Situational Indexes of Achievement Motivation,Help-Seeking,and Performance: Influences of the Learning Context and Gender Differences

Abstract

Sixteen college athletes and non-athletes were given 10 30-sec. practice trials to learn how to balance on a stabilometer. The next day they were allowed three more trials alone and three trials before a group of spectators. The non-athletes were significantly better on two of the three trials performed in front of the spectators. They also performed better than the athletes throughout the ten practice trials, although the tenth and last trial approached but did not yield a significant difference at the .05 level.     

供应商和客户参与技术创新对创新绩效的影响

以广东省电子信息行业的286家企业为研究对象,探讨了供应商与客户参与技术创新对企业创新绩效影响,以及技术复杂性在供应商与客户参与技术创新和创新绩效关系中的调节效应。结果表明,供应商参与技术创新和客户参与技术创新对创新绩效均有显著的正向影响,技术复杂性对供应商参与技术创新与创新绩效间关系有显著的调节作用,但是对客户参与技术创新与创新绩效间关系的调节作用不显著。     

Emotion regulation and academic perceptions in adolescence

Although studied extensively in the field of adolescent mental health, the role of emotion regulation (ER) in the academic functioning of adolescents is not well understood. This study examined the role of ER in adolescents’ perceptions of themselves and their learning environments. We compared adolescents with high and low levels of ER on perceptions of school achievement and attitudes towards school and their perception of their parents’ academic involvement. Students completed surveys about perceptions of their learning and parental involvement, as well as their ER abilities. Results indicated that students with higher emotion dysregulation endorsed more negative self-perceptions of their own academic abilities, had more negative attitudes towards school, and rated their mothers and fathers as more controlling in relation to their learning. These results demonstrate the importance of ER in the academic context, particularly in the home learning environment.     

Has family involvement migrated into higher education? An investigation of how administrative staff document the phenomenon in students’ university experiences in Cyprus

Families have been getting more and more involved in their children’s education. This paper presents findings of a study investigating family involvement in their members’ undergraduate studies attending a state (non-fee-paying) and a private (fee-paying) university in Cyprus. The data presented in the paper were collected via online logs completed by administrative personnel in the two universities documenting incidents of family involvement. The data analysis demonstrates how similarly the phenomenon manifests in both universities and suggests that where the two universities differ is more in the intensity of the various modes of family involvement. It also projects students’ desires and encouragement of their family’s involvement and their families’ intervention to protect or guide them. The findings of the study are discussed in view of cultural and societal norms and changes about parenthood and the relationship between families and their university age members in a marketized higher education context.     

论新时期我国公共决策中的公众政治参与

公共决策是政府管理的核心与关键环节,公众政治参与公共决策有助于实现公共决策科学化和民主化以及公共政策制定和执行质量.新时期公共决策中公众政治参与面临着完善社会主义市场经济、社会阶层结构的新变化等机遇.我们要树立现代化决策观念,提高公共决策中公众政治参与水平的路径选择.     

The role of invitations to parents in the completion of a child’s home reading challenge

The role parents can play in supporting early reading attainment is well documented. There is still, however, a need to understand what motivates parents to become involved in reading at home with their child. Past research, based upon correlational studies, has mixed findings regarding the influence of the teacher and the child on parents’ motivation at home. Through two quasi-experiments, the present study explored the influence of teacher invitations in Kindergarten classes, and child invitations in Grade 2 classes on completion rates of a home reading challenge. The completion of the home reading among families was investigated across two metropolitan schools in Sydney, Australia. Both of the interventions resulted in significantly higher completion rates compared to control groups (teacher invitations: d = .68; child invitations: d = .73). This paper adds to existing research by providing a clearer picture of the cause-and-effect relationship between schools’ use of invitations to facilitate children’s home reading.     

‘Start treating me like a Dad!’ The impact of parental involvement in education on the paternal identity of fathers in the English prison system

Notwithstanding the increasing number of UK and international studies focused on parental involvement in education and parental imprisonment there remains little focus upon the involvement of imprisoned fathers in children’s education and the impact of this upon paternal identity. Despite the now accepted perspective that parental imprisonment often impacts negatively on family functioning, child outcomes and parental identity, this qualitative study is distinctive in drawing on the discourse of parental involvement in education, using the lens of identity theory to examine the experiences of 15 imprisoned fathers regarding their involvement in their children’s education and their parenting possible selves as educators. Participants demonstrated limited identity standards in relation to education and sometimes a reduced commitment as a result of this. All offered a vision of their possible selves as educators if contextual barriers were addressed. Possible implications are suggested.     

律师在民事行政抗诉案件中的角色与作用

随着检察机关对审判活动监督力度的增强，民行抗诉案件正趋于增长之势。在民行抗诉案件中律师应提前介入，积极主动地与检察机关配合，支持与协助检察机关的抗诉工作，提高检察机关抗诉的成功率，同时，充分发挥自的专己业持长，维护当事人的合法权益，以维护司法公正。     

Faculty Student Interaction at the Community College: A Focus on Students of Color

The present study describes the level of faculty--student interaction on 2-year college campuses, examines student characteristics correlated with faculty contact, and considers how interaction may differ among racial subgroups of students. Using data collected from the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students (TRUCCS) survey, a sample of 2500 students informed this research. The findings reveal generally low levels of interaction, and especially with Asian American/Pacific Islander and Latino students. Having positive perceptions of the college environment and interacting with other members of the institution, from students to academic counselors, glow the strongest positive association with faculty contact among all racial subgroups of students. Prominent among the differences is the negative relationship between perceiving racial difficulties and interacting with faculty for Asian American/Pacific Islander students. The findings provide insight in how to increase and enrich faculty interaction on these campuses to better retain underrepresented students in the educational pipeline.     

亲子关系、同伴压力、学校活动卷入与农村中小学生吸烟饮酒行为的关系

以683名农村中小学生为研究对象,考察了农村中小学生吸烟饮酒行为的特点及其与亲子关系、同伴压力和学校活动卷入的关系。结果发现:(1)10.70%的农村中小学生报告曾有过吸烟行为,14.80%报告曾有过饮酒行为,不同性别和年级的农村中小学生吸烟饮酒行为差异显著,不同留守状况的农村中小学生的吸烟行为差异显著,但饮酒行为差异不显著;(2)亲子关系可以直接预测农村中小学生的吸烟饮酒行为,同伴压力和学校活动卷入在亲子关系与中小学生吸烟饮酒行为关系中发挥着部分中介作用;(3)学校活动卷入对农村中小学生吸烟饮酒行为的总效应值与亲子关系差异不大,且均大于同伴压力。提醒研究者除了关注家庭和同伴这两个影响中小学生吸烟饮酒行为的常规因素外,尤其要关注学校因素对农村中小学生群体吸烟饮酒行为的重要影响。