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In this first issue this section is limited to a book review, a selection of ERIC abstracts, and a listing of books recently published in the United States. Future issues will likely contain additional categories of learning resources. It is the intent of the journal to become a major source of information about community and junior college education. Comments regarding the usefulness of this section and recommendations for improving it are solicited.     

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Founded in 1970 , with a mission of accessibility , flexibility , and affordability , the Community College of Vermont ( CCV ) has a unique decentralized organization . CCV serves more than 7 , 000 students - primarily adults studying part - time annually through a network of 12 learning centers across the state , without owning any real estate and without any full - time faculty . After becoming Vermont's second largest college in the 1980's , CCV inaugurated a "virtual campus," an integrated voice / data wide - area network , which has fostered communication and creativity in both the academic and administrative arenas . One of Vermont's five state colleges , CCV offers credit courses , non - credit workshops , certificates and associate degree programs in a wide range of subjects . As an open - admissions institution , CCV supports its students through computerized skills assessments , developmental courses and workshops , and a very successful skill - building course Dimensions of Learning. In recent years , the college has developed strong partnerships with state agencies and businesses to help foster lifelong learning for Vermont's workforce and has forged transfer agreements with many four - year colleges .     

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The purpose of this non‐experimental, qualitative dissertation study was threefold: (1) to analyze leadership behavioral competencies of twenty‐one key administrators at Miami‐Dade Community College, a college selected by a national panel of experts as the best community college in the country; (2) to determine the type of organizational climate as perceived by a random sample of employees associated with these leadership qualities; and (3) to explore general connections appearing to exist between the identified leadership competencies and the perceived climate.

Research methodology utilized the Behavioral Event Interview Technique (BEIT), an operant assessment procedure, to analyze reported behavior. Data were collected through an open‐ended questionnaire, the Leadership Qualities Questionnaire (LQQ); through structured interviews; and through the Profile of College Characteristics (PCC) climate instrument, an adaptation of Likert's Profile of Organizational Characteristics which measures climate factors and leadership style.

Results of the study profiled leadership behavior coexisting with an extremely positive college environment at a large multi‐campus urban community college as indicated by the climate ratings of the four groups of employees. The six factors rated were: (1) leadership, (2) motivation, (3) communication, (4) decision‐making, (5) reward, and (6) overall climate.

A leadership competency model was formulated and translated into the form of a code book which was used to measure the degree to which each administrator possessed the twelve behavioral leadership competencies included in the model. These competencies were classified into the following categories: (1) Sense of Direction, (2) Structure for Implementation, and (3) Sense of Personal Commitment. Relatively even demonstration of each competency by the administrators suggested a balance among task‐structure and people‐orientation. Seventeen of the eighty‐four leadership behavioral indicators suggested a core of common behaviors exhibited to a large degree by the group as a whole.

Results indicated that top administrators consistently demonstrated the strongest competence in the areas measured followed by the deans and associate deans respectively. Ten of the twelve competencies appeared to be predictive of administrative position level. The three competencies which appeared most predictive were: (1) thinks globally, (2) possesses a bias for action, and (3) uses appropriate power and authority.

The significance of this study is fourfold: (1) it advances knowledge about the impact of multiple leadership behavior on employees’ satisfaction, on perceived college climate, and on institutional excellence as indicated by student achievement; (2) it has potential for influencing the training, selecting, evaluating, and developing of future and current community college administrators; (3) it has generated hypotheses for further research regarding leadership behavioral variables, their value for predicting hierarchical level of administration, and their causal influence on organizational climate; and (4) the methodology employed in the study appears to be an effective research procedure and has helped to validate further leadership theory founded on behavioral analysis.     

图书馆与信息资源建设刍议

本文就民族高校图书馆在重点学科建设中，应建立尽可能完备的文献信息服务保障体系，改进服务手段，提高服务水平，进而为学科专家提供个性化信息服务等方面谈了一些粗浅的看法。     

谈高校教育信息资源的建设

教育信息资源建设是教育信息化的基础，是信息高速公路上不可缺少的元素。从我国高校的教育信息资源建设的现状出发，探讨了在教育信息资源建设中存在的不足及发展方向。     

网络化与高校学报信息资源管理

本文探讨了网络信息大环境下,构建学报资源共享平台的软硬件设置问题.提出了高校学报信息数字化管理过程的内在素质要求,为高校期刊未来发展提供了可行性建议.     

师生共建高校课堂学习资源的实践与研究

随着教育改革的深入发展,学习资源的建设越来越引起人们关注。教学改革应提倡“主导—主体”新型教学结构,改变以往教师以教材主宰大学课堂教学资源的模式,探索新型师生共建课堂学习资源的结构,以期对传统的教学结构改革能起到促进的作用。     

高校图书馆英语学习资源的开发和利用

根据高校图书馆英语学习资源的主要形式,总结了这些资源辅助大学英语教学的功能.重点讨论了网络环境下开发图书馆英语学习资源的六大途径.     

基于云计算的英语泛在学习模态与学习资源研究

云资源技术和泛在学习理论将为英语教育领域带来一场历史性的重大变革.传统以班级、课程为单位的语言学习课堂,将受到严峻的挑战.为此,提出基于云技术的英语泛在学习模态与学习资源研究思路,将为我国英语学习迎接时代挑战而创新情境感知的生态学习环境体系,提供一个全新的研究视角,构成一个极具现实意义和预期价值的研究领域.     

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This article presents labor‐force tends that show certain geographic areas, such as Kentucky, Sweden, and Japan, experiencing very limited labor‐force growth and a heavier reliance on older workers because of declining younger‐age populations. The authors discuss these declines and other factors such as participation rates of women and older people in the labor force, retirement incentives of income‐support programs, and educational and training needs. Based on the data and trends presented, this article advocates for research and policy options to be studied in relation to this information if we are to respond effectively to an aging labor force.     

网络环境下大学英语学习资源探索

根据《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》的要求,为了进一步提高高等院校大学生在听说方面的能力,进行网络环境下大学英语学习资源建设的研究是高校英语教学面临的新的课题。这一探索将为学生提供更丰富的课后学习媒体资源,为老师提供更有价值的辅学资源,成为推动目前高等院校大学英语教改步伐的重要环节之一。     

数字化学习资源质量评价研究

数字化学习资源在教育信息化发展过程中发挥着日益重要的作用,资源质量评价是数字化学习资源开发与利用领域亟待解决的热点问题之一。文章对数字化学习资源质量进行了界定,对数字化学习资源质量评价相关标准进行了综述。在此基础上,提出了数字化学习资源质量评价的指标体系,并对相关评价方法进行了分析,最后提出了数字化学习资源质量评价的相关策略。     

网络自主学习资源组织方式研究

调查延边大学学生网络自主学习的现状和教学资源的需求情况,针对此,提出基于学习者特征模型和知识点层次结构模型的网络自主学习资源组织方式。     

向市民开放学习资源与激励方式的研究

文章从人性化教育的角度主要分析在新的形势下,如何让开放大学更好地为市民服务。如何切实有效地开放市民所需的学习资源,建立行之有效地长效机制激励市民更多更好地进行自主学习。指导工作人员树立全新的服务理念。以期达到良好效果并实现最终目标。     

当代大学生对网络信息资源利用的问题与对策

通过对大学生网络信息资源利用的调查,分析了大学生在利用网络获取信息资源方面的现状及存在的问题,并针对大学生利用网络信息资源的障碍提出了若干对策,包括加大宣传力度、加大培训力度和提高咨询服务力度等。     

基于语义网和本体构建适应性学习资源信息系统

为了满足学习者自主学习、协作学习以及个性化适应学习的需求,结合语义网、本体的概念,整合相关领域内大量学习资源,构建适应性学习资源信息系统。依据信息系统远期发展的需求,设计了适应性学习资源信息系统模型和信息系统安全管理模型,成功地实现了系统实例,达到了在合适时间,合适空间,用合适的方式将适应的学习资源呈现给学习者,为学习者提供了本体适应性和个性化学习服务。     

移动学习资源和活动的综合模型设计研究

随着技术的可移植性增强,移动学习得到了更加广泛的应用,研究这种学习模式的教学方法和教学设计至关重要。该文回顾了当前移动学习在正式或非正式环境中的应用模式和移动学习的设计模型,探讨了移动学习的教学设计原则和步骤,包括材料、设备和方法。通过对移动学习资源和活动的设计提供一种新的综合模型,即地点、技术、文化和满意度模型(LTCS)。该模型克服了早期模型出现的问题,特别是为移动学习方案设计者提供多元文化支持的缺失。设计者可以使用这个模型所提供的方法将多学科的成果整合成一个启发式设计模式,最大化移动学习的教学能力。