新世纪的老年教育与资源价值观

老年资源价值观是以健康的老龄化为前提的,高素质的老年群体,是与全方位的终身教育联系在一起的,高素质的老年群体所产生的社会价值和社会影响是其他群体难以替代的。老年教育不仅对老年人的现代观念、生活方式和生活质量的影响至关重要,而且使老年人口作为社会资源得到进一步开发,促进社会经济的可持续发展。     

A Survey of Perception, Knowledge, Awareness, and attitude in Regard to Environmental Problems in a Sample of two Different Social Groups in Jakarta, Indonesia

A quantitative study was conducted in 1998 to investigate differences in perception, knowledge, awareness, and attitude with regard to environmental problems between educated and community groups and to identify human-dimension factors to improve public perception, knowledge, awareness, and attitude in relation to global environmental conservation concerns in developing countries. Educated and community groups in Jakarta were interviewed, and data obtained from a total of 537 males aged 30-49 years were analyzed. The data were evaluated by the chi-squared test and logistic regression was applied after factor analysis. The results show that: (1) The perception, knowledge, awareness, and attitude of educated subjects in regard to regional and global environmental problems were much better than those of subjects in the community group; (2) The highest 'yes' response in the community group was in regard to perception of AIDS (82.9%). Few subjects in the community group knew the effects and the cause or source of environmental problems, however, they were well informed about AIDS (86.4% for effects and 93.9% for cause or source). The conclusions are: (1) subjects in the educated group had better perception, more detailed knowledge, were more aware, and had better attitudes in regard to regional and global environmental problems than those in the community group; (2) more education is needed to develop environmental actions and ethics in developing countries; (3) non-formal environmental education through popular mass media should be used more widely and frequently, and more detailed information on the environment should be provided to literate people by newspapers and other means.     

Tourists and disasters: lessons from the 26 December 2004 tsunamis

The 26 December 2004 tsunamis around the Indian Ocean exposed the vulnerability of many coastal communities, including those serving tourists. To draw conclusions regarding disaster risk reduction for tourism in coastal areas, this study surveyed international tourists who survived the tsunami regarding their perceptions and experiences of the disaster. Semi-structured interviews were completed between January and June 2005 of 55 primary interviewees who were international tourists in locations affected by the tsunami. The qualitative data from the interviews yielded commonalities across four main themes with relevance to disaster risk reduction: information and awareness, warning systems, personal preparation, and livelihoods. Three areas are suggested as topics to highlight for further investigation: the connections between sustainable tourism and disaster vulnerability, the role of tourists in disasters, and disaster risk reduction education.     

Public Discourse and the Rhetorical Construction of the Technospecter

Modern technological disasters and their human and environmental consequences often defy the imagination in their immensity and complexity. As such, their rhetorical constructions often lack tangibility and a sense of material reality for those not directly involved. These amorphous constructions are consolidated into a view of technological disaster and threats of disaster in which the rhetorical dimensions are analogous to those of ghosts portrayed in popular literature and film—a view the author terms the “technospecter.” Drawing on the public discourse surrounding a tragic pipeline explosion near Carlsbad, New Mexico, this study identifies the rhetorical dimensions of the technospecter and discusses how the construction of the specter reinforces the meta-narratives that constrain pro-environmental action.     

高职文秘专业实体开发的可行性研究

开发专业实体是当前高职各专业工学结合的又一重要途径。然而,教育研究者们普遍认为诸如文秘、会计、计算机应用等专业不适合开发专业实体。以高职文秘专业为例,从专业实体的概念界定、性质、作用,高职文秘专业实体开发的条件、业务内容、业务拓展途径等方面,试做可行性分析。     

基于工作过程的高职环境实验课程教学方法研究

中国环境管理干部学院在多年环境实验教学经验的基础上,对原有实验教学模式进行改革,提出了“基于工作过程”的环境实验课程的全新教学模式。传统实验教学内容和教学方法单一,学生被动学习,不适用于新的教学模式下高职学生的培养需要。基于工作过程的高职环境实验课程教学方法以工作任务为导向,学生在实践中学习,学习中实践,教学效果良好。介绍了基于工作过程的教学方法体系确定的原则和程序,并以基于工作过程的环境实验课程为例,介绍了本课程的多模式教学方法体系及其应用。     

Closing the knowledge-action gap in conservation with open science

The knowledge-action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and complex reasons for this gap, three barriers are fundamental: knowledge is often unavailable to practitioners and challenging to interpret or difficult to use or both. Problems of availability, interpretability, and useability are solvable with open science practices. We considered the benefits and challenges of three open science practices for use by conservation scientists and practitioners. First, open access publishing makes the scientific literature available to all. Second, open materials (detailed methods, data, code, and software) increase the transparency and use of research findings. Third, open education resources allow conservation scientists and practitioners to acquire the skills needed to use research outputs. The long-term adoption of open science practices would help researchers and practitioners achieve conservation goals more quickly and efficiently and reduce inequities in information sharing. However, short-term costs for individual researchers (insufficient institutional incentives to engage in open science and knowledge mobilization) remain a challenge. We caution against a passive approach to sharing that simply involves making information available. We advocate a proactive stance toward transparency, communication, collaboration, and capacity building that involves seeking out and engaging with potential users to maximize the environmental and societal impact of conservation science.     

我国消防工程专业学历教育前景和亟待解决的问题

随着社会对公共安全的重视,对消防工程人才提出了更高的要求,培养高素质消防工程专业人才已成为保障社会经济发展的重要课题之一。消防工程专业学历教育是培养专业消防人才的主要途径。笔者回顾了国内外消防工程专业学历教育的发展历程,分析其现状,展望了我国消防工程专业学历教育的发展前景,研讨和总结了目前我国消防工程专业学历教育中在培养目标、课程建设、实验建设、教材建设、招生就业等方面存在的问题,结合中南大学消防工程专业学历教育的实践,针对学历教育中存在问题,提出建设性的意见。     

煤矿职工教育信息管理系统的开发

为了加强煤矿企业的安全管理 ,降低事故频率 ,提高劳动生产率 ,笔者详细介绍了用VFP软件开发的煤矿职工教育信息管理系统。实践证明该系统具有安装方便、界面友好、功能齐全等特点 ,在煤矿企业有推广应用价值。     

灾级及其释义

本文提出了通用的灾级概念，并进行了具体的解释，可以作为各种灾害事故严重程度或等级大小的评价标志。