学生着眼于全球问题的解决

[1]虽然还不到开车的年龄,迈克尔·吉普森已经在心中梦想着自己的汽车。但斯托高级中学的学生并不是在思考一辆保时捷汽车或宝马汽车是否能够更好地在佛蒙特州那使人愉悦弯曲迂回的道路以不宜说出口的速度行驶。不,他漂亮的车轮设计只有一个目的:帮助减轻全球气候变化问题。[2]公平地说,迈克尔有些额外动机。他与三位合伙人一起——一位来自美国,另外两个来自中国——已经进入了全球挑战竞赛,这是本地创立的一个提高美国学生数学和科学能力的竞赛活动。[3]在过去一学年的课程中,这个小组提出了一份长达30页的商业报告,设计了一辆在每个轮子…     

A Longitudinal Study of the Social Adjustment of Mentally Retarded Adults in Sweden. A Discussion of Methodological Problems and Preliminary Results

Palmér, R. 1982. A Longitudinal Study of the Social Adjustment of Mentally Retarded Adults in Sweden. A Discussion of Methodological Problems and Preliminary Results. Scandinavian Journal of Research 26, 197‐209. In connection with an interdisciplinary research project, 1966‐1971, a differential psychological survey of about one hundred mentally retarded young people in the 18‐25 age‐group was carried out. About ten years later a follow‐up investigation began. Initially the central concern was to clarify the meaning of social adjustment in middle age. Essential components of this variable include objectively observable facts such as work and living situation, but also adaptive behaviour and the individual's perception of himself and his situation. Methodological problems are examined in broader theoretical perspective. One conclusion is that we should seek access to individual perceptions and experiences ‐ of which handicap awareness is a vital component ‐ via relatively unstructured conversations and interviews. This part of the study can then be developed into a consciously hermeneutic approach. Preliminary results of analysis are discussed.     

Asymptotic behavior of solutions of some semilinear functional differential and integro-differential equations with infinite delay in Banach spaces

We prove in this paper the existence and uniqueness of mild solutions to some functional differential and functional integro-differential equations with infinite delay in Banach spaces which approach almost automorphic functions at infinity. We also discuss the existence of S-asymptotically $\omega \text{-}\mathrm{periodic}$ mild solutions. The results are new.     

Towards emotion awareness tools to support emotion and appraisal regulation in academic contexts

Educational technology research and development - This paper studies learners’ emotion awareness in university level academic contexts as a first step to help learners regulate their...     

Child maltreatment: social representation of the general population and the professionals working with children in the Caribbean area of Colombia

OBJECTIVE: The main objective was to know social representations about child maltreatment (severity, etiology, and intervention strategies) of the general population and the professionals working with children in the Caribbean area of Colombia. METHOD: Sample was composed for 402 participants. From this pool of participants, 111 of them were working in child protection, 95 worked with children but not in the child protection system and 196 pertained to the general population. All participants answered to a questionnaire composed by 86 items. The questionnaire was developed to assess (1) the perceived severity of different typologies of child abuse, (2) opinions about risk factors for child maltreatment and sexual abuse, and (3) opinions about the most adequate ways of intervention with perpetrator of child abuse. RESULTS: Sexual abuse is considered as the most severe typology of child maltreatment and emotional abuse is considered as more severe than physical abuse. No differences between groups were found in perceived severity of typologies of child maltreatment. Differences in the social representation about the etiology of child maltreatment were found. Professionals working in the child protection system give more value to characteristics of parents and to the socio-economic and familiar environment in the etiology of child maltreatment than participants from the general population. Prevention and treatment programs for abusers were considered as the more relevant strategies against child maltreatment. DISCUSSION: Findings of present study suggest that social representations about child maltreatment of general population and professionals from the Caribbean area of Colombia are similar than social representation observed in other regions and countries. It is important to take into account that child labor and child poverty were considered as non-severe typologies of child maltreatment. Moreover, findings suggest that people from general population in the Caribbean area of Colombia have a relevant knowledge about agencies working for child protection.     

Predicting University Students’ Academic Success and Major Using Random Forests

Research in Higher Education - In this article, a large data set containing every course taken by every undergraduate student in a major university in Canada over 10 years is analysed. Modern...