远程教育环境下案例讨论式教学初探

在当今高等教育的众多教学方式中,案例讨论式教教学作为一种行之有效的、务实且有明确目的的、以行动为导向的训练受到人们的广泛青睐.然而,案例讨论式教学在现代远程教育条件下应如何实施?怎样才能把传统教育的“课堂讨论“转变为“课堂讨论“与“网上讨论“相互融合并充分体现现代远程教育的特点?这些都是当前摆在现代远程教育中的一个值得深入研讨的问题.     

The Russian Orthodox Church and Russian Emigration as Documented in the Archives of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia

ABSTRACT

Among the extensive archives of the Western American Diocese of the ROCOR (over 2,000 document files), of greatest historical value are undoubtedly the archives of St. John (Maximovich) and of Archbishop Tikhon (Troitskii), the archives of the Russian spiritual mission in China, the archives from the Archbishops and Ecumenical Councils of the ROCOR, and the archives of the oldest clerics and parishes of the ROCOR. Also, the correspondence and labors of Bishop Nektarii (Kontsevich) and Archbishop Antonii (Medvedev) are of considerable significance for historians. In archives is hidden the potential for many research projects, for historians and linguists alike. Some documents have been researched, translated and published in the Diocesan Russian–English magazine, Spiritual Spring Journal. However, the majority of these unique materials are waiting for its researchers.     

Readjustment problems of Brazilian returnees from graduate studies in the United States

This is a pilot study on the readjustment problems of Brazilians returned from graduate study in the United States. Subjects were 31 former LASPAU scholars who were interviewed by the senior author after they were back in Brazil. The family and professional problems they experienced as they tried to readjust to life in their country were investigated, as well as the intensity of these problems and the adequacy of coping, as perceived by the respondent. Taped interviews were coded independently twice, over a 16-month interval. High reliability levels were obtained. Results indicated that returnees had little difficulty adjusting to life with their families except for experiencing some value conflict with them and some lack of privacy. Most of their problems were related to their professional life. In that category they reported that they found some difficulty adjusting to the system as a whole and to their role as professors. Lack of intellectual stimulation, lack of facilities and materials, excessive red tape, lack of opportunity and time to do research was fairly common for most, and they felt these were moderately serious problems. In most cases returnees felt they were coping adequately.     

Travel Report: Moscow,St. Petersburg,and Vladimir Province,Russia August 31–September 14, 2011

The article describes a research trip to Russia in September 2011. Activities focused on three Russian collections at the Library of Congress: the Iudin Collection, the Prokudin-Gorskii Photograph Collection, and the Russian Imperial Collection.     

Communication apprehension in a first language and self‐perceived competence as predictors of communication apprehension in a second language: A study of speakers of English as a second language

This study addresses the communication apprehension of the non‐native English speaker in the U.S. Previous studies which have examined the implications of communication apprehension (CA) for bilingual, non‐native communicators have generated results which indicate that trait‐like CA is consistent across first and second language‐speaking situations. However, none of these studies have probed the cause of the cross‐linguistic consistency of CA. This research is designed to provide a scientific explanation for the etiology of CA by applying the communibiological paradigm to CA theory and research. By selecting the situational constraints of international students, this study tests a theory based on proposition 4 of the communibiological paradigm (Beatty & McCroskey w/Valencic, 2001, p. 128): “Environment or ‘situation’ has only a negligible effect on interpersonal behavior.” The results of this study replicate the strong relationship previously observed between CA in a first language and CA in a second language. It also found that the genetic markers employed (Eysenck's Big 3 temperament variables) predicted first and second language CA approximately equally. The results indicate that, although both first and second languages are learned, the CA associated with them most likely is not.     

High school student satisfaction and perceptions of the school environment

The satisfaction of high school students was studied using an adaptation of reinforcement theory. An instrument entitled Students and Their Schools was developed to assess the perceived availability and value of 35 different academic and interpersonal dimensions of the high school environment and student satisfaction with these areas. This was distributed to 411 students in two city and three suburban public high schools. Availability of resources alone is more highly related to satisfaction than their value. Small but consistent differences were found between male and female students, with suburban females reporting lower levels of availability and satisfaction but higher value ratings than other students. City students have higher levels of satisfaction, but lower levels of value, than suburban students. Most of the differences concerned academic aspects of school and interactions with administrators and faculty. If students perceive a high availability of rewarding aspects of their school environment, they report higher levels of satisfaction with school. Thus, an adaptation of reinforcement theory can be used as an empirical measure of student satisfaction with school.     

美国大学教育管窥

以美国圣克劳德州立大学为例,介绍了美国大学的学位制度、管理制度、学生校园生活;探讨了美国大学教育,特别是本科教育和课堂教学的特点;指出在我国大学教育发展和改革过程中,美国的管理体制、教学模式、教育资源利用、个性发展等方面值得我们借鉴的地方。     

论二十世纪前期英美小说表现的疏离感——以《太阳照样升起》、《圣马》和《罪恶的躯体》为例

美国小说家海明威的《太阳照样升起》、英国小说家劳伦斯的《圣马》和伊夫林·沃的《罪恶的躯体》都出版于20世纪20年代末,当时世界正处于一战结束后的恐惧与绝望之中。三部小说都表现了疏离感这个重要的内容：《太阳照样升起》和《圣马》关注的是独立个体的疏离感,《罪恶的躯体》则反映了两代人之间的疏离感。三部小说都揭示了现代战争是造成人们疏离感产生的重要原因。     

美国圣公会差会、卜舫济、圣约翰大学三者关系之评述—兼论卜舫济在华办学活动

圣约翰大学在中国教会大学研究进程中一直存有争议,其原因在于学校、校长和美国差会之间错综复杂的关系以及与中国文化之间相互不调和。因此客观评价圣约翰大学的前提必须正确地厘清这三者之间的关系。本文旨在梳理差会、校长和学校之间关系,从而客观看待圣约翰大学和卜舫济的历史问题。     

试论杜光庭《道德经》诠疏笺注目录的学术价值

着眼于杜光庭《道德真经广圣义》的《序》中的一份记载甚详的《道德经》诠疏笺注目录,对其进行分析和梳理,进而阐述其对后世的学术价值。