Acculturation in a postcolonial context: Language,identity, cultural adaptation,and academic achievement of Macao students in Mainland China     

《Int J Intercult Relat》2021

The mainstream acculturation research focuses on international students and immigrants’ settlement in a new cultural environment, but little is known about the adaptation process of people from postcolonial areas relocating to their home country. Drawing from research on acculturation and postcolonial studies, this research examined the importance of language and social identity of Macao Chinese (N = 102; 50 males, Mage = 20.1) transitioning to universities in Mainland China. The results of path analysis showed that Chinese national identity and perceived Mandarin language proficiency were positively associated with each other, but they were linked to cultural adaptation through different paths. Perceived language proficiency was directly linked to social, academic, and psychological adaptation, whereas Chinese identity was indirectly associated with social and academic adaptation through acculturation to the Mainland Chinese culture. Moreover, academic adaptation was, in turn, associated with academic achievement (i.e., GPAs). The present study extends acculturation research to a postcolonial context, highlighting that national identity and language proficiency are important factors for successful cultural adaptation to the homeland. The theoretical and practical implications regarding intra-cultural adaptation barriers andprocesses in postcolonial contexts were discussed.  相似文献   

Assessing the Accessibility of Library Tools & Services When You Aren’t an Accessibility Expert: Part 2     

Russell Michalak  Monica D. T. Rysavy 《图书馆管理杂志》2020,60(3):295-300

Abstract

There are a few studies in library literature that explore accessibility issues from the perspective of students who use assistive technologies for accessibility. As we shared in part one of this two-part series in our column, librarians have extensively explored through usability studies with WAVE and other audit tools how accessible library websites and databases are when using assistive technologies like JAWS. In this column, we asked our blind student worker to journal his experiences navigating our library’s databases. We found this student navigated the databases better than we anticipated. While his experiences regarding the accessibility of the libraries’ electronic services varied, common issues he experienced included navigational issues from menus with expanding capabilities, documents that were not scanned with OCR, and images without alternative text.  相似文献   

Building Collections through Purchase Suggestions in Academic Libraries     

Kathia Ibacache 《资料收集管理》2020,45(2):179-192

Abstract

This research studies the fields contained in “Suggest a Purchase” forms from 100 university libraries, focusing on the data they can provide to subject specialists to make decisions about collection development. The research will consider whether the content of “Suggest a Purchase” forms may be used to aid subject specialists and collection development librarians to make decisions concerning the purchasing of books and other materials. Statistical evidence gathered through the “Suggest a Purchase” forms is analyzed to justify the relevancy of specific fields. The research examines whether patron-initiated purchases may offer data concerning collection gaps and trends in users’ needs. The paper concludes with recommendations for best practices in the design and content of patron suggestion forms.  相似文献   

高校学报内外稿比例问题略探   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

畅引婷 《河南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2001,28(2):115-118

由开放的外部环境使然，由科学研究的本质特点所致，由编辑出版理论研究的推动，加之高校科研成果奖励政策的倾斜和教师投稿心态的转化，这一切无不对高校学报多年来一贯坚持的“以内稿为主”的用稿原则形成挑战，因此，如何在内外稿的数量与质量之间寻找一种统一与协调的有效方法和便捷途径，对高校学报今后的建议与发展意义重大，具体来讲，学术至上是根本，勇于创新是关键，对本校重点学科的扶持和对青年教师的培养是基础只有三密切结合，学报的发展才有后劲与活力。  相似文献   

自主创新生态链中学术期刊的功能定位     

邓军文 《嘉应学院学报》2006,24(1):127-129

当前学术期刊定位上存在一些误区:倾向于完全的市场化运作,过度关注经济指标;在为谁服务上摇摆不定,功能出现异化;使得自主创新生态链的交流平台不够顺畅。应该让学术期刊的功能得以回归,真正成为自主创新的载体、学术交流的平台;成为人才培养、人才评价的主要工具。学术期刊编辑应该承担起科技创新的历史责任。  相似文献   

论高校学报的正功能与负功能     

李启贤 《广西师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2007,43(3):117-120

功能是指某一事物所发挥的有利和不利作用或效能。高校学报最基本的功能是反映本校最高的科研成果、并具有理论教育、学术研究、信息交流和人才培养等功能。学报的负功能主要表现为:学报作者和读者的有限性;学报稿件采录范围的有限性;学报特色的有限性和学报经济效益的有限性。我们学报编辑的责任,就是要充分发挥学报的正功能,尽量避免和减少学报的负功能,使学报能最大限度地为科学研究服务。  相似文献   

光盘期刊的优势与利用     

汪键 《安庆师范学院学报(社会科学版)》2001,20(1):113-114

光盘期刊作为一种新的期刊形式 ,它的出现对图书馆的文献资源建设和传统期刊工作都产生了重大影响。在期刊工作中应重视光盘期刊的意义 ,合理配置 ,合理利用 ,搞好馆藏期刊建设。  相似文献   

Student Hits in an Internet‐Supported Course: How Can Instructors Use Them and What Do They Mean?   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Dan Baugher  rew Varanelli  Ellen Weisbord 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2003,1(2):159-179

The world of education is changing as Web‐based technology and courseware are increasingly used for delivery of course material. In this environment, instructors may need new measures for determining student involvement, and ultimately student performance. This study examines whether hits to a Web site have any value for predicting student performance in a traditional course supported by Web activities. Total Hits at the end of the semester was used as one measure. Hit Consistency, determined by assigning a 0 when no hits occurred between class meetings and by assigning a 1 when one or more hits occurred between class meetings, was another. Hit Consistency was significantly correlated with course average (r= .37, p < .001) for 108 students in two course sections. Hit Consistency started to show a significant relationship with course average by the third week (or class). Total Hits was not found to significantly correlate with course average (r= .08, p > .05) at the end of the semester or during any week. These results suggest that students who consistently access a Web site will perform better than those who do not. When Hit Consistency and Total Hits were entered as independent variables into a stepwise regression with course average as the dependent variable, the model was enhanced by the addition of Total Hits after Hit Consistency was entered (R= .43, p < .001) . Hierarchical regression analysis in which cumulative grade point average was entered as the first controlling variable suggested that online access may go beyond the predictive value of achievement alone for predicting course performance with Hit Consistency appearing to be the dominant causal variable.  相似文献   

对高校文科学报发展战略的探讨   总被引：9，自引：2，他引：9  

曾新 《河南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2004,31(3):185-187

本文通过分析高校文科学报所面临的生存危机，提出高校学报必须对外开放，通过设立特色栏目，创立自己的学术特色，树立自己的学术品牌。本文还提出建立学术特色及特色栏目具体的建议。  相似文献   

Problematising the ‘Career Academic’ in UK construction and engineering education: does the system want what the system gets?     

Nick Pilcher  Alan Forster  Stuart Tennant  Mike Murray  Nigel Craig 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2017,42(6):1477-1495

‘Career Academics’ are principally research-led, entering academia with limited or no industrial or practical experience. UK Higher Education Institutions welcome them for their potential to attain research grant funding and publish world-leading journal papers, ultimately enhancing institutional reputation. This polemical paper problematises the Career Academic around three areas: their institutional appeal; their impact on the student experience, team dynamics and broader academic functions; and current strategic policy to employ them. We also argue that recent UK Government teaching-focused initiatives will not address needs to employ practical academics, or ‘Pracademics’ in predominantly vocational Construction and Engineering Education. We generate questions for policy-makers, institutions and those implementing strategy. We argue that research is key, but partial rebalancing will achieve a diverse academic skill base to achieve contextualised construction and engineering education. In wider European contexts, the paper resonates with issues of academic ‘drift’ and provides reflection for others on the UK context.  相似文献