英国的职业教育

笔者对英国职业教育进行了考察。本文介绍了英国职教改革的背景、现行的英国国家职业资格体系(NVOs)及其特点和“以学生为中心”的教学理念及在英国职教中的做法。     

Auto-Instructional Methods in Great Britain

Great Britain has a very active Association for Programmed Learning, started in 1962. It arranges courses in programming, publishes research and other P.I. information, and organizes conferences. At the latest annual general meeting (March 31, 1967) Professor E. A. Peel (The University of Birmingham) was re-elected as President, and Dr. C. K. Rouse (Goldsmith's College) as Chairman. Among those labelled ‘Vice-Presidents’ (no less than a dozen individuals hold this glittering title) or ‘Council members’ are many persons well known internationally through their publications within the P.I. field, among others: Dr. J. Annett, Professor K. Austwick, Dr. J. Hartley, J. F. Leedham, G. O. M. Leith, Derek Rowntree and D. J. Unwin. Dr. J. Hartley serves as a Foreign Liaison Officer and would therefore be a natural contact for individuals from other countries. The association will extend its name to be somewhat more inclusive: ‘Association for Programmed Learning and Educational Technology’.     

Future Demand for Higher Education in Great Britain

The recent White Paper on The Government's Expenditure Plans 1983/84 to 1985/86 (Cmnd 8789)¹ says that "provision for higher education beyond 1985/86 when the age groups will be falling is to be reviewed." This report, which is issued with the agreement of the Scottish Education Department and the Welsh Office, presents the latest projections produced by the Department of Education and Science [DES] of the demand for higher education to the year 2000 in the light of the expected output from schools and colleges of those qualified for entry. The report gives historical series of student numbers, entrants and participation rates and explains the construction of the demand projections. On the basis of recent patterns of demand for higher education and current trends in the proportion of the age group staying on in full-time education after the age of 16, the report suggests that demand for higher education from qualified applicants is likely to be more buoyant than might be assumed from a simple view of the decline in the size of the 18-20 year-old age group. However, if the number of higher education places currently available were to be maintained, the supply of places would, sooner or later, exceed demand.     

听霍尔说英国文化研究——斯图亚特·霍尔访谈记

本文是对英国文化研究学派领袖斯图亚特.霍尔的谈访记录和相关感议,主题是探询何谓“英国文化研究”的问题。在散漫而亲切的形式中,让我们深入到霍尔与文化研究的传记性关系和理论缠结及其所酿出的知识和思想氤氲之中。     

英国的生涯教育及其启示

英国的生涯教育是指指导年轻人在其一生中做出各种决策并帮助他们为实施自己的决策而做准备的教育。英国的生涯教育重视对学生能力的培养．为学生的终身学习和未来发展提供所需的知识和技能。研究英国的生涯教育可为我国中学教育的改革提供借鉴与启示。