Consensus among stakeholders about success factors and indicators for quality of online and blended learning in adult education: a Delphi study

Quality models for online and blended learning (OBL) have mainly been developed in higher education. The literature indicates that these models are often conceptualised from the providers’ perspective. What is important for the quality of OBL from the students’ perspective has recently received increased attention in the literature. Consensus among stakeholders about students’ quality needs is useful to support dialogue between professionals to strategically adopt OBL and to ensure that the needs of students are met. This study aims to validate a quality instrument for OBL, taking a set of 74 quality indicators and analysing them in terms of seven success factors (credibility, accessibility, transparency, flexibility, interactivity, personalisation, productivity). The Delphi method was selected as most suited. Participants from adult education were asked to indicate on a 7-point Likert scale to what extent the indicators add to OBL quality to meet students’ needs. After four Delphi rounds, the participants agreed on definitions of success factors and 30 indicators. The results are useful for institutions, ministries of education and external quality assessment agencies to assess the quality of OBL and can support institutions to implement improvement actions to ensure that the needs of students are met.     

论大学生"三位一体"诚信机制的构建

当前大学生诚信机制建设受到诸多现实因素的制约,其中既有外部社会因素的制约,也有高等教育内在因素的制约。为加强大学生诚信建设,应构建以诚信教育为导向、以诚信管理为保障、以惩戒激励为强化的大学生“三位一体”诚信机制。     

从毛泽东改诗中学修辞

改诗是诗人提高诗质的重要手段和途径.毛泽东的诗词同样经历了反复修改的过程.诗要用形象思维,改诗应重视加强字词的形象性,以形象的语词表达诗的意境,抒发作者的思想感情.诗是绘画性、抒情性和音乐性的综合体.诗的绘画性即诗的语言的形象性,诗的抒情性即诗的语言的感情色彩,诗的音乐性即诗的语言的抑扬顿挫.诗的音乐性主要表现在格律化上.毛泽东的改诗充分体现了诗歌写作的特点,说明诗歌修辞应重视语象的可视性、语意的抒情性和语音的音乐性.学习毛泽东的改诗,不仅可以提高诗的写作水平,而且可以提高运用语言的修辞水平.     

我国机械学科博士生培养质量提升对策研究

分析我国高校机械学科博士生培养现状,针对存在的问题,分别从博士生培养机制、博士生指导教师和不同类型博士生的培养过程管理等方面提出了详细的提升策略。     

复合·加强·优化——地方本科院校人才培养的有效途径探索

文章围绕地方本科院校的人才培养定位,提出实现应用型人才培养目标的三条措施：构建学生复合型知识结构;加强实验教学和社会实践以培养学生的实践应用能力;优化课程教学评价以考核学生综合素质。     

The role of further government intervention in Australian international education

Trade in Australian education services has expanded rapidly over recent years. The sector is the third largest exporter of Australian services. In 2001–2002, exports of education were about $A 4.2 billion. Government assistance to the sector includes export market development, regulation of education standards, and funding education activities; university research and development, for example. This paper examines the case for further government intervention in the export of education, and the appropriate forms of assistance if further government intervention is justified. The paper predominately focuses on assisting higher education exports because this activity dominates education exports.     

加强和改进新时期思想政治工作的思考

改革开放以来,世界正在发生深刻变化,我国正在进行完善和发展社会主义制度的自我变革,面对新形势、新情况,思想政治工作在继承和发扬优良传统的基础上,必须在内客、形式、方法、手段、机制等方面进行创新和改革,才能为改革开放和现代化建设提供强大的动力和保证。     

Use your imagination: what UK universities want you to think of them

In higher education research, theoretical approaches stressing isomorphism dominate the discourse on how higher education institutions ‘behave’ in their higher education and research systems. We argue that research should address both instances of similarity and differences. Using theoretical notions from institutionalism and the branding/marketing literature, and focusing on how UK universities are different and similar in their welcome addresses—as expressions of the institutions’ images—we are able to offer a balanced view of patterns of similarities and differences as well as share findings of patterns over time (2005–2015). Using quantitative and qualitative content analysis, our findings show overall high levels of homogeneity of images across the universities. But younger and less prestigious institutions were (both in 2005 and 2015) more inclined to show distinctive images.     

三十年代中国现代诗派象征诗学中的意象阐释

中国三十年代现代诗派带有鲜明的象征美学特征,用象征美学追求主观世界的客观化和思想的知觉化,在实践品格中,从对诗歌意象的选择中去诠释象征性意蕴,在纷繁的意象的汲取中去建构中国化的象征诗学,呈现出独有的美学风范和审美思路。     

索引图像的几个问题

本文综述了索引图像的领域和范围、相关工作、图像系统及其工作、索引图像的方式、图像的属性、基于概念的索引、基于内容的索引及其系统的和图像检索中的浏览等问题。