‘I'm ready for a new chapter’: The voices of young people with autism spectrum disorder in transition to post-16 education and employment

This study explores the views and experiences of 12 young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in transition to post-16 education and employment, in light of the changes introduced by the new special educational needs and disability (SEND) legislation in England. The extension of provision until the age of 25, and the introduction of person-centred education, health and care (EHC) plans, have given a significant place to the views of young people with SEND and their families. The views, wishes and aspirations of young people must be captured in the newly developed plans, reflecting the statutory requirement for local authorities to systematically record these in a biopsychosocial way, focusing on participation and well-being. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with young people with ASD attending specialist settings or receiving specialist support under the new EHC plans. These were analysed inductively, through thematic analysis. The findings suggest that at the time of transition, young people with ASD want to become increasingly more independent, present ambivalent feelings about their future and acknowledge the relevance of support systems in their lives. Implications for practice and future research are discussed, in light of the new English policy context.     

How to attract university applicants: exploring tertiary education advertising patterns in the Czech Republic

Tertiary Education and Management - In the highly dynamic, competitive and uncertain environment of tertiary education, universities nowadays have to intensify marketing communication to address...     

罗斯书库

今年（1944年,译者注）二月末,我奉台湾总督府之命到广州出差,对驻广州意大利总领事罗斯的书库做了调查。罗斯收藏了为数众多的珍贵图书和标本,固这在很早以前就在我国的专业领域中广为人知,也有不少学者慕名前去拜访,然而毕竟是私人书库,迄今为止能有幸观摩到书库全貌的还没有一个人。罗斯也曾几度忍痛割爱,将书库的一部分珍藏品转卖出去,     

Improving Academic Performance of Sport and Exercise Science Undergraduate Students in Gross Anatomy Using a Near-Peer Teaching Program

Peer and near-peer teaching programs are common in medical undergraduate courses. However, there are no studies that have investigated the effectiveness of a near-peer teaching program on the academic performance of undergraduate students pursuing sport and exercise science coursework. This study was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of such a program for students who participated in a course on the functional anatomy of the locomotor apparatus. A total of 39 student participants were divided into two groups: students in one group voluntarily attended at least one session of a near-peer teaching program, and students in the other group attended no sessions. The final grade (range 0–100%) was recorded and used as an indicator of academic performance. The final grade of students who attended the near-peer teaching program (69.5 ± 16.0%) was 38.7% higher (P = 0.002, d = 1.06) than those who did not (50.1 ± 20.4%). When the academic performance of the same students was evaluated in another course (exercise physiology) that did not offer a near-peer teaching program, there were no significant differences between the groups (students who attended or did not attend the near-peer teaching program). A significant positive association was found between near-peer teaching program frequency and the number of students approved and not approved in the course (P = 0.041). A significant difference (P = 0.001) was found in the attendance at regular classes between the group who participated in the near-peer teaching program (median: 62 hours; IQR [interquartile ranges]: 4.0 hours) and those who did not (median: 58 hours; IQR: 4.0 hours). Gender was not a moderating factor on academic performance or near-peer teaching program attendance. These results highlight the effectiveness of a near-peer teaching program on the academic performance of students from a sport and exercise science degree program while enrolled in an anatomy course. Anat Sci Educ. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.     

丹巴县高中阶段教育发展调研报告

丹巴县高中阶段教育现状可归纳为：经济地理限制,发展基础薄弱;校园占地面积狭小,无扩展空间;资金投入少,资源配置不足;优质教师外流,优质生源外流;高中阶段普及率低,高考上线率低;学校缺乏竞争力,师生向心力不强。     

A Critical Review of Students’ and Teachers’ Understandings of Nature of Science

Science & Education - There is widespread agreement that an adequate understanding of the nature of science (NOS) is a critical component of scientific literacy and a major goal in science...     

国家创新发展绩效格局分析方法与实证研究

创新发展已经成为世界潮流,全球创新发展绩效格局正在经历深刻变革,科学监测创新发展绩效格局演进方向是政府和学术界共同关注的问题。本文界定了“国家格局”、“格局分析方法”、“国家格局分析方法”等基本概念,研究提出了国家创新发展绩效格局二维分析方法,并选择40个国家创新发展指数和创新能力指数及其子指数排名进行了实证研究。本文主要得出三个结论：（1）基于国家创新能力和国家创新发展水平指数排名,采用K-均值聚类法将40个国家分为四类,即创新引领型国家、创新先进型国家、创新追赶型国家和非常规创新追赶型国家;（2）增加辅助特征量“人均GDP”以气泡图形式分析国家创新发展绩效格局的研究发现,经济发展水平（以人均GDP衡量）较高的国家,其创新发展指数与创新能力指数通常排名也较高,说明经济发展水平与国家创新发展绩效高度正相关;（3）分别增加辅助特征量“GDP”和“人均GDP”以气泡图形式分析国家创新能力格局的研究发现,经济规模（以GDP衡量）较大的国家,其创新实力指数排名通常较高,经济发展水平（以人均GDP衡量）较高的国家,其创新效力指数排名通常较高。     

Determinants of public engagement on municipal Facebook pages

Abstract

This article analyzes the determinants of public engagement on the Facebook pages of municipalities. The sample consists of 170 Italian and Spanish municipalities that used Facebook in 2014. The findings show that posting a lot of information on municipal Facebook pages does not increase the engagement of citizens. Also, frequent posting of information per se does not engage public engagement. However, if the posts are published when public can pay attention to them (e.g., off days), the likelihood of public engagement increases. Furthermore, the citizens’ engagement on municipal Facebook page depends on the level of citizens’ income – there is a negative relationship between citizens’ income and the level of participation.     

Factors associated with school psychologists' perceptions of campus violence

Recent concern about school violence has increased demands on school psychologists to respond to safety concerns on their school campuses. In this study, 123 school psychologists responded to a survey about their perceptions, experiences, and readiness to meaningfully address school violence. School psychologists reported that they do not worry about their personal safety at school (78%), but most felt unprepared to deal with school violence (73%) and had received no specialized training in this area (85%). A principal components analysis of the types of violence school psychologists perceived to occur on their campuses identified a range of incidents from bullying to antisocial behavior. School psychologists working in inner-city schools were more likely to believe that their schools had high levels of violence (45.6%) compared with those working in urban-not inner-city (14.3%), suburban (4.9%), or rural (0%) schools. Recommendations to prepare school psychologists to help prevent, reduce, and respond to campus violence are discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.