-experience education. Being an exploratory study, the emphasis has been on developing a methodology for assessment of performance and applying this to the area of management education. Basically, performance on both system survival and system effectiveness dimensions has been incorporated into the performance measurement attempt. System survival has been operationalized through a series of indicators on capability development; the system effectiveness dimension has been operationalized through a series of indicators on innovative thrust and penetration for these six institutions. An attempt has also been made to relate various process mechanisms of institution building to the different aspects of performance. Thus, the paper also explores the relationship of institution building processes with performance.The project on which the present paper is based is funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research through its grant F-1-265/76 RG. However, the responsibility for the facts stated, opinions expressed, and conclusions reached is entirely that of the author and not of the ICSSR nor that of the Administrative Staff, College of India where the author was based during the work on the project; nor that of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he is presently located.     

Using cloud computing services in e-learning process: Benefits and challenges

During the recent years, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play a significant role in the field of education and e-learning has become a very popular trend of the education technology. However, with the huge growth of the number of users, data and educational resources generated, e-learning systems have become more and more expansive in terms of hardware and software resources, and many educational institutions cannot afford such ICT investments. Due to its tremendous advantages, cloud computing technology rises swiftly as a natural platform to provide support to e-learning systems. This paper focuses on the research on the application of cloud computing in e-learning. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the current state and the impact of the use of cloud computing for e-learning. Thus, at first the paper introduces concepts of e-learning and cloud computing infrastructure with their key characteristics. The paper analyzes also challenges facing e-learning systems deployment. In follow the paper considers cloud-based e-learning solutions by focusing on the raisons of the convenience of cloud computing for e-learning. Therefore cloud computing benefits are introduced as a solution for these challenges. Finally, the paper presents some solutions of cloud computing in e-learning and describes the most common architecture adopted. Issues in implementing cloud-based e-learning systems and some potential ways to overcome them are also discussed.     

Bhutan: educational challenges in the land of the Thunder Dragon

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, where images of magical splendor obscure its challenges, provides a viewpoint from which to understand the contradictions that emerging economies face as they move towards mass education. Isolated from the outside world in every sense except for the mythologies that surround it, Bhutan is attempting to move from a basic agrarian societal framework as found in the feudal 1800s into the whirl of a technologically savvy twenty-first century. The demands for such a transition require educators and politicians at all levels to rethink the role of schooling and what it means to be educated in this country at this point in time. To provide guidance, the government set up a special task force, the Royal Education Council, to devise a curriculum and pedagogy that would equip young people with the skills to move into the future without forsaking their past. This ethnographic piece of research explores the challenges faced by teachers and principals in nine designated Beacon schools as they grapple within a historical context which views teachers as labourers, working under difficult conditions with minimal support. The work ends with the question of whether mass education might in fact move this country away from the traditional values that are perceived as making Bhutan special, if not unique.     

高职院校教育管理工作挑战与对策分析

论文在对教育管理工作的理解的基础上,分析了新时期高职院校面临的教育管理的挑战,最终提出改进高职院校继续教育管理工作的对策。     

关于省级教育评估专业机构发展规划的思考

针对省级专业教育评估机构产生、发展中存在的问题,指出为促进教育管理体制改革的进一步深化,保证这类机构的可持续发展,必须依据“从实际出发,徐图发展”的原则进行规划,特别是要明确指导思想、发展目标和主要任务及实施策略和保障条件。     

高等学校自主权及其限度

高校自主权是法律范围内的自主权,从本质上说是高校在法律范围内的自由裁量权,其性质为公权利,其载体是高校法人;其有效性决定于法律规定的范围和学校的定位。     

北京高等学校教育成本比较

将北京地区49所普通高等学校划分为9个学科专业类别,在搜集各高校1998-2003年教育经费支出数据的基础上,进行了教育成本测算和比较。结果表明,北京高等学校教育成本分为四个档次。