Grasp the Key Points; Emphasize Practical Results

In order to ensure that we will be able to complete the historic task of popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) by the end of the century, and do so in a way that meets the quantitative as well as qualitative goals we have set for ourselves, we have, in the last several years, dedicated ourselves, under the leadership of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government, to concretize the preeminent position of "popularizing NYCE" as the "most important of all the things that are important" in the realm of educational work. We have adopted powerful measures to grasp firmly the most key links and have done a down-to-earth job in promoting the work of "popularizing NYCE," and have accomplished relatively significant results.     

Let Us Work Together with One Mind to Assault the Fortress of Popularizing Nine Years of Compulsory Education

As one of the most populous provinces in the country, Henan Province faces an enormous and arduous task for popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) throughout the province. In order to accomplish this historic mission, the provincial Party committee and the provincial government have proposed a strategy of "Prospering Henan Province Through Science and Education," in which, from first to last, we are placing education in a position of priority for development. In handling matters of the relationship among the various types and levels of education, we are firmly maintaining that compulsory education must be put in the position of being "the most important matter among all important matters," so as to promote the sustained, healthy, and secure development of compulsory education throughout the province. At this time, in terms of the major indicators, the degree of popularizing NYCE in our province is slightly ahead of the average levels and standards for the country as a whole. The average number of years of education received by the citizens of our province has increased from 6.3 years in 1990 to 7 years today, and thus there has been a relatively significant improvement in the educational quality of our citizens; this has, in turn, helped to promote the construction of the TWO Civilizations throughout our province.     

Promote the Implementation of the Plan to Popularize Nine Years of Compulsory Education Concretely and in a Down-to-Earth Way

In recent years the Education Commission of Fujian Province has taken further steps toward placing the work of popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) in a position of being "the most important of all that is important" among the various items of enterprises to be developed; it has also upheld the drawing up of plans by each district and locality, and the provision of instructions and guidance to each region within the province depending on the category in which the region belongs, and has thus given great impetus to the promotion of smoothly implementing the plan for popularizing NYCE.     

We Are Going to Promote Rich Education in the Poor Localities

At Shiyan municipality, all the six counties and municipal localities outside the urban center belong to national- and provincial-level poor counties and cities. Nonetheless, the people here are not resigned to their poverty; instead, they have put great effort into popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) and have enhanced the quality of human resources as a fundamental way to put people on the road to wealth and well-being. They are desperately short of funds, yet they put all they have into supporting education. The masses here say: "Even those of us who wear nothing but straw sandals on our feet need to contribute resources to education. Our ancestors are poor but our descendants need not be. Those who have leather shoes to wear must also contribute so that our descendants will be better off than their ancestors."     

How a Poverty-stricken County Realized the Goal of Popularizing Nine Years of Compulsory Education

By the end of 1996, nine of the ten districts and counties under the jurisdiction of the government of Jinan municipality in Shandong Province had already passed the provincial government's inspection of the results of popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE), with Shanghe County being the only one remaining. Shanghe County had once been one of the fourteen impoverished counties in Shandong Province, with an annual revenue of less than 40 million rmb. Earlier this year, when people estimated that it would take some 60 to 70 million rmb for the county to be able to realize the popularization of NYCE, even the people of Shanghe themselves thought this was a fairy tale.     

Take Hold of the Two Major Difficulties,Realize the Goals of Popularizing Nine Years of Compulsory Education

What struck us most deeply as we visited Anhui Province to learn about the conditions of popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) there was the courage to innovate on the part of the people of Anhui and their spirit of accomplishing things. In the face of the two major difficulties—the need to invest in the educational budget and the enhancement of the rate of popularization—the folks in Anhui not only came up with a way to resolve these problems but also put their noses to the grindstone and, in the most pragmatic manner, worked hard to produce remarkable results.     

Put Forth All Our Efforts to Fight Well the Battle to Popularize Nine Years of Compulsory Education

If we are to bring about the Four Modernizations, we must recognize that our key tools are science and technology and our foundation lies in education. Since the inception of our nation's reform and opening up to the outside world, the provincial Party committee of Fujian and the provincial government have consistently taken the popularization of nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) to be the basis of the growth and development of the entire educational enterprise and have given it their greatest attention. In accordance with the planning and preparations stipulated by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, our provincial Party committee and provincial government have focused solely on accomplishing the educational work of the entire province in the 1980s and 1990s. Then, in 1994, they further resolved that NYCE be basically popularized throughout the province by 1998 and proceeded to mobilize the entire society's forces to fight the battle to popularize NYCE. At this time, the battle has come to its final stage, and in all areas we are pushing toward the goals that have been set, in accordance with the plans and schedules, and fully aware of the need to ensure qualitative as well as quantitative accomplishment.     

A Perspective on How Students of Pedagogy Perceive Their Vocation in the Present Situation

In 1994, inspired and encouraged by the spirit of the National Conference on Educational Work, Anhui Province resolved to move the deadline for realizing the popularization of nine-year compulsory education (NYCE) in the entire province from the year 2000 to the year 1998, thereby bringing the province into the ranks of the type–2 regions of the nation in terms of popularizing NYCE. How does Anhui Province hope to ensure that such a goal may be accomplished on schedule—in just less than two years' time? To find the answer to this question, these reporters paid a visit, the other day, to Hui Liangyu, governor of Anhui Province.     

We Are Determined to Achieve Our Goals on Schedule

It is June and throughout the land of Bamin (Fujian), the subtropical flora appears luscious and verdant under the bright, hot rays of the sun. With arrangements made by the Fujian Provincial Education Commission, we correspondents (for Zhongguo jiaoyubao) visited a number of districts in northern, western, and southern Fujian as well as some of the schools in these regions and witnessed the actual conditions of the battle being waged against the formidable issue of popularizing nine years of compulsory education (NYCE) in these places.     

广西幼儿教育的现状、问题与发展对策

广西幼儿教育近年来得到了健康、快速发展,但在发展中也存在一些问题,如幼儿教育缺乏发展规划、师资和经费投入不足、城乡发展不平衡等。为解决这些问题,应抓住广西步入“后普九时代”迎来发展幼儿教育的新机遇,适时开发幼儿教育地方政策,加强统筹规划,加快乡镇幼儿园建设步伐,优化配置幼儿教育资源,进一步扩大幼儿教育发展规模,加大幼儿教育宣传、督导和检查力度。     

我国贫困地区普及义务教育制的可行性分析

我国普及义务教育工作取得了很大成绩,但尚未实现全国普及。目前普及义务教育的重点是农村,农村的难点是贫困地区。本文着重分析了制约贫困地区义务教育普及率不高的各种因素,同时提出从经济、法制方面如何解决义务教育全面普及的思路,从而肯定我国贫困地区全面实现义务教育的可行性。     

内蒙古新巴尔虎右旗基础教育现状分析

内蒙古新巴尔虎右旗基础教育以蒙汉两种语言文字进行，近年来，在普及小学初级教育、提高中学教学质量、培育蒙汉双语人才方面取得了较显著的成绩。目前正在为教育教学的进一步改革而努力。     

地方高校免费师范生思想教育对策研究

以某所地方高校落实免费师范生教育政策时所遇到的问题为对象,进行前期调查分析,提出地方高校免费师范生思想教育的对策：政策的宣传,加强教师职业理想教育,关注人生规划与前途,关心免费师范生经济状况,加强心理健康教育和改善学校教育环境等。     

高职院校开展音乐素质教育之我见

音乐素质是人文素质的一个重要方面。高职院校的学生音乐素质普遍较低，但喜欢音乐、渴望接受音乐教育。在开展音乐教育过程中，要结合高职院校学生的音乐素质特点，由浅到深，重点放在普及音乐常识、提高欣赏能力上；注重科学性和可行性，突出民族性、时代性；做到题材、体裁、风格、形式的多样化。     

大中城市实施一体化教育

近些年来，我国的特殊教育有了长足的发展。一体化教育作为一种特殊形式不但使残疾儿童在普通学校课堂上接受全面的教育帮助，也成为全民义务教育的基本要求和素质教育的重要组成部分。对较发达的大中城市而言，“普九”达标之后，全面推行一体化教育就具有更重要的意义。     

论和谐社会视野中民族地区的普法教育——以甘南为例

考察甘南藏区20多年来的普法教育,掌握民族地区法律适用的一手材料,为民族地区和谐社会建设及今后的普法教育提供有价值的信息、增强针对性及实效性提供参考建议。     

高等教育大众化与地方本科院校的定位

随着我国高等教育大众化的形成,对各高校的办学定位必然提出新的要求。尤其是各地方本科院校是改革开放之后新建的,其定位是否准确合理,是高教大众化能否顺利推进的一个重要前提,丝毫马虎不得。     

高中信息技术教学略论

随着信息社会的到来,以计算机和网络为核心的现代信息技术的不断发展,正越来越深刻地改变着我们的生产、生活、工作和学习方式,它成了当今世界经济和社会发展的大趋势,各国纷纷把信息技术教育放到了提高国际竞争能力的战略地位,其应用的广度与深度已成为衡量一个国家科学技术和经济发展水平的一个重要标志。 为了加快我国中小学普及信息技术教育的步伐,教育部已于2000年发布了《关于加快中小学信息技术课程建设的指导意见》,并决定在2001年底前,全国普通高级中学和大中城市的初级中学都要开设信息技术必修课,并将其作为我国面向21世纪增强国际竞争力、提高全民素质、培养具有信息素质和创造素质的新型人才的一项重要举措。     

高等教育大众化背景下精英教育的选拔录取机制探索

在高等教育大众化阶段,精英教育仍是其重要的组成部分。大众化高等教育与精英高等教育应同时存在,承担不同的功能和任务,服务不同的社会对象,共同培育当今社会发展所需要的各类高层次人才。在推进高等教育大众化的同时,要继续强化精英教育,坚持精英高等教育的培养目标和培养规格。对精英高等教育选拔录取机制进行初步探索,目的就是为更好地发展中国大众化阶段的精英高等教育提供借鉴。     

“创新教育”进程中存在问题的考察与建议

创新教育是近年来提出的一种全新的教育思想,与传统的接受式教育、应试教育有着根本的区别。它要求全面发展学生的创新素质,培养创新性人才,具有启发性、开放性、主体性、全面性、创新性等特点。创新教育的推广实施取得了显著成效,但也出现了一些问题,如创新教育的形式化等等,为此,必须采取一些针对性措施才能更好地加快创新教育的发展。进而达到全面提高新一代国民素质的目的。