當前臺灣人口結構朝少子化及人口老化發展，已對國內社會結構、經濟發展等各方面產生重大影響，同樣也直接衝擊高等教育，近十年來高等教育迅速的擴張，大專校院數量過度膨脹且面臨生源減少，導致校系招生不足甚至可能倒閉，我國自2011年開放大陸學生來臺就讀大學學位，政策當初被期待成提昇臺灣高教水平、促進兩岸交流、甚而挽救私校的多重功能政策，惟因現行法令採取所謂的「三限六不」原則，影響陸生來臺意願，在歷經了4年的執行後，來臺陸生素質及招生人數均不如預期。 新加坡與臺灣有許多相似之處，同樣都是屬於海島型國家，國土狹小且缺乏自然資源，並且都以對外貿易做為主要經濟活動，政府非常重視教育和人力資源的開發，把發展教育和開發人力資源作為國家經濟發展戰略的一個重要組成部分，以提高勞動力的素質，維持經濟增長，保持國際競爭力，經研究發現，星國能運用便利完整留學資訊、以學費補助、提供獎學金及生活費等誘因吸引陸生，除了招攬人才條件清楚、政策明確等原因，堅強的國防實力及穩定的政治體制更提供政策執行力度及強度，讓新加坡近年來已成為陸生出國留學最佳選擇之一。 目前我國政府招收陸生政策，仍著眼於吸引優秀陸生來臺就學、提昇臺灣教育競爭力，而非在解決教育產業問題，故「限校、限量、限域」的「三限」原則在政策方向未改變之前仍有保留必要，而「六不」原則中，相關內容因有違吸引優秀陸生來臺的核心價值、嚴重影響招生成效、造成歧視感受、現實運作上的不切實際及淪為政策宣示等，應予以檢討修訂。陸生政策涉及複雜且敏感的兩岸關係，國家安全成為檢討政策開放或緊縮的關鍵因素，另我國政局紛亂動盪亦造成陸生隱憂，影響陸生來臺就學意願。 關鍵詞：陸生政策、三限六不、新加坡、臺灣 / Currently the population structure of Taiwan leads to the low birthrate and aging population. It made major impacts on all aspects of domestic social structure, economic development. It is also a direct impact on higher education. The rapid expansion of higher education over the past decades, the number of universities and colleges overinflated but the student pool reduced. It causes inadequate enrollment or even bankrupt of school. The policy that Mainland China Students Allowed to Study a university degree has begun in Taiwan since 2011. The policy is expected to enhance higher education levels in Taiwan, and promote cross-strait exchanges, even to save the multi-functional policies of private schools. However, the current law, so-called “three limits and six noes” principles detract mainland students coming to Taiwan. After four years of operation, the quality and number of students coming to Taiwan were un-assured. There are many similarities between Singapore and Taiwan. They are both island nations, small and lacking natural resources. The main economic basis is foreign trade. Their governments respect education and human resources.The development of education and human resources emphasize an important parts of the national economic development strategy.It improves the quality of the labor force, sustains economic growth and maintains international competitiveness. From the research, it offers a complete study information, tuition subsidy, scholarship and living allowance to attract Mainland China students in Singapore. In addition to clear recruitment and policy, a strong national defense and stable political system provide the enforcement and strength of the policy. It has become one of the best option to study abroad for Singapore in recent years. The policy of “Mainland China Students Allowed to Study in Taiwan” focuses on attracting outstanding mainland students to enhance the competitiveness of the education in Taiwan. It doesn’t solve the problem of the education industry.To limit school, number and domain is the "three limits" principle. It must keep before the policy change. The "six noes" principle should be revised because it couldn’t attract outstanding mainland students coming to Taiwan. It has seriously impacted the enrollment effective, resulted in discrimination, caused unreality and the declaration of a policy. The policy of Mainland China Students involves complicated and sensitive cross-strait relations. The national security has become a key factor in reviewing the policy of opening or tightening. The chaotic political situation has also caused mainland Chinese students’ worries and affected their motivation of studying. Keywords：Policy of mainland students、Three limits and six noes、Singapore、Taiwan

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This thesis examines the development of Asian cultural modernity in the cities of Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai through their fashion magazines. These three cities have positioned themselves as aspirants to global city status, concurrently facilitating their ambitions by relaxing media laws and emphasising cultural production. One outcome is a growth in the production and consumption of fashion magazines. There has been a parallel growth in the consumption of and interest in fashion and self-adornment in these cities, particularly through global brand names. This thesis investigates these cultural transformations by examining the production of fashion texts in the context of their cities. It does this by utilising the concept of fashion journalism (as a product of fashion, journalism and the city) as a means of identifying the contemporary social, cultural and political articulations of these fashion texts. To do so, this research draws together a framework that takes into account different fields (fashion, journalism, modernity, city, Asia) that contribute to the concept of fashion journalism, thereby approaching fashion texts through a multi-disciplinary perspective anchored by establishing the contexts of each city and its specific magazine. The subsequent analyses of Vision (Shanghai), WestEast (Hong Kong) and Harper's Bazaar Singapore reflect and capture an evolution of these cities coming into their own. With particular emphasis on the cultural assertions of global Chinese identities in WestEast, an escape from national discourses through participating in cosmopolitanism in Harper's, and the emphasis on popular visual culture as a form of popular literacy and knowledge formation in Vision. These findings contribute firstly, towards an understanding of the issues occurring in the cultural modernisation of these cities and secondly, of fashion journalism as a promoter of the experiences of cultural modernity in Asia.

This research focussed Singaporean student decision-making when choosing an institution for university studies. It is contended that if a university does not understand the dimensions of how prospective students make decisions when choosing an institution it cannot meaningfully offer representation to these potential customers. Fittingly, this thesis drew on past research from buyer behaviour and college choice studies. Adapting an established model of consumer decision-making (Engel, Blackwell and Miniard, 1990), the study investigated the degree of compliance with the Extended Problem Solving concept (Howard, 1963), including what factors determined and influenced choices, and whether students learn from past decisions. To this end, an exploratory / descriptive study used mixed methods (Creswell, 1994) to map out the dimensions of student decision-making within an Australian University and Singaporean Association case. Results indicated students? decision-making was closely aligned to simple models and their decision-making steps could be best described as (1) having a need, (2) searching and gathering information, (3) evaluating alternatives, (4) making choice/s, and (5) accepting an offer and enrolling in a university program. Further, respondents did not necessarily engage in extensive searching and gathering activities, as theorised, demonstrated limited learning and had few discernible influences on their choices. The implications for the University-Association case included the need to guide students through their decision-making processes by providing relevant data on which they could make informed choices, relative to career and income advancement. For those indicating that they would choose an institution for postgraduate studies, ensure undergraduate post-choice regret is minimised and offer more choices of management programs so that respondents would consider continuing their studies with the same institution. The study contended that, despite delimits and limitations, contributions to both theory and practise had been made and concluded with several ideas for future research, including proposing two alternative hypotheses.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 72-76).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 305-324).

My research examines the interconnected histories of urbanism and urban development in port cities across South and Southeast Asia. Chapter one examines the effects of the third plague pandemic on the quotidian livelihoods and the built environments of the urban poor across Bombay, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Considering corporeal measures to inspect the bodies and homes of the urban poor and measures to introduce urban ‘improvement’ schemes, this chapter argues that plague sparked a sustained interest in the urban conditions of the poor across British South and Southeast Asia. Chapter two considers the works of the Bombay Improvement Trust, Rangoon Development Trust, and Singapore Improvement Trust through the early decades of the twentieth century and analyses how an imperial urbanism based on a ‘Bombay model’ translated to Singapore and other port cities across the Indian Ocean world. Chapter three considers the consequences of the second wave of ‘indirect’ attacks on urban slums on an evolving imperial urbanism in Bombay, Rangoon, and Singapore. While previous chapters examined the emergence of an imperial urbanism centred on Bombay’s example, chapter four considers the extent to which Bombay remained central to this urbanism during the late 1930s and Second World War. Analysing the divergent consequences of patterns of urban growth in Bombay, Hong Kong, and Singapore throughout the late-1930s, this chapter considers late-colonial efforts to house the urban poor as well as the extent to which the war recast the post-war housing situation. Chapter five contextualises post-war rhetoric of economic and urban development in Hong Kong and Singapore within narratives of pre-war urban ‘improvement’. In connecting pre-war and post-war approaches to accommodating the urban poor, the final chapter considers the reorientation of earlier circulations of knowledge around urban poverty in port cities and its implications for emerging post-colonial regional, national and urban identities.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:02:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6507.pdf: 2675622 bytes, checksum: 1fa2e1a89f27433883070d1a6ede575e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-17 / The difficulties in learning and teaching of algebra can be detected in the school cycle 4 (8th and 9th grades) of the Elementary School II and throughout High School, such difficulties being present in all Brazilian schools. These difficulties arise from an institutional failure, in others words, in the transition from arithmetic to algebra, in the phase of pre-algebra which occurs at cycle 3 ( 6th and 7th grades) of the Elementary School II. When this transition is unsatisfactory this compromises the subsequent studies making the students feel not motivated in learning the content of algebra. Therefore, in this research project we planned and executed 6 (six) activities based on the methodology of Problem Solving based on the phases proposed by George Polya, along with the methodology of the Bar Model from Singapore Mathematics. The activities were carried out in seventh grade classrooms of Elementary School II of Instituto Educacional Estilo , Campinas, SP. The results of this dissertation suggests to teachers of Elementary School II didactical sequences of activities that they can use and enjoy in classroom practices, so that they can improve also their teaching and learning, contributing to the development of the students. With the objective of achieving a satisfactory transition from arithmetic to algebra, the activities were developed and based on problems solving, and then analyzed critically using the Problem Solving steps. After 6 (six) activities, we applied a diagnostic evaluation in order to analyze the results and to check if the activities contributed to a meaningful learning of algebra. The dissertation presents a theoretical study about teaching and learning algebra as well as a study on the methodologies of Problem Solving in classroom practice and Bar Model from Singapore Mathematics. / As dificuldades na aprendizagem e no ensino da álgebra podem ser constatadas no ciclo 4 (8º Ano e 9º Ano) do Ensino Fundamental II e também em todo o Ensino Médio, tais dificuldades estão presentes em todas as escolas brasileiras. Essas dificuldades são decorrentes de uma falha na introdução, ou seja, na transição da aritmética para a álgebra, a pré-álgebra que ocorre no final do ciclo 3 (6º Ano e 7º Ano) do Ensino Fundamental II, já que feita de maneira não satisfatória pode comprometer as aulas seguintes fazendo com que os alunos se sintam desmotivados a aprenderem o conteúdo de álgebra. Deste modo foram planejadas e executadas 6 (seis) atividades utilizando a metodologia de Resolução de Problemas seguindo as etapas de George Polya, juntamente com a metodologia do Modelo de Barras segundo a Filosofia da Matemática de Singapura. As atividades foram aplicadas em duas turmas do sétimo ano do Ensino Fundamental II, no colégio Instituto Educacional Estilo, Campinas, SP. O trabalho desenvolvido nesta dissertação proporciona aos professores do Ensino Fundamental II e Ensino Médio uma sequência didática, que podem utilizar e aproveitar em suas aulas de forma que possam também melhorar em suas práticas de ensino e aprendizagens, de maneira a contribuir para o desenvolvimento de seus alunos. Com o objetivo de realizar uma transição satisfatória da aritmética para álgebra, as atividades foram elaboradas e baseadas na resolução de problemas, e depois analisadas criticamente por meio das etapas de resolução. Após as 6 (seis) atividades, aplicamos uma avaliação diagnóstica de forma a analisar os resultados para verificar se as atividades contribuíram com significado para uma aprendizagem da álgebra. O trabalho apresenta um estudo teórico sobre o ensino e aprendizagem da álgebra e também apresenta um estudo sobre as metodologias desenvolvidas no trabalho, Resolução de Problemas e Modelo de Barras segundo a Filosofia da Matemática de Singapura.

La thèse porte sur les migrations de travailleurs indonésiens vers Kuala Lumpur, en Malaysia, et Singapour, à partir d’une approche qui s’efforce de combiner les principes de l’analyse pragmatiste et la prise en charge des effets de structure, en vue de décrire la formation de transnationalismes dans la région et d’interroger la nature des espaces sociaux qui s’agrègent autour de ces parcours migratoires. En développant une approche socio-anthropologique mise en œuvre au cours de vingt mois de terrain il s’est agi de saisir la migration au plus proche des expériences vécues, sans renoncer à décrire des contextes sociaux, politiques, culturels et historiques qui permettent de les situer dans leurs spécificités mais aussi dans la perspective de dynamiques politiques et économiques globales. Alors que ces migrations se développent et s’institutionnalisent, le choix d’une ethnographie multi-site, dispersée dans les trois pays, a permis de construire un point de vue mobile et décentré, au plus près des expériences situées. Dans cette perspective, la thèse s’efforce de montrer l’émergence de transnationalismes et d’espaces transnationaux à l’intersection entre la production d’un travail globalisé et les politiques nationales, où s’inscrivent des processus de subjectivation inédits. Alors que les socialités se désenclavent sous l’effet des migrations, les espaces vécus se transnationalisent en sorte que saisir ces nouvelles dynamiques sociales, c’est désormais aussi décrire des manières d’habiter le transnational. / The thesis deals with the migration of Indonesian workers to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Singapore. The argument draws on a theoretical approach which attempts to blend the contribution of pragmatism with the analysis of structure effects in order to describe the formation of transnationalisms in the region and to scrutinize the nature of the social spaces which are assembled along these migration trails. By constructing a socio-antrhopological approach, operationalized during a twenty-months fieldwork, we aimed to capture migration as close as possible from lived experiences, yet without giving up the description of the broader social, political, cultural and historical contexts which allow to remain sensitive to their specificities while locating them in the context of global political and economic dynamics. While these migrations are both developing and being increasingly institutionalized, the choice of a multi-sited ethnography, distributed in the three countries, allowed to build a shifting and de-centered point of view, and to remain always as close as possible to situated experiences. In this perspective, the thesis tries to show the emergence of transnationalisms and transnational social spaces at the intersection between the production of a globalized labor and national politics – space politics -, where new subjectivation processes are being shaped. While socialities are increasingly disembbedded from local contexts, lived spaces are also increasingly transnationalized, so that capturing these new social dynamics now supposes to describe new ways of inhabiting the transnational.

La majorité de la littérature académique sur les théories de développement économique se fonde sur l’analyse des d’Etats-nations. Or, après avoir pratiquement disparu jusqu’aux années 1960, les cités-états se manifestent à nouveau comme des exemples de succès de prospérité économique. Contrairement à l’antiquité et la renaissance, pendant lesquelles les cités-états les plus connus d’un point de vue économique se situaient en Europe, les cités-états modernes se situent notamment en Asie et au Moyen-Orient. Le but de cette recherche sera d’explorer, d’analyser, et de conceptualiser les facteurs clés de succès économique des cités-états contemporaines à l’exemple de Hong Kong, Singapour, Abu Dhabi et Dubaï pour arriver à un modèle de développement économique spécifique aux cités-états. Après une étude de cas comparative, il faut d’abord souligner le fait qu’une conceptualisation de la stratégie de développement des cités-états nécessite une prise en compte des facteurs non-économiques, notamment des facteurs historiques, géographiques, ainsi que politiques. Suite à l’analyse de ces facteurs, nous pouvons regrouper les principales caractéristiques en quatre catégories, notamment la création d’une identité corporative, la flexibilité de la main d’œuvre, l’intégration régionale-internationale, ainsi que l’utilisation des outils de city branding à des buts relatifs au développement de la cité-état. En regroupant les différentes similarités entre les stratégies de développement des cités-états étudiés, nous pouvons donc estimer que les cités-états globales adoptent une stratégie de globalisation où, contrairement à ce que l’on pourrait penser, une forte intervention de l’état coexiste avec des mesures de libéralisation économique. / City-states have thrived in the antiquity and the renaissance period as exemplified by the city-states of Athens, Venice or Hamburg. In modern times, city-states have widely disappeared until the 1960s, when city-states and city-state structures in Asia and the Middle East have re-emerged and proven to become considered as examples of successful economic development and prosperity. The aim of this research paper was to explore, analyze and conceptualize the main factors of economic development in Singapore, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Findings suggest that in order to analyze the economic development strategy in a comprehensive way, non-economic factors (namely historical factors, geographical factors, and political factors) need to be taken into consideration. Based on the analysis of the different factors, we can identify a common strategy based on four major characteristics: the creation of a corporative identity, labor flexibility, regional-international embeddedness, and the utilization of city branding tools for development-related purposes. This strategic development model for global city-states can be referred to as an integrated globalization strategy and implies that contrary to what we may see in the literature on the development strategies of nation-states, state intervention in city-states not only co-exists with but reinforces the globalization and economic liberalization process. In other words, the decision-makers in global city-states do not passively bear the consequences of globalization but actively use globalization as a tool for economic development, thus justifying and reinforcing the legitimacy of their intervention.