现代远程开放教育与高职教育相互沟通与合作的成功范例及其启示

现代远程开放教育与高职教育相互沟通与合作,在具体的方式方法上各具特色、各有侧重:有些综合性大学同时举办高职教育和远程开放教育;有些以高职教育为主的院校在举办高职教育时非常重视使用远程教育手段;有些以开放教育为主的大学把职业技术教育作为重要的发展内容;还有些职教机构近年来已与国外合办远程职业教育。这些成功范例给我们以启迪:必须依靠政策和法规来协调和规范不同教育形式之间的沟通与合作;紧贴市场适时更新课程设置;优化专兼职的师资队伍;以学生为中心革新教学模式和强化实习实训环节。     

The community idea in American country life

The American Country LifeAssociation was heir to Theodore Roosevelt'sCountry Life Commission, which examined thegeneral conditions of farming life in the opencountry, and...its larger problems. In1919, Kenyon Butterfield, a member ofRoosevelt's Commission, met withrepresentatives from 30 states and 25 nationalorganizations to form the American Country LifeAssociation. In that year, Butterfield, ACLA'sfirst president, published a book, TheFarmer and the New Day, whose defining chapterwas The Making of Communities: The CommunityIdea. The ACLA was educator created and led.Solutions to rural problems were seen aseducational matters. But educational philosophywas undergoing scrutiny and new educationalconcepts were arising from the bustling,industrializing, urbanizing times of late19th century. The experimental,unconstrained spirit of the nation at the turnof the century was formalized as pragmatism. Aleading pragmatist and educator of the time wasJohn Dewey, a contemporary of Butterfield.The communitarianism of Butterfield and Deweycarried throughout the life of ACLA in avariety of forms. Even after ACLA ended as anorganization in 1976, the concerns and idealscontinued in successor organizations, and canbe found in environmental, sustainableagriculture, and rural life organizationstoday. This paper traces one of continuingthemes of the ACLA, the community idea as a wayof adding a social dimension to agriculture'seconomic policies and development. The ACLAstory is a metaphor for country life throughmuch of 20th century America. ACLA is alsoa lesson in how organizations come into being,flourish, falter, die, and leave their legaciesto future generations.     

关于当前大学生思想政治素质教育的几点思考

本文从阐述素质教育的概念和内涵入手,分析了大学生思想政治素质及其教育的现状,提出了紧紧围绕一个“主旋律”、充分发挥两个”作用”、努力实现三个“转变”和着力解决四个”问题”等加强和改善思想政治素质教育的思路。     

21世纪教育发展趋势展望

传统教育面临着后现代教育和网络迅猛发展的严峻考验。时代的发展和变革也要求教育的改革。了解后现代教育的意义和重要性能 ,促使“精英教育”、“制度化教育”向适应时代和社会发展需要的“全民教育”、“终身教育”转化     

在西南大学开展双语教学的思考

从双语教学概念的界定、模式以及我国双语教学的现状入手，结合西南大学的实际情况，讨论了在西南大学开展双语教学的必要性和可行性，并在此基础上提出了几点建议。     

论我国高等教育大众化发展中的质量观问题

高等教育大众化是社会发展的必然趋势。从国内外的研究来看，高等教育大众化发展的趋势有其深刻的理论渊源。对高等教育大众化发展的趋势与教育质量问题作出分析，从而构建出科学的质量观，将有助于人们更加客观地认识到实现高等教育大众化的重要意义。     

教育对重庆市经济增长贡献研究

教育对经济增长具有很强的促进作用。文章采用计量经济学方法，测算重庆市教育对重庆市经济增长的贡献率，并把计算结果同京、津、沪、川的数据作了对比。发现重庆市的教育贡献率上升，但是高等教育贡献率非常低。当前，重庆市实施“科教兴渝”战略，一方面应注重持续发展基础教育，实现重庆教育均衡发展；另一方面注重协调发展高等教育，进一步改善教育体系，同时创新留住人才的机制。     

Forest School and its impacts on young children: Case studies in Britain

As Forest School has become more widespread throughout Britain an understanding is needed of its impact. This paper outlines a two-phase evaluation project undertaken in Wales and England from 2002 to 2005. The evaluation was undertaken through a partnership between Forest Research and the New Economics Foundation. A methodology was developed to explore the impacts of Forest School on children and this was then used to track changes in 24 children at three case study areas over an 8-month period. The research highlights that children can benefit in a range of ways. Six themes emerged from the data of the positive impacts on children in terms of confidence, social skills, language and communication, motivation and concentration, physical skills and knowledge and understanding. Two further themes highlight the wider impacts of Forest School on teachers, parents, and the extended family. Contact with the natural environment can be limited for children and young people in contemporary society due to concerns about safety outdoors and issues of risk and liability. Forest School provides an important opportunity for children to gain access to and become familiar with woodlands on a regular basis, while learning academic and practical skills. The constructivist theory of learning seems to be particularly suited to the Forest School approach as children make meaning from their direct experiences. The participatory action research approach taken in this study promoted reflective practice amongst the stakeholders involved and provided them with a sense of ownership of the study, as well as an opportunity to learn from each other.     

从非盈利组织视角看民办高等教育

民办高等学校是一个特殊的非盈利组织,其办学活动处于公益与盈利的矛盾冲突之中,具有较强的独立性和专业性。由于多方面的原因,我国民办高校的市场化特征表现得非常明显,对我国民办高等教育的发展产生着重大影响。从非盈利组织视角看,获取公众支持和混合支持是私立（民办）高等教育发展的共同趋势。     

四川省普通高校开展少数民族传统体育的影响因素分析

主要通过文献资料法和问卷调查法，对四川省普通高校开展少数民族传统体育进行因子分析，其结 果表明：影响四川省普通高校少数民族传统体育开展的主要因子有：体育物质因子、教师因子、学生因子 、体育文化因子和外部环境因子五个因素，并对每一个影响因子进行研究与分析，提出了较为科学而合理 的建议，为四川少数民族传统体育项目的开展打下了良好基础，同时也为四川省普通高校今后进一步作好 学校少数民族传统体育教学工作提供理论依据。