Identifying core competencies to advance female professors’ careers: an exploratory study in United States academia

This exploratory study aims to identify the core competencies necessary to successfully advance the careers of female associate professors in higher education. To ascertain these core career competencies, a critical incident interview technique was employed. One-to-one semi-structured interviews with six female full professors at a major research university in the Midwestern region of the United States were conducted. Based on participants’ career advancement experiences, the following competencies were identified: (1) making important connections, (2) fulfilling responsibilities in academia, (3) being politically savvy, (4) managing personal and professional obligations, (5) developing a sense of self-agency for one’s career, and (6) believing in one’s self in the work environment. The action-oriented findings of this research, rather than skill-based, can be easily adapted by faculty and institutions, both domestically and internationally, to improve current practices. These findings offer a unique contribution for improving the research and practice of career development among female faculty in higher education.     

成人高校学生职业指导工作探析

在人们关注大学生就业及职业生涯发展的今天,成人高校学生作为高等教育的特殊群体,他们的就业及职业发展问题尚未引起足够的重视。本文从成人高校学生的特殊性出发,尝试分析了成人高校职业指导的特点、实施的原则及其意义所在。     

EFL teachers’ perceptions of English language policy at the elementary level in Taiwan

Due in large part to the trends towards economic globalization, English has become the most widely disseminated and ubiquitous international language. The purpose of the study was to investigate what Taiwan’s EFL teachers at the elementary level believe about the policy of English as a compulsory subject and how they perceive the benefits and obstacles of the policy’s implementation. Ten elementary English teachers in Tainan City and its suburban areas participated in this study. Data were collected through teachers’ interviews, classroom observation and document analysis. Results found that all ten teachers agreed with the policy for English as a compulsory subject at the elementary level. They observed both positive and negative sides of this top‐down policy. Classroom observation and interview data revealed that EFL teachers had to plan their English classes with the constraints on a large class of students with mixed levels of proficiency, limited teaching hours and resources. Parents’ expectations of and attitudes towards English learning also became an obstacle.     

面向就业的美国职业群课程模式探析

美国职业群课程模式以经济发展和就业需求为本，旨在培养学生的就业弹性和职业适应能力。实现其终身职业生涯发展。它以职业群分类和职业途径为依据，构建有序的课程体系。在实施过程中注重为学生制定系统的学习计划、加强职业指导服务和广泛建立合作伙伴，并逐渐开展了基于职业技能标准的课程评估。当前，职业群课程模式在联邦和州政府的管理和支持下得到了普及和推广，但也存在一些亟待克服的困难和问题。     

论学术期刊栏目形态策划与编辑分类体系的建构

学术期刊特色栏目的策划和科学的编辑分类思想理论体系的建构,在推进学术期刊张扬自我学术优势和创造品牌的过程中占有十分重要的地位。当代我国学术期刊的学术栏目形态策划和栏目编辑分类思想理论发展趋势呈现出以下趋势:从综合性栏目→特色栏目→专题栏目,在整合的基础上由宽泛、分散向具体、专门与精细化递进,由粗放型栏目编辑分类向创造集约型、品牌型栏目编辑分类转换。学术刊物栏目的生成机理大致可分为原生形态、依托形态和争鸣形态。衡量栏目水平的标准包括:充分发挥刊物自身的独特优势且具有不可替代的特色,由栏目突破带动期刊整体的自觉优化,栏目的学术影响力和对社会发展的贡献等。     

Fluid reasoning,working memory and planning ability in assessment of risk for mathematical difficulties

ABSTRACT

The demands on mathematical problem-solving have increased in almost all school systems internationally and may constitute a barrier for children with special educational needs (SEN). This study explored the role of fluid reasoning (FR), working memory (WM) and complex executive function of planning (EF) in children (N = 62) referred for assessment of SEN, and specifically of risk for mathematical difficulties (MD). Performances on FR, WM and complex EF of planning were used to predict risk for MD. Results showed that planning ability predicted children at risk for MD, beyond FR or WM ability, when comparing with children not at risk for MD. It was concluded that assessing the complex EF of planning in addition to FR and WM ability is crucial in identifying children at risk for MD. The importance of understanding how planning ability affects children’s mathematical problem-solving is discussed, in relation to assessment and teaching practices.     

基于就业能力的大学生生涯规划教育探析

高等教育的大众化进程中,大学生实现充分和高质量就业已越来越引起社会、高校和大学生本人的关注,而与之相关的大学生就业能力更凸显其重要性.本文通过分析大学生要实现充分和高质量的就业应具备的就业能力,探析了以就业能力为核心的生涯规划教育的意义及方法,以推进高校生涯规划教育的发展和学生就业能力的提高.     

澳大利亚科技政策研究与战略制定的范例分析

以澳大利亚研究理事会(ARC)作为政策研究与战略制定的范例,把对ARC的分析置于国家科技政策与战略演变的背景下,深入考察其政策研究与战略制定过程及其产生的作用与影响,提示对我国R＆D管理的借鉴与启示意义。     

An investigation of the strategic information systems planning success in Chinese publicly traded firms

Based on a survey of Chinese publicly traded firms, we report on the status of the strategic information systems planning success in China. Through this analysis of the survey data, we found that Chinese managers are not using IS as a competitive weapon though they have already realized some aspects of strategic information system planning. We also examined the differences between Eastern and Western cultural and political context factors to explain this phenomenon.     

美国哥伦比亚大学图书馆的“战略方向”

美国哥伦比亚大学图书馆2015年秋开始实施"战略方向"流程,以阐明愿景,"战略方向"确定为"致力于包容、提升知识、激发探索、促进发现、塑造话语和赋予员工权利"。文章概述北美大学图书馆的战略规划趋势,分析哥伦比亚大学图书馆"战略方向"的制定过程及其评估。