State competition in higher education: A race to the top,or a race to the bottom?

How does competition affect higher education? This paper explores this question for public and private universities. Theory indicates that competition can push higher education policy in one of two different directions. On the one hand, competition may increase spending. For states, this would occur if states treat higher education as developmental; for private universities this would occur if they view spending as a means to attract students and prestige. On the other hand, competition may decrease spending if states treat higher education spending as redistributive, and competition may decrease spending by private schools if lower spending enhances their ability to attract students with low tuition. To determine which of these perspectives is most valid, we examine higher education policy choices in the 1980s and 1990s. We find that states appear to act as if higher education funding is redistributive while private schools appear to compete more on the basis of tuition than spending. These results demonstrate the important effects competition and governance structure have on higher education.Received: August 2001, Accepted: May 2002, JEL Classification: I2, I22, H72, I3     

中国经济学金融学理论与教育工作者的历史任务

经济转型过程中的中国金融学研究范式面临着转型困扰。模型化与工程化是金融学研究方法的一种进步,但金融学并非惟工程化才成为其自身。金融理论研究范式西化倾向极端化的背后,同样存在着国家政治经济学问题。深入反思中外文化差异,反思金融学的研究对象与研究方法之“本末”关系,挖掘、研究、传承和弘扬中国优秀历史文化遗产,并将其纳入到金融学科研与教学中来,由此夯实中国年轻一代的民族文化底蕴,增强其民族自尊、自信与自豪感,是中国金融学理论与教学工作者的历史使命。     

谈写作教学中的素质教育

素质教育是以提高学习的整体素质为根本目的的教育。在写作教学中的素质教育应体现在写作理论知识讲授、优秀作品阅读赏析、思维能力及写作能力的训练和培养等方面，进而提高学生的思想水平、思维品质和作及表现能力。     

谈高职高专院校专业建设存在的问题及解决问题的对策

近年来，技能型人才的需求量越来越大，但是，高职学生的就业状况并不理想。他们很难在专业岗位上找到合适的工作。造成这种现象的原因有很多，主要是人才培养质量与社会实际需要存在一定差距，即毕业生的知识结构、能力素质与用人单位要求存在一定差距。产生这种差距的直接原因就是高职院校专业建设和课程开发存在问题。     

浅议高职专业英语教学策略

通过调查学生实习状况阐述高职学生学好专业英语的必要性,并从与基础英语的关系、实际运用以及教学方式方法等几方面提出高职专业英语的教学策略,最后指出了专业英语教学中应注意的几个问题。     

Are computers driving real wages down?

The annual growth in mean employee compensation plummeted from 2.6% in 1947–73 to 0.4% in 1973–2003. Using both time-series regression and pooled, cross-section, time-series regression analysis for 44 industries over the period 1953–2000, we find that earnings growth is positively related to overall productivity growth, capital investment excluding computers, and the unionization rate. We find also that computerization has a significant negative effect on earnings growth, but no evidence that the growth of skills or educational attainment has any statistically significant effect on earnings growth. The dominant factors explaining the slowdown in wage growth are decline in the unionization rate, slowdown in both TFP growth and overall capital investment, and acceleration in computer investment.     

A model of adjuncts in higher education

We examine the phenomenon of the expanded use of non-tenure-track positions (“adjuncts”) and construct a supply-side Harris–Todaro model. Low adjunct wages are attributable to a “Hope Rent” from the gap between private opportunities and tenure-track utility.     

高职院校软件实验课教学模式探蠢

软件实验课在高职高专院校教学过程中，有着重要的地位，它是实现高职教学目标不可或缺的教学活动。本文论述了实验课教学模式、特点及如何在实验课中培养学生的兴趣，发挥他们的主观能动性，自主、独立的学习。     

从语用失误看高职学生英语语用能力的培养

语用能力的培养对于高职英语教学至关重要。为了提高高职学生的语用能力,以学生的语用失误为切入点,分析语用失误的类型及原因,提出培养学生语用能力的教学方法。     

对广西职业教育发展的思考

文章结合广西职业教育特点，从加大教育支持力度、加强合作办学、加强教师队伍建设、采用灵活办学机制等角度出发对广西职业教育迎接挑战的对策进行了思考。