Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from differen...Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from different levels, types, and academic fields of Chinese universities to investigate job satisfaction among university professors and the relationship between job satisfaction of university professors and the organizational characteristics of the university. The job satisfaction of Chinese university professors includes six dimensions: career development and school management, teaching and research services, salary, benefits and logistical services, professional reputation, teaching and research facilities, and the work itself. The overall job satisfaction levels are close to average, with salary and benefits receiving the lowest level of satisfaction. The organizational characteristics of universities, such as school type, school level, academic field, organizational climate, evaluation orientation, and school management, all have significant effects on the overall job satisfaction of university professors. The organizational climate and school level affect all six dimensions of job satisfaction among university professors.展开更多
In 2024,Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University horticulture professor Wang Zhonghong"contracted"several mus(1 Chinese mu=0.164 acre)of experimental plots from the Bureau of Science and Technolog...In 2024,Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University horticulture professor Wang Zhonghong"contracted"several mus(1 Chinese mu=0.164 acre)of experimental plots from the Bureau of Science and Technology in Nyingchi on the outskirts of the city.展开更多
Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, ...Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, it was renamed Jiaotong University in 1921. In 1956, at the direction of the State Council, the university was moved to Xi＇an, and renamed Xi＇an Jiaotong University （XJTU）.展开更多
Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, ...Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, it was renamed Jiaotong University in 1921. In 1956, at the direction of the State Council, the university was moved to Xi＇an, and renamed Xi＇an Jiaotong University （XJTU）. As one of the country＇s national key universities, it was among the first group of universities singled out for high priority development under the country＇s Seventh and Eighth Five-year Plans.展开更多
Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China＇s reform and door opening and in the process of the country＇s industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban...Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China＇s reform and door opening and in the process of the country＇s industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban prosperity, rural development and their country＇s modernization. At present, however, farmer workers face numerous difficulties and problems in income, work safety, social security, vocational training, the schooling of their children and living conditions. To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of farmer workers, the State Council in March 2006 issued Ideas of the State Council on Solving Farmer Workers-related Problems. In the document, the State Council promises to strengthen and improve leadership over work regarding farmer workers and prioritize the solving of farmer workers-related problems.展开更多
Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists...Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists in the field of medical reform. However, in the recent debate on medical reform policy, Hai Wen deliberately decided to keep a low profile. In his view, some of the ideas coming out of academic circles these days are "too short-sighted and political-motivated." During this interview, he talks about this recent round of medical reform debate, its challenges, and prospects for future reform.展开更多
Question： Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation？ Answer： Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with...Question： Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation？ Answer： Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with publication of the Law of Civil Procedures （for trial implementation）.展开更多
Vice chairman of the Council of Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), Director of Institute of Aseismic Engineering Sturctures of WUT, Professor Li Guiqing accepted formal invitations from Professors Iruine, Melchers ...Vice chairman of the Council of Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), Director of Institute of Aseismic Engineering Sturctures of WUT, Professor Li Guiqing accepted formal invitations from Professors Iruine, Melchers and Loo, and visited New South Wales University, Newcastle University and Wollongong University of Australia to give several lectures on Dynamic Reliability and Destructive Tests of Building Structures.展开更多
Born in 1977, Dr. Nieng Yan is currently Tsinghua University＇s youngest professor. As a Tsinghua undergraduate, she developed a strong interest in science and was deeply influenced by Beijing＇s unique civil milieu. ...Born in 1977, Dr. Nieng Yan is currently Tsinghua University＇s youngest professor. As a Tsinghua undergraduate, she developed a strong interest in science and was deeply influenced by Beijing＇s unique civil milieu. After receiving a bachelor＇s degree in biology in 2000, she traveled to New Jersey to pursue graduate training in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Under the guidance of Dr. Yigong Shi,展开更多
University of Southern California （USC） Professor Kai Hwang delivered the Tsinghua Global Vision Lecture “Global Advances in Computer and Information Technology： Can China Take the Lead？” in the FIT Lecture Hall...University of Southern California （USC） Professor Kai Hwang delivered the Tsinghua Global Vision Lecture “Global Advances in Computer and Information Technology： Can China Take the Lead？” in the FIT Lecture Hall on January 6, 2009. During his lecture, Professor Hwang shared his ideas about several global advances in computer, networking, and information technology and discussed the great challenges yet to be confronted in information and technology in academia and in industry and the building of world-class universities. In his address,展开更多
The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the ...The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.展开更多
文摘Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from different levels, types, and academic fields of Chinese universities to investigate job satisfaction among university professors and the relationship between job satisfaction of university professors and the organizational characteristics of the university. The job satisfaction of Chinese university professors includes six dimensions: career development and school management, teaching and research services, salary, benefits and logistical services, professional reputation, teaching and research facilities, and the work itself. The overall job satisfaction levels are close to average, with salary and benefits receiving the lowest level of satisfaction. The organizational characteristics of universities, such as school type, school level, academic field, organizational climate, evaluation orientation, and school management, all have significant effects on the overall job satisfaction of university professors. The organizational climate and school level affect all six dimensions of job satisfaction among university professors.
文摘In 2024,Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University horticulture professor Wang Zhonghong"contracted"several mus(1 Chinese mu=0.164 acre)of experimental plots from the Bureau of Science and Technology in Nyingchi on the outskirts of the city.
文摘Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, it was renamed Jiaotong University in 1921. In 1956, at the direction of the State Council, the university was moved to Xi＇an, and renamed Xi＇an Jiaotong University （XJTU）.
文摘Xi＇an Jiaotong University, a key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country＇s oldest institutions of higher learning. Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public, it was renamed Jiaotong University in 1921. In 1956, at the direction of the State Council, the university was moved to Xi＇an, and renamed Xi＇an Jiaotong University （XJTU）. As one of the country＇s national key universities, it was among the first group of universities singled out for high priority development under the country＇s Seventh and Eighth Five-year Plans.
文摘Farmer workers are a new powerful workforce that has sprung up amid China＇s reform and door opening and in the process of the country＇s industrialization and urbanization. They have made great contributions to urban prosperity, rural development and their country＇s modernization. At present, however, farmer workers face numerous difficulties and problems in income, work safety, social security, vocational training, the schooling of their children and living conditions. To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of farmer workers, the State Council in March 2006 issued Ideas of the State Council on Solving Farmer Workers-related Problems. In the document, the State Council promises to strengthen and improve leadership over work regarding farmer workers and prioritize the solving of farmer workers-related problems.
文摘Hai Wen, economist and vice president of Peking University, has for many years been involved in in-depth investigation and research of China's medical reform, earning a reputation as one of the foremost economists in the field of medical reform. However, in the recent debate on medical reform policy, Hai Wen deliberately decided to keep a low profile. In his view, some of the ideas coming out of academic circles these days are "too short-sighted and political-motivated." During this interview, he talks about this recent round of medical reform debate, its challenges, and prospects for future reform.
文摘Question： Would you elaborate on the progress China has made under the state policy of reform and opening-up in improving the system of administrative litigation？ Answer： Efforts-in this reguard began in 1982, with publication of the Law of Civil Procedures （for trial implementation）.
文摘Vice chairman of the Council of Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), Director of Institute of Aseismic Engineering Sturctures of WUT, Professor Li Guiqing accepted formal invitations from Professors Iruine, Melchers and Loo, and visited New South Wales University, Newcastle University and Wollongong University of Australia to give several lectures on Dynamic Reliability and Destructive Tests of Building Structures.
文摘Born in 1977, Dr. Nieng Yan is currently Tsinghua University＇s youngest professor. As a Tsinghua undergraduate, she developed a strong interest in science and was deeply influenced by Beijing＇s unique civil milieu. After receiving a bachelor＇s degree in biology in 2000, she traveled to New Jersey to pursue graduate training in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Under the guidance of Dr. Yigong Shi,
文摘University of Southern California （USC） Professor Kai Hwang delivered the Tsinghua Global Vision Lecture “Global Advances in Computer and Information Technology： Can China Take the Lead？” in the FIT Lecture Hall on January 6, 2009. During his lecture, Professor Hwang shared his ideas about several global advances in computer, networking, and information technology and discussed the great challenges yet to be confronted in information and technology in academia and in industry and the building of world-class universities. In his address,
文摘The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.
