Social Studies Education in the Age of Testing and Accountability

With 3 years and counting since its inception, the scope and impact of No Child Left Behind is now being felt in classrooms across the nation. Although some successes have been identified, concerns about the implementation and expectations of the legislation are emerging. As a result of the legislation's emphasis on the development of standards and assessment systems in reading, mathematics, and science, educators of other core and elective subjects are weighing the impact of being left out of the No Child Left Behind formula of testing and accountability. In an attempt to ascertain the perceptions and sentiments of social studies teachers concerning the impact of No Child Left Behind and the concomitant issue of state-level testing and accountability policy, a tristate study was conducted. The findings of this research indicate that although elementary, middle, and high school social studies educators recognize the negative consequences of being left out of No Child Left Behind, they are not convinced that being included would be better for them, their students, or social studies education in general.     

Understanding the Impact of Accountability on Preservice Teachers’ Decisions About Where to Teach

Research has shown that individuals who become teachers are uniquely oriented to the psychic rewards of teaching such as connecting with students and making a difference. Yet, in the era of “No Child Left Behind”, emphasis upon test scores as indicators of student learning, competition within and between school districts, and threats of external sanctions seem to promote a different orientation to teachers’ work. This is especially the case in schools with limited human, social, physical, and cultural capital serving disproportionate numbers of low-income, racial/ethnic and linguistic minority students typically located in urban areas. Given the existing problem of teacher shortages in urban schools and the current impact of accountability, this study seeks to explore two questions: How do preservice teachers believe their aspirations to teach will be affected by the accountability movement? And how do these views affect their considerations about where to teach?     

高等教育质量问责制度初探

教育质量问责在我国高等教育质量管理中的实现具有现实意义。高等教育性质决定高等教育质量的利益相关者,而利益相关者正是问责主体;高校质量责任的承担者是高校的管理者、教育行为的实施者以及接受者。从这些维度出发来确定高等教育质量责任、责任追究和问责救济,从而初步设计符合高等教育质量管理特点的问责制度。     

全球化背景下的高等教育责任制

高等教育责任制是一个与效率、效果和绩效评估相关的概念,它要求通过有效的方式证明高等教育取得了预定的结果和绩效。关注效率、效果,注重结果、产出是高等教育责任制的基本特征。高等教育评估是责任制的实施形式,也是质量保障的一个基本途径。通过评估加强质量保障,反映了全球化背景下高等教育管理中一种新的责任制文化。高等教育过程的内在复杂性决定了责任制及绩效测量的难度,我国高等教育评估要实现保障和提高高等教育质量的目的,同时避免对高校办学自主权造成不利影响,需要总结已有评估经验并借鉴国外有益经验,进行创造性的探索。     

Examining Service-Learning Literature in Physical Education Teacher Education: Recommendations for Practice and Research

Service-learning is a teaching strategy designed to provide learners opportunities to transfer theory to practice in an authentic environment while concurrently meeting genuine needs in the community. The reciprocal nature of service-learning differentiates this pedagogy from other learning venues including field experiences, internships, and student teaching. Recently the interest surrounding, as well as the utilization of service-learning, has grown in numerous academic disciplines including physical education teacher education (PETE). PETE research investigating the impact of service-learning in regards to student and community outcomes is also emerging. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the current PETE service-learning literature. Components of the review include examination of theoretical frameworks, exploration of the impact of service-learning on PETE students and community participants, and recommendations for practice and future research.     

Critical liberal education: an undergraduate pedagogy for teacher candidates in socially diverse university settings

This article addresses the lack of attention universities have given to adjusting liberal education, the undergraduate major for teachers in California, to the increase of multi‐ethnic, multi‐racial, and social class heterogeneity in state universities. This article argues for a revised pedagogy for undergraduate liberal arts education for teacher candidates in California called critical liberal education. This pedagogy emphasizes the interdisciplinary knowledge and inquiry skills of a traditional program in conjunction with intercultural competence, civic engagement and an ethical stance toward social justice. This pedagogy brings liberal arts education in line with living in our complex multicultural democracy to create analytic, engaged teacher‐citizens for the twenty‐first century.     

论中学体育课程教学的健康达标

正确的健康概念，是指不仅没有疾病，而且表现在身体、心理和社会适应能力各方面保持良好状态，才能算得真正健康。因此，中学体育课程必须由发展学生运动能力，强调学生身体素质达标传统的技术观念，向三维健康观念转变，全面促进学生健康达标。     

高等教育转型视野下的教师教育改革

在众多影响教师教育改革的因素中,高等教育制度及其特点不容忽视.一些国家师范教育的发展过程表明,由于中等教育层次上师范教育机构的消失和师范教育走向非定向,现代师范(教师)教育与高等教育的关系愈来愈密切.因此,由封闭、定向的师范教育走向开放、非定向的教师教育,应是思考我国教师教育改革的基本出发点.     

社会分层视域下我国城市居民体育健身分层现状研究

对我国城市居民健身分层状况进行研究,使用分层线性模型剖析不同职业阶层间体育健身整体分层现状,分析不同职业阶层内部个体变量体育健身分层特点.研究结果表明,不同职业阶层居民体育健身现状分层特征明显,不同职业阶层内部体育健身的参与情况有一定差异.     

高师“学科教学论”课程内容重构之研究

"学科教学论"作为教师教育职前培养阶段的一门重要专业课,对于基础教育师资培养的质量至关重要。对"学科教学论"的学科性质、设课目的、作用和地位进行再认识,可以看出当前重新构建其课程内容的必要性和紧迫性。"学科教学论"课程内容的构建应遵循目的的明确性、理论的指导性、技能的基础性、实践的根基性、发展的持续性五项原则。我们以"化学教学论"为例,从整体结构到章节细目提出具体构建方案,为"学科教学论"的课程建设和教师教育的发展提供一个研讨、交流的案例。     

Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: An analytic review of the literature

This article reviews current scholarship about how to promote change in instructional practices used in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. The review is based on 191 conceptual and empirical journal articles published between 1995 and 2008. Four broad categories of change strategies were developed to capture core differences within this body of literature: disseminating curriculum and pedagogy, developing reflective teachers, enacting policy, and developing shared vision. STEM education researchers largely write about change in terms of disseminating curriculum and pedagogy. Faculty development researchers largely write about change in terms of developing reflective teachers. Higher education researchers largely write about change in terms of enacting policy. New work often does not build on prior empirical or theoretical work. Although most articles claim success of the change strategy studied, evidence presented to support these claims is typically not strong. For example, only 21% of articles that studied implementation of a change strategy were categorized as presenting strong evidence to support claims of success or failure of the strategy. These analyses suggest that the state of change strategies and the study of change strategies are weak, and that research communities that study and enact change are largely isolated from one‐another. In spite of the weak state of the literature, some conclusions related to the design of change strategies can be drawn from this review. Two commonly used change strategies are clearly not effective: developing and testing “best practice” curricular materials and then making these materials available to other faculty and “top‐down” policy‐making meant to influence instructional practices. Effective change strategies: are aligned with or seek to change the beliefs of the individuals involved; involve long‐term interventions, lasting at least one semester; require understanding a college or university as a complex system and designing a strategy that is compatible with this system. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 48: 952–984, 2011     

高职体育教师专业成长探析

在当前素质教育和有效教学的社会背景下,提高课堂教学的有效性已经成为高职院校提高教育质量的重要途径。怎样才能更有效地利用好体育课堂,对高职体育教师的教学能力、育人能力等各方面都提出更高的要求,随之高职体育教师的专业成长问题也就变成一个急需解决的重要问题。体育教师只要多动脑、善学习、勤交流,结合个体反思、拓展视野、学习交流、实践创新等方式,就一定能够在专业领域取得长足的进步,也必定会成为更加优秀的教育工作者。     

我国高师体育教育中的素质教育

在我国高师体育教育的素质教育研究中 ,为了避免造成片面影响 ,我们需要的主要不是给素质教育一个精确的定义 ,也不是设计标准模式。素质教育在本质上是体育教育本体功能的回归 ,是一个持续不断的创新过程。要以科学的态度 ,进一步推进素质教育在我国高师体育教育理论与实践中的发展     

Comics,kitsch, and class: an autoethnographic exploration of an accidental academic

This article is an autoethnographical exploration of key events in the author’s life that influenced, even propelled, her into academia, despite working-class cultural and economic barriers. This study chronicles moments when circumstances converged to cause dramatic shifts in perspective that steered her toward a fulfilling life as a scholar. It also reveals the accidental nature of that journey and seeks to understand ways educators might encourage more deliberate academic pursuits for members of lower socioeconomic groups. The author argues for making universities more diverse and inclusive by recognizing the obstacles most working-class and poor students face and valuing the qualities necessary to overcome them.     

高等职业教育社会服务的内涵与实现途径

通过分析高职教育承担社会服务职责的必要性，提出高职教育社会服务的五个内涵。并结合福建信息职业技术学院在社会服务方面的实践探索，阐述促进高职教育社会服务实现的五个途径。     

Developing social competence and other generic skills in teacher education: applying the model of integrative pedagogy

The purpose of the study was to examine how social competence and other generic skills can be developed in teacher education using a pedagogical model called Integrative Pedagogy. This model is based on the idea of integrating the four basic components of expertise: Theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge, self-regulative knowledge, and sociocultural knowledge. The subjects of the study were 95 student-teachers. The data were collected with questionnaires. In addition to social skills, the student-teachers reported learning of domain-specific skills, generic academic skills, skills for acting creatively in different situations and development of independence. We conclude that the model of Integrative Pedagogy is feasible in teacher education.     

社会责任理念下地方本科院校的办学思考

为了探讨地方本科院校与区域经济社会发展之间的关系,将社会责任理念融入高等教育的诸项职能之中,阐明地方本科院校应始终坚持以社会为本位的价值取向,并以市场需求为导向培养人才,以地方优势资源为依托开展科研合作,在服务地方经济社会建设及引领与传承地方文化中,彰显其应有的责任与使命。     

Exploring the Impact of Prior Experiences in Non-Formal Education on My Pedagogy of Teacher Education

The purpose of this article is to use self-study methodology to analyze critically the impact of 30 years of non-formal education on my development as a teacher educator. I begin within a particular conception of self-study research and make a case for situating martial arts as non-formal education. The data for this article are presented as a series of episodes, in which I write a short paragraph about each phase in my development as a martial artist and comment on my approach to learning and teaching, where appropriate, during each episode. At the end of the article, I draw several links to self-study literature and to my own understanding of teacher education. In so doing, I demonstrate the value of examining the impact of non-formal education experiences as a teacher educator.     

高职院校职业实用性体能的培养

以高职体育教学改革为背景,结合职业院校各专业的职业特点和未来学生可能从事的第一职业,从学科教学出发,以高职院校学生职业实用性体能为旃究内容,依据准职业的劳动特点、解剖、生理学特征、操作姿势、操作动作、工作环境等进行了职业实用性体能的内容开发和培养途径的探讨。     

湖南省高校体育教师专业发展的现状分析

采用文献资料、问卷调查等研究方法,对湖南省高校体育教师专业发展现状进行调查与分析.结果发现:从年龄、学历、职称结构看,湖南省高校体育教师都有待进一步改善和提高的需要;湖南省高校体育教师具有较强的现代职业意识和正确的高校体育教育观,但教育观念与教学行为和意识还没有完全接轨;具有较为扎实的专业知识,较丰富的专业实践经验和较强的专业创造性,但与教师专业化的要求还有一定的距离.