Should There Be Mentoring Efforts to Help Retain and Recruit More Males Into Baccalaureate and Master's Social Work Programs?

Social work programs need to actively set mechanisms in place to attract more men into a predominately female academic major through mentoring, recruitment, and retention efforts. This article conducts a review of the literature to examine whether mentoring efforts should be directed at male social work students. It is inconsistent for the social work profession to embrace the concept of providing culturally competent practices to clients but fail to address and combat a significant gender gap in the delivery of services to male clients.     

The Child Labor Amendment in the Social Studies Class

As part of a geography-based minority recruiting program (MRP), teachers were asked to serve as mentors for teams of high school students interested in both postsecondary education and geography as a major discipline or career path. The goal was to determine whether teacher participation in MRP programs was an effective tool to mentor underrepresented populations in geography. One component of the program evaluation examined the impact of teacher participation in a MRP by analyzing participating teachers’ classroom strategies and students’ performance in the school year following the summer program. Teachers were surveyed and participated in follow-up interviews during the school year following their participation in the MRP to determine the effects of the program's professional development components. The research hoped to reveal: (a) the participant-teachers’ function and role as mentors for students and the changes of participant-teachers’ behaviors, and (b) how any changes in their classrooms have affected their students’ understanding of geography. Data collection, reduction and analysis followed a grounded-theory approach to qualitative research. The research confirmed that participants leave professional development with an increased enthusiasm for and a better understanding of geography that they shared with their colleagues and students. Furthermore, teachers reported overcoming campus and district barriers in order to implement strategies and technologies provided during the MRP. More promising findings validate the prevailing thought that the positive energy of the MRP continues to reach into the classrooms in the following years. By understanding the impacts of professional development on participating teachers, the discipline may better recruit and retain high-achieving minority students.     

质与量的博弈：高校大学生党员发展质量提升对策分析

提升高校大学生党员发展质量,是建立保持大学生党员先进性长效机制的核心工作之一。分析了高校大学生党员发展中存在的理想信念淡化、入党动机功利化,入党把关不严、数量质量关系错位,培养教育缺乏实效、先锋模范作用不够,质量保障体系乏力、出口机制不畅等四个方面的问题。提出了科学处理数量与质量的辩证关系、强化党员发展各环节力量建设、完善党员退出机制等三个方面的对策,保障高校大学生党员发展质量的提升。     

高校艺术专业学生党员发展工作问题与对策研究

高校艺术专业学生除“专业素质”之外的其他大体类似的共同特点确实令人不好“恭维”。这也使高校艺术专业学生党员发展工作遭遇了两大特殊难题:学生综合素质严重欠缺“大面积”存在;党员发展对象可选择“余地”惊人之小;学生价值取向转变更易失衡,党组织吸引力减弱。其中的原因也较特殊:如社会“演艺类”市场环境“繁华”的诱惑;“作坊师徒式”教学模式的教师育人意识功能弱化;艺术专业类学生评价标准存在偏颇。因此,要永不言弃作为艺术“灵魂”的思想素质教育;创新“体验”与“典型”教育;形成党、团、师、评的强大合力,努力将“情境”设计基地化。     

高校志愿者招募培训工作机制研究

志愿者的招募培训是高校志愿者组织管理体系的重要组成部分,志愿者的素质、能力和态度直接影响高校志愿服务工作的质量和水平,如何招募培训高校志愿者,是高校志愿者管理组织十分关注的一个课题。文章结合理论与实践阐述了高校志愿者招募培训工作的问题、原则和方法,以期为高校志愿者工作健康有序地发展提供一定的借鉴和参考。     

新时期大学生党员发展工作探析

在坚持学生党员发展工作基本原则基础上,结合学生党员发展工作面对的新环境、新特点,阐述了在学生党员发展过程中的六个重要环节。     

以科学发展观统领招商引资工作——厦门海沧PX项目案例分析

文章以厦门海沧PX(二甲苯)化工事件为例,针对存在的问题,从多个角度阐述如何树立正确的政绩观,如何才能做到科学决策,以及重大公共决策过程中如何才能更好地实行公众的有效参与。     

加强高等学校发展党员"公示制"的实践与构想

公示制是新时期高校保证新发展党员质量、保证组织考察准确性等方面的一项重要措施.高等学校在组织实施公示制的过程中取得了显著效果,同时也存在一定的问题.高校党组织应避免"公示决定论"和"公示形式论"两种错误倾向,加大力度、精心组织,建立和完善相应的制度,并将"公示"引入党员教育管理体系,进一步保证党员队伍的质量.     

高校扩招数量与教育质量问题研究

通过对高校扩招的历史渊源和扩招现实状况的分析，认为扩招为我国经济发展提供了更多的人才资源，有利于提高国民整体素质和就业人员的文化水平，有利于扩大内需、减少资金外流，有利于弥补高校资金短缺，推动高等教育发展。但是，扩招后新生质量有所下降，教育资源配置滞后，专业设置不尽合理，毕业生就业难度大。为此，提出应该采取增加投入、改善条件，调整专业、适度扩招，提高高校管理水平，加强师资队伍建设，完善质量监控体系等提高教育质量的对策，以实现高等教育规模与质量全面、协调、可持续发展。     

浅谈高等学校按类招生及人才培养

按类招生是一种新的招生和人才培养模式,是高等学校深化教育教学改革的一项重要措施,体现了“以人为本”的教育理念,对培养具有创造能力、应变能力的高素质复合型人才方面,无疑具有其极大的优势,但是,作为一种新的培养模式,同样也存在许多问题。招生方式的改革只是表面的东西,更重要的是教育体制的革新。