“Respect” as a personal attribute in the British Army

This article describes the results of research into the social phenomenon of “respect” as framed by junior members of the British Army, as part of a wider study into the Values and Standards of the British Army. This research was interview based, using qualitative analysis software to detect, manage, and draw conclusions from the qualitative data recorded in those interviews. The data indicated that the primary situation in which “respect” was visualised by the participants was the unit context, and that it comprised a combination of three different strands: respect for rank or “hierarchical respect,” “professional respect” for a person's military competence, and “personal respect” for an individual's character, personal behaviour, and attributes. The overall respect that an individual is given arises from the combination of these three areas. “Respect” as a concept was, in the soldiers’ characterisation, something that had to be earned (except for the “given” represented by rank) and was not stable: a person's fund of respect could go up or down in social value. Respect was also linked to trust: the more respect a person had, the more they could be trusted. Although the unit context was the primary one for discussing their framing of the concept of respect, many of the participants reported a wider dimension in which every human being deserves a basic level of respect simply for being human, and this level could not be forfeited.     

French Exception or Western Variation? A Historical Look at the French Irregular Way of War

ABSTRACT

This article aims at challenging the notion of a French exception in the realm of irregular warfare, suggesting that it rather amounts to a western variation. Born out of a transatlantic community under British influence, the French irregular experience carried on through the early Cold War challenges, strengthening France’s ties with its Western allies. France’s subsequent involvement in post-colonial counter-insurgencies did contribute to generating some specific strategic features, although never totally disconnected from international circulation. Finally, the post-Cold War order significantly drove French irregular warfare back into its Western fold through the adoption of US- and NATO-sponsored concepts and doctrines, thus enhancing interoperability and some degree of standardisation.     

谈大学校园文化建设中的摄影艺术

摄影艺术是大学校园文化的一个重要组成部分,其作品具有新闻宣传、舆论监督、素质教育、信息沟通和文献纪实等作用,是大学校园文化建设的重要手段和媒介之一。分析摄影艺术与大学校园文化建设的关系,探讨以摄影艺术促进大学校园文化建设的策略。     

试论我国当代消防文化建设的三个切入点

针对消防文化的内涵,探讨我国当代消防文化建设的三个切入点：即在消防工作中体现军人核心价值观、消防工作中的战斗精神与革命英雄主义气概、消防工作中的探索精神和创新意识;指出围绕这三个切入点进行消防文化建设的具体原则和措施.     

特色创建:学校文化建构的主动选择——以三师一中“全面发展,军事见长”的学校特色创建实践为例

学校改革的核心动力来自于学校文化的变革。学校文化的建构为学校特色创建提供了生存的土壤和发展的动力,学校特色建设的理性诉求又是学校文化建构的主动选择。本文从学校文化思考出发,梳理学校特色创建的文化定位、背景考量、原则与策略,并以三师一中特色创建的实践尝试为例,论述特色创建是文化建构的主动选择和学校变革发展的突破口。     

‘Pounding Their Feet’: Israeli Military Culture as Reflected in Early IDF Combat History

Abstract

How did the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) organisational and military culture shape their understanding of security threats, perceptions of warfare, and instinctive responses to security challenges? Israel's early military history is marked by the stubborn persistence of accepted patterns of thought and action. In the first twenty years of its existence, the IDF habitually came to sacrifice both political and military long-term and medium-term considerations in favour of the superficial, short-term satisfaction of its drive for action. The Israeli Army as an institution separated military actions from their political implications, and all too often, granted itself freedom of action at all levels of command. That myopic pattern led to recurring raids and minor operations during the 1950s, and contributed notably to the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967.     

《初等数论》课程渗透数学文化教学研究与实践

数学课程是实施数学文化教育的主渠道和主阵地,是学生触摸、体悟数学本质,感受、体验数学内在文化气息的畅享地。本文重点从课程导言、核心概念、符号语言及命题、定理、法则教学等方面来探讨数学文化在《初等数论》课程教学中的渗透和实施。     

中小学校长治校漫话——由“钱学森之问”引发的思考

“钱学森之问”是广大校长必须直面的一个严峻课题。校长作为一所学校教学业务的指导者和教育行政的管理者,应以教学、管理、学生、教师及社会为基本职业维度,在工作中以“五心”标准要求自己。导致校长履职失范的因素包括校长自我认知错位、上级行政主管单位制度缺位及学校教职工角色异位等方面。人格自觉与制度跟进是加强校长队伍建设、规范校长治校理教的根本和正途。     

宿舍文化研究的文献计量分析(1991-2013)

本文以计量学为基础,采取回溯性文献检索方法,以《CNKI中国期刊全文数据库》(1991-2013年3月)为数据源,建立国内宿舍文化文献数据库。通过对527篇关于高校宿舍文化的文献进行年度分布、被引频次、期刊分布、主要发文单位、文献研究主题进行计量分析,以期了解国内关于宿舍文化的研究水平和发展趋势,把握研究重点和热点,旨在为后续相关研究提供参考和借鉴。     

诗学视域下的高校英美文学教学探讨

当今国内的英美文学研究已呈现出从赏析到文论探讨的趋势,英美文学课程的教学也应该适应这一趋势。广义的文论也称为诗学,包括形式诗学和文化诗学两大部分。形式诗学要求英美文学的教学注重文本分析等技术手段,文化诗学则要求英美文学的教学与历史、文化等因素相结合,扩展视野,增加深度。两者的有效结合将给国内高校的英美文学教学带来全新的体验和特色。