对中小学择校问题的再思考

对于中小学择校现象应当重新予以认识。择校是指人们对就读学校的选择,在当前具有合理性和必然性。目前择校主要有以分择校、以权择校和以钱择校等三种形式。合理的择校应当以学生的素质为依据,同时视学校的具体情况确定招收择校生的数量及收费标准。择校既具有积极的意义,也有一定的负面影响。解决择校问题要从政府、社会和学校等多方面着手。     

Leadership and collaboration in implementing curriculum change in Hong Kong secondary schools

Task-based learning (TBL) was a methodological innovation in the 1999 English Language syllabus for secondary schools and the 2006 curriculum for senior secondary schools in Hong Kong, designed to replace teacher-centred, grammar-focused approaches that were identified as previously prevalent. This two-year longitudinal study analyses the implementation of TBL in three schools. It focuses on teachers’ conceptions of TBL and classroom practice, and the support provided by senior management. It finds that TBL is enacted differently by individual teachers, and that the lack of senior leadership is significant in causing the innovation either to wither or to become diffuse. In some cases, problems associated with implementing TBL were addressed through the determined commitment of pioneering teachers and the collaborative efforts by staff, but change was nonetheless hampered.     

浅谈计算机在中小学图书馆管理中的作用

在中小学图书馆管理中计算机的应用改变了传统的管理方式 ,极大地提高了工作效率 ;同时随着光盘介质的充分利用 ,也极大地丰富了馆藏文献和利用文献的方式 ;计算机网络的建立 ,对于文献资源的利用与共享提供了可能 ;在此基础上 ,计算机辅助教育教学 ,使中小学图书馆的服务功能得到了进一步的强化。     

Grade repetition in Honduran primary schools

This paper looks at several dimensions of the grade failure issue in Honduras using a unique data set compiled by the UMCE evaluation project in 1998 and 1999. The analytical framework incorporates econometric analysis of standardized tests and teacher pass/fail decisions for roughly 13,000 second and fourth grade students. The results show that first time grade repetition, as well as repeating previous grades, is associated with lower marginal achievement on the UMCE exams, although the same is not true for students who are repeating the second or third time. The strongest predictor of grade failure is previous repetition, despite the inclusion of controls for achievement and attendance. The implications of this apparently strong stigma effect associated with grade repetition are discussed, as well as other policy issues related to grade repetition in developing countries.     

道德领导:薄弱学校改造之道——以常州市北环中学为例

常州市北环中学通过实施道德领导,使学校迅速地由弱变强,被当地教育局誉为北环现象,这充分说明道德领导可以用来改造薄弱学校.但如何使用,既要考虑学校的内外条件,也要加强与其他管理方式的配合.     

新课程背景下中小学德育的思考

在实施新课程的背景下，中小学的德育实践面临着许多问题。研究这些问题，寻求解决问题的措施，对增强德育实践的实际效果具有重要意义。     

基于网络的中小学教师教育教学能力培训对策

基于网络的中小学教师教育教学能力培训低效的原因是:培训目标不明确、培训内容针对性不强、培训方式和手段呆板单一、培训师资缺乏等.提高基于网络的教师培训体系中教师的信息能力、加强网络教师培训体系中培训教师角色的转变、注重网络课程设置的合理性与时效性、改变网络教师培训的组织方式、建立有效的网络教师培训评价体系等,将有助于提升中小学教师教育教学能力网络培训的教学效果.     

Possibility thinking and social change in primary schools

This paper reviews the nature of possibility thinking (PT) (transformation from what is to what might be, in everyday contexts for children and teachers) and reports on how PT manifested in two English primary schools engaged in social change. It identifies shared characteristics across the schools as well as unique ways in which PT manifested. With a focus on uniquely positioned professional wisdom, each school was engaged in change which rejected some assumptions while integrating new ideas relevant to their community, leading to quiet revolutions. Implications for primary schools that generate their own practices and narratives regarding educational futures are discussed.     

Leadership development challenges in South African schools: The Advanced Certificate: Education (School Management and Leadership)

Abstract

A number of schools in South Africa appear to be struggling with the changes that the government is introducing to improve the quality of education and lay a strong foundation for the country's societal transformation. Leadership has been found to be one of the factors that are associated with how schools cope with change and its complexities. This article focuses on a conceptual examination of the national Advanced Certificate: Education (School Management and Leadership) programme's capacity for promoting sustainable leadership in schools. The findings from the critical analysis of the qualification's documentation suggest that the current formulation of this school leadership development programme does not address the complexities of leadership and change, and is thus unlikely to adequately contribute towards leadership effectiveness or its sustainability in schools. It may, however, contribute to short- term school improvements, policy compliance, management effectiveness or economy and/or administrative efficiency.     

小学英语教学中的问题及对策

随着英语在国际上成为一门通用语,各国也不断加大对英语的重视。我国也紧随时代的脚步,不断重视英语学科。然而我国在英语学科的教育过程中,对初中,高中投入了大量的精力,却忽视了小学英语教育的重要性。本文简要分析在小学英语教育过程中所出现的问题,并提出了可行性对策。