W.E.B. Du Bois and Filipino/a American exposure programs to the Philippines: race class analysis in an epoch of ‘global apartheid’

The article highlights the ongoing relevance of W.E.B. Du Bois for the global analysis of race and class. Engaging scholarly debates that have ensued within the educational subfields of critical race theory (CRT) and (revolutionary) critical pedagogy, the article explores how a deeper engagement with Du Bois’s ideas contributes theoretically and methodologically to these two subfields. Of particular focus is Du Bois’s conceptualization of a ‘guiding hundredth,’ which he forwarded as a corrective to his ideas of a ‘talented tenth.’ The article also offers a case study analysis of the film Sounds of a New Hope, which documents a hip hop exposure program to the Philippines. The case study draws upon Du Bois’s ‘guiding hundredth’ for a twenty-first century context as a Filipino American cultural worker utilizes hip hop to articulate, analyze, and alter the lived experiences for Filipino/a Americans in a global diaspora.     

The praxis of ethnic studies: transforming second sight into critical consciousness

This article focuses on a youth participatory action research (YPAR) program called the Social Justice Education Project (SJEP) that fostered young people of color’s critical consciousness. Their critical consciousness emerged through praxis (reflection/action) while focusing on preserving ethnic studies in Tucson, Arizona. Because the SJEP home was in ethnic studies, the youth also struggled to keep their program alive. The Arizona Department of Education claimed the program bred ‘radicals’ who wanted to overthrow the government and therefore lobbied the state legislature to ban K-12 ethnic studies in public schools. In January 2012, the ban went into effect, shutting down ethnic studies classes as well as the SJEP. Young people’s qualitative research on their struggle led to action to save the education that gave them hope for a more equitable and just world. The article addresses the praxis of YPAR, which sparks a thought process leading to the drive to take action. Observing and documenting educational injustices inspire the need to seek radical change of Self and schools. Through the reflection and action facilitated by YPAR, young people of color construct a message about the importance of ethnic studies for individual as well as social transformation.     

Evidence-based practice: a critical reflection

This article employs the process of critical reflection to uncover and challenge the hegemonic assumptions of evidence-based practice (EBP). The critical reflection process results in a re-conceptualisation of best practices that, while still honouring empirical research, is less hierarchical and more inclusive of a broad spectrum of interests than traditional EBP. Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice (MEBP) validates consumer wisdom, professional experience, and qualitative research as equal partners to quantitative research in determining current state-of-the art best practices. Furthermore, MEBP incorporates a value-critical analysis of those best practices that can lead to improvements and innovations, so that ‘best practices’ becomes a dynamic rather than a static construct.     

多元·创新·现实主义--20世纪美国文学综述

20世纪美国文学取得了举世瞩目的成就.其主要有以下几个特点文学流派繁多,异彩纷呈;戏剧、诗歌、小说各领风骚,现实主义小说成就最高;文学批评表现出独立性、多元性和科学性;文学创作者具有反传统性与创新性.这些特点使美国文学充满了生机和活力,并对世界其他国家的文学发展产生了越来越大的影响.     

科学普遍性信仰的社会学解构——费耶阿本德对普遍主义的批判

费耶阿本德对作为信仰的科学进行了哲学、社会学的反思、批判,结论是西方发达国家的科学现在已经不是解放力了,对科学普遍性的信仰束缚了科学自由创新的本性,妨碍了科学的进步,因此他提出用自由的社会-历史主义限制普遍主义的僭越。     

《英语写作》教学改革与英语专业学生“思辨能力”的培养

本文着重探讨如何在大学本科英语专业课程《英语写作》教学中培养学生的思辨能力,并指出应采用语篇教学法、引进辩论法和阅读写作整合法等开展写作教学。     

在现实主义和现代主义的视野里寻求和谐生存之道——论D·H·劳伦斯的《儿子与情人》

D.H.劳伦斯在小说《儿子与情人》中,通过批判现实主义手法描述了主人公保罗的爱情悲剧和家庭悲剧,揭示了英国工业文明对自然环境及人类和谐生存状态的破坏。同时,作为一个现代主义作家,劳伦斯探索了人的潜意识及如何在现代文明中构建和谐生存之道。劳伦斯认为,人类只有与自然界保持和谐的关系、重建两性之间和谐、自然的关系,才能克服现代文明社会带来的弊端,实现生存状态的和谐。劳伦斯对人类生存困境的探索不仅为同时代人提供了获得救赎的全新思路,在当今呼唤和谐社会的时代,仍为我们提供了有益的借鉴。     

论大学生批判性思维的有效训练

批判性思维的培养是高等教育中重要的组成部分,批判性思维由批判性思维技能和批判精神两方面构成。大学生批判性思维能力对创新人才的培养尤为重要,设计专门课程、创建新型的教育教学文化等是培养大学生批判性思维的有效途径。     

西方生产性服务业研究述评

2 0世纪 80年代以来 ,西方区域与城市经济的快速发展 ,使得对生产性服务业的研究成为普遍关注的热点。而总的来说 ,我国关于生产性服务业的研究还相对薄弱 ,对西方的研究还缺乏相应的梳理与跟踪。因此 ,有必要对西方近十几年来关于生产性服务业的研究进行系统的总结与评述。     

碱、表面活性剂和聚合物为主的三元复合驱油体系相行为研究

通过研究不同浓度Na2 CO3、KPS存在的条件下复合驱油体系的相行为变化 ,找到了形成中相最佳区的条件 ,揭示了相行为与油水界面张力及表面活性剂在不同相间分配量大小的相关性 ,从临界胶束浓度变化对相态转变机理给予合理解释。