Adapted Physical Education Teachers’ Concerns in Teaching Students with Disabilities in an Urban Public School District

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not adapted physical education (APE) teachers had job‐related concerns associated with teaching students with disabilities in an urban public school district. The participants were six experienced, itinerant APE teachers, who taught in urban public schools in a midwestern state in the United States. The research method was a collective case study situated in concerns theory. Data were collected from teacher interviews, on‐site observations, and stimulated recall sessions. Case analyses and cross‐case analyses were conducted using constant comparative procedures. Findings indicate that the teachers had job‐related concerns explainable within the tenets of concerns theory. They also had concerns not situated within concerns theory that were unique to their itinerant status.     

College/University Counseling Centers Supporting Study Away: Challenges and Opportunities

Research points to significant numbers of students on college campuses experiencing mental health distress and an ever increasing number of college students who are choosing to make an off-campus educational experience a part of their college careers. When we consider both of these trends together, it is quite apparent that a significant number of students with mental health concerns will spend periods of time studying away from campus, with converging concerns among college mental health and study away professionals about how to best support these students. This article seeks to outline both challenges and opportunities inherent in the collaboration between campus professionals in supporting students with mental health issues before and during their study away experiences.     

Do inclusive education laws improve primary schooling among children with disabilities?

Of the approximately 93 million children with moderate or severe disabilities around the world, large numbers do not have access to quality education. Inclusive education systems have been advocated as a solution to this problem. In this paper, we examine whether legislation to advance inclusive education can increase the likelihood of children with disabilities attending school in a low-income country. Using a difference-in-difference methodology, we find that children with visual, hearing, and physical disabilities, who began school at a time when inclusive education was guaranteed in Uganda, had a significantly higher likelihood of going to school than children with disabilities in comparator countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as children with disabilities in Uganda who became of school age prior to the passage of legislation. However, this was no longer true when considering only the sample of children reported to have no ability to see, hear, or engage in physical activities. While our findings are promising, comparable data on more countries are needed to comprehensively examine the impact of similar legislation across multiple settings.     

学校组织创新气氛、教师教学效能感与教师教学创新的关系研究

学校组织创新气氛、教师教学效能感和教师教学创新的关系对学校整体教育质量的提高有着重要的影响。通过问卷调查法,考察影响教师教学创新的学校因素和教师个体因素,其中,学校因素重点考察学校组织创新气氛,教师个人因素重点考察教师的教学效能感,得出如下结论:学校组织创新气氛、教师教学效能感及教师教学创新相互之间显著正相关;教师教学效能感在学校组织创新气氛和教师教学创新间起着部分中介作用。     

对韩高中汉语课教学方法探讨

在＂汉流＂涌动的韩国,中国语教学热火朝天。韩国人除了通过电视媒体了解中国文化外,更希望通过系统的中国语学习达到认识中国的目的。在韩国高中的课堂教学中,运用恰当的教学方法,可使学生对汉语产生强烈的认可和渴望。教师能否使用恰当合理的教学方法,是促进课堂生动活泼的关键。     

构建大学生专业与岗位技能对接教学模式的探索

大学生专业与岗位技能对接教育是普通高等教育一种全新的教学实践模式。在这个模式中,大学毕业生入职岗位技能培训前移,大学生在校期间就已经掌握了岗位技能,职业素质得到拓展,就业能力得到提高;学校"双师型"师资队伍建设得到加强;用人单位对人才质量满意度提升。此模式建立了普通高等教育与职业教育融合的新渠道,完善了学校教育与社会需求相结合的人才培养、培训体系,创新了大学生培养机制。     

The rights to educational self-determination under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

ABSTRACT

The United States Senate's unwillingness to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) notwithstanding, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) contains significant safeguards protecting the rights of students with disabilities, acknowledging their participation rights in decisions about their futures. In the first of just two examples, as students ‘age out’ of special education, they participate in developing individualised transition plans guiding their movements to post-school activities. Second, the IDEA transfers parental access rights to students, granting them sole control over their educational records on turning 18 unless they are adjudicated incompetent under state law.

Against this background, this paper opens by considering the U.S. Senate's reluctance to ratify the CRC. The paper next reviews the history of rights in the U.S. before examining how the IDEA affords students with disabilities considerable opportunities to participate in planning their futures both through transition planning and taking control over their educational records. The article ends by reflecting on how the IDEA comports with the CRC in protecting the rights of students with disabilities to self-determination.     

以培养从业技能为导向的小学科学教学技能课程改革策略研究

"小学科学教学技能"是小学教师的必修教法课程之一。通过本课程教学,使学生具备基本的小学科学教育理论和从事小学科学课程教学的能力,促使学生形成现代儿童观和教育观。但据调研,本课程的教学现状和教学目标达成度并不乐观。结合创新创业教育理念和教学实际,提出基于从业技能培养为导向的"小学科学教学技能"课程改革策略。     

从美国各州执行《不让一个孩子掉队法》和《障碍者教育法》看特殊教育教师培养

美国特殊教育教师的职前和在职培训一向较受重视,在历次教育改革中多有涉及。美国各州在执行《不让一个孩子掉队法》、《障碍者教育法》时,对特殊教育教师的职前和在职培训方面的具体做法既有共同之处,又略有差异,其中不乏我国特殊教育教师培养可以借鉴的经验。     

提高初中语文教学沟通技巧刍议

高效的师生沟通将助力教师教学水平的提高,使学生逐步提高语文成绩。但目前,传统的语文教学模式根深蒂固,部分一线教师仍采取“一言堂,满堂灌”的教学形式,加上师生互动少,教学内容多局限于课本,因此授课乏味,学生学习语文的积极性不高。笔者认为,只有提高语文教学的沟通技巧,才能使语文课如一渠活水,灵动多姿。     

师范生教学技能考核实践探索

为了加强综合性大学的"师范性",提高师范生的教学技能水平,一些综合性大学进行了一些探索和改革——尝试建立了由一般技能、学科特色技能和综合技能构成的师范生教学技能结构体系,研制出了中学、小学和学前各类师范生的教学技能考核标准,并建立了规范化的教学技能考核制度。通过研究证明,教学技能考核已初步显示出良好的效果,具有一定的实践价值和推广意义。     

Ready to Learn: Teaching Kindergarten Students School Success Skills

Abstract

Studies have indicated that children have difficulty learning when they do not demonstrate certain prerequisite learning skills that involve attention, listening comprehension, and social skills. The authors evaluated the Ready To Learn (RTL) curriculum for its effectiveness in improving the prerequisite learning skills in 12 kindergarten classes (260 students) in 3 demographically similar elementary schools. Teachers in target classrooms were trained to deliver the RTL curriculum and 5 specific teaching strategies for use throughout the day. Students who received the intervention in those classrooms scored significantly higher than did comparison students on a listening comprehension measure and a student behavior rating scale. These findings may be an indicator that entire classrooms of students can be taught prerequisite learning skills as part of the daily curriculum and, as a result, show increases in school success behaviors.     

LRE re-examined: misinterpretations and unintended consequences

The least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement has been one of the major pillars of special education law in the USA since its enactment in 1975 and has proven to be one of the most contentious principles. Absent a decision by the US Supreme Court or further clarification in the wording of the law itself, it is likely that the debate will continue. This discussion is particularly important because misapplication of the LRE principle can result in a violation of civil rights and deprive children of a free appropriate public education. A review of the historical background of LRE, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and relevant court cases supports the contention that the general education setting is the LRE for every child but not necessarily the appropriate placement for all children.     

基于分层次员工组织承诺的构建路径分析

基于组织承诺结构,通过对企业员工层次的分类和需求的识别,构建不同层次员工的高组织承诺实现路径模型,形成"企业发展——组织承诺构建"的良性循环链,促进企业长期的良性发展。     

初一代数教学技巧初探

依据初一学生的认知水平及中小学教材差异，设计合理的教学内容，在调动学生学习的主动性和积极性，激发学生的思维，帮助学生掌握学习方法，培养学生的学习能力等教学方面进行了一些探讨，以帮助学生顺利完成从小学到初中的学习过渡。     

谈口译教学的技能训练

从口译工作的特点、口译教学的特点、口译教材的选编原则以及课上实战演练方法等方面探讨了高校专业口译教学的方法,旨在使学生掌握口译的理论和技能,促进专业口译课程的完善和改进。     

强化师范生教育实习体系中的教师职业技能训练

师范生的教师职业技能训练是教育实习体系中不可缺失的关键构件,是培养教师专业化的重要环节,是人才培养的一个系统工程.本文阐述了我校所构建的比较成熟的支撑师范生教育实习体系的师范生教师职业训练体系以及在此方面所进行的实践探索.     

Managerialism, Organizational Commitment, and Quality of Job Performances among European University Employees

To achieve efficient and effective quality improvement, European universities have gradually adopted organizational strategies, structures, technologies, management instruments, and values that are commonly found in the private business sector. Whereas some studies have shown that such managerialism is beneficial to the quality of job performances of university employees, others have argued that managerialism is largely counterproductive and that it results in lower performances. The latter situation is called a ‘managerialism contradiction’. This paper tests two lines of reasoning underlying a potential contradiction governing the relationship between managerialism and job performances, while using university employee survey data from six European countries (Belgium, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, UK). The results tend to support the assumption that managerialism, in these six countries at least, has a positive effect, albeit a modest one, on the quality of performances. The most important conclusion is therefore that there is no managerialism contradiction at work in European universities.     

未来小学英语教师教学技能发展与微格教学

自20世纪80年代中期以来,我国的一些师范院校将“微格教学”引入了教师教育领域,主要用于研究教师教学技能。由于小学英语教育是学生学习英语的启蒙阶段,对教师的要求往往高于初中、高中、甚至高于大学教师。为此,探索新形势下能促进学生发展的未来小学英语教师教学技能是新时期又一项重要任务。每位高校教师教育工作者只有通过对微格教学和不同层面上的未来小学英语教师教学技能的理性认识,了解微格教学与未来小学英语教师教学技能发展的关系,才能探究出微格教学在未来小学英语教师教学技能发展中的训练系统。     

Listening to Young People with Physical Disabilities' Experiences of Education

There is a general acceptance that inclusion is morally and ethically the most appropriate form of education. However, more research needs to focus on how best to accommodate and support the educational needs of all students, including those with physical disabilities. Listening to young people with physical disabilities talk about their educational experiences is one way to do this. The aim of this research was to investigate the life stories of a small number of young people with physical disabilities, in particular focusing on their educational experiences. Nine young people, between the ages of 10 and 13 years, who used a manual or powered wheelchair and had the cognitive ability to participate in a series of biographical interviews, were recruited. They collaborated in the writing of their life stories. One theme identified in the analysis of these life stories was their educational experiences. The results highlight that the participants held mixed views about their education. The four who attended a segregated special school were generally positive about their experiences. Participants who had attended a mainstream school talked about positive and negative experiences. Individual and differing perspectives on friendships and the ethos of their school were noted. It is suggested that young people with physical disabilities need to be considered as individuals and that if schools are to achieve the goal of inclusion they need to develop ways to accommodate each individual's needs.