John A. Stormer and the Hofstadter hypothesis

Does political rhetoric hold the key to an understanding of political pathology? Blending historical scholarship and behavioral research, this study tested empirically hypotheses derived from Richard Hofstadter's model of the “paranoid style” in American politics. The data were drawn from John A. Stormer's None Dare Call It Treason.     

秦巴地区中学生掌握体育与健康基础知识的调查分析

采用问卷调查的研究方法,对秦巴地区63所高中4012名在校学生进行了体育与健康基础知识六个方面的调查,结果表明:由于学校领导对体育与健康教育课的重视程度不够、承担《体育与健康》教育课的教师自身能力有限等原因的影响,学生掌握较好的是卫生知识,其次是运动常识,而营养知识、运动损伤预防知识尤为欠缺,为此笔者提出了五点切实可行的建议.     

中国近代新女性建构中的悖论——以吕碧城为个案研究

吕碧城是近代中国历史上被《大公报》等京津媒体所传诵的新女性的代表人物,其通过宣扬、兴办女子新式学堂和提倡女权运动成为近代历史上少有的颇具女权思潮的人物,但综合她其他方面的成就和人生经历,我们不难看出,她仍然是一个怀有古典情操的“旧式才女”。在晚清社会时空和吕碧城个人的生活际遇中,可以窥见晚清新女性如何在传统和现代的悖论中挣扎以及实现自我价值。     

Cretaceous — Tertiary mass extinction

The bolide impact theory for mass extinctions at the Cretaceous-tertiary (K-T) boundary was a revolutionary concept. This theory was contested by short duration global volcanism as a possible alternative cause for the K-T extinction. Though there is a converging evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact coinciding with the terminal Cretaceous, the causative link between the impact and the K-T mass extinction is debatable. Thus, while the impact theory is re-emerging, available evidence is still insufficient to rule out either of the two hypotheses. An erratum to this article is available at .     

高职实施"订单教育"可行性研究

"订单教育"是高职教育为适应用人市场的需求压力而应允产生的新办学理念,对沟通学校和用人单位之间的联系,培养适用人才具有较强大指导意义,但现存社会发展条件下的不确定性因素,以及学校资源的不适应性使"订单教育"落实有一定困难,本文提出有关问题供专家思考.     

Impact of censorship cases on basal reader selection and reading curriculum

Censorship cases in Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee received international media attention. The events surrounding these cases at times became very violent and involved many methods of personal and professional intimidation. Informal survey techniques were used to assess the extent to which these cases would affect the local selection of basal reading textbooks. The results are reported here, along with recommendations for teachers publishers, and others interested in intellectual freedom. Patricia P. Fritchie is associate professor of education and director of the Reading Center at Troy State University-Dothan. She serves as state coordinator, Alabama Reading Association, for the International Reading Association. Dr. Fritchie is very active in textbook reviews and has served on the State of Alabama's Textbook adoption Committee.     

School entry age and reading achievement in the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Evidence regarding the effect of early reading instruction on later reading achievement is unusually sparse, given the emphasis often placed on early and intensive reading instruction. Capitalising on international differences in school entry age (SEA), international reading studies may provide such evidence; however, only one quantitative analysis has been conducted that looked at nine-year olds over 17 years ago. Therefore, data from the reading portion of the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study were re-analysed. The relative reading achievement—as a function of SEA—of 15-year-old students across 55 countries was investigated, controlling for social and economic differences. Results suggested no significant association between reading achievement and SEA. Theoretical explanations for these findings are discussed.