Teacher capabilities in a multicultural educational environment: an analysis of the impact of a professional development project

With more programmes being taught through English in non-Anglophone contexts, higher education lecturers are faced with new challenges. This article briefly presents a professional development initiative carried out at departmental level as an intervention for all English Medium Instruction lecturers. In order to assess the effect of such an intervention, a mix of different data sets are used, moving from self-assessment by participants to observations of individual teaching practices in the classrooms. It is shown how corroboration of surveys and observation reports in an explicit feedback template can be used to evidence the value of the intervention in context.     

Culture,indigenous knowledge systems and sustainable development: A critical view of education in an African context

The article’s focus is the relationship between culture, indigenous knowledge systems (IKS), sustainable development and education in Africa. It analyzes the concept of sustainability with particular reference to education and indigenous knowledge systems. In particular the article analyzes the documents from the World Summit in Johannesburg in 2002 as well as from the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Moreover, the article discusses South Africa’s Curriculum 2005 (C 2005) launched by the African National Congress (ANC) by focusing on the dilemmas of exclusively introducing Western-based scientific knowledge in a cultural context based on indigenous epistemology. The article concludes by calling for more research into the viability of indigenous knowledge systems as a potential tool in sustainable development.     

以社会教育需求引导电大转变发展方式

规划纲要的颁布实施,把中国电大教育带入了一个新的历史发展时期。准确把握国家经济、社会发展态势及其对教育和人才的需求,以贯彻落实《规划纲要》精神为契机,适度调整电大办学定位,加快调整电大教育结构,优化电大系统多层级治理结构,推动电大转变发展方式,促进电大教育持续健康发展。     

英语新闻报道的特点

英语新闻报道是为听众或观众提供新鲜的信息,是对最近发生的事情的报道。它们还具有以下的特点:词汇密度大,实词和词汇总数的比例在60%左右;词汇量大,在1万左右;语速较快,在每分钟160左右。此外,还在词汇、句法、语音语调等方面具有鲜明的特点。     

政府购买中小城市本科院校图书馆社会服务探析

中小城市本科院校图书馆资源相对丰富,对市民的吸引力较大,但一般不是由所在地方政府主办,因此无法要求其免费为市民服务。通过政府购买服务方式,该类图书馆可向当地市民提供免费服务,这既是可行的,又具有现实意义。政府购买本科院校图书馆服务可以以建立社会服务分类统计评价体系为基础,并坚持校内外服务同步发展的原则,以实现政府、本科院校、校内外读者多方共赢。     

用中锰球铁代替高锰钢生产球磨机衬板

通过试验和生产实践表明,用中锰球铁代替高锰钢生产球磨机衬板,不仅能满足使用要求。而且经济效益显。选择合适的Mn含量和合适的Si／Mn比,控制冷却速度、适当提高基体中奥氏体含量。是这项试验成功的关键。     

中碳低合金钢衬板的研制

叙述了研制一种用于中小型球磨机的衬板的方法,该衬板具有高的强度和硬度,同时也具有较好的韧性.本文根据衬板性能要求及实际工况进行了成分设计.     

洛阳市中小企业发展微观策略研究

根据对洛阳市中小企业实际状况的调查,就其内部存在的问题和困难,论述了发展中小企业的微观策略,认为中小企业要发展,必须从各个方面大胆创新,才能取得良好的经济效益和社会效益.     

中小企业进行品牌创建的必要性

在实行市场经济和加入WTO后，各国品牌相继进入中国市场，加剧了中国市场品牌力的竞争，给中国民族企业带来了冲击，同时也给中小企业带来了新的问题。面对生存，面对竞争，中国的中小企业很有必要加强品牌的创建和运营。     

解脲脲原体在三种培养基中生长情况的对比观察

目的:探讨解脲脲原体的最适培养基。方法:使用牛心浸液、牛肉汤和PPLO三种培养基,对解脲脲原体标准菌株及128份男性不育患者精液标本进行解脲脲原体的培养及生长情况的观察。结果:解脲脲原体在三种培养基均能生长,128份标本中阳性率分别为牛心浸液培养基57.0％、PPLO55.6％及牛肉汤45.2％;牛心浸液与PPLO培养解脲脲原体无显著性差异,与牛肉汤培养基有显著性差异。结论:牛心浸液培养基是一种较适合解脲脲原体生长且具有较高敏感性的培养基。