Exploring youth engagement in agricultural development: the case of farmers’ children in the Philippines as rice crop manager infomediaries

Purpose: This paper explores the intersections between community development and youth development in an initiative that mobilized farmers’ children as Rice Crop Manager (RCM) infomediaries (information mediators). RCM is an ICT-enabled nutrient management application.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The study engaged 30 farmers’ children in high school level from the provinces of Pangasinan, Isabela, Camarines Sur, Iloilo, Bukidnon, and Davao del Norte from November 2016 to October 2017. They interacted with the research team (the authors) and the RCM-SMS platform that sends text messages regarding fertilizer recommendations. A staff member from the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) also called the students for some follow-up questions. The research team conducted three rounds of interviews with the students concerning the messages and calls that they received and what they did with the information.

Findings: This study finds that farmers’ children can perform infomediary roles quite effectively. Academically excellent children and those involved in farm work performed best.

Practical Implications: The study provides guidance on similar initiatives tapping young people in agricultural development.

Theoretical Implications: This paper finds that while Community Youth Development (CYD) Theory provides a powerful lens in understanding community and youth development intersections, some identified outcomes may overlap and may not be very easy to observe. Hence, the identified outcomes may be revisited for clarity and to make them more all-encompassing.

Originality/Value: The paper documents actual parent-child interaction when the latter is mobilized to serve as an infomediary to access nutrient management-related information on rice.     

Receptive Language of Gifted and Learning Disabled‐Gifted Children

Three tests of receptive language were administered to thirty children enrolled in regular, gifted, and learning disabled‐gifted programs. Analyses of variance indicated that the Token Test for Children differentiated the learning disabled‐gifted children and the Verbal Absurdities Subtest of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude differentiated the gifted children from the other two groups.     

康有为“大同三世”说新探

康有为早期社会历史发展观与“大同三世”说之间有着非常明显的前后相承关系，前者确定了后者的基本内涵，是后者的真实起点。“大同三世”由古老的名词术语到成为康有为社会历史发展观概称的过程，实质是对今文经学不断改造，使其旧有的概念形式被赋予日渐增多的新思想内容的过程。戊戌政变后康有为重新解释“三世”内涵，明确添入原所未有的君主立宪主张，仍有其积极意义，不宜说成是思想“蜕变”。     

论教育操作思路的形成

教育操作思路是人对教育活动的理论构思，是教育实践的方法论。教育操作思路的形成，从结果上看，是一个既有合理性论证又有应用原则的教育操作模式的形成，从过程角度看，则是一定主体在一定教育观的指导下，对教育过程的精心设计，是一定主体面向“教育怎么做”的创造性活动。教育操作思路的形成，要求有一定的动力条件、认识条件和方法条件。教育操作思路的形成过程是围绕着教育操作模式的构建展开的，具体表现为教育操作模式的构建、合理性论证和操作原则的提出。     

汉语生命范畴及其词汇、词法、句法表现

生命范畴是语言里的基本范畴之一 ,它及其下位范畴在汉语的词汇、词法和句法中均有不同于无生范畴的映射或表现。在词汇层 ,有生范畴映射为区分不同有生本体及其动作行为、性质、状态的词汇单位。在性范畴中 ,有生范畴映射为名词有无性别成分标记 ,在格范畴中映射为名词主要充当核心格还是外围格的潜能。在句法层次上 ,主要表现为体词、谓词的有生性对句子语序结构的宏观制约和对句法成分的微观调控     

An introduction to education research methods: exploring the learning journey of pre-service teachers in a transnational programme

Internationally there is interest in developing the research skills of pre-service teachers as a means of ongoing professional renewal with a distinct need for systematic and longitudinal investigation of student learning. The current study takes a unique perspective by exploring the research learning journey of pre-service teachers participating in a transnational degree programme. Using a case-study design that includes both a self-reported and direct measure of research knowledge, the results indicate a progression in learning, as well as evidence that this research knowledge is continued or maintained when the pre-service teachers return to their home university. The findings of this study have implications for both pre-service teacher research training and transnational programmes.     

我国战略性服务产业的发展现状与发展政策研究

当前，我国战略性服务产业存在市场化掣肘、组织结构不合理、竞争力偏弱等问题。鉴于战略性服务产业对经济增长与发展的重大意义以及其在加入WTO后面临的严峻挑战，我国政府亟需运用产业政策手段对战略性服务产业进行扶持、培育。我国战略性服务产业发展政策的主要内容如下：对于竞争性服务采取市场化取向的政策举措；深化国企产权改革、确立合理的内部治理结构；引导建立合理的产业组织结构；实施人才激励机制培育产业发展所需的人才。     

关于《孙子》先于《老子》的一些重要性

:《老子》不仅运用了那些适宜于《孙子》的一般概念 ,而且运用了相对于《孙子》来说几乎是独一无二的特殊术语。从这一证据有可能证明不仅《老子》比《孙子》出现得相对晚一些 ,而且《孙子》对《老子》还有一些影响。