从东京大学的发展看日本政府对高等教育的态度

东京大学是日本历史最悠久、规模最大的国立大学,是日本政府为了与欧美强国抗衡而建立的综合性大学,它在其发展的各个时期都对国家和民族的发展有重要贡献。从东京大学成立之日起,日本政府就对它寄予厚望,给予种种优待,以此为基础,东京大学日益发展,成为世界著名的高等学府。从日本政府对待东京大学的态度,可以窥见其对待高等教育的态度。     

An Exploratory Study of Minority Students’ Technology Usage and Perceptions of Technology: Nontraditional Adult Students in Technology-Based Environments

Abstract

The study examines nontraditional, African-American adult students’ use of technologies and their perceptions toward this in technology-based environments. Technology perceptions included computer self-efficacy, Internet self-efficacy, user attitude, and computer anxiety. The effects of student characteristics on these factors and the relationships between these factors were examined throughout this study. Participants included minority students who participated in face-to-face or online undergraduate courses offered in continuing education. A quantitative approach was undertaken to analyze the collected data. Results indicated that nontraditional minority students utilized basic software tools more frequently than the advanced ones, suggesting that many of them may lack the knowledge or skills for advanced technologies. Age, hours spent online, and previous online course experiences influenced students’ technology perceptions. Gender did not have an impact on technology perceptions. Internet self-efficacy was affected by most of the student characteristics variables. Computer self-efficacy was found to be a good predictor for both user attitude and computer anxiety. (Keywords: technology usage, technology perceptions, student characteristics, computer and Internet self-efficacy, minority students)     

Probing primordial gravitational waves: Ali CMB Polarization Telescope

In this paper, we will give a general introduction to the Ali CMB Polarization Telescope (AliCPT) project, which is a Sino–US joint project led by the Institute of High Energy Physics and involves many different institutes in China. It is the first ground-based Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment in China and an integral part of China''s Gravitational-wave Program. The main scientific goal of the AliCPT project is to probe the primordial gravitational waves (PGWs) originating from the very early Universe. The AliCPT project includes two stages. The first stage, referred to as AliCPT-1, is to build a telescope in the Ali region of Tibet at an altitude of 5250 meters. Once completed, it will be the highest ground-based CMB observatory in the world and will open a new window for probing PGWs in the northern hemisphere. The AliCPT-1 telescope is designed to have about 7000 transition-edge sensor detectors at 95 GHz and 150 GHz. The second stage is to have a more sensitive telescope (AliCPT-2) with more than 20 000 detectors. Our simulations show that AliCPT will improve the current constraint on the tensor-to-scalar ratio r by one order of magnitude with three years'' observation. Besides the PGWs, AliCPT will also enable a precise measurement of the CMB rotation angle and provide a precise test of the CPT symmetry. We show that three years'' observation will improve the current limit by two orders of magnitude.     

Indigenous Crisis Counseling in Taiwan: An Exploratory Qualitative Case Study of an Expert Therapist

In this study, we adopted a single qualitative case study method to explore and examine indigenous approaches to crisis counseling in Taiwan, through the distinct lens of an expert Taiwanese counseling psychologist. In-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted with the psychologist (as the case) to document her lived clinical experiences counseling a grief-stricken Taiwanese family in crisis (as the context). Using open-code data analysis, five cultural themes were abstracted from the interviews: a) significance of counselor’s authority and expertness; b) primacy of client-counselor rapport and relationship; c) centrality of collective familism; d) observance of indigenous grief response and process; and e) adherence to face-saving communication and interpersonal patterns. Implications for implementing crisis counseling practice and research with native Taiwanese/Chinese clients based on these preliminary findings are discussed.     

国产科技期刊出版与传播平台SciOpen运营实践及思考

自主建设数字出版平台对建设中国英文科技期刊、提升中国在全球的科技话语权非常重要。在“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划”支持下自主建设的数字出版平台SciOpen上线后,清华大学出版社加强运营实践,支持自主建设新刊创办,支持“借船出海”的英文期刊回归和学术资源的国内免费获取,创新出版模式支持期刊发展,以高质量运营增强平台的可持续发展能力。就运营实践过程中现阶段国内出版平台普遍存在的显示度不高、项目前期投入大、支持语种受限等问题给出解决建议。提出平台建设和期刊集群化建设的相互赋能、提升知识服务能力、建立科技出版生态系统等发展前景,服务国家科技自立自强和全球科技创新。     

元代河北书院述论(上)

由于理学北传以及元朝政府对书院扶持政策等各种因素的促动,元代河北书院处于上升状态,不仅数量骤增,而且涌现了以封龙书院为代表的一些著名书院。此期河北书院不仅传播理学及经史道德,而且也实施科技教育,培养专门人才,由此体现了其与南方书院以程朱理学及科举考试为中心的别样特色。     

元代河北书院述论(下)

由于理学北传以及元朝政府对书院扶持政策等各种因素的促动,元代河北书院处于上升状态,不仅数量骤增,而且涌现了以封龙书院为代表的一些著名书院。此期河北书院不仅传播理学及经史道德,而且也实施科技教育,培养专门人才,由此体现了其与南方书院以程朱理学及科举考试为中心的别样特色。     

福建平潭大风气候特征分析

平潭是福建省最大岛屿,处于东亚季风区,是东、西风带交替影响的过度区,其气候季节性特征明显.通过对平潭本站建站初期到2010年的气候资料进行统计分析,结果显示：平潭年平均风速为5.0 m/s,大风日主要集中出现在冬半年,而受热带气旋的影响,大风极值多出现在夏季;平潭主导风向轴明显,夏季盛行西南风,冬季盛行东北风.     

论王安石“罢诗赋而取经义”的科举改革

王安石作为北宋文坛、政坛的领军人物,其对于科举制度的改革影响深远.伴随他政治、文学观念的发展而形成的“罢诗赋而取经义”主张从酝酿、提出到实践都经历巨大的挑战,但其“经世致用”的思想,重视人才改革时弊的举措,以及对于科举制度下应试文体和范围的限定都值得后世思考.