Counseling Center Intake Checklists at Academically Selective Institutions: Practice and Measurement Implications

Psychometric evaluation of presenting problem checklists is vital, given increasing clinical severity among college students. However, checklist research has focused on students at public universities and utilized inappropriate methodologies when doing so. It is unclear whether checklists used at academically selective universities reliably and comprehensively assess the potentially unique presenting problems of their students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with independent samples examined the checklist used at an academically selective university's counseling center. A six-factor model best fit the data, suggesting that this checklist reliably and comprehensively assesses presenting problems at this university. This model holds detailed assessment, outreach, and policy implications for counseling centers.     

校企合作模式是医药信息管理专业发展的重要途径

介绍了医药信息管理专业的现状,提出了校企合作模式是医药信息管理专业快速发展的重要途径.     

Exploring the competencies of information professionals for knowledge management in the information institutions of Bangladesh

The aim of the study is to explore the views of information professionals for knowledge management (KM) in the libraries/information institutions of Bangladesh.

This paper seeks to address the following research questions: How the information professionals of Bangladesh perceive the views of KM? What are likely to be the skills required by the information professionals of Bangladesh for KM in the libraries of Bangladesh? and what are likely to be the critical success factors for encouraging KM in the information institutions of Bangladesh?

The methodology includes a quantitative approach. The study has been conducted through a survey using a pre-structured questionnaire. A short and structured questionnaire was sent to 50 information professionals who had been working in different libraries in Bangladesh through email and/or by postal mail. The respondents were selected from six divisions of Bangladesh (25 respondents from Dhaka division, 5 each in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions). Out of the 50 individuals sent the survey we received 30 responses, for a response rate 60%.

The results of the study show that that 93.24% of the respondents first read about KM in the literature, but none had taken any courses on KM. Only 6.76% of the respondents had attended a workshop on KM. Findings also yield most professionals believed that several competencies including those in: communication, facilitation, coaching, mentoring, networking, negotiating, consensus building, and team working were essential for KM in the libraries of Bangladesh. This paper also suggests some critical success factors for encouraging the information professionals to KM in the libraries of Bangladesh. It investigates the original views of the library and information professionals of Bangladesh regarding the skills and competences of information professionals for KM in the libraries of Bangladesh.

The department of Information Science and Library Management of Dhaka University and Rajshahi University should introduce KM course(s) either in the graduate level or in the post-graduate level.     

Funding,Time, and Mentoring: A Study of Research and Publication Support Practices of ARL Member Libraries

ABSTRACT

This study is an exploration of how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions encourage and support their librarians engaged in research and publication. Using an online survey sent to members of the ARL library directors’ listserv, the authors gathered information about the role of research and publication in the respondents’ evaluation systems, the approaches used to support this activity, the respondents’ own records of research and publication, and their opinions about which approaches have the most impact. The results indicate that funding, time, and mentoring are the most frequently used approaches to promote research and publication productivity.     

论高等院校在职教师信息化能力的培育

伴随着信息时代的飞速发展,对高等院校教师在专业水平、学历层次、知识面等方面提出了更深一层的要求,高等院校的教师迫切需要进一步提升自身水平。本文作者总结并阐述了教师信息化能力培养的四种模式。     

A loophole of retreat? Predominately White institutions as paradoxical spaces for high achieving African American women

Abstract

High achieving Black female students attending predominately-White institutions (PWIs) are stereotyped as being strong willed and celebrated for their resilience. On the surface, these narratives seem to compliment African American students for doing well. However, strong-Black-woman depictions trivialize the racism and sexism these women experience. Utilizing Black feminist geographic theory, I argue that colleges and universities can be “paradoxical spaces” for academically successful Black women: The sense of accomplishment that comes from performing at peak levels often gets undercut by the marginalization these women face on campus. Qualitative, open-ended interviews of 20 participants attending a large Midwestern PWI demonstrate that high achieving African American women relish the intellectual challenges of their academic pursuits, yet they also deal with intense feelings of isolation and frustration.     

提升大学教师学术权力的对策研究

学术权力体现了大学本质特性的外化,它依靠学者学术构建的权威,对客体产生松散性、非强制性、自下而上的总体影响.尤其是大学教师的学术权力保证了学术标准的现实贯彻,教师通过学术权力才得以从事学科的发展,通过学术权力才能够保障自身的主体性地位.因此,如何提升大学教师的学术权力成为高校普遍关注和急需改革的问题.大学学术权力提升的关键在于确立学术权力主体———教师在大学学术中的主体性地位.有学术权力行为的实施者,才能有大学学术权力的切实提升,两者之间的内在关联迫切需要进行深入的理论探讨.     

大学行政化的多视角解读

行政化、学术化、市场化都是大学发展的历史传统。＂官方知识＂和＂科层制＂形成＂知识＂、＂权力＂两股巨大力量,通过＂惯习＂、＂规训＂和＂信号＂的作用,重塑现代人的＂主体性＂,使得人们不仅成为大学行政化的受害者,也成为大学行政化忠实的接受者和复演者。     

民办继续教育培训机构教学质量动态评估方法研究

人们对教育的重视助推着近几年来教育培训市场的井喷式发展。为了防止民办培训机构为降低成本而牺牲教学质量,亟需寻找适当的评价教学质量的方法。基于此,使用产生式规则收集各项教学质量评估项,由此转化成模糊Petri网表示的教学质量评定规则体系,提供了一种民办继续教育培训教学质量评估动态评估体系的解决思路和操作办法,能使教学质量评估结果更有项目针对性和科学性。