Being taught to learn together: an ethnographic study of the curriculum in two Chinese kindergartens

This paper reports the findings of a pilot study which adopted an ethnographic approach to investigate the cultural features of the Chinese kindergarten curriculum by means of ‘semi‐participant’ observations, semi‐structured interviews, daily conversations and open‐ended questionnaires in two Chinese kindergartens. The paper first introduces the debate over teaching and learning in the early years in Western contexts. It then demonstrates that the curriculum in Chinese kindergartens is mainly implemented by means of teachers' formal collective teaching. Children seem to be taught to learn; their spontaneous learning interests are welcomed but seldom developed in depth. The preference among teachers for this formal collective teaching, coupled with their perception that this teaching is required in their particular situations, creates a tension between teaching and children's learning. The shift in parents' views of education, from an over‐emphasis on children's knowledge‐based study to support for children's harmonious overall development, also contributes to this tension.     

高职财经类专业统计教材存在的问题与思考

文章从分析当前高职财经类统计教材存在的问题入手,提出了对教材建设的思考和建议.高职财经类统计教材存着大统计思想不够突出、与高中统计知识衔接不够、与专业和技术变化结合不够紧密等方面的问题,必须从教材建设的科学性、规范性、技术性、应用性和趣味性出发,参照AP统计学的建设模式,加大教材改革力度.     

An Interview with Daniel K. German,Senior Vice President of Database Creation and Maintenance,info USA,Inc.

ABSTRACT

On the transition between editors, Charles Popovich reflects on his more than ten-year tenure as the third editor of the Journal of Business&;Finance Librarianship (JBFL) from 1996 to 2005. Among his contributions as Editor are a regular and predictable publication schedule; special thematic issues; business and information professionals from multi-type information settings as authors, contributors and column editors; and broad dissemination of content. This interview seeks to capture Charles Popovich's unique perspective on business librarianship publishing. It also documents some history of Haworth Press' Journal of Business&;Finance Librarianship, established in 1989.     

基于就业导向下高职院校金融专业教学改革的思考

本文分析了当前高职院校金融保险专业日常教学中存在的不足,从课程设置改革和考核方式方法的改革以改进教学手段和方法,加强师资培训等方面对教学改革提出了相应的措施。     

The Equity Indexed Annuity: A Monte Carlo Forensic Investigation into a Controversial Financial Product

Equity Indexed Annuities (EIAs) are controversial financial products because the payoffs to investors are based on formulas that are supposedly too complex for average investors to understand. This brief describes how Monte Carlo simulation can provide insight into the true risk and return of an EIA. This approach can be used as a project assignment or an in‐class assignment to demonstrate the ability of Monte Carlo simulation to solve problems involving uncertainty and nonlinear payoffs.     

Moral Atmosphere and Athletic Aggressive Tendencies in Young Soccer Players

The major purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the moral atmosphere of athletic teams to athletes' self-described likelihood to aggress (SLA). Two additional purposes were: first, to determine whether there was a predominant figure most influential to athletes' SLA and, secondly, to examine potential gender differences in athletes' perceived team moral atmosphere, their SLA and the most influential person affecting their SLA. Participants were 194 male and female soccer players 13-19 years of age. Athletes' perceptions of their team pro-aggressive norms emerged as the most consistent predictor of their SLA. Regardless of gender, the athletes reported that they would be more likely to aggress if they thought their coach supported such behaviour. The findings shed light on the influence that significant others have in "shaping" the moral atmosphere operating on youth sport teams.     

Authentic Learning in a Sociocultural Framework: A case study on non‐formal learning

This paper reports a case study in which 53 adult refugees initiated their own forms of learning with the aim of strengthening their opportunities for integration into Swedish society. The overall research interest was to find out what theoretical implications can be drawn from a case study where two different forms of learning were implemented. One alternative was offered in a formal setting and another in a non‐formal setting where the group members shaped forms of learning themselves. The findings show that many features of non‐formal working procedures correspond with basic assumptions and key concepts of sociocultural theory. Furthermore, these features accord well with key concepts of authentic learning. In a similar way as theoretical aspects of “situated learning” can be seen as an integrated part of sociocultural theory, we discuss whether the notion “authentic learning” could be used as a dimension of supporting meaningful learning in contextualised inclusive learning environments.     

回顾与展望：财经类院校教育国际化的发展路径探索

财经类高校是我国高等教育的重要组成部分,通过回顾财经类高校的发展历程,分析财经类院校教育国际化的必要性,进而从财经院校的教育思想、办学模式、课程建设、教师队伍等方面梳理我国财经类高校教育国际化办学的基本形式,指出中国高等财经教育国际化进程中面临的困难,提出我国高等财经教育国际化道路的选择,以期能对我国高等财经教育国际化发展有所借鉴和启示。     

新建地方院校金融数学专业本科人才培养探讨

地方院校应改变数学与应用数学专业单一的局面,适应经济数量化的发展要求,顺应金融数学本科教育的发展,积极争取开设具有区位市场优势、专业后发优势、数理分析优势的金融数学本科专业,开展金融数学研究,改革创新教学方法,为当地经济建设培养掌握金融数学中的数学理论和方法的应用型人才.     

金融危机下我国传媒经济转暖及复苏的思考

金融危机一波接着一波,全球经济体都大小不同、轻重不一地受到了影响,国内经济开始大幅度调整,中国传媒经济发展到要拐弯的时候了。应对金融危机,我国传媒经济谋求新媒体与传统媒体走跨媒体之路,大力整合资源、调整策略、广开财路、相互依托弯道超车才能实现经济转暖率先复苏。