A reaction to educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

Issue is taken with Benton and Hoyt's (1990) study of three groups as to their agreement or disagreement with the Holmes Group report Tomorrow's Teachers (1986), and the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy's Report, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century (1986). The three groups studied were volunteer respondents from the initial Holmes Group, Division 15 of the American Psychological Association, and the Teacher Education Council for State Colleges and Universities. Questions are raised regarding the Benton and Hoyt study's general assumptions, selection of documents for study, selection of and generalization about group responses, and general implications for all educationists as well as educational psychologists.     

知识经济与教育改革

知识经济代表着世界经济的发展方向,人才开发培养是知识经济时代赋予教育的神圣使命,教育必须加大改革力度,加快发展步伐,才能为我国２１世纪经济起飞和民族复兴、为迎接知识经济的挑战提供人才支持和知识贡献。     

中国教育传统研究与教育改革

教育史学科应受到重视,教育史工作应努力为现代教育改革提供借鉴,并应积极直接参与到教育改革之中去,而不要封闭长城民为历史陈迹后才去研究它。     

高职游泳教学改革的探索

在高职体育中,游泳教学在各个专项中相对落后,不会游泳的学生比例之高和其受到喜爱的程度形成强烈的反差。结合多年较为成功的游泳教学改革实践,认为只有同时从游泳教学的观念、模式、方法和内容着手进行改革,才能在较短的时间里有效提高游泳的教学质量和水平。     

Analysis and implications of educational reform proposals for educational psychologists: A comment on Benton and Hoyt

The design of Benton and Hoyt's study is discussed, as well as their data analysis. The limitations of the study, including the possible bias toward economic issues of the items and of data interpretation and nonrandom sampling of the subjects, are noted. Benton and Hoyt's discussion of how educational psychologists are affected by the educational reform movement is considered within the larger framework of the shift in educational research from a static normative to a dynamic interactionist approach. This shift has not only affected specific reform proposals, but also shows promise of resolving perceived conflicts in the proposals between excellence and equity and educational psychologists and teacher educators.     

The complex task of leading educational change in schools

The leadership of educational change in schools is a complex task, particularly at a time when schools are being granted greater autonomy but are also under greater scrutiny through the publication of high stakes test results. This paper examines the complexity of the task of changing a school culture and the challenges faced by leaders engaged in this task. It is informed by case studies of two principals involved in a project designed to bring long-term change. The study provides insight into the qualities which make change leaders effective, and the different ways that leaders manage the task. The paper concludes with implications for the management and sustainability of change in schools.     

Educational reform and the educational psychologist: Another perspective

In responding to the work of Benton and Hoyt, Kowalski argues that an adequate analysis of reform efforts is incomplete without an examination of underlying purposes. Questions are raised regarding the motives of those who promote extended teacher education programs and the Carnegie Forum proposal for national certification. The author suggests that educational psychologists can contribute to reform efforts by helping to explore values, beliefs, motivations, and needs as they relate to change proposals in teacher education.     

生本教育改革实验的行动研究

为使澳门的教育改革能适应21世纪的教育发展,教育必须改革,探索适合于本校教育教学发展之路。生本教育为我们开启了一扇改革之门。本文旨在阐述我校实施生本教育的情况,分析生本教育实验取得初步成效的原因,探讨实施过程中所遇到的困难和问题,并提出建议、今后努力之方向。     

Educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

The Holmes Group report, titled Tomorrow's Teachers (1986), and the report of the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, titled A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century (1986), contain major reform proposals that have implications for educational psychologists. To understand the nature of these proposals, we performed a content analysis of the Holmes and Carnegie documents and constructed a 149-item survey instrument. Three separate mailings were conducted to solicit volunteer respondents from the initial Holmes Group, Division 15 of APA, and the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU). A principal components analysis with varimax rotation was performed on data collected from 1039 respondents, and three factors were found to underlie the survey instrument: Incremental Changes, Sweeping Changes, and Financial Changes. A multivariate analysis of variance on the three factor scores revealed that the Holmes Group more strongly supported Incremental and Sweeping Changes than did TECSCU respondents, and that Division 15 members more strongly endorsed Sweeping Changes than did TECSCU. Recommendations are made for involving educational psychologists in the reform process.     

离散数学课程改革探讨

在阐述离散数学对计算机教学,实施科教兴国战略重要性的基础上,对离散数学教学制定教学大纲的原则,选择教学内容的依据和课堂教学的方法进行研究和探讨。     

新世纪高师院校教育系科改革的若干问题

高师院校教育系科改革是当前师范教育改革中的一个重要问题。本文人我国未来社会发展与教育发展的需要出发，对教育系科的培养作了新的定位，并就学制改革、课程内容改革提出了具体的建议。     

高职院校摄影选修课程教改探析

摄影作为一门实用性非常强的学科其发展变化与社会、科学技术的发展进步紧密相连。新时期数码技术、计算机网络技术等新技术迅猛发展为摄影技术提供了新的发展机会,也带来了全新挑战。高职院校摄影选修课程在这样的大背景下也要进行一定的改革,否则就会被时代所淘汰,本文以此为主要研究主题,对现代高职院校摄影选修课程存在的问题进行了分析,并提出了高职院校摄影选修课程进行改革的几点意见。     

邓小平教育改革思想初探

邓小平作为中国改革开放的总设计师,高度关注教育事业的改革和发展,他不仅深刻论述了教育改革的意义,而且对教育观念、教育体制、教育结构、教师队伍建设、学校教学等方面的改革也作了全面系统而精辟的论述,从而构成了他的教育改革思想。这一思想是邓小平教育思想的有机组成部分,是我国当前乃至２１世纪教育事业改革与发展的指导思想。     

积极探索教学改革努力提高办学质量

高等职业教育要如何深化改革、稳步发展是必须探讨的课题．职教部作为宁德师专高等职业教育的一个窗口，十几年来，正不断地深入开展教学改革，更新教育理念，提高教学质量和学生的综合素质，在闽东的经济建设和社会发展中发挥着重要的作用．     

Psychology studies’ drive to educational reform in the last 20 years in China

In order to better understand the relationship between educational psychology research and educational reform, this essay reviews the development of educational psychology studies in the last 20 years in China. The study shows that: (1) Rapid development has been made in the areas of establishing discipline systems; (2) Research fields have been expanded and research directions have been localized; (3) The theoretical basis for quality education has been derived from education psychology studies; (4) The psychological foundation for curriculum reform and instruction has been implemented, and (5) China has committed to serve and expand current educational practices. __________ Translated from Psychological Science, 2005, 28(6)     

Perceptions and experiences of K-12 educational leaders in response to the 27 April 2011 tornadoes

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to capture first-hand accounts of K-12 educational leaders whose school districts were directly affected by the deadly 27 April 2011 tornadoes in rural Alabama, USA. This study was framed by the literature base of leadership; specifically crisis leadership and resilience theory. Findings are organised under the headings of crisis management, crisis leadership characteristics, post-crisis support and crisis preparation. In this study, educational leaders demonstrated resilience in the face of adversity and took decisive steps to rebuild not only their schools but also their communities as well. Additionally, leaders expressed the importance of sharing their stories with others so that the lessons they learned in response to the tornadoes would not soon be forgotten. The study concludes with reflections about crisis planning and implications for future research as well as a call to action to improve crisis management in K-12 educational settings.     

Remote and invisible: the voices of female Indigenous educational leaders in Northern Territory remote community schools in Australia

While the literature on women and educational leadership has been addressed in substantive ways in recent years, the experiences that reflect female Australian educational leaders are rare. This article reports findings from a study of five female Indigenous principals in the Northern Territory utilising biographic narratives and foregrounds their experiences as female educational leaders in Indigenous communities. I share the views of Ribbins, P. and Gronn, P. (2013. Researching principals: context and culture in the study of leadership in schools. Asia Pacific journal of education, 20 (2), 34–45) and Dimmock, C. and Walker, A. (2005. Educational leadership: culture and diversity. London: Sage) that research and theory into educational leadership must move towards the inclusion of localised unique cultural contexts since the practice of leadership is a socially bounded process. The study reveals the daily complex roles and challenges of being a female Indigenous principal in communities that are grounded in broader Indigenous epistemologies, beliefs, and value systems yet to be fully embraced by mainstream educational leadership perspectives.     

Professional development: a key to Kentucky's educational reform effort

Despite its essential role in educational reform, professional development typically does not receive adequate support in systemic reform efforts. This article presents an exception—a state that incorporated professional development as a central priority in its reform effort and four schools that used state resources to build their capacity for enacting the reform agenda. We describe central features of Kentucky's approach to professional development, characterize elements of professional development within the four schools, and discuss how these elements promoted three dimensions of school capacity: individual teachers’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions; professional community; and program coherence. Based on this “image of the possible,” we offer recommendations for professional development that supports systemic, standards-based educational reform.     

试论现代教育技术与外语教学改革

现代教育技术的飞速发展改变着传统的教育模式 ,2 1世纪的外语教学同样面临挑战。应用现代教育技术 ,改革传统的外语教学模式已势在必行