Exploring factors that improve mathematics achievement in Brunei

The low pass rate in Brunei Year 13 mathematics is a source of concern for many stakeholders. Success in mathematics is required for students wishing to attend university and pursue courses in the sciences and technology. Many different factors contribute to success and failure in mathematics. This field survey (N = 330 randomly selected Year 13 students representing 179 females and 151 males) determined the extent to which coping mechanisms, study strategies, learning styles, and self-efficacy were related to academic achievement in mathematics. Stepwise multiple regression analysis with backward elimination identified six statistically significant main effect variables with links to mathematics achievement (task-oriented coping, textbook reading, concentration, self-efficacy, time management, and activist learning style). Two-way interactions of the male and female genders with deep processing and reflector learning styles were also significantly associated with mathematics achievement. Other significant interaction variables were beneficial to both genders.     

Impact of digital surge during Covid-19 pandemic: A viewpoint on research and practice

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an inevitable surge in the use of digital technologies due to the social distancing norms and nationwide lockdowns. People and organizations all over the world have had to adjust to new ways of work and life. We explore possible scenarios of the digital surge and the research issues that arise.An increase in digitalization is leading firms and educational institutions to shift to work-from-home (WFH). Blockchain technology will become important and will entail research on design and regulations. Gig workers and the gig economy is likely to increase in scale, raising questions of work allocation, collaboration, motivation, and aspects of work overload and presenteeism. Workplace monitoring and technostress issues will become prominent with an increase in digital presence. Online fraud is likely to grow, along with research on managing security. The regulation of the internet, a key resource, will be crucial post-pandemic.Research may address the consequences and causes of the digital divide. Further, the issues of net neutrality and zero-rating plans will merit scrutiny. A key research issue will also be the impact and consequences of internet shutdowns, frequently resorted to by countries. Digital money, too, assumes importance in crisis situations and research will address their adoption, consequences, and mode. Aspects of surveillance and privacy gain importance with increased digital usage.     

转型期我国社会体育利益整合机制研究

转型时期我国社会体育利益分化明显,体育利益结构变化深刻,很大程度上影响了我国体育事业的和谐发展,所以现阶段应该加强对社会体育利益整合机制的研究.考虑我国社会经济发展的实际情况,体育利益整合机制应主要包括充足的主体动力、健全的体育利益保障机制、完善的体育利益表达机制、合理的体育利益分配机制、多元的体育利益补偿机制.     

国际体育法研究——来自软法视角的考察

从“软法”视角对国际体育法的构成进行了分析.国际体育法由硬法与软法两大板块构成,其中硬法构成了国际体育法的内核,软法是其外围.由于体育特殊性使然,未来国际体育法的发展将要倚重软法之治,但是,并非轻视硬法的作用.“软硬兼施,刚柔并济”是国际体育治理发展的合理道路.     

乡村振兴战略下农村公共体育服务的协同治理研究——基于多元主体协同治理模型

农村公共体育服务作为农村体育中的基本组成部分,其发展与治理是实现乡村振兴的重要内容,是提升体育治理能力现代化和实现体育强国梦的必经之路。运用文献资料、专家访谈等研究方法,结合乡村振兴战略的时代背景,基于协同治理的基本理论,把握农村公共体育服务协同治理的现实动因,分析农村公共体育服务协同治理中存在的均等化供给落实不到位、服务管理体制结构失衡、市场经济模式功能缺失、农民需求表达体系欠缺等现实问题。通过构建农村公共体育服务多元主体协同治理模型,确保治理公正平等、完善政府职能结构、促进机制融合发展、激发需求主体活力等方面实现农村公共体育服务有效治理。     

我国群众性体育活动治理问题与完善建议

运用文献资料、案例分析法等,分析我国群众性体育活动治理现状、存在的问题,并提出完善建议。治理现状:群众性体育活动发展迅速,组织者和承办者多元化;地方政府是推动发展的重要力量;建立了初步的法治与政策体系。存在的问题:监管部门权责不清,监管不到位;体育赛事审批取消后未能及时完善相关配套制度;承办者内部管理和专业能力不足;参与者专业能力和风险意识不足;组织者的安全保障义务与应急准备不足。完善建议:明确政府监管职责,实现统一指挥和集合管理;制定行业标准,健全体育产业制度;承办单位要严格工作流程,完善内部治理;强化参赛者的专业能力和风险意识;强化赛事安全保障,充分做好应急准备工作。     

大学-工业合作管理模式:香港案例

大学—工业合作管理模式可以从外部管理模式和大学的内部管理模式两个维度来考察。香港作为世界新兴的工业经济区和重要的国际贸易港,其经济的高度发展是与其高度重视高等教育的发展以及大学和工业界的合作分不开的。在大学与工业界合作方面,香港已建立起良好的组织架构和运行机制。以香港科技大学为代表的案例研究为大学—工业合作管理提供了可资借鉴的经验。     

Animals,Governance and Ecology: Managing the Menace of Venomous Snakes in Colonial India

During the nineteenth century, the British Raj launched a campaign to reduce the number of people killed annually by venomous snakes on the Indian subcontinent. Unlike its successful effort to cull large mammals, the colonial government was forced to abolish its bounty scheme in 1890 and instead seek to use sanitation to reduce interactions between humans and snakes. This article will assess this transition in policy as a means to understand how attitudes towards the governance of animals were shaped by cultural and ecological factors. It will be shown that during its inception, discourses of scientific governance statistically augmented perceptions of the threat posed by snakes, presenting them as a direct yet manageable danger within an anthropocentric cultural model. However, financial and practical limitations forced the government to recognise that the behaviour, seasonal patterns and territorial movements of snakes influenced the rate of mortality, and thus adjust its policy to acknowledge the experience of cohabitation in India’s diverse ecological contexts.     

论科技风险的产生与治理

现代社会的风险主要源自科技发展副作用所导致的科技风险。科技风险是科技政策研究所不可回避的重要问题。这一问题产生的根源在于科学理性与社会理性的断裂。近年来出现的一种所谓的科技风险民主治理模式已经为解决这一问题提供了一个新的有效途径,而遵循公众参与性、共识性及民主规范性则是现代社会科技风险民主治理的基本原则。     

Collaborative risk method for information security management practices: A case context within Turkey

In this case study, a collaborative risk method for information security management has been analyzed considering the common problems encountered during the implementation of ISO standards in eight Turkish public organizations. This proposed risk method has been applied within different public organizations and it has been demonstrated to be effective and problem-free. The fundamental issue is that there is no legislation that regulates the information security liabilities of the public organizations in Turkey. The findings and lessons learned presented in this case provide useful insights for practitioners when implementing information security management projects in other international public sector organizations.