What Lies between the Religious and the Secular?: Education beyond the Human

The current age is characterised by many as secular, and a source of such a characterisation can be found in the Nietzschean claim that thoughts about there being some ultimate reality have to be jettisoned, and human existence and the world need to be embraced as they are. That claim is renewed by some secular thinkers who insist that education has to be reconceived in ways congenial to the new age. It is argued that central to their logic is the dichotomy between the religious and the secular or the otherworldly and the earthly, and that this dichotomy is simplistic as well as problematic. As an alternative to the ‘two worlds’ view, the ‘two aspects’ view is suggested, with an interpretation of reality that the noumenon––the non‐human––has to be taken in the negative sense. Against secularising the domain of education, it is indicated that there still remains a place for education to occupy between the two poles of religiousness and secularity.     

Higher Education as a Platform for Cross‐Cultural Transition: the Case of the First Educated Bedouin Women in Israel

This article examines two groups of Bedouin women who studied in different cultural spaces. The first group, due to a lack of high schools in the Negev (during the 1970s), were obliged to leave the village to study and reside in boarding schools in the central and northern regions of Israel. These women returned to their society of origin after the completion of their academic studies. The second group went to Jewish universities in a town near their homes (Beersheba), attending daily and returning home each night to patriarchal control. The article examines the experience of these pioneers in higher education as a form of cultural transition and internal immigration, with an emphasis on the unique characteristics of each of the two groups. Going out to gain higher education is seen in Bedouin society as a form of immigration, and the first educated women therefore became a type of immigrant.     

“记事者必提其要”的三种解读

韩愈《进学解》一文提出的＂记事者必提其要＂为学方法,千古以为美谈。然而细细考究,这个概念含义并不明确。前人对＂记事者必提其要＂做了各种阐释和解读,经过梳理,认为它大体有三种不同的理解,即对史籍一类的著作要抓住其纲要;采摘经史,据事以类义;整理史实要含咀英华、删除冗赘。     

An Analysis of A Woman on a Roof from the Feminism Perspective

The British female writer Doris Lessig has devoted most of her time to the problem of the female and produced many works about the female. Her short novel A Woman on a Roof tells us a story about a nearly naked woman and three working men.This essay tries to present the originality of the characterization of the heroine and the absurdity of the patriarchal society from the perspective of feminism and get the conclusion that Doris Lessing has expected the harmony between the male and the female.     

金融实验教学资源平台的建设与管理研究

培养应用型金融专业人才已成为现代金融院校迫在眉睫的任务,实验教学在高校教学体系中的地位日益突出,迫切要求加强金融实验教学平台的建设与管理,为开展实验教学提供强有力的保障和依托,以此提高应用型人才培养质量。     

‘Nowhere that fits’: the dilemmas of school choice for parents of children with Statements of special educational needs (SEN) in England

Giving parents a choice with regard to their children's education has been central to the political discourse of school reform at least since the 1988 Education Reform Act (ERA). With regard to children with a Statement of special educational needs (SSEN), a plethora of policies and laws have given parents the right not only to choose a school, but also to appeal to decisions in the best interest of their children. Yet, despite the discourse of school choice, the implementation and practice of such reforms is neither assured nor simple. Participants in this study indicated that they have little choice of suitable provision and are having to compromise either the academic or the social aspects of their child's schooling. This article argues that for many parents whose children have a Statement of SEN, the choice of a school is often a dilemma, as ‘nowhere seems to fit’.     

因果要素关联视域下社交媒体倦怠用户画像模型构建

[目的/意义]探究社交媒体倦怠的原因要素和结果要素标签，分析各要素间的相互作用关系，扩展用户信息行为的理论研究范畴，为企业深入了解用户社交媒体倦怠发展态势提供指导。[方法/过程]基于信息生态理论，提取"信息人、信息、信息环境和信息技术"4个信息生态因子维度的社交媒体用户画像标签；根据用户心理特征和行为表现，抽取用户画像情感和行为标签，构建社交媒体倦怠用户画像模型。[结果/结论]透过社交媒体用户消极使用和负面情感变化的典型社会现象，对用户画像模型进行整合分析与关系凝练，证明本研究社交媒体倦怠用户画像模型与S-S-O理论框架具有一致性，并根据实际进行理论上的拓展和应用。     

Improvement of Word Problem Solving and Basic Mathematics Competencies in Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Mathematical Learning Difficulties

Problem solving represents a salient deficit in students with mathematical learning difficulties (MLD) primarily caused by difficulties with informal and formal mathematical competencies. This study proposes a computerized intervention tool, the integrated dynamic representation (IDR), for enhancing the early learning of basic mathematical competencies and word problem solving skills. The goal was to compare and contrast the effects of IDR on the acquisition of informal and formal mathematical competencies in students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and MLD. Participants were 216 students (6–9 years), who were classified into three groups: ADHD (n = 72), MLD (n = 82), ADHD and MLD (n = 62). They completed the Test of Early Mathematics Ability (Third Edition). The results showed that all three diagnosed groups improved significantly postintervention in all mathematical competencies, with the MLD‐only group benefiting the most at posttest.     

Teacher education students' reflections on how problem‐based learning has changed their mental models about teaching and learning

Abstract

Students develop robust mental models of teaching and learning during their school years, and as such, often teach as they were taught—possibly perpetuating practices that limit intellectual inquiry in classrooms. This paper reports on an analysis, using a conceptual framework and NUD?1ST software, of a cohort of 3rd‐year teacher education students' reflections on changes in their mental models following their experiences in a problem‐based learning (PBL) topic. Results provide evidence that students do report changing mental models in areas such as (a) the value of case studies for engaging with subject content, motivating learning, and connecting theory with practice; (b) self‐reflection and peer collaboration for cognitive and professional growth; and (c) processes of inquiry for developing self‐regulated learning practices.