Pedagogy and human dignity – the Special Rank Teacher in China since 1978

Teachers in China are regarded as vulnerable to sociopolitical changes. This paper, however, focuses on the resilience and innovativeness of state‐selected expert teachers – the recipients of the Special Rank Teacher (SRT) award. This award was the product of a transitional period in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, and was an act of rehabilitation for the teaching profession. Using a biographical approach, this paper analyses how the intentions of the award were reflected in the choice of recipients. It contributes to a deeper understanding of teachers in China and the notion of teaching excellence that the state‐recognised teachers exemplify.     

大学生资助对学业发展的影响

多层次、多类型助学体系的推行提高了高等教育的入学机会和可负担性,促进了教育起点的公平.然而学者尚未系统地分析学生资助对个人学习行为、学业发展和成就的影响,因此很难确定资助政策是否也促进了教育过程和结果的公平.本文使用三省19个高校的学生调查数据,分析了学生资助对个人学业发展的影响.研究发现学生资助学习成绩正相关、与课程不及格负相关、与课外学习时间正相关,但是与学校满意度无显著相关关系.由此可见,学生资助在一定程度上促进了教育过程和结果公平.     

研究生教育质量保障的“三本”视角

探讨研究生教育质量问题有多种角度,本文选取“人本、校本和成本”三个观察点展开相关分析。“人本”是质量的主体,理应贯穿于研究生教育活动的全过程;“校本”是品质保障的源泉,在多样化的发展趋势下,立足本土、培育特色、弘扬个性才能够有效提升质量;“成本”是质量保障的条件,通过优化管理流程,不断提高教育资源利用效率,可以为教育质量的提高奠定基础。     

中国体育用品制造业重心的空间演变轨迹分析

引入区域重心的概念、模型及计算方法,采用2002～2009年中国各省(市、区)体育用品制造业及分支行业的资产总计数据,推算出各年该行业重心的空间演变轨迹,并从重心移动距离、移动方向等角度阐述了此行业重心的动态变化及空间联系.结果表明:2002～2009年我国体育用品制造业及各分支行业重心均远偏离中国的几何中心(东经103.50.,北纬36.),且各重心向西和向南移动的频率较高.体育用品制造业及各分支行业重心在经纬度方向上的变化幅度和直线移动距离存在明显差异,其重心的累计实际移动距离、年均迁移距离与年际移动距离也都具有较显著的差异性.     

浅谈会计信息失真的原因及对策

现阶段我国会计信息失真现象较为严重.如何根治会计信息失真成为了当务之急.会计信息失真是多方面原因造成的,其治理也必须从多角度下手.会计职业道德教育可以使会计人员从思想上认识会计造假之危害,所以加强职业道德教育十分重要.政府监督可起到震慑作用,使造假者不敢轻意造假,因此应加大政府的执法力度.制度建设是外在的环境问题,不能出现缺失,应逐步加以完善和健全.内部控制制度对造假可以起到扼制作用,用法规规范内控并落实检查意义十分重大.总之,根治会计信息造假应多管齐下,综合治理.     

谈现代工笔花鸟画语境中的"虚静"现象

道家所倡导的虚静观对国人心理影响甚重。虚静思想影响华夏民族特定的审美心理。在虚静观的积极作用下,中国现代工笔花鸟画普遍带有幽静、清雅的艺术特点。     

当代创新技法的发展和研究综述

本主要综述了当代创新技法在美国，日本、前苏联等国家研究和发展的历程，即20世纪30年代起步，40年代奠基，50年代发展，60年代飞跃，70年代兴盛，80年代普及，90年代综合应用，章还总结了有关学对创新技法分类的一些尝试，指出了当前创新技法研究中存在的主要问题。     

Educational Usage of Mobile Devices: Differences Between Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students

The rapid increase of smartphone usage in recent years has provided students the opportunity to participate in mobile learning (m-learning) anywhere, anytime. Academic institutions are also following this trend to launch many m-learning services. This article investigates the differences of the user needs between undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students though an online survey with 140 Library Information Systems (LIS) subjects in a Japanese university in order to provide solid foundations for future m-learning studies. We find that UG and PG students do not show significant differences in adopting m-learning by smartphones despite the fact that they have different learning patterns. The m-learning frequencies of smartphones generally range from weekly to monthly, where using search engines is the most frequent, and reading academic resources is the least frequent. They tend to use these services for handling their daily routines (such as search engine, social networks) rather than their academic activities (such as using online databases to search for academic materials). Further, the results also show that content displaying issues (e.g., small display screen, text unable to enlarge) are barriers for most subjects in using these m-learning services.     

Effect of Tai Chi exercise on blood lipid profiles: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Objective

Studies have demonstrated that Tai Chi exercise improves blood lipid level with inconsistent results. A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the effects of Tai Chi on blood lipid profiles in humans.

Methods

We screened the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library (Central), Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang data, and Clinicaltrials.gov for randomized controlled trials with Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) score more than 3 points up to June 2015. Six studies involving 445 subjects were included. Most trials applied 12-week Tai Chi intervention courses.

Results

In comparison with the control group, blood triglyceride (TG) level difference between follow-up and baseline was statistically significantly lower in the Tai Chi practicing group (weighted mean difference (WMD) ?16.81 mg/dl; 95% confidence intervals (CI) ?31.27 to ?2.35 mg/dl; P=0.02). A trend to improving total cholesterol (TC) reduction was found with Tai Chi (WMD ?7.96 mg/dl; 95% CI ?17.30 to 1.39 mg/dl; P=0.10). However, no difference was found in blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).

Conclusions

Tai Chi exercise lowered blood TG level with a trend to decrease blood TC level. Our data suggest that Tai Chi has the potential to implement meaningful blood lipid modification and serve as an adjunctive exercise modality. The relationship between Tai Chi exercise regimen and lipid profile change might have a scientific priority for future investigation.