Graduate School as the Third Level of Higher Education: Field of Discourse

This article proposes a shift in the discussion of graduate educational programs (graduate military courses) used to train academic personnel. This proposed shift is toward a social field of discourse where the inconsistencies and uncertainties of the current regulatory framework (for modernizing the training and certification of highly qualified research personnel) are looked at from the perspective of the purpose of graduate school (preparation of a dissertation) and minimized. In addition, the article reviews the public’s decreased interest in graduate school as an institution and compares master’s degree programs, graduate degree programs, and existing global models for the preparation of highly qualified personnel in the graduate schools of institutions of higher education. It is concluded that the social issues of graduate schools are significantly more important than issues related to the development of educational programs.     

Ready to Lead? A Look into Jewish Religious School Principal Leadership and Management Training

Although most Jewish supplementary religious school principals have graduated from various academic training programs, there are no data about how these programs sufficiently prepare educational leaders. This study examined the essential leadership and management skills of effective Jewish religious school leaders, and assessed their preparation to undertake the key challenges of this complex job. This study also investigated the principals’ perceptions about their training and whether they experienced a knowledge gap as school leaders. The respondents felt unprepared to conduct essential tasks—such as working with lay leaders, managing human resources, and planning budgets—after completing their training programs.     

新加坡理工学院教学计划的特点及思考

教学计划是实施人才培养的蓝图,通过对新加坡南洋理工学院机电工程专业教学计划的分析,指出了其教学组织架构、课程体系、学期项目平台等在培养技能型人才方面的特点和优势,并进行了相应的思考,以期对我国高等职业教育人才培养方案的制订有所启示。     

Effects of planning on task load,knowledge, and tool preference: a comparison of two tools

Self-regulated learners are expected to plan their own learning. Because planning is a complex task, it is not self-evident that all learners can perform this task successfully. In this study, we examined the effects of two planning support tools on the quality of created plans, planning behavior, task load, and acquired knowledge. Sixty-five participants each worked with two versions of a planning tool. In one version, learning plans were actively constructed by the learners themselves; the other version provided learners with an adaptable computer-generated plan. The results indicated that the quality of learner-created plans was lower than computer-generated plans. Furthermore, participants reported a higher task load when they constructed the plans by themselves. However, participants gained more structural knowledge about the learning domain when they actively created plans. There was not an apparent preference for one of the tools if participants were to create a plan for someone else. However, if they were to use the plan for their own learning, participants preferred to actively create their own plans.     

提升教育规划执行力：从“文本”走向“行动”

教育规划是一个持续的过程。高质量的教育规划不仅仅关注文本的制定与宣传,更应该注重执行过程及其效果的提升。教育规划执行力系指教育规划三大子系统互动、有效实现规划目标的效能。影响教育规划执行力提升的因素大致可划分为教育规划活动主体、教育规划环境条件、教育规划自身和具体操作技术四大类别。它们相互作用,共同影响着教育规划执行力的发挥。     

教育技术专业人才培养新方向——由企业大学的快速发展引发的思考

当前高校毕业生就业难的问题越来越突出,这一问题也引发了教育技术领域学者对人才培养的深入思考,而企业大学的快速发展给教育技术专业人才培养带来了新的方向。文章分析比较了中美教育技术专业人才培养方向,探讨了我国企业大学人才培养存在的问题,最后详细阐述了教育技术专业人才面向企业大学的三个培养方向及其在企业大学中各自的职能。     

ELDERLY PERSONS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD CHILDREN

Many school systems and other agencies across the nation are implementing or planning to implement programs involving older persons with children. Thus it now seems crucial to examine older person's attitudes toward children. Intergenerational encounters can be positive only if the attitudes of both groups are known and taken into consideration. The instrument, Elderly Persons’ Attitudes Toward Children, was administered to a random sample of persons over age 65 throughout the nation (N = 542). Results indicated that the elderly hold overall positive attitudes toward children; however, their responses reveal the complexities of attitudes. Negative attitudes toward some personality characteristics of children, as well as the belief that stricter methods of discipline should be used, were found. Higher levels of education, more frequent contact with children, and having grandchildren under the age of twelve were related to more positive attitudes toward children. This information should be useful to those involved in planning and implementing intergenerational programs in school and nonschool settings and for the design of training programs for elder volunteers desiring to work with children.     

A framework for planning a system of post-graduate courses

The place of post-graduate studies in the educational system is discussed with special reference to the need to produce highly trained high quality personnel capable of making a unique contribution to the development of a country's resources. In Latin America the training of post-graduates is almost always done in universities. The planning of a coherent system of post-graduate studies is therefore of great importance. Such plans must take into account national, regional and instititutional aspects of the problem. The legitimate aspirations of particular institutions must be respected but minimum conditions must be established and above all the efforts of individual institutions must be seen as part of a wider plan which seeks to match national and regional needs with the most productive use of scarce resources both human and financial. The post-graduate system in Argentina is described and some suggestions are made for its future development.     

Kids,College, and Capital: Parental Financial Support and College Choice

Parents vary in both their willingness and ability to pay for their children’s college expenses, yet there is little research on how adolescents’ expectations of future financial support from parents affect their college enrollment decisions. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study, I fill this gap in the literature by examining the predictors of parents’ plans to pay for college and estimating the effect of having a parent that plans to pay for college on an adolescent’s probability of college attendance. The results suggest that after parents’ ability to pay is taken into account, social class remains a strong predictor of whether parents plan to pay for their children’s college education. Additionally, parent’s plans to pay for college have a measurable impact on children’s college enrollment as long as the child is aware of or agrees with the parent’s plans. Therefore, it is likely that socioeconomic differences in parents’ pledges of financial support to adolescents contribute to postsecondary stratification. The results from this study suggest that policymakers and researchers who are concerned about educational inequality should pay greater attention to the role of parental financial support in structuring children’s ability to access college.     

教育人才队伍建设:教育发展方式转变的人力资源基础

教育发展方式转变与教育人才队伍建设紧密关联。当前,在促进教育内涵发展的背景下,我国教育人才队伍建设还存在诸多亟待破解的难题。基于此,本文分别从教师职前培养、教育培训、专业标准、教育人事管理制度四个方面对现存的问题进行了归因,并提出完善教师职前培养和教育培训体系,提高职前培养水平和教育培训质量,加强教育人才队伍的标准建设和制度建设等举措,以期为教育人才队伍建设提供有益的启示。     

Attitudes on Barriers and Benefits of Distance Education among Mississippi Delta Allied Health Community College Faculty,Staff, and Students

Online distance education creates increased opportunities for continuing education and advanced training for allied health professionals living in underserved and geographically isolated areas. The purpose of this article was to explore attitudes on barriers and benefits of distance education technology among underrepresented minority allied health students. It also addressed potential issues to geographic isolation that may contribute to the shortage of adequately trained health professionals in the Mississippi Delta. Community college students, faculty, and staff of Mississippi Delta allied health programs were interviewed about their experience, barriers and benefits to participation, and self efficacy with distance education. Four focus groups meetings with 34 participants were conducted to understand perceptions of community college students and professionals about distance education. Exposure to and experience with online and distance learning format, frequent Internet usage, and plans to matriculate to a four-year university are significant factors when examining attitudes on barriers and benefits. Faculty and staff perceive that community college students would be more confident during discussions in an online environment; that an online class will reduce out-of-pocket educational expenses; and online learning will save time by making all course materials accessible from one webpage. Attitudes on benefits to distance education should be evaluated to assess whether distance education programs meet the needs of the students in underserved areas.     

面向成人的网络教育专业教学计划的设计思路和方法

教学计划是网络教育人才培养的纲,对能否实现人才培养的目标起着重要作用。然而,网络教育中,如何制定符合成人需要的专业教学计划？本文针对此问题展开讨论。本文采用了文献研究法、实地考察法、访谈法等研究方法。作者提出了网络教育专业教学计划的设计思路,教学计划内容和组织机构的设计方法,并总结了符合成人需要的灵活教学计划的设计策略。希望本文能够为我国网络教育实践机构的教学计划改革提供思路和方法上的帮助。     

教育信息化可持续发展能力建设问题

教育部发布的《教育信息化十年发展规划(2011-2020年)》作为一份明确我国教育信息化未来十年建设和发展思路的指导性、纲领性文件,将"教育信息化可持续发展能力建设行动"列为"中国数字教育2020"行动计划的5项行动内容之一。教育信息化可持续发展能力是保障我国教育信息化持续、快速发展的重要依托,其构成包括教育技术能力培训体系、教育信息化研究支持体系、后备人才培养体系和教育信息化标准规范体系等。教育信息化可持续发展能力建设内容主要是:实施各级各类学校信息化人员的教育技术能力培训,推广应用教育信息化标准,建立教育信息化技术支持体系和研究、服务体系,开展创新性的试验研究和自主知识产权的技术开发,通过设置一系列课程、建设专门人才培养基地,造就一批引领教育信息化发展的研究队伍和实践人才。教育信息化可持续发展能力建设行动计划着力于解决教育信息化的基础性、共性问题,需要各级政府科学规划、制定方针政策,省级政府统筹推进、创新机制吸引企业参与和社会参与,各级各类学校以实际需求为导向促进应用。     

现代高等教育应以《专业人才培养方案》取代传统的《专业教学计划》

以全新的教育理念,深刻阐述了以《专业人才培养方案》取代传统的《专业教学计划》的必要性,对现代各类高等教育具有较大的借鉴意义。     

Development and reliability of the comprehensive crisis plan checklist

It is of vital importance that children are educated in a safe environment. Every school needs to have a well‐developed crisis management document containing plans for prevention, intervention, and postvention. We developed the Comprehensive Crisis Plan Checklist (CCPC) to serve as a valuable tool that can be used to assist practitioners with evaluation of their school crisis management plans. To use the CCPC, school personnel should match the items on the checklist to elements in their developing or existing crisis plan to determine missing elements. By comparing a school or district crisis plan to the CCPC, practitioners or school personnel will be able to determine strengths and weaknesses of the plan as well as provide feedback for making their plans more complete and comprehensive. In this study, we describe the development of the CCPC and report on reliability data using this checklist. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Development and validation of the Attitudes toward Education for Older Adults (AEOA) scale

The purpose of this study is to validate a multidimensional measure assessing attitudes toward education for older adults. As the elderly population and the demands of education among older adults have increased, the engagement of social workers in educational settings for older adults has also increased. Therefore, assessing social workers’ attitudes toward education for older adults is critical to better understand the appropriate circumstances for successfully providing and expanding educational programs for older adults. Using a sample of 227 social work students, a multidimensional scale consisting of 38 items was developed by focusing on the three subconstructs of attitudes: cognition, emotion, and behavior. Across various statistical analyses such as the examination of coefficient α and the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), this scale consistently demonstrated strong reliability and validity. This new reliable and valid scale may contribute to the quality of educational programs for older adults by providing for social workers and other helping professionals with an opportunity to examine their attitudes toward educational services for older adults.     

基于《幼儿园教师专业标准（试行）》的幼师生专业情意培养

《幼儿园教师专业标准（试行）》强调师德与专业态度是教师职业的基准线,对幼儿园教师的师德与专业态度提出了特别要求。作为培养未来幼儿教师的摇篮,幼儿师范学校可能通过以下路径加强师范生专业情意的培养：注重职业规划,引领专业认知;注重情感培养,激发专业情意;注重教育实践,坚定专业信念;注重活动课程,提升专业道德。     

五年制高职城镇规划专业人才培养模式的探索与实践———以常州建设高等职业技术学校为例

通过对五年制高职城镇规划专业人才培养模式的探索与实践研究,分析原有人才培养模式存在的缺陷和教学方法存在的一些弊端,提出了培养高职城镇规划专业人才的技术对策与措施,以优化本专业建设,制订有特色的人才培养方案,注重学生综合素质培养,为城镇建设提供会规划、能设计、懂管理的高级应用型人才,以使学生更好地适应未来社会的需求.     

Preparing Teachers for Effective Child Protection: a pre‐service curriculum approach

A pilot programme on child abuse issues was introduced into the pre‐service teacher education curriculum at University College of Central Queensland in 1987. Queensland Department of Family Services personnel provided assistance in planning and provision of resources. Time was allocated in each of the three years so that students’ developing educational ideas could be paralleled with growth in attitudes, knowledge and thinking about child abuse. Student evaluation determined subsequent content and processes. Students involved in the programme now have completed their first year in the field and their perceptions of the programme are described together with survey results for entering students. Implications for reporting, continuing education and professional roles in prevention of child abuse are outlined.     

The attitudes and opinions of Cypriot primary teachers about the use of the Internet for their professional development and as an educational tool

This article explores the attitudes and opinions of Cypriot primary teachers about the use of the Internet for their personal development and as an educational tool. It also examines the teachers’ concerns about the implementation of the Internet in schools and their opinions about what has to be done in order to ensure its effective integration into the educational settings. The research revealed that Cypriot primary teachers had positive attitudes towards using the Internet both for their professional development and as an educational tool. The only factor that appeared to have a significant positive relationship with the attitudes of the teachers was the degree of confidence in using the Internet. Additionally, teachers considered training in the use of the Internet as the most important need for its effective implementation in primary schools.