IMPROVING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LONG‐RUN VIEW

Abstract The pessimistic flavour of the Human Development Reports appears to be in contradiction with their own numbers as developing countries fare comparatively better in human development than in per capita GDP terms. This paper attempts to bridge this gap by providing a new, ‘improved’ human development index (IHDI), informed by welfare economics. The IHDI is presented here alongside the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) HDI for the world and its main regions since the late 19th century. Social dimensions in the IHDI are derived, following Kakwani (Journal of Development Economics 41 (1993), pp. 307–336), with a convex achievement function, whereas a geometric average is employed to combine its dimensions (longevity, knowledge and income). Thus, the IHDI does not conceal the gap between rich and poor countries and casts a much less optimistic view than the conventional UNDP index, while it fits with the UNDP concern for international differences. The paper's findings highlight main weaknesses in human development dimensions of present‐day developing countries.     

浅议教育管理思想的现代化

文章从立足本土和面向世界,继承与创新、理论研究与实践探索三个方面,辩证地分析了教育管理思想发展的轨迹和规律,使之成为教育实践理性发展的指导。     

高职计算机网络技术专业教学改革与探索

高职计算机网络技术专业教学改革应遵循以岗位需要为主线、以能力培养为根本、以学生发展为中心、以教学服务为模式的教育理念，打破传统课程原有的学科体系，按照“必需、够用”的原则将课程进行重组与创新，实行整体优化。学历教育应与证书培训有效结合，构筑专业课程新体系，以实现教学环节与毕业生就业的工作岗位零距离对接。     

Topical coverage in internal auditing: academic versus practitioner perceptions

This study reports the results of research that investigates whether a gap may exist between academic content and practitioner needs in the area of internal auditing within the USA. Questionnaires were sent to internal auditing faculty and practitioners to identify and quantify the perceived importance of 25 different internal auditing topics, as well as the use of case studies and practitioner classroom visits as pedagogical techniques. Groups were in substantial agreement on the relative importance of the topics. However, some specific topic differences were noted, with educators placing more importance on items including engagement planning, preliminary surveys, audit programmes, risk management and fraud. Practitioners placed more importance on the qualities desired in staff internal auditors, Certificate in International Auditing (CIA) examination preparation, and computer auditing. In addition, there was considerable agreement between the two groups on the use of case studies in the classroom, as well as classroom visits from practicing internal auditors.     

试论高等教育的麦当劳化

麦当劳文化席卷全球,麦当劳企业机制日益渗透于社会的组织机制中。本文分析了高等教育大众化过程中的麦当劳化表征,包括它的含义及影响,对现代社会带来的进步意义,分析各种消极意义,进一步探讨了高等教育麦当劳化的负面影响,希望能引起高校工作者的警惕。避免它给我国高校工作带来这样或那样的麻烦,为广大学生的成长开辟一条健康的成长道路。     

论高职会计专业教师队伍建设

高等会计职业教育以培养会计不同岗位群工作需要的高素质技能型会计电算化人才为主要目标,而高素质的高职教师队伍是保障,这样以行动导向为核心理念的人才培养模式才可能得以彻底实现。     

如何做好高校学生党员的培养工作

高等院校,承担着人才培养、知识创新和社会服务的重要任务。同样,在加强党的组织建设和思想建设中也肩负着重大责任。本文作者结合本院学生党员培养、发展的工作实践,就目前学生党员在培养、教育、发展工作中的模式和存在的问题、以及解决问题的方法和今后工作的思路提出了自己的见解。     

Master's Level Education in Business Marketing: Quo Vadis?

ABSTRACT

Given the paucity of knowledge on the state of business marketing education at the master's level, we conducted an exploratory survey of instructors at selected universities in North America and Europe. We supplemented results from this survey with discussions with our colleagues who teach business marketing at the master's level, and a review of articles on master's level programs.

Through our investigations, we discovered that there is a shortage of management cases that address contemporary issues in business marketing. We learned that nearly half of survey participants do not use a textbook and that the remaining participants use a wide variety of textbooks. We observed that many instructors still teach business marketing courses from a traditional functional perspective. Instead, we believe that business marketing courses must address a host of emerging issues such as value and its assessment, business process reengineering, global marketing, working relationships and business networks, and cross-functional coordination issues, among other things.

We believe that scholars can rejuvenate the discipline by tailoring business marketing courses to the new generation of accelerated master's programs, by creating a network for sharing information on new cases and teaching materials, and by writing more relevant and timely business marketing cases. Finally, we believe that the time is right for a faculty consortium on teaching business marketing.     

当前职业院校审美教育的现状分析及解决途径

审美教育即美育是职业素质教育的有机组成部分,它对培养高素质人才具有重要作用,正日益受到人们的关注。但当前由于多种因素影响,很多职业院校依然在误读与忽视美育,学生审美素养不容乐观,这就需要广大教育者转变观念,加大对美育的研究与宣传,找出问题所在,及时采取有效对策,提升学生综合素养,切实促进职业教育改革的深化。     

从人文素质渗透教育看高职英语教师队伍的培养

当前,在高职院校广泛开展人文素质教育,而如何由专业的英语教师进行人文素质教育也是教育界研究的热点问题。通过调查和访谈,文章分析研究了高职院校英语教师人文素质教育现状,论述了在新时代下亟需建设一批具有高素质的英语师资队伍。