Culture and country choice of international students: evidence from Ghana

ABSTRACT

This study seeks to examine the influence of the cultural elements on international students’ country choice. It also examines whether individual values moderate the influence of cultural elements on the country choice of international students. Drawing upon a sample size of 223, the data was analysed using structural equation modelling technique. Among the five cultural elements, education, language and social institutions were found to have a positive significant influence on the international student’s country choice. When moderated by individual values education was found to be the only key significant value to international students when selecting a country to further their education. The cultural elements should be given much attention by marketers, government and managers of academic institutions. An improvement in the standards of education in developing countries would attract more students from developed countries.     

论全球化视野下教育对文化的选择

全球化的本质不是一体化、资本主义化或西化,而是同时包含着一体化和分裂化、单一化和多样化、集中化和分散化、国际化和本土化的矛盾统一体。基于这一认识,教育在“和而不同”思想方法的指导下,加强其文化选择功能,不仅有助于促进文化自身的发展与进步,而且对整个全球化的进程具有积极的、建设性的推动作用。     

中国传统文化会消失吗

为消解担心中国传统化被弱化的疑虑，通过逻辑推论、历史实证、现实选择、未来预测四方面的论证，证明这种担心是多余的，同时兼论了中、日在现代化路径选择过程中的不同化导向及其利弊。     

Choosing Strategies of Children and the Impact of Age and Gender on Library Use: Insights for Librarians

Libraries continue to be an important source of books for young people, though relatively little is known about how gender and age influence visitation frequency for this purpose. In addition, while supporting children to choose books is part of the role of both school and public librarians, little is known about the strategies and processes children use to select books, and the beliefs and attitudes that underpin them. Findings from the 2016 Western Australian Study in Children's Book Reading offer insights into these areas that can support librarians to guide book choice, and they encourage targeted intervention to ensure that boys and older children make use of their libraries to support their literacy growth.     

澳大利亚两类医学院校毕业生的从业情况

本文以纽卡斯尔大学医学院与悉尼大学医学院毕业生为例，采用配对的统计方法，对传统与非传统医学院毕业生的从业情况作了比较分析。结果显示：纽卡斯尔大学毕业生比悉尼大学毕业生更可能选择家庭医学或精神病学工作，而两所学校毕业生在主要职业、临床工作地点、工作单位和相同的招生标准方面的差异不显著。     

京派散文群体的文化选择

京派是中国现代文学史上一个独具特色的文学群体,作家在文化选择方面与时代主流意识的差异造成了他们创作的独特性。他们的散文创作超然于政治斗争和商业化倾向之外,选择了纯文学的创作路子;他们在都市与乡村的冲突中,寻找散文的表现世界和文化表达。     

Filipino parents’ school choice and loyalty: a factor analysis

This quantitative study aims to ascertain the significant relationship existing between parents’ profile, and their school choice and school loyalty. Data were gathered using the researcher’s two-part made instrument. Respondents were first asked to fill in a robotfoto for purpose of profiling their baseline characteristics and were later asked to rate listed indicators, using a modified 8-point Likert scale. Using statistical tools such as the ANOVA, factor analysis, correlation, mean, and standard deviation, data were treated indepth. It is interesting to note that although parents are loyal to their alma mater, this does not have a much impact on their choice of school for their children. On the whole, parents’ choice of school is based on its indispensable qualities. Among the three interval-scale profiles of the parent respondents such as age, income, tuition fee payment and number of children, none of these relate to school choice, but age, income, and tuition fee payment negatively relate to school loyalty. From their nominal-scale profiles, significant differences were noted in their school choice when grouped according to civil status, place of work, and terms of payment. With respect to school loyalty, significant differences occurred in their responses when classified according to gender, terms of payment and their active participation in the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).     

谈人类政治活动对地理空间的选择思想

人类所从事的任何实践活动,无论是认识和改造自然的活动,还是认识和改造社会的活动,都是在特定的地理空间内进行的。该文总结介绍古今中外人类历史上政治活动对地理空间选择中出现的思想、理论。     

电大在社区教育中的功能定位、价值取向和策略选择

电大在社区教育并非能够充当全能者,其功能定位应建立在电大的优势和特色基础之上的人力资源的开发提升,社会功能的强化,网络平台的打造优化上;其价值取向上应和电大主流教育内容相符的知识和技能教育及电大专业课程相同或相近的培训服务,发挥电大现有的场地和网络教育平台的功能;其策略选择应凸显领航、管理、专业对接和课程开发等。     

十六大以来我国公平问题研究评介

公平问题是被学者视为“迷宫”的社会难题。对现阶段我国社会公平现状及成因、社会公平的实现理路和政策选择等方面状况作一研究评介,有助于人们对公平问题的深层次理性关注。