The Problems with the Future: Educational Futurism and the Figural Child

This article contributes to work on temporality in education. Challenging the future‐oriented focus in contemporary education, the authors question how ideas and assumptions regarding the future—centred on the Child—can set narrow boundaries around children in schools. In carrying out this task, we employ the work of Lee Edelman and John Dewey to examine the educational ramifications of the focus on the future, which we call ‘educational futurism’. The argument seeks specifically to explore how educational futurism imposes limits on educational discourse and privileges a certain future—making it unthinkable to imagine ways outside of such a privileged future. Juxtaposing Lee Edelman and John Dewey, we draw out connections and disconnections between their disparate philosophies, illustrating the ways in which educational futurism ignores or overlooks the lived experiences of children. We conclude by briefly noting the queerness of children and the impact of such queerness on broadening discussions of the future of children and their educations.     

后人类状况与中国教育实践:教育终结抑或终身教育?——人工智能时代的教育哲学思考

当代中国"教育焦虑"的最深层原因在于,人工智能的指数级发展正急剧拉高"教育投资"的风险。在正在到来的"后人类状况"下,教育面临两种前景:走向自身终结,抑或走向终身教育。后者并非仅仅指学校教育之外的教育实践,而且意味着教育实践的激进更新:(1)后人类主义的"行动者-网络框架",取代进步主义与表征主义的"线性框架";(2)包含人类与非人类在内的所有行动者彼此触动的"内行动",取代成人对孩子的单向规训与"吼妈式"知识灌输。进而,后人类状况,亦恰恰提供了重新思考教育的哲学契机——教育果真仅仅是一个人类的事业吗?先秦思想潜含着关于教育(终身教育)的一种激进阐述,我们可以通过德勒兹式的哲学阐释将之激活,并从该视角出发对当代中国教育实践进行批判和革新。     

儿童精神哲学视野中的"精神"概念--对孙民从先生"商榷"的商榷

针对我在拙著《儿童精神哲学》中所使用的“精神”概念等等问题，孙民从先生在《学前教育研究》２００２年第１期发表了与我商榷的文字，我对此表示感谢。在这里，我试图对他的商榷给予回复，并对他所用的某些概念和推理方法以及所持的某些观念予以必要的商榷。一拙著《儿童精神哲学》中的“精神”概念实际上就是“身心关系”中的“心”。这个“心”在英语中往往被表述为“psyche”、“soul”、“spirit、“mind，在汉语中常用“心灵”、“灵魂”、“精神”来表述。从哲学层面对“心”进行专门研究的学科被称为“精神哲学”（也有人称之为“…     

Addressing 21st-century crises through children’s literature: picturebooks as partners for teacher educators

ABSTRACT

Teacher educators might consider using high-quality picturebooks as partners to help teacher candidates understand and navigate today’s painful world realities. From a critical perspective, these books also have the potential to reflect and shape empathy and action in regard to these difficult situations. This piece includes a rationale for using picturebooks to address human crises, findings related to a study of 21st-century representations of crises in picturebooks, and implications for sharing these books as pedagogical partners to engage with teacher candidates. To this end, we conducted a content analysis of recent 21st-century fictional picturebooks depicting human crises. Topics related to refugee status, poverty, homelessness, and hunger were analyzed to reveal common themes across these books related to persistence, courage, caring, and hope. Teacher educators who are eager to address 21st-century disasters, many of which are presented in sensitive and accessible ways in recent touchstone picturebooks, can find a ready and capable partner in these powerful picturebooks to help readers understand and navigate these human crises.     

Educational philosophy in China: a centennial retrospect and prospect

Educational philosophy in China during the 20^th century started with the introduction of John Dewey's educational philosophy thoughts, followed by the dissemination of Marxism thoughts of education, and initially established the framework of educational philosophy as an academic discipline. After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, especially during the 1980s, under the guidance of Marxism, the discipline of educational philosophy has been maturing. While exploring China's history of educational philosophy, this article also covers contemporary Western development. Future trends of this discipline include extending specific fields of research, increasing internationalization of research, enhancing the functions of both critique and guiding ideals of educational philosophy. Translated from Jiaoyu Yanjiu 教育研究 (Educational Research), 2003, (7): 3–10     

Educational Psychologists’ Contribution to the Every Child Matters Agenda: The parents’ view

In the DfES review of the role and contribution of educational psychologists (2006) the views of a range of different stakeholders were surveyed about the work that EPs do. As part of this process, questionnaires were devised and sent out to 300 parents, 30 from 10 local authorities (LA), distributed by the principal educational psychologist in each LA. Thirty per cent of parents completed the questionnaires and their responses indicated that they valued highly the contribution made by EPs to the outcomes for their child. Their responses also illustrate the broad range of work in which EPs are involved and the multiprofessional nature of support that is available. In this paper, the main findings from the survey are discussed and consideration is given to their implications for the future development of EP services.     

网络环境下教育理论的开放性专题探究学习

远程开放教育媒体的多样性、学习资源的丰富性、学习时空的开放性为学生的自主学习、探究性学习提供了全新网络学习环境.在教育理论的教学实践中,我们注重教师的有效指导和学生的自主探究,通过典型案例的分析,促使学生反思教育现实、发现问题、主动探究,实现学生对自己头脑中的教育思想、观念的主动建构,初步形成了远程教育条件下教育理论的开放性专题探究学习模式,有效地改变了传统教育理论学习中机械、枯燥、被动的学习状态.     

从教育蓝图到教育立法--美国《不让一个儿童落后法》评述

本文对美国2002年1月8日生效的《不让一个儿童落后法》的核心内容及主要项目作了简要介绍,并从《NCLB法》增强联邦政府在教育事务中的作用、显示美国基础教育立法的最新发展及凸现美国教育中的存在问题3个角度,对《NCLB》作了意义评析。     

儿童多动症的表现特征及教育干预措施

多动症是儿童时期比较突出的问题行为。患儿表现出易分心、易激动、好冲动、坐立不安及攻击性行为较多等。如果不及时干预或干预方法不当，将可能会严重影响儿童将来的学业成绩及社会化过程。因此家长和教师有必要了解多动症的症状及表现特征，以利于采取适当的干预措施。     

从教育规律看高等教育的文化功能

教育规律包括外部规律和内部规律。教育外部关系规律是指“教育必须与社会发展相适应”。它制约着教育的社会功能,包括政治、经济、文化等方面的功能;教育内部关系规律是指德、智、体、美等诸因素之间的关系。它制约着教育的育人功能。文章以教育规律为切人点,对高等教育的文化功能进行了探讨。论证了高等教育在教育规律的驱使下,从社会功能和育人功能两个方面,通过文化创新、文化传承等途径对文化发展起着巨大的促进作用。     

高职院校独生子女学生的心理特征及教育对策

调查一所高职院校独生子女学生的心理健康状况,从他们的心理特征入手,分析高职院校独生子女学生心理问题的形成及与家庭、学校和社会之间的关系,对独生子女学生不良心理问题提出教育建议和应对策略。