Undergraduate Students’ Conceptions of Mathematics: An International Study     

Peter Petocz  Anna Reid  Leigh N. Wood  Geoff H. Smith  Glyn Mather  Ansie Harding  Johann Engelbrecht  Ken Houston  Joel Hillel  Gillian Perrett 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2007,5(3):439-459

In this paper, we report on an international study of undergraduate mathematics students’ conceptions of mathematics. Almost 1,200 students in five countries completed a short survey including three open-ended questions asking about their views of mathematics and its role in their future studies and planned professions. Responses were analysed starting from a previously-developed phenomenographic framework (Reid et al., 2003) which required only minor modification. Students’ conceptions of mathematics ranged from the narrowest view as a focus on calculations with numbers, through a notion of mathematics as a focus on models or abstract structures, to the broadest view of mathematics as an approach to life and a way of thinking. Broader conceptions of mathematics were more likely to be found in later-year students (p<0.001) and there were significant differences between universities (p<0.001). The information obtained from the study not only confirms previous research, but also provides a basis for future development of a monitoring questionnaire.  相似文献   

基于工作流技术的LIS设计     

傅学庆  李仁杰  王然 《石家庄学院学报》2005,7(6):62-64

为解决现代土地管理面临的工作量大、效率低的问题,在土地管理信息系统中引入了工作流技术.主要阐述了如何用工作流描述和管理土地业务,并对基于工作流的土地信息系统的构架进行了设计.  相似文献   

Educational Usage of Mobile Devices: Differences Between Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students     

Ka Po Lau  Dickson K.W. Chiu  Kevin K.W. Ho  Patrick Lo  Eric W.K. See-To 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2017,43(3):201-208

The rapid increase of smartphone usage in recent years has provided students the opportunity to participate in mobile learning (m-learning) anywhere, anytime. Academic institutions are also following this trend to launch many m-learning services. This article investigates the differences of the user needs between undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students though an online survey with 140 Library Information Systems (LIS) subjects in a Japanese university in order to provide solid foundations for future m-learning studies. We find that UG and PG students do not show significant differences in adopting m-learning by smartphones despite the fact that they have different learning patterns. The m-learning frequencies of smartphones generally range from weekly to monthly, where using search engines is the most frequent, and reading academic resources is the least frequent. They tend to use these services for handling their daily routines (such as search engine, social networks) rather than their academic activities (such as using online databases to search for academic materials). Further, the results also show that content displaying issues (e.g., small display screen, text unable to enlarge) are barriers for most subjects in using these m-learning services.  相似文献   

Is There a Mentoring Culture Within the LIS Profession?     

Lisa K. Hussey  Jennifer Campbell-Meier 《图书馆管理杂志》2017,57(5):500-516

In library and information science (LIS), mentoring is often viewed as a significant influence on student choices and professional career directions. Most mentoring programs are built around the idea of a ‘seasoned’ or experienced professional working with an individual who is new to the profession. There is a common assumption of the mentoring process being a primarily one-way relationship – with the mentor sharing knowledge with a mentee. However, in our recent research, it is clear that mentoring is often seen as a much more reciprocal relationship. What does this mean for how we, as a profession, should try to create mentoring opportunities?  相似文献   

从系统论观点谈高校就业指导工作   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

覃宪儒  罗诚 《高教论坛》2006,(1):151-154,F0003

随着中国高等教育由精英教育向大众教育迈进,大学毕业生人数的剧增及就业难的问题对高校就业服务工作提出了严峻的挑战,在新形势下如何有效地开展就业指导工作是一个亟待研究的新课题。本文将采用系统论的基本原理,对高校就业指导工作系统的整体性、层次性、相关性、开放性等系统特性进行分析,提出如何运用系统论方法做好高校就业指导工作。  相似文献   

A Mixed-Method Study of Undergraduate and First Year Librarian Positions in Academic Libraries in the United States     

Lily Todorinova 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2018,44(2):207-215

The aim of this study is to better understand the prevalence, scope, and unique challenges of undergraduate and first year librarians over the last decade, through the use of quantitative and qualitative data from job listings, online surveys, and phone interviews. The findings indicate that there is very little consensus about what the undergraduate librarian does, how the work is structured on a daily basis, and how its goals are negotiated and assessed. Further, undergraduate librarians face a number of issues, including navigating vaguely defined responsibilities, establishing their professional credibility, and communicating their role within the library and to the university. Survey participants reported experiencing tension between the traditional (reference, instruction, collection development) and undergraduate-specific aspects of their duties, indicating that it is difficult for them to prioritize engagement and outreach. While the literature on blended librarianship anticipates some of these issues, undergraduate librarians are unique because they provide an intersection between broader higher education priorities and the academic library. The author stipulates that the lack of definition, strain, and the perception of undergraduate librarianship as an entry-level position is incongruent with the importance colleges and universities place on undergraduate student success.  相似文献   

图书情报学(LIS)领域的循证科学研究进展     

卜玉敏  曲建升 《图书情报工作》2018,62(20):133-141

[目的/意义]从文献内容角度了解图书情报学（LIS）领域对循证科学的研究进展,重点分析主要的研究主题及近年研究方向,同时进行国际与国内的对比。[方法/过程]从Web of Science核心合集、CNKI和万方数据库的核心期刊中检索LIS领域关于循证科学的研究。使用内容分析法,从年发文量、所属学科领域对目标文献集进行统计分析,并重点从学科交叉研究、LIS学科职能及其研究对象两种视角分析其研究主题及近5年的研究主题,同时进行国际与国内对比。[结果/结论]LIS领域的循证科学研究涉及医学、护理及卫生保健、政策科学、信息系统、教育学等多个学科领域;最终将LIS领域关于循证科学的主要研究主题总结为10类,其中"图情机构服务及图书馆员的专业发展"和"证据来源及获取方法、技术"为核心主题;无论是从涉及的学科领域及主题的广度还是对各主题研究的深度而言,国内均相对较弱。  相似文献   

Assessing Girls' Reactions to Science Workshops     

Yanowitz  Karen L.  Vanderpool  Staria S. 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2004,13(3):353-359

Many science education programs have recently been developed to increase girls' participation in science, however, few formal evaluations of these types of programs have been reported. The present research evaluated fifth grade girls' perceptions of a 1-day science education program. Students attended workshops describing different science fields. Study 1 revealed that attending the workshops increased students' interest in the specific field covered in the workshop. However, even after attending the workshops, students did not believe women typically entered those various fields. A second year evaluation revealed that most students agreed they had learned about individual tasks that scientists do in the various fields. However, significantly fewer believed they learned about educational requirements, problems women might face in the field, or how science can be used to help people. Results are discussed in terms of potential factors that workshop presenters might want to consider in future programs.  相似文献   

The ‘double-edged sword’ of a sessional academic career     

Julia Richardson  Dorothy Wardale  Linley Lord 《高等教育研究与发展》2019,38(3):623-637

ABSTRACT

There have been widespread changes to working arrangements and employment relationships, including significant decreases in continuing/full-time employment contracts. This trend is particularly notable in academia, with more universities relying on the expertise of sessional, teaching-focused academics. This qualitative study extends understanding of this important group of professionals, identifying sessional work as a ‘double-edged sword’ and suggesting a typology of sessional academic careers to be tested in future research. It reports on the diversity among sessional academics, some enjoying the autonomy and flexibility of this working arrangement, others seeking more job security and greater alignment with continuing employment. It also identifies synergies and contradictions between sessional academic careers and key themes in the contemporary careers literature.  相似文献   

Mid-career academic women and the prestige economy     

Camille B. Kandiko Howson  Kelly Coate  Tania de St Croix 《高等教育研究与发展》2018,37(3):533-548

Drawing on 30 semi-structured interviews with women academics based in London higher education institutions in the UK, this paper investigates the gendered nature of the prestige economy in academia. We explore how mid-career academic women strategise their career development and the opportunities and barriers they perceive, particularly in relation to the accrual of academic esteem. Concept maps were used to facilitate dialogue about career plans and provided an artefact from the interviewee’s own perspective. The analysis draws on the concept of prestige, or the indicators of esteem that help advance academic careers, against the backdrop of a higher education context which increasingly relies on quantitative data to make judgements about academic excellence. The interviews indicated that women generally feel that men access status and indicators of esteem more easily than they do. Many women also had ambivalent feelings about gaining recognition through prestige: they understood the importance of status and knew the ‘rules of the game’, but were critical of these rules and sometimes reluctant to overtly pursue prestige. The findings are valuable for understanding how women’s slow access to the highest levels of higher education institutions is shaped by the value that organisations place on individual status.  相似文献