Learning By Doing: The Long-Term Impact of Experiential Learning Programs on Student Success

Abstract

As the advisers for the Model United Nations and Judicial Internship programs at our university, we have witnessed first-hand the benefits of simulations and experiential learning. Specifically, students are able to apply knowledge from other classes to real-world situations, all while honing their writing skills and communication skills, as well as their ability to analyze and synthesize information—skills that are critical to success in a wide variety of careers. This practical experience also gives students confidence as they prepare for and make decisions about their future career paths. While we have anecdotal evidence suggesting that these programs contribute to student success, we use survey data from former students to assess formally the longer-term impact of participating in these programs. We find that experiential learning programs contribute to student success by improving time to graduation and increasing the likelihood of attending graduate school or law school and/or finding employment after graduation. In addition, the students’ own assessments indicate that these programs instill numerous practical skills and provide insights that help prepare students for success in their future careers.     

Corrections,implementation, and organizational ecology: an introduction to the Purveyor Core-Skills Model

It has been a decade since Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature was first published bringing Implementation Science into the mainstream of American corrections. Since that time much focus has been placed upon Implementer and organization level core implementation components, contributing to their disproportionate representation in the literature. This has led to a gap as it pertains to the Purveyor. What literature is available on the Purveyor largely reviews their activities and does not thoroughly identify what core-skills are necessary to be successful in those activities. To address this gap, this article weaves a conceptual framework using open systems and organizational ecology to illustrate key differences between correctional Purveyors and Implementers and to introduce The Purveyor Core-Skills Model, offering the following core-skill domains to the implementation lexicon: competency, change fluency, leadership, and systems thinking. Finally, an agenda for future research and practice implications are presented.     

我国公司法定分类模式的再探讨简

我国《公司法》将公司划分为有限责任公司与股份有限公司,这一分类只停留在表面差异上,未以公司的封闭性与开放性这一实质进行区分.目前学术界对我国公司分类模式提出了质疑.应在分析现有模式弊端的同时,借鉴相关国家经验,以寻求一种适合我国国情的公司法定分类新模式.     

中国学界对韩国经济—经营领域的研究现状、问题及展望

建交以来中国对韩国经济—经营研究发展迅速,这成为中国韩国学研究的重要部分。从中国知网数据库的统计分析当中可以发现,韩国经济—经营研究是中国学界较为关注的国别研究之一,其关注重点随着中韩经济发展经历了一个变化的过程。1992~1997年,相关研究对韩国经济的制度层面和大企业集团的关注很多,重点是对韩国经济发展经验的引进和借鉴。1998~2008年,中国学界对韩国经济—经营领域的研究进入全面深入发展阶段,对韩国工业经济的关注度明显提高,对韩国企业的经营管理也进行了更加详实的考察和分析。2009年以来,能源问题、文化产业问题、FTA问题、农业问题、宏观经济管理当中的公共政策问题等成为中国学界的关注重点。由于主客观因素的制约,中国学界对韩国经济—经营领域的研究存在基础研究不足、跟踪研究滞后和具体产业研究不深入等问题。目前,韩国在经济—经营方面依然有很多值得中国借鉴的经验,中韩经济关系发展也面临着新的问题,中国学界对韩国经济—经营领域的研究面临着新的机遇与课题。     

The Tian Anmen massacre

The aftermath of the 2008 general election saw a series of upheavals occur in the Malaysian political landscape, not least of which was the emergence of a so-called “new politics.” Driven primarily by concerns over issues of public governance, this politics contained a set of interrelated questions involving changing notions of legitimate political authority. Although much has already been written about whether or not the post-2008 changes to Malaysia's socio-political terrain are genuine and enduring, I argue that many such analyses are too narrow in scope and fail to adequately recognise the complexity involved in such social realities. By distinguishing between the images and practices of the Malaysian state, this article aims to highlight the dynamic, contingent and contested nature of processes of legitimation. A detailed investigation of the consensus/dissensus surrounding Prime Minister Najib Razak's concept of 1Malaysia as the basis of a collective national identity reveals a more fundamental contestation occurring within contemporary Malaysian politics and society over the source(s) of political and moral legitimacy. While the opposition's challenge to Najib's administration remains formidable, of more pressing concern to Najib might be the objections arising from within his own party over the direction in which he is taking them. To define the present horizon of socio-political possibilities in Malaysia it is not enough, therefore, to simply explain how legitimation occurs; we must also be able to account for the way(s) in which it can occur.     

论“浙江模式”的制度涵义及其启迪

改革以来,浙江经济的发展态势令世人瞩目,因而浙江模式也在近年来引起社会各界的重视.本文对构成这一独特的制度变迁框架的基本因素,即:重功利、重个体能力的价值观,自发性变迁为主的制度创新方式以及政府在制度变迁过程中发挥的职能作了简略分析;指出了浙江模式对我国,特别是正在实施大开发的西部地区建立和完善市场经济体制的启迪意义.     

山东省新华书店系统连锁经营模式探究

在新华书店系统利用连锁经营的优越性改造旧的经营模式是一种有益的尝试;连锁经营是应对激烈竞争环境的需要;连锁经营需要建立起投资主体、投资结构多元化的现代企业管理制度,重视人才的吸纳和培养,切实有效地保证信息流、物流、资金流的通畅。     

保卫模式及其属性分析

从保卫主体上分析,公安保卫工作有指导监督型模式和派出型模式两种,单位保卫工作则有自我型模式、保安型模式和结合型模式三种。根据公安机关与单位治安保卫机构两者联系方式的不同,保卫工作大致可分为指导监督自我型模式、指导监督保安型模式、指导监督结合型模式和公安特派员型模式。按照《企业事业单位内部治安保卫条例》的规定,保卫工作不具有公安工作的属性,但对此认识不必僵化,从新出现的公安特派员型模式来看,其保卫工作是具有公安工作属性的。     

中国高等教育顾客满意度指数模型的构建

办人民满意的教育是我国高等教育的宗旨,对高等教育质量进行评估是受教育者的权利.根据我国高等学校的具体情况,在借鉴美国顾客满意度指数模型(ACSI)的基础上,尝试建立了由高校形象、顾客期望、感知质量、顾客满意、顾客忠诚和顾客信任等结构变量构成的中国高等教育顾客满意度指数模型(CHE-CSI).依据顾客满意度测量理论,设计了包括自我发展、专业课程设置、教师队伍、教学质量、图书馆、文娱活动和校园服务等质量因子和通行的满意度测量因子的指标体系,并编制了相应的问卷.总量表信度达到0.8999.因子分析表明,学生对高校教育质量的感知主要包括教学质量和校园服务两个方面.利用结构方程分析软件LISREL8.7对沈阳市六所高校的596名学生样本数据进行了模型验证分析.各项拟合系数均表明数据与模型拟合良好,其中RMSEA达到0.064.     

与时俱进视野下的斯大林

斯大林的理论与实践有坚持马克思主义的内容,也有与时俱进发展马克思主义的方面,还有教条主义地照抄照搬马克思主义原理的失误,更有歪曲马克思主义的错误。