Educational Psychology in Teacher Education

Over the years, educational psychology has been a part of teacher preparation, moving from a centerpiece in many programs, through periods when it was deemed irrelevant by some, to current concerns about its role in the reforming of teacher education and teaching. Today, psychological knowledge is used to ground reforms in teaching and schooling, particularly the call for teaching for understanding. Current standards for teacher certifications and licensure and suggestions for reform in teacher education assume that teachers will have a deep and generative understanding of learning, development, motivation, and individual differences. This article explores several themes that recur in the writing on reforms and teacher standards: the need to place learning at the center of teaching, the call for integrated studies, and the value of collaboration with the public schools. These themes have both positive and negative implications for the role of educational psychology in teacher education.     

Higher Education Participation in Northern Ireland

Higher education participation in Northern Ireland is higher than England and Wales and second only to Scotland. This paper charts the progress of participation and examines its social characteristics. Uniquely within the UK, approximately one-third of Northern Ireland entrants come from working class backgrounds. Catholic and female participation has also increased significantly but the participation of mature entrants is lower than in the rest of the UK. High participation levels have been achieved, however, by large numbers of entrants leaving to study in Scotland and England. There is a significant undersupply of higher education places in Northern Ireland when compared with either Scotland or Wales. With the costs of higher education being increasingly borne by individual students and their families there is already evidence that more students would prefer to remain in Northern Ireland to study. Increasing pressure on places is driving up A-level entry requirements and many students are forced to leave Northern Ireland to study or not to study in higher education. These developments threaten the advances made by particular social groups. Lifting the MASN cap in Northern Ireland is a significant policy objective.     

Higher Education in Further Education: Northern Ireland

This paper reviews the provision of higher education courses in the further education sector in Northern Ireland. It charts the evolution of policy through the 1990s by examining major policy documents. It notes the chronic absence of reliable statistical and research evidence during this period. The available statistical evidence is reviewed. Key themes are identified including: localism, ‘non‐evidence based policy making’, higher education versus the demand for skills and community relations and equality. The innovative concept, now it would appear doomed, of the Springvale campus for west Belfast is examined. Finally, the paper notes that there is an urgent need to provide strategic direction to the further education sector as a whole.     

Equality in Higher Education in Northern Ireland

The higher education sector in Northern Ireland has been fully involved in the public policies designed to enhance equality. Starting with measures designed to secure greater employment between Catholics and Protestants, known as fair employment, the policies are now designed to promote equality of opportunity across nine designated groups together with the promotion of ‘good relations’ on the grounds of religion and race. The paper examines the implementation of this new policy framework in the universities and suggests that progress to date has been fairly limited.     

Higher Education and Fair Employment in Northern Ireland

As equal opportunities are assuming greater significance in higher education this paper examines the issue of fair employment in the two universities in Northern Ireland. The development of higher education and the evolution of fair employment policy which seeks to promote greater equality of opportunity in employment between Protestants and Catholics, are outlined. The employment practices and profiles of Northern Ireland's two universities are considered. Under the 1989 Fair Employment Act employment monitoring is a legal requirement for the two universities. The paper concludes by noting that other UK higher education institutions should undertake monitoring as a means of implementing equal opportunities policy.     

教育虚拟社区在农村远程职业教育中的应用研究

大力发展农村远程职业教育,提高农民素质,是新农村建设最为迫切的要求。教育虚拟社区作为一种特殊的远程教育模式,它的特点和优势恰好可以满足农村远程职业教育的需求。论文根据目前工作中存在的问题及农村远程职业教育的特点和需求,对教育虚拟社区有助于促进农村远程职业教育发展进行探讨,并分析了农村远程职业教育中教育虚拟社区的构成,为农村远程职业教育的发展提供一种新的思路。     

Access to and Participation in Higher Education in Northern Ireland

This paper summarises some of the key characteristics of access to and participation in higher education. In particular, it focuses on the key social characteristics of participation and the interaction with migration to study outside Northern Ireland. Key policy areas relating to student finance and widening access are also considered. The paper also reports on qualitative research conducted with Protestant and Catholic pupils from less well‐off backgrounds about attitudes to further and higher education. The paper concludes by suggesting higher education policy issues for a newly restored devolved administration.     

ICT Policy and Implementation in Education: cases in Canada,Northern Ireland and Ireland

Countries with similar levels of economic development often implement different education ICT policies. Much of the existing research attributes such differences to economic and political factors. In this paper, we examine the development of ICT policy and implementation in the two parts of Ireland and in two Canadian provinces and find that historical, social and cultural differences also play an important role in the way ICT policies develop. In particular, we see differing historical perceptions of the role of the state and church in education playing a more important role than has hitherto been recognized.     

Education Abroad: Trends in Educational Psychology Abroad

Classroom management is a crucial skill for any teacher. It is a skill that many new teachers struggle with, especially those who enter the profession through an alternate-route program. Alternate-route teachers often lack the training, support, and student teaching offered through traditional teaching programs. As such, this essay offers a guide for training alternate-route -teachers on effective classroom management strategies through the use of role-play simulation.     

现代远程教育的教育心理学思考

信息技术的发展,特别是计算机网络技术的发展,给远程教育带来了广阔的发展空间,现代远程教育带来了教学模式和学习方式的巨大变革.由于当前远程教育心理学研究还不成熟,研究现代远程教育的特点,教育心理学与远程教育理论的关系,探讨教育心理学在现代远程教育中的应用是十分重要的.     

试论素质教育与教育心理学的关系

教育心理学主要揭示了素质教育中教与学的心理学规律 ,开辟了新的视野与思路 ,提出了新的教育方法 ,从而了解和把握学生心理活动特点和规律     

论教育心理艺术在高校思想政治教育工作中的运用

在新的历史条件下,高校思想政治教育工作面临着许多新的问题和挑战。教育心理艺术的运用,作为一种不同于传统的思想政治教育工作方法,在学校教育中具有独特的价值和优势。共情艺术、情感激励艺术、倾听和情景设计艺术以及群体心理和暗示艺术的巧妙运用,都将会使学校思想政治教育工作卓有成效。     

《教育科学与儿童心理学》与皮亚杰的教育思想

在中国,皮亚杰的《教育科学与儿童心理学》相较于他的其他的著作来说并没有那么热门,在对皮亚杰的研究中也往往忽略本书。但其实本书体现了皮亚杰对18世纪以来教育思想的一种浓缩、精华与发展,因此从历史观的角度探寻本书的思想来源与基础能够使我们更深刻地认识到皮亚杰教育思想的广博与深厚的理论基础。     

面向职业教育的教育技术专业人才技能培养探讨

职业教育的改革与发展需要现代教育技术的支持和参与 ,需要教育技术专业人才的服务。本文通过对职业教育特征的研究和对职教部门的调查 ,分析职业教育对教育技术专业人才的技能水平的要求 ,建设培养技能所需的硬件环境 ,探讨技能培养的方式     

Relations Among Father's Presence,Family Conflict,and Adolescent Adjustment in Northern Ireland

Burgeoning evidence identifies the influence of fathers and, relatedly, fathers in the family context (e.g., family conflict), on adolescent adjustment. However, little is known about the significance of fathers’ presence in contexts of environmental risk. In a unique social–political context of economic and sociopolitical adversity, this study examined relations between adolescent adjustment, fathers’ presence, and family conflict in families in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Based on responses from 999 adolescents (M = 12.18 years; SD = 1.82) and their mothers, participating from 2006 to 2012, fathers’ presence was linked with reduced internalizing symptoms, and family conflict was related to both internalizing and externalizing problems. The discussion considers the implications for understanding family dynamics related to adolescent adjustment in contexts of environmental adversity.