Research and teaching cultures in two contrasting UK policy contexts: Academic life in Education Departments in five English and Scottish universities

The paper explores academic staff and departmental research and teaching cultures in the Education Departments of five universities in Scotland and England, countries with increasingly diverging public policies in respect of education. The relationship between research and teaching, how the purposes of universities are defined and the status of research in Education are current UK higher education policy preoccupations. Data is drawn from interviews with 40 academics, observation of department settings, documentation and websites. The analysis draws on the work of Bourdieu, considering the changing habitus of individual academics, their departmental and academic subject context and the forms of symbolic capital now required in Scottish and English Education departments in response to new policies affecting their academic field. The paper also utilises recent literature on the research–teaching relationship. The career trajectories of respondents, their habitus and the forms of symbolic capital that they bring to academic life are examined, as are the extent to which the teaching and research cultures in each of the five departments studied mirror each other and whether these also reflect the two different policy contexts. The themes how academic cultures are shaped and research/teaching connections viewed have international as UK relevance.     

试析开平碉楼与村落的真实性与完整性

真实性和完整性是世界遗产的基本属性和内在价值,是对世界遗产实施科学保护的前提,然而,目前世界遗产研究领域对此讨论较少。通过对开平碉楼与村落建筑、环境、记录之考察与分析,可以论证世界遗产真实性、完整性及其相互关系,从而对世界遗产包括开平碉楼与村落的科学保护提出建议。     

从加强和改进大学生思想政治教育看高校师德建设

中共中央、国务院《关于进一步加强和改进大学生思想政治教育的意见》的制定和发表,充分表明了我们党和政府对大学生思想政治工作的关心和重视。高校教师承担着教书育人的责任和义务,教师的道德素质直接影响大学生的成长和成才。就新形势下如何加强和改进师德建设进行思考和探索,旨在加强高校教师队伍建设,推进大学生思想政治教育工作。     

Academic self-efficacy and academic self-concept: Reconsidering structural relationships

The current study investigates (1) whether academic (e.g. math) self-efficacy and academic self-concept represent two conceptually and empirically distinct psychological constructs when studied within the same domain, (2) the nature of the relationship existing between both self-constructs, (3) their antecedents, and (4) their mediating and predictive qualities for background variables such as gender and prior knowledge and outcome variables such as math performance, math interest, and math anxiety. Results indicate that (1) math self-efficacy and math self-concept do indeed represent conceptually and empirically different constructs, even when studied within the same domain, (2) students' academic self-concept strongly influences their academic self-efficacy beliefs, (3) academic self-concept is a better predictor (and mediator) for affective–motivational variables, while academic self-efficacy is the better predictor (and mediator) for academic achievement. These findings underpin the conceptual and empirical differences between both self-constructs as suggested by Bong and Skaalvik [Bong, M., &; Skaalvik, E.M. (2003). Academic self-concept and self-efficacy: How different are they really?. Educational Psychology Review, 15, 1–40.].     

Organizational culture,values, and routines in Iranian medical schools

In Iran, restructuring of medical education and the health care delivery system in 1985 resulted in a rapid shift from elite to mass education, ultimately leading to an increase in the number of medical schools, faculties, and programs and as well as some complications. This study aimed to investigate views on academic culture, values, and routines held by faculty members. A nation-wide survey conducted in six public medical schools in Iran. The research findings show weak organizational culture and values, together with routine behaviors sensed as a negative and low satisfaction with academic leadership. The research evidence suggests bureaucracy, politicization, conservativeness, and centralization as common features of medical schools in Iran and also suggests suitable supervisory skills to tackle the tension between governmental management and academic leadership with cultural changes, the creation of new values, and adoption more efficient routines.     

Play to win! Using games in library instruction to enhance student learning

Research has shown that educational games can have positive impacts on student learning and motivation. The success of a game played in a library instruction class depends on the type of game selected, the development of learning outcomes, and the flexibility of the librarian during class. This article explains the benefits to students and librarians of using games, discusses the development and use of a Jeopardy-style game, and provides practical tips for librarians interested in developing and incorporating games into one-time library instruction sessions.     

刍议如何提高高校学术期刊的办刊质量

针对高校学术期刊在信息化社会中所面临的各种挑战和机遇,从编辑人才培养、编委会成员构成、编辑部工作网络化等方面,讨论高校学术期刊现状,提出提高高校学术期刊办刊质量的几点建议.     

大学图书馆创新发展探析

文章以图书馆的转型发展与高等教育的快速发展为背景,从公共空间、文化自觉、服务重塑以及智慧图书馆四方面对新时期大学图书馆的创新发展进行了系统探析。参考文献16。     

儒家文化与图书馆管理

儒家文化作为中国传统文化的主流价值系统,不仅在历史上产生过重大影响,而且对今天的社会生活也依然具有一定的启示意义。文章立足于图书馆管理这一特定角度,从儒家的人本思想与图书馆的管理理念、儒家的义利之道与图书馆的管理取向、儒家的贵和思想与图书馆的管理艺术、儒家的权变智慧与图书馆的管理机制等四个方面着眼,论述了儒家文化对当今图书馆管理工作的启示意义,并强调图书馆管理者接受儒家等优秀传统文化的启迪以管理好图书馆这一精神殿堂,正是遵循精神遗产管理之内在规律的体现。     

图书馆信息资源建设宏观与微观的把握

从阐述图书馆信息资源建设入手,提出了搞好图书馆信息资源建设的宏观举措,并指出要在微观上切实促进馆藏文献资源的开发利用。参考文献9。