Japanese Conceptions of Privacy: An Intercultural Perspective

This paper deals with intercultural aspects of privacy, particularly with regard to important differences between Japanese and the Western views. This paper is based on our discussions with Rafael Capurro – a dialogue now represented by two separate but closely interrelated articles. The companion paper is broadly focused on the cultural and historical backgrounds of the concepts of privacy and individualism in “Western” worlds; our main theme focuses on different concepts of privacy in Japan and their sources in related aspects of Japanese culture. The interrelationship between our two papers is apparent in our taking up identical or similar topics in each paper. Reading our two papers in conjunction with each other will bring about deeper and broader insights into the diverse values and worldviews of Japan and Western cultures that underlie concepts of privacy that at a surface level appear to be similar     

Promoting doctoral students' research self-efficacy: combining academic guidance with autonomy support

A diverse sample of doctoral students completed an on-line questionnaire assessing their supervisors' academic, personal and autonomy support and their research self-efficacy. The more task-related help and personal support students received, the more positively they evaluated their supervision. The degree to which supervisors encouraged students to think and act autonomously (autonomy support) was not uniquely associated with students' supervision satisfaction but predicted greater research self-efficacy. A combination of high levels of autonomy and academic support was associated with the highest levels of research self-efficacy, whereas when greater levels of personal support were accompanied by low levels of autonomy support, students reported lower research self-efficacy. These results indicate that effective doctoral supervision involves supporting students to voice and act on their own ideas while simultaneously providing guidance on how to complete research tasks.     

大学自治与政府治理的理性分析——布鲁贝克《高等教育哲学》启思

美国高等教育哲学家布鲁贝克提出了认识论和政治论两种高等教育哲学观,大学自治与政府治理之间的博弈便是这两种哲学观冲突的现实表现。如何在必要的张力中达成二者关系的有效平衡,如何实现＂合作伙伴＂的美好远景成为高等教育发展过程中无法回避的问题。     

任务驱动式电子商务教学模拟系统的设计

"任务驱动"教学法强调学生在真实场景中的任务驱动下,在探究完成任务或解决问题的过程中,在自主和协作的环境中,在讨论和会话的氛围中进行学习活动,最终达到使学生有效地实现对当前所学知识的意义建构的目的;电子商务教学模拟系统正是基于这一思想的探索与尝试,建立电子商务的网上学习、交流、测试的环境,学生通过具体操作来理解、掌握商务实践的方法、手段、技术要点,熟悉电子商务的运作流程;同时通过在线交流、自测、考试等形式检验学生对知识的掌握情况,力求使学生最终掌握这门新兴学科,能够运用所学的理论和方法构建一个符合需求的电子商务系统。     

提高师范院校教师幸福感探析

师范院校教师状况不同于普通高校,提高师范院校教师幸福感极其必要。基于幸福指数和幸福感之间的概念差异,应用“幸福感”这一名词更具合理性。提高师范院校教师幸福感的措施主要有：包括加强教师的职业认同感,加强教师团队凝聚力,规范工作制度,改变教师的消极心态,提供和增大教师专业自主权,增强教师的民主权利等。     

北美大学校园篮球赛学生自组织体系研究及启示

美国和加拿大的大学校园中活跃着由学生自己组织、组队的篮球比赛,其赛制和比赛现场设计极力模仿NBA的做法,将这种学生自己的篮球赛事组织体系称为自组织体系。这种组织形式极大地调动了学生参与的积极性,使篮球运动在校园中得到有效普及,同时,学生通过参与这项活动,其组织协调等综合能力得到了很好的锻炼。我国大学生篮球运动经过改革开放后的发展,目前似乎已到达一个瓶颈,积极推广北美大学生自组织体系对于发展我国大学校园篮球运动、加强对学生自主性和创造性能力的培养都具有十分积极的意义。     

基于建构主义理论的教师主导作用研究

教师主导作用研究是基于网络环境下的大学英语教学改革研究的一个重要课题。有效发挥教师主导作用,将促进学生自主学习能力的培养和提高,促进个性化学习方法的形成,实现语言教学和语言学习的目标。     

图书馆教育特征探析

图书馆教育功能的特征,使其在大教育体系中处于无可类比不可替代的特殊地位,图书馆衍变为教育的主体场所。文章对新时期图书馆教育的特征进行了探讨,归纳了六个方面的特征。