SMS in China: A Major Carrier of the Nonofficial Discourse Universe     

Zhou He 《The Information Society》2013,29(3):182-190

As communism loses its tenets as a genuinely believed ideology and becomes a ritualized facet of a regime that strives to prolong and justify its politically and morally shaky mandate, there have emerged two distinct discourse universes in China: the official one and the nonofficial one. Taking advantage of new communication technologies, the nonofficial discourse universe extends its boundaries to such platforms as the Internet and SMS (Short Message Service) messages. This paper examines SMS as a major carrier of the deviant discourse in the following aspects: the development of cell phones from an interpersonal communication technology to a quasi-mass communication channel; the spread of deviant expressions through it; the making of the deviant discourse through SMS; the government's control over SMS; and the role of SMS in increasingly pluralistic political undercurrents in various discourse universes in China.  相似文献   

冬季奥运会项目陆地与冰（雪）上有效衔接训练的现状与对策研究     

刘石  朱志强  宋嘉林  郭俊清 《哈尔滨体育学院学报》2013,(6):1-6

冬季运动的陆地与冰上、雪上训练的衔接训练是冬奥会项目训练的重要环节,在理论与实践层面具有重要指导意义与研究价值。本文以我国冬奥会优势项目花样滑冰、速度滑冰、单板滑雪等项目为研究对象,探寻冬季运动陆地与冰上、雪上衔接训练的有效性问题。总结了陆地与冰上、雪上训练发展概况,分析了现实领域存在的主要问题,在结合国际冬季奥林匹克运动的陆地与冰雪训练的前沿动态变化的基础上,针对我国冬季项目的陆地与冰上、雪上衔接训练一直存在的效果差、缺乏有效训练的科学指导等实践问题,以提高运动员竞技能力为目的,提出我国冬奥会陆地与冰雪训练科学衔接的关键技术和手段,建立衔接训练的评价办法,以此建立起我国冬奥会优势项目陆冰雪衔接训练的科学基础。  相似文献   

Comparative analysis of expectancies of efficacy in in-service and prospective teachers   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Manuel J. de la Torre Cruz  Pedro F. Casanova Arias 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2007

This study examines the beliefs about effective teaching in student teachers and inservice teachers. We constructed a measurement composed of an adaptation in Spanish of the Gibson and Dembo's (1984. Teacher efficacy: A construct validation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 76, 569–582). Teacher Efficacy Scale and of the items included in Emmer and Hickman's (1991. Teacher efficacy in classroom management and discipline. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 51, 755–765) “classroom management/discipline efficacy” dimension. A total of 339 participants took part in the study. The factor analysis carried out of the results obtained showed three principal factors: classroom management/discipline efficacy, personal teaching efficacy and general teaching efficacy. Analyses which compared efficacy expectancies showed significant differences in the management and discipline dimension in favour of the group of working teachers, whereas an opposite pattern emerged in the general teaching dimension. In addition, there were differences in the management/discipline dimension in terms of the number of years’ experience in the group of inservice teachers. The interpretation of the results is expressed in terms of the Bandura's perceived self-efficacy theory. We also indicate some implications that the analysis of these expectancies may have for the training and professional development of teachers, and we suggest lines for future research.  相似文献   

An Empirical Examination of Factors Affecting Group Effectiveness in Information Systems Projects     

Bassam Hasan  Jafar Ali 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2007,5(2):229-243

Although group project concepts and skills have become a major component in most information systems (IS) academic programs, very little research has attempted to examine factors that may improve or undermine effectiveness of IS group projects. Accordingly, based on relevant literatures, this study develops and empirically tests a model of factors affecting IS group project effectiveness. The research model posits that group cohesion and group efficacy will have positive effects on group effectiveness (project success and expected impact), whereas perceived loafing is expected to have a negative effect on IS group effectiveness. Data collected from 104 students working in 29 groups to complete semester‐long projects in two IS courses revealed that group efficacy had positive impact on group effectiveness and perceived loafing demonstrated a partial effect. Contrary to expectations, the impact of group cohesion was nonsignificant. These results could be useful in evaluating groups' potential for success and creating conditions conducive to enhancing effectiveness and success of IS student group projects.  相似文献   

移动学习平台用户使用意愿影响因素研究——基于移动情境和心流体验的技术接受模型     

许雪琦  张娅雯 《电化教育研究》2020,(3):69-75,84

移动计算技术与各类信息终端的进步,极大促进了基于“互联网+”的移动学习平台的发展。当前,纷繁的在线学习平台面临着用户不易接受、满意度和使用率低等诸多问题。基于信息系统技术接受和使用统一整合理论(UTUAT),结合移动情境和心流体验理论,针对当前用户群较为广泛的英语在线学习平台,通过问卷调查数据,对用户在线学习的情境和技术接受感知行为进行深入研究,构建了移动学习平台的用户使用行为模型。数据分析显示,心流体验、感知移动性和服务质量对学习用户的持续使用意愿均有显著影响,在线学习的内容质量通过心流体验对用户行为产生间接影响;感知成本因素方面,付费的移动学习平台对用户行为的影响比免费平台相对显著,但均未通过显著性检验。上述研究方法和结论,对各类移动学习平台的用户行为研究具有一定的参考价值。  相似文献   

Student Predispositions as Predictors of Dissent Behaviors in Supply Chain Courses*     

Laquanda Leaven Johnson  Stephanie Kelly 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2020,18(2):270-290

This study investigates how student dissent behaviors are affected by student predispositions (i.e., math anxiety and self‐efficacy) in supply chain related courses. The data support a model in which students’ vengeful dissent behaviors are indirectly induced by these predispositions through the mediation of perceived immediacy. It is critical for instructors to understand the relationship between these variables to help improve the classroom environment for students, which this study helps to accomplish. Instructors of quantitative courses may need to engage students with predispositions in communication outside of the classroom to foster effective relationship building away from an environment that triggers students’ anxiety.  相似文献   

Functional reading difficulties in Denmark     

Carsten Elbro  Susan Møller  Elisabeth Munk Nielsen 《Reading and writing》1995,7(3):257-276

In this first Danish study of adult reading skills, 1124 adults between 18 and 67 years of age participated in an interview about reading habits and skills, and 445 were tested individually at home using six common texts. Great care was taken to ascertain that subjects were representative of the whole adult population and that the texts covered most types of everyday reading. Three percent of the participants were found to have severe functional reading difficulties and a further 9 percent to have moderate difficulties. Regression analyses found several unique predictors of reading difficulties: age (adults over 45 years reading more poorly than younger adults), limited basic education, no vocational training nor higher education, and a small amount of reading needed at work. The rate of poor readers was about four times higher among persons with low income than among others. Men and women read equally well although men tended to rate themselves lower as readers than women did. Methodological issues and some educational implications are discussed.  相似文献   

Caregivers’ cortisol levels and perceived stress in home-based and center-based childcare     

Marleen G. GroeneveldHarriet J. Vermeer  Marinus H. van IJzendoornMariëlle Linting 《Early childhood research quarterly》2012,27(1):166

The current study examined professional caregivers’ perceived and physiological stress, and associations with the quality of care they provide. Participants were 55 female caregivers from childcare homes and 46 female caregivers from childcare centers in the Netherlands. In both types of settings, equivalent measures and procedures were used. On non-work days, caregivers’ salivary cortisol levels decreased between 11 am and 3 pm, whereas on work days, caregivers’ cortisol levels remained at the same level during this period. Caregivers’ cortisol levels and perceived stress did not differ across the two types of settings. In home-based childcare, caregivers offered higher-quality caregiving, compared to caregivers in center-based childcare. In home-based childcare - but not in center care - caregivers’ negative appraisal was associated with less positive caregiver behavior. These findings suggest that work at childcare influences cortisol secretion in professional caregivers, and that perceived stress but not cortisol is associated with quality of care.  相似文献   

Confirmation and Weight Management: Predicting Effective Levels of Acceptance and Challenge in Weight Management Messages     

《Communication monographs》2012,79(2):185-211

The current study employed a confirmation perspective to assess individuals’ perceptions of weight management messages. Confirmation was conceptualized as being comprised of two components: acceptance and challenge. Building on the main theoretical premise that messages higher in acceptance and challenge would be perceived as more effective in promoting healthy behaviors than messages lower in these components, we assessed how the relationships between the two components and message effectiveness varied by individuals’ characteristics. Specifically, we examined body self-esteem, readiness to change, weight locus of control, motivations for weight management, and communication satisfaction with weight management conversations as potential moderators. Results indicated that, as hypothesized, messages higher in acceptance and messages higher in challenge were perceived as more effective. In addition, body self-esteem, certain stages of readiness to change, and communication satisfaction interacted with acceptance to predict effectiveness, and internal locus of control and appearance and strength motives interacted with challenge to predict effectiveness. These results, in combination, suggest that although messages high in either component of confirmation were perceived as generally effective in motivating healthy behaviors, optimal levels of acceptance and challenge may vary by certain individual and relational characteristics. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.  相似文献   

高等教育质量评估体系的有效性:中国的问题与对策     

周光礼 《复旦教育论坛》2012,10(2):10-14

高等教育质量评估体系有效性问题实质上是一个政策评估问题。从宏观层面看,高等教育质量评估体系主要指外部质量评估体系,它包括政府评估、质量认证和大学排名等。根据政府介入程度的不同,外部质量保障体系可分为认可型评估和认证型评估。从问责制的视角看,中国实施的第一轮本科教学评估实质上是一种政府对高校的问责制度安排,属于行政问责。第一轮本科教学评估的有效性被认为"一般",基本上被认可,但改进空间巨大。提高中国高等教育质量评估体系的有效性,必须建立社会问责机制。  相似文献