Tutoring in (online) higher education: Experimental evidence

Demand for personalized online tutoring in higher education is growing but there is little research on its effectiveness. We conducted an RCT offering remote peer tutoring in micro- and macroeconomics at a German university teaching online due to the Covid-pandemic. Treated students met in small groups, in alternating weeks with and without a more senior student tutor. The treatment improved study behavior and increased contact to other students. Tutored students achieved around 30% more credits and a one grade level better GPA across treated subjects. Our findings suggest that the program reduced outcome inequality. We find no impacts on mental health.     

中文维基百科编辑参与率低的原因分析及对策研究

维基百科是一部具有开放性、自由性、中立性和公众集体参与编撰的在线百科全书.网络百科全书的成功依赖于广大用户的积极参与和贡献.但是,在国内维基用户的编辑参与率不高.论文探讨了维基编辑参与率低的原因,有技术设施因素、网民心理因素和管理制度因素.针对其原因,提出了相应对策：降低门槛,让人们入门不难;提供服务满意度,激发兴趣回报社区;完善激励机制,精神和物质双重奖励.     

虚拟学习社区中团队学习的社会网络分析

运用社会网络分析方法研究虚拟学习社区中团队学习的互动过程具有准确、直观的优点,《在线学习辅导》是英国开放大学和国家开放大学合作课程,其主要学习模式为虚拟学习社区中学习者之间的互动学习,因此,本文尝试应用UCINET软件从网络关系图、中心度分析和个体网指标三类分析指标对该课程进行社会网络分析,以期为今后此类问题的研究探索一个新的思路。     

广西网上政务服务中心建设环境分析与工作思路

经济和社会信息化的飞速发展、全球电子政的深入推进、网民数量的不断膨胀,网络成为群众获取政府资讯和服务的重要渠道。广西建设网上政务服务中心符合国家政策,并且建设的基础条件已经具备。网上政务服务中心集信息公开、网上办理、便民服务、电子监察于一体,是一项庞大复杂的系统工程,要周密考虑、统筹安排,加强顶层设计,统一标准规范,整合集约使用电子政务资源。     

高校学生社区自主管理模式思考与探索

寝室作为大学生学习、生活、工作及人际交往的主要阵地,被称为大学“第三课堂”。聚集在同一区域的学生寝室以及寝室周围的生活配套设施构成具有社区功能的单元体,称为学生社区。实现高校学生社区自主管理是高校育人模式的新的探索领域。此项研究以学生社区委员会作为载体,以学生自我管理为宗旨,引导大学生养成良好的行为习惯,培养其综合全面发展,为大学生思想政治教育的发展和深化开辟了一条新的道路。     

Community differences in the implementation of Strong Communities for Children

In 1993, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect recommended a neighborhood-based strategy to prevent child abuse and neglect. The Board further recommended the development of Prevention Zones to allow for testing of the effectiveness of community-wide child protection efforts in neighborhoods of differing population density, ethnic and cultural composition, and social and economic resources. Following the Board's recommendation, this article presents the results of a trial of the effectiveness of a neighborhood-based strategy in low- and high-resource communities. Using management, survey, and administrative data, the research showed that both community types experienced declines in founded cases of and injuries suggesting child maltreatment for children under age 5. Low-resource communities experienced greater levels of mobilization, as measured by community and institutional engagement, and a greater number of positive outcomes related to changes in the quality of life for families and community norms relative to child and family well-being. In particular, the low-resource communities experienced the largest increases in receiving help from neighbors, neighboring, perceived household safety for neighborhood children, and observed positive parenting. High-resource communities experienced greater increases in intermediate outcomes related to self-reported parenting practices. The findings suggest that, ultimately, community mobilization can occur and be an effective means of preventing child maltreatment across community types. It appears, however, that community mobilization may play a more significant role in low-resource communities.     

The challenges of establishing social learning spaces at a Johannesburg university student residence: Student views

This article reports on two cycles of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) study on student experiences of the process of establishing social learning spaces in a Johannesburg university student residence. We draw on Wenger’s (2009) notion of ‘social learning spaces’ to explore the manner in which students mediate their social and institutional identity, expose power imbalances in terms of decision-making and determine influences on their learning. We argue that learning is facilitated by social engagement and suggest that the conceptualisation and implementation of social learning spaces, although a complex and protracted process, is valuable for students’ social and academic development, particularly in a residence environment. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews, analysed using content analysis, and interpreted through a Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) lens. The findings point to the complexity of establishing social learning spaces (SLS) in a student residence environment with students experiencing multiple tensions in the process, including struggles with collaborative learning, difficulties in developing agency and the challenges of traversing power relations.     

PLCs: Key PD component in learning transfer for teachers of English learners

As part of a two-year long professional development program for in-service teachers leading to endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL), this investigation examined teachers' perceptions of the role of professional learning communities on their professional development experience, particularly on their sharing and transfer of learning into their instructional practice. Results from this mixed-methods research indicated that teachers perceived their professional learning communities, especially the reflective dialogue enacted during their weekly Try It Out discussion based on peers’ strategy implementations, as the most relevant component of their professional development program to their transferring of learning into their instructional practice.     

A Guide to Media Law Research

This article is designed to aid lawyers, students, journalists, and others who wish to research the body of law that deals with both the print and broadcast media. Specific subjects covered include first amendment constitutional law, defamation, privacy, obscenity, confidentiality of sources, access to information, and broadcasting law.     

科学发展观视野下的社会主义新农村建设

党的十七大报告全面深刻地阐明了科学发展观的历史地位和科学内涵,并把科学发展观作为发展中国特色社会主义事业必须长期坚持和贯彻的重大战略思想。从此,科学发展观不仅成为我国经济社会发展的重要指导方针,而且也为我国当前社会主义新农村建设指明方向。因此,我国新农村建设要以科学发展观为统领,坚持第一要义是发展,开创农村现代化建设新局面;坚持以人为本为核心,实现人民群众共享发展成果;坚持全面发展为要求,促进农村全方位繁荣新成就;坚持持续发展为导向,树立农村可持续发展新理念;坚持统筹兼顾为方法,构建城乡一体化发展新格局。