ICT and educational (dis)advantage: families,computers and contemporary social and educational inequalities

Because access to new technologies is unequally distributed, there has been considerable debate about the growing gap between the so‐called information‐rich and information‐poor. Such concerns have led to high‐profile information technology policy initiatives in many countries. In Australia, in an attempt to ‘redress the balance between the information rich and poor’ by providing ‘equal access to the World Wide Web’ (Virtual Communities, 2002 Virtual Communities (2002) About us. Available online at: http://www.virtualcommunities. com.au (accessed 18 August 2002)  [Google Scholar]), the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Virtual Communities (a computer/software distributor) and Primus (an Internet provider) in late 1999 formed an alliance to offer relatively inexpensive computer and Internet access to union members in order to make ‘technology affordable for all Australians’ (Virtual Communities, 2002 Virtual Communities (2002) About us. Available online at: http://www.virtualcommunities. com.au (accessed 18 August 2002)  [Google Scholar]). In this paper, we examine four families, one of which had long‐term Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) access, and three of which took advantage of the Virtual Communities offer to get home computer and Internet access for the first time. We examine their engagement with ICT and suggest that previously disadvantaged family members are not particularly advantaged by their access to ICT.     

RECOGNITION OF STUDIES,DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES: THE YUGOSLAV EXPERIENCE

The differences, so far as Yugoslav legislation is concerned, between “equivalence” and “recognition” are mads clear, and the Yugoslav instances authorized to make decisions on questions of equivalence and recognition are stated and their procedures, briefly described. The 7 multilateral conventions and the 13 bilateral agreements on equivalence and recognition matters are listed. More is said about the various Yugoslav instances empowered to make decisions and to give Information on questions of equivalence and recognition.     

Two Mandarin readers in Taiwan: characteristics of children with higher and lower reading proficiency levels

This study investigated how two readers of Mandarin with differing reading‐proficiency skills interacted with a narrative passage, as well as what knowledge they brought to and made use of while reading the text. The perspectives of reading comprehension, transactional theory and social‐cognitive models of reading served as this study's theoretical framework. Two Sixth‐Grade participants were selected for inclusion through snowball sampling. The data in this study were obtained from interviews and think‐alouds. Qualitative analysis indicated that the skilled Mandarin reader's stance moved along the efferent/aesthetic continuum, while the less‐skilled Mandarin reader's was mainly efferent. The skilled reader employed strategies of inferencing, summarisation and synthesis during and after reading, while the less‐skilled reader applied bridging inferences, paraphrasing and repetition. The findings of this study corroborate previous findings that proficient readers employ more sophisticated approaches to reading than less‐proficient readers.     

浅论王廷相的认识论

王廷相在认识的来源上提出“合内外而一之” ,论证了一切认识都是主观对客观的反映 ;在认识的途径上 ,提出可分“见闻”和“思虑”两阶段 ,并阐述了两个阶段的区别和联系 ,反对“见闻”和“思虑”之外 ,别有所谓“德性之知” ;在知与行的关系上提出“知行兼举” ,强调实践的极端重要性 ,发展了古代朴素唯物主义认识论。当然 ,其认识论也有缺陷     

细胞膜系统的稳定性与植物抗寒性及酵母抗冻性的关系

研究了细胞膜系统在低温条件下的稳定性对于提高植物的抗寒能力的重要意叉，阐明了膜系统的稳定性与植物抗寒性、酵母抗冻性的密切关系，为抗寒剂的研制或相关方面的应用提供了理论基础。     

微柱法测定糖化血红蛋白方法的改进

目的 :建立一种在临床上比较实用的GHb的测定方法。方法 :将Bio -Rex70阳离子交换树脂溶液与溶血液充分振荡、混匀后 ,离心 ,测定上清液的吸光度值。结果 :变异系数 :,正常标本CV % =3、3% ;高值标本CV % =4、5 %。方法比较 ,与泰康公司微柱法试剂盒比较r=0 .94 ,密切相关。灵敏度 ,0 .0 1A相当于GHb为 0 .3%。结论 :经改进的微柱法 ,简便、快速 ,性能符合临床要求     

国家利益分析的建构主义视角

国家身份和利益是由国际社会中的政治文化建构的 ,这是以温特为代表的建构主义学派的基本观点。本文在温特基本理论假定的基础上 ,考察了规范建构国家利益的机制问题。一般说来 ,规范建构国家利益要经历规范起源、规范社会化和规范内化三个阶段。当然 ,规范能否成功实现国家利益的建构 ,还需要具备一定条件     

Serbia and Montenegro: the catalytic effects of higher education

Brain drain has been a long‐lasting phenomenon. It existed in the former Yugoslavia, and was affected by various factors, from political through economic ones to the attractive offers for advanced studies and work in scientific institutions or firms in developed countries. Some ad‐hoc analyses were made concerning individual groups or periods, but there was no systematic monitoring and no complete and all‐inclusive data. It is however possible to draw a picture showing trends in the – mostly one‐way – movement towards highly developed countries.

Therefore, the current study has a mosaic character, which – we hope – shall throw some light and try to explain brain drain in the academic circles of Serbia and Montenegro (former SFRY). As the Republic of Serbia represents the largest component part (about 90 percent), most of the data is about Serbia.     

EFL teachers’ perceptions of English language policy at the elementary level in Taiwan

Due in large part to the trends towards economic globalization, English has become the most widely disseminated and ubiquitous international language. The purpose of the study was to investigate what Taiwan’s EFL teachers at the elementary level believe about the policy of English as a compulsory subject and how they perceive the benefits and obstacles of the policy’s implementation. Ten elementary English teachers in Tainan City and its suburban areas participated in this study. Data were collected through teachers’ interviews, classroom observation and document analysis. Results found that all ten teachers agreed with the policy for English as a compulsory subject at the elementary level. They observed both positive and negative sides of this top‐down policy. Classroom observation and interview data revealed that EFL teachers had to plan their English classes with the constraints on a large class of students with mixed levels of proficiency, limited teaching hours and resources. Parents’ expectations of and attitudes towards English learning also became an obstacle.