对中小学教师管理适切性的思考

中小学教师管理在一定范围内不同程度地存在着很多问题,提高教师管理的适切性对重新认识教师管理的意义和促进教师的发展都有一定的价值.促进教师管理适切性的关键在于:校长要增强领导意识,把握用人之道;管理者服务意识、保障意识的确立;发挥专业管理、人际关系的影响;鼓励教师自我管理,追求教师的精神生命自觉.     

中学英语教师职业兴趣的调查研究

文章使用霍兰德的职业自我探索量表调查了135名中学英语教师的职业兴趣。调查结果显示:女性英语教师的典型兴趣为社会型,而男性英语教师典型兴趣为社会型、管理型。不同性别的中学英语教师都具有典型的社会型特点,即对人和善,容易相处,关心自己和别人的感受,喜欢倾听和了解别人,也愿意付出时间和精力去解决别人的困扰。但男性更喜欢在为人服务的单位中,从事管理或教育行政等相关工作。     

中等职业教育师资建设不可忽视校本培训

本文在深入分析我国中等职业教育师资培训现状的基础上,提出了校本培训是传统职教师资培训体系的重要补充。阐述了校本培训在职教师资建设中的作用,呼吁中等职业学校要广泛开展校本培训,并进一步提出了推动中等职业学校开展校本培训的建议。     

百年中师优良传统:解析与承续

中师在一百多年的办学实践中,积累了培养小学教师的优良传统和宝贵经验,可以概括为特别注重师范生职业情意培养、教学技能训练、行为规范养成和师范文化建设等。反思当下小学教师培养中存在的问题,主要是对培养小学教师的院校把关不严格;师范生源总体状况不理想;一些院校培养小学教师的模式不恰当。因此,在小学教师教育高教化的背景下,应吸收和借鉴百年中师的优良办学传统和经验,积极探索小学教师培养的特点和规律,坚持综合培养、有所侧重,注重整体设置、一以贯之,重视知识教学、技能训练,加快体制创新、统筹规划,实行免费教育、定向培养,切实提高小学师资培养质量。     

The managerial role of the principal in promoting teacher professionalism in selected Eastern Cape schools

Abstract

In the last two to three decades teachers’ work has been plagued by problems internationally. These problems include a growing dissatisfaction of teachers about their working conditions (characterized by heavy workloads and low salaries), the growing attempts by governments to control teachers’ work and the increasing negative public image of the teaching profession. This negative public image of teaching is manifested in the failure of the profession to attract enough students and the fact that those who are already in the profession want to leave. These factors had, inter alia, lead to a collapse of professionalism amongst teachers in general.

There are, however, also other factors that have an influence on the professionalism of school teachers. It is argued in this article that the management role of the school principal is a crucial factor that influences teacher professionalism. This influence can be either positive or negative, depending to a large extent on how effectively the principal is managing the school. This article, derived from an empirical case study undertaken among a number of secondary schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, is an attempt to conceptualise the important and pivotal managerial role of the principal in promoting professionalism amongst teachers in this province.     

The principal's role in restoring a learning culture in township secondary schools

Abstract

The establishment of a learning culture in schools is important for education to take place. The erosion of the learning culture which often culminated in the poor academic performance of Grade 12 learners in township secondary schools has been a cause for concern for many years. The Department of Education's countless efforts to rectify the situation have been to no avail. This article endeavours to establish the contribution that school principals can make towards resolving the problem. As manager and instructional leader of the school, the principal is in a suitable position to address this problem, and it is also his or her primary responsibility to lead and guide the school towards the attainment of good academic performance. The article discusses the principals' role in restoring a learning culture in township secondary schools. It discusses the management strategies or functions that principals can employ to restore a positive school culture. The management strategies were obtained by means of an interview from the principals of effective secondary schools. The literature study and the views of the principals obtained by means of a questionnaire confirm the effectiveness of the strategies in restoring a learning culture.     

Teachers talking: the role of collaboration in secondary schools in Bangladesh

Teacher collaboration and support given from one teacher to another, focused on improving teaching and learning in the classroom, are notable by their absence in secondary schools in Bangladesh. This article identifies a number of constraints to developing a collaborative culture including the difficulty of the curriculum, the perceived low ability of many students, the teachers' own educational background and contextual factors which influence teachers' motivation. It suggests that informal collaboration for mutual support has the potential to increase teacher motivation but that this will only be achieved through building more collaborative ways of working through formal programmes grounded in classroom observation. It questions the validity for Bangladesh teachers of the model of teacher development programmes focused on teacher collaboration which emphasise teaching the ‘perfect’ lesson and suggests that without attention to student learning such programmes are unlikely to lead to increased collaboration or improved teacher practice in schools.     

南宁市中小学教师校本培训现状与对策

调查表明，南宁市中小学教师队伍已呈年轻化，中青年将成为新世纪学校教育教学的重要力量，但是，目前这些中青年教师的教育教学理论水平和科研能力等方面与现代教育要求有较大的差距，且水平参差不齐，本对校本培训的方向与措施进行探讨，试图为建设一支高素质的跨世纪青年教师队伍提供一些启示。     

信息化教学中教师的新角色

新课程改革和信息技术向教育领域的渗透促进了信息化教学的发展,信息化教学中教师的角色将发生重大的转变。从知识的传授者变为学习的组织者、协作者、指导者等一系列的变化,不仅是角色的转变更是教育理念的转变,教师应该主动积极面对和适应这一转变。     

Impact of school-type and sex of the teacher on female students' attitudes toward mathematics in Nigerian secondary schools

The purpose of the study was to identify female students' attitudes toward mathematics when studying under four conditions and to assess the impact of school-type and sex of teacher on students' attitudes toward mathematics. An instrument to measure attitude toward mathematics was administered on a stratified random sample of 240 female students drawn from 5 co-educational and 6 all-girls' secondary schools in Plateau State, Nigeria. The findings suggest that the best environment under which females can learn mathematics is in all-girls' secondary schools where mathematics is taught by female teachers.     

Factors influencing values management in rural secondary schools: the role of educators

ABSTRACT

This article explores factors influencing values management and in particular the way in which teachers and principals perceive their role in the inculcation of democratic values and moral principles with a view to managing schools more effectively within a democratic dispensation. In a small scale qualitative study, it was found that educators need more guidance and support as to how they should perform their duties in a democratic and multicultural dispensation. Ironically, this need is exacerbated by the lack of basic services regarding maintenance of school infrastructure by the provincial department. The main conclusion of the study is that a school should be regarded as an ecosystem which primarily functions through constant dynamic interactions with its community or habitat, where the relationship between the whole and the parts are key. Moreover, if a beneficial habitat exists where everyone feels safe and has a sense of belonging it can benefit education in a broad sense. Furthermore, if a principal leads by example and forms partnerships with his or her school management team and community members to embrace an ethics of care which youngsters can emulate, schools and communities can become humane centres of learning and hope.     

The deployment,training and teacher relationships of teaching assistants supporting pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in mainstream secondary schools

Growing numbers of pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are attending mainstream schools, and increasing numbers of additional staff are being deployed to support them. Recent research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of this support, by highlighting issues relating to deployment and training, and to relationships with class teachers. This study, conducted by Wendy Symes, who is a Research Associate at the University of Manchester, and Neil Humphrey, who is Professor of Education in the same university, interviewed 15 teaching assistants supporting pupils with ASD in four mainstream secondary schools in the north‐west of England to explore these issues. Analysis yielded several key findings. The majority of teaching assistants worked with just one pupil at a time and worked in a variety of lessons. Their role primarily involved helping pupils to stay focused and follow instructions. Many teaching assistants had no experience of ASD prior to starting their job. The amount of training received varied, but all felt that generic training about ASD was not helpful. A lack of time for joint planning with teachers was raised as a key concern. These findings are discussed in relation to the growing literature on inclusive education for pupils with ASD.     

教师进修学校发展定位问题探索

在教师教育体制转型时期,教师进修学校应当及时抓住机遇,将自身建设成为类似于国外专业发展学校(PDS)性质的县(市、区)教师发展与教育研究中心,主要承担中小学教师实践类课程的继续教育,与大学合作开展师范生临床性实践能力培养,开展并推进中小学教育教学行动研究活动,为中小学教师终身学习提供信息资源服务等任务。     

The role of the microcomputer in science teacher preparation

This article is dedicated to the memory of the author who died on June 7, 1990. Dr. Mandall contributed regularly to literature on the educational uses of computers, often describing practical ways of using computers and programing to engage students in reasoning and problem solving in mathematics and science. He was an innovator who will be missed.