Religion: impediment or saviour of science?

Brief critiques are offered of Mahner and Bunge's disjunction between the religious convictions and the scientific work of scientists, and of the substantial omissions, especially in the historical sources, they use. The historical background is extended to the encapsulated cosmology of the tribal Greeks, to the dualism of the Greek Enlightenment, and to the major Judaeo-Christian paradigm changes in cosmology, especially in the desacralization of space, time and matter, that rendered science possible. The historical development of this paradigm and the current positive interaction between science and theology are outlined. Finally, the reductionist position of Mahner and Bunge is reversed, and their epistemology queried. *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** AJ102003 00005     

Serving‐Maids and Literacy: an approach to teaching literacy through history and music

This paper examines the close relationship between literacy and history in terms of the processes of historical enquiry and the literary outcomes of the historian’s work. It highlights the rich resource which historical documents represent for the primary classroom in a wide range of genres, and suggests that such documents can be used in their original form with all ability ranges. The means by which this can be done is presented in a case study of an integrated approach to teaching history, literacy and music, in a Year 6 class. The key to the success of the reading and writing activities was the use of varied teaching approaches including storytelling, drama, singing and discusssion as ways into challenging texts. The children used the concept of time and the listing of jobs as organisers for their extended writing. The careful scaffolding through text‐marking and the recording grid, as well as the emotions stimulated through the texts and activities, ensured success for all the children. The study emphasises the links between these genuine historical tasks, and activities in the National Literacy Strategy and suggests how music might be successfully integrated.     

Achievement goals,efficacy beliefs and coping strategies in mathematics: The roles of perceived parent and teacher goal emphases

This study examines children’s perceptions of the achievement goals parents and teachers emphasize for them in mathematics, and the relation of these goals to children’s personal achievement goals, self-efficacy beliefs, and coping strategies. Results indicated that children’s perceptions of both parent and teacher mastery and performance goal emphases predicted children’s personal goals. Further, children’s personal goals mediated the relation between perceived parent and teacher goal emphases and children’s efficacy beliefs and coping strategies. Children’s perceptions of parent and teacher emphasis on performance goals varied slightly by gender but not ethnic background, whereas variance across groups in perceptions of mastery emphases did not reach practical significance. Relations between goal perceptions, personal goals, efficacy and coping strategies also did not vary by gender or ethnic background. Implications for future research regarding the goals children perceive to be emphasized in home and school contexts, and their importance for children’s adaptive beliefs and behaviors in mathematics, are discussed.     

Assessing Millennials in College‐Level Fashion Design Studios: A Study of Evidence‐Based Practice

Providing quality feedback that is both positive and effective while maintaining the required student grade confidentiality is a conundrum for faculty. This issue is particularly complex for faculty teaching studio courses (e.g. fashion design) with performance or creativity components where feedback has traditionally been given publicly as desktop reviews in the open studio. The difficulty of giving feedback in the studio‐style classroom is compounded when teaching millennial college students who tend to reject any criticism, public or otherwise, of their work. Previous research on assessment, rubrics and feedback as well as personal experience with studio classes provide background to this evidenced‐based study comparing three feedback and delivery methods: abbreviated rubric, extensive rubric and one‐to‐one meetings (e.g. dialogical assessment) guided by a project list. Grade consistency and ranking of grades were evaluated. Studio projects from a fashion design course were graded across two semesters using the multiple methods. Comparisons were made based on: (a) student reaction, (b) quality of rework and (c) time to grade. The outcomes showed that the one‐to‐one meetings as a feedback and delivery method of assessment had several benefits over two other methods, including added student engagement and improvement of rework.     

Perceptions of Black Student Athletes About Academic Mentorship at a Predominantly White Institution in Higher Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe the mentorship experiences of Black student athletes attending undergraduate programs at a Predominantly White Institution in Higher Education (PWI-HE). The research site for this study was a co-educational public research institution (PWI-HE) with an approximate enrollment of 45,000 students. A total of six Black student athletes (five African American and one Jamaican) agreed to participate in this study. Four major interrelated and complex themes emerged from the data analyses. These themes were: (a) mentoring study habits and routines, (b) mentoring academic schedule and time management, (c) personal development within an isolated environment, and (d) family members’ support and encouragements. To better support Black student athletes at PWI-HEs, athletic department administrators, coaches, faculty, and all students should be encouraged to respect, value, and embrace the racial identities, origins, languages, and cultures of the student athletes that are being mentored.     

"抢花炮"攻防对抗规律与运动训练研究

阐述了"抢花炮" 比赛攻防对抗的特点,分析了攻防对抗过程的一般规律.身体接触是"抢花炮"对抗的主要方式,对抗的规律最为复杂,成为运动员训练重点解决的问题.     

Peter novick and the “Objectivity Question” in history

Author's note: Like most of the historians I have encountered in my lifetime, I have always found what happened in the past more interesting than those who write about it. I therefore rarely spend time reading books about historians. But when I learned that Peter Novick had agreed to participate in the panel, I decided I should look at his book,That Noble Dream: The “Objectivity Question” and the American Historical Profession,¹ which is about historians, as opposed to about history as most understand that word. Even though Novick reneged on that commitment by withdrawing from the panel shortly before it was to take place, what I found in his book struck me as sufficiently disturbing to merit extended remarks. What follows here is based on those portions of my talk that bore on Novick's book.     

动态竞争和不确定性环境下的企业战略管理研究——基于期权博弈的新视角

简要回顾了战略管理理论的发展,指出在动态竞争和不确定性环境下,内部资源和外部环境的战略管理研究范式表现出不适应性;通过对公司价值驱动力的研究,阐述了期权博弈方法的战略管理思想,并将该方法应用于评价战略投资决策;建立了基于期权博弈的战略管理框架并结合案例进行研究。研究结果表明,基于期权博弈的新视角为管理者提供了一个在动态竞争环境下进行战略管理的有效方法。     

企业核心能力的系统性识别

企业核心能力的正确识别是培育核心能力的前提,也是核心能力理论在我国工商管理实践中得以有效运用的前提。针对目前存在的对核心能力以及相关概念的模糊认识,本文对企业核心能力进行了系统性识别,包括核心能力的概念识别、关系识别、特性识别及其识别程序。