Multiculturalism: An "as if" phenomenon

Multiculturalism has come to have multiple meanings depending on the context and voice it is given. In higher education it has become a symbol for particular notions about minority and majority groups, and their places in the institution. While multicultural affairs and concerns at academic institutions appear to be genuinely supported and give the impression of commitment, they are, on closer inspection, a superficial and reactionary response to environmental pressures. Multicultural initiatives are not integrated into the very heart of the institution, but, rather, relegated to a cursory importance that, while genuinely intended, maintains the status quo. This paper attempts to closely examine the process of multiculturalism in small liberal arts colleges from the perspective of a minority faculty and administrator. That is, from a simultaneous position of subject and object.     

La calidad en la educación abierta y a distancia en México

Abstract

Since 1947, distance education in Mexico has had an important role for nonconventional populations. Considering that distance education is a heterogeneous and dynamic field, it is important to reflect on the need to improve quality as measured by our own standards. With that perspective in mind, a national meeting was organized to start a self‐diagnosis in which quality and access were the main concerns. Five hundred and twenty specialists from fifty‐one institutions participated in a national interactive synchronous meeting held in four regions. As a result of the meeting, thirty‐five criteria and 230 parameters of quality were established. The main conclusion of the meeting refers to the need for the elaboration of our own indicators for open and distance education.     

广东省大学生身体素质发展水平的调查

通过对广东省高校学生身体素质发展水平的调查,初步分析了广东高校学生身体素质发展水平的变化及其影响因素,对实现高校体育目的任务的主要途径提出了反思。     

人体协调性水平的测量方法初探──对“敲击实验”方式进行人体协调性评价的可行性研究

为了探索一条量化评价人体协调性水平的方法,本文以反映人体节奏感水平的“敲击实验”方式作为测量手段,对测量结果进行数据处理、分析后,认为用此测量方法评价人体协调性水平是可行的,并据此做出了初步的评价标准。     

Cinema Demand in Spain: A Cointegration Analysis

In this paper we explain the decline in cinema attendance in Spain since 1968. We use a cointegration analysis to estimate an individual demand function for cinema, with annual data and in terms of average attendance per inhabitant. We find that cinema is a luxury good and that its demand is elastic with respect to its price. We also show that television acts as a deterrent with regard to cinema attendance. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

中日麻将文化杂谈

麻将具有独特的文化符号的含义,而麻将文化的形成与历史背景和社会变革有着密切的关联。麻将在中国和在日本的发展差异很大,也是一个发人深省的问题,折射出国民性里面的某些东西。文章采用历史研究与文化人类学相结合的方法,立足于麻将的起源和在日本的传播进行分析论证,并描画出这种古代游戏在如今中国和日本的开展情况。