Identifying needs and enhancing learning about climate change adaptation for water professionals at the post-graduate level

Using a participatory learning approach, we report on the delivery and evaluation of a climate change and risk assessment tool to help manage water risks within the agricultural sector. Post-graduate water-professional students from a range of countries, from both developed and emerging economies were involved in using this tool. Our approach included participative learning tools – group discussion, software, and risk matrices. The materials developed met the needs of the students, allowing these students to incorporate their learning and adapt the package of materials for use in their home countries. Analysis of evaluations show that the tools and materials are particularly useful and emphasizes the need for sound learning materials and tools, funding to deliver training, and policy support to accelerate education and adoption of authentic climate change adaptation practices. The expected benefits for water professionals about climate change will be translated into improved socioeconomic and environmental outcomes if adopted.     

EUROPEAN DISSERTATION SUMMARIES

To alleviate teachers’ reluctance toward practical work, there has been much discussion on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, teaching materials, and failsafe strategies for practical work. Despite these efforts, practical work is still regarded as a challenging task for many elementary science teachers. To understand the complexity of teachers’ conflicts in practical work, this study examines teachers’ ideas about teaching and learning that influence teachers’ decision‐making and action on teaching practical work. More important than knowing technical–rational aspects of practical work is to understand the internal contradictions that teachers have to resolve within themselves regarding their capabilities and beliefs about science teaching and practical work. Using stories and experiences of 38 third‐year university students in a science method course in Korea, we seek to understand the conflicts and negotiations that they experience as they make decisions regarding practical work throughout their course. Reflective writings and group discussions on their lived experiences and concerns were used to probe participants’ ideas on teaching using practical work. From written and verbal data, themes were saturated in terms of the aspects which could (dis)encourage their practice. Results suggest that there are multifactorial challenges in pre‐service teachers’ understandings and concerns in practical work. Besides time, materials, and curriculum, pedagogical assumptions and values also compositely challenge the minds of teachers. As the pre‐service elementary teachers negotiated within themselves the importance of science in classroom and social levels, the question is raised about their identities as pre‐service elementary teachers to appreciate the balance between science teaching and practical work.     

农村留守儿童问题研究:现状与前瞻

近年来，农村留守儿童问题已逐渐成为媒体和学术界关注的焦点。然而，目前的研究无论理论上还是实践中均显不足。本文梳理了不同学科在这一问题上的研究成果，揭示尚待研究的问题域。     

移动图书馆服务质量的感知差异性分析

[目的/意义] 移动图书馆的快速发展引发了学者们对移动图书馆服务质量的广泛关注,从用户感知差异的角度去探讨服务质量有助于提升移动图书馆服务水平。[方法/过程] 使用自建的移动图书馆服务质量观测量表,采用方差分析、象限分析和聚类分析方法,从用户的性别、学科类型、使用经验和机构属性进行差异性分析。[结果/结论] 研究发现用户对服务质量的感知存在差异性,移动图书馆服务应重视以服务推广为核心的服务宣传,并以交互体验改进作为未来服务质量的改进重点。     

移动图书馆服务平台的改进需求识别

[目的/意义] 移动图书馆服务平台的改进需求识别对于进一步完善移动图书馆服务,提高用户满意度有重要意义。[方法/过程] 依托扎根理论,利用Nvivo软件对移动图书馆用户开放性调查所获取的文本数据进行分析,通过编码表达其数量特征和内容特征。[结果/结论] 移动图书馆服务平台的改进需求涉及“功能改进需求”“技术改进需求”和“用户关怀改进需求”3个主范畴,其中“功能改进需求”参考点最多。从子范畴来看,“功能丰富性”“功能适用性”“用户体验提升”最为受到用户的关注。利用10个树状节点、36个自由节点构成移动图书馆服务平台改进需求的结构体系。     

移动图书馆服务平台的服务质量优化实证

[目的/意义] 移动图书馆服务平台的感知质量优化,关系到未来移动图书馆的发展。本文力图为服务质量优化决策提供实例支持,促进移动图书馆服务平台优化改进的有形化。[方法/过程] 参考ITIL管理框架,结合移动图书馆服务平台的生命周期,类比构建了感知质量的优化框架,并以ML-1移动图书馆APP客户端为实证对象,提出一些数理指标来分析移动图书馆平台的用户、技术实现人员、管理决策人员对优化认知的判断,验证优化框架的实施过程。[结果/结论] 论文构建出一个层层递进的移动图书馆服务平台用户感知质量优化框架,依托实证分析结果,证实服务质量优化实施方案的有效性。     

论人的全面发展与健全人格教育

人格是一个人的无价宝，是任何代价都不能换取的。健全的人格，主要是后天铸就的。它是人的全面发展的基础，又是人的全面发展的重要表现。健全人格教育是当代大学生全面发展的金钥匙。     

黄州城区中学学生对体质健康测试认知与态度的调查与研究

通过文献资料法、问卷调查法和数理统计法等方法,对黄州城区部分中学学生的体质健康测试的认知及态度进行了调查与研究,结果表明:大部分学生参加体质健康测试的目的较明确,能够认识到自身健康的重要性,测试后愿意加强身体锻炼。但同时也存在一些问题,如部分学生对测试的成绩有一定的质疑,体质较差的学生对测试的抵触及耐力测试项目不受学生欢迎等,并提出了相应的对策。