SOCIAL WORK DIALOGUES: TRANSFORMING THE CANON IN INQUIRY,PRACTICE, AND EDUCATION

Social work educators require textbooks and other teaching materials that can be used in research courses to enhance student learning. Likewise, social work practitioners require resource books that can be used to enhance practice. This article provides an essay review of four recently published books representing diverse viewpoints on social work research, and discusses these books in the context of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics. The major aims, content, and scope of each book are reviewed as well as suggestions for their use in undergraduate or graduate courses, or as a resource for social work practitioners.     

技术与高等教育-新时代的契机与变革

本文旨在探讨技术是怎样潜在地影响了高等教育。文章从五个层面展开分析 :技术与现代社会 ;从历史视角透视技术与教育 ;技术对高等教育的影响 ;政策压力与合法性 ;高等教育领域内技术变革的阻力。     

Islamic education and the challenge of democratic citizenship: a critical perspective

This article analyzes how concepts of liberal and progressive Islam, which have been developed in the political and theological academic literature, may inform the curriculum of Islamic education and the practice of religious educators in Islamic schools in the US. We investigate the meaning of in-faith Islamic education and how it can conform to the life in a democratic, multicultural, and multi-faith society. Liberal Islam challenges the transmission-oriented and rigid interpretations of Islam and seeks to appreciate and to contextualize the religious claims which are compatible with ideals of reflective education, rational thinking, mutual respect, and equal citizenship. It suggests that students become critical ‘consumers’ of Islam, its moral and civic purposes, and the cultural politics of religious interrogations.     

混合化:我国高等教育办学与投资体制变革之走势

高等教育改革的焦点在于体制 ,而办学与投资体制无疑是关键。本文认为 ,混合化是我国乃至全球高等教育体制变革的基本走势。中国高等教育体制经历了自 2 0世纪 80年代以来的深刻变革 ,已初步具备混合化的特征。但面对市场经济体制改革的深化 ,我国高等教育体制变革混合化之路仍然任重而道远。     

中国高等教育需求中的城乡差异-人力资本与社会资本理论的视角

本文应用人力资本和社会资本理论,探讨了中国高等教育需求中的城乡差异。研究表明:在控制其他因素以后,城乡高中生对高等教育有着同样强烈的需求,但学生的城乡背景与影响高等教育需求的人力资本和社会资本因素之间存在交互作用:(1)当高等教育预期收益率较低时,农村学生比城市学生更希望接受高等教育;当高等教育预期收益率较高时,城市学生比农村学生更希望接受高等教育。(2)当家庭网络资源较少时,农村学生比城市学生更希望接受高等教育;当家庭网络资源较多时,城市学生比农村学生更希望接受高等教育。农村低社会经济地位的学生对高等教育的旺盛需求表明,接受高等教育几乎是他们改变其不利社会地位、实现流动的惟一渠道。扩大农村学生的高等教育机会,是改善城乡差异的重要手段。政府应该在教育财政和招生等方面进行制度创新以回应此类教育需求。     

高中思想政治教材建设的实践探索——以《经济生活》《经济与社会》的编写为例

以普通高中思想政治课程为代表的哲学社会科学教材以基于学科主要问题的立德树人为目标导向,强调教学内容的集体权威性,注重综合素质与创新思维的培养,注重问题情境的真实性、典型性与丰富性,初步形成了德育为魂、智育为基、素养为重的编写特色。这是国情与学生认知发展规律等多种重要因素综合作用的结果,它们共同推动了教材特色的形成,推动了基于学科问题和学科思维方法的哲学社会科学教育教学改革。     

Taking religions seriously in the sociology of education: going beyond the secular paradigm

Abstract

Valuable developments in the Sociology of Education over the last 40?years have involved the widening and deepening of analytical perspectives to include not only class-based research in education but also the complex interactions of class, race and gender in all educational, social, economic and political contexts. From a sociology of knowledge perspective the field has become historically more mature and multi-­dimensional in its research and analysis of socio-educational contexts internationally. This paper argues that despite these progressive developments, one dimension is still largely ignored i.e. that of the religions of the world and of the social and cultural implications of these faiths for education today. Sociological analysis which elides a religious dimension not only presents an over-simplified view of social relations in the modern West but also fails to make an authentic engagement with education.     

新社会背景下教育与经济生活之关系-再思"符应原则"

教育与经济生活之关系是教育社会学研究的基本主题,鲍尔斯与金蒂斯提出的“符应原则”是在该主题上的一个重要表述。本文以此为理论起点,探讨了20世纪80年代以来西方资本主义国家在新社会背景下教育与经济生活的关系。研究表明相对于“符应原则”,新社会背景下,教育与经济生活之间的符应关系愈趋紧密,并呈现诸多新特征。在此结论之下,本文进一步透析教育社会学在这样的大背景下所遭遇的新问题。     

Uncertain pathways: foundation skills tutors and marginalised students in neoliberal times

This article deals with the work of polytechnic tutors on adult foundation programmes and describes how their work has been affected by the current neoliberal climate in the education sector. Inclusive neoliberalism is characterised by heightened regulation, reduced support for the public sector and a greater requirement for individual responsibility. The push to improve skills to meet labour demand is promoted as addressing social needs. Policies devised to promote these neoliberal values have led to numerous and far-reaching changes in adult education. In this study 73 foundation skills educators drawn from 8 institutions were interviewed to gain their insights into the effects of these policies. The article discusses three types of detrimental effects: the growing distrust between teaching staff and management; unsettling changes to institutional policy and its effects on staffing issues; and threats to the professionalism of teaching staff, the delivery of foundation studies, and the students themselves. Finally, the article suggests alternative possibilities for addressing these issues.     

Using Information and Communication Technologies to teach and learn mathematics in South African schools: A snapshot view of its impact

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become ubiquitous in most people’s lives. Yet, within the developing and emerging regions, there are still many who have not fully benefitted from ICTs. This article reports on a research project that focused on investigating the barriers, opportunities and impact that ICTs have on the teaching and learning of mathematics in South African schools. A quantitative research methodology in the form of a survey was used to assess South African mathematics teachers’ access to and use of ICTs and mobile technologies. A literature study revealed that there were universal barriers (i.e. lack of access to resources, time, effective training, confidence; resistance to change and negative attitudes; and no perception of benefits) and numerous opportunities for using ICTs in teaching and learning in general, and in subjects such as mathematics and science, in particular. The survey findings suggested increased deployment of ICT resources; introduction of more ICT training opportunities for teachers and students; and the firm adoption of ICT policies and directives within the education domain.     

以历史为平台，强化思想政治教育功能——《中国近现代史纲要》课程教学初探

《中国近现代史纲要》作为高校一门思想政治理论课,在教学过程中应该把这门课程和高校历史专业课区别开来,让爱国主义教育贯彻教学始终,并努力探索教学模式和教学方法的创新,才能在教学中提高思想政治教育的针对性和实践性,增强说服力和感染力。