Tracing variations within ‘rural habitus’: an explanation of why young men stay or leave isolated rural towns in southwest Queensland

An explanation is presented about what keeps young men in isolated rural areas. The purpose is to contribute a concrete analysis of habitus as used in educational research. Inadequacies in application of the term are demonstrated in research conducted on school and work by the author in a rural town. An analysis of changes from labour‐intensive work on grazing properties and practices of kangaroo and pig hunting are linked to a form of capital to demonstrate proof of a man's ability as a good worker. A form of ‘rural habitus’ is illustrated in an interview with a young man about to enter the workforce. It is argued that dispositions to working on rural properties and in the bush have become enduring forms of capital. They are resistant to school capital and the means through which young men prove their worth as adults in changing rural labour markets.     

PhD students’ work conditions and study environment in university- and industry-based PhD programmes

During the last 10 years, new models of funding and training PhD students have been established in Denmark in order to integrate industry into the entire PhD education. Several programmes have been conducted where it is possible to co-finance PhD scholarships or to become an employee as an industrial PhD in a company. An important question is what impact these new conditions will have on the PhD students’ training, work conditions and study environment. In this article, the new type of programmes will be presented together with data analysis of PhD students’ work conditions and study environment in various programmes mainly based on a research project from 2006. The results of this study show no significant difference between PhD students in a traditional university PhD programme and PhD students in an industrial programme concerning working environment. However, the study shows significant differences in the intercultural dimension, where foreign PhD students are significantly more satisfied with their study environment compared with Danish PhD students. In general the workload is very high and the environment is stressful for all PhD students.     

The education welfare service: the case for a review in England

The only major review of the education welfare service (EWS) took place in 1973 when the role and responsibilities of the service were very different from those of today. Recent legislative changes, the influence of the Children Act 2004 and revised public needs of the service, including new multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary frameworks, suggest that an up‐to‐date review would be timely. It may also help to professionalise the service in a number of different ways, something which is long overdue. This paper provides both the rationale and evidence for making the case for a major review of the EWS based on a reading of all key relevant documents and participation in a range of local and national evaluations on the role of the EWS in England and Wales. The major issues which need to be reviewed are identified and a way forward is suggested.     

Work‐integrated curricula in university programs

Higher education is under increasing pressure to re‐evaluate the place of practice in its programs and there are increasing demands for workplace‐based experiences to be built into undergraduate degrees. The paper reports on an extended responsive case study conducted in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University between 1994 and 2004. The findings point towards a model that can be used to develop courses based around a set of key challenges that learners need to face, criteria for the university’s construction of worthwhile activities, and principles of procedure that are required in order to implement them. It is suggested that university curriculum planners should concentrate on a process model of teaching, learning and research rather than on the more traditional models that tend to treat knowledge as a commodity and emphasise its production, transmission and delivery.     

论“教授委员会”在现代大学治理中的性质与功能

改革大学内部管理体制,建立一含在学术事务上有决策权的教授委员会,充分发挥教授们的主动性和积极性,已成为高教界关注的焦点。按基本定位及基本功能,我国大学的教授委员会分为决策机构、咨询机构、由学术内行管理学术事务的机构三种类型。探讨教授委员会发展的趋势,完善教授委员会制度,旨在从大学治理的角度保障教授在教学和科研上的自主权,从而促进教学与科研的创新。     

澳大利亚高校就业工作及其启示

澳大利亚在高校就业工作方面,从建立系统的职业教育培训体系、采取积极的就业推介工作到培训专业的职业指导教师等方面,为学生的就业提供了良好的保障。针对我国高校在大学生就业指导方面存在的一系列问题,借鉴澳大利亚的经验,认为需要从专业设置、就业指导、教育质量保障、师资培训方面去努力。     

高职院校学生辅导员工作的几点思考

通过自身工作实践总结,就高职院校学生辅导员工作的重要性、现状和在新形势下如何做好辅导员工作提出见解,重点论述如何提高辅导员自身素质和加强学生思想政治工作.     

关于高校社会主义荣辱观“三进”工作的几点思考

要深刻领会社会主义荣辱观的科学内涵,明确社会主义荣辱观“进教材、进课堂、进学生头脑”对当代大学生健康成长及实现社会主义事业合格的建设者和接班人的培养目标具有重要的现实意义和战略地位,就必须加强社会主义荣辱观“三进”的组织领导、课堂教学及教材编写等工作。     

试论新时期高校思想政治工作面临的新情况

新时期高校思想政治工作面临的新情况集中表现四个方面：（1）马克思主义基本理论教育面临新实际；（2）理想信念教育面临新问题；（3）社会主义道德教育面临新要求；（4）思想政治工作的方式方法手段和机制需要新发展。只有正确认识面临的新情况，高校思想政治工作才能得到切实有效的加强和改进。     

新时期成人高校全日制学生思想政治工作的思考

新时期成人高校全日制学生在思想、道德等方面存在着问题。思想政治工作要针对存在的问题，充实内容，丰富内涵，注重形式，讲究实效。