The Effects of Mass Media Use and Social Capital on Civic and Political Participation     

Weiwu Zhang  Stella C. Chia 《Communication Studies》2013,64(3):277-297

More recently, many scholars have lamented the decline of social capital, civic and political participation in American society. This study attempts to clarify the concept of social capital and its major components. We differentiate two dimensions of social capital: trust and social connectedness. In addition, we investigate the differential effects of a full range of media use on civic and political participation.

Analysis of data from a telephone survey in Clarksville, Tennessee in 2002 showed that people's social connectedness enhances both civic and political participation. Time spent in reading newspaper and watching public affairs on television was positively correlated with political participation whereas frequency of Internet use and entertainment TV viewing was not. The results also showed no correlation between media use and civic participation. Implications of the findings for future research on democratic citizenship were discussed.  相似文献   

From Feminism without Bodies,to Bleeding Bodies in Virtual Spaces     

Marina Levina 《传播与批判/文化研究》2013,10(3):278-281

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Emotions and reflexivity in feminised education action research   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Erica Burman 《Educational Action Research》2013,21(3):315-332

The paper addresses contemporary relations between emotions, gender and feminist action research. Starting from analysis of the increasing emotionalisation of everyday life, it explores the quasi‐feminist—or what the author calls ‘feminised’—forms of incitement to reflexive confession that are increasingly gaining favour within professional and higher educational contexts and draws on literatures and sets of debates that inform education action research, including: childhood and governmentality; feminist research; and international development critiques. The author proposes that reflexivity as an educational and research practice has come to stand in for, and thereby limits, the contemporary focus on ‘participation’ to reduce its radical collaborative and action agenda and instead incite researchers to work on ourselves, and only on ourselves. The paper warns against underestimating the speed and flexibility by which neo‐liberalism absorbs and co‐opts creative strategies—such as reflexivity—for its subversion, and returns them to old‐style individualism.  相似文献   

Making learning accessible for sign language interpreters: a process of change     

Jemina Napier 《Educational Action Research》2013,21(4):505-524

This article outlines an innovative project conducted at Macquarie University, in order to instigate a change in the delivery of the Postgraduate Diploma in Auslan/English Interpreting. This is the first reported educational change project focusing on the training of sign language interpreters. The goal of the project was to research and develop a new curriculum, and delivery mode for the program so that it could be offered in external (distance) mode, and therefore made accessible to potential students from all over Australia. Action research was used to guide the process as it provided a framework for evaluation. The project demonstrates that interpreters can be trained effectively using a blended approach to distance education, and that action research can be used as an effective approach to the implementation of educational change in an emerging field.  相似文献   

Political Participation,Efficacy and the 2008 Minnesota Presidential Caucuses     

《Qualitative Research Reports in Communication》2013,14(1):38-45

The purpose of this study was to learn why Minnesota residents participated in the presidential caucus on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008. The research team interviewed a total of 37 registered Republican (n = 15) and Democrat (n = 22) Minnesota voters from a mid-sized Midwestern community on caucus night. Open-ended, semi-structured interviews elicited the reasons voters said they participated in the caucus. Using grounded theory, several categories of responses emerged from data including duty and responsibility, making a difference, special election, participation, supporting a candidate, and concern for the country. The results show the majority of participants were motivated to take part because they viewed it as a duty and a responsibility as citizens of a democracy. Participants did not use the caucus as a forum for discussion and dialogue surrounding the election, but as an outlet to achieve political efficacy.  相似文献   

Preschool Routines,Peer Learning and Participation     

Pia Williams  Pia Williams 《Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research》2013,57(4):317-339

The aim of this study was to examine what children learn spontaneously from each other in everyday activities within the preschool culture. It involves an interpretation and analysis of specific situations, which focus on the spontaneous learning that occurs in children's actions and communication . Everyday activities in preschool are associated with routines in situations like meals, circle time and play activities. In these situations children have opportunities to learn about rules, ways of acting, routines, codes and discursive practices; knowledge and skills which are often tacit but which children learn from each other through social practices.  相似文献   

补充大豆多肽对递增负荷运动大鼠血清LDH、ALT、AST活性的影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

彭莉  王启荣  毕秋芸 《北京体育大学学报》2008,31(2):199-201

观察了5周递增负荷训练并同时补充大豆多肽后的大鼠在运动后某些血清酶的变化,旨为在训练中补充大豆多肽对身体机能及运动后恢复的作用提供一定的理论依据.结果发现:补充大豆多肽降低了运动后血清LDH和AST活性.提示:补充大豆多肽可能起到预防骨骼肌和心肌运动性微损伤和促进损伤恢复的作用.  相似文献   

台湾地区家长参与教育的发展趋向及其启示     

陈如平 《河北师范大学学报(教育科学版)》2006,8(4):55-59

近年来,台湾地区非常重视家长参与教育工作,除了政策上鼓励和实践上推进外,还特别重视有关家长参与教育法律法规的制定.拟订中的《家长参与教育法》对家长参与的目标、家长参与的机制、家长的权利和责任等都做了明确具体的规定,不仅对推动台湾地区的家长参与教育工作起积极作用,对国内开展相关的研究与实践也有启示作用.  相似文献   

对学生体育参与意识的研究   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

程小坡  黄杰 《四川体育科学》2003,(3):87-88

本文采用问卷调查、文献资科、数理统计等方法，对安徽省马鞍山市14所学校学生参加课外体育活动现状进行抽样调查研究，分析出了学生参与体育意识的现状、特点及其影响因素，并针对如何增强体育参与意识，养成终生体育习惯提出建议．  相似文献   

Asp在个人防火墙上的应用     

耿小玉  钟桂玲 《齐齐哈尔师范高等专科学校学报》2003,22(3):50-51

本针对asp在防火墙上的应用进行简单的探讨，主要利用request对象的Server Variables属性获取ip地址并进行验证。  相似文献