Enhancement of anatomical learning and developing clinical competence of first‐year medical and allied health profession students

Hands‐on educational experiences can stimulate student interest, increase knowledge retention, and enhance development of clinical skills. The Lachman test, used to assess the integrity of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), is commonly performed by health care professionals and is relatively easy to teach to first‐year health profession students. This study integrated teaching the Lachman test into a first‐year anatomy laboratory and examined if students receiving the training would be more confident, competent, and if the training would enhance anatomical learning. First‐year medical, physician assistant and physical therapy students were randomly assigned into either the intervention (Group A) or control group (Group B). Both groups received the course lecture on knee anatomy and training on how to perform the Lachman test during a surface anatomy class. Group A received an additional 15 minutes hands‐on training for the Lachman test utilizing a lightly embalmed cadaver as a simulated patient. One week later, both groups performed the Lachman test on a lightly embalmed cadaver and later completed a post‐test and survey. Students with hands‐on training performed significantly better than students with lecture‐only training in completing the checklist, a post‐test, and correctly diagnosing an ACL tear. Students in Group A also reported being more confident after hands‐on training compared to students receiving lecture‐only training. Both groups reported that incorporating clinical skill activities facilitated learning and created excitement for learning. Hands‐on training using lightly embalmed cadavers as patient simulators increased confidence and competence in performing the Lachman test and aided in learning anatomy. Anat Sci Educ 7: 181–190. © 2013 American Association of Anatomists.     

Participatory capital: Bourdieu and citizenship education in diverse school communities

A priority toward creating ‘active’ citizens has been a feature of curricula reforms in many income-rich nations in recent years. However, the normative, one-size-fits-all conceptions of citizenship often presented within such curricula obscure the significant differences in how some young people experience and express citizenship. This paper reports on research that explored the citizenship perceptions and practices of New Zealand social studies teachers and students from four diverse geographic and socio-economic school communities. Attention was drawn to the scale of their citizenship orientations and participation (local/global). Drawing on Bourdieu’s conceptual triad and his species of capital in particular, the author posits that the differences observed between school communities can be usefully explained by a concept of participatory capital. The paper concludes with some reflections on the implications for young people who fail to access the ‘symbolic’ global participatory capital associated with much contemporary citizenship education.     

农村公共产品供给的财政政策研究

阐释了农村公共产品的内涵,在此基础上,结合中国实际情况,描述了我国农村公共产品供给的现状,探讨了在当前财政紧张的约束条件下,有效促进农村公共产品供给的政策选择,进而提出了一些可供选择的农村公共产品供给的财政政策建议.     

关于构建现代农村金融制度的几点思考

农村金融是现代农村经济的核心,只有建立现代农村金融制度,才能形成农村金融支持“三农”发展的长效机制,最终实现农村经济繁荣与发展。本文从建立多元化的农村金融体系、大力发展农业保险、建立农村信贷担保机制和政策激励机制、加快农村金融创新等几方面分析了构建现代农村金融制度的具体途径。     

美国密西根大学研究生学费及资助情况浅析

美国的研究生教育有许多值得学习学费制度及完善的资助体系是研究展的重要保障。文章对密西根大学资助情况进行了统计与分析,指出学生、家庭及社会共同分担教育成本是研究生教育发展的必由之路。     

基于发明专利的专利制度变动效应研究

本文使用中国发明专利分析了1993和2001年两次专利制度变动对专利权人行为的影响。我们选取了较短的时间区间,即专利制度变动前后两年的发明专利为研究对象,以保证其他环境变量的稳定性。我们用三个变量描述专利权人行为特征及其对专利制度的信任程度:专利授权、临时寿命和实际寿命,并使用Log-rank检验和处理效应方法对专利制度变动前后专利权人行为特征差异进行了分析。结果显示,专利权人对专利制度的信任程度在两次专利制度变动后有一定增加,主要表现在专利授权率的提高和临时寿命的延长上。但专利的实际寿命并未有明显延长,说明专利制度为专利权人提供的保护仍旧不足,专利权人对专利制度的信任度仍旧不高。     

关于金融业分业经营制和混业经营制的理论分析

本文对金融业分业经营制和混业经营制的概念、经营制的特点进行了较为详细的论述,对金融业两种经营制度产生的原因、特点及发展趋势从理论上进行了较为深入的阐述,并从理性上得出金融业向混业经营方向发展的结论。     

非正规金融与金融中介、金融市场研究述评

非正规金融已成为理论界和实际部门广泛关注的研究领域。本文在对非正规金融的一般属性进行分析的基础上,聚焦于非正规金融对正规金融中介和正规金融市场的影响以及作用,对相关文献进行综述,并对非正规金融的治理问题进行探讨。     

浅议知识经济为财务管理带来的变革

知识经济给财务管理注入了活力,提出了新的要求,要求财务管理人员必须更新理财观念,树立广义风险意识。分析了知识经济对理财方法和内容带来的变革,为建立新的财务管理模式提供理论支持。     

政府会计目标探析

会计目标是财务会计与报告的起点,探讨政府会计目标的内涵,明确政府财务报告的使用者、政府财务报告使用者的信息需求、政府财务报告能够提供的信息,从而在构建我国政府会计目标时,能够扩展财务报告使用者,明确财务报告信息使用者的信息需求,提供尽可能恰当完整的财务信息,实现政府受托责任的解脱。