Observer determination of the make,model, and year of questioned vehicles

Often, criminal acts involving a vehicle are caught on digital video surveillance systems. While potentially useful for an investigation, the recording conditions are typically less than optimal for the extraction of key information for the identification of the perpetrator, such as a license plate. Providing the make, model and year of a questioned vehicle is a common request for examiners, to narrow the field of potential suspect vehicles. This study seeks to compare the performance of a nonpeer-reviewed make, model, and year determination between two separate groups, specifically, trained forensic image examiners and nontrained individuals. Results show that even with varied image capture conditions and quality, the trained forensic image examiners more correctly and completely identified the test group of questioned vehicles make, model, and year.     

An Honourable Profession: Public Employees and Identity Construction in Chile, 1880–1920

This paper analyses how public employees at two Chilean government offices constructed their occupational identities. In contrast to the vast majority of previous work, which took the 1920s as its starting point, this study focuses on the period between 1880 and 1920. Additionally, the construction of identity is analysed in direct relation to performance in the workplace. The paper asserts that public criticism of their performance prompted public employees to develop an image of themselves based on the concept of their honourability as competent and honest workers.     

Building socialism: from ‘scientific’ to ‘active’ Marxism

Abstract

Historical materialism envisages law-like tendencies (‘scientific’ Marxism) promoting the development of productive forces and, concurrently, a political praxis (‘active’ Marxism) requiring human intervention. These positions give rise to conflicting interpretations of Marxism: first to understand society, second to change it – to abolish economic exploitation. The twentieth century witnessed a shift in the locus of the contradictions of capitalism to the economically dependent territories of the imperial powers. Socialist parties, when in power and adopting a Leninist political praxis, furthered modernisation and were successful in reducing economic exploitation. The paper addresses the relationship between the scientific and praxis components of Marxism in contemporary global capitalism. It considers post-Marxist interpretations of the changing class structure, the rise of identity politics and the evolving nature of capital. Forms of domination, oppression and discrimination (bureaucracy, patriarchy, racism, militarism and credentialism) give rise to their own distinctive forms of power relations. It is contended that they should not be equated with Marx’s crucial insight into the nature of economic exploitation. Many current Marxist (and ‘post-Marxist’) writers adopt a ‘scientific’ position emphasising the inherent contradictions of capitalism. The author claims that without appropriate political praxis, the resolution of such contradictions is unlikely to transcend capitalism.     

联合培养模式下法学藏汉双语教学的进路——以甘肃民族师范学院为例

目前,法学藏汉双语人才培养过程中还存在着培养目标模糊、师资和教材的匮乏、实际人才需求与培养目标之间存在差距等问题。文章以甘肃民族师范学院法学藏汉双语专业人才培养为例,以具体培养模式和教学活动为切入点,指出问题的同时,提出一些建议和思考。     

新时代“工会坚持自觉接受党的领导”再探析

党的十八大以来，习近平同志反复强调：“中国共产党的领导是中国特色社会主义最本质的特 征。”“坚持党的领导”作为习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要内容之一，有着重要指导意义，为新 时代工运事业指明了方向。工会为什么要坚持党的领导，可以从理论、历史和现实三个视角加以考察分析；工 会怎样坚持党的领导，则需要辩证地处理好坚持党对工会的领导与工会独立自主地开展工作之间的关系，处理 好工会组织“公转”与“自转”的关系。     

Class dynamics and ideological construction in the struggle over fairness: a neo-Gramscian examination of the Fairtrade initiative

This paper develops a neo-Gramscian conceptual framework in order to examine the ideological constructs and political dynamics that frame the day-to-day workings of the certification-based Fairtrade initiative. To accomplish this goal, the paper resorts to the notion of a ‘comprehensive concept of control’, which accounts for the main ideological elements that constitute the Fairtrade vision of the world. The analysis of these imaginaries is complemented with an examination of the concrete ways in which they have been institutionalized in the Fairtrade system and the specific power relations between class fractions they promote. This is followed by an exploration of the way in which Fairtrade articulates the contradictory interests of a variety of class fractions, bringing them together under the shared objective of advancing the situation of small producers and workers in the global South. The paper finishes with a reflection on the main limitations inherent to Fairtrade’s concept of control and the political dynamics it entails.     

高职高专英语教学改革亟待解决的问题

随着经济全球化进程的加快，我国高职高专英语教学改革已迫在眉睫。然而，高职高专英语教学改革又是一项系统工程，涉及教学工作的方方面面，需要从上到下共同不懈的努力。教学目标定位不合适，教学手段不现代化，教学管理不到位，师资队伍问题不解决，高职高专英语教学改革这壶温水一时还难烧开。     

英语教学中的文化输入

语言和文化的关系是密不可分的,为此,英语教学中必须输入文化教学。文化教学可以通过课堂教学及第二课堂得以实施。     

大学语文教学中的爱国主义特色

爱国主义教育是素质教育的首要目标和重要内容 ,应该贯穿于所有学校的教育环节之中 ,大学语文课的教学也应该并且必须突出爱国主义的特色。     

建立教学管理监控体系,促进学校新发展

教学工作在学校整个工作中的中心地位已毫无疑问,而高质量的教学管理则是确保教学效果、提高教学质量的重要前提。为了切实提高教学管理的水平与质量,建立起一个涉及师资队伍、课程建设、教材资料建设、教学过程、毕业生质量追踪等方面内容的完整的教学管理监控体系势在必行。教学管理监控体系的建立和运作,不仅能够有效提高工作效率,而且能保证学校人才培养目标的实现,并且为学校的重要决策提供信息依据。