University （undergraduate） logistics management education and training mode in China

In recent years, in order to meet the increasing needs of logistics-majored professionals, Chinese higher logistics management education （undergraduate） is developing rather fast and universities are recruiting a sharply increasing number of students for this program. Nevertheless, Chinese higher education mode has the problem of over-emphasizing on theories and knowledge teaching rather than students＇ practice experienceand all-around ability, which can hardly meet the market demand for high-quality logistics-majored professionals. As a result, a reform in the university logistics education and training mode should be placed on the agenda, which is very essential to improve university logistics education in China.     

Does Education Still Pay Off in Rural China： Revisit the Impact of Education on Off-farm Employment and Wages

The present study considers how education affects off-farm job participation and wages. We use a nationally representative dataset from a survey conducted in 5 provinces, 101 villages and 808 households by the authors in early 2005. The empirical results show that educational attainment, skill training and years of experience of rural residents have positive, statistically significant effects on off-farm employment. The average return to a year of education is 7percent, which is higher than those observed in previous studies. We also find the return to an additional year of schooling to be higher for post-junior high schooling than for junior high and below schooling： 11.8 versus 3.2 percent. We conclude that not only does education still pays off in rural China, but also the rate of return to education is increasing over time.     

Bridging the Gap between Western and Chinese Evidence in the International Education Market

Using a sample of 1674 international students in China, the present study explores sociocultural adaptation and its determinants. The results indicate that sociocultural adaptation among international students＂ in China is largely shaped by the nature of the interaction with host nationals. In particular, among international students, those who experienced higher levels of social interaction with host nationals and received more social support were better poised for sociocultural adaptation. Rather contrary to similar research in the Western context, the study finds that international students from East Asia actually experienced more sociocultural difficulties in China than their counterparts from Western countries. These findings suggest the possibility of China and other oriental countries with sound higher education systems playing more active roles in the global higher education market.     

On the teaching mode and the United Kingdom BTEC Higher Education Reform

In view of the internationalization of higher vocational education, through the British BTEC analysis of the characteristics of the teaching model, put forward the concept of vocational education in the education, the teaching model, an examination system reforms, such as comments and suggestions.     

Enhancing China＇s Innovation Performance： The Policy Choices

Transforming China into an innovation-driven economy has been one of the top priorities of the Chinese Government. This paper examines the policy choices involved in the extended national innovation performance framework for creating an open innovation system. Innovation capabilities, incentives and institutional frameworks are examined. The paper argues that China should continue to increase its investment in R ＆D and in education, and that there should also be an attempt to strengthen the incentive system at the macro, meso and micro levels. This strengthening may include reforms to： release the power of competition and guide resources towards innovative sectors; adopt appropriate human resource management, such as appraisal and remuneration systems; create effective policies for research funding management; and evaluate the efficiency of research to encourage the creativity of researchers, managers and employees. The paper also discusses the space for industrial policy in the 21st century.     

A Discussion about the Development of Ecotourism

The ecotourism is a kind of newly arisen tour form that is developing quickly, and it is also a hot point in the current tour field. However, we must regard the environment affected by the development of industry. Therefore, we have to research the real content of the ecotourism, and take into account combining the physical establishment of our country＇s laws system and the management measures that the ecotourism can make a university, and the ecosystem tour becomes carrying on the ecosystem education to the tour. Furthermore, we need protect the nature sight and culture legacy to make the tour industry be a green continuable industry.     

QULITY EDUCATION IN ENGLISH TEACHING IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Quality education may contain more and need higher standard with the nation-wide practice of the new curriculum in senior high school.As teachers of senior English,we should try to study the new curriculum to improve the students' overall quality and the efficiency of English teaching     

Integrated educational management for the universities

The research model investigates the integrated form of educational management for the universities. To enhance the operations, generate quality outcomes for the well-being of the society, this exploratory study depicts the two wings for the universities in four aspects including education development, education assessment, research development and research assessment. For the better understanding of education and research wings of the universities, the researchers identify different factors namely programs establishments, university culture, faculty capabilities and facilities those have been formularized by the structural equation modeling （SEM） through AMOS. The survey questionnaire was developed and analyzed the reliability and validity of the tools. The conceptual model for the universities provides a novel approach for decision makers to review and appraise their performance toward fulfillment of ultimate goals, i.e. producing high-caliber graduates and high-impact research outcomes for the betterment of the society. This research represents two contributions to the society including human resource contribution and research contribution.     

Modularized customer-company interaction web systems in mass customization

Customer-company interaction web systems in mass customization （MC） environments provide an effective customization platform between customers and companies, which can transfer customer demand information to each production stage of the company quickly and precisely and better satisfy customer requirements. The development of MC is correlated with the web-based information system, but there is little literature on customer-company interaction web systems in MC environments. Moreover traditional customer-company interaction web systems in MC environments cannot be commonly used in different kinds of companies or different customization levels of a company. In this paper, based on a series of contributions in MC theory and the methods of MIS design, we present a modularized customer-company interaction web system configuration. The system is capable customized, which means different companies can select different customized modules.     

Determinants of Household Income Mobility in Rural China

This article uses multivariate regression and decomposition analyses to assess household income mobility determinants and their contributions to income mobility in rural China from 1989 to 2006. The findings indicate that households with lower initial income level, higher share of wage income, higher educational level of household members, larger number of non-agricultural employed household members and younger heads are more mobile. Moreover, besides initial income, change in the share of wage income, change in the share of non-agricultural employed household members, and change in average year of education of household members are the most important factors that account for income mobility. These findings necessitate more emphasis on policies that promote non-agricultural employment and education to enhance household income mobility in rural China.     

Solutions to small and medium-sized enterprise financial services of China

The small and medium-sized enterprise （SME） is the organization which has high status in national economic system, but weak competitive power in the market and financing difficulty becomes the main handicap of development. The mason why the SME has financing difficulty in terms of enterprises themselves, banks and government is analyzed, some countermeasures are given： strengthen the construction of SME; ameliorate the credit service for SME; perfect the guaranty system and direct finance system.     

Developing Social Citizenship？ A Case Study of Education and Health Services in Yantian Village of Guangdong Province

Social policy is an indispensable element of rule and China’s current leadership has moved policy to a more inclusive system based on a notion of citizenship.The extension of social welfare provision is examined through a case study of education and health care in the South China village of Yantian.Yantian lies at the core of the Pearl River Delta,which has become a key link in the global reorganization of manufacturing and production.Consequently,the village is home to some 80 000 migrant workers who complement the 3000 registered inhabitants.A study of education and health-care provision reveals that in terms of equity, registered villagers enjoy significant advantages in seeking welfare resources.Although living in the same village,the two groups inhabit "different worlds." However,provision, while selective,has become more inclusive.The present research suggests that "social citizenship " will precede "political citizenship."     

Socioeconomic and demographic analysis of occupational patterns in Delhi slums, India

Slums are a major concern for the contemporary urban planners, especially in the developing world. They typically represent an imbalance between migration into cities and economic growth of the city. For a long time, governments have tried to improve the quality of life for the slum dwellers, with varying degree of success. Such efforts understate the need to continually understand various aspects of the slum economics. This article is an attempt to comprehend the socio-demographic and economic patterns of the population in slums of Delhi, India. The study employs the use of field survey technique comprising of questions that tapped the education level, income, gender and occupational status of the respondents. The sample consisted of 5053 participants and further classified as working and non-working population. On the basis of the survey, the occupational patterns are analyzed and classified at three different levels （macro, meso and micro）. The study reveals high degree of positive correlation between the education level, economic status and gender parity in the slums.     

Agricultural Intensification Systems——Price Dependence

The research on agricultural intensification can go back to Karl Max, and there have many long-standing and different and distinct viewpoints. After comparing five definitions on intensification in Chinese and foreign academia, by semanteme differentiation, the paper indicates the English word ＂intensive＂ refers particularly in agriculture to ＂JIYUE＂ in Chinese; while as a common adjective, it means possessing or requiring to a high degree in Chinese, ＂MIJI＂. The two explanations in Chinese have different cormotation. According to this, the paper classifies the different definitions of agricultural intensification, and by analyzing the difference among many viewpoints, gives a new intensification definition depending on property right and pricing systems, exploring the historical necessity of economic growth conversion from extensive to intensive way, and a result of the arrangement of property right and market pricing system led by resource rareness.     

Is China up to the Test？ A Review of Theories and Priorities for Education Investment for a Modern China

This paper reviews the key theories relating to the role of education in economic development and social change and how education, as a critical component of total factor productivity, contributes to sustained economic growth. It examines how China ＂s education policy reflects the country＇s unique dual economy. Focusing on the post-reform period, the paper contends that while progress has been made, there are risks to China＇s future growth prospects from failing to reap the benefits of sound education policy. It argues that if the Chinese education system is to continue to be a driver of rather than a drain on economic growth, and if China is to successfully manage its transition towards more inclusive, sustainable and equitable growth, reforms will be needed to improve the quality of education at all levels and to create an environment in which China＇s extensive human capital is duly recognized and respected. Crucially, the education system should be transformed to ensure it promotes a comprehensive range of human capabilities, including those that go beyond the part humans play in augmenting production possibilities.     

The Impact of Economic Development on Higher Education in China

I. IntroductionThe development of higher education in China is relatively new in comparison to that inwestern countries; so far it only has a history of over one hundred years. The first institutionsof higher education in China were Jingshi Tongwen House and Zhongxi School. JingshiTongwen House was established in 1862 in Beijing and Zhongxi School was established in1895 in Tianjin. During modern times, they can be regarded as a primitive form of Chinascolleges and universities. In 18…     

Measuring job satisfaction of employees in Chinese state-owned and privately-owned enterprises： An empirical study

This empirical study, using the data collected from 919 participants of nine Chinese companies, investigates employees＇ job satisfaction in terms of present status, differences among demographic groups, and differences between state-owned enterprises （SOEs） and privately-owned enterprises （POEs）. Key findings include： （1） employees show a moderately high level of overall job satisfaction; （2） employees with older age and lower education tend to have higher levels of job satisfaction; （3） employees in POEs have a higher level of job satisfaction than employees in SOEs. Discussions and implications are provided.     

Economic crisis： Using M ｜ G ｜ ∞ queue systems busy period to solve logistics problems in an organization

The recent economic developments in the world have shown how important it is to solve the logistics problems of machine failures in an expedite way. A model based on queues theory to solve these failures is presented. Using this model with M ｜ G ｜ ∞ queuing systems, customers arrive according to a Poisson process at rate A. Each of them receives, immediately after its arrival, a service whose length is a positive random variable with distribution function G（.） and mean value α. An important parameter of the system is the traffic intensity ρ =λα The service of a customer is independent of the services of the other customers and of the arrival process. The busy period of a queuing system begins when a customer arrives there, finding it empty, and ends when a customer leaves the system letting it empty. During the busy period, there is always at least one customer in the system. Therefore, in a queuing system, there is a sequence of idle and busy periods. For these systems with infinite servers the busy period length distribution is difficult to derive, except for a few exceptions. But formulae that allow the calculation of some of the busy period length parameters for the M｜ G ｜ ∞ queuing system are presented. These results can be applied in logistics （Ferreira, 2002; Ferreira, 2003; Ferreira, Andrade ＆ Filipe, 2009）. For instance, they can be applied to the failures which occur in the operation of an aircraft, shipping or trucking fleet. The customers are the failures. And their service time is the time that goes from the instant at which they occur till the one at which they are completely repaired. Here a busy period is a period in which there is at least one failure waiting for reparation or being repaired. The formulae referred allow the determination of measures of the system performance.     

Choice for China： What Role for Vocational Education in Green Growth？

Green growth cannot succeed without significant changes in the education system and the closely related social division of labor. This paper combines historical evidence and a game-theoretic analysis to study the relation between vocational education and green growth. It is found that a low-vocation and a high-vocation equilibrium can be distinguished in the interplay between education and labor markets, and that a high-vocation equilibrium is better suited for green growth. A t the present stage of development, there are tendencies in both directions in China. Therefore, China has the possibility to successfully implement a green growth strategy by developing a strong vocational education with Chinese characteristics.