Generic distinctiveness and the entrepreneurial self: a case study of English Higher Education

Young people are increasingly called upon to invest in educational qualifications, experience opportunities and other character forming activities in order to stand out from the crowd. This fetishising of generic distinctiveness is promoted throughout education in England, and particularly Higher Education. This paper considers the policy and theoretical implications of the quest to enfranchise distinctiveness in English HE. From a policy perspective the universal promotion of distinction reflects how recent neoliberal reforms in HE have been moderated by a commitment to a liberal ethos of equality of opportunity. Theoretically the mantra of standing out from the crowd is emblematic of the entrepreneurial self as a tool of governmentality. The expectation of compulsory distinction encapsulates the duality of individualisation and regulation that is central to the project of governmentality. This duality is also implicit in the activity of enterprise and how it is calibrated by competition. Being entrepreneurial stimulates innovation but the uncertainty of competition may simultaneously stimulate isomorphic behaviours. The paper concludes by reviewing what the promotion of generic distinctiveness infers for young people and how the promotion of distinction is also bound up with the mantra of confidence.     

优化北京高校外国留学生教育的问题及对策

美国、日本等发达国家将外国留学生作为本国经济发展人才储备的经验,为我国制定留学生工作的相关政策提供了借鉴。北京高校留学生教育在带来直接经济收益的同时,也为经济社会的发展提供了高素质的国际化人力资源。应建立与北京国际地位相适应的留学生工作体系,多方面提升留学生的教育层次,吸收和利用国外智力为北京的经济建设服务,推进留学生工作长期可持续发展。     

Interculturalism in Italian primary schools with a high concentration of immigrant students

The present article focuses on quantitative research carried out on a statistically representative sample of Italian primary schools with a high concentration of immigrant students. Research data show that schools with a higher number of immigrant students offer a greater number and a wider variety of intercultural initiatives. The presence of immigrant students serves as an effective stimulus in enhancing intercultural approaches. Furthermore, the opinions of head teachers about the proposal of ‘separate classes’ for immigrant students and the proposed ‘limit of 30% on the presence’ of immigrant students are negative. These judgements do not change in a statistically significant manner in relation to concentration of immigrant students: in particular, higher rates of immigrant students are not related to more positive opinions. Continuing education on intercultural issues is widely adopted, mainly on behalf of teachers and less often on behalf of head teachers and other school personnel. Finally, activities by ‘linguistic facilitators’ and ‘linguistic and cultural mediators’ are not significantly related to a decrease in perceived concern regarding problematic situations.     

高校学生社团与大学毕业生就业竞争力问题的研究

大学毕业生就业问题是近几年学校和社会普遍关注的社会问题。当前在世界发生金融危机的大环境下，大学毕业生的就业更成为全社会倍加关注的热点问题。提高大学毕业生的就业竞争力是高校教育的一项重要工作，也是大学生自身发展的需要。本文试图就高校学生社团组织的建设对提升大学毕业生就业竞争力的影响问题进行深入的分析，以期在高校教育中充分发挥学生社团组织在提升大学毕业生就业竞争力方面的作用。     

国际产学合作举办高职教育的借鉴与启示

科学技术的发展使得高等职业教育的地位和作用更加凸显，各国都显现出重视高等职业教育、发展高等职业教育的趋势。国外的产学合作大体上可以分为以德国“双元制”为代表的、以企业为主的产学结合模式和以美国合作制为代表的、以学校为主的产学结合模式两大类。建立具有自身特色的多样化产学合作模式，健全产学合作法规，发挥行业协会中介组织的积极作用，是我国当前产学合作的重要路径选择。     

社会转型与大学生理想信念建设

改革开放以来，中国社会发生的重大转型改变了原有的支撑理想信念建设的经济与社会基础，导致了发展中的人的价值观的重大变化。因此，对当代大学生理想信念建设的研究，必须放在中国社会转型这一重大社会背景之中。     

The School Success Profile Online

SUMMARY

This article provides an overview of the purposes, development, and implementation of the School Success Profile Online (SSP)–a computerized, self-report survey for middle and high school students. The SSP takes advantage of World Wide Web technology and the increasing access of public schools to computers and the Internet to assess students' perceptions of their neighborhoods, schools, peers, and families, as well as their own psychological and physical health and school performance. The individual and group profiles generated by the SSP can help school social workers identify areas of concern, plan their interventions with students, and evaluate the impact of their efforts at the end of interventions.     

高校校有企业改革思考

高校校有企业亟待改革 ,文章以党的十五大精神为指导 ,从校企改革的实际出发 ,对校企面临的问题、思想观念、改革的思路以及校企改革中应采取的措施等方面的问题进行了论述 ,旨在进一步推进校有企业改革的深入发展     

高校空巢老人问题研究

通过对某高校退休职工空巢老人的情况调研，揭示了目前高校空巢老人的基本情况，指出了对生活中体力活力不从心、遇到困惑问题没人商量、对生病的恐惧、无法排解思想上的空虚和孤独是高校空巢老人存在的主要困难与问题。提出了整合学校的资源，建立信息服务、社会服务、互助服务、救助服务等完备的服务体系，建立大学生志愿服务队伍、老年志愿服务队伍等对空巢老人提供具体服务，加强人文关怀以及努力营造全校性的尊老敬老的校园文化氛固等做好高校空巢老人帮扶工作的有效途径。     

区域性学业水平测试质量分析——小学数学学业水平检测试卷与课程标准一致性的视角

区域性学业水平测试是地方教育行政部门监测教育质量的重要方法。因此,分析区域性学业水平测试质量就显得十分重要。为此,借鉴韦伯一致性分析模式,对某地区小学数学学业水平检测试卷的质量进行了尝试探究,即从学习领域和年级两个方面分析了区域性小学数学学业水平测试与课程标准的一致性水平状况及特征。同时,还从数与代数、空间与图形、统计与概率、实践与综合应用等学习领域和知识种类、知识深度、知识广度和知识分布平衡性等"一致性维度"进行了归因分析。