Constructivist Approaches in a Dual-Language Classroom

Dual-language programs are becoming increasingly popular among educators and the public in general. In these programs, students aim at attaining full proficiency in English and another language while reaching an academic achievement at or above grade level. This article describes a series of pedagogical practices in the context of dual-language classrooms. We set the discussion across three defining characteristics of our constructivist perspective: learning as collaboration, teachers as facilitators, and language and culture as intertwined elements in schools. In sum, we postulate that dual-language programs bring equity to schools.     

The Impact of an Erasmus Placement in Students’ Perception of their Intercultural Communicative Competence

Pre- and post-questionnaires answered by UK Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and Spain’s University of Salamanca (USAL) students on their placement abroad support a comparative analysis of its impact on their intercultural communicative competence, comprising the awareness, attitude, skills and knowledge dimensions. NTU students started their placements with better results in them all. Yet, while both groups completed their stay with a similarly increased awareness, the knowledge and skills of the USAL group matched the results of NTU students and, whereas the scores of the attitude dimension towards the host country of NTU students did not increase significantly, those of USAL students decreased.     

Measuring allocative efficiency in Cultural Economics: the case of “Fundación Princesa de Asturias” (The Princess of Asturias Foundation)

The literature on Cultural Economics provides us with some examples for the measurement of technical efficiency. However, there are few case studies dedicated to the analysis of allocative efficiency. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap by incorporating a methodology that analyses both technical and allocative efficiency. We use the Shephard’s distance function, particularly suitable when affronted with non-profit-making firms or institutions that are not interested in cost minimization. As an empirical application, we analyse the efficiency of Fundación Princesa de Asturias (PAF), a Spanish non-governmental organization devoted to promoting the cultural, scientific and humanistic values of universal heritage, the period of study being 1988–2012. Our findings suggest that PAF could have used 7% less inputs to achieve the same level of output. On the other hand, we have found allocative inefficiency. Concretely, the input for other expenditures appears to have been over-utilized in relation to both the inputs for labour and current assets, with labour in turn being over-utilized in relation to current assets. Moreover, our results indicate that both technical and allocative efficiency have clearly improved during the period analysed. In summary, our empirical application shows how distance function methodology can be successfully implemented to measure allocative efficiency in cultural firms and institutions.     

走向"复杂"范式的校本行动研究

中小学教师的教育研究经常被界定为校本行动研究,按照行动研究的设想,教师通过发现问题、制订计划、采取行动、反思改进等步骤构成的“反思性实践循环”,能使研究工作不断深入。但在中国,行动研究却表现出形式化、表面化、肤浅化等弊端。研究工作华而不实,个中原因涉及制度缺陷     

《襄阳市2022年中考体育方案》的研制与实施对策

研制《襄阳市2022中考体育方案》,是为更好地发挥体育作为中考项目的杠杆作用、导向机制,引导学生、家长、学校、社会关注学生健康,对健康中国2030的实现具有重要的现实意义.该研究依据《2019年湖北省中考体育改革方案》《湖北中考体育考试项目及评分标准》的规定,运用文献资料、专家访谈、问卷调查和实地调研等方法,组织襄阳市...     

初中思想品德课体验式教学探索

在日常生活中,人们常常把外界事物、情境所引起的“我”的内心感受、体味或亲身经历,称之为“体验”。与此相联系,体验式教学是指教师根据教学内容和教学目标,科学有效地创设教学情境和教学活动,使学生通过亲身经历去感受、领悟、移睛,从而达到自我完善和提升的内化过程。     

课堂细节描述——推进校本教研有效实施的新技术

观察大量的校本教研现场后,我们在和学校管理者和教师们的交流中发现,对校本教研的规范开展大家都持肯定态度,但同时流露出对校本教研的“质”的担忧。他们把现状归因在缺乏“专业引领”,希望通过专家的介入去改变这种局面。这的确是解决问题的一种办法,但同时也是目前校本教研     

新年献辞感动中国的图书馆学

年终岁末,中央电视台都会评选感动中国的十大人物,带动观众感受一年来社会良心的跳动,迎接更加美好和谐的新年.十个鲜明的人物,十种精彩的人生,许多忙碌、冷漠了一年的心灵在此刻可能会产生些许的温柔,涌动些许的暖流.     

论教师的关怀素养

教师关怀素养是指教师所具有的能敏锐体察学生的情感变化,知觉他们的需要,善于与学生对话与沟通,同时具备关怀知识和关怀信念,并能以适当的方式积极主动的关怀学生成长的个体素质和修养,教师关怀中还包含着责任、希望、理解与尊重。教师关怀具有生产性、关系性、具体性和情境性、情理交融性等特点。教师关怀的实现包括淡化职业意识,提高关怀素养;与学生建立关怀性相遇关系;发挥榜样示范作用;提高人际智能,掌握与学生对话和沟通的技巧。教师关怀的实现要遵循三个原则:对人的忠实;教学中的忠实;教学研究中的忠实。     

从涌泉寺古籍被淹看当前古籍保护工作的紧迫性

2005年涌泉寺在抢救受灾经书时采取了夹宣纸去湿、酒精去霉变、空气除湿等科学有效的抢救措施,避免了破坏性抢救的发生.涌泉寺经书普遍存在霉变、破损、虫蛀、裂口等问题,应采取建立恒温恒湿藏经库、去霉杀菌修复、制作夹板、限制开放藏经殿等措施加以保护;针对目前全国古籍保存保护现状,应制订防灾应急预案、加强古籍保护意识、发挥政府职能和社会力量.