The mathematics problem: the construction of a market-led education discourse in the Republic of Ireland

Educational change in the neoliberal state is permeated by the effects of forces from outside the field of education itself. The process of governmentality welcomes, indeed demands, the participation of those non-state actors valorised by neoliberalism as well as government agencies dedicated to the advancement of such groups. Inevitably, the concerns of such organisations become central to how the state sees education. This article traces the assembly of national and international agents from industry, business and special interest groups around the concept of ‘knowledge economy’. It treats this assemblage as an apparatus (dispositif), examining how the construction of an economic problem is brought to bear on the demand for educational change, and how this construction of the problem is used to shape public opinion in order to prepare the public for a radical change of direction. Confining itself to the reform of mathematics education introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 2010, this article traces the emergence of a mathematics discourse focused on market-led education. It interrogates the construction of ‘the mathematics problem’ or ‘crisis in maths’ and argues that the discourse of the present construction is economic in nature, centring as it does on human capital production and market-led reform.     

对贵州贫困山区基础教育现状的调查及基于财政学的思考——以黔西县新仁苗族乡为例

基础教育的薄弱是造成贵州山区贫困的主要原因,而解决这一问题最好的办法不仅是让社会各界广泛关注其基础教育的落后并积极开展救援工作,更为重要的是中央和贵州省人民政府应该加大财政的投资力度,尽最大努力来改善贫困山区基础教育的现状。     

基于金融制度视角的企业环境技术创新分析

波特假说打破了传统经济学的理论框架,认为严格而恰当的环境保护政策可以提高企业的技术创新能力从而增强其核心竞争力。而金融制度对于目前处在地区经济发展水平极不均衡中的中国企业来说,在技术创新特别是环境技术创新能力发展上具有决定性的意义。文章拟从金融体系的角度分析波特假说成立的条件及其成因。     

软件项目风险因素与目标实现度关系研究

软件项目中普遍存在着很大的潜在风险和失败可能性,因此必须通过对风险的控制和管理来提高软件项目的成功概率。通过识别和评价软件项目的主要风险因素,找到提高项目目标实现度的有效途径,来提高我国软件项目的成功率和企业竞争力。     

Static and dynamic damage analysis of mass concrete in hydropower house of Three Gorges Project

This paper establishes a 3D numerical model for 15# hydropower house of the Three Gorges Project (TGP) and performs a nonlinear static and dynamic damage analysis. In this numerical model, a coupling model of finite and infinite elements for simulating infinite foundation of hydropower station is adopted. A plastic-damage model based on continuum damage mechanics, which includes the softening and damage behavior under tension is considered for the concrete material. The dynamic equilibrium equations of motion are solved by using the HilberHughes-Taylor (HHT) time integration method. Firstly, the static damage response analysis of the hydropower station is conducted due to high tensile stress resulting from large water head and diameter of an inlet pipe. Then, on the basis of static simulation, the dynamic damage analysis of hydropower house subjected to earthquake motion is simulated. Numerical results show that under large water head and diameter of an inlet pipe of the project, the damages are mainly located near the top of the spiral case from the inlet section to the 0° section; under combined loadings of static loads and earthquake, the damages of the concrete surrounding the spiral case increase insignificantly; however, some damages occur on the side walls of the main powerhouse.     

农村非正规金融:社会主义新农村建设的重要力量

在全面建设社会主义新农村背景下,农村金融制度的改革与发展显得尤为重要。在现阶段,社会主义新农村建设中存在着严重的金融抑制。从农村的实际情况出发,对农村非正规金融的现状进行分析,指出农村非正规金融提高了资金的运作效率,缓解了社会主义新农村建设中资金供求的矛盾,推动了多样化竞争格局的农村金融体系的形成,对社会主义新农村建设起到的重要作用。只有量体裁衣的发展农村非正规金融才能更好的为社会主义新农村建设服务。     

教育财政公平与农民工子女教育机会均等

随着改革开放的深入和城市化进程的加快,我国农民工规模不断扩大,其适龄入学子女也逐渐增多。但由于历史和社会经济等方面的原因,他们中相当一部分,无论是在家乡的农村还是在客居的城镇,都没有得到公正的对待和较好的教育,农民工子女教育公平问题日趋严峻。农民工子女教育面临的困境主要是由政府公平财政责任缺位造成的。各级政府财政努力程度不够导致农民工子女教育经费投入不足,财政制度缺陷造成农民工子女教育资源配置不公,部门、地方利益造成农民工子女教育经费筹措措施不力。要解决新时期农民工子女教育机会不均等的问题,必须做到:遵守和完善现有法律,依法治理农民工子女教育;树立教育公平理念,加大对农民工子女的财政资助;最重要的是进行制度改革,逐步改革以户籍制度为基础的教育资源配置体制,逐步规范农民工子女教育经费的筹措渠道和建立较完善的教育财政转移支付制度。     

优化乡镇财政支出结构的思路

乡镇财政压力问题既是当前的社会热点,也是摆在乡镇政府面前的难点。本文提出了按公共财政理论规范乡镇政府职能,划分乡镇政府职权是减轻乡镇财政压力的关键。转变政府职能,优化财政支出结构是缓解乡镇财政压力必由之路。     

论国家助学贷款补贴政策的生成基础

助学贷款是一种具有公益性的金融产品,市场并不能对其起到充分的调节作用,其突出表现是助学贷款的“贷款难”和“回收难”问题。在这种情况下,公共财政对助学贷款进行补贴,不但可以推动助学贷款发展,而且可以优化教育资源配置,促进收入再分配和宏观经济发展。因此,公共财政对助学贷款进行补贴,既是助学贷款发展的现实需求所致,也是公共财政履行自身职能的必然要求。     

基于项目式的计算机应用基础课程改革与实践

针对高职教育的特点和社会的用人需求,本文通过在高职计算机应用基础课程中进行项目式教学改革和实践,以完成实际工作项目和任务引领教学,强调理论与实践相结合,让学生在完成任务的过程中学习相关知识、培养相关技能、发展学生的综合职业能力。