Family life in grocery stores – a study of interaction between adults and children

Today the family is seen as a unit for food choice and consumption. The influence of family members on food choice comprises several stages that can be carried out both in the private home and in the public sphere, such as the grocery store. This makes the grocery store a context in which ordinary family life can be observed. The aim was to study families and the interaction between children and adults in the grocery store, focusing on young people's involvement in food shopping. Hidden observation and family interview methods were used. A total of 338 people were observed in seven different grocery stores in Stockholm during the summer and autumn of 2003. Seven family interviews, involving a total of 29 persons, were conducted in Uppsala in the spring of 2003. In the interviews, parents reported avoiding shopping for food together with children as they experienced it as stressful and exhausting. The observations showed that family life in the grocery store comprises not only the food purchase, but also bringing up children and consumer education. Young people's involvement in the food purchase varied depending on their age and the specific product. The different behaviour observed may be interpreted as reflecting the variation in ways of bringing up children at home. Another conclusion is that a public place such the grocery store facilitates pedagogical situations and can work as a tool for informal education.     

新世纪会计本科课程设置改革初探

随着经济全球化、技术制度革新加快及会计职业本身职业范围的扩大,对会计本科课程设置提出了新的要求。目前,我国会计本科课程偏重技能教育忽视素质教育和职业道德的培养。应增加文科教育课程,开设与企管、财经相关的辩论课或在有关课时中分离出一部分课时作为辩论课,减少会计专业课,增设会计案例课,以培养出符合社会需要的会计人才。     

高职院校物流管理教育发展趋势

本文首先介绍了国内外物流管理专业的教育现状,接着分析了国内教育的不足,最后提出了我国高职院校物流管理教育的发展趋势。其趋势是具有先进的教育思想、国际化教育内容、"定单式"教学目标;内容综合化、课程特色化的教学;教育综合化、方式生产化的实训;企业将更重视员工培养等。     

谈会计职业道德建设

会计是伴随人类生产实践和经济管理的客观需要而产生和发展的。在会计标准的实施过程中,必须着力提高财务会计职业道德,敬业爱岗、熟悉法规、依法办事、客观公正。只有从完善法律、制度以及道德准则两方面双管齐下,才能保障企业经济管理活动安全、有效的运行。     

Hong Kong parents' perceptions of the transference of food preparation skills

Food preparation skills among young adults are associated with healthy food choices, better diets and a greater likelihood of an independent, healthy adult life. This study conducted in Hong Kong aimed to investigate parents' perceptions of cooking skills; to explore the transference of cooking skills in the home setting; to identify parents' expectations regarding the transference of cooking skills; and to inform the development of educational initiatives for developing healthy eating habits. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information of the subjects' cooking experience, attitudes about cooking skills, cooking habits at home, family meal habits, transference of cooking culture in the family and the factors influencing the choice of ingredients and cooking. It was administered to 1009 Hong Kong parents (of students aged between 11 and 18, studying in 15 secondary schools). The collected data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 12.0, SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and cross‐tabulation analyses were used to compare the responses of the parents by gender, employment status and income. The results show that parents valued cooking as important life skills for both boys and girls. Parents generally perceived their cooking skills either good (41.9%) or mediocre (54.5%), yet children are rarely taught these skills in the home. Family meals prepared primarily with fresh ingredients are still an important part of the daily routine, and mothers are dominating the roles in food choice decision, cooking and buying the ingredients for family meals. Mothers and schools are expected to be the major channel to teach children cooking skills. Findings suggest that parents are well‐disposed towards providing food and nutrition education at home, but need more support (50% reported that home should be a primary support for learning cooking skills; 36% indicated that the school should have a responsibility to teach children to cook starting in elementary school). Schools may do well to collaborate with families in food literacy education initiatives. Developing individuals' cooking skills paves the way for long‐term health benefits and the well‐being of the local population.     

印度的语言政策与语言教育

印度是一个历史悠久的语言博物馆。国家的官方语言是用天城体书写的印地语，英语是辅助的官方语言。英语在印度的推广，已有400多年的历史。对印度的语言状况、印度独立后所采取的语言政策及英语在印度的历史和现状的分析，可以为我国的语言政策和语言教育提供一个可资借鉴的对象，从而正确处理母语教育与英语教育的关系。     

我国教育服务贸易的新发展:“入世”十周年的回顾与反思

"入世"以后,我国的教育服务贸易得到较快发展,境外消费、中外合作办学和自然人流动是贸易的主要方式。但是,我国的教育服务贸易逆差大,对教育服务的可贸易性认识不足、教育服务国际竞争力弱、教育服务贸易立法不完善、教育管理体制僵化和国际合作有限等因素限制了我国教育服务贸易发展的深度与广度。因此,我国必须尽快制定教育服务贸易战略规划,完善教育管理体制与教育服务贸易立法,加强国际交流与合作,才能推动教育服务贸易快速健康发展。     

书院制人才培养：逻辑架构与系统创新——以南京审计学院为例

越来越多的高校继承中国古代书院精神和传统,借鉴西方寄宿制经验,探索符合时代精神的书院制人才培养模式,推进高等教育教学改革。南京审计学院在遵循学生成长规律的基础上,借鉴国内外高等教育教学改革的成功经验,逐渐形成了书院改革思路,提出了在全人教育理念统领下的两种机制（学院、书院）协同、三全模式（全员育人、全过程育人和全方位育人）优化、四要素（通识教育、导师制、学分制、住宿制）联动、五大体系（人才培养体系、学业辅导体系、综合素质提升体系、自主管理体系、“三务联动”支持体系）整合的人才培养创新系统。     

职业技能大赛质量评价体系研究

针对高职院校开展的各类职业技能大赛,分析了职业技能大赛的特点,提出了技能大赛质量评价指标体系的构建原则和确立方法。构建了相对合理、符合高职院校现状、为企业所能接受的可行的质量评价指标体系。运用了模糊理论得到了理论技能、操作技能、素质能力、方法能力、大赛评价及大赛的保障与激励6个一级指标和30个二级指标的权重值。     

高校联盟教育平台的多功能化研究

高校联盟平台在教育发展、人才培养、高校交流等方面具有良好的引导作用,是知识网络连接实践学习的有利桥梁,能够在一定程度上提升教育本身的软实力,为综合型人才的挖掘与培养铺平了道路,有利于我国建立合理的人才库,同时也为资源的高效便捷利用提供了独特的平台。着重对高校联盟平台的各项功能及现实意义进行了研究,对该平台未来的发展趋向进行了分析。