Emergent Gender Roles Within Tween Popular Culture: Perspectives From Mexican American Students in a Fifth-Grade Classroom

This study examines fifth-grade Mexican American students’ beliefs about emergent gender roles. We used participant-observation methodology to conduct research on six focal-student participants selected from the general fifth-grade population at an elementary school located in the Southwestern United States. Collected data included focal-student interviews, classroom observations, and survey responses. We included an account of gender differences unique to students of Mexican descent. At school, students selected personal reading texts through their gender group norms. Although students claimed to have equitable views of various professions, they also revealed contradictory behavior about gender roles. Student influences included popular toys, media and literature targeted for young adolescent consumers. Further, teachers at the school remained unaware and mostly unconcerned about students’ emerging gender beliefs. Results indicate how students inscribed gender norms learned from home cultural practices. This study should be of interest to teachers concerned about critical literacy classroom applications which can raise awareness about the complexity of tween popular culture and emergent gender beliefs.     

In the spirit of William Georgetti: scrutiny of a prestigious national scholarship selection process

Postgraduate scholarship programmes are increasingly important for supporting gifted students from diverse backgrounds. Systems and processes in the application, determination and delivery of scholarships must be robust, transparent, accountable and equitable. However, they are rarely evaluated. One of the most prestigious scholarships in New Zealand – the William Georgetti Scholarship – is investigated here for the impact of student’s grade point averages (GPAs) and sex on applicant’s progression, the level of agreement between Scholarship Board member rankings, and whether applicants or members’ sex is material to any outcomes. Data from 2007 to 2015 were extracted, and contained 301 applicants considered for shortlisting, 78 who were shortlisted and 60 successful recipients evaluated by 17 Scholarship Board members (5 female, 12 male). Mean GPAs significantly increased over time amongst applicants, those shortlisted, and those successful. While 60% of applicants were female, only 49% of those shortlisted were female; however, this was explained by GPA differences. Some 52% of successful applicants were female. Ranking discordance amongst members was relatively high, but no differential sex biases were noted. The empirical results suggest that current systems and processes are consistent with the scholarship’s deed, although the difference in GPA scores between female and male applicants is of concern.     

河南省现代服务业发展缓慢的原因及对策

现代服务业是相对于传统服务业而言,适应现代化城市的发展需要,从而产生的具有高科技文化含量的服务业。而河南作为国家中原经济区的主要省份,同时是传统的农产品大省以及旅游大省,具备发展现代服务业定义的条件,这些对推动河南省经济转型以及经济发展,促进城市群建设,都起到积极的促进作用。     

Self-presentation bias in surveys of teachers’ educational technology practices

This study investigated self-presentation bias in the self-reports of teachers about their practices in six topic areas in educational technology (Instructional Design, Assessment, Learner-Centered Instruction, Curriculum Alignment, Attitudes about Computers, and Use of Computers with Students). Subjects were 50 middle-school teachers. Data were collected using a 30-item Likert-type survey containing five items per topic area. Teachers responded to items in two forms: “what I do” and “what other teachers do.” Significant differences favoring the “I” form were obtained in three of the six areas (Instructional Design, Learner-Centered Instruction, and Curriculum Alignment) and on nine of the 30 items, indicating a rather strong self-presentation bias. Responses were generally positive across both forms. Results are discussed with implications for working with teachers and for using additional assessment measures that complement teacher self-reports.     

《围城》的男性偏见

《围城》在塑造鲍小姐的形象时延续的是传统男权文化既消费女性欲望又鄙视女性欲望的思路。在塑造苏文纨、孙柔嘉等形象时，隐含作者又放任笔下的人物，对主动追求爱情的女性提出种种不公平的指控，并运用作者和叙述者的权威剥夺这些女性为自己辩护的权利。《围城》的男性偏见由于与作品的现代主义思想交织在一起，尤其富有遮蔽性。     

港澳台入闽旅游亲福度与市场偏差度关系研究

基于亲福度分析福建传统的主要旅游客源地港澳台偏爱福建程度,运用市场偏差度分析港澳台在福建的市场份额偏离在中国的市场份额的程度,探讨亲福度和市场偏差度的关系。揭示港澳台入闽旅游市场时空格局演变态势,研判旅游市场未来发展趋势。为企业对外宣传促销和旅游业发展方向提供参考,促进和提升福建区域旅游竞争力。     

积分非线性的线性校正电路设计与实验

直流数字电压表积分非线性的线性校正,是为了将被测电压通过积分器积分后,产生相应的时间量。然后再将时间量转换成相应的数字量进行计数,从而实现直流电压的测量。     

统计组织理论及其对人力资源管理的启示

归纳总结统计组织理论的核心思想以及小样本定律、测量误差、范围误差和混淆因果因素等关键内容。在此基础上,以人力资源管理领域为例,通过将统计组织理论应用于对招聘、培训、绩效考核和职务晋升、薪酬等人力资源管理职能的理论分析、提出新理论命题,进一步阐释统计组织理论可以为组织管理研究所带来的新理论视角和理论创见。     

基于中国湿地CVM研究的Meta分析

Meta分析作为效益转移的一种有效方法,在湿地资源评估方面得到广泛应用,但由于样本数据中出版选择偏差的存在,使评估结果的准确性受到影响。为解决该问题,本文构建可消除出版选择偏差影响的Meta回归模型,通过收集中国应用CVM对湿地进行价值评估的研究结果,建立价值转移数据库,通过检验数据库中出版选择偏差的存在与否,选择恰当的Meta回归模型,进而建立价值转移模型,并对模型样本外价值转移的有效性进行检验。FAT-PET的检验结果表明,数据库中不存在出版选择偏差,说明本文所选取文献的样本代表性较好,样本数据并没有受到出版选择偏差的影响;Meta回归结果表明,湿地服务类型、湿地位置、湿地类型、湿地面积、受益人口数以及问卷引导方式的差异,都会导致湿地价值估值的差异,而问卷调查方式、人均GDP、研究时间和期刊质量等对湿地价值估值没有显著影响;Meta回归模型的样本外效益转移的误差范围为0.08%~39.02%,误差均值为9.58%,模型可用于样本外效益转移。