Educating Against Extremism: Towards a Critical Politicisation of Young People

This paper is based on a recently published book, Educating Against Extremism (Davies, Educating Against Extremism, 2008), which explores the potential role of schools in averting the more negative and violent forms of extremism in a country. It examines the nature of extremism; identity formation and radicalisation; religious belief, faith schools and the myth of equal value; justice, revenge and honour; and free speech, humour and satire. The paper argues that religious fundamentalism, as well as state terrorism, needs to be addressed in schools. The argument in the book is for a greater politicisation of young people through the forging of critical (dis)respect and the use of a secular basis of human rights. Specific forms of citizenship education are needed, which provide skills to analyse the media and political or religious messages, but also enable critical idealism to be fostered.     

大学生诚信缺失的原因及教育对策

大学生诚信问题是高等院校关注的焦点、热点问题。从总体上看，大学生诚信道德状况主流是好的，由于受各种不良因素的影响，不少学生的诚信道德不容乐观，令人担忧。本通过大学生诚信现状分析，从社会、学校、家庭和学生个人四个角度探究诚信缺失的原因，并提出大学生诚信建设的教育计划和具体措施。     

Educating for innovation

In the last several decades many of the world's most developed countries have shifted from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy, one based on the creation of knowledge, information, and innovation. Educational researchers have paid very little scholarly attention to this economic shift, although it has substantial implications. After all, educational historians have repeatedly shown how today's schools were designed in the first half of the 20th century to meet the economic needs of the industrial economy; if that economy is a thing of the past, then many features of contemporary schools may become obsolete. In today's knowledge society, creativity always occurs in complex collaborative and organizational settings. Teams and organizations innovate using open-ended, improvisational group processes. I argue that education should be structured around disciplined improvisation, and I advocate the use of situated, collaborative knowledge-building activities. I argue that creative collaboration in classrooms aligns with the social nature of innovation in today's economy.     

Educating Disabled Adults

Are the non vocational classes organised by local authorities meeting the needs of disabled adults? Diana Mohr, author of a survey for the Disabled Living Foundation, believes provision should be reassessed     

Educating for diversity

A noted scholar explains why achieving cultural diversity on campus requires nothing less than a complete transformation of our institutions of higher learning. This means reinventing everything, from the canon to the classroom and beyond.     

读书与育人

大学生的年龄段正处在精神饥渴时期,处在人格逐渐形成时期,大学生素质的提高有赖于读书,科学文化知识的普及有赖于读书,他们内心的和谐有赖于读书,真理的追求更离不开读书。图书馆有责任在大学生中开展读书教育活动,以爱国主义教育、理想信念教育、民族精神教育为核心,以树立正确的世界观、人生观、价值观为重点,以养成高尚的思想品质和良好的道德情操为基础,紧密结合建设小康社会、和谐社会的宗旨。     

读书与育人

大学生的年龄段正处在精神饥渴时期,处在人格逐渐形成时期,大学生素质的提高有赖于读书,科学文化知识的普及有赖于读书,他们内心的和谐有赖于读书,真理的追求更离不开读书。图书馆有责任在大学生中开展读书教育活动,以爱国主义教育、理想信念教育、民族精神教育为核心,以树立正确的世界观、人生观、价值观为重点,以养成高尚的思想品质和良好的道德情操为基础,紧密结合建设小康社会、和谐社会的宗旨。     

Educating Future Counselor Educators

The literature in Counselor Education and Supervision has had a variety of focuses, ranging from humanistic counselor education (Chenault 1968) to systems technique in training (Canada & Lynch 1975) and from Arbuckle (1974) to Ellis (1974) and back (Arbuckle 1975). However, there has been a scarcity of articles directed toward the education of future counselor educators who will lead the way in innovation, training, and research. I gather that this group has not been intentionally disregarded but that, through various counselor education programs, graduate students are given the opportunity to emerge as counselor educators. This process must vary with each institution. I would like to share one avenue that is being taken to help future counselor educators develop competencies in professional writing and convention program presentations.