成人教育面授教学的现状及对策

面授教学是成人教育中重要的教学环节,对成人教育质量有着举足轻重的作用。本文从面授教学质量、面授管理、教材及教学环境等几方面论述了成人教育面授教学的现状,从教师、管理、出勤、考核、资料等诸多方面,提出了加强面授教学及管理的对策。     

论我国成人高等教育理念与方法改革

成人高等教育作为我国高等教育和终身教育体系的一大组成部分，在我国和谐社会建设中起着重要的基础性和先导性作用。本文针对当前我国成人高等教育存在的问题，基于和谐社会建设这一时代背景，从教育观念转变、教育模式与方法的特色化改革等方面探讨了新形势下成人高等教育改革与发展的方向与对策，以期推动我国成人高等教育的健康持续发展，促进国家和社会发展的和谐与稳定。     

Educating limited resource older adults for better choices to lower risk of food insecurity

United States (U.S.) national and North Carolina state data on older adult food insecurity in combination with associated poor nutrition‐related health outcomes point to a critical need for interventions to improve their food security. Nearly 8% of North Carolinians aged 60 and older and 11% of those aged 50–59 are food insecure, placing North Carolina in the top ten states in the U.S. for food insecurity for both age groups. Therefore, the Better Choices intervention was designed to educate limited‐income older adults in ways to manage their meager resources to purchase more and healthier foods. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Better Choices intervention in improving the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of participants concerning their food money resource management. Older adults (n = 453) with ages ranging from 59 to over 90 years participated in 8 weeks of educational programming delivered by educators in 15 participating North Carolina counties. In a cross‐over program design participating counties were randomly assigned to two groups, to create a control for the food money resource management treatment. A three‐points‐in‐time survey supported longitudinal measurement. Independent samples t‐tests showed no significant differences between groups at baseline. Paired sample t‐test results show the intervention was effective with statistically significant improvement of participants' knowledge regarding preparing a healthy meal on a budget, beans as a low‐cost alternative to meat, and the use of unit pricing to compare products to identify the best value. Participant‐developed action plans reflected planned behavior change. Study results show this group of older adults were capable of and willing to adopt new behaviors for a healthier lifestyle. While not a representative sample, the broad applicability of adult learning and planned behavior theories underpinning the program lead us to conclude that the methods and theories applied in this intervention should be of use to educators and practitioners serving limited‐resource older adult populations.     

我国成人高等教育转型过程中的动力研究

我国成人高等教育转型过程中的动力主要来自于:社会变革的推力、成人学习需求的拉力、教育竞争的压力和成人高等教育自身利益的驱力,这四方面的力共同构成了成人高等教育转型的基本推动力量。     

边疆民族地区成人大学生思想教育特点及对策

成人大学生作为高校学生队伍中的一个特殊群体,其思想状况如何直接关系到高校思想政治工作的成效,分析他们的思想教育特点及原因,掌握其思想现状并探讨教育对策是高校教育工作者的重要职责.     

Materialism and conspicuous consumption in China: a cross‐cultural examination

With the growing rise in consumer spending and economic power in Asian societies, it is increasingly important to explore the implications of these developments on consumer culture. This cross‐cultural study first discusses the rise of materialism and conspicuous consumption in post‐revolution China then examines differences in these phenomena between young adult consumers, aged 18–35, living in urban China and the United States. Utilizing survey data from over 600 respondents, significant differences were found in both materialism and conspicuous consumption, with Chinese young adults scoring higher in both variables. The findings show, that compared with past comparative studies, it appears both materialism and conspicuous consumption are on the rise among urban Chinese consumers.     

基于自适应的成人教育网络自主学习模式研究

随着多媒体网络技术的飞速发展和应用,以教师为中心的课堂授课传统模式彻底地转到以学生为中心的新型自主学习的模式,对于进行网络学习的成人来说,如何强化提高他们有效的自主学习能力,是网络教育领域中一个重要的研究主题。     

成年子女照料者角色经历的性别差异研究

通过对15名成年子女照料者的质性研究,"养儿防老"、"嫁夫随夫"、"男主外、女主内"和"女儿也是传后人"等新旧观念相互交织,成年子女在养老责任担当方面"性别差异"发生了新变化;儿子、女儿和儿媳照料经历也因此各不相同。成年子女的种种照料负担和压力反映了当前老龄化社会中独生子女家庭面临的照料困境,为家庭照料者提供各种社会支持服务是十分必要的。     

我国人身性监护职责法律界定的若干思考

人身性监护职责的法律界定是追究监护责任、切实保护被监护人权益的前提。通过对我国人身性监护职责的立法和司法现状的分析，可以探究我国人身性监护职责界定的特点和存在的问题，进而提出我国的人身性监护职责界定必须处理好人身性监护职责与财产性监护职责、成年人监护职责与未成年人监护职责的关系，并尝试探讨人身性监护职责的具体内容和类型。     

The fiscal cost of child grants in the context of high adult mortality in South Africa: A simulation to 2015

This paper investigates the expected costs of cash transfers to children in South Africa up to 2015. The child population is not expected to grow between 2008 and 2015 and thus the fiscal cost of the Child Support Grant is expected to stabilise in the near future. The other major child grant, the Foster Care Grant, is far less predictable – while it is not intended to be an orphan grant, three quarters of its beneficiaries are orphans. Because of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the number of dual orphans is expected to double between 2008 and 2015, reaching 1.3 million, and the overall number of orphans (maternal, paternal and dual) to reach 4.8 million by 2015. If the Foster Care Grant were to become a de facto orphan grant, its costs would escalate rapidly. The paper does not argue in favour of an orphan grant, but rather for greater effort in ensuring that the Child Support Grant reaches the neediest children, especially maternal orphans.