The impact of a natural disaster: under- and postgraduate nursing education following the Canterbury,New Zealand,earthquake experiences

While natural disasters have been reported internationally in relation to the injury burden, role of rescuers and responders, there is little known about the impact on education in adult professional populations. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake affected the Canterbury region of New Zealand on 4 September 2010 followed by more than 13,000 aftershocks in the three years to September 2013. As part of a larger study, a mixed method survey was used to explore factors impacting nurses engaged in education through polytechnic and university courses. This paper presents factors that were self-identified by students as supporting their ability to continue with education. Participants were recruited from three nursing settings: undergraduate nursing students, Registered Nurses (RNs) engaged in post-registration education and RNs engaged in postgraduate courses. A total of 290 participants took part in the study. A number of factors identified by participants could be addressed in pre-disaster course planning and curriculum design; through education and support of both students and staff; and the active promotion of personal, professional and institutional resilience.     

Factors influencing students’ perceptions of graduate attribute acquisition in a multidisciplinary honours track in a Dutch university

This article studies the relationship between students’ perceptions of teaching and learning in a multidisciplinary honours programme and their impact on graduate attributes acquisition. The study, conducted among 73 honours students in a Dutch research university, evaluates perceived improvement in graduate attributes through annually collected survey data pertaining to student motivation, perception of the teaching and learning environment, engagement in the programme and registered course marks. The evaluation study reveals that to the extent of the perceived development of graduate attributes, three factors play crucial roles: students’ performance motivation, the amount of teacher support in creative and critical thinking, and students’ inclination to approach the honours track as a learning community.     

Helping Taiwanese Graduate Students Help Themselves: Applying Corpora to Industrial Management English as a Foreign Language Academic Reading and Writing

Lack of knowledge in the conventional use of vocabulary and multiword patterns in one's respective field of expertise causes Taiwanese students to produce academic writing that is markedly “non-nativelike.” This is because Taiwanese students are first and foremost second language readers and often have difficulty “picking up on” the regularly encountered language patterns found in scholarly texts. As one step in determining a solution to this problem, this article reports on a pilot implementation encouraging graduate Taiwanese students for whom English is a foreign language to use self-editing techniques in their own field-specific academic writing by use of a corpus tool. Classroom interviews, draft comparisons, and individual stimulated recall interviews showed a difference in acceptance and success after using the corpus tool (StringNet Navigator) as an aid to self-editing academic English writing. The corpus tool's functions, results of its use by industrial management graduate students for self-editing academic writing, and pedagogical implications are described.     

Factors contributing to university image: the postgraduate students’ points of view

Despite several studies having been conducted to examine organizational image from a business perspective, there has not been adequate research in the area of perceived image in nonprofit organizations such as universities. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the factors contributing to university image, from the postgraduate students’ point of view. In addition, the impact of the students’ perceived university image on their organizational trust was examined. The population of this study consisted of postgraduate students in 10 of the top Iranian universities. Questionnaires were used to collect the required data. The findings indicated the difference between current practices and ideal values of the factors contributing to the university image. Based on our findings, the factors contributing to university image range from internal and international reputation, university members, and academic planning, to university environment. Furthermore, we found that university image has a significant impact on students’ trust in their university.     

研究生自我概念和心理健康的关系:心理弹性的中介效应

为了探讨研究生自我概念和心理健康的关系以及心理弹性在其中的中介作用,采用自我概念量表(简化版)、心理弹性量表(CD-RISC)、症状自评量表(SCL-90)对740名硕士研究生进行调查,并使用AMOS 24.0软件在自我概念、心理弹性和心理健康之间建立结构方程模型,检验心理弹性在研究生自我概念和心理健康之间的中介效应。研究结果发现:(1)男性自我概念得分显著低于女性(t=-2.033,p<0.05),心理弹性得分(t=2.796,p<0.05)和坚韧性维度得分(t=3.455,p<0.05)显著高于女性;(2)研究生自我概念、心理弹性、心理健康得分显著相关(p<0.01);(3)自我概念既直接预测心理健康(β=-0.386,p<0.001),又通过心理弹性间接预测心理健康(β=-0.263,p<0.001),中介效应占总效应的31.9%。因此得出研究生的心理健康与自我概念、心理弹性密切相关,心理弹性在自我概念和心理健康之间起部分中介作用的结论。     

研究生“数字图像处理”课程教学改革研究

近年来数字图像处理技术迅速发展并在各领域广泛应用。为了适应数字图像处理技术的发展趋势,为社会培养出符合时代需求的人才,以大连大学研究生"数字图像处理"课程教学改革为例,论述课程教学改革中遇到的问题和解决办法。以打好理论基础、加强能力培养、有.利长远发展为目标,从教学内容和教学模式两方面改革入手,通过拓宽教学内容、调整教学重点,采取研讨式教学、案例式教学、跨平台教学等切实可行的措施,提升了教学质量,提高了研究生的自主学习能力,使学生在掌握基础理论的同时拓宽了视野,培养了学生基本的科研素养。     

研究生选修课程“康复推拿学”教学设计探索

“康复推拿学”作为一门新兴的交叉学科,是现代康复医学与中医传统推拿疗法的结合应用。为推动“康复推拿学”纵深发展,教学团队在研究生课程体系中开设了“康复推拿学”选修课程。“康复推拿学”课程既有利于拓展研究生学习内容和思路,又利于培养研究生创新思维,是深化发展“康复推拿学”至关重要的环节。采用开放式、研讨式教学模式,探索设计研究生选修课“康复推拿学”的课程教学,有力地推动了“康复推拿学”课程迭代发展。     

博士生课程参与困境的诱因及其调适 ——基于“双一流”高校教育学博士生的个案研究

博士生群体构成的日益多样化呼唤博士生培养模式的变革。当前博士生课程存在学生参与度低等问题,其合理性正面临挑战。对我国三所“双一流”高校教育学专业博士生的深度访谈发现,课程制度设计的模糊性与有限性导致学生选课决策更多表现为既定约束下的次优博弈。此种选课机制与课程教学质量的不确定性相结合,最终引致学生课堂参与行为的分异。博士生通过旁听、权变等非制度化实践,一定程度上彰显了学习者在教育场域中的能动性。未来,有必要增加博士生课程制度的弹性,重申有效互动的价值。     

辩论与讲座对非全日制研究生情绪影响的研究

非全日制研究生已经成为当今高校独特且不容忽视的学生群体。研究对比分析了以互动辩论和常规讲座为组织形式的教学法对非全日制研究生的积极情绪和消极情绪的影响差异。研究发现,互动辩论和常规讲座两种授课方式均显著降低了非全日制研究生的消极情绪。但是,重复测量的方差分析结果显示,相比参与常规讲座的学生,参与互动辩论的非全日制研究生在课后保留了更多的积极情绪。辩论作为互动学习的教学法,可以实现情绪调节,有助于个体发展和创新者涌现。     

研究生创新实验评价体系权重智能计算方法研究

针对人工鱼群算法的缺陷,采用混沌扰动方法对其进行改进,提出了混沌扰动人工鱼群算法(CAFSA。将计算智能技术应用于计算研究生创新实验评价体系各指标的权重,提出了基于改进层次分析法(IM-AHP和CAFSA确定评价体系指标权重的智能计算方法,设计出了CAFSA实例化的具体方案。结果分析表明该方法是科学有效的。