Bundled or unbundled? A multi-text corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the relationship between teaching and research in UK universities

Creating and disseminating knowledge through research and teaching has long been regarded as the hallmark of the modern university. However, new university business models have called into question the ‘bundling’ of teaching and research, and sustained research on the relationship between teaching and research has found little evidence of an insoluble connection between the two activities. In this article, we explore the relationship between teaching and research from the perspective of universities’ institutional discourse. We use corpus-assisted discourse analysis to examine the relationship between research and teaching as presented in two sets of institutional texts currently influential in UK Higher Education: Research Excellence Framework environment statements and Teaching Excellence Framework provider submissions (a total of 2143 documents and 12,492,071 words). Our findings show that, while universities emphasise the value of research to their teaching, they do not always emphasise (or sometimes even decry) the influence of teaching on their research. We empirically evidence that, according to what universities themselves write in institutional texts, teaching and research are not always in a mutually beneficial entanglement, but often rather a one-way relationship in which research expertise and institutional prestige are used to bolster claims of teaching excellence. This has implications for the communication of both the vision and the purpose of a university in regulatory exercises and wider policy, but also speaks to the broader idea and practice of being a university in the twenty-first century.     

Professional knowledge or motivation? Investigating the role of teachers’ expertise on the quality of technology-enhanced lesson plans

In an expertise study with 94 mathematics teachers varying in their relative teacher expertise (i.e., student teachers, trainee teachers, in-service teachers), we examined effects of teachers' professional knowledge and motivational beliefs on their ability to integrate technology within a lesson plan scenario. Therefore, we assessed teachers' professional knowledge (i.e., content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, technological knowledge), and their motivational beliefs (i.e., self-efficacy, utility-value). Furthermore, teachers were asked to develop a lesson plan for introducing the Pythagorean theorem to secondary students. Lesson plans by advanced teachers (i.e., trainee teachers, in-service teachers) comprised higher levels of instructional quality and technology exploitation than the ones of novice teachers (i.e., pre-service teachers). The effect of expertise was mediated by teachers' perceived utility-value of educational technology, but not by their professional knowledge. These findings suggest that teachers’ motivational beliefs play a crucial role for effectively applying technology in mathematics instruction.     

肌肉形态特征与肌肉力量相关研究

肌肉力量是人体运动的基本素质 ,与肌肉形态有关 ,更有赖于肌肉的横断面积大小。测量人体肌肉的形态指标或肌肉的横断面积 ,推测肌肉力量 ,并对不同人群的肌肉力量进行比较 ,探索肌肉形态特征与肌肉力量的内在规律 ,这对运动员训练水平的评估、运动损伤的治疗与康复及科学选材等方面都具有十分重要的意义。     

"武科应试器械"考论

从体育文化角度对古代“武科”考试内容、应试器械等进行系统研究。结果显示:“武科”,又称“武举”,创立于唐武则天长安二年(702年),废于清末光绪二十七年(1901年8月29日),历经一千二百年。考试分外场(以长垛、马射、步射、刀术、枪术、翘关等体育项目为主)和内场(策论)。唐“武科”主要外场器械为弓箭,辅从刀、枪等。宋以弓箭刀枪为主同时将弩踏等作为考试项目。明代“武科”项目沿袭唐宋,外场器械未有变化。清代开始增加了“技勇”项目,分别为开硬弓、舞大刀、掇石。课题研究旨在为我国民族传统体育学的长足发展提供实质性的理论文献资料。     

吉林省农村体育管理体制现状调查及对策研究

研究农村管理体制对于农村体育事业的发展和三个文明建设,对于提高农民的身体素质和生活质量,对进一步促进农村乃至全国经济和社会的发展,都具有重大的现实意义和深远的历史意义.基于此归纳总结吉林省农村群众体育管理体制的现状,分析农村体育管理体制存在的主要问题,并提出切实可行的发展对策.     

对《中国大百科全书·体育》等辞书两词条的质疑

体育学与体育科学是体育学的基础概念.<中国大百科全书·体育>对体育学的界定,以及<体育科学词典>体育科学词条释义中的一些内容是不正确的.对这两个词条的释义进行了探讨,并指出编写体育学专业词典是一项重要的基础工作,一定要保持优良学风和严谨的科学态度.     

对英汉对比研究方法必要性的几点认识

语言对比研究的意义是多方面的,本文仅针对英汉对比研究方法在英语教学和翻译研究两个领域应用的意义进行了一些初步的探讨,以引起英语工作者和英语教师对这种研究方法的重视,同时希望加强这方面的工作,并将研究的成果运用于教学和研究领域。     

1994-2003年我国沙滩排球科研状况的分析与研究

对1994—2003年国内34种期刊发表的沙滩排球论文进行研究后认为,10年来,论文发表量呈上升趋势,但在1996—1998年间没有科研成果;研究内容主要集中在技、战术分析和宣传推广等方面;近年来开始出现生理生化、生物力学分析和心理训练方面的论文,并有较强的实用性和超前性,但在仪器设备、沙滩排球如何在基层开展以及市场运作方面的研究较少;论文采用的研究方法略显单调,缺少对实质问题的研究。     

研究报告评价标准的界定与联想

研究报告是研究质量和作者水平的综合体现.提出了评价研究报告质量的10项标准,它们分别是理论贡献、因果关系、方法创新、实际意义、积累力度、效果大小、精细程度、外推能力、吸引魅力和可信程度.特别指出,如果从简洁性出发,最重要的标准应该是研究报告是否能够改变读者的传统观念.此点与研究的创新性密切相关.建议研究者参考这10项标准设计研究和撰写报告.     

关于开展家庭探究性实验研究的尝试与思考

论述了开展家庭探究性实验研究应注意的问题、实施的方法和取得的成果。