Using special events to motivate visitors to attend art galleries

The contemporary directions of art galleries worldwide are changing as social patterns and demands, as well as visitor expectations of their experiences at art galleries, change. New programs and strategies are being developed in galleries to make these institutions more appealing to people who would not normally visit them, and one such strategy is the staging of special events. However, because galleries are staging an increasing number of special events, the factors motivating visitors to attend these institutions are changing. Visitors hope to have different experiences and encounters in the gallery during special events. This paper presents the findings from a study in Australia about visitors’ motivations to attend special events in galleries. It highlights the different factors that motivate visitors to attend the gallery specifically for a special event in comparison to visiting the gallery's permanent collections.     

免费师范生三大报考动机的调查研究——以陕西师范大学为例

通过对陕西师范大学546名免费师范生的调查发现,免费师范生报考免费师范专业的三大动机分别是两免一补、实现教师职业理想和就业有保障。其中,就业有保障动机最强,两免一补次之,实现教师职业理想相对较弱。三大报考动机之间具有极其显著正相关关系(P≤0.01)。不同群体免费师范生之间的三大报考动机还存在着一定的显著差异(P≤0.05)或极其显著差异(P≤0.01)。这些对师范大学、各省(市、自治区)做好师范生免费教育工作都具有一定的启示作用。     

Motives for participation in Internet innovation intermediary platforms

Internet innovation intermediaries are the key role of an organization that affects on innovation processes and driving a potential contributor to economic development. Therefore, understanding what are the main motivations that drive the participation of users into these innovation intermediaries is increasingly relevant. This is why this paper aims to develop an understanding on this matter with UTAUT framework in order to examine the effects of major factors on behavioral intention and actual use of Internet innovation intermediaries and topic discussions. An empirical study was conducted in 10 Internet innovation intermediary platforms using a survey instrument targeting 735 respondents and mainly from China and Taiwan. The findings show that there is a significant relationship between facilitating conditions and usage behavior proving that intermediaries can influence the usage of Internet innovation intermediary platforms. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed, offering recommendations and future research directions.     

Media’s Influence on the Accessibility of Altruistic and Egoistic Motivations

Previous research suggests that media featuring exemplars of specific altruistic motivations can make those motivations more accessible in viewers’ minds. The present study extends this research to also examine egoistic motivations. We (a) developed a coding scheme to examine how frequently exemplars of altruistic and egoistic motivations appear in media content, (b) developed an intuitive motivation-affect misattribution procedure to measure the accessibility of altruistic and egoistic motivations, and (c) examined whether exposure to media content portraying specific motivations makes those motivations more accessible in audiences. The findings are discussed in terms of the model of intuitive morality and exemplars.     

谈高校青年教师入党的积极性

文章从心理特点对高校青年教师入党积极性不高的原因进行了分析,指出了基层党组织在发展青年教师入党中的重要作用,提出了加强教育,讲究方法,讲求实效的符合青年教师心理特点的激励措施。     

能力、信任及利他惩罚对投票决定影响研究

竞争性选拔在组织领导产生中发挥的重要作用,越来越受到管理者和理论研究人员重视。对相关文献进行综合分析,在以往的能力、信任与投票决定关系研究中增加了利他惩罚因素,尝试建立能力、信任及利他惩罚对投票决定影响关系模型,该模型揭示了能力、信任及利他惩罚对投票决定影响机理,并进一步分析了不同情境下,利他惩罚相对于能力、信任对投票决定产生影响程度的不同以及信任因素对能力因素的调节作用强弱的差异。     

当代汉语附缀式构词变化和演化的动因分析

当代汉语附缀式构词在词汇系统中表现活跃,构词随机性强。这些变化源自社会与语言共变中的语言接触、类推构词、审美趋向的变化。     

学习视域中的电子游戏参与动机研究综述

文章以学习理论视角对国内外围绕电子游戏参与动机展开的相关实证研究,从游戏参与动机的构成要素、游戏参与动机的影响因素,以及游戏参与动机与学习动机之间关系三个方面进行了回顾与梳理,分析其主要观点,指出其存在问题,展望该领域未来的研究方向,以期为基于游戏的学习的研究提供借鉴。     

释“弃”

对“弃”作形体解构和意符分析,推知古代社会曾存在的弃子习俗是“弃”的造字理据。“弃”所描摹、反映的弃子习俗是我国古代婚姻形态从亚血族婚向对偶婚演变中在子嗣、继承权问题上的必然表现。     

Exploring motivations for intercultural contact among host country university students: An Irish case study

This article is concerned primarily with university students’ motivations for voluntarily seeking out intercultural contact on campus. It is based on a larger qualitative research project conducted in an Irish university. This project used a grounded theory approach to explore intercultural relations among students specifically from the perspective of the host culture student cohort. The findings indicate that host students’ decision to engage in intercultural contact is based primarily on a perceived utility associated with such contact, which is based on an informal cost–benefit analysis. Other, less prevalent motivational drivers, such as concern for others and the idea of having a shared future are also identified. Although the study focuses on a higher education environment, many of the ideas and theories discussed and questions raised may be applied to broader intercultural environments. In particular the article aims to highlight the current gap in literature relating to motivations for engaging in intercultural contact and also seeks to highlight the potential value of social exchange theory (Thibaut & Kelley, 1959) to understanding the dynamics of intercultural contact. It also emphasises the relevance of the concept of ‘homophily’ (Lazarsfeld & Merton, 1954) to the field of intercultural studies. As such, the article seeks to combine empirical data with extant theory in order to gain a deeper understanding into the dynamics of intercultural contact.