Developing critical and empathic capabilities in intercultural education through the VaKE approach

One of the core goals of intercultural education is to develop critical and empathic reflection on social justice, particularly as related to humanistic choices and how individuals can counteract exclusion. The present article analyses the Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE) approach, which is aimed at raising awareness about implicit value-oriented priorities in decision-making. Through the Human Development and Capability Approach, the applicability of VaKE’s didactic principles is analysed in relation to young people’s perspectives on resettlement in Europe. The VaKE method was used at a 2013 summer camp in Austria with a culturally diverse group of young Europeans who were presented with a dilemma story that highlighted the complex issue of providing assistance to asylum seekers. The participants engaged in various knowledge and moral viability checks that enabled them to engage with opposing arguments. The participants evidenced critical reflection and self-scrutiny, as well as affiliation and empathic imagination, regarding problems that are encountered by asylum seekers.     

知识经济与终身教育

知识经济的兴起使国际竞争重点转移,世界各国为了提高国民素质,争取国际竞争的主动权,纷纷大力发展终身教育。我们要迎接新的挑战,大力发展成人教育,走终身教育之路走必然的选择。     

为生民立命和“天人合一”哲学

此文从“知命”“畏命”到“立命”等命题的演变揭示儒家“命”的思想的发展，并指出张载的“天人合一”哲学本意是强调“以人为本”，这正是其“为生民立命”思想的哲学基础，从而使这两个看似不相关连的命题有机结合，形成张载哲学的统一体。     

论梁启超的审美趣味观

梁启超把趣味看成生活的根芽和基本内容,从中反映了梁启超审美理想主义的人生观和社会理想。在他的趣味论思想中,有着中国传统文化的根底,并借鉴和运用了西方的相关理论和方法,更有着自己独到的体悟,对我们产生了深刻的启示和影响。他所谓的趣味,主要是指一种积极的、快乐的、有生意的情怀和充满活力与灵性的审美感受,具有丰满、充盈和富有生机等特点。它和人们的生活息息相关,体现了他对人生、对生命的肯定,表现出了一种乐观、向上的生命意识。它以敏锐的感觉器官为基础,需要诱发机缘,表现为内在情感和外在环境的契合,体现超越功利的“无所为”与责任心的统一,并具体论述了获得趣味的三种途径和因势利导的趣味教育。     

Economic convergence and life satisfaction in the European Union

The issue of convergence or divergence in the European Union (EU) is usually viewed from a macroeconomic perspective, using indicators such as the income per head, the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. Little attention has been paid to the possibility of an associated convergence in ‘well-being’ across countries. Since recent literature has shown that subjective well-being (life satisfaction, ‘happiness’) is significantly affected by macroeconomic variables, it is natural to ask not only whether or not subjective well-being converges, but also, whether, how and to what extent this process is linked to macroeconomic convergence. In this paper we use self-rated life satisfaction elicited in large scale surveys to address these questions. We find evidence of convergence of life satisfaction across the member states of the EU, which can be attributed to a considerable extent to the convergence in macroeconomic conditions. Among the various macroeconomic indicators, the convergence in inflation rates has played a major role for the convergence in life satisfaction.     

Issue management and crisis management: An integrated,non-linear,relational construct

Despite extensive attempts to define and differentiate issue management and crisis management, the definitional approach – and linear life-cycle models which focus on the elements – fail to capture the full dynamics of the disciplines. Instead of a focus on definitions, this paper proposes a non-linear, relational construct which considers issue and crisis management in the context of interdependent activities and clusters of activity which must be managed at different stages. This includes the role of issue management in both the pre-crisis and post-crisis phases. The model addresses some of the limitations of linear approaches and helps analyze the outcomes and overlaps between activity clusters in order to optimize strategic relationships and enhance bottom-line effectiveness.     

为《陈垣年谱配图长编》补遗指谬

《陈垣年谱配图长编》是一部严谨有加的学术著作。较缺乏，因此，该书不可避免地出现了个别遗漏和失误之处。臻完善，更具有使用价值。因为历史年代跨度较大，20世纪早期的文献史料又比为此，运用新发现的史料，为该书补遗、指谬，使之更     

《浮生六记》艺术探微——构思·意境

对<浮生六记>的研究渐热,人们在关注和研究其内容的同时,对其艺术性的探讨,也应不断地深入.因此,本文将对<浮生六记>精巧的艺术构思、变化的意境美进行较深入、系统的探析,以期人们在理解、鉴赏<浮生六记>时,能将其内容美与艺术美完美地结合,获得更高的审美享受.     

中国古代生态化生活方式探究

中国古人非常重视生态保护，历代统治者为了农业生产在实践上采取了一系列的生态保护措施，通过设置专门的官员加强对生态环境的管理；通过颁布禁令和法律约束人们的行为；通过舆论从生活起居上指导人们的实践。这些措施使古代的生态保护有利于当时的生产和生活。     

飞虫走蝶入诗来——诗与昆虫

中国是诗的国度,在数千年的文明史中,一代代的文人雅士,创造了无数脍炙人口的诗词歌赋(本文统称为诗)。通过对千余篇古诗词的搜索,筛选出有关昆虫的诗句,从形态结构、生活习性、对人类的影响三个方面进行了分类归纳。