Effects of an art-based environmental education camp program on the environmental attitudes and awareness of diverse youth

ABSTRACT

This study used a combination of surveys and drawing-based metrics to evaluate whether integration of art-based activities into EE camp programing could enhance environmental orientations of diverse youth ages 6–12 (n?=?285) in Athens, GA, USA. Compared to a control group, art-based EE had a positive effect on children’s eco-awareness and environmental knowledge. However, effects of the art-based EE were comparable to those observed for a conventional EE summer camp. Interactions between the treatment and demographic variables (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity) were minimal, suggesting that both types of EE programing worked well for different groups of youth. Results highlight the potential value of art in EE research and practice.     

全球治理对非政府组织需求的动因分析

近年来，非政府组织不断发展，其在各领域的影响、作用也不断加强，尤其是在全球治理中的作用更是不可低估。从对“全球治理”的界定来分析，新的全球治理体制必须吸纳新的角色。这种新的全球治理体制不仅应当有当地的、一国的、跨国的和全球的组织结构参与，而且还应当有非国家、非政府的各种行为体参与。这种参与已不仅仅是一种选择，而是一种必需。非政府组织正在成为全球化时代处理全球问题、进行全球治理的关键力量。     

全球治理视角下联合国与非政府组织的关系

全球化和全球性问题催生了全球治理。要解决全球性问题,需要主权国家、联合国和非政府组织等各种行为体共同参与。作为全球治理的重要行为主体,联合国与非政府组织在解决全球性问题中,相互配合、协调,形成了新的联合国—非政府组织治理模式。这种模式的形成有自身的动因,即联合国与非政府组织在世界治理中互有优势与缺陷,只有加强合作,实行优势互补,才能实现全球问题的善治。但是,日益兴起的非政府组织逐渐对联合国构成了挑战,致使这种模式存在一定的结构性矛盾,因此需要妥善处理联合国与非政府组织的关系,对待双方的合作,国际社会的多重角色与因素应对之采取鼓励引导的政策,对待二者的矛盾,应采取多方协调、沟通、弥补分歧、消除冲突。     

非政府组织的内涵、功能与合法性

非政府组织是指合法的、非政府的、非政党的、非营利的、民间志愿性的社会组织。中国的非政府组织与政府的关系是“合作”而非“对抗”,它们作为市场与政府之外的中间调节机制在各个领域发挥着愈来愈重要的作用。非政府组织的合法性主要体现在宪法规定、行政法律规定及国际条约规定中。     

Performing desires: The dilemma of aspirations and educational attainment

The authors critique the mechanistic notion of aspirations running through much research and policy‐making on educational and vocational outcomes. They present a performative model, with individuals drawing on limited social resources to express aspirations within constrained contexts. This argument is illustrated by discussion of the findings of large‐scale empirical investigation of the aspirations of 490 young people in three UK schools. Five themes from this analysis are presented and it is argued that these need to be explored in order to enrich and expand our understanding of young people's expression of aspirations.     

国内外非政府组织历史沿革综述

非政府组织（NGO）是20世纪后半期兴起的社会民间组织,作为公民社会的重要组成部分,在国家和社会公共事务治理过程中发挥了越来越重要的作用。本文从非政府组织的定义和分类入手,通过对非政府组织的产生及相关背景进行梳理,回顾了国内外非政府组织的基本特征和历史沿革。     

我国环境NGO与地方政府协同关系研究

环境NGO作为民间环保组织,其职能与地方政府相比,有着显著的区别。我国环境NGO的主要职能有环保教育、监督政府、参与决策等;地方政府有立法权、环境管制、危机处理等职能,分析了两者的特点及各自职能不足,通过协同关系分析,对我国环境NGO与地方政府的关系进行研究。     

刍议非政府组织在WTO框架下的地位及作用

随着非政府组织的数量规模与活动范围的不断扩大,其在国际事务中发挥着越来越重要的作用.WTO作为一个政府间组织,其在政策、规则的制定和实施过程中,亦不可避免地受到来自于非政府组织的影响.本文阐述了非政府组织的作用,并对如何在WTO框架下更好地发挥非政府组织的作用提供了一些借鉴和建议.     

非政府组织与联合国咨商关系的历史演变

联合国是最早认识到非政府组织(NGOs)作用的政府间国际组织(IGOs)之一,它与非政府组织建立的咨商关系在先后通过的四个决议中不断有所变化,这种咨商关系受到了20世纪40年代末至50年代的冷战、60年代以来发展中国家的民族主义和90年代的环境危机的影响,深深地打上了时代发展的烙印。     

Intergroup friendships between South Korean hosts and North Korean refugees: Implications for educational practices

While young South Koreans’ (SKs’) views on North Korean (NK) refugees, North Korea and Korean reunification have become increasingly negative or callous, less is understood about viable interventions to address their aggravating attitudes. Through the lens of Allport’s intergroup contact theory, the current study explored how SK college students’ friendships with NK refugees influence their perspectives on (a) attitudes towards NK refugees; (b) interest in North Korea; and (c) views about Korean reunification. We used a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods design that integrates quantitative data via a survey and qualitative data via in-depth interviews. Survey data drawn from 276 SK college students revealed that those with NK refugee friends showed more favourable attitudes towards the NK refugee population, greater interest in North Korea-related issues and NK society, and more positive perspectives on Korean reunification. A cross-analysis of in-depth interviews with 11 SK college students who developed friendships with NK refugees yielded five primary domains: (a) initial occasion on which they met the NK refugee friend(s); (b) feelings and thoughts about friendships with NK refugee(s); (c) friendship-induced changes in perceptions of the NK refugee population; (d) friendship-induced changes in perceptions of North Korea; and (e) friendship-induced changes in perceptions of Korean reunification. Based on the intergroup friendship’s promising effects that our findings suggest, we discussed the benefits of employing educational practices that could promote intergroup contacts and understandings of North Korea and the refugee population.     

核心价值体系视域下民间组织的伦理背离与回归

社会主义核心价值体系在我国社会价值体系中居于核心地位,发挥着主导作用,决定着整个价值体系的基本特征和基本方向。在当前我国民间组织面临着伦理背离的情况下,社会主义核心价值体系以其广泛的适用性和包容性以及强大的整合力和引领力,成为重塑民间组织伦理精神的重要价值向度。     

Guidelines to assist the implementation of differentiated learning activities in South African secondary schools

Despite previous research and recommendations in South Africa, secondary-school teachers still encounter economic, social and cultural challenges in implementing differentiated learning activities in the classroom. The diversity of learners with learning barriers inevitably leads to an increase in workload for the teachers. This article draws on data generated from the research conducted in South Africa and from questionnaires completed by secondary-school teachers who identified existing challenges to implementing differentiated learning activities, as well as on student teachers who implemented three differentiated learning activities (for the slow, average and gifted learners), and reflects on their experiences of good and bad practices. The literature review and specialists' views were integrated to determine how to overcome the challenges that the implementation of differentiated learning faces. Several challenges to the implementation of differentiated learning were highlighted by the research. The research indicated that a total of 97% of teachers never or seldom use a flexible curriculum and extra time to accommodate the diverse learning needs of learners. This article provides guidelines on how to implement differentiated learning activities in secondary-school classes and offers ideas on how to start with differentiated teaching.     

日本政府与NGO国际教育援助合作机制分析——基于对“相互依赖性”与“组织身份”的考察

作为国际教育援助三大主体的国际组织、援助国政府、NGO近年来形成多元、多层、多途径合作的局面,特别是政府与NGO,基于对彼此资源的相互依赖,形成不同的合作模式,其合作机制值得深讨。日本作为经验丰富的援助大国,政府与NGO的合作是通过"政府购买服务""对话协商""助推NGO发展"三大制度结构来实现的,而在具体实施过程中,双方根据不同的"资源依赖性"与"组织身份定位",组合成"伙伴型""合同型""延伸型"合作关系。在"伙伴型"关系中双方构成对称性依赖关系,维持各自的组织身份,在"合同型"关系中形成非对称性依赖关系,NGO虽然自主却也受政府的条件牵制,在"延伸型"合作关系下NGO过度依赖政府,致其依附型发展。     

有目的的“性”反抗——中韩当代女性作家笔下的性抵抗

20世纪八九十年代中韩两国女性作家作品中有女主人公的性抵抗,不仅具有可比的共同性,也有因不同文化背景而形成的差异性。这里通过比较研究,发现中国女性作家中的女主人公之所以跟别的男人上床,是因为她们表示不满或者抗议。韩国女性作家作品中的女主人公也为了抵抗,而跟别的男人睡觉。在韩国的作品里,跟中国女主人公不同的是,她们自愿当"坏女人"。     

The formation of the South Korean identity through national curriculum in the South Korean historical context: Conflicts and challenges

This study explores how the South Korean identity has been formed and transformed by examining the Korean national curriculum in its historical context. The study first examines how the Korean identity, previously formed by traditional ethnic values, has been transformed during the period of national modernization. It then describes the efforts to form a Korean identity through national curriculum reform amid globalization, a phenomenon that has rapidly progressed in Korea since the 1990s. It also discusses the conflicts within and challenges to Korean identity in the Korean curriculum reform process.     

本科小学教育专业师范生教育实习实践样态调查

教育实习作为高师教育的一个重要环节,直接关系到师范生的培养质量。本文采用问卷调查法、访谈法从师范生教育实习的准备情况、教师专业情感、教育实习管理、教育实习任务的完成等方面调查分析了本科层次小教专业实习生教育实习的实践样态。     

The professional practice of educational psychology

This paper discusses the potential for the field of educational psychology to move beyond psychology-applied-to-education to develop a unique professional practice component. We argue that many of the things educational psychologists are trained to do and have been doing for years fall within the service provider domain. Educational psychology is the only subfield of psychology to focus on the design of instructional systems, and many valuable psychological services derived from the knowledge base of instruction are worthy of professional recognition. We also discuss components of professional training for educational psychologists.     

环境影响评价课程的教学改革实践研究

针对在环境影响评价课程的传统授课方式的缺陷,提出案例教学改革方式,并对案例教学的内容、效果、不足及展望等方面进行系统探讨.     

高师院校混合编队教育实习模式前期工作探讨

混合编队教育实习模式的多学科混合组队以及不派驻点教师的特点,使得实习的前期准备工作变得更为关键。为发挥混合编队教育实习模式优势,分析了混合编队教育实习前期工作要素的变化,对前期工作的组织实施进行了探讨。     

The effect of short-term educational travel programs on environmental citizenship

Short-term study abroad is the fastest growing area of international education and there is increasing interest in the role of modified applications of this form (e.g. faculty-led, field/environmental, and/or educational travel) in influencing global citizenship. Using an empirical database of over 650 students registered for a study abroad course in sustainable development offered in Australia and New Zealand, we explore the effect of short-term educational travel programs on environmental citizenship. We also identify differences among key student characteristics (past study abroad experience, gender, and program destination) in influencing citizenry. Results show that participation in the educational travel program significantly moderates (decreases) the difference in environmental citizenship scores for first-timers (vs. those with past experience in study abroad) and program destination, but increases the difference in environmental citizenship for males vs. females. Implications for destination image and national brand marketing of environmental-oriented educational travel programs are discussed.