Can research realise a bit of utopia? The impact of action research on the policy of childcare in Flanders

For the past 10 years, there has been ongoing research at the University of Ghent on professionalism in childcare (the 0–3 age group) in the Flemish Community of Belgium. This research has been inspired by the ‘Contesting Early Childhood’ movement, which is based on the premise that pedagogic research can lead to social change. The first studies dealt with the relationship between gender and professionalism (2002–2010). These ‘Men in Childcare’ studies were embedded in a campaign to increase the number of male workers. Between 2005 and 2008 a PhD study focused on the de-professionalisation that has taken place within the Flemish childcare sector. This study, ‘The construction of a new profession’, was part of a large European Social Fund project involving many partners across Europe. This article aims not only to shed light on the results of these studies, but also to delve into the influences that these projects and studies have had on political decision-making through their embedding in large ‘communicative spaces’.     

《学记》中教师专业化思想探微

《学记》作为我国先秦儒家教育思想的总结,是中国教育史上最早较系统地论述教育理论的专著,其中对教师专业建设作了详尽的论述。用历史的视角解读《学记》中对当今教师专业化发展的积极资源,对努力实现有效的教育建构,促进我国教师专业化发展有很重要的现实意义。     

教师知识与教师专业化

制约教师专业化有许多因素,既有外在社会因素,也有教师内在的信念、知识和能力因素。本文从内部着手,通过对教师素质构成的分析和对教师知识的分类,认为在以往的教师教育中只注意到教师的“内容知识”,而没有认识到教师的“实践性知识”,提出应从提升教师实践性知识来促进教师职业的专业化,并给出了相应的措施。     

大学生科研能力的培养与教师专业化发展的实践探索

教师专业化发展已成为当代教育领域师资队伍建设的强劲浪潮。社会的不断发展，对教师队伍的素质要求也越来越高。未来的教师队伍不仅需要具备高质量地完成教学任务的能力，还需要具备娴熟的科研能力。加强对大学生科研能力的培养，有助于推动教师专业化发展。     

音乐教师教育专业化存在的问题与对策研究

近百年来,我国音乐教师教育在办学机构、政策法规、课程设置等方面做了大量的基础性工作,但距离专业化标准要求还有很大差距。如办学单位专业水准低、法规建设不够健全、课程设置不够合理等。重新评估音乐教师教育办学单位、继续建立健全音乐教师教育法规、尽快全面实施科学合理的课程方案等,是加快我国音乐教师教育专业化进程、提高其专业化水平的当务之急。     

从专业主义视角看新记《大公报》的成功之道

对新记《大公报》的经营策略、人才培养和业务特色等方面进行分析,发现新记《大公报》之所以成功,根本原因在于其自觉或不自觉地走上了一条新闻专业主义的发展道路,而这也是对我们今天的新闻改革可资借鉴之处。     

论教师专业性的提升

讨论教师专业性的提升,必须对教师专业性的概念进行澄清。对理想型、社会建构型、行动型等各种关于教师专业性认知取向的分析表明,必须对教师专业性议题进行批判性反思,找出各种束缚教师主体性发挥的制度性和意识形态上的因素,才能确定教师专业性提升的起点和方向。     

美国成人教育专业化发展的历史轨迹

20世纪30年代以来，美国成人教育迅猛发展，成人教育专业化的速度也日趋加快。从宏观上理解，成人教育专业化主要指形成系统的理论知识、出现专业组织、确立专业权威以及国家立法保障等。     

《尤利西斯》与社会性别

在《尤利西斯》中,乔伊斯对社会性别身份以及传统社会性别机制所定义的理想男女气质进行了嘲讽、批判乃至颠覆。通过塑造跨越性别角色的男女主人,乔伊斯试图将男女从不合理的社会性别的束缚中解放出来,并重建更民主自由,更符合人性的性别机制。     

基于多元模式与课程的英国教师专业化发展探析

英国教师教育发展是一个从初级到完善的过程,主要体现在教师教育模式从单一化到多样化,教师教育课程从统一化到层次化,不但满足教师培训的数量要求,而且切实提高教师培训的质量,其变革的主要目的就是建立在多元层次架构之上的教师专业化。进入新世纪,随着英国教师教育的改革以及校本教师培训的进一步发展,英国教师教育形成了当下以多种类型的教师培训机构和多种层次的教师培训课程为基础的专业化教师教育系统,既适应了英国不同地区、不同层次的培训需求,又促进了中小学教师的职业发展,为未来英国教师教育指明了发展方向。     

学研结合,培养和训练高师学生科研能力

作为未来的教育工作者,高师学生的教育科研意识、素质与水平,将直接影响到今后中小学教师队伍的专业化发展。河北师范大学教育学院“学研结合”活动的实施表明,高师院校对在校大学生进行科研能力的培养与训练是必要的,也是可行的。     

教师专业化背景下培养师范生语言能力的策略研究

语言是教师教育教学的重要媒介,教师专业化对教师教育教学能力提出更高要求.以提高语言能力为抓手,可以带动教师教育教学水平的提高.实现教师专业化.师范教育作为教师专业化的第一阶段,应为师范生从教能力打下坚实的基础.目前师范生语言能力与教师专业化要求有很大距离,师范院校应根据师范生语言能力存在的不足,采取有针对性的策略、措施培养师范生的语言能力.     

面对WTO的选择：中国大学校长职业化

中国大学校长职业化是经济全球化背景下社会分工不断细化的客观要求,是教育国际化趋势下中国高等教育加速发展的迫切需要,是中国高等教育加快改革开放过程,迎接WTO挑战,积极参与教育服务贸易竞争的必然选择。文章重点围绕着中国大学校长职业化理念的推出,概念的界定以及职业化校长的能力结构等有关问题进行了全面而深刻的论述。     

The managerial role of the principal in promoting teacher professionalism in selected Eastern Cape schools

Abstract

In the last two to three decades teachers’ work has been plagued by problems internationally. These problems include a growing dissatisfaction of teachers about their working conditions (characterized by heavy workloads and low salaries), the growing attempts by governments to control teachers’ work and the increasing negative public image of the teaching profession. This negative public image of teaching is manifested in the failure of the profession to attract enough students and the fact that those who are already in the profession want to leave. These factors had, inter alia, lead to a collapse of professionalism amongst teachers in general.

There are, however, also other factors that have an influence on the professionalism of school teachers. It is argued in this article that the management role of the school principal is a crucial factor that influences teacher professionalism. This influence can be either positive or negative, depending to a large extent on how effectively the principal is managing the school. This article, derived from an empirical case study undertaken among a number of secondary schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, is an attempt to conceptualise the important and pivotal managerial role of the principal in promoting professionalism amongst teachers in this province.     

Comparative efficacy of group and individual feedback in gross anatomy for promoting medical student professionalism

Professionalism is a core competency of medical training that requires students to develop the skills of providing and receiving feedback. Our study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering feedback in a group setting compared with an individual setting. The first‐year class of Mayo medical students (n = 49) enrolled in gross anatomy (in dissection teams), completed weekly anonymous evaluations of themselves and their teammates regarding seven aspects of professionalism (altruism, compassion, respect, honesty/integrity, responsibility, commitment to excellence, and self‐reflection). Professionalism scores from these surveys were calculated using a six‐point Likert scale. Students were also asked to comment on strengths and possible areas for improvement on each peer. At the midpoint of the course, peer comments and professionalism scores were shared with students in debriefing sessions either individually or with their team. Analysis of preintervention and postintervention professionalism scores indicated that the students receiving feedback in a one‐on‐one setting (student and instructor) were more likely to demonstrate higher scores on subsequent evaluations as compared with those students receiving feedback in a group setting (all team members and one instructor). Our findings suggest that providing feedback to first‐year medical students on an individual basis is the best way to improve professional attitudes and behaviors. Anat Sci Educ 3: 64–72, 2010. © 2010 American Association of Anatomists.     

中国基础教育性别公平存在的问题和对策

性别公平是当今国际世界基础教育研究中的一项重要任务，本文首先介绍了20世纪90年代中国基础教育在实现性别公平方面取得的成就，然后指出了中国基础教育中仍然存在性别不公平的一些问题，最后探讨了21世纪前15年中国基础教育全面实现性别公平应该采取的政策措施。     

Executive power and scaled-up gender subtexts in Australian entrepreneurial universities

Deputy Vice Chancellor and Pro Vice Chancellor positions have proliferated in response to the global, corporatised university landscape [Scott, G., S. Bell, H. Coates, and L. Grebennikov. 2010. “Australian Higher Education Leaders in Times of Change: The Role of Pro Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor.” Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 32 (4): 401–418]. Senior leadership is the sphere where academic and management identities are negotiated and values around the role of the university are decided. This paper examines the changing and gendered nature of the senior leadership setting and its implications for diversity in and of university leadership. The analysis draws from a three-year empirical study funded by the Australian Research Council on leadership in Australian universities. It focuses on executive leaders in three universities – one which is research-intensive, the second, in a regional site, and the third, university of technology. The article argues that the university landscape and its management systems are being restructured in gendered ways. It utilises the notion of organisational gender subtexts to make explicit how gender works through structural and cultural reform.     

Implementing gender issues in ICT

Abstract

The rapid technological changes caused by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have a strong impact on societies world-wide. This will lead to changes in the traditional role patterns. In this paper we focus on an academic master course to create gender awareness in ICT development, with a special emphasis on developing countries.

First we analyze the impact of ICT on society, and derive the requirements to introduce new ICT applications. We transform these requirements into course objectives, and discuss and motivate our strategy to obtain these objectives in the master course. Then we decompose the course objectives and derive a course program.