Motivations for entering and pathways of progression of disabled students in further education

Issues concerning the relevance of the human and social capital theories in further education and particularly in the inclusion of disabled people are highlighted. Data are drawn from an ongoing ethnographic study into the experiences of disabled students in two further education colleges. Extracts from 12 focus group discussions with 70 students as well as fieldnotes from observation of courses and other college activities are used to map out the pathways by which the participants entered and progressed through the college and the courses they undertook. Also explored is the significance of the college experience in the student's lives and the extent it has succeeded in enhancing their degree of social inclusion.     

进一步贯彻《职业教育法》加强我国高技能人才建设

十年来，在《职业教育法》引导下，我国职业教育培训事业取得了巨大成就。劳动保障部和教育部等兄弟部委密切配合，通力协作，通过贯彻落实这一法律，推动了职业教育培训与就业紧密结合，在提高劳动者素质、培养高技能人才，服务企业和促进经济发展方面都取得了很大成绩：     

Vocational education and training and transitions into the labour market of persons with intellectual disabilities

The aim of the study is to deepen the understanding of teacher’s perspective on how to promote all children’s learning in reading and writing in grade 1 of primary school. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a Swedish context with 18 primary school teachers, representing a large collective experience from working as teachers in grade 1. The result shows there is a lack of sharing information and experiences, between preschool class and grade 1, concerning reading and writing activities and instructions. The teachers’ perspectives on reading and writing instruction can be described as pluralistic, in the sense that each teacher refers to several strategies and approaches to promote learning and development related to reading and writing. The variation of children appears to give meaning to the work of the teachers in the study, though it also is associated with challenges e.g. the experience of being alone and not sufficient to support children’s different abilities, experiences and needs. According to teachers in the study, the additional support in schools is more remedial than preventive since the resources are mainly invested in older students.     

新时期思想政治教育对人才的培养

培养人才素质和促进人才素质的提高是思想政治教育的重要任务。新时期社会发展对人才的素质结构提出了较高的要求,发挥思想政治教育的作用,培养出符合时代和社会发展要求的人才,是新时期思想政治教育面临的重大任务。     

Reforming further education teacher training: a policy communities and policy networks analysis

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s teacher preparation for the schools sector in the United Kingdom was subject to a series of reforms and innovations including the establishment of new institutional arrangements to oversee the sector, namely the Teacher Training Agency (TTA – now the Training and Development Agency, TDA). Since 2002 the arrangements for training teachers in the broadly defined learning and skills sector have also been subject to scrutiny and a wide‐ranging reform agenda has been put forward by the Government. This paper examines the key reforms using a three stage model to analyse the policy development process and discusses the functions and status of the sector skills council, Learning UK (LLUK), in order to examine its relationships with external stakeholders. Contrasts are made with the approach adopted by the TTA during the reform of teacher training for school. The paper concludes with a tentative assessment of the progress of the reform agenda and the identification of a number of salient issues that warrant further research.     

新时期农学类研究生培养模式的思考

随着我国社会经济的迅猛发展,国家对农学类研究生培养提出了更高的要求,如何改变现有的农学类研究生的培养模式,以提高研究生的培养质量,是摆在农学类研究生导师和管理人员面前的主要课题。本文在分析了目前我国农学类研究生培养存在问题的基础上,从确立创新型人才培养目标、改革研究生考试方式、加强课程体系改革、改革教学方式、加强研究生导师队伍建设、营造浓厚的学术氛围等六个方面探讨了研究生教育创新型人才的培养模式。     

A group of educators' stance on the implementation of South Africa's further education and training curriculum

In their dealings with educators in the Southern Cape region of South Africa, the researchers observed among them a degree of negativity and pessimism about the implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) policy and curriculum during 2006. Exploratory discussions supported the surmise that a gap existed between policy formulation and the actual implementation of the policy in secondary schools. A qualitative research project confirmed this surmise, and served as the basis for a theoretical examination of the dynamics behind the stance adopted by the participants.     

Goals for further vocational education and training: The view of employees and the view of superiors

Empirical studies have been conducted in four large enterprises: a communication industry, an automobile firm, a travel agency, and a regional bank. The main research focus was on the views of employees and superiors on the goals of corporate training, both personal goals and strategic managerial goals. In addition, principal components of goals and their dependencies on person attributes were investigated.     

女性就业与女性继续教育

我国女性就业领域广,但就业率相对较低,就业质量较差。在经济结构调整、知识经济已见端倪之时,妇女下岗就多,再就业难度大。其主要原因在于女性本身素质及社会性别因素的影响。知识经济给女性就业带来了前所未有的机遇,女性要想在就业竞争中占优势,就必须接受继续教育。但是女性继续教育又受其自身心理障碍的影响。因此,女性必须转变传统观念,克服继续障碍,接受继续教育,从而提高就业率及就业质量。     

Parental concerns and priorities in the education of disabled students

During a conference organized as part of I.Y.D.P., parents of the disabled from throughout Queensland attempted to identify the primary needs they experienced in coping with a disabled child in the family. Recommendations were made concerning the provision of services which would help to alleviate these needs. Issues and recommendations concerning education, including educational rights, legislative and financial considerations, teacher education, and the adequacy of educational services, are discussed in this paper. The dearth of a range of appropriate post‐school options was of crucial import; provision of continuing education services for disabled school leavers, including minimally handicapped students integrated into regular classes, is seen as an urgent requirement. Co‐operative planning and service provision should be given priority status by special education authorities, tertiary institutions and employment departments and agencies.     

实施培训制度创新 推进校长提高培训

将竞争机制引入校长管理制度，把培训评估与校长考核结合来，对培训基地实施动态资格审查，建立校长需求年度评估，建立教育行政部门、培训单位和学员的三方平等协商确立培训目标制度，创设现代培训模式，建立学员签定学习合同制度。这些制度的创设将增强校长提高培训的效益。     

Bridging further education and higher education in the formation of spiritual directors

This article examines those aspects of curriculum relating to programmes that have developed across the further and higher education divide. It analyses one particular spiritual direction formation programme that has transitioned from a vocational training programme in the further education mode to a post-graduate academic programme in a higher education context. In identifying the core elements of this formation programme, it suggests several complementary educational approaches that resonate with the formation approach within academic contexts and examines whether these approaches adequately address the breadth of learning styles and relational aspects of learning that contribute to effective pedagogical approaches. The article recommends further research to assess the relevance of curriculum design to guidelines and standards demanded of both the further and higher education sectors.     

现代物流人才的需求与培养

现代物流业的发展随着中国社会经济的发展正逐步走向成熟,与之相适应,作为一个21世纪才在中国扎根的现代物流业,其人才需求与供给的矛盾也日益突出。物流专业人才已被教育部确定为紧缺型人才之一。与此同时,物流教育持续升温。这种热闹的场面体现在人才培养方面,大中专院校纷纷设立物流管理专业,为物流企业培养所需的人才;在就业人员培训和物流职业资格认证方面,社团组织、培训机构推出了名目繁多的培训课程和认证资格,为满足企业发展和向现代物流转型提供了急需的人才。然而,当毕业生走向工作岗位时其能力与企业的需求脱节,培训出的物流师与实际岗位脱节,凸显了物流职业教育面临的尴尬局面,遭到了人才需求市场的冷遇。