How (German) foundations shape the concept of education: Towards an understanding of their use of discourses

In this article I examine how foundations use the concept of education and how they try to shape its definition and implementation. In accordance with Steven Lukes’ notion, I argue that changes in social fields are mainly triggered by normative and semantic shifts. By drawing on techniques of discourse analysis, I explore the use of discursive strategies and the discursive interpretations of education, as both its definition and its operationalization have consequences on the identification of educational needs and outcomes. It is shown that foundations regard the use of education as an opportunity to influence values, traditions, and future generations. Furthermore, foundations take part in debates on education in order to increase social influence, to be accepted as legitimate actors in education, and to be perceived as competent and indispensable players in defining educational goals.     

Social impact of participatory health research: collaborative non-linear processes of knowledge mobilization

Social impact, defined as an effect on society, culture, quality of life, community services, or public policy beyond academia, is widely considered as a relevant requirement for scientific research, especially in the field of health care. Traditionally, in health research, the process of knowledge transfer is rather linear and one-sided and has not recognized and integrated the expertise of practitioners and those who use services. This can lead to discrimination or disqualification of knowledge and epistemic injustice. Epistemic injustice is a situation wherein certain kinds of knowers and knowledge are not taken seriously into account to define a situation. The purpose of our article is to explore how health researchers can achieve social impact for a wide audience, involving them in a non-linear process of joint learning on urgent problems recognized by the various stakeholders in public health. In participatory health research impact is not preordained by one group of stakeholders, but the result of a process of reflection and dialog with multiple stakeholders on what counts as valuable outcomes. This knowledge mobilization and winding pathway embarked upon during such research have the potential for impact along the way as opposed to the expectation that impact will occur merely at the end of a research project. We will discuss and illustrate the merits of taking a negotiated, discursive and flexible pathway in the area of community-based health promotion.     

我国区域创新能力的评价及比较——基于八大经济区的实证研究

从知识创造能力、知识获取能力、企业的创新能力等5个构成要素出发,构建创新能力评价指标体系。首先对八大经济区进行综合评价并对构成要素进行横向比较,然后对其2005—2012年的创新能力进行纵向分析。结果表明,东部和北部沿海的创新能力较其他区域有明显优势,南部沿海、东北地区、长江中游和西南地区分别居于第3—6位,黄河中游和西北地区较落后。近年来东北地区提升较快,而西南地区面临较快下滑。最后就提升各区域创新能力提出建议。     

原生态民歌和唱法流行的成因分析

第十二届全国青年歌手电视大奖赛以来,原生态唱法作为一种声乐表现形式深受观众所喜爱,并得以迅速流行。这种现象是与民众的求新心理、文化回归的规律、媒体的推动作用以及原生态音乐本身的艺术价值和历史文化价值等多种因素的互相作用分不开的。深入研究原生态唱法,对于保护、传承和弘扬民族优秀文化,具有重要的现实意义。     

从学生评语的变迁透视学生评价实践中的话语裂缝现象

解释学认为,学生评语是在判断学生一个阶段的学习情况时,评价主体被赋予权力用以建构话语并以文本的形式对其进行解释的表达手段,是对学生全面成长状态化的质性评价。所以话语建构和文本解释是学生评语的核心,也是衡量学生评语有效性的基础。然而曾几何时,学生评语却陷入了“几家欢喜几家愁,想说爱你不容易”的尴尬境地。由此,本文针对学生评价中以学生评语为代表所呈现的话语裂缝现象进行相应的分析。     

Cultural map of Finland 2007: analysing cultural differences using multiple correspondence analysis

This paper explores the patterns of cultural consumption in Finland using data collected in 2007 from a randomly selected sample of 3,000 persons. This is an explanatory study employing Multiple Correspondence Analysis as a method to map the cultural consumption patterns in Finland. The paper refers to a number of previous studies addressing the same issue in Denmark and particularly the UK in an attempt to place the results within a comparison framework. The main argument of this paper is not simply that within socio-economic groups there is a preference for similar culture, but that cultural preferences follow a structure over different domains that can be detected without reference to socio-economic factors. As a result of the analysis, two dimensions of the MCA solution are found, which represent differentiations between high engagement in culture versus disengagement and contemporary versus traditional forms of culture. These dimensions are very similar to the dimensions found in the UK, even if the placement of individual cultural activities varies somewhat. The applicability of the Bourdieusian approach to cultural differences between classes, as well as recent critical developments of the theory of distinction, will be discussed in light of the results.     

低碳发展方案编制指南(第四部分)——实现低碳增长的政策和行动之建筑行业的行动

实现低碳增长的政策和行动将对每个行业的政策和行动、政策表述、衡量标准、温室气体减排潜力以及政策和行动的成本效益进行介绍。本节介绍建筑行业的行动。建筑行业基于目标的政策有三类:新建建筑、改造现有建筑的能源和/或碳排放目标、范围广泛的自愿或协商的协议。