Surviving the Doctoral Dissertation: A Solution‐Focused Approach

The authors discuss the application of solution‐focused counseling in support groups designed to help graduate students cope with the demands of writing a doctoral dissertation.     

Appropriateness of Teachers' Test-Preparation Practices

What two standards can teachers and administrators use to decide whether a particular way of preparing students for a test is appropriate? How do five commonly used test-preparation practices stack up to these standards? How do educators and school board members view these five practices?     

The Disengaged Academic: the Retreat from Citizenship

Citizenship education has developed against the backdrop of civic disengagement. However, as attention has focused on the incorporation of citizenship education into the school curriculum, the responsibilities of citizenship incumbent on the academic community within higher education has been largely overlooked. This paper examines the reasons for the apparent decline of academic citizenship through an analysis of three elements of citizenship. It argues that the erosion of academic self‐governance has led to the decline of political literacy in academic life and that a range of other forces, including under‐funded massification and research audit, have damaged social and moral responsibility and the responsibilities implied by community involvement. It is concluded that adjustments to reward and recognition structures and professorial leadership are vital if the academic is not to become increasingly disengaged from the service role.     

千兆位：无线技术的未来

随着消费者对高品质的多媒体、语音和数据等服务需求的增加，以及通信技术本身要求的上升，对千兆位速率和更长距离链接的需求变得迫在眉睫。面对这些，我们该如何应对？[编者按]