Social network analysis of international student mobility: uncovering the rise of regional hubs

Research on the patterns of international student mobility and the dynamics shaping these patterns has been dominated by studies reflecting a Western orientation, discourse, and understanding. Considering political, economic, cultural, historical, and ecological factors, this study argues that international student mobility is not only an issue of the economically developed, politically stable, and academically advanced Western world but also one that involves countries with different economic, political, and academic characteristics. Taking into account various theoretical orientations, this study argues that political, economic, cultural, and historical factors have led to the emergence of non-traditional destinations for international students; these countries are labeled as emergent regional hubs. In order to empirically test this, a social network analysis was conducted on a worldwide dataset representing 229 countries. The findings evidenced the strong position of traditional destinations for international students. However, the results also suggest the rise of several regional hubs, which are undergoing internationalization processes in different forms and with different rationales. The mobility patterns in emerging regional hubs deviate from those in traditional destinations, which fundamentally change the nature of internationalization in this context.     

Goethe’s Conception of “Experiment as Mediator” and Implications for Practical Work in School Science

There has been growing criticism over the aims, methods, and contents of practical work in school science, particularly concerning their tendency to oversimplify the scientific practice with focus on the hypothesis-testing function of experiments. In this article, we offer a reading of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s scientific writings—particularly his works on color as an exquisite articulation of his ideas about experimentation—through the lens of practical school science. While avoiding the hasty conclusions made from isolated experiments and observations, Goethe sought in his experiments the interconnection among diverse natural phenomena and rejected the dualistic epistemology about the relation of humans and nature. Based on a close examination of his color theory and its underlying epistemology, we suggest three potential contributions that Goethe’s conception of scientific experimentation can make to practical work in school science.     

做好试点工作以品牌取胜

谈到对策，我认为最重要的就是搞好电大工作的重中之重：人才培养模式改革和开放教育试点。这是电大的发展方向，是电大在激烈的竞争中赖以取胜的品牌。为此，要在以下几个方面尽快取得实质性的进展或突破。 1． 按专业推出成系列的教学资源 教学资源建设是发展现代远程教育的关键，当前已成为制约发展的瓶颈，必须充分调动中央电大和省级电大的力量，有效地分工协作，尽快充实网上资源，强调多种媒体综合应用；同时，不断扩大与普通高校或公司企业的合作力度，尽快形成系列的、成宗成卷的教学资源。我认为，制定教学资源建设目标时，不能只…     

Concurrent and longitudinal predictors of calculation skills in preschoolers

Early calculation abilities in preschoolers are predictive of mathematics achievement in subsequent grades (e.g., Jordan et al. 2009). Two studies were conducted to evaluate concurrent and longitudinal predictors of early calculation skills. In the first study, 102 preschoolers (57.8 % female; mean age?=?60.57?±?8.66 months) were given vocabulary, language comprehension, and verbal working memory tasks and a test battery that evaluated components of early number competence (quantity comparison, counting, number line, size seriation, semantic knowledge of digits, visual-spatial memory). The children were also asked to complete early calculation tasks, including addition and subtraction calculations. The results of this task constituted the dependent variable. The results showed that vocabulary, size seriation, and visual-spatial memory were significant concurrent predictors of early calculation competence. In the second study, 43 children completed the early number competence battery at time 1 (53.5 % female; mean age?=?59.30?±?3.46 months) and the linguistic and early calculation tasks at time 2, about 10 months later (mean age?=?69.43?±?3.31 months). The analysis of the longitudinal predictors of early calculation showed significant effects for counting and size seriation. The implications for preschool assessment and intervention are discussed.     

CPV边界积分的对称数值求积法

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如何在高等职业院校培养终身体育思想

体育教育是学校教育的重要组成部分,体育教育要以终身体育为指导思想,既要立足现实,更要着眼未来。通过建立新的体育教学模式,重视培养学生身心自我完善能力,提高学生对自我身体锻炼重要性的认识,使其具有终身锻炼身体的观念。     

科学认识剥削的基本内涵

本文联系马克思主义关于剥削的基本观点,结合近年人们对剥削的争论,认为剥削是部分人或集团凭借一定条件无偿占有他人的劳动成果,并对剥削进行基本的分类,提出不能以行为的合法与否和生产要素的优化配置作为判断剥削的标准,从而为分析社会主义初级阶段剥削的新特点与消灭条件提供理论基础。     

对高职以"能力培养为中心"电类基础实训教学的探讨

高等职业教育的鲜明特征决定了实训教学的重要地位,实训包括基础实训和专业实训。高职院校通过开展以"能力培养为中心"的电类基础实训教学,并从实训环境、实训条件、实训管理模式等多方面促进基础实训教学的开展,更能激发学生对基础实训的兴趣,有利于全面培养学生的电工、电子基础操作能力。     

西方企业并购中对目标企业的定价理论综述

在企业并购的过程中，如何对目标企业的价值进行评估是一个非常重要的环节。也往往是并购双方所关注的焦点问题。本文对西方现有的并购定价理论进行了梳理。并就各种方法优缺点给出了评论。旨在为我国的企业并购决策提供参考。     

试论新时期教育对文化选择的立场与对策

教育与文化“血缘”相关，以“立人”为共同的旨归。教育的文化选择对其本体功能的实现具有决定的意义。从推动本土社会可持续发展的角度考虑，在教育对文化的选择上，应在传统与现代、全球化与本土化之间建立和保持必要的张力，合理的整合是其必须的策略。