Evaluation capacity building in the nonformal education context: Challenges and strategies

Policymakers’ demand for increased accountability has compelled organizations to pay more attention to internal evaluation capacity building (ECB). The existing literature about ECB has focused on capacity building experiences and organizational research, with limited attention on challenges that internal evaluation specialists face in building organizational evaluative capacity. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a Delphi study with evaluation specialists in the United States’ Cooperative Extension Service and developed a consensus on the most pervasive ECB challenges as well as the most useful strategies for overcoming ECB challenges. Challenges identified in this study include limited time and resources, limited understanding of the value of evaluation, evaluation considered as an afterthought, and limited support and buy-in from administrators. Alternatively, strategies found in the study include a shift in an organizational culture where evaluation is appreciated, buy-in and support from administration, clarifying the importance of quality than quantity of evaluations, and a strategic approach to ECB. The challenges identified in this study have persisted for decades, meaning administrators must understand the persistence of these issues and make an earnest investment (financial and human resource) to make noticeable progress. The Delphi approach can be used more often to prioritize ECB efforts.     

Paradox of public sector capacity building: Lessons from MATT2 UK–Bangladesh co‐operation

This study focuses on the Government of Bangladesh and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) public sector capacity‐building project under collaborative public governance. It examines the efficiency and effectiveness of a foreign‐funded and multistakeholder‐led public sector capacity‐development initiative dubbed Managing at the Top Stage 2 (MATT2) project, and how it contributed to the human resource capacity development in Bangladesh. A combination of data from Government sources, in‐depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation and author analysis was adopted. The results showed the project to have been largely successful, despite some challenges.     

现代学科分类中的“文学人类学”

从现代学科分类情况来看,"文学人类学"主要被放置在人类学、比较文学、文艺学三个学科里,成为三个学科的亚分支,这反映了"文学人类学"目前的现实状况及地位。本文无意争辩学科从属的问题,而是从知识话语学角度探讨现代学科分类体系对"文学人类学"可能造成的遮蔽性。     

基于建构主义学习理论的网络课程建设及其应用——以“经济法”课程为例

商科专业＂经济法＂网络课程的建设,应基于建构主义学习理论,以发挥学生学科优势为基础;以培养应用型、复合型人才为目标;遵循内容体系化、模块化原则和知识学习为手段、方法意识为目标原则,在具体应用中采取相应措施。如在网络课堂公布热点案例引起讨论,讲授难点、重点,提出分析问题的思路,创设学习情景,强化实践技能,并与职业考试接轨以拓宽学生的就业渠道等。这样可以保证网络课程的实际应用效果。     

关于重庆市高校网络党建工作的调查与思考

重庆市高校网络党建是新时期加强党的建设,加快重庆市高等教育事业的重要建设。网络环境下高校党建工作与传统的高校党建工作相互交错、相互渗透并互为补充,高等学校作为培养人才的基地,将高校党建工作置于网络环境下研究,成为做好新形势下高校党建工作的迫切要求。针对高校网络党建工作存在的问题和原因,应从提高认识,把握高校党建工作的方向性;严格选拔,形成多方投入的教育合力;强化学习,提升高校党建工作者综合素质;明确标准,运用网络优化高校党建的具体环节;建章立法,规范高校网络党建管理体制;创新形式,加强网络环境下高校校园文化建设;促进载体创新,增强工作吸引力、渗透力和生命力等方面入手,加强重庆市高校网络党建工作的对策研究。     

论苏区邮政检查的操作方法与纪律

为了获得情报,肃清内奸,加强宣传,反制敌方邮检,苏区实行了邮检制度。邮检对象包括：密写、密函信件,记录有军政情报内容的胶卷、录音带、录像带、报刊杂志,夹藏有显微点以及炸弹、毒品、恐吓信、内容反动的信件或者出版物。邮检方式主要有四种。对受检邮件的处理方式有三种。总之,苏区对邮检极为重视,除严格选拔邮检员外,还制定了纪律,操作也较规范。     

中俄普通高校国防教育比较研究

俄罗斯在普通高校国防教育的法律保障、机构设置、教育内容和形式以及人才培养等方面都取得了一定的成效。借鉴俄罗斯的经验对提升我国全民国防意识和国防素养将具有重大意义。     

Policy advocacy for women's unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

This article focuses on policy advocacy programmes in Nepal and Nigeria, instigated by ActionAid International with local women's rights organisations and non-government organisations, and supported by the Institute of Development Studies, UK. These programmes aimed to challenge women's unequal responsibility for care work and to influence policymakers to understand the importance of providing services to support them. One of the main components of these programmes was child care, a responsibility which most women experience 24/7 for at least two decades of their lives, and which profoundly shapes their lives and opportunities. We examine the processes through which each of the country teams have engaged with public policies on this issue, focusing on the similarities and differences in each context. Although the programme of activities has been implemented in much the same way in both countries, and each chose to focus on early child-care provision as the main policy demand, the partnerships and policy processes chosen differ greatly. Specifically, we distinguish between ‘critical engagement’ (in the case of Nepal), as compared to ‘constructive engagement’ (in the case of Nigeria). The article ends with some reflections on the challenges facing the teams during their work, and the implications and lessons that can be drawn from these two case studies.     

关注非物质文化遗产保护背景下的民俗文化与民俗学学科的命运

国家非物质文化遗产名录的门类是根据民俗学的范畴列出的,民俗的事象成为非物质文化遗产的主流。但国家非物质文化遗产的名录却出现了逻辑混乱问题:种属相混,如民俗本是一个大的概念,结果列在一个很小的范围里,这使得人们对民俗的概念产生了误解,保护活动在一定程度上伤害了民俗文化和民俗学学科。实际上,民俗的文化意义比非物质文化遗产保护名录更为重要,非遗保护只是民俗学的研究对象之一,而民俗学的研究既是学科发展的百年大计,更是文化建设的理论保障。非物质文化遗产保护工作与民俗学研究互为表里,相互促进,对中国文化建设带来积极影响。     

以精品课程为示范 提升课程建设水平

课程建设在推进高等教育发展和高校教学改革中处于重要地位,文章从课程建设的重要性出发,阐述了课程建设与精品课程建设的关系及精品课程建设对本科课程建设的示范和影响,并以齐齐哈尔大学课程建设为例,探讨了精品课程建设促进课程建设的措施和途径。