The University: An Agent of Social Change?

Can universities be agents of progressive social change? How would we know if a university was acting as an agent of social change? Drawing on four case studies, I raise a number of questions to problematize our understanding of the university as an agent of social change. I outline a number of contributing factors that appear to explain successful cases. I conclude by arguing the relevancy of these cases for larger, and more traditional, sociological projects.     

运用心理学移情原理消除师生的情感障碍

英语教学的成败是诸多因素相互作用的结果 ,但无论这些因素多么错综复杂 ,主要还是来自教和学两方面。教师和学生能否在教学中相互理解从而形成互动是教学成败的关键。文章将着重讨论师生间营造互动关系中的两个重要环节———情感与移情     

A review of the epidentiological research on child sexual abuse. Community and college student samples

This article is the first of two consecutive reviews on the major empirical studies which have been carried out in an attempt to estimate the prevalence of child sexual abuse among females. The research is structured in terms of three sample categories: (a) probability and non-probability samples of the general population; (b) college student samples; and (c) clinical inpatient and outpatient samples. This part of the review deals with (a) and (b) and highlights a number of unresolved methodological issues which may contribute to the variance in reported prevalence rates. These include a myriad of definitions of child sexual abuse and different methods of eliciting information on possible histories of abuse. Despite these problems. taken as a whole the prevalence studies indicate the significant numbers of people who have experienced abuse and who are willing to disclose aspects of these abusive experiences.     

Ethnicity, migration and health: A population-based study of 338 refugees from Latin America, 396 nonrefugee immigrants from Finland and 161 from southern Europe and 996 age-, sex- and education-matched controls from Sweden

This article shows the influence of being a refugee from Latin America or a nonrefugee immigrant from southern Europe or Finland on self-reported illness, controlling for social factors and lifestyle. The study population consisted of 338 Latin American refugees, a random sample of 396 Finnish and 161 southern European immigrants and 996 age-, sex- and education-matched Swedish controls. The data were analysed unmatched with logistic regression (multivariate analysis) in main effect models. The strongest independent risk indicator for long-term illness was being a Latin American refugee (estimated odds ratio (OR)=2.96, 95% confidence interval (CI)=2.19–3.82). There was a significant association between being a Latin American refugee and period prevalence, ill health and unsatisfied need for care. Being a southern European or Finnish immigrant was a risk indicator of ill health but was not associated with the other dependent factors. Not feeling secure in daily life was a strong risk indicator for long-term illness and ill health (estimated OR=1.89, 95% CI=1.26–2.76 and OR=3.04, 95% CI= 1.97–4.48) respectively). Being a Latin American refugee was equal in importance to traditional risk factors such as overweight and not taking regular exercise for long-term illness and ill health.     

论非文科专业人文社会科学教学改革的必然趋势

非文科专业人文社会科学教学改革是时代的呼唤和社会可持续发展的现实要求 ,是 2 1世纪高等教育发展的历史趋势 ,是我国社会主义现代化建设事业的客观需要。     

从社会文化价值因素和社会结构看中国近代科学落后的原因——李约瑟难题再探

半个世纪以来 ,李约瑟博士提出的难题 ,引起了我国学者的热烈讨论。本文仅从中国社会文化价值因素和社会结构的角度对中国近代科学落后的原因进行再探讨。中国近代社会是封建专制、封闭禁锢的社会结构 ,其特征是高度集权、封闭禁锢、以人治代替法制 ,这种社会结构形成了一种内向的、稳定的、隔绝的文化机制。因此 ,阻碍了中国近代科学的发展。     

非专业大学英语开设背诵课探讨

从3个方面分析阐述了背诵在外语学习中的重要性,并结合有关教学实践,提出在大学公共英语教学中增开背诵课的设想,并对如何开好背诵课提出一些建议。     

科研活动与大学生创新能力的培养

对大学生开展科研活动在素质教育中的作用以及培养大学生创新能力的途径进行了阐述,并提出了大学生开展科研活动的具体措施。     

论我国农村基层民主建设的现实基础

基层民主建设是有中国特色的民主政治内容之一。近年来,我国农村的基层民主建设引起世人关注。本文从我国农村的经济因素、社会因素和文化因素三个方面探讨了在经济、文化相对落后的农村推进民主进程的可能性与可行性。     

张克威的教育思想和办学经验--在50周年校庆之际对老院长的追思

张克威是中国著名的农学家、农业教育家 ,早年留学美国 ,抗日战争爆发他毅然回国投笔从戎 ,参加抗战和三年解放战争 ,新中国成立前后 ,开始筹办沈阳农学院 ,从此他把一生的精力和心血都倾注在高等农业教育事业上。他思路开阔 ,敢于创新 ,在办学过程中形成了自己的教育思想和办学经验。张克威的教育思想与办学经验有五个主要方面 :积极创办多科性农业大学 ;延揽人才 ,建设高水平的教师队伍 ;注重对学生理想教育 ,培养高素质人才 ;强调理论联系实际 ,推行教学、科研、推广三结合 ;发扬学术民主 ,培养勤奋求实校风。为此 ,“文化大革命”以前 ,沈阳农学院在国内外都享有很高声誉。