A Multivariate Methodology for Simultaneously Capturing and Clustering Judgment Policies

This paper presents a new linear model methodology for clustering judges with homogeneous decision policies and differentiating dimensions which distinguish judgment policies. This linear policy capturing model based on canonical correlation analysis is compared to the standard model based on regression analysis and hierarchical agglomerative clustering. Potential advantages of the new methodology include simultaneous instead of sequential consideration of information in the dependent and independent variable sets, decreased interpretational difficulty in the presence of multicollinearity and/or suppressor/moderator variables, and a more clearly defined solution structure allowing assessment of a judge's relationship to all of the derived, ideal policy types. An application to capturing policies of information systems recruiters responsible for hiring entry-level personnel is used to compare and contrast the two techniques.     

主成分分析法在人口素质评价中的应用——以江苏省为例

借鉴已有研究成果,在构建人口素质指标体系的基础上,应用主成分分析法对江苏省人口素质水平进行计算与评价分析,分析结果显示：江苏省各省辖市人口素质发展状况差异明显,南京高居首位,宿迁处于末位,只有苏南地区高于全省平均水平,苏中、苏北均低于全省平均水平。     

批评话语分析的“社会-认知”取向——以Bush伊拉克战争五周年演讲为例

＂社会-认知＂取向的批评话语分析认为,话语结构与社会结构之间并不存在任何直接的关系,两者的互动需要借助中间的认知层面,只有同时对话语生产和理解的认知过程和社会过程进行分析才能充分揭示话语与权力、意识形态之间复杂而又抽象的关系。本文简要介绍了＂社会-认知＂取向的主要理论基础,并以美国前总统Geroge.W.Bush在伊拉克战争五周年上的演讲为例,探讨该取向的具体分析方法。     

一般自我效能感量表(NGSES)信、效度研究

对Chen G,Gully M,Eden D在2001年新编制的一般自我效能感量表(NGSES)进行翻译和信效度研究,为后续研究提供一个信效度较好的工具。根据量表的修订方法,在互联网上发放问卷,对407人进行测试,对数据进行项目分析、探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析。结果表明,量表的项目分析结果:8个题目与总量表的相关系数分布在0.668～0.805,项目的高低分组T检验显著差异;量表的内部一致性系数为0.872,斯皮尔曼—布朗校正后的分半信度系数为0.811;探索性因素分析:提取出1个特征根大于1的因素,累计解释方差变异量为53%,各题在维度上的贡献率在0.65～0.817之间;验证性因素分析,X2检验值为0.028,X2/df=1.683,PNFI=0.659,GFI=0.960,NFI=0.941,CFI=0.975,TLI=0.965,RMS-ER为0.057,数据支持Chen G等的理论假设。翻译过来的自我效能量表区分度和信效度均达到了心理测量学的要求,可在相关研究和实践领域使用。     

高校校园文化建设的问题及对策研究

校园文化是各高校快速发展过程中面临的共同课题。研究高校校园文化的内容,厘清我国高校校园文化建设中的误区,积极寻求对策构建我国高校校园文化建设的基本框架,推动高校校园文化全面创新,提高高校办学竞争力。     

简析道家的人民群众观

道家思想中含有丰富的关于安民逸民的观点。其主张:待民必须守道遵玄德;民众疾苦、多欲、多智难治与圣人侯王有为而治直接相关;由百姓自然而为,实现自行化育,侯王们要无为好静、无事无欲、不扰民残民,谦民爱民合民心等。要珍视蕴含于道家纯自然主义思想中的大智慧,谨防反自然的偏差和权力的异化;要警惕蕴含于道家纯自然主义思想中的反文明倾向,谨防反现代性的偏差。老子思想中确有民愚和愚民的主张,对此,今人当有清醒的认识。还老子于本相,这才是对老子的真正敬重。     

The ‘Habsburg Dilemma’ Today: Competing Discourses of National Identity in Contemporary Austria

This article analyses discourses of Austrian national identity. It discusses the reproduction (and contestation) of national identities on the levels of everyday language, political debate and policy. Three discursive formations of the nation—and their histories—are discussed: a nowadays marginal and de-legitimated discourse of pan-Germanic ethnicism; the hegemonic paradigm of ‘Austrian-ness’, which itself comprises a range of ideological positions and constitutes the over-arching framework to most (relevant) debates; and counter-hegemonic discourses including European- and ‘post-national’ identity formations. The article also discusses individuals’ ongoing negotiation of, and possible resistance to, discourses of national belonging, and concludes by relating its findings to the contemporary salience of national identities as a reaction to the (perceived) consequences of economic globalisation.     

Selecting a Portfolio of Technologies: An Application of Decision Analysis

The Department of Energy is faced with the critical and complex decision of selecting technologies for waste site remediation. This research focuses on developing a decision support tool which assists the decision maker to find an optimal portfolio. A portfolio consists of selecting the appropriate processes for a remediation site and, subsequently, selecting a technology for each process so that the decision maker's objectives are achieved. The measures supporting the objectives are risk, life-cycle cost, and time required for remediation. The model uses exponential attribute utility functions with an additive objective function. The model provides the decision maker with estimates of the cost and time distributions, and their associated utility. Cumulative frequency distributions illustrate the dominance of technology choices and the variance in the results. The model permits sensitivity analysis in the form of rainbow and tornado diagrams to display the effects of changes in the values of the input variables. Overall, the model provides a generic technology selection tool that can be used to make better informed decisions and may be easily manipulated to reflect changes in the remediation process.     

分析方法与教育研究

在一些教育哲学和教育理论的文章中,一些学者常常不准确地使用或误用了一些核心概念。这种情况不仅在探讨教育理论时容易引起混乱,而且在教育实践中必然给教育政策的决策者、管理者和教师带来麻烦。一些教育研究者相信,如依据分析哲学中的分析原则,并能在其原则的指导下合理地运用其分析方法．那么,上述的弊端即可去除。本文较详细地陈述了分析法的基本要义;同时以个案“严训”为例进一步说明分析方法的要义。     

Understanding the Role of Individual Innovativeness in the Acceptance of IT‐Based Innovations: Comparative Analyses of Models and Measures*

As new technological innovations are rapidly introduced and changed, identifying an individual characteristic that has a persistent effect on the acceptance decisions across multiple technologies is of substantial value for the successful implementation of information systems. Augmenting prior work on individual innovativeness within the context of information technology, we developed a new measure of adopter category innovativeness (ACI) and compared its effectiveness with the existing measure of personal innovativeness in IT (PIIT). Further, we examined two alternative models in which the role of individual innovativeness was theorized differently—either as a moderator of the effects the perceived innovation characteristics of usefulness, ease of use, and compatibility have on future use intention (moderator model) or as a direct determinant of the innovation characteristics (direct determinant model). To ensure the generalizability of the study findings, two field studies (N= 634) were conducted, each of which examined the two models (moderator and direct determinant) and measured individual innovativeness using the two measures (ACI and PIIT). Study 1 surveyed the online buying practices of 412 individuals, and Study 2 surveyed personal digital assistant adoption of 222 healthcare professionals. Across the markedly different adoption contexts, the study results consistently show that individual innovativeness is a direct determinant of the innovation characteristics, and the two measures share many commonalities. The new measure offers some additional utilities not found in the PIIT measure by allowing individuals to be directly classified and mapped into adopter categories. Implications are drawn for future research and practice.