Non-traditional Student Retention: Exploring Perceptions of Support in a Social Work Graduate Program

This study examines non-traditional student perceptions of social support in the context of a group intervention offered by a graduate program at a predominantly white university in the southern United States of America. The goal of the group intervention was to enhance perceptions of social support, as measured by a standardized instrument administered pre and post the group intervention. Data analysis showed no significant differences in pre–post changes in perceptions of social support between intervention and comparison groups. A follow-up survey questionnaire administered to group intervention participants provided feedback that shed light on these unanticipated results: it is recommended that future interventions for improving non-traditional student retention focus on supporting the development of social support networks among incoming and first-year graduate students.     

我国上市商业银行财务风险评价体系研究

商业银行的财务安全对于银行的稳健运行具有重要的意义.从财务风险的角度对商业银行的风险进行了分析,建立了商业银行财务风险评价指标体系,运用主成分分析法对我国10家主要的上市商业银行的财务风险状况进行了评价,并提出商业银行财务风险防范的主要措施.     

安徽省农业循环经济发展评价

发展农业循环经济是实现农业可持续发展的有效途径之一,对发展水平进行综合评价是农业循环经济研究的重要内容。安徽是传统的农业大省,其农业循环经济的发展有着巨大的发展空间。基于前人研究基础上,采用熵值法对安徽省1985年至2011年农业循环经济发展水平进行综合评价,结合发展历程量化分析影响安徽农业循环经济发展的主要因素,并给出结论及提出政策建议。     

影响“农超对接”供应链运作效率的因素分析

在文献回顾和专家访谈的基础上梳理了影响我国“农超对接”供应链运作效率的主要因素,运用DEMATEL方法分析了因素的影响特征、影响程度并确定了起关键影响作用的因素。结论显示,这些因素互相交织、互相影响、互相作用,其中,农户生产规模和交易成本是影响度最大的两个因素;定价方式和资金结算方式是被影响度最大的两个因素;政府政策扶持是原因度最大的影响因素。     

RICH教改中教师观念转变内容探析

通过近八年的教学改革实践,浙江师范大学外国语学院RICH教改组部分教师的教学观念逐渐发生了变化.本文主要从教师对教学对象的看法转变、教师对教学内容的看法转变、教师对教学评估的看法转变三个方面进行探讨.     

建筑企业信用评价系统研究

在分析建筑企业诚信危机现状和产生原因的基础上,根据我国建筑市场的特点,本文提出针对性的建议和解决方案,构建了建筑企业信用评价系统(CESCE)。文章阐述了建筑企业信用档案数据库的特点和内容,设计了建筑企业信用评价分析模型,并综合运用层次分析法和聚类分析的方法对信用评价指标体系进行了权重计算和指标处理,最后构建了建筑企业信用信息公告平台。     

The microeconometric estimation of treatment effects—An overview

Summary The need to evaluate the performance of active labour market policies is not questioned any longer. Even though OECD countries spend significant shares of national resources on these measures, unemployment rates remain high or even increase. We focus on microeconometric evaluation which has to solve the fundamental evaluation problem and overcome the possible occurrence of selection bias. When using non-experimental data, different evaluation approaches can be thought of. The aim of this paper is to review the most relevant estimators, discuss their identifying assumptions and their (dis-)advantages. Thereby we will present estimators based on some form of exogeneity (selection on observables) as well as estimators where selection might also occur on unobservable characteristics. Since the possible occurrence of effect heterogeneity has become a major topic in evaluation research in recent years, we will also assess the ability of each estimator to deal with it. Additionally, we will also discuss some recent extensions of the static evaluation framework to allow for dynamic treatment evaluation. The authors thank Stephan L. Thomsen, Christopher Zeiss and one anonymous referee for valuable comments. The usual disclaimer applies.     

应用型本科开展产学合作教育强化实践教学的思考与实践

本文通过对民办院校"升本"后,应用型本科教育定位的思考,提出了大力推进产学研结合的人才培养模式,以及构建与之配套的,以能力培养为重心的应用型本科人才培养体系。     

用科学发展观指导高校评建工作

科学发展观是马克思主义世界观和方法论的重要组成部分,是改革和发展中国高等教育事业的重要指导思想,也是高校评建过程中必须坚持的重要指导思想。     

Extending the reach of randomized social experiments: new directions in evaluations of American welfare-to-work and employment initiatives

Summary. Random assignment experiments are widely used in the USA to test the effectiveness of new social interventions. This paper discusses several major welfare-to-work experiments, highlighting their evolution from simple `black box' tests of single interventions to multigroup designs used to compare alternative interventions or to isolate the effects of components of an intervention. The paper also discusses new efforts to combine experimental and non-experimental analyses to test underlying programme theories and to maximize the knowledge gained about the effectiveness of social programmes. Researchers and policy makers in other countries may find this variety of approaches useful to consider as they debate an expanded role for social experiments.