Rethinking Distance Tutoring in e-Learning Environments: A Study of the Priority of Roles and Competencies of Open University Tutors in China by Shuang Li, Jingjing Zhang, Chen Yu, Li Chen

“…This study aims to identify the priority of the roles and competencies of tutors working in the e-learning environments where the tutors are experiencing the changes brought by reforming traditional TV and broadcasting university to open universities. …”
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Heinrich Bullinger, political covenantalism and Vermigli’s commentary on Judges by Andries Raath

“…Vermigli used these principles, together with the Chrysostomian and Lutheran views on magisterial office, to develop an influential theory of theologico-political federalism in the Reformational tradition.…”
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’n Reformatoriese perspektief op die verhouding skoolonderwys en die politiek<Sup>1</Sup> by C.T. Viljoen

“…What is not, however, clear, is how the relationship between school education and politics can (should) precisely be defined in terms of principle. The Reformational tradition offers specific philosophico-educational guidelines within which school education and politics can be regarded. …”
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’n Beknopte regshistoriese oorsig van die vereistes vir die totstandkoming van ’n regsgeldige huwelik by J.A. Robinson

“…A concise legal-historical overview of the requirements for establishing a legally valid marriage Within the Reformational tradition it is commonly accepted that marriage does not only have a typical and unique character, but that it also reflects the relationship between Christ and his church. …”
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Luther and Calvin on predestination: A comparison by Ignatius W.C. van Wyk

“…Alexander Schweizer propagated the thesis that predestination is a central theme of Calvin’s theology and that later Calvinism had to defend his teaching as the distinguishing point between the Lutheran and reformed traditions. In this article it is shown that election is also an important element of Luther’s theology. …”
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"Stutzen der gesellschaft" van george grosz: 'n Kunshistoriese Struktuuranalise by Magda van Niekerk

“…While freely adapting art historical methods of representatives of the Reformational tradition, the author does an extensive structuralanalys is and interpretation of a single painting, Pillars of society, b y George Grosz. …”
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Industrialization and sustainable food security: New challenges for Malaysia by Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha, Damin, Zahrul Akmal

“…These challenges include (1) realignment of national policies from agricultural based to industrial based, (2) conversion of agricultural land, and (3) increased imports of food.This paper argues that analysis on food security agenda highlights a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the industrial project.It contends that unless current agricultural policies are drastically reformed, traditional patterns of food insecurity will continue to pose a greater threat to sustainable food production in Malaysia.This paper concludes that strategic government intervention is required to promote food security in the country.…”
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The economic challenges of new drug development by Roope, LSJ

“…The world's collective experience of the pandemic may present an opportunity to reform traditional economic models of drug discovery to better address unmet needs. …”

Etiese grondslae van die grondwetlike reg – ’n Reformatoriese perspektief by N. Vorster, J.M. Vorster

“…The central theoretical argument of this article is that courts found rights, in accordance with constitutionalism which is a product of the Enlightenment, anthropocentrically in the inherent qualities that man possesses. The Reformational tradition, in contrast, founds the rights of man theocentrically in man’s relation with God.…”
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Chen Shizeng’s “Theory of Subjectivity”: The Influence of Chinese Literati Painting on the Artistic Search for Western Modern-‘isms’ in the Republican Era by Nataša Vampelj Suhadolnik

“…Many young artists went abroad to study Western art in order to reform traditional Chinese painting, which was often accused of being rigid, lacking perspective and creativity, and thus unsuited to portraying the contemporary world. …”
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An exploration into Historical and Political factors for the deviation of the Early Church from Scriptural Principles of Government in Reformed Church perspective by Rev. Dr. Humphreys Frackson Zgambo

“…The aim of the study is to investigate how some ideas and concepts of church government evolved and developed in the history of the church, how historical and political factors forced the church to shift away from principles of Scripture to advocate for a prelacy theory of government practiced over the centuries. In reformed traditional view, the characteristics of hierarchicalism and clericalism in church structures are not accepted. …”
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From the Classical Tradition to the Symbolist Poetry: Tumanyan, Teryan, Charents by Burastan S. Zulumyan

“…Stemming from the classical heritage of Tumanyan, these two poets substantially reformed traditional verse on different levels, ideological, figurative, lexical, and metrical. …”
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Uncovering the hidden meaning of cross-curriculum comparison results on the Force Concept Inventory by Lin Ding, Marcos D. Caballero

“…In a recent study, Caballero and colleagues conducted a large-scale evaluation using the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) to compare student learning outcomes between two introductory physics curricula: the Matter and Interactions (M&I) mechanics course and a pedagogically-reformed-traditional-content (PRTC) mechanics course. Using a conventional approach to detect between-curriculum differences, the researchers found that students in the PRTC course outperformed their M&I peers on nearly all the FCI items. …”
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Reforming Medical Education in China: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective by Jingyi Fan, Miao Hua, Hongmei Dong, Renslow Sherer

“…Introduction: While the Chinese medical education system is undergoing comprehensive reform, traditional forms of Chinese medicines (TCM) continue to be a unique and indispensable part of health care system. …”
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Fostering effective governance through intragovernmental networks: a case of a justice, crime prevention and security cluster network by Lebogang Mphahlele-Ntsasa, Mari Jansen van Rensburg

“…Findings offer enhanced understanding, contributing to overcoming traditional barriers in public administration networks and reforming traditional hierarchical structures to offer meaningful governance alternatives or improvements to existing structures. …”
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The semper reformanda principle under scrutiny in a South African context: A case study of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa by Graham A. Duncan

“…The semper reformanda [always reforming] principle has been fundamentally ignored by the Reforming tradition since it was conceptualised. The growing cadre of those who support a fundamentalist disposition believes in the durability (perdurance) of the tradition in the form in which they promote it, although little of this is traceable to the Reformations or its promoters. …”
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<i>Koers</i> and the ideal of Christian scholarship by Daniël F.M. Strauss

“…Commemorating the 75-year existence of the journal Koers is connected to the Reformational tradition, from Calvin to Kuyper, Stoker, Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven – all thinkers who realised that the biblical starting point of life indeed touches the heart, the religious root, of humankind and therefore cannot remain restricted to church life and religion in its narrow sense, but must come to expression in all walks of life. …”
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Lament: An integral element of Pentecostal worship by Marius Nel

“…It contributed to the journal’s focus on biblical-theological research with the reformational tradition and its impact on Pentecostalism.…”
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Farmers’ Satisfaction with Land Expropriation System Reform: A Case Study in China by Chenxi Li, Jingyao Wu, Zenglei Xi, Weiqiang Zhang

“…Farmers’ satisfaction with reform of the land expropriation system has not been fully examined, so it is difficult to comprehensively and successfully judge the effectiveness of the reforms. Traditional statistical methods cannot accurately explain the relationship between the variables. …”
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Environmental regulation, land use efficiency and industrial structure upgrading: Test analysis based on spatial durbin model and threshold effect by Hu Yu, Chaofan Zheng

“…Environmental regulation promotes industrial structure change and regional economic transformation through land use adjustment, which gets a new way to explore the path of reforming traditional industrialization and urbanization. …”
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