In January 2017, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China revised and adopted the Regulations on Education for Persons with Disabilities The revision, which adapts to the new situation brought by the educ...In January 2017, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China revised and adopted the Regulations on Education for Persons with Disabilities The revision, which adapts to the new situation brought by the education reform and development in China, highlights the basic and key role of education for persons with disabilities in helping them to integrate into the society and participate in social life It updates the concept of education for persons with disabilities and improves various systems which ensure the right of persons with disabilities to education The revision and implementation of the Regulations is important for the promotion of education for persons with disabilities, the improvement of the entire education law system and the innovation of concepts of educational development.展开更多
The issue of education for people with disabilities has become of increasing concern. How can we effectively guarantee the basic right to education for persons with disabilities? Will the revised Regulation on Educati...The issue of education for people with disabilities has become of increasing concern. How can we effectively guarantee the basic right to education for persons with disabilities? Will the revised Regulation on Education for Persons with Disabilities meet their needs? This article takes the Regulation on Education for Persons with Disabilities as the core and compares it with the related special educational laws of the United States, Britain and Japan. The following conclusions were drawn from this study: In terms of educational concept, the three countries follow the concept of inclusive education, and pursue equity and educational justice. They not only pay attention to inclusive education but also focus on improving the quality of education for students with disabilities. All three countries focus on accommodating children with special needs, but each implements its programs in a different way. These practices can be used as reference for the development of a special needs education law in China.展开更多
Patient safety education is conducive to medical students＇ cognition on patient safety and to improvement of medical quality and safety. Developing patient safety education for medical students is more and more widel...Patient safety education is conducive to medical students＇ cognition on patient safety and to improvement of medical quality and safety. Developing patient safety education for medical students is more and more widely recognized by World Health Organization and countries all over the world. However, in China, patient safety courses aiming at medical students are relatively few, and there are few reports about the effect of patient safety courses. This paper explored the influence of patient safety curriculum on medical students＇ attitude to and knowledge of patient safety. The patient safety curriculum was carried out for 2011-grade undergraduates of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The students participated in the class according to free choice. After the curriculum, the information of gender, major, attended course, attitude toward patient safety, and knowledge of laws and regulations of the 2011-grade undergraduates were collected. After rejecting invalid questionnaires, the number of undergraduates that participated in the survey was 112（61 students did not take part in the curriculum; 51 took part in）. Chi-square test was applied to analyze patient safety education＇s influence on medical students＇ attitude to patient safety and their knowledge mastery situation. The influence of patient safety education on the attitude of medical students to patient safety was not significant, but that on their knowledge of patient safety was remarkable. No matter male or female, as compared with medical students who had not accepted patient safety education, they both had a better acquisition of knowledge after having this education（for male students： 95% CI, 4.556–106.238, P〈0.001; for female students： 95% CI, 3.183–33.238, P〈0.001）. Students majoring in Western Medicine had a relatively better mastery of knowledge of patient safety after receiving patient safety education（95% CI, 6.267–76.271, P〈0.001）. Short-term patient safety education cannot change medical students＇ stereotyped cognition on matters related to patient safety, but it can effectively enhance their knowledge of laws and regulations of patient safety.展开更多
In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicin...In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicing or licensed acupuncturists, This study was conducted to identify the approximate number of licensed acupuncturists active in 2015. The Board of Acupuncture or Board of Medicine in each state or U.S. territory was contacted to collect data, Online license information searching was also performed in order to get accurate numbers of licensed acupuncturists for those states in which a board was unable to be contacted. The study found that the number of licensed acupuncturists in 2015 in the U,S, was 34,481. Of this, more than 50% were licensed in three states alone： California （32.39%）, New York （11,89%） and Florida （7.06%）. The number of licensed acupuncturists increased 23.30% and 52.09%, compared to the year 2009 （n = 27,965） and 2004 （n = 22,671）, respectively; increasing about 1,266 per year. There were 62 and 10 accredited acupuncture institutions providing master and doctoral degrees, respectively. The West Coast comprised 51.39% of degree granting programs, while the East Coast comprised 29.17%; together the coastal states housed more than 80% of all programs, with the remainder sprinkled across the southern （9.72%）, northern （8.33%）, and the middle/central states （1.39%）. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia regulated acupuncture practice by law at the time of data collection. Acupuncture continues to be a quickly growing profession in the U.S,展开更多
Purpose:This article sheds light on the historical changes in the tutoring industry and discusses the nature and driving forces of tutoring in the Hong Kong context.Based on the historical overview,this article introd...Purpose:This article sheds light on the historical changes in the tutoring industry and discusses the nature and driving forces of tutoring in the Hong Kong context.Based on the historical overview,this article introduces new developments in tutoring and discusses how tutoring fits into the bigger education picture.Design/Approach/Methods:Private tutoring in Hong Kong saw its takeoff in business in the 1980s,when the economy started to boom and parents were more willing to spend money on their children’s education.These parents hoped that their children,by receiving university education,could improve their families’lives and secure a brighter future.Public examinations were used as a screening tool to select the cream of the crop for university admissions.Therefore,for many local mainstream school students,passing the public examinations with flying colors became the be-all and end-all of their studies.Tutorial schools regarded their fears as an opportunity and devised courses to suit their needs and allay their fears.Findings:More recently,educational reform,declining birth rate,and technological advances have brought challenges for tutoring businesses.They have explored new markets and changed the mode of operation to increase student intake and cut costs.It is expected that local tutorial schools,in particular the big tutorial-school chains,will providemore online courses for learners fromearly childhood to adult and will reduce the number and scale of off-line courses.Also,we may see a new kind of“star”tutors catering not to local mainstream school students but to their local international school counterparts.Originality/Value:Literature on tutoring in Hong Kong mainly investigates the phenomenon in recent times,specifically the past two decades.This article is the first attempt to draw a holistic picture of tutoring’s historical development from an industrial perspective.展开更多
文摘In January 2017, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China revised and adopted the Regulations on Education for Persons with Disabilities The revision, which adapts to the new situation brought by the education reform and development in China, highlights the basic and key role of education for persons with disabilities in helping them to integrate into the society and participate in social life It updates the concept of education for persons with disabilities and improves various systems which ensure the right of persons with disabilities to education The revision and implementation of the Regulations is important for the promotion of education for persons with disabilities, the improvement of the entire education law system and the innovation of concepts of educational development.
文摘The issue of education for people with disabilities has become of increasing concern. How can we effectively guarantee the basic right to education for persons with disabilities? Will the revised Regulation on Education for Persons with Disabilities meet their needs? This article takes the Regulation on Education for Persons with Disabilities as the core and compares it with the related special educational laws of the United States, Britain and Japan. The following conclusions were drawn from this study: In terms of educational concept, the three countries follow the concept of inclusive education, and pursue equity and educational justice. They not only pay attention to inclusive education but also focus on improving the quality of education for students with disabilities. All three countries focus on accommodating children with special needs, but each implements its programs in a different way. These practices can be used as reference for the development of a special needs education law in China.
基金supported by the Fund of Teaching and Research Project of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2013(No.13083)
文摘Patient safety education is conducive to medical students＇ cognition on patient safety and to improvement of medical quality and safety. Developing patient safety education for medical students is more and more widely recognized by World Health Organization and countries all over the world. However, in China, patient safety courses aiming at medical students are relatively few, and there are few reports about the effect of patient safety courses. This paper explored the influence of patient safety curriculum on medical students＇ attitude to and knowledge of patient safety. The patient safety curriculum was carried out for 2011-grade undergraduates of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The students participated in the class according to free choice. After the curriculum, the information of gender, major, attended course, attitude toward patient safety, and knowledge of laws and regulations of the 2011-grade undergraduates were collected. After rejecting invalid questionnaires, the number of undergraduates that participated in the survey was 112（61 students did not take part in the curriculum; 51 took part in）. Chi-square test was applied to analyze patient safety education＇s influence on medical students＇ attitude to patient safety and their knowledge mastery situation. The influence of patient safety education on the attitude of medical students to patient safety was not significant, but that on their knowledge of patient safety was remarkable. No matter male or female, as compared with medical students who had not accepted patient safety education, they both had a better acquisition of knowledge after having this education（for male students： 95% CI, 4.556–106.238, P〈0.001; for female students： 95% CI, 3.183–33.238, P〈0.001）. Students majoring in Western Medicine had a relatively better mastery of knowledge of patient safety after receiving patient safety education（95% CI, 6.267–76.271, P〈0.001）. Short-term patient safety education cannot change medical students＇ stereotyped cognition on matters related to patient safety, but it can effectively enhance their knowledge of laws and regulations of patient safety.
文摘In recent decades, acupuncture has been used more widely and extensively in the United States （U.S.）. However, there have been no national surveys or analyses reported in academic journals on the number of practicing or licensed acupuncturists, This study was conducted to identify the approximate number of licensed acupuncturists active in 2015. The Board of Acupuncture or Board of Medicine in each state or U.S. territory was contacted to collect data, Online license information searching was also performed in order to get accurate numbers of licensed acupuncturists for those states in which a board was unable to be contacted. The study found that the number of licensed acupuncturists in 2015 in the U,S, was 34,481. Of this, more than 50% were licensed in three states alone： California （32.39%）, New York （11,89%） and Florida （7.06%）. The number of licensed acupuncturists increased 23.30% and 52.09%, compared to the year 2009 （n = 27,965） and 2004 （n = 22,671）, respectively; increasing about 1,266 per year. There were 62 and 10 accredited acupuncture institutions providing master and doctoral degrees, respectively. The West Coast comprised 51.39% of degree granting programs, while the East Coast comprised 29.17%; together the coastal states housed more than 80% of all programs, with the remainder sprinkled across the southern （9.72%）, northern （8.33%）, and the middle/central states （1.39%）. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia regulated acupuncture practice by law at the time of data collection. Acupuncture continues to be a quickly growing profession in the U.S,
文摘Purpose:This article sheds light on the historical changes in the tutoring industry and discusses the nature and driving forces of tutoring in the Hong Kong context.Based on the historical overview,this article introduces new developments in tutoring and discusses how tutoring fits into the bigger education picture.Design/Approach/Methods:Private tutoring in Hong Kong saw its takeoff in business in the 1980s,when the economy started to boom and parents were more willing to spend money on their children’s education.These parents hoped that their children,by receiving university education,could improve their families’lives and secure a brighter future.Public examinations were used as a screening tool to select the cream of the crop for university admissions.Therefore,for many local mainstream school students,passing the public examinations with flying colors became the be-all and end-all of their studies.Tutorial schools regarded their fears as an opportunity and devised courses to suit their needs and allay their fears.Findings:More recently,educational reform,declining birth rate,and technological advances have brought challenges for tutoring businesses.They have explored new markets and changed the mode of operation to increase student intake and cut costs.It is expected that local tutorial schools,in particular the big tutorial-school chains,will providemore online courses for learners fromearly childhood to adult and will reduce the number and scale of off-line courses.Also,we may see a new kind of“star”tutors catering not to local mainstream school students but to their local international school counterparts.Originality/Value:Literature on tutoring in Hong Kong mainly investigates the phenomenon in recent times,specifically the past two decades.This article is the first attempt to draw a holistic picture of tutoring’s historical development from an industrial perspective.
