Community College Counseling: Why Are Research Outcomes So Elusive?

This article focuses on counseling research in the community college context. The article suggests the need for a robust community college knowledge base, describes some limitations of the current community college literature, and suggests a framework for more effective work in this area. The authors’ own experiences and selected examples of published studies are used as illustrations of the hurdles encountered and solutions available when examining counseling theories, practices, and outcomes in 2‐year settings.     

Writer identification approach based on bag of words with OBI features

Handwriter identification aims to simplify the task of forensic experts by providing them with semi-automated tools in order to enable them to narrow down the search to determine the final identification of an unknown handwritten sample. An identification algorithm aims to produce a list of predicted writers of the unknown handwritten sample ranked in terms of confidence measure metrics for use by the forensic expert will make the final decision.Most existing handwriter identification systems use either statistical or model-based approaches. To further improve the performances this paper proposes to deploy a combination of both approaches using Oriented Basic Image features and the concept of graphemes codebook. To reduce the resulting high dimensionality of the feature vector a Kernel Principal Component Analysis has been used. To gauge the effectiveness of the proposed method a performance analysis, using IAM dataset for English handwriting and ICFHR 2012 dataset for Arabic handwriting, has been carried out. The results obtained achieved an accuracy of 96% thus demonstrating its superiority when compared against similar techniques.     

Research Training Needs of Scientist‐Practitioners: Implications for Counselor Education

Counselors (N = 911) reported the research skills needed for practice and subsequent research training needs. Findings indicate that counselors have a high need for research skills at work, but training needs differ significantly by counselor type. Recommendations include increasing emphasis on single‐case design, survey design, and widely available data analysis tools.     

The effect of television viewing on ethnic prejudice against immigrants: A study in the Italian context

Television viewers construct many different meanings from the programs they watch. Here, we investigated whether ethnic prejudice is differentially influenced by the genre of television programs in their portrayal of ethnic minorities. We also wanted to determine whether a higher educational level reduces ethnic prejudice and television use. A self-reported questionnaire was administered to 401 Italian adults. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationships between ethnic prejudice and television program contents and educational level. Viewing Reality and Variety Shows was positively related to ethnic prejudice, News and Public Affairs was negatively related, and Films and TV series had no apparent influence on prejudice. Educational level was negatively related to both ethnic prejudice and watching Reality and Variety Shows, and positively related to viewing News and Public Affairs and Films and TV series programs.     

EUROPEAN DISSERTATION SUMMARIES

To alleviate teachers’ reluctance toward practical work, there has been much discussion on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, teaching materials, and failsafe strategies for practical work. Despite these efforts, practical work is still regarded as a challenging task for many elementary science teachers. To understand the complexity of teachers’ conflicts in practical work, this study examines teachers’ ideas about teaching and learning that influence teachers’ decision‐making and action on teaching practical work. More important than knowing technical–rational aspects of practical work is to understand the internal contradictions that teachers have to resolve within themselves regarding their capabilities and beliefs about science teaching and practical work. Using stories and experiences of 38 third‐year university students in a science method course in Korea, we seek to understand the conflicts and negotiations that they experience as they make decisions regarding practical work throughout their course. Reflective writings and group discussions on their lived experiences and concerns were used to probe participants’ ideas on teaching using practical work. From written and verbal data, themes were saturated in terms of the aspects which could (dis)encourage their practice. Results suggest that there are multifactorial challenges in pre‐service teachers’ understandings and concerns in practical work. Besides time, materials, and curriculum, pedagogical assumptions and values also compositely challenge the minds of teachers. As the pre‐service elementary teachers negotiated within themselves the importance of science in classroom and social levels, the question is raised about their identities as pre‐service elementary teachers to appreciate the balance between science teaching and practical work.     

一种实用的MPLS约束路由算法

MPLS流量工程是保证网络QOS的有效途径,而显式路径的建立是MPLS流量工程实施的关键问题之一。本文在分析了最近最宽路径算法和负载均衡算法后,提出通过计算网络最大流,以带宽需求为主要依据,同时考虑其它QOS参数的约束路由算法。该算法最大优点是简单实用,与此同时,可以在一定程度上均衡系统的负载。     

济慈的诗歌——现实主义和浪漫主义的完美结合

众所周知，作为英国学史上第二代浪漫主义诗人的杰出代表之一的济慈，其诗歌不论在形式上还是在内容上都给人留下了美的享受。然而在他的相当一部分的作品里。诗人同时采用浪漫主义和现实主义的表现手法进行创作，既艺术地描写美好的理想生活。又真实地再现当时的社会生活。本将结合诗人的某些诗篇。重点分析诗歌中的现实主义特点。     

Hybrid event based control architecture for tele-robotic systems controlled through Internet

INTRODUCTIONWiththerapiddevelopmentofInternettech-nology,moreandmoreInternetbasedapplicationsinindustrieshavebeenbroughtforth,rangingfromwebbaseddataacquisition(Huetal.,2002)torobotssharingthroughtheInternet(Safaricetal.,1999).Inrecentyears,manyscientistsandengi-neershavedevotedenthusiasticallymuchtimetostudyofInternetbasedtele-roboticsystems(BradyandTarn,2001).Internet,asachannelofcommu-nication,providesanewmediaforcontrolsignalsandsensoryinformationdeliverycontrollablethroughtheInter…     

浅谈高校教师管理中的人性化

管理是粘合生产力要素的重要条件,是现代社会生存和发展的重要条件,而人是管理各要素中最根本的要素。人是管理的核心,提高管理质量和效率需要调动人的积极性、主动性、创造性,建立和谐的人际关系。因此,本文意在探讨和研究高校教师的人性化管理问题,以优化传统的管理模式。     

中国古代文学中雁意象的文化内蕴

雁 ,是中国古代文学中常见的意象之一。在文学作品中 ,古人常以雁自喻 ,抒写内心的思乡怀旧、羁旅孤苦之情 ,以及相思哀怨的感伤 ,成为道德伦常的载体。雁意象丰富的文化内蕴 ,相沿承袭 ,给传统抒情文学和民族审美心理产生不可忽视的影响