地方高校教学团队培育与建设动力机制探究

加强教学团队建设是当前高等教育领域的热点话题。文章认为加强教学团队建设是实现地方高校科学发展的客观要求,是实施质量工程建设的有效载体。推进地方高校教学团队的培育与建设需要学校、二级学院及教师三方的共同努力。     

地方高校教学团队培育与建设动力机制探究

加强教学团队建设是当前高等教育领域的热点话题.文章认为加强教学团队建设是实现地方高校科学发展的客观要求,是实施"质量工程建设"的有效载体.推进地方高校教学团队的培育与建设需要学校、二级学院及教师三方的共同努力.     

高职院校二级学院绩效管理研究

构建科学的绩效管理体系对于高职院校师资队伍建设具有重要的意义。文章分析了绩效、绩效评价与绩效管理的内涵及区别,论述了高职院校二级学院绩效管理体系的设计原则,探讨了在高职院校二级学院实施绩效管理的内容和程序。     

ISO9001质量管理体系在二级学院教学管理中的实践——以中国计量学院经济与管理学院为例

本文探讨了ISO9001质量管理体系在二级学院教学管理中发挥主导作用,强化过程管理和持续改进、树立顾客满意质量观等方面的重要意义.文章以中国计量学院经济与管理学院为例,介绍了质量管理体系的构建及其在提高教学质量、深化课程QC小组建设和发展特色专业建设等方面的突出成效,为ISO9001质量管理体系在二级学院中的实施和完善提供了有益的实践基础.     

高校二级学院本科教学管理团队专业化建设研究初探

高校二级学院本科教学管理团队是指在高校二级学院从事本科教学管理工作的人员构成的队伍,主要包括二级学院本科教学院长、教学秘书、教务秘书及各系室本科教学负责人。其主要任务是制订本科教学培养方案,维护正常的本科教学秩序,确保本科教学任务的完成。高校二级学院本科教学管理团队专业化建设是各个高校二级学院完成本科教学任务、实现人才培养目标、提高教学质量的有力保障。我国高等教育的规模日益壮大,对高校教育管理工作提出了更高的要求,因此建立一支专业水平高、业务能力强的专业化高校二级学院本科教学管理队伍就显得非常必要了。     

践行科学发展观 优化学院绿色发展生态

二级学院是高等学校在学科专业建设、师资队伍建设、教学工作、人才培养、科学研究及学生管理等工作的执行平台。为促进学院的可持续性发展,需要以科学发展观为指导,瞄准建设一流和谐学院终极目标,优化资源配置,挖掘和利用学院赖以生存的资源和环境,注重规模、结构、质量、效益协调发展,促进,注重和掘和利用学院赖以生存的资源和环境。学院发展生态是指影响、制约学院生存发展的各个要素及之间具有相互作用的系统与环境,即构建和优化学院绿色发展生态。本文以哈尔滨工程大学自动化学院为例,践行科学发展观,探讨学院绿色发展生态中内部要素的优化。     

高等院校二级学院课程群建设探讨

课程群建设是目前高校课程建设的重要内容之一,也是学院教学工作的一项基本建设,它能有效克服单一课程建设中的诸多不利因素,以人才培养为中心,以课程优化整合为重点,通过课程群建设,打造校级乃至省级、国家级精品课程群及优秀的教学团队.本文就高等院校二级学院课程群建设的指导思想、课程群构建的主要原则、课程群的组成及主要职责、课程群的建设内容、建设课程群的具体措施等问题进行实例探讨.     

高校民办二级学院教务秘书工作内涵分析

高等学校民办二级学院教务秘书是教学管理团队中的重要组成部分,在日常教学管理工作中扮演着着处理事务、反馈信息、服务指导等重要角色。正确认识教务秘书的工作内涵和特征,培养高素质、高水平的教务秘书,是确保民办二级学院教学工作稳定开展的重要前提。     

基于教学团队建设 凸显“工商融和”办学特色

江苏省高等学校纺织品检验与贸易优秀教学团队的建设,根据其区域经济格局和本校办学实际以及人才培养思路,通过教育教学质量工程的整体架构与建设,进一步凸显了学院“工商融和”的办学特色,有效提高了教学团队整体素质,为学院的特色发展奠定了基础。     

二级管理体制下学院专职教学管理队伍绩效管理的研究

校、院二级内部管理体制的推行使学院专职教学管理队伍在教学管理、教学改革创新等工作中的地位和作用越来越重要。本文首先总结了学院专职教学管理队伍在绩效管理工作中的作用及存在的问题。其次运用人力资源管理理论,借鉴国内外大学的有效管理经验,构建出符合教学管理特点的绩效管理体系,以促进学院教学管理绩效水平的提高、学校发展战略的实现以及教学管理队伍自身的发展。     

Promoting accountability and enhancing efficiency： Using national education accounts to track expenditure flows

Increasing accountability and efficiency in the use of public and out-of-pocket financing in education are critical to realizing the maximum impact of the meager allocations to education in most developing countries. While broad estimates and numbers are routinely collected by most national ministries and state departments of education, the lack of accuracy and reliability as well as the obtuse nature of recording and presentation of the data does not facilitate any serious policy use. A major advance in this area has been brought about by the development of NEA （National Education Accounts）, which is a new tool for measuring education expenditures in a systematic policy-~endly manner. In essence, NEAs measure the ＂financial pulse＂ of an education system, answering 4 key questions： Who is financing education？ How much do they spend？ How are funds distributed across different education providers, levels and activities？ Who benefits from or receives the services？ NEAs gather information on all spending from public, private and donor sources, and provide a snap-shot of all expenditures on education in the state or country. While not an auditing tool, it provides real time information on the flow of funds that can be used for evidence-based decision-making. It provides information to policy-makers, enabling them to discern systcm-wide inequities and identify areas that require changes in policy. In addition, the use of a standard classification of expenditures allows for data from NEAs to be comparable between and within countries. This paper provides an assessment of accountability and efficiency in the use of public and private resources in the education sector in 2 states of Nigeria. Using comparative data from implementation of education accounts in 2 states of Nigeria, it presents a breakdown of education spending by public and private sources as well as donor agencies, by types of providers, by geographical regions and by category of expenditures. It analyzes educational expenditures for the 2 states in the context of state government priorities for education, and proposes a novel way of tracking trends in education spending as a means for policy-makers to organize a strategic vision supported by resources and to evaluate the outcome of policies.     

Puppets in science lessons Experiences and stories from Norwegian teachers who are using puppets

Ten teachers, from preschool to secondary school have tried out puppets as a stimulus in science lessons. Data were gathered by teachers answering a questionnaire and by interviewing the teachers. We report what teachers have experienced by using puppets in science classrooms and in science activities in preschools. Data indicate that the puppet can be used to stimulate science both in preschool, primary school and secondary school. Probably the puppet must be used in different ways in preschool and primary school than in secondary school to get the pupils to accept them. This pilot study has given us courage and ideas to start a following-up study in using puppets in science.     

Values—— A study of teacher and student perceptions in four countries

The study aimed to assess and compare the values prevalent among the students and teachers of Universities in Bangladesh, Japan, USA and Germany. The sample consisted of 480 students and 236 teachers. The sample included 120 undergraduate students Japan; 120 undergraduate students from Bangladesh; 120 undergraduate students from USA, and 120 undergraduate students from Germany. The faculty sample included 60 teachers from Japan, 60 teachers from Bangladesh; 60 teachers from USA, and 56 teachers from Germany. To identify the value preferences of the individuals a list of 10 values, pro-social, achievement, power over others, security, self direction, otherworldliness, fatalism, narcissism, inner directed, and conservative, based on previous values studies by Singh and Parek were prepared. The first five values were identified in previous studies as functional （Singh, 1975） and other five were identified as dysfunctional （Parek, 1988） in the context of national development of Asian cultures. The results revealed that Bangladeshi students held stronger preferences for values identified as functional values than for those identified as dysfunctional. Japanese students indicated stronger preferences for the values identified as functional values except narcissism. The American students indicated a preference for three of the five values identified as functional but also ranked narcissism and other worldliness as third and fifth preferred values respectively. German student showed a preference for functional values, except narcissism which they also ranked as third. Bangladeshi teachers＇ preferences for functional values were higher than dysfunctional values. Japanese teachers indicated a preference for functional values except narcissism. American teachers preferred functional values except other worldliness. German teachers＇ value preferences were also functional, except for narcissism which they ranked as fifth. Students and teachers in the four countries sampled indicate preferences for values identified as functional with few exceptions. This research suggests that value preferences among university students and teachers are more similar than different, suggesting a homogenizing effect （Boli, 2005） on human values.     

Developing schools as professional learning communities： The TL21 experience

Over the last 2 decades, Irish schooling and society have gone through a period of significant structural and policy-driven change. To meet the emerging needs of the knowledge/learning society, schools and teachers are challenged to develop their capacities as ＂active learning communities＂. This places greater demands on teachers and schools to reflect on their classroom practices, to utilise a wider repertoire of pedagogic styles more suited to the needs of the 21st century learners and so that meaningfully collaborate with their fellow professionals. Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century （TL21） was a 4-year （2003-2007） multi-pronged research and development project involving the Education Department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth （NUIM） and 15 post-primary schools. The project sought to address a number of key aims in terms of developing schools as professional learning communities, including addressing the isolation and insulation which teachers can, and do experience in their day-to-day professional lives and prioritize quality in teaching and learning as a key challenge for school development planning. This paper attempts to succinctly frame the key developments and findings which emerged over the duration of this process.     

The effects of globalization phenomena on educational concepts

It is becoming more and more apparent that globalization processes represent, theoretically as well as practically, a challenge for educational sciences and therefore, it must be addressed within the sphere of education. Accordingly, educational conceptions have to adapt to globafization phenomena and focus more on alternative and innovative educational concepts. The observable phenomena that appear as part of globalization then lead to the following question： Is there still space for educational concepts like emancipation, self-determination, equal opportunities and fairness in distribution, democracy and common sense？ The most indispensable tools for the development of equitable and peaceful contemporary education perspectives are a differentiated reflection on globalization phenomena and consequences, an intensive analysis and disclosure to address （global） conflict lines, the questioning of well-established concepts, the formation and embodiment of visions of the global future and the articulation of innovative education concepts. Modern social and political structures and practices have to be reoriented to combat the negative effects of globalization processes through the incorporation of more humane, socially fair and ecological principles. Educational science is sure to make an important contribution in making this a reality.     

The use of music to teach life skills to students with emotional disabilities in the classroom

This article discusses the teaching of life skills to urban American youths who are highly fascinated with the hip-hop culture--songs, raps, miming, lyrics, dressing and musical rhythms, especially individuals with emotional disabilities in the public schools. This is an instructional curriculum strategy to encourage positive and active participation of these students, promote perfect school attendance, encourage good behaviors, deal with anger management and motivate committed learning in the classroom. The instructors＇ understanding of students＇ culture, learning needs and styles, and using such background knowledge to educate them become imperative in this setting. These urge for innovative and leadership projects in the author＇s special education classroom necessitated the application of hip-hop music to teach life skills, reading and other functional skills in the classroom. The outcome was positive and rewarding to both the teachers and students. There are recommendations for interested teachers to devise creative teaching methods, differentiated instruction and appropriate classroom management practices to attain student achievement.     

Inclusive education： Proclamations or reality （primary school teachers＇ view）

This paper deals with 2 focal points of inclusive education, which is the integral segment of the current education reform in the Bosnia and Herzegovina： its position in various proclamations and in primary school teachers＇ reality, i.e., legislative aspects vs. everyday situation in primary schools. The survey research was carried out through the 5-level Liken scale, on the sample of 105 primary school teachers working in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton （specific for its education reform implementation）. The aim was to examine the attitudes of the direct implementators of the education reform and the inclusive education （2003-2009）--primary school teachers, with particular reference to： teachers＇ acquaintance with inclusive education requirements; their involvement in its designing, planning and organization; relevant professional education; school preparedness for inclusive education; level of partnership with relevant subjects; and evaluation of the inclusive education implementation. The results obtained have indicated exactly the lack of the mentioned as the main issues of the implementation of inclusive education within compulsory primary schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. Therefore, this paper gives a kind of guidelines for the improvement of the inclusive education, derived directly from the teachers＇ everyday experiences, problems, proposals, notes and suggestions.     

钻井工程课程设计辅助教学系统的开发

如何将计算机引入石油工程课程设计教学环节之中,是一个重要而且亟待解决的问题。本文建立了"任务驱动、合作学习、目标分解、阶段考核"为特色的钻井工程课程设计体系,以典型设计案例为参照,将信息管理系统技术和工程计算技术相结合,研制开发了一个面向对象的钻井工程课程设计辅助教学系统。实践表明,该系统的应用可以减轻教师的辅导工作量,提高学生自主学习的积极性,增强开展钻井工程课程设计的主动性,可以方便学生收集资料、整理数据,同时减少手工计算的工作量,有助于提高学生的学习效率,培养学生的设计能力。     

Measuring success： Evaluating educational programs

This paper reveals a new evaluation model, which enables educational program and project managers to evaluate their programs with a simple and easy to understand approach. The ＂index of success model＂ is comprised of five parameters that enable to focus on and evaluate both the implementation and results of an educational program. The integration of these parameters forms a complete and comprehensive picture, which in turn provides the most information on the success or failure of the program. The parameters are： （1） the relevance index, referring to an evaluation of predefined objectives; （2） the efficiency index, referring to the fiscal efficiency of the program; （3） the effectiveness index evaluating the attainment of the program＇s objectives; （4） the impact index gauging the effect on the consumers, for whom the program is undertaken; and （5） the final parameter is the program＇s sustainability index. Since Israel＇s education strategy currently leans towards site-based monitoring and evaluation, such a model can potentially be of great help to school management and staff.     

Downtown Elementary School （DES）： The unique school that juxtaposes both magnet and professional development school （PDS） programs

The objective of this paper is to explore the operation of magnet and professional development school （PDS） programs in a real life situation using an ethnographic study of Downtown Elementary School （DES-a pseudonym） that simultaneously operates as a PDS and a magnet school. The author spent almost three years at DES, located in the Southern United States, collecting data through participant observation, interviewing, and document collection. The purpose is to provide answers to compelling questions such as： What does it mean to have both magnet and PDS programs operating simultaneously in the same school as in the case of DES？ What can be learned from the experiences of the unique school-DES？ The paper provides an outline of both magnet and PDS programs and their operations at DES and analyzes how these programs are interrelated and intertwined. Some of the outcomes indicate that DES is about the only school in its locality that juxtaposes two innovative school reform programs. These programs impede each other＇s progress sometimes and in some cases feed off each other. There is a lot to be learned from the unique experiences of DES. Coupled with other conclusions, the author concludes that, PDSs, as school restructuring projects are intertwined with magnet schools＇ reform activity which is motivated by the drive to provide equity of opportunity to learn, particularly for poor, minority and black students in mostly urban areas who are at a disadvantage for various reasons. The final section of the paper takes a critical look at the issues at stake through the lens of critical multiculturalism.