Sonic Oppression,Echoes of Resistance and the Changing Soundscapes of Rio’s Favelas in the Build-Up to the Olympics

This article aims to explore the ways in which the transformations that Rio de Janeiro experienced prior to hosting the Olympics echo in the soundscapes of Favela da Maré. Here, we draw from an (auto)ethnographic approach, and combine theoretical perspectives from sound studies, auditory culture, and studies of activist media. Our research indicates that some of the authorities’ oppressive impositions on favela residents’ daily lives manifest precisely through the suppression of sounds. We would like to argue that activist media in Latin America can be better understood if situated in a complex set of daily rhythms.     

Self-assessment of competences and their impact on the perceived chances for a successful university-to-work transition: the example of tourism degree students in Poland

Tertiary Education and Management - Competences are the most important career capital a university graduate can have. The objective of the paper is to determine which competences acquired at...     

加快城市文化建设提升城市综合竞争力——主议南昌市文化体制改革和文化产业发展

文化竞争力是城市综合竞争力的重要组成部分,文化竞争力现在越来越表现出比资本竞争力、资源竞争力、产业竞争力更强更深刻的特性.文化在城市综合竞争力中具有举足轻重的地位,对经济社会的发展具有巨大的推动作用.文化又是社会发展的重要标志,也是构建和谐社会的必然要求.21世纪的发展是文化的发展.我国许多城市重视文化建设,抢占文化产业先机,推动了城市的发展.但也有一些城市在发展过程中轻视了文化对经济社会的影响,使文化建设呈现一种弱势的状态.南昌在大规模进行以基础设施、制造工业为代表的城市躯体和硬件建设的同时,更应进一步注重个性与文化风格的建设,以打造城市的"灵魂和软件".中国社科院<2005年城市竞争力蓝皮书中国城市竞争力报告>显示,南昌市在全国200多个城市的文化竞争力方面排名第九位,居中部省会城市第一位,说明南昌市文化建设有了实质性的突破,说明了南昌市在文化建设上取得的成果.但是南昌市的文化建设总体上还与人民群众日益增长的文化需求不相适应,文化对经济社会发展的巨大推动作用还没有充分发挥出来.文化建设应该走在经济建设的前面.南昌市要进一步改革文化体制,把握文化竞争的先机,争取城市发展竞争的主动权,铸造南昌发展的新辉煌.     

江西农村初中学生辍学成因分析与对策研究

江西农村初中较为普遍存在不同程度的辍学现象。其根本原因在于江西农村初中教育的经济贫困和教育质量和内容的低贫。农村初中辍学率偏高将严重影响江西教育事业的发展,制约江西“三农问题”的有效解决,并影响着社会的安全稳定与和谐发展。解决江西农村辍学问题,需要建立合理的分担公共教育经费的长效机制,进一步深化农村义务教育改革,并加强义务教育宣传和执法力度。     

从汉英死亡语看中英文化的差异

英汉死亡词语,纷繁细腻,源远流长,文化信息异常丰富。研究它们的相似和不同之处,可以发现中英文化在表达形式、思想意识、宗教信仰、政治体制、民俗风情等方面的差异,从而为人们进一步学习、了解、研究中英文化打下基础。     

Levels of technicality in scientific communication

The large number of specialized languages which have resulted from the rapid development of modern science and technology, although meant to facilitate communication within each area of specialization, may create barriers to understanding between different levels of competence and specialization. Ways have to be found for identifying and describing the fundamental features of technical and scientific writing and for clarifying its differences from what is called “common” language.In this paper, the style of scientific writing has been discussed from the point of view of its lexical, semantic, and use characteristics. On the assumption that the level of technicality of a scientific publication is responding to the degree of training and specialization of its readership, a comparison was made between the language of a group of articles taken from the Scientific American and the language of articles given as references by them. Distribution and overlap of vocabulary in the two groups of articles were analyzed. Some differences between the writings in two areas of science were found.     

以科学发展观优化北京高职教育专业结构布局

本文在调研北京高职教育专业结构布局现状的基础上,从北京高职教育专业结构布局的基本特点、基本经验以及有待进一步优化的方面进行了具体的分析,对专业结构布局优化的概念、原则等问题进行了深入的理论探讨,并提出了具体的政策性建议.     

Competency, capability, complexity and computers: exploring a new model for conceptualising end-user computer education

Notions of competency have dominated the computer education literature, and have underpinned Competency‐Based Training (CBT) in information technology at all levels of education and training. The emergence of counter‐narratives underpinned by the capability movement, have as yet had minimal impact on practice in computer education. New discourses in educational theory and practice which are founded on non‐linear approaches to learning and teaching provide added impetus to engage in the competency/capability debate, and re‐examine our approaches to computer education. This paper explores complexity theories and demonstrates how complexity's pedagogical implications can lead to new models for understanding computer learning and teaching. A new model for conceptualising end‐user computer education is presented that was derived from a three‐year action research initiative with pre‐service teachers.     

构建岳阳和谐社会的基本内涵

构建岳阳和谐社会的基本内涵特点鲜明，具有时代性、地方性和系统性；付诸实践，要珍惜“天时”做大、顺应“地利”做富、弘扬“人和”做旺、发展“职教”做强。     

Kiva Microloans in a Learning Community: An Assignment for Interdisciplinary Synthesis

Learning communities can strengthen early undergraduates’ learning, but planning them can be daunting for instructors. Learning communities usually rely on integrative assignments that encourage interdisciplinary analysis. This article reports on our experiences using microloans as an interdisciplinary assignment in a learning community that united algebra with world literature. Students used the microfinance website www.kiva.org to make small loans of real money to entrepreneurs in low-income countries. Four themes emerged from student reaction to the assignment: awareness of Africa, community impact, mathematical consciousness, and productive collaboration among students. Our reflections suggest that microfinance assignments may support integrative learning across many other disciplines.