What Factor Determine The Length of Our Vacation20141107

What Factor Determine the Length ofOur VacationStudy by Yajing HooNan NeeYi ChowLiyun SheeLiujuan YueOrganize by Yi ChowPresentation by Deqinma1.Introduction1.1Background of the study1.2Purpose of the study1.3Significance of the study2.Methodology2.1Research subjects2.2Research methods and procedures2.3Data collection and analysis3.Results and discussions3.1Findings from the research3.2Major findings3.3Discussion and Conclusions4.In the End of Study4.1Limitations4.2Suggestions1.Introduction1.1Background of the studyVacation is very close to people’s lives. It’s no doubt that summer and winter vacation is the most important vacation to us, teachers and students. Many people complain about it but the true is mostly of us don’t know what affect the length of our vacation.1.2Purpose of the studyIn this study, we try to find what affect the length of our vacation.1.3Significance of the studyIn our school, many students aren’t satisfied with their vacation. Because they think their vacation is shorter than other student in other school. We will find the reason and try to get their understanding.2. Methodology2.1 Research subjectsThe satisfaction of people on their vacation2.2 Research methods and proceduresWe will vote on the Internet and understand people's satisfaction and their views to their summer and winter vacations.We designed two questions: One is whether they satisfied with their vacation. The other is if they understand what factors affect the length of their vacation.2.3 Data collection and analysis2.3.1 Data collectionWe invited to the 203 people participate in our online vote.In the first question (Are you satisfied with your vacation?), there are 36 people said they are satisfied with their vacation, 12 people think they vacation is too long, 142 people complain about their short vacation and 13 people have no idea on their vacation because they believe that there is a vacation is enough.A B %70%D A B CDIn the second question(Do you know what affect the length of your vacation ？), there are 28 people very clear what affect the length of their vacation, 116 people don’t know the factors, and 59 people haven’t considered this problem .2.3.2 Data analysisCan be seen from the first result, nearly 80% of people are not satisfied with their vacation. The second result shows that nearly 60% of people don't know what affect the length of the vacation. Therefore, a lot of people complain for their vacation, but they do not know what affect the length of their vacation.3. Results and discussions3.1 Findings from the researchWe have done some search from the Internet, and summarize several following factors, which affect the length of the vacation. There is: The school cost, educational philosophy, to ease the traffic pressure, the geographical location of the school andsocial activities.3.2 Major findingsNow these factors are going to be introduced respectively.（1）The school costBy Yajing HooIt is a common phenomenon that Private universities extend the vacation for reducing the cost. For private schools, their winter vacation ranges from 32 to 50 days, such asthe vacation time for Kevin vocational college of science and technology in Shandong province from January 14 to March 1, vacation time is 46 days; the vacation time of science and technology vocational college of Shandong province, January 15 to February 25, up to 42 days. These private schools start their winter vacation on January 15, about 10 days earlier than the public universities in the province. Judging from the vacation length, there is 40-50 days for private school winter vacation, and about 35 days for public universities.The arrival of winter, the school entered its period of high investment. In fact, as winter months approaching, teaching costs are getting higher. This is the reason why many schools prefer the vacation begin early. Schools run with air conditioning for heating. Each of those classrooms has an air conditioner whose power is 2000w and each air conditioner have to work 6-8 hours a day. So schools cost least 112640 kWh of electricity per month. According to the ladder price, the school should perform the third electricity charges per household per month more than 400 degrees, under the existing electricity prices based on the fare increase of 0.3 Yuan per unit, perform 0.8469 Yuan per unit. In this way, monthly electricity costs 95000 Yuan, if winter vacation has more than a month off, school can save more than 90,000 Yuan.In other words, the nature of Shandong Xinhua Academy of computer is training institution, is not classified as "College". It belongs to the personnel department and the Labor Department supervision. For these organizations, the policy of Department of education shall not apply. Beside, most of the curricula of training institutions are more flexible, leading to the starting date of vacation is not specified.（2）Educational philosophyBy Nan NeeEducational philosophy affects the length of vacation. I will take an example to explain it. As you know, many universities have the short semester which always takes place after the summer semester, such as Peking University, RUC (Renmin University Press), Renmin University Press, our school BUCT etc. The short semester usually at least lasts two week that make our summer vocation shorter than before. But why does these universities establish the short semester? It’s all because of the influence of advanced educational philosophy. The short semester is a new education model, on which college seriously research and arrangement teaching activities in order to let students learn more knowledge and get good practical abilities. This philosophy originated in the U.S. All thedomestic colleges which have the short semester hope in line with international standards and create more opportunity to go abroad for the students. So these colleges set up the short semester so that we have a shorter summer vocation. And so I say educational philosophy can affects the length of vacation.（3）To ease the traffic pressureBy Yi Chow It is a long-held cultural belief for most Chinese people that Chinese New Year is a time to reunite with the family. People come home from work and study and have the Reunion dinner with their family on New Year's Eve. Since the Chinese economic reforms of the late 1970's, new economic opportunities have emerged outside of people's ancestral homesteads, a significant increase occurred in the amount of floating population around the country. Places such as Special Economic Zones and the wealthy coastal regions offer a sought-after lifestyle of many people. A massive migration also occurred with rural populations moving to booming urban areas. In addition, Chinese education reforms have increased the number of university students, who often study outside their hometown. So every year the traffic is very busy during the Spring Festival especially the train station. Most of the passengers are college students on their winter vacation and migrant workers returning for Spring Festival. The volume of passenger traffic will reach the maximum during that time.In order to ease the traffic pressure, many schools in some place whose passenger flows is concentrated, such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Wuhan, choosing arrange they winter vacation begin at different day. In terms of those schools in the same city, some school winter vacation will start one week earlier than other school. Beside, the start times for a new semester are also different.These phenomena cause the length of winter vacation isn’t same from one school to the other school.What will happen if every school winter vacation starting on the same day? Beijing, for example, there will be nearly 800,000 college students flock train station. There are four train stations in Beijing and it means that each station will have an enormous passenger flow for students about 200,000. The traffic pressure is too high and it’s dangerous to have too many people gathering at train station.In conclusion, in order to ease the traffic pressure, staring vacation in different time is one of the factors affect the length of vacation.（4）The geographical location of the schoolBy Liyun Shee There are some special provisions for vacation arrangement. It generally determined by the administration to the circumstance of curriculum arrangement in order to complete the teaching plan for the principle. But considering the weather factors and trying to avoid local relatively severe weather condition, causes the student to study in the right environment as far as possible.When the freezing winter is coming, northeastern university has a long time for winter vacation, in order to avoid harsh winter cold and save energy. Affected by latitude location factors, the northern winter cold time usually begin at September; it’s too cold to studentsand teachers to go to class. For example, Jilin province is located in the north. Because of the characteristic of the cold winter, for many years Jilin province continues get long winter vacation and the length of summer vacation is short for practice. (Of 47 days of winter vacation, 37 days of summer vacation. 42 days of winter vacation and 30 days of summer vacation for high school student.)Our country is monsoon climate. The climate is characterized by the rain heat over the same period. In the northern hemisphere, winter is shorter than summer leading all of the summer vacation is longer than winter vacation. In addition, the farther north, the higher the latitude, the longer the winter. So the winter vacation for the place in northeast is much longer than the place at the south of Yangtze River.Summer and winter vacation let you spend the hottest and coldest time at home rather than at school. So we can come to the conclusion that the geographical location of the school, further said that the climate and the temperature is tow of the factors that affect the length of vacation.（5）Social activitiesBy Liujuan YueThe social activities also have an influence on vacation. For example, when 2008, Beijing Olympic Games held, the summer vacation for Beijing students almost as twice as usual, from June thirtieth to September first. As the host city for 2008 Olympics, Beijing should be able to provide good services to athletes and guests from over 200 countries and regions. Thus, there was a big demanded for volunteers. In order to train volunteers and give them more time to adapt their duties. Because most of the volunteers were undergraduates, universities should provide them more convenience to serve for Olympics. Another reason for the long vacation was to relieve the stress of the city. It was known to all that Beijing was the most crowded city. Long-time vacation gave citizens more time to have a trip to other cities or other countries to make the city less crowded. Another example is Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. Many universities ahead their schedule of vacation to make students go home earlier and give time to volunteers. When the attention to the whole world gathered in Nanjing, the city shows her most beautiful elegance.3.3 Discussions and ConclusionsAfter our discussion, we think that the teaching cost and school teaching ideas are the main factors influencing the length of the vacation. The geographical location of the school and for traffic considering are the minor factors that affect the length of vacation. The probability that vacation is affected by the social activity is small. It doesn’t often happen and it only happens in a particular place. (The Olympic Games just held in Beijing.)1In the End of Study4.1 LimitationsOur study is based on the university vacation, primary and secondary schoolvacation is not considered.4.2 SuggestionsWhen school release its vacation arrangement, it should let people know the reason of this arrangement at the same time. What we should do is understand why the vacation is arranged like that rather complain the arrangement but have no idea on our mind.。