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Higher Education of Social Science
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ISSN (Print) 1927-0232 - ISSN (Online) 1927-0240
Published by Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture / Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures

[8 journals]

An Analysis on the Era Value and Long-Term Mechanism of Red Gene
Inheritance: Based on Research and Thinking about the “Red Culture
Practice” Activity in Jiangxi Province
- Authors: Fei HU, Mingwen LI
  Pages: 1 - 4
  Abstract: Red resources contain the lofty ideals, firm beliefs, noble character and fine style of work of Chinese Communists, and are of great significance to the education of patriotism and revolutionary tradition in the new era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements on the practical significance, profound connotation and inheritance path of the “red gene”. Based on the fundamental task of moral education in universities, this paper combines the practical work and analyzes the era implication of red gene inheritance in Jiangxi universities, as well as explores the practical path of college students inheriting red gene in the new era.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12856
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Death Metaphors in Chinese TV Series: Four Case Studies
- Authors: Ying HUI, Qingyun ZHANG, Lei YAO
  Pages: 5 - 10
  Abstract: Death has been a taboo subject in Chinese culture. Studying how Chinese people conceptualize death is an important way to better understanding Chinese culture. The current paper adopts the multimodal metaphor theory as the theoretical foundation and explores the death metaphors in some Chinese TV series. The present study finds five death metaphors, and they are DEATH IS DOWN, DEATH IS SETTING, DEATH IS GOING OUT, DEATH IS BIRTH and DEATH IS DARKNESS. The source domains are presented in the mode of pictorial signs and color while the target domain is presented by the mode of pictorial signs alone, or the mode of spoken signs alone, or sometimes by the two simultaneously.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12865
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Exploration on the “Integration of Knowledge and Action” Assessment
Mode in Ideological and Political Courses Under the Concept of
“Three-Wide Education”
- Authors: Guihua YU
  Pages: 11 - 17
  Abstract: Under the concept of “Three-Wide Education”, this paper examines the drawbacks of the current assessment methods of ideological and political courses, and on the basis of following the law of moral cultivation and student growth to re-examine the role of multiple assessment methods of ideological and political courses in promoting students’ ideological and behavioral quality, so as to build a scientific, comprehensive, and standardized ideological and political course “the integration of knowledge and action” assessment model and guarantee mechanism, and promote the improvement of the overall cultivating talents in colleges and universities.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12841
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Soft Skill Development in Moroccan EFL Higher Education
- Authors: Soukaina Aziz, Said Zaidoune
  Pages: 18 - 25
  Abstract: In nearly all institutions and educational systems across the globe, soft skills have become a top focus. Universities now try to accomplish the educational ideal of integrating and developing the soft skills of their students. There is a tacit understanding regarding the need of incorporating soft skills into education, and a great deal of literature has been produced on the subject, however, integrating and developing soft skills in language education is a less researched topic. While there are a variety of techniques of soft skill development, the primary objective of this article is to discuss soft skill development strategies in EFL higher education and soft skill integration models in higher education.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12884
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Determinants of Dividend Payout By Property Companies Listed on The
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange: The Case of Zimre Property Investments Limited
- Authors: Marima Israel, Kurebwa Jeffrey
  Pages: 24 - 35
  Abstract: The purpose of the study was to establish the determinants of dividend payout for listed property companies on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). The study adopted the pragmatist philosophy that permitted the triangulation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. For data collection, questionnaires and in-depth interviews are to be used with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and thematic analysis to be used for data analysis respectively. The findings revealed that the variables considered in this study namely profitability, prior dividend, and market value had a positive relationship with dividend payout. Only growth opportunities were inversely related to the dividend pay-out. Industry classification had positive effect to the dividend pay-out on ZSE listed property companies as the sectors was characterized by existing growth opportunities. Similarly, dividend payout would positively influence the share market price.The study therefore concluded that there was existence of positive correlation between share price, company classification and dividend pay-out. Industrial classification had an impact on dividend pay-out. Managers of property firms were recommended to aim at having high growth opportunities high Current Earnings (CE), high return on equity and investing in risk business. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could facilitate the creation of stock market (Secondary market) where investors could easily sell or buy shares of companies to curtail the loss of investors in the property market. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development should create relevant policy that allowed the participation of the government in the property sector.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12778
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
How Instructors Engage Students in Online Courses: A Correlational Study
From the Perspective of Transformational Leadership
- Authors: Jiabing YIN, Jianjun YIN
  Pages: 36 - 45
  Abstract: Universally accepted as a long-term critical strategy in higher educational institutions (HEIs) over the past two decades, online courses have recently witnessed a tremendous surge since the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic. There is a growing concern among educational stakeholders regarding how to effectively engage students in online courses. Though research efforts have proved significant positive correlations between online instructor transformational leadership (TL) and student satisfaction/learning outcomes, empirical investigations in relation to the correlation between instructor TL and student engagement in college online courses are rare. This paper conducted a quantitative correlational study using two previously well-established survey questionnaires, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (5X-Short) and Online Community and Engagement Scale, to assess students’ perceptions of online instructor TL behaviors and SE. Spearman’s rank correlation analysis demonstrated that there exist significant positive linear correlations between the concerned variables, and multiple linear regression analysis identified two specific TL factors, Idealized Influence (Attribute) and Intellectual Stimulation, as significant predictors of student engagement in online courses. This paper concludes with the implication that HEIs should encourage the training of online instructors as transformational leaders in instructor professional development session. Limitations and corresponding recommendations for future research are also proposed at the end.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12815
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Research on the Green Production Behavior of Large-Scale Agricultural
Business Entities
- Authors: Hongling XIANG
  Pages: 46 - 55
  Abstract: Green production behavior is conducive to reducing agricultural pollution and saving resources from the source, and is an important path to achieve sustainable agricultural development and the transformation of agricultural green production mode. This study takes large-scale agricultural business entities as the research object, explores the driving factors of green production behavior, constructs an evaluation index system of green production behavior, and analyzes the adoption of green production behavior based on field research. The research conclusion shows that: (1) the occurrence of green production behavior of large-scale agricultural management entities is the result of the combined effect of intrinsic motivation and external stimulus, and the importance of different factors to different green production behaviors is different; (2) The overall adoption of green production behavior was poor, and the score ranking of the four types of behaviors was: green reduction input behavior> green technology adoption behavior> waste recycling behavior > cultivated land protection behavior. Therefore, in the pre-production and post-production cultivated land protection and waste treatment, we should pay attention to the exploration of behavioral methods, and pay attention to the improvement of behavioral efficiency when reducing input in production and adopting green technologies.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12871
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Worrying Political Democracy in 2024 National Elections on the Behavior of
Election Managers
- Authors: Osbin Samosir
  Pages: 56 - 62
  Abstract: Election organizers in Indonesia’s general elections are often accused of being an obstacle to the growth of democracy. The position of election administrators is a very serious problem for the growth of Indonesian democracy. The reason is very simple: Indonesia’s democracy failed during the New Order era which was supported by election administrators. The New Order was an opaque democracy for Indonesia’s democracy because election administrators were inseparable from the authoritarian regime. Even in the early days of reform, election management was very disappointing and became a source of new problems. When the election organizers namely the General Election Commission - KPU (Komisi Pemilihan Umum) were asked to supervise their work by establishing the Election Supervisory Body – Bawaslu (Badan Pengawas Pemilihan Umum) in 2008 it was real evidence of poor performance that. The emergence of the third election organizing body, namely the Honorary Election Organizing Council - DKPP (Dewan Kehormatan Penyelenggara Pemilihan Umum) is a sign that election administrators behave badly in building a dignified election process. The big concern is the difficulty of holding dignified general elections in the 2024 national simultaneous elections.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12763
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
A Cognitive Study of the Construction of Killing Scenes in Chinese TV
Series
- Authors: Lei YAO, Qingyun ZHANG
  Pages: 63 - 69
  Abstract: Killing scenes are bloody and can make people feel sick and uncomfortable. Therefore, they are usually partially presented in film and TV works. Yet the audience can still work out the whole killing scene. The underlying mechanism has been sparsely investigated. The current study explores the underlying mechanism by devising a model integrating the Killing Scenario and the concept of multimodal low-level situational metonymy. Through case studies of killing scenes in some Chinese TV series, the paper finds that multimodal situational metonymy is the underlying cognitive mechanism and can well explain how the audience construct the whole killing scenes on the basis of partial clues.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12855
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Thinking and Practice of the Construction of College Students’ Theory
Publicity Group: Taking Students’ Theory Publicity Group of Jingdezhen
Ceramic University as an Example
- Authors: Lin ZHOU, Fei HU
  Pages: 70 - 73
  Abstract: Under the guidance of the relevant departments of colleges and universities, the college students’ publicity group is designed to study and publicize the important thoughts and advanced theories of the Party, improve the ideological and political quality of the students, as well as promote and realize the self-education of the majority of youth league members. Young students are an important force for theoretical propaganda, and the publicity group is the stage for young students to display their talents. Taking the students’ publicity group of Jingdezhen Ceramic University as an example, this paper discusses and analyzes the weaknesses of the publicity group construction so as to find the crux, with the aim to provide the basis and decision-making reference for the promotion path of the university publicity group construction.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12857
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Application of Smart Classroom in College English Teaching With
Flipped-Classroom Model
- Authors: Yuyi QIU, Qunxia CEN
  Pages: 74 - 79
  Abstract: With the increasing popularity of “Flipped Classroom”, more advanced teaching technology and more sophisticated software are in need. However, the multi-media classroom cannot meet the requirements of the teaching model of Flipped Classroom, where methodology of blended learning, collaborative teaching, as well as digital teaching are advocated. With the further improvement in the aspects of environment, resources, interaction, and technology, Smart Classroom becomes a preferable platform for the teaching model of Flipped Classroom. The application of Smart Classroom in College English teaching obviously exhibits its advantages in optimizing the teaching effects by arousing the interest of students and enhancing the communication.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12896
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Research on the Implementation Path of College Students’ Health
Education in the Pandemic Era
- Authors: Na HUANG
  Pages: 80 - 83
  Abstract: Health education for college students is an indispensable part of quality education in colleges or universities. In the post-pandemic era, college students have changed their original study and life style due to the pandemic, which places higher demands for college health educators. By analyzing the dilemma faced by health education in the post-pandemic era and the causes of it, this paper intends to strengthen the health education of college students from the following five aspects: establishing the network health education system, carrying out the multi-dimensional health education mode, implementing the health education in line with the students’ own characteristics, improving the peer support education ability, and strengthening the moral cultivation of college students. It is hoped that this paper can promote college students to form good living habits, behavior patterns, correct study ethics and moral standards and to lay a solid foundation for the future on the social work post.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12898
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
A Study of Social Support for Patients with Mental Disorders in
Rehabilitation Stations
- Authors: Yun AO, Wenjing DONG
  Pages: 84 - 92
  Abstract: In recent years, the prevalence of mental disorders has increased dramatically and has become a disease that seriously endangers people’s physical and mental health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1 billion people worldwide are suffering from mental disorders. However, the social organizations specializing in serving people with mental disorders in China are inadequate and have limited power, and the cooperative ties among welfare providers are not close enough, which cause the failing to provide efficient support and services for people with mental disorders. This study adopts a field research method to explore the complementary cooperative relationship among various welfare providers and the social support received by patients with mental disorders in the rehabilitation process, and to promote the social support role of various welfare providers in education, employment and medical care in the welfare services for the group of patients with mental disorders, using 17 rehabilitation stations in Suzhou City A District as the research subjects.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12817
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Evaluation of Student Interpreters Using Voice Recognition and Automatic
Grammar Correction
- Authors: Bin LIU, Hui LIU
  Pages: 93 - 96
  Abstract: The evaluation and assessment of student interpreters have long been an issue for interpreting programs. The balance between student practice throughput, the time and human cost of assessment, and the quality of feedback is notoriously difficult to achieve. Here we demonstrate a way to rapidly assess student Chinese-to-English interpreting performance using automatic speech recognition and grammar correction software. The assessment results are compared with human graders against a set of criteria for grammar, fidelity, register, and enunciation. The results show that the semiautomatic assessment process is less time-consuming, and can give adequate feedback for enunciation, grammar, and register. Student volunteers were able to maintain engagement over a three-month period with minimal intervention from the instructor, however, interest began to drop over the long term.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12822
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Deconstruction and Reconstruction of “Administration” in Local
Undergraduate Universities
- Authors: Xiaoli ZHU
  Pages: 97 - 103
  Abstract: The “administration” of local undergraduate universities is mainly manifested in the administrative tendency of the management of government to universities and the administrative tendency of the internal management of universities. By deconstructing the common administrative problems and their causes in local undergraduate universities, the path of optimization of administrative management in local undergraduate universities will be explored. The purpose is to reshape the relationship between the government which provides the service and universities which are served. Also, the internal governance structure of administrative power and academic power in local undergraduate universities can be reconstructed.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12879
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
The Penetration of Scientific Frontier in Solid State Physics Teaching
- Authors: Tianji Ou, Shuang FENG, Quan ZHUANG, Xin ZHANG, Peifang LI
  Pages: 104 - 107
  Abstract: Solid State Physics is a core course in undergraduate physics education and its content is closely linked to the frontiers of research in condensed matter physics. The introduction of appropriate scientific frontier advances in teaching can broaden students’ academic horizons and motivate them to study in depth and engage in research. In this study, we combine the teaching content in solid state physics and integrate cutting-edge scientific research into the teaching of solid state physics, to provide a theoretical reference for future physics courses that can be high order, innovative and challenging.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12837
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Rural Development and MGNREGA
- Authors: Vikas Yadav
  Pages: 108 - 112
  Abstract: It is an important question for developing countries to face the problem of rural development. When the countries are free from imperialist power, then the people ignore the government to accelerate the process of development stalled under foreign rule, so that development benefits the majority of rural people. be able to reach In a country like India, rural development was started in a systematic and planned manner, in which various schemes played an important role. It was further strengthened by the 73rd amendment in 1992 by arranging for the formation of village panchayats, but after 60 decades of independence, keeping in mind the honorable aspect of development to remove unemployment and poverty in the villages, by introducing the National Employment Guarantee Scheme. People were given the right to work.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12897
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
How to Construct the Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem of Universities
- Authors: Hanfang CHU
  Pages: 113 - 116
  Abstract: Researching entrepreneurship education from the perspective of ecology and constructing an entrepreneurial education ecosystem in colleges are conducive to promoting the healthy, stable and sustainable development of entrepreneurship education. This article reviews the related theories of the entrepreneurial education ecosystem, analyzes the constituent elements of the entrepreneurial education ecosystem, and attempts to construct an entrepreneurial education ecosystem based on the combination of the social environment and the school micro-environment using ecological theories and methods. Running Paths and Methods of Various Elements of University Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem .
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12899
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Measures for Effective Ideological Education of College Students In The
New Era
- Authors: Jing ZHAO
  Pages: 117 - 121
  Abstract: With the progress of science and technology and the development of network, new media have been rapidly developed and widely used in the field of education with their characteristics of fast communication and wide coverage, and have impacted the traditional mode of ideological and political education of college students. In the new era of wider, faster, richer and more interactive information dissemination channels, the ideological and political education workers of college students have a broader platform and richer materials, but at the same time, they also face the impact on the status of the main body of education. Therefore, college students’ ideological educators should adapt to the changes of the times, fully take advantage of the advantages brought by the use of new media, innovate ideological education methods and approaches, and promote ideological and political education work in the midst of opportunities and challenges.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12820
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)
Violence: The Outcome of Aggression in Vijay Tendulkar’s Ghashiram
Kotwal
- Authors: G. Sankar, V. Saravanan, Adaikalam Arunasalam
  Pages: 122 - 124
  Abstract: Indian Literature has captured a special place in the world of literature. It has described many themes including sex, love, power, cruelty, violence etc. Violence plays a major role in almost every novel written by Indian writers in English. The use of power, physical force on other human beings or animals can be considered as violence. Violence in many forms has been used in Indian writing in English plays and drama. It is commonly described by the Indian dramatist Vijay Tendulkar in his plays in a admirable manner. He uses violence as a main tool to describe the mentality of people in his plays. One of his famous play Ghashiram Kotwal is considered as a political satire.Ghashiram, the chief of police in the city, in many places has been attacked on unimportant matters only in the place of primary assumptions. Through this play the dramatist talks about the inborn nature of a man who has violence hidden towards his friends and relatives. Whichever position he acquires, the reality is that there is an urge of violence when situations arise.
  PubDate: 2022-12-26
  DOI: 10.3968/12777
  Issue No: Vol. 23, No. 2 (2022)