Individual and cultural factors in teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion: A meta-analysis

The success of inclusive education is dependent upon classroom teachers implementing adaptations for children with disabilities. Given that willingness to make such adaptations is influenced by teacher attitudes, the current study examined teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education through a meta-analysis of 64 samples that were found via a systematic literature search. The results indicated that teachers hold a positive attitude towards inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools and that these attitudes are moderated by an interplay of cultural and demographical factors. The findings offer a renewed basis for intervention research into improving educational opportunities for children around the world.     

Using Context Clue in Reading

The context of a word consists of the other words surrounding it and the situation in which it is used.When we come across a new word in our reading,instead of looking it up in a dictionary for its definition,we can guess its meaning from its context.     

Developing the evidence base for UK film strategy: the research process at the UK Film Council

The UK Film Council established a Research and Statistics Unit in order to gather data relating to film to inform the development of UK Film Council strategy and to provide an information service to the industry, government, the arts and cultural sector and the wider research community. The Research and Statistics Unit draws data from both official and unofficial sources and commissions its own special-purpose studies to gather information relevant to the strategic objectives of the Council. Key tasks are the measurement of the size of the market for film and the various elements of the film value chain, the performance of films supported by the UK Film Council and the performance of UK films in general. Special-purpose research projects currently include a detailed survey of the film production workforce, a study of the economic impact of the UK screen industries and studies of the social impact of local cinemas and the experience of Black- and Minority-led film production companies. A range of industry and official partners are collaborating in these studies. The Research and Statistics Unit also provides statistical and policy analysis relating to the wider policy environment of UK film, including issues such as the future of film tax incentives. This analysis has been developed within the HM Treasury ‘Green Book’ framework with particular reference to understanding market failure in relation to film. Central to the market failure argument is the cultural value of film in both its qualitative and its quantitative aspects. UK Film Council research is placed in the context of the literature on hedonic pricing and contingent valuation. The industrial challenges of increasing cultural value are discussed. Finally, consideration is given to the potential of film to contribute directly to ‘public value’.     

系统功能语言学与关联理论的互补性

关联理论可以极好地弥补系统功能语法的不足,解决会话中的含义识解问题。尤其是二者语境观的相互借鉴及有机结合对我们解释语用、翻译、二语习得等方面的问题都大有裨益。     

Selection models in the music industry: How a prior independent experience may affect chart success

The is article analyses the two main approaches for artists’ selection in the recording industry: the direct model in which large major companies directly choose new artists from the supply market, and the agency model in which small independent labels realise the first choice and, subsequently, large organisations pick their new artists among those pre-selected by independents.An empirical analysis of chart sales reveals that artists selected through the agency model exhibit a longer presence on the chart due to repeated successes, while they are slower to reach heavy success once they have entered the chart. Conversely, the direct model leads to artists with a faster path to a strong success, but the same artists have a shorter presence on the chart due to the sporadic nature of their success. The profile of artists selected through these two models is also found to be different: big international soloist stars are more frequently selected through the direct model, while national bands are more frequently selected through the agency model.The insights suggest important implications for management in the cultural industries and especially in the recording industry. Jel Codes: L82; O32     

简论跨文化交际的失误

跨越不同文化背景的交际常会发生故障 ,使交际双方产生误解其原因不仅限于发音、语法和词汇等语言各方面 ,还有其它如文化背景的原因 ,影响了有效交际 ,本文就此进行了初步探讨     

谈谈如何处理文革资料

文革资料不同于普通报刊资料,具有-定的特殊性.只有做好它的研究工作,才能为建立文革资料数据库打下良好的基础.     

《图书馆使命与文化视野》序

《图书馆使命与文化视野》的作者努力将图书馆现象与文化视野统一起来 ,与人文关怀结合起来。此书的内容宽广而又丰富 ,从古到今 ,从国内到国外 ,从理论到方法 ,从人文到技术都有所涉及 ,是图书馆学百花园中一朵红花     

语境与精读教学

文章综述了几位语言学家对语境构成因素的研究,分析了精读课的特点,指出了在精读教学中,教师应该将语境因素与课文的讲解有机地结合起来,同时建议教师应该学习更多有关目的语国家的知识,以满足课堂教学的需要。     

首都体育学院竞技体校学生文化课学习动机及管理对策的研究

本文对首都体育学院竞技体校学生文化课学习动机进行调查研究，并从动机状况、影响动机的内外因素、学生在文化课学习中遇到的主要问题、学生与教师对学校教学管理的意见以及学生对自身发展的设想等几个方面进行深入地分析。研究发现首都体育学院竞技体校学生文化课学习动机总体上偏低，但与业余体校学生并无显著差异；促使学生产生文化课学习动机的第一位需要是将来可以考上好的大学；影响竞技体校学生文化课学习动机的首要外在因素是学习风气；学生在文化课学习中遇到的主要问题是基础太差。本文同时根据研究中发现的问题提出了相应的管理对策。