Benefits of Peer Mentoring to Mentors,Female Mentees and Higher Education Institutions

In this article, we discuss a study of a pilot mentoring program for early career female researchers at a university that addressed the under-representation of female researchers in senior academic positions. Embracing a grounded theory approach, we draw on a design comprising an ex-ante and an ex-post evaluation. We disclose that development mentoring was at play. Benefits for the mentees consisted of guidance to career planning, competence awareness, establishment of networks, navigating in the research environment, and moral support. In our study we also show that the mentor–mentee relationship was reciprocal, as also mentors benefited. Benefits for the mentors comprised professional development, institutional recognition, and personal satisfaction. We conclude with an inventory of benefits, including for the institution in terms of a strengthened research environment.     

Virtues of Mentors and Mentees in the Finnish Model of Teachers’ Peer-group Mentoring

ABSTRACT

This study investigated participants’ conceptions of the ideal mentor and mentee in the Finnish model of peer-group mentoring (PGM). Existing mentoring research emphasises dyadic practices, yet there is a lack of investigation of participants’ roles in group mentoring. The main concepts of this inquiry were dispositions (habitus) and virtues drawing on the theory of practice architectures and Aristotelian virtue philosophy. Methodologically, the study can be identified as philosophical-empirical inquiry that utilises a narrative and hermeneutical approach to analyse qualitative data from 30 respondents. As its central finding, the study identified a set of core characteristics that describe the virtues and vices of a mentor and mentee based on the participants’ views. Overall, these characteristics reflected ideas of relatings (peerness, equality), proactive and reactive participation, and presence in the group. Characteristics focused on the social aspect of dispositions in peer-group mentoring.     

成人高等教育教学中开展研究性学习初探

开展研究性学习是当前教育改革的新举措.文章从研究性学习的特点出发,分析了成人高等教育开展研究性学习的优势,探讨了开展研究性学习的基本要求.     

Differences of Mentoring Experiences across Grade Span among Principals,Mentors, and Mentees

The purpose of this mixed research study was to examine mentoring experiences specific to grade span through the perspective of principals, mentors, and mentees. An instrument containing items on demographics, administrative support, and mentoring program components was administered to first-year teachers (n?=?998), mentors (n?=?791), and principals (n?=?73). Mentors’ attitudes towards mentoring were statistically significantly more positive than were the mentees’ attitudes, although, on average, the attitudes for both groups were positive. A statistically significant difference in attitudes emerged as a function of grade span, with elementary school mentees reporting the highest levels of motivation to be mentored and the greatest desire to observe veteran teachers. Qualitative analyses revealed that mentoring includes specific format, better matches, increased time for mentoring, observation opportunities, and better training for mentors. Implications are discussed.     

我的中文学习之旅

迄今为止，我已经在北京住了快两年了。我可以讲我称之为日常用语的中文并且能听懂更多。有能力与当地人沟通使我在这里的经历变得更令人愉悦；我无法想象住在中国却不会讲中文的情景。如果一个人那样生活的话，那就失去太多了。我已经有五年说普通话的经历了。我在乔治亚大学呆了三年，取得了哲学学士学位。但在我开始学习中文以前，我早就对中国以及这个国家的语言颇感兴趣了。     

新形势下成人教育发展浅析

从国际通行的成人教育概念入手,根据我国加入WTO后的权力和义务,分析了我国成人教育面临的机遇和困难。结合我国成人教育的发展现状,对成人教育的层次变化、观念更新和发展前景进行了全面综合的论述。根据新形势下成人教育发展的特点和表现形式,并考虑当前我国成人教育发展过程中存在的困难和问题,提出了必须采取的措施和办法。     

成人高校英语分级教学的探索

成人学员英语水平参差不齐 ,本着因材施教的原则 ,将学员按入学摸底考试成绩分成“高级、中级、初级”三个层次进行分级教学 ,从教材、教学大纲、课堂教学、考试等方面进行一些有益的改革和探索 ,从而取得较好的教学效果     

The Development and Design of a Framework to Match Mentees and Mentors Through a Systematic Review andThematic Analysis of Mentoring Programs Between 2000 and 2015

ABSTRACT

The need for longitudinal and holistic support of medical students throughout their training has led to the development of formal mentoring programs. Whilst success of formal mentoring programs has been attributed to (a) pairing mentees with trained and experienced mentors (matching), (b) the quality of mentoring interactions and (c) the presence of a nurturing environment, little attention has been attributed to establishing an effective matching process in medical school. We sought, in this review, to redress this gap within the context of matching medical students for mentoring. Modified PRISMA guidelines were followed to guide the review process. PubMed, ERIC, Cochrane Database, OVID and ScienceDirect databases were searched for articles on matching in medical schools and in allied health specialities published between 2000 and 2015.     

利用计算机网络开展研究性学习探索

德育课是中等职业学校德育工作的主导渠道。本文针对中职当前德育课教学实际，对信息技术条件下开展研究性学习进行探索，主张开放教学过程，利用互联网的交互性、自主性，创设民主平等的学习环境，开拓学生视野，鼓励协作、创新，切实提高德育效果 。     

智慧学习环境中的学习情景识别——让学习环境有效服务学习者

学习情景识别是个性化学习资源推送、学习伙伴联接以及学习活动建议的前提。本文首先分析了学习情景识别所需的六种要素,即学习者模型、学习目标空间、学习活动模型、领域知识模型、时空模型与情景模型,然后提出了一个学习情景识别的概念模型,包含了信息采集、动态建模和情景推理三个模块,并在此基础上讨论了学习者建模、学习活动建模、情景推理等方面的研究进展与关键技术。     

The Articulated Learning: An Approach to Guided Reflection and Assessment

The value of reflection on experience to enhance learning has been advanced for decades; however, it remains difficult to apply in practice. This paper describes a reflection model that pushes students beyond superficial interpretations of complex issues and facilitates academic mastery, personal growth, civic engagement, critical thinking, and the meaningful demonstration of learning. Although developed in a service-learning program, its general features can support reflection on a range of experiences. It is accessible to both students and instructors, regardless of discipline; and it generates written products that can be used for formative and summative assessment of student learning.     

叙事学习对成人学习的启示

成人叙事性学习是当今国际上诸多新兴成人学习理论的一种。阐述成人叙事学习理论的内涵、特性以及该理论的研究取向,并探讨叙事学习理论对当前成人学习的启示。     

观察学习：教育机智获得的有效途径

教育机智的特点决定了它不能仅仅通过“显化”策略去研究和获得,本文以班杜拉的观察学习理论和范梅南的教育机智思想为理论基础,分析了教育机智观察学习的必要性和可能性,并试图阐明教育机智研究和获得的观察学习原理。     

一种基于语义Web技术描述学习对象的方法研究

针对SCORM和LOM描述学习对象缺少语义方面的不足,利用语义技术,设计内容本体、上下文本体、结构化本体和学习者本体来对学习对象进行描述,并给出了一个基于OWL语言的学习对象描述方法。