建立有信息资源特色的高校院、系资料室

新世纪，随着中国加入WTO和信息网络化的到来，图书馆事业面临着新的机遇与挑战。在新形势下，如何充分发挥高校院、系资料室信息资源的作用，成为人们关注的话题，文章在分析高校院、系资料室今后发展趋势的基础上，讨论资料室自身的特点，提出建立有信息资源特色、以参考咨询服务为主和计算机网络化的资料室。     

高校教师思想状况调查分析

高校教师思想状况的主流积极健康向上，广大教师对中国共产党寄予希望，政治热情空前高涨，树立了社会主义的价值观和道德观，积极支持高等教育的改革和发展。同时，广大教师也对我国经济和社会发展中的难点问题表示忧虑。部分教师中还形成了一些值得注意的思想倾向。为此，必须加强教师的思想政治工作，加强师德建设，促进教师的全面发展。     

地方本科院校青年教师专业发展存在问题及对策探究

青年教师专业发展是地方本科院校师资队伍建设的重要工作。从地方本科院校的实际出发,针对目前青年教师专业发展中面临的诸多问题,提出通过严格教师准入制度、提供专业发展机会、激发自主发展意识、优化学校环境,提升地方本科院校青年教师专业发展水平。     

优化师资队伍的多角度分析——以昆山市朝阳小学为例

朝阳小学存在场地狭小、校舍陈旧和师资队伍薄弱等软硬件不足的问题。针对这些问题,学校在改善基础设施的同时,主要从营造良好的工作和学习氛围,丰富教师文化活动,以骨干引领和加强管理服务等角度优化师资队伍。     

学术劳动力市场的特性与研究型大学的教师聘用制度

与非学术劳动力市场相比,学术劳动力市场受到更多社会制度和规范的约束,表现在学术人员的工作具有更大的保障和稳定性、学术人员工资的变动弹性较小。在学术劳动力市场机制的作用下,研究型大学形成了特殊的教师聘用制度。以终身教授制为代表的教师聘用制度,既具有保护学术自由的制度含义,也具有提高效率和激励作用的经济含义,是制度和效率有机作用的结果。在借鉴大学管理的国际经验、建立中国现代大学治理结构时,设计一个兼顾社会制度与效率因素的教师聘用制度是关键所在,而我国目前缺少办学自主权是制约大学学术自由和效率提高的瓶颈。     

Oral Communication Skills in Higher Education: Using a Performance-Based Evaluation Rubric to Assess Communication Skills

This study used The Competent Speaker, a rubric developed by the National Communication Association (S. P. Morreale, M. R. Moore, K. P. Taylor, D. Surges-Tatum, & R. Hulbert-Johnson, 1993), to evaluate student performance in general education public speaking courses as a case study of student skills and programmatic assessment. Results indicate that students taking the general education public speaking course are below satisfactory standards on five of the eight competencies defined by the National Communication Association and are above satisfactory standards on two of the eight competencies. Implications for this particular program, other communication departments, and communication across the curriculum in general education are discussed. We also offer suggestions for those in other disciplines or educational settings in the use of performance evaluation rubrics for assessing other student skills/knowledge and for training new teachers.

浅析高校引进人才住房安置对策的思考

本文结合高校教师住房特点和实际情况,依照国家住房制度改革文件精神,针对高校引进人才货币化补偿及住房问题进行了分析和探讨,提出以“货币补贴加实物安置”的“双重体制”模式来解决引进人才的住房问题。本文列举了浙江大学等高校进行住房分配货币化实例,通过实践较好地解决了上述问题,进而推进了高校住房改革,对高校稳定教师队伍、吸引人才,推动高校各项教育事业的发展起到了积极作用。     

以校本教材为开发支点整合教育技术课程模块

针对目前五年制师范教育技术专业课程开设的现状及存在的问题，提出了面向基础教育实际开发教育技术学科校本教材的基本思路，旨在建立和完善教材建设体制与运行机制。     

How MOOC instructors view the pedagogy and purposes of massive open online courses

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have proliferated in recent years despite disagreement about the role of MOOCs in higher education and whether student outcomes are satisfactory. Taking a mixed-methods approach, the current study surveys professors who have taught MOOCs (n = 162) in order to better understand how MOOCs are perceived by instructors. Professors’ backgrounds and beliefs about the role of MOOCs in higher education and their perceptions of the experiences of students are discussed. In addition, professors’ satisfaction in teaching MOOCs is reported. The study finds that most MOOC professors are experienced faculty members with relatively little prior experience teaching online, and that they are divided about the purpose of MOOCs in the institutional landscape of higher education.     

Effects of Exposure to Part-time Faculty on Community College Transfer

Over the past several decades, one of the most significant changes in the delivery of postsecondary education involves the dramatic increase in the use of contingent or part-time faculty. Although the increased use of part-time faculty within higher education makes sense from an administrative point of view, its use does not come without criticism. With community colleges representing a more convenient, affordable, and flexible educational option for a number of students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, examining how exposure to part-time faculty relates to students’ academic goals represents an important area of inquiry. This study draws from social and human capital frameworks and uses hierarchical generalized linear modeling (HGLM) to examine how exposure to part-time faculty relates to community college students’ likelihood of transferring to a four-year college or university. Findings suggest that students tend to be significantly less likely to transfer as their exposure to part-time faculty increases.