Integration Factors Related to the Academic Success and Intent to Persist of College Students with Learning Disabilities

Despite increased enrollment, outcomes such as grade point average (GPA), persistence, and graduation rates for college students with learning disabilities (LD) continue to lag behind those of their nondisabled peers. Reasons for the differences vary but may include academic and social integration, factors identified as important to the success of college students in general. This research investigated the relative influence of background characteristics, precollege achievement, and college integration variables on the academic success and intent to persist of college freshmen and sophomores with LD. While academic and social integration were not unique predictors of college GPA, both integration variables were unique predictors of intent to persist. The findings suggest that beyond high school achievement and background characteristics, college experiences as captured by academic and social integration are promising constructs to help explain the persistence of college students with LD. Implications for future research and practices for high school and college personnel are discussed.     

How an understanding of Bakhtin's theory of the chronotope can assist progression in classroom writing

Our argument in this paper is that the model of literary progression which Bakhtin (1981, 1986) expounds in his writing on the chronotope can generate insight into the processes through which pupils improve their writing. We suggest more generally that there are concepts and clues in Bakhtin's historical model of the development of the European novel and in his theory of dialogue which can be helpful in both the evaluation and teaching of classroom writing.     

试论我国高尔夫运动的产业发展特征

我国高尔夫运动的产业化发展 ,具有竞技和休闲的双重社会文化特征 ,体现了现代社会个体对高雅、文明、健康的文化消费方式的心理诉求和价值趋向 ,是具有高附加值的体育文化产业。     

构建我国教练员科学训练能力评估指标体系

目前我国在对教练员训练能力的评价过程中，往往采用看教练员进过哪一级的运动队和根据教练员所带队员取得过怎样的运动成绩来进行评估．由于种种原因造成这种评价方法不能科学、准确、全面和客观地反映教练员的实际训练水平和能力．为此，本文运用文献资料法、特尔斐法、层次分析法等，构建了教练能力科学评估指标体系以及评定的标准与方法，拟对我国教练员的训练能力进行客观、合理、综合的评估。