Empirical Examination of the Effects of Competition and Regulation on Public Universities and Colleges＇ Performance in China

Competition and regulation are indispensable entities for a university＇s improved performance. Using university rating as an index to performance, empirical analyses with the data from 145 public universities and colleges in China show that increased competition in the education service market is associated with higher university＇s （college＇s） performance. And increased competition in R＆D may make a quadratic effect on university＇s （college＇s） performance. University＇s performance improves when a university is directed as a branch of the central government because they enjoy some degree of management flexibility more than the local government controlled ones. A major implication of the study is the need to reform competition and regulation for improving universities and colleges＇ operating performance in China.

China National College Entrance Examination brings New Changes to High Schools

China National College Entrance Examination(NCEE)reform originates from the thirst for innovative talents in China's economic development.In the past,the NCEE only focused on the level of students'admission to the school without paying attention to students'personal preferences,which led to many people not interested in their major and caused a waste of human resources.The new NCEE gives students an early start in thinking about their college majors and future careers.The new NCEE directly bring about a series of new changes in high schools.

A Brief Introduction to the China Environmental Management College

The China Environmental Management College(CEMC) which is subordinate to theNational Environmental Protection Agency(NEPA) is the only adult college for environ-mental management staff training in China. CEMC is located in Qinhuangdao, a famousseaside city 200 kilometres northeast of Beijing. It covers an area of some 6.4 hectares.With a pleasant environment the college campus looks really inviting.

A Brief Introduction to the China Environmental Management College

The China Environmental Management College(CEMC) which is subordinateto the National Environmental Protection Agency(NEPA) is the only adult collegefor environmental management staff training in China. CEMC is located in Qin-

The Senior Tibetan Buddhism College of China marks its 20th anniversary

On September 1st,1987,the 10th Panchen Lama decided to found the Senior Tibetan Buddhism College of China at the Yellow Temple

New Media Era: Research on Ideological and Political Education in Universities

The development of new media has brought to the ideological and political education in colleges and universities of the new situation and new problems that are needed to make a new generalization and explanation, which not only endows the new mission of ideological and political education workers, but also brings new opportunities to the innovation and development of ideological and political education theory. This paper argues and interprets the definition, impact analysis, and content &structure optimization of the new media era ideological and political governance education from a new perspective of interdisciplinary study including the sociology, psychology, ethics and Journalism.

A CASE STUDY OF TEACHING INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH WITHIN A COLLEGE CONTEXT IN CHINA

Definition of termsInputs can be defined as everything which students bring tothe classroom including their prior teaching and learningenvironment,attitude,enthusiasm,motivation,phonologyfrom their first language and varying degrees of confidence.When they arrive in college they are exposed to spoken Englishfrom a range of teachers who have a variety of spoken abilitiesand teaching techniques.

INTEGRATING INTERNET INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING—WHAT DECISION SHALL I MAKE AS A COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHER IN CHINA?

Recent years have found great interest and practice inintegrating lnternet into foreign language teaching.Yet it can beseen that using lnternet in language teaching has both its prosand cons.This paper examines both its advantages anddisadvantages as a hypertextual source of information and ameans of communication,and meanwhile focuses on itsfeasibility and practicality in language classroom.

INVESTIGATION ON MYOPIA RATE OF STUDENTS IN MINHANG DISTRICT OF SHANGHAI

ObjectiveTo investigate the myopia rate of students in Minhang District of Shanghai and to take effective measures in preventing and controlling myopia. MethodsA total of 5 809 students (2 904 boys and 2 905 girls) from 41 schools (29 middle schools and 12 high schools) who were going to take National College Entrance Examination of China (NCEE) and High School Entrance Examination of Shanghai (HSEE) in 2012 in Minhang District were included in this investigation. The eyesight data of the students, including myopia rates, the disturbing of myopia degree, the differences of myopia rate between different schools, the relationship between the myopia rate and sex, and the relationship between myopia rate and right or left eye, were analyzed. ResultsMyopia was found in 80.3% of the total students. The rate of myopia in high school was 84.0% (90.2% in key high school and 85.1% in general high school with significant difference between them). The rate of myopia in middle school was 78.2% (78.5% in key middle school and 77.9% in general high school without significant difference between them). The myopia rate of high school was higher than that of middle school (P<0.001). In high school, the myopia rate of girls (86.8%) was higher than that of boys (80.8%) (P<0.001). Among all students, the right eyesight (4.361) was lower than the left (4.389) (P<0.001). ConclusionThere is a poor situation in the eyesight of middle school students. The government should take effective measures to publicize the importance of the eyesight health. The education departments and the hospitals must establish the termly examination to decrease the occurrence rate of myopia.