Some issues arising from an examination of women's experience of university physics

This paper investigates secondary school pupils’ everyday knowledge of the dangers of electricity. It is based on classroom research by a team of teacher‐researchers working with a total of 241 11‐12 and 13‐14 year olds in English comprehensive schools. The initial data were collected by written questionnaires which probed the general meanings pupils had for electricity. When the responses were analyzed, there was a surprisingly high proportion of children (61% of the 11‐12 year olds and 35% of the 13‐14 year olds) who mentioned danger. The pupils were then divided into ‘fearers’ and ‘non‐fearers’, and group interviews were carried out with both in order to explore features of pupil thinking and influences on it. Results of these interviews include pupil quotations around themes such as personal experiences of electric shocks, excitement, the home, socially‐available knowledge and learning about electricity at school. Questions are raised about the possible effect of fear on motivation, participation in practical work and conceptual learning in general; and it is suggested that the pupils’ ideas should be acknowledged and addressed within a supportive classroom environment.     

稳中求变？高管团队稳定性与企业数字化转型

缺乏清晰的战略目标和实践路径、统一的转型认知以及连贯的转型战略仍是大多数企业数字化转型实践所面临的重重阻碍。鉴于此，利用中国制造业上市公司数据，试图从高管团队稳定性视角，剖析组织层面的主观能动性在破解数字化转型困局所发挥的潜在影响。研究结果表明：高管团队稳定性对企业数字化转型有显著的正向影响；高管团队的技术熟悉度正向调节高管团队稳定性与数字化转型之间的关系；企业的股权集中度负向调节高管团队稳定性与数字化转型之间的关系；随着股权集中度的提高，技术熟悉度对高管团队稳定性与企业数字化转型的增强效应将会削弱。研究结论不仅加深了对高管团队稳定性影响企业决策的认知，而且为微观企业数字化转型实践提供了指导。