Prevalence of Sufficient Physical Activity Among Parents Attending a University

Objective: The benefits of regular physical activity are well documented. However, approximately half of all university students are insufficiently active, and no research to date exists on the activity behavior of university students who are also parents. Participants and Methods: Using an adapted version of the Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (ie, the Physical Activity Prevalence Questionnaire), the authors examined the prevalence of sufficient physical activity among 245 parent students from 6 faculties and 12 programs. Results: Half (49.5%) of the students who were not parents (n = 90) were sufficiently physically active, compared with 16% of students who were parents (n = 3, p < .002). The authors found that 33.3% of parents and 13% of nonparents limited their activity level as a result of illness or injury (p < .05). Conclusions: Most parent students in this study were insufficiently active and at potential risk for the negative health consequences of inactivity. This is a grossly understudied population, and researchers must conduct further studies to understand what can be done to facilitate physical activity among this potentially vulnerable group of students.     

Lyme Disease: A Case Report

Abstract

Using a needs-assessment technique called story-boarding to determine characteristics of health promotion and wellness among university students is discussed. Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. Sixteen graduate students in a health education teaching methods course demonstrated the use of the technique to identify characteristics of wellness for university students. In addition, they identified content areas and outlined key programs, services, personal habits, and skills useful for enhancing university students' wellness.     

Supporting Care Leavers to Fulfil their Educational Aspirations: Resilience,Relationships and Resistance to Help

Most children in state care do not do as well in school as their peers, but the period of leaving care and transition to adulthood may offer a ‘turning point’ for positive change. Based on a small study of care leavers in England, this article employs the concept of resilience to explore the significance of supportive relationships in enabling this group of young people to make decisions about their future and encouraging them to overcome setbacks in educational attainment.     

试论严家显高等教育思想的形成及其主要特征

严家显先生作为福建农林大学前身——福建省立农学院的创始人,其高等教育思想的主要特征是:融中外教育思潮之精华于一炉而具有鲜明的现代性和先进性;注重具体研究而具有强烈的实践性和创新性;以强国为宗、以学生为本而具有鲜明的目的性和丰富的情感性。     

我国学士学位制度发展三十年述评

经过三十年的发展,我国已经形成了比较完整的学士学位授予体系与国家、省级和学位授予单位三级学位管理体制;学士学位制度基本满足了高等教育办学类型多样化的需求,社会对毕业生学位的重视程度也不断提升,学士学位授予工作的国际合作也日益加强。今后学士学位授予工作还应当适当调整学士学位授予标准;进一步明确学士学位授予程序;优化学士学位授予体制;完善学士学位制度的监管体系。     

高校体育教学的非正式制度探析

本文运用文献资料法、逻辑分析法与专家访谈法,从非正式制度视角探析了高校体育教学的非正式制度因素,认为体育教学的非正式制度包含领导层、教师层、学生层以及器物层,这些非正式制度具有潜在性、稳定性,对高校体育教学的影响具有持续性.因此,要高度重视非正式制度,合理引导、改变非正式制度发展,以提高教学效果.     

基于ITIL的远程教育IT服务管理模型设计

为了解决目前远程教育中IT服务存在的问题,对网络教育学院的IT服务和信息技术基础设施库（ITIL）标准进行了深入研究,提出了适合远程教育的IT服务管理（ITSM）模型,并以北京邮电大学网络教育学院为例,重点描述了模型中的需求分析及需求变更管理、远程教育组织结构设计、应用和基础设施监控管理三个核心流程的设计与实施,该模型为远程教育IT服务提供了解决方案。     

“教康整合”理念下特殊教育职前师资培养模式探析

学校教育的根本目的是学生的发展，而学生发展的首要条件是教师的发展。因而，特殊教育师资的成长发展是提升特殊教育品质的前提与保障。然而，特殊儿童的发展不仅依托于教育、教师的发展，还需要医疗康复的介入。鉴于特殊儿童康复的需要，而医生缺位、教育人员康复知识技能欠缺的现状，教育界和医学界普遍达成了“教康整合”的理念。众高校也响应这一理念，陆续提出新专业整合型教师的师资培养模式。     

论义务教育优质均衡发展之中国模式

改革开放以来，我国在基本普及九年义务教育的基础上，适时地提出了义务教育的优质均衡发展。在特殊的政治经济文化体制下，面对义务教育非均衡发展的客观现实，在科学发展观的指导下，义务教育优质均衡发展之中国模式，必须坚持党的领导，正确规划教师队伍建设，走稳步渐进改革的中国化道路，只有这样才能破解中国义务教育均衡发展中面临的一系列问题，为构建和谐社会打下坚实基础。     

自然资源、人力资本异质性与区域经济增长——基于省际面板数据的经验分析

本文以1990～2008年我国29个省域面板数据为对象,采用分位数计量回归模型重点考察省际区域自然资源的能源开发和人力资本分布的异质性对经济发展的影响,并进一步协整检验能源开发与异质性人力资本之间的关系。结果表明:只有经济增长低分位点处的地区(如山西、黑龙江、四川、云南、贵州、青海等)发展才对自然资源有一定的依赖,其他地区并未受到资源开发显著地影响;尽管人力资本总量的提升对经济发展有明显推动作用,但不同类型的教育对经济增长各分位点处的影响各异;资源开发短期内对较高教育层次(高中、大专及以上)的人力资本有挤出效应,但长期来看最终将会促进人力资本的提高。