Generation Xers’ performance and development in midlife transition

Midlife transition is an inevitable process that every adult faces during his or her life. As Generation Xers move into middle age, the field of human resource development (HRD) should keep pace with the impact of this midlife transition on this cohort’s psychological and physical welfare and continuous development. An effective way to cope with midlife transition is to face it as an opportunity for change and self-actualization. Gender as well as physical and psychological changes are important factors in midlife transition. Organizations should understand the challenges of midlife transition and create a supportive environment for Generation Xers to cope with the changes. Specific suggestions for middle-aged Generation Xers and HRD professionals are provided in this article, as well as implications and recommendations.     

从教师专业实践能力发展反观高校与幼儿园的双向融合

当前，打通高校教师理论研究与基层一线教师专业发展瓶颈是总体提升我国教育质量的高效之举，教育的实践性本质也决定了高校教师的理论研究与一线教师的教育实践必须坚持双向融合的道路。实现校园双向融合既要积极构建教师发展共同体，还要积极探索有深度和广度的教研机制，并搭建开放、多元、创新的资源平台。     

抗战时期陕甘宁边区学前教育建设的经验与启示

抗战时期，陕甘宁边区在中国共产党的领导下进行了独具特色的学前教育建设活动，形成了独特的建设经验，主要包括提供保障措施、建立精简高效的组织架构、注重保教队伍的建设、关爱幼儿的身体健康、开展科学的教育教学工作。重现边区学前教育活动，探寻其成功经验，继承与发扬红色教育精神，对新时期幼儿的培养与培育有积极的现实指导意义。     

Open Data on a Closed Shop? Assessing the potential of transparency initiatives with a focus on efforts to strengthen capacity development support

Despite strong political commitment, actual gains in improving accountability in development co‐operation have been limited. Main reasons for this include the low level of transparency and high number of actors, as well as the limitations of the self‐reported and input‐oriented OECD reporting system. Efforts through the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and related transparency initiatives are ill‐equipped to change this given their decision to adhere to the same system. This article uses the specific area of support to capacity development to illustrate this. While further disaggregation of reporting on technical co‐operation could respond to a transparency gap, overcoming the accountability gap requires moving beyond promoting ‘supply‐side’ reform and re‐engaging in efforts to promote collective action.     

在华外资法人银行经营发展动因研究——基于Orbis数据库的实证分析

利用从BVD公司的Orbis数据库获得的29家外资法人银行的资产资料，通过非平衡面板数据模型，对外资银行在我国经营发展的背后动因进行计量检验和分析。结果表明，中国的经济增长和外资银行母国对华非金融直接投资是促进在华外资法人银行资产规模扩大的主要因素，而母国和中国的双边贸易对外资银行资产规模的影响并不显著。     

陕西省小城镇发展模式研究

从"城镇空间组织关系"、"区域自然生态条件"、"城镇发展水平"三个维度出发进行综合空间分类,大致可把陕西省小城镇分为中心城市带动型、自组织发展型、落后地区引导发展型三种类型,并在发展模式选择与实施等方面做了探讨,为政府决策提供政策参考。     

Paradigm of ‘better life’: ‘development’ among the Khumi in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Development is conventionally understood in various ways including economic growth, increase of gross domestic product (GDP), rise of per-capita income, improvement of social facilities, political stabilities, and women's empowerment and many other issues, but it finally means bringing positive changes in the life of people. However, development is always contextual because the notion and nature of development often varies from society to society depending on the context of local–societal dynamics. Therefore what is regarded globally accepted model of development can be challenged by the local discourse of development, since local-level perception could contest the universal model. This article addresses such a case of development which is conceptualised from the social and cultural point of view amid everyday experiences of ordinary people's lives. The article contextualises its argument with specific reference to the Khumi people living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.     

中华女子学院高等职业教育发展评析

大力发展职业教育，是党和政府的一贯方针和要求，是经济和社会发展的必然规律。我国人力资源较丰富，但劳动力整体素质不高，人才结构不尽合理，重要原因是教育结构不够完善，职业教育发展滞后。目前，社会对各类技能型人才需求量很大，近些年来一直供不应求，但全国城乡每年有一千多万初中毕业生不能升入高中，数百万高中毕业生不能升入大学，同时，大学毕业生找工作困难又成了社会问题。因此，加快职业教育发展，合理配置教育资源，实行教育合理分流就显得尤为迫切。本文对中华女子学院高等职业教育现状、办学目标和发展思路、办学成效以及面临的问题和困难等．进行简要评析。     

School Counselors Supporting African Immigrant Students' Career Development: A Case Study

School counselors play a critical role in preparing adolescent immigrant students to be college and career ready by attending to the complex variables that promote and inhibit career development. This article provides an illustrative case study of a Somali immigrant student's educational journey to highlight the academic and familial challenges that she encountered while attending U.S. schools. Through this case study, the authors discuss the issues immigrant high school students experience and present culturally responsive practices that school counselors can use to address career development. These culturally responsive practices include developing a strong knowledge of students’ backgrounds and cultures, designing small group interventions that are timely and sensitive to immigrant students’ needs, and strengthening school–family partnerships.     

Improving Africa's Roads: Modelling Infrastructure Investment and Its Effect on Sectoral Production Behaviour

Given the scarce resources for public investment in developing countries, policy analysis should include a detailed perspective on the effects of infrastructure. This article develops a modelling framework for analysing the effects of improved road infrastructure on the economy of African countries. The theoretical framework is tested empirically and used for simulations in a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, and the effects on production and welfare are analysed. The model also serves to investigate the effect of roads on the economic participation of rural households.