安全工程本科专业实验课程设置

介绍了安全工程专业课程及实验课程设置的现状,探讨了实验课程的设置体系.实验课可以分为人-机-环基础实验课程、专业基础实验课程和特色专业课程,并分别对每一类实验课程设置的主要内容进行了论述.认为各院校实验课程设置原则是根据原有优势条件、经费情况和学生就业方向合理确定实验课程,对于人-机-环基础实验课程、专业基础实验课程的主要实验应该开设,对于特色实验课可以有选择地开设.为培养高素质的安全人才奠定基础.     

中小企业安全管理现状调查与对策研究

近年来,中小企业迅猛发展,为推动经济发展和社会进步发挥了重要作用,与此同时,中小企业安全生产问题也日益突出。为了摸清中小企业安全生产现状,探索有效的安全生产监管办法,江苏省某市在其辖区范围内,选择建筑、化工、非煤矿山、机电4个行业的100家中小企业,就其安全生产状况进行调查。其结果表明:大多数中小企业安全管理基础工作不扎实;安全管理水平普遍不高;不同行业企业间安全投资水平差距较大。针对中小企业安全管理存在的问题,提出了相应的对策:提高中小企业全员安全意识和安全素质;有效促进企业加大安全投资;推行注册安全主任制度;建立市场准入和退出机制;培育安全生产中介组织等。     

Practicing for and performance on drivers license tests in relation to gender differences in crash involvement among novice drivers

PROBLEM: Young male novice drivers are overrepresented in injury motor-vehicle crashes compared to females in the same category. This difference in crash involvement is often assumed to include factors such as overestimation, risk acceptance, and sensation seeking, but it can also be related to acquisition of knowledge, skills, insight, and driving experience. Therefore, this study explored possible gender differences among 18-24-year-olds in Sweden regarding practicing as learners, outcome of the driver's tests, and crash involvement during the first year after licensure. METHOD: Data for 2005 from different sources (e.g., questionnaires, license test, and crash statistics) were examined. It was not possible to follow individual subjects through all stages or in all analyses. Nevertheless, the study design did enable scrutinization and discussion of gender differences between younger inexperienced drivers with respect to education and training, license test results, and initial period of licensure. RESULTS: Males and females assimilated tuition in different ways. Females studied more theory, pursued training in a more structured manner, practiced more elements of driving in several different environments, and participated more extensively in driving school instruction. National statistics showed that females did better on the written test but not on the driving test. Males were involved in 1.9 more injury crashes per 1,000 drivers than females during their first year of licensed driving. The proportional distribution of crash types was the same for both sexes during the first period as novice drivers, but the circumstances surrounding the accidents varied (e.g., males were involved in more night crashes). IMPACT ON TRAFFIC SAFETY: More structured training while learning appears to be one of the reasons why females initially do better than males as novice drivers. Therefore, in the future, driver education should focus not only on matters such as the amount of time spent on training and preconditioning, but also on the importance of the organization and content of the learning process.     

Graham Scholars Program: sustainability education through an interdisciplinary international case study

A course for upper division undergraduate students was developed in response to a request for a cross-disciplinary course in environmental sustainability with an emphasis on an international issue. The topic selected for the course focused on the energy needs for Chile and a proposal for five hydropower projects on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in the Patagonia area. Collaborations between the University of Michigan (USA) and the University of Concepción (Chile) to develop the course led to a plan to offer a parallel course at both universities, with the students of both courses participating in a site visit to Patagonia. The courses were structured to enhance learning through interdisciplinary team-based activities. The courses were taught in a seminar format, with invited lecturers to provide background information on technical, environmental, economic, social, and political issues surrounding hydropower development in general and the proposed projects in particular. The students combined this information with insights obtained during the site visit to prepare a variety of course products, notably an assessment of the concerns of the various affected stakeholder groups. Assessment of the course outcomes is discussed.     

Study abroad in support of education for sustainability: a New Zealand case study

This article presents a case study of an existing study abroad program to New Zealand interested in infusing sustainability themes into the curriculum. The review of the program is set in the context of United Nations Education for Sustainable Development goals and the role of sustainability in institutions of higher education. The author was an invited external observer and suggests that study abroad programs in support of sustainability education provide transformative learning experiences that invest in the well being of both people and places. Readers should send their comments on this paper to: BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.     

浅议图书馆对继续教育的服务

继续教育是我院教育教学工作的重要组成部分。继续教育生具有"自学为主、限时多学、积极多研、追求速成",但利用图书馆较少的特点。图书馆应结合实际,以提高对继续教育的服务质量为宗旨,从转变思想观念,加强制度建设和馆藏建设,以及如何进行图书宣传等方面为继续教育服务。     

高职“订单式”培养模式实施路径——以市场营销专业为例

以人才市场需求为导向,建立“订单式”人才培养模式是高职院校彻底解决学生就业的理想培养模式。但目前国内很多院校在实施过程中存在着企业积极性不高、实习实践专业指导师资力量不足、缺乏特定的实践场所等种种问题。在建立“订单式”培养模式过程中,很多院校先从与企业签订“订单”着手,这给本身不愿意接收不具备任何实践经验学生的企业带来较重的负担,增加了完全实现“订单”式培养的难度。主要结合国内实际情况,以市场营销专业为例,论述高职院校应该从调研市场专业人才需求出发,首先调整自身培养方案,主动迎合企业需求,最终真正实现“订单式”培养模式的路径。     

水电站建设工程农民工安全教育培训模式研究

主要介绍当前建筑业农民工的基本状况,大型水电建设工程安全特点以及存在的问题,结合建筑业和水利水电行业农民工安全教育培训的现状,通过对大型水电站伤亡事故原因的统计分析,探讨适合我国大型水电站建设工程的农民工安全培训模式.     

Air Quality Survey Carried Out by Schoolchildren: An Innovative Tool for Urban Planning

An educational project on biological monitoring of air quality was launched in 2004 to involve about 650 young students (age 6 to 16) from 21 schools of nine municipalities in Tuscany (Central Italy) in active detection of the crucial pollutant ozone with indicator sensitive tobacco seedlings. Results implied the reading of 9,300 raw biological figures and were fortified by the data captured by six photometric analysers. Under the guidance of their teachers, the students had several opportunities to practice with many basic and applied study areas and were initiated into the scientific method in a simple and absorbing manner. Curiosity and involvement were widespread; a sort of emotional and responsible relationship was developed by several pupils. Though primarily an educational exercise, the survey introduced a research element and the regional picture of air pollution that emerged has increased our knowledge of the air quality situation in the area. Biological monitoring of air quality is a powerful tool to improve the awareness and involvement in key topics of environmental education. In addition, it represents a crucial element for improving the awareness of problems and implies the active participation of citizens in the assessment of several indicators of the state of the environment. Its potential as a robust implement in landscape and urban planning is noteworthy.     

Vehicular air pollution and asthma: implications for education for health and environmental sustainability

Studies show a direct relationship between occurrence of asthma and increases of particulate matter in the air. Private transportation is found to be a significant contributor to this problem. The objective of this article is to explore this link between air pollution, asthma and vehicular dependency in order to provide recommendations for health and transport policy. This article focuses on the survey of literature on the relationship between vehicular air pollution and asthma; combining it with the literature on vehicular dependency or ‘car culture’ in the global context and in The Netherlands. This article exposes the imbalance of power between patient groups and polluting industries, and the government failure to protect the weaker party can be explained by corporate pressures. It will be argued that since air pollution is tied to the corporate support for the car industry and vested interests in promoting a ‘car culture’, strategic policy that claims to be concerned with public health should explicitly link the present pattern of mobility to public health. This article concludes with a recommendation for raising environmental health awareness by explicitly linking vehicular dependency to respiratory health through a combination of holistic and citizenship education.