Cultivation of science identity through authentic science in an urban high school classroom

This study examined how a contextually based authentic science experience affected the science identities of urban high school students who have been marginalized during their K-12 science education. We examined students’ perceptions of the intervention as an authentic science experience, how the experience influenced their science identity, as well as their perceptions about who can do science. We found that the students believed the experience to be one of authentic science, that their science identity was positively influenced by participation in the experience, and that they demonstrated a shift in perceptions from stereotypical to more diverse views of scientists. Implications for science education are discussed.     

The construction of national identity through primary school history: the Irish case

Much recent sociological work on education makes reference to gender, sexual, ethnic, local and political ‘project’ identities, yet there remains a need to bring the nation, and the state, back in; to also question the way in which ‘national’ identities are constructed in a context of globalisation and localisation. Through an analysis of Irish primary history curriculum statements from 1971 and 1999, I identify some key features of the state’s response to identity construction in a globalised context. They include a focus on pupils becoming skilled in reflexively producing identity, and a focus on a ‘boundless’ globalised identity. These changes are not unproblematic.

You will know all too well that Ireland is a country at war with its past—or, at least, with conflicting versions of its several pasts. But we are each of us in a struggle with those … on a much more deeply personal level than we sometimes know. (The character ‘Sr. Mary Rose Kennedy’ in Joseph O’Connor’s novel Inishowen) (O’Connor, 2000 O’Connor, J. 2000. Inishowen, London: Secker & Warburg.  [Google Scholar], p. 42)     

The psychosocial benefits of oral storytelling in school: developing identity and empathy through narrative

The oral re-telling of traditional tales, modelled by a storyteller and taught to children in school, can be understood as ‘non-instrumental’ practice in speaking and listening that emphasises oral language over the reading and writing of stories. While oral storytelling has significant benefits to children’s education and development, it is under-utilised within Primary Education in the UK. This interview and library-based study explores participant perceptions of oral storytelling in relation to its psychosocial effects and benefits. In addition, observation of an oral storytelling initiative provides a research context through which such perceptions are understood. The findings highlight the benefits of oral storytelling to children in relation to a complex of processes tied to the opportunities afforded by oral storytelling for self-expression, identification with story characters, empathic understanding of self and others and bi-directional communication. It is suggested that the oral retelling of pre-existing stories offers children a parsimonious yet psycho-socially complex form of Speaking and Listening practice which is as rare within the classroom as it is native to human thought and interaction. It is upon the basis of the importance of talk to learning and development that its use within education needs to be viewed, to allow more opportunities for oral language practice that supports the psychosocial development of young people in school to be encouraged and actively pursued.     

Professional primary school teacher identity development: a pursuit in line with an unexpressed image

The results presented in this article are taken from a case study of novice primary school mathematics teachers’ professional identity development from the perspective of the teachers themselves. The empirical material was collected through self-recordings, observations and interviews. The results show how the professional identity development of these novice teachers becomes a pursuit in line with their image of a primary school teacher. To develop a sense of themselves as primary school teachers they need to establish their own criteria - individual (including graduation and personal knowledge) and social (the ability to work in one school, have colleagues and have a class of their own for which they do the planning and teaching). These criteria are shown to be both a precondition for and a part of professional identity development. The novice teachers’ image of what it means to be a primary school teacher directs their actions and becomes the goal of their professional identity development. Because of its high impact, student and novice teachers’ image of primary school teachers ought to be made visible in both teacher education and teacher induction.     

初中生物学教学中的环境教育

本文对初中生物学教学中进行环境教育的两个必要环节和可供采用的形式进行了分析与阐述；在分析现行教材的基础上，提出了教材中可渗透、可拓展的相关内容及知识点，并提出了可行的评估方式。     

初中设计教育的价值意义

美术教育不仅是为了培育高品质的设计人才,也是为了培养具有高品位设计意识和欣赏意识的公民。所以,培养具有高品位设计意识和欣赏意识的公民,就离不开初中美术教学,它的设置和意义将是划时代的。     

论中学语文学习策略──对初中语文学法教育的探索与实践

语文,在如小学教育中是处于核心地位的学科。如何在语文教学中实施素质教育？如何解决语文教学“少、慢、差、费”问题？怎样在语文教学中培养学生能力,开发智力,提高语文教学效率？这是近20年来语文教学始终未能很好解决的问题。本文试从语文学法教育的角度出发,探讨语文和语文教学的本质以及教学对象的自身特点,从而确立初中语文的学习策略,以期从一个侧面为解决语文教学问题作一点尝试。     

浅谈初二班级的管理策略

初二的学生正处于青春期,生理和心理都发生急剧的变化。初二又是学习成绩的分水岭,为我们管理班级增大难度。本文从5个方面对初二班级的管理进行探讨,旨在引导学生健康快乐成长。     

浅谈初中英语课堂上的学案导学

在初中英语教学中英语是一门主要课程之一,但是在应试教育体制的背景之下,初中英语课堂往往是以教师为中心的传统教学模式为学生的全面发展带来了许多弊端。本文通过对初中英语课堂上学案导学式教学的研究,为初中英语教学的发展提供理论和实践的支撑。     

Battling through the system: a working-class teacher in an inner-city primary school

This paper explores the told story of a white working-class woman still teaching in an innercity primary school in the UK. Issues of her continuing exclusion despite early career success demonstrate how social class bias can operate within the UK education system in a variety of ways. Her story is set in the context of new EAZ, the appointment of ‘superheads’ to failing schools and other government initiatives aimed at improving the education of children from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Jenny is from this background herself and finds the cost of trying to maintain and celebrate her class identity very high—she describes it as a ‘constant battle’. Her voice responds to Maguire's exploration of how Teacher Education in the UK reaffirms the middle-class ‘promise’ of becoming a teacher by both denying and disowning working-class cultures. This paper calls for more extensive research into the lived reality of difference when students from non-traditional backgrounds attempt to enter the profession and teach within it.     

A strong commitment: conforming a school identity at one compulsory faith school in a disadvantaged area

The focus of the present study is on how educators and students create a ‘sense of belonging’ and school identity. The ethnography was carried out at an independent Christian school with children and students aged six to sixteen years. This study’s aim is to contribute knowledge about how the identity of a school has become an important factor in the context of the marketisation of education. The identity of the school is articulated as a school with a Christian profile. Further, the results show how diversity and multiculturalism were downplayed. The school can thereby be interpreted as a way to avoid categorisation as an immigrant school. The identity as a Christian school symbolically lifts it from its socio-economic position in the urban geography. This identity becomes central to how the school is presented in an economic market of free school choice.     

The identity of SENCos: insights through images

Stimulated by special educational needs co-ordinators' (SENCos) reactions to a published image, the researchers used photovoice methodology to explore SENCos' images of themselves in relation to the perceptions of three groups of their colleagues: senior management team, teachers and teaching assistants. The analysis of the images involved the application of Activity Theory, which has the capacity to illuminate and explore the social context.
The results demonstrate the complexity of the role of the SENCo and the need to negotiate different perceptions. The authors argue the case for policies and procedure to fully take into account these differences. The adoption of this methodology helped to provide a deeper understanding of these issues.     

多媒体在初中英语教学中的应用

作为信息科技不断进步与发展的产物,多媒体借助先进的信息网络技术,在实现信息全球互联的同时,也能在最短的时间将信息资讯传递到地球上网络覆盖的各个角落。因此,本文主要从多媒体的特点入手,探究其在初中英语教学中的应用。     

初中思想品德课中的责任意识教育

文章从初中生责任意识的缺失表现、思想品德课对学生责任意识教育的重要性、思想品德课对学生责任意识教育的内容以及思品课对学生责任意识教育的对策这四方面论述了中学生责任意识教育,较高的责任意识才能使他们成为高素质的公民,才能够对他们产生强大的精神动力。     

The reading experiences and interests of junior school children

David Wray taught in primary schools for several years and is now Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter. He was President of the United Kingdom Reading Association for 1992–93 and is editor of the association's journalReading. He has written and edited many books on aspects of literacy development.     

探析初中英语中的反思性教学

反思性教学是教师对课堂里发生的一切以及为实现教学目标进行的思考,对教师的教学能力和自身专业发展有促进作用。本文阐述了反思性教学的基本内涵,和在初中英语教学中的应用以及启示,旨在引导教师借鉴和学习反思性教学更好地应用于初中英语教学。