新课程改革:中庸哲学的视点

中庸哲学是儒家学派的世界观、认识论和方法论,它对我国当前新一轮课程改革的重要启示在于:"和谐"是课程改革的价值诉求;"创生"为课程实施的有效途径;"执中"是课程管理的理想境界.从中庸哲学探讨课程改革问题对于我国当前基础教育课程文化重建提供了有效参考.     

中国老年人虚弱指数与死亡风险及队列差异

利用中国老年人健康长寿影响因素调查（ CLHLS ）2002－2011年跟踪调查数据，通过多种健康指标构建中国老年人虚弱指数，运用增长曲线模型和Cox等比例风险函数的研究方法，对中国老年人虚弱指数和死亡风险及其队列差异进行了深入分析。研究发现，女性虚弱指数比男性高，增长速度也比男性快，但是死亡风险比男性低；出生较晚的队列与出生早的队列相比，虚弱指数会更高，他们的增长程度更快；受教育程度高的老年人虚弱指数低，但是其增长速度却比受教育程度低的老年人要高。     

Can We Compare Life Satisfaction Between Nationalities? Evaluating Actual and Imagined Situations

Do differences in reported life satisfaction between societies reflect real differences or do they reflect cultural differences in the way people rate their experiences? Study 1 showed that imagining better or worse life situations affected student respondents’ ratings of their own life satisfaction, as predicted by range–frequency theory. Study 2 investigated how German and Polish students rated their actual life satisfaction and how satisfied they would be under three imagined scenarios. Study 3 similarly compared Danish and Hungarian students. Both studies found significant differences in the rating of the hypothetical situations, and moderate correlations between ratings of satisfaction in the hypothetical situations and reality, but in neither study were national differences in actual satisfaction predicted by differences in hypothetical satisfaction. Overall, the results suggest that national differences in rated life satisfaction are real rather than reflecting differences in how satisfaction is rated.     

Chapter 2: The Business Case for the Integration of Employee Assistance,Work-Life and Wellness Services

SUMMARY

Employee assistance programs (EAP), work-life programs and wellness programs are three commonly provided kinds of interventions that have the goals of reducing healthcare costs, improving employee performance and fostering a healthier workplace culture. The integration of these kinds of programs is a recent trend that has the potential to offer additional synergistic benefits. New studies have linked comprehensive delivery services that support human capital needs with bottom-line financial success of the company. This evidence can be used to make the business case for offering EAP, work-life and wellness services in an integrated capacity. However, while promising, the scientific evidence thus far in this area has methodological limitations and there are critical aspects that require further study.     

Texting among United States young adults: An exploratory study on texting and its use within families

The current study examines general text messaging tendencies, patterns of and reasons for texting family members, and the impact of texting on familial relationships among a young U.S. adult sample. Participants were recruited through Facebook; they then completed an online questionnaire. Data from 127 young adults (men: 38; women: 87; unidentified: 2) are analyzed and compared by gender. Findings suggest that young adults text at high rates per month. Participants generally report a prompt response to texts and their ability to honestly express feelings within these messages. Results also suggest participants text family members for a variety of reasons, such as to convey information, plan activities, and engage in general conversation. Distinct gender differences, however, are evident regarding who men and women text as well as texting's effects on familial relationships. Overall, these findings expand researchers’ understanding of texting in general and its impact within the family.     

浅析艺术设计实践课学生成绩的考核依据

艺术设计类课程的成绩考核和评定方式依据应该是和其他学科有所区别的，并具有一定的特殊性。笔者尝试把学生“分数评核”区分为在设计思维学习活动中的表现和在作业效果所呈现的设计思维能力两种物象形式，来作为评定的基本依据。学生设计及创意分值评估，具体的评核依据应该以“想象力、好奇心、投入感、理解力和分析力”这五个主要方面同步考察。其中，学生的想象力和分析能力应该是最为重要的。     

Workplace Crisis Intervention

Summary

The workplace, where adults spend about one-third of their lives, would seem an ideal place from which to promote health and respond to crisis. This paper employs a systematic statistical review of experimental and quasi-experimental research on workplace-based crisis intervention programs. Nine studies were identified that met inclusion criteria for further analysis. Results suggest that the workplace can be a useful platform from which to provide crisis intervention programs.     

霍夫斯戴德的文化价值理论

荷兰文化学者吉尔特·霍夫斯戴德教授的跨文化研究理论，总结了反映民族文化差异和价值观念的五个独立维度，并且计算出了五十多个国家和地区在这五个维度上的量值，基本上描绘了一个民族的文化特征，从而揭示了不同文化之间量的差异性。     

互动在认知建构中的定位

认知在互动过程中不断趋同,又不断分化与超越。互动使各种不同表征的认知系统相互作用,联结建构成具有差异的统一体。在互动过程中,互动个体的认知状态经历了＂初始建构者＂＂孤独建构者＂和＂社会建构者＂三个不同阶段。互动建构的知识并非都是真理。互动所形成的稳定语境,即具有排他性,也具有保护性。权力强加于社会,迫使个体参与权力规训的社会互动,使社会语境发生了根本性的改变,但有时权力无法抗拒原有社会语境从而默认原有社会语境的存在。     

美中西部大开发的异同

美中西部开发有很多不同之处 ,表现在内涵与性质、地理与历史条件、经济发展状况与经济背景、政治与文化传统、国际国内形势与时代背景等方面。两者的相似之处也有 ,却不是很多。