What Could be More Practical than Good Research?

These seem to be very special times for mathematics education. The public interest in the topic has never been greater. Probably the most prominent among the occurrences that occasioned this recent leap in popularity are international comparative studies such as TIMSS and PISA. The fact that, in spite of the ongoing efforts toward reform in mathematics education, many countries found the results of the international measurements of their students’ achievements rather disappointing led the ICME 10 Program Committee to create the Survey Team on Relations between Mathematics Education Research and Practice. The team, coordinated by the author of this talk, and including Aline Robert from France, Ole Skovsmose from Denmark, Yoshihiko Hashimoto from Japan, and Gelsa Knijnik from Brazil, was invited to reflect on the question of how research has been informing the practice of mathematics education over the last decade. Following the invitation, the Survey Team turned to the members of the mathematics education community asking them to answer three queries about their own work: (1) How would you describe the essence of your work in mathematics education over the last 5 years or so? (2) During this period, to what extent was your work stirred and influenced by the current state of mathematics education in your country and/or in the world? (3) Do you think that the work done by you and by your colleagues over the last five years or so had, or is going to have, an actual impact on the practice of mathematics education? Analysis of the 74 responses received from all over the world revealed several interesting trends. This article is the text of the ICME plenary address in which the author presented an “executive summary” of the findings.     

新时期"为国争光"共同目标在运动队中的树立和培养

文章运用访谈法、文献资料法阐述运动队树立“为国争光”共同目标的必要性,分析新时期培养“为国争光”共同目标遭遇的困惑并提出解决对策,旨在弘扬和强化“为国争光”共同目标的精神力量,为新时期我国运动队思想政治工作的理论和方法创新提供借鉴。     

Folk Houses of Qiang Ethnic Group

Folk houses of Qiang ethnic group, mostly built by stones, date back to 5000 years, Over the sweep of history, Qiang people have assimilated the best of other ethnic cultures and developed an architectural system consisting of centralized, large-scale buildings which are rarely seen in constructions of other ethnic groups in China,