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.     

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’.     

谈大学英语教学中的文化导入

近年来，外语界普遍认识到社会文化背蒂知识在语言教学中的重要性。为了正确理解英语，并能与英美人进行得体有效的交际，大学生应对英美社会文化背景有所了解。本文将就大学英语教学中文化导入的必要性以及文化导入的方法等问题提出自己的浅见。     

科技论文引言的内容与形式

科技论文的引言在文中所占篇幅很少，但其作用不容忽视。对引言所应包括的主要内容进行了具体分析，例举了它在化学化工专业论文中的常见形式，并指出了引言写作中需注意的若干问题。认为编辑应重视并仔细审读引言的内容，进而指导作者按照要求写出完整的引言来。     

近代西方兵操在中国引进普及的动因研究

传统的中国养兵、练兵之法,抵挡不住西方的船坚利炮,因而显示其落后性."知耻而后勇",认识到了自己的不足,学习西方的先进军事技术,就成为全方位地向西方学习的突破口.西方兵操作为向西方先进军事技术学习的一个内容,对中国近代化的军事、教育、体育曾产生不可估量的影响,为此,对西方兵操的引进及普及的动因分析,探讨西方兵操引进所产生的影响、有其深远意义.     

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     

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.     

他山之石 可以攻玉

回顾建国以来,我国足坛聘请外教、引进国外先进足球理念和技术的经验,分析当前的情况,提出要在聘请外教方面克服急功近利的思想,多从长远发展考虑,做好工作。     

《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     

浅谈JEFC教材阅读课导读法

提高中国学生的英语阅读能力关键在初中学习阶段。而这一阶段中 ,关键又在于为初中生创造一个符合心理语言学模式的阅读环境。教师可以采用导读法达到这个目的 ,并且帮助学生“学会学习”。