Beyond educational attainment: The importance of skills and lifelong learning for social outcomes. Evidence for Europe from PIAAC

Empirical evidence suggests that educational attainment nurtures people's social outcomes and promotes active participation in society and stability. However, it is unclear to what extent other types of human capital also correlate with social outcomes. Hence, we explored the opportunity offered by the PIAAC survey through its provision of information on educational attainment, observed individual key skills proficiency, and participation in adult education and training (adult lifelong learning). We therefore studied the association between these human capital variables and social outcomes, and more specifically interpersonal trust and participation in volunteering activities. Results revealed that these social outcomes were affected not only by the formal qualification obtained, determined by the education variable, but also throughout the life‐cycle. Indeed, education and training when undertaken during adult life have a significant impact, especially on volunteering. The fact that the skill proficiency also plays a significant role is extremely relevant, as skills are more likely to change over the life‐cycle, either in a positive or negative way. Whilst the formal education received is constant after exiting the educational system, skills reflect competences more accurately: first, because those with the same level of education may have different skill levels because of differences in the quality of education or ability; second, because skills can vary over time. For example, they may increase with work experience or informal education, or decrease as a result of depreciation and ageing. These findings suggest that social outcomes are prone to be affected by many factors other than formal education, suggesting that policy makers can implement recommendations even after formal education has been completed.     

反思青年知识女性价值观回归传统

以时下社会上流行的“干得好不如嫁得好”的观念为切入点,对青年知识女性价值观向传统回归的外部社会因素和内部心理因素进行了分析,并提出要解决知识女性价值观回归传统问题,政府、社会必须优化女性发展的社会环境,知识女性自身必须强化主体意识、性别观念,培养独立的人格精神。     

成人英语教学法探讨

成人英语教学应强调语言的实际运用，注意语言交流中的化差异，并能使学员在轻松的氛围中掌握新知识以及在实际中加以有效应用。     

青年DV创作浅析

DV创作正在成为青年人新的时尚和潮流,也使得我们有必要对青年DV创作现状进行研究,引导其走向主流、走向正规。     

哲学给人什么

哲学作为最高思想智慧,其真实品格与本性是人的精神世界的深层文化底蕴;哲学教化启蒙人用最美好的思想智慧去完善人性,以获得成为人的内在文化要素和精神气质,由此以本真的方式———真诚去规定自身生存与生活:即哲学给人真诚的人格,教人成为人;哲学给人真诚的思考,教人以境界;哲学给人以真诚的信仰,教人以超越。     

美国高校校园安全管理现状及启示

安全事件的频发已成为高校管理中的一大棘手问题。本文从政府、社会、高校三个方面探讨了美国高校校园安全管理的现状及运行机制,试图为我国高校校园安全管理提供一些经验和启示。     

加强成人高校礼仪教育的必要性及途径

成人高校加强礼仪教育是时代的需要,是学员自身发展、提升能力和建立良好人际关系的需要,更是构建和谐社会、强化公民文明行为的需要。把礼仪教育引入课堂,强化师资和全员教育意识,发挥网络优势,营造良好的校园氛围是加强成人高校礼仪教育的可行途径。     

美国非虚构小说崛起的科技和思想背景

美国非虚构小说在上世纪中期的繁荣具有深厚的科学技术和思想意识根源。科技创新在提升人类认识水平和改善生存环境的同时，也革新了作家的认知观念和创作思想。认识危机的弥漫，怀疑意识的扩散，使作家放弃了虚构、解释和说教的传统，代之以真实事件来表达主题。而对这一段历史的回顾具有双重意义：不但可加深对美国这一重要的学现象的研究，而且给我们提供了洋为中用，以史为鉴的依据，有助于我们探讨国内目前纪实性学的繁荣。     

美国大学“共治”的两难处境及发展趋势

大学"共治"是20世纪60年代以来指导美国大学内部权力分配的重要理念与实践原则,但近年来大学"共治"对不断产生的新问题的回应不力而受到各方的质疑与责难。对此,美国联邦政府、各州政府和大学采取了促进政府与大学融合、通过立法确定大学的多重使命、建立大学与州政府的伙伴关系、重视大学的市场性行为、组建大学生组织以扩大大学"共治"的参与面等应对措施。因此,美国大学"共治"呈现出以下趋势:政府管制逐渐弱化,形式更加多样,外部影响因素不断增加,教职参与性不断降低,参与人员各司其职等。     

青年教师基本素养问题探讨

高等教育的教学质量是高校生存和发展的生命线,青年教师作为高校师资队伍的生力军,对提高高等教育的教学质量具有至关重要的影响力.在高校实施教学质量工程的时代背景下,青年教师只有具备宽厚热情、爱岗敬业的道德素养,全面综合、广专结合的文化素养,扎实精深、灵活多变的专业素养,才能为高等教育质量的稳步提升做出自己应有的贡献.